With a couple magic words (and some well-applied force), the adhered panel separates cleanly from the rest of the phone.

With the panel finally off, the adhesive peels off the glass nicely, but leaves a sticky residue on the metal midframe.

When we heard that the S6/S6 Edge shipped with a glass panel, we fell into 2011 flashback land; but after our sophisticated stress tests, it looks like glass has come a long way in four years.