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Which of these Galaxy S7/S7 edge software features are you most interested in?

Chris P.

posted by Chris P. / Mar 18, 2016, 8:52 AM

Which of these Galaxy S7/S7 edge software features are you most interested in?

With the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, it's hard to get past the fact that Samsung has spent most of its efforts on improving the hardware of its new devices. While somewhat subtle on the outside, the reality is that the new phones offer a more ergonomic design that is also water- and dust-resistant, larger batteries, newer and meaner processors, more RAM, a completely new camera, and the list goes on and on. And as for the software? You'll have to look a little harder to find something new.

But new features, there are. For example, the new devices offer a dedicated Game Launcher app, which serves as the home for all your gaming apps. Through it, a floating icon will follow wherever your adventures take you, allowing you quick access to blocking notifications, turning off the Back and Recents keys to avoid accidental presses, record game footage, and even lower the frame rate to save battery, or the resolution to better performance.

Also new are Hyperlapse and Motion panorama, the first of which allows you to basically speed through very long recordings, but with the added benefit of proper software stabilization, while the latter makes panoramas come to life through video (think of it as video panorama). And for users outside of the United States, a brand-new Galaxy Labs menu will unlock experimental features, such as Quick Call (long-press the Home button and speak out a contact's name) and Bye-Bye-App-drawer (kills the app drawer, duh). And for 'edge' aficionados, a new, far more comprehensive Edge UI has been made available. And of course, we can't forget about Always On Display.

Which one of these do you deem most interesting?

Which of these Galaxy S7/S7 edge software features are you most interested in?

Game Launcher

16.55%

Hyperlapse

7.06%

Motion panorama

7.19%

Quick Call

3.12%

Bye-Bye-App-drawer

3.39%

New Edge UI

22.12%

Always On Display

40.57%

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Doctorluv unregistered

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1. Doctorluv unregistered

I say Motion Panorama

posted on Mar 18, 2016, 8:54 AM 0

emmawilliam834

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7. emmawilliam834

Posts: 241; Member since: Feb 09, 2016

quick call is awesome.

posted on Mar 19, 2016, 6:00 AM 1

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2. santoss2013

Posts: 82; Member since: Jan 16, 2015

Who has tried that knows better! ....But "Always On Display" and "Game Launcher" look to be something new...and MAYBE useful ! ;)

posted on Mar 18, 2016, 8:58 AM 5

SonyFindOneDroidple

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3. SonyFindOneDroidple

Posts: 865; Member since: May 11, 2013

Im excited for Note 6!!!!

posted on Mar 18, 2016, 9:11 AM 5

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4. XDAdam

Posts: 276; Member since: Feb 03, 2016

Always on display is going to be the most beneficial addition to everyone.

posted on Mar 18, 2016, 9:29 AM 1

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5. superguy

Posts: 410; Member since: Jul 15, 2011

How about Exynos chip with an unlocked bootloader?

posted on Mar 18, 2016, 11:12 AM 2

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6. DFranch

Posts: 521; Member since: Apr 20, 2012

Game launcher is great. It drains way less battery playing games.

posted on Mar 18, 2016, 11:48 AM 3

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8. oozz009

Posts: 520; Member since: Jun 22, 2015

I'm interested in finding out how many GS7 have been sold up to now:D

posted on Mar 19, 2016, 12:07 PM 1

JumpinJackROMFlash

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9. JumpinJackROMFlash

Posts: 464; Member since: Dec 10, 2014

Enough to make Apple crap their pants.

posted on Mar 21, 2016, 2:37 PM 0

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