Samsung has come up with an amazing series of Galaxy S smartphones. Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones have their own set of features, like, wireless charging, super AMOLED touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 4 and much more. Here in this post, we’ve got a list of best apps for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, to use them more efficiently and to get most out of them.
All we can say is that these are one of the best handsets released so far, and the best part is that these smartphones are quite popular among the masses and is being used by many people from around the world since they were brought. Apart, Samsung had carried their leadership with their last launches, Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge and the same goes for these handsets as well.
Today, we like to share some beautiful, simple, useful and intuitive apps that can accentuate the performance of your smartphones. Each application serves a different purpose, and it totally depends upon the user of the Smartphone, which app they want I their handset. We have gathered a few apps you may find useful and these apps are totally compatible with your Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge smartphones.
Best applications for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
1. SwiftKey Keyboard
It is free to download and you can make In-App purchase to make it more productive and beautiful with paid themes. It predicts words very well and it can even learn your writing patter too, that makes it one of the best Android apps ever and we hope it will remain its awesomeness.
Although, now Microsoft owns this application, still they have not interfered into it so far.
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- How to speed up Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Plus
- How to Recover Deleted Photos from Samsung Galaxy S6
- How to remove bloatware / unwanted apps from Galaxy S6
2. Drupe
After installation, you can trigger this application via ‘Drupe Dot’ on your Lock Screen with a single swipe.
You can also create Drupe Group for scheduling a conference call, WhatsApp broadcast, group Emails and much more to it.
3. Yo Window
Pretty awesome! Right? There’s more of it. If you want to check how the weather is gonna be in a few hours or in a day, then you can also swipe your time forward to check the same as well.
4. Feedly
You can also follow any blog which interests you, and can create your personal collections.
5. ExpressVPN
For the last several months, we had a good time with many VPN apps and we found ExpressVPN to be the very best of them. If you are concerned about your privacy when go online then you should use a VPN service like ExpressVPN. It’s got everything you need to make your online presence completely concealed. ExpressVPN is most trusted and secured application.
It has servers in 78 countries, comes with SSL secured network with 256-bit encryption and there is no bandwidth and speed limitations.
It does not matter whether you’re using mobile, laptop or tablet, it supports all of them. However, it’s not a free service. You will need to take a plan, starts at $8.32 per month (may vary by time). Definitely, ExpressVPN is one of best application that you should use on Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge for complete privacy and security.
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6. Finger Gesture Launcher
Finger Gesture Launcher offers you shortcuts to access your applications and can basically create shortcuts for any operation on your smart phone like phone booting, making calls, viewing WhatsApp conversations and much more.
7. CloudVPN
However, you can resolve this issue by using a simple app called CloudVPN, its sets up a proxy for your device and enables you to view content which was restricted by your government or for any other reason, was not available in your country.
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8. Pocket
It even works with News applications and inbuilt sharing tools, you can easily share important/useful stuff on your social networks like Facebook, Twitter, etc., Aside from an Android application, it has a browser extension too. You can use this Pocket application on browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc., The application is very easy to use and completely free to download.
9. Flow Home
It connects you directly to everything important to you. It lets you organize your system notifications as well as your social network updates.
Flow Home also allows you to set personalized themes as per your taste.
10. Powermat
The charging spots are available in 1000 of cities of US, UK, Germany, France and Canada.
11. Galaxy Charging Current
Furthermore using this application, the Galaxy Charging Current you can check the charge of an electric power battery of your device, to make sure your device is being charged properly or not.
12. Snapseed
Its interface, it’s quite minimalistic that lets you view your edited photo in a wider frame or screen. It has a simple interface with highly intuitive design for professional editing your images.
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13. Google Drive Suit
Of course, you should be using Google drive. It offers free space up to 15 GB and can do lots of tasks if you want to. Google drive has been one of best free cloud services available since the cloud storage phenomena has originated. It includes Google’s most useful features such Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Keeps and few more.
It is not just a cloud storage; it can do lots of things that you don’t even know. We have already posted an article that helps to →do lots with Google Drive and use it in the best way.
It supports widely used Microsoft extensions, so you’ll able to store those files and edit them as well without using any other specific application. We could consider it as one of best productive apps, it can do practically everything when it comes to productivity.
To learn extensive how-tos about Google Drive and what extra ordinary it can do, I would recommend you to check out Labnol’s tuts here.
14. WunderList
Wunderlist also lets you collaborate with your friends or family and can share your project, while collaboratively working in a team.
15. Calendar for S6 Edge
This calendar app displays a very featherweight calendar on the edge screen, which is available in different color and you can add events from the Edge too. You can set your agenda for daily or specific purpose. It gets activated with just few gestures. The app is specifically built for S6 Edge and it might be used with S7 Edge too.
16. CM Locker Repair Privacy Risks
CM Security secures your smart phone from any intruders with PIN, Pattern lock and for our Samsung Galaxy S6, and S6 Edge, you can lock through fingerprint scanner as well and it will take a snap of the person who enter wrong password or pin on your device. It also provides anti-theft, phone locator, applock, Speed Booster and Battery saver…there is still much more to it.
17. Samsung Milk Music
There are many apps in the market that gathers your music depending on some kind of complex algorithms, but Samsung Milk Music leaves that up to you. You can discover your favorite music.
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18. Color Note
The application is not that much popular like other note taking apps, but it works very well and good to improve productivity and business purpose. Aside, it also has a powerful task reminder that helps to get notified about specific works, alarm, like reminders.
19. Netfilx
For this, you have to subscribe for this application and start watching your favorite shows and movies whenever you like.
20. Edge Color Notification
You can set colors for your various notifications on your smart phone. Like Purple coloured notification if you’re receiving a call.
You can also set different colors for your various contacts.
21. Samsung Smart Switch
You can use the same feature on your Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge using Samsung SmartSwitch App. For this, you just need to install this app on both devices for transferring data, and you can initiate this process with a single tap.
22. PPSSPP Emulator (PSP)
Do you know that you can play most of Sony’s PSP games on Android phone? PPSSPP Emulator helps in that. This emulator can play almost all PSP games on Android and iOS based smart phones. Games like God of War, Dragon Ball Z, Metal Gear Solid, etc., run very well with this emulator. We have a dedicated tutorial and list of games to make everything easy for you and make everything done for you already.
The application works best on powerful devices, so it would better try it on Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge as they both backed with powerful devices. Follow below guide and list of games,
23. QualityTime
It presents that report in very well manner and you can actually know which app you use often and how much you spend on it. This application can help you to cut down that time and make an actionable plan to reduce it.
The application is best suited for parents. They can keep track of their children and can know about their phone usage. And take appropriate actions to make things better.
24. Cardboard (VR)
Although Samsung Gear VR supports both of these, but it will be cost you a good amount of money. Instead, you could try Google Cardboard, it does good work too. Enjoy the goodness of virtual reality on your smart phone, whether you’ve one of these handsets or other smart phone.
25. HexLock
This app also has features like social networking account privacy, pictures protection, Lock your games and lock your private files etc.
26. Swipepad
The Swipepad is kind of multi-tasking app for Android, which could be very useful if you like to move between different apps on your Smartphone. With just a simple swipe of your finger, you can switch from using one app to another without much of an effort.
It is a simple yet intuitive app which at least worth a try! [ not in the market anymore]
27. Samsung Pay
Currently it works in UK and Korea only! Sooner or later, it will be available for other countries too.
28. Package Disable
The application has been built specifically for Samsung’s devices and it can identify up to 100 bloatwares and can disable it. Once you done with this app, you can expect improved performance and clean up in storage space, of course.
To speed up and performance improvement purpose, don’t forget to check our featured post:
- How to speed up Samsung Galaxy S7 ans S7 Edge – the mentioned tips work for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge too.
29. ArtFlow
This app can be used by both, kids and adults, to show their creativity or simply to have some fun. There are lots of options available like stroke blending, brushes, and much memory fixes. And it is a multilingual.
30. Samsung +
You can also find latest offers provided for Samsung Galaxy users through this application. Please note that this app is currently available only in US.
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31. 360 Security – Antivirus FREE
360 Security protects all aspects of your mobile device. It dynamically updates cloud and antivirus database in real-time, to protect your device against emerging viruses and trojan.
It also blocks any unwanted calls and messages, and protects private messages and contact lists.
32. Omni Swipe
You can also access it while you are playing any game or watching any video or so. All we can say about this, is that its a great tool and it surely worth a try.
33. Dolphin
It offers almost desktop like interface, with integration with services like Evernote and LastPass, make it more useful and secure. Also it has lots of customization settings, especially it has inbuilt Ad-blocking system that can help you save your internet data.
34. Fitbit
We highly recommend this app for all who cares about their health and it does not matter whether you use Fitbit’s trackers or not, the app is mush have for both types of users. Also, it has social feature that helps to connect and complete with others, so you can complete with your friends and family.
35. Prisma
In their recent update, it has been optimized for faster performance too. Do you change your DPs so frequent and always look to showcase your best shot? No doubt, Prisma is for you! Also, it comes with built-in sharing options that make sharing very easy too. Capture, Edit and Share!
36. Dashlane Password Manager
It also comes with built-in money-wallet that is able to save your credit cards securely and through their wallet, they sure that you have calmness transactions every time.
37. Weather & Radar – Morecast App
It comes with very innovative Doppler Radar that provides very useful data about weather. Apart it comes with many useful features such as live webcams, navigation with on route weather, weather alters, inbuilt ability to share status with others (friends, family, etc.,) and much more. I must say that you should keep this app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 or any other Android device that you have.
38. SketchBook
You get to choose from a variety of pencils and brushes. You can also customize your very own work space. Explore your creativity and bring out your peace of mind with SketchBook application.
Especially, it’s good for kids, from starting they can explore the creativity of their own mind.
39. Chrome Beta
Chrome Beta is a lightweight app, it won’t take much of your RAM space. It provides you more functionality as its equipped with all latest features and the best part is…it is designed for android.
40. Solid Explorer
It also offers you to you manage your data from the various Cloud storage providers like Dropbox, Google Drive etc. Alternatively, you can use CyanogenMod’s file manager (one of best file manager apps) too. It looks quite similar to but CM file manager lacks few features that Solid Explorer got to offer.
I hope you find the above list of best apps for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. It’s just a start dear readers, we will surely update this list pretty soon, and we also expect you to share your suggestions with us well.
Please share your favorite apps and games and don’t forget to #share and #comment.