Recent content by sly_1

because I need an unlocked phone for use overseas and this would be perfect :)

Generally speaking in a case like this if a factory reset resolves the problem its an app or combination of apps causing the problem 99% of the time. Reinstall the apps 1 at a time until you find the one causing the problem. If a factory reset doesn't resolve the problem its most likely a...

Current wireless charging technology won't charge the phone at 2amps but there are changes coming down the pipeline. QI recently announced support for fast wireless charging coming "soon". In the meantime there's wired Qualcomm 2.0 compliant car chargers out there. I grabbed one off Amazon...

Just to add to the comments above, I notice that charging my s6 Active with one of my old, standard wall chargers it can take over 8 hours if the phone is close to 0%. Quick charger that came with the phone or bought separately (I bought a samsung OEM wireless charger and it comes with a quick...

I've never had to charge before the end of the day. Most charges last me easily 1.5 to 2 days, and it only takes roughly an hour and a half to top it back to full. That said depending on how you use it it ymmv. gsmarena has this phone at the absolute top of it's battery life chart which says...

swipe down to get the notifications open. notice the settings near the top? wifi, location, bluetooth etc? those are your quick settings. You have 2 rows, swipe right to access the 2nd row. hit "edit" to access a gui that will allow you to add/remove options to the 2 rows of quick settings...

Hey guys I just purchased my first ever samsung phone the other day and I notice the text message notification icon looks 100% identical to the email notification icon. This is extremely annoying to me, can that be changed? I'd prefer to be able to tell those apart when glancing at...

You can also wake the phone via the "active" button, and map it to go to 2 apps of your choosing (1 via normal press and a second via long press).

It took me longer to adjust to the location of the wake/power button than the physical keys.

Came from my trusty old HTC One m7. For me it came down to the z3 or the s6 active mostly because my main 2 concerns are battery life and durability. The active is meant to have a lot more drop/shock durability plus no covers for the charging port and headphone jack. So far I'm loving the s6...

3 things to try - "fast" mode, "sports" mode, and via the "pro" mode set the iso to it's highest setting of 800. Higher iso means faster shutter speed therefore less motion blur. I read somewhere an update in the future will allow proper shutter speed control in the default camera app, but...