Two nights ago my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge received a firmware update. This has been stated as the March security update and some bug fixes. Well I had been playing with the S7 Edge all day yesterday and noticed the following changes and improvements.
– March Security update applied
– Camera Failed Bug – This appears to have gone. Re-activating Smart Stay in the display option of the settings app does not cause the camera to fail.
– Camera Post Processing – Samsung is still applying sharpening but it has been reduced. See below.
– RAW Shots- Following the changes above, I wondered if RAW photos had been improved. Shot below is a RAW shot that I post processed afterwards of a game controller knob.
And below is the original JPG in auto.
– Bluetooth Audio – The S7 Edge has a Hi-Res Bluetooth Codec called UHQ. This has been improved to prevent minor drop outs whilst using this Hi-Res format.
– Misc bug fixes and improved screen sensitivity
So have you found any other improvements or fixes.
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Was hoping for it to fix the widespread issue where it’s dropping the network connection entirely. This is completely random and frustrating as f*ck. Otherwise I’m super happy and really admire what you are doing on this blog. I’m always happy to see your new content here or on XDA.
Cheers!
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Thanks. Network connection – is this on a call, or mobile internet or wifi? Any patterns?
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Not experienced any Network drops whatsoever on mine here – hope that hasn;t tempted fate :p
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That’s good to hear.
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Hmm if you say so, that sharpening has been reduced.
Have learnt to be tolerant with these shots in the moors because they are very difficult to render for a phone camera. Bushes and long grass everywhere stretching into the horizon.
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It may not be so obvious from the shots shared on flickr, but I have loads more. The dogs in a number of the shots don’t look so artificial anymore and that is were I noticed it the most.
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The artificial i think is to do with overexposure, likely with ever increasing apertures.
Could see that on Tiggy after she took a dip. Tiggy & Fury will trip up any light meter 🙂
You could fix it by dropping half a stop but you’re doing everything with auto.
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For the purpose of these posts, auto has been used. I like using manual too. 😀
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