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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
a new prospective on "coming soon" i guess :<
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jazenf:
This sucks, an Rogers sucks.. Still no update. ..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mrnovanova:
Yup Rogers sucks all right. Try this, the s6 actually supports VoLTE and Rogers has VoLTE but do we have it on our devices? Smh...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] EnIXmA:
Yup..these carrier updates are the worst
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jazenf:
Everyone got their updates already, except us.. Rogers sucks..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brar.arsh:
It's not only Rogers, no Canadian carrier has released the update yet.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jazenf:
Why is this ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
i hope it will come out by this week i want the raw option to take pics!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
My guess is that they need time to properly optimise their crapware
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Maybe the 5.1.1 update includes VoLTE and they're testing it? I doubt it, but I can dream, can't I?

This is my first Samsung phone after being strictly HTC since about 2007. I switched because HTC just can't keep up on the camera side of things, and I was also hoping the M9 would have a fingerprint scanner. I love the Samsung hardware, but so far HTC just dominates Samsung on the software side of things. More transparent about updates (they have a site that will tell you exactly where in the release cycle your phone's next update is), easier to unlock/root/custom ROM, and I find everything to be just a little more featureful and polished on HTC Sense. Sorry, I didn't mean to turn this into a fanboy rant. Just saying that a company with the global market share that Samsung enjoys shouldn't have a problem providing a better OS/update experience.

EDIT: I also don't think we can blame Rogers specifically, or even the Canadian carriers as a whole. T-Mobile is the only carrier in North America, and most of the rest of the world is missing it too. I don't know how T-Mobile got Samsung to push their update out so quickly. I can only speculate.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
It's not Samsung's fault that the update isn't available for Canadians. They've completed the update and sent it out to carriers to do their optimizations and testing so we absolutely can blame Rogers. T-Mobile pushed out their update so quickly because they didn't modify anything in the software. Same goes for U.S Cellular who has also pushed out the update as well.

The update is coming, everybody just chill
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
I just meant that Rogers et al. aren't slacking off, since the update isn't available for the vast majority of carriers across the globe. It's unfair to say "Rogers sucks" when Samsung's only pushed the update for a handful of carriers.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] dfg187:
The faster the new update comes out, the quicker the root vulnerability gets fixed, and we lose root....

Bet the update will not fix everyone's problems.. and there will be whining about it anyway..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jazenf:
Rogers sucks..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
Hey i got my S6 Edge White 64GB from canada (rogers store)

i am thinking to sell it but i got it as a present and i am not aware of the price i should ask for it. (its 2 month old)

i know that in my country the radio on this device fits only 2 carriers so it might be a problem to sell it...

i just cant stand the battery life and task refreshing while in background....really love the camera and speed but this phone feels like a Ferrari without fuel to drive it :P....
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Yeah, I had to root so I could use Greenify properly, because my phone wasn't lasting a day. Now that I'm rooted, I've never run out of juice before bed time.

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All the more reason to jump on a custom ROM while you still can. I'm using Xtrestolite Pure Edition (http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/development/rom-xtrestolite-pure-edition-1-0-beta-1-t3082467.) The ROM is odexed, so it's quick, and 5.1.1 is out, but we need the W8 firmware before we can run it properly.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
hey! thanks for the advice , few questions,

its been a long time since i flashed a rom or rooted android device (just came back from iphone 6)

i remember that flashing rom over stock device in my previous devices was causing the camera quality to be much worse than stock,

is this still the case?

what features will i lose if i flash a costume rom?

and how much SOT u got while using the device heavily ?(standby time is less important)...

thanks :D
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Camera quality is still great. I didn't do a before-and-after comparison when I went to a custom ROM, but I didn't notice a difference, nor have I seen anyone mention a problem with the camera.

The only features you'll lose are:

- The ability to receive official OTA's from Samsung (you *should* be able to flash back to stock firmware to resume getting updates, but KNOX security is always a possible breaking point.)

- The bloatware that your carrier installs. However, you should be able to download them from the Play Store should you still want them (I like having the "My Rogers" and "Visual Voicemail" apps.)

GSAM Battery Monitor reports that my average usage is ~19 hours total, 2.5 hours SOT. I'm sure I could tweak my kernel and implement further power saving functions to extend those greatly, but as I mentioned, my phone always has juice left by the time I go to bed at night.

EDIT: I suspect the battery life will get better once we can upgrade to 5.1.1 as well.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
ah i get the same battery life atm so i wouldent rush into rooting so quick...

btw is there any chance you help me figure out the canadian model frequencies to fit a provider in israel ? i posted a post in Q/A with screen shot of provider radio bands in israel compared to the W8 variant.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/canadian-variant-w8-compatibility-t3152902

thanks !
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
Samsung doesn't make a different update for each carrier, just one update for each device (model number if you will). That same update gets sent to all the carriers using that model number and they customize it. You said you were an HTC guy right? They were the ones who revealed how the entire Android update process works
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Yeah, HTC did reveal that. The OEM sends the update to the carriers for modification/approval, and the carriers send it back to the OEM when they're done with it. So, the OEM does end up with different OTAs for each carrier, which get pushed out from the OEM's servers. The carriers don't actually serve the update... at least with HTC. Maybe Rogers serves up Samsung's updates, but I doubt it, since we'll see all the firmware updates appear at sammobile.com.

Given that Samsung isn't as transparent as HTC, it's possible that Samsung has received the approval and modified files from the Canadian carriers and just hasn't initialized the OTA rollout. I suppose there's no way to know.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
Wouldn't be surprised if we saw all of the Canadian carriers at once. They seem to be rolling out the 5.1.1 update methodically (one model number per week)

All of that is to say this...Hurry up with the update
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Yeah seriously. I'm on a custom ROM so I don't really care which carrier(s) release first, as long as I can get the W8 bootloader/modem firmware for 5.1.1.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] 850RPM:
how long will take for rogers to unlock the phone?

I didn't try, but I suppose , all phones are locked on Rogers network
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
im using a sim-free rogers s6 edge in israel in a different carrier, just bought it off contract... :P
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Adizzzle:
So guys, after building a ROM for the G925W8 on 5.0.2, I wanna attempt to remake the ROM for the upcoming 5.1.1 update.

Since security has changed in 5.1.1, what will I have to watch out for when the update does rollout? I keep seeing posts regarding the Engineering BL, and other things like Pre-rooted kernels.

Wow this device is sure evolving quickly..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
whats up rogers :M>?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nvict:
Telus has the S6 5.1.1 update set for September. Let's just hope other carriers can get it sooner than that!

http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/07/09/t...tm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Adizzzle:
Damn Telus.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mosesbd:
rogers already declared that 5.1.1 is in june so no way they will delay this more than this month i think :p
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Adizzzle:
Well as long as there is the factory image released on sammobile, I suppose the Rogers image will be exactly the same as the Telus one. Probably not too much longer then.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] dfg187:
Don't waste your time waiting for Rogers.. I got mine unlocked from UnlockUnit.. great price.. Think it was $20.00CND., and got the code within a few hours.

GL
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] 850RPM:
just send the order, hope will work;

i have to leave next week for 30 days and I'd love to use the phone in europe
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Sword Fish:
If Telus is delayed until September, Rogers and Bell will be too. All CDN carriers release the exact same version at the same time. The only difference is bloatware.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] risx:
my thoughts exactly
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] krazycanuck82:
audio fix for 925w8 roms WIN

every rom and kernel combo i tried , except one, had the no audio issue. Here is what i found works after many failed attempts, beers and smokes

this is for 5.0.2

audio fix, read and you'll see

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6/general/fix-patch-flashable-call-audio-fix-t-w8-t3121957

simple kernel T-Mobile, Canadian (T & W8): (R4T/W8) (Android 5.0.2)

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6-edge/orig-development/tw-simplkernel-t3091094

follow the audio fix instructions and you should be good

good thing its the hockey off season or i wouldn't have bothered, eh
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] 850RPM:
I received the code quite fast, around 8 hours after the order.

unfortunately I dont have any sim to unlock using regular steps, so I just used the force network unlock request

message was unlock successfully, but it have to wait to next Saturday to be able to really test it.

thanks for the site anyway. (it cost 20USD now, still way cheaper than 50CAD + tax, what cheapest mobile provider in the world aka rogers charge for)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] magiknrg:
I unlocked my Rogers edge with cellunlocker.Net

I've unlocked about 8 phones with them never had an issue
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] GojiTronix:
Does that mean if I unlock my phone that I'll get the update?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nvict:
No unfortunately not. When you "unlock" a phone that means any SIM card can be used with the device, but when we talk about unlocked versions that means it's a completely different model number (F, or I) thats been purchased directly from Samsung, and not from the carriers.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Sword Fish:
If you simply unlock your phone, continue to use it on the original network and don't root it, you will still get updates. However, If you have a phone and unlock it and then use it on a different network, you won't automatically get updates but you can find them on the web and apply them yourselves.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Hendrycks:
I'm honestly really annoyed with Samsung. I don't know what I expected from them but being used to HTC being so quick when I had an M8, this is just crap lol.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Sword Fish:
Not to defend Samsung because I am annoyed at them for the issues on this phone, but I think the problem is more with the carriers than Samsung. I don't think they put much priority on getting us updates. I would bet they have had the update for quite a while now.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
It's entirely possible that the update failed testing. T-Mobile users have been reporting some crazy battery life issues in the Android Central forums.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] christx:
This.

We already know Samsung has released the update. It's up to the carriers to test functionality.

Carriers that utilize volte (voice over lte) may be having issues. Don't blame Samsung, this is on the carrier.

side note: picked up a plat gold 32 gig from rogers last week, ordered a spigen resilient case, so far so good. With nova launcher and encryption it's running smooth :cowboy: :highfive:
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brar.arsh:
Tmobile has stopped pushing the update now, probably because of bugs. So it's better to wait and get a good fw rather than a half baked one.

But for me, I just need bootloader and modem.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] evonc:
The update timeline was updated and now goes back to Coming Soon. We may see it soon enough.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brar.arsh:
Isn't it coming soon since last one month?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] evonc:
I thought they had changed it to August. I could be wrong.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
It was originally June, then it was changed to Coming Soon! in mid-June. They added a release date of August for Android 5.1.1 for the Note Edge just in the last couple of days because it wasn't there last time I was on this page earlier in the week

http://communityforums.rogers.com/html/assets/OSUpgrade.html
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] risx:
Just an FYI

I was able to add the data toggle without root using this app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xpe.app.quicksettings.manager

I had to pay for it tho
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Adizzzle:
Where is my bluetooth tethering options?! Just got a Galaxy Gear and rooted the darn thing, now it turns out the S6 Edge has no bluetooth tethering...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brar.arsh:
It's there.. What rom are you on? For me it's there on XtreStoLite.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Adizzzle:
I am on Kingfisher ROM.. Dang. I wonder how I can add that into my settings..

Anyone know by chance??
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] brar.arsh:
everyone is getting post 5.1.1 update and we are waiting on 5.0.2.. Wow..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jproy12:
I've been wanting to root my new GS6E to get full usage of some apps (Greenify, Titanium Back-Up, etc), but scared about KNOX and Samsung Pay, from what I've read, KNOX is only a security thing for the device, is it really needed? As for Samsung Pay, I see it might not even come to Canada, so I assume it's useless? I also assume that if you trip KNOX that warranty is over if anything happens?

I see PingPongRoot keeps everything intact and doesn't trip KNOX, anyone else here confirm this on their Canadian GS6E?

Thanks in advance, coming from a GS4 where root and all was sooo much easier!!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Eisaku:
I can confirm that ping pong root does not trip knox on the Rogers Variant of the S6 Edge.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jproy12:
Sweet thanks, seeing that it works on Rogers, I assume it works on Bell as well, does root works just as normal? Apps that need root work no problem?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Yep, all the Canadian carriers have the same model: G925W8, so I don't see any reason Ping Pong wouldn't work on any of them. I found it annoying to get working, found that I had to really be on top of killing all other non-essential processes on the phone, and it still took several tries. So if it fails at first, don't give up!

And yeah, root just works as normal after that, at least, I didn't notice any issues at the time (I've since moved to a custom ROM.)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Faleira:
It wasn't that difficult for me actually. It rebooted the first two times I tried it, and then third time I looked at the FAQ and it said to put the phone in airplane mode before the last step, which did it for me.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] cangrejon:
good day;

I can install a rom stock g925t in my galaxy g925w8 ??

something would happen ?

thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mrnovanova:
Your phone would transform into a paperweight.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] cangrejon:
friend and a ROM for g925w8 ??

and a ROM for G925W8 having ANDROID 5.1.1 ??
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
We don't have a 5.1.1 firmware for the W8, so we can't install a 5.1.1 rom. I tried, the x-axis of the touch sensor is reversed, making the phone unusable. (touching the right side of the screen triggers the left, and vice versa.)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] LNJ:
Flash Unikernel after flashing a 5.1.1 rom.

Sent from my SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] craig0r:
Thanks! Setting my ROM back up now. I searched the Unikernel and Xtrestolite threads and didn't see any mention about getting the fingerprint scanner to work. Any idea if it's possible without the firmware?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] LNJ:
You can't until the W8 gets a 5.1.1 bootloader update.

Sent from my SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Sword Fish:
My phone got a new update this morning. Still 5.02 but version updated to A0G2. Anyone know what it fixes?? Pre-cursor to 5.1.1??
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] LNJ:
That sucks. What carrier?

Sent from my SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Sword Fish:
Rogers...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] polish_pat:
Its the stagefright patch. 5.1.1 will be in September
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] GojiTronix:
I'm with Bell and received the update this morning as well.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] autom8r:
Ugh September when the rest of the bloody world got it in... July?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] polish_pat:
Actually June, but yes. Thats Canadian carriers working overtime for you
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] evonc:
Downloading the factory image right now. Going to see if BL/Radio was touched at all. Will post the image asap.

*update*

Did a quick MD5 of the old/new BL and they don't match. Looks like something was changed. Starting the upload of the factory image as well. Will update the post once it's complete with link.

**UPDATE 2**

Bootloader + Modem - https://mega.co.nz/#!7cxSmLBY!GGKFrPOGcA3Qpa2NmdZwT-9ZOsAaPpP7sevNfLxFknw

Can someone with a 5.1.1 custom ROM please test fingerprint reader with this new BL? Since all variants are getting a stagefright patch, perhaps the bootloader may be compatible with 5.1.1 system images and allow fingerprint support.

Flashed both to my W8 edge using ODIN and everything is working. Full image coming shortly.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jazenf:
I'm on the road right now but will be home in a few minuets. I'll give it a go when I get home.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AllBlaxx:
Yes, the rest of the world got it in June/July but they also got a 5.1.1 update that was full of bugs. We've waited this long, another month won't kill us especially if the update is done properly this time
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] -Mr. X-:
I could agree with this if it wasn't built PRIOR to the stage fright bug being discovered. July 17th is the build date.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] polish_pat:
Ya well think again.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/08/05/s...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

There is a difference publicly revealing and contacting majir corporations and telling them
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] -Mr. X-:
Must be time travel then, A rom built on the 17th has a fix for a bug that was discovered and published on the 27th. http://blog.zimperium.com/experts-found-a-unicorn-in-the-heart-of-android/

No where in that article was a source sited stating that it was in fact patching what they claim it was. so I'm still skeptical. it's possible also the bug was already know and being fixed before every one else found out. Or this isn't the patch for that flaw.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] polish_pat:
Like i said. Publishing publicly is different than contacting major corporations involved. It would be foolish to post code to a major security breach before Google has started working on a patch, it would allows simple hackerd to do major damage before anybody can do something about it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] JiraffeLeung:
Same here. The full version name is G925W8VLU2AOG2. I might be hopeful, but it seems like battery life is a little better after the update.

Any other notes?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jazenf:
*Update*

I just flashed both of those files and the finger lock still doesn't work. Thanks for trying :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] evonc:
Ahh damnit. Oh well . No problem. Just had to have a glimmer of hope that they may have sent a 5.1.1 compatible bootloader that would get custom roms working perfectly.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] evonc:
Full AOG2 Factory Image

Zip Contains ODIN friendly partitions.

Full Image Link: https://mega.co.nz/#!jIw3hRBK!TLQfO7npjgqblvTOwJaMORmSqb60cGwWRUe6wx2zU9I

Bootloader + Modem Only: https://mega.co.nz/#!7cxSmLBY!GGKFrPOGcA3Qpa2NmdZwT-9ZOsAaPpP7sevNfLxFknw
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] justblais:
Bizarre problem has popped up with my S6

I'm running deodexed xstresolite with unikernel, unlocked Rogers phone on Telus, and since last night I've had periods where my phone just completely loses data service randomly. It is connected to Telus' network but doesn't get data at all. Further investigation has me thinking the phone isn't downgrading off of LTE, it's just flat dropping the data when it can't get LTE.

Any ideas, XDA peeps? It was working fine before, I can't imagine what it could be
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] polish_pat:
Ever since I upgraded to OG2 it seems as ram is much better managed. Before it was always between 92 and 96%. Now its mostly around 82%. Is it just me?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jproy12:
Seems like this latest G920W8VLU2AOG2 update can't be rooted using PingPong Root, so may hold off for now seeing that it doesn't change much
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] polish_pat:
It changed a lot for me. I did not believe it was only a Stagefright patch that was almost 300mb, i see a very obvious improvement in speed and no more stuttering because of terrible ram management. Now my ram usage is always hovering around 82% which is close to 15% less than before. Also, I tried to re-root using the flash TWRP in recovery them flash SU in recovery method and it doesnt work. I tried installing TWRP with odin, it says everything passed but when I boot into recovery, its still stock. I guess that update broke that method also.

Anyways, I'd rather have good ram management and not be rooted than being rooted to try and deal with bad ram management with "other methods"
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jproy12:
Thanks for the feedback, other than that, is there anything else that changed in the update, wondering if they will update the root apk and include this ROM in an update.

I use root to disable lots of apps that I don't use, give root access to greenify to help with battery and ram and as well as Titanium Backup. I may just wait for 5.1.1 to come out, and by then I flash a custom ROM like I always did in the past on my S3 and S4.

Im always hovering around 50-70% of used RAM and I have lots of apps on the phone and use them daily. I get about 15-16hrs use and about 4-5hrs SOT.

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For the ones that upgraded to the latest firmware, would you mind posting the Kernel build date, located in the "About Device", just wondering if the Kernel date is prior or after May 15th...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mrnovanova:
What are you talking about. Read the thread, I saw someone say he was #246. I didn't get #1 because no one is ordering, I got #1 because I ordered first. That's usually how it works.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] 850RPM:
hmm, I understood that you ordered yesterday; doesn't seems the case.