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[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
Those who are complaining, what apps are they using and what access permissions have they given those apps. What mods/script edits have been done in their environment? Are they specifically on the W8?

Everyone's environment is different, and I found that allowing all permissions to a lot of apps kills the battery.

Pretty sure if those same people complaining just left it vanilla and started fresh, their bat drain issues would no longer be there until they started making change after change and loading poorly coded and questionable app after app.

I had the drain issue in (5.11)J7, (5.11)L1, (6.0.1)C5, worse in C8 after about a month, and now in F2, its gone and my phone now lasts more than 5 hours (just over 26hr at this moment on a single charge).

The problem definitely seems fixed on my end.

I also find disabling location access on a lot of 'major/editor pick' apps also lessens background processes and drain significantly.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Can someone host the Bell fw on Dropbox, Google Drive, or etc please?
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
I have a Rogers S6, currently running the Wind Mobile PC5 firmware. is it worth it to upgrade to F2? If so, will I need to completely wipe my phone, or is it a "simple" firmware upgrade?
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Worth i Can't say as i just updated myself the other night.

I was lazy and did not fully wipe my device this time and have not had any issues. Ill be flashing a custom rom shortly so will fully wipe then.

Sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Ideally I would love to be able to root the device without tripping Knox as I just want to uninstall the unnecessary bloat that Rogers and Google installed. For now, I settle with these other ROMs since Rogers can't get their **** together.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
Meh. Knox isn't worth stressing over, unless you're planning on using Pay, if and when. Chances are, if you need warranty service, they won't check.
[Galaxy S6 General] lipz:
I flashed the bell recovery on my rooted s6 and it's going into deep sleep nicely, I was going to slap TWRP on but might hold of for now, I just got er settled. With greenify I should be able to pull 5-6 hrs SOT I'll post screen shots later.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You don't really need twrp unless you want to flash something anyway. And the fact that you can flash it so easily via Flashify makes it an easy pill to swallow for now.
[Galaxy S6 General] lizaSB:
Strangely enough, it seems that once you restore deep sleep functionality you can safely flash twrp once again while retaining deep sleep
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
really? i gotta try that again over night.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
For people with Regular S6 W8.

What CF autoroot did you use?

The G920F from below?

http://download.chainfire.eu/733/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltexx-smg920f.zip
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
Yup
[Galaxy S6 General] lipz:
Might give that a shot... Here's my screen shot night 1
[Galaxy S6 General] yiannisthegreek:
If you're still wondering on this you can buy it outright from Omega Cell in Edmonton...
[Galaxy S6 General] ky3bmu4:
Great, Thanks for info! The price is really good if it is Canadian dollars (I guess) :)
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
Hey fellow Canadians,

I have been looking into purchasing an S6. I looked at Kijiji and carrier stores. At this point in time, what is the best place to buy an S6 off contract? I heard that buying a phone outright saves you money in the long run, but with expensive phones like the S6, I am not sure if thats the case anymore, especially with our plans here in Canada.
[Galaxy S6 General] melo_mx:
twrp

Hey guys,

I noticed some of you were having the no deep sleep bug from installing TWRP in odin.

Someone on the S6 TWRP forum mentioned if you use flashify, that you'd get TWRP installed and still have deep sleep.

It works on my W8! Try using flashify if you're already rooted.

Attached is a screenshot. (was listening to bluetooth music for 2+ hours, which is why the awake time is larger than onscreen time)
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
That actually is still the case. Buying the phone outright still saves you from having to upgrade your plan to get the phone at a reduced cost. If you have a good plan atm, don't let it go. Just keep buying the phones locally (i.e. Kijiji, eBay, etc.). I always get my phones off Kijiji, asking for receipts and IMEI to verify the purchase.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
True. There is the risk of blacklisting though.

I currently know someone who can get me a Rogers Galaxy S6 32 GB for 770. Comes with receipt too. Does this seem like a good deal? I mean I am just anticipating how much the phone will drop in price in a month or two, and would hate it if in 2 months time they are going for 600 or so on Kijiji instead of 700-1000.
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
I got mine for $750, so that's definitely a good deal. Blacklisting shouldn't be a problem if you'd be able to test out your SIM in the phone first I think. As a side note, you can get a pretty cheap unlock code on eBay if you need it (in the $14-$16 range).

Also, prices will definitely drop, but I think the S6's popularity might keep the drop at bay longer than previous S models. Just my two cents though.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
The market is going to be saturated with it pretty soon. By June you'll be able to get it for $600.
[Galaxy S6 General] Tsukihi:
Is it possible to root yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] crazynarutoman:
Wind Mobile: Root, KNOX, Deep Sleep?

Hey,

I have the SM-G920W8 Galaxy S6 32GB from WIND Mobile. I'm new to Samsung phones, and I have a couple questions that I've been unable to find out anywhere. Can anyone shed some light? Thanks in advance.

1) Is the Wind version unlocked (does it work with other carriers)?

2) Is the bootloader unlocked?

3) Is there a root method currently (I know CFAR works with the TMobile File, looking for one meant for the W8 version) working? If so, does it trip KNOX?

4) What are the repercussions of tripping KNOX?

5) Are any W8 users reporting deep sleep problems using the CFAR root method?

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Well, that still doesn't stop the owner from being able to blacklist it. I'm wondering where to get the phone too.
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Anybody unlock their S6 already? I'm planning to unlock mine before I leave for Europe in a week but most of the online unlock sites either don't have any info regarding Fido S6's or say they need nearly a week to get the code.
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
I unlocked mine using an unlock code for $16 on eBay.

1) I don't think it comes unlocked. You could always try another SIM and see.

2) Yes, all Canadian S6s do not have locked bootloaders.

3) There's CFAR for the 920F model (same hardware as our W8, so it works just fine). Yes, it does trip KNOX.

4) You won't be able to take the phone to Samsung should you need a replacement or repair covered under warranty. I'm not aware of other reasons for the KNOX flag.

5) If you re-flash the stock recovery that came with your phone, this should give you deep sleep back. You can do this with the Flashify app after you root.
[Galaxy S6 General] xxbeanxx:
Can I Odin the BMC rom over the Telus one without wiping?

I just installed the Telus rom and I'm really not in the mood to set my phone up again.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
Try it and see. Worst case, you have to wipe and start again.
[Galaxy S6 General] xxbeanxx:
I actually posted the question because I did not want to try it and see. I appreciate you taking the time to reply, though.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
It's a coin toss. Either it works fine, or it doesn't. There's no magical way for anyone to know the minutae of your particular device.

Do you have a custom recovery installed? If so, do a full nandroid backup before you flash the new ROM, so that worst case, you can Odin the prior ROM, re-install custom recovery, do a factory reset, and restore the backup.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Worked fine for me but I wasn't rooted.
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
This was just asked and I just answered this more or less 5 posts ago...gotta read a bit before asking...odds are its been answered :thumbup:

I was in the same boat as you, just flashed the telus version and didn't feel like setting up again.

sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] xxbeanxx:
I read your post but it wasn't clear to me how you flashed (odin, heimdall, possibly twrp), which is why I specifically asked if I could use odin without wipe. I used odin a lot back when I had a Galaxy S, but haven't had a samsung phone in quite a while.. I couldn't remember if it would wipe when I flashed, and googling the question led to contradictory information (some say yes, some say no).

I assume from your reply that you did use odin, so thanks for the clarification.
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Yes sir odin it was.

I used 3.10.6 and just flash using the AP slot.

Odin has changed a bit since the galaxy s.

sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] imtiax:
So basically I have an s6 with marshmallow bootloader unlocked. I was wondering if i could root the phone without wiping any of my data.

Also if rooting trips knox, will I still get OTA updates?
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Yes of course, rooting does not wipe any data.

sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] imtiax:
Cool. Thanks.

Any particular root you recommend?
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
I just flashed twrp in odin then flashed the superSU 2.74 zip in twrp and done!
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
Easiest is cf auto root. The w8 c5 root script does work on the f2 kernel, no issues.
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Oh and no you will not get OTAs if you root...sorry missed that the first time around.
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
Was rooted, didn't wipe, just in place upgrade, rooted again after, removed carrier junk. Everything is fine.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
switching carriers

I am currently on the PC5 ROM with csc set to Wind. But I am going to change carrier to Virgin. Already unlocked my phone, about to buy a Virgin sim card. Will the csc automatically change to Virgin? And will I receive the Virgin OTA update? Or should I manually change csc (and factory reset)?
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
Why don't you flash the CPF2 Virgin ROM? Dirty flash without factory reset, with the Virgin SIM installed, then verify CSC. OTA should be good then.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
How did you change your CSC code?
[Galaxy S6 General] vengeful007:
*#272*Phone’s IMEI Here#
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
Changing the csc will cause a factory reset fyi.
[Galaxy S6 General] bitbitbit:
Yes, just learned it the hard way this afternoon. :crying: It didn't even warn me.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
So, because Wind doesn't use LTE, I am unable to connect to LTE after popping the Virgin sim card in. Backing up all my data right now, about to manually change the csc. I don't know if I will get the Virgin OTA then. But in case I don't, does anyone have a mirror I could download the firmware from?

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
Samfirm v0.3.5 you'll get it right from samsung's servers.
[Galaxy S6 General] ankushkatari:
Virgin hasn't released the ota yet, so if you change the csc code, you will receive it when it's released. Lte should be enabled at this point.

If not, there is a secret code that can be entered to change which radios are used (ie gsm+cdma etc). The code is in the forum under 'Tips and tricks' i believe.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
I did a factory reset anyway. Don't want my phone acting up. Flashed the newer Virgin Rom. Have LTE working. All's good so far. Just waiting on my apps to restore.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
I'm with Rogers, on the 6.0.1 Bell firmware. Is anyone else who's on Rogers and flashed Bell or another firmware having difficulty with text messages? Almost every message I send says it wouldn't go through and I tap to resend but the recipients are getting duplicate messages.
[Galaxy S6 General] bitbitbit:
I am using the virgin ROM on Rogers (it's probably the same as the bell one) and I don't have any issue. But I did wipe just FYI.
[Galaxy S6 General] JSLEnterprises:
Clear your settings for both messaging apps and reset your default.
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
Happy Canada Day eh!
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
So, still nothing from Rogers for the S6?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ramsey:
Did you try a third party sms app like Textra?

I'm on Rogers and waiting for the MM update (still on Lollipop)..
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
I just did a factory reset and it's cleared up.

Battery socks.

I'll never buy Samsung again.
[Galaxy S6 General] bitbitbit:
Is google play services draining your battery?
[Galaxy S6 General] saj222:
Rogers still hasn't released yet? That is super ****ty. :(
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
It doesn't matter all Canadian firmware is identical the csc changes accordingly
[Galaxy S6 General] saj222:
Definitely agreed. I guess Robbers has got VoLTE and WiFi calling to test before rollout which adds another 3 months a piece or something like that.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
I'm a bit surprised that almost non of the 6.0.1 ROMS in the Dev. forum are listing W8 compatibility.

Is this because they can't make them compatible for some reason?
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
If it works on T variant, it'll probably work on W8.
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
I'm using an international rom almost all of them have worked for me
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
You applied audio fix?
[Galaxy S6 General] readyfordeals:
Anyone here knows how to root boj7 without using odin? My home button doesnt work so I can't o the UniKernel method nor CF-Root

Also, my charge port is a little messed up so it I can't do the ADB method on my PC
[Galaxy S6 General] johnson.w:
does anyone know if there's a way I can install the noble nature ux rom on my rogers s6? It doesn't list the Canadian s6 version as compatible.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Why take the risk if your phone is physically messed up?
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Can anyone who knows the situation please be kind enough to post info on the "Call Audio Fix" for Marshmallow?

Specifically:

- Where is the most recent fix

- What Kernels does the fix work with

- What's the easiest way to know which ROMS will or wont work

I know this is asking a lot but man I'm sick of us Canadians getting left behind!

Thanks in advance! I'll donate to anyone posting good, valid info.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
With call audio working as well?
[Galaxy S6 General] the1hero:
Fido/Rogers S6 update

Hey everyone. I am new to these forums but have been a long time reader and decided to join the community.

I am wondering if anyone has heard anything about whether or not Fido/Rogers will be pushing out Marshmallow for Samsung Galaxy S6.

I loaded the CPC5 but I am having frequent problems with connection and I'd like to know whether I should wait for a possible update from Rogers or go and grab the CPF2 from Bell.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
Try the Bell. You can always revert.
[Galaxy S6 General] the1hero:
Is anyone hosting that or would I have to get it from Sammobile?
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
Use the SamFirm Windows app to download.
[Galaxy S6 General] the1hero:
Thanks for the help and will post back as to what happens.
[Galaxy S6 General] the1hero:
I managed to get the CPF2 firmware and that seems to be the right one for me. No connection issues or anything. Thanks for the help..

I have to admit that this is going to be my last Fido/Rogers phone and I would rather buy them unlocked and never have to worry about updates being held back.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
Firmwares in Canada are all the same. Bell, Rogers, wind Mobile, same firmware. It's csc code which decides what carrier your phone should be at (so you can install "Bell" fw, and convert to Rogers
[Galaxy S6 General] 5RMiller:
Twrp and xposed framework

Wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction to successfully flash TWRP and install Xposed framework without ending up in boot loop. Running stock kernel, stock rom on a Galaxy S6 SM-G920W8 , rooted with cf auto root.
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
What do you mean by "convert to Rogers"? That sounds interesting.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
In your root system folder, there is a CSC folder with Subfolders for all the Canadian carriers. Within them, there is all the bloat crap that each carrier installs in their fw. So after you flash any Canadian fw via Odin, upon first boot, it will detect your carrier via sim inserted or some other configuration and preloaded that carriers bloat.

If it confuses itself upon first boot, it will default to Bell because it is first alphabetically.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarryDoo:
Google "change csc s6".
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
In Canada, you can't buy the Samsung phones from Samsung, you need to buy them from carriers. Even if they are not carrier locked when you but them, they will still be CSC-set to the carrier you buy them from, you will still need to wait for the carrier CSC your phone is set to to release updates. The W8 GS6 is Canadian and relies on Canadian carriers to update the phone modem in order for it to work with the Canadian cell network. Yeah, I hate how manufacturers work with carriers and you can only buy certain cell phones from carriers. However, if you want to receive updates as they are released from the Manufacturer, Nexus devices are the best options.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Only one model for Canada. The firmware is interchangeable and all you need to do is change the CSC.
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
The samsung store in Sherway Gardens sells phones and has since they opened so I'm not sure why you would say you cant buy from samsung lol?

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] cstl3722:
You can buy from this Samsung store but it'll be the exact same phone that you would buy from Rogers or Telus or Bell etc..(G935W8) and it will be locked to the operator of the first SIM put in it. But they will give you an unlock code to unlock it right after.

Envoyé de mon SM-G935W8 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
The S6 onwards has a region lock. It supposedly locks the phone to the region upon first power up based on sim. Different than carrier lock.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
It is not always interchangeable, some people have been reporting issues. And even then, we still need to wait for the first carrier to release the update. We don't get the updates when Samsung releases them.

---------- Post added at 08:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:00 PM ----------

Even after unlocking the phone, you will still need to wait for a Canadian carrier to release the firmware. My GS6 is unlocked.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
CSC is always changeable. Sometimes you can't access it via the dialer code and in that case you have to root and use an app like Phone Info to access and change it.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
I meant firmware. Not all firmwares can be used with any carrier.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
in Canada, in the case of S6, so far every firmware worked with every carrier. I am not saying this "rule of thumb" will never be broken, but I so far have always flashed through ODIN the latest firmware - which was never from Fido, since Fido is slow at updates - and my phone stayed a Fido phone (as in the CSC code did not change, I did not lose any data, etc).

So yea, flash the latest firmware, make sure your CSC code is correct, and I doubt you will have any firmware-related problems.

(of course if there is a bug in the firmware itself, you will receive that bug, but that has nothing to do with carrier-specific firmwares)
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Well I had issues with Wind because they disabled LTE.

But yeah, pretty much any Canadian firmware should work with any Canadian phone. Doesn't matter what the CSC is set to, you just won't receive OTAs for all firmwares.

However, the wait time after Samsung releases the updates to the carriers releasing them is FOREVER lol. Some carriers decide to even abandon support while Samsung is still making new updates (pointing at Rogers here).
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
The Wind issue is unique since they don't have LTE anyway. If you have a Wind sim, your LTE won't work. If it's not working because the CSC is Wind, then the fix is changing the CSC.

Someone mentioned that Rogers is trying to get WiFi calling to work on the S6. If that is the case, it's good news. Hopefully sooner than later!
[Galaxy S6 General] Del_Bryan:
Came back to stock from from xtresolite. 6.0.1, battery is even worse (factory reset done). All stock and rooted. The phone never seems to deep sleep or doze. F2 virgin firmware on Rogers. Anyone same issue?
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Are you still rooted?

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] Del_Bryan:
Yes still rooted
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Latest SuperSU?

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] Del_Bryan:
Yea, latest stable build.
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Well than that rules out the deep sleep bug since SU patches it.

I know when i rooted and rom'd my note 5/S6 then updated via odin to MM and left them alone to try stock the devices would not sleep (which i knew would happen).flashed SU to root again and the problem was gone.

Not sure whats going on with your S6

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] Del_Bryan:
Mind sharing your version of supersu?
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
I use this.

http://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Many, many people with same issue on MM. Go back to LP is the only fix.

It's the Android OS/system bug.
[Galaxy S6 General] Del_Bryan:
I use the exact same SUPERSU. In this thread, there are many people reporting excellent battery life with F2 or xtresolite (5h SOT). So is it possible that there is generally a problem with the S6 rogers distributed or Rogers baseband? Since rogers is the only carrier in the country that just don't do MM. This is my wild guess, could it be possible?
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
The MM bug is being reported on multiple devices around the world.

No real hope of it being fixed at this point. Google has moved on to N.

Stick with LP.
[Galaxy S6 General] Del_Bryan:
I delete the outlook widget and reinstall it and it seems to help reduce the drain while standby. Now one night I have drop 5% to 6%(still not optimal though). However, the screen on time is never longer than 2.5 hours, which is the case with 5.1.1 too. I do play quite a bit pokemon go though, so my GPS setting is constantly at high accuracy. I am wondering those who can get 5hr SOT, what are their screen configuration.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Telus supports VoLTE for the Galaxy S6 now, but is it even in the firmware?
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
FYI.

A PG2 firmware has been uploaded by Eastlink and Sasktel.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920W8/
[Galaxy S6 General] ThermoDyn:
Hello - hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction. My sales guys have Galaxy S6 (SM-G920W8) on Bell and they just installed the marshmelloow update to 6.0.1. This has broken their blackberry exchange workspace so they can't use email anymore. We need to try and downgrade them to 5.1.1. I was just going to download a firmware from sammobile and flash with Odin but I can't find a Bell 5.1.1. on sammobile.

I read here: http://www.galaxys6edgeupdate.com/d...-1-marshmallow-to-5-1-1-lollipop-yes-you-can/

that it is possible to downgrade - but on the next page it says the following

920W8VLU3BOK1 (Do not use to downgrade from Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update)

Further down the page it says:

G920W8VLU3BOL1 and there is no such warning so I think I can use this file....maybe :) I can't seem to download it from rapidgator though - it just keeps wanting to count down from 30.

If someone could point me at a way to downgrade stock 6.0.1 to stock 5.1.1 for Bell Mobility Galaxy S6 (SM-G920W8) I would very much appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!