**** The Official Samsung Galaxy S7/Edge Thread ****

[Cosimo]

S7E: For those not on the beta and on BTU new OTA is heading your way:

G935FXXU1BPJG

Changelist 9519568
Build date Tue, 25 Oct 2016 02:50:23 +0000
Security Patch Level 2016-11-01
Product code BTU
PDA G935FXXU1BPJG
CSC G935FBTU1BPJ2

 

[kevpuk]

Yup, just got this......quite small, so presuming hotfixes?

 

[cu3ed]

Sutpid question..

But out of the box..anything should be done during setup?..things to get rid off pre installed etc?

 

[welshdragon]

Bit of advice, edging towards selling my s7. Would I need to put stock back on or could I leave the beta on it?

 

[pinkpound]

Bit of advice, edging towards selling my s7. Would I need to put stock back on or could I leave the beta on it?

I'd put it back to stock unless buyer has some knowledge of the beta and knows they start from scratch at end of beta

 

[welshdragon]

Ok cheers dude

 

[mrk]

Anyone looking for back cover skins and undecided on what one to go for, I've now had carbon, matte and leather. My favourite is leather.

Comparison: http://imgur.com/a/Sr1N3

 

[thewanted]

Anyone looking for back cover skins and undecided on what one to go for, I've now had carbon, matte and leather. My favourite is leather.

Comparison: http://imgur.com/a/Sr1N3

Does the wireless charging still work with each of those skins? I have a Spigen case at the moment but I'm thinking of ditching it because it prevents the wireless charging in my car from working.

 

[mrk]

Skins make zero difference to wireless charging. Cases are thicker, so can affect it depending on how thick they are.

 

[xb8browney]

Anyone looking for back cover skins and undecided on what one to go for, I've now had carbon, matte and leather. My favourite is leather.

Comparison: http://imgur.com/a/Sr1N3

I had carbon on my oneplus two, I'm still waiting on my marble one for my s7e

 

[Nexus18]

Hmm that leather one does look good mrk!

Quite tempted by the new one that dbrand brought out the other day though, marble!

 

[Cosimo]

Beta OTA update for Facebook:

 

[mrk]

Is there really a need to screenshot all of that just for a Facebook hotfix patch?!

I saw the marble skin too, but only saw it in white though?

 

[thewanted]

Skins make zero difference to wireless charging. Cases are thicker, so can affect it depending on how thick they are.

Cool, thanks

 

[V_R]

Anyone looking for back cover skins and undecided on what one to go for, I've now had carbon, matte and leather. My favourite is leather.

Comparison: http://imgur.com/a/Sr1N3

Matte is best.

Edit: Did you ever have the Hyperblack Titanium?

 

[mrk]

Matte is too plain and shows scratches easily though, even fingernails mark it, so will make the phone look worse with time.

I have not had the hyperblack yet, maybe with the Galaxy S8

 

[uvarvu]

Not fussed about the facebook patch but I do like how the release notes indicate the next iteration isn't too far away.

 

[V_R]

Matte is too plain and shows scratches easily though, even fingernails mark it, so will make the phone look worse with time.

Oh that puts me off a bit then. Shame, but cheers.

 

[FrankJH]

just moved from iphone 6 to G7E and really loving it but have a few questions;

1) Am I right that its still not possible to self-configure the edge newsfeed, at the moment I completely ignore it, but would love to delete standard sources and add my own?

2) Any way of getting the Gmail app to register how many new messages are waiting in the corner of the desktop icon like the generic email app does?

3) Is it possible to get gmail app to delete on swipe rather than archive (swiping in both directions appears to archive rather than delete), or at least have a delete option straight from the inbox rather than going into each seperate message?

I prefer the presentation style of the gmail app, but could learn to live with generic app if I have to.


I know its daft but my favourite part of the upgrade......the always on edge clock (night setting) , absolutely perfect brightness for me and just at the right angle for reading without lifting my head off the pilow!!!

 

[V_R]

1. Not sure, I don't use the edge stuff much.
2. Nova Launcher Prime and Tesla Unread, not free but well worth it. Just a better launcher in all.
3. In the settings. General > Default action.