Common Galaxy S6 Problems How to Fix Them. Samsung Galaxy S6 problems continue to plague users around the world. With that in mind, we take a look at some common Samsung Galaxy S6 problems and offer potential solutions to those struggling on Android Nougat and Android Marshmallow. Samsung-Rex-90.jpg' alt='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' title='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' />The Galaxy S6 is a couple of years old now but Samsungs still rolling out Android updates to the former flagship. The Galaxy S6 Nougat update is rolling out in force bringing new features, bug fixes and tweaks to the popular smartphone. Its an exciting update but its far from perfect. While many Galaxy S6 users are reporting a very solid experience, others are running into problems with their device and its software. While Samsung and its carrier partners are rolling out bug fix updates to address some of these problems, they wont address them all. As you wait for your next Galaxy S6 update, see if you cant fix your problems from the comfort of your computer chair. Our list of fixes addresses the most common Galaxy S6 problems including weird battery drain, Wi Fi problems, and other performance issues. How to Fix Galaxy S6 Battery Life Problems. Some Samsung Galaxy S6 users have experienced abnormal battery drain after installing new software. In some cases, the battery drain came out of the blue. This isnt at all surprising because battery life problems are among the most common smartphone afflictions and they tend to popup after huge software upgrades like Android Nougat. Samsung. Mobile battery life on my Galaxy S6 is GARBAGE since the Nougat update. DMhSW7BVXbp8lkxK5bWbJfFH_toesn4S3b7zLU0KqzNo2hqblTmQ_gP0RaaLRmobzsO36g=w1200-h630-p' alt='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' title='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' />The predictive texting is messed up as well. Please address Jess angelic. May 2, 2. 01. 7In years past, Samsung Galaxy S users experiencing battery life problems could opt to exchange the stock battery with an extended one. The Galaxy S6 and its design language prevent that exchange. And that puts a greater importance on software tweaks and third party fixes. In response to these complaints, weve put together a list of fixes for bad Samsung Galaxy S6 battery life after Nougat. Theres no guaranteed fix for Galaxy S6 battery life problems but Galaxy S6 users suffering from battery drain will want to try out some of those solutions before calling up Samsung or the devices carrier for assistance. How to Fix Galaxy S6 Wi Fi Problems. Complaints about poor Wi Fi connectivity are also extremely common and we continue to see many Samsung Galaxy S6 users complain about Wi Fi problems. Weve seen complaints about slow connections, about connections abruptly dropping and more. You have not yet voted on this site If you have already visited the site, please help us classify the good from the bad by voting on this site. Fortunately, there are a few things to try if Wi Fi starts acting up out of the blue or after installing a new update like Android Nougat. First, try restarting the Galaxy S6. To do that, hold the power button on the right side of the phone until prompted. View.jpg' alt='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' title='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' />Hold it down again to turn the Galaxy S6 back on. Its a simple process but it has been known to dislodge Wi Fi issues. If that doesnt work, youll want to try rebooting the local router if that hasnt been done in awhile. We recommend unplugging the router for a good 3. You might also consider updating the routers firmware. This process will be different depending on make and model of the router. If those simple fixes dont work, its time to head into the Galaxy S6s settings. If the Galaxy S6 isnt getting a solid connection, its time to force the device to forget the Wi Fi network in question. To do that, head to the desired connection in your devices Settings. Once youre in there, select Wi Fi. Tap on the desired network and select the Forget option. This will cause your device to forget the Wi Fi network password so make sure you have that handy. If that doesnt work, head into Wi Fi, tap More in the top right corner, and select Advanced. Ensure that Always allow scanning is turned on. Youll also want to make sure that Keep Wi Fi on during sleep is set to Always. If that still doesnt fix your Wi Fi issue, you should boot your Galaxy S6 into Safe Mode. Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' title='Samsung Rex 70 Java Whatsapp' />After months of delays, Samsungs much ballyhooed voice assistant Bixby is hereand users on social media are already noticing the companys loaded, sexist. Find a big collection of mobile apps for phone and tablet. All high quality mobile content are available for free download. Safe Mode disables third party apps and that could help you narrow down the cause of your Wi Fi issues. Heres how to boot your Galaxy S6 into Safe Mode should you need to. How to Fix Galaxy S6 Bluetooth Problems. In the weeks since the Samsung Galaxy S6 Nougat release weve seen several complaints about Bluetooth problems. Bluetooth issues are among the most common smartphone problems on the planet and they will almost certainly continue to pop up as the Galaxy S6 and its software get older. If you encounter Bluetooth problems on your Galaxy S6 should first try toggling your Bluetooth off. To do this, head into Settings or to your Quick Settings and flip it off then on again to see if that jumpstarts your connection. If that doesnt fix the problem, its time to forget your devices Bluetooth connections. Head into Bluetooth, tap the appropriate connections and select Forget the problem device or devices. Then, reconnect. Users trying to connect to Bluetooth in the car will need to consult the cars manual in order to reset the cars Bluetooth. The process is going to be different for each make and model so users will need to consult the cars manual. Once the cars Bluetooth connection has been reset and the connection on the Galaxy S6 has been forgotten, try reconnecting to see if it works. If none of that works, we recommend booting into Safe Mode which will disable third party applications. Heres how to boot the Galaxy S6 into Safe Mode Power down the device. Then, press hold the power button and volume down key. Once it boots up, you can let go of the power button but keep the volume key held down. When you have successfully entered into Safe Mode, you will notice the text Safe Mode at the bottom left corner of the screen. How to Fix Galaxy S6 Performance Problems. Samsung Galaxy S6 users experiencing abnormal lag or sluggishness after installing Android Nougat will be happy to know that there are an array of fixes to try and help stabilize the performance of the devices software. The first potential fix that we recommend is a process that will clear the Galaxy S6s cache partition. To clear the cache partition on the Galaxy S6, follow these steps Turn the Galaxy S6 off. Press and hold Home, Power and Volume Down buttons simultaneously until the device vibrates. When the Samsung logo appears, release them. Tap Volume Down repeatedly until you Wipe Cache Partition. Select it with the power button. Select Yes. Wait for the process to complete. It could take awhile. Reboot your Galaxy S6. We also recommend halting the use of live wallpapers as they can negatively impact performance. You can also try downloading a different launcher. We recommend the Nova launcher. You can also try fiddling with the devices animations though this should only be used as a last resort. To do this, go into the About section of your Settings, its found under the System tab. Once youre there, you can tap the Build Number section seven times to get into Developer mode. Novice Galaxy S6 users should not attempt this. Once the Developer options appear, there should be options for Window animation scale, Transition animation scale, Animator animation scale. By default, these are set to 1x. Some Galaxy S6 users say that changing them to. For more tips, we recommend taking a look at our list of ways to improve Galaxy S6 performance on Android Nougat. How to Fix Galaxy S6 Random Reboots. Random reboots are a problem for Android Marshmallow users and Galaxy S6 users on Nougat are reporting the issue as well. Bigger, Badder, But I Still Want More. Forgive me for passing up the chance to beat the exploding battery joke into the ground. Lets get straight to the point Samsungs once dominant flagship phablet is back after a two year hiatus. Sporting a stunning extra widescreen 1. Galaxy Note 8 is bigger and more engaging than ever before, and it packs a larger power pack than any Note besides the ill fated Galaxy Note 7 too. But a lot has changed since 2. Note 8 is now more expensive than ever. That means there are two questions it needs to answer Does the Galaxy Note 8 still make sense in 2. Galaxy Note 8. What is it A giant phone with a built in stylus. Like. Its about time Samsung joined the dual camera game. At first glance, the answer might be no. The Note 8s 6. 3 inch 2. AMOLED display is insignificantly larger than the 6. S8 Plus though that bezel less design remains strikingly pretty, and its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8. GB of storage and built in micro. SD card reader arent any different either. Aside from slightly boxier corners, the Note 8s luscious glass and aluminum body is pretty much the same too. You even get the same annoying Bixby Button below the volume rocker, which still cant be remapped to something useful. The one small improvement is that Samsung has upped the Note 8s RAM from 4. GB to 6. GB, which is nice nod to the Galaxy Notes traditional fan base of power users. However, on a day to day basis, its an improvement that isnt always that noticeable despite benchmarks that put the Note 8 a tiny bit ahead of its smaller siblings. That means the decision really hedges on Samsungs signature S Pen stylus and the companys first ever dual camera module. Now Ill be the first person to say that after years of improvements to mobile operating systems, weve gotten to a point where UIs are properly designed for touch based navigation. Across both i. OS and Android, theres never a time when youre screaming out for a mouse or something more precise. Which, for me, softens the allure of a stylus. But after over a week using the Note 8, the S Pen is starting to win me over. Theres just so much you can do, whether its jotting down notes without even unlocking the phone, or using the new full sentence translation feature to make up for my shoddy Mandarin reading comprehension. But strangely, the best part about the S Pen is the multiple methods it has for goofing off by making your own homegrown gifs. Option one is to whip out the S Pen, hit Smart Select and put a rectangle over any video you can see on the screen. Boom. gif made. Option two, the Live Messages feature, is new for 2. Live Messages lets you make animated drawings on a background color of your choosing or even on top of pictures youve taken. Its a virtual meme making machine, and a joyful addition to a phone thats so often seen in the hands of no fun allowed corporate execs. But thats still only answering half the question of why you should get a Note 8 over the cheaper S8. The other part of the equation are Samsungs new dual rear cams, which pairs the S8 and S8 Plus camera with a second 1. Its a camera set up weve already seen in last years i. Phone 7 Plus. The little special sauce Samsung adds to the mix is the presence of optical image stabilization on both cameras. This is a welcome improvement, because as things get farther away, camera shake tends to becomes a much bigger nuisance. Unfortunately, even with this new addition, the Note 8s camera performance isnt flawless. The first issue is that like on the i. Phone 7 Plus, you dont actually have full control over which lens youre using. Program De Facut Etichete. Sometimes in low light environments, hitting the 2x button to zoom results in digital enhancement instead of optical. That means you are just cropping in and getting a lower resolution final image, instead of using the lens with double the focal length. At least its not a problem unique to the Note 8. Sometimes when the Note 8 opted for digital zoom instead of optical, the i. Phone didnt. While other times, the situation was reversed. And the really frustrating part is that neither phone offers an override for when you might know better than the silicon nanny holding your hand. Yet even in ideal conditions, the Note 8 didnt always nail it. Take, for example, photos I got when I tried to snap a picture of New Yorks favorite large adult son at a recent Yankees game. At first I was absolutely thrilled that the Note 8s zoom let me get up close and personal like not many phone cameras can. But when looking at pics side by side from the Note 8 and the i. Phone 7 Plus, things were close, but the i. Phones pic was sharper and less blown out. But when you put a little effort in, the Note 8 can still absolutely dazzle. I was blown away by a shot I took of the nighttime New York skyline with Samsungs new camera module. Ive taken this exact shot with a budget DSLR and not gotten something this good. Not only did it let me get everything out of that zoom lens, its photo is sharper, less noisy, and way more colorful than the best I could get from the i. Phone 7 Plus. On top of all that, Samsung has a new live focus mode that lets you adjust depth of field similar to how you might on a big DSLR or mirrorless camera. That lets you choose between backgrounds with the creamy blurriness portrait shooters love, or sharpness all the way from front to back depending on what youre going for. And you still get the super saturated colors and razor sharp focus that Samsungs cameras have become known for. Camera and stylus aside, there are a few other little Samsung surprises like the new app pair feature, which lets you create combos that launch two apps in multi window mode with a single touchperfect for anyone whos ever wanted to find an address from an email or text while keeping an eye on the map. And despite a battery thats actually smaller in capacity than the one in the S8 Plus 3,3. Ah versus 3,5. 00 m. Ah, the Note 8s time of 1. S8 Pluss 1. 0 4. With stuff like this, the Galaxy Note 8 is starting to make a pretty good case, but Im still not sure. The Galaxy Note 8 is supposed to be a phone of excess. Its supposed to have all the most outrageous tech while simultaneously pushing boundaries that other companies wouldnt dream about touching. Yet its screen is only marginally bigger than the S8 Plus and it doesnt look that much different either. And even though I like many of the S Pens new features like Live Messages and full sentence translation, they really arent much more than a collection of handy software tricks. Samsungs new dual camera module isnt even a clear cut winner against last years i. Phone 7 Plus, not to mention whatever new handsets Apple is planning on announcing next week. So despite sporting best in class components from its screen to its stylus, Samsungs phablet still seems a bit tame. The only thing about the Note 8 thats really excessive these days is its price. Now, Im not saying people shouldnt get one, that would be ridiculous I just mean that you really need to find a deal if you want to feel like youre getting your moneys worth. Carriers are already hocking buy one get one promos that would make getting two Note 8s feel like stealing. Samsung is even offering its own pre order bonuses with your choice of either a Gear 3. GB micro. SD card and a wireless charger. But shelling out a full 9.