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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
NEW Update For Indian S8+

Now we can launch Camera from Aod Screen

by tapping Home Icon Twice

it works great

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73041350&postcount=43
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
New update for S8, India
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sp1312:
May be the angle you dropped the fon was not good for screen.. I dropped ny fon from pocket height 2-3 times but didn't happened anything..

It hurts when you have beautiful fon with broken screen..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Bixby voice to text works perfectly with new aqg5 base

Open keyboard in any app

Then press and hold Bixby button it will show

You can speak and it converts to text

Try it

And Bixby voice assistant shows but don't work yet

Change Samsung keyboard to swift keyboard

And press and hold Bixby button it will show voice assistant but it won't work yet

:D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drrkgupta:
How to go about typing with bixby. Voice assistant doesnot seem to work

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After the updaet I dont have this function !:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Check again

For Indian firmware only Rhett added Aod tap to lunch camera

I checked all csc only Indian can had this feature

Factory reset and check
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drrkgupta:
Ohh Did a factory reset today itslef ..may be next weekend now :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayush_01:
I have noticed this too.Signal is much better now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] veddandekar:
You have to enable it from the new option in settings. Its set to unlock to lockscreen by default
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
I imported my S8 from Dubai and configured the phone to work in India by inserting a 4G Indian SIM (Airtel) during first boot. All features like Volte and Samsung pay are working perfectly. My concern is the CSC, which is G950FOXM1AQEB. Is the CSC ok? Will I get future updates? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
VOLTE on Airtel sim? Is that even possible?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
VoLte on jio. I mentioned that I booted the phone first time using Airtel 4G SIM, which configured the phone for India. My question is about CSC, is mine ok?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
I can put it this way. I got my previous phone (Galaxy S6) from Dubai.

The cell reception was not good in that.

So, I would recommend flashing the Indian firmware on your model if it's available.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Read my post again

I told how to activate Bixby speech to text for keyboard
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Wireless charging with the latest update is causing the phone to heat up when inside its case. I have resorted to using the USB instead, S8 was cooler on wireless charging before the update. Ever since I have cracked the display I am looking to sell this off but I have yet failed to get a fair price seems not many are interested in a cracked S8.

Dont use Tasker dont like to use active apps like those, prefer to use thing that delete system app's and stop services. Even with WiFi I wont mind keeping it ON 24/7 my airtel data is limited after all.

That are some good stats I will try and locate the app that is eating the battery overnight because its only without WiFi ON am I able to get 3-4% battery consumption, with WiFi ON I get 7-9%.

Mine has again gone to the same old state, seems hey were testing something
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajarshi10:
Double tap on home to camera launch works wonders for me. Thank you Samsung for including this.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Changing CSC is not like it used to be in the past. With S8, samsung has introduced the multi-csc (OXM) system. Just factory reset your S8 with any Indian Sim inside. It would automatically change the CSC to INS and your can continue with the software updates. However, you can never change your permanent CSC. It would always remain the one that came with the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] charming.arpit:
Not working for me. How can a same s/w update provide different functionality for different sets?

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Ok.. got it.. working for me now. There was a setting in AOD for this. The gripe is that it is only working from AOD and not via other screens.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
Thank you for the reply. Inserting the Indian SIM into phone before first boot had similar results like factory reset. So to summarize I'm stuck with the csc that came with phone. I'm attaching screenshots about my device name and contact CSC, let me know what you think.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Yes ! Technically the Original CSC would never change but you can always change the software CSC. In the multi-csc pckg, you need to have the corresponsing sim of the CSC that you wish to change. Are you not getting the OTA update? AQEB was the 2nd release software for S8. The latest is AQG5.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Can anyone confirm the CPU temperature while idling(i mean no app running). Myy S8+ 6GB/128GB hovers above 45 Deg Celsius. Though the phone doesn't get hot even on heavy gaming usage, but idling CPU temp above 40 Deg Cel, seems a bit strange to me. You can check using AIDA under thermals tab.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Did you do a factory reset after the update? It's not showing for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nishant786:
Wasnt for me as well. After a few Play Store/Galaxy apps updates, it was suddenly there. No factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AKasbekar:
Jello Effect on S8 after July Update

Hey there guys. Anyone seeing any jello effect on their S8 after the July update. I can see it quite prominently on VLC and Photos, especially when there is a black background or a black border. I went to the service centre, they said that the issue is not hardware related. Any help would be much appreciated. I just bought the phone on 10th July.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Try using the Always Sleeping Apps, I have turned off the Tasker profile for WiFi and its the same 3-4% overnight. If you use Facebook or Messenger look for alternates.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bluheart:
After latest update, my clear view cover isnt working like before.

Cant factory reset for many things
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] arindamb:
Red tint screen - So here is the latest update - 17 July

The phone has been with samsung service for over 10 days now. They forced me to go for a screen replacement since they will not replace the device. After screen replacement here are the latest pics ...no change. There quality team is still trying to figure out a solution for me. I have sent a mail to Mr HC Hong no response so far. So after spending 60k INR in still waiting to use the phone since most of its life it has spend time in the service center.

Indian consumer legal system sucks and prefers companies over customers. If anyone has any ideas to deal with this messy samsung please suggest.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/help/samsung-s8-red-tinit-screen-t3618309
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] arindamb:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/help/samsung-s8-red-tinit-screen-t3618309
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
U need to change the settings to enable it. Default double tap is set to turn the screen on
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Gupta:
Hi Guys,

Coming back to xda after a gap of more than 2 years.

Recently I bought a s8+ from Singapore (I am going to use the phone in India) .

I am able to add debit card and use samsung pay but not able to add the credit cards.

More over I don't have option to link wallets and UPI as well which is available in Indian s pay.

My phone's model is SM-G955FD. This is global dual sim version.

Should I flash Indian firmware or the Singapore one is fine?

Upon checking I found the CSC code is of singapore only.(as Device was first booted without sim in Singapore only)

Or should I factory reset it by leaving my Indian sim inside so that csc changes to India.

- Any help would be great
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Still can't find that setting.

Planning to do a factory reset this week.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
My phone is on firmware version G950FXXU1AQEB (out of the box) and I haven't received any OTA updates till now (using phone from a week). All I did was insert Indian 4G SIM while first boot up, which configured VoLte and Samsung Pay perfectly (Spay is also verified to work). I did some searching and I found out that the firmware version: G950FXXU1AQEB, was never release in India!

The firmware's released in India are listed below (courtesy SAMMOBILE)

G950FXXU1AQE5 -> 15 May

G950FXXU1AQF7 -> 14 Jun

G950FXXU1AQG5 -> 17 Jul

The firmware's released in UAE are listed below:

G950FXXU1AQDG -> 1 May

G950FXXU1AQEB -> 4 Jun ----> This is the firmware on my phone (imported from Dubai), manufactured date 9 Jun.

G950FXXU1AQF7 -> 14 Jun

G950FXXU1AQG5 -> 13 Jul

Do you think I will ever get an OTA? Should I flash the multi CSC firmware package (G950FXXU1AQG5 ) through ODIN? I'm slightly confused. any tutorials for the same. Please.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Sammobile doesn't have the complete pckg list for India. Moreover, UAE and INS both are a part of multi csc pckg so the packages for both have always been the same. Just download the complete AQF7 pckg from update from http://fws02.updato.com/GALAXYS8/SM-G950FD/XME/SM-G950FD_1_20170609100200_go0ubvnn5q_fac.zip. Flashing via odin (v3.12.7) https://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4168913&d=1496396425is pretty straight forward. Just select the corresponding files for each section (AP, BL, CP, CSC) (Choose CSC_OXM file instead of Home_CSC as the later preserves the data and won't do a clean flash). Don't touch any other buttons or section. Install Smart switch first so that it installs drivers for your device. Make sure to have India sim in slot 1 before you flash. If all is good, you should be greeted with the AQG5 OTA post boot. This would also clear your worries of receiving further OTA's.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] meet_death:
Wow! Just curious, I thought you were a student? The Sennheiser IE800 alone costs around Rs. 50K in India. Am I speaking to Akash Ambani here?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Akash ambani will have his own chopper not just a mere earphone man ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] meet_death:
He does I'm sure. Man, I wish I had money to buy such fancy expensive stuff. Good for you. Half of life's battles are won for you already :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
If u show ur s8 to someone with 10k phone they will make the same comment to you

It depends what passion you have and on what you spend your own money

And you exxagerating by saying half of life battle is won by owning a expensive gadget...owning gadget has got nothing to do with life's battle

Seems you are student now...you got a long way to go to learn life stuffs man
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
I got my S8 from Dubai, I just had to insert indian 4G SIM before first boot. You could also factory reset in recovery and while booting up make sure you have an indian 4G SIM inserted, this should configure the phone for Indian carriers. Let us know how it goes and what is the Firmware version and CSC you have. Also, I would be interested to know whether you get OTA updates after making these changes..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Gupta:
I got OTA yesterday when I connected it with wifi. Also is it necessary to reset from recovery? Would it be not possible from settings as seen in screen shot?

Are you able to add wallet like paytm in s pay?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
You could try factory resetting from settings. There is a message while booting up which says new sim detected and the phone goes to software installation mode for some time.

Yes, have added credit cards and paytm accounts in Spay. Have even done a successful Spay transaction with credit card. But my worry is that I'm not getting OTA updates. Will try and connect the phone with smart switch PC software and see if I can update, else will flash firmware using Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Gupta:
Maybe you can factory reset your phone without sim and then it will take csc of Dubai and you will receive the updates
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] newuser1091:
Same problem with me also. Pathetic service from airtel.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mich7.:
Best case and tempered glass suggestion ?

Any links?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Its amazing that with 1 Bar and almost no Signal -116dBm the phone can still pull 50+ Mbps down. Samsung must be reporting signal strength wrong or the Modem is always set to low power mode as its super sensitive.

Edit: Tried a test in the balcony of the same building, the modem on the S8+ is for sure remarkable. I am guessing low signal strength issues are feature of your local network more than a flaw of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] newuser1091:
You must be living inside airtel office in that case ;) In places where there is full tower there also speed is 2-3 mbps. I have s8 and signal strength was -83dBm
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] allyrocky:
Are you sure bro ? I was hoping it would be delivered by Apr 28th
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
how sure are you about that, i would really want the blue colour if its available here but i have my doubts.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thailava You are great.

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india will get black silver gold. no chance for blue as of now
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Black is cool:silly:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
yes midnight black would be se*y
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
The Samsung India site shows those three colours, but not Arctic Silver and Orchid Gray. Check it out.

I mean, they wouldn't display it on the official site if it wasn't gonna be available in India. For example, the site doesn't show Samsung DeX in accessories. I'm sure it won't be launched in India.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Then it must be true only.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
ahh yes i see the blue now, im soo excited i really wanted the blue phone. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilordvader:
Nothing special bro

The day i posted this post i spoke to them a day before

& I already Pre book mine in Dubai

so playing it safe cant wait a day lol

want the phone so bad :D

cos im here for 2 weeks

a friend is flying in back on 23rd so i will have it by then :)

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Saw the S8 in Dubai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OhE4F0tqX0
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
just curious how many of you guys will be rooting your phones as soon as you get it? i have been living with root since the S2 days and dont know if i can live without it now. In this day and age most of the advantages of rooting are not there any more(backing up and restoring apps/ Ad free etc). It also doesent seem likely that Xposed will be available any time soon
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
i am flashaholic for a long period. example i have flashed various custom roms around 50 times on my S7 edge. But i am not going to root S8 for a while for Samsung pay and IRIS scanner support. Knox play the huge role here
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Yes Samsung pay is one big reason this time to buy Samsung flagship phones
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nishant786:
Hey Vader, Ill be in Dubai from the 21st to the 23rd. Thinking of picking a S8+ up. Any ideas where I should go? Dubai Mall is connected to my hotel, will I get one there? Unlocked?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Hey buddy can u get one for me also ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nishant786:
Haha sajid bhai, brother and I both getting. Customs ka tension ho jayega :P

Lemme check the situation there, if possible Ill DM you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Sure buddy customs are big headache but also check what is the costing in Dubai for s8+

If difference is 4-5k then probably getting from India will be best
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nishant786:
Basic reason to get it is while women are doing shopping, brother and I also want some time pass. :p

Plus looking at earlier Note7 situation, my trust on Samsung India launching a product in time has become 0. If they announce before I go then fine, else let them be happy launching products like C7 pro etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
That's true buddy

http://m.hindustantimes.com/tech/ip...-friday/story-UyAnGe1q1nIw1aIPDJaX3O_amp.html

Apple is best these days in releasing their products in India...Only samung thinks India has no potential buyers ... Just looks towards US
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Samsung has their own store in the Mall, as well as all the other retailers are on the same floor. Just see if they are still geo locking the phones, that is it becomes region unlocked only after using the local sim to make a call for atleast 5 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
You mean if you root the iris scanner will stop working :eek: That would really suck cause the fingerprint sensor is already in a really bad position that you wont be able to access it easily.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Lol, I have seen similar results at Home (I dont live at the Airtel Office :P) aswell. Hyderabad must have better coverage or network infrastructure which is the only explanation for the massive difference.

Even 3G from good old days would do between 6-10Mbps ! Appears in many regions of the country 4G is purely a marketing exercise with no real gains.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
Thanks gillboyzz!! It worked. I flashed AQF7 through Odin and got OTA update for AQG5. All set.

There is just one small change in the procedure you mentioned - HOME_CSC file should be used to retain the data (prevent factory reset).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Welcome ! i said the same thing. I rarely use Home_CSC as i don't care of the data. I always backup my stuff on a separate drive before the flash. home_csc seems to create problems and should only be used by people who really hate to factory the data partition.

Edit: my bad, i didn't revise the answer. Never the less, always use Home_CSC under discretion when you really wanna save your data partition.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkandroid13:
Double tapping homebutton for the camera is pretty slow compared to the quick launch from the powerbutton.

Hopefully this gets resolved in the next update even though I do not like the homebutton implementation.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drrkgupta:
Yes I feel this lag too it appeared after the update!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
That's how it will work

If you check Bixby remap

In that also camera opens a bit slow

Same for double tap home
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Abhinav Jain:
Dear Friends, I am a very old XDA User. Don't respond much as I get to learn a lot from these forums without uttering a word. I was earlier using S7 Edge and just recently upgraded to S8. However, insipte of best efforts, I have n9t been able to use / activate "Enhanced Messaging". It was working on my S7 Edge and is also working on my Wife's S7. Has anyone succeeded in activation of "Enhanced Messaging" on S8 or S8+. Any help / guidance will be much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
The latest update breaks the auto brightness. I just checked max brightness, and then turning on the auto brightness doesn't move the brightness slider. Absolutely no effect on changing light conditions.

Solved. A reboot solved it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tapish29:
I'm a fan of Samsung devices. But doesn't mean I'm not aware of the poor support they provide to their customers. Last year when i purchased s7e i had some issues with it in the first week. I had put a lot of efforts to get the phone replaced, after days of arguing with employees i got it exchanged. But even in the new phone i had same issues. I decided to get it replaced again but they refused. But somehow it worked for me as the issue got resolved. When i purchased s8 i had some problems with its poor ram management so i visited service centre to get it resolved. I also found out about a mark which runs diagonally all over its screen bcoz of the film(screen guard)that the company provided. But they refused to change it as the return period was over and advised me to get the screen replaced. Thing is even after spending more than 50k on smartphone I'm not yet satisfied with the product and service they provide. I feel cheated and disgust myself for spending money on it. The 7-14 day period is not enough to judge a smartphones performance and test it's build quality.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkandroid13:
That's because remapping through those apps just slows down the entire process,it's usually lightning quick with the power button toggle.

I know because I've tried both.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
its not fast with home double tap too

same speed like bixby remap apps

;)

for me not fast, it may be diff for you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Abhinav Jain:
Dear Friends,

I Will Be Extremely Grateful If Anyone Of You Can Guide Me How To Activate "Enhanced Messaging" on my Galaxy S8 Samsung Messages App. I Was Able To Use This Feature On My S7 Edge.It Is Also Active On The S7 Of My Wife. Is This Feature Not Yet Available In Indian Galaxy S8. Only Forum For US Speak About "Advanced Messaging" Options Not Avaible On Indian S8. Much Thanks In Advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
I dont think it is availaible on S8. Moreover, if IRC, it might be End Of Life as some message was pushed to inform the S7 customers few months back. They might have replaced certain features of it in the stock S8 messages app.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayush_01:
If anyone need a free TUMI case,PM me.I have a coupon to give way.

Edit: Done.Gave it away.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ExLite23:
I'd appreciate if someone could help me. I've never owned an Android phone before and the S8 is my first. I bought the unlocked S8 from the U.S and I heard it's possible to change the firmware to the Indian (Or International?) one. Can I? I'd prefer the faster updates and better band support with the networks here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
You've heard it wrong. The US version has the Snapdragon processor and Indian units come with the Exynos one. Don't ever try to flash the Indian firmware on your unit as it might just lead to a permanent brick.