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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rbnfrance:
UPDATE......Have had about 5 or 6 crashes in a row. Screen freezes and then reboots. Got stuck in a loop but then after about 5 restarts seems to be okay again. I think it was something to do with enabling Google Now launcher instead of Touchwiz. It was either that or some part of the restore process that the Samsung account started. If it happens again, I will factory reset and try all again without the launcher or trying to restore anything.

MysticNetherlands, I don't think this is a big problem, just has something to do with me setting it up badly and trying to put data from my old China Rom back onto this one. I'll answer your questions below...

1) so you did not downgrade on anything (bootloader, Android etc)? No, but I did not need to because I was running AOE8 which is an older version. Also, my older ROM was already rooted and the bootloader was unlocked.

2) do you foresee any issues if I were to run the same procedure a you and tomo, but then from G9250ZCU1B0G7 so 5.1.1, i.e. downgrading?

No, but I'm no expert. I've had to do this to every phone I've had for the last 5 years because I live in China, and I always have to try to get Google working. This one was harder than the others, but once Tom0 had solved it, it was very straightforward doing this according to his instructions. When and if you do do it, don't try to restore anything from your old phone on it, you'll just have to manually copy data onto it, and build this phone up from the start.

3) Play Store apps downloading, installing and running fine? All apps installing and running fine.

Good luck....

P.S. my phone seems better now i have disabled google now launcher again and gone back to touchwiz.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] frb5:
Flashing another country's rom

Hey guys, I have a similar question. I bought my GS6 edge in HK, but I actually live in the UK. HK still has no 5.1.1 update but the UK does. I was wondering if I could flash the UK OS through odin onto my phone and get the update without encountering any problems? I'm assuming the phones are the same on a basic level. Any reason why this wouldn't work? Cheers
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rbnfrance:
Hi. It very likely won't work. The models are not exactly the same and some of the internal hardware is different such as the camera. To check, you can go to settings, about device, and check under model number. Yours is likely to be a sm-g9250 but the UK ones will be a different model number. It will probably only be a few days of waiting but I wouldn't recommend trying to change firmware just yet.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] bencome:
Thanks to all and especially Tom0927. I did changed 3 phones from CN (5.0.2) to HK version, with french language.

So far no crashes, but I hardly use them.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Tomo I'm gonna hold off for now, but I'd like to thank you for your time and efforts in this thread! You've helped quite a few people it seems :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] mehdi_s82:
Anyone with Taiwan or HK 9250 got 5.1.1 OTA?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rbnfrance:
I'm having regular crashes again now. It must be something to do with the display, because I get weird pixellated patterns when it does crash. I have cleared the cache and factory reset the phone but it seems not to work, and just keeps crashing in a loop. Sometimes it stays on for 5 minutes, then suddenly pixellates and reboots itself. Tomorrow, when I get time, I will try to re-flash the firmware with odin. Just curious if anyone else has encountered a problem?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
mee when flash other kernel not made for g9250

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
But he flashed the HK 9250 firmware, so that shouldn't be the problem.

Good luck rbnfrance!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] croash:
Still awaiting 5.1.1 here in hk. Mainly because of the camera upgrade to enable RAW capture. Other than feeling like were neglected, my 9250 seems to be running fine.

Thanks to the thread contributors so far, for giving some insight onto my variant.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
That's weird, I don't have any issues with mine at all since I flash the firmware. I did build up the phone from scratch again using Titanium Backup, and didn't use Google or Samsung's restore feature. Maybe that is the cause?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rbnfrance:
Yeah. Tried re-flashing the same firmware. Flash succeeded but phone won't boot up at all now. Just keeps restarting. At this rate, I'm gong to have to buy a new one from Hong Kong. Not sure what to try next. Anyone know where the mainland chinese pit file and rom is?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
clean cache

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] croash:
Not sure how reliable, but you could look

http://www.nextwap.net/androidfirmware/SM-G9250/samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-sm--g9250.html

or here

http://samsung-firmware.org/SM-G9250/9193-G9250ZCU1AOE8/

seems to be quite a few variants of the 9250 Lollipop 5.0.2 firmware

hope this helps
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Tarquino:
SM-G9250 Successful pass of CHC (China) to TGY (Hong Kong)

Gracias tom0927 !!!!

A mi me funcionó perfecto. Ahora tengo idioma español y configuración regional local.

Busqué esto por todo Google y solo aquí pude encontrarlo. Estoy muy feliz

Para los que no se animan, sigan los pasos de tom0927 perfectamente y no tendrán problema. Recomiendo usar una Notebook para evitar el riesgo de interrupción eléctrica..

Thank you tom0927 !!!

Worked me perfect.

Now I have Spanish language and local regional settings

I searched this whole Google and only here I could find it.

I am very happy

For those who do not dare, follow the steps from tom0927 perfectly and not have problems. I recommend using a Notebook to avoid the risk of power outage.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Did you go from Chinese 5.1.1 to HK 5.0.2? Or did you stay on 5.0.2?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
HK 5.1.1 firmware is out! Version: G9250ZTU1BOGB

I'm going away this weekend, so I'll probably hold off until I'm back to upgrade..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Tarquino:
Chinese 5.0.2 to Hong Kong 5.0.2
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Can you tell us where did you see the new rom?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Ah okay thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
On this chinese forum: http://www.52samsung.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=736398&extra=page=1
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
So when I said I won't upgrade? Well, I upgraded. It booted up with no issues, but CF-Auto Root didn't work, my phone wouldn't boot past the boot animation and I needed root for some of my apps. I had to flash back to 5.0.2 AOF1 and restored my TWRP backup. Everything works *so far*. I'll probably take another stab at 5.1.1 after reading up some more on how to root it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
tom0927 can u post the tar file for update to 5.1.1??
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Sorry, I am away from my computer this weekend, I can upload it on Tuesday when I'm back...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Tom0927 I don't understand Chinese. Could you give us the link where we can download the rom?

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
He's away from his computer guys ;)

Anyway, given the fact that one of you has crashes and freezes, and that nobody is moved from be Chinese 5.1.1 to zen HK 5.0.2. or 5.1.1, and I've never flashed anything before.... and I just got an update on 5.1.1 that handles RAM much better (around 850 MB free on average now).... and I was able to download a few great games from the Samsung app, and the smaller apps (without obb) I can downloas via evozi.... I decided against flashing HK . Thanks for all your kind assistance to Tom!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] croash:
Hi, I'll be back in Hong Kong tomorrow. Is the 5.1.1 only via pc, or OTA

Sorry if it's a dumb question, but my edge is just recently purchased, and this will be it's first update.

BTW, thanks everyone for the 9250 thread. Good to have contact with others owning the same model.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nayabryan:
VOLTE

I have a question regarding a VOLTE feature on this phone.

Is it Carrier specific or phone specific?

My carrier (Tmobile) does support VOLTE, and seem like the HK service providers (3 & CSL) do as well.

How come the phone does not have a VOLTE option?

Any info is greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Mmm the latest OTA did improve RAM a bit, momentarily, however it's now again at 80% occupied. With all most recent apps closed. Mmmm... anyway, for the rest it runs smooth as melting butter on a Teflon frying pan.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
How about the Google Apps? Play Store, Gmail, etc. I'm worried if I upgrade them (through Smart Switch) those will not work again.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] croash:
Back in Hong Kong today, but no OTA for 5.1.1 showing up.

Any idea why?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prodigiez:
just download it from samsung updates web.. is already there...

i will not upgrade to 5.1.1 due to all the problem that exist.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] kittiyut:
What problems in particular?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] croash:
Finally came OTA this morning after a few tries. Thanks for the advice. Keen to try RAW photo file capture, not available before 5.1.1.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Download

Can someone upload the rom on Mega?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] kittiyut:
Why not just do OTA?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Because I still havent ota update.

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Dmitry N:
Guys!

Those who received the OTA to 5.1.1: are you seeing the long-awaited "power optimization" under battery settings? It's missing from my device.

Also, the option to change the date format has disappeared.

Damn, shall I try the hard reset, or is our 9250 a loser comparing to 925F?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] croash:
Yes, my G9250 updated to 5.1.1 yesterday in hk via OTA.

Looked , and couldn't find battery optimisation or date format option. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough, but they don't seem to be there.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prodigiez:
there are loads of unknown bugs... ive seen it in 5.1.1 usa variants rom... so ill stick to 5.0.2 for now..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Finally I could update my Phone. By now, everything great.

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Dmitry N:
I've found the "battery optimization" stuff. It's in Smart Manager, damn it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
in my drive unit is the full odin file... if any one want flash clean..

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rbnfrance:
Hi Again,

Just an update. I'm back in China, and have taken my phone to the Samsung Service Centre. They have told me that it is a faulty motherboard, so it seems it was nothing to do with flashing HK firmware, just as I suspected. They also said nothing about me having tripped knox and invalidated my warranty and they are replacing the motherboard for free. The question is whether to flash the HK firmware after they repair it? Is there any chance I could have screwed the motherboard by flashing firmware?

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
any one try root 5.1.1??? custom recovery not works, cf-autoroot not works!!! anyone have any idea?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-MLCAZmmekxOUNtNEZ2R3ltYUk<------full odin hk image from 5.1.1 free faster link...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Unable to root 5.1.1 is what made me go back to 5.0.2... still watching the chinese forums for a solution..
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
tom0927 do you have pit partition file??? can u post?? i cant go back to 5.0.2 ... if u flash whit odin i thinks update bootloader and not works downgrade..!! :( i hate knox!!

if any one can download this rom http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=v...age=1&filter=typeid&typeid=12037&typeid=12037 and can extract boot.img and post it.. maybe this can fix the root for 5.1.1 its a custom kernel for G9250ZCU1BOG7 (android 5.1.1) old version or first version of 5.1.1 ... please try someone to download!!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Which pit file did you want? The 5.0.2 version or 5.1.1? I was able to downgrade from 5.1.1 HK BOGB back to HK AOF1 after I found that I can't root using CF Auto Root using the AOF1 firmware I posted a few pages back.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
if you have the two files... please postit... u can root just install twrp recovery...

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
ok... 5.1.1 root!!! xD flash this file on odin !!!

1.-extract rar to tar.md5

2.-flash the file

3.-install root using twrp blue button (no slider button)

4.-take the root!! be happy
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
I only have the 5.0.2 one, the 5.1.1 firmware I downloaded didn't come with a pit file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByToD_Nu9rkzRkZMS2xPcjh4aEU/view?usp=sharing
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Hi. I couldnt root it.

I got this legend "Custom Binary (Boot) Blockd by R/L.

I have installed the G9250ZTU1BOGB rom.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
use the zip i post.. extract the rar file.. then flash using odin... when phone reboots in custom chinese recovery press the buton in the middle not the slider this button satarts script for install root.. when u reboot the cell is rooted and custom kernel installed permisive state.. later u can download any theme for twrp and change lenguage for English or u can do before flash odin an put in this order sdcard/twrp/theme/ui.zip..

and later flash odin file...

i can upload a good theme twrp to drive later.. im working right now...

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---------- Post added at 03:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------

this trips knox.. .. kernel works ok mo see any bugs

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
estanenmi tuve ese error cuando intenté flashearlo con odin. Se queda en download mode con ese error.

Vengo flasheando celulares desde el Galaxy S y nunca tuve este error en Odin.

I had that mistake when I tried to flash it witht odin. The phone stays in download mode with the legend "Custom Binary (Boot) Blockd by R/L".

I started to flash my phones since Galaxy S and I never had that mistake in Odin.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
que version de odin usas? necesitas la 3.10.6 esta en mi drive... reinicia el telefono en download mode.. y prueba de nuevo... si carga el archivo md5 odin? si no lo carga avisame quiza no subió bien..

use odin 3.10.6 if fails shutdown the phone and try again.. if the file no loads good in odin tellme i can upload again.. maybe corrupted upload..

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] pfudim:
Uso odin 3.10.6.

Estoy en download mode, empiezo el proceso de flasheo y en la mitad me da el error que te comento en el teléfono y me tira fail en Odin.

I use odin 3.10.6.

I'm in download mode, I start the flashing process and in the midle of that I get the error that I said in the phone screen, also I get Fail in Odin.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
contactme on private sms
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
How do you like 5.1.1 compared to 5.0.2? How's the battery life and free RAM?

---------- Post added at 01:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:24 AM ----------

Did you unlock the bootloader using CROM tool yet?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
i like it.. battery its good for me.. i got two days on 4g and basic use facebook twitter gmail what's app phone.. after root i flash debloat script.. i dont use nothing from samsung.. all is 3d party software.. and ram is defenitly better..

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Thanks, I might give 5.1.1 another try this weekend
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
So how do you install the Google Apps that works on 5.1.1? Is hong kong firmware comes with Google Apps?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Yes, Hong Kong firmware comes with Google Apps
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
Thank you, so my next question would be, do I need to first uninstall/remove the current 5.0.2 google apps before updating the firmware into Hong Kong 5.1.1 or it will be replaced anyway?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
What phone variant do you have right now? China, Hong Kong or Taiwan?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
My stock ROM is China with G9250ZCU1AOE7, I couldn't find Gapps Installer that worked with that ROM so I flashed to G9250ZCU1AOE4 (another China 5.0.2) and had the Gapps installed using TWRP.

I tried to upgrade to 5.1.1 with Smart Switch (with China firmware of course) but it didnt have the Google Apps with it, couldn't run TWRP as well with that, so I managed to go back to G9250ZCU1AOE4 for now.

And I heard that using Hong Kong Firmware, came with Google Apps installed, im thinking to do it. Since I don't really need to Root, i just want the Google Apps to work. What do you suggest?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
You can try to convert your stock ROM to the HK version using the instructions I posted a couple pages back, and then use the 5.1.1 firmware estanenmi posted a page back. But that's at the risk of bricking your phone.

TWRP is working on 5.1.1, using the root method estanenmi posted a page back, and so you can also upgrade to the China 5.1.1 firmware and then root and install TWRP and flash GApps.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
Hmm I like the second better, don't want to brick my phone lol. Or until there's a better way... not sure...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
Hi, can anybody that can read Chinese confirm that this is a TWRP Recovery for G9250 5.1?

http://pan.baidu.com/wap/album/file?uk=704970239&album_id=3737720806726914354&fsid=503881981739247

Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
the root file comes to twrp recovery no need to flash other... is custom made u need twrp selinux enabled... or u have red letters in the screen and u csnt boot

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rbnfrance:
Hi Again,

I got my phone back from Samsung. It was a faulty motherboard which they replaced. I immediately flashed the multi file firmware with PIT file that Tom0 posted, and it worked totally fine this time. The motherboard replacement seems to have unrooted and re enabled the knox warranty, so I did this without any root or bootloader unlocking. Now that I have a Hong Kong phone, I have just got the update automatically to 5.11. Couldn't be more pleased, and despite the very limited risk people talk about, I would highly recommend this method for a Chinese version of the phone. Thanks to all, and Tom0 in particular.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] eggtee:
Hi,

I bought a S6 Edge (SM-G9250) from HK and it is on 5.0.2, with Baseband version G9250ZTU1AOE8, does anyone know how to root it?

I read the PingPongRoot thread but it says only supports G9250ZTU1AODC, G9250ZTU1AOE4 but not G9250ZTU1AOE8.

Or is it possible to downgrade it to G9250ZTU1AOE4?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
Yes its possible, but from my experience, my phone was AOE7 China and i downgraded to AOE4 and it performs better in AOE7 which is a better version. Battery life, RAM management, a little bit better than the outdated AOE4.

You can still root AOE8 but not without tripping KNOX.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] eggtee:
Tripping KNOX means voiding the warranty right?

If I still want to root AOE8, which method should I use?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] senpriw:
In some countries yes they check KNOX and some don't. I'm not really sure which method is best, because I don't root myself. I just installed Gapps using TWRP. Sorry can't help you much.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shah23:
Google maps beta?

Hi all,

New to the forums. Have recently purchased a SM-G9250 S6 edge which I believe to be a HK variant (Baseband - G9250ZTU1BOGB). Seems to be running okay but I have a question regarding Google Maps. Every time I load the app, enter a destination postcode or steer name, hit the button to start the destination button, it comes up with box starting that the app is running in Beta! Is this normal for all Samsung S6 edges or is this something to do with it being a HK variant? By the way, I'm based in the UK
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Is it the screen that says Navigation is in beta? I just tried it and got the same screen as well. I just check off "Do not show again" and the prompt will disappear. To my recollection, I've seen caution and warning messages from Google Maps/Navigation in a variety of OS versions and phones, but I don't remember the exact wording as it only shows once then disappears.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shah23:
Yep thats the screen. Was thinking it was something to do with it being an HK phone. As long as it doesn't interfere with the accuracy of the maps its all good. Another question - where do I stand in regards to warranty with this handset? With me being in the UK, am I still covered or not?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
I have no idea about warranty, you might have to refer to the warranty guide or call up Samsung UK.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shah23:
Thanks for your replies guys. Another question, coming from an iPhone, I have noticed that all my emails are automatically pushed through without actually going into the app. I have managed to turn off the notifications but I want to be able to check my mail manually as I do with my iPhone in the hope of saving battery juice.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Settings -> Accounts, click on your Andoid email account, click on your particular email account/user, switch sync off.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shah23:
Thanks for this. So do I have switch sync on every time I want to check my mail? This isn't like my iPhone, where you simply click in to the app and the mail is updated whilst in the app.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Just let it sync every 30 mins, hardly costs battery. If you really want to save battery to the max... switch it off and I'll retrieve them when you open the app, just like you want.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shah23:
The thing is when switching it off, it doesn't retrieve them when opening the app as it states 'sync switched off', meaning I have to go into the settings to switch the sync back on. Not like I'm wanting or maybe I'm doing something wrong.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] AlexMagik:
you can have the sync in the top drawer... that is how i do it.

but as well, when sync is off, you can open mail and drag to the bottom (like iOS) to refresh.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] shah23:
I got it working. Had to go into settings to set it to 'manual' refresh - works just as it does on iOS. Thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
great battery on 5.1.1

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
Yes, the simplest method is to flash auto-root, and install GApps via recovery.

However, the latest android build (ending AOD3) doesn't seem to work well with the auto-root available (at least on my handset) - it won't allow you to flash zip files (it was designed for an earlier android build). You can try it yourself and see if it works for you if you like, it could just be mine.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] drivel2787:
Does anyone know if there is a similar tool for the note 4?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
OK! Got Gapps on the phone! Although the process was a little convoluted.

I first installed the not-fully-working Auto-Root to get root on the phone. Then I flashed over TWRP recovery which I found on a website which allowed me to install the Gapps file from recovery.

Only problem is that recovery is in Chinese, so if you can't understand it, it may be a little difficult for you to do.

I've only just done it, so I'm keeping an eye out for any problems which may occur, but it's all running well at the moment! Will keep you posted.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] elliwigy:
can someone post the galaxy app store from china? THANKS