Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Screen Brightness in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

In Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you're allowed to adjust the screen brightness, either by adjusting it manually or letting your phone to automatically adjust it using the sensor.


How to adjust the screen brightness?
You can do so by using two different methods: from the notification panel and from the settings menu.

Method #1: From the Notification panel

1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Depending on your current settings, tap the checkbox above Auto to enable or disable the automatic brightness feature. When the checkbox is checked means the automatic brightness feature is enabled and your phone will automatically adjust the screen brightness using the sensor.
3. To adjust the screen brightness manually, slide the screen brightness adjustment bar to the left for a darker screen, or to the right for a brighter screen.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Display.
3. Depending on your current settings, tap the checkbox above Auto to enable or disable the automatic brightness feature. When the checkbox is checked means the automatic brightness feature is enabled and your phone will automatically adjust the screen brightness using the sensor.
4. To adjust the screen brightness manually, slide the screen brightness adjustment bar to the left for a darker screen, or to the right for a brighter screen.

As a note, if you want to save more battery, it'd better if you turn on the automatic brightness feature so your phone will use the sensor to automatically adjust the screen brightness based on the remaining charge in the battery. But, you have to remember that turn this feature on will make the screen dimmer because it'll will reduce the maximum brightness.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Answer Incoming Calls in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with some useful features which will let you easily answer incoming calls in any situation, e.g: you can answer the calls by pressing the physical button when you have problem using the touch screen, you can set your phone to auto-answer the calls so you can easily answer the calls when you can't use your hands to control the phone, etc.


How to answer incoming calls?
You can use these 6 different ways to easily answer incoming calls in different situation:

1. By swiping the answer call icon.
When you're not using your phone and an incoming call arrives, you can answer the call by swiping the answer call icon . You can use this way without you have to turn on any feature.

2. By tapping the answer call option.
When you're opening another application and an incoming call arrives, your phone will show incoming call notification as pop-up. You just need to tap the Answer option to answer the call. You can use this way without you have to turn on any feature.

3. By single tapping the answer call icon.
If you don't like swiping the answer call icon and want a simpler way to answer calls, you can enable single tap mode so you can answer incoming calls by single tapping the answer call icon .

4. By pressing the Home key.
When needed, you can set your phone to let you answer incoming calls by pressing the Home key. It can be used to answer incoming calls when you have trouble using the touch screen, when you like to have an alternative way to answer calls or when you want to answer calls as you used to do with your old phone.

5. By saying the voice command.
When you're in a situation where your hand can't control your phone, either for touching the screen or pressing the physical button, you can still answer incoming calls simply by saying the voice command "answer". When you answer the call using the voice command, the speakerphone will automatically turn on.

6. By waiting for 2 seconds.
If a headset or Bluetooth device is connected to your phone, you can set your phone to automatically answer incoming calls after 2 seconds by enabling the automatic answering feature. It can be an alternative way if you don't like using the voice command to answer calls when your hand can't control the phone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Automatic Answering in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a feature named automatic answering which will let you easily answer incoming calls, even without you have to touch any on-screen icon, pressing any physical button or saying any voice command. If this feature is enabled, your phone will automatically answer incoming calls after 2 seconds when a headset or Bluetooth device is connected.

How to enable the automatic answering feature?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Automatic answering to the right to enable it. The switch turns green as a sign that the automatic answering feature is enabled.

How to use the automatic answering feature?
Assuming that the automatic answering feature is enabled and a headset or Bluetooth device is connected to your phone, when an incoming call arrives, your phone will automatically answer the call after 2 seconds.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Set Your Own Music or Mp3 as Ringtone in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you want to have a different ringtone in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can set your own music or mp3 as your default/phone ringtone so your phone will play the music when you receive calls from all contacts or as caller ringtone so your phone will play the music when you receive call from a specific contact.


How to set your own music or mp3 as ringtone?
You can do so by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the Contacts app.

Method #1: From the settings menu
You can use this method to set your own music or mp3 for incoming calls come from all contacts except those you have assigned to the different ringtone. Use the following steps to set your own music or mp3 as default/phone ringtone from the settings menu:

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
   
   
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
   
   
4. Tap Ringtone.
   
   
5. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap + Add ringtone.
   
   
6. Tap Sound picker to select song from the stock Music player app and then tap Just once or Always(select this option if you'd like to set this selection as the default).
   
   
7. Tap the required song you want to set as default/phone ringtone. By default, your phone will only set the highlighted part as ringtone. However, if you'd like your phone plays the whole song, clear the checkbox in the left side of the Highlights only option. Tap Done button at the top right.
   
   
8. The selected song has been set as your default/phone ringtone.

Method #2: From the Contacts app
You can use this method to set your own music or mp3 as ringtone for incoming calls from a specific contact. Use the following steps to set your own music or mp3 as caller ringtone from the Contacts app:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to change its ringtone.
3. Tap Edit at the top of the screen to edit the selected contact.
   
   
4. Tap Ringtone.
   
   
5. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap + Add ringtone.
   
   
6. Tap Sound picker to select song from the stock Music player app and then tap Just once or Always(select this option if you'd like to set this selection as the default).
   
   
7. Tap the required song you want to set as caller ringtone. By default, your phone will only set the highlighted part as ringtone. If you'd like your phone plays the whole song, clear the checkbox in the left side of the Highlights only option. Tap Done button at the top right.
   
   
8. Tap Save button to save the changes.
   
   
9. The selected song has been set as ringtone for the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Ringtone in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with various pre-loaded ringtones, so you can easily change your ringtone if you're bored with the current one. You can assign the same ringtone for all incoming calls or even set different ringtone for your important or favorite contacts so you can easily know when they call you.


How to change ringtone?
You can do so by using some methods. As the example, we'll change ringtone by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the Contacts app.

Method #1: From the settings menu
You can use this method to change ringtone for incoming calls from all contacts except those you have assigned to the different ringtone. Use the following steps to change the default ringtone from the settings menu:

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
   
   
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
   
   
4. Tap Ringtone.
   
   
5. Tap the required tone you want to use as your default ringtone. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected.
   
   
6. Tap the Back key to return to the previous menu.
7. The selected tone has been set as the default ringtone.

Method #2: From the Contacts app
You can use this method to assign different ringtone for a specific contact. Use the following steps to change ringtone for a specific from the Contacts app:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to change its ringtone.
3. Tap Edit to edit the selected contact.
   
   
4. Tap Ringtone.
   
   
5. Tap the required tone you want to use as ringtone for the selected contact. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected.
   
   
6. Tap the Back key.
7. Tap Save button to save the changes.
   
   
8. The selected tone has been set as ringtone for the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Answer or Reject Call Using Voice Commands in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has several features to let you easily answer or reject calls in any condition, one of which is by using voice commands. It can be an alternative way if you can't answer or reject calls by pressing the physical button or touching the on-screen icon.


How to enable voice commands to answer or reject call?
You can turn this feature on by using some methods. As the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: from the phone app and from the settings menu.

Method #1: From the Phone app

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap Answering and ending calls.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Using voice commands to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when it's enabled.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Personal section and then tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Answering and ending calls.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Using voice commands to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when it's enabled.

How to use voice commands to answer or reject calls?
Assuming that the voice commands to answer or reject calls is enabled and the sound mode is not set to Vibrate, when an incoming call arrives, say "answer" to answer the call or say "reject" to reject the call. The speaker will automatically turn on when you answer the call using your voice.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Direct Call in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Direct call is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that works by utilizing the proximity/light sensor. When you bring your phone near to you and the sensor is covered with an object(in this case, your ear), your phone will automatically call a contact whose call log, message or contact details is currently displayed on the screen without you have to touch the call icon.

How to enable the direct call feature?
You can turn this feature on by using the following steps:

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Motions and gestures.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Direct call to the right to enable it. The switch turns green as a sign that the direct call feature is enabled.

How to use the direct call feature?
When the direct call feature is enabled, you can use it to easily call a contact whose call log, message or contact details is currently displayed on the screen simply by bringing your phone near to your ear.

When viewing a contact's log

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Log tab.
3. Tap a call/message log.
4. Bring your phone near to your ear and your phone will automatically call the contact whose call/message log is selected by you.

When viewing a contact's message

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap a conversation.
3. Bring your phone near to your ear and your phone will automatically call the contact whose conversation is selected by you.

When viewing a contact's detail

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap a contact.
3. Bring your phone near to your ear and your phone will automatically call the selected contact.