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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] lahegry:
You can't have root and have Samsung pay work. It only works on an unrooted phone. If you want root you can't use Samsung pay, titanium back up can be used to freeze the apps to get rid of annoying pop ups.

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When you root, you have to use the leaked engboot to have root which is not exactly optimized for our phones so you will almost always see a reduction in battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] markwebb:
Yeah just the nature of the eng kernel since it isn't meant for consumer use. It does irk me but I have access to charging all day at office, car and home.

I definitely will Odin back to stock when I go on vacation for piece of mind. Presently it drains by very late afternoon/early evening.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] DJGhost:
I was also wondering about the battery life on Root. I think I'll end up going back to U stock.

I'm really gonna miss not having Ads tho; Reason why I always root the phone.

Thanks for the info [MENTION=2484493]lahegry[/MENTION]!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Mr.Gallifrey:
FYI, Mediafire link says dangerous file blocked. is there another link to get the firmware zip?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Try this one

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588212152304771

Sent from my Verizon S7E Rooted PF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] xCHAOSNCx:
I don't know where exactly to place this but I think allot of people should know about it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=68030144

Sorry for the off topic [MENTION=3017790]dajmanjt[/MENTION] I love the u rom btw I just want someone with more knowledge than me to see this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
I'm going to post this here as well hoping to get more attention for it from the devs

Here is something interesting.... wonder if this exploit could give us root without having to use the engkernel..... that would be awesome

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/175146-samsung-galaxy-s7-has-quadrooter-vulnerability.html

Just performed a scan using quadrooter scan app and it looks like on the latest Verizon firmware we are still good to go on three of the four vulnerabilities. I hope a dev uses this to get us legit root....

Sent from my Verizon S7E Rooted PF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] xCHAOSNCx:
I also posted the link to it in hardware hacking General forums hoping maybe someone will see it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Kindofblue91:
This is a silly question, but do the zip file fixes, after being flashed, persist through a factory reset?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
No because they are not part of the Odin flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] DarkMidnight:
Is there a HOME_CSC version of this we can flash in Odin? That way we could reflash the ROM and preserve the data partition.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
Unfortunately U did not include a home csc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] raidflex:
Any word on any updates for the U firmware? Still on May security updates.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Zameus:
I have a noob question, but I think I may know the answer to this. I just need a sanity check. :P

Once I complete this whole process and I'm successfully running on "U" firmware, what ROMS will I be able to flash? Thank you all in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] aznsensazn29:
Is it possible to somehow implement the Verizon fixes without needing root? I don't need root but I'd love to just run the U firmware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] goldebae:
If you're using the SnapDragon 820 version, you can't flash any ROM unless you want to brick your device.

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Then only flash the U firmware. You don't NEED root at all once you flash the U firmware, you're golden.

EDIT: the Verizon fixes are onlt if you've rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Zameus:
goldebae, thank you for clarifying this for me. I'm on Verizon US version, so looks like now I'll just wait and hope we can get an unlocked bootloader.

Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] bickfordman:
Has there been any updates to the u version?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] goldebae:
I wouldn't update if you've rooted, but if you're only using the SM-G935U firmware, then go ahead and check in the settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] bickfordman:
Just wondering cause it is still on may security patch
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] goldebae:
I'm rooted and using the Unlocked ROM on my 935V, so I'm not sure. SecurityLogAgent for me is frozen. Maybe check for an update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] markwebb:
No security update yet but I believe Android authority or some other site over there weekend announced an bupdate is forthcoming andthat it includes Samsung cloud which was Note 7 exclusive.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] bickfordman:
Ok thanks for the update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] denrai:
The mediafire link for the U firmware in the Installation section is saying "The file you attempted to download was determined to be dangerous. For your protection, MediaFire does not enable distribution of dangerous files."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] deepfriedbutter:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588212152304771

OP should update original post.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Done ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
I try to keep the latest firmware here for future reference. The U firmware is in post 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Kindofblue91:
Big thanks to OP for the compilation of resources here.

I've got everything but Advanced Calling working using the patches in this guide. I do have the My Verizon app, and I get the "restart in 5 minutes to activate" message when activating the feature, but it never actually activates after a restart. I don't know if I'm missing a necessary Verizon package or what. Any advice? :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Since I have posted a link that I think belongs to you, I will include you in the credits on the OP. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Actually hate to break the news to ya.... but advanced calling on the U firmware was never fully stable. That's why I ended up going back to Verizon firmware. If I could of lived without advanced calling I would have stayed on U firmware 100%. If you power your phone all the way off and then back on your advanced calling feature will work, for prob 30 min or so. Then randomly it stops working. I tried everything under the sun to keep it from disabling itself but to no avail. So while the fixes DO fix the advanced calling feature, it really is too flaky to consider that feature usable. Hence I am back on Rooted Verizon Firmware until someone finds a permanent solution.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Kindofblue91:
Ah, no worries. I prefer the "factory" de-bloat of the U firmware and I don't honestly talk on the phone that often at all, so lack of Advanced Calling isn't a dealbreaker for me. Thanks for the reply, I was going crazy trying to get it to work, at least I'm not the only one with this issue! Cheers
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] blane3298:
will those fixes work for a at&t s7 edge on u firmware?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] aznsensazn29:
PSA New update???

I'm not quite sure what happened, but all I remember doing that was out of the norm was checking for security updates. I'm on the U firmware, Verizon S7 Edge with root, no Xposed. I checked for security updates last night through settings, and I don't know what it did, but when I woke up (I plugged my phone in to charge overnight) apps were force closing, stopping unexpectedly, and when I rebooted, I got stuck in a bootloop. The phone was stuck on the Samsung screen and would vibrate every 5 seconds or so. I couldn't hard reset by using the power and vol down buttons, and I had to go to download mode just to test if that worked.

Fortunately for me it did, and I was able to get into recovery through there. Wiping cache and rebooting didn't help at all, and when I tried to power down, it just went back to recovery. I ended up having to factory reset/data wipe, and now it's back up and running. Overall just a scary experience for me. Could someone tell me what I might have done wrong? I just wanted to let you guys know so you don't have this happen to you too!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
In theory they MIGHT, however one of them is geared towards Verizon specific APN fixes and whatnot. Your ATT phone would prob run best on only psouza4's fix, which is more generic and not totally Verizon specific (http://dl.psouza4.com/android/S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_V15.zip). However YMMV. But remember, you only need the fixes IF YOU ROOT. If you dont root, you can use the U firmware without any fixes. You wont have any ATT specific options but the phone will work just fine.

I have no clue, unless it tried to force update over night, which is doubtful. Your situation is the first I have heard regarding that specific issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] megamanfre:
Im having the same problem.

Everything in Root Tools is in one folder, without any subfolders, and when I run the root.bat file, I see a CMD screen flash briefly then disappear, and my phone does nothing. Even running root.bat as an administrator, it still happens. Ive gotten through every step without a problem, except that one part, which I cant get beyond.

Right now Im doing a factory reset to U and hoping that flashing the Samsung_G935x_QC-Rooted_BOOT using Odin PrinceComsy and then running root.bat will work this time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] j3ffm1ll:
Make sure you have USB debugging turned on in developer settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] colklink14:
Hi All, Not my first rodeo, but my first Verizon S7 Edge. I se the phone for awhile, but this is the second time it went into a boot loop for no apparent reason. Nonetheless, I am trying to root, but when adb tries to mount at the beginning of the sequence, I get permission denies, and of course the root procedure does not do it's thing and I am left un-rooted. Any ideas?? Constructive criticism welcome,

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] DJGhost:
This also has happened to me, on rooted, twice in the past 3 weeks. I didn't wanted to mention the 1st time because I thought it was a fluke with the Rooting.

But today I had to reflash everything again. Only that this time I'm only keeping the U ROM without Rooting it (I miss Root :( ).

I doubt it was the phone doing updates that caused the issue. Apps randomly started to crash & once I did a reboot, the phone went on a loop at the Samsung start logo. I wish I can give you more info but both times Apps started to crash randomly.

Now that I'm reading that this is happening to you with the U ROM without Rooting, I guess I have to expect for this to happen again. I might have to go back to Verizon ROM f that's the case. And I REALLY don't want to do that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] megamanfre:
I had USB Debugging enabled on my phone. When it was plugged in, it had the notification for Transferring Media Files via USB and everything. But the CMD screen would only flash briefly, then close, and my phone never restarted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] j3ffm1ll:
Try reinstalling Samsung phone drivers on your PC
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] megamanfre:
Is it possible my ADB is not installing properly? This is the message I get when I install it and the window closes. I cant find it installed on the C drive anywhere. Could that be the cause of the problem Im having? This is the only windows 7 computer I can use, and Ive had problems using any windows 10 computers in rooting my phones (LG g4, Galasy s5, LG g3) and have used this PC to Root all my previous phones, and never had any problems.

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Ive reinstalled the Samsung Drivers several times, Im wondering if maybe since I dont have SDK installed if that may be the problem. Im downloading Android SDK now, and hoping that once thats installed if itll work to install ADB, if that is in fact my problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] j3ffm1ll:
Might be the problem I installed the SDK and didn't have issues let us know what you find
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] megamanfre:
Everythings installing now on the SDK side. Hopefully it works as my phone is already in download mode, and I cant get it out of download mode lol! What a fricking trial!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] j3ffm1ll:
Yea I have had heart palpitations multiple times. Especially when my phone won't boot. Hopefully all goes well for yoj
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] megamanfre:
Still getting the error installing ADB about not finding the path specified, I assume leading to ADB not being installed, and not letting me install the root files.

Is there a way to Root from the phone itself, after flashing the TAR file with Odin? Would make my life so much easier if I didnt need ADB lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] geoff5093:
I read the first few pages but didn't see this answered, does this unlock any other bands such as band 12 if we want to use the phone on T-Mobile or AT&T?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] mcp2009:
You're not alone man. Same exact thing happened to me a week or so back. I thought it was either security policy updates or Xposed. I reflagged, rerooted, and then tried to update the security policy and rebooted but it still worked fine. So for the past week or week and a half I've been trying this rooted without Xposed and with security policy updates turned off. I've been good so far but most of the time I care my extra phone just in case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] live2playloud:
I am on the u firmware on the Verizon s7 and I am wondering if video calling is possible? I flashed the fix zip and then the vvm volte WiFi calling zip. I now have HD calling but video calling is grayed out and says it was disabled by my carrier. Also WiFi calling says unable to connect at this time please try again later when I click on it. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] aznsensazn29:
Has anyone else been getting lots of lag? I'm on U firmware Verizon w/ root and fixes, and all the apps frozen from the first post. However, I'm still getting ridiculous amounts of lag using the phone. I've tried clearing the cache and changing the animation speeds, but nothing seems to help. Any suggestions? I haven't factory reset because I'm starting school and I don't really have time to set up the phone again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] :
It's because of the engineering kernel used for root. It was never meant for daily use. it's supposed to be for repairing and isn't optimized. I unrooted mine a few days ago by uninstalling supersu and any root apps then flashing the firmware using the home csc file. That way it didn't wipe my data and I didn't have to set my apps up again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
So I know this might sound strange but how many people have actually run the U firmware without rooting or mods? After getting very frustrated with the lag of root, I went back to the U firmware and am running it stock. To my shock advanced calling (LTE while on a phone call) is working perfectly. Tbh I never ran the U firmware stock because I knew it would be devoid of Verizon specific features, which advanced calling is one of those features. The U firmware has advanced LTE settings built into the settings menu and everything. Why in the world would I ever root then? Ad blocking and Xposed were the only other reasons I rooted and I can def live without those luxuries. Guess I didn't realize the U firmware was already perfect in its stock form lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
I used to run U firmware without any root, but recently I flashed T-Mobiles firmware. I plan on going back to the U firmware as soon as its updated to the July patch. I believe the U firmware unlocked the bands so thats definitely a huge plus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] geoff5093:
Do you get access to band 12?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] blane3298:
Looks like the u firmware was just updated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] raidflex:
I have been running U firmware without root for about 2 months now and everything works great. The only item that does not work is VVM, which is not not a big deal to me. Also make sure you switch from Global to CDMA/LTE, you will receive better reception and VOLTE will work better. You can also uninstall basically all Samsung software, so there is very little to no bloat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Sparty73:
Where do you see that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] blane3298:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68322629&postcount=958
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
I think so. I cannot confirm, but I'm getting solid LTE wherever I go. I also noticed that when I flashed the T-Mobile firmware, the fm tuner started working. I think flashing firmware will unlock the bands.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] aznsensazn29:
So I've been having issues with lag- most likely because of root. Couple of questions first though, before I do anything drastic.

1) What exactly is the difference between U firmware and stock Verizon firmware besides the obvious debloating?

2) What do the two fix files change/add?

3) I'm currently on the U firmware. Would it be possible to unroot somehow without reflashing the Verizon stock firmware? As in using the unroot option in SU? If I do that, would I end up keeping the fixes flashed, and would the kernel go back to the regular one?

Thanks guys, any help would really be appreciated. I don't have much time on my hands now, so I'd really like to do something once and have a fully functioning phone. Root or no root, as long as it's smooth and free of lag (I'm rooted rn on the Verizon model w/ U firmware, kernel is set at Ondemand).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] geoff5093:
I flashed the unlocked firmware only (no root), and so far so good. After flashing it I got an OTA as well to the latest unlocked build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] BiigMe:
So if I only flash the u firmware but dont root will I be missing anything? Basically I want the clean firmware, but I use Samsung pay so id like to keep that, that means no root. But does that mean anything else won't work? I know VVM won't work, but I think it's stupid and don't use it as is so it's whatever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] nahtnam:
Anything Verizon specific wont work, everything else will.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] BiigMe:
So this from the OP:

Implementing all the Verizon specific fixes (enable Verizon volte, fix wifi password saving issues, doze issues, cpu issues, VVM, etc.)

Does that mean I would have to root to get HD calling back? And what are to other issues like password saving and doze problems ect...?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Hurricane Andrew:
Is the firmware file the same as the one used in Symphony0Life's AT&T guide? I ask because the link to the firmware file in that guide is dead, and was hoping the unlocked firmware was the same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
I for one had to experiment to find what all you lost when switching to the U firmware. The original thought was that we lost hd calling and vvm. But the reality is that we only lost vvm. Hd calling works perfectly. The other fixes are specific to root issues. Once you root with the eng kernel, there is tons of issues that have to try and be fixed, like hd calling not working and serious lag. But if you never root, literally the only "issue" or thing missing is vvm, which I never use anyways. Trust me, U firmware is perfect as long as you never root. I will say the one issue I noticed is the reduced signal strength, it's reduced by about 3 Ddm. I live in a remote area so that really sucked until I installed a booster in my house. It kept dropping me from 4g to 3g or no signal. Now there are no issues. This is because the radios included in the U firmware are not tuned specific to Verizon. But if you live in a great 4g area you won't notice a difference at all.

Yes I believe the firmwares are the same, if you are referring to the U firmware. There is only one unlocked firmware, and it works on all phones across carriers. You should be gtg.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] geoff5093:
Just wanted to update that after flashing this, I was able to use band 12 on T-Mobile :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] zanoli99:
The U firmware is running great. The one app I miss is LMT as the non rooted pie apps are not good but the performance of being rooted now is not worth it to me. The only Verizon feature I miss is wifi calling which I think is only available by rooting and flashing vz fixes. Thanks for this firmware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] MrWicked1:
Just a FYI latest build is PG9, I downloaded it and up and running just fine(unrooted) of course.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] MArtyChubbs:
PG9 Installed and rooted ~ Nice!

Brushed (Chinese for flashed) psouza4's script v15 ~ Very nice!

Frashed jrkruse's 935U script ~ build.prop references PEH. Will that matter?

Thank you [MENTION=1599591]psouza4[/MENTION] [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] [MENTION=3017790]dajmanjt[/MENTION] for your help and work to make Samsung's phones fun again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dredq:
If you download the new firmware can you go back to verizon firmware? Can you still root? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] lahegry:
Yes to both, I'm on the newest u firmware rooted and I've gone back and forth between it and Verizon firmware. Now if only someone can port the working FM from T-Mobile I would be golden.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] TCPDump:
The lag has nothing to do with the U image at all. The lag comes from the dev bootloader. Keep in mind that dev bootloaders have a TON of things enabled such as logging, etc. They also make no consideration for CPU usage or battery life as they're intended for a lab setting. The best thing you can do is install L Speed from the play store, disable excessive logging, etc. The kernel is part of the boot image. You can go back and flash the U firmware again, specifically the bootloader only if you haven't modified any files. If you have rooted then when you flash the stock U boot image again your phone will panic that its been tampered with and fail to boot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Dameon87:
The kernel is an engineering kernel. Not the bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] TCPDump:
Sorry, should have said boot image, not boot loader... Aside from that nothing changes.