Troubleshooting: Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge volume and power buttons stop working

You’re in the middle of a Google Hangouts chat on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge when you stop to turn down the volume and quiet down notifications. Suddenly, you find yourself pressing the volume down button to no avail. You can’t turn down the volume. You can still use the volume up button, but the volume down button doesn’t work. Then, you decide to turn off the display with the power/standby button so that you may wake the device out of sleep...

Telus delays Marshmallow rollout for Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 again

Canada’s second-largest carrier, Telus, announced earlier today that it has been forced to push back its Marshmallow rollout for the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 once again. Originally, the upgrade was scheduled to roll out on March 9, but due to unforeseen circumstances it wasn’t ready, so it was delayed until March 13. Now, however, it appears the operator’s having some difficulty prepping...

Verizon launches annual upgrade program for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge

Verizon today announced the launch of an annual upgrade program for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Customers who picked up either flagship from Verizon are eligible to get a brand new smartphone every year. The program will allow customers to trade-in their device and upgrade to any new smartphone every year, so if they have paid off more than 50 percent of the device price, customers will be able to upgrade to the Galaxy S8 immediately when...

Galaxy S7 mini rumored with Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 processor

It wouldn’t surprise Samsung fans if the company came out with the Galaxy S7 mini. Samsung has released “mini” variants of its Galaxy S smartphones in the past – there were reports that it was working on the Galaxy S6 mini but we never saw that handset – a new rumor out of Taiwan claims that to compete against Apple’s upcoming smaller iPhone Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy S7 mini with either the Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 processor. Apple...

3-14-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy J5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy A5 and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) headed to AT&T

The Galaxy J3 (2016) hasn’t seen much attention since its launch in China. The device has gone under the radar, and Samsung has launched it in a very limited number of markets. Prepaid US operators Boost and Virgin Mobile had announced that they would be selling the J3 (2016), and the phone now seems to be headed to one of the country’s four major carriers, as an image of the AT&T variant...

Samsung shows how virtual reality can help defeat fear of public speaking

Samsung has started a new #BeFearless series on its website through which it brings us stories of people who have used virtual reality technology to get over their fears. The company wants to cement its position as a major player in the VR arena and the series will only help showcase the abilities of its VR technology which it has already started highlighting in advertisements and marketing materials. Part 1 of the #BeFearless series brings us the...

MixRadio being discontinued from March 21

Samsung launched a new Tizen-powered smartphone about six months ago at an event in India. The company also announced a partnership with MixRadio at the event, the partnership provided Samsung Z3 owners in the country free access for life to a library of 30 million songs. Unfortunately the life of this partnership wasn’t more than six months as MixRadio is discontinuing its service from March 21, 2016. Samsung Mobile India confirmed through a tweet...

How to take a screenshot on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge were announced at Samsung’s Unpacked 2016 event and offer the best flagship package yet in the Galaxy S lineup. Like every Android smartphone, you can take screenshots on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to capture whatever content is on the screen, and we’re here to tell you exactly how you can go about the entire process. There are two methods for taking regular screenshots,...

The Galaxy S7 only costs Samsung $255 to manufacture

A new report published by American industry research firm IHS claims that Samsung’s flagship smartphone of 2016, the Galaxy S7, costs the company a mere $255 to manufacture. It then hits the shelves in the United States with an unsubsidized price tag of $670 attached, which means that for every Galaxy S7 sold, the South Korean giant makes an eye-watering $415 profit. IHS believes that the most expensive component the flagship has on board is Qualcomm’s...

How to auto restart your Samsung Galaxy device to optimize performance

Computing devices can get slow after long periods of usage. That’s true of any computing device, and it’s especially true for a mobile device. Our smartphones and tablets stay on and in use for many days at a stretch, with usually only a battery recharge and idle periods at night giving them a respite. Most smartphone users are aware that a slow device can be made to work faster with a simple reboot every few days. But did you know Samsung has built...

[Poll] Will you turn off the app drawer on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge?

The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge come with a lot of new software options, such as the Game Launcher app and the Always On Display mode. Samsung is also playing around with some experimental features under the ‘Galaxy Labs’ settings. One of these options lets users turn off the app drawer by placing all the installed apps directly on the smartphone’s homescreen. LG has gone a step further and has completely removed the...

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) manuals confirm metal frame

We’re still a couple of months away from the time the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 would have been on the market for a year, but it looks like their successors could make an early debut. The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) have been popping up here and there since January this year, and we have now stumbled upon the official user manuals for both phones. The user manuals are available for carriers...

You can purchase Exynos-powered Galaxy S7 edge in the US for $699.99

The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge units launched in the US are powered by the Snapdragon 820 processor. However, if you want to try out the Exynos variant of the Galaxy S7 edge in the US, you can purchase one on eBay for $699.99. The unlocked international variant of the Galaxy S7 edge (SM-G935F) with an Exynos 8890 chipset (and ARM Mali-T880MP14) is available for purchase in the US through eBay. It’s available in...

Over 100,000 units of Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were sold in Korea in the first two days

Samsung was able to sell over 100,000 units of its current generation flagship smartphones in South Korea within the first two days of the launch. Combined sales of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge reached 60,000 on the first day and 40,000 on the second day. According to the sales data acquired by Yonhap News, the Galaxy S7 edge accounted for 40 percent of the total sales. The initial pace of sales is said to be roughly on par with the demand...