My Samsung S6 Is Running Slow

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Information technology's easy to autumn in beloved with the Galaxy S6. Samsung'south blueprint is refined, in that location'southward plenty of raw ability under the hood, and the characteristic list is impressive. Just equally wonderful as it is, you can all the same find flaws. We've been gathering user feedback, checking out complaints, and searching for solutions to the biggest Galaxy S6 problems. Here'south what we've got so far:

Contents

• Problems with refreshing apps, battery life, Wi-Fi, and more
• Problems with turning on, flash, fingerprint scanner, and more than
• Bug with contacts, call volume, e-mail, and more
• Problems with functioning, overheating, auto-rotate, and more
• Problems with charging, syncing, Android updates, and more

Problems with refreshing apps, battery life, Wi-Fi, and more

Problem: Refreshing and restarting apps

There has been quite a bit of chatter about the Galaxy S6 having poor memory management. A lot of people are irritated to find apps refreshing when they render to them, or apps closing by themselves, despite the device plain having complimentary RAM. The S6 has 3GB of RAM, and you tin can get a snapshot of what'due south in use by opening up Smart Director and tapping on the RAM. The cause of the problem is unclear, just y'all can nevertheless try a few things:

Workarounds:

• It's a skillful idea for general functioning and bombardment life to disable or uninstall any app you aren't using regularly.
• Facebook and Facebook Messenger are known memory hogs. If you tin can live without them, it will probably make a discernible difference.
• Use another launcher. TouchWiz is better than it used to exist, but it can still be pretty demanding. The Google Now Launcher or the Nova Launcher might assist.

Potential solutions:

• This could be some kind of bug in the software. Samsung will scroll out updates to alleviate issues like this, if it can, so proceed an eye on Settings > About device > Software update > Update at present.

Issue: Battery life is poor

The 2,550mAh-rated battery in the Galaxy S6 is non the biggest battery on the block, and a number of users are having bug with poor bombardment performance. The phone is quick to charge, but it'south also quick to bleed, and a lot of people are not making information technology through the day without a top-up. The fact that in that location's no removable battery makes this a bigger issue for some people.

Workarounds:

• Start past turning off features that yous aren't using, and ready the screen effulgence as low as you can without making it tough to read. You can cheque out more general battery saving tips for the basics.
• Background syncing is likely to be causing a lot of battery bleed. Do y'all demand all that syncing? Check in Settings > Accounts, and turn off anything y'all really don't demand to sync in the groundwork. Retrieve that this stuff will even so sync when you lot check it.
• Some people report an improvement afterward switching off VoLTE or Wi-Fi calling. Information technology will depend on your carrier whether these are available on your S6, but it'due south worth checking.
• Become to Settings > Wi-Fi > More and turn Smart Network Switch off.
• Go to Settings > Wi-Fi > More than > Advanced and turn Always Let Scanning off.
• Some people report that connecting to a Wi-Fi router on 2.4GHz instead of 5GHz reduces battery drain. Your connection won't be quite as fast, but it might be a merchandise-off worth making.
• Head into Settings > Battery, and you'll find a Power saving fashion that tin actually boost your battery life. However, there is a toll in terms of reduced brightness, vibration, and performance. Ultra ability saving way is only really suitable for emergencies, because it severely limits your S6 functionality.
• Consider getting a portable battery charger as a backup.

Potential solutions:

• Take a look in Settings > Battery and cheque out Battery usage. Y'all tin discover ability-guzzling apps and replace them, or try to reduce their consumption by turning off notifications.
• Get to Settings > Application manager and run through the listing on the All tab. Any app you don't employ, tap on it, and Uninstall or Disable it.
• Yous may as well try wiping your cache partition — It tin assistance sometimes, and it certainly won't practise any harm. Plow your S6 off, and so hold downward Power, Volume up, and Habitation together. You'll become the recovery menu, and yous tin can utilise the Volume buttons to highlight wipe cache partition, and then hit the Power button to select it. When it's done, you lot desire to highlight reboot organization now with the Volume buttons, and then press Power to select it.

Glitch: Wi-Fi tedious, won't connect or drops

A lot of people run into problems with Wi-Fi when they become a new phone, and the Galaxy S6 is no exception. There are a lot of potential causes of a Wi-Fi problem. You might find that the connection is slow, perhaps it but won't connect, or perchance it keeps dropping the connexion at random.

Potential solutions:

• Turn your S6 and your router off, and and then plow them on again. This often works, but it'due south rarely a permanent fix.
• Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, long press on your troublesome router, and then tap Forget network, and try setting information technology upward from scratch.
• If yous're connecting to 5GHz and in that location's a 2.4GHz option, endeavor switching to see if it makes a deviation.
• Utilize a free app like Wifi Analyzer to make sure that your channels aren't too crowded. If y'all find that you lot're using a decorated channel, then endeavour switching — Information technology could make a huge departure.
• Check that the MAC filter on your router is off or add your Galaxy S6 MAC accost. Yous should discover it listed in Settings > Wi-Fi > More than > Advanced.
• Make certain that Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep is fix to Ever. You'll discover it in Settings > Wi-Fi > More > Advanced.
• Make sure that your router firmware is upwardly to date. Check with your ISP or manufacturer about updates.

Trouble: Indicate strength is weak

A few Milky way S6 owners have been complaining nigh terrible signal strength and frequent dropped calls. There appears to be a major issue for people on Sprint specifically, but some people with other carriers have also had bug.

Potential solutions:

• Go to Settings > Mobile networks > Network fashion and switch to CDMA/LTE, if you're on Sprint or Verizon. If you're with a different carrier, then Global might piece of work improve.
• For some Sprint users switching to CDMA only really resulted in a faster, more stable connection than they could get with LTE. This could be because your local tower is being upgraded. If this is the example for y'all, and then you'll also want to complain to Sprint about it.

Issue: GPS non accurate

Most people are finding that the GPS on the Galaxy S6 is excellent, but a few people are having trouble getting accurate positioning. There are reports that it keeps losing the lock, and some fitness apps that track runs are returning odd results. Kickoff by going into Settings > Location, brand sure information technology's on, and set to High accuracy.

Potential solutions:

• If you have Power saving mode turned on in Settings > Battery, and then attempt turning information technology off. Now turn your Galaxy S6 off and on again.
• Go into any app that you are using GPS with, via Settings > Awarding director, and tap Clear cache.
• To determine if yous have a existent mistake, endeavour installing the free GPS Exam app. Ideally, compare results with another phone that also has the app running. If it's not picking up the same satellites, then it may be a hardware fault. Contact Samsung, your carrier, or your retailer to ask almost a replacement.
• You could effort a factory reset. Backup everything first, and go to Settings > Fill-in & reset > Reset device > Erase everything. Now exist careful about what you install afterwards, and take annotation of any app that impacts your GPS performance.

Problems with turning on, wink, fingerprint scanner, and more than

Problem: Won't turn on

Some people have gotten a scare when their Milky way S6 refused to turn on. Don't panic. There's probably an like shooting fish in a barrel way around this.

Potential solutions:

• Hold down the Power button for a good 10 seconds and y'all should see the S6 reboot and come up to life.
• Try plugging it in with the original charger and cablevision it shipped with and leave for at to the lowest degree half an hour, so endeavor property down the Power button for ten seconds once again.
• Run across if you tin can get the recovery menu to come up upwardly by holding downward the Power, Dwelling, and Volume up buttons together until you see the Android mascot onscreen. Highlight reboot system at present using the Volume buttons, and use Power to select it.
• If your Galaxy S6 still won't plow on, then information technology'due south time to contact your carrier, retailer, or Samsung.

Bug: Flash ever on

A few Samsung Galaxy S6 owners reported an outcome where the LED flash seemed to be constantly on. It wasn't full brightness, just looking at it in a dark room information technology was possible to discern a faint low-cal coming from the LED wink. This sparked natural concerns almost it draining the battery also.

Solution:

• Samsung is aware of this problem and has worked out a solution, which should reach y'all as an OTA update. You can check in Settings > Virtually device > Software updates. At that place is no other known fix for this trouble.

Glitch: Fingerprint scanner not working

There take been a lot of reports of problems with the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S6. Several owners are reporting that the scanner has stopped recognizing their fingerprints, though information technology may have been working fine before, and they tin can't become access to the phone. If yous tin can't remember your backup password, in that location are other ways to get access.

Workarounds:

• After it fails a few times, y'all should get the option to sign in with your Google business relationship. Manifestly, this might not work if you have ii-step Verification turned on. You lot'll need to access your Google account on another device in society to plow it off. You'll find information technology under My Business relationship > Sign-in & security. In one case that's off, enter the details on your S6 and yous should be able to unlock the phone.
• If you signed upward and remember the details, so caput to Samsung's Find My Mobile website. You can employ the Unlock my screen feature to get access.
• You could manufacturing plant reset your S6, but this will completely wipe all information on the phone, and so it's really a last resort. If you want to do it, so start by turning the S6 off. Now press and hold the Power, Abode, and Volume up buttons together until you see the Android mascot onscreen. Employ the Book downwards button to highlight wipe information/factory reset and the Power button to select information technology. Choose reboot system now when it's washed and set your S6 up from scratch.

Potential solutions:

• Before you lot endeavour the workarounds, it's worth holding down the Power button for x seconds to get the Milky way S6 to restart. Endeavor the fingerprint scanner again when the S6 comes back on.
• Wipe the scanner with a clean textile.
• Try pressing firmly and, if that doesn't work, endeavor pressing very lightly.
• If you ready it up without a case on your S6, and then put a case on, it could be affecting the scanner. Attempt removing it and see if it makes a deviation.
• If you do manage to gain admission, then go to Settings > Lock screen and security > Fingerprints and brand sure that you lot add new fingerprints and delete the old problem ones. Brand sure that you move your finger effectually to embrace unlike angles when you lot are adding new fingerprints and use all four slots to maximize your chances of it working.

Upshot: Screen sensitivity

Quite a few reports have surfaced about problems with the Milky way S6 screen sensitivity. Most people are finding that it isn't always registering touches, seemingly at random. A few people have establish that specific areas of the screen seem to be worse than others. You can test by typing *#0*# into the dialer.

Potential solutions:

• Start past turning it off and on over again.
• If you're using a example or a screen protector, then it may be worth taking them off to meet if it makes any difference.
• You lot tin check if an app is the likely culprit past booting into safe mode. Plough the phone off. Press and concord the Power push button. Every bit soon as the screen lights up, let become of Power and press and concord the Volume down push button. It should say safe fashion in the bottom left corner. You can reboot to get out of safe mode. If at that place are no problems in rubber manner, then something you installed is probably causing the issue. You can endeavor uninstalling things and testing one-by-one, or opt for a factory reset and install selectively. If you practise factory reset, it may exist wise not to restore a backup and just prepare the S6 upwards fresh instead, as y'all may reintroduce the problem.
• If null has worked, so information technology's time to contact your carrier, retailer, or Samsung and enquire near a replacement.

There have been a few complaints about a persistent pop-upwards relating to terms and atmospheric condition for Enhanced features, Profile sharing, and Elementary sharing. The problem is, if yous refuse the terms, they just pop up once more afterwards.

Potential solutions:

• If you tap Hold the pop-upwards will go away, but that means yous have agreed to the terms and weather. You can still turn the features off via the Contacts app, past tapping on your contour, tapping your name, and turning Profile sharing and Simple sharing off.
• You lot may be able to avoid accepting the terms past tapping Refuse and and then going into Contacts, tapping your name under My profile, then tap Contour sharing > Registered information. Tap More at the top right and select Deregister phone number.
• Some people also report success, without accepting the terms, after a factory reset, but information technology'southward a desperate step to have.

Problems with contacts, telephone call volume, e-mail, and more

Glitch: Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped.

This error message usually pops upward when people try to make a call, but information technology tin can happen at other times too. It's non confined to the Galaxy S6, it's an fault we unremarkably see on other phones too. It should be fairly easy to fix. Hither'southward what to exercise:

Potential solutions:

• Go to Settings > Awarding director and swipe over to the All tab and observe Contacts. Tap Clear cache and Clear information. That should have care of information technology.
• If the problem persists, then attempt Clear cache and Articulate data with Dialer in Settings > Awarding manager > All. Restart the phone later on and run across if the problem is gone.
• This message tin also exist triggered by some other app that's trying to access your contacts. For example, a lot of people associated this glitch with Google+ and plant that uninstalling, disabling, or rolling dorsum updates stopped it from happening. You tin can test whether an app is to blame past going into safe mode. Concord down the Power button and choose Power off. Press and hold Volume downwards and Power You can let go of Power when the screen lights up, just continue property Volume down until you come across the home screen. It should say condom fashion at the bottom left. Test information technology out, if the problem doesn't reoccur in safe mode and then an app is causing it. Just reboot the phone to leave condom mode and you can examination by removing apps 1 by ane, or go directly for a factory reset and reinstall selectively.

Problem: Telephone call book too low

A lot of Galaxy S6 owners take been complaining that the volume is likewise low during calls. For some people, the problem is at their end with the microphone, and callers on the other end can't hear them well. In other cases, people are having problem hearing the other caller, suggesting an consequence with the speaker.

Workarounds:

• Use a Bluetooth headset. This might be a skillful style to test if you have a hardware problem. If the volume is fine on a Bluetooth headset then there'south a good chance at that place's something wrong with your microphone or speaker.
• If you're having trouble hearing the other caller, try putting them on Speaker by borer the Speaker icon at the lesser left.

Potential solutions:

• The commencement affair to cheque is that there's no plastic covering you've not removed, or debris or grit stuck in the speaker or microphone. Utilize a soft castor or compressed air and make sure they're both clean. If you use a case and so you should also try making a phone call without information technology on, to run across if that might causing your event.
• The obvious thing to exercise is tap the Volume up When you encounter the book bar appear on screen tap the gear icon at the correct and set all of your book levels.
• There is also an Extra volume option during calls. When you lot're on a call wait for the phone icon in the middle which says Extra volume underneath and tap it.
• If you're still having issues contact your carrier, retailer, or Samsung and enquire near a replacement handset.

Glitch: Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped

The error bulletin "Unfortunately, the procedure com.google.procedure.gapps has stopped" is a adequately common 1 and it can pop upwards on Android smartphones from time to fourth dimension regardless of model.

Potential solutions:

• Showtime of all, make sure that your apps, including the Play Store, are fully up to engagement. Open the Play Shop, tap card on the left, and then tap My apps and Update all. You'll desire to exist continued to Wi-Fi when you exercise this to avoid using a lot of data.
• Attempt going to Settings > Storage and so tap on Cached data and clear it.
• If that doesn't work it's time to wipe the enshroud segmentation. Press and hold Power and then choose Ability off. Now press and hold the Power, Volume up, and Home buttons together. You lot should see the Android mascot and so the recovery menu. Use Book down to highlight wipe cache partition and Power to select it. Select reboot system now when it's done.
• If the issue is even so occurring you could endeavor a manufacturing plant reset as a last resort. Support your files and check out how to factory reset the Galaxy S6.

Bug: Missing quick toggle for mobile data

A few Galaxy S6 owners accept experienced a weird bug where the quick toggles for certain functions disappear. For about people it was Mobile data that went missing, but thankfully Samsung was quick to release a solution.

Solution:

• Open up Galaxy Apps and await for an app called QuickPanel Restore in Samsung'south store. Install it, open up it up and tap the Restore push, and all your missing quick toggles will render.

Problem: Email non working properly

Information technology seems that there are a lot of different problems cropping up with email on the Galaxy S6. Some people written report that push e-mail isn't working reliably, some have found that sync won't work manually, and there have also been issues with deleting emails. In farthermost cases, emails don't seem to be coming through at all.

Workaround:

• Some people place the blame for email issues on the electronic mail app. You lot could attempt using an culling. Gmail, Outlook, and Nine could be worth checking out, depending on what yous demand.

Potential solutions:

• The first affair to try is deleting your e-mail account from the Milky way S6. Reboot the phone and add together information technology again from scratch. This will ofttimes resolve bug.
• If it'southward specifically a work e-mail account that you're having issues with, and then talk to someone in the Information technology department and meet if they can help.
• Try wiping the cache partition. Press and hold Power and and so choose Power off. Now press and concord the Ability, Book up, and Habitation buttons together. You should see the Android mascot then the recovery carte du jour. Use Volume downwardly to highlight wipe enshroud partition and Ability to select it. Select reboot organisation now when it's washed.
• Your final resort is a factory reset. Simply make sure you lot back up precious files start.

Problems with performance, overheating, motorcar-rotate, and more

Problem: Performance is slow

There is cypher worse than a sluggish telephone, and the Galaxy S6 isn't allowed to it. If you lot notice that your Galaxy S6 is taking also long to open apps and transition between home screens, in that location are a few simple things you lot can exercise to rectify information technology.

Potential solutions:

A factory reset is probably your best bet to fix lag, but that tin can be a pain. Here are some simpler things to endeavour first that won't erase your data and apps.

• The first matter to practice is reboot your phone. Only tap and agree the power push, then selectRestart.
• A reboot might only be a temporary prepare, and then if you notice that your Galaxy S6 starts lagging again afterwards a a few days, yous might want to attempt clearing the phone's enshroud sectionalization. Don't worry, the organisation cache simply deals with temporary files created by apps and the Android arrangement. Information technology has nothing to practise with your personal data. Here's how to clear the system enshroud:

1. Turn your Galaxy S6 off by pressing and belongings the Power button and selecting Power Off.
2. Now press and hold the Habitation, Ability, and Volume Up buttons simultaneously until the Samsung logo appears.
3. Tap the Volume Down push a few times until Wipe Cache Partition is highlighted, and select it by pressing the Ability button.
4. Once the process is completed, highlight the Reboot option and press the Ability button to confirm a reboot.

• If you're even so having issues, you tin turn down animations:

1. Open Settings and expect to meet if Developer Options is visible. If not, proceed to stride two, or if so, proceed to step 5.
2. Select About Telephone, which is commonly at the bottom.
3. Now tap on the Build Number seven times. Yous volition see a bulletin proverb that Developer Options is now enabled.
4. Return dorsum to the main Settings screen.
5. Tap on Developer Options and look for Window Animation Scale, Transition Animation Calibration, and Animator Animation Scale.
6. These should all be gear up to 1x past default. You can adapt the settings for each to .5x.

• If your Milky way S6 continues to be sluggish afterwards trying all of the above, information technology's probably time for a manufactory reset. You'll want to make sure that y'all take all your information backed up earlier proceeding:

1. Open Settings and select Backup and Reset.
2. Select Manufacturing plant Reset.

Problem: Overheating bug

Exercise you discover that your Galaxy S6 is warm or hot to the touch? The processor is probably overworked. This often happens when playing a graphically intensive game. Permit your telephone residuum for a few minutes to give it fourth dimension to absurd downward. In well-nigh cases, this will solve your issue, just y'all however might notice that your S6 constantly runs hot.

Potential solutions:

• The get-go thing to practise is reboot your phone. Just tap and hold the Power button, then tap on Restart.
• Unfortunately, a reboot might but exist a temporary set up, which ways an app could be running in the background that is forcing the processor to run too much. Try deleting the apps that yous have installed virtually recently. While you're at it, y'all should also delete those apps that yous rarely use. You tin can always reinstall them at a afterwards date if you find y'all demand them again.

1. Open the app drawer past tapping on the icon of mini squares at the lesser right of whatever home screen.
2. Long press on any apps that you want to uninstall and drag them to the top left over the give-and-take, "uninstall."

Unfortunately you won't exist able to uninstall most bloatware (apps that came pre-installed on the phone), but you can disable them.

1. Open Settings and select Applications.
2. Select Application Director at the acme.
3. Swipe left until you lot get to the All tab.
4. Tap on an app that want to disable.
5. Select Disable.
6. If you later want to re-enable any of these apps, just swipe to the Disabled tab in the Application Manager, individually select each one, and select Enable.

If you're Galaxy S6 still overheats, then y'all probably need to exercise a factory reset. This will erase all your data, and then make sure everything is backed up earlier proceeding.

1. Open up Settings and select Fill-in and Reset.
2. Select Factory Reset.

Issue: Screen won't car rotate

If you lot find that your Galaxy S6'due south screen won't auto rotate, information technology might be a defect in the hardware. Samsung has acknowledged the upshot with the Galaxy S6 Edge, but there are some Galaxy S6 owners that have the problem as well. It appears to be an issue with fast charging in that the charging process overheats and amercement the gyroscope, which is near the USB port. There'due south yet a gamble that the problem is software related though, so try the potential solutions below.

Potential solutions:

• Make sure that y'all didn't accidentally plow off Auto Rotate:

1. Swipe down from the top of the telephone's display to open your notification panel.
2. Samsung'southward Quick Toggles are at the top of the panel. Look for Screen Rotation.
3. If Screen Rotation isn't highlighted in yellow, than it's off. Turn it on by tapping information technology.

• If the Screen Rotation setting wasn't the outcome, try rebooting your phone by long pressing on the Power push button and selecting Restart.
• If you're Galaxy S6 still doesn't auto rotate, and so it's likely a hardware issue. You lot need to contact your carrier or Samsung direct. Samsung's client service number in the U.Southward. is 1-800-SAMSUNG.

Glitch: Bluetooth connectivity issues

Bluetooth connectivity problems plague merely about every smartphone, and it's oftentimes very difficult to determine the root cause. Most times information technology'due south the result of a buggy firmware update, and a fix from Samsung could be necessary. There are yet some simple things yous tin can try that might become y'all support and running though.

Potential solutions:

• If you lot're having issues connecting a device you already paired successfully earlier, then turning off Bluetooth and turning it dorsum on fixes it most of the time. Swipe down to open up your notification panel and look for Bluetooth at the top of the Quick Toggles card. Tap it once to turn off, wait near 10 seconds, and tap it again to turn it dorsum on.
• If toggling Bluetooth doesn't piece of work, then endeavour to reboot the phone. Tap and hold the Power button and select Restart.
• If yous're still having problem connecting to a previously paired device, than it needs to be paired again.

1. Open Settings, and select Bluetooth.
2. Notice your device and tap the Gear icon at the right edge of the screen for that device.
3. Tap Unpair towards the top.
4. Now pair the device again.

• If you're having trouble pairing a new device, so restart your phone by tapping on the Power button, followed by selecting Restart.
• If you still can't pair a new device, and so you should contact the manufacturer of the device you're trying to pair to.

Problem: Car brightness turns off automatically

Practice you find that you lot constantly accept to turn on machine brightness because it turns off on its own?

Potential solutions:

• In that location's a adept chance that you installed the Car Mode app on your Milky way S6. Uninstall it by opening the app drawer, and so long press on the Car Style icon, and drag information technology to the top where it says "uninstall."
• If automobile rotate still turns off on its own, a third political party reading app that adjusts the brandish's colors and/or brightness could be the culprit. If so, uninstall it past using the aforementioned method equally uninstalling Machine Mode.

Bug with charging, syncing, Android updates, and more

Problem: Telephone isn't charging properly

Some people accept noticed their Galaxy S6 isn't charging the way it should be, or not charging at all. There are several things you lot can practise before assuming the worst has happened.

Workarounds:

• You can attempt charging your phone in Power Saving Way or Ultra Power Saving Mode. Both do the same thing, although the latter will limit your device and reduce its brightness, vibrations, and operation even more. To enable either mode, become to Settings > Battery, and swipe the slider to turn information technology on.

Potential solutions:

• Check your phone'southward charge port and the wire of the charger to see if either 1 has any defects. If possible, use another charger.
• Restart the device past holding down the Power button for several seconds.
• Uninstall whatever apps you're no longer using. Having likewise many apps installed and running in the background may be draining your phone's battery at a similar rate, or faster, than it can exist charged.
• You can factory reset your phone by holding downwards the Power, Home, and Volume up buttons until you see the Android mascot. Utilise the Volume down push to highlight wipe information/factory reset and the Power push to select it. Later on it's finished, yous can cull reboot system now and set your S6 upwardly as if it were a brand new phone.
• If the aforementioned suggestions don't set up the issue, it may exist a hardware problem. In that case, contact Samsung, your carrier, or your retailer and ask about a replacement.

Problem: Unable to swipe to delete electronic mail

After updating to Android 6.0.1, some users have reportedly been unable to delete emails inside the native email awarding by swiping.

Potential solution:

• Try deleting the app'southward enshroud. To do then, get to Settings > Awarding Manager, then tap the All tab and find your e-mail application. From there, choose Storageand tap Clear Cache and Clear Data. Keep in mind that you volition need to re-configure the app to suit your preferences again.

Issue: Device no longer syncs

After updating to Android 6.0.i, some users are noticing that their phone no longer auto syncs data with apps such as Calendar, Contacts, and Gmail. When the telephone does attempt to sync, the sync icon may as well remain indefinitely.

Potential solutions:

• Wiping your cache partition may fix the problem. Get-go by turning your S6 completely off, and then simultaneously holding the Book Up, Home,and Power buttons. After some time, you'll get the recovery menu, and you lot tin can employ the Volume buttons to navigate to the wipe cache partition option and the Ability push to select it. When that'southward done, choose reboot system now.
• Y'all tin can also try a factory reset. To exercise so, hold downwards the Power, Home, and Volume up buttons until y'all run into the Android mascot. Use the Volume downward button to motion to wipe information/manufactory reset and the Power button to select information technology.

Problem: Can't install latest Android update

When attempting to update the S6, the device will download the information equally it commonly would earlier calling for a restart. After restarting and proceeding with the update, notwithstanding, the update fails before standing to boot the S6. In one case the device has finished booting, the user is notified that the update has failed due to an break.

Potential solutions:

• Endeavor updating the S6 using Samsung Kies, a programme for the PC and Mac that tin can be used to push data and firmware updates to Samsung devices. Download Kies3 from here, and so connect your S6 to your computer with a USB cablevision. The Kies interface should appear, and under the Bones Data section, you should see the Firmware Upgrade option. Select that, then follow the instructions to update your S6.
• Perform a factory reset. To do so, concur downward the Power, Habitation, and Book upwards buttons until you see the Android mascot. Use the Book downwardly push to move to wipe information/mill reset and the Power button to select information technology.
• Contact Samsung or your carrier, equally they may exist able to push the update to your phone over the air.
• Contact Samsung, your carrier, or your retailer to inquire about a replacement device.

Problem: Icons don't alter after applying a new theme

Following the installation of a small update for the S6, the icons volition retain the default appearance fifty-fifty after irresolute themes.

Potential solutions:

• Delete the theme and re-download information technology. To delete themes, become to Settings > Themes, and tap the theme you want to delete. If yous don't encounter the option to delete a theme that's currently in utilize, switch to some other theme and try to delete it once again.
• Articulate the cache division by turning the S6 off, and and then holding the Book Up, Home,and Power buttons until y'all get the recovery carte. Use the Volume buttons to motion to the wipe cache partition option and use the Power push button to select information technology. Cull reboot organisation now afterward the process is done.
• Consider installing the Unicon app, which allows y'all change the icons. Nonetheless, keep in heed that this particular app requires your device has Root and Xposed Framework installed.
• Perform a mill reset later on bankroll up your data. To do so, concur down the Power, Home, and Book up buttons until yous run across the Android mascot. Use the Book down button to motility to wipe data/factory reset and the Power push button to select information technology.

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