Hey does anyone else notice the small space between the outer rubber of the phone and the screen. It is especially evident in the corners. I have seen little things like sand fall in and it looks hard to clean out.
S7 Active Thread
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rinse it off; soap works well. i had sand and dirt in there; soapy water when i washed up got rid of it. same thing if you have a glass screen protector, or a cover, like i do. any crevices dirt/debris/etc will stick in there. its 2016 and its an Active; just rinse it off :good:
OK, so it works but the edge of the case is right up against the screen protector (I always remove the built-in protector on Defender cases). It makes me nervous that it may push the protector up a little though there is no evidence of that happening yet. Since I only use it for short periods of time I'm going to continue using it. If this was my full time case I would reconsider that.
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Yep got the camo s7a and it works great out of the box (of course like all of the other posters said GET A SCREEN PROTECTOR). After all the bloatware i deleted i can have a full day of use and still have enough charge to work through the night (even though i charge it per night). I've tested it in the shower/pool and it works great. Yea like the other posters have said there is some problem with the corners being exposed i found out the hard way to wash it... I cant however vouch for other cases working for the wireless charger but i got the OEAGO grenade looking case and it works since i just like dropping on the wireless base to charge without having to pull/push a plug its easy fast charging. I haven't had any problems with it so far and its a great rugged phone for people on the go. O and the reason i chose to buy a screen protector (BodyGuardz Pure Tempered Glass Screen Protector) is because i heard on reviews that the otterbox defender case lets in dirt/dust inside the screen protector allowing for much unnecessary scratches to your phone...
Just received a review unit from Poetic of the Affinity case for the S7 Active and it's my favorite case thus far (most of the others I've tried have been ill-fitting, simple TPU cases.)
The Affinity has a great feel to it and while it does add a little girth to the phone, it still feels very nice in my hand. The buttons are awesome, as they always are with the Affinity series (except the S7edge) and ports/mics/etc all line up perfectly.
It is also TGSP friendly & the lips protrudes enough to protect the TGSP! Anyway, enough chit-chat and onto the pics!
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I should also note that I've never been one of the guys who exclaims about crazy, unrealistic battery life by disabling everything and using battery sipping apps... that being said, this thing is a battery BEAST!
I've simply disabled the AT&T bloatware I don't use with the built-in disable function... Other than that, no battery tweaks. I leave Bluetooth on 24/7 and wifi off almost 100% of the time. I have a Huawei watch that is always connected and my gmail/facebook/instagram/G+/Slide for Reddit/etc are all set to push notifications.
That being said... 7-8hrs SOT has been quite normal for me with this phone! (As a comparison, I usually got ~4 hrs with S7, ~5hrs with S7e and 3hrs with LG G5).
The Affinity has a great feel to it and while it does add a little girth to the phone, it still feels very nice in my hand. The buttons are awesome, as they always are with the Affinity series (except the S7edge) and ports/mics/etc all line up perfectly.
It is also TGSP friendly & the lips protrudes enough to protect the TGSP! Anyway, enough chit-chat and onto the pics!
---------- Post added at 09:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:11 PM ----------
I should also note that I've never been one of the guys who exclaims about crazy, unrealistic battery life by disabling everything and using battery sipping apps... that being said, this thing is a battery BEAST!
I've simply disabled the AT&T bloatware I don't use with the built-in disable function... Other than that, no battery tweaks. I leave Bluetooth on 24/7 and wifi off almost 100% of the time. I have a Huawei watch that is always connected and my gmail/facebook/instagram/G+/Slide for Reddit/etc are all set to push notifications.
That being said... 7-8hrs SOT has been quite normal for me with this phone! (As a comparison, I usually got ~4 hrs with S7, ~5hrs with S7e and 3hrs with LG G5).
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Just got mine today, haven't had a whole lot of time with it but I'm ordering screen protectors and stuff tonight with 1 day shipping. What experience I've had thus far, I like it. Samsung has finally gotten better with software..
Google Verification
Hey, my friend found a Galaxy s7 active and gave up on trying to get past the google verification. It's now mine and I am on the verge of giving up also. Is there anyway to get past this?
Hey, my friend found a Galaxy s7 active and gave up on trying to get past the google verification. It's now mine and I am on the verge of giving up also. Is there anyway to get past this?
Since it's an AT&T exclusive you can probably take it to your nearest AT&T corporate store and they should be able to track the rightful owner with the IMEI.
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Nope... return it to its rightful owner and he'll be able to get past it.
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Will the current rooting method on the s7/s7e work for us?
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Try and find out. I'm not interested in trying because of engineering kernel.
Anyone find a bumper case yet? I'd like to get something that just goes around the edge of the phone without a backing.
I'm having a hard time wanting to put a case on this phone, it is an "active" phone after all...
I'm having a hard time wanting to put a case on this phone, it is an "active" phone after all...
I'm curious if we can flash a non-Active firmware on here. I'd like to get my hands on a non-AT&T firmware so I can have a sticking setting for disabling LTE.
do NOT try that; firmware is different, hardware (active button) is different. dev buddy tried several times and all he managed to do was brick 2 units.
Did he, by chance, try to flash the eng kernel that allows root?
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not sure but i would assume so; his intention was to achieve root.
I was told you can and worst case scenario is a soft brick. Imo not worth the Hassel if not a daily driver.
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