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I sent feedback to Samsung asking if they will extend the promotion for Verizon users. Will report back if I hear anything.

Re: anybody here uses the Note5 completely naked? I only use a clear ultra thin TPU/poly case to give a better grip. No screen protectors, ever, dating back to my original Moto Droid, and never had issues with scratches.

Do you have it set for Bluetooth? Maybe I'm not setting it up correctly, but when I set "Read: SMS" and "When: Bluetooth" it still just starts reading a text right over speakerphone even when not connected to any bluetooth device/car. Was a bit embarrassing as I was in a meeting at the office...

Personally, I've disabled S-Voice and mainly use Google Now. I was finding that S-Voice was very slow to respond after launching and I don't at all care for the voice of S-Voice. I installed the app Commandr which is a wrapper for Google Now and has options to read texts out loud among other...

After 2 followup emails went ignored, I also gave up on Samsung. Guess they don't want our $$$! Currently on the Asurion $7/month plan and will probably just stay here at this point.

Is there any way to change the voice of S-voice? Not the language, just the voice.

I like Google Now more as well. Only thing is I can't get it to read my unread messages while S Voice is able to do this. Also, i can't wake the phone with "OK Google", but S Voice does. For complete handsfree while driving, these are required.

I got the same phone from Verizon about 3 weeks ago and had similar issues at first. Note that the problem is on WIFI only. I am not sure why, but for some reason it seems to have diminished over time. Looking at it right now after being on WIFI in my house for about 6 hours, cell standby is...

Love how they advertise the "Anti Grip Pattern". Since when is grip a bad thing? :)

Has anyone with a Verizon Note 5 been able to get the Samsung Protection Plus?

Great thread about it here: Guide: De-Bloating and De-Touchwizzing the N… | Samsung Galaxy Note5 | XDA Forums I myself started with the extreme list that the OP posted, re-enabling some of the packages that I actually use.

I just got off the phone with their customer service. As of now, Verizon phones can't purchase the plan online. They asked me to send the following to "ecomm15@sea.samsung.com": Name Phone Number IMEI code Include your name and # in the subject line and attach a copy of your sales receipt...

I use it occasionally for the heart rate but not really for the step counter. Since the phone is beast I don't always have it on me, making the count not 100% accurate. When I do have it on me though, the counter is very accurate. I was impressed watching it count each step while holding it...

I've been going back and forth between S-Voice and Google Now. While I much prefer the Google Now voice (S-voice sounds very robotic), I like how I can tell S-Voice to read me unread messages. Is there a way to get Google Now to read text messages without installing another app, like Commandr?

I actually found the thread in the S6/S6 Edge discussion area. Pretty sure this issue impacts all Verizon phones on Lollipop. community.verizonwireless.com/thread/858264