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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Have you run into any problems with LF interfering with fingerprint unlock? I keep having to enter a pin to unlock the phone after getting an LF notification.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
No root tethering. (This works on the Sprint version, and should work on the Verizon one. Not sure about others.) You'll need to get your MSL from Sprint.

http://xdaforums.com/sprint-galaxy-...mes-apps/hotspot-mod-root-wip-3-4-16-t3328796
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
Thank you I did not know i could do the same for LTE!!!!!!!!!!

I have been using this for years and love how it block add in all browsers and apps and does not use and fishy VPNS. yes there are some that a a bit faster but only work for a browser or two. I try to explain to people that this block system wide.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Redflea:
Macrodroid.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid

So easy to use even my wife and son are easily creating macros.

Used it to stop the hated Bluetooth/Headset volume warning by setting volume to max on any BT or headset connect.

Other apps can do the same (e.g., Tasker) but Macrodroid has such a simple, elegant UI, ease of use, and enables powerful options without confusing or distracting. One size fits all, novices to experts can use it effectively.

Great little app to aid with non-root customizing.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sab65:
Light Flow is having some isseues with the S& and S& Edge. But here is a workaround
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] diosjeremy:
Does this block ads on apps too?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nobnut:
I think the part where he wrote " block add in all browsers and apps" answered your question.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] diosjeremy:
I now... thought that might be a typo mistake. I thought it only worked for in browser ads

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Tried it, and it blocked ALL my Internet at browsers with that apn conf
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] norti:
OMG, just use the 2 proxy settings (server address and port), not the actual APN.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] diosjeremy:
That's what I did... I just modified those 2 configurations in my apn
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] WW3:
Did you make a new APN ? Cause you can't edit the default one... And if you made a new one, you have copy all the settings from default one over.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eric150:
I hear Package Disabler will do more harm than good?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zachchen1996:
Only If you disable the wrong things.

I've attached my disabled packages xml that I'm using for my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Morrisme:
foxfi enables my wifi hotspot... anyone know how to make this permanent? (not complaining just curious)

I can activate (enable) my wifi hotspot using foxfi, which in turn tells me to go to settings and turn on wifi hotspot. =everything works as advertised.

now it gets interesting...

I go back into foxfi, turn off wifi hotspot (uncheck the box... warning hotspot not started by foxfi, stopping anyway.)

hotspot is still on and working, no limit, no throttling, no problem.

this leads me to believe that this setting can be changed permanently?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ynl078:
it dosent block app ads tried , infact browser seems slow, best root and use adaway undoubtly the best adbocker app or browse
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Pneumatic:
The whole purpose of this thread is that we can't root our phones in America (yet).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] rachelm920:
Great thing to try out. Already did the volume thing for when it connects to my car, was tired of it doing that every time I tried to BT stream music.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Rickyw324:
Hi guys, on my old rooted device I used to use Foldermount to put large OBB data for games on my SD card. I don't really want to root my edge at the moment and was wondering if there is anyway to do this without having root?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark_Wizard:
Thanks! Nice app and big difference from the old Tasker days!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] felixthecat:
Anyway of getting the stereo speakers without root.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Griffiths_Anna:
I've used block this for like 2 days, and I just want to eliminate that annoying "key" notification icon. How do I get rid of it?

thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] antt00:
You can't. It's a system icon for an active vpn. It is not actually block this icon but indicating you have a VPN active.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Semantics:
Perhaps he means because it uses a VPN does it slow your speed down?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Redflea:
Great, glad you guys like it...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] the Doctor:
Disable capacitive button backlights with Galaxy Button Lights.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fredphoesh:
Works well but unfortunately it's a package of applets which do stuff I do NOT want... like cookie blocking, antivirus, "battery life improvement", and "faster browsing"... they all sound nice, but I would want control over each of these things, and block this turns them all on or all off, with no possible customisation. I turn block this on when I want it, and then off manually again. I don't like it running in the background and it's persistent notification.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cryosx:
You can actually turn them off in settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jbloggs2008:
Netguard

I'm not sure why Netguard isn't getting more love but it works great for ad blocking and does not throw in extraneous junk. The key is to download the version from XDA, not the playstore (which has the adblock code removed). Pay version is not needed for ad blocking (but good to support the developer)

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-netguard-root-firewall-t3233012/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] steelersmb:
Where in settings?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Where do you get this information from? With the free version, at least, I don't see it blocking any cookies on my phone, and the claims about improved battery life and faster browsing, I believe, stem from the fact that it's keeping the phone from downloading all the ads, which saves battery and speeds up page loads. Similarly, I believe the anti-malware claim is because some ads will try to download malware to your phone.

Please provide some evidence of your claims.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cryosx:
If we're talking about turning off the light from the capacitive button: settings->quick settings->display->touch key light duration. Set to always off.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] M@rs:
Can't find it on my international version
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjc99:
Anyway to toggle mobile data on/off without root.... I hate pulling down the notification panel everytime .... Great thread Op
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cryosx:
I have the American/AT&T version. Didn't know they had different settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Don't see that on my U.S. Sprint version, either.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Kozinu:
Is there any way to turn off the hotspot speed cap through sprint S7s? After 3gb they throttle you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Dirtdawg57:
Anyone know a way to force the browser to pickup desktop sites without root? I have the Verizon version so I use Dolphin and Chrome. Web sites are starting to ignore the browser "Request desktop site" option and some of these mobile sites are stupid and unusable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
I think this is the closest any one will get with no root https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjwbs8qwd2o let me know what you guys think
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Redflea:
You mean turn it off and immediately turn it on again? Forcing a reconnect?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ohmimpotence:
how do I do that?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
I haven't used it in a while, but Firefox had (and probably still does) an option to have it report itself as a desktop browser, so web sites never know you're browsing from a mobile device.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
what is the ADB Command to enable the developer option to kill apps by long holding the back button. I have spent days looking and could not find it, probably because every one else can just enable it in dev options on there phone.

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I will try to do a tutorial later tomorrow, I am going to be busy tomorrow. I will also try to figure a way to eliminate have to press the back button.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
All in one gestures is a pretty good app imo

I have it set up to turn off screen with a swipe up from the bottom... and recents, by swiping from the side. Double tap the task bar to kill app, or you can set up long press back to kill app. Does it really kill it? I'm not sure yet lol, but it gets rid of it Also I long press volume button to skip track, or change brightness. Great app for the non rooted community

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures

The best option for a screen lock app is screen lock pro.. This will not trigger the pin input when you have fingerprint lock on.. Thanks to user [MENTION=2672641]meyerweb[/MENTION]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iglint.android.screenlockpro

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For anyone who used xposed and also use youtube Adaway, well the OGyoutube foound here on XDA works great for non root. Do a google search for OGYouTube non root and it will be easy to find. No ads, pop out screen, and downloads. You can install it along side the original youtube also.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2213945

And i also used (xinsta)to download my instagram photos and videos. Well every app I found that does this, you have to do it through another app and not in Instagram itself..

Well this app will allow you to get the photos straight from the Instagram app by just pressing one button and it automatically downloads anyone's pics. Awesome one.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xper.easydownloader.pictures

As far as ads, yes in my experience Adguard with a subscription for one year ($9.99)is the greatest with any ads in apps.. I tried net guard and block this and also adblock plus the app, and would still get an occasional ad.. I haven't seen anything with Adguard but I don't use it all the time. Only when I game or start using a lot of ad riddled apps. These apps use battery a bit if you keep it enabled all the time.

Maybe I didn't configure netguard correctly though.. I still need more time with that one but I still saw ads in some apps.

And for the guys and gals that love to theme and configure their phone to exactly how they like it.. But can't do anything with our locked bootloader...

Get KLWP from store..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper

You'll be designing your phone exactly how you want in no time.. And it will keep you busy for sure. The possibilities are endless. It does require Nova Launcher or many others..

I used A2k klwp for homescreen, AcDisplay. and Min Zooper for lockscreen.

For great clipboard support, and to have all your save clipboard info, Clipboard Actions is amazing.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.halfreal.clipboardactions

As for the best lockscreen everfor now,

That would be ACDisplay from the play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.acdisplay

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Thanks for these suggestions.

I had great hopes that I could use All In One to turn off the screen with a double tap on the status bar. But, while it works, shutting off the screen this way requires the entry of a pin to unlock the screen the next time, instead of just a fingerprint lock. All but one of the screen off apps I've tried has this problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Ugh I do hate that also so for now I've been leaving fingerprint lock off.. What app can lock the screen without needing to input a code again??? .. Please share! I hate that "feature" Samsung has in its security. [emoji51]

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Screen Lock Pro

I have it set up as a double tap gesture in Nova, but for that to work you need to be on the home screen. LG's double tap to turn off the screen would work from the notification bar on any screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Maybe I'm misunderstanding but I did set it up as a double tap gesture and am executing the double tap on the home screen in nova and after the lock im still required to input pin or pattern.. Gave it admin rights as well.. Hrrmmm? Anything you think I did wrong?

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
In settings, make sure you check the "Lollipop and Marshmallow" option.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Got it.. Just did that a couple min ago and other than the 10 sec it takes to actually lock (not even a big deal because the screen is off anyway) this is a perfect app.. Thanks brother. One small issue I've found with it is after locking screen, foursome reason the buttons are still active so if you push the recents button after a lock it will turn on screen again..

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] emprize:
this is not a samsung thing, this is a bug/issue in google fingerprint api, basically it appears on all fingerprint device like nexus, well known issue but still not fixed yet
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
FYI, playing around with it I realized there's another option in settings that mitigates not being able to double tap the notification bar from any screen: Shake to lock works great. I set this up a couple of days ago and forgot about it, and today couldn't figure out why my screen kept turning itself off. :p Setting the sensitivity slider a little higher took care of that. I've got it set to about 14 now. YMMV
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ntinosterpsis:
Any app to sync profile pics from Facebook with the contacts ?

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
This works with or With out root, I can confirm that the root method does work on my rooted Note 2.

I have not tried the non root method yet.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.michaelflisar.socialcontactphotosync&hl=en
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ntinosterpsis:
Thanks for the quick response buddy ! Yes this works perfectly with root. Without its a bit tricky because you have to add the profiles manual .

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Rydah:
Sync.Me work's great.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] william58:
I've used FoxFi and indeed it works well. I've used the former versions for years and it has always worked well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] angusc:
Hi guys,

I must be having a blonde day, I just read this thread using Tapatalk and went to write a reply but can't see the reply button in tapatalk.......I had to open in web view to reply this.....what did I not get?

Now for my non root user question, I want to copy a settings file and data base from /data/app directory but of course it's restricted file. I tried using ADB to copy the file but get permission denied. Anyone know if it can be done without root?

What I'm actually trying to do is install Navigon GPS app and then re copy the database file to get all my saved addresses back in to the "my destinations" in the App.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Normally there shouldn't be any issues with "adb pull" to copy files from root directories, but even if you did manage to copy them you can't put them back, that needs root.

Maybe the gps app has a way of syncing your saved destinations to an account?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orzech.miron:
Hi guys, do you know how to turn off Block this! app notification? love the app but notofication about VPN is annoying :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
It's not Block This thats giving the notification, it's Android System that's notifying you, you are running through VPN. You don't want to block these...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Correct. And no, there's no way to turn it off.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark_Wizard:
FYI... http://www.information-age.com/technology/applications-and-development/123459940/syncme-app-publicly-shares-your-name-and-mobile-number-without-your-consent-and-sells-it-third
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Given that, it's probably too late to worry about whether your number, or your contact's numbers, are in there.

FWIW, TrueCaller uses the same sort of scheme, and the same shady permission language in the licensing agreement. I wonder if White Pages is doing anything similar.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Pneumatic:
Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far! I added the links that people have left to the first post for easy reference so if you've used something from this thread that came in handy be sure to look up the contributor and give them a "Thanks"!

Keep 'em coming! I have tried a lot of these and they help a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
Can any one help with my question that a posted a few pages back Please?

It was how to enable long press back key to kill apps, by using the ADB command, or any other way you might know of.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] liquidguru:
You can change the DPI without using Nova with Display Scaling

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evozi.displayscaling

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jhannbernas:
what applications that will be broken/affected when we change the DPI?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cryosx:
Just want to note that there's a bug with enabling any accessibility settings. Doesn't matter what you turn on, it will show the phone down.

https://m.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3i31fs/psa_accessibility_can_cause_your_phone_to_appear/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
None by doing it this way. Samsung accommodated for the single DPI change.

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No, thank you for compiling them all. This is an awesome resource for those that miss root. I honestly don't miss it at all anymore.

Haha, and thanks for including klwp and puting my quote lol. That app has seriously cured my flashing addiction. But now I have a new bitmap addiction... Sigh.

[emoji106] [emoji111] [emoji4]

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jhannbernas:
wow nice. because i saw from other forums that samsung pay and android pay will be broken or cannot be used. will try this one.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] chippyuk:
I thought the same as well but in all honesty I would think that all that info is out there anyway. Wonder what caveats there are in the Google, Outlook, Yahoo etc. agreements regarding your contact info. Thing is these days if you do not want anyone knowing something then don't store it anywhere apart from in your head lol ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TJCacher:
I wanted to post up a recommendation for the Samsung-branded app SideSync. I had seen references to it while setting up my S7E, but it didn't sound like something I really needed.

I happened across its entry in the Galaxy Apps store this morning, and did a little reading, and decided to try it out. I really like it. It's a bit like AirDroid, except that instead of just a summary screen on your PC with a few things you can do on your phone, there is a real-time remote screen of your phone on your PC. You can use your mouse to simulate finger presses, drags, taps and long-presses. My PC (I'm a Windows 8.1 diehard) has a touchscreen, and it functions flawlessly with the remote view of my phone. The view can be in a resizeable window, or full-screen, and you can choose a landscape or portrait view of your phone (home screens are not oriented properly for landscape view, however).

In addition to the remote functions, your phone's notifications are forwarded to your PC, and are actionable. Some notifications are also generated that help you with PC-to-Phone functionality, like sharing web addresses and files across the two devices.

While you're using your phone remotely, the actual phone's screen is blanked (I leave it on a wireless charge during these periods). You can apparently use the app in wired-USB or wireless (wifi) mode. I have only used the wireless mode, and can't speak for whether wired functionality is faster. I have a fast wireless network, and performance has been absolutely fine.

You have to install the app (search for "SideSync" in the Galaxy Apps app) on your phone, and then install a PC-side client on the PC you wish to use it with. Here's Samsung's U.S. webpage offering both PC and Mac client-side downloads:

http://www.samsung.com/us/sidesync/

(I'm sure Google can quickly suggest the appropriate non-U.S. download sites.)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjc99:
Been using the black-this app for a couple hours.... I do to hate the key icon... Does anyone know if the app drains battery or anything? Also [MENTION=2489239]goofwear[/MENTION] I was looking to toggle on/off data.... Start connection end connection I know most 3rd party toggles haven't worked since pre-lollipop.... The last one I used was data toggle 5.0...(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2937936) used with Nova prime to double tap on/off data.... Without pulling down notification or shortcut to mobile data settings.... Any luck with it?

Galaxy S7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Can't delete the key notification. Its android system notification.

These ad blocking apps that use VPN do use some battery. Depends on how much web browsing it needs. The more traffic you run through the VPN, the more it will drain. I use them only when I'm gonna be using a game or app that's full of ads. Otherwise I'm not gonna run everything through a VPN. Drains too much IMO

That data toggle needs root. There will be zero luck unless you root.

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