MRU
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Settings - about device - software info - build number.
Tap on build number and you will see a countdown to unlock developer options.
Once unlocked it will appear above about device.
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Tap on build number and you will see a countdown to unlock developer options.
Once unlocked it will appear above about device.
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Ha! It is a little different now on the new TW on the Note 7.
Go to Settings----General Management------then tap on Build number 7 times....
epicrayban
macrumors 604
Curved display also aids with VR. Like it or not, Samsung is clearly dedicating themselves to the VR experience.
co.ag.2005
macrumors 68020
agreed. What do you use in place of Chrome? it's hard to move away as I use Chrome exclusively on my work Windows PC and my home Macs. So bookmarks and recently used or open tab syncing is a huge plus for me
M5RahuL
macrumors 68040
It has to be WhatsApp, because my wife was also using it a few minutes prior to the device reboot.
I don't use WhatsApp and haven't had a single reboot or freeze yet ( probably jinxed now! lol )
Fernandez21
macrumors 601
Came home real quick to pick it up, just couldn't wait. Already got a software update too.
Hmmm....August security update maybe?
I just checked my TMO N7 and nothing there. Maybe just a AT&T update?.
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
Does it really? I'd think it would introduce more distortion. I honestly don't k now.
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Interesting! I also don't use WhatsApp at all.
Oohara
macrumors 68040
BOOM trigger pulled on a black beauty.
Delivery date earliest September 9th though... 😡
But, honestly I can't remember when I was last this excited about a new phone 🙂
Delivery date earliest September 9th though... 😡
But, honestly I can't remember when I was last this excited about a new phone 🙂
Aneres11
macrumors 601
So I called Vodafone this evening to put my 30 day cancel period in place so they could charge me for my remaining line rental on my existing line (took a new line out for Note7 pre-order).
Customer services with Vodafone is normally a joke to say the least, but this evening I actually got some decent service.
Went through to them and they transferred me to the cancellations in UK. The girl asked why I'd taken out a new line for Note7 when it'd be cheaper to upgrade. I told her I couldn't upgrade til like Feb, hence why paying off remaining line rental and starting again.
She said it is classed as an 'early upgrade' so there is a charge, but not as much as paying off your remaining line rental / terminating the line.
To terminate they quoted around £350. To early upgrade - £172. And I'd keep my pre-order as they'd just swap it to an upgrade not a new line.
Well blow me down. Vodafone helping people. Who knew.
So although I lose my corporate perks in wow points (£50), I'm saving more than that doing it this way so it's a no brainer.
Asked the girl whilst she was on what the deal was with the Note - as in is it 3 days earlier delivery than release for pre-order. And it's not. Not with Vodafone. They had comms yesterday advising it. 🙁
Sad times for me, but I did wonder as they hadn't actually advertised it as such, whereas CPW and other networks like EE are actively stating it everywhere.
Ah well. Price I pay for discounted line rental and early upgrades eh!
I'll buy a few accessories to make me feel better. 😉
Customer services with Vodafone is normally a joke to say the least, but this evening I actually got some decent service.
Went through to them and they transferred me to the cancellations in UK. The girl asked why I'd taken out a new line for Note7 when it'd be cheaper to upgrade. I told her I couldn't upgrade til like Feb, hence why paying off remaining line rental and starting again.
She said it is classed as an 'early upgrade' so there is a charge, but not as much as paying off your remaining line rental / terminating the line.
To terminate they quoted around £350. To early upgrade - £172. And I'd keep my pre-order as they'd just swap it to an upgrade not a new line.
Well blow me down. Vodafone helping people. Who knew.
So although I lose my corporate perks in wow points (£50), I'm saving more than that doing it this way so it's a no brainer.
Asked the girl whilst she was on what the deal was with the Note - as in is it 3 days earlier delivery than release for pre-order. And it's not. Not with Vodafone. They had comms yesterday advising it. 🙁
Sad times for me, but I did wonder as they hadn't actually advertised it as such, whereas CPW and other networks like EE are actively stating it everywhere.
Ah well. Price I pay for discounted line rental and early upgrades eh!
I'll buy a few accessories to make me feel better. 😉
That's my issue too. I still use Chrome based on the syncing. But sites like forums and just looking something up, I use the default Samsung browser or FireFox on my non-Samsung devices. Until I find a reliable sync solution, I'm going to keep using Chrome to return to tabs from my desktop.
co.ag.2005
macrumors 68020
thanks for the reply. I may try FireFox on my N6 but I did use Opera for a bit and did like it.
I thought there was a way to sync the stock Samsung browser with Chrome using Samsung Sync?
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/samsung-sync/epejdmjgfibjaffbmojllapapjejipkh?hl=en-US
I tried that. It keeps rejecting my login. And I made sure I was inputting the right user and password.
No argument from me but likewise, I am only reporting what I'm experiencing in plain terms because I'm not an engineer or terribly technically proficient. I am smart enough to learn and understand many things about computers but some things will always be beyond my skill and education level to grasp.
I just like gadgets. I'm not sure what category of user I would fall into. I'm sure your complaints are valid but I'm just saying I'm the kind of la la la doofus user (by your perspective) who wouldn't really notice unless it starts taking several minutes to open an app. I am from the generation who used to get coffee and a snack while waiting for a Prodigy or AOL page to download on my 14.4 Kbps modem. A few seconds of slowness here and there doesn't really register on my awareness at all. I'm all about using the S pen and figuring out the environment that is so different from what I'm used to. I did play around with stock Marshmallow on my husband's Nexus tablet. It was okay but so much like my iOS experience.
Now you may be from the same generation and maybe the same background from me--or not--either way, clearly you've taken a path I could never relate to. You keep on doing what you feel you have to do to make things better. I'm just saying it's going well over here as far as I'm concerned. I like this blue beast so far. I may not like it in six months for all the reasons other people already don't. I won't know until I give it some time. This is all an experiment for me anyway.
What phone operating system do you like? Sorry if you've already said but I've been reading so many threads and articles I can't keep track of everything.
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
Day 3 and I'm still really liking this device. Definitely experiencing some lag here and there but coming from iPhone I'm just so happy with some of the cool things android allows. No doubt that iPhone is a smoother experience but Note 7 isn't terrible it's just not as smooth as the competition.
I am thinking they must have done something because it looks nice and worked okay for me.
The AT&T stuff is off in its own folder for the most part. AT&T was nice and helpful straightening out an account problem that kept our phones from being provisioned.
Being a total newbie I was worried about all the groaning over bloat I have been reading. But really when I unwrapped the phone and took a look it did not look any worse to me than an IPhone does with all of its pre installed stuff I never use. Anything that I want out of the way, I can get out of the way. If my RAM is being tied up I can't tell yet. Again...it's my first few days with this. We shall see how I feel in a few months.
What sort of problems drove you away?
For those who are looking for screen protector. Forget about tempered glass . You can try the official screen protector from the starter set... So far its best option now but the problem is the case u need to use the official case from starter set also. Because other thick case its not compatible.
MRU
macrumors Penryn
Yeah Vodafone themselves actually helped new to save money with them too. Suggesting me a way to get mine much cheaper rather than just buying it outright on payg. Was taken aback by how great they were on the phone actually, which is kind of sad that were both shocked at good customer service from them.
I'm glad to hear you haven't been having any problems! The Note 7 looks marvelous. I can't deny that Samsung does an exceptional job with hardware.
The last Samsung I used was the GS5. It frequently lagged with simple tasks like using the keyboard or even unlocking the screen, to say nothing of the dropped frames in some apps. The phone itself would freeze and/or reboot more often than I am comfortable with. The camera, while good for the time, took forever to fire up. I found myself tinkering with it constantly. Touchwiz was also less -- how should I say this? -- aesthetically pleasing to me personally than it apparently is now. And of course the bloat, both from Samsung and ATT.
At the time, I blamed AndroidOS in general for lack of optimization, but after having a totally different experience with a Nexus 5 (which technically was an older phone) I realized that, no, it's not AndroidOS.
Shanghaichica
macrumors G5
That's interesting. My last Samsung phone prior to getting the s7 edge was the S5 and it worked very well. No lags or stuttering. It was my best experience on a Samsung device at that point in time. I had it for 5 months before switching to the iPhone 6 Plus and it was still going strong.
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Not much luck with glass, eh? I'm using Spigen film. Most of the time I don't really notice it and S pen works fine with it. But when I look at photos everything sparkles a little and the image isn't as clear as OLED is capable of showing. I'm definitely going to get Samsung glass and a case with a cover from them when I get home.
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Thanks for your answer. I once had to borrow an older Galaxy from my husband for a day. It was a horrible experience. I don't know what model it was but it was around the time the iPhone 5s was out but was a little older. My husband had it because at the time he needed an android phone for product testing purposes at work. Yeah they've come a long way.
But finally tonight I did get to experience lag. It was on Pokemon Go. At first it was hard to tell about the lag because that game lags a little on IPhone, too. But after about an hour it got laggier and laggier and I missed a Pokestops on the side of the road and also missed a Jigglypuff, so I switched to my SE for the rest of the ride home. I'll see how it does tomorrow. I had updated some apps and my husband installed a cute live wallpaper for me. I wonder if that wallpaper was eating up some resources. Though I did think the Pokemon Go was a hair slower than the Apple version way before I got the wallpaper installed while we were waiting to be seated at a restaurant.
BoxerGT2.5
macrumors 68020
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