How To Fix Slow Wifi And Wifi Disconnecting On Galaxy S6

How to fix slow Wifi and Wifi disconnecting on Galaxy S6. Your Samsung Galaxy S6 is indeed a superb smartphone, it is the best place for the Android Lollipop ecosystem to perform the best it can. Almost no single flaw from far seen on this phone. Some people might even go on saying this the best Android powered phone of the year of 2015.

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But even the best phone of the 2015 is not free from issue, some people reported a Wifi issue; they experience a slow Wifi and other facing their Wifi keep disconnecting. This is of course scar the reputation the Korean company is aggressively building.

However the fix of the said two Wifi issues are not exactly hard. We can fix them directly from our Galaxy S6. All we need to do is making some modifications through Settings and the Wifi area. So if you are experiencing the Wifi issues you can follow the solutions below.

I will start with the fix over slow Wifi then continue with the solution to deal with keep disconnecting Wifi issue on Samsung Galaxy S6.

How to fix slow Wifi on Samsung Galaxy S6

Reset the network.

You need to reset your Galaxy S6 network, by going to.

1. Completely power on your smartphone then unlock the passcode if it's required.
2. Then head to Settings.
3. Now click on Wifi from Settings, then verify whether it's working.
4. You can long press on the Wifi option then select to delete that network.
   
   

   Remember before deleting your network be sure you keep the details of your existing Wifi network, deleting without having the details will leave you without anything.

5. Since the Wifi network is already deleted, you can now create a new but same Wifi network. This action is expected to clean the bugs inside the system.
6. Now tap on Wifi connection again then wait whether your network is detected. The detecting process is automatic. However Wifi password is needed in the process.
7. Fill the details given by your internet service provider for the Wifi password. This action will make the connection.

Well, did the steps fix the slow wifi issue on Galaxy S6 of yours? It didn't? Be not too worry because there is another solution I offer for you to follow hopefully can fix the slow Wifi issue.

Factory reset your Samsung Galaxy S6.

You can take this resort if the methods above didn't solve the problem. Sometimes we are forced to perform a factory reset over issue that is naughty, let alone this slow Wifi issue is not related to your home network instead it comes from your phone. Thus there is something there that need to be squashed. And a factory reset is the best solution to clean up things unwanted that negatively effecting our devices performance.

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Wait up! Be sure you firstly backup your device before starting, once it's reset to its factory settings and conditions there is no way of restoring your phone if there's no backup.

Instructions.

1. Power on your phone.
2. Now open Settings -> Backup & reset -> Factory Data Reset -> Erase everything.
   
3. Once you tap on erase everything and then confirm the action. That means you agree to bring your phone back to the factory settings.
4. You will need to refill your Google account then setup your phone like when you bought it for the first time.
5. Done.

How to fix Wifi disconnecting issue on Samsung Galaxy S6

Disable the Smart Network Switching.

Many people have reported after they disable this feature, the managed to fix the keep disconnecting Wifi problem on Samsung Galaxy S6. Therefore you should try it. Who knows that might help you out of misery.

1. From Home screen then tap Settings.
   
   
2. Inside Settings go to “WiFi”, “More”.
   
   
3. Here you can disable “Smart network switch” by set it to “Off”.
   
   

Done! The feature is now disabled. You are now far away from keep disconnecting Wifi issue.

I hope the solutions offered by this post managed to fix the Wifi issues (slow and disconnecting) on your Samsung Galaxy S6.

Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 To I9300XXUGOC1 (XXUGOC1) Android 4.3 Official

This post contains the manual installation or step by step guides you can follow to update your Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 to the latest and official stock firmware, I9300XXUGOC1 (XXUGOC1) Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

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You should not skip this announcement as it's always be a recommendation for Android users to keep their device running a recent software to maintain their phone's performance and stability because the update generally comes with bugs-fix. Therefore I suggest you to upgrade your Galaxy S3 to this firmware.

Therefore you can now launch About Phone and then go to System Update to see whether there is I9300XXUGOC1 is there or simply connect your phone to computer to use the Samsung KIES utility.

However if somehow you are not being notified yet through either OTA or KIES, then you can go to manual installations from this post. Firmware file will be provided for you to download and Odin that's dedicated to flash the firmware file manually.

Are you all for it? Just read the preconditions first.

Preconditions.

1. Never try I9300XXUGOC1 if your phone is not Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300. Go to About phone and see the model number there.
2. A rooted phone will lose their root access for installing this software.
3. Stock image recovery will replace your custom recovery.
4. Your phone will be detected by KIES after installing this firmware.
5. This firmware will delete your custom ROM system memory partition.
6. Enable USB debugging mode for Android Jelly Bean trough Developer Options.
7. Has enough battery percentage.
8. Odin will be used to flash the firmware.
9. Prepare your Windows computer, a USB cable and make sure have a USB drivers installed.
10. Disable KIES before installing the software.
11. Also deactivate your computer antivirus as it will try to block Odin from running.

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Download the firmware files based on your regions (extract the file).

• Greece (Cosmote) I9300XXUGOC1_I9300COSGOC1_COS.

You need to extract the file you just downloaded.

How to update Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with I9300XXUGOC1 (XXUGOC1) firmware

Step 1 - Download ODIN v3.09. Extract the zip file.

Step 2- Power off your phone then boot into Download Mode, press these buttons; Volume Down + Home + Power. Use Volume Up to enter the mode.

Step 3 - Click on Odin3 v3.0.9 from your computer to launch the tool.

Step 4 - When your phone's in Download Mode, you can connect it to computer using a USB cable. Odin will display Added!!! with ID:COM turn to yellow if the connection is successful.

Step 5 - Tap AP now then browse and click the .tar.md5 file of the firmware.

Step 6 - Leave other options intact, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked.

Step 7 - You can hitting the Start button now to start the installation.

Step 8 - Now wait till the entire process finish. Your phone will reboot once it's done.

Step 9 - Done your phone is now powered with I9300XXUGOC1 (XXUGOC1) Android 4.3 Jelly Bean now.

Fix bootloop and other errors.

If your phone doesn't boot into normal mode, and get stuck in animation logo / bootloop. Perform the factory reset then, be sure you already have backups beforehand.

1. Power off your phone completely.
2. Now press Volume Up + Home + Power to enter the recovery mode. 
3. Inside the recovery mode, choose wipe data / factory reset.
4. Once the factory resetting is done, your phone will be like a new one.
5. Reboot your Samsung Galaxy S3.

Hope you will find the post useful.

Install I9195XXUCOC2 Android 4.4.2 XXUCOC2 On Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9195

I9195XXUCOC2 Android 4.4.2 XXUCOC2 official update just being released for United Kingdom, Serbia, Nordic and South East Europe to serve people in those regions with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9195 in their hands. So you can start watching the available automatic update utilities like Samsung KIES and OTA update, to see whether the Korean company has it available for your phone.

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Or you can also use the manual installations too, as it will yield the same results and bring this latest firmware running on your phone. It is highly recommended to keep your phone to the latest and stablest update version as it will get rid off some disturbing bugs and keep the performance at maximum condition.

And lucky because now Install Android ROM has the instructions neatly compiled for you to follow. Once you've done following the steps you will end up having a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9195 powered with I9195XXUCOC2 Android 4.4.2 KitKat. So if you are ready you can start by firstly reading the below preconditions.

1. Remember if your phone is rooted, then I9195XXUCOC2 will banish it.
2. Your existing custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, Philz) will be replaced with a stock image recovery from Samsung.
3. Samsung KIES will detect your phone as it's the official release.
4. If you use the custom ROM, then this update will delete the system memory partition during the process. Also you need to perform factory reset too.
5. Activate developer options and enable USB debugging for Android KitKat.
6. Look your batter power, make sure it's sufficient to perform the installation process.
7. We will use Odin as the tool to flash the firmware file.
8. A Windows computer with a USB cable and USB drivers (Please to install the drivers).
9. Make sure you disable Samsung KIES before the installation.
10. Deactivate your antivirus to avoid the program interrupting the Odin to do its job.

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Download the firmware files based on your regions (extract the file).

• Nordic Countries I9195XXUCOC2_I9195NEECOC1_NEE.
• South East Europe I9195XXUCOC2_I9195OXXCOC1_SEE.
• Serbia (Telenor) I9195XXUCOC2_I9195OXXCOC1_MSR.
• Serbia (Telekom) I9195XXUCOC2_I9195OXXCOC1_TSR.
• United Kingdom I9195XXUCOC2_I9195BTUCOC1_BTU.

How to update Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9195 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat with I9195XXUCOC2 (XXUCOC2) firmware

Step 1 - Download and then extract ODIN v3.09. You will need it to install the firmware later.

Step 2- Boot your phone now to Download Mode, use these button combinations; press them all at the same time; Volume Down + Home + Power. When the warning message comes out, just press the Volume Up to confirm.

Step 3 - Launch Odin now by clicking the Odin3 v3.0.9 file you downloaded to your computer previously.

Step 4 - Now connect your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini to computer. If succeed, you will see Added!! on Odin and your ID:Com turns to yellow.

Step 5 - You should now tap on AP to grab the .tar.md5 file on your computer.

Step 6 - If these options; Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are not selected, then select / check them.

Step 7 - Now press on Start for the installation to begin.

Step 8 - Just wait till the automatic installation complete, when they are complete, your device should reboot and unplug your phone from USB cable when you see your home screen.

Step 9 - Done.

Fix bootloop and other errors.

If your phone is stuck in bootloop and unable to boot into normal mode. Then we need to perform a factory rest. Make sure you already have backup before performing this. Follow these steps.

1. Completely turn off your phone.
2. Then boot into recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Home + Power.
3. When you are inside recovery mode, just select the wipe data / factory reset.
4. Your phone will be brought back to its initial condition. 
5. Reboot your phone to normal mode.

Enjoy the new firmware.

Flash CM12.1 Nightlies On International Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE

The official CM12.1 Nightlies ROM is released recently and it's designed to bring a modified Android 5.1 Lollipop to the International based Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE, and you are invited to flash the ROM to your phone if you want. And you will be guided with manual installations from this post.

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CM12.1 Android 5.1 Lollipop ROM is based on AOSP Android 5.1 Lollipop and it is a great ROM there is no doubt it. We are offered with features, stability, smoothness, fast and stability. So it can be used as our daily drivers. To install it manually you can follow the full instructions from below. We will elaborate the steps based for CWM and TWRP users. But please to firstly read the precondition points beforehand.

Preconditions.

• Be sure you firstly make necessary backups before starting, and you will be guided to make Nandroid backup.
• Remember do not try this ROM if your device is not International Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE.
• Your International Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE, should already be rooted.
• CWM or TWRP recovery should already be installed.
• CM12.1 doesn't come with Gapps preinstalled, therefor we will installed separately.
• Have a computer with a USB cable.
• Install the ROM and follow the guides here at your own risk. Do not blame anyone including me if anything goes wrong during / after the process.
• Make sure your tablet has a sufficient battery power.

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Files you need.

• Download CM 12.1 Nightlies ROM.
• Download Gapps for Android 5.1 too.

Install CM12.1 Android 5.1 ROM on International Galaxy Note 3 LTE using CWM recovery.

1. Use your USB cable to connect your tablet to computer.
2. And then transfer the ROM and Gapps files to your tablet internal storage.
3. Now boot into CWM recovery mode, by utilizing these buttons; Volume UP + Home + Power. Volume Up should be used to continue accessing the mode.
4. Use Backup and Restore option to create a Nandroid backup.
   
5. You need to also perform a factory reset too, tap on the Wipe Data / Factory Reset to do so.
   
   
   Wipe cache partition.
   
   
   Wipe dalvik cache.
   
   
6. You can start installing the ROM simply click on install zip from sdcard, then choose the ROM zip file.
   
7. To install the Gapps, just repeat the step 6. If all the files installed. You can now use Reboot System Now option to restart your tablet.
   
   

Install CM12.1 Nightlies ROM on Sprint Galaxy Note 3 with TWRP recovery.

1. Connect your tablet to computer, then transfer the ROM and Gapps file you downloaded to computer, transfer them to your tablet's internal storage.
2. Power off your tablet then boot into the CWM recovery by using Volume Up + Home + Power buttons combinations. Then enter that mode using Volume Up.
3. Make a Nandroid backup too, just use the backup. Then set a name for the backup.
   
   
4. Wipe the data to perform the factory rest, just use the Wipe option.
   
   
5. Now select install option from TWRP then choose the ROM zip file to start the flashing process.
   
   
6. For installing Gapps you can repeat the step 5.
7. You can now restart your device using Reboot option from TWRP main menu interface.

Well I hope you like the ROM now and enjoy everything offered by it. If you failed, then try to repeat the process.

Install CM12.1 Android 5.1 Latest On Sprint Galaxy Note 3 (CWM & TWRP)

Cyanogenmod team recently released Cyanogen 12.1 nightlies to be installed on Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you can flash the ROM right now and if you don't mind you can also be guided from this post.

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CM12.1 Nightlies is based on AOSP Android 5.1 Lollipop, it's the latest version of Lollipop that will deliver anything new to your phone. If you are interested with this non-stock software, then you can proceed to learn on how to install it. I will guide you to install the official CM12.1 ROM using CWM and TWRP recovery.

However I highly recommend you to firstly read the preconditions below.

Preconditions.

• First thing first make sure the device you are using now is Sprint Galaxy Note 3, do not continue if you have different Galaxy Note.
• Backup your precious data before continue.
• You need to also root your device first if you haven't.
• And CWM or TWRP recovery should already installed to flash the firmware zip files.
• A computer based Windows with a USB cable.
• You will also be guided to backup using Nandroid backup.
• Be sure your phone's batter power is more than %60.
• CM12.1 ROM doesn't include Google Apps (Gapps), thus we will install it separately.
• Follow the instructions here at your own risk, none but yourself for any bricks or damages that might happen during or after following the guides here.
• Samsung KIES will probably stop detecting your phone when it's powered with CM12.1 ROM.

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File you need (Do not extract these files).

• Download CM 12.1 Nightlies ROM.
• Download Gapps for Android 5.1 too.

Install CM12.1 Android 5.1 ROM on Sprint Galaxy Note 3 with CWM recovery.

1. Now connect your Galaxy Note 3 to computer.
2. When it's connected, transfer the files you downloaded (CM12 and Gapps) to your tablet's internal storage.
3. Now shut down your phone, to boot into the custom recovery mode. Use Volume UP + Home + Power buttons. And use Volume Up to continue entering the mode.
4. Now make a Nandroid Backup by pressing the Backup and Restore option. Name the file and confirm the backup.
   
5. Factory reset your phone now by pressing Wipe Data / Factory Reset.
   
   
   Wipe cache partition.
   
   
   Wipe dalvik cache.
   
   
6. Install the ROM by simply tap on install zip from sdcard, continue with choosing choose zip from sdcard. Then get the ROM zip file.
   
7. Once you completed the CM12.1 ROM you can repeat the process from step 6 to install Gapps. When the installation is done. Just reboot your phone using Reboot System Now from main menu of CWM.
   
   

Install CM12.1 Nightlies ROM on Sprint Galaxy Note 3 with TWRP recovery.

1. Connect your device to computer, then transfer the ROM and Gapps files to your device internal storage.
2. Boot into the TWRP recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Home + Power buttons.
3. Then create a Nandroid Backup using backup option. And set a backup name and continue the backup.
   
   
4. You need to also factory reset by hitting the wipe option from TWRP.
   
   
5. Once you've done with  factory reset, you can now install the ROM by pressing the install option. Then get the ROM zip file.
   
   
6. Repeat the process to install Gapps.
7. Reboot your Note. Done. And enjoy.

Now reboot your phone to normal mode when all the necessary files installed successfully. Remember the first rebooting period could be longer than it used to, it's because your phone will load all the new ROM and with its features. So it takes time.

Take Screenshot On Samsung Galaxy S6 With Palm Swipe Or Button Combinations

So how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 quickly so we can share and use the screenshot for our need? It's actually easy as Samsung had included this function to its latest superb phone for us to use without needing any third-party software.

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On Windows based computer this activity is often used to share anything on our screen to friends or to help us to support our tutorials which involving steps so our audiences could easily understand our points. We can simply use Print Screen button for this purpose.

But things a bit different in smartphone, there is no specific button to use for taking a screen appears on our phone. We need to undergo a few actions to do this. But do not worry they're not complicated jobs.

And on Samsung Galaxy S6 there are two easy ways we can choose to take a screenshot, all ways are discussed here as information for those who bought that's great smartphone. And we won't need any software to do so, that's a great news.

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So are you ready guys?

First method to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 using button combinations

1. Find a screen you wish to capture.
2. Now press Power + Home buttons at the same time for about 2 till 5 seconds till your phone shaking or shutter sound heard.
   
3. You will then be informed that the screenshot is taken and saved on your gallery app.

You can use the above method if your Power or Home buttons are not damaged, if one of them is damaged. You can use the second way below.

First method to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 using palm swipe

1. Put your hand vertically straight above the phone's screen so your hand covers the side of the LCD phone.
   
2. Now swipe your palm / hand horizontally across the screen.
3. A camera shutter sound will be heard indicating the screen is taken. You can see it on Gallery app.

Now you can take any screenshots you find interesting anytime you want it.

How To Install CWM Recovery On Samsung Galaxy S6

Install CWM On Samsung Galaxy S6. For those who have the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in hand and of course already rooted it can extend their phone functionality with installing a custom recovery, we have the opportunity to taste two of the best non-stock recovery previously we had put across the complete guides to install TWRP on Samsung Galaxy S6 now it comes the chance for us to flash the other and most popular ClockWorkMod or known as CWM to be flashed on the same handset.

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CWM is the first custom recovery when it comes to flash a custom ROM especially for Samsung Galaxy flagships and perform several high level actions like advanced recovery, advanced installation, flashing zip files, advanced restorations and other maintenance function that a stock image recovery is unable to give.

There is no reason of not installing this wonderful especially if your Android powered phone is already rooted. And this post will guide you through the entire process to install CWM recovery to your Samsung Galaxy S6. Keep in mind this instructions are temporarily created for a certain Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge only, precisely these models.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915S.
• Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915F.

We will update to include another Samsung Galaxy S6 models once we found the available CWM that support other models. Until then we can only keep to SM-N915S and SM-N915F. So prepare yourself.

Preconditions.

• Check your device model number by going to Settings -> About phone see your device number there.
• Make sure your Galaxy S6 is already rooted, if you haven't then please do it by following the root Samsung Galaxy S6 complete guides post.
• You need to activate developer options and enable Android debugging mode for Android Lollipop too.
• A computer Windows with the latest USB drivers installed and a USB cable.
• You can run any Android software to flash the CWM recovery.
• Make a necessary backups to protect your precious data from being lost or corrupted for a failure attempt during the installation process.
• Enough batter percentage power.

Files you need.

• Download CWM based on your Galaxy S6's models and extract .tar file.
  
  • Download CWM for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915S.
  • Download CWM for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915F.
• Download Odin3.09 and extract it.

Remember again you need to extract all the files you downloaded above.

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How to install CWM 6 recovery on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

1. Turn off your device and then boot into the Download Mode, by powering it off first, then press these buttons; Home + Power + Volume Down.
   
   
2. When you see a warning message release the three buttons, then press Volume Up to continue.
   
   
3. Now launch Odin, by click the Odin3.0.9.exe file you downloaded earlier.
   
   
4. Then connect your phone to computer, and Odin will detect it and display Added!!! message indicating the connection is on.
   
   
5. On Odin tap on AP, then browse to the cwm-recovery-6.0.5.1(1128).tar on your computer.
6. Then hit the Start button to begin the installation process.
7. Your device will reboot once the CWM 6 is fully installed. Then if you see your phone's Home screen then disconnect it from your computer.

That's it you have now the most clever and useful custom recovery installed on your phone now you can start hunting for the great tweaks, ROMs or perform any high-level operations you think it's needed to boost your device's performance.