So, I received my replacement smartwatch.
What can I say, other than "it works"? I thought I'd get one in a box with a new cradle. Nope. They gave me the watch replacement and that is all. At least it works, though. We'll see if it'll last a year. I'm not so sure. This whole owner experience was fine until the watch died and I got to see how Samsung handles warranty claims. Although they did good, I've the feeling I'll be pissed 18 months from now when the replacement watch dies without warranty coverage. I don't even know if the watch is new or refurbished. I'll investigate whether the watch is new (or a refurb) and find out if a new watch has a full warranty (it should)....and, I'll also discover how well the warranty coverage is for a refurb.
I had to activate the new watch and pair it with my phone. While that wasn't complicated, it wasn't as simple as it should be, either. I'll admit, though...it was simpler than when I got the first watch...this one wasn't glitching like the first one.
I also upgraded my phone (Samsung Galaxy Note Edge) from v5.0.1 to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow).
The phone had issues from the onset when trying to install the new firmware. I kept getting error code 404. I must've tried like 4 times before clearing the cache (each time I tried, I had to redownload the damned firmware...it was a PITA). Clearing the cache worked and Marshmallow finally installed.
v6.0 consumes a lot of power. I've been finding myself having to recharge during the day. I used to get by without having to charge the phone after letting it charge overnight. Fast Charge doesn't seem as fast as it was when I was using v5.0 (yes, Fast Charge is enabled).
Yesterday, I was taking a picture of my dog and the phone locked up. It would freeze at the Verizon screen during boot-up. It did this 4 times (each time, I had to remove the battery to unfreeze it). I couldn't get past the freeze. I ended up doing a factory reset. This was a PITA. Yes, I had a recent backup (I did a full backup the night before, using the Verizon Cloud app), but restoring it was very slow (did it over a wifi connection). I believe my initial upgrade attempt worked but something crucial became corrupt in the process (it took like 24 hours to manifest).
I'm still trying to get the phone back to normal. I've not yet played with much of the features. The interface is a bit different in some places. I don't know of any of the major enhancements. I suppose I could research them but all I really care about is that I've a functional phone. If I could find out if there's a fix for the abnormal power consumption, I'd be happy.
UPDATE (6/24/16) - I've experienced no freezing or rebooting or reboot loops since the upgrade to v6.0.1. This is good news, as my daughter was also experiencing freezing and reboots (I ended up having Asurion replace the unit). My daughter is still using v5.0.1, though, so I'm wondering if she will eventually experience those issues again -- I'll ask her how her phone is doing...last I asked, I thought she said that the issue was still occurring but was less frequent.
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