When you tap to focus in the camera app, does it expose for the spot you tapped at the way iPhone, HTC, Nexus, etc do? None of my older Samsung phones offered tap-to-meter in the camera for some reason... Thanks!
In the auto mode it handles things on its own so you don't get to meter a specific point. If you switch to the "Pro" mode, you can choose the metering mode and have it meter on your focus point.
Thanks for answering all of the questions! Learning a lot about the phone. Maybe a odd question that most won't think of, but I'm also from Seattle (Bothell) and I'm a bit of a weather geek. The S4 had a barometer and thermometer sensor. Does the S6 include these? There are some great research apps (one from UW which is great) and you can help determine. weather forecasts. Thanks!
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Think it has all of the same sensors as the last Galaxy phones.
Is the "Swype" keyboard available on the S6 or S6E ?
There's SwiftKey Flow swiping keyboard on by default with the stock keyboard. You can of course download another one of your choice that offers swiping too.
Andrew,
Do you have the pre-production model without the final software? Could that be the reason for the lag you are experiencing?
The phones are full-on production phones the same that people buying them from T-Mobile today have. That being said, I just got an OTA today. We'll see how that goes.
T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 edge receive 177MB OTA with bug fixes, performance improvements | Android Central
I hope this hasn't already been asked, but is the S6 compatible with the Gear Neo 2?
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Yup.
I just thought of another question and it may be the most important:
Does the GS6 lag when you tap on the photo preview from the camera or when you load the gallery directly? From the GS3 to the GS5 and all of the Notes, there was a HUGE delay when you tapped on the picture you just took or loaded the gallery for the first time. It was the most annoying thing ever.
Samsung's working on that a bit. When you open the camera and take a picture, if you instantly tap the little preview to launch it, it'll be blurred out while the photo processes and loads, then come crisp when it's ready to view. It doesn't mean it's instantly available, of course, but now you don't get the feeling of lag. As for the Gallery app itself, it seems quick — though I haven't plugged any cloud accounts into it (the cause of lag for many people).
The phone that I use the most is the current Galaxy Note 4. I also carry two spare Samsung batteries. During a regular business day, I swap the batteries at least twice. (once just before lunch and again just before 5 pm) Granted, I use it for business and the apps require GPS(not for navigation) and a lot of math processing power.
One thing that I don't ever use is the Note 4's stylus. I have not pulled it out for at least 3 months. In fact, I almost forgot that it had one. Another thing is that I don't really need the 5.7-inch screen. I can use something with a smaller screen. The S6 is the latest Samsung phone and I wonder if it is a good fit for me. I know I can't do battery swaps... but I wonder how comfortable it will be to have a USB portable battery attached almost all day long?
Thanks!
This is not the phone for you. You will not be happy having a battery dangling off of this phone all day.
Hi Andrew, hope you are still answering and I'm not sure if this was asked before.
How loud and clear is the speaker(s), compared to the M8?
Speaker isn't great, to be honest. It comes out of the bottom of the phone instead of the back, which means it doesn't get muffled by the table or your hand, but the speaker still doesn't sound good. It's serviceable, but nowhere near the M8 or even the Moto X 2014.
Andrew, thanks for doing this. I know I can disable S-Voice and use Ok Google. If I do this can I use OK Google with the screen off?
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Nope, OK Google with the Google Now Launcher will only let you wake it up when the screen is on or the phone is charging, just like any other phone.
Do you know if any manufacturers are planning making glass screen protectors for the Edge? I love them but can't imagine they're easy to manufacture.
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I highly doubt that, and would be suspect of anyone who does. It's gonna be really hard to have one that works right on the S6 edge.
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