When you live on the edge, sometimes you’re going to run into trouble. Samsung’s latest flagship is drop-dead gorgeous. It combines innovation with a solid set of features, but, just like any other smartphone, it has the potential to leave you tearing your hair out in frustration. After some forum lurking, and a thorough investigation of comments and reviews from users, we’ve compiled a list of the most commonly reported Galaxy S6 Edge problems. You might find the answer you seek in our workarounds and potential solutions.
A lot of Galaxy S6 Edge owners have been complaining about overheating. Any phone is going to get hot if you’re playing a graphically intensive game, but people are finding the S6 Edge is getting uncomfortably hot when browsing, listening to music, or charging up. In short, it’s getting hot when it really shouldn’t be.
Quite a few people have reported that auto-rotate is not working properly. The S6 Edge is getting stuck in portrait or landscape view and it won’t budge. For most people, it seems to work fine for a while and then stop working. It looks as though the accelerometer is not working properly. There’s no doubt this is an issue for a lot of people, but there’s no confirmed cause. You can test whether you have an issue by dialing #*0*# and tapping Sensor. Take a look at the Accelerometer Sensor data as you move the phone around.
A number of S6 Edge owners are upset because auto-brightness appears to be working, even when it has been turned off. Take a look in Settings > Display and make sure that the Auto box next to brightness is not ticked. Turn the brightness up to maximum, and then take the S6 Edge into a dark and then a light environment, or shine a flashlight on the sensor.
Quite a few people have found that the S6 Edge is arriving with scratches on the display out of the box. It may not be possible to see them indoors, but if you take a look in direct sunlight, or under a spotlight, you may see hairline scratches in a circular pattern. For a phone this expensive, you should expect perfection.
There have been some reports that the Night clock feature on the S6 Edge is actually lighting up the entire screen, so that it appears as dark gray, instead of being black. It should be completely black apart from the information displayed on the edge.
The S6 Edge supports wireless charging, but it doesn’t seem to be working perfectly for everyone. Some people report that it starts charging okay, but pauses after a while. For other people it isn’t working at all. There are lots of different wireless chargers out there, but the S6 Edge should be compatible with the majority of them.
Google Photos is introducing a new design for the Collections tab on Android, giving users more control over their albums, folders, and photo categories. The update is all about customization, allowing users to pin collections they access often, hide sections they use rarely, and rearrange the layout to make their photo libraries easier to navigate.
According to a 9To5Google report, the change comes after Google rolled out the redesigned floating navigation bar on Android earlier this year. Rather than inventing a brand new way to store photos, Google is making it easier to get to the content people want, without having to scroll through sections they rarely open.
Are you tired of paying for streaming services you never watch just to get a phone plan feature you actually want? T-Mobile has good news for you! The carrier is rolling out new plans, called T-Mix, in early November to replace its old Experience lineup with a build-your-own perks system called Picks.
The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.