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[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Apparently, the S7 performance and battery life took a dip after the nougat update. Let's hope the same doesn't happen with the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] crutzulee:
Rogers releasing nougat on the s7 on the 20th...I'm sure the s6 won't be far behind..
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Right out of the box! I've yet to run into a bug. As for csc option during flash, I chose tmobile because I'm with wind.

Highly recommend being able to connect to Wi-Fi after flash.

Has got a great stock feel ;)
[Galaxy S6 General] MoistPicklez:
So our G920W8's can flash Nemisis??? I thought our model wasn't supported on Nougat? Any issues with Bluetooth, or in call volume / hearing the other person??
[Galaxy S6 General] m3tatr0n84:
It works bro. I don't have issues except I can't get a shell via adb while connected via usb. All in all a very good ROM.
[Galaxy S6 General] xXFl4sh:
Yea! They fixed the audio call issue. I am running this ROM for a week or so and I have not found any bugs! This ROM is very stable and very fast than MM. I can also confirm no issues with Bluetooth.
[Galaxy S6 General] wazedn:
I had a bug on the Nemesis ROM that after I charged to 100% and left it for a while, it lost 2% when unplugged and then another 1% when plugging in. Curious, I unplugged and plugged repeatedly to see how much I would lose. I lost 16% within the span of 10 seconds of plugging and unplugging... It's a good rom but has a bug like that and no AM/PM on the clock when the time was set to 12 hours... at least on my phone (Unlocked SM-G920W8)
[Galaxy S6 General] stevenchen1995:
Check out this post fam

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71230062&postcount=33

After you flash the zip, you'll remove all the Nemesis-exclusive UI features and get the completely stock UI of S7 edge, which means:

Custom clock font

AM/PM

Ability to pull down the notification centre from the top right corner

;)
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
Somebody have some infos on Canada nougat release for the G920w8? Search on google and found a January article on nougat for Canadian branded phone. But no news since yet
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Do you mean stock?
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
Ty, yes official nougat. It's rolling out on some part of the world.
[Galaxy S6 General] sileniusmike:
There has been no word from any Canadian carrier regarding S6 Nougat. Considering Nougat for the S7 is JUST rolling out, prepare for maybe another 3 months.
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
I dont see them being in a hurry thats for sure, the device is too old for them to care.

It may happen eventually but once the S8 drops it makes the S6 even more obsolete and then it will be all about the S8....

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I have no problem with running the nemesis nougat for W8's
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Waiting for carrier updates really suck. The S6 was the first flagship phone I bought. Thought it would get frequent updates, especially given the price point it was launched at. I will probably just switch to the next Pixel or iPhone for my next phone. Nexus phones get updates until they are 3 years old. (The Nexus 5 is also officially on MM and it was released in 2013!). iPhones get updates for 4 years typically. I hope the S6 will at least be updated to a relatively stable version of Nougat (2nd year update), even if they decide to drop support after.
[Galaxy S6 General] Poll1t0:
Just beware of Apple's "planned obsolescence" updates.
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
Does our phone is compatible to others csc? Im thinking about flashing an official nougat release..
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Will probably have calling and/or data issues. Custom ROMs that apply non-Canadian cscs require the W8 modem driver for the Canadian S6 to not have those issues.

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You mean the case with iPhones being sealed and non-repairable by third-parties?
[Galaxy S6 General] Poll1t0:
That too, but I was referring to the fact that many of their OTAs kill older devices
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
Oh that's actually true. Something more to consider there.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Like this I think

I'm with wind... I mean freedom on my w8
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
Official android 7! Got too tired of waiting
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Your too trusting... wrong pic?
[Galaxy S6 General] thatsupnow:
That's my phone bull**** Canadian version. So I modded up a UK stock firmware and flashed it with Odin. Working great so far
[Galaxy S6 General] m3tatr0n84:
Dude... You posted your phone number. You may want to edit that post.

I'm on nougat too, noble rom.
[Galaxy S6 General] stevenchen1995:
How did you "mod it up"? Is call audio working as well?
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
When you said "mod a UK official rom" do you talk about xef or btu variant?

I'm interested of what do you have to mod to make it work. Is it just a build.prop model change? If yes, I will probably flash via Odin by the end of the day. It doesn't trip Knox, does it?
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
I'm pretty sure any rom version that is customized will trip Knox
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
Yep, but I'm figuring out installing official firmware.. Via odin
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
A lot of things won't work with an official ROM that is made for a different variant.

Either way, Telus has updated the schedule and it shows that we should get Nougat on April 10, 2017 :)

https://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility/Software-Update-Schedule/ta-p/53566
[Galaxy S6 General] m3tatr0n84:
I'm with bell so I hope it will be around the same time.
[Galaxy S6 General] stevenchen1995:
I think last year they also disclosed their schedule and lied a couple of times
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Yup. Happened with the 6.0 update. For months... It was bug fest. So is Nougat 7.0... I pray for your battery life.

I wouldn't touch it unless you see not even one bad comment by the early updaters.
[Galaxy S6 General] SabaYNWA:
HelloXDA Canada,

I come for your help once again, so what's up this time?

Well I have my S6 that I wanted to get unlocked, so I do what I usually do and go out and purchase an unlock code from one of the trusted sites and try to unlock the device, no luck. The device would not accept the code, so at the time I was rooted and running a custom ROM so I decided to backup my stuff and flash back to Bell stock 5.0.2, still no dice.

So at this point I bit the bullet, ring up Bell and they charge me $50.00 for an unlock code (luckily the site I used gave me a refund after I provided proof the code didn't work) still the code did not work.

I do not know what else to do, I even sent my phone away for "repair" but they did nothing with it 2 weeks my phone was gone and they came back with my device is out of warranty blah blah I was livid but Bell gave me a credit to my account to calm the nerves.

So what should I do next? Should I flashwith stock 5.1.1?
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
We are on 6.0.1 now with 7.0 releasing in the coming weeks. Why are you still back on 5.0.2 and 5.1.1?
[Galaxy S6 General] SabaYNWA:
I had another device that would not unlock unless I flashed the device back to stock to the point when I first bought the device. Long story short someone messaged me from XDA and was able to remote into my machine and unlocked my device for a very low cost I highly recommend them!

Thank You www.simunlockremote.com saved me big time!
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Here we go....... Changed today from April 10th to "late" April!
[Galaxy S6 General] stevenchen1995:
I'd be surprised if they didn't lie lmao
[Galaxy S6 General] twizller:
what rom would you guys recommend for the galaxy s6?
[Galaxy S6 General] xstokerx:
Noble is the one I'm on just flashed yesterday and love it so far built in vpn is so nice tons of extra tweaks and settings im still finding more as I go
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I liked ozop, was a nice dd. Now enjoying nemesis
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Any news on nougat update?
[Galaxy S6 General] azezamere:
Are u on noble 3.0? Sm-g920tw8 did u change any thing like kernal or t-mobile fix? Can u tell me I tried to install the phone doesn't boot

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Is your fast charge work on nemesis rom when ur screen is on ?did u notice if it's working for u . I tried fast charge only works when screen is off. Can u let me know if it works for u when screen is on ?
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Hi guys! How do you think what's the best official ROM from Canadian carriers?
[Galaxy S6 General] XxNicxX11:
I flashed the latest nemesis rom with the W8 incall patch and it is working well on nougat! Can't wait for the AOSP roms to support our devices
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Telus posted an update for Nougat expected release.

Delayed to late April.

Wouldn't be surprised if that becomes May.

Doesn't matter though. 7.0 has been a bug fest.

I would hope for 7.1.1 or stay on 6.x or even 5.1.1
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
It was changed to late April 2 weeks ago.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I haven't had any issues that I've noticed with fast charge. I am purposefully trying to break it lol runs great, I am on cpk4 or something baseband modem magic
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
The Telus update schedule now doesn't show the Galaxy S6 at all...

https://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility/Software-Update-Schedule/ta-p/53566
[Galaxy S6 General] butthurtlocker:
Eh bud, you have any issues with your samsung browser on noble 3.1? mine is so broken even after reflash. If you dont, can you let me know your set up and what you flashed to get everything a-ok? thanks, really appreciate any feedback!
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I haven't tried noble myself. personally. I think just making sure you're on latest bootloader and follow any instructables. I really am liking nemesis, ozop had many features I miss.

I have taken a few s8 apps and have them running nice, assistant and Bixby are nice to play with.

biggest downfall is some battery hiccups, seems Bluetooth can drain at times. overall awesome.
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
So it is April 20th and no ****ing update. Shiiiiiiieeeeeeet!
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
And didn't get any of security patches since November. S6 was the worst phone I bought for software support. Always bought Samsung for 10 years, and now I got my lesson. I never root my s6 cause I want to try Samsung pay, and by the way, Samsung pay is only available for cibc customers. **** it, I will do a flash party soon
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I use samsung pay with my rbc not problems. I've never had an issue running other roms with the updates

Edit:

My mistake rbc "replaces" samsung pay, same with Scotia? Unsure of the difference at the moment. Seems misleading ish
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
Rogers has updated the schedule and they will release on May 1.

Usually one of the smaller carriers might have it a few days before that.
[Galaxy S6 General] wazedn:
Interesting post

I found this online:

http://ausdroid.net/2017/04/23/dont-want-wait-samsung-give-galaxy-s6-s6-edge-taste-nougat-now/

I don't know how fool-proof this is...

Issues can come up like I have noticed with some custom roms (like no in call audio)

EDIT: I am not suggesting that this is a risk-free method that anyone can do. If you try this and your phone turns into a brick, I am, in no way, responsible.
[Galaxy S6 General] Poll1t0:
SM-G920W8 uses a somewhat different kernel than the other variants. There's something different about the in-call audio, or something to that effect. Basically, everything will work except for phone calls.

BTW I am a noob, so don't take my word as law.
[Galaxy S6 General] sofir786:
This shows you how to install the nougat firmware for g925i variant, it won't work on Canadian variants.
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Which Canadian carrier has less junk apps in its rom?
[Galaxy S6 General] abulbulia:
On samfirm nougat firmware for edge is available. Telus and bell.
[Galaxy S6 General] m3tatr0n84:
Nougat is already available for Bell's S6 Edge.

https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G925W8/region/BMC/

Hopefully S6 flat will follow soon.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
It won't matter. All the Roms are the same releases and it will install the junk from your carrier even if you load a Bell stock Rom for example.

I know in some cases bloatware was Rom specific but with the S6 it's not.
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Thanks man
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Not quite.

Yes there is no need to wait for your carrier release (assuming the build number will be the same). But the bloat that's installed can be tamed. Wind csc has no bloat from what I've heard from many. So using that csc would mean the junk isn't installed.

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Someone update if you spot N for regular S6 please. I thought it was already supposed to be rolling out but it's still not up on sammobile.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Well now you are talking about changing the csc. That's different then just flashing a stock rom from one carrier onto another carriers phone. This will NOT change the csc for you and thus your carriers bloat will be installed no matter which ROM you decide to flash.

For example, if I flash the "Telus" release on my Rogers phone I won't suddenly get all of Telus' apps. I will still get the Rogers apps.

The ROMs are exactly the same across all carries in Canada and have all of the bloatware from all of them built in. Once you flash any one of them it will check your CSC and install accordingly. So yes if you CHANGE your CSC manually you can change what carries stuff gets installed but the simple act of flashing another carriers release won't do anything different to your phone than simply flashing your own carriers release.
[Galaxy S6 General] m3tatr0n84:
A few more S6 edge carriers with N update:

https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G925W8/
[Galaxy S6 General] wazedn:
Remind me...

Was the gap between the S6 Edge and the S6 update for our variant (SM-G920W8) always this large for major updates? I can't seem to remember...

Although a few days is not a lot, it's painful to wait.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
S6 regular 7.0 supposed to be rolling out now from Telus

http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/04/26/telus-galaxy-s6-edge-android-n-update-nougat/
[Galaxy S6 General] Denguvou:
Actually, that article shows a screenshot from a S6 Edge, not regular.

We're still waiting on the Regular update.
[Galaxy S6 General] andydroid416:
Just saw somewhere else a screengrab of the rogers schedule and it was set for May 1st, I will try and find the source and post.

EDIT: www sammobile com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2017-04-24-at-07.40.55.png

(sorry newbie account, cant post direct links yet)
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
The direct link to the schedule is http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/OS-Upgrades/OS-Upgrade-Schedule/td-p/354931
[Galaxy S6 General] onebyside:
Android 7.0 now available to download for Telus and Bell Galaxy S6 edge owners

UPdate

http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/04/26/telus-galaxy-s6-edge-android-n-update-nougat/
[Galaxy S6 General] DOOOLY:
Can anyone tell me how i can flash a bell firmware to rogers phone i have tried it, though i keep getting rogers apps. I want to be able to get the bell ota.
[Galaxy S6 General] andresleonsalas:
S6 edge firmware install on S6 flat

What happens if I install the S6 edge Nougat update on my flat S6? Will it screw it will it be ok?

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
I don't think you can do it unless you modify some things to flash it as a custom rom. I would just wait 1 more day for the S6 roms to be officially released tomorrow.

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type in *#272*IMEI# in the dialer (replace IMEI with your IMEI number), and select BMC. This completely wipes your phone so make sure you have nothing on it.
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
IT'S FINALLY OUT:

downloaded through SamFirm (use VTR csc)

Model: SM-G920W8

Version: G920W8VLU5DQD4/G920W8OYA5DQD4/G920W8VLU5DQD4/G920W8VLU5DQD4

OS: Nougat(Android 7.0)

Filename: SM-G920W8_1_20170413183800_mjr33njo7o.zip.enc4

Size: 1880357856 bytes
[Galaxy S6 General] robertkoa:
I am not a Dev but am extremely logical and there are probably other ways to tell Diagnostically-

BUT this is a good real world test-

A benefit of VoLTE is you stay on LTE and have simultaneous Voice and Data

with fast Internet - useful for looking up a Product or Service etc. Online WHILE you are talking to the Supplier etc.

So you do the Call and observe the Display and you can also do a Service Menu check *#0011# to see what Bands you are on .

Repeating a few times to see if any WCDMA shows up .

Why do I care?

On my first ever Factory Unlocked Galaxy Alpha 850 M on Metro PCS - the phone has all the Bands and is CAPABLE of VoLTE (;no setting though) -

BUT since it is NOT a carrier device it lacks specific Carrier Software for VoLTE on Metro PCS therefore jumps down to 3G during calls and interrupts Data sometimes for 1 second sometimes 2 minutes etc. And there is simultaneous Voice and Data but slower on H+ and sometimes stops Data ...etc

We have been spoiled on Metro PCS since 2012 even $ 150 LTE phones had VoLTE on the Network so I was surprised when I saw Alpha Band Jumping.

Wondering IF with Lollipop and VoLTE enabled switch on S6 IF we will start seeing VoLTE as a universal feature on S6 where Factory Unlocked S6 will get VoLTE on ALL VoLTE Capable Networks ?

Or only on Carrier Branded devices on their specific networks.

My " Test" is a real world test because I want the actual function- not some diagnostic telling me what I have.

My Interest is to not have Band Jumping/Switching - and to have stable fast Data on Calls .

There are Scientific Diagnostics also but I want the Real Thing if I buy S6.

Those of you who do not have VoLTE will not miss it but if you are used to VoLTE simultaneous Voice and Fast Internet you may miss it a lot.

I am trying to assess whether Factory Unlocked S6s will have VoLTE on VoLTE capable Networks because-

We need to know what features we lose on 1) Factory Unlocked 2)Carrier Unlocked versus Carrier Branded Devices on our desired Networks.
[Galaxy S6 General] japoola:
Hi guys,

I bought a S6 on contract from the Samsung store and activated it on Bell Network in Canada.

I've tried to root it thru CF Auto Root using the 920F file and Odin fails trying to write the recovery img.

I also tried flashing TWRP recovery and it also fails in the same manner.

I was however able to flash the stock Bell firmware downloaded from Sammobile.

Does anyone have any idea what may be going on?
[Galaxy S6 General] Brava27:
You must be using Odin 10
[Galaxy S6 General] equake:
Anyone on this thread using the Bell version? What LTE bands does it support? Does it support CDMA as some Bell areas still have CDMA?

my 2 cents
[Galaxy S6 General] japoola:
I am using the latest Odin 3.10.6
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
All the Canadian models are the same. No CDMA support.
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
finally... i was about to return my s6... this no deep sleep issue was bugging me... it was so bad that i boxed it up within about 36 hours of owning it...

i had rooted as soon as i had it so i could restore my app data etc...

tried booting into the stock recovery and did the wipe cache, and nothing... reflashed the bell recovery, rebooted and wiped cache again... and BOOM deep sleep again... final! now if only i can figure out wtf is eating my ram... its sad that i have 600MBs free after a fresh reboot... in commparison my lg g3 after 24 hours of a reboot hold 1.5gb free ram... just concerns me abit...
[Galaxy S6 General] ex-28:
how can you test if you have deep sleep ?

i have cpu spy installed when i open it , it says deep sleep 76% if i shut off screen for 15 and open it agian , that number is still there and the same.
[Galaxy S6 General] xReaper7x:
Better battery stats is pretty good Play Store link
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Trying to get this thread stickied.

It's so wide spread but such an easy fix.

See this thread if you have battery drain after root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3088860
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
I got the battery drain thing figured out so im not worried about that anymore... its the RAM usage that is starting to get to me...

My lg g3 running cm12, has 1.6gb free of ram after a days of use.... yet the s6 only has about 400MBs... not very good management of the RAM if you ask me... cannot wait for CM to come out... as long as the fingerprint scanner works and the camera is as fast as stock, then im all over cm12
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
Just ordered my S6 from Rogers Black 32GB from our Corporate account. Currently on a wait list, anyone know how long it might take?
[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
Unused RAM is wasted RAM. If your RAM isn't being filled up, it isn't being used to its potential.

There are articles that go into detail. Here is one example:

http://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care
[Galaxy S6 General] japoola:
I was having troubles rooting SM-G920W8 with CF Auto Root.

After I turned off Reactivation Lock the root worked.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
The problem with that statement is that its bull****. You take another phone which has more free RAM available and it will perform the same or better. My OPO doesn't have to refresh my tabs or apps and yet if that statement was true, its wasting RAM compared to the S6!
[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
Maybe in your opinion. Do some research as to how RAM works.
[Galaxy S6 General] eternalblu:
Is anyone having issues with reception? I'm not getting very good reception at all, at least compared to my previous phone (galaxy s2). I am with Rogers..
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Go by the dbm rating and not the signal bars.
[Galaxy S6 General] crazynarutoman:
If I have the Wind version, which stock firmware (recovery-wise) should I flash?
[Galaxy S6 General] lizaSB:
I think people might be blaming the free ram space when in reality we need to be blaming the memory leak from 5.0. More ram doesn't fix a leak, it just gives it more space to fill up.

I had two apps open last night while working through a list trying to figure out which frozen app was causing my Browser to instantly force close.

I had my filter in TiBu set see only frozen apps, which is awesome because the list doesn't change after you defrost an app and once you find the culprit you can use a batch to re-freeze everything all at once when your done. Great idea in theory, except the memory killer killed TiBu right AFTER I found the culprit while I was in the browser. When I switched back to TiBu it reloaded the list of frozen apps and conveniently left out the ~20 apps i was in the process of testing if it was borking my system. Tell me why the system feels the need to kill one of two open apps? Also, I have definitely had Google Music get killed WHILE I'M CURRENTLY LISTENING TO MUSIC :rolleyes: No force close, no notification, no music.

I don't think this is a problem so much to do with free ram as an over-aggressive memory killer and a memory leak. Samsung didn't fix it. It's still there. We just have to patiently wait for 5.1 :(
[Galaxy S6 General] LiViD:
Any real reason to using the official S6 Nougat vs the current Nemesis S7E port, besides retaining a warranty?
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Could you please give the link for samfirm?
[Galaxy S6 General] blairo_1226:
Will it work if i flash videotron nougat on virgin mobile phone?
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
I uploaded the VTR nougat firmware here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7K65JVFneDjemJZdEg0WjQ5cUk

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Yes, you can flash over any CSC on a SM-G920W8 model S6