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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ghost45:
Utility section

Drivers Installation :

Procedure :

To install the USB drivers VCOM the phone must be turned off and connected to the PC with or without a battery depending on the type of device,

get a screen like this in the device manager of the computer

Once you have installed the terminal will be shown in this way (the COM port may be different)

For those who have problems with the installation of these drivers and have had in the past a terminal mtk

they may have a driver conflict, or even if you just do the confusion and installed it different,

to solve, you can try to use the program

usbdeview:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/trans/usbdeview_italian.zip

select all items in that report as VCOM USB Preloader in the Mediatek figure right click Unistall and restart the PC.

Installation of the Firmware:

PROCEDURE

1) Setup new Firmware

To download the new firmware.

Unzip the compressed file and insert into the firmware folder:

a) recovery modded (is necessary for receive right root)

Phone off without usb cable and possibly removed the battery and put back for a perfect reset .....

and hold mode 'of off without usb cable connected!

Run Flashtool version octa-core ..... select the file, and then scatter firmware upgrade ...... NOW ONLY CONNECT USB CABLE not before!

Wait for the end of the installation procedure of the firmware and eventually restart the phone!

This' whole simplified procedure for installing the original firmware.​
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ghost45:
Root section

PROCEDURE (SuperSu)

1) Download the SuperSu App from the Xda Web SIte

http://download.chainfire.eu/641/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip

or

http://download.chainfire.eu/644/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.42.zip

Copy it to your SD card .

2) Go into recovery modded

Select SuperSu v.xx and install

Reboot into android S.O.

You should see the app installed Super Su.

3) Install Busybox (from files or from GooglePlay store)

open the app and give the right Su power and wait for it's scan

4) Install the binary from the Busybox menu' "normal install"

After correctly installed the binary ...Reboot the phone

And you will have your rights as a Root
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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ghost45:
Video section

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In all those videos are shown the new product and the details of the phone !

Not to be considered spam or advertising is shown only to understand the difference and the details.​
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ghost45:
Reserved Future use:p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ghost45:
Soon new upgrade to lollipop S. O.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ghost45:
Soon Will arrive new Custom Rom V1 !

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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Kayak'$'Xenex:
Anyone know where i can get a Download a recovery from...?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bubblebuddyi:
How are you liking the Edge so far? Today will be my first full day with a white 64gb, so far it's been great. I spent yesterday setting it up, kind of a pain coming from an N6.

I haven't noticed any issues, just small software stuff. Occasionally the phone will lag behind for a split second, and for some reason Chrome will not stay open in the multitasking. Even if you switch immediately back, it refreshes the page.

Build quality is great though, feels better and safer than the N6.

Anyone have any tips and tricks?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] kswa1987:
Pretty good, worried by the battery

Black 64GB. Came from a bootloader unlocked S4.

I really miss the AOSP feel I had gotten used to, but touchwiz is substantially improved since my last interaction with it on the S4 like two years ago. The phone is a pleasure to hold and use. The screen is readable in direct sunlight, unlike my S4. Love the edges. From a software standpoint they are pretty worthless but the effect they create is pleasing and using things like the pull out drawers in Google Apps is really slick. The phone is also pretty snappy, albeit with some microstutter here and there. Camera launches just as fast as they claim and takes incredible pictures, especially in low light.

I am a bit worried by the battery, however. I'm a pretty heavy user and I doubt it'll ever last me a day without some charge stops. Using the factory charger is stupid fast, so I guess that'll be my panacea for the battery issue.

A few major annoyances I've had with the software:

- I haven't been able to sort out is how to decrease the text size in notifications

- I wish I could change more options in the notification pull down, such as a two stage pull down for quicksettings like in AOSP and the option to get rid of s finder and quick connect completely. They're just taking up space!

- why can't all apps go in multi window?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] iunlock:
Coming from the Note 4...actually I still have it. The S6E - 128GB Sapphire black is my 2nd line that I use just as much as my primary (N4)

The S6E is refreshing. It's fast, sleek, and extremely well built. I have how Samsung slimmed down Touchwiz ...I actually like it a lot.

Battery is pretty good, not bad by any means....We'll have to wait until we can get some real world usage ....1-2 days isn't going to say much.....we need data after weeks, which will come in due time...

The Edge is comfortable in the hands and not awkward at all. I still can't get over how nice the screen is. Wow....

Camera is super fast to launch and takes notability better pictures than the Note 4, which is/was the best so that says a lot.

I love how the S6 in general is a precursor to the Note 5. Until ~Sept. I"m excited to enjoy having a phone phone again.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] DIdaho:
I have an unlocked T-mobile Note 4 I'm using on the AT&T network, and I love it. I ordered my 128GB black S6 edge on March 23rd with regular free shipping and received it yesterday, which is amazing. BTW, the regular S6 already appears to be on back order.

This is one beautiful phone. A huge design turnaround for Samsung. Coming from a Note 4 as my daily it seems real small. It is going to take me some time to get used to it. To me, at first, the edges (literally) of the phone seemed real thin and sharp and felt a little weird in hand. The more I use it though, the more I'm getting used to it.

It seems zippy and very responsive. I'm not a big fan of touchwiz and although it seems much improved, there is still alot of crapware, just mostly moved into folders. I like Nova launcher and put that on it pretty much right away. Nova is very smooth. No stutter I can detect. I've had it less than 24 hours, but this phone is a work of art.

Oh and the new fingerprint reader is awesome. Super quick unlock right after you place your finger on the button. Totally usable compared to the old fingerprint lock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] iskuruts:
it's kinda slow to my liking. i came from Nexus 6 64GB and i've been using S6 Edge since Monday. awesome grip feeling, and the camera, superb!!! i still hate TW launcher though. i think it is what's causing for the phone to lag.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sweets55:
1st person that said slow. I thought it as the fastest phone to date.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] infomofo:
I just got mine today! Switching from the HTC One m7 GPE.

Still find the handfeel of the device really nice- the screen is super crisp in comparison too. The device feels lighter too. It is very snappy in comparison to the m7, but obviously a comparison to a 2 year old phone doesn't say too much.

I've only had it a few hours now, so nothing really to say on battery life or the camera.

Going from a GPE device to Touchwiz was frustrating, though. Even though I've replaced the keyboard, launcher, and calendar, I still hate how bloated the settings pulldown menu is and how locked down the lockscreen is. I'll try it out for a month or so, and maybe after that they'll have some root options for me to play with...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] The Root:
Came from the s4. Loving this device. I also like that black is actually s3 blue. Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] knurdle:
Got mine yesterday, coming from a TMO HTC One m7.

My m7 was lagging pretty badly especially w/ the latest 5.0 update so not a fair comparison. Also I had the horrible purple issues w/ my m7 camera.

Anyway, S6 Edge is great so far. Hard to tell on battery life, I was used to charging all the time anyway w/ my m7 so I don't think it'll be an issue.

Phone is fast, haven't had any lag. Fingerprint scanner works great, only thing is that the location based smart unlock doesn't seem to work but it's less of an issue because the fingerprint scanner works well.

I've had some issues swiping in from the left to pull up a menu, I think that's mainly because I need to get used to it. I think I have to swipe from further out but it feels a little strange to do w/ the curved edge.

Also, I keep mistaking the back of the phone for the front but I think that's also just a matter of getting used to it. I'm sure in 2 days, I'll be fine with it.

I'm not a fan of all the stuff on the pull down notifications. I wish I could get rid of the S Finer and Quick connect row.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ayemprady:
I have created a thread which tracks all the issues with the device plus I update the battery stats on a daily basis..

lets see how it goes,..battery is a hit or miss..

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/help/issues-battery-life-tracker-t3070349
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] allendj81:
Im coming from the S3 and I'm glad I waited for something superior like the S6. I probably wouldnt had upgraded if I had a Note 4. The S6 is true replacement for the S3 or either of the other S's. The UX is smooth with an occasional random drag once in awhile, to avoid lag just clear your recents, clear ram and don't turn off background processes under developers options; also disable whatever you dont need thats taking up excessive ram. Its too early to make a call on battery life, but im assuming it would be similar to my S3 on stock battery, which is fine given the resoltion of the screen compare to the S3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sadkorean34:
Came from Galaxy S5.

Loving it so far! Received mine yesterday
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Trev420:
Hard to believe you would have to do those steps with a phone like this. Have you noticed a certain amount of ram required for smooth use? Have you noticed what apps seem to cause the lag more than others?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] allendj81:
Disableing apps is just something I do anyway to prevent them from keeping unneccesary cached ram and Ive noticed it helps. Ive noticed that if ram is kept at 80 to 85% is best. Greenify would help minimize ram use by hybernating apps without disabling them, but I dont want to root just yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] MacTheRipperr:
Hard to believe people still believe that unused ram is a good thing on the Android os. Unused ram is wasted ram.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] yurmuki:
Unused hardware is good for battery. If all ram is occupied all the time then its not possible to run heavy apps as the phone will start lagging.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] allendj81:
So far whatever I disable has worked for me! I can report that yesterday I completed the first battery cycle and that it lasted from 9am to 1am and still had 15% left battery with a total screen on time of 4 hours. From 9am to 530p I was at work using wifi (no wifi calling enable) and poor signal due to the place where I work (a hospital). From 630p to 11p cell was on stand by most of the time at which battery was held constant in straigth line. I keep syncing and location settings off all the time, no push notifications from FB or TWT or any social media app. I do use whatsapp, text, fb,twt and chrome a lot thru the day along with family a few times a day. So all in all, its pretty moderate usage and so far Im satisfied with the battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] robamacaf:
Came from the Note 4 and the S6 is easily the best phone I have ever used. I work at Tmobile and have owned everything from the Sidekick, blackberry, iPhones and androids. I have never owned a phone this blazing fast before. I seriously tried to make it lock up the first day I owned it and couldn't. Silky smooth and looks amazing. I think Samsung finally knocked it out of the park
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sweets55:
Same here coming from a Note 4 to the S6 Edge on day 3. Most Note 4 owners think the S6 is a downgrade. S6 does do somethings better. I don't care about the s-pen, SD slot and removable battery. I had a Jump to use and love new designs + the free year of Netflix is nice. I like that I don't even really feel my phone in my shorts since the Edge ridiculously thin. I don't work for T-mobile but they know me by name. Lol. I left Samsung after the Note 2 because I was tired of the same old designs. Went LG and had the G2,G3, Flex. Came back to Samsung for fhe Note 4 and now with Edge. Samsung finally listened to people and made a very nice looking phone with excellent build quality.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Rafy_0003:
Wow

Firstly I came from the Nexus 5.

Next, I bought this phone 100% off the reviews, I haven't seen one in person until it came in. When mine came in and I saw the screen and the pictures it took, it surprised me. The screen looks so amazing, My GF has the Note 4 and it somehow looks better than her phone. I have the S6 Edge, probably won't use it that much, But I use twitch and Youtube a lot so hopefully they update that app with some useful Edge features. While the fingerprint sensor was a pain to setup, it has worked flawlessly with no hiccups thus far. Phone itself looks really really beautiful. I'm glad I made this purchase. If you are on the fence, try one out. You will be amazed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sweets55:
I forgot I also noticed the S6 a little sharper then the Note 4. Very nice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] rhesus98:
Came from S5 to the Edge Black 128GB.

The phone is well built, superfast and responsive. Slimmed down touchwiz is overall welcome (but I do miss the hide app functionality). Edge does feel a bit "sharp" when you hold it first couple of times but after a few days it feels pretty natural. Kinda like driving a car after owning a SUV....

The screen is gorgeous and media playback is great. Thought the S5 speakers were slightly louder the S6 edge is still better than most iOS devices I've used in past... Don't think the edge screen functionality is worth the extra $100. It displays time at night and shows the battery status and weather when you rub the edge. sometimes have to rub it a few times to get it to work and sometimes it "unlocks" the screen. Thought the Note edge had more functionality but I may be wrong, never had that device, just saw others use it.. So far after about a week with it that I've used it I have not seen any real use for it other than the wow factor and elegant design.. I think it does make the screen appear larger than it actually is.

Bad things: Battery life is short and the phone and I can feel the phone "heat up" in the pocket of my shirt while I notice that the battery drain goes down rather quickly. I'm sure it's the wifi bug or some partially incompatible app.. e.g. Today phone died in about 9 hours with no multimedia playback use or game use at all. Just a few voicecalls and sms..

For those who had bluetooth issues with KitKat and trouble connecting to bluetooth devices this issue has been fixed. Stable connection to my car system, no dropped calls. Also I was able to connect it to my Galaxy Gear Live but had to reset the watch to get it to connect to the new phone. Eventhough I could find new device, delete old connection, the connection would not complete until I reset the android wear device. I think this is an android wear OS issue ,not an Edge issue.

The back of the phone is perfectly flat which feels different than the other Galaxy phones I've had (I, III, IV, V) but it attaches perfectly on the airdock for wireless charging (hasn't fallen off once unlike the S5 which I was constantly picking up). Also the wireless charging is indeed super fast compared to the S5.

I haven't used the regular s6 for comparison, but I'm not sure the extra $100 are worth it. I have accused the apple cult members of drinking the apple kool-aid and buying everything apple under-functioning and overpriced sells blindly to them..... but I'm afraid I may have drunk the Samsung Kool-aid this time... Perhaps if the edge functionality improves I may revise my opinion..

Overall though, I love this phone ... and definitely not switching to iOS. It has received flattering comments from my "geek friends" for sure...

---------- Post added at 08:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ----------

Also forgot to add... I miss the USB 3 functionality. I could copy data so much faster off phone with the S5. Also the higher capacity partially makes up for the lack of a microSD card...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] nsdapm27:
I've had the edge since last Tuesday and so far I'll grade it an 8/10, it is the best android phone that I've had and I've had them all, the display is definitely the best, camera is good, it is definitely powerful but for some reason after installing a couple apps I find there is a delay when opening the phone and messaging app which is really irritating because it this has happened with every device that I owned and I'm coming from the G3 which also had 3gb ram, some other apps open quick but others delay, unfortunately it's likely not the phone but Android itself which is disheartening because no matter how powerful the phone, it will always be limited because android and even though I despise apple, I have to say that iOS is superior to android and not necessarily the devices. With that said, it's a beautiful phone but will never be the perfect phone because android mostly, the audio isn't bad, the finger scanner is decent, the looks are great and the size is perfect but unfortunately it will not get close to competing with the iPhone 7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Jason_V:
I'm also coming from the N5. Prior to that I owned the N4, so I had missed having a beautiful device. The S6 edge is an absolutely gorgeous piece of hardware.

After spending several years on stick Android I'm quite annoyed by some of Samsung's flair. Most of it can be replaced through apps in the Play store. I'm using the Google Now launcher, True Contacts, and others to get back my stock Lollipop feel.

The camera is amazing and is the biggest reason that I went with this phone.

The biggest UI irritant has been the pull down menu. Settings are HUGE and make reading any notifications on landscape mode nearly useless as you can see.

Battery life has been a challenge as I use the device a lot throughout the day for Exchange email, gmail, gaming, news, android wear, and more. Today I started tweaking settings to find a happy balance between performance and battery, but at worst I've gotten 5 hours on a charge and needed to charge 3 times per day to get through.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] runningwarrior08:
Which air dock do you have, the Indiegogo version or the one from their website now? I have the Indiegogo and it will not charge the S6 I bought for my GF, but it charges my N5 fine. Also it does not stay on it at all like the N5...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] nappent:
It's a good looking phone for sure. That said, coming from a Nexus 5, which is known to have a poor battery life, my Edge makes my N5 battery look amazing. That said, I'm rarely away from a charger so I'm cool with it. Hopefully when we get updated to 5.1 and or customer roms will fix that.

What I am concerned about is that I have the Ringkle Slim case and I can't get wireless charging to work with the case on. Take the case off and wireless charging works just fine on my Nexus Wireless charging base. I have the same brand case on my N5 (yes I know it could make of different materials) and wireless charging worked fine. I took the case off my Edge and placed a credit card between my phone and the charger and no wireless charging. That makes me think the S6 if very sensitive possible because of the glass back. I have a official Samsung case in the mail so I hope that works... if not I'll need to start testing new wireless charging car mounts.

I do wish I could disable the audio warning pop-up if you want to set something to max volume. Very annoying when connecting to bluetooth in the car and have to deal with that everytime. There should be a option to ignore.

Other than that camera is great, screen is awesome, and no reception problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] TechGenieT3G:
Galaxy s6 edge review!!

So guys, I've been following XDA forums for a while ever since I started to learn how to flash custom roms etc. I have set up a YouTube Channel in the hope that I can share my knowledge in what I have learnt. I have done a review on the S6 edge and what I think.

It would mean so much if you could visit my channel and just watch the vids, give feedback or even subscribe :o

Channel: TechGenieT3G

Cheers

TechGenieT3G
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] digband:
Hey folks, I'm deciding b/w s6 and edge - i am leaning toward the edge b/c i use apps that swipe from side of the screen and i think the curved edges will help facilitate that, but, my biggest concern is the glare from the curved edges - for those of you that have the phone already, are you noticing the edge glare a lot and is it annoying/obscuring info on screen from glare? thanks for your feedback...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] malek777:
How is the battery compared to the note 4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bubblebuddyi:
No issues whatsoever
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] rhesus98:
I ordered the airdock 2.0 during their fundraising period over the last holidays and when I redeemed the campaign coupon, I received the same one they have on website now, the airdock 2.0, which I think is on backorder.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Rafy_0003:
Not necessarily screen glare, but it's sunny over here in NC and I use glassed and the curviture of the screen makes the screen edge 3-dish kinda, a non issue for me, but there isn't much glare.

I worry about the screen though, I just noticed a few scratches on the phone already, I just got the phone on 4/7/2015, so it definitely scares me. I take care of all my phones, but the gorilla glass 4 isn't the greatest. Especially with all those mysterious scratches that was on the front page of XDA.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Jason_V:
Edge glare is a non-issue... If you really want to obsess about it then you would notice it but it's no big deal.

The curves feel absolutely supple. I find myself caressing them in my pocket, but I think I've said too much. You will enjoy swiping in from the sides.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] robamacaf:
I can easily get a day on the S6. Both have quick charging so topping off either on my way to work was very easy. Right now my S6 is at 44% and it's been off since 7am (so about 18 hours now). I have been using it a little less today but still pretty heavily. I bought a cheap 12 dollar QI charger that I keep on my side table just in case.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] keviveks@gmail.com:
testing

message more than 2 character
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Adanclinton:
I like the gold one. But actually, it's too expensive for me. What a pity.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] sweets55:
S6 Edge works better on my Tylt wireless charger compared to my Note 4. S6 works the first time I set it on the stand. At times my Note 4 didn't charge the first time I set it down and I the Samsung Qi back cover. Battery life on the S6 Edge is better then what I thought it would be. The only thing I kind of miss from the Note 4 is it was just easy to hold but I like thin phones especially in the Summer time. I'm adjusting to the size of the Edge.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] TommyTheGun:
For those of you that have the black version, is it really black or is more like midnight blue?