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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] digitaltinker:
Correct. If you are on a Sprint MVNO, they cannot unlock your phone (Domestic Unlock). My MVNO (Ting) was only able to do an international unlock. I had an old swap phone to use that I moved my number to, then activated the S7 phone I wanted domestically unlocked onto a "real" Sprint postpaid account and then had Sprint domestically unlock the device. This was made even more complicated because the serial number of the phone I had moved to Ting was not in Sprint's database anymore (even though I bought it from Sprint). They had to create a Click It Ticket to put the phone back into the Sprint database, then activate the phone postpaid, and then domestically and internationally unlock it.

I then flashed it with the Verizon software and it works great.

One caveat though: The "ex" Sprint phone serial number was not in the Verizon database so I had to use a serial number from an old Verizon "donor" phone to get the account set up. Then I moved the SIM card from the donor phone over to my newly flashed Galaxy S7 which works great. Verizon is far superior to Sprint. I am using Total Wireless (a Verizon MVNO). Terrible customer service, but you can't beat the price. $95/month with autopay for 4 lines with 25 GB.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] magicstick5:
Any way to enable hd calling?

Also apn settings are grayed out, does it auto configure for spring Network?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
HD voice is on by default, however, it will not state it. If you turn on WiFi calling just once, it permanently disables HD voice until u do an ESN swap.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] magicstick5:
On my sprint 930P firmware, simply pressing deactivate wifi calling and going thru the process restored hd calling. Is it the same?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] digitaltinker:
Bump for previous question.

Can anyone here answer FivePiece's question? What is the difference between the various "U" versions?

FivePiece

1st September 2017, 12:45 AM |#636

Member52 posts Thanks: 28

Roger that.

So then a persistent question remains... What's the difference between all the different versions of the U firmware? Is the "SM-G930U - VZW USA (Verizon)" firmware for:

(a) when you want to use U firmware on a Verizon branded S7 on Verizon, or

(b) when you want to use U firmware on a non-Verizon branded S7 on Verizon, or

(c) all of the above?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
I cannot confirm that turning off WiFi calling reenables HD voice. I accidentally enabled it on my 930u a few months back, and after several clickit tickets with Sprint, was finally able to get HD voice back. Drove me NUTS! U don't realize how nice HD voice is until u don't have it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] magicstick5:
I hear you lol. When I was on sprint firmware I lost hd calling when enabling wifi calling. Took it to sprint store, rep doesn't have a clue what to do. Got a brand new s7.

Wasn't until 3 months later when I get a follow up, and realize you have to disable wifi calling, at least on sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
I don't believe disabling brought back HD voice before. That may have been fixed, but I have no need to turn on WiFi calling to find out.

The ESN swap from S7 to S7 is what fixed your missing HD voice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] magicstick5:
I just deactivated and hd calling is back.

https://community.sprint.com/t5/Sam...-after-provisioning-Wi-Fi-Calling/td-p/957258

Worked for me

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And yes, it doesn't show hd calling on U, but on a sprint s7 (my friends in this case) it shows as hd voice
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] yutaka001:
1. before an s7 is flashed to 930u, does s7 (v,a,t,p, r) have to be unlocked? or odin method will work even phone is locked? if true, flashing to 930u essentially unlocks the phone?

2. anyone had experience or knowledge trying to flash 930r6 (verizon rural) using this method?

3.is there a problem to insert an international sim to 930u (flashed from v/a/t/p/r) to use the phone abroad? since now we can enable all LTE bands, the phone shall work in any carrier worldwide??

thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] magicstick5:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] sefrcoko:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] sefrcoko:
Same situation here, although I haven't done the shortcut Master change. Not sure what it is... Hoping someone can shed some light. I was contemplating trying the Rogers modem and/or CSC along with the U firmware, but not clear if that would help or if those files would cause issues given they are from the Snapdragon variant. At the very least you shouldn't flash the entire Rogers firmware, as it's Exynos and could brick the Snapdragon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] skunkenstein:
New update for the "U". Any volunteers?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
Should still work. Sprint has nothing to do with the U updates and I doubt Samsung will patch it... at least on nougat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] macmovr:
I downloaded last week, seems to work fine
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
So are you confirming the hotspot mod still works after update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] macmovr:
you have to do the DUN thing but it works after that, no big deal.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
Took the update this AM. Still 7.0.

Hotspot still works.

Think it was just November security update, not noticing any other changes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Meerk4t:
I was on the latest G930P firmware (updated via OTA), tried to install latest U firmware VIA Odin and got this error

fused 5 > binary 4

eMMC write fail: aboot

what should I do for now? I can't flash any firmware VIA Odin and also can't go to the recovery,

help please!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
Looks like they may have updated the stock bootloader. You should be able to odin the most recent sprint version no problem though. You will have to wait for it to catch up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Freewander10:
Hey guys. Just got my s7 (sprint version but unlocked)

I'm planning to flash the U firmware but I've not quite gotten the chance yet (still on 6.0.1).....what I wanna know is, is the color balance option still there in the Nougat firmware? I read that it was in the Beta somewhere, but I wanna know if it made it to the stable version.

My screen is kinda too warm for my liking. And I'm hoping that can fix it.

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Jeff545454:
So I flashed 930u vzw variant to a 930a s7. Everything works Great! Except the part where I'm constantly roaming. I ran LTE Discovery to see what tower I'm using. After that I put my sim in my old unmodified phone. Ran LTE Discovery and seen that both phones are running on the same tower. Why is the 930u firmware say I'm roaming? My theory is because it was originally an ATT model now I'm running Verizon through it and it's still thinking it's running through att. I've tried everything to get the roaming to stop. Any advice would be great! Any others experience this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Freewander10:
No one? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] asifwanderlust:
Can i flash G930U firmware in Sprint Unlocked phone with October security parch (J3)????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
No. They updated the bootloader on the stock sprint firmware (QJ3)...you will have to wait.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] asifwanderlust:
Thank you Sir. Kindly post new thread if available.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
Are you looking to use your phone on a particular network? Right now, only the Sprint version is on the v5 bootloader, but the carrier versions of the s7 may update the bootloader before Samsung U. Just something to check.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Freewander10:
I'm a bit confused as to which firmware I'm supposed to download and flash. I'm not familiar with sammobile (as this is my first Samsung device in a while). I have a Sprint branded S7 that I bought to use with another non-us carrier (not living in the US). I found this thread here with a bunch of codes. But it's all a bit too much to comprehend. I'll upload a SS with my current firmware. Can someone point me in the right direction as to which version of the U firmware I should flash? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Freewander10:
Here's the screenshot.

Edit: SS won't load. Here's info:

Bootloader Version:

G930PVPS4APKl

PDA Version

G930PVPS4APK1

CSC Version

G930PSPT4APK1

Baseband version:

G930PVPS4APK1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] asifwanderlust:
I've unlocked phone and i'm using in india network. Please do helpful :)

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Same concern here, please guide:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Freewander10:
Did some reading, and it appears all the SM-G930U firmwares are all the same. So it doesn't matter which.

Just ensure the version you chose has the same or newer bootloader version than your current firmware.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] asifwanderlust:
Now, it's clear. Thank to all.

All we need that same or newer bootloader but in 930P its U5 and in 930U it's U4. So wait untill get newer bootloader in 930U.

Thanks again. ????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Meerk4t:
Is there any way to downgrade bootloader from P version and then install U version?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lopeyz:
How can you tell what bootloader version is on the device? Is the QJ5 version of 930U different from the QJ3 version of 930P?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] stljim2005:
What's the difference with the different carrier variants of the U firmware? I would love to get Sprints Voicemail service to work on the U firmware but to my knowledge that cant be done until there is a build.prop edit in that file to make it work properly and then that cant happen until I root which I'm not wanting to do really. This is all on the Sprint S7 (non-edge)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] huynhhungvnr:
Hey guys, I'm using Sprint S7 firmware G930PVPS5BQK1. Seems like flashing G930U is impossible right now. I just saw Sprint pushing a new 300+ MB update OTA. Will this patch also update phone to newer bootloader?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
QL1 U firmware update available

Just got it OTA, and it's up on sammobile site. Only 49 MB, think it's just security patch. December 1, 2017 Security Patch Level. Shortcut Master Lite hotspot mod still works.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] InsanePostman:
All the same as far as I know from a software standpoint. But you need to flash the sprint version in order for data and everything to work properly. As for voicemail, yeah it doesn't work with the app unfortunately. But the lack of bloatware makes up for it with me. Just have to long press 1 on the dialer to manually check voicemail
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Thewhitetadpole:
So was v5 bootloader not released on 930u I have the 930p but am now on tmobile service and I can't turn on Volte or hotspot because sprint sucks so I would like to be able to change it to the u version but I have bootloader v5.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
Do u know what version bootloader is included in this update? Thx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] jason1231:
Flashed 930A to 930U to use on Verizon. Works great just says I'm roaming all the time. Any fix or am I missing something? I opened all the LTE Bands for Verizon and even tried flashing the Verizon Modem .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
It's still v4 bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] leeboski44:
Would someone that already has the 930U QL1 firmware downloaded please post a link to a Google Drive or something similar? I really need the firmware and updato is extremely slow!

Thanks in advance

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No, U5 has not been release for g930u.

***NEVERMIND about the firmware. If anyone needs it I will be posting a link to my Google Drive soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] nimaim:
Still patiently waiting for 930U v5 bootloader firmware ... Sprint one blows. I had the phone unlocked and while Tmobile SIM now shows up and I can make calls, data does not work at all and it does not allow me to touch APN settings. Any way around this to get GSM carrier data working on 930P? I'm on the latest QL1 it seems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
RA1 U Firmware update

Just got it OTA. Full ROM is available on sammobile.com and updateo.com. Just under 40MB, so probably not much more than security patch. Will update when I verify hotspot still working. Looks like it's still v4 bootloader...

Hotspot can still be enabled using Shortcut Master Lite... January 1, 2018 security patch level. I'm impressed!

EDIT: This is for the edge. I posted in wrong forum ( I have both the regular S7 and the edge). Regular S7 got the same update though. And it's available for download as well on sammobile. Not up yet on updato.com.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] huynhhungvnr:
Isn't G930A AT&T variant? I heard it's possible to flash A rom bootloader v4 to P rom bootloader v5 but i still scare of bootloop. Can you confirm it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
Haven't heard this, but worst case scenario is that you just reinstall the latest sprint version. I have heard rumors of flashing the u modem to unlock the bands for other carriers... can't confirm though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] huynhhungvnr:
Someone on FB made the guide about install Oreo beta for S7. He claimed S7 Sprint latest can ODIN to G930AUCS4BRA1 without issue.

I got a lot of data to backup right now, so i don't want to risk getting softbrick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
Really? Definitely would do that backup though. Keep us posted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] bodyshop:
How do you see which boot loader you have? where is the info located? I'm on Sprint S7 nougat rooted and would like to try the U firmware
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] hikouka71:
was this ever found to work? or another method?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
RC1 U Firmware update available

Just got it OTA this morning, and it's up on sammobile also. Only 47 MB so probably not anything major except security update. Hotspot still works and APN edit with Shortcut Master Lite still works. Looks like it's still bootloader v4 too.

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930U/SPR/download/G930UUES4BRC1/213193/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
RD1 Update

Wow, Samsung isn't messing around with updates any more apparently. There's another update for U firmware in less than a month since the last one. This one looks to be more significant in that it's 363 MB, so it's more than just security updates. More good stuff, it's still v4 bootloader, and of course it's up on sammobile.com already too. Hotspot still works and APN can be still be edited using Shortcut Master Lite to enable hotspot if necessary. Haven't noticed any obvious differences or anything new so far. April 1, 2018 security patch level.

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930U/SPR/download/G930UUEU4BRD1/216892/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
If only they would update that bootloader version, it would make many people happy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
I know. I'm glad I've been off the Sprint firmware since day 1. Sucks for people stuck on v5 bootloader sprint firmware. For now they can't enjoy the unlocked goodness! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] huynhhungvnr:
So latest firmware of G930P has arrived, kicked it to bootloader version 6: G930PVPU6BRD2. Sprint really go nut compare to other variants.

Look like it's still Nougat, OTA took around 300MB. I wouldn't go for it ofc, won't risk gettig too high or i won't be able to come down. Gotta try U firmware somehow.

P/S: Apparently my previous rumour about Oreo beta for G930P bootloader 5 is fake. Sorry.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
That's great news for those wanting to flash U firmware; since bootloader is newer than stock, it can finally be flashed!

If anyone installs it, please report if hotspot hack still works plz.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] FivePiece:
I believe [MENTION=5979002]huynhhungvnr[/MENTION] was reporting about the Sprint firmware, not the G930U firmware for the Sprint variant.

Basically, people with the Sprint variant of the phone should not take the most recent G930P OTA update (which now has bootloader 6) if they are hoping to switch to the G930U firmware at some point. Hopefully, when the Android 8.0 Oreo G930U firmware is released, it will have at least bootloader 5, allowing for Sprint variant users to make the swap to G930U firmware then.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] whskyjohnson:
Been out of the android world for awhile and trying to get the hang of things again. So I just got this phone unlocked from Sprint and it's on [G930PVPU6BRD2]. Are you saying the process on page 1 will not work?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lvpre:
Yeah, sorry, but it won't work. The current bootloader is 2 versions newer than anything else. However, this could change when Oreo is released.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] FivePiece:
Additional info:

The 9th digit of the software version is the baseband number. So G930PVPU6BRD2 has baseband version 6 (G930PVPU***6***BRD2).

It has been reported all other variants of the phone are currently still on baseband version 4, including the U firmware.

In order to flash the U firmware, it needs to have the same baseband version (or possibly newer?) as the version on the phone that's being flashed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] skunkenstein:
Any word on the Oreo update for the "U" firmware?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] FivePiece:
Not that I have any insider info, but I've been monitoring announcements of the Oreo firmware for the carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile & Sprint), and only AT&T seems to have begun pushing out the firmware. Apparently Verizon had begun (or said they were going to) but then rescinded. No word from T-Mobile or Sprint.

Not sure when in relation to the carrier releases the U firmware typically becomes available (e.g. if it's after all have been released), but I suppose the good news is that the carrier releases are finally starting.

Here's the site I'm looking at:

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-update-783942/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] huynhhungvnr:
All variants updated to Oreo seems to still using bootloader 4 (Verizon, AT&T). This is concerning.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] alexinak:
Omadm checking device status...

The only problem i am experiencing is the Sprint OMADM Checking device status...

Can’t get rid of this notification i tried clearing cache, re-flashing, ##286 or whatever it is.

Please help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] hightech316:
my tracphone SM-G930VL is on base band G930VLUDU4CQH2 .

I cannot find the VL firmware anywhere .

Looks like alot of you have had success flashing the " unlocked " firmware ? If so which version do you recommend ?

Thanks for any input guys
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] hikouka71:
still curious if any headway was made along this front? really not liking youmail or any of the other voicemail options. i would think with the new downloadable vvm for U devices something could be ginned up to work
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
Nope
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
I see Oreo has been released, firmware up on sammobile. Anyone try it yet? Still no updated bootloader lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
I'm downloading it right now. I'll post my experiences after I get it installed and play with it a while.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
Oreo

I just loaded the Oreo update for U firmware, and so far so good. There are a few annoying UI things, (app badge, samsung notifications), but I got rid of all the annoying stuff and everything seems to be working fine. It's probably placebo, but it does feel a little snappier. But, most importantly, hotspot can still be hacked! Shortcut MasterLite still works a charm. I've only played around with it for a short time, so I'll post any further discoveries as I make them. And yes, it's still bootloader v4 so theoretically you should still be able to downgrade to previous version if you run into trouble. But so far I don't think that will be necessary.

Cheers.

Quick update: Still on April 1, 2018 security patch. WTF?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] eskaryo:
I just got the 930U firmware on phone via the v6 bootloader workaround. I popped my Xfinity Mobile sim in there all excited and it's not detected. It's a good sim, I just slapped it back in my moto e5. What can I do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
Oreo

YMMV, but I ended up doing a factory reset after upgrading to Oreo. I probably could have gotten away with not doing it, but there were some quirky things related to Samsung Experience (new name for Touchwiz) that weren't working quite right. And I have never done a factory reset on the phone ever, and this is the second major version update (first was Nougat), so there were probably some leftover crap from previous versions lingering that needed to be purged anyway. It wasn't fun, but after resetting it everything is running smoothly. No more quirks or hiccups like before.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] asuh:
Received Oreo update yesterday, July 28, and was successful. Nice to be updated to the latest version. Concerning that security updates are stuck at April 1, 2018.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
How's Oreo running for those that took the update? I've been hesitant to update, waiting to hear back from the community if this update is solid
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Cooljb:
It's solid, but be prepared to do a factory reset. I had some weirdness from some of the new Samsung Experience features after doing the update. After fiddling with it to no avail, I finally bit the bullet and did a factory reset. Been rock solid since then.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] InsanePostman:
My phone itself runs fine. Some of my apps are a bit sluggish.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] tahasmarty:
How you flash that? i got binary 4 error i currently have this baseband "G930PVPU6CRE7" and u firmware have version 4?? can you please share the firmware you flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] skunkenstein:
Did you ever find a resolution to this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] UPdownLoAD:
I had the same problem. Had to type ##72786# (##SCRTN) and let it reset the provisioning. I HIGHLY recommend that everyone that takes the Oreo update do it. The reason it's needed is new settings in ##DATA# have been added for how Sprint can configure how it talks to the network, and the profile loaded on the phone doesn't quite match the permissions that Sprint is enabling based on ESN/firmware.

Hotspot will need to be remodded. Other than a few odd ball app issues (had to clear the data on iHeart for example), this update is running badass!!