In the coming days Verizon will be releasing a new OTA update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. The update includes the normal monthly security patch, as well as other tweaks and performance enhancements. One new feature that most S7 and S7 Edge users probably won't be too fond of is the...
During the Galaxy S7 Unpacked event Samsung announced the Galaxy S7 would have support for Vulkan baked in, much to the delight of gamers in the crowd! The Vulkan API adds notable performance increases, but it has other benefits which Samsung intends on leveraging.
If Samsung is to beat Apple...
Samsung finally decided to give us a premium built phone with the Galaxy S6 last year. The all metal and glass design appeased those who scoffed the plastic builds of years gone by. Glass also meant wireless charging was a possibility. Thankfully the design language continued with this years...
With Google I/O just around the corner we can expect to see a final build on Android N. For now Google has not revealed a tasty treats name or build number for Android N. OEM developers are already working on their own builds of Android N featuring their proprietary skin overlays. Samsung made...
AndroidGuys puts together a series of awesome wallpapers just about once a week. This week the theme is real life photos. There are photos of epic scenery and wildlife. The wallpapers have been converted to resolutions fit for just about any QHD display. There are more than 63 wallpapers to...
One of the reasons you may have decided to jump on the Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge early was to obtain a free Gear VR or Gear S2. Verizon was offering these products for those that preordered one of the devices. It looks like you are going to be in for quite the wait.
Today Samsung released a...
Over the past few years Samsung has been the best OEM when it comes to giving consumers freebies and incentives to buy their devices and buy their devices early. The freebies are good too! In the past I have received year long subscriptions to Netflix, OnLevel Headphones, Wireless charging pads...
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One of the coolest accessories for the Galaxy S7 has finally arrived. We all know that one of the only things lacking from the S7 is a replaceable battery. This is not as big of a deal on the S7 since battery life is pretty great and you do have fast charging, but if you happen to be out and are...
Don't do the happy dance just yet. This is for the Exynos version only. All US variants still have a locked bootloader and as such have no root method. If you are on T-mobile or AT&T you can more than likely grab an international version with an Exynos processor if you just have to have root...
Super AMOLED displays like the one found on the Galaxy S7 are great. One reason they are so awesome is the incredible contrast you get with the deep dark blacks the screen is able to produce by turning off individual pixels. The only draw back is that some of the darker scenes you will view may...
Finally Samsung has released a fairly durable device in the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. While the glass may not survive a huge drop over concrete or asphalt it may actually be able to stand up to many other forms of torture.
As soon as a hot new phone is released of course youtubers will test...
The hybrid micro SD card and sim card slot tray on the Galaxy S7 is only intended to house 1 sim card and one sdcard, but with a little hackery you can actually use 2 sims and 1 micro SD card! Before you consider attempting this mod know that it could damage both your phone and your sims and...
The Galaxy S7's touchwiz UI includes huge icons and large UI elements. You just can't fit much on this huge screen. On your homescreen you'd be lucky to get a widget and 8 app icons to fit. With DPI scaling you can make UI features smaller which means you can fit much more on your screen.
This...
It looks like Verizon has finally done something right! The Verizon Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge is totally sim unlocked and can be used on other carriers. This is great news considering that other carrier versions ship sim unlocked, but automatically lock the phone to the carrier once you...
One great feature of the new Samsung devices is the inclusion of a native theme store and theme engine. In the past you would need to root your device and install a custom rom in order to use a custom theme.
Samsung has done a pretty great job of keeping their theme selections fresh. They have...
Themes have been a big part of customization for the mod community. Themes became so popular that OEMs like Samsung started including a Theme Chooser. There are hundreds of themes in the Samsung theme store.
Marshmallow is slowly trickling out for Samsung devices. For now a few variants of the...
The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge include a nifty feature called Wi-Fi sharing. I know you may be asking yourself, "Why do I need to share my wifi signal? Coulcn't I just log onto wifi with the other device?" In most cases the answer to this question would be yes. If you are in the same room with...
It is common knowledge that the longer an electronic device runs without a reboot the slower it tends to get. This can also be said for smartphones. Back in the day when blackberries were popular I can remember always needing to pull my battery to get a fresh start.
You won't be able to pull...
Yesterday we learned that all US Snapdragon 820 variants of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were bootloader locked. The bootloaders are locked with in a way in which they need an OEM key to be unlocked. This is pretty frustrating for power users who bought the phones with hopes they would be able to...