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Do you have the TMO or ATT variant? I'm just wondering how bad the bloat is with ATT.
I have the at&t model and here are the apps I have disabled, there are 3 at&t apps not disabled. At&t remote support and software update (those can't be disabled) and my at&t app because I use that one.
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@Fernandez21 @Tee00max you guys don't use Package Disabler from the playstore to disable the bloat?
If I need to I do, but I would prefer to keep things as close to stock as possible as I'm afraid if I disable the wrong service and break something or cause some instability. So far performance has been really good, so I haven't needed to go in and disable more.
 
I will never get 32GB again on a phone

Got no space left on my S6 edge

Yeah when I had my S6 I got the 32GB model and I just didn't feel like I had enough space to do what I like to do. I go to car shows all the time so im constantly taking vids and pics and these great pics take up space so I didn't want to be limited.
 
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No case for me, liking the feel and weight and I am really careful with my phones. Accidents can happen but through all the years I only need one hand to count how many times I dropped a phone and it was always on a carpet/rug.

Accidents happen more often then not when a person is trying to do more things than just using their phone.
I want to go naked but I'm too chicken ****
 
Is anyone remotely uncertain of the lengths Samsung went to as far as security with Samsung pay?
 
I'm sure it does but I can check when I get home since I have an OTG stick. Still bouncing between 32 and 64gb?

yeah. So, I have a 32 variant from ATT and a 64 variant from TMO. Why do you have the same phone with two different carriers you ask? Well, I was testing out TMO in my area but I believe I'm going to stick with ATT. Therefore, I'm debating whether to upgrade to a 64 (w ATT) or just stick it out with 32gb that I have now.

For what its worth, I have a 32GB nexus 6 which has been working well for me.
 
yeah. So, I have a 32 variant from ATT and a 64 variant from TMO. Why do you have the same phone with two different carriers you ask? Well, I was testing out TMO in my area but I believe I'm going to stick with ATT. Therefore, I'm debating whether to upgrade to a 64 (w ATT) or just stick it out with 32gb that I have now.

For what its worth, I have a 32GB nexus 6 which has been working well for me.

I gotcha, I mean if the 32GB works out good for you then stick with the 32GB. I am pretty sure 32GB would work for me as well but I know how I get when I get back to Samsung cameras since they are so good. and besides I think I may stick with this device for awhile so I just invested in the 64GB model.
 
I gotcha, I mean if the 32GB works out good for you then stick with the 32GB. I am pretty sure 32GB would work for me as well but I know how I get when I get back to Samsung cameras since they are so good. and besides I think I may stick with this device for awhile so I just invested in the 64GB model.
Thanks for the info. And I'd truly appreciate if you can test you OTG and get back to me whether or not it works. Thank you in advance!
 
Thanks for the info. And I'd truly appreciate if you can test you OTG and get back to me whether or not it works. Thank you in advance!

For sure, will grab it as soon as I get home and report back. Im sure someone will beat me to the punch though with all these tech heads in here lol.
 
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It may just be me but I am enjoying this fingerprint scanner alot better on the Note 5 than TouchID. My hands tend to get sweaty and that's a no-go with TouchID. With the Note 5 its like automatic.
 
It may just be me but I am enjoying this fingerprint scanner alot better on the Note 5 than TouchID. My hands tend to get sweaty and that's a no-go with TouchID. With the Note 5 its like automatic.
Yeah, it seems both better and worse for me. I've with my hands dirty or wet it still works where my iPhone doesnt. But I seem to miss the sweet spot on my sensor more often than with my iphone, so I'm having to rescan more often.
 
I have the at&t model and here are the apps I have disabled, there are 3 at&t apps not disabled. At&t remote support and software update (those can't be disabled) and my at&t app because I use that one.
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View attachment 577530 Yep my list is similar.

Jesus christ your carriers and Samsung include a lot of bloat apps .... International unlocked version doesn't have carrier apps obviously but neither Milk, Lookout, Swype, Uber, Amazon Kindle etc...

When I get mine I'll post similar image, but it will be tiny compared to your lists.

So neither of you use Google Play Music ? Do you use music streaming services at all ?
 
Jesus christ your carriers and Samsung include a lot of bloat apps .... International unlocked version doesn't have carrier apps obviously but neither Milk, Lookout, Swype, Uber, Amazon Kindle etc...

When I get mine I'll post similar image, but it will be tiny compared to your lists.

So neither of you use Google Play Music ? Do you use music streaming services at all ?

Yea it def comes with alot of bloat, I use Spotify for music streaming.
 
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Jesus christ your carriers and Samsung include a lot of bloat apps .... International unlocked version doesn't have carrier apps obviously but neither Milk, Lookout, Swype, Uber, Amazon Kindle etc...

When I get mine I'll post similar image, but it will be tiny compared to your lists.

So neither of you use Google Play Music ? Do you use music streaming services at all ?
Not really. I'll sometimes use iheartradio to stream radio stations, but normally I just listen to podcast or music I have purchased and loaded.
 
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