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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ChristopherXDA:
The Australia XSA firmware does have the caller id/whitepages. I am running with that firmware for now here in USA on AT&T on my international S7. No wifi calling on the XSA either. I used the SPay app that is loaded by default on XSA, which is 2.5.57, and it worked. Still can't load my gift cards though.

Thanks for the response. I'm a flash and have a beer or two kinda guy too.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
Got a small FW update and it has SPay 2.4.x already loaded in it. But it just says its coming soon and at the bottom the supported devices include S6 series and not S7 -_-
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
Whats caller id /whitepages?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
Got it working finally!!!

I think I figured out how to get it working too. I have a UAE device and using it in India. Spay was launched in both the places under the Early Access Program. I registered from the India site but still couldn't download from Google or galaxy store. Side loading it also just hung up on the splash screen.

Then got a 100mb update with the latest security patch. And surprisingly it had Spay v2. 4.x built in. Still nothing from Google or galaxy store and still not working.

I then went to the UAE Samsung site and signed up for the Early Access Program and voila! It's working now. Made my first successful transaction too
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] BONNIE_62-10:
Hey

I'm on the same boat as you. XSG and stuck in India.

I did the early program thing as you suggested and now I'm finally at this stage.

It's asking me to send a mail from my email. Did you do the same ? Seems fishy

I posted the page I'm directed to from my email after logging into my samsung IS.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
Hey buddy. I did not get this particular screen. But the Samsung UAE Early Access Program page did ask me my IMEI number, a valid UAE phone number and email address. I entered the correct info and got a "Welcome to Samsung Pay" email. Then it was just a matter of linking my Samsung account...wasn't all that hard. Do note that I am on a UAE Firmware. Where did you purchase your device from? Also make sure you have updates your FW to the latest one where Samsung Pay is installed by default ( I got the 2.5.x version).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] BONNIE_62-10:
Thank you for the reply

My phone was purchased from the UAE and it is running on XSG firmware. I got the 100 mb update yesterday which had the samsung pay app preinstalled.

After setting up the app, i tried to add my indian debit card, to which rejected saying it wasn't compatible. It said only Mashreq cards would work, did you register through the uae early access? ?

Were you able to add an indian card?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] BONNIE_62-10:
Did you install the app from these links ?

Is this the screen from where you downloaded the spay app and the framework

My spay app is 2.5.57

Even in the FAQ it says Mashreq cards only.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
Do note that I had initially signed up for the Indian Early Access Program too. Dont know if that helped. I had also downloaded the latest SPay from apk mirror before I got the 100mb update. Did not work..tried older version and still did not work (Cant downgrade Framework though). After the 100mb update still nothing worked. I had unistalled Spay before the update and after the update got the SPay by default. Once again tried various versions of Spay and dint help. Thats when I signed up in the UAE website too and then it worked.

Note- I dint download any apk from Samsung or anywhere....the one thats working for me is the default SPAy app on the phone.

The working one for me is SPAY 2.5.57 & Framework 2.7.38

If you got the Spay by default, try using that itself. Dont install any apk..the apk Samsung offering might be region specific and the one by default in the phone might be international one.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] BONNIE_62-10:
It might be a one off issue I suppose.

My spay app is the default one after the update not side loaded or anything and the version number of the framework and the app is same as yours.

Strange how your phone accepts the indian debit/credit card while mine doesn't.

Anyways thanks for your help so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
Does Samsung rewards work for you on spay 2.6.0?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
Hmmm.. Yea maybe I got lucky. Anyway just trying rolling back your Spay to the default version...that is uninstall any updates. Sign up on the Indian site, then sign up on the UAE site. I'll repeat these steps on another similar phone and let you know how it goes.

Attaching some pics. Honestly I'm worried to update my FW or Spay now.. Might mostly lose spay if I've been lucky so far to use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
Everything is working for me (I don't use AMEX so not sure about that). I have purchased 2 Samsung gift cards, also have purchased gift cards in stores. The only time I remember having problems was when I installed newer apks so installed older versions recommended (August I think - I listed them in a post a page or two back). The only problem I'm having lately is a grocery store issue: for some reason my debit card isn't working at Harris Teeter - they are supposedly working on a fix (my credit cards weren't working for a couple of weeks but now they work again).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
I couldn't find an option to signup for rewards http://www.samsung.com/us/samsung-pay/rewards/ on 2.5.57 version of spay. Maybe its available only on 2.6.0
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
[MENTION=918582]guys[/MENTION] in US

Did you guys get the SPay by default or downloaded it separately? If by default, what version have you guys got?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
It depends on the firmware you are running. Since G930F is not officially available in US, it has to have another country firmware.

AFAIK, Germany and Australia firmwares haves spay by default. I have Australia and spay version 2.5.57
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
Are you able to use Samsung pay rewards?

I am trying to follow your steps.

Can you confirm if below is the sequence you followed?

1. Flash XSA firmware using odin

2. After phone reboots (Android setup screen), resrat it in recovery

3. Wipe cache and do factory reset

4. Reboot the phone and complete Android setup.

5. Default version of Spay (bundled with firmware) will be installed. Don't open the app.

6. Copy spay framework 2.7.38 and spay 2.6.0 to phone.

7. Install spay framework and spay. Don't open the app.

8. Reboot the phone.

9. Setup spay and add cards.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
Yep.. that looks correct..and yes spay rewards works just fine. All my points are restored as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
I signed up for rewards on a lower version than that (don't remember the exact version). Click on the rewards icon and it should offer to sign you up, or there is a link on that page, I forget.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
There is no link in the spay 2.5.57 version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
When you open SSP it should look similar to the attached screenshot.

Also read this just in case (I edited out most of the text):

Did you create a Samsung Account & also activate SSPay? The Rewards option won't appear until you do this.

EDIT: just quickly searched for screenshots for earlier versions of SP and 2.5.02 shows SP rewards. I installed 2.4ish originally, have also wiped & changed firmware since quite a few times in the beginning. My credit/debit cards have always been removed each time I performed a wipe but my SS rewards were still intact. Also thought I'd lost a SS gift card once because it didn't show up in 'my cards' but when I added another SS card it included my previous remaining balance to the new gift card.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
Interesting. I only have 3 options in the app. See screenshot attached

You had mentioned earlier, the app was updated from Android. Did you update using play store or Galaxy app?

If I go to play store, it shows, no device is compatible for this app.

The Galaxy app shows spay 2.5.57 as Australia version (see screenshot).

Maybe, I should install US version (2.5.02)!!! and update the app.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
I sideloaded (installed) US framwork & app, then updated through the SP app. Did you sign up for Samsung account and also active SPay?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
I have framework 2.7.38. I am able to use spay 2.5.57. I am able to setup spay, add cards. I have also made few payments at grocery stores.

I am trying to setup samasung rewards. 2.5.57 was default spay version that came with Firmware. I am thinking its the Australian version hence rewards would not work.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
Forgot you're using Australia - yes Samsung rewards is only USA.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] bay96:
Those who are on Nougat XSA, does Samsung cloud work for you? To check, go to Settings-->Cloud and accounts-->Samsung Cloud and click on the vertical three dots on the top right and click Sync now. Mine does not work after flashing XSA and I can't restore my data from Samsung cloud, specially S Health. I tried downloading a newer version from apkmirror and it still doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jnrfalcon:
I was told that Samsung Cloud/Smart Switch is tied to CSC. If you change CSC, it may cause problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nuetron:
Can confirm that flashing XSA's HOME_CSC from BTU or DBT works.

I was originally on DBT's CSC on 6.0, flashed BTU's HOME_CSC to retain data and upgrade to 7.0. Then flashed HOME_CSC on BTU's feb update. Lastly, just flashed XSA's HOME_CSC today and Samsung pay works, along with amex.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
Good news.

I was preparing for a full flash or factory reset. Before that, based on info [MENTION=3798831]mkoyskip[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3807400]yubeie[/MENTION] provided, I tried below.

1. Uninstalled spay updates - spay rolled back to 2.4.x. Cleared data and cache for spay.

2. Installed 2.5.02 downloaded from apk mirror. This I believe is US version. Everything went smooth. I was able to add card. I could also see Samsung rewards.

3. App prompted to update to latest version 2.6.14. It downloaded the update (~43MB). Installation of this version failed.

4. Repeated step 1 and installed spay 2.6.0 downloaded from apk mirror. Everything went smooth. I was able to add card. I could also see Samsung rewards and activate it.

5. Doesn't prompt for new app version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
The larger 2.6.14 update is the SPay Framework. Since the installation failed my suggestion would be to do the same as you did with SPay: uninstall any Framework updates then install a later update from apkmirror. Since it worked for SPay I'd guess it will work for the Framework. My guess is that even if you can make a purchase sooner or later the different versions (US vs Australia) will clash since both need to be updated to keep on working.

Myself I used older versions rather than the newest because at the time (Aug 2016 or such) members were having issues using the latest apks. After this I updated through the apps themselves, as of course SSPay isn't supported through the play store for international versions.

I'm currently on: SPay v2.6.00 & SPay Framework v2.7.38.

Let us know how it goes - if you are able to make a purchase check the rewards icon to make sure your purchase shows up (sometimes takes a while).

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Hmmm, just looking for more info, as this is kinda confusing to me. Sounds like you:

- flashed BTU HOME_CSC onto DBT 6, then upgraded to BTU 7 still using DBT?

- or flash BTU HOME_CSC on top of DBT during the upgrade to 7?

- then you flashed 7 on top again using BTU HOME_CSC?

More info is always better than less BTW

- then you mention flashing XSA HOME_CSC... Full flash or just XSA HOME_CSC?

Thanks. Happy it's working for you BTW:good::D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yoonus:
I am currently having SPay v2.6.00 & SPay Framework v2.7.38. Hope these 2 are US versions.

SPay framework was updated to 2.7.38 earlier when I was on spay 2.5.57.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
okay..I have been running spay 2.6.0 and spay framework 2.7.38 fine for a while..now I got a forced update 2.6.14 version of the spay app...now the app no longer works :(..it constantly loops through stating there's an update but then says it's corrupt.

Any ideas (other than a factory reset)??

I am running xsa nougat, btw....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
So..I rebooted my device in safe mode.... cleared cache and data..force stopped spay app..uninstalled spay updates..cleared spay framework app data and cache...

rebooted the device.. sideloaded spay 6.0 and set it up again.. finally up and running again..

lesson learned: if you're on spay 6.0 and framework 2.7.38.. hold off on updating to spay 2.6.14.... else it'll create a mess.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Pokalotapus:
THANK YOU

I should have done this ages ago but thank u. I am curently runnning the xsa newest 7.0 filmware and downloaded the 2.7.38 framwork and 2.6 app. My question is should i allow th app to update me. Seeing as i downloaded the 2.6 im sure its wanting to upgrade me to the 2.614. Thanks again
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mkoyskip:
Still on spay 2.6 but still same framework 2.7.38. DBT btw. Both DBT & DBT. Still working for me. Good luck, let us know.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
don't update through the app.. Instead side load it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Pokalotapus:
Just to clarify

Im on the XSA running 7.0 and have samsung pay working FINNALY, thank you with the 2.6. I can sideload the 2.6.14. Becuase when i first flashed to xsa and sideloaded 2.614 it was unsucsseful. Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tcntad:
How and what did you do?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] slee2714:
Nevermind spay is working now! Thanks guys
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rake.eks:
Were you able to try this on another S7 Edge? I too bought my phone from UAE, and I received the SPay app icon only after the recent 100mb update. However, when I click on the application it just tells me coming soon to UAE. BTW, I live in India and I am using a Vodafone sim.

After this I have subscribed for early access on both UAE and India sites. But still there is no change. I tried sideloading the app with different versions. None seemed to work. It wouldn't take me past the login screen no matter how many times I press on the button. :( :(

Would you have any suggestions for me buddy?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] RanMN:
Hey buddy I've tried on another UAE S7E in India. The initial sign-up for the Early Access on the UAE website kinda dint work. I got the welcome mail but not the activation mail. After a week tried the online support.. They said it takes about a week at least and on finding out I'm in India (from my IP) they dint bother to help me more.

I tried again with another email and phone number and this time after 3 days I got a mail saying its been activated an ill be abale to use it from April 4th. I can update you by then on the status.

From my understanding Samsung UAE is sending out the activation on a bulk phase. When I got my mail for the first phone it looked like a mass forward with many customers email addresses in CC. The one for my second phone looked better. No CC. Since it's basically in a trial period I think they are rolling it out very slowly. Hang in there buddy you will get it. I hope u got the Welcome mail?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] rake.eks:
Hey buddy.. The app went live in UAE today and I too had received that email earlier saying I can use the app from April 4.

However, I have not received any update yet. And I reached their online chat service and they asked me to wait for the update to appear on my phone.

Additionally they said something which upset me totally.. They said only UAE banks can be configured and used and no other banks from India.. :( :(

Any update on your end bro?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] drewwwwww:
So I did this and spay starts up. Only it doesnt get passed the opening screen. It tells me to update to "Spay UAE v2.7.15 early access release". Well I try to update and then it says it fails to update. I tried looking for that version on apkmirror but nothing. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
fyi

the procedure holds true only for xsa.. and NOT xsg.. tough luck..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] psufan5:
Would you mind posting instructions on how to do what you did? Id like to try it because I seriously miss having Samsung Pay :(. I don't know where to get that firmware etc that you used. Any help would be appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] makkonen:
Sure -- though I can't say with ANY degree of certainty that what I did will work on other phones. Based on what I've read, it seems pretty hit or miss, based on factors that haven't been entirely determined. Warning: data loss, low level formatting, etc. All this stuff can mess up your phone, so you should probably read more than my quick explanation if you aren't familiar with these processes.

Step 1: Go to Sammobile.com and grab the UAE PD1 firmware. For the G935F, that's:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/70320/G935FXXU1APD1_G935FOJV1APD1_LYS/

Or, for the G930F:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/69934/G930FXXU1APD1_G930FOJV1APD1_LYS/

Allot a couple hours to this process, as these files are large and they do not download quickly.

Step 2: Grab a copy of the latest version of Odin. It's posted in this thread. If you're not worried about wiping all your data (and I wasn't), the rest of the information in that thread is not necessary. If you ARE worried about wiping your data, I'm not sure -- read that thread.

Step 3: Unzip that giant firmware file. You'll end up with a BL, AP, CP, CSC, and HOME_CSC file, all with the extension .tar.md5. You can forget about HOME_CSC, unless you're trying to avoid wiping (in which case, see above).

Step 4: Open Odin, and enter the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files in their respective slots. As I understand it, as the CSC archive includes a PIT file, you're supposed to also click on options and check "Re-Partition". I did on one of my flashes, and didn't on another. I'm not sure it matters, since all of these firmwares are almost the same, and the partition structure probably doesn't differ significantly, if at all, between them. (<-- I have zero evidence to back this up)

Step 5: Shut down the phone, boot into download mode (vol-/home/pwr), hit vol+ to enter download mode, plug in to the computer, make sure the device shows up in odin (if it doesn't, maybe you need drivers? I don't remember where to get them), and hit start. Give it 10 minutes and you should be up and running.

Step 6: Login to your Samsung account, go to apkmirror and download the Samsung Pay files, install Samsung Pay Framework and install/update Samsung Pay app (there's a stub app already there on that firmware). Open it up and cross your fingers.

Epilogue: Take these instructions with many grains of salt. They are off the top of my head. If you're not familiar with Odin, read up. It seems unlikely you'll do much damage with stock firmwares on a locked bootloader, but... anything's possible.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] psufan5:
No faster link anywhere? I dont really want to sign up for that site :( Guess I can search google. Guess ill be getting it from there lol... I dont care about wiping the phone, no problems on that aspect.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] psufan5:
Just started the process - crossing fingers :)

Edit: Flashing another country's firmware - will I still be able to do OS updates? Man I really hope this works...

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CONFIRMED: Samsung Pay WORKING
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
Did you choose repartiton option for csc or not in odin?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] psufan5:
I chose to repartition yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] makkonen:
Awesome! Glad it worked.

Everything I've read suggests OTA updates will continue on without interruption. Unbranded UAE might (?) get updates rolled out a little later than unbranded UK, but it'll still hopefully be faster than whatever US branded models, since they've got a whole extra level of carrier approval to go through.

(yet another statement based on intuition and not evidence.)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Panzerapple:
Samsung Pay working on my African model using OJV firmware. After trying BTU CSC with multiple firmwares that failed. We have a winner here boys.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] psufan5:
My AT&T S7 actually got the may update before this phone so, not sure thats the case.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] drokindle:
got it working thanks for the guid
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] qmartman711:
Thanks for this guide. I've always had an HTC or Moto, so I wasn't familiar with odin. I did partition, and the UAE CSC worked for my device. My was originally Trinidad. Glad we have a solution in place!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rydah:
Just got an international variant. Gonna look into this now. Got to see how to find out what CSC I have. Samsung Pay didn't allow me to add a card on the current CSC. Also I'm missing the WhitePages option.

Edit:

Mine is originating from Egypt.

Sent From My S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Mahdiswe:
Thanks,

It did not work for me though, I feel that somehow my phone revert to the original rom even though odin succeed in the flash. I still see my CSC saying Nigeria!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yubeie:
where exactly do we see the csc? is it under settings > about the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Mahdiswe:
Use Phone Info from play store.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jhunkab:
Use Phone Info App from Play Store to check the product model.

Most likely you have Product Code SM-G935FZKUDECT model and with multiple CSCs installed from OJV HOME_CSC file - in multi CSC flash it seems phone picks the CSC that matches with original CSC - which in this case is ECT (Nigeria) and makes it active. I don't know how to switch to XSG CSC as active CSC. I saw this behavior in a few flashes. I am hesitant to try a full wipeout flash with a CSC file - may be using BTU HOME_CSC (which has only one CSC in it) may solve this issue.

WORKED!: I had a BTU firmware downloaded from SamFirm tool - basically flashed BL-G935FXXU1APD3;AP-G935FXXU1APD3;CSC-G935FBTU1APD3;CP-G935FXXU1APD1 ; I used HOME_CSC to avoid resetting the phone. I had not removed samsung pay and framework files from last update and they worked as-is - no server connection error anymore! [MENTION=2595572]mahid[/MENTION]swe try the same flash setup .. if you have the same product model of Nigeria that I have, this should work for you too.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rydah:
So I originally had EGY as my CSC, I flashed the LSY Odin files and its still showing my CSC as EGY. Any idea?