Galaxy S7 Edge - early issues thread

[kman00]

It flickers randomly: on the lock screen sometimes, on the home screen sometimes, almost all the time when using auto-brightness. It seems to be alot less noticeable the brighter the screen is set to,

That's weird, factory reset is always a good idea if you wanna try that. Worse case you can always have it replaced since most places give you the two weeks return policy. Where did you get yours at?

 

[BBBold-calgary]

My fingerprint scanner has been great. I come from Note 4 so for me it was a big jump when I don't have to swipe my finger and can just hold it for a sec and it opens up.
When registering your fingerprint do you scan every part of your finger or just one spot multiple times?

i moved my finger around a bit to get most spots. that seems to be the trick to get it done.

 

[kman00]

i moved my finger around a bit to get most spots. that seems to be the trick to get it done.

Another suggestion is maybe delete the current scans and do a fresh one? That might help.

 

[gokartracer5]

That's weird, factory reset is always a good idea if you wanna try that. Worse case you can always have it replaced since most places give you the two weeks return policy. Where did you get yours at?

I was thinking of trying a factory reset. I still have my old phone and can transfer everything over again. But, the app setup again is annoying. I pre-ordered mine through AT&T.

 

[taxiron1]

Agreed. The Samsung browser is a powerhouse compared to Chrome.

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What is the Samsung browser labeled as ? I cant find it.

 

[SurfnSun]

I personally am happy with mine so far. Is there any specific issues you're having? Didn't go through every page ??????

I am about to go unbox right now, as it was just delivered. Coming from a Windows phone, Ive been dealing with glitches and software issues for hte last 2 years. During that time my iPad Air has not given me one single problem. I was just bored with the IOS UI when I switched, plus I wanted that 40MP camera.

 

[Thors_Hammer]

Another suggestion is maybe delete the current scans and do a fresh one? That might help.

I did this and it's now much better...

 

[snikt228]

Having Wi-Fi issues on S7 Edge and my wife's Note 5 upgraded to Marshmallow.

Wi-fi is totally unresponsive when bluetooth is enabled. Several other people in the S7 Forum are having the same problem. One user noted that when Bluetooth was on but unpaired they had the same issue, when paired Wi-fi speed was normal.

When Bluetooth is off Wi-fi is speedy and fast everywhere. Has to be 6.0.1 issue if it's happening on Note 5 as well.

Happening on home AP and Cisco enterprise AP at work

 

[Exodaze]

I actually asked this question in the 'ask a question'. I have issues with launching games, whenever I launch any games, the brightness would go dimmer than it use to then whenever I leave the application it would go back to original brightness. I don't have auto brightness on. I've looked into see if it is a power saving thing but I couldn't find where I can keep the brightness the same at all times. it just dim by itself when launching games. :/ I tried clash of clans on s7 edge vs note 5 it is very noticeable. It's like s7 edge just turned clash of clans into night mode. lol

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

What is the Samsung browser labeled as ? I cant find it.

It's just called Internet browser. It didn't come pre installed on the phone? I'm on T-mobile, and it's usually there right out of the box.

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[tesladroid]

Having issues with the screen being both overly sensitive and not responding at all to touches. Tried with a case and without. Honestly, probably going to go back to my Note 4 til the 6 comes out.

 

[taxiron1]

A lot of people complaining about over sensitive screen and split screen key

 

[SurfnSun]

I can't get Samsung Pay to install. The install bar has just been scrolling for 10+ minutes.

 

[mrones]

Apps crashing and screen freezes coupled with Bluetooth connectivity issues makes this unusable for me..going back to Moto X

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[MartinMPL]

I did this and it's now much better...

Good to hear. It's good to make sure you set the finger print up by moving your finger placement so the scanner gets a bigger picture of the print.


I have to say I'm finding the scanner onntje S7E better than the S6E and about on par with the Nexus 5x - it's excellent.

 

[MartinMPL]

Apps crashing and screen freezes coupled with Bluetooth connectivity issues makes this unusable for me..going back to Moto X

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Sorry to hear, must be bad if you are going back to the Moto X...

I'm very happy so far with the S7 Edge so it may be worth trying a replacement.

 

[Maknora]

is home button wiggling for anyone?

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[Kergami]

Hello, I am also having the issue of heating. Anyone know what could be the cause? My phone gets extremely hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to hold.

 

[78standards]

is home button wiggling for anyone?

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..no wiggles here

 

[78standards]

Is this rear camera distortion problem in every S7? Clearly visible in the straight lines. I have Sony sensor in my Edge.

This is taken with my phone:

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..zero distortion here; haven't taken many pics tho..and not to sound like an ***, but if you take picture of your PC screen with your phone, it will turn out just like the pic you posted..only know this as I have taken SS of my iMac while viewing websites and they turn out just like this