yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Joao Oliveira:
question at this point is. Does anyone successfully update from any version to APG3 without getting the error?

Thanks. I'm on APF5 Netherlands and i'm scared to upgrade since i don't have time now to fully wipe my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] bgdvdgfvfnz:
The only way as far as I know to (somewhat) access any of these files in /data when unrooted is to use

adb backup

, modifying the backup, and then to use

adb restore

But I guess these apps are probably marked as android:allowBackup="false"...

And we for sure aren't that lucky that these apps have debugging enabled so we can use adb run-as...

But has anyone tried this yet? Guess it would't hurt
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pntzamaras:
dear all, i have installed the custom rom KING, and have no Secure startup menu or PIN, and would like to install this.

do you know how to do it? of if it safe to install without enabling this?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
NO Custom-ROM talk in this thread!

Have you read the 1st sentence in message #1?

You have to flash the whole firmware preferable with the NORMAL CSC; your device will be resetted!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Dobromirr:
KNOX 4EVER :victory:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Iradj:
So anyone know whats the difference between the U and S Firmware ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Leejay1953:
"Accessories" again missing

xox
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] biustech:
I am trying to figure out that as well, I'm also on APF5, and so far, reading all posts I can't say for sure if it's ok to upgrade without need to factory reset
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] overgonas:
Just upgraded APG3 from APFG. Unfortunately unsuccessfuly[emoji19] . Have to reset my data.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] expiredd:
CP in APG3 build still APEQ? I'm downloading from sammobile but still 2hrs left or so..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Joao Oliveira:
So I decided to take the chance and upgraded to APG3.

I was using the APF5 From netherlands along side with home_CSC from TPH (Portugal)

Upgraded to APG3 but instead of using the BTU firmware i decided (since i was ready to lose everything) , to use the one for my country (it's exactly the same version, build date etc, than the UK one) along with home_csc also for my country (TPH) .

Everything went fine. No errors nothing. Working flawless without losing any data.

So either BTU has some weird setting in it or upgrading from maybe APF2, APF5 etc... is safe (the latast official firmware for TPH was APF2) .... Who knows. All i Know is that it worked.

Here are the details of the firmware I flashed over Netherlands APF5

THIS IS THE ONE I HAD:

Model	SM-G935F

Model name	Galaxy S7 edge

Country	Netherlands

Version	Android 6.0.1

Changelist	8252943

Build date	Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:00:40 +0000

Security Patch Level	2016-06-01

Product code	PHN

PDA	G935FXXU1APF5

CSC	G935FPHN1APF1 (Except i was using CSC from TPH G935FTPH1APE2) (Maybe the problem relies on newer CSCs :confused: :confused:)

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE NOW

Model	SM-G935F

Model name	Galaxy S7 edge

Country	Portugal (TPH)

Version	Android 6.0.1

Changelist	8252943

Build date	Mon, 04 Jul 2016 02:21:10 +0000

Security Patch Level	2016-07-01

Product code	TPH

PDA	G935FXXS1APG3

CSC	G935FTPH1APE2

Hope this helps.

All the best.

Joao.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Dobromirr:
use SamFirm from xda to download
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kfallz:
Yeah it's still on APEQ. Also use http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647 for nice speedy downloads, or the webpage. Tool generally seems faster though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] biustech:
Nice to hear that bro. nice of you that you tried!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] _u2pop_:
I see many ppls posting here and asking if somebody know the official stock firmware for SM-G935FD (Dual Sim) work the knox and no reply :( please help me to find out! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] lch920619x:
Cannot answer as we don't really understand what you are asking
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] _u2pop_:
I want the stock firmware for my galaxy s7 edge SM-G935FD like there work the Knox because i rooted my phone and the knox detected im using a custom rom then i need official stock rom for model phone..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
The roms of 935F works on 935FD ,

You can check here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935FD/ .

you already trip the knox is nothing you can do now..

And this is out of topic.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] _u2pop_:
I try all that roms sammobile is not working but with 935F i didnt tested yet, then why i see HERE many ppls say the knox is working after flashing official stock for 935F ? And i dont think im offtopic because both phone is international model just one is single sim and mine is dual sim like 935FD with D.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] lch920619x:
I have a 935fd and all 935f Roms work perfectly
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] _u2pop_:
Thz for the reply can confirm me if the KNOX is working please? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
As it has been mentioned above, once you root your phone, your knox will stay tripped forever.

You can flash the official ROMs without any issue but your tripped knox will not allow you to setup samsung pay, fingerprint recognition.

This is out of topic because discussion about rooted phone is not allowed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] lch920619x:
Everything works perfectly as long as you never rooted before
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cardinalmind:
So reading the thread, aside from the obvious Regional hardware differences (Exynos or Qualcomm, Duos or Single sim), even our firmware has two branches now? S and a U which started with the Turkish update? Or else I'll need to do a clean reset? Now this is getting hard to follow now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Parmaviolet:
Hi, I've been hovering about for a few hours trying to get a grip on what firmwares are out there.

I've just come from a bloated S6e a few days ago which I performed a straight copy through smart switch from it to my SM-G935F. I'm gathering though that I should be doing a factory reset and a firmware flash to get the smoothest running device, which has landed me here.

Like a lot of others I'm looking to maximise battery life but I'm having a hard time finding the consensus on a version.

I'm seeing APC8 praised quite often. Is this a good target to aim for? Or is it too old and something better has since succeeded it?

This is my current device software

Baseband version

G935FXXU1APEQ

Build number

MMB29K.G935FXXU1APF3

Could someone also tell me which one of these are my firmware? Samsung's support site said that these both show the current software version.

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] zyborg:
Please remind me...

Can someone please remind me?:

What is the difference between flashing the HOME_CSC file and the normal CSC file?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] MickyMax:
Using the home do not clear user data.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Do I have to replace my current CSC? It differs from the one that is included in the new package but I would like to keep it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] liamstears:
With this insider knowledge maybe you can answer the question...

What is the difference between the S and U firmwares? Any why Samsung are doing these 2 firmwares?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] k0smynutzu:
So were is download link for this ??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ASHLEY117:
2nd paragraph of the post you quoted.

Here's the firmware post refers to

http://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065/page180
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] chipxtreme:
I have UK-EE phone which is flashed to BTU firmware. If I flash the XEU firmware will I get the FC errors or is that just for people coming from firmware from different countries?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ianmacd:
The truth of the matter is that no-one here has performed any kind of scientific measurements on battery performance pre- and post- firmware update.

Any reports you may have read about APC8 being better are anecdotal and therefore, in my opinion, virtually worthless.

Besides which, Samsung are not idiots, and the notion that minor firmware revisions could contain strides in battery performance great enough to be noticeable by the user is bordering on the ridiculous. If this were true, it would mean that earlier firmware releases were hopelessly inefficient, and we know this not to be the case.

My advice would be to run the latest release specifically tailored for your device's product code.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
I don't want to make this discussion but its not true , not always a recent update is better.

That is more than proved for the users.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Samsung is releasing a lot of firmwares today:

For most countries: G935FXXS1APG3 (i.e. BTU, DBT, ETL, NEE, PHE, TPH, XEF)

Netherlands: G935FXXS1APG4 (PHN) (not yet released)

Vodafone-branded: G935FXXS1APG5

All builds have build date of 04 jul 16
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Kookitza:
I think all of them is old base, and APFG is newer..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Brotuck:
So the dutch branch is also going to S1 ?

Did you get an awnser on why the switch was made from U1 to S1 ?

(going from G935FXXU1APF5 to G935FXXS1APG4)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Where do you base on that?

APG*-firmwares are NEWER then APFG!

APFG is a Vodafone-build, and the Vodafone-branded S7Edges are also updated to APG5!

So: what you are saying "I think all of them is old base" is wrong!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Nope: not yet :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ChippyDippy:
Hello,

I've bought an S7 Edge from the "T-Mobile" carrier in The Netherlands. The Firmware is a Multi CSC containing the CSCs BNL and TNL. I would like to change my CSC to the SEE one you provided. If I did as instructed, would OTA Updates work fine for that region? Or will I need to forever download large firmware packages for an update containing minor bug fixes?

And, is the Samsung Apps language dependent on the Firmware, CSC, physical location or the inserted SIM? Right now, I have my Samsung Apps in Dutch, and I don't really understand what everything says.

One more question, is the SEE HOME_CSC multi CSC? If so, what CSCs does it contain?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ianmacd:
The advice I gave was a rule of thumb.

Without a proper change log, it's impossible to know what any individual release adds to or fixes in the previous one. Every now and again, a regression will make its way through to release, but generally speaking, newer firmware is better.

In the context of battery performance, however, I don't think anything has been "more than proved for the users". As I indicated earlier, contributions to this thread that discuss battery performance are invariably perception-based. Anecdotes are fine as far as they go, but they're not proof of anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Sorry but i know what im saying, already try all the same way , same usage, and prefer the oldest.

And im gonna downgrade again.

Im pretty sure you don't test all firmwares like i did.

End of discussion.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Pianoman144:
Anyone received the OTA for DBT yet?

Gesendet von meinem SM-G935F
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tymex928:
has anybody received the update for the CSC XEF?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] trident35278:
Regarding the problems upgrading from APF9 (turkey) and other to APG3:

I'm (still) on APF9 and notized that since I upgraded the app "contact storage" has a memory leak and grows significantly (>700MB, increasing daily).

I deleted the app data and then some apps crashed:

- ....acore (didn't see it properly)

- com.android.phone (!)

Then I restarted the phone (works fine now) and in the contats app I got a message "upgrading contacts...", as somebody here described when restore a smartswitch backup after a full wipe during upgradign to APG3?

Any chanche for this being related to the update problems? Anybody else having a growing contacts storage?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
Nope
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] acidburn628:
Hi,

I am from the Philippines and I flashed my Galaxy s7 Edge 935FD with the UK BTU APF2. I flashed all files in the package from sammobile (BL, AP, CP, CSC) except Home_CSC. Everything was working fine except when the current update APG3 went out. I was expecting for an OTA update and I did not receive it (even after doing manual download update, restarting my phone) while my friends, who did the same thing but only flashed AP and CSC, got the update. I expected to receive updates as I did the complete flashing with all 4 files. Should I flash it with HOME_CSC as well?

Any help?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Jojo5678:
Hi!

I would like to ask if it's possible for some OTA update delay? On sammobile it shows that my provider has already pushed out the update, however It doesn't show on my phone. I never flashed any update stock or custom.

Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jstockda:
Yeah, OTA can take a day or three I think
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fmna:
Can you tell me if its possible to flash back from APFG to APC8 without full wipe? Want to try APC8 for its battery life! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] acidburn628:
Is it safe to flash s7 with the same firmware as the existing?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jhunkab:
FYI -

APF8 --> APG3 upgrade (home_csc DBT - not clean upgrade) ran in phone process crash and high CPU usage issue. Reflashed APF8 back on top, working OK so far. I guess time has come to do a clean upgrade.. when i get some time.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eRPeeX:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] acidburn628:
Hi,

I am from the Philippines and I flashed my Galaxy s7 Edge 935FD with the UK BTU APF2. I flashed all files in the package from sammobile (BL, AP, CP, CSC) except Home_CSC. Everything was working fine except when the current update APG3 went out. I was expecting for an OTA update and I did not receive it (even after doing manual download update, restarting my phone) while my friends, who did the same thing but only flashed AP and CSC, got the update. I expected to receive updates as I did the complete flashing with all 4 files. Should I flash it with HOME_CSC as well?

Any help?

*update*

I tried flashing all BTU AFP2 files again now using HOME_CSC . Still no OTA update. Any help would be highly appreciated?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Try reboot or you have to do a factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] acidburn628:
Already done. Wiped cached partition as well. Still no update
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Pianoman144:
I dont receive OTA's too since I flashed a Stock Firmware with Odin. Dont know why

Gesendet von meinem SM-G935F
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] shiner66:
DELETE
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
Have you tried Samsung Smart Switch?

That's how I got the latest BTU Update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] acidburn628:
Smart Switch tells me that I have the current software version of my device PF2 (BTU) while in fact there is already a PG3.

What could have I done wrong? I just downloaded the BTU firmware for S7edge 935F from sammobile, flashed all 4 files (BL, AP, CP, CSC). Done a factory reset as the CSC would do it. Then done wipe cache partition. Still no update. The only thing I can think of that may cause problem is than when I flashed it to BTU, my CP was already APF1. Flashing it to BTU made is APEQ which is a downgrade. I am not sure what this will cause but other than that, there is nothing I can think of why I do not get update.

Should I be in UK to get the updates? Should I use a different sim card? I don't know.

Any help would be highly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Sorry for asking so many noob questions!!

Is it possible to flash official rom of uk in canadian s7edge (smg935w8).....if yes?? What files do i need to flash?

Also i am using s7 edge with 2 years bell contract,so its locked....will flashing any other rom will cause any problem? Is it safe to flash in contract phone?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
NO: firmware in this thread is for the SM-G935F only! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I am living in Hungary and had been using XEH for a while and recently I flashed the latest APG3 BTU with factory reset (all files were flashed). My question is, can I have access to OTA updates considering I have a UK-based CSC and not the unlocked XEH (Hungary) one? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
Yes. Your phone is now uk "branded"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Parmaviolet:
What has been your personal experiences?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookido:
Changing CSC from ITV to PHN

I'm currently running ITV firmware and want to switch to PHN. Does this mean I can't use the HOME_CSC_PHN file which is provided in the ZIP? I read I should use a "plain CSC" instead but can't seem to find such file anywhere.

Since I'm changing CSC, I assumed there would be a factory reset involved; should I do this myself or will that be triggered by the process?

Couldn't find a definitive answer on either question so hope someone can help!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
1) Use just CSC (not HOME_CSC) to change to PHN.

2) Using CSC will trigger factory reset. You don't have to do it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tinker_tf:
Morning all,

The BTU and VOD (Vodafone UK - my friend confirmed it) is now live on the samsung servers so I am now running	G935FBTU1APE2.

The update weighed in at 21.73mb and only seems to contain the security patches based on the release notes. Screenshots attached.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] MohamedYousri:
Dears,

I have G930FD and it's updated with G930F firmware, i can find that there is a new firmware for July but can't receive it OTA

Model	SM-G930F

Model name	Galaxy S7

Country	United Arab Emirates

Version	Android 6.0.1

Changelist	8252943

Build date	Tue, 05 Jul 2016 05:52:22 +0000

Security Patch Level	2016-07-01

Product code	XSG

PDA	G930FXXS1APGC

CSC	G930FOJV1APF1

My Current:

G935FXXU1APF2/G935FOJVAPF1/G935FXXU1APEQ

any idea how to update OTA ?!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookido:
Thanks for confirming my hunch! One thing I still don't see, is how to get that "just CSC" file - if I can't use the file starting with HOME_CSC_PHN, where/how can I obtain the regular CSC?

Edit:

Just to be sure; when I download Henk's ROM from 23/06, there is no plain CSC file in the ZIP, but the Sammobile one (with build date June 9th) indeed does have one. Am I better off using the Sammobile firmware from June 9th? Will the updates released after June 9 arrive via OTA? Or should I focus on the most recent one posted by Henk? Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
If you download the full firmware, you should get these files e.g. AP, BL, CP, CSC and HOME_CSC

If you haven't done so, I recommend Samfirm for fast & reliable download. (Choose binary nature before downloading, in order to get all 5 files)

Edit:

Stick with the latest firmware dated 9th June. You will get the latest update via OTA this way. The one posted by Henk on the 23/6 is a firmware based on the VDF, modified for PHN users. There is no difference in terms of changelog and most importantly, you may not get the next OTA for PHN if you install the 23/6 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookido:
OK thanks, so it's correct Henk's firmware doesn't offer the CSC file and I should go with the Samfirm/Sammobile instead?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
See my previous post. Use Samfirm. http://imgur.com/HcHDckP

Just FYI, you can download the latest G935FXXS1APG3 firmware if you choose BTU or DBT unless you have particular preference to using PHN.

good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
FYI: PHN will get XXS1APG4 ?

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-T700 met Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Send you PM.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dynospectrum:
Yeah best to keep that info under wraps (not really)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookido:
I'd never heard of Samfirm but see many people referencing Sammobile, that's why I brought them up. I also noticed the latest PHN firmware on Samfirm is older than on other sites but that could be because of the reason you mentioned.

I'd prefer Henk's firmware (as that seems to have an even later build date from end of June), but as that doesn't include the regular CSC, I think I'm sticking with Sammobile. Or is there a legitimate reason for choosing Samfirm over Sammobile?

In the end, if OTA works OK afterwards, the release date shouldn't really matter as it would auto-update to the latest release anyway; is that correct?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gyoung:
The latest fw for PHN is G935FXXU1APF5 as of today on Samsung server. As mentioned Henk has mentioned, PHN will get XXS1APG4

For Samfirm, you get the firmware directly from Samsung server; unlimited bandwidth.

For sammobile, you get 15 kBps download speed. The latest fw that I could see from sammobile is G935FXXU1APF5 . Not sure where you found a different one.

So, the choice is yours.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
In this thread, you can find/download SamFirm:

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

Flash XXU1APF5 AP BL CP & CSC -> your device will reset...

This firmware will get the update to XXS1APG4, probably this week
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookido:
Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated - downloaded the firmware using SamFirm and planning to upgrade asap!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jidamo:
Home_csc..... and csc_.....

Hi everybody

what CSC should I put in odin : HOME_CSC ....... tar or tar CSC _.......

My french is poor and I do not understand what is written in the first post:confused:.

Thank you for your help and understanding.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookido:
If you remain with the same Country code (CSC), you can use the HOME_CSC (it doesn't do the factory reset). If you change from one country code to another, like I did, you have to use the regular CSC_ which does a factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jidamo:
thanks man:)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] trickie69r:
Vodafone UK (VOD) is on XXS1APG5 [emoji6]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jdjta:
APG4 OTA for PHN arrived this morning (coming from APF5):