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[Galaxy S6 General] tnimk:
Cool. Thanks for the tip.

OK, rooted, twrp recovery and installed the ExtraLite rom. The photo gallery isn't working properly (force closes right away) and I think my macro focus is a bit off. It will focus in for a sec and then get blurry again. This is only when I'm taking a picture really close.

Downloaded the original rogers firmware and going to flash to stock and see those issues are gone. They try to flash another custom rom to see if it fixes. How do you like the xtrestolite rom?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Never tried the XtraLite ROM. I use XtrestoLite, no problems at all.
[Galaxy S6 General] BlackRabbits:
I've been running XtrestoLite since basically forever, are any of the other ROMs with newer bases worth swapping to with a G920W8? Any with notable improvements?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Not really. Just wait for an MM build for s6.
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
Used both xtrestolite and back to not3 both of which are the best roms for the s6 and out of the 2 not3 rom destroys it in every way. If you want to try it use the 13.1 version and 10.0 kernel. I've used all the kernels with it and this is the best. With a little bit of debloating and all apps optimised, I get easily a day and a half with at least 5 hours screen on time with lighting fast performance. Give it a try and I guarantee you don't look back. Just make sure you follow the instructions
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Stock Rogers fw. My wife has been running 45 days without a reboot. Solid as a rock with no slowdowns.

She uses a wider variety of apps than I did and averages about 4-4.5 hours of SoT a day and only plugs it in when she goes to bed with about 15-20% left.

I believe that the average non XDA nerd loves the fact that this phone is just fast all the time without a reboot thanks the the overly aggressive TW ram management.

I spent half the time swiping from screen to screen trying to find the smallest stutter and never once used it like a normal non XDA person!
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
^ sent from iPhone?

I also stick with stock as long as I am able but unfortunately, the keyboards are always funky or missing something or have too much. I am on said rom a few posts back and do love it. Having stuff I can mess with is fun too ?
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Has anyone tried the new CF Auto Root that has been released that now supports the W8? Also has anyone attempted to use the new Xposed that no longer requires a deodex ROM (works on 100% stock rom)?

The only thing holding me back from Xposed previously was the need to run a ROM that wasn't 100% stock. I'd like to try out these new tools and likely will once I get some time but was wondering if anyone else had any success or failures with them yet.

And yes I know some of you like your custom whatever ROMs and Kernels. I'm not interested in running them so I don't need to hear again about how great they apparently are.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
I am well aware of how Xposed works etc. I used to run it exclusively on my HTC M8 and loved it. Just wasn't keen on having to run a deodexed ROM on my S6 to get it to work. Now I don't have too and I was wondering what other peoples advice was.

As for asking in those threads, I'm just looking for general good or bad comments from users with our device which is why I'm posting here as this is the forum for my device. I'm not looking for tutorials or how to guides. If I was I'd post over there. Those are busy forums so I'd rather not have my comment with such a generic questions get buried over there.

Either way thanks for your advice.
[Galaxy S6 General] pappcam:
Does anyone know why all the OL1 firmwares are now gone from sammobile?
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Because they had great battery life, no lag and root without tripping knox..... Seriously, I don't know

Throwing pixels at you
[Galaxy S6 General] cstl3722:
Anyone know ?
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
Won't work.

The rom is only released for intl. variants. To get an intl. rom to work on the w8, you'd need a compatible kernel along with the audio fix to have in call audio working. Without sources, this can't be built. Also without the corresponding bootloader, you'll likely have issues getting fingerprint reader to work. There could also be a mismatch with rom/modem but that's highly unlikely.
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Get it from this link:

hxxp://forum.youmobile.org/downloads/?cat=92;PHPSESSID=e934c8fd42127b7fdb2fe506a14a62db
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Have you tested the 11 kernel? That's what I'm running for my first time install and I'm not hugely impressed with the battery. Do you think I should roll back to 10?
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
Yes I tried that kernal and yes imo you should roll back
[Galaxy S6 General] pappcam:
So no one knows or cares? The link for the Bell OL1 is gone too. Thought others might know what's happening.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
They had major server issues. Site was out for a few days. When it came back online I think they lost some data.
[Galaxy S6 General] pappcam:
That makes sense. Thanks. :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] superskid:
I am looking to install a custom 5.1.1 ROM and Kernel (CarHD in particular)

The only thing I have done to my phone is installed TWRP and root (maybe flashed some kind of deep sleep fix, cant remember).

Here is what it currently says in the about tab menu:

Model: SM-G925W8

Android Version: 5.0.2

Baseband Version: G925W8VLU2AOG2

Kernel Version: 3.10.61-4808800

Build Number: LRX22G.G925W8VLU2AOG2

In order to get CarHD Rom this is what I was planning, am I missing anything?

1.) Backup Apps on Titanium Backup

2.) Backup SMS, saved WIFI on Titanium Backup

3.) Wipe Cache

4.) Flash CarHD Rom (flash includes custom kernel I believe)

5.) Re-add all Google accounts

6.) Re-store all apps from Titanium Backup

I think this is everything but haven't done this since I first got my Nexus 4, is there some kind or radio or bootloader I need to flash first?
[Galaxy S6 General] -Perp-:
If you want the fingerprint scanner to work, you need to to flash the Canadian 5.1.1 bootloader. Maybe the modem too, not sure
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
Yep, flashing of the newest BL is required if you want fingerprint scanner to work. Modem is highly recommended as it likely contains improvements since release. Lastly, you will need to wipe data excluding internal storage along with wiping cache.

In respects to custom kernel, check if the ROM includes a unified kernel and audio fix for TMO/W8 variants. If it does not, you'll need to flash the audio fix yourself and also a compatible custom kernel.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Ahan, gonna try it. Thanks for the tips.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
I wish I can achieve this, but I just don't know how! I'm running everything stock, I'm on Fido (so same network reception as Rogers), don't use any package disablers (although I've disabled apps that can be natively disabled, like S-health, OneDrive etc), and have brightness at auto and 1/4 - 1/3 slider setting. I cannot get more than 3h of SoT. It makes me think my battery got damaged? I don't know.

Google Play Services is always high on the battery drain list, topped only by the screen. I understand that if an app uses location services, it gets logged as GPlayServ. battery drain...

Anyways, here are the apps that I use that could be causing issues: Facebook, Hangouts, Instagram, LinkedIn, PushBullet, SideSync, Signal, Skype, Snapchat, Spotify, Twitter, WhatsApp. I have more apps, but they are apps like VLC or Solid Explorer and I doubt they are the culprits. Also, I do have my phone encrypted.. Maybe that takes a toll on battery life? (Just so I don't only complain.. this phone is extremely smooth, and I never experience any slowdowns.)
[Galaxy S6 General] xstokerx:
Snapchat and facebook are two worst built apps ever thats a start dont think that encryption effects battery life all that much i cant comment on stock cuz i was only stock for about a day then put custom rom and im pulling 5-6 hours on wifi and 3.5-4 hous on network im running greenify and dont have facebook or snapchat so cant comment on those either i jut know there bad behaving apps.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
This is today before I had to reboot her phone:

That's a 54 day uptime!

I think her usage is more evening loaded than what mine used to be. I used the phone all the time. She doesn't get much time to use it during work hours. And when she does use it in the evening, she used it lots until bedtime.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Should get her a cheaper phone
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Why?
[Galaxy S6 General] Orion9k0:
Hi there, I'm not sure if you could help but, I have an S6 (W8) using the Wind Mobile network. Where can I find the latest modem and should I upgrade? I'm currently on BOI1.
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
There is a thread with the S6 modem/Bootloader. I've uploaded newer ones. You can find them in the last couple of pages on that thread.

As to if you should? That's up to you. You won't be able to accept OTA's so if you want to accept those, stay with what you have. If everything works, I wouldn't bother updating.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
I always update to the latest (official) canadian build. Right now that is G920W8VLU3BOL1, with Security Patch dated 2015-12-01. Since all firmwares for Canada are exactly the same, regardless of carrier, it doesn't matter which carrier firmware you download - as long as you set your product code right (GLW for Wind mobile).
[Galaxy S6 General] Orion9k0:
I'm not sure what you mean about product code; I am using Xtrestolite 5.1.1, the Xtrestolite build number is XXU3COI9.

Since I'm running 5.1.1, I won't need to download the bootloader right? I can just download the newer modem and flash using Odin? I have also have TWRP installed (to install Xtrestolite).
[Galaxy S6 General] tangocore:
Regarding all the 6.0 beta or modified rom popping up on general or development forums. Shall I install one of them, if there any specifics required after for our canadian s6?
[Galaxy S6 General] jazenf:
There is no updated bootloader for our phones yet. So we gotta wait
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Makes me hate being Canadian!
[Galaxy S6 General] pappcam:
I think your values are a little out of whack... :)
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Lol

No. I'm a proud Canadian. Just jeleous of the love the US gets while Canada is considered too different. It's a business thing not a patriotism thing :)
[Galaxy S6 General] DevALT:
Is there someone that know if CyanogenMod will come for our W8 models ? Cause I've been searching alot last few days for information on the development of CM12.1 (and CM13) but I couldn't found anything solid on it

(by there I mean, I founded some people working on it [I think xD] but the thread seems to not be updated also on official CM website/forum/blog I can't find anything related to S6 edge W8)

So I ask here, do you know anything about CM on S6 Edge (W8 Variant)

Sent from my SM-G925W8.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You just need a unified kernel so you either need to request support from CM kernel devs or ask the CM maintainers for support for the T/W8 variant. Probably need the audio file fix as well if that is still an issue!
[Galaxy S6 General] DevALT:
Thanks for the info !

just to be sure (only if you know)

devs/mainteners are : sktjdgns1189/tdcfpp/arter97 ?

(info took there : xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/cyanogenmod-13-galaxy-s6-t3269984)

I just don't want to ask the wrong person x)
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Highly unlikely since Samsung didn't release sources for its exynos processers. CM is available for Qualcom processor equipped phones. People are trying to port it to the S6 (that too only for the international variant), but as you can imagine, without the sources, it's basically doomed because it will take too long to port properly, for it to be a stable daily driver.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
For anyone that missed the OL1 on sammobile and wants a good speed file host here is one.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=38887
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Any changes?
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Did they remove it from sammobile?
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
They had server issues at the end of December. I think they lost a bunch of files that were added in a about a week range.
[Galaxy S6 General] kevinsirohyeah:
Unlocking problem

My s6 is with wind and I'm trying to unlock it so that I can use it on bell, however each time I enter the 16 digit code I got from wind, it says network unlock unsuccessful. Then I went to cellular unlocked. Net and got an 8 digit code from them that had the same problem. Any help? I'm on custom rom xstrestolite 2.4 deodexed version, if that's the problem that will I need to flash back to stock rom?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Yes, you have to flash the stock firmware. I realized xtrestolite messes up with the phone imei display code too (*#06#).
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
That's not true, I unlocked my Bell s6 edge using XtreStoLite rom successfully with zero issues. I used chimera tool and just read the codes then input my unlock code. I did it just before the direct unlock came in an update to the tool
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Nandroid back to stock if you have a backup and after unlocking, revert back to your custom rom. Seems like the easiest solution.

Should work on custom roms but if it is extremely debloated, it may be missing something that is needed.
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Any word from Rogers about the MM updatee yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Samsung is known to be a **** especially when a new model release is imminent.

Hopefully they don't pull a **** move and only release MM once the S7 is out!
[Galaxy S6 General] sileniusmike:
Hey guys I bought a Rogers locked SM-G920W8 S6 and unlocked it to work on Telus. I flashed the Telus firmware to get rid of the Rogers bloat.

Will my OTA updates come from Rogers now or Telus? Since the Canadian variant is the same on all carriers is my phone technically a Telus variant now?
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
What carrier are you on right now? That's where your ota update will come from.
[Galaxy S6 General] LeonPhelps:
Can anyone suggest a daily driver for the G920W8 using extresolite right now and it seems like the wifi and data connections are a little flaky.
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
I was using xtrestolite until I had some serious issues with the phone going into bootloop after using power saving mode. Also, turning on wifi seemed to crash the phone.

I've been using Venom (found in unified rom section) for 4 months. Has AMAZING battery life without performance degredation. Aroma installer also allows selective addons (or bloats).
[Galaxy S6 General] lgsshedden:
SMart Switch updated for me today in preparation for Bell MM release. No idea of timeline but official release is closeor Smart Switch wouldn't be updated as preparation.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
How do you know it was for Bell's MM release? There is MM being released, but I doubt Canada is anywhere close. Maybe 1-2 more months.
[Galaxy S6 General] Moomoosaurus:
Wind Mobile S6 not getting LTE on Fido

I just switched from Wind to Fido and the Wind bought S6 can only get 3G.

I thought all Canadian S6s were G920W8 and hence would have all necessary LTE bands? Could it be that Wind firmware on the phone disabled all LTE bands since I cannot even see LTE on the phone setting to select network mode? I can only see:

WCDMA/GSM (auto)

CDMA only

GSM only

On the sales person's phone I saw an additional option listed as LTE.

If this is the case, what options do I have? I assume manually flashing a Fido specific firmware is one, but is there another as I'm not comfortable flashing firmwares manually.

THanks for any help.
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
Check APN setting.
[Galaxy S6 General] Moomoosaurus:
They r what's indicated on fido's site. I tried several combinations with no success
[Galaxy S6 General] Moomoosaurus:
Did some internet digging and found the aolution. It did wipe the phone but managed to flash the Fido image and lte works now :) link below to the xda thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426&page=179
[Galaxy S6 General] wazedn:
I don't know if you already resolved it. If you didn't you could also try changing CSC. It will wipe your S6 clean. I think you will get LTE option if you change to something like the Rogers CSC.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
Does anyone have the stock kernel from the OJ7 firmware?
[Galaxy S6 General] Moomoosaurus:
I solved it with the firmware reflash to a fido firmware :). Thanks for following up.
[Galaxy S6 General] lgsshedden:
well I guess the thing that made me think it was for MM was the message in Smart Switch that said "to allow for the release of Marshmallow a new version of Smart Switch is available for download. Do you want to download it now?" -- not MM yet but the update to Smart Switch to permit the MM download when it is forthcoming, which I would infer is close or Smart Switch wouldn't be updated yet.
[Galaxy S6 General] Awjval:
I wonder how quickly Marshmallow will roll out for the W8.

Did I read somewhere that T-Mobile firmware will work with our G920W8s?
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
Even if Tmo version worked, still missing compatible bootloader and modem...
[Galaxy S6 General] bustervic:
Anyone able to suggest a near stock reliable ROM for Canadian devices. I've been poking around but can't quite decide as they seem pretty similar.
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/sams...-o-m-1-3-fast-n-smoot-92xifkls-30dec-t3282382

Been using it on my telus device. Excellent battery life without useless custom mods. Aroma allows you to select which bloats you want to install on the phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] bustervic:
Ohh nice. I used Venom on my S5 way back. I'm getting antsy waiting for MM and I doubt we'll have it within the next month or two.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Seems Rogers twitter wasn't useful (from reddit):

http://i.imgur.com/rcNk3e9.jpg
[Galaxy S6 General] sileniusmike:
Are there any MM compatible roms for the W8?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ramsey:
I wouldn't worry about that. They probably aren't fully aware unless they're high in command. It happened with another phone I had, Rogers didn't know, or appeared like they didn't and suddenly the update came out.

By the way, I just got the S6 today, bought it from Best Buy auctions, and the model number in the back is G925W8. Why? It's not the Edge, it's normal S6.

It shows that number twice in the back of the phone, in the bottom in a very faded font. The software inside of phone settings says it's G920W8. Weird.

Anyways, can anyone guide me to root this phone? is it as simple as installing cf-auto-root? I have version 5.1.1. Also a guide to revert to stock without root to update to MM once available would be appreciated!

Thanks everyone!
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
According to the Telus update schedule, the S6e is getting M on March 16, while the S6 isn't getting it until April 13. Weird.

Found fromhttp://mobilesyrup.com/2016/02/17/telus-says-marshmallow-update-coming-to-the-galaxy-note-5-in-march-galaxy-s6-in-april/
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Just resell it. I wouldn't buy one new today! If you get MM, it may be the last major update for another year and then nothing.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ramsey:
Lol, it's not new, and that doesn't help with my root questions :/. I don't mind if it's the last update, the phone is great, just needs a better camera (I have a G4 also).
[Galaxy S6 General] emmawilliam834:
And what About Note 4?
[Galaxy S6 General] Firegrill:
Seems like Samsung Pay is coming to Canada some time in 2016.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/02/21/s...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
[Galaxy S6 General] DevALT:
what is the best custom kernel for our S6 W8 model? I currently got Unikernel

and what ROM should I go for ? Something fast and that can be themed? or should I wait CM?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ramsey:
Does anyone know if this phone has a full backup software (like Helium Backup but made by Samsung or something?) that can back up app data, touchwiz settings, etc.?

I have an LG G4 that I'm selling and it comes with LG Bridge which fully backs up your phone even app data and restores it wonderfully just like Titanium Backup.

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Is that good news? Lol.

That's soo far away. Samsung already took so long in releasing the update and now carriers are gonna further delay it :(
[Galaxy S6 General] :
Thread cleaned and reopened.

Stop the childish arguing.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 General] beny2:
Hello.

Can someone tell me if I can flash international's firmware on a Canadian model? Is the hardware different between the models? I don't live in Canada and I don't want all the bloatware from Rogers.

Thanks for helping.
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
Can someone please help?

Running on a Rogers s6 and rooted my phone for the first time. Installed TWRP and then proceeded to wipe and flash Venom rom as someone had mentioned earlier in the thread.

I used the rom for a few hours and for some reason LTE was not working. I was only getting 4G despite running on the correct APN etc.

So I flashed back to a stock firmware after wiping, lost root and everything. Turns out it was a bell stock firmware (BOJ7) but I didn't think that mattered. I'm still only getting 4G and no LTE on my device. I have the Rogers APN correct and LTE/GSM/WCDMA is selected. I can't even change the CSC through the phone menu because running the code just gives me "Unknown application".

I guess I might have to try and flash a Rogers stock firmware in the end, but is there any other way to fix this?
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
You do realize 4G is LTE. Intl firmware usually displays LTE as 4G instead of the LTE indicator
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
Right but I was always getting the LTE indicator on the stock ROM from the start. I get that Venom rom would've been 4G = LTE, but why is it not showing LTE anymore on a stock Canadian rom? On top of that I don't even have VOLTE like I did before.

I'm using this app called Phone Info Samsung and it's showing 2 active CSC codes (BMC / RWC). I guess I might have to wipe and flash the Rogers rom to fix this.
[Galaxy S6 General] plemen:
Anybody try installing the MM update on a Canadian phone? Possible?
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Root it and then use the Phone Info app to switch your CSC.
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
Won't flash. Bootloader is model dependent. Kernel also needs changes to ensure in-call audio works. Wait for official release.

Odds are somehow the CSC edits are sticking. You can manually edit the indicator by changing values. There is a thread about CSC edits. It has more options you can modify and change to enable/disable features.

VoLTE requires you to have the stock rom flashed. There are probably more underlying settings related to that which are a pain to configure on custom roms.
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
I tried this and it unfortunately didn't work. It booted to recovery and then got an error saying "dm-verity verification failed"

I'll try looking into this. In case this doesn't work, what is the best way to complete a full fresh factory reset of the device when flashing the Rogers stock rom? Is wiping in recovery and then using download mode to flash enough?
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
It should be enough. If not, backup internal storage, flash stock image and do a factory wipe using stock recovery.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
So I unlocked my Galaxy S6 just now. But I am still not receiving any marshmallow love. Shouldn't it work now that it's not locked to a carrier? O_O
[Galaxy S6 General] Ramsey:
While you sim unlocked your phone, your phone's software is still based on your carrier. You have to wait til your carrier releases the update.
[Galaxy S6 General] tassiedevil148:
Australia sold SM-G920F

Sorry wrong thread
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
All the Canadian ROMs are the same. You just need to change your CSC code back to Rogers (through a dialer code, Google it. No need to root).
[Galaxy S6 General] yeahitsgotahemii:
has anyone used [TOOLKIT] SKIPSOFT ANDROID TOOLKIT - GALAXY S6 to root there 5.1.1 version canadian s6? There is all kinds of info in the thread that contradicts back and forth.