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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
I checked SamFirm using XAC as the code and nothing new came up. Is there a change in the firmware or only the security patch date?

Also, what's a good place online to buy glass screen protectors? Has to accept PayPal
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
The latest firmware Im seeing on sammobile is

G930W8OYA1APD3

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
I believe that's the latest CSC version. The latest PDA, Baseband, and Bootloader version is G930W8VLU1APD3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yes thats true but I tend to go by the APD3...once that changes then we have an update of some relevance (using that term loosely lol)

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
I haven't even received May security update on my unlocked/ inbranded phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] southsideswaggar:
I used www.cellunlocker.net and it was around $29.99 plus taxes. I unlocked a galaxy S7 on Eastlink. But I'm Not exactly sure on what I paid to the penny. Got my code within 24 hours and had no issues. Unlocked first try. I'd recommend them but there are plenty to chose from. These guys guarantee the process tho. You can use the site to input your imei and get a quote or see if they can do it or not, all ahead of time to help you make up your mind if you wish to proceed. Hope this helps!

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Anyone here revert back to APB7? I'm on APD3 and thinking of going back

Edit,* in Odin, do I flash the HOME CSC or regular CSC file included in the zip? I read in this thread the HOME one causes issues so to use regular CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oll0:
I never did it but was considering it. I was told by people who did it that it was rather unstable with at least one random reboot a day, so I figured 5h SOT are still good. Miss the 7h tho.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
When I was on APB7, I had one random reboot and that was it. I'm thinking of going back cause I found the battery better there as well
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] howlingmoon12:
I grabbed mine from Rogers due to the discount they had for going on contract saving me half the cost of the device. My only problem? Bloatware. I've flashed the XAC APD3 in attempts to switch the CSC over but all factory resets goes straight back to RWC. I was finally able to do it by manually changing the string in system/csc and /efi but still resets to RWC. Also have this odd System Upgrade screen when I boot to stock recovery followed by the Android robot and an exclamation mark but goes into recovery anyways (hope its nothing bad). Next time Im buying the Intl variant. Screw Robellus....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luuthian:
Can anyone suggest any ROMs that work well with the Canadian variant? I bought my phone unlocked but, of course, all they do at the Samsung store is give you a specific carrier version and then unlock it after the fact. This means I have to suffer a bunch of stupid bloat from Rogers, as if Samsung's wasn't enough.

Loving the phone but I can't help but feel it would be so much better with a custom ROM. Almost making me think of selling it and buying a One Plus 3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
You have to change the CSC manually. The best way is to input the cod with your IMEI. I'ts somewhere in this thread and looks something like *#127*[IMEI]#

That's not it but it's something like that. Anyway, as soon as you put your SIM card in, it will install your carriers bloatware and change the CSC to that carrier. So if you're using Rogers then it will change back to RWC and install the Rogers bloatware.

Just disable them. Or do what I did: root + titanium backup and just uninstall the carrier and Samsung bloat.

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It will definitely NOT be better with a custom ROM. Custom ROMs are only good for phones like the Nexus line. With phones that provide their own softwares, libraries, binaries, frameworks, etc it's best to stick with stock and just root and remove/uninstall apps you don't want.

Custom ROMs usually come with either reduced features or instability. Just because the dev/modder says "BEST ROM EVER FASTER THAN LIGHT MORE STABLE THAN A TABLE" it means absolutely nothing.

If you really want mods then install Xposed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Not entirely true.

When it comes to running CM,AOSP etc yes thats mostly true. Too many bugs and the cameras suck as well.

However a well thought out/modded TW based rom is another thing entirely and the phone would absolutely benefit from that.

Every single sammy device I have owned has run better and had far better battery life with a TW based custom rom.

You should have been a little more clear in your statement my friend otherwise newer people may totally get the wrong idea.

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luuthian:
Thanks guys. I've been modding Android phones since the Galaxy Nexus but when I was checking the modded touch wiz roms on this forum none of them stood out in particular. I was just wondering if anyone had tried a few of them and felt one was better than another.

I think I'll just do what Don suggested and remove the bloat first. With any luck that will be enough first.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
I've tried every custom ROM in search of something better and I'm back on stock. I debloated and added l speed and nothing touches it. You can find lspeed in the play store. If you try it I would leave it set up out of the box
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] howlingmoon12:
Something weird is going on. I bought my phone off of Rogers: UnlockPro couldn't find the code and suggested it wasn't a Rogers device. MobileInCanada has been 31 hours and counting. Getting a code has never been THIS long before
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
I tried 2 different services and both couldn't find the code.

I contacted Samsung live chat and told them I got the phone from one of their stores (so they give me the code for free). It's been two weeks and still no code. I contact them almost on a daily basis and they keep telling me the same thing "when the code arrives we will send you an e-mail"

Arrives? What does that even mean? Where do these codes come from? I don't understand it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] malek777:
I'm actually thinking about getting the oneplus 3. It's a downgrade no doubt but at least it's unlocked. It depends how much I'll be getting for the s7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luuthian:
Yeah I hear you. Selling the Edge will easily pay for the One Plus 3. It's $519 Canadian and an Edge sells on Ebay for something like $700-800. Your call.

Funny thing, I rooted the device earlier and it was a fiasco. Deleted some of the Rogers/Samsung bloatware and then other apps i frequently used stopped working because they check for root. So I tried unrooting the phone but got caught in a boot loop... It was going to take 11 hours to download a Rogers stock rom so I went with the Bell stock rom. Here's the crazy thing... The Bell rom is almost entirely devoid of any bloat except the MS office apps. It also uses less ram and seems more responsive and such. Could be a placebo but I actually feel I'm better off with the Bell rom using Rogers network.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] malek777:
Does that mean you're not getting the oneplus anymore haha I haven't rooted mine yet I might need that samsung pay when it comes out. I heard the global s7 got the June security update with a bunch of fixes.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] butthurtlocker:
If anyone wants to Unlock their S7...

So I sell phones on usedvictoria here in Victoria, B.C, and have been doing it for many years. IT started as a hobby. Part of the process involves me unlocking any and every phone i get, since it increases its value significantly. I've bought and sold maybe 4 Galaxy S7's. And the best, most realiable and CHEAPEST place to unlock it is through ebay. For Rogers/Fido you can get an unlock code within 2 days (usuallly within 6 hrs) for $8. For other carriers, its more, but ranges from $15-30 however is extremely reliable and safe. I've been using ebay for codes for 4 years, id say ive bought maybe 300 and never had a bad experience. just a tip for anyone looking to unlock their phone for cheap !

-Also, does anyone know how via rooting, to add a mobile data toggle to our toggles? I know with older galaxies you could use SQLITE but it doesnt work anymore..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luuthian:
Haha, probably not. I don't recommend rooting having just done it. It creates more hassles than it seems to solve now. Things are obviously a lot different since I was rooting and running custom firmware back when Android was 4.0. There aren't enough custom roms or reasons to root I can find. Seems like most wake locks can be solved simply by narrowing things down and the phone still has plenty of storage and ram without removing the bloat (removing it did next to nothing for my device).

From the reddit it sounds like the June update is a huge improvement to the firmware. I'm just going to wait. I see no reason now to give up a perfectly amazing phone and lose out on some of the money I spent for it. Only reason I wanted the OnePlus 3 was because it was so close to stock but the S7 really isn't that bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
Huh? I rooted both my S7's on day one of owning them. I've had ZERO problems. Maybe you're just doing something wrong. I've never had an android where I didn't root in order to delete useless built-in system apps and bloatware.

Rooting isn't just so you can install a custom ROM. That's what a custom recovery and unlocked bootloader is for. Rooting is to gain root or administrator rights over your device so you can do things like use Titanium Backup or AdAway or whatever else that would require elevated permissions.

Root also allows you to install things like Xposed which lets you modify your system/framework under your stock ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oll0:
Does anyone have any info on whether we're going to see the June update in Canada soon? I've read that apparently it fixed battery issues for people (/r galaxys7)

I'm not getting my hopes up but if you know anything, shoot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luuthian:
No, nothing wrong. All I mean is that certain games I was playing stopped working because they detected root and I didn't realize you wouldn't get OTA updates from the OEM. Wasn't worth it IMO to do... what exactly? Remove maybe 300MB's in bloat apps that were disabled and not harming my phone anyways? It's not worth it for me. I'll stick with stock for now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] phoenix_rizzen:
The Good Lock app from Samsung includes a mobile data quick toggle.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] fumiga:
Sorry didn't read the forum rules. Deleted.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
Nope - buying & selling isn't allowed on XDA as per the forum rules (includes PMs).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] howlingmoon12:
So after 96+ hours and counting, I told them if they couldn't get the code, I wanted a refund and Id go ask Rogers, to which they asked: Are you sure it locked to Rogers? WELL NO ****..... Then after 120+ hours they tell me they couldn't find it on the first server and submitted it to a second one. They really don't want to give my money back.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] fumiga:
Anybody knows how much is the s7 nowadays unlocked on Samsung store? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luuthian:
Still around $900-$1000 after taxes. Only deals I've found are ones where you sign for a new contract (Rogers was selling the device for free with a vr headset and 128gb as card). I was I the same boat since I refuse to change my contract ($60/month for 6GB will always be more worthwhile than the upfront savings on the device itself). Had to buy it outright at a Samsung store and eBay'd my iPhone 6.

Your best chance is eBay and a trusted seller for a lower price.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
Bought mine through Kijiji for around $650 basically brand new. Still had all the plastic on it and zero scratches. Phone Info app showed the charger was only plugged in twice. I guess the guy I bought it from got it for cheap from his carrier or something. There are a lot of those on Kijiji.

You have to be careful though since there are a lot of scammers on there. You should know what an authentic Samsung S7 is and be able to do a few tests to ensure it's not a fake or that it's not stolen or blacklisted.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Boot into recovery and or/download mode to ensure its not fake.

Not much you can do about blacklisting...could be fine when you check and the next day the seller can report it stolen and then your screwed.

sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
There are a ton of different checks you should perform. If EVERYTHING passes then you know without a doubt it is authentic. I wouldn't spend $600-$700+ on something simply based on one simple test.

You're right about that but if the person is trying to scam you they would do it by trying to sell a counterfeit, stolen, or blacklisted phone. No one is going to sell a legit phone then go and get it blacklisted.

I mean, I'm sure there are some assholes out there who would do that but the chances of that happening are likely very, very, VERY low. What would the seller get out of it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
People are messed up, why some people do the stupid things they do who knows...

That said anytime ive bought anything used local I always make sure to either insist on going to the persons house to get or make sure I get a pic of their cars license plate when they show up to meet me elsewhere ( i can easily get an address with a plate number).

Either way i would know where to find them if they scam me in any way later.

Best insurance policy for me personally :D

Sent from my Note 5 or Nexus 6P
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DonDizzurp:
So nearly a month went by and Samsung finally gave me the unlock code (for free, of course). I guess you just have to keep playing the waiting game.

Yea, that's a smart thing to do. It's a 99.999% chance you're not getting scammed if they bring you to their house but honestly you should know all classified sales are final so just be diligent when you purchase it so you don't have to go through all the trouble afterwards.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] H3lipil0t:
Canadian Firmware Variants

Hi guys,

My first post here. I'm about to leave the iSheep herd and buy myself a Galaxy S7 from Telus. I've been doing tones of reading on this forum about rooting this device to weight the pros and cons. I'm thinking of waiting for a KNOX friendly root.... if it ever happens. I had a quick question hopefully someone could help me out with. It's my understanding that simply updating official firmwares with odin will NOT trip KNOX. Is this correct? Next questions is, when downloading firmwares from SamMobile or updato.com I see many variants of the firmware. TLS being the variant for Telus phones. Is the XAC variant what would be loaded on a stock phone if you simply purchased the phone from Samsung directly (non carrier specific)? What would happen if I flashed the XAC firmware to a Telus phone? Wouldn't it strip all the Telus specific crap off the phone? would it still function properly. Would I still be able to get OTA updates? I'm trying to wrap my head around how updates are pushed with Samsung products. With Apple, all updates come from apple directly. From what I read the carrier's push updates for the the S7 (carrier specific firmwares I'm guessing). What happens if you buy a phone directly from Samsung? would you get official updates from the Samsung servers? That's kind of what I"m hoping for here.

I appreciate the help guys. Cheers! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dsac:
Does anyone know if any of the PD3 CSC's have wifi calling feature enabled/visible?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] malek777:
If you flash an official firmware you won't trip knox whether it's TLS or XAC. If you flash xac your phone will detect you have a telus sim card and install the telus apps so it doesn't make a difference. If you buy the phone straight from the samsung stores you won't get faster updates, it will take as long as the carriers. To get faster updates you would have to buy the g935F international model. If you can find one that has warranty I would say go for it, the g935w8 is a great phone held back by lazy carriers. I myself am selling mine and getting the international model. Or I'll just wait for the note 7 but that might be too big and I don't use the s pen anyways .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] H3lipil0t:
Thanks for that reply. Exactly the info I was looking for. Telus actually isn't bad as far as bloatware. It just had MyTelus and Telus Featured Apps which was easy enough to disable. I suppose the only thing I can complain about is the long wait for updates. Considering this phone didn't cost me a dime, I'm pretty happy with it. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
Sad that the Canadian carriers are still in the dark ages of Android updates compared to their US counterparts.

Tweeted Telus to see if any updates are in the pipeline for the S7 and they replied no. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
I would point out that the Canadian Carriers pushed 6.01 Firmware for the Note 4 a couple of weeks before T-Mobile... Then there's the issue that now even T-Mobile is locking the bootloader on the latest Samsung devices.. So probably better the Dark Ages than the Stone Ages ;)

Sent From My SM-N910W8 Running CMRemix 6.01
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] malek777:
Looks like there isn't going to be an update this month, rogers updated their schedule and the s7 still says " coming soon" which means 2017 lol I'm actually picking up the international model very soon and selling the Canadian one.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstl3722:
Am I the only one who didn't receive any security update... ? I'm still on April, 2nd security patch...... with Rogers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] howlingmoon12:
The all glass front looks amazing and all, but today I discovered the downfall of having an all glass front. I had my phone slip out of my pocket and drop about 1/3rd of a metre on a patio stone (case on obviously) and now have a nice bunch of cracks on the top right corner of my device. Some googling indicates that replacing the screen for the s7 is quite hassle and quite expensive (200-300 bucks). Has anyone here had to replace their screen and if so how much did it cost? I questioning whether its worth it or should I just buy another phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
That's the latest update - the phone shipped with Feb 1st patch

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All phones are pretty much all glass on the front now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstl3722:
T-Mobile were releasing July's update this week and here in Canada we are still with April level security patch...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] howlingmoon12:
I meant more as to the design of the screen tends to make it more fragile then it should be. A 12 inch drop shouldnt do this with a proper case on.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
PG1 being pushed to KDO, TLS, BmC and eastlink
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstl3722:
Do youknow whats new with PG1 ? I cant find changelist 8421152 details

Envoyé de mon SM-G935W8 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] finneginsfast:
Stability of Wifi has been improved

Security of device has been improved

Device stability improvements, bug fixes

New and or enhanced features

Further improvements to performance
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
Wonder if it's worth flashing stock rom to update (I'm currently rooted).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dante1976:
I think that you can use backup, dirty flash, reroot and thats it. If something goes wrong restore backup (or nandroid one if you have twrp) and wait for a solution.

http://forum.youmobile.org/downloads/?sa=view&down=20250

Build date is 2nd July so no 5th July security patch
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
I have it now. Security patch says July 1st.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
Does the Bell firmware install any bloatware? I have MTA firmware on my unlocked phone and still have not received any update. If the Bell firmware does not install any bloatware I might try it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dante1976:
Believe it or not only 4 apps (Mobile TV, My Bell, Push to talk and Suretap wallet) and you can freeze/uninstall them easily with rooted phone
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
I think the most you'll see is Bell TV and maybe a self serve app.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
In that case I will wait for the OTA update. My current firmware does not have any carrier bloatware. Thanks for the info.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
I have the wonky bottom - right touchscreen problem.... Downloading update now... Hope it corrects the issue

Edit: updated the rom and ran touchscreen update menu through dialer and no change on touchscreen for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oll0:
Anyone who installed APG1 have a verdict already? Improvements? What about Android System in the battery stats...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstl3722:
Anyone who downloaded PG1 rom and could upload it to his drive ? I can't wait 6 hours to download it on SamMobile website...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
Use checkfus..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
I'm on xac (on public mobile) firmware it's strange the carrier branded ones are coming out earlier...

does anyone know if we can flash our Canadian models to the international one?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
It is strange indeed. Unfortunately stock firmware from international cannot be flashed on Canadian model unless it is a custom rom according to SamMobile [http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32135/URL]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Check your pm

sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
Or you can try downloading from Updato http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=SM-G930W8
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
I kinda dont need the download lol...just helping out the other guy who did as I have a premium sammobile account and very gast internet :D

Sent from my Note 5 or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstl3722:
Wi-Fi calling and texting work really great I'm surprised it worked the first time lol

Envoyé de mon SM-G935W8 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
I still have no update for MTA. Can anyone tell me if ESK is unbranded firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
To flash do i need to use all files from the archive? BL,AP,Cp etc..? Or can i only flash the AP file?