Got my S7. Ask me questions!

[Inders99]

Put in a different carrier sim card. If on verizon, try an AT&T card.

No...cdma isn't compatible with gsm

 

[claykin]

Is the fingerprint scanner faster then the s6 scanner?

Posted via the Android Central App

Received my S7 yesterday and I moved my life over last night. So far the fingerprint scanner is much faster than the S6. I sure hope it stays that way...

 

[claykin]

Does the S7 become carrier locked once installing the sim card? There have been articles written that it does become carrier locked.

Embedded firmware (same firmware that allows phone to display carrier logo at startup) is what sets carrier lock.

 

[Haridhar]

Am a huge fan Windows Phone. Been waiting for quite some time, after grabbing Lumia 1520, for a flagship from MS but that didn't happen. As Win Mobile 10 is in build stage n surface phone won't be happening very soon, wish to buy a android (first android phone and only Samsung strictly...no other brand). Would you recommend me to go for s7 edge or wait for s7 edge+?

 

[sushiguy732]

I heard that on the GS7 you can get rid of the app drawer and have everything just on pages (like iOS). Can anyone confirm?

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[Cakefish]

I heard that on the GS7 you can get rid of the app drawer and have everything just on pages (like iOS). Can anyone confirm?

Posted via the Android Central App

Yes, it is an optional feature.

 

[ron561]

Am a huge fan Windows Phone. Been waiting for quite some time, after grabbing Lumia 1520, for a flagship from MS but that didn't happen. As Win Mobile 10 is in build stage n surface phone won't be happening very soon, wish to buy a android (first android phone and only Samsung strictly...no other brand). Would you recommend me to go for s7 edge or wait for s7 edge+?

There is only two s7 models.

 

[sushiguy732]

Yes, it is an optional feature.

Thank you! I'm trying to get my wife to move over to this phone from an iPhone and that feature will be very helpful and getting her to do so.

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[yunique]

I heard all the American carriers were disabling this feature

 

[ironass]

I heard all the American carriers were disabling this feature

Some, if not all, of the U.S. carrier minority variants have removed the stock Samsung, Galaxy Labs app which is for experimental features that Samsung may include as stock in later releases.

Samsung Labs' feature on the Galaxy S7 lets you turn off the app drawer

 

[Zendroid1]

Yes, it is an optional feature.

Just curious where this option is located or what it's called?

 

[Cakefish]

Just curious where this option is located or what it's called?

It's tucked away under 'Galaxy Labs', found within the 'Advanced Features' section of the Settings menu.

 

[Zendroid1]

It's tucked away under 'Galaxy Labs', found within the 'Advanced Features' section of the Settings menu.

So probably only the exynos models since I heard the american carriers got rid of the galaxy labs options.

 

[ironass]

So probably only the exynos models since I heard the american carriers got rid of the galaxy labs options.

See post #50...

Some, if not all, of the U.S. carrier minority variants have removed the stock Samsung, Galaxy Labs app which is for experimental features that Samsung may include as stock in later releases.

Samsung Labs' feature on the Galaxy S7 lets you turn off the app drawer

 

[Musadiq Khan1]

Camera better than S6?

 

[kyoo]

S6 takes great FLASHED pictures (flash on, low light or day) -- does the S7 do similarly?

 

[bchain996]

I don't think they are compatible models. I wish they were but the GSM phones aren't made for Verizon's CDMA radio.

They are most definitely compatible. 4g LTE works off of GSM technologies

 

[redtailed]

Do you know if the micro sd card reader is UHS-II or UHS-I?

 

[claykin]

Do you know if the micro sd card reader is UHS-II or UHS-I?

I think we're lucky if it's UHS-1 U3. I have a Samsung Pro 64GB card and I don't think the phone writes near the 80MB/s the card supports.

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[claykin]

It's tucked away under 'Galaxy Labs', found within the 'Advanced Features' section of the Settings menu.

Disabled on TMo S7. Boo hoo.

Posted via the Android Central App