This is a T mobile update
Let's discuss the result. Exciting time, not expect to see update this fast, but man I just want this problem to be solved. Do I need clean cache after update? Security patch has been updated to April. I feel like I'm looking at a new Samsung with timely software update!
After some more usage with the new update I think it is safe to say that battery life now is much more consistent. I don't have stuff that jumps out that suddenly drain 200 mAh of my battery where android system consistently responsible for 1300 mAh to 1600 mAh of battery loss per day.
However, I still think there are still a lot of improvement on the software side can be made to improve this phone (including battery optimization). Hopefully Samsung can continue the development of the software to discover all the potential of this phone.
Still looking forward to the Android N as well.
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Pretty large update.
Report please sprint had same notes it might go official soon
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Let's discuss the result. Exciting time, not expect to see update this fast, but man I just want this problem to be solved. Do I need clean cache after update? Security patch has been updated to April. I feel like I'm looking at a new Samsung with timely software update!
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There's a seperate thread voor the T-Mobile S7Edge:
Forums for the T-Mobile Galaxy S7 Edge
I'm pretty sure other carrier will get it soon, just want to share some early result and thought
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There's a seperate thread voor the T-Mobile S7Edge:
Forums for the T-Mobile Galaxy S7 Edge
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We know this.....In my opinion however I'm sure there are plenty of other S7 Edge users who don't have T-Mobile versions and would like to know there is a fix on the horizon.
Whether you're on T-Mobile or not, this information is still pretty useful to most users.
Get my drift?
I have the APC8 version since like 2 weeks ago (I have the International Exynos version). Battery life is indeed much improved after this update, but I'm not sure if this also applies for the Snapdragon 820.
Where's AT&T at? Looks like an improvement with regards to Android System battery drain.
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Hopefully it will be soon,if t-mobile has it all the other carriers should as well.
I have an unbranded phone from Vietnam (G935FD), does anyone know what the update trains are like for non-carrier phones? I haven't had a single update and I got the phone the day it was released. I'm experiencing heavy battery drain (and a very warm device from normal use), so I'm holding out hope that an update will fix it.
Have had the APC7 update for about a week on a SD820 (the greater China edition SM-9350), empirically battery life is quite a bit better. Android system is still #1 but that includes camera usage (what a battery drainer!)
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Have had the APC7 update for about a week on a SD820 (the greater China edition SM-9350), empirically battery life is quite a bit better. Android system is still #1 but that includes camera usage (what a battery drainer!)
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There's a PC9 update available for our SM-G9350 from what I can see online, but I haven't received the OTA yet. I'm on the HK version.
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We know this.....In my opinion however I'm sure there are plenty of other S7 Edge users who don't have T-Mobile versions and would like to know there is a fix on the horizon.
Whether you're on T-Mobile or not, this information is still pretty useful to most users.
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Other users (international NON-USA) don't have anything about this information:
The updates in the USA are OPERATOR-dependant and released, and are DIFFERENT from the international updates!
So: this info should be in the T-Mobile USA section of the S7Edge (it's created for that)!
After one day testing very happy with the result.
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Other users (international NON-USA) don't have anything about this information:
The updates in the USA are OPERATOR-dependant and released, and are DIFFERENT from the international updates!
So: this info should be in the T-Mobile USA section of the S7Edge (it's created for that)!
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International users don't have an issue with Android System battery drain.
This thread is for the US users and they have the right to be informed that there is an update coming soon to their provider that will fix it. You're not from the US so I wouldn't expect you to know how provider updates work here. T-Mobile is usually the quickest getting them out and then it follows by Sprint, ATT and Verizon.
This thread is to let those users on other US networks know that they are about to be shown the light at the end of the tunnel. Nothing more, nothing less.
If you're an international user then you need not apply.
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International users don't have an issue with Android System battery drain.
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You will not have an issue either, once you will learn that this is actually the idle power draw of the Snapdragon 820 processor and not much can be done about it.
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You will not have an issue either, once you will learn that this is actually the idle power draw of the Snapdragon 820 processor and not much can be done about it.
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Except that there can. The update out for T-Mobile users fixes it. From what I've seen in screenshots, it gets it down to that of Exynos phones.
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Except that there can. The update out for T-Mobile users fixes it. From what I've seen in screenshots, it gets it down to that of Exynos phones.
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Well, hopefully, but the Android System drain on Exynos is at around 3% while after the update on SD820 it goes down from around 30% to around 20%.
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Well, hopefully, but the Android System drain on Exynos is at around 3% while after the update on SD820 it goes down from around 30% to around 20%.
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I think is less of about percentage it showing. As you can see, I don't use my phone like 5 hours a day or something like that. Even without update, I can also pull 5 hours screen on time if I just keep using it or read book on it. If you look into the Android system drain compare on mAh level is huge different. Used to be 1700 mAh for android system now is less than 400 mAh per day. That's much more than just 10% of difference. What I'm excited about is the improvement on the idle time where I use it to check massage and respond once every three or five min.
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Except that there can. The update out for T-Mobile users fixes it. From what I've seen in screenshots, it gets it down to that of Exynos phones.
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From what I can see it just draws less and don't fix it..still over 30% with both android and system while the international have way less combined (10%). See pic
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FYI here is a link to the T-mobile update page. Just click your device of interest! Unfortunately, at the time of this post, it does not appear the lollipop release is imminent for the Tm Edge...
https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle
This page is utter garbage.. lol the s5 has it. The note 3 is ahead of the latest phones. Thats preposterous reguardless of sales numbers
.. my opinion of course
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This page is utter garbage.. lol the s5 has it. The note 3 is ahead of the latest phones. Thats preposterous reguardless of sales numbers
.. my opinion of course
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I feel it had great info this is were we stand.
Manufacturer Development
Software Version:*Android 5.0 "Lollipop"T-Mobile and the device manufacturer have agreed to support software version Android 5.0 “Lollipop”. The software update will include new features, functionality and improvements to give a better user experience.
I think the garbage part is that it's not out yet
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I feel it had great info this is were we stand.
Manufacturer Development
Software Version:*Android 5.0 "Lollipop"T-Mobile and the device manufacturer have agreed to support software version Android 5.0 “Lollipop”. The software update will include new features, functionality and improvements to give a better user experience.
I think the garbage part is that it's not out yet
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The garbage part is that its not even being tested yet.
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The garbage part is that its not even being tested yet.
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Exactly. it's a bull that they are withholding the update for the note4 until after the s6 is released. wanna know why? So you buy the s6 cause it has lolli already, it's ridiculous the way carriers dictate the duration of the update process. They get the rom from Samsung, then they do their bloat thing, test it in crappy small markets, then release they've been sitting on it for over a month now just waiting for the s6 to drop. They've had so many people call and complain that they started a Web page.. lol that's pretty bad.. Don't blame Samsung for lack of the update, blame your favorite carrier. it them. That's why the g3 got it, the s5, the note3 is in testing in diff markets.. Why would one do that? because they want you to buy the latest greatest hit. Not because the s5 is of more importance due to the numbers sold.. so in conclusion, time for a new s6. Lol
Just noticed that the note 4 is now at tmoble testing phase... my guess is we're 2 weeks behind it.
dont know what is the freaking hold up !
i heard ATT note edge got the lick candy today !
I see that tmobile is testing the lollipop on the note 4, I think after they roll out the upate for the note 4 they would start foucusing on the note edge.
The excuse i got was: Since N4 and Edge are the only 2 phones compatable with Samsung VR1 they were waiting on the manufacturer of the vr to finish so they can begin coding in the VR part to LP. They didnt want to telease LP without the VR stuff teady to go. Aftet seeing all the complaints about battery drain and so on with 5.0 on the N4s that received it, i cant wait to see what happens when you hook up VR to your N4/Edge with 5.0...probably a nice little explosion...lol
Lollipop getting closer! Now at T-Mobile testing phase!
https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle
I. Can't. Wait. I've been checking it every day since they released that Web page
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The Note Edge is now in the testing phase for lollipop testing!
It days completed
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It days completed
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Note 4 testing is completed. Took about 3 weeks. So chances are Note Edge will be out in more or less 2 weeks as Note Edge started testing phase last week..
Apparently lollipop is out for Tmobile Edge but as of this morning the T-mobile update page says still testing! lol
Yea i got this too...u gotta dl it from sammmobile site....
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Mine is an OTA, but sadly, no wifi at the moment. Later today, I can download it.
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Yea i got this too...u gotta dl it from sammmobile site...
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Ha! You have to look in the right places I guess. Problem for me is that I've got things running so sweetly with hyperdrive, foerverlocos theme and some xposed modules I'm a bit reluctant to take the plunge for now. I checked out lollipop on my Note 3 and having ART is a nice improvement but I missed Xposed and even more so, Tweaked! Indeed I put Tweaked back on. Looking forward to hear about folks experience with Lollipop on T-mobile Edge.
Downloading it now.
Huge file coming in at over 1gb
There is a warning before you install saying your ram will decrease by a minimum of 950mb after update.
Did anyone else's apps that were installed on an SD card no longer work after installing the update?
I have been wondering about baseband(s) in the S6/Edge. The teardown video did not reveal anything about it due to shared heat sinks blocking the markings on various chips. Then I found this nugget from AT&T's specs listing for the S6/Edge.
http://www.att.com/cellphones/samsung/galaxy-s6.html
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All I know so far is that this modem was used in the 3rd variant of the Note 4 after the S805/Exynos 5433. There were rumors that Samsung would produce a new version of Note 4 using S810, but it turned out to be Exynos 5433 + Shannon 333 modem which was named Note 4 S-LTE. I believe this model was Korea-only at the time.
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/12/28...s-lte-will-launch-mid-january-in-south-korea/
There has been scarcely anything known about this modem. I am hoping to learn more about it.
Entering Service Mode might tell you a lot about the capability of the modem, I think.
Shannon 333 LTE Modem
I just learned about Samsung using this modem in the S6 in the last 2 days. I Pre-Ordered an S6 Edge on March 27 and it arrived March 31. Almost immediately I noticed a much larger than normal drain on the Battery. I also noticed something even more unusual given my observations of Android Devices. It seems the highest battery drain on my T-Mobile S6 Edge is coming from "Cellular Standby." I have taken the liberty of uploading a screenshot. My observation is that, almost without fail, the screen is usually the largest consumer of battery power on Android Devices.
When I learned that Samsung ditched the Snapdragon SoC for the S6, I loved the idea. I've had a Note 10.1 2014 with the Exynos 5420 for some time now and love the performance. Performance is similarly awesome in the S6 with the 7420. I can't help but wonder though, if the Shannon 333 LTE Modem is at the root cause of the inordinate battery drain. Is it a hardware issue or a software issue?
With the little research I've done I have been able to determine that there is a bit of a difference in the LTE transmission frequencies between the networks used in Europe and Asia and the networks used in North America. I wonder if I am on the right track.
So if anyone reading this knows more on the subject than I do; I'd sure love some feedback.
The FCC documents filed for every phone shows how the radios perform. The S6 sprint was average.
DAvid_B said:
The FCC documents filed for every phone shows how the radios perform. The S6 sprint was average.
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That's irrelevant because the Sprint version doesn't use this modem.
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That's irrelevant because the Sprint version doesn't use this modem.
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Which modem does the Sprint/Verizon version use? Is it not the Exynos 333 modem?
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I just learned about Samsung using this modem in the S6 in the last 2 days. I Pre-Ordered an S6 Edge on March 27 and it arrived March 31. Almost immediately I noticed a much larger than normal drain on the Battery. I also noticed something even more unusual given my observations of Android Devices. It seems the highest battery drain on my T-Mobile S6 Edge is coming from "Cellular Standby." I have taken the liberty of uploading a screenshot. My observation is that, almost without fail, the screen is usually the largest consumer of battery power on Android Devices.
When I learned that Samsung ditched the Snapdragon SoC for the S6, I loved the idea. I've had a Note 10.1 2014 with the Exynos 5420 for some time now and love the performance. Performance is similarly awesome in the S6 with the 7420. I can't help but wonder though, if the Shannon 333 LTE Modem is at the root cause of the inordinate battery drain. Is it a hardware issue or a software issue?
With the little research I've done I have been able to determine that there is a bit of a difference in the LTE transmission frequencies between the networks used in Europe and Asia and the networks used in North America. I wonder if I am on the right track.
So if anyone reading this knows more on the subject than I do; I'd sure love some feedback.
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The issue has been confirmed to be related to having wifi and wifi calling on. It's an issue that has plagued most 5.0.2 devices. Turning those two things off results in cell standby disappearing from battery section.
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Which modem does the Sprint/Verizon version use? Is it not the Exynos 333 modem?
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MDM9635. Qualcomm still has a monopoly on CDMA.
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MDM9635. Qualcomm still has a monopoly on CDMA.
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Are all the US models using Qualcomm modems or only the CDMA models?
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Are all the US models using Qualcomm modems or only the CDMA models?
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Just Verizon/Sprint.
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Just Verizon/Sprint.
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I wonder if this has any affect on battery life. Although I've read the phone no longer does SVLTE which equalizes power usage on standby for calls etc.
Are you with Anandtech? If so when will the review be coming?
The reviews around the net are good but does not mention which version of the phone ie. carrier is being used.
my 2 cents
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I wonder if this has any affect on battery life. Although I've read the phone no longer does SVLTE which equalizes power usage on standby for calls etc.
Are you with Anandtech? If so when will the review be coming?
The reviews around the net are good but does not mention which version of the phone ie. carrier is being used.
my 2 cents
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End of this week / early next week. All US reviews out there use the T-Mobile version with the SS333. I don't think any media has the Quaclomm modem yet unless they got it from the carriers.
Does Verizon use Qualcomm?
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Does Verizon use Qualcomm?
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Yes, all the CDMA variants are using a Qualcomm modem.
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More info on this would be appreciated if found...
Still hoping for some information on this modem
This modem is horrible. Probably why I have poor reception on my Galaxy S6 Edge.
Likely a stupid question.
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Just Verizon/Sprint.
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I am trying to determine if a modem flash is capable of allowing a switch from gsm to cdma. Are the shannon 333, or MDM9635 able to be altered in this was, or is it completely impossible, because a hardware change is necessary?
Rogers has updated their rollout schedule to state 5.1.1 is coming soon, previously it was simply June.
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Follow me @ootpapps for more timely Android updated for the S6!
Coming soon sounds worse than a definite month like June.
No, they set it to coming soon when it's near approach date. This happened with the Nexus 5 update.
Coming soon means within days or a couple weeks at most, it's their lowest date range.
autom8r said:
No, they set it to coming soon when it's near approach date. This happened with the Nexus 5 update.
Coming soon means within days or a couple weeks at most, it's their lowest date range.
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Why did Rogers have anything to do with a Nexus update?
Seriously? They issue the update to customers with Nexus 5's. I'm referring to Rogers update schedule... It was the same case with the Nexus 5 update from Rogers, it was previously a month, then it said coming soon...
Nice! Cant w8 (hehe, name of our model)
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Coming soon sounds worse than a definite month like June.
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Coming soon = Coming late
How long before this phone is stuck with some horribly out-of-date version of Android? You know there's a problem Microsoft is beating you on updates.
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How long before this phone is stuck with some horribly out-of-date version of Android? You know there's a problem Microsoft is beating you on updates.
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If you're asking this question seriously, I would say probably right around when the S8 rolls out. The S4 got 5.0.1 a few days after the S6 was released - so it seems like we get about 2 years of update coverage. That seems pretty reasonable to me for a two year old flagship (or more than reasonable, given that I last about 6 months per phone).
looking forward to it , i just hope pinpong root will be supposed
does the Rogers S6 have the ram management issue as well?
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does the Rogers S6 have the ram management issue as well?
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Yes
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Yes
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How do you know that?
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How do you know that?
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All galaxy s6 models have the ram management issue. Search around there's plenty of threads on the topic
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All galaxy s6 models have the ram management issue. Search around there's plenty of threads on the topic
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I think they may mean whether or not the new ROM has it... I don't think Rogers does anything but add their bloat to the ROM, so, chances are it's got the bug.
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I think they may mean whether or not the new ROM has it... I don't think Rogers does anything but add their bloat to the ROM, so, chances are it's got the bug.
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Would you think its still worth getting an S6 even with this flaw? I have an upgrade on Rogers, and the S6 seems like the best option. However, I feel this bug may drive me crazy.
Seems like the international variant 920F and T-Mobile 920T had their updates.... still waiting for the canadian variant!!!!
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Would you think its still worth getting an S6 even with this flaw? I have an upgrade on Rogers, and the S6 seems like the best option. However, I feel this bug may drive me crazy.
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I honestly don't understand all the rage over this. I don't have an issue with the memory management, however I don't flip between apps like a spaz or fret over five different memory managers like some people seem to do.
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I honestly don't understand all the rage over this. I don't have an issue with the memory management, however I don't flip between apps like a spaz or fret over five different memory managers like some people seem to do.
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The issue is that the S6 has to keep reloading apps, Say you open a webpage on chrome, then exit to another app. switching back to chrome will reload the page, when the page was supposed to be stored in memory.
The problem is that for a premium device which costs 600+, there should be flaws like this.
TMO is pushing version PC8 now and reddit users are claiming that the battery drain is fixed. Hope VZW follows soon!
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be nice if they fixed the crappy FFC too. they say video improvements, so maybe they fixed the snapdragons problem with 240fps slowmo and choppy 60fps 1080p too
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TMO is pushing version B8 now and reddit users are claiming that the battery drain is fixed. Hope VZW follows soon!
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What battery drain? I'm not seeing that.
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What battery drain? I'm not seeing that.
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Have a SD820?
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be nice if they fixed the crappy FFC too. they say video improvements, so maybe they fixed the snapdragons problem with 240fps slowmo and choppy 60fps 1080p too
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It has been fixed
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It has been fixed
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You mean it is fixed in the TMO update? If so, really hoping for a fix in the VZW one whenever that comes...
It will be fixed with the next Samsung update...TMO just pushed PC8 to their users... Now they love the Phone. International users have had it a while and PC9 has been spotted in China. Good time are coming cause the performance sucks on PB5.
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so who has proof ffc was fixed? sorry, but some random guy on a forum saying it has without showing any proof isn't really proof enough.
especially when I think it was phandroid.com that did an article saying slow motion still isn't fixed with that update...
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My new S7 has better battery life than the POS Note 4 i traded in, usually the battery is depleted by the time i get home from work every single day in the last 2 years, now I have 50% left with the new S7, loving it.
I just picked up an s7 on Saturday. I'm not impressed with the battery life so far. Android system is the top battery consumer. I came from the nexus 6p and Android system was never high on the list. Also, it doesn't show up as a top battery consumer on my girlfriends s6.
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I just picked up an s7 on Saturday. I'm not impressed with the battery life so far. Android system is the top battery consumer. I came from the nexus 6p and Android system was never high on the list. Also, it doesn't show up as a top battery consumer on my girlfriends s6.
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I REALLY like this phone size, speed, screen, camera, etc. Almost everything is great, which is saying a lot because this is my first non-rooted phone and I was nervous about it. I've disabled the Verizon and Samsung apps I don't care for, so I am good there. The problem is, battery life is pretty bad considering how much it was raved. My LG G3 could easily get the same battery life/SOT. I'm on wifi 85% of the day, good signal strength, yet I barely can get 2.5-3hrs screen time and ALWAYS have to charge during the day. Like others, the Android OS is what's killing my battery. I am within my 14 day return window, and I am starting to think the issues won't be fixed, so it might be time to consider a different phone. Hoping for some help or suggestions here.
Just got this phone yesterday this is my first cycle. I'm not sure why you're getting 2.5-3 I almost got 6hrs and all LTE too... Mostly gaming and browsing some streaming YouTube to my car with blutotooth. I'm very impressed so far even though Android system still showed up on mine as a top consumer. I'll try to get 6hrs screen time if I turn on power saving maybe
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Just got this phone yesterday this is my first cycle. I'm not sure why you're getting 2.5-3 I almost got 6hrs and all LTE too... Mostly gaming and browsing some streaming YouTube to my car with blutotooth. I'm very impressed so far even though Android system still showed up on mine as a top consumer. I'll try to get 6hrs screen time if I turn on power saving maybe
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+1 my battery usage looks a lot like this
Looks about right. That's what I get. It's great battery life for usage. People just get paranoid about Android system using power in standby. Hopefully the next update Congress to Verizon soon and helps the battery get even better.
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Did you guys do any disabling? Do you have push email or push exchange, location, etc? I have moderate battery life - about 2.5 hrs SOT on a 17-18 hr charge cycle. I would expect to get better SOT if I used it more often, but obviously at the expense of overall battery life.
I think Android System hides a long t of battery hogs - I think lots of apps will wake the phone to sync or perform background activity or notfy, which gets caught as Android system.
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Disabling apps that aren't really needed really help in my opinion with battery life. Disabling location history helps. Turning off some of those unneeded wifi search settings helps too. I turned off the always on display. I think my record was something around 4 hours of screen on time. Using the gear s2 smartwatch I got in the mail from Verizon really decreased my battery life. I am exploring ways to fix that since i really like the watch.
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Same here battery life sucks.
are we ever going to get the latest update lol...
Updating now to the latest... Any one notice if this fixed the slow mo and front camera issues?
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are we ever going to get the latest update lol...
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Got an update now, not sure what it is yet.
So...
I got an unlocked Samsung S7, the Sprint variant, to use it in my country which is Mexico and I get pretty good signal, including LTE and all that. Since I got this phone (about a week ago) I haven't been getting what I think of good battery life, on a full charge disconnecting around 9 a.m. my phone dies on me at around 6 or 7 p.m. with occasional use like checking Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and a bit of YouTube, no intense gaming or heavy browsing.
At first, I thought it would be all the Sprint bloatware and the fact that it thinks it's a Sprint phone so it tries to activate every time it boots, and I didn't really had the time to root my phone to remove all that trash until yesterday. When I finished the rooting/debloating process my phone had around 60% and it lasted me from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. only playing music and ordinary stuff.
My question is, is this kind of battery life normal? I mean, I come from an iPhone 5S (and before that I had a Galaxy S6 which is equally bad in terms of battery) and I'm pretty used to charging the phone two times a day when it's under heavy usage, but since this battery is way more big than that of the iPhone and the S6 I thought I would be getting a lot of battery life. Basically I need to charge this phone in the middle of my day so it can make it until bedtime.
And I saw a lot of YouTube reviews before getting this phone and everybody says that this battery is great (not excellent, but makes it to the end of the day) but I can't share this thought. I'm running Nougat QAA firmware, rooted and bloatware free, phone is in pretty good condition (like new, so no battery deterioration) and my usage is pretty average as I watch Netflix and YouTube on my PlayStation and usually browse the web in my laptop. I just want to know if this is normal or not, maybe I just expected too much and that makes me think that this is far worse than it actually is. I'll post a screenshot of my battery when it dies on me so you can see how this day went, and I would like to see yours too!
Cheers!
Hi, last year I bought some kind of "refurbished" 930P, unlocked of course because I'm form Uruguay and I use it here. Like you I was very disappointed about the battery life, I mean, at the first my phone died around 3hs of screentime usage. After I flashed 930U rom to solve some issues I was having with uruguayans carriers, the battery life improved a little, so now my phone dies around 3hs30m or in many cases nearly 4hs of screentime. I still waiting 7.0 Nougat for 930U to see if battery lifetime changes.
I recommend to you flash the U rom on your S7, you get free of all that bloatware and I'm sure your battery life will be better.
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Hi, last year I bought some kind of "refurbished" 930P, unlocked of course because I'm form Uruguay and I use it here. Like you I was very disappointed about the battery life, I mean, at the first my phone died around 3hs of screentime usage. After I flashed 930U rom to solve some issues I was having with uruguayans carriers, the battery life improved a little, so now my phone dies around 3hs30m or in many cases nearly 4hs of screentime. I still waiting 7.0 Nougat for 930U to see if battery lifetime changes.
I recommend to you flash the U rom on your S7, you get free of all that bloatware and I'm sure your battery life will be better.
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Thank you for replying, I installed the latest Nougat and rooted it, then, debloated it and I got about the same screen-on time, 3 and a half hours. I would like to install the U firmware but I think there's no rooting for that (please correct me if I'm wrong) and I need root to remove ads and to change the system emojis because to me they look horrible!
Also, would you please post a screenshot of your most intense usage? Gracias!
I would say the best way to improve battery life is to install a package disabler app and manually remove bloatware. Everytime I flash between U firmware and new Sprint software one of the first things I do is disable basically any samsung thing that can be disabled, and google apps I don't use etc. Also Nougat let's you change from 1440 to 1080 and that helps a lot in terms of battery life. Try that.
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I would say the best way to improve battery life is to install a package disabler app and manually remove bloatware. Everytime I flash between U firmware and new Sprint software one of the first things I do is disable basically any samsung thing that can be disabled, and google apps I don't use etc. Also Nougat let's you change from 1440 to 1080 and that helps a lot in terms of battery life. Try that.
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That's exactly what I've done in fact, I have the latest Sprint Nougat installed and I'm rooted and I uninstalled all of the Samsung and Sprint apps I don't use, my phone is rather clean actually, only a page and a half in the app drawer, still haven't had the battery I expect. I use my phone in 720p lol
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Thank you for replying, I installed the latest Nougat and rooted it, then, debloated it and I got about the same screen-on time, 3 and a half hours. I would like to install the U firmware but I think there's no rooting for that (please correct me if I'm wrong) and I need root to remove ads and to change the system emojis because to me they look horrible!
Also, would you please post a screenshot of your most intense usage? Gracias!
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Well, finally Nougat have arrived to 930U devices.
Here I share the battery life of my S7 after an intense usage with the new firmware.
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The screen resolution by default is HD (not QHD like before), and I must say both battery life and screen on-time have improved a lot (nearly 5 hours!!!) . I'm very happy with this results.
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Well, finally Nougat have arrived to 930U devices.
Here I share the battery life of my S7 after an intense usage with the new firmware.
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The screen resolution by default is HD (not QHD like before), and I must say both battery life and screen on-time have improved a lot (nearly 5 hours!!!) . I'm very happy with this results.
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Awesome!! Had to trade in my S7 for an Exynos model though, couldn't live with the poor battery life I had but I'm glad it is getting fixed!
Could someone solve the problem? I have the last update and the battery is drained and turned off with 40%