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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Dirtdawg57:
Big thank you to dajmanjt for this guide and all the others involved in getting root and firmware u! It has been working awesome for me. Weird that I read so many comments about bad battery and slow performance. I get the root kernel not being as good, but I have noticed a pretty big improvement over stock in speed and battery. I feel like mine is much quicker now over stock. I use to get lag in Gear VR but now I don't. I also have been getting much better battery life strangely. I attached my screen shots from earlier this week, I have had some better days since then.

I guess it is contributed to using this guide to freeze and setup greenify. I used this http://xdaforums.com/android/general/guide-0-0-hour-idle-battery-drain-stock-t2973588 guide to setup amplify(though it would be nice to have one for amplify more specific to our phone.) Setting up amplify made a BIG difference!

I also love having Titanium and full use of Tasker and secure settings again. Those alone make it worth it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dartz28:
A lil thing that bothers me is this. You can't read who's calling you when on other apps. Anyone notice that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Yea hopefully you are unzipping that main root file and using the Samsung_G935x_QC_Rooted_BOOT.TAR file in the AP slot through ODIN. If that is what you are doing I am not sure what is going wrong with your process.... maybe send some screenshots of the issue and I can better try to help.

Glad to hear everything is working out for ya! Some people have great battery some do not. I think its hit or miss with the engkernel and I have yet to find consistency with it across multiple user experiences. Hope someone can unlock our bootloader and give us full freedom to change everything :)

I also noticed this when I was on U, however I was using xposed with some modules. Do you have xposed installed and what modules are you using? Try disabling some of those modules that might be interfering with the colors and see if that helps. If you aren't using xposed then maybe its simply a glitch in U firmware or a glitch in the fix zips.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dartz28:
I do have Xposed installed. But no modules used.

Anyway to get around that? Maybe a better dialer/contact thingy. And thank you for getting back
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Perhaps you can install the google dialer app and associated processes. I think there is an xda thread with a flashable zip floating around somewhere. Then you can go into your default app settings and select google phone app as the default phone application. That step is very important because if you don't do that the dialer wont work and you wont be able to answer phone calls if you had already removed the samsung dialer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] TheWu-Wei:
Considering that I've read several comments about how xposed can impact battery, I see no reason to have it installed if you have no modules.

Honestly, the only modules *I* run deal with battery management....which I need because I'm running xposed. Seems kinda dumb, but I haven't bothered to experiment with removing it all yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dartz28:
Thank you I'll look that up.

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I might remove it or I might use it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nerdrum:
I can't seem to get USB Debugging to actually work. I enable it in dev settings and launch the root.bat as admin and it opens, runs then closes. device never reboots. Any suggestions? MyKnox isn't installed either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Skurvy_Pirate:
Knox and Android Pay

Does this method trip KNOX? I have seen some others say they don't, but this one doesn't specifically mention it. I don't care too much since it is only really good for Samsung Pay, which can only be used with a few banks it seems anyways.

Also, anyone get Android Pay working with this? I have actually used it in the past and it would be nice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] TechBSwift:
Have you been sleeping under a rock lol. You answered your own question.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] snickle:
I Am running this now with exposed, amplify, greenify and forced doze. Working pretty stable.

I do not use VOLTE, so no issues there. Are there any advantage or disadvantage to moving to the deodexed ROM?

Also, has anyone tried this without all the xposed stuff, I put it on following the op, but wondering if I should remove and try it without.

Thoughts?

Thanks dajmanjt for all the work!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
That ROM will eventually offer built in mods, which would make it a worthwhile upgrade. Otherwise I find stock U to work just as good as jrkruse's ROM.

Without root the U firmware FLIES. I can confirm much smoother experience without root, because of the modified kernel that must be installed to root. Xposed in general did not affect me one way or another, but without root no Xposed obviously. YMMV but if I didn't have to have the volte fix I would wholeheartedly recommend leaving the U firmware untouched. Very smooth and super battery life.

Sent from my Verizon S7E Rooted PF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Syn Ack:
I'm very curious to see if we can implement some of the basic tweaks/fixes that U or H firmware lacks because I'd much rather be on that than PF2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] markwebb:
I agree. Though I bought the new US unlocked version and then rooted using eng kernel and then used the jkruse rom (which is great btw!), the battery life for me was awful. Going back to stock, I flashed the PF2 vzw firmware instead to gain those few vzw features missing from the U firmware. Battery life is now 10x better with a slight tradeoff in speed but I am happy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] wcr84:
Have you ever got the update for the unlocked version out of curiosity.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] coopmaster:
can anyone help? the link in part 3 is down, (File 1 - http://dl.psouza4.com/android/S7_or_..._Fixes_V15.zip)(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Here try this link

http://dl.psouza4.com/android/S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_V15.zip

Sent from my Verizon S7E Rooted PF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Subliminalpepper:
Anyone know where to find the uninstall zip for Xposed on this custom version? Thanks!

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I figured out the issue. I'm sure it's obvious to most on here, but I was using vmware on my Mac to run odin. It runs real sketchy on a VM, I managed to flash the U firmware but couldn't do root. I got my hands on a PC and had no further issues. Thanks for getting back, and sorry for being a noob! Again, thanks for this whole thread and your work [MENTION=3017790]dajmanjt[/MENTION]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Syn Ack:
Yeah I also flashed back to PF2 yesterday. Not even rooted, just disabled about 150 things through Package Disabler lol. Something about the engBoot (or root) that just kills battery life and functionality.

All I want to be on is the unlocked firmware with working Verizon VoLTE and MMS with no bugs. Root would be a bonus but at this point I don't want to flash an Odin boot package to get it, because it's clearly a dirty way to achieve it. Root is fun, but not needed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hp79:
Does enabling VoLTE Call in stock 935U firmware do anything? I noticed if I turn this off when making a phone call the LTE and data connection dissappears. When enabling this, sometimes LTE dissappears sometimes not. From the phrase, it sounds like voice is routed over LTE but doesn't mean we get HD Voice, that's why you need to root if you want HD Voice.

Would this VoLTE feature work on AT&T based MNVO too?

Last night I put my phone in airplane mode and saw battery drain of 1% per hour till morning. I had AOD off, but maybe it was because I had Google Voice recognition turned on as always listening mode.

Normally idle drain should be close to nothing if put in airplane mode and AOD/NightClock off.

Anyhow, I'm pretty happy so far with stock 935U firmware over Verizon's latest (is it PF2?) stock.

It sucks how carriers ruin the phone so badly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] ad78:
if I rooted this, I know Samsung pay will not work. what about android pay?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Syn Ack:
Same thing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] ororick:
U Firmware link is down in step 1. Can someone upload it again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66014809&postcount=2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] grantsd25:
Thanks for the guide. I haven't tried to root or customize a phone since back when the original Droid X was brand new. And wow did I pick a lemon of a phone to try and get back into nodding phones again. This guide and many others were bomb. Had no idea what most of the apps and stuff were so had to do some forum hunting to find out! Cheers!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] pfriederichs:
Can anyone confirm if WIFI calling can be enabled on this without root? I saw a couple of posts stating it can be enabled under Phone Settings -> Advanced Calling but the Advanced Calling menu is not there on my device. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] le0.br4zuc4:
As far as I know, without root it cannot be enabled.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Outbreak444:
I'm not on the U firmware but maybe you can give this a try and see if it works:

Download Activity Launcher from the play store

Open the app and up where it says Recent activities you want to select the drop down box and select All activities

Now scroll down to Phone (there are multiple, not sure which one has the setting, mine was the 2nd one) and select it.

Find Wi-Fi Calling (there were two of them, try both if you'd like) and long press on it and select Create Shortcut, this will put it on your home screen where there is available space.

From there you can press the home button, find where it is at on your home screen, and select it to see what happens. Don't worry, you cannot break anything doing this method here.

If the above doesn't work then, using the same technique, scroll to settings instead of phone, then scroll to Wi-Fi calling and do the same as above.

Let me know if that works or not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] vikramjatt11:
I cannot get my phone to go into deep sleep after using this root method. The battery is dying is about 6 hours. The screen turns off, but betterbatterystats shows the phone was on deep sleep for only 19 seconds.

I've disabled all the apps OP has listed.

I installed Greenify from the Play Store yesterday, but still no luck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
I would start from scratch. Install U, root and enable root on startup in SU settings, flashfire, flash the fix.zip and then greenify with aggressive doze enabled. I've rooted dozens of times and loose less than 2% overnight. Something sounds like it got fudged up in the root process. Also Try flashing the pit file when you Odin back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] le0.br4zuc4:
There options but they don't work, probably because of missing files to get the app/service started.

I am okay not having VoLTE but I wonder why these options are there? Is it part of the U stock ROM? Files that got pushed when the Sim card activated the phone? If it is part of the U stock ROM maybe we can hope Samsung adds support to VoLTE/WiFi calling in the future, right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Outbreak444:
It may not work because the phone doesn't have the carrier info to route through the internet for calls. Seems odd that carriers haven't figured this out yet since sim cards can connect you to the right networks but they won't allow them to connect via wifi. Maybe it's because originally T-Mobile was the only carrier and now they all seem to offer it in some way, but haven't come to an agreement on how it will be handled.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Voxilli:
I believe it is just part of the stock ROM. As a side note, may I ask what you used to theme your status bar icons? Most of the Xposed modules are only partially functional on the S7 edge. I found that Flat Style Colored Bars works. Is that what you are using? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] WorldOfJohnboy:
Cannot get Root, no errors!?

I'm really sorry if this was posted in this thread, but I can't get the bulletin Search Working... I've read the first 10 pages and didn't see anything.

So, I first flashed U firmware without issue. I then tried the root process. The only part that doesn't work is I don't get root access.

ODIN flashes no errors. Reboots and "adb devices" shows my phone. I moved the "su" folder to same as my adb.exe, then run root.bat, here is the exact output:

c:\adb>root.bat

c:\adb>adb wait-for-device

c:\adb>adb shell mount -o rw,remount /system

c:\adb>adb shell mount -o rw,remount rootfs /

c:\adb>adb push SuperSU-v2.74-2.img /data/su.img
1321 KB/s (33554432 bytes in 24.805s)

c:\adb>adb push launch_daemonsu.sh /system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh
115 KB/s (4686 bytes in 0.039s)

c:\adb>adb install -r SuperSU-v2.74-2.apk
1116 KB/s (6348638 bytes in 5.554s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/SuperSU-v2.74-2.apk
Success

c:\adb>adb shell 0<supersu.cmds
touch /system/xbin/su
chmod 0755 /system/xbin/su
chcon u:object_r:system_file:s0 /system/xbin/su

chmod 0700 /system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh
chcon u:object_r:su_exec:s0 /system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh
if [ `cat /system/etc/init.sec.boot.sh | grep daemonsu >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?` -ne 0 ]; then
echo '/system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh' >> /system/etc/init.sec.boot.sh
fi

sync
reboot

root@hero2qlteue:/ # touch /system/xbin/su
root@hero2qlteue:/ # chmod 0755 /system/xbin/su
root@hero2qlteue:/ # chcon u:object_r:system_file:s0 /system/xbin/su
root@hero2qlteue:/ #
root@hero2qlteue:/ # chmod 0700 /system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh
n u:object_r:su_exec:s0 /system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh <
c.boot.sh | grep daemonsu >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?` -ne 0 ]; then <
> echo '/system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh' >> /system/etc/init.sec.boot.sh
> fi
root@hero2qlteue:/ #
root@hero2qlteue:/ # sync
root@hero2qlteue:/ # reboot

Once the phone reboots, I have the SuperSU app installed. Install Root Checker and run it, get the "sorry root access is not properly installed on this device" message. Installed FlashFire and it also says Root access could not be acquired.

It's probably something simple that I'll feel stupid for, but does anyone have any idea or suggestions? (Note: I've tried uninstalling SuperSU, then starting from step one to re-flash in ODIN and run the root.bat, still the same issue)

Also of note, I get a "Security Notice" after the root.bat is run. I have Anti-malware turned off and don't have My KNOX installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
Are you flashing the right kernel for the first step after the stock install? It should work without a hitch.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] WorldOfJohnboy:
If you mean the single TAR file via ODIN, then yes... it flashed without errors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] WorldOfJohnboy:
OK, so I factory reset the phone. Went into Download mode, ran ODIN (PrinceComsy) flashed the TAR to AP, passed.

It rebooted, ran through setup, enabled debugging, ran root.bat, no issues/errors. Root Checker was successful.

Not sure what it was, but it's working now. Thanks for the guide, sorry for the false alarm!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] le0.br4zuc4:
I'm not rooted so the only way to theme status bar is using the Samsung Good Lock app. It's available in the Samsumg App Store.

Good Lock is basically Samsung's way of introducing a new "UI". Try it out, it's pretty good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] sershe84:
Is this specific to Verizon? As far as I can tell SM-935U is the model Samsung is selling as US unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
T-Mobile?

Hey, I have the Verizon version of the s7 edge but I'm using Tmobile service. Will flashing the unlocked firmware open more bands? Specifically band 12?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
The U firmware is not specific to Verizon, it apparently works on all s7e models. However the fixes listed in the OP are somewhat specific to Verizon to enable volte and other things. The U firmware gives the user that unlocked firmware feeling without buying the unlocked version of the phone.

I do not think that this firmware can unlock additional bands on a Verizon specific s7e. I think the bands are locked and cannot be unlocked through firmware software, AFAIK.

Sent from my Verizon S7E Rooted PF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
From what I've read online, all S7Es are identical so the bands must be controlled by software. If the firmware doesnt unlock them, what will?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] 0O00O0O00O:
I had success up until Step 3, that is the Verizon fixes.

My FlashFire gets stuck in "Enumerating partitions..." indefinitely and can't be used. Any suggestions?

edit: I solved the issue myself. Uninstall an reinstall the app (only use the PlayStore version!), then when you first open the app, DENY it's SuperUser access. Then, manually grant the app SuperUser access and restart FlashFire. Then, it should work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Amon37:
I followed everything had root installed all my app and such went to use an app that needed root and it didnt work. I used root checker again and it lost root. I ran root.bat again, phone rebooted, root checker still shows no root.

Edit. I guess someone had the same problem as above. Can I just relflash the rooted_BOOT.tar and then try the root.bat again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] DJGhost:
So after using this ROM for about 3 weeks, with Cricket/AT&T service, & on a daily basis I'm pretty satisfied with it.

Only issues I've come across is that sometimes the phone lags & I have to wait 2-3 seconds so it starts moving again. There's not much info I can provide. I thought it was SnapChat at first but it happens with any App.

Also, the phone tends to get warm, not really hot but pretty noticeable.

I'm coming from a Galaxy S5 & that phone rarely got warm, no matter what ROM I had in it. I don't know if this is a know characteristic of the S7, i just found it surprising.

I followed guide, Steps 1, 2 & 3 & had to errors (on the 2nd try). Step 4 is not an option for me because I had bad experiences with xposed so I rather not get into that again.

Thank you [MENTION=3017790]dajmanjt[/MENTION] for a great tutorial.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
Can I follow only step 1 and leave it at that? I don't want Verizon apps because I'm not on Verizon and I don't want root or xposed.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] colklink14:
Can't get root checker to work

fixed , I am such a dummy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
I think they would be locked in the bootloader itself, but I could be wrong. All I can say is try it and let us all know your results ?

Yes I would reflash the tar file and try again.

Yes if you don't need Verizon stuff I would totally just do step one. If you don't have to root, DON'T DO IT. The U firmware is great all by itself, the root kernel has issues and the fix zips are only to fix Verizon issues and root kernel issues. I wish I could just run the U firmware stock, but I'm on Verizon so I have to root and do the other steps.

Did you flash the root tar file in Odin before trying to run the bat file? Is your phone using USB developer settings enabled?

Sent from my Verizon S7E Rooted PF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
I am having one issue (I doubt it has anything to do with this guide/firmware, but ill post this here just in case). I basically get dual notifications whenever wifi-calling is enabled. I will try to reflash today evening.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Amon37:
Since we have no TWRP, is there any way for me to make a flash able image of my current stable rooted setup?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
You can make a backup with flashfire and copy it to your sd card or computer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] MrWicked1:
Be careful with that, I might have checked a couple things I shouldn't have to back up cause I did this and later tried to flash it and got a system write failed. Had to do a factory reset to get out of it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] grantsd25:
I'm new to flashier, haven't really played with Roms and such since the original Droid x....could you by chance tell me what settings are needed to be checked to do this with flashfire?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
When I do a backup I just check the normal backup and leave it alone. Should be bullet proof with those settings.

Open flashfire, hit the + in the lower right, select backup, select normal, select location at the top, then external SD, hit the check mark in the upper right and then flash at the bottom. When it's finished you can copy the flashfire folder on your SD card to your computer if you want.Pretty simple. To restore open flashfire and select restore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] grantsd25:
Much appreciated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
So I noticed something weird, bear with me.

1. I flashed the u firmware only

2. While setting it up, it gave me a message telling me to restart so it can apply the new sim card settings (I'm on T-Mobile instead of Verizon)

3. I restarted, no problem,I'm getting 4g (no lte) wherever I go. Probably has to do with the locked bands.

4. I re-flashed the u firmware, this time no "restart to apply settings" menu.

5. This time, in the first step of the android installer, I noticed that I was getting LTE+/LTE which I have never gotten on my s7 edge.

6. Once I finished setting up my phone, it went back to 4g (no LTE).

7. I could not check which step the LTE went away because I connected to WiFi which hid the data connection speed information

Maybe it was a huge coincidence, but it could also be something important. Is anyone else able to reproduce this?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] DJGhost:
So I just notice that the Samsung Pay App has update by itself. And now I have 3 notifications I can't get rid off & its driving me nuts.

Every time I open the App I'm getting a "Unauthorized Modification" error; I'm pretty sure this means I've tripped Knox.

My question is: Is there any way to fix Knox & still have a Rooted phone?

I never used Samsung/Google Pay. It would be nice if I can use it & still have a rooted phone.

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] bickfordman:
Why does it seem I get so much battery life on just the U rom with out root, then when I root it?