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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
I was getting weird drain in day and even had noticed when my WiFi "5ghz AC" was connected overnight it drained 7-9% so I installed freq check app, GSam app, wakelock show app and a few more to see what was going on since the inbuild power manager was not showing anything extra ordinary what turned out was the bixby button remap had done something wrong and now the "Audio-in" for the Google App was active 24/7 and the phone was always on the Min Freq instead of Deep Sleep.

While I love the deep customization options for androids they certainly should provide deeper diagnostic tools inbuild, in my case a wakelock detector inbuild would have shown the abnormality ages ago.

EDIT: Just a gentle reminder I am selling my S8 for 40K if interested send me a PM. The phone does have a crack which you can review here pls no low balling.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mysterio619:
Guys i am planning to get my S8 from dubai......its really cheap out there......will i be able to flash indian firmware without unlocking or rooting and will jio work..........also wanted to know if samsung pay works or not
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jdomadia:
Jio & Samsung pay works perfectly, to have a all Indian networks specific features, keep Indian sim in slots one & factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
No matter how much I debloat or stop the always listening functions I cant seem to go lower that 0.9%-1.1% per Hour "according to GSam" for over night. This is with the Wifi ON and connected to a 5Ghz AC network, Morning alarm, Location ON and other normal features active except Brixby and NFC.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Have you disabled the always scanning for location using WiFi and BT?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikil.mamtani:
Hello to all,

I have been long time reader, an even longer android user who recently shifted to an iPhone but sadly this was not meant to be. My iPhone got stolen and thus after 15 days have decided to go in for android once more. I have seen the Galaxy S8/S8+ and was wondering is there anyone in the community who has gotten the international version from USA? My doubts are regarding the carrier compatibility here in India with the device? Further more does the international variant being sold on http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s8-plus-64gb--unlocked--sm-g955uzkaxaa-buy come with an exynox or snapdragon processor ? Please help a brother in making a decision.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
All US variants come with Snapdragon processor. 3g & 4g here in India should work fine but not sure if VoLTE would also work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikil.mamtani:
Thanks for the speed reply, after looking at the model number i checked and found it supports a large variety of bands which can be seen in the attached picture, any way of telling whether or not it will support VoLTE ?

Further how should it be activated with an Indian sim or an American sim so that it stays factory unlocked ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
It's not about the device capability. Since Samsung uses multi CSC packages for S8, the US variant and Indian one needs to be part of the same firmware for Indian carrier specific features.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
If you are getting an International unlocked phone, factory unlock doesn't matter. It doesn't work like an iPhone. I agree and concur on all the bands and as i said 4g/3g (data) should work out of the box. However, VoLTE currently here is only supported by Jio and Airtel (Beta) and they would have for sure provided their respective carrier configs for the Exynos model. You won't be able to flash the Indian firmware on a snapdragon device as both are different. Another workaround would be to root the device and manually replace the config files which further doesn't guarantee that VoLTE would work. Moreover, you would loose Spay and other premium features that are the USP of S8.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikil.mamtani:
Now my friend you have me even more confused.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
This is a more detailed explanation. :svetius:

Just live without volte and Spay. Not a big deal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Ok let me clarify everything here:

1. The USA unlocked phone is a Single Sim device using Snapdragon processor.

2. The USA phone will work on all networks in India. However VOLTE is a feature which Samsung enables in the software per network in each region. Since we r talking about a phone from USA, VOLTE will work on supported USA networks but not in India. However regular 2G, 3G networks will work.

3. The workaround is to flash a indian software pack on the device - but since Indian devices use Exynos processors, Indian software can't be flashed on phones with Snapdragon processor.

So alternatively you can buy Dual sim unlocked Exynos phones G-950FD or G-955FD. These are available on eBay for a good price.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikil.mamtani:
I think since mentioned a few posts down by Senior Member x017in the phone in question is a single sim device, so i think i can live without VoLTE cause here in Delhi as far as i know only Jio has VoLTE. But Spay is something i dont want to lose.

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Thank you my friend for the detailed explanation, this is what i like about this community people with knowledge that like guiding others. Since it is a single sim device and my primary sim is Airtel which does not have VoLTE in Delhi as of now i think i can give VoLTE a pass but as i mentioned earlier Spay is something that i dont wanna lose out on. Will 4g work on this device on Airtel in Delhi ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
I doubt it. I don't see 4g frequency of India listed in the compatible networks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
4g should work with Airtel but with only single band support. Use at your own risk or find someone who has the same device and is using it on Airtel NCR. Here are the bands that Airtel uses in NCR Carrier Aggregation’ technology that combines capacities of spectrum in 2300 MHz (TD-LTE) (Band 40) and 1800 MHz (FD-LTE) (Band 3). The last one is in the your supported list.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikil.mamtani:
Yes you are right only the last one, only reason for getting one from the us was the mouth watering price of 675USD. Further i see that you are using a OnePlus 5 as per your signature. How is the device working out for you cause -

1. it is actually cheaper

2.has no touchwiz to slow it down.

Do let me know if it would be wiser to pick up a oneplus 5 instead?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
On eBay USA ur getting a dual sim S8 for lesser than 600
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Both have their own Merits and Demerits.

S8 : Feels more premium. Better display visibility and brightness even on 1080p, 5.8 inch Infinity display has its own charm while watching videos or playing games. Sleek, Light, thin and easy for single handed use, pocket. Better rear camera and photos. Better call Voice clarity and Reception (Might be a placebo but at times i get a feeling that the parts used in Samsung are much superior quality over OP) The new Touchwiz is ultra smooth with no lags and feature rich. Better customer support (Premium treatment for flagship devices), Better Integration with Gear , Shealth and Spay.

Oneplus5: Stock Android experience, Slightly better battery mileage, Price advantage, Dash Charge, Fast & Snappy, 5.5inch display with good outdoor brightness but the form factor and weight proves to be tiring for single handed use over prolonged usage. Quick OTA updates, Better front selfie camera, Aluminium Body but prone to scratches and wear easily if used naked. Worst customer support (You only have fun till the time your device works flawless. The day you need support, your entire fun goes down the drain. No Exaggeration), lacks lot of features available in S8 (iris, face recognition etc), Visit a store to get in hand feel on the "Jelly effect" (It took me time to get used to it but still people out there can't get used to it. Can just ruin your smartphone experience at times)

Verdict : If you have the pocket, definitely go for S8 (Buy it from Dubai). You won't regret. If you are willing to take the risk plunge and are more of Android explorer, go for Op5
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
Anyone here tempted by the upcoming Note 8? I am wondering if it will be a good idea to sell my S8 Plus now and get a better price -- I think once the Note 8 is out, it will bring down the price at which you can sell a used S8/ S8+.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
Rightly said. I had almost decided on OP5 till I actually saw the device in person, it was just very ordinary. Luckily my wife was traveling back from Dubai and the S8 costs about 5k more than OP5. Took the right choice!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abadola:
Is there any custom rom for indian variant s8+ which has the volte support enabled?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
All custom Roms has Volte support

Just use correct csc
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abadola:
how to use the correct CSC? do I need to download it separately? please confirm
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Use your country sim and it will it self choose right csc

Most roms have multi csc in system folder itself
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abadola:
sorry, you said use your country sim. what is the role of sim here? I don't understand it correctly. Right now I am downloading CSCSelection_S7_S8_V1.1.0.zip file. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=...e6fe26571384ff2b1a08d42a2cd646d0df57909cbf263

will this help? remember I have s8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
From note 7 onwards

Samsung is using multi csc in Rom

It will itself choose the csc

If you insert Indian sim it will choose ins csc

That zip you are downloading has many csc in it.

If you choose ins in it

Then it will flash ins csc

In any Rom you can flash that csc selection zip

It's same for s8 and s8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Had a chance to talk to northern chief supervisor of sales for Samsung and he had an idea for the Note8 and from what I have heard I have decided to keep my cracked S8 for a bit longer unless iPhone8 is worth it since Note8 does not seem to be.

Although iPhone8 will lack in VR 100% because of that **** resolution even its an OLED "AR I dont care about much", The main reason for not getting the XZ premium might as well turnout true in case of the iPhone too.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
What you came to know about note 8 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Its a build up on the S8+ and that there is no 4K screen so no VR enhancement. I am disappointed to say the least my last Note Edge stayed with me for years and Samsung has started to screw up my expectations since they canned my Note7 prebook.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Well note 8 maybe be slightly bigger but most importantly s pen goodies

Should be good enough to sell it like hot cakes however last year's note 7 fiasco may hurt the name note again this time

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I need note 8 to have dual camera setup its high time Samsung had it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abadola:
it's not working. I had selected INS csc but the issue is still the same. Would it be great if you suggest any custom rom which has the volte support inbuilt. thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
use omc folder from my rom and check once

maybe some line has issue with the one you used:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Spen is great but I never seemed to use it that much only for making an occasional doodle did I use it. In comparison I had a Sony Z Ultra which would work with any pencil that I ended up using more off to take notes in meetings.

I also need dual cameras along with better VR and better speakers "Dual if possible"
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abadola:
Can you please share the link of your ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] varunkhanna21:
Using US version in India

Hi,

I am buying S8 in US, i have noticed the sticker "Indian sim only" on the boxes sold in India, please let me know if there are some steps i need to carryout before starting using the phone in india. Should i boot it up with a US sim card while in US or can i directly use it with an Indian sim, will getting updates be any different based upon the first SIM i use.

Hoping all functionalities (- VoLTE) will work seamlessly here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Read detailed comments few posts back ( 2 pages). VoLTE will not work on the stock phone. You'll also get updates as per the US samsung update cycle which would be after 2-3 months we get here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] varunkhanna21:
Thanks for your response, i went through the previous similar discussion where you had responded and it helped. I have read at few discussions here that i should boot the phone in US first with a local sim there, some say i should do so with India sim for right csc, can you throw some light on that.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] msri3here:
As per instructions from Samsung, you should boot it with the sim of the market you purchased an make calls for 5 mins

I got my S8+ from Malaysia and did the same. It works perfectly with Indian sim noe
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
This wont work as US S8 is a different phone altogether with no multi csc support. Swapping the sim to change the CSC only works with multi csc firmware (CSC - OXM) and only on Exynoss International S8 editions. US S8 is a Snapdragon devive with a altogether different firmware and a single sim device with limited LTE band support for India. VoLTE primarily depends on the carrier config which is embedded into the CSC. Not sure if the US fimrmware CSC would have support for Indian operators carrier config thus no VoLTE. Moreover, it would only support single band from Airtel (dual band)and dual band support from Jio (Triple band) but VoLTE is a highly unlikely. If you're are willing to take the plunge, you might just need to settle with 3G/2G or use single band support for Airtel LTE (Calls on 3g and data on 4g). Calls and sms on Jio rely on VoLTe so you would only be able to use data with no calls and sms.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] varunkhanna21:
Thanks Sri, will get is booted with US SIM then and 5 min calling done. Is Samsung Pay working for you. Just curious, have already placed order for my phone.

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Thanks for the response. I am using Airtel and not having any plans to move to Jio so VoLTE not working is fine, but are you saying 4g might not work :( am not very familiar with single band, double band concept (technology has out paced me i guess). I am reading your response as 4g will work for data but not for calls, is that right.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Airtel Delhi for now works on Band40(2300mhz) and Band3(1800mhz) and US snapdragon device supports only Band3 so you would be eventually missing band40. For now Airtel should work fine as they only route data through 4g and calls are routed through 3g. 4g VoLTE (airtel) is in beta testing and moving forward, they might just switch entirely on 4g VoLTE for calls and data. If that happens, you'll be required to have VoLTE to make calls otherwise you can continue using the device on 3G+.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] varunkhanna21:
Thanks, i believe that will work fine for now ... when airtel moves to band40 will figure out what to do, if it gives any issues using s8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Can confirm that Samsung S8+ G955A "AT&T" works fine with Jio VoLTE. Whats more my friend's S8+ is better in dealing with bad Airtel 4G signal "It goes back and forth from 3G to 4G several times compared to that my Indian S8 is lazy"

Band does not matter in VoLTE when its implemented it will be done for all band's. BTW 1800Mhz is better than 2300Mhz where as the higher band has more speed but is far less reliable and speed drops fast as your signal goes.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
Looks like a S8 clone is coming from LG! But this one has a plastic OLED screen.

More info: http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2017/08/n...o-feature-first-ever-oled-fullvision-display/

[IMG="The V30 most probably"]http://www.lgnewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LG-OLED-FullVision-Display-1024x325.jpg[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kulwinder Singh:
has any of you guys got double data voucher from reliance jio?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Yup.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drmanik:
In how many days does Samsung ship the free wireless charger. It's been 20 days since I placed the order and it has still not been dispatched. Anyone who placed an order recently ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
What was the shipping timeframe when you placed the order? 10-20 working days is the usual timeframe.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
I ordered Wireless charger using coupon on 14th July, shipping time frame was 15days. Eventually it shipped yesterday, i.e. on 03.08.17.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
15 Working days from 14th July would be 5th Aug. It is running as per the schedule. You can expect it either tomorrow or latest by Monday.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] guyluvsgals:
Any Update when August Security Patch is going to be released....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manu44:
I am facing burnt pixel issue on my S8 plus, anyone else?

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/help/burned-pixels-issue-s8-plus-t3656153
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
I got my screen changed about 2 weeks back but it was for the screen digitizer going corrupt (green line). Not sure if this is also related to that. I had prebooked my S8.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
August Security Patch is Out ! 650MB OTA
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickysud:
Not showing any update on S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
it is only released for S8 for now...check after an hour
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Anything new or just security patch ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
i haven't installed it yet but as per the changelog, auto brightness fix, pc connectionn stability and Aug patch
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickysud:
Changelog:

PC Connection improvement.

Improved auto brightness control.

August patch.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Nothing yet for the 8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickysud:
Strange S8+ didn't get the update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajarshi10:
Got the update on the S8. Most notable change is the double tap on the recent apps button which changes apps is way smoother than before. Other than that, nothing substantial.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Guys, Is S8 worth buying now or should wait for S9 or newer Note?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Wait for S10 ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ke$hav24:
Just got the update. Does anyone know if this update has the Daydream support?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Daydream support is already there without update...just update from play store
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
S8 plus update available and it's snappy so far
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Updating right now :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickysud:
updated feels snappy than before. looks like we will get 7.1.1 update next month.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Snappy for sure but don't think 7.1.1 will come before note 8 release
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vd1900:
I think wait till diwali prices are surely going down also with regular updates it's getting better

S9 will be long wait 2018 if you are ok waiting that long then it's fine

Also note 8 looks promising so honestly speaking I would wait till note 8 annoument and then decide
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Not directly related, but can anyone clarify how the no cost EMIs work. When does one expect the cashback (interest amount) I bought my phone in April (Preorder) havent seen any credit yet on my card statement(HDFC)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Typically takes 90 days for interest portion cash back. Get in touch with Samsung & HDFC.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
My S8 hung while I was adding calls to a conference, it used to become sluggish on that add call screen earlier but now after the new update its unpredictable.

BTW Does using dual sim's cause more battery usage than using a single SIM and MicroSD combo?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Got some Bixby related updates. Maybe a prelude to full Bixby activation
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajlal:
I get SOT of about 2 hours and 30 minutes of average use. Like I have around 105 personal as well as pre installed apps. Daily use is like videos for about 20 minutes, playing game the same duration, continuous sync and location on, for about 5-6 hours wifi is on and some time like for hour LTE is on. The battery drains a lot. If I listen to music on saavn for about an hour, the battery drops 15-20%. Is this normal ? I have seen people getting even 6hours of SOT.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
That is really low SOT... U should look at which apps are using more battery... If nothing makes sense try to do a factory reset and install everything again... It helped me very much...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
You are potentially asking members here to commit fraud!

This is not allowed on XDA. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tapish29:
I can assure you saavn ****s up the battery. 15-20•/. Drop is normal for that app. Try greenify app it will help to save the battery drain. 2 and half hour sot is bad imo. I get around 3.30 to 4 hr sot. Get your software updated from the Samsung store. It will help definitely. If you always on display all the time then it's not a matter of concern in any way as it eats around 1-2% battery per hour.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
Yes, that maybe the case, but this is fraud and this is not allowed on XDA.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sp1312:
Bixby voice is still not rolling out for India... :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
I am loosing signal in the night and then when I try to manually select "Airtel" I get a message as "Your SIM card does not allow a connection to this network" the only way to fix this is with a restart. This occurs once in a while "3 Times in a span of a month".

Can anyone help me with this??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dsvictor:
Some bixby apps are updating again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilikebigjugs88:
:laugh::laugh::laugh: