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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
It's certainly not less productive.. battery life is better (my usage) and it's certainly quicker. If the update sucks that's on the carriers because my phone is certainly better with Nougat.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
I have a feeling the s8 will be available before nougat, can't believe how slow samsung is with os updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Phazonclash:
To be honest, Nougat has been available for a while now on the S7/S7 edge. I would blame the carriers on that one, not Samsung.

I've been using Nougat for ~2 months now (since beta 1) on my G35W8 (S7 edge Videotron). The sad truth is we, Canadians, are always late to the party. Samsung Pay, Android Pay, Youtube Red, etc... we're always the lasts to get the cool stuff :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] smach31:
do you run the official rom or custom like superman rom im with videotron too!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
Yeah, that's why I mentioned that it will be the carriers that will screw this up. Every Samsung android phone I've had has followed the same pattern.

I love it out of the gate, I promise myself I will not root it for one year while it's under warranty, a new version of android is released, Samsung takes it's time testing and then releases to carriers, carriers delay release while they screw it up with bloat, carrier's basterdized version is released and ruins user experience, I break my promise to not root and and install the latest and greatest ROM, phone is quicker, battery is better......"stability" becomes a VERY subjective term...devs and their fanboys rave about a ROM's stability and somehow think that the odd reboot is acceptable and that it's ok that caches have to be flushed every couple of days.

The problem for people who actually need their phone to be stable is that they cannot afford to have their phone bootloop at the wrong time which is , invariably, when it happens.

I'm not dumping on DEVs , I have had a lot of fun with many phones thanks to their hard work. My son still fools around with an old S1 still trying to get it to melt under the strain of the latest and greatest. But after so many iterations, I think Samsung really got things right right out of the box. This phone just works...It's stable and battery life is fantastic. I think I've only rebooted twice since I got it and those were for no good reason other than maybe habit.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Phazonclash:
Rocking Helios 7.5.X these days + generic XAC CSC and the latest Marshmallow bootloader/modem available for our W8 phones (APK3 I think). I'm pretty happy with the results, tout fonctionne bien. :good:

Safetynet passes so Android Pay works in the US, Odexed ROM (easier on battery life, very snappy apps), the developer is very quick when it comes to updating his ROM to the latest base, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fguerra024:
Lol at our canadian devices still sitting on MM and "security" patch from November 2016. It is near the end of Feb 2017. Terrible ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Yup. Love Samsung phones, but these updates are brutal. Especially in Canada and there is no excuse for it other than lazy carriers who couldn't be bothered. I'm not talking about major updates, I'm talking about security updates that should happen every month.

Just their way of making sure you upgrade your phone even sooner. Ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Haha yea. Man being stuck on MM sucks, I don't root because of work and Samsung Pay lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Fido started pushing out the update!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Since they are owned by Rogers, Rogers shouldn't be far behind then.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
I haven't gotten the update myself, but a post on Reddit claims they have it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Well, let's hope thy're not lying. Nothing on Rogers here yet either.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Yes i saw that post,but no one posted the screenshot yet. I hope this aint a hoax
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Same lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] finnmacool:
This. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
Do you have this Reddit link?

I'm thinking it's BS.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] poke1111:
It is BS. The post has been deleted.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] that be me:
Confirmed shirt post. Back to waiting for now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
People who post crap like that should never be allowed on the Internet again. Just don't get why idiots do that. Should always be wary of Reddit I guess.

Every major carrier in the States has released N for the Edge. Of course Canada is always fricken' last.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Well it's not just the carriers. It's also Samsung and their male bovine excrement attitude about updates. I buy all my devices outright, so why should I need to wait for any carrier to give me the update? It's just carriers in league with Samsung stalling to peddle their newest devices, in this case the S8.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Keep an eye out here if you want to know when nougat will be released, telus should be updating their table soon since the last one is from last week.

http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/OSUpgrades/thread-id/1

https://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility/Software-Update-Schedule/ta-p/53566
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Canadian carriers - Coming Soon TM
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
Most of Europe, South America and also the tiny Israel, got already Nougat update on the S7E (today)!

I promised myself multiple times, no More Samsung... and after this episode with S7E, I believe this time around I'll fulfil my promise!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Well its not so much samsung although yeah they cpuld be quicker with updates.

In this case its because you guys have CAN devices. Ive been down this road Many Times over the years across multiple devices and now I buy international sammy devices instead. My 935F got N like well over a month ago.

Dont bother with the CAN carrier devices if you want timely updates.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eddielmc01:
I got the international S6 last time around and did receive timely updates. However, the downside was weaker signal due to missing LTE bands...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
You need to get the correct version, i haven't had a signal problem with my note 7 FD or S7E F. There are some international versions which arent getting 100% compatible though thats true.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
As I've said , I've owned a number of samsung devices and most were Canadian carrier models..It really does change from device to device. I know there have been times where the Canadian versions have been ahead of us carrier versions and I've heard this whining go the other way..

If I'm not mistaken,this time around the us rollout has zero bearing on the Canadian as they are different chip sets and thus completely different phones..I believe we have the exynos chip and thus have more in common with the rest of the world where nougat has been released earlier. I believe that samsung said some areas will be going straight to 7.1.1 ...although I wouldn't hold my breath for that happening here..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
We have both Exynos and 820 here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Thought all Canadian carrier models were Exynos? How can you tell which is which?

Edit: Seems there is only one model here in Canada through carriers. Even though this chart just says Bell on it, obviously that's wrong. But I don't see Snapdragon for Canada at all here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
No. No we don't.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Officially only the exynos is here, you can get the 820 but its grey market and unsupported.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Lol, no we do not.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] michalisxc702:
I hate Canadian carriers, they are always behind with updates, don't offer all the colours and the customer service sucks. I'm mostly talking about Bell. I think my next Sam device will be an international, unlocked phone in a colour I want. Nougat was out in US for almost 2 months now and I'm sure we're not getting the update before S8 comes out. Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phil.W:
you would be wrong about that, unless you were part of the BETA, nougat was just now released in the last week for TMO, ATT, Sprint and likely verizon still waiting.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
Alternative facts...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
It's simple, flash custom rom[emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ma678:
It must be Samsung; otherwise, who releases fw for devices from Samsung Experience Stores?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kwarwick:
Can you do that without voiding your warranty?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Cosmic Blue:
No, flashing a custom rom does void your warranty and also trips knox if it has not already been tripped.

Flashing any kernel or csc other then stock will void the warranty.

Some stores will take that into consideration when doing repairs.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kwarwick:
That was my understanding, but thanks for confirming. I'm sure as h3ll not voiding the warranty on a 3 month old $1000 phone just to get Android N sooner.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Sword Fish:
I bought the S7 Edge from AT&T and live in Canada because i was tired of Rogers not releasing updates in a timely manner. I am now officially on Nouget and Feb security updates. My phone has the Snapdragon processor and AT&T enables the built-in FM radio so i can listen to the radio while a work. Whdn the S8+ comes out, i will do the same.

Swordfish
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
That's what I've been saying all along. They are purposely holding back the update to generate more sales for the S8 units. You won't see Nougat until 4-6 weeks after S8 launch. That's the Canadian competitive mobile spectrum.

Good idea but I think that it is even better to get the most widely distributed international variant. As long as the bands are compatible, the most commonly distributed device is most likely to be consistently updated. It also helps that you can just flash any CSC on it and then pick up whatever update you want, including security patches. With our pathetic NA devices we can do jack all. I am still on a November 1st security patch even though I bought my device outright and had it unlocked by Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
If you follow the pattern the update will be out before the s8. They don't hold it till after. Never have
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
This is becoming comical. Even Verizon rolled out the update and they are generally one of the slowest carriers to roll out updates, period. No sign of Nougat in Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Rogers and Fido indicate "Android 7 coming soon"...

Soon:

in or after a short time.

synonyms:	shortly, presently, in the near future, before long, in a little while, in a minute, in a moment, in an instant, in a bit, in the twinkling of an eye, in no time, before you know it, any minute (now), any day (now)

So, any day now.... :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] greatg:
Yah...they've been saying soon for a couple of months...what's a couple more...then maybe one more...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
A friends sony z5 just got nougat today, remember it was releaesd on aug 22.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
Just to add fuel to the fire: Europe's Galaxy s6 and its variances, got today a Nougat update!!! Canada is still waiting for the Samsung's flagship phone Nougat update! it's just a shame.....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jmitr:
Much wow, even U.S unlocked models haven't received it yet. The S7 active has as well, and now some models of the S6? Good grief.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] SaneinOne:
Agreed, this is pretty bad. While I understand the process of manufacturer to carrier release, stock Nougat "should" already have been on our devices by now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Yup. Rogers' "coming soon" basically means "whenever the hell we feel like it".
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] markdexter:
I asked Samsung on Twitter what's going on with the Canadian variant, the answer I got was they have no news for me as of now.

I'm starting to think they are waiting for the S8 release to boost sales of that first.

I'm also starting to think I wanna just root and custom ROM my device!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
there seem to be many conflicting answers regarding our update, which just shows how disorganized Samsung Canada and the carriers are. A month ago, someone on Reddit emailed Samsung support and they said it will be released Mid March, someone also tweeted Bell and they said this month. At the same time, for some reason, Telus has no idea when and if their variant will even get the update. baffles my mind haha
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
I just got the new Google assistant today! Playing with that will tide me over until the Nougat update drops.

On a related question, What happens to Canadians travelling in the US when the update drops?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phil.W:
925F/920F is getting nougat now, jesus. s6 and edge plus that is some weak ****
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
So Google Play Services updated? Did you get an update in Google Play or did it just update on its own? I've been checking Google Play over and over again, but no update there :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] oxxshadow:
Rogers OS schedule updated . We are getting Nougat on the 20th
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] michalisxc702:
I'm still waiting for nougat with bell. Hopefully our devices will get it before S8 comes out. How to get the Google AI? Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kwarwick:
Am I right to say that Rogers is just posting when the generic version of Nougat firmware will be released for all W8 variants of the S7 since the firmware is not specific to any particular Canadian carrier?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] crutzulee:
Not sure..I invoked an "ok Google" command yesterday and instead of listening it introduced me to my new assistant..weird because my son has the same s7 edge on rogers and has yet to get it..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Hmmm...I just don't get how some are getting it while others are not. There are apps in Google Play that will tell you which version of Google Play Services you have by the way. Like this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weberdo.apps.serviceinfo&hl=en
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
The release of Google Assistant (through google play services update) has nothing to do with your carrier, Google is incrementally releasing it in Canada....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
1. Set the phone language to English (US)

2. Become a beta tester for google play services and google app through scrolling down in play store.

3. Update the two apps.

4. Long press home button and activate google assistant.

5. Profit!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
Very simple:

Change to English (US) as ARNOB suggested

Download the latest Google play services (10.5.37) apk (assistant is included)

Install apk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] michalisxc702:
Actually, all I had to do in order to get in on my S7E was to change the language to English (US), become a beta tester for Google app and get it updated. Then I went into the Google app's settings where it said Google Assistant. I then switched it on and it all works fine without having to download/update Google play services. Thanks for all the help
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] smach31:
dont forget to clean cache of google play
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Any day now...

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71420279&postcount=1306
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] baristaman:
Why wait? It's already available for download on Sammobile. https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935W8/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
It's first for Bell to be upfront with new firmware updates!

Just in: Telus will release the Nougat for the S7E also today...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Yeah, I didnt see Fido there that's why. Can we flash the Bell release and reset CSC to Fido?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
Just flash Bell Nougat without changing the CSC (all Canadian firmware are compatible).

CSC is required foremost for Carrier OTA's and carrier specific network feature, when Fido Nougat comes out flash the Fido.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
Downloading the update on SaskTel right now
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phenom97:
Can anyone upload it to a faster mirror? Or point me into the direction of one?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] wallyg8r:
Update available on Wind (Freedom) now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
Updato.com is fast but doe not have yet. This app does...

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
Try this link: https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G935W8/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] kwarwick:
I'm on an unlocked S7 Edge currently running XAC CSC on Public Mobile (Telus). Do I need to wait for the XAC version to upgrade?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
LOL...so Rogers was the first to announce N for Canada and they'll be the last to actually release it. Yup, seems about right. FFS.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
Can I only flash the AP and CP file from BMC firmwire and keep my XAC CSC, data and KNOX intact?

EDIT:

Flashed the Bell firmwire with HOME_CSC. Everything works including Samsung Pay, and CSC is intact at XAC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] unit68:
Can we flash 7 with flashfire and retain root?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jmcorlett:
Flashed the bell firmware. Only problem seems to be sending MMS as they won't go through
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] unit68:
Can you edit the apn settings for the carrier your with?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phil.W:
the only thing worse than the slow lane download for the nougat update is it taking forever to update cod so I can play online......

Seems today is update for everything day :/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Use the *#272*IMEI# code to reset your CSC back to your desired Carrier. That's what I did for flashing Bell Nougat then went back to Koodo

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Why not just switch CSC and flash it quicker that way? It's pretty much the same thing and saves you the legwork of flashing via ODIN
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phil.W:
can you change csc without root?

no **** eh, never knew. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
I flashed the Bell release Odin and used the non Home_CSC. It installed XAC CSC and *#272*IMEI# did not work.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jark99:
Yeah you can change CSC without Root, good luck! Change it to VMC (virgin mobile CSC, as sometimes Bell's doesn't work)

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It didn't work for Bell with me so I switch to Virgins CSC, and then it downloaded no problem. I'm not rooted either
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phil.W:
worked with bell just fine, and back to MTA again. Taking forever to setup again without root but all is well. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ptesmoke:
*#272*IMEI# does nothing when on XAC.....so now what
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
I'm just going to wait until the 20th. No point in doing this process now and worry about something going wrong. 6 days left
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Charrion:
No, that distinction will go to Telus who haven't so much as acknowledged Nougat exists for the S7 and S7 edge.

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Where did you hear Telus was releasing? I haven't seen anything and it certainly isn't available on mine.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dangerousrun:
What about Videotron ? Can I Flash the w8 update and reset the CSC to Videotron ???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] itzik_man:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-nougat-update-released-canada/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] pappcam:
Has something changed with Odin? Back when I used it to update my phones I didn't do a thing with the CSC as any variant of the W8 firmwares worked fine and my phone kept it's current and correct CSC no matter which variant I put on the phone. It also did not delete any files or wipe the phone.

I've flashed Telus and Bell firmwares on my SaskTel phones with absolutely no issues and it always kept the SaskTel CSC>

Am I missing something?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] andytuotuo:
I have a Bell s7 but I flashed other rom before. now I am on xac csc and not getting updates. What should I do? I can't seem to find a 7.0 pack just to flash it either. I don't know how to change csc.

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can you telle me where I can download the firmware thou?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] phil.W:
upgraded to nougat, and lost assisstant. Anyone know off hand how to get it back or do I just wait again for it to randomly trigger. Tried the 10.5.35 services, and currently sitting on the 10.5.42 ( no assisstant) and tried updating the google apk and again no such luck :/ not sure what I did before to get it on MM but now its not there for nougat
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] that be me:
Couldn't find a way to get it back manually, but it did return after a few hours. Unless you rely on Assistant for something, I wouldn't worry and just wait it out.