Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Vibrate While Ringing Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you have difficulty in recognising incoming calls when you bring your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in your pocket while you're in a noisy environment, you can enable the vibrate while ringing feature so your phone will not only play the selected ringtone when receiving calls, but also vibrate at the same time.


How to enable or disable the vibrate while ringing feature?
Assuming that the sound profile in your phone is set to Sound, 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 down the screen to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibrate while ringing to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue means the vibrate while ringing feature is enabled and your phone will play ringtone and vibrate at the same time when receiving calls.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Fix Cannot Send Premium SMS in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you cannot send messages to a short number in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge because you have accidentally set the permission of sending premium text messages to never allow, you have to change the permission to always allow so you can send messages to a short number again.


How to change the premium SMS permission?
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 Applications and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Application manager.
   
   
4. Tap More at the top right and then select Show system apps.
   
   
5. Scroll down the screen to find Message service and then tap it.
   
   
6. Tap Send premium text message and then select Always allow so you can send text messages to a short number.
   
   
7. The permission of sending premium SMS has been set to Always allow. Now, you can send a text message to a short number again.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Change Ringtone in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

The most common way that can be taken to help you easily know when you have calls is by assigning a ringtone so your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will play it when receiving incoming calls, in condition that the sound profile in your phone is set to sound. When needed, you can set other pre-loaded tone available as ringtone when you're bored with the current one or want to use different one.


How to change ringtone?
You can set the required ringtone for incoming calls by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from a contact's detail page.

Method #1: From the settings menu
You can change the default ringtone for all contacts, except those that have been assigned to the different ringtones(see method #2), 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 Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Ringtone.
   
   
4. Tap Ringtone to set the default ringtone for incoming calls.
   
   
5. Select the required tone you want to use.
   
   
6. The selected tone has been set as the default ringtone.

Method #2: From a contact's detail page
When needed, you can assign different ringtone for a specific contact, e.g., your important or favourite contacts, so you can easily know when you have calls from this contact by using the following steps:

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 More to see more available fields for the selected contact.
   
   
5. Scroll down the screen and then tap Ringtone. By default, all contacts use the default ringtone(see method #1).
   
   
6. Select the required tone you want to use.
   
   
7. Tap the Back key to return to the previous screen and then tap Save button to save the changes.
   
   
8. The selected tone has been set as the ringtone for the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Fix Cannot Enable Icon Backgrounds Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

A couple days back, an insider named Tony sent me an email to ask why the icon backgrounds option in his Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge was grayed out so he couldn't use it to make icons in home screen and app screen became stand out by displaying them with shaded background. FYI, this option will be unavailable or grayed out when you're using other theme in your phone. Thus, to make this option available, you have to revert theme in your phone back to default.


How to enable the default theme?
As the example, we'll enable the default theme when the phone is using the Gold n Black Platinum theme 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 Themes and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap the Default thumbnail to revert theme back to the default.
   
   
4. Tap Apply button to apply the default theme to your phone.
   
   
5. Once done, the icon backgrounds option will be available and you can use it to display icons in the home screen and apps screen with shaded background to make them more stand out.

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

When you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to the sound mode, you can enable the charging sound feature to have your phone plays a sound when you connect it to a charger.


How to enable or disable the charging sound 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 down to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Charging sound to enable or disable this option. when the switch turns blue , means the charging sound feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when a charger is connected to your phone.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Touch Sounds Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When you select the sound mode as the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you can set your phone to play a sound when you make selection on the screen(e.g., tap an option, tap an app or widget icon, etc.) or when you tap the Back key or the Recents key by enabling the touch sounds feature.


How to enable or disable the touch sounds 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 down to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Touch sounds to enable or disable this option. when the switch turns blue , means the touch sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when you tap the screen or the soft keys.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Change Sound Profile in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has three sound profiles: sound mode(it's selected by default), vibration mode, and silent mode. When needed, you can easily enable the required sound profile to suit your need, as the example, you can enable the vibration mode if you'd like to be notified with vibration when you have calls or notifications, you can enable the silent mode if you'd like to silence all sounds except the media sound without turning off the phone, or you can enable the sound mode if you'd like to be notified with sound when you have calls or notifications.


How to change the sound profile?
As the example, we'll do so by using three different methods: from the notification panel, from the settings menu, and by pressing the Volume up key(it works when you're not using your phone to play music or watch video).

Method #1: From the notification panel

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
   
   
2. Tap Sound/Vibrate/Mute button to change the sound profile in your phone. The button will change depending on the sound profile you're using:
• : this button will display when the sound profile is set to Sound. In this mode, your phone will play sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
• : this button will display when the sound profile is set to Vibrate. In this mode, your phone will vibrate for incoming calls and notifications, play sound for media, and silence for system.
• : this button will display when the sound profile is set to Mute. In this mode, your phone will silence all sounds except the media sound.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. On the home screen, tap Apps at the bottom right corner of the screen to go to the apps screen.
   
   
2. Find the Settings and then tap it to go to the settings menu.
   
   
3. Scroll down to find Sounds and vibration.
   
   
4. Tap Sound mode and then select from the following options:
• Sound: select this option to turn on the sound mode to have your phone plays sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
• Vibrate: select this option to turn on the vibration mode to have your phone vibrates for incoming calls and notifications, plays sound for media, and silences for system.
• Mute: select this option to turn on the silent mode to have your phone silences all sounds except the media sound.

Method #3: By pressing the Volume up key
When your phone is in the silent mode, press the Volume up key once to enable the vibration mode and twice to enable the sound mode. While, when your phone is in the vibration mode, press the Volume up key once to enable the sound mode.