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[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
What has worked for me after lots of drain issues post 5.1.1 is setting the wifi on only the 5GHz band (have a dual band router), disabling google chrome sync under accounts and keeping the phone on 3G instead of 4G as 4G has very very poor connectivity here in mumbai.

I use the unibase v2 kernel for root needs and it seems to help with the battery too.

By the wifi bit I mean the router puts out both 2.4 and 5GHz but on the phone I deleted the 2.4ghz access point so it doesn't keep jumping between the two bands all the time draining battery. Had severe drain on wifi because of this when 5.1.1 first came out in late June.
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Which network? And what settings?
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
I was down the same road as you when 5.1 first released. Formatted and wasted a whole day setting everything up from scratch. Didn't help at all. Try what I did. It might just help you.

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Airtel. 4G just makes Google play services destroy the battery for some reason. With 3G it barely even shows up on the battery drainers list. 4G also is very weak in mumbai. Will stick to 3G until the network becomes strong here.
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Where exactly is the setting through which we can change the Wi-Fi network band?
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
It's in the post of mine that you have quoted. Read again.
[Galaxy S6 General] dheerpat:
where to download qhd content (video/wallpapers) to show off the screen..also any visual difference if say 1080p video played on non qhd device versus on this
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
Just download some 4k content. The 4k on 2k will smash everything out there.

It's AMOLED so the contrast and black levels are almost infinite. Or you can just open YouTube app and compare the red action bar.
[Galaxy S6 General] dheerpat:
err...can u guide me to those videos:D
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
Sure. Go to YouTube and search for 4k, then copy the url of the video you want to download. Paste the url in clipconverter(dot)cc and select 4k as download option. Or you can go to any of your preferred torrent sites and search for 4k.
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Okay thanks. Actually in my One X there was an option to go to advanced wireless settings under Wi-Fi settings. There we could change it to 5Ghz
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Google is ruining the battery life totally. Help please.
[Galaxy S6 General] drkrack:
Marginally improved Battery life after update
[Galaxy S6 General] sharingspider:
R u rooted n tripped knox?
[Galaxy S6 General] sathishm07:
Is breaking knox, voiding warranty in India??
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
Yup.
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
I see Google play services hammering your battery. Try u checking chrome sync under accounts (if you don't need it ofcourse). Helped me significantly.
[Galaxy S6 General] drkrack:
Nope not rooted or tripped Knox, pretty much default..
[Galaxy S6 General] nisarg1998:
Hey can someone help me find a method to root my S6 Android 5.1.1

G920IDVU2COGA ? Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
Unibase BOG8 V2 kernel. Works like a charm. Trips Knox though.
[Galaxy S6 General] puneet724:
Where can I find G920IDVU2COGA bootloader and modem for s6 edge. I donot want to flash whole firmware on sam mobile. Using custom rom by xtrestolite
[Galaxy S6 General] sharingspider:
Has anyone tried claiming warranty with a tripped knox device - I tried on my Note 4 and got through in Hyderabad. How's the scene with S6?
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
Hey guys do you think the fast wireless charger of note 5 would work on s6?
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
It's hardware locked. It'll prolly not show much of a difference in charging time compared to a normal wireless charger.
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
Probably the worst battery life I ever got. Damn Somsang [emoji35]
[Galaxy S6 General] Stanzan:
I was hopefully too, but the bug came back and still draining all my battery life. Samsung nevermore.
[Galaxy S6 General] RISHI RAJ:
Guys I just bought S6 few days ago.There is a blue spot in photos in front camera in low light.What will care will do.How many days its gonna take approximately to get it right
[Galaxy S6 General] nisarg1998:
Does it change the User interface ? Or any other change in software other than rooting ?
[Galaxy S6 General] smartjain:
battery is getting worse after the latest update.
[Galaxy S6 General] RISHI RAJ:
Guys
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Too hard to guesstimate man. Where are you?
[Galaxy S6 General] RISHI RAJ:
Im from New Delhi
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Alright. You should take it to the nearest Samsung store. They'll tell you that it'll take a couple of weeks or 3. Sweet talk him if you can. Bring it down to 10.
[Galaxy S6 General] RISHI RAJ:
Sensor problem or camera problem?
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Can't comment without checking. Don't worry too much. It's a relatively straightforward situation. You can go there,and get it clarified.
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
The battery life is now worst. The phone starts to hang and lag. Sometimes it shows black screen. The app reload is not over, it has became very aggressive now. Check s6 edge + for app reload. This mobile is fail in performance.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Speak for yourself. It's much better post the update. Wipe cache and factory reset?
[Galaxy S6 General] drkrack:
Yeah, factory reset improves the battery life after last update... It's much better now.
[Galaxy S6 General] nishadh:
No need to factory reset. Just clearing data of Google Play Services will improve it.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
I agree. I too found this temporary fix. I was already facing some issue in play store so i just uninstalled the updates and after that i don't see google play services in the batterylist anymore.

Although it just gave 3 hours of sot so for me , the latest update sucks.
[Galaxy S6 General] vshainky08:
Guys is the home button of ur phone losse/Wobbly ?

Please reply fast
[Galaxy S6 General] Shriac:
Details Option moved

They moved the details options from battery.

Go to Smart Manager Then RAM. There you will find Manage Apps options.. That's where they moved it...
[Galaxy S6 General] amankapoor4:
^^ great man, thanks, god knows why do they keep tinkering so much
[Galaxy S6 General] ankx22:
Root the new update.

I have updated to the new 250 mb update. Can anybody give a working root method for the new update?
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
Well I meant the edge sure looks cool but the curved edge has no practical use. Also in the long run as we do not have any screen guard I doubt it will be scratch less. In my case I will sell this after let's say 1 year and till then I don't want any type of scratch so that it fetches good money. Another reason is that while watching video (specially full screen video) on curved screen the video looked a bit awkward. So I am gonna wait and let the curve screen mature then I will spend money on them. For now I will opt for more memory rather a curved screen.
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
Full screenguards are available for Edge now. Tempared glasses are not available for Edge.

Videos will look awkward?Didn't knew that need to check
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
Videos that don't have black bar looks a bit weird. Well that's my view, it might differ from person to person though.
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
ohh will check it before buying...

I'm still confused if I should get S6 or S6 EDGE or stick with Note 3 :confused:
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
I am coming from Note 4. As per reviews the TouchWiz is no more laggy. In Note 4 also the lag was there and I hate it. Also tried one S6 and S6 Edge in Reliance digital and ordered mine from Online store. When I tried those it felt really smooth, by that I mean Nexus smooth. And that sold me. But I recommend you to go and try it in stores and I think you will like it. The build quality is superb this time. IMO surpasses the legendary iPhone. Basically if you can't wait for Note 5 then this is the best you can get.
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
Ohhh nice...I'm also planning to check in Reliance Digital...I'm not gonna buy a Note device again....have a feeling it's too large.So mostly planning to buy S6 or S6 Edge
[Galaxy S6 General] safepacket:
Where to Buy in Bangalore

Folks from Bangalore . which store is offering the best deal on s6 ?
[Galaxy S6 General] ROHIT345:
Don't know about the local stores in bangalore but paytm is offering 45900 for s6 and 53900 for s6 edge after applying some coupons. ..
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Paytm is a thug with no after sales support. Its only good for recharges. And the cash back amount you get stays with Paytm which can be used for recharges/bill payments/purchases. You dont get it in your pocket. I'd rather recommend to try local stores or shop online via flipkart or amazon.
[Galaxy S6 General] openmatrix:
Hey guys, how's ur sot in s6?
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Mine was between 4-5 while I had it. Just got a DOA certificate from Samsung and gonna get it replaced in a day or two. Hopefully the new one turns out fine. I had some pink tint on my screen and just couldn't live with it eventually (OCD lol).
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
Went to Reliance Digital in Hyderabad to buy S6 Edge was almost close to billing when they have opened the box I have seen lot's of scratches on it and they have opened another box it was WORSE then 1st box.Thinking to wait for 1 month hope by that time will get new stock if not might just buy S6 Normal

If anyone buying from reliance Digital be careful guys they will try to say it just happened bcoz of plastic cover and it will go off...They are just clueless about this problem all the time they were saying it's GG4 and it's strong...Even full other store people with whom I have talked are also clueless....... but they were good opened 2 boxes and still canceled my order.

I think even few S6 normal had scratches (not sure) so I would suggest to wait for few days....Hope this problem will be solved soon sadly unable to control after using it in store
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Expecting to get a replacement of mine in a couple of days time and thinking of selling it sealed pack as soon as it arrives. I can try speaking to the dealer if he could refund my amount deducting the credit card charges he needs to pay to the bank but I'm sure he wont do that. I guess I will sell it without opening the package. Its so sad since I like the device so much :mad:
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
Why are you selling it?
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Well, I had 2 issues with mine. First up, the home button was scratched right out of the box and second was the hideous pink tint on the lower part of the screen. Many users have got their replacement units with similar pink tint issues. Not sure what I may end up with. Dont wanna leave it on luck after paying 50k for a device.
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
Guys got my S6 and guess what it is made in India. Wow
[Galaxy S6 General] kannanX10:
yes samsung r manufacturing s6 in india itself,first lot was from vietnam and remaining will be made in india itself...................
[Galaxy S6 General] badelemental:
Cool ... And surprisingly there's no build issues. Don't know but I am hearing some screens being scratched out of the box and all so I was afraid and thank god got a perfect piece :D
[Galaxy S6 General] Sachinfan:
This just amazes me..........the quality control of these companies is truly poor....
[Galaxy S6 General] sameerm02:
Dose S6 supports India LTE frequency/band ?
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
Anybody facing this issue ? This has happened for the first time. My other phone's cable are still intact and this happens after 3 months of use.

Went to samsung service centerand they said it's not under warranty because it's physical damage.

Good thing is that this only cost 250 INR (4$) from samsung official service center. Attaching the bill.

Ps : these guys never tell me the real amount of the item even after checking the computer. They told me it costs 300 rs (5$) and when i got the bill i told him it's just 4$.
[Galaxy S6 General] smartjain:
Samsung has been cheating always.
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
Installed Unikernel V8 002 (stock mode) and also updated Google play services to 8.x (latest one) manually. Google Play Services is absolutely gone from the battery usage stats now. Deep sleep is hitting over 90% So far more than impressed.
[Galaxy S6 General] vikram66778:
Can u plz walk me through the process of fixing Google Play Services battery drain bug...
[Galaxy S6 General] droids@m:
Guys I am planning on getting S6 not S6 edge is it wise or will I regret expect for the battery I believe it wouldn't dissoppoint Suggestions please.
[Galaxy S6 General] amankapoor4:
except battery everything is great, i am actually thinking of selling my S6 and go for edge. Why do you not want to go for edge?
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
Note 5 will be releasing on 8 September. The s6 is the best performance per bucks phone. If you really want the edge then go for s6 edge + silver titanium color.
[Galaxy S6 General] smartjain:
Will never buy anything from Samsung
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Unsubstantiated exclamation. Ok.
[Galaxy S6 General] karanits:
Other than battery performance, everything is perfect
[Galaxy S6 General] mohitgalaxy3:
Well I just got it yesterday and for me battery life was not so bad it was ok, but network quality is pain in the arse.

My nexus 5 used to get full bars on 4g and s6 hardly show 1 bar on 4g :(
[Galaxy S6 General] nishadh:
[MENTION=244827]twisted_mind[/MENTION]

DId you use -248 as i could not find -240 which previously should have been (-440) anywhere??
[Galaxy S6 General] smartjain:
Network performance is still better when compared to iPhone 6. But not the best that I was expecting from Samsung
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
yep
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Lost 19% overnight in 7 hours , WiFi and data on.

Play services is ruining the battery experience.

An iPhone 5c lost 2% overnight at the same location.

This is ridiculously bad battery life.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Lost 1% last night. Do wake lock check and verify where you're losing power.
[Galaxy S6 General] mohitgalaxy3:
Having the same issue, did disable most of the bloatware first and then disabled the google search app and play newstand and location off.

Now getting 4+ hr SOT.
[Galaxy S6 General] karanits:
But still having just 800mb avg RAM for your own use is just bul****tery. I had a nexus 4 before. Even that did not reload the apps in memory as S6 does.

It even had goole plus loaded in mem for more than a day or two.
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
But how is the standby time? Right now again I'm on 30% in 10+ hours with very light usage. Stats show Google play services the culprit.
[Galaxy S6 General] mohitgalaxy3:
It's good for me, do this thing go to mobile data and restrict background data for Google play services for mobile data and wifi and then let me know.

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Disable Samsung bloatware as much as u can including shealth and more ****ty apps. Your phone will lag less and may get more ram.

Use package disabler app to disable app.
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
I'm stunned. In almost 15 days Google play services has transmitted 6.02gb of data from my phone! Just restricted it off background data usage. Let's see how much difference it makes.
[Galaxy S6 General] mohitgalaxy3:
For me battery life is going good and on WiFi it's great. Have a look.
[Galaxy S6 General] emptyragnarok:
Does anyone face problem of keyboard closes and starts while using apps like whatsapp? Feels like some memory management algo is screwing up.. Also lag while using chrome / using swype keyboard or swiftkey
[Galaxy S6 General] _KP:
Yeah I've noticed this keyboard issue . Again thanks to Samsung screwing up the memory management. The Keyboard app is killed when we exit whatsapp and hence when we try to type again it has to reload the app into memory.
[Galaxy S6 General] mathrania:
Anyone got the latest OTA in india? Seems like Samsung forgot India
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Is anybody having location issues? It's showing my current location different every time.

What an unreliable software Samsung has made!
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
Which update are you referring to ? I recall the last update was of around 240MB and that is G920IDVU2COGA...5.1.1

Was there another update rolled out after this?
[Galaxy S6 General] mathrania:
Yes after the COGA update, there should be one with the Different Icons, a slight better RAM management update..

Which the world has got already
[Galaxy S6 General] mohitgalaxy3:
Post the build number of the new update if u can, I am in Malaysia.

May be I can confirm whether I got that update or not afair I didn't get any more update after 5.1.1
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
I recently removed and inserted my sim card and after that the numbers in most of the contacts has duplicated itself.

The contact itself isn't but the numbers in the contact.

When i go in edit mode only 1 number is displayed. Can't delete the duplicate number.

Any help appreciated.
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
I think he is referring to this: http://www.sammobile.com/2015/08/20/galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge-start-receiving-s6-edge-features-with-new-update/
[Galaxy S6 General] mathrania:
COH2
[Galaxy S6 General] mohitgalaxy3:
No idea...no update yet like that.
[Galaxy S6 General] smartjain:
Anyone tried to sell s6 for new s6 edge plus? I am planning to sell.
[Galaxy S6 General] rosh08:
Planning to purchase the Galaxy S6 ...already existing user please suggest is it worth buying???
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Best phone today considering the price point.

Mediocre to outright abysmal battery life depending on usage.

The camera and display? Second to none.
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
If all you care is a fluid solid performance, then go for it unless you are a battery lover..! Check out my S6's performace...
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
Take a look at my Battery stats here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/battery-life-discussion-t3033385/post62898718#post62898718
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
Got it today...downloading now. Will confirm post update
[Galaxy S6 General] phaniai:
New update rolling out :) 234MB OTA on S6

Model	SM-G920I

Model name	GALAXY S6

Country	India

Version	Android 5.1.1

Changelist	5737107

Build date	Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:28:41 +0000

Product code	INU

PDA	G920IDVU2DOI2

CSC	G920IODD2DOI4
[Galaxy S6 General] somsang:
I see live broadcast feature in camera app. Don't know much about update. This is same update which Koreans got.
[Galaxy S6 General] phaniai:
Visible changes seen so far:

Note5 icons

Sound quality and effects has UHQ upscaler

Camera live broadcast mode

and more bloat: Microsoft office apps preinstalled> Word, Powerpoint, Excel
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
After the update everything was laggy and slow. Then did a hard reset, now feels snappier than before
[Galaxy S6 General] sathishm07:
What are all the things, hard reset will clear? Just the data stored by apps? or an entire wipe of the full mobile(stored songs, files, etc..)??
[Galaxy S6 General] bindi:
it definitely installs microsoft bloatware and that is without your consent (Nowhere in change log it is mentioned that new set of apps are going to be installed). Waste of space and not able to remove unless you go to root option.

Don't see major improvement yet though only tried for couple of hrs yet.
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
Do you guys want to create a petition against Samsung and other oems for letting us install our choice of apps and not preload their BS?
[Galaxy S6 General] mathrania:
Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] swapnil_812003:
After update i observed that S6 is losing data connection. is anyone facing this issue?
[Galaxy S6 General] sendhiloo7:
After the update, memory usage low compare to before.
[Galaxy S6 General] vrishcons:
What is the build number after update, my friend?
[Galaxy S6 General] amankapoor4:
The new update has totally killed the battery for me again.
[Galaxy S6 General] kukuthejak:
After the update:

New Note 5 icons (default Theme)

Sound enchacer

Live broadcasting in Camera App

Bloatware - S Gear & MS office apps (Disable them).

It doesnt fix the aggressive Ram mgmt, apps refresh themselves, if opened after 15 mins or so from recent apps. Overall, inspite of the low free RAM, phone is still snappy and lag free. Need to test out the battery though.

Anyone facing battery issues after the update, try factory reset. and Post SOT.

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Ditto.

Slaughtered the battery life.
[Galaxy S6 General] vshainky08:
Still the same for me.

4:30-5 hrs Sot in Wifi+3g..

Try factory resetting ur phone:silly:
[Galaxy S6 General] yeah!!:
Phones feel little snappy. Battery life is same though. No major changes... waiting for marshmallow!!
[Galaxy S6 General] kukuthejak:
Post the OTA, I observed the battery life in stand-by mode has significantly improved. It used to drain 15-20% overnight, its down to 5-7% now.
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
Rooted the new Indian fw DOI2 with Unikernel... Works perfect.
[Galaxy S6 General] kalpesh6331:
Well, this might be a bug found in the new update that we are talking about

Whenever you try to open the NFC option through "NFC and Payment", it force closes

Does this mean NFC wont work in this update??[IMG="Settings app FC"]https://dl.pushbulletusercontent.com/Q1sGZFnVX9moJUMQX5MNarml5F09xbua/Screenshot_2015-09-23-11-45-59.png[/IMG]
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
Am able to toggle nfc to On. Try doing a clear cache on NFC service under application manager. I always do a wipe Dalvik and wipe cache after every upgrade.
[Galaxy S6 General] kalpesh6331:
That worked, thanks!
[Galaxy S6 General] sendhiloo7:
Anyone tried root latest firmware without knox tripping ?
[Galaxy S6 General] kukuthejak:
Not working for me , i tried clearing the cache on NFC service.
[Galaxy S6 General] kalpesh6331:
Try clearing cache from recovery
[Galaxy S6 General] kukuthejak:
It worked, thanks. BTW, How much SOT u r clocking ?
[Galaxy S6 General] kalpesh6331:
Around 3.5 Hrs :)

what about you?
[Galaxy S6 General] kukuthejak:
i get about the same on an avg 3.5 hrs; max ive got is 4.10. But there are people getting 4.30 - 5hrs on Stock, i dont know how.
[Galaxy S6 General] vshainky08:
:eek::eek::eek::eek:
[Galaxy S6 General] mahipat:
Does this trip the knox counter?

and what are the disadvantages ? except warranty...

i guess samsung pay gets disabled , anything else ?

I want to enable native call recording option...
[Galaxy S6 General] sendhiloo7:
Big update coming for our device. Hope memory handling & Battery life will increase in coming update

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/09/23...update-galaxy-s6-s6-edge-s6-edge-plus-note-5/
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
Dont care about warranty or knox counter...but yes it does trip. Tripped for me on April 11th itself when the phone was launched ;)
[Galaxy S6 General] vardaan75:
I didn't notice that but I've noticed huge battery drain by Android system. 16-17%.

It's there since I updated.

Motion wallpaper is gone completely I guess.

Microsoft apps+ galaxy gear app preinstalled.

Ram seems better. I found that Facebook app didn't reload even after quite some time.

What else have you guys noticed?

Yes the icons have changed if this feels important.

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I've noticed that it all depends on signal strength here in India, what network are you at? And how's the signal strength in your area?
[Galaxy S6 General] S1611:
Im looking to buy the S6 32GB and have few questions from my fellow country men.

Which camera sensor does indian S6 usually get? ISOCELL or SONY?

Im using Oneplus right now, rooted and usually switch ROMs to get the latest android builds, how samsung has done in this regard of updating Indian S6? Will it get Marshmallow any time soon, say this year? They simply neglect S6 user as they have S6 edge+ and note5 as their new flagships?