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

While viewing your contacts list in the Contacts app, in the call logs, in the frequently contacted list and in the conversation list in the Messaging app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can use the easy call and easy message feature so you can easily send a message or make a call to a contact simply by swiping left or right across the contact.

How to enable the easy call and easy message 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 Swipe to call or send messages to the right to enable it. The switch turns green as a sign that the easy call and easy message feature is enabled.

How to use the easy call and easy message feature?
As the example, we'll try this feature while viewing contacts list in the Contacts app by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Send a message to a contact:
   
   
• Swipe across a contact from the right to the left.
• Type your own message and then tap Send button to send the message to the selected contact.
3. Make a call to a contact:
   
   
• Swipe across a contact from the left to the right.
• Your phone will automatically call the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Add a Contact to Favorites in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

You'll have some advantages when you add your frequently contacted or important contacts to favorites in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, such as: you can easily call your favorite contacts simply by single tapping the contact icon in the favorites list, you can set calls/messages from your favorite contacts as exceptions when the do not disturb mode is on, your favorite contacts will be displayed at the top of the contacts list so you can easily find or manage them.


How to add a contact to favorites?
You can set a contact as favorite by using several methods. As the example, we'll do so by using three different methods: from the favorites, from the frequently contacted list and from a contact's detail page.

Method #1: From the favorites

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Favorites tab.
3. Tap Add at the top right corner of the screen.
4. Select the required contact you want to add to favorites.
5. The selected contact has been added to the favorites.

Method #2: From the frequently contacted list

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Favorites tab.
3. If needed, scroll down the screen to the Frequently contacted section and then tap the required contact you want to add to favorites.
4. Tap to add the selected contact to favorites. The icon turns yellow as a sign that the selected contact has been added to favorites.

Method #3: From a contact's detail page

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to add to favorites.
3. Tap to add the selected contact to favorites. The icon turns yellow as a sign that the selected contact has been added to favorites.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Separate Merged Contact in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When needed, you can separate one or more entries within a merged contact so they will be displayed as a separated contact, e.g: when you have accidentally merged a wrong contact, when you want to have Contacts app keeps displaying each entry in a merged contact as a separated contact, etc.

How to separate a merged contact?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to separate.
3. Tap More at the top right and then tap Unlink contacts(this option is available when the selected contact is a merged contact).
4. Tap next to the required entries you want to separate.
5. The selected entries will be separated.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Merge Contacts in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Since your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge lets you retrieve contacts from various sources, you might have the same contacts saved in the different storage location, e.g: a contact contains with phone number saved in the device storage and the same contact contains with email address saved in your Google account. In this case, you can set Contacts app to merge those contacts so they will be displayed as a single contact. It will help you to stop Contacts app from displaying duplicate contacts and manage your contacts with more easily.


How to merge contacts?
You can do so by using several methods. As the example, we'll merge contacts by using two different methods: from the contacts list and from a contact's detail screen.

Method #1: From the contacts list
This method lets you merge contacts for multiple contacts at once. But, it will only work to merge contacts who have the same name. You can use the following steps to merge contacts from the contacts list:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Merge contacts.
3. Here, your phone will display all contacts that can be merged and group them by name.
4. Tap the required contacts you want to merge, or tap All at the top left corner of the screen to select all contacts.
5. Tap Merge at the top right.
6. The selected contacts will be merged.

Method #2: From a contact's detail screen
This method lets you merge a contact with any other contacts you like, even if they don't have the same name. You can use the following steps to merge contacts from a contact's detail screen:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to merge.
3. Tap More at the top right and then select Link contacts.
4. Here, your phone will give you some suggested contacts that can be merged. Tap one or some of suggested contacts, or you can select any other contacts you like to merge.
5. Tap Link at the top right.
6. The selected contacts will be merged.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Select which Contacts to Display in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

The stock Contacts app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge lets you to retrieve contacts from various sources, e.g: device storage, SIM card, Google account, etc. By default, this app will show all contacts from all available sources. However, you can set this app to show contacts from a specific source only or according to your own selection.


How to select which contacts to display?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Contacts to display.
   
   
4. Now, you'll be provided with the following options(it may be displayed differently depending on accounts that you have added to the stock Contacts app):
   
   
• All contacts: select this option if you'd like to show all contacts from all available sources. This option is enabled by default.
• Device: select this option if you'd like to show contacts saved in the device storage only.
• SIM card: select this option if you'd like to show contacts saved in the SIM card only.
• Your Samsung account: select this option if you'd like to show contacts saved in your Samsung account only. This option is available if you have added a Samsung account to your phone.
• Your Google account: select this option if you'd like to show contacts saved in the selected Google account only. This option is available if you have added a Google account to your phone.
  
• Customized list: select this option if you'd like to manually select which contacts you want to display in your contacts list. Tap to set your own selection.
5. Tap the Back key to return to your contacts list screen.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Move Contacts from Phone to Google Account in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you have added a Google account to your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can move your contacts saved in the device storage to that account as an alternative way to backup your contacts. Next time, when you need to retrieve your contacts back to your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge or other Android phones, you can do so simply by adding the Google account to the phone.


How to move contacts from phone to Google account?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Move device contacts to.
   
   
4. Tap Google account.
   
   
5. All contacts saved in the device storage will be moved to your Google account.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Export Contacts From Phone to SIM Card in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When needed, you can easily export some or all contacts from phone to SIM card in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, as the example: when you need to backup some important contacts saved in the device storage by copying them to your SIM card, when you want to copy contacts to other devices by using your SIM card, etc. But, you have to remember that since a SIM card only saves a name and a phone number in a single contact, other contact information may be lost when you export it to the SIM card.


How to export contacts from phone to SIM card?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Import/Export contacts.
   
   
4. Tap Export button.
   
   
5. Tap SIM card.
   
   
6. A pop up window will appear to inform you that the information in the name and phone number fields will be copied but some contact information may be lost when you export contacts to the SIM card. Tap Export button to continue exporting contacts.
   
   
7. Select the required contacts you want to export to the SIM card and then tap Done button.
   
   
8. A pop up window will appear to re-inform you that some contact information may be lost when you export contacts to the SIM card. Tap OK button to continue exporting contacts.
   
   
9. The selected contacts will be copied from the device storage to the SIM card.