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Galaxy S6

MRU said:
You go into recovery.

Power button + volume up + home button

Hold down at start until blue Galaxy screen and let go. After you get the ? Symbol it will go into recovery. Scroll down with volume keys to select wipe cache partition. Press power button to select. Scroll up to reboot. Power button to confirm :)
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Thank you.
 
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I have an unlocked phone, so no bloatware. Do hate how I can't have my screens either side of my 'main' one. Tempted to use nova launcher.
 
gadgetgirl85 said:
I have an unlocked phone, so no bloatware. Do hate how I can't have my screens either side of my 'main' one. Tempted to use nova launcher.
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You can

Pinch to get to homescreen layout. And select the home screen page you want on the left. Press and hold on it and move it over to the left of the main page you want in the middle. Done.
 
MRU said:
You can

Pinch to get to homescreen layout. And select the home screen page you want on the left. Press and hold on it and move it over to the left of the main page you want in the middle. Done.
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Thank you! Now to decide on that glass screen protector. LOL
 
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msavic said:
The Zagg Glass looks marvelous on my S6 with no halos around the edges. A little expensive but is easily worth the cost.
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The only problem is I am TERRIBLE at putting on screen protectors so usually go to those stalls at the shopping centres. Doubt they are using anything decent :(
 
gadgetgirl85 said:
The only problem is I am TERRIBLE at putting on screen protectors so usually go to those stalls at the shopping centres. Doubt they are using anything decent :(
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There was a Zagg Kiosk in a nearby mall which did the installation for me, other stores like Bestbuy may even do the installation for you if you ask nicely.

You could always purchase a pack of 10 plastic screen protectors on Amazon for dirt cheap and practice putting them on before you invest in a glass one.
 
msavic said:
There was a Zagg Kiosk in a nearby mall which did the installation for me, other stores like Bestbuy may even do the installation for you if you ask nicely.

You could always purchase a pack of 10 plastic screen protectors on Amazon for dirt cheap and practice putting them on before you invest in a glass one.
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True. I'll ask what ones they are using at the stalls.
 
MRU said:
Yeah that's the update to add live youtube streaming and few other features such as the new icons :)
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Samsung Pay.

Too bad it's useless for another month.

I wonder why companies just throw out "bug fixes" as a description without giving any idea what that means.
 
Michael Goff said:
Samsung Pay.

Too bad it's useless for another month.

I wonder why companies just throw out "bug fixes" as a description without giving any idea what that means.
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On bright side you get it 'next month' ... We'll be lucky to see it by 2017 (Samsung Pay or even Apple pay for that matter) !!! :(
 
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Michael Goff said:
Went back to default theme.

It's good.
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I hope they update theme engine so you can select which elements you want to apply. Having to change wallpaper every time you apply a theme is a bit of a pain.

I used the new default theme briefly after updating my edge to the newest software but quickly put material dark back on there.
 
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MRU said:
I hope they update theme engine so you can select which elements you want to apply. Having to change wallpaper every time you apply a theme is a bit of a pain.

I used the new default theme briefly after updating my edge to the newest software but quickly put material dark back on there.
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For some reason, I doubt they're going to do that.

Is it weird that I'm liking TW more and more with each update?
 
Michael Goff said:
Samsung Pay.

Too bad it's useless for another month.

I wonder why companies just throw out "bug fixes" as a description without giving any idea what that means.
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I find Google wallet to be adequate for my needs. Samsung Pay will be icing on the cake if it ever comes to the US and works like they say it will.
 
rockitdog said:
I find Google wallet to be adequate for my needs. Samsung Pay will be icing on the cake if it ever comes to the US and works like they say it will.
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We don't have a lot of NFC where I live.

rockitdog said:
But it's still Sprint
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And as such, I have an unlimited plan where I live for 60$, have a nice finance plan to pay for my S6, and get pretty much the same coverage and speeds as I did using AT&T. And they were charging more for less data
 
MRU said:
I hope they update theme engine so you can select which elements you want to apply. Having to change wallpaper every time you apply a theme is a bit of a pain.

I used the new default theme briefly after updating my edge to the newest software but quickly put material dark back on there.
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This would be a great addition, I love the material dark theme but I hate that the keyboard gets themed as well and thus end up reverting back to the standard TouchWiz look.
 
msavic said:
This would be a great addition, I love the material dark theme but I hate that the keyboard gets themed as well and thus end up reverting back to the standard TouchWiz look.
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Yep. The point of customisation should be an ability to chose what we want to customise.

HTC Sense 7's themeing engine allows you to pick what specific elements in a theme you want to apply so it can be done.

I'm actually more aghast now though I've realised USA customers are seeing more themes and paid ones ... Makes me wonder if I'm missing out on a great theme :)
 
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MRU said:
Yep. The point of customisation should be an ability to chose what we want to customise.

HTC Sense 7's themeing engine allows you to pick what specific elements in a theme you want to apply so it can be done.

I'm actually more aghast now though I've realised USA customers are seeing more themes and paid ones ... Makes me wonder if I'm missing out on a great theme :)
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I don't think you're missing out on much with the paid themes, I have noticed themes that were free in the first place have now moved to a paid model and there's a large quantity of childish themes with flamboyant colours that don't really appeal to me at all.
 
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Does anybody here have a rough idea how much a replacement screen is for a Galaxy S6?

My best mates wife has had hers for just shy of a month and is on the second device in that time. The first she dropped down the toilet while she was brushing her teeth and had it replaced. The second she dropped this afternoon and has smashed the screen. She's contemplating paying for this repair so thought I'd ask here if anybody knew? I have suggested she sell it and buy a rubberised builders phone. Thanks :)
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
Does anybody here have a rough idea how much a replacement screen is for a Galaxy S6?

My best mates wife has had hers for just shy of a month and is on the second device in that time. The first she dropped down the toilet while she was brushing her teeth and had it replaced. The second she dropped this afternoon and has smashed the screen. She's contemplating paying for this repair so thought I'd ask here if anybody knew? I have suggested she sell it and buy a rubberised builders phone. Thanks :)
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How did she even do that? :eek:
 
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