yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
Note that the battery use shown for Block This, or any other app that uses a VPN, isn't meaningful. Android will attribute any battery used by an app that accesses the VPN to that VPN. So if you're using Chrome to browse a web page with ads, all the battery used by Chrome will be attributed to the VPN.

Will a VPN use some battery? Yes, but probably not as much as downloading all the ads would use if you didn't have Block This.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] brouwerchris:
Another no-root ad-blocked browser:

nochromo,you will find a thread in the apps section of the android development and hacking forum.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] elpindian:
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I get that the system has a notification up top but do we need a persistent one in the drop down notifications? I'm currently suffering with a double notification from wifi calling (due to Good Lock) and it would be nice to clean up the drop down menu if possible ...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] reignman35:
You can remove the key icon on the lock screen by: press and hold the notification (after swiping down from homescreen), which took me to app-notifications for the app "android system".

Credit to nsmart in the NetGuard thread for posting that little nugget that makes my OCD much happier now not seeing that every time I go to unlock my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] aeron16:
The question though is if it will cause other non vpn related android system notifications not to show up?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] brouwerchris:
No more need for various tricks to change DPI,

in settings / display / display scaling you can choose between standard and condensed since Sammy's last PD1 update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Ooh nice another update. What device are you on, may I ask? I haven't seen anything for T-Mobile yet. Still on pc8

sent from the sm-g935t unrootd.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] brouwerchris:
International exynos G935F
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] M@rs:
Checked for updates and is available in Germany.

Unbranded g935f
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
It only takes them off of the lock screen, not the normal notification pull down, so you won't really miss anything. Or save space in the notification drop down.

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If you're using Good Lock, create a notification group called "Hidden" (or whatever you want), and put the notifications from WiFi Calling, VPN, and anything else you don't really need to see in it. Then you'll only get one row in the pull down, instead of a row for each.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Edit: Apps i suggested Seem to not work for anyone. One Did for me tho. That was MW-PEN app enabler from the play store. App Cloner was suggested as another altetnative. Use either app at your own risk . if you clone or enable the app for multi window, you will not receive updates for said app in play store. YMMV.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] elpindian:
Holy sh*t i love you. My ocd has been mitigated, thanks kind sir!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] lvnatic:
Awesome thread. Block this basically removes my need for root, I can go stock without crying for adaway. Huge thanks!

Edit: wait wait, I just purchased package disabler. You're telling me I can block all ads AND use the titanium freeze feature on a stock phone? This is unbelievable! I really have no reason to root now, there is nothing more I could wish for, software wise, in this device. Again, huge thanks for this thread!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
You can also, I think, use it to combine all your Tinder notifications into one group to save space, then tap on that group to expand and see all of them individually.

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If you mean you can use package disabler like you used Titanium to freeze things, yes. But no, you can't actually use Titanium to freeze apps.

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Unfortunately, it doesn't work on my Sprint S7e. Force closes immediately when I try to launch it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] flacraker:
Is there a play store link to adblock plus
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
Thank you, but it didn't work I am not rooted but i figured it would not hurt anyway and try.

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No it is not in the play store, I foget if google pulled it or if they did. Im pretty sure it was probably google.

you can get it directory form there site https://adblockplus.org/android-install DO NOT CLICK THE BLUE BUTTON. you do not want the browser version. click the small text in the bottom of the paragraph that says ​"Download Adblock Plus for Android"

Also here is how to configure it it is very simple. https://adblockplus.org/en/android-config

I also do not know why some people say not to use it? if any one know the legit reason please let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] flacraker:
Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
Your welcome, I found out from some on a few pages back you can make a new apn and make it identical to your stock apn and then for proxy also add localhost and for port 2020 and it work over data 3g/4g :) :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] elpindian:
Neither one worked for me and i have to same variant, sm-g935t.. Weird.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tp2215:
I was just reading through comments on the toggle one. Although it never claims to work with the s7, most people are claiming it didn't work with the s6 marshmallow update. Therefore it probably hasn't been updated to work on marshmallow yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] meyerweb:
FYI ad-blockers. Google doesn't allow them in the play store any more because they violate the Play store Terms of Service, by interfering with the functionality of other app.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zabaknilesh:
Both apps were fantastic if worked...but they dont on marshmallow and hence s7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Multi window apps works for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zabaknilesh:
I tried making amazon and ali express app to multi windows..it says processed but dont show up. I did a reboot also .

Any trick involved ??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
It says before installing that not all APPS will be compatible. The apps I wanted to work with multiwindow work except tapalk. I got XDA labs to replace it. YMMV.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zabaknilesh:
Ok. Thanks.

In my opinion "app cloner" is more suitable to get multi window. It works on all apps and compatible till android N.

Try it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Thanks I'll give it a try. Maybe its a better alternative. Thanks again
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] the Doctor:
I missed having DTTW and DTSO on my OPO, but my friend [MENTION=3512846]KOLIOXDA[/MENTION] told me about a DTSO app that uses widgets. It's pretty convenient!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Not bad, I'd put this up there with Screen Lock pro. Since they both don't make you enter the password when unlocking. And also, the shake to lock and shake to UNLOCK work pretty good. Gonna try them out and see if it consumes unnecessary battery, or keeps a wake lock. [emoji4] [emoji106] [emoji111]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jhannbernas:
Very good app to lock apps and unlock via Fingerprint. I used it for my online banking apps. paypal, etc.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rickclephas.fingersecurity
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] erickwok80:
i love Xperiacle App's "Floating Windows Pro". but i got force close on S7 edge. do any one know any similar app i can use to create "float pen windows" shortcut?? thanks!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.xperiacle.penwindowshortcuts.pro&hl=zh_TW
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Ez Package Disabler is soooo much better than the other two package disablers. Its not laggy at all and opens up quickly. Also it allows you to creates favorites that are at the top for easy and quick toggle. Its so much quicker than scrolling a laggy app just to disable one package.

Really worth the buck fifty. And it has all the other option that the others have and more.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hecorat.packagedisabler
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] the_scotsman:
Disabling packages at random isn't very smart in my opinion. Sure, disable the carrier bloat etc, but I've seen so many people disable things, and I know for a fact they don't know what they do. In the end, they cause battery drain.

Also, after reading this I wouldn't use it anyway: https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/4esx9s/samsung_package_disabler_pro_asked_me_to_remove/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Oops meant to edit. Delete.

Omg! I deleted my whole post. Doh!! Anyway Scotsman, is in the email .and thanks for the heads up. Gotta run. :)

Edit: OK, I have time to edit my post correctly. The previous post was accidently deleted by me during an edit.

I do not randomly disable packages. But that is good advice to noobs.

Responsible Disabler here. But thanks for your concern. It could be a bad thing if someone just haphazardly disables packages . also, I wouldn't use the -one click debloater that these apps provide.

I like to disable user apps that I don't use very often but like to pop in from time to time. *cough fakebook/metal. And a few others like clean master, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] the Doctor:
My two big takeaways from that:

1. PDP's developer is bribing people to post good reviews and pressuring them to remove bad reviews, so the rating can't be trusted.

2. It didn't actually help battery life or make the device run smoother for some users.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Anyway to backup the EFS partition files without root?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] diosjeremy:
But isn't app cloner an app to install see app multiple times? What would that help with multi window?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] diosjeremy:
Thanks! Finally I can do this! I really needed multi windows apps. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] colormedroid:
I'm pretty stingy with my Google Play credit but I have to say this was worth the $1.66. No more annoying touchwiz forceclosing and seemed to speed up the phone a bit =]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zachchen1996:
EZ Package Disabler is even better. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] colormedroid:
You can't just leave without saying why and not linking, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zachchen1996:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...abler&pcampaignid=APPU_1_kDUkV5WcOInNeqmhu8gP

It's better due to a superior interface. Very clean, organized ui. Package / app descriptions etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] colormedroid:
Warning! This xml file disables way more then need be and at times things you normally need.

Disabled items (but not limited to):

Calendar

Clock

Bluetooth

Copy and Paste link (from share menu)

Tethering connectivity (if you use it)

GearVR software

Network Provisioning

People Edge

Hangouts

Print Spooler

Private Mode

User Dictionary

NFC

Of course, what you need might be different so be careful when loading these files.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] joebongo:
Package disablers seemed to increase my battery drain so I ended up doing a full restore. This was just my experience I'm adding here, not saying this is the case for everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gpap2004:
Block this! is amazing and a must have app
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cmart4:
that message drives me nuts. how do i stop that with Macrodroid? Thanks!

update:

downloaded and figured it out.... thanks for the tip!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mannybiker:
Hi and congratulation for the very useful post.

If I can I would like to ask you if anybody has some clue regarding a way to activate and deactivate the telephony radio of the phone at scheduled time.

I was used to do it with tasker, automagic or other macro apps activating or deactivating the flight mode, but this is not permitted for non-root and I really would like to auto switch off telephony at night and on in the morning. :o
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] bobn:
The way I handle is it is just set Do Not Disturb with a schedule in Settings. Works perfectly
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mannybiker:
Thanks for your reply bobn, but I was looking a way to put it in flight mode for mainly two reasons:

- the battery saving

- the fact that if somebody calls you he will find your phone switched off. With do not disturb the phone is silenced but it effectively rings and the caller would think that you don't want to answer
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ianmacd:
The developer asked the user to remove a bad review that said that the developer had failed to refund the user's purchase, when the refund had in fact already gone through. The review's claim was therefore false, which was why the developer asked for it to be removed.

The user also complained about "core functionality" being disabled as part of the app's definition of "bloatware", but it turns out that the user considers FaceBook core functionality.

One man's bloatware is another man's killer app, it seems. FaceBook may be core functionality to some, but on my S7E it's disabled by Application Manager and then has its grave danced upon for good measure by Package Disabler Pro.

For this reason, no user should ever rely on another user's definition of bloatware. You need to go through the list to pull out things that are needed in your own particular environment.

I can't fault the developer at all in taking issue with this particular review.

Users are free to disable as much or as little as they want, so everyone's mileage will vary when using an app like this.

Personally, I've used PDP to disable about 100 packages on half a dozen different devices. Even with root, I prefer it over other solutions. Aside from any RAM, battery life and speed benefits, it also removes clutter from 'Share to' and other menus.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] konoplya:
also, a PC version of a packagle disabling app. called Debloater, current version 3.90. link: http://xdaforums.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] steviecvr:
Any app for emoji changing? Literally the only thing that keeps me rooting.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
The only thing I can think of for you is another keyboard. I know with chrooma, and fleksy you can change to many different emoji styles incl Twitter, iOS, Android and another I forget. But yeah that's a 3rd party kB, I know, so you might be against that. For me, I HAVE to use a 3rd party kB because if I don't, my texts look like I typed them with my toes. Chrooma is my favorite but ever since I got the Google keyboard 5.0 update with themeing and ability to move the cursor by swiping the space-bar, I'm golden till chrooma adds those features...and they are. :j
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Simone:
Hi, are any of you guys using Greenify on a non-rooted phone? I would like some feedback on this.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cuezaireekaa:
Yes I tried it for the aggressive doze on my Unrooted s7e, but it's still more of a battery drainer for me on these new Android versions. Unless I responsibly only hibernate a few pesky apps like amazon for example but. Other than that, all it does is close apps, just so Android can reopen them in the background a little while later and kill your battery in the process, including create accidental wake locks. But , just like any power app like this one.. it's all up to you and HOW you MANAGE it, and WHAT you manage with it. ifyou use this power for good or evil lol. Srsly, The app has its good points most definitely. Just don't get carried away and hibernate stuff you use daily. and be mindful of the way Android and it's ram works. Especially UN rooted. Greenify will make you basically close each app manually in a sense because it can't actually kill apps automatically. Watch, you'll see, just try it. It's a bit different than you're used to if you used it rooted. There's an app called 'Doze' in the store that works better for dozing. Heroiv is still the best dozer tho.

This one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yirgalab.dzzz

But you have to configure this one's whitelist or vice versa, or you'll never get notified from anything lol.

Tldr

It's worthless for your Unrooted s7e :$
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheWu-Wei:
Yup, I'm using it without root. The only function I use, though, is Aggressive Doze. Mostly because I prefer the convenience of fingerprint unlock and Greenify's hibernate function generally interferes with that

The Aggressive Doze uses the same whitelist as the native Battery Optimize function. So I just sifted through that list and optimized all but my absolutely critical apps that I'm willing to have run unchecked in the background.

I can't provide a verifiable answer as to whether this approach has helped improve my battery life, but things seem better for me. And I'm speaking in relative terms. I still believe this battery should be lasting much longer, given the specs.

Oh, I'm also using Wakelock Detector Light and GSam...mostly because I'd like to analyze their data (at some point).
[Nextbit Robin] [deXter]:
The Bamboo skin looks amazing, IMHO, but sadly it isn't a selectable option yet.

I reached out to dbrand and this is what they said:

Are you using a dbrand or any other skin for your Robin? If so, please share your pics in the comments below. :)
[Nextbit Robin] kickassdave:
I've ordered my skins from them this morning and will share my pics as soon as it is setup :)
[Nextbit Robin] krock_099:
I know this thread is stale, but I'm curious if anyone has had any luck with the dbrand (or any other skin) on this device? I normally love dbrand, but on the Nextbit I found the fit to be pretty terrible. I don't like how it comes up around the edges, since the fit around the buttons and the edge of the screen wasn't precise. My previous phone the fit was perfect, so I was pretty disappointed with the fit on this Nextbit phone. I tried to use a razor and make the edges square to the back, but I'm not the most competent arts and crafts guy, so I kind of butchered it.
[Nextbit Robin] nbferr:
I applied a bamboo back and black top and bottom the other day and I kind of agree with you there, this phone is not the best to use with dbrand.

I had to apply a bit of tension and stretch it out in some parts when applying the top and bottom parts so it wouldn't show any red (I have the Ember edition) but you can always still see some. Midnight versions might look better regarding this I think.

Also re-did the top and bottom last week, this time went full bamboo, and tried to be a bit more careful, and I must say, although still not perfect, it looks a lot better than the first one I tried. I say try to peel it off and use the spare ones they also send, this time trying to be a bit more careful and making sure everything is 100% symmetrical (this part is a big pain in the ass) and you may get a little luckier this time!
[Nextbit Robin] krock_099:
Thanks, maybe I'll give it a try :) if they were a touch cheaper I'd probably be a little more liberal in my attempts to get it just right!
[Nextbit Robin] ACViperPro:
How is the power button white? Does it come with a sticker for it or does it just look like that because of the angle the picture was taken in? :confused:
[Nextbit Robin] xBane_:
Got mine today. It's meh. application was easy but yes, my corners along with my back fit was pretty bad. Also messes up the fit of my screen protector
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] pomme123:
Im just about to take the plunge and root my phone, i dont need Samsung pay and i have insurance through my carrier so if something goes wrong they cover almost anything.

Im just wondering whether (through package removal) there is a way to basically turn this phone into a google play edition phone running stock android, im fairly new to the android ecosystem so a lot of this is new to me, but i hate bloatware (and having 3 preinstalled apps doing the same thing :P) so i want to know if you can rectify this?

Thanks for your time

Pomme123
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] CuBz90:
There's a thread over on reddit that explains how to get as close to stock as possible.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/4a7atm/as_close_to_stock_as_i_could_get_a_nexus_users/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] pomme123:
Your a champion, thanks for your help.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delko:
Okay, so...I've been searching for a good month or so on what and how to do to eventually fix this, no luck.

First of all, let me say I'm a complete noob in this stuff, and yes, i understand that I shouldn't have tampered with what I have no experience with, anyway;

I saw a thread on ported apps from the G4, and figured, "Heck, why not". Rooting and everything went smooth, until it said that I have to change the format (?) or something of the system/apps folder to something else than it already is.

That's where everything went in the wrong direction. The folder became invisible (?) and unreadable by the phone, even tho I could see it with the ES File Explorer, but couldn't with Root Browser. I tried changing the format of the system/apps folder to what it originally was and that didn't help.

So, now I have no system apps which I can use, I always get the "_____ has stopped working" notification. Bluetooth doesn't work, NFC, the remote app, can't change the lockscreen effects OR the lockscreen wallpaper, and many other apps and settings crash randomly.

The question is, can I find or get by any chance a copy of someone else's folder to copy it back to mine to fix this if it works this way. Or is the only way to fix this to flash back the stock ROM to the phone? Or perhaps is there a way to make the folder "usable" again by doing something I don't know? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Currently running Android 5.0 if that matters.

Edit: Just failed to mention that the phone is usable, not in any bootloops or whatsoever, the LG launcher is not working of course, but I somehow got the phone running with Nexus Launcher. The keyboard is the same, using Swiftkey. Yes, it's usable like this but not convenient, I need the system apps lol.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Game_Maker:
Hy ev erybody. I can't use my gt-n8020. The OS didn't start. I entered in download mode and tried to restore official firmware but i failed. I've no root and recovery mode, all is stock. Can you help me please?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Where does odin fail
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Game_Maker:
Brick galaxy tab 10.1 gt-n8020

At the beginning whwn i flash the firmware after "setupconnection"
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
First i would look at bad download.