The Samsung Galaxy S6 downloads from time to time security updates for policies from a Samsung server. This is to ensure the protection of the smartphone. These so-called security policy updates are automatically downloaded and installed as from stock by the Samsung Galaxy S6, but you can also download them manually. How to do this, we will tell you now:

Open from the Home screen the following Android submenu:

Menu --> Settings --> Lockscreen & Security --> Other Security Settings --> Security Policy Updates

Select here the button "Check for Updates" . Your smartphone will now check by using the Internet connection if a new Security policy update is available for download. If so, then this will be downloaded and installed.

You know now how to download a security policies update manually on the Samsung Galaxy S6.

On the Samsung Galaxy S6 there are various ways to store and to display contacts . Contacts can be either saved in Google Account, Samsung account, Sim card, device memory and be stored even when using special apps elsewhere.

So the probability is very high that contacts are displayed twice, because you have them stored in two different locations. It is possible that contacts are secured on the SIM card and on the Google Account. The contacts app on the Samsung Galaxy S6 defaults to both.

In order to view contacts from only one source, you must set the appropriate settings in Android:

Here we show how to display only the contacts of the Google account on the Samsung Galaxy S6.

For this, please open on the Samsung Galaxy S6 the menu and then the Contacts app. In this select in the overview of your contacts at the upper right corner the button "More". A window will appear where the "Settings" entry must be tapped now.

In the next sub-menu, please tap the menu item "Contacts to display". You can now select from which location the contacts should be displayed in the contacts list. For the Google Contacts highlight your Gmail address.

Immediately only contacts from your Google account are displayed in the contacts app on the Samsung Galaxy S6.

It can happen to you at the Samsung Galaxy S6 that the smartphone switches off for no reason and then restarts again. This behavior is unusual and should be corrected as soon as possible. We give you a few tips on how to solve this problem:

1. Perform Wipe Cache Partition

With the Wipe cache partition you can delete on your Samsung Galaxy S6 the cache, in which no longer needed temporary files are stored. These "old" files can cause problems and crash the phone. In this guide we explain to you how you can perform on the Samsung Galaxy S6 a Wipe Cache partition.

2. Perform factory reset

Has the Wipe Cache not solved the problem, we recommend that you perform a factory reset. Here all system files will be uploaded new to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and therefore faulty structures are corrected.

The factory reset can be done very easily from the Android menu. We show you in the following article how to perform a factory reset: Samsung Galaxy S6 How to perform factory reset

3. Use warranty because battery is defective

Should this also have not helped, then  a defect with the battery of the Samsung Galaxy S6 is state of the art. Here only the possibility to return the phone under warranty is given, because the battery is not replaceable for the first time in this model.

We hope that you were able to fix the problem on your Samsung Galaxy S6 with Tip 1 or 2.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 can be very hot in the area next to the camera while using apps, or during a call. The cause of the heat development is the processor, which is located near the camera on the back of the smartphone and emits heat when in use.

The processor of smart phones can run hot for different reasons.

• Exposure to an app such as games, browser, Youtube etc.
• Exposure to an Android System App
• defective battery

We want to show you a tip, with which the heat problem of the Samsung Galaxy S6 can be solved, if the cause is a faulty app.

The error with the heat may occur after a firmware update, for example.

Such errors will be rectified by a Wipe Cache partition.

We want to explain to you how this works:

Switches off your Samsung Galaxy S6 by long pressing on the Power On / Off button. Now you have to pressand hold the key combination:

• Power On / Off
• Volume up
• Home button

When the Samsung Galaxy S6 vibrates once, let the power on/ off button go, but keep the other two keys from the key combination pressed until a menu appears on the display.

Now mark the entry "Wipe Cache partition" with the volume down key. With the Power On/ Off button, the process will start. This usually takes only a few seconds. Then the previously displayed menu reappears.

Now selects the first entry with "Reboot system now" and executes the command again with pressing the power button.

You have now successfully completed a Wipe Cache Partition. This should now be the solution or at least the improvement for the heat your smartphone produces.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a power saving mode which reduces the power consumption of the smartphone and therefore the battery power can be saved. This causes the device to be charged later, as it would be the case without the power saving mode.

The power saving mode can be activated via the status bar of the Samsung Galaxy S6. If you tap the shortcut, then the power management mode is active.

Unfortunately this is not always the case,because the energy-saving mode is configured on the Samsung Galaxy S6 that it is only active when the battery level is 20%.

In other words, even though you have the power saving mode activated, it is not activated immediately. Do you want that the power saving mode is always active immediately when you enable this, then you must set the following setting: Start power save mode immediately

This setting can be set as follows:

Opens from the start screen of the Samsung Galaxy S6 the menu and then the Settings. Tap here on "Battery" and then on "power saving mode" --> "start power saving".

You now have the following choices:

Immediately

- At 5% battery power

- At 15% battery power

- At 20% battery power

- At 50% battery power

Set the mark at "Immediately".

When you see the power-saving mode on your Samsung Galaxy S6 is activated, all austerity measures to extend the battery life will be implemented immediately. Your battery accordinglywill last much longer.

You have now learned how to use the power saving mode of the Samsung Galaxy S6 from the start.

If you like to listen to music with your Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone, then we would like to briefly explain in this article how you can improve the sound quality. This only works for listening to music via headphones.

Please open on the Samsung Galaxy S6 the menu and then"Sounds& Notifications". In the next sub-menu, you can now tap on the "Sound quality and effects" entry.

Use „Adapt Sound” in any case to improve the quality of music. Here is verified on the base of a Tone Test, which sounds you can hear very well.

Furthermore you should push the knob to "On" at "Sound Alive +". This simulates the effect of a surround system.

With these two settings you have successfully improved the sound quality while listening to music with the headphones on the Samsung Galaxy S6.

You can connect your Samsung Galaxy S6 via VPN to a network. To create a virtual private network connection, you need to set the VPN as follows in the Android settings.

To do this, open from the Home Screen:

Menu --> Settings -->More Connection settings

Tap here on the menu item "VPN" and then on "Add VPN". You can now enter your VPN connection data in a new window and enter a meaningful name for the VPN. By means of "saving" the VPN is adopted.

You can now connect with your Samsung Galaxy S6 into the VPN.

On the Samsung Galaxy S6 there is the possibility to couple the mobile LTE data connection with the Wi-Fi and thus obtain an increased download speed. This function is called "Download Booster" and can be used as follows.

Enable the Download Booster as follows:

Open from the home screen: Menu --> Settings -->More Connection settings
In this menu you can select "Download Booster" now. Drag the slider from "Off" to "On" to activate the download booster on the Samsung Galaxy S6.

Now, when you download a file with the Samsung Galaxy S6 from the Internet, which is bigger than 30 MB, then the Download Booster adds the LTE connection, which results in a faster download.

You know now how to turn on the Samsung Galaxy S6 download Booster.

On the Samsung Galaxy S6 you can place on your home screen 16 apps from the factory. If the space for the apps on the home screen of the Samsung Galaxy S6 is too low, then there is the possibility to extend this capacity. Because it is possible to enlarge the app grid. So then up to 25 apps can be arranged at the same time on a single home screen page.

We show you here how to increasethe grid for Appson the Samsung Galaxy S6 for the home screen.
Taplong on your home screen at an empty space. The home screen will now be displayed in a smaller version. At the bottom of the screen you can a see a menubar. Tap there on the "grid" button

It can now be selected a screen gridfor arranging the apps:

• 4 x 4 Apps
• 4 x 5 Apps
• 5 x 5 Apps

Once you have made your selection and pressed the button "Apply", the setting will be visible on the home screen.You know now, how you can put more apps per home screen page on your Samsung Galaxy S6.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has built in a very good camera with which you can make gladly and often photos. Over time, a lot of pictures accumulate.

If you are now looking for a particular image, then this can sometimes pose as quite complicated. Fortunately, there is a search function on the Samsung Galaxy S6 with which you can find photos according to the subject. Because the Samsung Galaxy S6 categorizes automatically by using filters what is displayed on the photo. Thus, the image can then be classified in one of the following categories:

• cars
• mountain
• flowers
• documents
• meal
• bicycles
• vehicles
• participants

We tell you now how to start searching for a category on the Samsung Galaxy S6:

Open the Gallery application, then tap in the Albums view at the upper right corner on "More". In the drop down menu select "Search".

It now opens the image search on your Samsung Galaxy S6. Tap in the navigation bar at the top on "Categories" and then choose the category which you want to search for. For example choose “car" and all images on which a car is photographed can be seen.

You know now how to use on the Samsung Galaxy S6 the image search.