yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] albaneasy123:
I can't...

I'm not allowed to upgrade externally for some reason...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ttaveanator:
PL1 -> PL4 worked for me. I did via recovery and load from SD card. Clear cache. Ended up having to set the phone up as new but I was going to do a factory reset if it worked regardless. So far Nougat has been just fine; haven't had a chance to stress test it tho.

Thanks a ton for posting these!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
? Explain ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
I went to PL1, THEN QA7.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Nougat Official update is on guys
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Yeah, that's what I meant - too many versions. I had PL1 before going to PK4 - O.K., QA1 (AQA1 was the latest Marshmallow file from AT&T - two guys over on Android Central had it and I think they were here too) is loading right now, then I'm going to Restore a backup, then try and see if there's a Software Update from AT&T. After all this, there better be DAMMIT! We'll see soon enough...

8:18 PM - EDIT: It Worked! Thanks to everyone for their assistance!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] miniminus:
well

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/

has them ALL already :)

Quickest method from fresh..

Odin to PI2-> then SDCARD to PK2 -> then SDCARD to QB2
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
So we need to either be on PL1 or PK2 to update...

*edit* nvm, I see the update from QA1 also
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Yes - I actually used the QA1 and AT&T accepted that... I got it loaded and then tried Software Update and it worked - I'm now QB2!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Dang. No QA7 to QB2. Back to odin.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
Anyone got link to qb2 ? Think like to sideload update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
4 posts before yours.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
DONE! Managed to get a Full Restore from the Samsung Cloud of my PK4 which put EVERYTHING back the way I had it into QB2... just had a couple of minor settings to re-adjust! Up and running. One last "Thank you very MUCH" to all the folks who gave advice and to dogmatism for posting the files to make all this possible! You guys do a great service... keep up the great work!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] intxeon:
Could someone share ActivityZone from nougat firmware?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] xc rider:
Nm
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] xc rider:
Love all the improvements on N! First time I've gotten to use it!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
Odin to PI2. Then sideload to PK2 from sdcard.

Then QB2 from sideload of sdcard. I'm think this is smoother then qa7. What u think fellows.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] dogg94:
Has anyone downgraded from PL4 to receive the ota? If so is there any difference? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Definitely... smoother screen transitions, less lag... it's sweet. Just a long process - took me about 5 hours total. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] steveo314:
Yes it is a long process. Took me about that long to get QA7. Which I just saw is not the newest Nougat. :mad:

Have to find some time to Odin back and then sideload.

And anyone who was wondering... I couldn't get the zips to work when I was trying to modify the firmware versions. I can't sign the zips. Or else we could go from PI2 to QB2...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Definitely! Love it... but did mine OTA!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] dogg94:
I don't think I've ever simultaneously rooted for and against news before, this is a first. I wanted it to be smoother and more polished but not real excited in going through the process again. Nonetheless I will, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Can't deactivate Samsung Keyboard as Default so I can use my SmartKeyboard Pro - first and ONLY problem I've found! I tried disabling Samsung Keyboard with Package Disabler Pro and then there's NO KEYBOARD - Aggghhhhhh! Sent in a Bug Report with Screen Shot - let's see what happens! Also Uninstalled and re-installed SmartKeyboard Pro but did not help!

11:46 PM - EDIT: All of a sudden, without the original problem changing, I can suddenly "Select" SmartKeyboard Pro and use it without deselecting the Samsung keyboard??? Who knows - it's working!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] xc rider:
Can't disable mine either but it doesn't pop up when using my swiftkey beta.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
I couldn't get package disabler pro to register with the newest update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Mine sat there and "spun" for quite a while but finally came up and worked fine!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
It keeps saying failed and to try but always same results.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
I noticed battery drain after nougat upgrade QB2, does anyone have this issue? Stock unrooted
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] fegato:
Whoa.. I flashed my S7 with odin to start the upgrading process and now after the boot ask for a password...

without any other reference, just "to start the device, insert the password" which one could be? I tried google, samsung account, sim pin... I had no password...

EDIT!

so silly of me, I didn't format... :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] dogmatism:
OP updated added upgrade links to official Nougat U2BQB2

DM me any errors. Credits for [MENTION=2341620]fegato[/MENTION] notifying me on official release.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
Took about hour using Odin & rest from a sdcard.

Let it boot each time. Then shutdown to use a sdcard. After all updates then entered info. Even Samsung restored all my screen & settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] raze5115:
Is the hotspot working on QB2?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
No! Actual battery improvement... also seeing that on S7 Active Forum on Android Central too! Did you do a "Wipe Cache Partition" after all your Apps were restored and "Setup" was done? A lot of junk gets built up during set up... mine slowed down in the first couple of hours so I did it and it improved tremendously. That could be a culprit for that also... ???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Do you mean from recovery?

I will try and let you know
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Yes!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Android Pay works on QB2!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Battery is much improved

Great solution
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Check this thread. It would appear that QB2 is the official release, so future OTA updates should be available.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3569038

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] raze5115:
If I need my hotspot even though I have an unlimited data plan that usually doesn't allow hotspot is it worth upgrading to QB2? AKA does the hotspot work without a subscription on QB2?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] snugroho3:
Right now I'm in PL4 (Nougat) but I want to update to latest new nougat (BQ2), what should I do?

I didn't see any link in first page to update from PL4 to BQ2.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] miniminus:
as PL4 was never official, theres no file to go from PL4 to QB2

so you gonna have to Odon back to PI2, then sd card to PK2, then to QB2...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
Am I the only one who has Google Assistant on QB2?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] dankaren:
Everybody should have it by now, I've had it for days.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
I don't have it yet...

(5:07PM) - 3 hrs 15 min later... ahh, now I do!!! Kuhl!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] miniminus:
me too ! (and im on PL4)

i dont like it, at the moment ! ... doesn't seem to get answers or cannot identify music etc etc ...

im more annoyed that kids modes not available :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ttaveanator:
I'm in the same boat.

Where's the best place to download PI2?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] miniminus:
check out the first post,

or here https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] 78c10:
I saw kids mode stuff in the galaxy apps store... I don't use it, so I didn't try it, though.

This is after QB2 OTA
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Pinooooo:
'

Which file do we need to use to Odin back to PI2?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Pinooooo:
Found it. :o

It is: G891AUCS2API2_CL8737252_QB10881022_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.rar.

(I can not post the external link) See the download site on cloud.mail.ru
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
Does the mobile hotspot work for anyone running QB2?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Pinooooo:
Yes, this works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
Mine doesn't... The phone just freezes until it force closes the settings app
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] snugroho3:
I just finished installing QB2. Everything works smoothly except one annoying bug.. the Activity Zone is somehow not full screen. It's like 70% of the screen.

I tried to change the diaplay resolution in setting but the same.

Anyone having the same issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
No, mine's at 100% - full screen! ??? Weird!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
I had that issue before but forgot which build I was on. But in qb2, it's full screen for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
Can someone screenshot their activity zone please?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Here ya go.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
My Activity Zone isn't full screen either :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Just had a 30 plus MB security update.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Yep... I got it too!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] itzik-g:
QB2 upgrade

Thanks, i just upgraded successfully my device as you suggested - went smooth with no issues:

1- Odin the PI2 as a base line

2- Then via recovery from the device I used "update from SD card" and upgraded to PK2

3- Then i did it again via recovery from the device I used "update from SD card" and upgraded to QB2

All went well and Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
The new update is for March? Just checked and not giving me an update
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] rinoa19:
...................Same a bit annoyance as yours... :( ..........
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
It changes the build to QC2 and the date is *March 16th... I think there might be a couple of bug fixes too because several folks over on Android Central who were having problems with "Privacy Mode" not working on their S7 Actives, got it to work after installing this update! :good:

*Kernel Version and Security Enhancements
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
I just downloaded and updated to QC2 and did not realize it'll wipe my phone! :T
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] norbarb:
Just for because i can. Here is update with April security patch : SS-G891AUCS2BQC2 to U2BQC4. This is ADB sideload and will wipe you device. Have fun with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Hisma:
Help! Went from QA1 to QB2, the rom seems to work okay, except my data connection is unstable. It always shows that I am getting 4G LTE, yet I'm not actually getting any data connection 50% of the time, I can't connect to anything. Connect/disconnect is seemingly random. I have t-mobile US. I tried manually entering apn settings but same issue.

Any tips??
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] asalvi0:
Hi, here are the ODIN flashable files for (was for sale) G891AUCU2BQB2

here to U2BQB2 to S2BQC2

here one for the latest unofficial S2BQC2 to U2BQC4
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Hisma:
I fixed it. I was using outdated APN information, apparently. I was not able to depend on the automatic network settings or the pre-populated apn settings for t-mobile. Had to go to the t-mobile website and manually enter the latest settings. I updated to QC4 in the process, and it's working great so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Does QC4 update wipe/reset the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] asalvi0:
Yes, is sideloaded, all these updates wipe the phone,
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Yeah I found out when I did it anyways lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] rxil:
anyone know what the latest update bqc4 changes?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jembot:
YES. You can backup your apps and settings using Google Backup or Samsung Cloud (Backup). Both are built-in and available under "Settings >> Cloud and accounts".

I prefer Samsung as it restored "almost all" of my apps and settings. Google failed to completely restore all. I had them both backup my apps and settings prior to flashing the 2 most recent updates.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
I could never get the Samsung backup to work but for apps that support Google's backup and restore, those work fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jembot:
Force the backup using Samsung. You cannot do force backups using google, and google does not backup all apps and/or settings.

If your Samsung backup stalls, go to your Samsung Cloud account and DELETE the previous backup, it is most likely corrupted (happened to me once). Once deleted, backup the whole thing again, it should be able to complete the backup this time. Also, avoid using the phone when doing force backup, so as not to lock files or interrupt the backup process.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Mike_1996:
Oh my goodness I managed to avoid the factory wipe upon sideloading! I never believed this would actually work, but it did!! :D

The trick is dead simple: Right after all the system files and extra partitions (bootloader, modem, etc.) has been updated, during that tiny pause of 2 or 3 seconds between the message "script succeeded: result was [/system]"and the wiping process, I first pressed and held the "boot to recovery" combination (Power + Home + VolUp) and noticed that doing so had prevented anything from going beyond this point; I then added VolDown and held till the phone eventually rebooted and showed all green upon partition check shortly before booting the the lockscreen, just like after applying a normal OTA update. After the launcher had shown up, a message was shown in the notification center saying "Android is updating...". Just wait till that finishes and you're done! I'd almost burst into tears seeing my data being just fine. See the pics in the attachment (ignore the one hour between the two updates, I was trying to rewrite this post after I accidentally got logged out of the forum and losing everything I had written in Incognito Mode).

So again, these are the steps:

1. Boot to recovery apply OTA zip file via adb sideload;

2. Wait patiently through zip verification, patching system, updating other partitions (modem.img, boot.img, etc. It goes quite fast from this step onwards, stay awake!), removing unneeded files, copying new files until it shows: "script succeeded: result was [/system]";

3. Immediately press and hold Power + Home + VolUp + VolDown. Have your fingers already at the right places, since the pause before the actual wiping process begins is not more than 5 seconds;

4. You'd see a screen flashing through in the split of a second, showing all green for the partitions updated;

5. Wait till the phone boots up;

6. Unlock the SIM and pass the lockscreen. A message showing "Android is updating..." would show up in the notification center. Side note: if you go and check the "Status" screen in Settings - About phone during this process, the ROM status would show "Custom". Don't worry. You'd see it turns live back to "Official". :D

Hope this trick could help y'all!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
This time I tried the Samsung backup actually worked lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
Does it have to be done from ADB to work? Or can I do it by SD Card?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Mike_1996:
Don't think that'd make a difference as long as you could manage to get the phone rebooted on time. I use sideload because I can see the per cent progress on my PC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Worked perfectly from sdcard. Great find! [emoji2]

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] PhabianSpooner:
I did it with sideload anyways... Thanks for the find man... no more wiping of data
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Now... do you guys see any major differences with bqc4 over bqc2 or should I just wait for AT&T?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Too soon to tell. I'll run it then let you know. Was really easy to update without losing data.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] _LEM_:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but is it possible to go back to Marshmallow from Nougat? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
Follow the steps in Post Number 157 in this thread (here's the link)

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71271879&postcount=157

...that will bring you back to a clean Marshmallow PI2 then you'll have to go back to post number 1 and work your way back up to PL1 (just do v4. and v5.) which was the last version of Marshmallow for this phone before Nougat I believe.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] _LEM_:
Thanks so much!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
[MENTION=5155987]jimd1050[/MENTION] The update seems about the same. I am running some of the s8 apps, so phone gets a little wonky sometimes.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Mike_1996:
Not sure if I'm the only one, but My Knox seems to have stopped working with most apps, all of which had worked just fine previously. They now only manage to reach the splashscreen, or at most the EULA confirmation page if that is applicable (in my case, with the MeinVodafone app). I'm on the latest build. Tried reinstalling everything, both the apps and the workspace (which involves creating a new user etc.) but the problem persists. Apps that are still working are those "primitive" apps like ZArchiver that do not require many permissions. Again I did not wipe data, so that could be a possible factor of interference, though all normal apps work very well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
I think Sammy and att screwed us. After the last update I can no longer install any s8 apps.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
U talking about qc3 are qc4 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] berniesteven:
Qc4. I had been installing apps from the s8 system dump and after I did the update I can't install system app updates.

Se​nt fr​om my SM-G891A

* Peace
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] FtaWolf:
I tried qc3. But baseband for qb2 was doing better for me. So I went back to qb2. Thanks ..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Blackberrynomore:
Does anyone know if I can just flash the newest firmware G891AUCU2BQB2 right over the current PL4 version that I am running currently using Odin???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jimd1050:
I just got an AT&T OTA Update (Security/Bug Fix) and ended up with QD4 after it was done...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] erickofonsghana:
Please Jimd1050 send the link for us to download.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] rxil:
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/SS-G891AUCS2BQC2-to-S2BQD4-UP.zip
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Do you guys prefer Nougat on MM?

Because I prefer the opposite

I am talking on stock without rooting for N or MM
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] TroyHorse:
Noob question:

My S7 Active is on T-Mobile, so I can't run system update. I want to update to Nougat 7.0. I'm currently on QA1, so I plan to run "G891AUCS2AQA1 to G891AUCU2BQB2" (1.47GB). I also plan to use recovery to run "Apply update from SD card."

Simple question: Will this wipe my apps & contacts or will it mimic a system upgrade and preserve all my data?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] slimshouki:
Everything will be wiped

However, if you want to keep your stuff use any at&t sim card to update through OTA and keep your apps and settings.

Personally, I prefer marshmallow on nougat way more. I had nougat before then I downgraded to MM again and its much better.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] TroyHorse:
Thanks for the help.

Sounds like getting an at&t sim is the way to go. However, you're not the first say MM is better. I may just keep that. Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
A few have updated without wipe if you pay attention to the flashing process and stop it before it initiates the wipe command.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] KGB7:
Installed it from SD card and it automatically wiped and formated the phone. Not your fault, just havent had this happen in the past.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] rxil:
Posted further in the thread is a way to stop the process of the wipe after upgrading
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] asuraaaa:
I have version BQC4. ¿Can i update with SS-G891AUCS2BQC2-to-S2BQD4-UP.zip ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Don't think it'll update. You'll have to either find an update that from your current firmware or downgrade to a firmware and then upgrade from that firmware