yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
First and foremost you want to back everything up with Samsung's Smart Switch tool on a PC as you will wipe your device changing CSC. http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/smartswitch/

Back up everything and you can easily restore it with the same tool. While it will restore your apps, it wont restore logins or any data like that, so be sure you have anything important taken care of.

The process of changing your CSC is very easy as long as Wind hasn't blocked that option as well, though I don't think they have since I used it last. Changing CSC will NOT void warranty.

To change your CSC (After backing up your phone), open the phone dialer and type *#272*IMEI# . Where you see IMEI, you will have to replace that with your phone's IMEI. EG: *#272*356160072225898# (*#06# will give you your IMEI)

After hitting the final #, the dialer will auto open a menu that allows you to change your CSC code to Koodo (KDO) which will make your phone exactly as if it were purchased from Koodo and give you the proper LTE access.

Again, this does not void your warranty or require root. It just changes the carrier specific contents that are already pre-programmed into your phone.

Finally, I must again point out that this will completely factory reset and wipe your phone. Smart Switch is a very easy backup and restore option that will save all your pics, contacts, apps, etc and return them after the change is done. If you have things in 'Private mode' you need to take them out of private before backing them up or they will get overlooked as part of the privacy settings.

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I have done this with the Wind S7. I can confirm it works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Hey, can you guys let me know what your average SoT for your phone is and if it's the flat or edge?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
I've gotten 5h on some days and 3h on other days, really depends how you use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Is that the flat or edge?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Flat one.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oildale:
I've been using KingROM for the last few versions and have really been liking it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TRSHD:
Here's mine (GS7 flat, not rooted, no mods, slightly debloated)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Hey could you let me know what you disabled on your phone? I used to get around the same SoT but since the start of September I usually get around 5.5 hr.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TRSHD:
Here's the XML (I used BK Package Disabler)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mukhtar.patel1:
Thank you very much.

With your help i was able to change CSC successfully.

Only issue i am having is that till now i got twice the black screen of death.

Is koodos version of s7 software buggy ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
I haven't heard anything about that before now but reading about makes it seem quite common. Now that you have successfully managed to change your CSC, maybe try flashing the full firmware from a different carrier via ODIN. Your CSC will stay as Koodo. That or maybe a factory reset will fix it. Without having experienced the issue myself, i have no experience to offer a proper opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mukhtar.patel1:
I wiped the cache from official recovery.

Its been 5 hours without any freezing. fingers crossed lets hope this issue does not show up again.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Hey, what are you guys getting for your Cell Standby?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dreckis604:
does anyone know if we can flash this ontop of our rogers phone?

Official Rom full Galaxy S7 (SM-G930FD) Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

​

Firmware info

Model name: Galaxy S7

Model: SM-G930FD

Country: Singapore

Version Android: 6.0.1 (Official)

Changelist: ...

Region code: XSP

PDA: G930FXXU1APB6

CSC: G930FOLB1APB6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] htcplussony:
New Rogers firmware. Removes shomi. Oct 1 security patch. I assume no Samsung Cloud and Note7 gallery app since it is still A firmware instead of B firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
+ its only 41 mb ota
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
What files do I use for root 930w8 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Open this link and scroll down to G930W8

https://autoroot.chainfire.eu

Sent from my SM-N910W8
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaigandhi5:
Considering trading my OnePlus 3 for a S7. How is the rom support for the Canadian/exynos version of the S7?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
Sorry but I only seen 930f or 930t ..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dreckis604:
Don't bother I'm getting rid of my s7 nothing but problems especially with rogers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
My favorite bit with them is them denying a problem until you call them out on why exactly there is a problem. Then all of a sudden its a 'known issue'.

Screenshot 1: There is no network problem on Rogers end.

Screenshot 2: This is a known issue and Rogers engineers are working on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeidda95:
Quite good actually. I'd recommend you King Rom for starters.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
am i the only one in the Canadian forum that wants to test S7 Beta ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hornychief:
What's the S7 beta?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
Android N ( AKA 7.0 )

Android 7.0, 7.1 Nougat update: Android N arriving for S7, S7 Edge from November 9; How to get it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hornychief:
That's cool. Haven't been keeping up with it though. Just rooted my s7 after it froze overnight and made me later to work. Have the superman rom and so far so good!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Me and you both, really disappointed it wasn't open to Canada
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
I might flash it and see if I can get working
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Graftix:
I was thinking to test it as well. I am on Rogers running HydraRom 1.3.5.

I was wondering whether it is going to work considering we should not flash modem and bootloader.

I will update you if I find the time to test it in the coming days.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
Let me know

I will try as well
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
On The Edge 5.0 aka N 7 beta
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
I would expect the price to be 900 for the S7. At least its not as much as the Iphone 6S.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Amazon has an excellent option for 128gb SD cards. I have purchased one for $42. Patriot brand.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
yep got this deal too. should be a massive upgrade from my trusty nexus5...it's $900 cdn plus tax my most expensive phone ever!

I'll wait before my warranty is up until I install a custom ROM (Samsung pay is coming to Canada in 2016 so don't want to trip knox)

btw i read the exynos has a better audio DAC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wifesabitch:
Did they tell you when to expect to get it? I'm seeing some Americans with shipping notifications already.

Don't know how I can wait another two weeks. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
no they just said around March 11, some people are saying the Samsung stores have stock now but can't sell until that date on redflagdeals...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
I have mine to be picked up March 11th. No sooner. Ughh
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wifesabitch:
That's sh*tty news. I can't even go on the 11th, have to wait for the 12th. Seems so long away.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
LOL, Samsung pay? It's never going to arrive. You're better off rooting day 1.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ISperfection:
Went to sherway gardens. Got the solve s7 edge. I can confirm the gear vr and 128 gb plus unlock code. Also, they have all colors available to pre-order but March 11 is for the black to come in and the silver "a week or two after" and the gold to be March 28
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shayded:
Currently work at a store that sells phones.

Some info: Samsung Pay IS confirmed to come to Canada in 2016, likely by Summer.

Price on contract will be $400 for the S7 and $500 for the edge, $900 and $1000 full price respectively.

Pre-orders are likely to arrive before March 11, but if you got yours from a carrier for pick up in store they very likely will not tell you they have it until the 11th.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Some t-mobile users reporting they have received their new phones this morning. I am damn jealous.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] electech13:
So is it 100% confirmed the Canadian (W8) varients will be the Exynos Soc?

I know the benchmarks from Feb showed it but so did some US models yet they ended up with the SD.

I was really hoping to get the SD varient.. And very surprised Canadian varient would be different from the US... We usually have same SoC's..

Performance is close enough but GPU side is bit better (SD).. But mainly it's the development side (root'ing, roms, Dev support) and until the Exynos source codes get released (never)..SD is always better in Dev community..

Too bad if we get stuck with Exynos

I'll have to pass on it.

I have to be able to remove, modify, tone done TouchWiz but options will be limited..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
You worry too much.

The S6, note 5, etc were all exynos and all had lots of development. Especially all of Europe will have exynos processors as well. The snapdragon is in the USA because of Verizon and sprint. Here in Canada we don't need snapdragon because we don't have any CDMA like those mentioned. All are GSM.

If there was a difference in performance it's probably minimal. Nothing to concerned about.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] msavic6:
Anyone pre order the unlocked version from the Samsung store? They seem to be offering a Gear VR and a 128gb Memory card as a bonus for preordering the S7. Prices are the same as the carriers at $900 for S7 and $1000 for the S7 Edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
yep will be picking mine up from the Samsung store next weekend...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Daaaaamn. I wanted gold instead of black.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] electech13:
Lol.. Ya maybe a bit

The performance difference (like I mentioned too) is not a concern and will be negligible.. But I have seen the Dev side of things and tested a bit too, for the S6 and N5.. And not pleased..

Sure, it has gotten better since earlier Exynos days and I may be a but biased.. But just always prefer sd over Exynos..

But thanks for trying to put me at ease..

I'll likely get an unlocked American version though.. If I go with a S7 at all.. Curious how the Note 6 will be.. And I'm just about done with Samsung now anyways.. But still love my Note4 as my main daily.. 5 was a let down.. But maybe 6 will get back on track (plus more advancements)..

Who knows.. But my Note4 and Nexus' will have to do for now..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mendy7511:
The Samsung store will let you change your order to gold. They called me last week asking if I wanted silver or gold.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
I ordered through bell lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zer0_:
Unfortunately, you'd have to wait till the 26th (or was it the 28th... something like that) if you want gold or silver :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andrw0830:
Can confirm that the Nougat update from OnTheEdgeLite ROM works perfectly fine on G930W8! You do get the occasional BadgeProvider FC, but all features I went through has worked. Also Marshmallow CSC does work too so if you flash that before you boot, you should proper signal.

Be aware that when flashing the beta is your TWRP will complain about not mounting data and internal storage so you will need to follow the TWRP recovery instructions to get that working using dm-verify.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
I've managed to flash the original Nougat beta by extracting the system and boot img files from the .tar.md5 and flashing with Flashfire. From there I went into TWRP and flashed the Canadian CSC and SuperSU. I've booted successfully but Wi-FI is not working. Any tips? My carrier is Telus.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
So just root and flash normally and flash CSC file ??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andrw0830:
Yep except the ROM comes with root so don't flash root. I did notice when you flash our CSC that when booting the ROM, you will get a floating message FC but that is only observed the first time. Also if you go into settings and about phone it will say under Device status that it's been modified but everything I observed works without consequence. Just follow how you flashed MM Roms before and you should be fine of course make a nandroid before you do it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
Thanks dude I'm definitely going to do it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
Is there a way to flash the stock Nougat beta on the G930W8?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
currently no we can only use a modded version
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
That's a shame, really wanted to use a stock firmware. Even if it tripped Knox
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
i was poking around in the S7 Edge forum and found this

INSTALL METHOD USING ODIN. (POSSIBLE DATA LOSE SO BACK UP JUST IN CASE):

BACK UP INTERNAL FILES FROM THE PHONE SD CARD WILL BE FINE.

HAVE YOUR PHONE CHARGED AT A DECENT LEVEL JUST IN CASE IS WHAT I SAY.

BACK UP ANYTHING YOU MAY BE CONCERNED OF.

BE CAREFUL I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

MANY CONFIRM THIS METHOD WORKING ALONG WITH ME HE TRIED IT FIRST.

1) Put phone in download mode.

2) Connect phone to latest Odin version.

3) install AP from 7.0 Nougat update file ALONG with the CSC from the 6.0.1 update file.

If all goes well you have now achieved the Nougat 7.0 update on you Galaxy S7 Edge in Canada 935w8.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
DOES NOT WORK! Atleast the KNOX didn't trip. Using the G930W8 (BMC) and 7.0 of G930F (BTU) It has troubles flashing the system partition. I get error "SYSTEM REV. Invalid magic string."
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
any luck ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
I've tried almost everything, still doesn't work. Only way to get nougat on this particulate device is to install a custom nougat rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
check your PM [MENTION=5077700]noob924[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
Knox? Nvm just saw other posts
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
Has anyone got the Nougat Beta working on the G930W8 without the use of TWRP recovery and knox being tripped?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
Nevermind I didn't notice you didn't want knox to be tripped.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
Well, I bit the bullet and decided to trip KNOX now, after my multiple failed attempts.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
Look at my previous post on the page before. I can't get Wifi working though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] noob924:
Reinstall the rom, but this time don't install the SuperSU zip file. I've had the same issue before and that's how I fixed it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
You need to at least patch the kernel to disable dm verity so it'll boot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Anybody got the november update? Telus was supposed to release it yesterday http://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility/Software-Update-Schedule/ta-p/53566
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
Nope, not yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
No. I purchased an unlocked SGS7 directly from Samsung store. I thought the unlocked phones would receive updates directly from Samsung and would not be crippled by carrier laziness, but I always receive OTA updates only when Rogers releases them. Don't know how updates on unlocked SGS7s work in Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kevotwo:
Every carrier but telus has the update out
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
And Rogers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kevotwo:
Rogers released it first, on Oct 31
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
Thats the October security update with an earlier build date and older changelist.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
Got it on Bell last night.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Seems that the unlocked canadian phones receive it last, european phones on the other hand receive it first.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmonahan10:
Telus Stock Firmware S7 (SM-G930W8)

Need stock firmware. Can't seem to find it anywhere. Help!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Go to sammobile.com - You'll find the stock firmware and the link to Odin 3.11.1

You also need the Samsung CRAP USB Drivers if you don't have them already.

Sent From My SM-N910W8 ??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmonahan10:
The file i need is TLS-G930W8VLU1APB7-20160312124440 and it fails to download, it has been removed from sammobile. Any other suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
You could Google the Firmware that you're looking for - this is what I found

https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy S7/o182/TLS/G930W8VLU1APB7/G930W8OYA1APB7/

But beware of some sites...

You could also try Kies - if you are unrooted?

Sent From My SM-N910W8 ??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mmonahan10:
Im rooted, my SD card with stock backup corrupted, cant retreive the files. Should have backed up on computer as well but wasnt thinking. Need to get back to stock. I'll try the link you left and see if that works. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
it seems the unlocked model (csc XAC) seems to be dead last for updates in canada most of the time. its very strange that this is the case but i wont buy direct from samsung again because of this...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
Just use any other Canadian carrier's firmware. It's all the same and compatible. It also won't change your CSC because it's multi-CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
dont think thats possible without wiping my phone ? but ill most likely do that eventually esp if public mobile gets VoLTE...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
Yes it is, use the home CSC file instead and it wont wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kevotwo:
I just switched my phone to fido from koodo, would it be better to just change csc to fido and let smart switch update the firmware or flash firmware through odin? Which option would be better and let me get fido updates from now on?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] southsideswaggar:
Canadian Carrier SM-G930W8 Firmware

Hey there, for anybody in Canada looking for stock firmwares they can be found through www.sammobile.com but it can be tricky searching by the model as I couldn't get results. I noticed by browsing other firmwares how the address changed depending on the firmware pages and plugged in an address that seemed to fit the proper criteria for the SM-G930W8. If u wish to grab firmware for this model go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G930W8/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nashy10:
I have flashed the team electron nougat ROM and everything is fully functional. Seem to have no issues, signal isn't reflecting proper strength I think but is getting perfect connection. If signal shows a circle with cross just reboot or remove/reinstall sim card and this should only happen once. Happy flashing :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] thendless:
Any special steps or a simple matter of doing a format and flash on TWRP?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nashy10:
Wipe system/data/cache than flash in TWRP, before hand I did Odin the original W8 CSC and bootloader though.

I've noticed sometimes get authentication failure on some 5GHz networks, just need to disconnect/reconnect.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] greganka:
If you guys want to download stock firmware use the SamFirm tool. Easily the fastest to download with it and you always get the latest ones!

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
Videotron update out. PK3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
XAC ain't getting any love, others had oct/nov updates but nothing for xac :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
I don't understand

I don't understand why Samsung galaxy Beta Program isn't available for us we have the same phone as the sm-g930f

I was told of we email them our IEMI we would be able but they messaged back saying they don't support the w8
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] finneginsfast:
Got the Telus update this morning...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
Received update for unlocked MTA yesterday. Its great that Samsung holds monthly security patches for their unlocked phones in Canada until the end of the month.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mukhtar.patel1:
This new November Security patch update drains battery a lot quicker than previous build.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
Update is finally out for XAC firmware - has anyone noticed changes besides the decrease in battery?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Is the latest pj7 or pk3?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
I updated in the morning and my battery is at about the same spot right now as it was with the sept patch.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nolook:
its pk3

likely way to early to tell if there is more drain, give it a week.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Thankyou
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Any updates with battery life?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cingulum:
I have noticed some decrease in battery life as well. I usually use a portable charger and it used to keep up well so far. After the this November patch my phone started actually losing charge with the portable charger.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Faultyy:
Root on new update

Anyone try rooting on the new update yet? Purchased the phone second hand the other day and was already updated to PK3.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Opticuhl:
Yeah rooting works the same as always.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Scraggarax:
Has anyone tried the Nougat beta yet? I've been reading some stuff on it, and it seems like some Canadian edge users have. But I haven't seen anything on the S7 Flat.