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[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Yeah you need full T-Mobile fw for it to work.

But you can try with their latest stuff. Maybe Samsung made it more universal!
[Galaxy S6 General] :
Or you might brick it! I might be wrong but I think flashing kernels, modems and fw for other models will cause issues. There a reason that no-one has done it.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
So no one here has done it yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] BlackRabbits:
Do not flash software (ROM, kernel, modem, bootloader, anything) from another device on your own willy nilly. Problems can range from a nothing to an actual brick, and not the "oh my phone is being weird" brick. The "this phone is permanently useless" type of brick.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
But if you have insurance it can get replaced corrected?

That still doesn't answer my question if someone has flashed a Rom to the devices?
[Galaxy S6 General] BlackRabbits:
A replacement would depend on your carrier and country of residence most likely, but as this would be you actively breaking your phone, no, I would not think it would be reasonable to expect a free replacement.

Nobody does this on purpose for a reason.

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[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
I am sorry... But what box you live in... How do you think you get the ROMs and Rool Process for devices. Things go wrong all the time and most carriers will provide you with a replacement
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
You can definitely get a replacement. The key word is free. Some manufacturers check for tampering done by rooting/unlocking bootloaders and can void warranty. They may repair it for a fee but don't expect them to go fixing your phone out of goodwill because you chose to flash possibly incompatible and unapproved software.
[Galaxy S6 General] BlackRabbits:
Yes, exactly. Under my carrier (Rogers), an insurance replacement is still going to cost me $200 on top of the price for insurance. Additionally, there's no guarantee that the insurance provider (Asurion) will actually approve the insurance claim. If they deem the damage to the phone intentional or otherwise not covered, I would be completely out of luck. Yes, people absolutely have had phones replaced after ROM / rooting mishaps, but counting on it would not be smart, and at best, in my case specifically, it would be a gamble of about $200, best case.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
Your correct Manufacturers may or may not but the carriers on the other hand does not. And how do we know it isn't going to work? Have you tried it yet?

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I can guarantee that replacement would be approve. Think about it people get replacement devices for almost anything. You can intentional damage your phone and get a replacement.
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
They won't just hand you over a new phone on the spot because your's doesn't work unless you have an insurance plan in which case, I see no point in blowing off an your insurance and paying a deductible for an experiment. Carriers may or may not also check the knox flag by booting the phone up into download mode. Odds are they are required to check it before handing out a replacement. A tripped knox flag may invalidate you for a replcement.

In terms of it working, there are minor hardware difference between the Intl (F/I) and the Canadian + TMO (W8/T) variants. You cannot flash a bootloader for a different variant as the bootloaders are model specific and they will fail to flash when attempting to do so via ODIN. Modems are also different between all variants. Flashing a modem is likely to fail as well. You could however flash a modem using TWRP. This may or may not work. I highly advise against this as this is a direct write of the partition without any error checking. The phone could reject the modem and be bricked or could malfunction. EFS partition is also at risk and any corruption of your EFS partition will render your phone useless as it contains your IMEI info.

System and Boot partitions from the other variants can be flashed and will boot. Boot partition is your kernel but since there are differences between an Intl and TMO/W8 version, they will not function properly. You will have no in-call audio unless you use a kernel compiled for your variant. Even with a compatible kernel, your system partition needs to have the modifications to route audio properly so you'll need an audio fix or a system image that supports the variant.

VoLTE and WiFi calling is dependent on device as well as the network. Just because you enabled VoLTE on your device doesn't mean your carrier will do it. The carrier has to implement VoLTE support for their network in order for the calls to be routed properly. The same goes for WiFi calling. Secondly, another requirement of VoLTE is that both parties must have VoLTE capable devices. Unless every single person you call has VoLTE and are on the same carrier that supports VoLTE, you are not going to see any benefits of this.

At the end, it's your call. It's your device and if you choose to foolishly flash images or unsupported software on it and brick or damage your device, you'll be the one forking out money for it if it's not supported under warranty or if the carrier notices that unauthorized modifications were made. Do not expect anyone here to have sympathy if you choose to ignore all warnings and take the risk of doing so.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
My friend... I am not sure if you live in the USA but most carriers do typical hand over devices if you say my devices doesn't work. My reps are smart enough to check for the technical side of it.

You sound like you know what your talking about when it come to partitions, kernels, FW. No argument there

However, you very incorrect about how VoLTE works in the states. VoLTE is a bake feature within the devices that the network always you to do. It has nothing to do with the person you call.

By the way Thank you and I guess you proved to me that you haven't tried that yet.

Therefore, I am going to flash a ROM to the devices.

That would be ok correct? The ROM states its compatible
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
As someone who went to college for Electronics Engineering with a major in Communications, trust me, enabling VoLTE for a non supported device or carrier will net you absolutely nothing. For a call between 2 parties, both parties carriers and devices must support VoLTE and be on the same network for the call to be a true VoLTE call. Otherwise it is being routed as a voice call.

Yes you can flash a TMO ROM to a W8 however, don't expect VoLTE/WiFi calling to work as they may have other requirements.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
I am not discrediting you degree. I am only explain what I have experienced here in the state. Explain my wife has sprint and I have T-Mobile/Verizon. On both services when I call her its on VoLTE but on her devices she doesn't even have that ability because of network vision. Now, if your talking about HD voice calls then that is totally separate.

I may not have a degree but I know my stuff when it comes to the mobile industry.

Thank you for the heads up on the flash the compatible ROM
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
It is going through because your call falls back to the standard method. Here is an older easy to read article explaining deployment and support for each network : http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/voip-news/choosing-a-cellular-hd-voice-carrier-65060

Carriers in US are currently testing cross-carrier VoLTE and HD Voice with ATT and VZW having struck a deal for cross carrier VoLTE supporting HD Voice. You may have enabled VoLTE but it does not mean every call is a VoLTE call.
[Galaxy S6 General] :
Why are you so hellbent on flashing a TMobile rom. And it depends on the fine print of your insurance.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
I think the confusion here is the voice quality of VoLTE is only realized if both parties are on a VoLTE call.

Otherwise your call goes over VoLTE and the other person who doesn't have it won't notice a difference in how you sound but you on the other hand can use LTE data while on a call without dropping to HSPA.

Most of my calls go over VoLTE now.
[Galaxy S6 General] TheGman125:
I was hellbend on flash it because I live in the states with a Roger devices and I prefer to use VoLTE on my devices. It's not working on my devices.
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Today, Rogers new firmware 5.1.1 BOJ7, is available at SamMobile
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Exact same one as Telus from a few weeks ago.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
NO! Why do people assume if it has the same BUILD NUMBER that it's the exact same firmware?! That's not the case. I'll repost something I posted a while back.

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Fair enough but I found this in regards to Android's build numbers and release dates etc. "The date code is not guaranteed to be the exact date at which a build was made, and it is common that minor variations added to an existing build re-use the same date code as that existing build." Found at this site https://source.android.com/source/build-numbers.html. Is it not plausible to think that Samsung may in fact do the same thing which would result in us all seeing the same build date but in fact have minor variations contained within? We can speculate all day long but in the end, I would much prefer to use the release as put out by my carrier and not assume that all things are equal. Unless we can decomile all the code of each build and do a character by character check for any deviations, I don't think either of us can confidently say that one of us is right while the other is wrong.

To each their own and everyone can make their own decision on which code they want to use or if they think that all releases are equal beyond the build date attached to it.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You go by the changelist and not the build number.

I've been using this build for a while. Everything works great on Rogers. VoLTE, calls, sms, and so on.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Just because it works doesn't mean it's exactly the same and changelogs are so vague it's not even funny.

Working or not, it doesn't mean it's the same and that's the issue I have with your statement of it being EXACTLY the same. You have no way of knowing for sure so stating that it is can be misleading.

As I said to each their own, I've been running the Telus firmware as well with no apparent issues but I will be flashing the Roger's release tonight to ensure I get the exact build that was released for my phone and my carrier because I don't know for sure if anything else under the hood has changed and it very well could have.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
It is the exact same. Strip it apart and compare it. Samsung doesn't waste time making individual fw for Canadian carriers. They just make sure that every feature works on the one fw and it is just activated by the correct CSC in correspondence with the carrier SIM.
[Galaxy S6 General] saj222:
Would comparing the MD5 or similar checksum of each bundle of files be a quick and easier way to check?
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
It's not completely true...this Rogers BOJ7 is a fix to the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) that initially didn't work. Telus currently does not support VoLTE.

Samsung create the same base firmware for all Canadian carriers, however, it's the carriers that put on this firmware their signature stuff (special features, bloatware...etc.).

LTE or GSM bands are the same for the Canadian carriers, therefore the firmware needs (sometime) to be modified accordingly!
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Does anybody have a better mirror for the latest Rogers OJ7 build? Samsung-firmware.org charges $5 for one week premium downloads and the free account limits downloads to 100KB/s. Sammobile limits to roughly the same for the free accounts.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Once you flash the Telus version, you do a CSC change to RWC and VoLTE appears and it works. The key here is the right CSC. VoLTE wasn't there before the CSC was changed.

It's the same fw.
[Galaxy S6 General] KAPABLE-K:
When I flashed the Telus firmware on my Fido S6 the CSC stayed the same and VoLTE was there. I still can't get my call forwarding working keeps saying network error.
[Galaxy S6 General] johnbirtsoceity47:
Does the latest Rogers firmware include a matching new bootloader and modem?
[Galaxy S6 General] KAPABLE-K:
here is the Fido FW

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p38we3co3cm48id/G920W8VLU3BOJ7_G920W8OYA3BOJ7_FMC.zip?dl=0
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Check this morning, and no update. Check later on, lunch time, and got message saying server had reached their daily download limit...... Thanks rogers see you tomorrow

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[Galaxy S6 General] golfinggino:
I also received the message server has reached its limit for the day. I downloaded Samsung smart switch on my laptop and it downloaded the update immediately - my phone is on Rogers
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
I downloaded smartswitch and I'm with rogers as well. Nothing happened for me. It just gives me options to backup/restore etc, how'd yours work?
[Galaxy S6 General] golfinggino:
Mine said an update is available do you want to install and I clicked yes
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Trying smart switch, say new update, ok, confirm, than nothing.....

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[Galaxy S6 General] golfinggino:
Not sure why it is not working for you - it worked for me
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Windows asked me if I wanted it to run, clocked yes, 20 minutes later, nothing

On other pc, smart switch does not found new firmware.....

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[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
I updated my Fido S6 using Smart Switch earlier today and so far it seems the call and texting issues are finally fixed.

I noticed that we finally have app battery optimization enabled on this firmware compared to the previous 5.1.1 build although the auto stop functionality is now gone. Haven't noticed any other changes yet although I haven't had much time to look.
[Galaxy S6 General] pappcam:
What's the story with Bell? I'm on SaskTel and they usually mirror what Bell does and apparently Bell wants no part of 5.1.1. Are they going straight to Marshmallow?

I guess I'll Odin the latest Telus release as I'm sick of waiting.
[Galaxy S6 General] zardoz99:
This is all pretty stupid, not having an OTA update service that can actually accommodate those end users that can't run Smart Switch for any reason, (like me, for example).
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Smart switch told me this morning at 6am that the server reached their daily limit.... 6am, as my phone.....

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[Galaxy S6 General] GLRobichaud:
I'm also on Bell and was tired of waiting. I did exactly that and it's working fine for me. So if you were wondering, go ahead! :)
[Galaxy S6 General] mistermonkus:
At the end of September, Bell said they were planning on an October launch for 5.1.1. Clearly that was BS. I followed up with them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mistermonkus/status/649294357598572544
[Galaxy S6 General] KAPABLE-K:
Can someone on Fido see if they can duplicate this problem for me please.

Turn of VoLTE and WiFi make a call and try to send a picture message to someone while in the call or even try to open a web page.

I notice when i'm in a call my internet disconnects that's after flashing the actual Fido FW.
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
One little question, if I flash the new rogers fw that I downloaded from sammobile through Odin, does it do a factory reset? Or just like ota? And do I need root to use odin, I don't think but not sure.

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[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
Flashing the firmware through Odin will not factory reset the phone. I do it all the time.

You don't need root to use Odin.
[Galaxy S6 General] BlackRabbits:
I've searched this thread to no avail...the battery optimization feature that was introduced into the ROM recently...how exactly do I get the automatic optimization working? I've been running the ROM now for well over a week, nothing has been optimized, and I haven't received the associated popup. Is there something special that needs to be enabled to make this work? Is there a specific firmware that needs to be installed?
[Galaxy S6 General] C2Q:
You probably have it set to auto optimize which I think only optimizes apps after 3 days of non use or something. Go to settings -> battery - > optimization detail. You have to set the apps to always optimize.

I'm not sure how well this works just yet. After one night I saw my overnight standby drop only 2% compared to the 6-7% it was previously.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
No, it doesn't reset anything. You keep all your stuff on your phone.

You don't need to root to use Odin.
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Thanks, jumped in with BOJ7 from sammobile with odin, so far so good on lte, hope it stay this way

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[Galaxy S6 General] Raymond Ebertt:
edit, mistake

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Any ideas?

Flashed a Lite version rom yesterday and had a force close in settings so I decided to restore a back-up I made with the stock ROM after rooting the day before. When I booted, a series of force closes happened causing me to consider flashing the 5.0.2 firmware for Bell. I'm getting this error when doing so.

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/006> sboot.bin

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> FAIL!

<ID:0/006>

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Nothing happens to the phone and I've tried it a few times.

I'm using Odin3_v3.10.7 and the following TAR. G920W8VLU1AOCC_G920W8OYA1AOCC_G920W8VLU1AOCC_HOME. tar

I'm super new to Samsung, only have had the phone a couple of days. All my experience with Android has been with HTC which is totally different in everything. I'm not certain of the current firmware that I have on the bootloader at the moment. I did flash a 5.1.1 custom stock version last night and now it appears I have a double SIM card option when this phone doesn't have one. As well, I can't assess *#1234# to get my firmware as I currently don't have a signal.

I'm not sure what's going on with the Odin3 flashing, but it does seem I have USB connection. I do have the newest drivers. Any suggestions or tips I could possibly do? I am currently downloading an Unknown version of the SM-G920W8 from SamMobile as I don't see a Bell in 5.1.1. I have already tried Bell's 5.0.2 with no luck.

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[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
1) How were able to connect with Odin?

2) What android version you installed 5.0.2 or 5.1.1

3) Give me more details, I have a problem to connect with Odin!
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Calling gf (she have a s6, 5.1.1 BOJ6, on gms, not lte) phone go straight to voicemail.... I did not got that when we were both on gms under BOJ6.... Hope just a fluke but 3 times it happens today.....

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[Galaxy S6 General] Raymond Ebertt:
This is what worked for me and there are probably other ways so don't think this is the only method.

1. First of all, I needed to find out which firmware I had in the bootloader and after some investigation, I learned it was higher than the 5.0.2 I had when I bought it 3 days ago.

2. I went to a reliable website for the 5.1.1 firmware.

3. Turned off the phone, presed power+volume down+home key, got to the download screen

4. Plugged my cable in and pressed volume up

5. Opened Odin3 (Odin3_v3.10.7) and waited for device to be found "Added"

6. Used the AP option, navigated to the TAR, added, pressed start and finished.

I am sure that I was originally trying to flash an older firmware over the firmware I had.

Hope this helps
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Yes. it did.

I had the same issue, realizing I tried to go to an early 5.1.1 version

I installed on my S6 Videotron a Telus 5.1.1 G920W8VLU3BOJ7. Videotron version was 5.1.1 G920W8VLU2BOI1.

Trying to Odin to go back to the Videotron version FAILED. I will wait till Videotron comes out with the same version.
[Galaxy S6 General] twizller:
Hi,

I just installed the latest update on my galaxy S6 through Rogers (software update on the phone). I did a factory reset + clear cache and now Google Store does not work if i am connected to WiFi? It says connection time out every time i try to access it, but it does load if am connected to LTE. When i am connected to LTE and when i try to update the applications/install, it does not download any applications, just stays at downloading without downloading.

How can i fix this problem? I don't understand why it doesn't work or what went wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated. :)
[Galaxy S6 General] Raymond Ebertt:
You could try going into Settings / Applications / Application Manager / All / Google Play Store and from there tap once and then clear cache. Other then that, not quite sure what could be causing it. You might want to run a logcat when accessing Playstore to see if anything comes up.
[Galaxy S6 General] twizller:
I tried that and it didn't do anything. Not sure why i am having this issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] ChongoDroid:
Why are people arguing with people who have actually checked for themselves. You are literally just guessing when its as simple as using beyond compare.
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Do you still have issues with the Play Store downloads?
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Just a tidbit of info..

I have been on XtreSToLite deo mod. Calls had been working totally fine for a while (weeks).

Now in the last week or so calls are missed. Text messages appear to be totally fine still though.

This is with stock setting of LTE enabled.

I don't know if Rogers is messing with things Network side or what but I guess now I have to try the OJ7.

This is a pretty epic FU and hopefully it's over ASAP..
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
I gave my S6 to my wife. Fully stock BOJ7 with nothing disabled and she got over 4 hours of SoT in 16 hours with about 20% to spare. So I'm really not sure what most people here are complaining about when in stock untouched form in a regular non enthusiasts hands, it can get decent usage time!
[Galaxy S6 General] jproy12:
I agree, I'm under the same firmware and I'm getting over 4hrs of SOT and also stock, unrooted. I usually root and load bunch of stuff but in "stock" form I'm liking this ROM, so found it unnecessary to root or anything.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
I used to get similar battery with stock too. But stock is too bloated for daily use. I'm on Xtrestolite now.
[Galaxy S6 General] IMFC:
Hello.

I am/was having the issue with my phone. I was not able to download from the Play Store and the connection times out when I try accessing the Play Store while connected to my wireless network at home.

To fix the unable to download issue try removing and then adding back your Google account by going to settings, Accounts, Google, pick your account, More and remove account.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Anyone on Rogers or otherwise tried the Videotron G920W8VLU3BOK1 ?

Looks like 928F users got an OK1 update a few weeks ago.

Can't find any details though as usual..
[Galaxy S6 General] jproy12:
I'd be curious to know as well, and what was changed vs. the BOJ7
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
Absolutely no visible or functional changes!

I am a Videotron customer and installed the Telus BOJ7 pervious to the BOK1, after upgrading to BOK1, I see no different (maybe a small acceleration of the battery depletion - worst then before).
[Galaxy S6 General] Ad.Shk2:
If I'm on a custom rom and rooted, if I install boj7 on odin, will it delete all data on my phone?