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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tymex928:
whats the reason to activate pin at startup when flashing with odin?

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which csc code have you after flashing? XEF or TPH?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] didut:
hi everyone i have a few problems with my s7 edge dual sim(SM-G935FD) not rooted i can't check for updates. whenever i check for update it also says "Processing failed". i already search for the answer for a few days and someone says that i need to flash again my CSC but the problem is that i can't find the CSC for my country (indonesia). i also search for the firmware in sammobile and i got nothing until now.

can someone here help me..

thanks in advance..

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
XEF

Never use my CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mih3y:
Do you now have fully working XEF, and you can get OTA? Would you by any chance know if i can flash XEF on top of my Sim-locked phone?

You simply flashed all the files from XEF firmware including CSC?

Thanks:good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tymex928:
okay, thank you.

Before i flash all 4 Files with odin , i made a factory reset and then installing files with odin. But evrytime i get the TPH CSC Code.

:(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mih3y:
I think you need to wipe cache after installing via ODIN to get new CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
You flash HOME CSC or just CSC file?

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Its strange, what i do is factory reset always from recovery, flash 4 files with CSC file not Home CSC, and then factory reset from recovery again.

Then shows the CSC from the firmware you flashed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Read message 2, bold text, and your question is answered!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tymex928:
I used the CSC File not the HOME_CSC.

CSC_OXA_G935FOXA1APEQ_CL8206888_QB9747462_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5

So first

1. Firmware Reset

2.Installing over Odin

3.Wipe Cache

I will try it again.

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I read the Message 2 !

but there is no more detailed information.

Yes he asks me, but when it not active, it wont.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
I'll be more specific:

When you flash with the HOME_CSC, a PIN will be asked at start-up -> that's the reason, you must set a PIN in Secure start-up (it's a sort of theft prevention, when a thief flashes with the HOME_CSC)

When you flash with the HOME_CSC, your data stays intact! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tymex928:
okay i understand...

so when i flash with the the stockware (3 Files) and the HOME_CSC (1 File) then my data stays .

The Firmware is updated and the CSC code also?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] klusek:
I flashed the new xef Firmware with the multi Home_CSC_OXA CSC_File.All is fine ,bettery is better the newest open german Firmware ,but i can´t use the USSD codes anymore.Want to change wit the *#272*IMEI# my csc Region.

But non of the hidden codes works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
That seems to be a restriction in the French "XEF"-CSC!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] SilviuMik:
U can't use that code anymore from S2 time if I remember good. To change CSC when u have an multi CSC u need root.

Try other codes to see if they work. Like *#0*# or *#1234# etc
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Have you read his post?

[MENTION=1078217]klusek[/MENTION] wrote: "But non of the hidden codes works."

This is a restriction of the French XEF-CSC !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Obi-man:
Is it me or do none of the download links work anymore?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
I think it's just you indeed -> No Probs overhere! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Obi-man:
It's after that step I get the notification that the files are no longer available.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
It's working fine here
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ridanxvi:
I had this problem also. I flashed the Home_csc of btu but the secret codes were not working. So I flashed again but this time using CSC only, sadly by this method it wipes data also. But atleast the codes are now working.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] robbiekhan:
Easy peasy. Thanks for the links and info :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] h1o:
come back firmware acp8. is best

Inviato dal mio SM-G935F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Sorin90:
just updated my s7 edge international. Im from Italy.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] MohamedYousri:
New Update is rolling

Attached also my current version

I guess it's the security patch
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] MohamedYousri:
Update changelog
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] biustech:
Yes, we are aware of APF2, can be downloaded from second post and flashed with odin. But it's nice to have the "changelog" now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kalas87:
i am unable to download stock firmware from sammobile as there is no free download option appearing which was used to download firmwares freely ?? anyone else experiencing same situation??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] biustech:
same here, only the fast download showing

try using this tool
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] appelsaft:
I tryed the unbrandet Stock Rom, but i wanted to use VoLTE, so i went back to my providers rom. After flashing, there were no provider settings, no branding, just pure samsung rom. *#1234# shows my providers versions.

Have i forgotten anything?

Reset, odin 3.11.1, OEM unlock in developers options.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ati75:
You can use the unbranded dbt version and still be using volte. My provider is t-mobile germany, and i have the dbt version installed and am still using volte. If you can't find the setting, it may be in the setting menu of your phone app (thats where it is on my phone). A factory reset may also be neccessary. Still no update on dbt btw :(.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] appelsaft:
Ota works on DBT? Coming from Sony. So on Samsung i am somehow noobish.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] masc81:
Guys one question - I'm in Austria on provider A1.

PDA-Version G935FXXU1APD1

CSC-Version G935FVFG1APCD

Now this also matches the UK version on Vodafone.

Can I also use the UK version? CSC and PDA is the same. As far as I know A1 is also part of the Vodafone company.

Edit: Nevermind, found the correct zip file for Austrian phone :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] arnes_king:
Hi everyone,

I have some simple questions. I have a Galaxy s7 Edge G935-F bought in Bosnia, which is on APD1 and because of my carrier i will always receive the updates very very late so i wanted to flash an official stock firmware which is newer and which will allow me to get OTA updates.

So please tell me, do i need to factory reset my phone in order to flash a newer stock firmware, or may i go with dirty flash? Also which one should i flash to be up to date and to not rely on any carrier for new updates?

I just want to flash a firmware which will get regular updates without the need to again flash via odin.

Thank you in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
You don't have to wipe your device to have the latest firmware.

Find out what your CSC is. (use Phoneinfo). I believe it's TEB. Download your TEB firmware using samfirm Enter "SM-G935F" in model and "TEB" in region. Check binary nature and decrypt automatically. What you want from the extracted files is the HOME_CSC only.

Download latest firmware (APF2) from OP #2. Set your secure startup pin. Enter Download Mode. Flash AP, BL, CP (from APF2) and HOME_CSC (from the TEB's APD2 firmware) using the latest Odin 3.11.1 (MUST, otherwise the flashing will fail)

Although NEE, DBT, XFA are famous for receiving the latest OTA from sammy, it has been very random for the past few months. So, I would suggest to dirty flash
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] arnes_king:
Thank you very much for that detailed explanation and answer to my question :) I have checked it with "phoneinfo" and it says under original CSC nothing but under firmware and CSC it says BHT, so i will search for it :)

EDIT: I have an error when i try to download it with the program which you provided me:

SamFirm v0.3.5.0

Error: Please specify PDA, CSC and Phone version or use Auto Method

No file to download. Please check for update first.

Error: Please specify PDA, CSC and Phone version or use Auto Method

Error: Please specify PDA, CSC and Phone version or use Auto Method

After that i entered that data also and now i get:

Checking firmware for SM-G935F/BHT/G935FXXU1APD1/G935FXXU1APD1/Galaxy s7 Edge

Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/400

Request was invalid. Are you sure the input data is correct?

I have entered under PDA and CSC G935FXXU1APD1 and under phone Galaxy s7 Edge

EDIT2: As I selected Auto now it found the firmware :) Sorry because I am annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] suljo94:
Click the auto mode square
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
Did you buy your phone from BH TELECOM? If so, better check with your carrier otherwise you may risk voiding your warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] arnes_king:
Hello, yes I bought it from them. I was thinking that flashing official stock firmwares does not void warranty, but thank you for telling me, I will call and ask them. The major issue here is that they have very unprofessional employees so I think that none of them will be able to give me the correct answer :S

EDIT: Just a quick question, does the new firmware from post2 has battery drain issues?

When i purchased the phone it had incredible battery life, but after the update APD1 it is much worse so i want to know if the update will fix it? Also will a dirty flash change anything in my settings/apps ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] midreestaj:
POLAND firmware (APF2) is out and my active CSC code is already XEO. Firmware is posted on Samfirmware and Samsung-updates

Problem is when I check OTA update it says you are already on latest firmware i.e APD1

I received last update through OTA but why not now...

Device is totally stock and no changes from last time...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Try to reboot and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] misiokicio:
Is released in batches... might take extra day or so... just give it some time or download the firmware and flash it yourself
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
Yes. For me, better battery life since APE updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
Im in canada (sm-g 935w 8) Im running ADP 3 and I want to go back to APB 7. I downloaded the ROM but I wasnt sure if it was for bell or rogers because it did not say. I went to another site for Roms. Sammobile and they don't have an APB ROM but for each carrier for Canada it has all the same numbers and letters in all the files. So I'm wondering if I'll be OK to flash even if it turns out to be a bell ROM but I'm with rogers.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
I really don't know, because this thread is about the European model (SM-N910F)

It's better you start your own topic with this problem or search further on XDA.

Sorry...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I did then someone sent me to here!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] midreestaj:
Strange - I downloaded the Poland firmware and flashed with Odin. Its good and working but all of you please beware it will WIPE your internal storage
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Its the best thing you do.

And after flash it factory reset again.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ighost77:
I am still confused and not sure after reading through this topic.

I have firmware CSC code - KTS (Korea) and Available CSC codes shows empty with PhoneINFO+.

Can I flash let's say PHE (Spain) firmware ?

Someone previously mentioned it's possible to flash only CP and HOME_CSC without BL (and what about AP) ?

P.S. My phone has 64GB of internal memory, so another question if there can be a partitioning problem while flashing?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
It'll wipe only internal storage if you flash with CSC

Your storage will NOT be wiped if you flash with HOME_CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
This thread is about the European, SM-G935F, model; you are talking about a Korean model, so you can't flash European firmware on your device

You always have to flash ALL 4 files for a stable system; so I don't know who told you that...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phantasia:
Sorry I'm a bit confused as well.

Say I got my device on TPH, unbranded portuguese firmware.

At this point on APD1.

I want to flash XEO APF2.

I grab the whole package for XEO APF2.

When flashing with ODIN, I put in the AP, BL and CP.

For the CSC, can I use the TPH one?

What is the difference between the CSC_TPH_XXXXXX and the HOME_CSC_TPH_XXXXXXXX?

Thanks a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
CSC -> wipe/reset your device

HOME_CSC -> data stays intact

Use Odin 3.11.1, and set PIN in secure start-up (see msg #2)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ighost77:
All right, that's one of the reasons for my confusion, from one side the processor is the same Exynos 8890 for European and Korean models, so HW-wise they look close. From other side, there are too few people with the Korean model and that's why I am asking for advise of the experienced ones in this topic :)

Thanks a lot for the clarification!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phantasia:
Thanks a lot for the reply.

What about using a different CSC on a different firmware:

XEO AP, BL and CP --> with TPH CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
AP & BL are for ALL F-models the same; only CP (radio) can be different and CSC is different

If you follow the instructions in msg #2, use HOME_CSC_TPH, set PIN in "Secure Startup", you can flash without losing data

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-T700 met Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] bromonano:
Α quick question. I am in Vodafone Italy and I want to make it unbranded. Will i take it updates after? And which is the procedure? Which can I flash and what wipes o do before and after?

Στάλθηκε από το SM-G935F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
Why do we have to activate pin in secure startup before flashing? I looked at instructions for flashing with odin and no one else says to do this. Just curious what would happen if I didnt do that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] suljo94:
Then it asks you for a password at startup which you didn't set and that you don't knows( it is default_password in android but Sammy could Change that just like it can change every other piece of software )
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Misterjunky:
re: pin number

I have odin flashed many G935F firmwares and I never used the "activate pin"

option before odin flashing the full official samsung G935F S7 Edge firmwares.

I never had any issues or problems during or after flashing G935F firmwares

and the phone never asked for a password at startup since I never made one.

Why add an additional step to do before odin flashing when there is no need?

Good luck,

Have a great day!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kylothow:
Because you formatted the phone using the standard CSC, probably.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
But im also doing a factory reset since im downgrading. If im factory resetting after there shouldn't be a pin required right?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] x.Orville.x:
Hi i have a edge G935F but they came with bloat what firmware u recommend to me? And have updates?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I dont have twrp. I dont plan on rooting or using twrp due to knox for at least awhile
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Misterjunky:
re: bloatware

One man's bloat is another man's treasure. :)

If there are apps that you don't want or use instead of uninstalling them why

not simply disable them so they no longer show up in your app drawer and

no longer use any system resources like notifications, battery and data.

The S7 Edge has that feature built into it which can disable any apps which you consider to

be bloatware so there is no reason to uninstall any apps or installing any third party app from

the play store to do that...

Good luck,

Have a great day!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] x.Orville.x:
Hi but i want a rom with updates because the rom that it came not regularly get updates
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] suljo94:
As soon as you boot the data partition is encrypted so you will have to give a wrong password 10x times, but how do you downgrade?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
By using odin. Just find the older firmware thats for your carrier. Its the first time im going to be using odin because I havent had a samsung phone since 2014 so im a little nervous but im sure everything is going to work

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when choosing the files in odin am i supposed to select CSC or HOME_CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Misterjunky:
re: CSC

Whenever I Odin flash firmware I use the CSC TAR because I like to have a 100% clean and

fresh start.

The only difference in CSC or HOME CSC is that the HOME CSC does NOT wipe existing data.

None of these two options will format or wipe your internal or external sdcard.

Good luck,

Have a great day.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
Im going to take out my ext sd card before i do it just to be safe. The rom download is close to being done and im pretty sure I have everything in order. Im going to make a pin in case it does ask me but im doing a full wipe anyways. going to factory reset then power off then flash
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] masc81:
One question from an unexperienced user: I removed quite many apps from my S7, unfortunately also some drivers for the heart rate sensor or NFC.

Can i simply flash the latest ROM via ODIN without the fear it will delete anything from my phone?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] masc81:
Thanks for the answer. Now it is getting interesting.

I'm using stock ROM, installed TWRP, but used the script from another thread to remove some of the bloatware. Unfortunately i also removed some tools i wanted to keep.

I downloaded the zip file from sammobile.com, which is around 2.4GB.

Just now i extracted the file and it includes all the files (CSC, AP, Bootloader and so).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
NO ROOT talk in this thread!

[MENTION=3516441]Misterjunky[/MENTION] [MENTION=4851906]masc81[/MENTION]

Haven't you read message #1?

NO talk about ROOT and/or CUSTOM ROM's in this thread

There are enough other threads to talk about this!

DON'T give wrong info in this thread, [MENTION=3516441]Misterjunky[/MENTION] :

If you flash with CSC, your device will be wiped and after the flash it's like "out of the box" -> so: your INTERNAL memory WILL BE WIPED!

You CAN FLASH ROM's via Odin: Stock Samsung ROM had 5 md5/tar-files in the archive

This thread is about 935F-firmware, [MENTION=3516441]Misterjunky[/MENTION]; NOT 935T

If you flash your phone with HOME_CSC, your phone WILL ask for a PIN after the flash
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] yan68s2:
Hello

you should modify the 1st post to tell : it's the strong PIN with "letters" not the 2 others simply with "numbers" or "scheme"...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Leejay1953:
I am glad you spoke up. This smartass was about to take over your thread with his unwanted root/TWRP nonsense. LJ
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Negative: it depends how your PIN was set...

After flash, my PIN has 5 figures (in Secure Startup)!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thread cleaned of OT

I know some of you are trying to help but this thread is for links of Official firnware. There are plenty of threads for root and custom rom talk plus the Q&A forum.

Can we please keep this thread on track

Kind Regards

Moderation Team
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
Ive got the apeq ( THL 935FD)update.its just the june security plus camera additional feature "auto shape correction" nothing else and lost my volte so went back to custom rom..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tstolz33:
Which firmware were you on that allowed volte? And did you have Samsung Pay working as well?

Envoyé de mon SM-G935FD en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
APD1 i had volte then lost on apeq.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tstolz33:
Which csc?

Envoyé de mon SM-G935FD en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
THL my stock csc.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] NonXtreme:
VOLTE is relate to your CSC and your network provider. If csc and your network provider don't match, Volte will not work.

For example

If AIS(thailand) is your network provider. You must use THL-CSC, if you want VOLTE to work.

If you use other CSC, VOLTE will not work.

And camera shape correction was there since apd1 update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
Sorry i did not know the feature was already there.. i mentioned that thl is my stock csc that is why i was wondering when i updated to apeq volte is not there.. btw dtac is my provider.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] NonXtreme:
Not sure why but it's also happen to me sometime when I cleaned flash the rom and volte refuse to work but factory reset 1 more time always fix it for me.

AIS is my provider though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] checks0n:
Just perform a factory Reset and it is back in the options.

Had the same problems as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] x.Orville.x:
Hi i have a question i download the latest stock rom from this thread but it has Microsoft bloat amd comes with whats app and facebook installed they are any room without it??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Player04:
i just got my g935fd. im not sure with firmware to download. im in USA using ATT carrier. imma lost puppy.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
If you put in effort to search, we have repeatedly mentioned that the F firmwares work in FD as well.

The OP firmwares will work on your phone. Follow op #1 instructions.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] 5star02707:
Anyone tried the new update? how's the PF2 so far?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] masterv1:
Read the last pages, there you will find the answer.