Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Night Clock Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Night clock is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge that will let you use the edge screen as a clock at night while the main screen is turned off so you just need to glance at your phone to easily check the time. You can set the clock to stay on up to 18 hours. But, the clock will be disabled automatically when the battery level is below 15%.


How to set the night clock feature?
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 the screen to find Display and then tap it.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen to find Night clock and then tap it.
   
   
4. To enable the night clock feature, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right. The switch turns blue when it's enabled.
   
   
5. To set the time when your phone has to start displaying the night clock, tap and hold the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) and then drag it upwards or downwards to adjust the start time. Alternatively, tap the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) to input the start time using the virtual keyboard and then tap Done button to save the changes.
   
   
6. To set the time when your phone has to stop displaying the night clock, tap and hold the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) and then drag it upwards or downwards to adjust the end time. Alternatively, tap the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) to input the end time using the virtual keyboard and then tap Done button to save the changes.
   
   
7. To change the night clock position, scroll down the screen, tap Night clock position and then select Right side or Left side.
   
   

How to view the night clock?
As the example, if you have set your phone to display the night clock from 5PM to 5AM in the right side, during these hours, a low-light clock will be displayed on the right edge screen while the main screen is turned off.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Fast Wireless Charging Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you access the battery menu while you're charging your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with component and wireless charger that support fast charging, you can enable the fast wireless charging feature so you can charge the battery faster using a wireless charger when the phone or its screen is turned off. While this feature is enabled, the fan inside the wireless charger will operate and may produce noise.


How to enable or disable the fast wireless charging feature?
You can turn on or off this feature when you're not charging your phone's battery 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 the screen to the very bottom and then tap Battery.
   
   
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Fast wireless charging to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue means the fast wireless charging feature is enabled and you can charge your phone's battery using a wireless charger with more quickly when your phone or its screen is turned off. While, when the switch turns gray means the fast wireless charging feature is disabled and the standard charging feature will be used instead.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Fast Cable Charging Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

By default, the fast cable charging feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is enabled to allow you charge the battery of your phone using a USB cable with more quickly, in condition that you're using the component and charger that support with fast charging feature as well as the phone or its screen is turned off. However, when needed you can disable this feature if you want to use the standard cable charging feature so your phone won't be hotter while it's being charged.


How to enable or disable the fast cable charging feature?
You can turn on or off this 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 to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap Battery.
   
   
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Fast cable charging to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue , means the fast cable charging feature is enabled.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Charge the Battery Using a Wireless Charger

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a wireless charging coil that is located in the back side of the phone to allow you charge your phone's battery with a wireless charger(sold separately). It's easier way to charge your phone because you don't have to plug and unplug a micro USB cable into the multipurpose jack in your phone each time you want to charge your phone's battery.


How to charge the battery using a wireless charger(EP-NG930)?
You can charge the battery of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with a wireless charger by using the following steps:

1. Connect the USB cable to the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger.
   
   
2. Connect the micro USB cable into the charger port at the back side of the wireless charger.
   
   
3. Plug the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger into an electric socket to turn on wireless charger.
4. Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge or its screen. Actually, you can still use your phone while it's being charged, but it may take longer to fully charge the battery. Also, if you want to use the fast wireless charging feature(it's enabled by default) so you can charge the battery with more quickly, your phone or its screen should be turned off.
5. Place the centre of your phone's back vertically or horizontally on the centre of the wireless charger to start charging the battery. When needed, you can check the remaining charging time on the screen by pressing the Home key.
   
   
6. When the battery is fully charged(the battery percentage shows 100% and the LED indicator lights green), remove your phone from the wireless charger and then unplug the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger from the electric socket to turn off the wireless charger.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Charge the Battery

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3600mAh battery which is claimed can provide you a charge of 3600mAh up to 27 hours of talk time(3G), up to 74 hours of playback time without recharge the battery. Since it's a rechargeable battery, when the battery level is low, you can charge it with the USB cable and Samsung's adaptive fast charger that came with the unit.


How to charge the battery of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Turn off your phone or its screen. Actually, you can still use your phone while it's being charged, but it may take longer to fully charge the battery. Also, if you want to use the fast cable charging feature(it's enabled by default) to be able to charge the battery with more quickly, your phone or its screen should be turned off.
2. Connect the USB cable to the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger.
   
   
3. Connect the micro USB cable into the multipurpose jack(it's located under the Home button) in your phone.
   
   
4. Plug the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger into an electric socket to start charging the battery.
5. When needed, you can check the remaining charging time on the screen by pressing the Home key.
   
   
6. When the battery is fully charged(the battery percentage shows 100% and the LED indicator lights green), disconnect your phone from the charger by unplugging the micro USB cable from your phone and then unplug the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger from the electric socket.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: Front and Back Side Layouts

It's may a bit late, but this time I want to share you the front side and back side layouts of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. It's written based on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935FD runs with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Knowing the layout of our phones will help us to use it with more easily.

Front side layout of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

1. SIM card tray(at the top side of the phone): use this tray to place two nano SIM cards to use dual SIM mode or a nano SIM card and micro SD card to use single SIM mode.
2. Microphone (at the top side of the phone).
3. LED indicator: it'll light up or flash red or blue while the screen is off to notify you when the battery level is low or being charged, voice recording, or receiving notifications.
4. Light/proximity sensor: this sensor is used to make some features work when it's blocked by an object, as the example, the screen will auto turn off when this sensor is blocked by your face or ear during calls, the screen will auto turn on when you move your hand above this sensor, etc.
5. Speaker.
6. 5MP Front camera: you can use this to take a self-portrait photo. This camera is also used by the phone to make some features work, as the example, it'll detect your face so that the screen will stay on while you're looking at it.
7. Volume button: press this button to adjust the volume.
8. Touch screen/main screen: use it to use apps, navigate your phone, etc.
9. Power button: press this button to turn on or lock the screen. Long press this button to turn on or off the phone, restart the phone, or turn on or off emergency mode.
10. Edge screen: use it to view edge panels(e.g, task edge, people edge, apps edge, quick tools panel, etc.), edge feeds(e.g, unread notifications, S health notifications, Yahoo! news, etc). You can also set this screen to light up while the screen is facing downwards when you receive notifications.
11. Recents key: tap this key to view the list of your recent apps. Long tap this key to launch the split screen view.
12. Home button/fingerprints recognition sensor: press this button to turn on the screen when it's locked or return to the home screen. Long press this button to launch Google. When the screen lock type in your phone is set to fingerprints, you can use this button to recognize your registered fingerprint to unlock the screen.
13. Back key: tap this key to return to the previous screen. Long tap this key to access additional options for the current screen.
14. Headset jack(at the bottom side of the phone): use it to insert your headset.
15. Multipurpose jack(at the bottom side of the phone): use it to insert a micro USB cable when you want to charge your phone or want to connect your phone to a PC. You can also use it to insert OTG adaptor so you can transfer data from other devices or connect USB peripheral devices, e.g., mouse, keyboard, etc, to your phone.
16. Microphone(at the bottom side of the phone).
17. Loud speaker(at the bottom side of the phone).

Back side layout of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

1. 12MP Rear camera: you can use it to take a photo using various shooting modes and effects.
2. Flash/heart rate sensor: it will light up when you turn on flash when taking photos, when you act your phone as a torch, or when you receive notifications if flash notification feature is enabled. You can also use it to measure your heart rate or easily take a self-portrait photo.
3. NFC/MST antenna/Wireless charging coil: it will be used to pair your phone with other NFC capable device by holding them together back to back. It also be used to charge your phone with a wireless charger.
4. Main antenna.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Charge the Battery Using a Wireless Charger

Your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a built-in wireless charging coil pinned in the back side of the phone to let you charge the battery using a wireless charger. This can be alternative way if you want to have an easier way to charge the battery or don't like to plug and unplug a micro USB cable into multipurpose jack in your phone each time you want to charge the battery.


How to charge the battery using a wireless charger(EP-NG930)?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Connect the USB cable to the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger.
   
   
2. Connect the micro USB cable into the charger port at the back side of the wireless charger.
   
   
3. Plug the USB power adaptor/Samsung's adaptive fast charger into an electric socket.
4. Place the centre of the your phone's back vertically or horizontally on the centre of the wireless charger. When needed, you can check the remaining charging time on the screen by pressing the Home key.
   
   
5. If you'd like using the fast wireless charging feature, make sure the following conditions are filled:
• The fast wireless charging feature is enabled. Please note that during fast wireless charging, the fan inside the wireless charger will operate and may produce a noise. If you don't like that noise, turn off this feature.
• You're using a charger and components that support the fast wireless charging.
• The phone or the screen is turned off.
6. When the battery is fully charged, remove your phone from the wireless charger and then unplug the USB power adaptor from the electric socket.