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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cosmic Blue:
when flashing a new rom

this warning is usually posted.

How to flash firmware to your phone:

WARNING WARNING WARNING -> Before flashing, ACTIVATE PIN in "Secure startup" (You'll be asked for it AFTER flashing!)

you may need to use the restore feature on smart switch to restore the original rom to your phone and start again.I believe I have read about a work around but not sure where I read it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Any changelog?...i already updated but there's nothing new except July security patch...please upload changelog if anybody can.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
Thanks. I did reinstall with smartswitch. Everything is fine again. Hadnt ever read that Secure startup thing before. Interesting thing is I didnt ever enable that and the only option was pattern and not pin yet no option gor pattern on that screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cosmic Blue:
You do not have an option of enabling that, it is part of the bootloader. You just need make sure that there is a pin assigned. It is a special security feature that will only show up on initial boot after flashing never again aftert that.

The pin feature is also used if you use samsung pay or similiar app it asks you to set up before granting access.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
I got the OTA update on my Telus today, and the change log is about:

Security updates

Wi-Fi fixes

General enhancements

After a short time using my S7E with the new firmware, my Comments are:

My UI and menus on my S7E were initially fast, now it's blazing fast!

The security update which force you to use a security code is a prep for Samsung pay coming soon to Canada (this is not on the change log, only my opinion).

Still need more time to see the impact on my battery life...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Anyone who bought the phone at the samsung experience store got the update?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Jayz536:
it doesn't matter, updates depends on your carrier
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
That sucks. Rogers/Fido is always the slowest of the bunch
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
Ho do you go about assigning this pin?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mathrania:
Nothing on Rogers yet...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
How's the new firmware vs. APB?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
Settings > Lock screen and security >Screen lock type
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
Thanks, I found it. So it looks like if I've set the phone to pattern instead of pin, I'm screwed. Lovely little feature.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] christx:
good guy rogers behind again
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
I have friends on Rogers who got it, but I'm on fido and still nothing
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] christx:
lies! :p
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Nope it's true
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
As he said, lies!

Last update from Rogers is 93 days ago
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
can't be, he screenshot the ota.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ragz:
Any one have just the new modem and bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ArchitectOfThought:
quick questions

Quick question guys, did anyone who purchased a Samsung S7E on Rogers come with a tramp stamp or any garbage on the back of the phone?

Also, is there any downside to having the phone locked to a carrier other than obviously only being able to use that carrier? I heard someone say something about it affecting root.

Also, I hear a lot of people are flashing their Rogers Edge to Telus, why?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cosmic Blue:
rogers s7e comes with a copy of the imei and serial number on a sticker attached to the back of the phone.

there is no real downside side. Rooting is not effected by whether the phone is locked or not.

rooting effects your warrenty.

because telus upgrades come faster then Rogers upgrade. Rogers is always the last to upgrade there phones, sometimes the upgrades will not come out until a new phone is launched.

the only difference between telus and rogers upgrade is the csc which stores the carriers bloated software. csc is easily switchable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ArchitectOfThought:
I figured. I'm not sure what the other guy was talking about. Thanks.

Sorry, CSC? I got into Android modding like a week ago, lol. I'm guessing you're talking about the carrier partition that loads the carrier's bloatware when it reads the sim card? How is that switchable? Just by ROM'ing another carrier's image?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BottleB:
Flashing the telus update will still install tge Roger's bloat. Nothing to change
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
Depending on the phone, you can change CSC by typing in the dialer *#272*imei#

Replace the imei text with your actual imei. This will bring up a menu adking you which bloat you'd like. Not all D7's have this option. If its unlocked direct from Samsung, this feature does not exist.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ArchitectOfThought:
Are you saying when I receive my phone, I can change the carrier bloatware by typing that code in the dialer for 0 consequences?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
That is correct. If you're coming from a factory fresh phone, nothing bad will happen. you can then turn your phone into phone as if it came as a Rogers or Bell version. If you chose to do this later though, it will wipe absolutely everything in the process. This does not trip Knox or void warranty in any way.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ArchitectOfThought:
Wow.

So, if I pick, for example, Telus, and put in my Rogers sim card, for use on Rogers network, still no negative consequences?

Do you know which Canadian carrier currently has the best (read: least) bloatware situation?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
If the option is present for you, XAC is the unbranded unlocked CSC. It doesn't have any of the carrier crap.

You can select any CSC you want reguardless of which carrier you intend to use. If you were to pick Telus CSC and use a Bell phone everything would work. Some of the carriers do disable certain options in menus though. For example, The unlocked XAC CSC disables the option to enable VoLTE. The Wind CSC does not show LTE option in Network settings.

I'm not sure if Bell is the cause of this next issue or not but, I just tried to use the codes, and since flashing the Bell firmware, the code no longer works. Not even the *#06# code works. This is the first phone I have ever owned that has had the latter code blocked.

The latest firmware update may have taken these options away.

Does anyone else on PG1 have access to these features?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gaganmohal:
Just so you know there is No consequences in changing csc but ur telus phone has to be sim unlocked to run on rogers network.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Devhux:
*#06# works fine on my phone with PG1 (Koodo CSC)

*#272*IMEI# works as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
May I flash Telus firmware on my XAC and change CSC to Fido right after update is done? I would really like to try VoLTE on my Edge.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ArchitectOfThought:
It's the other way around; I bought a Rogers Edge to use on Roger's network. I was just curious which carrier had the least bloatware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gaganmohal:
I have unrooted fido s7 edge and only have 2 fido apps ( App zone and My account) preinstalled. Which can be disabled without root.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Anyone got the update on fido?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gaganmohal:
Nope. Still no update on fido.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
I hope it comes soon, Nougat is a while another story lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
Wifi calling, finally. Only 4 months after I got it with note5... Well. Still better now then next month, or 6 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
I flashed Telus rom on my xac without changing CSC. Everything remains in the device with Samsung Pay added.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Pretty sure that's available on Sam Firmware website
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
*#06# doesn't work after I flashed Telus rom. *#272*imei# never worked on my xac.

Is it normal baseband remains apd3?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
With me, on rogers phone, baseband changed (got updated) to apg1 as well. *#06 as well as *#272*imei# works, as it always did (yeah it never worked on unlocked release).

Most likely you didn't flash everything, the way you were supposed to. Flashing home csc in Odin, will not change it to telus. Populate all the fields in odin and reflash.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ipse_Tase:
Koodo here, got all 3 components upgraded to APG1 - but of course no Wifi calling as that seems to be Rogers specific.

Will report here about battery life...but I hope it won't get worse, with Forced Doze on I was getting 1% battery drop every 4 (FOUR!!!!) hours over night.

Better not have screwed that!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
You're right. I didn't flash modem and bootloader. After doing that, *#06# works. No luck to change CSC, though.

Isn't there a way to do that?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
Yes, with root. ? otherwise ????????

Why do you want to change csc though? Not happy being bloat free? Want to load wind (your provider I assume from profile) in order to disable lte? Having hopes for rogers/Fido VoLTE and VoWiFi (they discriminate according to imei in their database and you have to con your way to have them add it)?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
I forgot to update my profile after leaving Wind back to Fido. Yes, I'd like to try volte and wifi calling.

No plan to root ATM, though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
Good luck. Hopefully you can get them to add your unlocked imei to the database (well actually I'm not sure whether you have to do it with s7 or edge, but you certainly do with note5 that has been bought from anywhere but rogers). Otherwise, as was the case with one of my note 5's, with the csc set properly, after putting rogers sim in, it would initially connect to VoLTE, only to be bumped off of it 5-10 minutes later, once system did imei check. Only way to get it back is to put the sim in one of the rogers bought phones. Then calling many times in order to manually add the imei to the database. I hear it's much easier for iPhone users to accomplish this. Certainly wasn't easy for me. Hopefully they changed their stance, or if not yet, hopefully they do.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
For me it actually, the standby time seems improved. Dirty flash of course ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
My standby time gets worse.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jdogg4000:
I am on telus and installed the new update APG1 and this is what I have noticed.

-a little bit snappier

-battery life is about the same maybe slightly better
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
here I am still waiting for Fido lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] that be me:
So just to confirm, if I'm on Rogers and want to get the security update, I can download a ROM for a carrier that has it. Then, flash all the files using Odin. Aas long as my device is sim unlocked, I can use my phone as normal with no issues receiving future updates or losing my data.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
Just add to that... Make sure you use home csc, and not just csc unless you want to reset the phone and start from scratch....sim lock has nothing to do with updates... Make sure you either have pin lock set, or you'll be in trouble ?, or check oem unlock in development settings and no lockscreen.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
I did this and got stuck at 'Hidden' in Odin. I read it had something to do with the different sized partitions. The only fix was to use SmartSwitch do do emergency repair. Going from the Rogers to the Telus firmware flashing the Home_CSC may cause issues. Be absolutley certain to backup.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
That Home csc is supposed to include multiple csc.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] liwei8759:
Exactly the two things I've noticed
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Just got the update on fido
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] that be me:
Rogers got it too. So far so good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
I've been updated weeks ago. International version

Sent from my Blackberry Bold
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ipse_Tase:
says the guy with the Crackberry :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Idan73:
You got stuck on hidden because you used old version of Odin. Use v11+.

Otherwise all you need to know is that home csc updates, regular csc resets the firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mathrania:
On rogers... Wondering what the new wifi calling thing is!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fguerra024:
interesting! gotta check this out. Still haven't received the OTA (on rogers as well).

I guess wi-fi calling is a new rogers feature? http://www.rogers.com/web/support/wireless/wi-fi-calling/2226?ecid=va-rwcrcsupaw-rgrg0531163

Edit: OTA was here I just had to manually search for it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
Thank you. I will try that this evening.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fidorulz:
Firmware is available for download here

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935W8/

You can download using this tool

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647

_________________________

Instructions for tool

Then use Model as SM-G935W8 and Region as any one of BMC/RWC/TLS/FMC/KDO

Check Manual and use PDA:G935W8VLU1APG1 CSC:G935W8OYA1APG1 Phone: G935W8VLU1APG1

Also select 'Check CRC32' and 'Decrypt Automatically' and press the download button.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] brar.arsh:
No update for me on Rogers, No OTA or smart switch.. can anyone grab the ota zip?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Vap0rX:
Purchased from Samsung Experience store. Inserted Mobilicity SIM to avoid bloatware installation. Using currently with Rogers. No OTA yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] brar.arsh:
does LTE work for you?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Vap0rX:
Yes. Flawless since day 1.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fidorulz:
Just download it as per my instructions and flash via odin.

It wont trigger knox since its official firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Vap0rX:
Will it wipe the device? I don't want to reinstall all the apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fidorulz:
It may
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] brar.arsh:
Oh sorry, I meant VoLTE. does your phone switch to 4G when in call?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] the_OZONE:
Does anyone know if it is possible to flash the G935W8 firmware on the G935F? The reason I ask is because I really want LTE band 30. Both of these devices are Exynos, the only difference is the G935W8 has bands that work better in North America.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Vap0rX:
Yes it does switch to 4G while making call. And many times calls go on voicemail when in LTE, so I usually keep it on 4g(GSM/HSPA) network.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Heard a lot of people getting worse battery life than before with this new update, think I'll stick to APB still
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] malek777:
No that won't be possible. You can't cross flash firmwares. It's not only a software thing it's also a hardware issue, the radios are different on the g935f

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You could probably flash the xac firmware since its the unbranded g935w8
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
Got this phone a couple of days ago and am loving it for many reasons, including it's awesome battery life...

I'm newly on Rogers and for some reason have not yet received the update. Quite frankly, I have no use for WIFI calling but wouldn't mind being up to date from a security standpoint. I would rather they concentrate on rolling out the past due Marshmallow update for the S6 I got my son at the same time...

Just curious, where are you hearing about people having battery issues?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Getting more than 8hrs of SOT (using bell firmware):D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
Anyone else on Rogers not getting the update?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] that be me:
Spoke with a Rogers rep who said they're experiencing a tech issue in getting wifi calling to work on eligible devices. Confirm or deny?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eddielmc01:
I checked for the update two days ago and it showed up. I didn't download it right away coz I was at work. I tried to update when I got home that day and it disappeared.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] s2droid:
Same thing happened to me too...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
Perhaps they've pulled it for more tweaking?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
is this with the latest update?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Yup,with the latest one (july 1 security patch)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gaganmohal:
Here is the fast download link for Rogers PG1 firmware. Flash with odin

https://mega.nz/#!u8R3xZIC!V0qDoedj28CkI61uae0ZdVtkukzPr7rrFlfqyLu3Rag

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Dont know how people get 6-8 hours SOT. I never got more then 3-4hours SOT on any device i ever used. Doesn't matter if rooted or not rooted. Custom or stock rom. Any firmware version

In past year i used LG g4, Note 4, Note5 and now S7 edge. Same Shhit

Here is my battery stat for today. Not even 3 hts Sot and 5% battery left as i am typing. Absolutely stock, never rooted nothing disabled. Running latest PG1 on rogers s7 edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] msavic6:
The APG1 update seems to have brought Android OS and Android System drain back to my S7E. I will test further but for now Im quite disappointed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Why does everyone want their provider's specific updated rom? I thought all the Canadian provider roms were exactly the same, and when you reset(*#272*IMEI#) you choose provider.

True or not?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Each one has their own specific bloatware/features, wifi calling in rogers' case.

I still didn't get the update on my unlocked phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
All Canadian rom versions have bloatware of all the providers(reset lets you choose?), so there should be no difference.

Am I right or am I right?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
The XAC update was availabe for the S7 and Edge but have both been pulled along with the Rogers update. It would appear that the unlocked update is only released with the final carrier. I'd feel confident in saying that even though you have the unlocked one, you're going to be screwed for that update as long as Rogers customers as Rogers is usually dead last. Look at what they've done with the S6...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
All Canadian roms are identical. Resetting csc will install carrier's bloatware accordingly. It's a huge mistake to buy unlocked device from Samsung directly because it is unlike nexus device to receive updates first. Certain features are even blocked out of box. No idea why Samsung would like to do this. Anyone is interested to file a class lawsuit?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Vap0rX:
If you're talking about XAC update, http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/82298/G935W8VLU1APG1_G935W8OYA1APG1_MTA/ wouldn't be the one you're talking about?

I see my Firmware's CSC Code as MTA and available CSC Codes as BMC, BWA, ESK, FMC, GLW, KDO, MTA, RWC, TLS, VMC, VTR and XAC.

Product Code: SM-G935WZSAMTA
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] BCSC:
XAC is the CSC for the unlocked S7. MTA is a carrier's code and while it does contain the others in the multi-CSC, it's not quite the same. For an unlocked S7 to be sent an OTA, it would need to be the XAC update.

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I was pissed when I bought my S7 outright on release day to use on Rogers. I immediately found that VoLTE was not enabled and the option was removed. Also the *#272 code was disabled so changing CSC was not possible without root. The unlocked version is feature/option handicapped in my opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ICuRaPro:
Hello,

I rooted my phone about 2-3 weeks ago using this;

http://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/development/recovery-official-twrp-hero2lte-3-0-0-0-t3334084

On Bell Network SM-G935W8

Yesterday my phone was lagging so I went to restart it, upon restart i got "Custom Binary FRP Lock". Search forever for a stock firmware to reflash with odin. Found it and did so, it is working but my problem now is i only get 4G network now and it will not go to LTE+ at all? I am guessing I flashed with the wrong firmware (Rogers?). Questions are am I correct in assuming I have the wrong firmware? Secondly if so does anyone know where I can find the proper firmware? And lastly will I be able to root my phone again safely without it going into FRP lock again?

Any help is appreciated,

Thanks

Aaron
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
I had the same issue after flashing Telus firm on my unlocked s7 edge. Later on I realized I didn't flash pg1 modem or bootloader. LTE came back after I flashed ap, bl, CP, and home CSC.

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If I had read your findings previously, I wouldn't have bought it from Samsung outright.

I actually filed a case with BBB yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] htcplussony:
Where does a unlocked(but won't relock) XAC come from?

I got the S7 and coworker S7 Edge from the Samsung Experience store at Sherway Gardens and we didn't the XAC. Both phones self reset a minute upon startup and switched to the csc that matched our sim card. (I assume that's when it sim locked to our carrier) The unlock code was a sticker taped to the box.

*#272* works but good thing I never tried XAC.