[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] shark jungle:
Samsung Galaxy S7 and galaxy S7 edge have got official Android Nougat Beta release ,I've been using this release for about 7 days and I've decided to do

a detailed review to share with you my experience and to help you decide whether to use it as a daily driver or not.

The review is 7 parts

1-Installation

2-Performance

3-Sensors & GPS

4-Battery Life

5-Gaming Performance

6-Features

7-Bugs

1-Installation

you gonna need a

windows PC , USB cable

and make sure to download the latest ODIN version, All the links are available in the 2nd post

1-Backup all of your data to your PC or SD card cs this procedures will format your internal storage (My recommendation is to use smart switch to do the backup)

2-Make sure that your battery is more than 50 percent

3-turn off your device

4-enter the download mode by holding the power button+home button+volume down key

5-on your pc extract the firmware package(use Winrar or winzip) It will take some time according to your PC speed

6- You will find 4 files after the extraction process

7-Connect your device to the PC, Make sure to use the Stock cable

8-Open ODIn as administrator ( If ODIN doesn't recognize your device then you need to install USB driver for your device)

9-Now select BL and choose BL file , this is your bootloader file

10-Click AP and choose the AP file, This file will take up to 3 minutes to load so be patient.

11-click CP and select CP file , this is your modem

12-and at last click CSC and select CSC file , this is your country code.

13-hit start

-This process will take 3 to 4 minutes if you are using the Stock usb cable,The device will reboot in order to erase every thing in the internal storage then It will reboot again to start the installation process

Installation FAQ

1- will the installation affect the device warranty? no it won't ,cs it is

an official release from Samsung.

2-Can I downgrade to MM after upgrading to

Nougat? Yes you can

3-Can I Install Android nougat if I'm running Custom ROM?

Yes you can install it whatever custom ROM you have.

Installation Video

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2-Performance

-For the first time on Samsung devices you can choose the performance profile you need -There are 4 profiles (

normal which is the

default mode, Game,entertainment,and high performance

)

-every profile has a different settings to give you the best performance according to your needs but you can modify those settings if you want. -Some of you will ask me if I noticed any changes between the 4 modes modes, and I'm gonna answer your question by doing a simple test

-I've done a benchmarking test using antutu APP While normal mode is active and the score is 90000

-Then I've done the same test while performance mode is Active and the score 130000 which is almost the same like MM

-If you want better performance then choose the performance mode but keep in mind that this will affect your battery life

-According to my experience while using the device in normal mode that everything running flawlessly and the device is very

responsive.

-RAM management is great , you can run more than 5 heavy APPs in the background and switch between them very fast and you also still able to run

more APPs at the same speed regardless how much RAM space you have.

3-Sensors and GPS

Sensors and GPS antenna are very important to your device , I've done sensors test and all the sensors responded very well

(accelerometer , Gyroscope, light sensor, Proximity sensor, etc) and I've never experienced any bugged sensors in the past 7 days

GPS antenna is perfect , It caches a 3D fix while indoor and the accuracy is very very good for navigation.

4-Battery Life

Battery life still the same like MM for me but keep in mind that the battery usage vary from user to another .

while using the device in Normal mode

(Making calls, Playing light games,using Common APPs like what's APP telegram and Chrome

) Over WIFI, I've got 24 hours on battery and more than 5 hours SOT which is almost the same for me on MM .

While using the device in performance mode

(location enabled,using Google MAPs for navigation,Making voice calls over 2 hours)

I've got 17 Hours on battery and 4 hours SOT which is also the same for me on MM while heavy usage.

The good part in Nougat that you have the ability to change the screen resolution and Performance Mode to get more battery life.

Power saving mode is available with 2 options

1-Medium power saving mode

2-Maximum power saving mode which is the same like UPSM but with a different user interface.

5-Gaming performance

Gaming performance is awesome as it was in MM ,You still have game launcher and you can adjust gaming performance settings as you used to do before. Game tools have the same features but in this version you can see the recent APPs on the right side of the screen

I've tested some high graphic games (Asphalt 8,NFS most wanted,Asphalt Xtreme )and all of them running nicely no lags or stutters or slow responses You can get the best gaming experience by activating Game Mode , which is completely new feature in Android Nougat.

Features

Lock screen (Same).

Right swipe on home screen for upday (same)

Theme store is not ready yet but looks exactly like Note 7 Theme store

Press and hold any APP on the home screen will show pop up menu which is much easier to control your Apps

Home screen adjustments( Same)

All( Samsung Apps, Google Apps, Microsoft Apps)Same Like MM

System Apps have a different looking icons(Rounded shape)(Grace UX) (Like Note7)

Phone App Same Layout and options with different background while calling (Motion gradient colours)

New APP Called Samsung my galaxy (it gives you some helpful tips offers and news)

Power menu, Volume control menu ( same)

Recent Apps looks slimmer

Split screen (Same as Stock Android Nougat)

just drag any window to the top of the screen then choose any APP that supports multi-window

To activate pop up window drag the window to the center of the screen

Double tab on the menu button will switch between the recent APPs.

POP up view by swiping from both corners on the top of the screen

Notification toggles has been changed completely from Samsung TW UI to be like Stock Android devices

you have 6 toggles in quick access bar ,9 Toggles in landscape

Quick pull down with two fingers still available

There is no auto brightness button and the brightness slider only appears in full toggles pull down.

If you press any title under the toggle you will access to more settings related to the selected toggle

Blue light filter is available ,Private mode,Screen mirroring all those running with out any problem

Android Easter egg toggle is available

The settings menu is just like the Note 7 and it's very informative

All sounds Still the same

Sound Alive is available with the same options.

All the display options ( Auto brightness, blue light filter , screen resolution)

AOD new software with all the new layouts ,all third party icons can appear on AOD ,double tab on any icon to open it

Device maintenance is completely new feature ,It will optimize your device very fast and it is much better than smart manager ,5 shortcuts for (battery , Performance mode , storage , RAM,device security)

You still don't have the ability to format SD card as internal adoptable storage.

Finger print is working ,I didn't notice any improvement or any different response

All language are supported

All keyboard language inputs are supported

Camera software has a different layout and gestures (Like Note 7) but all the options still the same,All the modes are working,Image and video quality are

the same as MM firmware.

Bugs and fixes -I've been using the firmware for almost 7 days , So I'm gonna share with you the problems I've got till now

1-S health is not working , I think cos my device warranty is void , So If your device was rooted before you will got the same issue

2-Some of the Apps didn't work normally like what's App voice messages is too low compared to MM

3-Some of the Apps didn't work at all like Facebook

4-Some users reported that Samsung music crashing but for me every thing working without a problem.

Now you will ask me , can I use it as daily driver? the answer here depends on your needs, if you can find an

alternative for Apps like Facebook and you don't need S health then sure you can use it as daily driver.

Youtube Video Review

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Root Your S7 or S7 Edge Running Nougat

-This is the only Method right Now

-You can not write on the data partition

-only simple stuff like Titanium Backup pro .

[YOUTUBE]m_5X4010Is0[/YOUTUBE]

at the end of my review I hope i covered everything you want to know about

Nougat beta release For Galaxy S7 and galaxy S7 edge.