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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
I used to root my devices as a matter of course, going all the way back to the original G1.

The last device I felt the need to root to fix something that was wrong, was my Note 2. Since then, I've had several other devices (Note 3 & 4, HTC One M7 & M8) and have never found a compelling reason to root or replace the ROM because stock was good enough.

The S6E *might* well be fixable with a custom rom, or rooting it and applying some tweaks, but that isn't an option really because I need to use Knox.

Regards,

Dave

P.S. 5.0.2 was just as bad, if not worse, and 5.1.1 in my experience.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
ok mate - now i am just thinking you have a duff phone. you should just tell Samsung or whoever you got it from that you have a dud and get them to change it to a completely new one. it happens mate, in all walks of life...2 phones same model come off the factory one after the other one could be the best one in the world, the next one could be a duff one...have a dodgy mobo or anything mate.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
I'm not discounting that - however, it does seem more of a software issue than hardware in my experience. Also, there are a whole lot of S6/S6E users complaining about the poor memory management, which I believe is the root of my issues.

If this update doesn't fix it, it will be going back for repair/replacement! :) 227MB would qualify as quite a major update IMO, so I'm hopeful that it does contain a lot of fixes.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
haha! yeah 227mb definitely should be a major....however when we are dealing with a rom which is a whopping 1.8gb....it seems insignificant! LOL
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
I stream music to my bluetooth headphones for about 4-5 hours a day and get virtually no problems. I've had problems with other phones in the past but none at all with the s6 Edge (are you connecting more than 1 bluetooth device? maybe that's the issue?)

Battery life for me is comparable to my Note 4, without streaming bluetooth music I can last a day, with streaming I need 2 charges, no different to what I got on the Note 4 and very similar to the Nexus 5 and LG G4 buy worse than the Z2/3.

I don't get the crawling/slowness either, the phone stays snappy and fast even after a few days of use although I did get the slowness with the Note 4 on early Kitkat builds but that went away with the Lollipop updates. I've experienced nothing like this on the S6 Edge.

Multitasking is a slight issue as things do get killed to often in the background.

In general I've no massive problems with the Edge.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
Don't forget the OTAs are patches, not full ROMs, and are compressed.

If I recall correctly, the OTA to take the phone from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1 was only about 650/700MB, so we are looking at a third of the size OTA, without a change in Android version number, which hopefully means a lot of fixes! :)

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
we have confirmation from another! the s6 edge is a very good phone.

i would also like to add that my wife has the note 4 and i go to use it sometimes and get pissed off with the lag...personally i would slap CM 12.1 on it...but wont do it on hers for obvious reasons lol
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
Not saying there's no issues but there's really no deal breakers IMO. I remember when the Nexus 5 was first released, it used to disconnect my BT headphones literally every 20mins before there was a FW update. I'm sure the Edge could be faster/ have better memory management /be a bit more debloated etc but in general it's the best all round phone today. Just look at the problems the G4 is having with touches not being recognised.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
ok, but you may be missing our point....if ours are ok with the same software....then it means that 100% something is wrong with your hardware.

ooooorrrr you may have some rogue apps installed
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
Maybe you're replying to the wrong person... ;)

As I said before, I doubt it is hardware related, but I'm not discounting the possibility. If this update doesn't fix the majority of my issues, I will be sending the phone back for repair/replacement.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
i wish you luck mate. let us know if the update does sort it. which carrier are you with out of interest? could be some of their software also.....
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Duncan1982:
At this stage although there has been great strides in Android and its stability its not as efficient as Apple.

What i mean is that Apple are great at getting the software to work so effectivly with the hardware. It really is great.

That said though with android there are many OEM's using different SOC's. Where apple can better manage this.

I personally think the S6 is great and only issue im having is the aggressive ram management. This is a bit annoying but not enough for me to say its a bad device.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
Unbranded and unlocked! ;)

I don't do carrier phones any more.

I'll give this update a couple of days to bed in. 5.1.1 seemed much better than 5.0.2 initially, but I think that was placebo, so I'll be more cautious with my conclusions this time.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
What country has the new update? It seems the UK only has BOFJ at the moment (well my phone anyway) with no new updates.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
I'm in the UK, and my phone is unbranded. Was updated to BOGB today as per my earlier screenshot.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
That's strange. I'm unbranded in the UK and getting no updates OTA.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
To answer this question, I have an LG Watch Urbane, so yes, I'm connected to more than one Bluetooth device.

It's not the watch though - I can connect it to my Note 4 and use headphones simultaneously without issue.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jpeps3:
G925VVRU2AOF1 ota please can give a link to download load please and thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
Why do you want the stock firmware of that build when it prevents downgrading? Wouldn't it just be easier to install the OC3 build then take the OTA?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jpeps3:
Oc3 not root able ??

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I have of1 on s6 edge
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
OC3 is root able. OF1 is not. OF1 also prevents you from downgrading to OC3 and OE2 ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jpeps3:
Have tryes to replace kernel on odin version in reinstall it
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
Good luck
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] jpeps3:
I need oe2 stock kernel odin
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Untouchab1e:
I got my S6 Edge a few days ago and since I didnt feel like waiting for the 5.1 OTA update, I downloaded the firmware manually off sammobile and installed it and it works great. However, can anyone tell me if I will get future OTA updates or will I have to do without now that Ive manually flashed the firmware?

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] RS050377:
If you are not rooted you will get future OTA updates.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
I'm getting no software updates with my uprooted untouched Edge in the UK. Still on BOFJ.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] necrocorpse:
Im flashing the new UK 5.1.1

<ID:0/004> sboot.bin

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> cm.bin

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004> <ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

What can i do?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
No one have an answer to this? Basically if I download the latest rom for my s6 edge from Sammobile, can I just flash it with odin and still maintain all my apps etc? Then presumably I can re-root and twrp it?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] henklbr:
G925fxxu2bogb (xeu)

Model	SM-G925F

Model name	GALAXY S6 Edge

Country	United Kingdom / Ireland

Version	Android 5.1.1

Changelist	5012324

Build date	Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:34:07 +0000

Product code	XEU

PDA	G925FXXU2BOGB

CSC	G925FOXA2BOGB

Download voor install met Odin: MegaNZ
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
If you flash via Odin, it should maintain your apps and data, but anything goes you have on the system partition will go (which includes root).

The newer version may close the exploit (s) used to gain root, so it is possible you may not be able to root again until a new exploit is found.

You may be better off waiting for someone to make a prerooted version that can be flashed from recovery.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] :
Any idea what's the change log for the UK newer update?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
Thanks Dave. Though root and TWRP have now been released for 5.1.1 Edge. G925f which is my model.

Can you tell me what boxes I have to tick/leave unticked in odin when I flash?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] foxmeister:
Not necessarily for the latest build though. Any update can theoretically break a root exploit.

You shouldn't really need to check anything in Odin, just extract the md5 and put it in the PDA "slot".

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Samsung don't do changelogs.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] madpete:
Yes. So has anybody noticed any changes / fixes so far?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] kashortiexda:
BOGB has same build number as BOFJ that has been out for over a month, so doubt anything new

Don't know about BOGE that has been mentioned elsewhere, its not up on sammobile yet
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] alom5:
I've noticed a change. ...i can't connect to my tv anymore. Always 's the same. ..break something else bogus samsung
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] amirage:
Just got an incremental update and I can confirm that the wallpaper motion is no longer working...I haven't done a factory reset yet...otherwise the phone seems snappy while the RAM usage seems to have improved.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
This is why I am stickin by the age old rule… if it aint broke then dont try to fix it. I am still on 5.0.1, rooted and loving life. Phone just flies!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
Strange, I just found the autostop feature in BOGB. It's in the smart manager, then RAM section and then in "manage apps". I don't know why it's in there now?!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] amirage:
D-oh!

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Oh btw, the battery usage has improved dramatically...so guess, it's a good update with a minor glitch...I suspect another update coming in very soon
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
I find the new update a bit more stuttery and laggy . Perhaps they've done something in the kernel to increase battery life but decrease performance?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] avatar_ro:
for the laggy shuttery thing... go to developper options and :

- enable Force GPU Rendering

- disable hardware overlays

cheers
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mystertom:
never had a problem flashing roms on galaxy devices but on my s6 edge when I try and flash firmware on it I get an error lik ' cant open serial com port' ive tried multiple odins I dont understand why this is happening I get different type of failed attempts
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] 2dorr:
Good finding. Thanks!

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All apps scroll has improved compared to the first 5.1.1 firmware. It flies.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mystertom:
this odin 3.10.6 wont work with my s6 it fails every time I try to instal firmware first I get cant open serial com port loads of times and finally it started installing firmware on like 20th attempt and now it cancelled a quarter of the way through and now my device is bricked why wont odin work?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
Did you try using an older build of odin?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Batfink33:
Maybe I need to do a full wipe, BOFJ was smoother for me.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] braders2k:
Delete
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
Sammobile
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] braders2k:
And correct version of odin? thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
Not sure 100% but they pretty mich all work. I think 3.10 to be safe
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Painman1963:
If anyone needs G925XXU2BOGB-XEU There is a Mega link in post 303 of this thread. The CSC includes BTU CPW DBT ITV KOR NEE XEF XEO and XEU for those who are looking for it
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] N77NS:
hi

you know where I can find a rom with 4 files for 5.1.1

SM-G925F

G925FXXU2BOFJ_G925FOXX2BOFJ_SEE

I can not find anywhere to change his csc cod for my area, I installed the wrong rom, and now I can not go back, only I can get a rom with 4 files to restore
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
Sammobile has every rom you need. Come on guys, stop asking for official rom links when sammobile has them all
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] N77NS:
but it does not solve the problem,,, if you install rom other areas, you can not go back to yours,

the only solution is a rom with 4 files
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Yes you can. You can install any Rom for your model phone for any area other than yours and easily flash back the one for your region or change the CSC.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
What problem?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] N77NS:
The problem is when you install a ROM that is not in your area, you can not install if the rom was labeled SEE and you have installed XEU,

You can restore it with the csc only practices of rom, which has 4 files with scs code
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
Ok. I getcha. If it loses its IMEI I think you are pretty screwed unless u can find all the files u need for ur exact phone.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] avatar_ro:
shouldn't this thread be updated? on the first page the ROMs are still on 5.02....
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] skysky100:
Can anyone plz help me with unlocking my tmobile s6 edge through the app so I can update to 5.1.1,I did a unlock through ebay. I received an update to 5.1.1 I updated and it got stuck on samsung logo I manage to get out of it and I was locked again plz help me I would appreciate it thanks.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] danieldmm:
for the ones with problem when flashing latest firmwares from other regions / CSC ( hidden fail)

Check this pit thread, for sure you will find the pit you need to enlarge the Hidden partition ;)

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/g925-pit-files-multi-thread-download-t3171636
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Aye Up:
I am trying to install the vanilla version of 5.1.1 for the UK, even tried Cyprus, for some reason when the upgrade completes it automatically installs Vodafone crap ware. I have switched to several different stock roms and again it persists.

Is there any way to stop this from happening?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nk33:
Nope. Its stock. Obviously its going to detect your provider and install provider crap.

Really easy to deal with though. Just root, then use es task manager to disable all crap at startup. Job done
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Flash the BTU Rom mate, it is unbranded and therefore doesn't have carrier crap on it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Aye Up:
Where can I get the BTU rom?

I can upgrade to any firmware, yet those apps from Vodafone persist after any upgrade, even when using unbranded firmware.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Try Sammobile mate. It's odd that those apps still exist. How are you flashing it mate via Odin?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Aye Up:
Yeah flashing via odin. I have tried several firmwares, those apps from Vodafone still persist :confused:

Even done a factory reset each a new firmware is installed.

Any further advice? I'm at a loss. Only last week I got another S6 Edge and debranded it without problems.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] kamoto51:
hello to a 925i I can install it by Odin one 925F

sorry for my English
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Hi ,

I flashed this and stuck in a boot loop ??
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
The video tutorial for restoring the stock firmware says "even if you have soft bricked..." follow the steps he gives there
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
I need to download another firmware to try that out . The problem is i am at work and cannot download files this big.

is there anyway i could turn it off ? Thats the thing bothering me
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
It's odd mate. Do you have a custom recovery? Have you tried completely wiping everything not just, if only done, a factory reset? What stock roms have you put on before? Ie have they been carrier roms? Have you tried the BTU yet?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
No i had the stock 5.0.2 ROM before. It was not carrier based. I am downloading 5.1.1. (Thailand) region via sammobile now.

What do you mean by BTU ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
BTU is carrier free UK but I wasn't responding to your message mate.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Can you please link me to the BTU version ? i cant seem to find it on Sammobile
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
What model phone do you have?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
its SM-G925F

i download and flashed "G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOXA2BOGB_XEU" , it flashed fine using ODIN but stuck at Powered by Android. I flashed it atleast 3 times but no use.

Then i downloaded and flashed "G925FXXU2POGU_G925FTHL2POGU_THL" . thailand based firmware but its doing the same thing. My phone`s origin was Thailand thats why i downloaded it.

Its been 6-7 hours since the phone is stuck , i cant even shut it off. I can only go to the Download Mode. I could really use some help now
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Just because it's made in Thailand doesn't mean you have to flash the Thai firmware mate. You can flash any firmware for your model but some work better in the country they are intended for, for reception etc.

After you have flashed firmware how long are you waiting for phone to start as it could take a while. If after flashing rom and waiting a while but it not starting have you rebooted into recovery and done a factory reset then see if it starts?

PM sent.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Thanks for the link mate. I am download the 5.0.2 BTU.

Also its been exactly 20 Minutes since its stuck at Powered by Android logo. I will waiting for a few more minutes before trying to go to recovery. Last time with XE based i tried to go to recovery but it did not go
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
You're welcome mate.

It should have started in the 20 mins.

Have the other versions you have flashed all been 5.0.2? Have you tried 5.1.1?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Aye Up:
I found the BTU :silly: I just wasn't looking in the right place *rolleyes*

Suffice to say your advice seems to have worked a treat. Thanks for help I really appreciate it :D:D
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
So far i have tried "G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOXA2BOGB_XEU" and "G925FXXU2POGU_G925FTHL2POGU_THL" , both end up the same and are 5.1.1 based. I am now downloading G925FXXU1AOCV_G925FBTU1AOCN_BTU which 5.0.2 based.

Both of the previous times , its not going into recovery and is stuck at Power by Android logo

I hope it works now :crying:
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
I'm glad I could help mate I hope you get it sorted.

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If you have previously installed 5.1.1 you cannot go back to 5.0.2 you must now choose the 5.1.1 rom.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
can`t i just Odin flash 5.0.2 to go back ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
No mate it's not possible.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Thanks a bunch. Downloading 5.1.1 BTU now, lets hope that works.

BTW i am using Odin v3.10.6 which is the latest one
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Fingers crossed mate.

That version of Odin is the one I use mate.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Flashing the 5.1.1 BTU did`nt work as well. I am out of options now . Have tried a total of 3 , 5.1.1 Images but none of them worked. Everything gets stuck at Power by Android logo for hours. I cant access recovery as well. Just the ODIN mode.

Giving into warranty is not an option since i bought it used. Any idea if this could be a hardware based issue ? keeping in mind it was working flawlessly uptil this morning on 5.0.2 !

What would i do with a 600$ brick :'(
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
If you are in a boot loop and want to turn it off, either let the battery drain, or, when the screen is black, use the appropriate combination of hardware keys to boot into recovery
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
That`s the main issue. I can`t boot into recovery. I can only access download mode.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Are you worried about tripping Knox or has it been tripped already? If you're not or it has you can try flashing TWRP recovery. Have you tried any custom roms? Have you tried flashing 5.1.1 bootloader?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
Odd. Since you can only access download mode and you can't complete the process I recommend you let the phone run out of juice. Then when you get access to a computer with continuous Internet access start over
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
I have access to a PC since several hours now. Download 3 different Images , but to no avail.

Here are some screen shots

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I already have no warranty , so tipping knox shouldnt be of an issue mate. I can flash it up no issue .

Can you perhaps provide a reliable link ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
All those images look like what you are supposed to see.

I am surprised that it is not working for you.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Any suggestions ? Or do i take it to the Cell Phone Market to be checked by an Expert ( to be honest i dont really know what he/she would do besides what i have done so far)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
Although this sounds pessimistic, I am beginning to think your phone is part of the 1% that cannot recover from a soft brick. What seller did you buy it from?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
:'( , i bought it from a shop keeper in my local market. The phone was working fine , flawless in every aspect. And was on 5.0.2 .

I gave away my beloved Nexus 6 for :( . I fell in love with the display at the moment i saw the S6 edge

Update :

I am trying the Samsung Smart switch recovery now. Its downloading something

Question : will it download 5.0.2 ? or 5.1.1 ? because if it tries to flash 5.0.2 and i am already on 5.1.1 then it may be a problem. The program also asked me to put the phone in recovery mode. Which i was unable to do so since i cant access it. The program wont let me press OK

Then i tried for a while ( still failing to enter recovery )but the program let me press OK button and now its downloading the files.

Should i continue or have it cancelled ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
If you have it cancelled you could HARD brick it. So let the process complete.

As for which version of Android will download? That is beyond my knowledge.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
Alright. Its at 10% while the phone is still displaying Powered by Android instead of recovery mode (which the smart switch required Initially)

I`ll let to go to 100% and see what happens
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Snowby123:
Sounds like a smart move to use smart switch.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] sarbe:
Link if needed http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3144866
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Lowresolution:
It says

" be sure to copy my kernel zip and also the super su zip to sdcard (phone) before you flash the recovery via odin, otherwise you got bootloop (because of system write protection-new with 5.1.1)"

Now i can only flash the recovery. The phone is stuck at one place so i cant access the internal storage to put the extra files in. Should i only flash the TWRP and see if i can go to recovery ? , asking this because in the TWRP post the guy is saying that i`ll have to flash the other two files as well , otherwise it will boot loop