The Samsung Galaxy S7 is available in two different versions, the standard and the Edge variant. The special thing about the Edge variant is the curved display on the edges and the 5.5-inch display.

If you have opted for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and now want to insert the nano SIM card, then we want here to briefly explain how it works:

Open the Sim card slot on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as follows:

Remove from the delivery accessories of your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge the "needle" to open the SIM card slot. Use the needle to open at the upper casing the Sim card slot. Insert the needle into the small hole and use a small amount of pressure until the card slot slides out.

Then you can pull out the card slot of the housing of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and insert the SIM card. Then push the SIM card slot in the housing back and your smartphone is then ready for use. You now know how to insert the SIM card into the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

If you notice in the new Samsung Galaxy S7 that the soft-touch keys do not work, then the cause is most likely not a defect, but a setting within the Android operating system. Because the touch keys are automatically disabled when you use the “Energy Saving Mode” on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

To exit the power saving mode of the Samsung Galaxy S7 proceed as follows:

1. Open the menu and then the settings

2. Scroll in the list of the settings down to "battery" and select the entry.

3. In the next submenu you can see now the power saving mode. Tap on it

4. Disable the power saving mode on the Samsung Galaxy S7 by using the controller

Then the soft touch Keys should be illuminated as usual again on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

When first using the new Samsung Galaxy S7 you might find in the status bar a symbol which looks like an N. This N symbol you might have never seen in the status bar of your previous smartphone. Which is why you are asking yourself what this symbol means.

We would like to explain the meaning of the N-symbol at the Samsung Galaxy S7 briefly. The "N" stands in Android for "NFC". NFC is Near field Communication and is a method of transmission over very short distances.

Therefore, this mode is used, for example, when paying with a smartphone in the supermarket etc.. But also transmission of data, for example, with Samsung Smart Switch, this mode is used. If you do not want that the N icon on your Samsung Galaxy S7 appears in the status bar any longer, you can disable NFC as follows:

1. Pull the status bar down

2. Tap in the top right on "Edit"

3. Tap then on the toggle "NFC", so this is grayed out and therefore inactive. Done!

You now know what the N icon on your Samsung Galaxy S7 means and how you can disable this easily again.

If you connect the Samsung Galaxy S7 with your Bluetooth hands-free, then you will usually see the device name of the smartphone displayed. This device name is at the Samsung Galaxy S7 from default:

• "Samsung Galaxy S7"

If you prefer to use another Bluetooth device name for the Samsung Galaxy S7, for example, your own, then you can change it follows: Just open from the Start screen the menu and then the Settings Scroll now all the way down to "Device Information" and tap the entry to open now in the next sub-menu an entry with "device name".

When you tap the entry, you can now specify a unique device name for the Samsung Galaxy S7. You now have learned how to change on the new Samsung Galaxy S7 the Bluetooth device name.

If you are interested in, what apps are running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy S7, then you should take a look into the Task Manager. The Task Manager is hidden on the Samsung Galaxy S7 in the following app: Smart Manager

To display the task manager from the home screen open:

App Menu --> Smart Manager

The Smart Manager of Samsung has four different display panels. One of them is called "RAM". Tap the box and you will now see an overview of all your apps that are runing in the background. You can now close either individual apps or by clicking on "End all" empty the RAM completely.

Some background applications are started on the Samsung Galaxy S7 automatically, because they are necessary for the ongoing operation. You know now how you can find on the Samsung Galaxy S7 the task manager.

The camera of the Samsung Galaxy S7 takes great shots even in dark and dim environment. Thus, the smart phone is ideal to make photos in museums, churches or other places where it should be silent. However the Shutter sound of the camera disturbs in such environments.

The typical "click", which sounds when taking a picture should be set to silent.

But the Samsung Galaxy S7 offers in the Camera app here no solution, so you have to use the following workaround:

If you want to make your Samsung Galaxy S7 camera quietly, then you need to switch the smartphone in the vibration or silent mode.

1. Pull the status bar down

2. Tap the sound icon

3. Change it to "vibration" or "Silent"

You can then take photos and videos with the Samsung Galaxy S7 without hearing a Shutter sound. We hope this little trick helps you to use the camera in silent and quiet environments.

When you surf with the Android browser on your Samsung Galaxy S7 on the Internet, it can happen after a while that you receive the following message: "Window Limit reached" This means that you cannot open a new tab anymore within the Android browser.

The solution here is that you close old tabs. How this works, we tell you now:

To do this, open on the Samsung Galaxy S7 the Android browser. If you are on a web page, then scroll to the top, so that the menu bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Here you can see a button with "tabs". Tap on this button.

You now see all open tabs. You can now close individual tabs by tapping the X icon in the upper right corner of the tab or select the button "more". Here you can select the entry "Close all". You know now how to close tabs within the browser when the message appears indicating that the maximum number of Tabs is exceeded.

It is possible to enable "Smart Stay" on the Samsung Galaxy S7. This feature illuminates the display for as long as you look at this with your eyes. The front camera of the Samsung Galaxy S7 is used to detect the position of the eyes.

If an eye is detected, the display will remain lit, the other way around the screen turns off. Below, we show you how to enable Smart Stay on the Samsung Galaxy S7:

Navigate from the Home screen into the app menu --> Settings --> Display

In this sub-menu of Android Marshmallow you will now see the Smart Stay option. Tap on the entry and select the option via the switch. The best condition for the smart stay function is is that you hold the device steady in the hand and the ambient light is sufficient.

You now know how to activate on the Samsung Galaxy S7 the "Smart Stay" function and how to use it optimal.

On the Samsung Galaxy S7 there is the possibility to change the time, after which the screen turns automatically off. This is the so-called display time-out time. If this time is too short or too long for you, then this article will help you to change the screen timeout.

Navigate on the Samsung Galaxy S7 as follows:

Home screen --> App-Menu --> Settings --> Display

In this sub-menu of Android Marshmallow you now see the following option: "Screen timeout"

Tap on the entry and you have then the choice to change the display time-out. Select here:

• a shorter value, this extends the battery life of the Samsung Galaxy S7
• a longer value, this will shorten the battery life of the device

The settings are applied directly and are then active on the Samsung Galaxy S7. The display is now, if you do not use the phone, turned off automatically after the time you have defined.

On the Samsung Galaxy S7 the Google Play Store is pre-installed. It provides you the possibility to download and install apps on your phone. The Google Play Store also offers the possibility that the apps are automatically kept up to date.

Therefore the Google Play Store checks at regular intervals automatically the latest update of the app and downloads it, if there is a newer version available. If you do not want that feature, because you want to decide on yourself when an app is updated and when not, then we will show you here where this setting can be changed.

1. Navigate to: App menu --> Google Play Store

2. Tap in the top left at the three-bar icon and choose in the sidebar menu settings.

3. Tt the top of the settings submenu you will find "Auto-update apps". Tap on this and then select "No automatic app updates".

Immediately your Samsung Galaxy S7 will not automatically download application updates if a newer version is available in the Google Play Store. Please check periodically if a newer app version is available.