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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] KjK89:
Thanks for the previous help [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION]! I am on v5 now and everything seems to be running great! Loving the speed, battery, and the fact that Samsung Pay still works! Thanks for a solid ROM!

I am having one minor issue, but I am not sure if it is ROM related. When I try to log into Venmo, it fails to initiate the add new device process. After putting in my login information it attempts to contact Venmo, but comes back with a fail message and the screen just stays white. I have tried clearing cache, data, and reinstalling from the play store. Anyone else having this issue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jrkruse:
I see that I have a new process im testing will let you know
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] LilCaz:
This can be flashed from ANY build, so you're all good :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
followed steps to the letter... after running root.bat and it successfully completes flashfire says root is there but null and needs supersu root.bat is not installing superSU... i have tried over and over i have flashed the nougat_s7_edge_engboot.tar.md5 multiple times and tried rerunning root.bat not sure what the problem is here.

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ok... got it working i had to run root.bat from a cmd prompt dont know why that made a difference but it did.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] ahart814:
JRKruse....love what you have done....I do have an issue

Same as someone mentioned here a page or so ago here....I am on Verizon...have rooted endless amounts of phones and flashed endless amounts of ROM. I am having serious lag and jerkiness no matter what i do. I am rooted. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jilalxp:
I dont think theres any way around that right now. If you're rooted, you're gonna have lag. I think its because of the eng bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] ahart814:
so if i remove root this problem will go away?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] sabresfan:
Try installing Lspeed and set the kernel tweaks to performance. Go through the settings and set them to higher performance. It helped me a bunch. Battery life on eng kernel is terrible though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] ahart814:
I am not in the mood to deal with ****ty battery life and lag right now....basically do i need to go back to stock or just remove root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] sabresfan:
Back to stock cause your on the eng kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
did you run root_with_tweaks.bat after everything was said and done after reflashing eng kernal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] DX.Deception:
Thank you very much, will be trying the pse later :D, By chance do you know if this trips the knox counter? Just in case for warranty reasons :P

Edit: I forgot to quote sorry [MENTION=2567464]LilCaz[/MENTION]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] ahart814:
No...i am running right now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
ok... now after finishing everything and running root_with_tweaks.bat seems to complete successfully but when i run supersu it wants to update and it wont update.... the root worked fine when it was on the tmobile rom before flashfire is there something im missing here? i reflashed eng boot , then i ran root_with_tweaks.bat then phone rebooted flashfire says rooted but null and supersu seems to indicate its rooted but wants to update....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] joemill:
You need to either flash the last file in the steps "return to stock status" this will return your kernel to stock(disables root) and fix lag and battery issues or you need to look for the root method that includes fixes and tweaks in jrkruses root thread. These phones when rooted use a Eng-boot kernel that is full of issues. That is why this tweaked unrooted rom is amazing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] fracman:
I removed root and it's definitely smoother in verizon. I rooted, removed verizon crap and removed root. So far so good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
I realize the main point of this rom is to run unrooted but it seems the final step of flash eng kernal back to get root does not work. i kept su as per instructions but flashfire says rooted but null and su wants to update... ive tried this twice... i think im just going to run unrooted which is great. but id love to know what the proper way to get root on this rom after final step.

edit: also worried about running unrooted and verizon forcing an update to patch root... is there a way to block updates since package disabler doesnt work anymore?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] DildoMaster:
Does BS Free include the Samsung Theme Store, Samsung Camera, AOD Display, and Samsung Pay?

I'm pretty sure these are the only Samsung apps I care about.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] JK6700:
I installed the BS free, and Samsung push services gives an error. If you have a gear watch, you'll run into an issue. I went back to 70 apps, and all working well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
Ran this setup on BS free all day. Reloaded V5 after work and it already seems like a much smoother setup, even with so little time to settle in. On my phone i like V5 best
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] lavacano:
Nice! Anyway I can get a heads up on your next phone so I can continue getting these awesome ROMs?

So before stone I had to do 1 step twice the ADB root took SuperSU and had the eng kernel, had to reflash the eng kernel no big. After reflash SuperSU prompted to get rid of Knox and succeeded and did not prompt to update root binary like it did when it failed.

Not sure where this color scheme comes from in message+ when correcting dictated words but this is literally the only gripe I've had with the PS version.

http://imgur.com/CJt1omO
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] DildoMaster:
I'm having a weird issue. During calls, my phone speaker seems to be cutting out randomly. The call isn't dropped as switching to speaker phone, I'm still able to continue the call. This was happening to me on V5 before I switched to the Flashfire V2 install where it's still happening.

I've activated HD Voice and Video calls and also Wifi Calls but I've noticed that during calls I don't see the little "HD" symbol. I have good service where I am also.

It could also just be my phone speaker failing which would suck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] fracman:
Where is this v5 at?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] DildoMaster:
V5 was the ADB version before it switched to Flashfire.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jrkruse:
V5 is the slightly delisted choice in aroma
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] JPSloan1:
I am also having this issue. (on PSE rom). Have not found a solution yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] LilCaz:
This may be asking for too much, but is there any way I could run the BS Free version but with a way to make the Edge panels work? I tried wiping and flashing the Stock Debloated, and they still didn't work. Would rather not go straight Stock JUST for the Edge panels, but I figured I would ask <3

Edit: Also, any idea why the Gallery and My Files apps won't open? They did before I attempted to flash the Stock Debloated version. I did a clean install back to the BS Free and now I'm having f some stutters and issues with the Gallery. Again, thank you so much for your help and everything you do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jrkruse:
Right now you would have to start over once you remove apps from odex rom you cant add them back. I have a new procedure coming out that will simplify things. As soon as I get some packages made its going to get a lot easier
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jrkruse:
It's because safety net check is failing. I have a new procedure that is going to fix this issue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] LilCaz:
Awesome! I'm looking forward to it. Do you happen to have an ETA for this simplified process?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] TMS2299:
How do we get edge panels to work and most importantly Always on display? I'm mostly worried about AOD. I'm on playstore version, any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] MrKitty871:
I am using the PlayStore rom at the moment and so far have ran into zero issues. Just a quick question about the Camera NX app, does it support the camera hardware on the phone fully? I mean as far as taking the exact same quality of pictures and videos as the stock Samsung camera would? The reason I ask is it seems like the Camera NX will only record in 1080P.

If someone could help me out with this answer that would be awesome.

Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] joemill:
I'm not familiar with the app but you can use Adobe lightroom to capture HDR raw pictures and regular raw as well as jpeg and videos. Or use zero camera mod stock camera to get better quality out of your stock camera
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jrkruse:
Well if your on play store version they is a reason AOD is removed because if AOD is on and you get a phone call you can't answer it. If all this stuff is so important them don't choose playstore or b.s. free options
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] TMS2299:
Thank you for you answer, I downloaded a separate app for AOD that works great and I figured out how to get the edge panels to work. Thank you very much for this rom. It's the best that I have used so far on the phone and it runs beautifully!:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] LilCaz:
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Please tell me how??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] TMS2299:
Right now I only have apps edge and few others edge screens working. Still trying to get people edge, but what I did was I downloaded the stock "Apps Edge APK" from APKMirror and installed it and it worked. My edge tab originally disappeared because it wouldn't work so I went to settings and turned off edge screen and back on. After installing apps edge it worked! Hope this helps!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] LilCaz:
DUDE THANK YOU!!! You have no idea how much this has helped me. You rock brotha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] TMS2299:
Glad I could help! Have a great day man!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
can someone please explain how to get root after installing no bs rom or debloated rom on final step... with eng boot flashed and no root there is no way to return to official without starting over... in the walkthrough says just flash the eng boot and you are rooted but SU asks to be updated and fails.... flashfire says root but null... I know i must be doing something very obvious wrong... i will reflash but the functionality of being able to root and then go back to official seems broke to me... i can get to official just like described in the walkthrough but how do you get root back to be able to run flashfire again if you want to? i have tried flashing eng boot and running su... i have tried flashing eng boot then re running the root.bat and root_with_tweaks.bat seperately ... phone is rooted but SU is broken....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] dolebomo:
Great work! Loving this phone more than ever. I haven't installed a custom ROM in a >3years and got though your instructions with minimal trouble. A couple steps that probably everyone should already know, but I had to scratch my head for a few minutes:

5.5 - Enable developer options: (settings/about device/software info) press "build number" 5 times. Open developer options menu and enable "USB debugging".

6.5 - Enable /settings/lock and security/Allow install from unknown sources. Copy flashfire.apk to somewhere on the phone like /card/tmp

7.5 - Copy VZW_TMO_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_STOCK_V2.zip to somewhere on the phone like /card/tmp
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] wrichards2009:
I'm having this problem too I think the ad blocker might be too aggressive for my taste
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jolly_roger_hook:
I want to install this but I have a few questions I have a gear that I use with my phone and I know I can get gear manager from Playstore so I don't think there will be an issue there but if I install the Playstore version you lose the edge screen functionality and you lose the new Samsung camera correct? I like the new pixel launcher as I use it on my nexus but I will lose all the samsung features if I install the Playstore version correct or is there a way for me to get the best of both worlds
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] wrichards2009:
You can get Nova launcher and theme it just like the Pixel launcher with better functionality.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jolly_roger_hook:
Yea I have nova with the prime addon but it's not the same
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] joemill:
I think there are three options with an aroma installer when you flash the rom in flash fire if i'm correct. So choose the option that removed the least so you can keep most Samsung features

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I'm using v3 and everything works as it should. there is only 70 apps removed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] KjK89:
Thanks for the explanation! Is this new procedure currently posted, or do you have another one you are hoping to release soon?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] CVertigo1:
I followed all of the instructions to the T, except I modified the official zip by swapping the boot.img for the flat boot.img. Everything works great, except it fails SafetyNet. Could the massive mixup between some G935 firmware and G930 firmware be causing the issue?

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Could somebody on an S7 Edge that passes SafetyNet download 'Phone Info *Samsung*' from the PlayStore and upload a screenshot of the firmware page? I am on an S7 flat, and seeing the differences might be able to help me figure out where I went wrong.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] CVertigo1:
I read through the thread before posting and didn't notice this post until now. Since this writeup is for the Edge, I've been piecing together how to get it working. I didn't realize you guys were also failing SafetyNet. The S7 flat thread said it passed SafetyNet, but the method they used is your old method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
Loving the rom but can't connect to a ton of sites like iptorrents and some others.... is there some sort of ad blocking? How to modify or turn it off?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] sabresfan:
If you use chrome turn on data saver in chrome settings
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
Tried. Still can't connect to a ton of sites. Says connection refused.... WiFi or mobile data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] junear:
There is ad blocking using hosts file. You can remove them by editing the hosts file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] wrichards2009:
If you're on the regular version and want to switch to the debloated version how would you do that?

And second of all if I do that, can I use a gear s2 watch?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
No one will reply or answer that question. Su is broken after final step even after reflashing eng boot kernel or running root.bat I've asked twice and been ignored..... just start over.... rom works wonderfully and I love it but going normal to root and root back is broken unless there is something in missing.... maybe in old school but I feel like if you are going to make a walkthrough write it in mind for folks that know nothing and don't leave out steps..... ffs.

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ill ask again..... can someone please explain how to get root after installing no bs rom or debloated rom on final step... with eng boot flashed and no root there is no way to return to official without starting over... in the walkthrough says just flash the eng boot and you are rooted but SU asks to be updated and fails.... flashfire says root but null... I know i must be doing something very obvious wrong... i will reflash but the functionality of being able to root and then go back to official seems broke to me... i can get to official just like described in the walkthrough but how do you get root back to be able to run flashfire again if you want to? i have tried flashing eng boot and running su... i have tried flashing eng boot then re running the root.bat and root_with_tweaks.bat seperately ... phone is rooted but SU is broken....

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how to edit hosts file? and why in the hell isnt that mentioned in the "walkthrough" or that there is ad blocking ???? stop assuming people know **** ffs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] JPSloan1:
If you are referring to my thread, it said nothing about SafetyNet. SafetyNet and Knox are two different things, and as others have confirmed both on this and that thread, Knox is 0x0 and Samsung pay works with this method.

I updated it with some of the known issues from this thread.

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I had a few sites blocked (eg, menshealth.com) and the data saver option worked for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
You can edit host files in word pad. They are in

VZW_TMO_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_STOCK_V2- system-etc-hosts. Open with notepad. Use find to find sites you want to change. Delete the ones you don't want blocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
How do you do that after all steps completed? Have to redo it all? Again something that should have been mentioned in op.... Still not answering how to get root back after everything done.... what's descr8bed in walkthrough does not work.... do t get me wrong this rom is awesome and I love it. But there's no way to root at the end to be able to get flashfire or su working after final step.... to be able to root then go back or vice versa. Thanks again For a great rom. Sorry for the *****ing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
Yeah, it needs to be done before running the install with FlashFire. If your using verizon setup, go to host files in VZW_TMO_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_STOCK_V2- vzw-system-etc-hosts. Once changed not so sure i wouldnt copy that file into the VZW_TMO_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_STOCK_V2-system-etc-hosts also
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
Yeah things can be frustrating. I dont know the answer as far as getting root working properly as i use a older method of loading V5 of this rom. Just have to be patient on answers. I dont think anyone is obligated to deeply explain or answer any and all questions. I dont know jackcrap, so i just kinda go with the flow and read like crazy when i can
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] joemill:
The purpose of this rom is to NOT have root!!

If you want root look elsewhere.

Root requires that you use the engboot kernel which is buggy so even if you look around and find a root method with fixes it will still not be as good as this rom(stock kernel) without root

You need to decide if root is really worth the issues on this phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] vicvon:
I am on the v5 is there any reason that I should go to this? Is it an upgrade or just different?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
I understand that is the purpose but clearly at the end of the walkthrough he says to get root flash eng boot then to go back flash the return to official.... that does not work there is no running flashfire at end of process all im saying is if that doesn't work edit orig post.... Sorry for being a sick because this rom is amazing and I love it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] CVertigo1:
That's probably because you didn't select keep SU when you flashed the ROM. If you keep SU, it has no way to run without the eng kernel, so it lies dormant until you flash the eng kernel. If you don't have root with the eng kernel, it means you wiped SU.

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After reading the thread, you are correct, it mentions nothing about passing SafetyNet. That was something I inferred from being able to use Samsung Pay. Android Pay uses SafetyNet and I always assumed that Samsung Pay did as well. Evidently, I was wrong.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
I came back to v5. Maybe just me, but i like it better. I used this new install and tried both packages (not pixel) and it may just be me, but it seems to run better on the older installation method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] chriskerper:
Hate to Ask

I hate to ask this but does anyone using this rom play pokemon go? I was wondering if its still possible to play while running this rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] junear:
O am on V5 and never failed the need for any upgrade. I have some issues with speaker during whatsapp or skype calling, but normal phone call works fine. So I think the issue is related to the apps rather than the rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] CVertigo1:
Not possible until SafetyNet passes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jrkruse:
New procedure is up in the OP

Safteynet procedure is up in OP. Follow directions and all apps that check safety net will now work. As I have figured out you cannot go back and forth between root so If you need to run apps that check safety net make sure to setup phone as you want it because if you want to change and reroot you will follow directions again which will wipe data again. I will put back up the adb methods which can be used to change system without rooting to maintain safetynet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] jagrave:
I don't know the answer to your questions, but I will say that it does say in the OP that it has "ad host blocking" under features.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] joemill:
Do you have "okay google" enabled from any screen? That was a issue with other phones
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] junear:
Only enabled while driving, from Google maps and Android auto.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] shr000m:
I see you changed orig post to reflect you cant go back and forth to root... thanks! and thanks again for an amazing rom. this is great!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] fracman:
I'm confused now. I flashed per old instructions and all worked perfectly. Had root. Deleted Verizon apps. Flashed to unroot and all is great. New instructions only explain how to install if u are rooted. Doesn't make sense if u are trying this from a stock rom. Step 1 is to use flashfire. How do u do that if u are stock. Old instructions were better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
I can use it from any screen and app. Cant make it open the lock screen though even with trusted voice set to on. I have google assistant.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ROMs, Kernels, Reco] Bsober:
Look here

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-method-nougat-t3566978