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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iridaki:
I take it you mean how come there is not an Odin flashable file for the latest beta, while there are custom ROMs based on it.

The answer is that, once someone has the beta on their phone via the official registration route, it is very easy to extract all the system files that the developers need to build a custom ROM. However, getting a file that can be flashed to non-rooted devices, without a custom recovery is a very different thing. It requires someone to either grab the file from the Samsung servers or from a device that has just downloaded the OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AMoosa:
So many people have newly registered and still no update.zip have been captured. So sad.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
I don't know if the update.zip can be captured without root, and rooted devices will not get OTA

So it would have to be a very specific method of, Get the OTA, Install Later, Root, capture update.zip

In which the rooting process could very possibly delete the update.zip sitting in cache as it will need to reboot the phone

Not just that, but many people including myself do not want to trip KNOX
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] flanker22:
ya went through the same thing :/

i was on DBT so when i flashed the BTU rom it remained DBT no matter what i did. then i found some thread about the Galaxy S5 and the "trick" was to flash it to a completely different region then flash it to the region you want. so went from DBT -> XSG -> BTU

did you have to do the same or did you do something else?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Magic_Knight:
The point is: why Samsung doesn't want ANYONE, EVERYWHERE in the World take part in beta testing and we all have to struggle to unofficially install this beta and get regular updates?

Shame on Samsung ! :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Overload of feedback they wouldn't have time or man power to read, let alone follow up on probably
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Magic_Knight:
They could have simply limited the number of daily/weekly feedbacks but let people install the betas. Probably most of the users who took part of the beta program will never write a single feedback.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AMoosa:
It is possible to get the update.zip without root, using an adb command. Some of those that have managed to get onto the beta second time round were the ones imploring the registered beta users to capture the zip! :p Yet they haven't captured it for others. :crying:

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We'll never get an official answer as to why, and it doesn't really matter what the answer is. We just need one savvy beta-registered user to make an effort for those of us who are not on BTU CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDKGunner:
Had to do the same thing... NEE -ã€‹Some middle eastern whatever -ã€‹BTU...

Ahhhh well... now I know how to get back to NEE, when final firmware arrives ðŸ˜‚

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Magic_Knight:
Unfortunately I'm not one of the lucky testers... when I eventually managed to have an UK CSC on my device (it was ITV) the beta was closed... again :mad:

Anyway I don't know how to "capture" such update (without invalidating Knox) and probably other testers don't know too... if you explain the procedure maybe someone can do that !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AMoosa:
There is a full detailed description here:

http://www.androidsage.com/2016/01/21/how-to-capture-ota-update-url-for-your-android-device/

Also some instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=69802977&postcount=2906

Once we have the update, there are some clear instructions on how we can install it here:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/galaxy-beta-t3497046

(Done by the lovely people with Samsung Galaxy S7 Verizon version)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
You're in the UK, you had access to the official beta program, why didn't you? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] heblu:
I say we will have a new full odin zip before Christmas . Even it will be still beta
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AMoosa:
I'm on EVR CSC. I didn't have time to change CSC and do a full reset until Wednesday this week and the beta registration was closed by then.

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I'm not holding my breath on that one. Lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Well, maybe everyone else has an excuse too
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mjglqw:
I got this to work. thanks. :D

Have a problem though. Couldn't activate adaway even if I got root. Anyone having this problem? Adaway is essential for me.

EDIT: Just downloaded the APKs from this page. its working now :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nebelschwaden:
Is there something like a "system UI tuner" in the Nougat beta?

I'd wish we could deactivate certain icons from the status bar (without root / xposed)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RisinT96:
DOES NOT WORK

When I get home I'll flash back to beta 1 and try to pull the update zip for y'all guys.

If only I knew it was possible without root beforehand...

EDIT:

Well guys, sorry to disappoint,

"open failed: Permission denied"

Seems this method will only work on rooted devices...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] omrij:
Its better to go back to MM and get the ota straight to the latest beta.

From first beta you'll need to grab two updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AMoosa:
If you can manage it, you'll be a freaking star!!! <3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] betizad:
That would be amazing, I'll be waiting for that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RisinT96:
Well guys, sorry to disappoint,

"open failed: Permission denied"

Seems this method you suggested will only work on rooted devices...

I'll try to catch the ota link through logcat...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AMoosa:
Much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TasEsmuEs:
Create a hotspot on computer and monitor that interface with Wireshark. You will be able to filter traffic and sniff out that link. Should wourk.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dobromirr:
what about letting registered users provide feedback and aby other jus enjoy beta and provide metrics and automatic bugreports?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
No idea, ask Samsung, probably because they know that wouldn't happen, and they would still be inundated with thousands of complaints from people not officially in the beta
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] istvanjankovics:
Unfortunately I missed the 2nd phase of beta registration, and I asked the Beta Team, they will open again or not the subscription:

Dear Sir

Thank you for your interest in Galaxy Beta Program.

We have no plan for 3phase.

After end of the Galaxy beta program, official software will be released.

Best Regards,

Galaxy Beta Program Team
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Magic_Knight:
This might be a good news if Samsung is planning to release final version before Xmas :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
I hope not, it's far from ready
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kemby13:
What do you mean it's far from ready and why exactly would you say that? I'm just courious... Because im driving the latest beta as my daily and i really have no issues with it - at least not big ones.

Ofcourse, there are some minor glitches but i woulden't say it is far from ready - quite the oposite... I honestly hope Sasmung releases the final firmware whenever it is ready and bug-free,

but objectivly i think it's possible that might just happen before the new year begins...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Read the beta programme reports, many problems and it is a long way off the optimisation that MM has, stuttery, slower, things stop working for no reason such as the notifications pull down, downloading APK with ES File Explorer and then trying to press "Open File" is impossible, certain aspects of WhatsApp don't work fully, battery usage is all over the place for different people, some getting better some getting way worse, reducing resolution is causing performance issues in games, frame drops, parts of the UI are hidden far too well, useful settings have been removed, charging is very slow under certain scenarios, camera quality is worse, video has issues

The list goes on, if they release it in this state I for one, and many other testers will be flashing back to MM
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LKS007:
is it true dat some of they say it has a slower shutter in 7 update??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Yep, trying to take a few photos after each other has a fair delay, where with MM you could keep pressing the shutter button and it would keep taking photos

The entire OS needs optimising massively - I'm just hoping they are just squashing bugs with the beta, and will optimise later on because if this is what N will be as final, I won't be using it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kemby13:
Those are some very compeling statements... From my perspective i can hardly say that N beta is stuttery and slower. Far from it, for me (on my phone at least) it is way smoother and faster than the latest build of MM. Apps don't stop for a reason, there were some issues with facebook app which in it self is a mess, but they patched it... I don't use ES file explorer because Solid explorer is IMHO miles better and more pleasing to the eye, it costs "a penny" but it's well wort ih. Didn't notice anything wrong with WhatsApp, it's working just fine - i'm using it a lot so i guess i would know... Battery has been generally better than on MM (i already mentioned this). MM battery life was great in the early days, but somehow along the way it got worse with every patch (for me and many others acording to some threads). It got to a point where i would struggle to achieve 3-4h max of SOT in 15-20h. Before i was getting 5.5-6h of SOT in 1 day easily... I even played games back than and used facebook/messenger/youtube quite a lot. As i said, the last few months on MM were a dissapointment for me, at least in the battery department - on the other hand other things were getting better. As for the resoultion, i'm using FHD on Normal profile, don't really see a point of using Performance except for benchmarking... I'm also using AOD almost throughout the whole day (06:00 - 00:00). I don't really play demanding games much these days, just some easy quick games - rarely... I'm using "Slow" charging since i bought my phone, maybe 3-4 times since i have it i used the Fast charging. I don't really see the point, concidering my usage. Regular charging takes about 1:30h (with the ® charger) to top up the battery and Fast charging does it in 1:15. Those 15min don't mean anything to me, but i can understand that for some people it means something. Next, i agree that some parts of the UI are burried deep benith those new fancy menus, but some part of me actually likes that. I like to explore the numerous options instead of finding out every option in 1 day. But anyway, i think they should sort it out somehow and make it a bit more simpler and more user friendly - for non enthusiastic users at least. Maybe even throw in an option to have simple settings menus or more complex ones according to user's experience level... Haven't noticed worse quality in my pictures nor videos, maybe i just haven't used the camera that much since i have N beta, can't really tell... That's about it. This is only my opinion ofcourse and it aplies only to my phone, i understand that perhaps many people are having problems - but this is a beta firmware after all. Anyway, I sincierely hope Sammy fixes all of those problems you mentioned before they announce the final firmware publicly (even if it delays OTA for some time).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Yea like I say it seems hit and miss for different people, which it shouldn't be, and hopefully won't leak over into final release

A test you can try with WhatsApp, take a photo to send to someone, now try type a comment to send along with the photo, can you see what you are typing? For me it is off the bottom of the screen / under the photo

With Beta 1, which is fixed for 'most' now, voice messages microphone volume was extremely low, this is fixed for the majority but I am still seeing people complaining about it in Beta 3

I moved from MM > Beta 1 with a clean factory reset flash, it seemed fairly snappy but also buggy, I clean flashed MM back with a factory reset and realised just how bad N was compared

When Beta 3 released I OTA updated from a fairly new MM flash, not much installed, only a couple weeks since factory reset, and performance is noticeably worse, particularly if there are a few apps sitting in the background, with MM this was not an issue

My battery seems to drain faster while in use, but has good idle drain, I haven't run it down to 0 yet, but can see I would get around 5 hours, maybe 5h30m from a full charge, where as with MM I would easily surpass 6-6.5 hours without breaking a sweat

As for performance mode and resolution settings, personally I didn't buy an expensive high spec'd phone with a 1440p screen just to cripple performance and set it to 1080p, I think that's a crock of crap from Samsung tbh, they can't optimise their OS to provide decent battery life with the phone running as intended, so they add this smoke and mirrors trick to fool people into thinking they are doing them a favour by lowering performance and specs to save battery

Sorry but I want my expensive high spec'd phone that had good battery life without those tricks under MM to do the same without them under N too

It's not as if performance mode is giving you more performance than you had under MM, it's the opposite, performance mode is what MM gave 24/7, its the other modes that are lowering everything instead

No, for me N is a long way from being a worthy contender to MM, good to see us having a new settings UI at last, but if it comes with the amount of downsides it does atm, I`ll happily return to TouchWiz
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] takerhbk:
You do realise that you won't get the final build in beta before release. The build you are getting in beta is probably weeks old from dev team. The minor bugs and optimisation is done only in public release and highly unlikely you will get it in beta. Beta is intended for collecting feedback of user on new features and collect bug reports or issues. It is not necessary that they will send beta testers final build before release. And I read somewhere that beta runs till 15th December. So I don't see why they can't release Nougat before new year.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Burtrum57:
Well I'm not a power user, but do appreciate a reliable phone. All I really do is call people, send messages, listen to music, an occasional game, read books and the like.

So far I have found very few issues with this beta version. Once in a blue moon the screen might not react as quick as I would like to my touches but that could well be me. Battery life is as good if not better than MM, audio is very good. No complaints from what I've heard and no-one has complained that they can't hear me.

I know the final release will be very different than the beta, I just hope they don't play too much with the basic nuts and bolts of the system.

This is certainly my daily drive.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
It's unlikely to be weeks old otherwise it would be a pointless beta test, the builds as you can see from the dates of the kernel (22nd Nov) are not as old as you think

As with most betas, same with Microsoft, they are usually around a week old when you get them, enough time to build, make sure they don't brick the device, can accept the next update, and roll out
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LKS007:
amazing

sd card delay after inserting the sd card is now not there and can i know

is this pk4 update is beta one?? or proper update

???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
All updates of N are beta atm
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] supercakefish:
Battery is not good :/

I used to get 5-6 hours SOT, everything enabled, when I first got the phone in March. Now I struggle to get past 3-4 hours with GPS, Google Location History and many apps being disabled. Really don't know why.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] junooni:
GPS not available. Unable to use any maps or location based apps. Is this a known issue with a fix?

If not, what's the best way to rollback?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] supercakefish:
GPS working for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Burtrum57:
GPS is certainly working for me as well. Have been using it to track the actual distance I walk for no problems at all.

The only thing I haven't checked is blue tooth, and that I'll be doing this morning.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Smart switch or ODIN

Smart switch didn't work for me

GPS is working fine here though, try a factory reset
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] yosef019:
Yes even in beta 3 its litle slow just press and hold its take burst (to the phone memory)

guys how report bugs to samsung because icons in droptown notification panel is mirror fliped in hebrew language
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sh0rty007:
Where can I get the latest beta to flash with Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bri972:
everything is working for me don t forget that you are using a beta this is not an official release no problem with gps or bluetooth

waiting for the last beta but for now the 1 beta is good
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] yosef019:
in future read post before you only ota
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rck01:
Got a notice about a software update today but when I went to check the Manual Update in Settings it says I'm on the most current version and the update prompt disappeared. Running 3rd beta (PKK/PKH) at the moment.

Anyone else seeing an Update prompt today?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Nope, maybe they're prepping the servers for another beta though, we need one
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NeoDJW:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrisjwild:
Same here. Got all excited. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] decker39:
Rolled back to MM with a fresh install, just started setting the phone up and got the notification of an update
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrisjwild:
What version did it upgrade you too?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
If you didn't deregister from the beta programme before rolling back, it will just update you back to the latest beta 3 Nougat again
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] decker39:
Hi Detection, Yeah i guessed that's what it was. I did a quick google search to see whether another beta had been released but couldn't find any info. Still pretty impressive though :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iamnotkurtcobain:
New Beta Firmware ZPL1 is on the way. It's always like that. Hope for tomorrow.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vladmir:
Source?

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DanielZGK:
Got the same notification for update today, bun still no update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vladmir:
+1

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erto90:
Hello

i have the first Nougat beta but i'm not registered for beta so can't receive any update :(

can someone tell me how to register for beta and then receive updates?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jens1969:
That's simple: search this topic. All answers are here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Magic_Knight:
Sorry, you can't. Beta is closed and probably will never open again. IF you are not registered to beta program you can only install the first (buggy) release of Nougat beat firmware. I'm in the same situation and I eventually had to go back to MM because of the camera and Facebook app bugs. Shame on Samsung ! :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sendhiloo7:
Verizon users will not get beta ROM.

http://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/06/verizon-cancels-galaxy-beta-program-for-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SergioA:
Hey what were you expecting? It's a beta, it was not intended for your specific device/country (from what I can understand), you forced the update and now want Samsung to fix all the problems of mother Earth?

Aren't you expecting a little too much? Wait some weeks more and get an official release...

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] the.willgare:
Awesome, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iamnotkurtcobain:
New Firmware will be ZPL3

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] olafsand:
How do you know that?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vladmir:
No. It will be ZPJHFRHHBG5777.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] violin.siva:
New beta available 500mb size downloading right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amresh:
Confirmed! Downloading update (size as mentioned in screenshot).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Burtrum57:
It certainly is. I tried to get the url but nothing came up. I'll see what I can find after the download has finished and before the install happens
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amresh:
Those who are not yet registered to beta but desperate to flash recent, can get full dump from this link.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/official-android-7-0-nougat-beta-4-t3514582

Note: I have not tested it and can't say if this is safe to flash.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] djpeesh:
Damn. You have awesome insight. Not
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ujco:
"Close all" button back at the bottom :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] heblu:
Looks like that is the whole odin file, not only the update.

Has anyone try it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jens1969:
This is a TWRP Backup! Can't be used with odin. Needs TWRP installed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kpuk77:
Samsung Pass, interestingly, in some programs already have the use of a fingerprint, why do we need it?

Yes, yes, I know my English is terrible [emoji17]

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amresh:
Its kind of password manager. Third party application providers can use Samsung's SDK to allow logging into application using Samsung pass. Other application may use Samsung pass in coming days to support direct login into application by just using fingerprint once login information stored into Samsung pass. Check following link for details.

https://news.samsung.com/global/how-samsung-pass-can-change-your-mobile-experience
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] heblu:
Oh, installing twrp changes knok to 0x1...

I was hoping for odin file :)

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] takerhbk:
You will have official final release in approx 15 days so wait for it now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iridaki:
You think it'll be that soon?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] luki2411:
I think that will be early next year