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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] le10017:
I don't have firm answers, but this is the latest I got from my discussion with a Sammy store rep.

Those that have pre-ordered 'might' get the theirs around March 28th. That first batch of Gold and Silver S7E's may not fulfill all the preorders. If there's a shortage, those that have pre-ordered first get called first. I( pre-ordered mine on the 27th. crossing fingers.

Edit: as the initial post requested, if someone that bought their s7 outright, please share your experience.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sc2ascend:
Thanks for sharing. I pre-ordered early March and was told I would likely only get my silver edge on the 2nd shipment which could be up to two weeks after March 28. Really hoping they have enough for me on that first shipment haha.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Damn you guys are missing out. My edge is already loaded with everything haha

Sent from my Galaxy 1 Turbo
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] blwc:
I preordered on Feb 27...so I hope I made the cut for that first shipment.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Speaking of root I have a question for you. I was trying to sell my note 5 through Kijiji and met this guy who would not take it because it's rooted. I told him that other than not being able to use Samsung pay it doesn't really matter and it does not really void his warranty.

He told me a horror story about him going to the samsung service center and having a tech put the phone in download mode to reveal the dreaded 0x1. According to him the tech not only did not repair his phone, he voided his warranty and also put his phone on the blacklist.

I have personally brought my phone to the same service center and have rooted all of my phones and never had warranty issues.

Is that how Samsung rolls now? Can they actually do that? If not do you have a link or some literature to confirm or disprove those draconian measures?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sc2ascend:
I'm positive you did. The store rep said everyone who ordered before March 6 should get their phone in the first shipment and you ordered way before that. Please post here when you get your phone. I'm excited to know when the first shipment starts getting distributed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Impossible. I went 3 weeks ago to get volume button fixed on a note 5, rooted and all that jazz but we flashed to stock and no issues whatsoever. Samsung always repairs. I believe if the issue is software related then maybe you are screwed? I went myself to replace a motherboard because the bluetooth stopped working on the note 5 and they fixed it, 0x1 rooted and all. No problems. Usually when I sell my androids on Kijiji I don't say that they have been rooted unless they ask. I absolutely flash back to stock though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
That's what I said to the guy but he swears that's what happened. Weird. Thanks for replying.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Although maybe the Samsung store here in Toronto operates differently. I see you live in Montreal.

I have taken 4 devices all rooted to this same location and not one problem. I love their customer service.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
That's the weird thing. I've taken phones back to the samsung service center myself but I always made sure they were flashed back to stock before I did. That guy did not. Maybe that's why. Who knows. At the end of the day he would not take my phone bc it was rooted. That's why I'm inclined to believe him. However unlikely his story sounds.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] le10017:
Sucks the 28th is on a Monday. Not that it'll stop me, but driving in rush hour across the GTA will suck balls.

I'll certainly keep this discussion posted if/when I get mine in the first batch.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
News out of the USA that the Snapdragon variant is locked, boot loader locked, no development for the foreseeable future. We should be happy here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] opeth771:
I got my Edge yesterday, and damn, I'm in love with this thing. For those wondering, I got mine at Telus. It has the Exynos CPU and the Sony camera sensor.

I'm glad to have the Exynos after all... Snapdragon version is bootloader locked so you can't flash any ROM or root your phone.

Damn, this thing is freaking fast!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
If you want to root and get xposed, it's quite easy. I also have Sony sensor from bell.

Sent from my Blackberry Bold
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] opeth771:
Hey! Of course I want root. However, I don't feel like factory resetting my phone and that seems to be in the instructions of the TWRP recovery... Can it still be done? Oh, and any idea where I can find the Telus stock image in case something goes wrong?

Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Did anyone on Bell receive the update yet?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I've been trying to downgrade back to february security patch APB7 on odin but i'm getting a fail with a message saying "sw rev check fail device 2, binary 1" I didn't get this message at all before so something must have changed from APD and APK3. I'm sick and tired of having this high android system battery drain and want to go back to the way it was. Does anybody know the reason why i'm getting that message? I heard it is because I included the bootloader in odin but i don't want to try anything without confirmation.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Did you debloat your phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
Disabled some packages but that's all
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
I used to experience high android system drain when I disable/debloat apps. So I did a clean install, this time, I only disable unused apps through application manager, the problem is gone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
what version of 6.0.1 are you running?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
APJ7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I'm on apk3. what is your android system percentage at?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
20% now, but it's always below my screen usage which wasn't the case before.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
That's what the case was with me every time on versions after APB7 which is why i really want to go back to it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Which carrier are you on? Just Odin those files to get to APJ7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
with rogers but want to odin back to APB7 but i get an error and i dont know why. I never did before
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Try flashing everything without the BL file.

I believe you "can't downgrade" to an older BL.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
what were to happen if it fails or i get stuck in bootloop?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
No you won't. Newer BL will work with older firmwares.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
ok i guess ill give it a go. im doing this because i dont like the high android system battery drain and I can't downgrade the samsung pay framework

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UPDATE: It failed again even without loading BL. Got a message "system rev. check fail. device: 1. Binary: 0

HELP! Im bricked now!!! i get a message saying an error has occured while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the smartswitch pc software. what do i do!?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
What if you just flash everything to the latest? http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=2FB80F90B78011E6B04AFA163EE8F90B
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
Just flash the most recent version in Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
ill try. I cant even get into download mode but odin still recognizes my device is plugged in and i could still flash

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im running odin v3.12.3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
OK means flash the latest version firmware in Odin. Just flash everything.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
Perfect. Just flash the newest firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
alright will do. by the way do you have any idea why that happened?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
You can't flash older firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I have before. Downgraded twice but that was when i was on APD3 going back to APB7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
With the newest firmware you can't go back.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
oh how come?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
I'm not sure. I just know from my own experience. Possibly the bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
thats my guess also. probably updated the bootloader and it wont support older firmware. Im going to start it now and ill let you know in a few minutes. i hope this works. Also is it CSC or HOME_CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
It worked for me so you should be good to go.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
were you also stuck in the same position?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
Use home_csc it won't wipe then.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
shouldnt it be better to wipe?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
Yes several times.

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Only if you want to but if you want your phone the way it was before you started just use the home_csc. That way you don't have to start all over setting everything up.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
IT WORKED!! Thank you very much!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
No problem!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Has anyone flashed MTA variant of the firmware on their phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclops1055:
Woke up this morning with a message on my phone that a software update is ready (PK3), it's out XAC devices

It's also out for Bell Mobile, Virgin Mobile, SaskTel, Wind and Eastlink
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jproy12:
Wonder what this update is for, looks like security and maybe a couple other things:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclops1055:
Not sure if anything is new, I haven't noticed anything yet
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
Still the November security patch though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
I'm hoping it fixes the battery drain that seemed to coincide with PJ7.

So far so good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
How's the battery life now?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
Actually, it's about the same. It's not like the battery life is terrible but my average SOT has gone down by about an hour from about 4 or 5 weeks ago.

I can live with it but I think I'll do a factory reset once Nougat is officially out to see if it helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pearse:
Hey everyone,

I updated to the latest version this morning (G935W8VLU2APK3) and ever since my phone has been bootlooping and requiring a hard reset. It even happens when the phone is in safe mode. The phone is unrooted and wondering if anyone else has experienced this?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Did you update over the air or flash through ODIN?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pearse:
updated over the air
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] lor_s:
Hey everyone, I have 935FD and I would like to use Samsung Pay in Canada. The problem is Samsung Pay doesn't allow to keep canadian credit cards because my phone has non canadian SCS code. I'm not sure will it works or not but I would like to try Samsung Pay application from Canadian ROM. Please give me info about using version SP and FW in Canada. May be someone could give me APK files (SP and FW). Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Hi fellow Canadians! I installed latest rom from updato.com (G935W8VLU2APK3 XAC). Not sure which csc XAC represents. I tried to reset csc with *#272*IMEI# but it says not a valid code. Is there another way with this latest rom?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] electech13:
Most people here using the twrp method for root?

Does the cf-auto root for g935f (only edge exynos model listed) work just as well?

I ask because I know twrp method wipes phone and I'd like to root first, then do some Tb backups and then likely a full fresh clean wipe afterwards

Cf root typically fast, easy and doesn't wipe phone.. It's supposed to work for all exynos models (with our w8) correct?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eboy_gb:
CF-autoroot was quick and painless for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
Did you use ODIN? It shouldn't change your existing CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Yes I used Odin, coming from custom rom, after multiple wipes and format data. I didn't use home csc, chose the other one.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nebula72:
Hi..i have SM-G935W8 .. can i install another firmware who has any turkish language rom?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jahomes:
Does anyone know of a legit unlocking site? Need my phone to be unlocked as I got a new deal with another service provider.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
http://unlockcanada.com

Unlocked my S7E 3 moths ago..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
ARe they serious about those prices?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
When you ask if they are serious about the prices?

What exactly do you mean? Too cheap or too expensive?

I paid 20 $
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
A bit too expensive man
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
What were you expecting? $20 to use a phone anywhere seems pretty reasonable to me. They are a business.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
I'm just saying there are other sites a bit cheaper. If it suits you then go for it. I'm not stopping you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
My buddy received an S7 Edge from Samsung in return for his Note 7 and he didn't get an unlock code. That phone cost him $50 to unlock because none of these sites could get a code. I'm going off that. And really, $20 or $50, in 6 months I wouldn't care about how much I paid for the code.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
You own a $1000 device but think $20 is expensive lol.

Now thats funny right there...

You can probably find unlock codes on Ebay for less but really...its $20 who cares if you can find it for $15 or even $10....not like we are talking about any significant amount either way.

Just be careful with the Ebay stuff if you go that route, they can be shady IMO and me personally would much rather pay more from a reputable site.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
That's my opinion if I think it's expensive or not. Since I worked in the phone industry before I know the cost of getting these codes. Like I said if you think it's reasonable then go ahead man. I was just quote the op reaction when the link was posted.

If I can pay for something cheaper and do the same thing then why not.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Oh i can imagine how cheap getting the codes are for sure....in that aspect yeah $20 is alot.

But still lol...its $20 :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
From what I've seen the prices fluctuate when I got my first s7 edge I paid 30$ with cellunlocker and it was pretty cheap. When the iPhone 7 came out unlock codes were like 120$ or something ridiculous like that I saw codes for the iPhone 6s go from 30$ to 60$ in a matter of weeks. IMO anything between 10$ and 25$ is pretty reasonable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] bob_ch:
Look on eBay. I got mine unlocked last month for $10
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
Does anyone have any idea when we could expect to see 7.0 roll out to us fellow canadians?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
I dont and Im not sure how you would expect anyone to? Even the carriers dont know half the time as they give out dates which are wrong lol.

I got smart this time and picked up a 935F version instead of a W8 so I dont have to wait for things. Already have the Nougat OTA waiting to be downloaded :thumbup:

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Koodo had feb 8th as the date but later took it down.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
My guess is a couple of months before the pixel gets 8.0...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
How did you do this? A number of reports so far indicted that it is not possible to get the official Nougat build for G935F onto the G935W8 in a fully functional form. In fact, according to other reports, even flashing was not possible.

Edit: I'm an idiot. You have the G935F version of the device. Please ignore my question.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Juste300:
Does anyone know from where we can buy Black Pearl 128GB storage S7 edge? Which carrier, store or website?

Sent from my Note
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
I've seen it on amazon.ca a while back. I would recommend to wait a while and get the s8 or the s7e onyx black for a lot cheaper than the pearl black.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Juste300:
I have only seen one ad in Amazon. What is the price difference between both colors?

Sent from my Note
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Nougat

For those wondering where Nougat is for the W8, my friend works closely with the carriers and the department that is responsible for testing the updates. They said Nougat is taking long because there is an issue with voice calls, but real OS stability is fine. Just thought you should know guys!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] d0rkster:
Hi I recently flashed king nougat rom on my s7 edge and the signal strength is really poor. Am I suppose to flash a certain modem or bootloader to improve the signal? I am on the Koodo network. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Any idea on when it'll be available?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
I'm not even sure what to say to this...the fact that there is an issue with a fundamental feature like that this late in the game is an absolutely stunning display of incompetence by Samsung. To top it off, they aren't even releasing 7.1.1. They are still working on 7.0. Just wow.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
Hey, I'm on Superman rom and my phone says I usually only have 1 bar of LTE but the signal strength is generally fine. It's because we're using a different csc. Once the W8 gets an official update things should straighten out. I'd say as long as you're getting good speeds and not dropping calls to not worry about it!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
exactly my thoughts. It seems Samsung really does not care about their customers after the sale of the device. This is why Apple will always have the edge over them (no pun intended)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Pretty much. Maybe the will start to wake up now. Apple beat them for the first time in shipments last quarter, and that is with the POS iPhone 7 that's missing a headphone jack and is basically a color refresh of the previous generation.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
It is pretty sad that a manufacturer that sells the most android phones is pretty much dead last in software updates, i paid a premium for it so i expect timely updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
I've tried nearly every ROM on every phone i've owned from the S1,S3, all the notes from 1 to 4. I have kept this phone stock from day 1 in hopes of actually being able to use the Samsung Pay feature with the one credit card I actually use (PC Financial).

For the first time, I actually have a STABLE phone with a fantastic camera that flawlessly plays nice with my watch and speakers.

I really don't care if this phone ever gets updated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
I was pretty content stock too. Until I bit the bullet and flashed Superman rom. Nougat makes a big difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLoserman:
Doe anyone know if its possible to change the csc code from XAC to another without rooting?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Vap0rX:
http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/OSUpgrades/thread-id/1

Hope this coming soon is good this month. Fingers crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I also went over to the rogers os upgrade schedule page and saw the coming soon so hopefully its close.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] HeavenlyFall:
Flash a different country official rom with odin, doesn't trip knox or require root
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I got 10$ on me getting the s8+ before my s7 edge gets nougat on Rogers. Any takers? ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
In my experience with all my previous phones I've learned that my definition of "makes a big difference" is very different from most others on XDA.

From what I've seen, NOUGHAT will make no functional difference to me and how I use my phone..I'm actually concerned that the almost simultaneous update to my phone with the launch of android wear 2.0 on my huawei watch can only make my experience unnecessarily worse..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
You're right. Functionally, Nougat isn't very different from marshmallow. I'm really enjoying the blue light filter. I don't have any Android wear products. I believe Samsung pay still works if you use Magisk Manager. The phone just feels faster on Nougat, which was my biggest gripe with the stock software. The phone wasn't slow, but with the hardware it should scream. It does with Nougat.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
And yet you're still going to shell out for another Samsung phone and sign on again with Rogers. Go figure...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Nope. I'll buy my phone outright from Samsung. I'll be switching to Telus for this one. Time to give them a try.