Galaxy S6 + Edge gets first software update

The Galaxy S6 + Edge gets its first software update. The update increases inter alia the battery performance. In addition, the safety and the telephony stability was improved. A downgrade to an earlier version is after this update no longer possible.

Just last week, had the Galaxy Note 5 spendiert get an update, now is the Galaxy S6 + Edge's turn. The software update with the build number G928GDDU2AOJ5 is currently being rolled out and will allow, inter alia, a better battery life, reported SamMobile. Phone calls are now functioning more stable, also the Galaxy S6 Edge + through various improvements in the area of ​​security must be happy. Therefore no downgrade after updating to the new version is possible for reasons of security policy.

Rollout of the update should start in Europe soon
More Samsung is in relation to the concrete innovations terrible, the changelog is only of fundamental points of the question. So, this update may contain bug fixes and stability improvements. Even further improvements in performance are possible. The approximately 138 megabyte update is being distributed among others in India.

Exactly when the update will be rolled out to Europa owners of a Galaxy S6 Edge +, is not known. However, the rollout should also in this country not have to wait too much longer in coming. Was presented the Galaxy S6 Edge + along with the Galaxy Note 5 in mid-August. In Germany, the South Korean manufacturer Samsung Galaxy S6 only the Edge +, the Grade 5 will not appear in this country sells however.

Facebook: iOS update is designed to reduce energy demand

We all know that there are apps such as the social network Facebook, which suck diligently on the battery. They look often after not just in the background, where we are - sometimes also creeps even into an error. This was probably at Facebook for iOS in the past the case. In the last week voices were heard that Facebook probably about bearable measure also charged the battery and the user can bring "empty my battery is" so quickly into the very bad situation.

Also on Facebook have been hearing these voices and then one has investigated the app again. Although there were no errors in the location-background services to find, but well within the range audio. If you have for example, seen a video, so it could happen that the audio session remained open even after the play, which, according to statements from Facebook employees Ari Grant could lead to increased battery consumption.

Also another mistake in the network code was localized, which resulted in a CPU spin. Good news: the Facebook app was already distributed on 22 October to iOS users, so Facebook should now consume less energy. Should you not yet have updated the Facebook app on the iPhone so, then it's time ...

iOS 9: Absorbs the Facebook app iPhone battery is empty?

The Facebook app is already longer in the criticism, the iPhone battery leerzusaugen extremely quickly. Users of iOS 9 complain increasingly about high energy consumption of the Facebook app. The service updates apparently permanently in the background, even if that was prohibited by the user. But what does Facebook to?

The fact that the Facebook app on the iPhone - and also on Android - acting anything but energy efficient, is not a big surprise. User of iOS 9 now complain but increasingly about the fact that the app iPhone battery faster than ever empty sucks as medium white to report. Accordingly, the application for an extremely high battery consumption is responsible - and this can not even stop with currently available materials. Sometimes it may happen that the social media service for up to 15 percent of the total battery consumption is responsible.

Facebook app updated despite deactivation in the background
If the power consumption of app developers Matt Galligan you look at a closer, notice that the vast majority of consumption it goes for the background refresh. That would not be surprising if Galligan had not previously disables background refresh. The so-called Background App Refresh would therefore not have been allowed to take place.

New iPhone 6s test: Chip Gate - much ado about nothing?

Apple denies iPhone 6s-chip gate around the battery in any case strongly, a new comparison of the A9 chips supported the statements of the Group. Accordingly, the battery life in real-world tests differs only minimally - only a benchmark provider falls out of line.

The topic Chip Gate done apparently faster than expected. The different processors in the iPhone and the iPhone 6s 6s Plus would have significant impact on the battery life, it was recently reported. But apparently this concern is unfounded. So Ars Technica has taken the battery life of the iPhone 6s even more closely. Accordingly, it is almost irrelevant in practice, whether the iPhone 6s a A9 chip from TSMC or Samsung does its job. The maturities therefore differ only marginally.

Only a benchmark provider revealed significant differences
Surfing via WLAN, WebGL and GFXBench - all these measurements could not detect any significant differences in terms of battery life. With the exception of a provider: The test of Geekbench 3 a significant deviation has revealed the chip of TSMC is the clear nose against the Samsung component forward. However Geekbench is said that the measure does not correspond to the real use of a smartphone.

The iPhone 6s-chip gate should have done himself

The results from Geekbench were obtained under very high CPU load - and thus were not representative. The Apple had already commented in a statement, this view appeared to share relevant technology pages. In any case, Apple was just the necessary records to reliable information regarding the battery life on the iPhone and iPhone to make 6s 6s Plus. The chip gate is the headlines, although probably still dominate for some time, but ultimately is likely the excitement and indignation be greatly exaggerated.

Samsung or TSMC: Chip affects battery of iPhone 6s

Not every iPhone 6s equals. In some, a chip from TSMC is fitted, in other one by Samsung - and which can obviously have a significant impact on the battery.

That smartphone corporations entrust different manufacturers for the production process of chips is often common practice - the iPhone 6s is no exception. The new model generation sets the benchmark for chip production to TSMC and Samsung again. First, non-representative benchmarking results, however, show that the chip from TSMC sometimes allow a considerably longer battery life, as MacRumors reported.

So, it is checked which chip in the iPhone 6s used comes

Who wants to know which chip in its iPhone 6s the service performed, only the free app Lirum Device Info Lit must download. If the app is started, the model number appears in the lower area. If the chip is manufactured by Samsung, will appear for the iPhone 6s "N71AP" and for the iPhone 6s Plus "N66AP". With chips from TSMC called "N71MAP" (iPhone 6s) and "N66MAP" reads (iPhone 6s Plus). Although the manufacturer of the chips do not differ from the pure forth Specs, but the manufacturing process is different.

iPhone 6s Plus with TSMC chip offers better battery life, according to test
While TSMC uses the 16nm process, Samsung relies on the 14nm FinFET technology. In a 3 Geekbench test a Reddit user-Amazing came to light. So the iPhone could reach 6s Plus with TSMC chip a significantly longer battery life - about 1 hour and 45 minutes longer than the model with Samsung component. This test was run through several times, although the result is still far from being representative. Whether a connection with various problems is with the battery of the iPhone 6s, is unclear. However, those who also complained about short battery life, will perhaps find it in our battery advisor for iPhone 6s.