Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Preview Message Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you don't want to miss any important message even when your phone's screen is locked, you can enable the preview message feature to have your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge displays the sender and a short preview of the received message on the status bar and lock screen. It will be able to help you easily know if it's an important message without you have to open it first in the stock Messaging app so you can do the required action as soon as you read the preview.

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

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap Notifications. If Notifications is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Preview message to the right to enable it. When the switch turns green , means the preview message feature is enabled and your phone will show you the sender and a short preview of received messages on the status bar and lock screen.

How to use the preview message feature?
You can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. When the screen is locked(it works when the display option for notifications on the lock screen is set to show content).
When a new text message arrives, your phone will display the sender and a short preview of the received message in your lock screen. If needed, tap the message preview and then perform your unlock method(e.g., fingerprints, PIN, password, etc) to open the message in the stock Messaging app.

2. When the screen is not locked.
When a new text message arrives, your phone will display the sender and a short preview of the received message will be displayed on the status bar. If needed, you can do some further actions, e.g., calling the sender of the message or reply the message by using these steps:

• Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
• Tap Call in the message preview to call the sender of the message.
• Tap Reply in the message preview to open and reply the message in the stock Messaging app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Display Option for Notifications on Lock Screen in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

In Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can change the way your phone displays notifications you receive while the screen is locked. You can set your phone to display unread notifications with or without its contents on the lock screen so you can easily know when you have ones. However, if you're tight with the privacy issue, you can set your phone to not display any notification on the lock screen so unread notifications will only be displayed if you have unlocked the screen.

How to change the display option for notifications on the lock screen?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Notifications on lock screen and then select from the following options:
• Show content: select this option to have your phone shows notifications and its contents on the lock screen.
• Hide content: select this option to have your phone shows notifications without its contents on the lock screen.
• Do not show notifications: select this option to disable notifications on the lock screen, in other words, your phone will not show any notification on the lock screen.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Create a New Text Message in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you have inserted a nano SIM card in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and are in an active text plan, you can use your phone to create a new text message and then send it to the required contacts.


How to create a new text message?
As the example, we'll do so by using three different methods: from the stock Messaging app, from a contact's log, and from the people edge.

Method #1: From the stock Messaging app
It's the basic method that you can use to send a text message to the required contact. You can use the following steps to send a text message from the stock Messaging app:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap at the bottom right corner of the screen to create a new text message.
   
   
3. Enter the recipient's phone number in the Enter recipients field or tap to pick up the required contact from your contacts list.
   
   
4. Write your message in the Enter message field.
5. Tap Send button to send your text message.
   
   
6. Your text message will be sent to the selected contact.

Method #2: From a contact's log
You can use the following steps if you want to easily send a text message to a contact who have called you:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Log tab.
   
   
3. Tap a log of the required contact you want to send a text message.
4. Tap to create a new text message.
   
   
5. Write your message in the Enter message field.
6. Tap Send button to send your text message.
   
   
7. Your text message will be sent to the selected contact.

Method #3: From the people edge
You can use the following steps to easily send a text message to a contact that you have added to the my people list:

1. To open the edge screen, drag the edge screen handle towards the centre the screen. If the edge screen displays the apps edge at the first place, you have to swipe across the screen again to access the people edge.
2. Tap an icon of the required contact you want to send a text message.
   
   
3. Tap to create a new text message.
   
   
4. Write your message in the Enter message field.
5. Tap Send button to send your text message.
   
   
6. Your text message will be sent to the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Use Clipboard in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Clipboard is a temporary storage in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that is used to save text or image that you have copied or moved from an app, and screenshot that you have taken. If needed, you can access the clipboard to paste one of those copied text, image, or screenshot in other apps.


How to use clipboard?
You can access clipboard from any app or screen where you can enter text. But, as the example, we'll access clipboard to paste some text that have been copied from a webpage into a text message by using the following steps:

1. Open Messages app and then tap at the bottom right corner of the screen to create a new text message.
2. To access clipboard, you can use these two different methods:
• Long tap in the Enter message field and then tap Clipboard .
  
  
• Long tap the key in the left side of the space bar(this key displays the icon of the last function that was used) and then tap to access clipboard.
  
  
3. Tap the text you have copied from the webpage to insert or paste it to your message.
   
   
4. Tap the Back key or tap above the clipboard to close it.
   
   

As a note, when you open the clipboard, the copied images and screenshots are only available and can be pasted if you're in a text entry field where you can insert picture, e.g., when composing a text or email message.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Copy Paste Text in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has the ability to copy paste text that you can use to easily copy text from one app and then paste it to other apps. It will save you more time because you don't need to write the same text manually when you need to use that text in other apps.


How to copy paste text?
As the example, we'll copy some text from a webpage to a memo by using the following steps:

1. Open a webpage in the Internet app.
2. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap and hold over the required text you want to copy. If needed, you can drag to adjust the area of the selected text.
   
   
3. Tap Copy to copy the selected text.
   
   
4. Now, open Memo app and then tap at the bottom right corner to create a new memo.
   
   
5. Long tap in the Enter memo field and then select Paste .
   
   
6. The selected text has been copied from the webpage and pasted into your memo.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Continuous Input Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you type with the Samsung qwerty keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and the predictive text feature is enabled, you can speed up the way you enter text by enabling the continuous input feature so you can do it simply by sliding your finger across the keyboard.


How to enable the continuous input feature?
Assuming that the predictive text feature is enabled, you can turn on the continuous input feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, 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 System section and then tap Language and input.
   
   
3. Tap Samsung keyboard. Alternatively, when you're entering text using Samsung keyboard,e.g., when composing a new text message, you can quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap .
   
   
4. Scroll down the screen and then tap Keyboard swipe.
   
   
5. Tap Continuous input to select and enable it(this option will be available when the predictive text feature is enabled).
   
   
6. The continuous input feature has been enabled.

How to use the continuous input feature?
You can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. Go to the app or screen where you can enter text, e.g., when composing a new text message.
2. Enter the required word by sliding your finger across the required letter keys on the keyboard. As the example, if you want to enter text "love", you have to slide your finger across the letter "l" to "o" to "v" to "e" continuously without lifting your finger. FYI, if the auto spacing feature is enabled, your phone will automatically insert a space when you type the next word or tap a punctuation mark.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Use Floating Keyboard Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Floating keyboard is a feature that you can use when typing with the Samsung keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. When this feature is enabled, the keyboard will float above the currently opened app and can be moved to other location so you can use the whole screen to view the text you have written.


How to use the floating keyboard feature?
You can use this feature by using the following steps:

1. Go to the app or screen where you can enter text, e.g., when writing a memo in Memo app.
2. Long tap the key in the left side of the space bar(this key displays the icon of the last function that was used) and then tap to enable the floating keyboard feature. As a note, the floating keyboard icon won't be available if the magnification gestures feature is enabled.
   
   
3. When the keyboard floats, you can do the following actions:
• Moving the keyboard position: drag above the keyboard to move the keyboard to the other location.
• Entering text and using keyboard features.
• Switching to the standard keyboard: tap in the left side of the space bar to disable the floating keyboard feature and switch to the standard one.