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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I agree; I still would have happily paid full price like I originally did before the $100 off was given to me. I use it all of the time since I keep the lenses in my car for those nice picture opportunities. I'm sure it will drop in price; although I was told Samsung isn't making a huge amount of them in general which means a price drop might take a while.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Picked this bad boy up for $50. Can't wait to test it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Here's a quick comparison I was able to make while in my office today. All 3 **** in the same exact precise location. The results are quite well and different, exactly what I'd hope for.

No lens:

Wide Angle lens:

Telephoto lens:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
The packaging looks different, is it a knock off version of the lens cover (aka lens case)?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Well I got it from Amazon from Amazon directly, but does look different from what I've seen online.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I bought mine from South Korea (packaging can be seen in the OP), maybe they changed it for different markets? It looks authentic from what it can tell it's just odd how they changed it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Yeah, this one was made in Vietnam per the packaging. I'll post pics of the actual product shortly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I'll check mine here in a few minutes. The case itself is plastic with a note 3 like finish (faux leather like). Both lenses are aluminum and come with a small carrying case made again of some sort of soft plastic
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
Certainly looks just like mine does sans the box; it even has the plastic protective cover inside the case, so it seems to checkout. Mine was also made in Vietnam from what I could see.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Yeah, quality looks great, this would be a great knockoff if it were one.

I got it for $50 by an Amazon error. Lol I happened to add it to my cart and pay while they messed up the price
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I wouldn't worry then, I paid the same for mine due to a seller mistake on eBay ironically enough. I love the lenses especially the small case to carry them
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Yeah, it's pretty nice. Can't wait to go shooting this weekend.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I've taken tons of pictures with mine lately since the weather has been nice, I'll post some below for you. Feel free to post yours here too!

https://goo.gl/photos/7cveNPo8k2cWXvaz6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Impressive. I'll be sure to post them. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
Most of those were untouched, but I did crop a few and edit in SnapSeed. The telephoto won't key you so any macro photography just as a fyi, and it gets bad lens flares when shooting in the direction odd the sun. I wish they made a filter for it, or at list a mount for one; I might make my own if I get some time.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Onyok:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4in1-9x-Zoo...hash=item33ba0ce267:m:mjTz3JEcAmKwQIa3WB1sQ0A

hmmm, for a fraction of the price, it's worth a try lol! Too bad they don't have the one for S7E.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] gavinfabl:
Wouldn't waste money on them, unless just for fun. I had something similar, and the problem is barrel distortion is terrible.

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The sun flare - just use your hand to block the offending light. Simple solution.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I could use my hand, although I might make a filter for it because that would be easier for shooting with. I don't want to accidentally touch the lense while out and about because I normally don't carry my lens pens with me to clean it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] donky kong 017:
hi guys i just got my case and found this tread.

everything seems good. the package looks like OPs and the pictures look good for what i see from the few tests.

just one thing a noticed. i read it happend before with someone here.

i just cant get the dots to align like described in the guide. if i screw it in tight its just at the 45min mark if the white dot is the 12h/60min mark. does it make any difference to screw it in tight or just that it holds?

the pictures look good and i tried to turn the lens while taking a picture so i guess it does not make much of a difference.

it just bugs me that i dont know what should be the right position for the lens.

cheers dk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] PoisonWolf:
Just bought one finally. Price dropped from $150 on Amazon to $88.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Nice. Too bad Amazon won't credit me the difference back. It's been less than 30 days. I bought one at $100 and second for $50 (with free Amazon gift cards)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Onyok:
Anyone in the know: screw thread diameter and thread pitch, please? TIA!

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Reason I asked: make sure this rear camera lens protector cover ring wouldn't interfere with it at any degree. Moreover, I'd be fabricating a new case compatible with it so I need to run the numbers.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Baratheonist:
Price reduced down to $88 on Amazon if anyone is still interested. Just ordered mine.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Gala...1471902465&sr=8-1&keywords=s7+edge+lens+cover
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] dwbmb:
Having S9 now I am also curious how to attach my S7 lens kit to it. Samsung stopped prudicng them at all and I can not find at least shell cover compatible with those lens.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] pacc:
I also have the s7 lenses and case, and if one day I move to another device, it would be great if I could still keep and use these amazing lenses.

Maybe some sort of clip would be the easiest trick.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] dwbmb:
I was thinking about magnets. There is a little space on lens for them. I found some ring shaped magnets on ebay but they are all too thick (at least 3mm each, making a 6mm pair). I am also not sure what would it do with Optical Image stabilization. Sigh... I really liked S7, my bad I broke it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] :
Thank you for this information. I am deciding and reading on different ones to buy. Soon I'll pick one, hopefully a lesser expensive brand though. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] bigblueshock:
Nexus 6P Unlocked can be used on all carriers. Will there be a Galaxy S7 Unlocked which follows? I will be sold if so...

You cant just buy a phone from a carrier and expect to flash an unlocked ROM on it. Partitions are different most of the time, etc...

My main concern is the speed of which updates are released. A carrier phone can take months longer than an unlocked phone. Yeah you can download custom ROMs here on XDA, but it's not the same and could have issues due to carrier kernel not being released.

Definitely a make or break deal for me at this point...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] geoff5093:
I really wished there was, but so far all of the carrier models have different bands, and I haven't heard of a US unlocked model that works for all of them.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] sireniankyle:
I can't decide if it is worth the fight, or if I should just fall in line, and buy at&t's Fort Knox Edition.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] aramisathei:
They're a little more pricy (read +$200/300), but you can pre-order unlocked Qualcomm variants on eBay.

It's a hell of a markup, but if you're already paying $800 for a phone you're gonna use for the next couple years, may as well get one that's unlocked and will do what you want i.e. run AOSP, no?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] geoff5093:
I'm sorry, but there's no reason anyone should be paying more than $800 for an S7 Edge, even if it's unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] daLareid:
Agreed, S7 Edge should be about $800 unlocked tops. Unfortunately there won't be unlocked phones until the actual release.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Different folks different strokes.

I paid $816 for mine. Still cheaper than signing contracts when said and done.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] geoff5093:
I meant before taxes
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] JasonS6Edge:
What was the time between the Samsung s6 edge pre-order and when the unlocked international versions came out? Because my UK s6 edge is soooooooo much better than the AT&T US version I originally bought and returned. I definitely want to just skip to the UK unlocked version this time around... but, of course, I don't want to wait a long time. ;)

I'm assuming the s7 rollout will be similar, so that will let us know when the unlocked Samsung s7 edges can be expected. (I was an iPhone person until recently, so I don't know my Samsung history).

Thanks in advance for any info.

(For anyone wondering, not only was there that US AT&T bloatware nonsense -- but they actually removed cool things Samsung had added and removed deals and freeware Samsung had added to the phone. Just crazy. Things would be mentioned in the manual and not be on the phone anywhere. And then of course the bad updates as well.)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ted_O_o:
im the guy waiting for S7edge with S820 and choosing Snapdragon is of course to get update faster and support by the custom rom community than Exynos version.

As one of a guy responded in Reddit chat is to start ordering UNLOCKED SIM Samsung S7 from ebay would be the easiest and fastest option... I am ouside of US and really don't want to wait indefinitely their not-sure-release-date Carrier Unlocked version. Below is the one that I am watching closely. As it said Pre-order, I am a bit afraid of the RISK of ordering a phone that cost >1000$ without seeing actual unlocked & S820 phone as they mention.

[EDIT: can't put links due to lower posts count] googled this eBay item number:281944393668
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AuzzieB:
tmobile unlock or wait?

I'm in the same boat here, although my situation is a little unique. I'm on Tmobile right now but I'm going to move to Thailand this summer, so the phone needs to be unlocked. According to tmobile they'll unlock the phone after i'ts been on the network for 40 days (I'm planning on buying it upfront). Should I go that route or just wait until the unlocked version shows up on amazon and just buy that?

Cheers

(Also, does anyone know how long it took for the unlocked s6 to show up on amazon?)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
40 days of service active if you actually on postpaid. If it is prepaid it's $100 worth of payments.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] UnixSlayer:
All the carriers get the unlock code from Samsung... if you contact Samsung, T-Mobile users might not need to wait the 40 days. I just preordered the T-Mobile S7 Edge, and I'm with AT&T.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] diosjeremy:
Did you have to get a mobile plan with them? They told me at the store that is the only way
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
T-Mobile no longer use codes. They use a unlock app. There is no way so far to input any codes to date on the devices that have it preinstalled.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] JoshuaFCB:
Hey how do Samsung's devices do on Verizon?. Will there be less development for devices from Verizon? Are they locked down a lot more and harder to root? It he a deal breaker for me. Anyone have any idea ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] diosjeremy:
Would a Verizon phone work well on tmobile?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Yes but the bootloader will be locked down.

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Tapatalk won't let me modify...

Well the Verizon will work well in most cases on T-Mobile however Verizon phones will always have a locked down bootloader. So if you buy it be prepared to potentially never unlock it for a very long time.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] diosjeremy:
Thanks! So the best option would be Tmo?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
If you want Wi-Fi calling , RCS, and VoLTE it's probably preferred. If you plan on rooting and custom Roms. Then T-Mobile is a good choice. T-Mobile for the past 4 years has always left it up to the manufacturer to either lock it or leave it. So far all but Sony have unlocked or unlockable bootloaders.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jmd1982:
was about to purchase an unlocked version from ebay, but how do the updates work on a carrier unlocked phone? iam assuming they would not receive the carrier update pushes. would i have to manually install every update from somewhere on the net?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
If they are legit unlocked they come from Samsung. If they are carrier unlocked then when that particular carrier gets the update so does that unlock device gets updated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] cacofonix:
Puzzling why Samsung is so beholden to carriers in the US - of all the things they could copy, the direct to consumer + carrier model from Apple would go a long way. Just make one phone (global bands) and let the users pick the carrier. We can hope
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
They break profit quicker because they charge for addons and such. So they can sell less and make more profit quicker. That's one of the reason why Apple is more expensive in the states.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] peekie:
Does the usa not have independant mobile shops like in europe ? As i would never buy a phone ( apart from an iphone ) in a networks shop or online as those phones always have some sort of lock and bloat ware from the carrier
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AhsanU:
Independent phone shops sell the same product as a networks shop, they just price it differently. There really aren't too many independent shops left, but yeah.

Take Best Buy for instance: they're not a network store, but they sell the same phone as Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, with the same locked bootloader, carrier branding, bloatware, etc. They're just able to price it differently.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Outright purchase. Account older than 1 year (since voicestream) need 40 days to unlock permanently.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] chodaboy19:
Dang that sucks!

What is this guy talking about on this post?

http://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/how-to/word-phone-locks-to-carrier-sim-t3323816/page2

???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] useranonymous:
You set the OEM unlock option on in developer mode?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
That's for sim unlocking.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] EvgeniX:
Looks like I have unlocked now [emoji1]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] daLareid:
How? hasn't been 40 days, did you test with a different SIM yet?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] EvgeniX:
I do not have other SIM but even Unlock App is gone from my phone after restart.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] daLareid:
That's odd, if you don't mind maybe ask a friend to let you borrow his/her SIM for a few minutes and make a call? It'd be great to get T-Mobile and be able to unlock it that easily.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Mine didn't work. I bought it outright and I also have had my account since they were called Voicestream. So sad lol

I seem to figure out what happened. The system is bugging out. When I try and check the status on MyT-Mobile I get mixed answers, and most of the time it throws an error. You may have got the luck of the draw on the server errors and you got unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] EvgeniX:
Yes, I will try
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Tapped a couple of times throughout the day, and....

Yes I did purchase outright.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] EvgeniX:
Did you test with other sim?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Not yet waiting for a friend to come over. He has AT&T
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] daLareid:
Let us know whoever comes by the SIM first.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Yes I am unlocked! I forgot to take a screenshot :( I think right now if you bought it outright and if you play around with it you can get it unlocked.

I did a test call and that worked fine. Did get some data (E), but no LTE(probably due to no provisioning and no APN) change. Could text, but No MMS(APN issue more than likely).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] daLareid:
Thanks for the update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] grmcrkrs:
I purchased mine outright. Can someone let me in on the secret of how to unlock via app?http://imgur.com/6vFwRLa
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
All I did was log into MyT-Mobile and check my eligibility and it kept throwing an error. Then I just tried here and there using the Unlock app. All of a sudden it unlocked me. On MyT-Mobile I still get the same error message.

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I just went to check and was going to show the error message I was getting. It no longer does it. It shows my device being unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mathieulh:
The SM-G930F and SM-G935F already support global LTE bands (they in fact support much more bands than their North American counterparts), the main issue is that some U.S. carriers use CDMA and Samsung's inhouse baseband does not, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820's baseband does, so in order to meet demands and make sure their device works on the U.S. market, Samsung saw it fit to use the same chipset in the same region.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Then what about the Note 5? They could make it work but they choose not to because the US has no regulations in terms of charging for features to increase profit margins. Back when Samsung released the Galaxy S line they said this but no one paid attention to it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] noamaniac:
Any more on this? Has anyone else tried it. If there's some kind of luck of the draw thing I may order today and pay in full with a prepaid account and just mess with it until it works and then pop in my att card. This is what i'm going to end up doing anyway so worse case scenario if it doesn't work i'll get it unlocked in 40 days.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
If you are post paid it seems people can get it unlocked depending how long they've had their accounts. I randomly got mine playing with the app. I was initially getting an error message checking my online eligibility while doing it. Now it shows I am unlocked and I tried a AT&T sim and it worked. Some stuff didn't work and that was probably because I did 0 provisioning.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] JasonS6Edge:
Do the phones really change to become a "carrier phone"?

I read an article that if you get an unlocked international phone, then stick an AT&T sim in there, the phone changes into AT&T mode and downloads the bloatware and becomes like a stock AT&T phone?

Any truth to this? I have an unlocked international phone coming in the mail and I'll be bummed if it goes into bloat mode. :(

:eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] grmcrkrs:
I have the S7 flat from T-mobile and I was able to get a permanent unlock. I paid in full for the phone, and called and told them I am going out of the country. I had to wait until the buyers remorse period was over, but they unlocked it permanently when that 14 days was over.
[XDA Assist] oceans852:
hi :)

i've htc desire 616

stuck on bootloop with no os no root

i can't access recovery mode

but can put it in fatboot mode

i've recovery.img twrp.img firmeware.zip for the phone

but i don't know how to install them without usb debugging enabled

i've skd platform tools

i don't know what to do

please help
[XDA Assist] oceans852:
thanks guys i've downloaded the rom and sp flash tool but i don't know how to install them
[Project Ara General] Akshat2100:
Hey,

I've been waiting for this phone to launch since the Phoneblocks project started and it gets delayed every year. So, does anyone have any idea about when it's going to release?:confused: Should I wait for it or buy another phone? I also heard that google is making a 13 inch tablet instead of the phone, is that true? Is the phone not gonna be made???
[Project Ara General] TomTomcrafter001:
I have to decide:

-S7

or:

-Project ara

Already emailed them: no answer
[Project Ara General] vbajs:
I can say you can go with project ara :)
[Project Ara General] sreejiraj:
next month?

There is a news report today that the phone (yes, it's a phone) is scheduled to release next month. Personally, I think ahead of Google IO.

The report also says that the device would take a display of 13.8 cm (not inch), quoting some company insider. There's no tablet, it looks like. I'm too new to use hyperlinks around here. This is the url rtn.asia /t-t/18497/google-release-modular-ara-phone-not-tablet-next-month-price-150
[Project Ara General] SomoneElse:
atap .google .com /ara now shows developer edition shipping in fall 2016
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] marceoks:
I'm thinking on buying a HTC Kaiser, the only point that i don't like is screen size. I read lots of ebooks, ussually in my old Palm Tungsten II (3,5" screen 480*320 resolution), and I don't know if is going to be comfortable for me to read in the Kaiser with a 2,8" screen and 320*240 resolution.

Does any of the users reads eBooks on Kaiser? Could you send some screenshots or photograph of what the book looks like in the screen?

Thanks a lot!!!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jbcross:
Here you go. On a scale of 1 (small) - 4 (big) I have the font set to 2.

-Jeff
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] marceoks:
Thanks!!!

Thanks a lot jeff!!! Could you send another one but in landscape mode and smaller font??
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jeffmurray:
Nice choice of book Jeff -

any reason you have that one?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] marceoks:
don't understand

Sorry but i don't understand. Any reason I have what?

I was just asking for a landscape picture because that is how I read in my Tungsten T3, and smllaer font size to see if there is any notable pixelation and the amount of words per line that enters in that mode.

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Pooper:
I think he was poking fun at the document content :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] marceoks:
Jejee that must be it. Anyway, If any of u lucky Kaiser owner could sen me a screenshot or picture of the screen of the kaiser in ladscape mode using a ebook reader i will be really gratefull.