yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
Agreed. the update I downloaded came in at 43 MB which is pretty similar to other updates. It also has S2B in the code which would be a security patch.

My question is if anyone knows how to discern whether this is a test release which would have no upgrade path or a final release which would have an upgrade path. I looked through the zip file but couldn't spot anything. I'll wait until it becomes official on ATT's website. If anyone wants the file, message me somehow and I'll find a way to get it to you, or point you to the download directions.

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Out of laziness, where exactly would Att put up the updates on public site?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
They don't put the updates up in a browser friendly way, but they do put up a description of the latest update. I learned about all of this from the russian site:

http://4pda.ru/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t764027-580.html

The ATT site is here:

https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tutorial.html#!/stepbystep/id/stepbystep_KM1136420?make=Samsung&model=SamsungG891A

I download the updates using the linux command line following this template:

curl -A 'Python-urllib / 1.17' -o SS-G891AUCXXXXXX-to-YYYYYY-UP.zip https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCXXXXXX-to-YYYYYY -UP

I can't help you if you are on Windows.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] TheL@G:
Cheers guys, I'm new to all xda related stuff, but just got S7 Active and Unlocked it (I'm living in UK), but the problem is, I don't see any updates via Wi-Fi :crying: (probably I need AT&T account)

I'm stuck with G891AUCU2APK2 version (from 23 November, 2016). Can someone post step by step guide on how to update phone to latest version? (or point to one :))

If possible with explanation on how to use Odin or something to update :D

p/s I'm on windows 10 OS, it would be cool to find guide for it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] rxil:
Just got the latest ota so it not beta/alpha
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
Hopefully it fix some of Bluetooth issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
The update is only 43MB so it might be just the security updates, or if there is other stuff hidden in there its going to be small.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Rj42894:
Can anyone find the original PI2 (marshmallow) firmware?? I cannot find it anywhere and the original mirror is gone..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] khaliullov:
here is PI2 on my mirror:

G891AUCS2API2_CL8737252_QB10881022_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.rar

Also, added QG1

SS-G891AUCU2BQF2-to-S2BQG1-UP.zip
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Rj42894:
The first link brings me to the cloud mail page.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] khaliullov:
sorry, was wrong prefix, fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
Awesome news about QD4!

We'll only need 2 sideloads QG1 which is much better than QB2.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] tdgillihan:
Are you uploading to somewhere that you would be willing to link us to?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
It is now available on the Russian site.

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] nhannnnnn:
heyyy. someone help me. my phone is in G891AUCU2BPL4. How should I continue?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
The best way to update currently is this:

Odin to QD4. Link is in the post above this. (Russian website)

ADB sideload QD4 to QF2. Download also at russian site.

ADB sideload QF2 to QG1. Same download site.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] nhannnnnn:
how about life battary after update QG1?

i want a cool device. should i stop update with QD4?: P
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] AngelAngel:
Language options

Hi All

I live in Denmark. Right now before updating - my S7 Active dont support danish language. Will the update fix that ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] nhannnnnn:
on Nougat, s7 active support all language. if your language isn't supported, you can download.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] DickVanPaiton:
DAMN...I updated to U2BQA7...does anybody know how I could go on from here :( How can I update to the latest versions now?

Thank you very much!

Update:

Just found that...hope that is a trustworthy source:

"Please download the full Nougat firmware (QB2): https://disq.us/url?url=https://meg...CQAw:_xm_0lF1-gbgJKHLxMrh8mOrszA&cuid=1448581

Here's the tutorial: http://www.droidviews.com/nougat-firmware-on-att-galaxy-s7s7-edge-sm-g930a-g935a/

Having installed the firmware, you'll start getting the latest OTA updates from AT&T."

Update2:

Just installed QB2 with success. One last question. Where can I see which firmware is the very latest official one published by AT&T? Is there any reliable source where I could find those new files to update my S7 active?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Don't think anyone can get OTA's from ATT unless you're on their service hence the reason for this thread in the first place. The Russian site plastered across this thread and this actual thread is probably the best place to check to see what's the latest official firmware. Latest should be QG1 on the July security update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
Thanks for the info!

I'm also on version QA7 but the tutorial in your post seems to be about the standard S7. Can I flash QB2 directly on my current version (QA7) and how? Sorry if this has already been answered but I tried a bit of searching with no luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
FYI S2BQH1-UP is out direct from ATT servers. Not sure if this is a beta version with no upgrade path or if this is the next stable security patch. Comes in at 37.7 MB.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] poozee:
I'm a complete beginner but have been trawling this thread getting an idea of what to do, so I might be able to help you. You can download the complete version of QD4 from the russian website that has been linked to in this thread (it's near the top of the list and is almost 2gb). I can't link as I am a new user. No need to go from one version to the next, just go straight to that using the modified version of ODIN which is also on that site. After that, download that QD4 to QF2 update, then the QF2 to QG1 update (both also on the russian site). You install those via ADB sideload installing from an sd card, not from your pc. I'm currently working my way through those right now, seems to be the way to get to the latest available update. Also someone correct me if I'm wrong, but doing the QD4 update with ODIN will wipe your storage, so back up whatever you want to save.

In terms of HOW to do it, the tutorial previously mentioned is exactly the same whether or not you have an S7/Edge/Active, just follow the steps and it will work the same using the modified ODIN and the QD4 firmware. Installing the incremental updates afterwards involves putting the .zip files (don't unzip them) onto an sd card and restarting your phone in recovery mode. Then wait for a menu to appear that has has an option on it to 'apply update from sd', you select that and browse to the applicable .zip file. Hope that helps you. I have now successfully updated my active to version QG1 by going through these steps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
You can ADB sideload from PC.

All of these updates will wipe your phone.

Make sure you use the correct ROM for your device as they're different for the regular S7 vs Edge vs Active.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] poozee:
Thanks for clarifying, in the posts at the start of the thread (eg. #10) it was said that you need to do them via sd, is that not the case? It would be handy to do them via PC in the future if so.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
It works just fine. My personal phone was flashed this way.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] prakashkashyap:
Can you share the link of above Update.!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] mojebada.cz:
Can you tell me please one thing?

Which languages are in Nougat? Is Čeština/Czech available?

Many thanks for your answer.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
How to do ADB Sideload? Does any one have any guide or just the main guidelines
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] albaneasy123:
Blocked

When I try to upgrade through stock recovery via SD card it says "upgrading from an external source disabled "
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
O.K. Guys, this one's above my skill level? Anyone else have an idea?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Jimmyvb98:
Please take a look at this thread, I created it for the S7 Edge users. Try option 2, as option 1 doesn't work for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] erickofonsghana:
Thanks very much I successfully updated my phone from PH1 to PL4 but with an ad card not ADB sideload
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] trungctu:
The PL4 was beta or offficial one from AT&T? I made a quick search but the was less information about PL4.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
I've done research as well... what I've come up with is that Nougat which is the pl4 isn't supposed to be available for the phone anytime soon. So I just updated to the one which is actually available with OTA updates... which is the pl1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] angrysnail:
I updated mine with PL4 then only realize is not official on AT&T website. It supposed to be Beta?

But so far i never encounter any problem with nougat (PL4).. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ItsDon:
PL4 update is up and running. Used the SD card install method and it went perfectly the first time. Thanks OP for the files and everyone here for the direction. Hopefully this rom is stable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Sweet, isn't it? I love it so far... been almost a week with NO problems! :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] tdgillihan:
Has anyone made the jump from PE7 all the way to PL4 without incrementally updating all the ones in between? If not does anyone have an idea as to why I should or shouldn't?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] tdgillihan:
Never mind, I figured it out. Odined the PI2 firmware from here https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/help/samsung-galaxy-s7-active-root-t3473649, then installed the PI2 to PL4 Update from the same place via install update from zip in recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Good deal... glad you got it! I didn't know what to answer as I am with AT&T and already had PL1 from them when I did the PL4 update here. Have fun with it - it's pretty cool.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] tdgillihan:
Yeah, I'm on TMO. Been stuck with PE7 FOREVER! Pretty stoked now. Huge difference!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] aalamxeb:
Thanks i already update via sideload
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] aalamxeb:
:laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
:good: Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] trungctu:
Do we have any chance back to MM if there's any issue with N?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] fegato:
I think if you flash PI2 Firmware with the modified Odin you could rollback... am I wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Yes its easy just flash stoxk pi2 with odin. Its not iphone Dude
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
On S7 Active Nougat, it seems like there is not full support for all languages. I tried Swedish, and downloaded apps seems fine, but system menu and some standard apps do not translate.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] mojebada.cz:
On Marshmellow in settings ale only 9 languages. The same situation is with Nougat? Morelocale is not necessary in Nougat?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] khaliullov:
S2BQH1

S2BQH1

But I am not recommend to install this til AT&T officially releases it on their site. In this case it will be dead end for updates, because there will not be update path for next update (AT&T does not support betas and they are only for internal use) and for applying next updates you will be forced to flash QD4 via Odin and lose all your data.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
As far as I know, it is possible to select every language. But some of them do not have full translations (maýbe all, except the standard languages) and they can't be downloaded.

Anyone else who has other information is welcome to add to this.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] mojebada.cz:
I am very satisfied with Nougat, thank you. I do not need use morelocale. Whole menu is not in my language, but applications I need, yes. SUPER.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] rxil:
Official OTA with August security update
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Not showing up on my smart switch app... Booo
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Just swapped out my sim for a legit active AT&T (work line) sim and checked for updates, still no updates. I'm on the July security update firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
Are you in USA and connected to AT&T network? Otherwise it will not work as I'm sure you already know. If you are, I guess one possible explanation might be that the August security update is still being rolled out to a limited number of devices at a time.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
How many US users are there? Can't be that many that they have to stagger the release. Lol. No longer my main phone so I don't really mind but still.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jembot:
Just to the manual update, it will save you from endless OTA update frustration.

The files are already available, just follow the instructions to updatw to most recent (released/unreleased) firmware.

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] mojebada.cz:
Where can I find last ota for update? Not beta, but final. And it will wipe all my data or not?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Don't want the wipe every time. That's annoying and I don't want to risk the trick to stop the wipe. I'll just try again sometime in the future. Not even a phone I use regularly so I'm not concerned.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] eduardoamm:
Is it possible to flash the update without losing data?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] 3arthur6:
Hey!

Link to the QH1 latest firmware :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw15QUNVlpHoOXBjZ05lRXhtNm8/view?usp=sharing
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Urgh, it's gonna delete data again huh?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
Well it's the same procedure as before, so yes unless you can get it via ATT network. Or just skip this and wait for a bigger update in the future like 7.1 or whatever it will be.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Uh no, cuz those are Odin files. I've always use the update files through the SD card. That file would be great to Odin back to a fresh start though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] mojebada.cz:
Can anyone tell me if this last update installed from SDcard will wipe my phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
When I update with SD card my phone resets completely. Am I doing something wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Not at all, it's designed to do that. Someone posted how they turned off the phone prior to the factory reset command and another person states they did it successfully as well. Search this thread for the exact timing of when to power off the phone. I might give it a try sometime. If you do try it, let us know how it went. Worst case, you missed it and the factory reset command went through. Even if you are unable to boot, we now have a recent firmware you can always Odin back.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] 3arthur6:
Anyone tryed it?

Because if I call someone I have an echo of his voice..?! Strange
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] prakashkashyap:
I have tryed that 4 to 5 times...And its working perfectly...No more Reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
I'm guessing he may be asking about the new Odin firmware and not the one reset though I could wrong... Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] 3arthur6:
Exact. I was talking about the QH1 firmware. But a new flash solved my issue
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] sreeejish:
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/

use the chrome to convert to language from russian:o
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jackprieto:
What's my device?

I've looked at this list and I don't see the same number in the phone I have. Mine says "G891AUCS2BQG1" Is this significant? I'm more than anxious to try this but I'm worried about bricking the phone. I know I can't brick it while the boot-loader is still locked. I can't do anything but reload from the stock ROM. Please let me know if I'd be taking a stupid chance. Which package should I use for my phone??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
Your phone is already updated to Nougat - that's the July 2017 update. The OP contains older updates for Marshmallow devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jackprieto:
Thanks for responding.

I want to root the phone so I can load Titanium and Xposed framework. I downloaded "unlockg891aboot.tar.md5" My phone is already unlocked (I'm using FreedomPop rather than AT&T), does this file unlock the boot-loader? Will I then be able to install SuperSU and then have root?

I'm sorry if the question sounds dumb, but I've got to ask first. I'm still green when it comes to Android. I managed to root my older Galaxy S3 by following the instructions rather than knowing what the heck I was doing.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
I don't have knowledge about that stuff, unfortunately. Hopefully someone else will be able to respond. Maybe you can find info in these threads as well. Good luck!

https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/help/samsung-galaxy-s7-active-root-t3473649

https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/development/rom-mod-release-t3635879
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
It will not unlock bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] cloud8:
BQH1

Hi, I have version BQH1 and I can't use Odin because of the file type is there a sideload option?

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
What do you want to achieve? BQH1 is the latest version.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] cloud8:
Yes i want the latest version
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
Then you don't need to do anything :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jackprieto:
Thanks for responding. What will unlock the AT&T boot-loader. Every thing I've tried so far just gets an error. Is there a way to unlock it without going back to an earlier version of Android?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
The bootloader on at&t s7 active has never been unlocked. Now sim unlock is different. Others can respond on sim unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] staffeyx:
October security patch has started rolling out to the standard S7. Hopefully it will also reach S7 Active in a while.

https://www.sammobile.com/2017/10/18/galaxy-s7-october-security-patch-released/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
Awhile is probably right. Keep in mind that no AT&T phones including the S8 and S8 Active have gotten this yet.

Who knows how long it will be until AT&T gets around to it. Could be this week, next month, or nothing until Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
AT+T were like clockwork for several months with the security updates. So, I'd be surprised if this has changed just yet. The October update was more substantial than the others have been, so I'm guessing it's taking some more testing. Just guesses....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
http://androidbiits.com/root-att-samsung-galaxy-s7-active-sm-g891a-easily/

Has anyone tried rooting their phones using this method?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Its the normal root method for all snapdragon variants

Look for the thread
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
Good news, the update for the regular S7 just came out. Nothing yet for the 6A/7A/8A. Maybe this week.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
The new update is available. You can download it with your browser by setting up a user agent spoof so the user agent string is :

Python-urllib / 1.17

And then point your browser to:

https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCS2BQH1-to-S2BQJ4-UP

reboot into recovery and then enter ADB sideload and using adb tools on your computer sideload the zip file.

Note that I don't know if AT+T posts beta versions of their software to this location. If it does, there's always a change that applying one of these patches will lead to an upgrade dead-end. So, proceed with caution and be prepared to depricate your software to one of the complete ODIN flashable ROMs to proceed down the upgrade path. You can always wait a few days and make sure that the software version that I've posted matches the one that appears on the official AT+T web site for the S7 Active.

If you are running a LINUX/UNIX based OS (mac OS or Linux) you can get the zip file with:

curl -A 'Python-urllib / 1.17' -o SS-G891AUCS2BQH1-to-S2BQJ4-UP.zip https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCS2BQH1-to-S2BQJ4-UP
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
Has anyone tried this and were you successful?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
I'm just setting it up now. So far so good. AT&T added some junk in the setup process, but it all worked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ultima99:
Is it possible to use that method to get Odin images?

I believe the newest one here is QD4 which I think takes 4 sideloads to get to the new release.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] faronium:
I don't know if this is possible but don't think so. The AT&T server doesn't allow listing of available files (as far as I can tell) and I don't know how to query it other than through brute force which is how I discovered the latest update. I don't think full images are typically going to be released on update servers. What's more likely is that a phone will ship with, say, QD4 and then when it goes to update itself upon setup via OTA, it goes through all sequential updates. I've experienced this with other devices where upon first set up the device goes through several update cycles. Doing the updates or sideloads isn't a big deal especially if you are working with a clean install to begin with and the payoff is a pretty p to date set of security patches. I'm impressed with Samsung and AT&T for how on top of security patches they are.