Always on Display for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge receives update

18 May, 2016
The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is new to the smartphone world. This year, phone makers like LG and Samsung decided to bake in software features that let the screen stay permanently on with minimal information constantly on display such as time, date, and basic notifications.

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  • Edwosa
  • r3H
  • 18 May 2016

It is now that Samsung is just waking up from their deep slumber that had lasted decades... lol. Somnething Lumia and iPhone had mastered over the years.

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    • aaptk
    • s0M
    • 18 May 2016

    Google smartphones before talknig nonsense guys. From symbian to windows mobile and even blackberry.
    As for gsmarena they should get their facts straight, twas symbian first then meego then wp and finally android

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      • Jack Cool
      • 2mA
      • 18 May 2016

      My Nokia 5110 has always on display

        AnonD-10033, 18 May 2016Nokia N9 had that 20 years ago...iphone released in 2007 i think, thats almost 10 years ago, and is one of the first smartphones ever, and you are talking about some 20 years old phone? dude, smartpone didnt exist 20 years ago, not even someone thinked about it.

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          • AnonD-10033
          • prQ
          • 18 May 2016

          Nokia N9 had that 20 years ago...

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            • Anonymous
            • J5M
            • 18 May 2016

            The always on display is definetly not "new" to the smarthphone world! Lumias... have had it for years!

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              • mir
              • t7I
              • 18 May 2016

              Anonymous, 18 May 2016Didn't know decade ago there were smartphones. But i wouldn... moreWell, what did you expect from technology during those days? Snapdragon 1000s and Adreno 800 GPUs? The phones made by nokia in those days the E and N series were indeed smartphones with a CPU and RAM. And they could multitask and run applications (JAVA) as well.

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                • Mike
                • ajf
                • 18 May 2016

                Anonymous, 18 May 2016Didn't know decade ago there were smartphones. But i wouldn... moreFrom a software perspective, they were really smart for their period. The OS was really open and applications could integrate really well with it.
                Compared to non-smart phones, the application set was restricted, permissions to the OS were limited and performance was really poor.

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                  • AnonD-426126
                  • uwT
                  • 18 May 2016

                  Drac, 18 May 2016And that is why lumia is dead. And now Samsung is following that path. So, what are you implying? That Samsung will soon die? LOL

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                    • LamiaLove
                    • pv@
                    • 18 May 2016

                    "The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is new to the smartphone world. "
                    Jesus Christ! Do you guys even read your own website?!
                    Windows phones have had this since Windows Phone 7. That is 5 years ago.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nxi
                      • 18 May 2016

                      Lol this is not new my Nokia n91.n81.n85.808 and every other Nokia phone I own has this feature. It's old skool

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                        • Anonymous
                        • IWN
                        • 18 May 2016

                        Vic, 18 May 2016"The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and... moreDidn't know decade ago there were smartphones. But i wouldn't considered those phones as smartphones, they were pathetic.

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                          • Drac
                          • 7XX
                          • 18 May 2016

                          AnonD-145316, 18 May 2016Samsung you are so backwards!!! Lumia phones have a tone of... moreAnd that is why lumia is dead.

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                            • mir
                            • t7I
                            • 18 May 2016

                            Oncom, 18 May 2016Samsung didn't say they are the first, GSMArena did.Neither did he point out Samsung to be the one stating the claim. Anyway, this is such a careless statement from a reputable tech site that built its foundation on smartphones, who should be expected to know better about all things related to smartphones.

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                              • AnonD-538602
                              • KAj
                              • 18 May 2016

                              hope this time Samsung short out this phones major problem "Hanging Problem" after that the Samsung phone is too good. I'm always prefer this...... i loved it

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                                • Vic
                                • 3n5
                                • 18 May 2016

                                "The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is new to the smartphone world"
                                Sorry, such a BS. This feature existed decade ago on Nokia smartphones. Don't confuse young readers please...

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                                  • Oncom
                                  • PZs
                                  • 18 May 2016

                                  AnonD-130425, 18 May 2016"The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and... moreSamsung didn't say they are the first, GSMArena did.

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                                    • AnonD-130425
                                    • XMp
                                    • 18 May 2016

                                    "The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is new to the smartphone world" ? , Nokia did this 5 years ago.

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                                      • AnonD-145316
                                      • N7D
                                      • 18 May 2016

                                      Samsung you are so backwards!!! Lumia phones have a tone of glance features or rather your always on screen.In lumia you can can also change font colors you want!! Anyway Sammy keep on trying!!!