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Tmobile pushing out March's security update: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/03/1...and-s7-edge-receiving-security-updates-today/

My S7 Edge is downloading it now. Previously, it had the Feb security patches.

So I say again to all those overly worried about software updates: you can begin to see why it's just not a dealbreaker if I don't get Android N right away when it's released later this year. TouchWiz will already have most of the features N is introducing, Google will continually update their core apps through the Play Store, and I'm still getting the security patches a week or two after Google's Nexus gets them.

Sure, faster software updates always welcomed. But, like I said before, it's far from being a dealbreaker once you consider all the factors.
 
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epicrayban said:
Tmobile pushing out March's security update: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/03/1...and-s7-edge-receiving-security-updates-today/

My S7 Edge is downloading it now. Previously, it had the Feb security patches.

So I say again to all those overly worried about software updates: you can begin to see why it's just not a dealbreaker if I don't get Android N right away when it's released later this year. TouchWiz will already have most of the features N is introducing, Google will continually update their core apps through the Play Store, and I'm still getting the security patches a week or two after Google's Nexus gets them.

Sure, faster software updates always welcomed. But, like I said before, it's far from being a dealbreaker once you consider all the factors.
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Just a tip. Make sure you enable everything you disabled from Package Disabler Pro before you update.
 
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AppleRobert said:
Like I said, don't get the S7 instead. :)
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My friend has a 6s. For kicks we launched Subway Surfers simultaneously and the 6s kicked booty over the Edge.

I don't care, they are two different OS and games are generally optimized better on IOS. I did not try anything else, I really don't care.
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Well, I tried Nfs no limits and the 6s plus kicked the s7e as well. Apart from slower load times, the worst thing is after exiting the game and then browsing and using several apps, the s7 would do a full reload of the game (over 30sec) while the 6s in the same circumstance would go right back in.

But, if you are not playing games, then the difference is not that noticeable.
 
Here's what I've disabled with Package Disabler. Just the obvious things. Is there anything I should re-enable?

Or better question, anything else I can disable that I missed? LIke I said, I kept it safe and only disabled anything that was obvious or clearly unwanted.

(BTW, love TouchWiz's scroll to capture screen grab feature. Just one of many reasons the usability of TW is better than stock Android!)

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epicrayban said:
Here's what I've disabled with Package Disabler. Just the obvious things. Is there anything I should re-enable?

Or better question, anything else I can disable that I missed? LIke I said, I kept it safe and only disabled anything that was obvious or clearly unwanted.

(BTW, love TouchWiz's scroll to capture screen grab feature. Just one of many reasons the usability of TW is better than stock Android!)

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i hate to be that guy, but there are third party apps that can do that without having to get slow updates or the carrier involved with your phone. just like almost all TW features. though if you prefer the debloating approach over the blank canvas approach, more power to you!
 
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gotluck said:
i hate to be that guy, but there are third party apps that can do that without having to get slow updates or the carrier involved with your phone. just like almost all TW features. though if you prefer the debloating approach over the blank canvas approach, more power to you!
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Be that guy. I don't mind learning something new. I didn't know there were apps for longer screen grabs, but I guess I should have known better! There are apps for almost anything nowadays. That's great.
 
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Google Photos is awesome, it is a must have for me. I would never diasable that
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It's a great photo gallery. I love love love that the Samsung stock gallery app adopted the drag and select feature from Photos.

Desktop-like capabilities on a smartphone. It's awesome.
 
Lloydbm41 said:
Apparently DPI scaling is built in to the S7 and S7e, it is just hidden. No need for ADB commands or plugging into a computer. Just follow these steps;
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Trying this now. Wow, quite simple, too. Just either "Standard" or "Condensed."

It's rebooting now...

EDIT: It works! Man, this should've just been a default available setting in TouchWiz. Why did Samsung hold this back when it's clearly baked into their software?

The screen looks so weird...! Gotta readjust all my icons. But definitely can see more on the screen. I could get used to this.

Thanks for sharing Lloyd!
[doublepost=1458249357][/doublepost]Actually, I'm not sure I like the Condensed format. Sure, you see more, but all the fonts are small. The homescreen now allows 5 rows of icons. It's throwing my whole Android equilibrium off! :p

I'm likely switching back to Standard. But cool knowing I have the option, even if it's a bit roundabout.
 
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