Galaxy S6

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Well, I am hopping off the S6 wagon as soon as I get my 6+ tomorrow. Great device but not enough to deal with the biggest shortcoming: battery life. Another issue I had is with Samsung overall, their lack of timely updates hamper the user experience. Those two issues cannot make up for an amazing screen, good UI, top notch specs, etc.

I'm personally satisfied with the S6 battery life. Stand-by life is great, and I get about 5 hours of screen time when set on auto brightness. I will admit that the first week on battery didn't look promising, but it got much better. I'm on T-mobile 5.0.2.

I could understand if someone isn't satisfied with battery life, but timely updates when the phone just came out? How is that an issue?

 

[nviz22]

I'm personally satisfied with the S6 battery life. Stand-by life is great, and I get about 5 hours of screen time when set on auto brightness. I will admit that the first week on battery didn't look promising, but it got much better. I'm on T-mobile 5.0.2.

I could understand if someone isn't satisfied with battery life, but timely updates when the phone just came out? How is that an issue?

Bugs not being addressed properly. I have been using Samsung for ages and their support for updates has become third rate. It took beyond the S6 release to get Lollipop for the Note 4. Samsung and AT&T screwed up my GPS on 4.2.2 and didn't fix it up until Kitkat and it still screwed up. Samsung took forever with the S3 as well. The carriers are to blame too. I just don't like how Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T got updates to fix S6 Edge bugs but T-Mobile didn't. Apple, Google, Motorola, and HTC are so quick with updates.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Bugs not being addressed properly. I have been using Samsung for ages and their support for updates has become third rate. It took beyond the S6 release to get Lollipop for the Note 4. Samsung and AT&T screwed up my GPS on 4.2.2 and didn't fix it up until Kitkat and it still screwed up. Samsung took forever with the S3 as well. The carriers are to blame too. I just don't like how Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T got updates to fix S6 Edge bugs but T-Mobile didn't. Apple, Google, Motorola, and HTC are so quick with updates.

I can't argue with that. I got my Note 4 lollipop update from T-mobile a week before the S6 released. That's to be expected now, and I don't update until I see what others have to say about the update. This is why I always put my phone to the test during the return window.

Apple isn't in the clear though. They are known to push out timely updates that don't resolve the issue you want resolved. I would be able to deal with that if jailbreak wasn't an absolute must for me. Losing jailbreak and not having that update resolve the issue, I can't deal with.

 

[nviz22]

I can't argue with that. I got my Note 4 lollipop update from T-mobile a week before the S6 released. That's to be expected now, and I don't update until I see what others have to say about the update. This is why I always put my phone to the test during the return window.

Apple isn't in the clear though. They are known to push out timely updates that don't resolve the issue you want resolved. I would be able to deal with that if jailbreak wasn't an absolute must for me. Losing jailbreak and not having that update resolve the issue, I can't deal with.

What do you do to "put your phone to the test" during return periods? Well, at least Apple gets it right eventually and puts effort into updates? Samsung's critical GPS failure in the Note 3 was a huge loss. One time, it told me to drive north from a parking lot and that would've meant driving into a lake, but I knew not to follow it from the start because of known issues prior to that situation. I was just parked and ignored the GPS because I saw KK didn't fix it.

 

[epicrayban]

I'm traveling through south east Asia and the double tap to launch the camera is one of the best features of any smartphone. Just brilliant in quick need situations, in which when traveling there are a lot.

But not only that, the camera is just superb. Auto mode is 99% spot on. And the auto focus is so fast. Between quick launch and the quick focus, you don't miss anything. And you get great photos. Stunning quality.

The one annoyance? That goddamn prompt "you have launched your camera via quick launch" or whatever it says sometimes pops up even after you've used the double tap feature a number of times. I don't know why it keeps popping up randomly. We're not stupid, Samsung. We got it. (Ditto when it tells you you're in airplane mode every single time you turn it on. Completely unnecessary).

The s6 camera is a joy.

 

[epicrayban]

So... Any word on that software update?

 

[Cnasty]

It's sad these forums are almost unreadable anymore with the "enhancements". What happened to the little icon next to the thread to leave off at the spot you last visited, not the last comment?

 

[Michael Goff]

I'm done with this phone. Three times tonught, I had background apps I was using force close. I love this phone, but this can't fly. I need these things to work to make work bearable.

 

[MRU]

I'm done with this phone. Three times tonught, I had background apps I was using force close. I love this phone, but this can't fly. I need these things to work to make work bearable.

I can empathise. The phone frustrated me in equal measure - swaying with delight over its aesthetics & hardware and sheer frustration with the software.

It's like the 'Two-Face' Batman villain of handsets for me.

If anything it's made me want Samsung to actually be daring and put an updated Tizen into a flagship just to see how it performs.

 

[Michael Goff]

I can empathise. The phone frustrated me in equal measure - swaying with delight over its aesthetics & hardware and sheer frustration with the software.

It's like the 'Two-Face' Batman villain of handsets for me.

If anything it's made me want Samsung to actually be daring and put an updated Tizen into a flagship just to see how it performs.

After I get some sleep, I'm probably going to move to a plan that allows me to use my Nexus 6. It's either that or the iPhone 6+, and I've enjoyed the N6 more. The funny thing is, the problem isn't even the RAM on the 6+. I've never had anything that I was listening to crash on the iPhone. Other things end up being booted out, yes, but not the currently running app.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I'm done with this phone. Three times tonught, I had background apps I was using force close. I love this phone, but this can't fly. I need these things to work to make work bearable.

I never had any background apps force close or even refresh. And I even tried to put it to the test.

Is it specific apps or just random apps that you're experiencing closing out on you?

 

[Michael Goff]

I never had any background apps force close or even refresh. And I even tried to put it to the test.

Is it specific apps or just random apps that you're experiencing closing out on you?

Podcast apps, Google Play Music, and YouTube. Not all at the same time, obviously. And the number was up a few by night's end.

 

[The Game 161]

Is the ultra power saving mode still on the S6? as hoping it stays on the note 5 as thats one feature i've been using alot on my note 4 when at work.

 

[MRU]

Is the ultra power saving mode still on the S6? as hoping it stays on the note 5 as thats one feature i've been using alot on my note 4 when at work.

Yep

 

[The Game 161]

Yep

Cheers bud

 

[rockitdog]

I switched carriers from Verizon to T-Mobile and thought I'd give the S6 another chance. The difference is night and day in the performance and battery life. I'm glad I gave it another try with T-Mobile because whatever Verizon does to phones just kills them. My love for the S6 has been restored!

 

[rockitdog]

I'm done with this phone. Three times tonught, I had background apps I was using force close. I love this phone, but this can't fly. I need these things to work to make work bearable.

Out of curiosity, what carrier do you have? Verizon?

 

[The Game 161]

I'm done with this phone. Three times tonught, I had background apps I was using force close. I love this phone, but this can't fly. I need these things to work to make work bearable.

Damn you sure you don't have an iPhone?

 

[Michael Goff]

Out of curiosity, what carrier do you have? Verizon?

Sprint.

Damn you sure you don't have an iPhone?

Strangely enough, my iPhone doesn't really have that problem. Also, yes, I have an iPhone 6+, an S6, a Nexus 6, and a 1520. I could, at any point, use one of the first three in the network I'm on. In terms of giving me grief, the Nexus 6 gives me the least and the S6 gives me the most.

>_>

 

[Razeus]

It's certainly a beautiful phone with a great looking display. I was impressed. Unfortunately I'm balls deep in the Apple vag so I'm here to stay.

 

[epicrayban]

Question: Can I make it so that long-pressing the home button takes me straight to OK Google voice? Not the search bar.

I can't seem to find how to do this. Is it possible?

 

[The Game 161]

Question: Can I make it so that long-pressing the home button takes me straight to OK Google voice? Not the search bar.

I can't seem to find how to do this. Is it possible?

my note 4 it defaults to go to google now when i press down the home button. wonder why yours goes to search bar

 

[MRU]

Question: Can I make it so that long-pressing the home button takes me straight to OK Google voice? Not the search bar.

I can't seem to find how to do this. Is it possible?

Have you enabled Google Now ?

Mine always took me to Google Now. I wonder if this is a firmware quirk of different region versions of the software?

my note 4 it defaults to go to google now when i press down the home button. wonder why yours goes to search bar

Yep. Same

LadyX had this issue yesterday - so yeah wonder if USA model firmware has different setting to European ?

 

[epicrayban]

I have Google Now enabled.

I can say "OK Google" and it'll take me to Now, or I can hit the microphone button in the search bar, and it'll take me to Now, but if I hold the home button, it takes me the the Google Search bar.

I would like for it to go to this:

Not this:

Any ideas?

PS. Um, ignore those searches. Heh heh.

 

[MRU]

I have Google Now enabled.

I can say "OK Google" and it'll take me to Now, or I can hit the microphone button in the search bar, and it'll take me to Now, but if I hold the home button, it takes me the the Google Search bar.

I would like for it to go to this:

Not this:

Any ideas?

PS. Um, ignore those searches. Heh heh.

Yeah that's weird. Long press home definitely takes into Google Now here. Was yours always doing that or only since your update?