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[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
No marshmallow yet for Canadian s6.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Considering Bell made the S6 EOL for the 64gb and 128gb, not sure how much they care if it does get updated. Hopefully Rogers and Telus would care a little more.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Are we the only phones (S6) that don't have MM Roms yet? Just curious.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
OEMs always release the newer version of android for their international models first. Then comes the turn of other variants in collaboration with carriers. And carriers care too little and are usually too late.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
I think (hope?) that it simply means they are not selling the higher capacities. AFAIK, the 32GB version is still being sold.
[Galaxy S6 General] JHoang:
hope MM comes to Rogers soon
[Galaxy S6 General] DevALT:
Bell declared eol of s6 64/128 GB

But not S6 edge and S6 32 GB

I just hope they will not forgot us, next time I buy a device imma import it from States and unlock it, update quicker and more dev on it :'(

Devices Info:

S6 Edge

model: SM-G925W8 (Canadian variant)

version: 5.1.1 Stock ROM (Samsung TW)

kernel : UniKernel
[Galaxy S6 General] bean72:
It's still a bit of a wait for the non edge model, but it's better than not at all. The edge model got pushed to the 30th

Telus Update Schedule
[Galaxy S6 General] DevALT:
I know for telus and Rogers, but can't find any info on bell ?

Devices Info:

S6 Edge

model: SM-G925W8 (Canadian variant)

version: 5.1.1 Stock ROM (Samsung TW)

kernel : UniKernel
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the S6 update gets pushed to April...
[Galaxy S6 General] bean72:
To my understanding, as long as the MM update gets released for the W8, the provider shouldn't matter. So you should be able to flash a Telus/Rogers firmware on your Bell phone, correct me if I'm wrong.
[Galaxy S6 General] defybest:
Seriously can't believe customers are still sucking Lollipop, long due time to taste Marshmallow.
[Galaxy S6 General] DevALT:
Hope so :)

Thanks for the info :)

Devices Info:

S6 Edge

model: SM-G925W8 (Canadian variant)

version: 5.1.1 Stock ROM (Samsung TW)

kernel : UniKernel
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
Yes that is 100% correct
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
Telus delays mm release dates.. updated on their website.
[Galaxy S6 General] baconman4321:
Someone running cyanagenmod on the s6? On mine the speaker from the phone isnt working!

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How do i update my bootloader
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
For those wondering about MM on Bell. Apparently it's coming......

http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/03/07/b...6-and-galaxy-note-5-marshmallow-march-canada/
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
It doesn't. All the csc branding is done via post install script and resources for all Canadian carriers are baked into each W8 rom.

use samfirm to download the tar.md5 (enable decrypting)

flash via Odin

then *#272*{yourimei}# <- code to change the csc of your phone (will wipe /data, but not internal storage)

Example: I'm already using the 5.1.1 L1 build (Jan) from Bell (BMC) on my Rogers S6 while Rogers (RWC) and Telus (TLS) both are still using the J7 build.

first 6.0.1 build to drop for the W8 I will be installing that day, without tripping Knox.
[Galaxy S6 General] beny2:
It seems we'll have some good news from Bell. Find it on Twitter: /Bell_Support/status/705779304194396160
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
Whats the news
[Galaxy S6 General] bean72:
Thanks for the detailed info confirming this. Too bad I already tripped knox, I got impatient and installed a CFW for better battery life :(
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
Bell claims it will drop in March
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
So, just to clarify, I can flash a Bell or Telus W8 firmware on my Rogers S6, and then just update the CSC post-install? What do I need to do to prep my phone for the inevitable Bell (hopefully soon) update? Right now, my S6 is stock, unrooted, Knox is untripped.
[Galaxy S6 General] jazenf:
Yes you can :)
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
If you're just updating an existing build of 5.1.1 you wont need to do the csc change. as your existing csc will be seen by the baked in script. If you're changing to 6, you'll probably have to do it as you will need to wipe your device (cant confirm just yet since 6 hasn't dropped for us yet, but given the changes in 6, its probably best to).

you can still run the *#272*{imei}# to make sure you're still running on your csc. Knox will not be tripped. if RWC is still selected, just hit the back or home button to exit out of the selection.
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
So what, if anything, do I have to do to my stock Rogers S6 to be able to flash the new firmware from Bell (once it drops)?
[Galaxy S6 General] wazedn:
Download the firmware and flash it via latest ODIN.

I would still back up using the SmartSwitch app for pc/mac just in case but you shouldn't lose anything.
[Galaxy S6 General] htc fan89:
Even with receipt you can get burned. It's a bit risky now cause of the blacklist.

Sent from my SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
Only problem was that when I rebooted after rooting, all google play services went loopy and crashed and would not work. I had to factory reset.
[Galaxy S6 General] xaznxplaya:
Hey guys, I'm with Bell, I heard rumors about the gold color may be coming up end of this month, can anyone confirm?
[Galaxy S6 General] htc fan89:
April 30th is the date I think

Sent from my SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 General] GEnx320:
I did this very thing yesterday. Wind won't be getting any for another 3 weeks so I went to Bell and bought one from them. I went to Bell because they sell theirs at $729 instead of $750 like everyone else. You have to sign up for a 30 day plan but can cancel within a day or two after that and only pay for the number of days you used the plan. I then got an unlock code online for $20. I had called Samsung beforehand and they confirmed that the Canadian model will work on Wind, even though Wind told me I'd need either the T-Mobile or AT&T version. I think they just wanted me to buy the phone from them because I've been using my phone on Wind ever since yesterday and it works perfectly.
[Galaxy S6 General] pyro2787:
That's awesome! Thanks for the info, I'll go look at Bell stores now.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Now #4 in line for a regular S6 128gb at Rogers. Open, not in progress.

I think someone took a 64gb instead of waiting for the 128gb.

Calling around all carriers and everyone is saying the 128gb will be an online only thing. No stock in store.

carphonewarehouse is saying 4-6 weeks for the 128gb stock.

It's not looking good. I'm not happy.
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
TWRP recovery out for S6, works for canadian variants. I just tried it.

http://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys6.html
[Galaxy S6 General] shollywood:
Has anyone got a 128gb regular or edge yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] KarlDag:
Does root trip Knox? Don't want to, in case it breaks Samsung pay when it comes out (if )
[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
Yes, it does.
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
Haha Samsung pay. Comes out in 2017
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
I'm with Bell and I can get out of my contract right now by paying $180. I've searched Kijiji and I can get one for an average of $775-$800. Though I'm not sure it's worth the upgrade for me as I have an M8.

What do you guys think?
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
Sell your M8 for roughly $300 then get the S6. It's a solid device. I hate my M8 so I traded for an S5 and loved it.
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
Wow, you didn't like it that much, eh? I mean, it's not a terrible device, but it lacks quite a bit in the camera department. I hear the S6's camera is awesome. I'm just worried about needing to return it if something is wrong with it.. I definitely can't do that if I get it off Kijiji. I'm wondering if I can just get it from Bell just to be safe, even if it means paying $100+ more.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
I hated my M8 as well!
[Galaxy S6 General] neotekz:
anyone know if sm-g920w8 firmware is available through samsung? i tried resetting using Samsung Smart Switch and got a message that sm-g920w8 is not supported. So there's no way to flash back to stock with Canadian version if samsung hasn't release this firmware yet.
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
I keep checking sammobile and nothing yet. They are taking their sweet time lol
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
I've decided I'll be grabbing an S6 tomorrow. I'll be monitoring the firmware upload as well..
[Galaxy S6 General] shollywood:
My 128gb shipped yesterday through Bell, will have today or Tomorrow latest. Finally
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
Hey guys. I'm having a lot of trouble switching my CSC back to Rogers. I was on a custom ROM for a bit and decided to go back to stock. The firmware I flashed was Bell and I tried using the Samsung Phone Info app to switch CSC's when rooted.

The phone would boot to recovery, give me a message saying dm-verity verification failed or something like that and then stay there until I rebooted. After that for some reason the CSC shows up as BWC / RWC, and after a reboot it goes back to just BWC.

I think I've tried to factory reset and flash a Rogers ROM but it still stays stuck at BWC? Is that even possible? If not, then I guess it wasn't a Rogers firmware..
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
-> reset to factory

-> Odin RWC G920W8VLU3BOJ7/G920W8OYA3BOJ7/G920W8VLU3BOJ7/G920W8VLU3BOJ7 rom

-> *#272*imei#

-> choose RWC (if its not chosen)

-> factory reset again.

You may want to start fresh instead of using smartswitch and have everything that can restore do so from the last google sync.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
AHHH we haven't received any updates since November 2015 o:

The Galaxy S6 is a flagship device, they shouldn't make us wait so long. We paid a premium price, we should be getting timely updates.

I know what my next device is gonna be. Nexus if they improve the camera. Or iPhone.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Did you actually buy the phone from Rogers or did you buy it from someone else used? I bought a used s6 from a guy who got it from Telus. Now whichever fw i flash, it automatically goes back to telus, although I'm with Fido.

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Absolutely, I'm already planning to get the Nexus 6p. I'm disappointed with Samsung phones and Canadian carriers.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Flashing via Odin will retain whatever CSC it is on before flash. Flashing via Kies and Smart Switch via the emergency recovery or whatever it is called for the full wipe can change it. Mine always defaulted to BMC even though it was Rogers.
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
Yeah agreed. A big reason I think this will be my last android handset.. I reaaaaly wish they would make the Nexus style program with nicer hardware (iPhone quality). But with that being said I this upgrade delay from the Canadian carriers is absolutely unacceptable.
[Galaxy S6 General] pappcam:
Good thing for Samsung that 99% of their customers could care less about OS updates. The enthusiasts and tech writers are the only people that complain about it.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
That is true for any OEM. Anyone who's concerned about upgrades is on a Nexus phone anyway, or a phone with a qualcom chip. With Samsung's exynos chip and closed sources for it, there can't even be development on aosp.
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
Oh thanks. I guess I'll wait until MM gets released to do a fresh flash on Rogers. Too much of a pain to set up everything from scratch again.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Both Samsung and the carriers. Samsung should have pushed it in December 2015, we would have it by now.

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I was looking forward to the Nexus 6. But I was disappointed when it came out. And I needed a phone before the summer of 2015 so...
[Galaxy S6 General] saj222:
That is what I just did. I should've gone to Nexus sooner.... It's great!

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Agreed but you should go check out what happening on the S7 American sub forums. Not a good situation. (American S7 uses a Snapdragon btw)
[Galaxy S6 General] baconman4321:
i bought a gear VR and now i cant use it because i have root and cant find the octulus app. does anyone run marshmellow on the Galaxy s6? does the international version works?

thanks

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i installed the CM 13 on my S6 rogers but audio and camera issues
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
The S7 literally just came out. The port will take time but it will happen - at least for the snap dragon version. Ports always take time, since there's no official cm13 for the s7.

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Yeah i know. I got rid of my s6 today and got a Nexus 6p. "Rooting time" tomorrow and will throw on a custom ROM. Adios Samsung.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Are the American S7 versions bootloader locked?
[Galaxy S6 General] GLRobichaud:
From what I read so far, only T-Mobile is affected...
[Galaxy S6 General] AwaKeN:
Anyone got Android 6.0 on is S6 ? Is there a way to install it yet ?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Not yet for the Canadian versions, i think. For the international versions, yes.
[Galaxy S6 General] AwaKeN:
Ok thanks ! Is there a provider that work on the upgrade ? Is there a way to find out ?
[Galaxy S6 General] jayzero76:
can i put any firmware on my phone? i remember i put by accident the bell rom on my rogers phone and worked...
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Wasn't the Telus confirmed date for MM of the 14th or so pushed back to the 23rd or something?

No word from Rogers, etc. I don't think.

Should be before the end of the month anyways.
[Galaxy S6 General] 1984world:
Is there a way to root sm-g920w8vlu3boj7? I'm with MTS in Manitoba and haven't been able to find a method to root 5.1.1 as of yet.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Have you tried flashing Unikernel?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Yes you can. It's essentially the same firmware. As long as one carrier releases it.
[Galaxy S6 General] saj222:
And AT&T and Version.
[Galaxy S6 General] GLRobichaud:
I didn't thought AT&T was affected after I read the following news from AndroidHeadline. Verizon is not mention thou, so I can't confirm.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Does anyone know of any 6.0.1 firmware for the G920W8 model that I could flash?

I can't find any :(
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
No wonder!!!

No 6.0/0.1 released yet for the W8.
[Galaxy S6 General] ChongoDroid:
Waiting for Rogers.
[Galaxy S6 General] jayzero76:
but i cant update to at&t?
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
At&t would be too. They have been for a while now
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
I don't know. Does it come with the same bootloader as the Canadian variant?
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
That sucks! My previous phone (Xperia SP) received KitKat and Lollipop on xda. Sony had stopped support at Jelly Bean.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Too bad Samsung doesn't adopt the Apple strategy of universal updates and allowing carriers to push independent carrier updates.
[Galaxy S6 General] CommonDave:
Roms?

Anyone know of custom roms? Or can I just use roms for the T-Mobile variant?
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Samsung Internet Browser 4.0 is out on the play store. This means you can use Ad block Fast if you'd like.

Additionally... Telus has the delayed status on the MM update for our S6 and S6e :(
[Galaxy S6 General] bean72:
This was the comments from one of the Telus staff on the Update Schedule page:

If it's a problem with the update directly from Samsung, it will most likely affect the other carriers for the W8 variant as well :(
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
That's a load of crap, they are just passing the buck as usual. If that were the case they would have known about this bug a months ago as it's been under testing for that long. Sales of the s7 are slower than expected and that's the reason imo

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I just read that telus is still going ahead with the note 5 update on the 25th, the s6 edge on the 26th but the s6 update has a bug lmao.

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OK my bad it looks like there all delayed
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Bell just announced their delay to Early April on Twitter as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
This is just getting absurd.
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
More Bull**** looks like the aril 13th date for telus is changed to indefinitely. Absurd doesn't even cut it.

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It looks like Galaxy S6 and Note 5 owners on Telus will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on Android Marshmallow. According to the carrier’s newly released update schedule, the Marshmallow updates Telus had scheduled for the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+ have now been delayed indefinitely.

Previously, the Galaxy S6 Marshmallow had been scheduled for April 13.
[Galaxy S6 General] GLRobichaud:
I'm so sick and tired about the lack of support/interest from OEM/Carrier as far as Android device goes.
[Galaxy S6 General] Joeball88:
Wow at this rate I'll just be getting a new phone before I even see Marshmallow on my S6. See ya later, Samsung!
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Stop complaining and take action!

Never see me again Samsung!

They can produce the best hardware in this class, but if the can't timely support it, then goodbye!

This S6 is my last Samsung device!
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Telus GS6 update set to April 14. Almost 7 months after the official release of Marshmallow.

And I am with Wind. Dunno how long will I have to wait for that.

Definitely not getting a Samsung phone again.
[Galaxy S6 General] Skeleton73:
I'm at a loss. With the sudden outpouring of custom roms running like MM, are we able to use those on our phones, or are they of no use to us until the MM update comes? And if so, what Roms would you all recommend?
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
We can't use any Marshmallow ROM untill we get the update ourselves
[Galaxy S6 General] Skeleton73:
Was afraid you were going to say that. Thanks for the clarification!
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
No problem, bit of a drag.
[Galaxy S6 General] Nosferatu1923:
Not sure why everyone's so excited about MM most people who had the G4 reverted back to Lolly.
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
What does that have to do with the gs6? Where the Marshmallow update fixes some major issues with the s6, might have bugs and do nothing for the g4. Your comparing apples and oranges
[Galaxy S6 General] Tarun Arora:
Hello , guys i m from india & i have samsung s6 ( Sm- g920w8 ) running on android 5.1.1 from #wind mobile and its officially unlocked by them , Actually my uncle has sent it to me ... after using some time i get to know that it does not have any 4g or lte option in its mobile network after doing some research on internet i found that wind mobile does'nt supports 4g network .... so firstly i think that its not a 4g phone ... but then i found the service code on internet which is ( *#2263# ) ran on its dialler in the band selection menu i found 4g lte band selections option , so the one thing is confirm it has 4g bands .... then i found the little more same thread on xda in which user has the same s6 wind mobile & he moved to rogers but can't able to use 4g lte because he does'nt have the option in his phone ... there some body asked something about csc ( consumer short service code ) using ( *#272* imei# ) to select the rogers carrier or csc because canadian firmware supports multi csc i tried to check it the same on my phone & found the list of multiple csc so i selected the telus csc ... my phone formatted & boot again like hardreset .. & voila ( i got the 4g lte options ) in mobile network option but then i found some thing irritating means if m on 3g network it simply shows me 4g everytime even i selected the (wcdma) option only ... so then i again changed the csc & moved to VTR means Videotron in which all the things are good like it show wcdma 3g into 3g & 4g network into 4g ... its good ... all my problem has been solved i checked on sammobile wind mobile , eastlink , videotron all have same PDA no. & CSC no. Now my questions are

(1) Will i get the marshmallow update on my phone because i have changed the csc ??

(2) if i got the update should this safe to install it on my phone because the csc changed

Plzzz !!! Guys help me .... m very thankful to u all

Sorry for the lengthy writing ... hope u all don't get bored
[Galaxy S6 General] KAPABLE-K:
All G920W8 are the same so which carrier releases it first you can just switch CSC to that carrier to get the update.
[Galaxy S6 General] Tarun Arora:
Thanks alot KAPABLE-K

So this means i can also flash the different carriers firmwares like rogers , fido etc on my wind pone through odin .... is it good to do

Also plzz i have one more question

How to get VOLTE options on my phone .... acc. To my knowledge only roger is providing the VOLTE support in canada

I tried to change the csc of my phone to rogers but i could'nt get the volte support option in my phone so reverted back to VIDEOTRON

Either i need the rogers sim or need to flash the rogers firmware to get the VOLTE support ... plzzz bro help me !!!! Thanks alot for ur kindly support ??
[Galaxy S6 General] KAPABLE-K:
Does your provider in India support VoLTE? If they don't then it will not work. You should find the VoLTE if you open the dialer then go to more then settings and it will be in there. Make sure you are on the latest 5.1.1
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
No need to flash anything. Change the CSC code to some other carrier (fido, bell, telus, doesn't matter) and your phone will enable the 4G settings automatically. As for VoLTE, I don't know..
[Galaxy S6 General] jazenf:
Has anyone here tried debranding there S6/S6 Edged?

https://youtu.be/-ey2Qn_n0t4
[Galaxy S6 General] crzykiller:
Our phones can only use G920W8 bootloaders, it wont work
[Galaxy S6 General] autom8r:
Verizon just released MM yesterday... Wonder when we'll see some love for the W8. It's getting old Samsung...
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
It's not samsung fault. It's the carriers that drag their feet. People in Canada seem to forget that this country is OWNED by corporations and We have no choice but to wait however long. They don't care because they know we got nowhere else to go!!
[Galaxy S6 General] saj222:
Agreed. It seems that when a release happens the firmware version is the same across the board. I would have to imagine that if one carrier finds a problem during bloatware testing then Sammy reissues another build to everyone for more testing.

Or of course there is the greed factor. Why update last year's cheaper phone to the same firmware as this year's expensive phone... It'll just eat into the new phone sales.

Anyone with first hand experience as to what actually happens? (I know what the generic firmware generation, test and release process is).
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
GS6 update further pushed from April 14 to April 18 by Telus. Think carriers or manufacturers focus more on making money (selling new devices) instead of deploying resources towards making new software builds (no profits)
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
I'll never buy another Canadian phone ever again! I'll get an international variant instead and unlock with chimera tool
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
All aboard the Nexus train choooo choooo...

But for real, bring back the GPE Galaxy. Baller hardware and the software we actually want.
[Galaxy S6 General] Peek-A-Boogie:
My next phone is the HTC 10 at least I get to have beast software with beast hardware with a possible chance of beast aosp
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
GS6 Edge+ and Note 5 are getting the update.. shouldn't be far off for the GS6 now.. hopefully.
[Galaxy S6 General] astatek:
What is the way to update this on a rooted SM-G920W8 of Videotron ?