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[Galaxy S6 General] 350Rocket:
I installed the 17mb ota. Everything seems normal except I had themed a bunch of apps with substratum and it broke almost all of them until I uninstalled and reinstalled them. Not sure if I will be able did get substratum working again but if I knew it was going to break stuff after an ota I probably wouldn't have installed it in the first place.
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
So what is the lightest, fastest, most stable ROM for the G920W8? I'm tired of the Rogers and Samsung's bloat.
[Galaxy S6 General] Bordermick:
Is there a ROM that doesn't come pre installed with google play services and supports this model?
[Galaxy S6 General] ankushkatari:
The newest update broke miracast screen share functionality on the tv. It only connects just to show photos one by one. Also typeapp email app started using excessive battery. I've cleared the data and cache to see if that helps
[Galaxy S6 General] MECH_TECH:
I have the SM-920W8 and it was on 6.1 Rogers rooted with SuperSu and had TWRP recovery installed. I just did the update via ODIN to the latest Ver 7 ROM from Sammobile. it updated and is working now with no Root. I have noticed now if I boot into recovery I get a blue screen that says installing system update then a yellow triangle with an explanation point and No Command. is this normal?
[Galaxy S6 General] force70:
Yes

Sent from my S8+, S7 edge or S6
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Anybody hear any word of more banks being supported by Samsung Pay?

CIBC works great but would definitely love Rogers Bank to be supported.
[Galaxy S6 General] ankushkatari:
New OTA update for the W8 which was released on July 7. Auto update settings were set to manual which is why it's posted now

DQG1 at 22MB

Release notes say the usual stuff; bug fixes, improvements etc.
[Galaxy S6 General] slickdexic:
I've been running Golden Eagle for several months now and I am loving it. Great options and excellent battery life.
[Galaxy S6 General] 350Rocket:
I'm running Gold Eagle code MRA (whatever that means). I think it's the latest build as of a week or 2 ago when I flashed it. So far no major issues and it's faster than it was on stock. The fingerprint sensor also seems a lot faster now.
[Galaxy S6 General] sileniusmike:
Is LineageOS supported on SM-G920W8?
[Galaxy S6 General] fromthestars:
Hey guys, I'm finally grabbing an s6 tomorrow, I was wondering about the best way to root, install custom recovery and flash roms. Would my best bet be to Odin flash twrp? then just go ahead and flash roms.
[Galaxy S6 General] fromthestars:
Just in case another person is in my position and feels like the info is not up to date or whatever, here's what I did. Odin flash the latest twrp but uncheck the auto reboot. then I pressed volume down + power while still in download mode (after flashing recovery) and then went right to volume up + home + power to boot straight into recovery. Then just flashed my rom and I'm all set
[Galaxy S6 General] ankushkatari:
New firmware DQI2 popped up on my S6 W8 for download. Release notes say the usual stuff. Screenshot attached.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Really wish I knew how to rip the modem and baseband....
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
What's everybody using these days as far as ROM and Kernel?

I'm running Ultimate S8+ ROM and N00G33K V7 RC 6 Kernel. After testing this I will probably flash the latest pos N00G33K.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
NNE 5.1 w/ nogeek. Seems good
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
I feel like I'm getting better battery on Ultimate S8+. Have you tried it?
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I've had a peek at it and decided not to have a go. Can't remember why but I've been pretty happy with nne. Maybe because it was a "final.

I've had pretty good battery life thus far since I've had this model going for 3 years ish

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Not true.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
I didn't. But you would know what I got right
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Hey guys

I have Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920W8 and for the last couple days I've been trying to root it with CF Auto root...

I downloaded the image for my version (G920W8VLU5DQI2) and flashed it successfully but after reboot i didn't get any root however KNOX ticked.

Could you please help me to solve this problem

Thanks in advance

P.S. I turned off reactivation lock[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy S6 General] developweb:
[/QUOTE]

I flashed TWRP with Odin and I flashed the no DM verity script. I installed magisk to get root but I kept losing it so now I use SuperSU.

Knox is still good.

(Knox cannot be restored once it is tripped as knox is hardware controlled not software.)
[Galaxy S6 General] K1nGKeLa:
Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Is there any way to do this on a Galaxy S8 without root?
[Galaxy S6 General] m3tatr0n84:
No. You need to be a super user (root) to be able to remount /system rw.
[Galaxy S6 General] MECH_TECH:
SM -G920W8 OTA security patch

Does anyone know where or have the latest OTA security patch for Rogers S6 SM-G920W8 can be found? I am trying to just patch my ROM with the latest security fix G920W8VLS5DQK1 instead of flashing the whole ROM over again and going through all the extra work of Rooting it again.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
It took you more time to post this...
[Galaxy S6 General] camo_flage:
Does anyone know how to re-enable LTE for an S6 on the rogers network without having to flash the stock rogers nougat firmware? Rogers removed LTE access for devices that did not update to their official firmware a couple months back.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
But your still running stock Rogers firmware?
[Galaxy S6 General] camo_flage:
No. I'm running noble rom.
[Galaxy S6 General] space_eyes:
Think I see some stuff in csc files...
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
Anybody still here?
[Galaxy S6 General] Badger51:
Good reminder to leave.. Just using my S6 as a remote at home
[Galaxy S6 General] waqqas.khokhar:
Lol, even my remote control has "moved on" and is now using Bluetooth rather than IR!
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
Because of your reply, I went out and bought the S9. Major upgrade lol. Not sure what to do with my S6 now.
[Galaxy S6 General] MECH_TECH:
The S6 works well for a video player and music device for the Grad children .. the Canadian S9 not rootable.
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
You can't root with Magisk?
[Galaxy S6 General] MECH_TECH:
No the boot loader is locked. Check the S9 threads. I was hoping that it would be rootable at some time, but so far no way to do it. Not very hopeful anymore.
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
Thanks for the heads up. I probably should have researched that piece more. That being said, aside from ad blocking, I am hard pressed to find a reason to root the S9. The included Dolby sound removes my need for sound mods and the bloatware doesn't seem to impact the speed of the device. Thoughts anyone?
[Galaxy S6 General] 350Rocket:
My thoughts are that I’d rather have a phone I can root eventually when the oem stops updating it. I bought my oneplus 5 a year and a half ago after selling my unrootable s8 (because I needed dual sims all of a sudden) Boxing Day I got the Android pie update on the 2 year old one plus 5 while s8 users are waiting until March or maybe longer. Samsung has gotten better because in general updates have gotten better from all the android oems but they are still one of the worst as they always were. They sell enough phones that they don’t need to worry about the few of us that don’t know or care about updates.

I will keep buying one plus phones most likely just because of the support. I’ve left mine unrooted because the stock software is amazing but I know I can root it and keep it updated after they finally abandon it (probably much later than Samsung does).
[Galaxy S6 General] adam_s_459_:
Hello, I was thinking of switching from lg G4 to the galaxy s6.. I was just wondering what it would take to unlock the bootloader on the Canadian (Rogers) variant of the phone (I don't have the model number). Is it even possible?
[Galaxy S6 General] 350Rocket:
I owned one a couple years ago and it was pretty easy on the Canadian variant. I believe it was the sm-g920w8 if I remember right.

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All the Canadian variants are the same model number, I remember that for sure.
[Galaxy S6 General] avidichard:
Just a small replay for those that may be interested in my tests with custom ROMS on a Canadian W8 model. Thread is here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/installing-custom-rom-canadian-sm-t3888735
[Galaxy S6 General] 350Rocket:
I remember using xtrestolite marshmallow on my s6. It made the phone quite a bit better. That experience made me not mind Samsung's ui.
[Galaxy S6 General] avidichard:
I have tested the latest build and still have the camera issues. No flash and no notification dots on applications or folders. If these 2 thing would be solved, this ROM would be perfect for my use and probably other people use. It's minimal and very usable besides these 2 points. And I have not got any random reboots though with the last build, at least, not for now.
[Galaxy S6 General] blacknight98:
I'm having some troubles flashing twrp onto my phone. Would someone be willing to help me out a bit?

I've tried ascertaining whether my bootloader is locked or not with little to no success, so I'm working on the assumption that it is. What can I do to unlock it?

And finally, whenever I try to extract the twrp (tar file) I get the prompt saying that the file is corrupted whenever I try to mount it. Any ideas on how to fix this issue?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S6 General] Darixn:
Can someone please go on there build.prop and tell me what to put in ro.build.flavor= who also has a SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 General] lmaine:
Beaucoup de points de vente Rogers semblent les avoir maintenant. Je les ai vus à Winnipeg.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
I can score a brand new Galaxy S6 for 730. Should I jump ship S6 owners?

Furthermore if I were root the phone would it impact the phones unlocked state. The phone is a Rogers one but I am unlocking it. Just want to make sure rooting does not void this.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
From where? Rooting doesn't affect carrier unlocking but it'll void your KNOX warranty
[Galaxy S6 General] TikiThePug:
+1
[Galaxy S6 General] real1st:
~

Root will not affect unlocked state, you can pay 16 bucks for that [carrier unlock].. Rooting will cause knox trip.. which nullifies the Samsung pay [to most that means nothing, since 99% of the time that type of service is not even offered in Canada..and even if it was.. why use that over the countless other options?]....

Personally, I just had my s6 replaced.. it had a slight pink tint, it also had sloppy home button, and a black piece showing where the flash is in the back..

I got a new one today, I would wait a month, make sure there is nothing wrong.. then after the 30 days [when auto exchange is possible].. Once that happens you run the risk of warranty not being honored by Samsung [mixed reports of that in the past].. That happens no matter what you do once you trip knox [root/recovery]..
[Galaxy S6 General] crazynarutoman:
Wind, SM-920W8, Rooted and Custom ROM

Hey guys,

After experimenting a bit, I got it! My Wind SM-920W8 is running the 920T version of the Xtrestolite ROM. I'm getting awesome battery life! Deep sleep works fine after flashing the stock recovery from the Bell's stock firmware. Flashed stock bootimage to get rid of the T-Mobile blinding white screen, and used Galaxy Buttons app on Play store to fix the capacitive button timings. Will post screenshots of battery life after couple day's testing.
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
can you provide the boot image? I hate that t-mobile junk and would love to get rid of it ASAP
[Galaxy S6 General] lizaSB:
http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6/themes-apps/mod-remove-t-mobile-logo-boot-t3089364

;)
[Galaxy S6 General] guaneet:
Could somebody on rogers post their build.prop? Please and thank you.
[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
Do voice calls work for you on that ROM? They didn't for me when I tried it.
[Galaxy S6 General] lizaSB:
Voice calls were working for me before I switched back to stock. Are you sure you tried the T variant in the T-Mobile forums? The F/I version here is the only one that should give you call audio issues
[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
To be honest, I don't remember. It might have been the F/I version that I tried.

Good to hear that the T-Mobile version works!
[Galaxy S6 General] crazynarutoman:
Everything works! Voice, Data, SMS, MMS, the whole works.
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
Can someone who has a W8 go into yourr build.prop and post the exact model number information please...

i have the tmobile custom OEM rom on my phone and it is identified as a tmobile model and would like to change that via the build.prop... but i dont know what the proper model numbers etc etc are that would be listed in the build.prop

thank you!
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Has anyone tried to enable VoLTE via the CSC edit suceeded?
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
I have the Rogers variant... I'm seeing others on Verizon and the like have a mobile data toggle. Why doesn't Rogers?!
[Galaxy S6 General] Sevael:
ro.product.model = SM-G920W8

Anything else in the build.prop that you need?
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
actually... ya... i just want to compare a couple thiings... can you either post the build.prop here or PM it to me please :) thank you
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
anyone have any ideas as to when we might see CM for the S6... not asking for an ETA, just never have gotten a device so new out of the gates that I dont know typically how long it takes for CM to come to the newest devices...
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
How longer do I have to wait for more availability and potentially cheaper price?
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Availability is impossible to say since it depends on your area and whatnot. For Rogers, it seems even the employees don't know really when next shipments are until a week or so before.

As for sales on them, the next sale is probably.. At least another 1-2 months where it'll get $50 or so off the subsidized price.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
What about sites like expansys, do they reduce outright prices?
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Haha unfortunately I don't have concrete knowledge on any of this. Your best bet is to look at other newer phones on expansys and compare them to when they were released to the prices they are now. I'd suggest starting with something like the Note 4. It's been seen mid-October since that was released.
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
S6 available from rogers site today!
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
What do you mean? It's been available in store since release day. I just walked in and got one while waiting for my pre-order to ship. They never sold out of them in-store in my region!

Unlike Apple, they didn't create an artificial supply issue!
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Wait, so how does it work if I sign up for a plan without contract then cancel right away?
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
I mean you couldn't walk-in into a store or order online since yesterday. This is for Rogers. They just got their first shipments today. Unless i'm mistaken? BC region. Also the 64GB is only 299.99 on a 2 year contract. Not advertised on site.
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
I walked into a store the day after launch and purchased my S6 without any reservation or pre-order.
[Galaxy S6 General] robertkoa:
Exactly . But I am asking how the Phone reacts .

On my Carrier ALL LTE phones since 2012 have VoLTE.

I know what it is .
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
The phones may support VoLTE but the carrier needs to enable it for the phones on their end. I did the CSC change to enable VoLTE and it didn't do anything cause Rogers doesn't support the S6 on VoLTE yet.
[Galaxy S6 General] bellross:
Hey,

I've installed XetroLite form T version on my W8 version.

Do you experience as for me, a reduced battery life ?
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
no, battery life seems to better for me then stock... but then again, i never spent much time on stock...
[Galaxy S6 General] QAM:
Hola

Up to last week I read that W8 phones were not able to hear audio when making voice calls. Is this still an issue on yours?

"So what you want me to do 'bout that?"
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
That's on the 920F roms and kernels. So far it looks like the 920T roms and kernels are interchangeable with the 920W8.
[Galaxy S6 General] QAM:
Many thanks for the feedback. Will create a nandroid backup and flash a 920T ROM.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
I walked in and got my on contract 32GB on the release day at my local Roger.
[Galaxy S6 General] jipee296:
Good thing I cancelled my pre order white galaxy s6. Went to best buy yesterday to check if gold is available. And yes, they have and Im using it right now. Snappier than to my previous Galaxy S5,S4,S3,S2 and Galaxy S combined. ?
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
Is the Canadian S6 the same as the T-mobile one?
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Let's just say the rom and kernels are interchangeable!
[Galaxy S6 General] Clem604:
I got the gold S6 yesterday and was definitly worth the wait. Color is gorgeous
[Galaxy S6 General] sseuorosal:
I think if anything our model will be close to the T-Mobile Model.
[Galaxy S6 General] Fireballfx:
After hours of trying to teach myself how to unpack and mount the ODIN files, I just submitted the requisite build.prop and boot.img dumps to the PingPong root team - should be only a matter of time before all the Canadian non-edge S6's are included in the process.

Hope this helps you guys out!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60648802&postcount=15
[Galaxy S6 General] Fireballfx:
Since this forum has been a great resource for me, if someone can find me the correct ROM for the Canadian S6 edge in the next 12 hours or so (what's left of my weekend), I will dump that for idler1987 as well so that all Canadian S6's (edge and non-edge) will be covered by PingPong!

I can see one on SamMobile with:

PDA - G925W8VLU1AOCG

CSC - G925W8OYA1AOCG

States it's a Videotron ROM. Since I don't own an edge I can't confirm the PDA / CSC so will need an edge user to do so for me.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Thanks so much. I've been following the pingpong thread and it's nice to see you already did all the work to give to their team so I don't have to for my own benefit!
[Galaxy S6 General] milan03:
Is it realistic to expect that flashing T-Mobile stock ROM (for VoLTE/VoWiFi U.S. support), but keeping Rogers radio/firmware (for added Band 13 support) would fully work?

I'm in the U.S. looking to get SM-G920W8 since that variant would give me seamless LTE interoperability on Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile, and T-Mobile ROM would bring me native VoLTE/VoWiFi.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S6 General] Fireballfx:
Canadian S6 Edge ROM dump is done. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60660995&postcount=29

All our bases are covered now :). We just need to wait for idler1984 to update the download files.

Hope this helps you guys out!
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
[MENTION=4801792]Fireballfx[/MENTION]

Did idler1984 confirm with you that he'll be working with our G920W8?
[Galaxy S6 General] Fireballfx:
Check the main thread - it's already included in the newest download data :)
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Oh man I didn't notice! Going to root now :) Bye bye stupid bloatware :)
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
What main thread are you referring to?
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
This.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Oh lol. I thought it was a rom thread for the Canukistan models!
[Galaxy S6 General] anuben:
Rogers has planned lollipop 5.1.1 update release in june .. official

http://communityforums.rogers.com/html/assets/OSUpgrade.html
[Galaxy S6 General] OptimusOBrien:
Can I flash the bell stock firmware on my phone? I rooted but decided I really didn't want any of the root applications so u want to be able to do ota again

Edit: I have the Wind Mobile version
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Yeah you can. Once you are done dial *#272*IMEI# and pick your carrier from the CSC options.
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
So what are the firmware differences between different providers here in Canada? I have Wind Mobile version, can I install firmware from any other provider (without tripping Knox), and then select the correct *#272*IMEI# code?
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Firmware among Canadian providers are identical. The CSC is loaded upon first boot and sometimes can load something other than your carrier. When you use the dialer code, you can reset it to your carrier.

As for Knox, I have no clue.
[Galaxy S6 General] neotekz:
are there any roms that work with canadian S6 yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
The T-Mobile ones work with the Canadian model.

Roms and kernels!
[Galaxy S6 General] lizaSB:
I've been using Looper with KTweaker kernel for a while now. Very happy with this combination after removing 3minit battery. Both are found the T-Mobile section
[Galaxy S6 General] OptimusOBrien:
I'm pretty sure Odin doesn't trip Knox but it has been awhile since I flashed so I'm looking into it

Edit: it seems Odin will NOT trigger Knox as long as your flashing stock firmware.
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
Anyone get the software update from Samsung?

I'm Rooted and receive this message when I try
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
thats because you are rooted... of course it wont update OTA with root... thank Knox for that
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
I should have been more clear.

I'm asking if that alert means an update is ready to download but because I'm Rooted it wont let me.
[Galaxy S6 General] dfg187:
Does anyone have issues with their 2.4ghz wifi band? mine seems to spike and drop, while the 5ghz band remains the same. I would be connected on the 5ghz band running wifi analyzer, spike then drop.. spike then drop.

Wanted to try ping pong root, which worked great for anyone wanting to root their phone without tripping knox, but my first attempt wasn't successful, so I had reflash the official rom using Samsungs own "Smart Switch"

http://www.galaxys6edgeupdate.com/s...axy-s6-restore-back-to-stock-software-update/ Easy peasy., you can backup your files before that as well too.

Will be easy to revert back to stock to obtain these OTA updates as everything said "official" with no Knox tripping.

Good luck all

oh, and all these reflashing/reset did not resolve the issue of my 2.4ghz wifi problem.
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
could be your router? cuz i have no issues, then again I am not running stock... running looper with KT kernel... but when I was on stock, i never noticed anything wrong like that...
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Just got back from the Telus store with a Galaxy s6 black 64GB. What a nice phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] EnIXmA:
Rogers suretap now support galaxy s6
[Galaxy S6 General] jproy12:
I'm debating getting the new S6 vs the Nexus 6. This is coming from a GS4 on Bell Mobility. I've never ran the Touchwiz, as soon as I got my GS4, I switched to a different ROM, rooted and all, and it's been like that for the past 2 years.

How does the new S6 compare to the Nexus 6, has anyone tried both of them and care to share their experience? How is the Touchwiz interface compared to the S4? I hate having bloatware Samsung stuff loaded on the phone, the reason I'm tempted to get the Nexus 6 for this reason, yet the Nexus 6 is already 6-7mth old phone.

I've read most of the thread, and just want more pros/cons on the S6. How is the future of the S6, I know it's a pretty new phone, but I'd like to run a different ROM again, does anyone think support will be just as great as it was for the S4 back then as far as different ROMs and all?

Thanks!

Edit: on my S4 I don't have this knox thing, let's say one was to root their S6, can it be easily reverted back to "stock" for warranty purposes or for updates? I'd want to root it to reload all backup programs and all from my S4 to the S6.

re-edit: found this thread, some good info, and it seems like everyone that switched to the S6 was for camera and build issue with the Nexus 6:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/moved-to-s6-device-t3043183