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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] phantomliberty:
I really need Stock Android for my S7 and can't find it anywhere. I've been searching for hours!!! Would love some help. None of the ones linked in this post under Returning To Stock are the right ones. I already tried the one for AT&T and Odin came back with a model dismatch error.

The model number is G930AUCS2APE1 and the phone is AT&T.

Edit: Tried the latest version of Odin instead of the prince one and it seems to be working so far. Seems like it's going to take forever.

Edit2: Comes up with error Complete(Write) operation failed. So frustrating....

Edit3: Hallelujah!!! Found a new version of Odin and it worked instantly by selecting all 4 files within the zip file. If anyone has issues with model dismatch despite having the correct files try downloading odin from here: http://xdaforums.com/android/software/odin-3-12-3-worlds-att-s7-odin-firmware-t3401470
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] chrisj22:
Has anyone else had an issue after root where the phone is very laggy and if I use TiBu to remove anything once I reboot the phone it hangs everytime and won't fully boot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Aiideron:
So I am having quite a lot of bugs with this root method, the most recent is random reboots and people not being able to hear me during calls, so I decided to go back to stock for the time being. I see some people have had an issue going back to stock after the EngBoot Root method was flashed, so did I. In order to get a complete stock restore I had to flash the AP, CP, and CSC files first (which still had the custom unlocked message on startup), then go back into ODIN mode immediately after startup and flashing the BL, and HOME_CSC files. Following this order completely restored my Verizon S7 back to stock and didn't have Custom Unlock on startup anymore. Hope this helps some of you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] davidisflash:
Nice tip. Thanks for posting that as I'm one of the ones considering going back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Duck Quan:
Is it possible to just flash the unroot zip with flashfire?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] btort1:
2015 and 16, I had the g4, moto x pure, nexus 5x, returned the 5x for a nexus 6p (5x lagged SOMETIMES but my old 5 doesn't? must be the weak 808), xperia z5c (a little TOO SMALL), htc one a9 (more laggy than my m8), galaxy s6 edge, htc 10 and back to galaxy s7. During those times of exploring and losing money, I came to a conclusion I hate anything 5.3 and above. My favorite was definitely the nexus 6p, just hated the size because I use my phone one handed most of the time.

There's only 3 decent flagship devices left that are considered small/regular size...those are s7, xperia z5c, xperia x performance and iphone 6s. The rest are all going for bigger and bigger, I don't get why oems won't just create a smaller version like the s7 and later come out with a phablet

I know I lost a lot of money by exploring but I loved the experience, just sucks androids don't hold their value like the damn iphones
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] toolittletoolate:
I've been having the same issue. I honestly thought it was just me or something. I actually got T-Mobile to take my phone back on warranty, haha! I'll try out the security updates and post back in about a week to see if that fixes it. I'm kicking myself, I can't believe that I never thought of trying that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] newuzer1:
Once rooted, what is the recommended Backup Type via Flashfire?

I'm only familiar with TWRP and am worried I'll select the wrong type and be screwed should I need to restore a baseline backup down the road. I'm guessing some of the backup options would be unusable given how locked down the phone is.

I was thinking 'Normal' which includes 'Boot' and 'System', then unselect 'Data' and 'Internal Storage', and finally select 'EFS'.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] 96cobra:
I've been rooted for a few weeks now and only have a couple of minor issues/annoyances, but I do have a question... If I do a factory reset now, will I retain root and only have to reinstall/flash the fixes and xposed, or will I also need my PC (and abd) to install the root.bat and super user stuff? Just curious incase I ever decide to FDR and my laptop isn't with me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Durotar Heights:
I absolutely hate asking for help but I have to.

I read most of this thread, and I followed the OPs instructions to the T. I have rooted every Galaxy phone save the S4 and S6, so please assume I didn't make any obvious mistakes. I have a Sprint Galaxy S7 (not Edge.)

I tried the instructions many times, to varying degrees of success.

I have an idea what is causing my remaining problem, but I don't know how to fix it. The Flashfire step appears to work, as I downloaded the correct zip, and it reboots into a mode that shows a bunch of what I recognize as Android system filenames scrolling, and reboots again.

However I still had had to fix LTE by editing the 3 settings, (DUN and security log) in BuildProp Editor. I also had to use BPE to fix the Wi-FI password issue.

I loaded the stock firmware listed in the OP, factory reset the phone, I even tried the Flashfire step twice, but I still have a real problem: No Wi-Fi calling.

"Cannot turn on Wi-Fi Calling service" is the error I get when I try to enable Wi-Fi calling.

Rebooting sometimes causes the phone to reboot itself 3 or 4 times, but that I can live with. Still, I'd fix it if I could.

Is Flashfire not working? Any ideas?

*NOTE* Hotspot was broken but I found another thread that told me how to fix that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] newuzer1:
Well I went ahead and tried a few backups via Flashfire ADB wifi and was successful doing just an EFS. I can also do a Boot. But it freezes about 10 minutes into System. It gets super hot too and am worried about frying the phone if I keep it up.

Anybody have success doing an ADB wifi backup of larger partitions?

Wondering if I should change compression method, number of cores used, and/or use USB instead of wifi.

UPDATE:

I went ahead and did an ADB backup of Boot/Recovery/System/Data via USB without issues, although it did get pretty hot. Hopefully, those are the options I should've chosen.

Tip for those trying to figure out how to do USB instead of wifi...either turn off wifi before connecting or just skip the Flashfire prompt/instruction of 'adb connect [ip address]'. Took me a minute to figure out how to skip wifi.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Duck Quan:
I had to factory reset enough times to know that yes, you will have to re-root with adb after factory reset
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] 96cobra:
Thanks for the info!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] undercover nerd:
Can anyone tell me why my phone is randomly rebooting ?

After doing all the steps here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Action123:
Having issues with receiving texts when the phone is on standby even after installing the fix on my VZW Edge. Anyone have a workaround?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] bboystyle:
For those of you who want to go back to stock and are having trouble with any updates i have found a fix.

(only do this if u want to go 100% back to stock and want to update to current software and future updated software. If u want to stay on PG2 software and never update, then ignore this post)

In the instructions on how to flash back to stock, the OP only included 3 files u had to flash using Odin (AP, CP and CSC). follow those steps up to the point where everything is flashed back to stock and your phone has rebooted to home screen. After that,power off your phone and restart to download screen (hold home, power button and volume down at same time)

once u are booted to the download mode screen, open odin and select BL and find the BL file that came with your stock folder. Once its loaded, hit start and let Odin flash it. Your phone will reboot and you will be able to update your phone to any new software released.

I had a problem trying to update to PG1 after reflashing to stock. My update would crash at 32%. This will fix that issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] deV14nt:
Because engboot socks. It's something. Just not practical. Lots of wishful thinking.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ykjae:
Nevermind I solved my problem!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Edge4President:
Will this delete all user data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] LeftyGR:
Yes. And anything on your internal SD memory.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Edge4President:
Aww man thanks tho
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] alexpoe:
I was running the sm g930u firmware on my verizon s7 but wanted to go back to stock. I used odin and keep getting a fail and now cant even boot my phone. Any help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ickedmel:
Oops nvm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freak69ize:
Bad download maybe
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] LeftyGR:
Is it failing immediately or part way thru?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Shawn haz root:
I am thinking about upgrading to the S7 from the S6 on Verizon and just wanted to check in and confirm this root method is still working. Rooting the S7 will determine if I even buy it. Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] alexpoe:
Yes it was failing almost immediately, then I connected it straight to the MB usb and downloaded the firmware again and now back up and running. Thank You.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] davidisflash:
The root method still works today, though it's known to have some lag and battery drain issues for some of us. The bootloader is still locked, keep in mind. If that's your only reason for wanting to move to s7, keep that in mind. You can flash the U firmware though and leave the phone unrooted. You'll be bloat free with good battery life and performance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Shawn haz root:
That's a shame. The only 2 reasons I was thinking of the S7 were for the better battery life and WiFi calling. I'm still on 5.0.2 on my s6 w/root. I prefer root for ad blocking and to remove any apks or files I don't want. Thanks for responding so quickly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Wired4Fun:
Thank you SOOOO much. I never expected an exploit this soon!!!!!

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Do you have a link to the 'U firmware' ??

This is a pretty extensive thread and was hoping you could help me zero in on it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Indirect:
https://tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=...share_tid=3415875&share_fid=3793&share_type=t

[Firmware] G930UUEU2APEH (flashes to g930a)

Install using those instructions it works for g930v as well as all other uS models.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] undercover nerd:
No its not the root method totally I don't think I think it's something to do with force doze or some other batter life saving thing because it only reboots on the charger and only at night and only after letting it sit for awhile. I changed a setting in force doze to not doze when charging and it hasn't done it as much. So my real question is that force doze turns the phone off? Like a super hibernation?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ykjae:
I have actually found that I have no lag or overheating issues after restarting the method fresh.. And the battery issue came again after installing xposed. So something about xposed isn't right.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ickedmel:
I one time actually had a bad download on my laptop where it was causing Odin to fail. I went to my pc re-downloaded the files and everything worked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TehPirate_:
Say I need to uninstall the XPosed Framework temporarily, can I use the generic uninstall or?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] undercover nerd:
You can always freeze it with tbu but I'm not having battery issues no overheating I have xposed.but there is some apps you needed to install and tweak with the xposed Mayne you didn't do that part?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freddie813:
What's everyone take then? If you want a reliable phone... stock, stock G930U, or rooted G930U/930V?

I'm in that exact boat. I just picked up an S7 to toy with, before selling my rooted S6. I successfully rooted last night, though I have PF2 firmware, so the hotspot fix in the OP doesn't work for me. Wish I had checked the firmware version sooner.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Illogi.xbone:
You can flash down to PE1. Just do an external Smart Switch backup then flash root and restore.

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Sadly I didn't have luck with the U firmware, signal issues, but it was smooth and I loved it and would use it if I could get it working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freddie813:
Thanks! I wasn't sure if I could revert back to PE1 or not, I think on either the S5 or S6, that rolling back versions of firmware was blocked to prevent root access. I'm torn on what firmware to go with, and whether to go rooted or not. I really like the native hotspot feature, and hoped to get that working. But everyone says that U firmware stock or rooted is great. I think I would miss HD calling and the occasional use of native video calling.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ^I'm_With_Stupid:
What problem was that? How did you fix it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ykjae:
It was a system process using a lot of battery.. I just restarted my phone and it corrected itself lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Hey psouza4, You said in your original instructions that the ATT people should

not

use the Princecomsy version of Odin...or at least it had been reported that ATT users had better luck with the other non-Princecomsy version. Are you sure about that? I read a lot of threads to figure all this out and I interpreted it as the Princecomsy version of Odin was specifically for the ATT variant and bootloops and trouble would haunt those if not used....could someone please confirm or deny? Thanks in advance. Great work by the way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] undercover nerd:
I have a problem with random reboots during charging.

A problem with my calls going in and out.

A problem with my background noise muffler not working others can't hear me over my background noise.

Any help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] deeje00:
I've been having some weird network issues. I'll be using whatever just fine then it'll stop working and I'll have to either turn on and off WiFi or mobile network whatever im on and then it comes back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] live2playloud:
Is it possible you could tell me what I need to do to get viper up and running plz? And thanks for your hard work my friend!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] btort1:
Try reflash your current rom and reroot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] newuzer1:
I have 2 root bugs I can't figure out how to fix:

1) USB Configuration - I understand there is a known issue but I haven't seen all the symptoms listed and wondering if everyone is experiencing the same.

Whatever I chose it will not remember on reboot.

Even after selecting something other than 'Charging', 'Charging' is still shown as selected in the settings menu.

If I select something other than 'Charging', for example 'MTP', there will be two notifications when connected to USB... i.e. - 1 notification displaying 'Charging' and 1 notification displaying 'File Transfer'.

USB Configuration notification shortcuts don't work, i.e. - tapping/selecting them doesn't take me to the corresponding Settings menu to change it.

General instability when changing USB Configuration...I've gotten crazy pink/magenta overlays on the screen several different times immediately after changing this setting. Fix was rebooting.

2) VOLTE Icon reappears permanently -

I'm pretty sure this happened after turning Airplane mode on/off although I'm not positive.

The icon is always there now in black and doesn't show active/white even though I have HD Voice enabled and 4G LTE icon is active.

Anybody experience these issues?

I'm thinking a temp fix for the VOLTE issue is reapplying VZWS7_PE1_Fixes_V15.zip but seems it would just occur again when choosing Airplane mode (assuming that's what caused it to reappear). I'm really hoping the USB Config issues are fixed. It is really annoying.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] stang5litre:
Does anyone know of how to get rid of the Volte Icon? Framework-res has already been replaced with v15. This happens when you turn alarm on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Wired4Fun:
Thanks, but that link appears to be dead...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] swick1981:
Governor Fix for S7

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a heads up. I found a program called govtuner right here on XDA. It's a very simple Flash and using it FIXED ALL Governor issues. At least it did for me. I am running an s7 (g930v - verizon variant, rooted, v15 fix, L-Speed, & Gov-Tuner) in Gov-Tuner performance mode and have had no lag issues and battery drain has been minimal at best. Battery has lasted over a FULL DAY in battery mode and just under a day in performance mode. And the phone flies like freaking crazy. I've never seen anything run this fast. And I'm not overstating this either. Just look for the program called govtuner here on xda or follow link below and Flash it. One caveat, I flashed govtuner program after doing a clean install/reset & then I rooted and then flashed v15 fix, & I flashed govtuner. It workes incredibly well!!! I'm going to try & install root, l speed, and do the individual fixes instead of flashing v15, then flash govtuner to see if that'll work too.

I really Hope this can help others!

Gov-Tuner located here on XDA. Just do a search OR follow this link: http://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/mod-gov-tuner-project-29th-june-2016-t3407828

ENJOY!!

Swick

Ps. I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR GOVTUNER. It was something I found and figured it could help many others!

Lastly, u can download universal init.d even though you have su.d in order to run govtuner. You CAN run it from su.d, but universal init.d worked. (I know it's a little odd, but there have been no conflicts, issues, etc for me... I hope it works for you as well as it did for me! OH, I'm running over 550 apps & it's running like a clean install. AMAZING is all I can say!)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Toonlinkmaster25:
I'm about to try it. Which governer are you using? You mentioned over a full day of battery life on "battery mode".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] deeje00:
Clicked the download link a dozen times and nothing happened.. How'd you download it? And you flashed with flashfire?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] swick1981:
Yes, flash with Flashfire - use the "Flash ZIP or OTA" option.

I dont know if this will even help, but...

Here is the order I installed everything in, from a FRESH fully stock phone (PE1) and I can either get under a day of FULL KICK BUTT performance or well OVER A DAY with battery life saving for the (G930V Verizon Variant - Firmware PE1)

1)Reset phone completely to stock (no root) to PE1.

2) Root Phone (g930v) - You should follow OP of this thread if uncertain how to do it.

3) Flashed v15 from this thread's OP (reboot phone)

4) Flashed XPosed (let phone reboot) - ONLY if you want it - this could be done later, though I don't know if it'll cause a problem - as this is the order I did things!

5) Flashed Gov-Tuner (Let phone reboot)

6) Install & use the suggested settings for LSpeed from this thread's OP - (LSPEED at Playstore) You can tweak this like I did for better performance or battery life. (If you want my performance settings, let me know and I'm happy to post!) (Reboot Phone)

7) Install an app in order to change your governor (Like Kernel Auditor, Rom Toolbox, etc... from Play store) & Install Universal INIT.D (Play Store)

7a) Run Universal INIT.D and select the toggle to "ON". (Unless you're CERTAIN INIT.D is already supported) GovTuner works with SU.D, but it's a bit more complicated as the developer states. Using universal INIT.D from play store works best, and hasn't caused ANY conflicts for me, yet! heh

8) Select the Governor you want to use from app (Like Kernel Auditor - I use interactive governor)

9) After selecting the governor you want, open terminal (from phone) and run govtuner to select desired profile - If you change your governor but still want the same profile you have had running, then you only need to run TUNE. IF you want to change your governor AND the profile that your using, then you just need to change the profile, as the tune command runs whenever you change the profile! - Instructions, Download Links to install & uninstall, governor's that are supported, are available on Gov-Tuner Thread -

http://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/mod-gov-tuner-project-29th-june-2016-t3407828

10) PROFIT! Test different governor's to see what gives you the best results. (When you change the governor and want to stay with the same profile (ie. balance, performance, battery) you only need to run the tune command. IF you change the governor AND want to change the profile, then you only need to change the profile as that runs the tune command as well!

If you want my super fast speed settings between LSPEED, the governors that I use, and Gov-Tuner, let me know!

Sorry for my first messy reply & Hope this helps!

Swick
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] davidisflash:
If this is confirmed, I'll want to root again. Very nice find! If confirmed I hope you get 100+ likes for this...this has been a nagging issue.

swick1981, sounds like this would be a good how-to guide you could write as a separate thread if you are so willing. Then perhaps if others confirm the fix, it could be linked to by OP's battery tuning guide he already wrote?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] LiquidT:
I'm getting my new Verizon Samsung Galaxy s7 today. If I follow the OP instructions and the post from above will everything be good or will I get any expected problems? All I'm after really is Root, Xposted, and great battery life. I want to be able to block most if not all Ads and debloat. Do I have to do the governor thing? Is this for a problem fix or just for performance?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Corwinder:
Well because of the kernel used to get root you won't get great battery life to start out. And at the very least you'll want something to set the governor to a more conservative setting then performance that it defaults on because that causes a lot of lag. That said I wonder if we select performance and then use govtune I wonder if that would fix that lag issue. Nevermind Govtune doesn't support the performance governor