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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] adsam3927:
My preorder at the Samsung Experience Store is also ready for pickup on 17th
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
I would just go to the store and say that i got a call that i could it pick it up now... doesn't hurt to try :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ronii_lyn:
I ordered online and still haven't received a tracking email.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
I called them and they'll be shipping on the 18th and you'll receive it between 1 and 7 business days.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ex-28:
anyone get a tracking number with you shipment notification email on rogers ?

mine says shipped a few days ago , and faq on rogers site says that email should contain a tracking number, but nothing .....

i had mine shipped to my local rogers store.

should be able to pickup monday but id like to track it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] boomfunk:
When shipped to a local Rogers store you won't have any tracking. The store will phone you when they receive it and let you know pick up date.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sevael:
Most of the stores got them in yesterday already. They are supposed to be calling everyone to let them know their phone is in and available to pick up on Monday, but they might not have made it through the list.

If you are picking up from the store I think you are, they already have them in stock. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ex-28:
ok thanks good to know , i was #10 on the list when i pre ordered here in Winnipeg so i should be getting it monday. i called they didn't have any info for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sevael:
Figures. It's basically up to the individual employee how forthcoming they will be. Some stores are very open about their stock and others refuse to give any information on the matter. But the Rogers Plus at KP has them already.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ronii_lyn:
For which carrier?

I pre-ordered online rather than in-store, because I thought it would arrive sooner since it said it can be delivered as early as the 17th.

I tweeted Telus earlier today and got this.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ex-28:
great news then , and what i needed to know , ty as that's my pickup location
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
No carrier, this was for samsungs website order.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ronii_lyn:
Huzzah! Woke up to see an email from Telus with tracking number saying the shipping label has been created with Purolator. It's also coming from Calgary. Maybe I will see it on Monday? :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] achatha84:
Same although it says expected delivery 1-3 weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ronii_lyn:
That's probably just what they say for shipping in general. Highly likely it won't take that long. I'm in Edmonton and the package is coming from Calgary which is only 3 hours away. If it's not here on Monday, it's likely to be here on Tuesday.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aloknm:
I preordered from freedom and they said to collect it at their store on 21st.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
Can we get some confirmation from previous Samsung users to confirm the relocking possibility when restoring stock ROM?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Never heard of a phone getting relocked after installing some firmware, since you have an unlock code this shouldn't even matter but I still never heard of this, sounds like a myth that gets passed on from time to time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] acheney1990:
What are you all going to be using for a screen protector. They all seem to suck. Or going naked?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cagrimir:
Hi,

I bought Galaxy S8 plus from Pc-canada.com. Site says phone is unlocked. But It is not. I called samsung but it didnt work. What can I do?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Call pc-Canada
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] CASz:
The phone comes unlocked then when you put a SIM card in it locks to that network. I ordered from Samsung.com and an unlock code was included with my ship notice (along with instructions). PC-Canada should have an unlock code for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cagrimir:
Is it in the box? I cant see anything in the box. There is no instructions.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] oyiza:
hi juys, did one with freedom mobile try to get the unlock code under their myaccount website? well I tried by inputing my imei by dialing *#06# but got the message that said the imei is not correct.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] CASz:
Ship notice (usually an email that also has your IMEI), not packing slip:)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06XWQSMPR/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] RD274:
I've heard that Canadian S8s are SD which sucks (always preferred Exynos), but are the model numbers unique to Canada as well? So if the US SD835 S8 gets unlock/root, will we get it too?

Edit: Grabbing a Freedom Mobile S8 most probably.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Wow the man himself !!!!! Looks like u got s8+ . Now bring Substratum to this device :D:D:D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah but have you seen this? Actually designed to fit the curved edges of the screen!

https://www.bodyguardz.com/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s8-screen-protectors-tempered-glass.html
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
I've seen these types yeah, but it seems like there's no adhesive in the center of the device, right?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah I'm not 100% sure - But all the other Tempered Glass Screen protectors that I've got from Bodyguardz had adhesive coverage on the entire Screen Protector - I'm going to contact Bodyguardz for clarification... I was engaged in a entertaining conversation with one of their CSRs yesterday regarding the S7 - Which they say that they are not going to be manufacturing the ARC for older (lol) Devices (55 Million S7s sold in the last year!).

But Bodyguardz products are second to none!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Here's the reply from Bodyguardz regarding the ARC Tempered Glass screen protector.

"Great Question! *It is just along the edges therefore, not touching the screen. *So we solved this using a unique technology using a “dot matrix grid.” This technology preserves the touch sensitivity throughout the device, even on the edges. Our glass has gone through rigorous third-party testing ensuring perfect functionality and passed, where other competitors failed. You may even glimpse those tiny dots when you hold up your phone to the light and look closely.

Please let us know if we can help in any other way."
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bambam1978:
Just got an update, don't notice any differences though!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] The G Dept.:
Got it this morning too, on Bell.

It's this: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/update-display-settings-t3601280
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
That model number though haha!

Awesome, thanks for confirming.

My S8+ is coming in tomorrow from Korea. Going to apply a wet type screen protector for now. Waiting for my Speck and possibly one of those tgsp's that everyone is talking about. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rgs2:
Anyone know if Samsung Pay is available in Canada with any bank but CIBC?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Nope.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rgs2:
I got an email saying my S8/S8+ Gear VR pre-order gift has been registered but it also says

"After you have completed the purchase, register your new device through Samsung Account using the email address provided on the pre-order gift registration page. If you already have an existing Samsung Account, sign into your Samsung Account using your Galaxy S8 | S8+ device."

I set up a Samsung account and registered the S8 on account page. Is there anything else necessary to be done in order to get the Gear VR?

Thanks,

Richard
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sakohunter:
I had "Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock" myself out of my phone after root. Failed several odin attempts to flash back a different firmware in fear that I would once again be region locked if I flashed the original.

In the end I had no choice but to take the chance and used smart switch emergency recovery to flash back the original firmware. odin kept failing and I was bricked and could no longer get into download mode.

Result was successful and region lock did not come back. Even though the original firmware was flashed thankfully.

So I think region lock once unlocked is permanent. Does not come back.

This was the eu g955f exynos version using it in canada
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
Great to hear and what an experience, glad you got it working again! Thanks for confirming!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] EP2008:
Actually, in an emergency, FM radio is probably the most reliable way of staying in touch with the outside world. It should be a standard on all mobile devices IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcil802:
Guys I'm a screen protector freak. I always order like every brand possible. The only one I found that fits with my cases without lifting, unfortunately it's a soft screen protector

Invisible Defender.

It wraps around

Have you guys yet found a good curved glass protector. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] WorldIRC:
Has anyone noticed & reported to Samsung that the English Canada language setting is triggering British English nomenclature for many things? (Motorways instead of Highways, Cashpoints instead of ATMs, Programme instead of Program, etc...)

Also happens on S7 with 7.0 FW.

I reported to my Samsung rep (I represent a carrier) but figured the more complaints we can get, the quicker they'll fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] samteeee:
Hi guys,

Can a Rogers Wireless subscriber with G955F(Exynos) please confirm that they get LTE in GTA

and also if they can upload the contents of their "/system/csc" for me, please?

It'll be much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] WorldIRC:
Looks like this may be a Google issue. I took a look at an LG G6, and a Pixel, both exhibited the same issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rgs2:
Anyone got their Gear VR promo yet that was promised to early purchasers of the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
I got my Level speaker 2 weeks after getting the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
To all Canadians, running the 950W or 955W, Substratum theming now works on your devices without root!

https://xdaforums.com/apps/substratum/7-0-substratum-sex-tw-beta-t3620796/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArchitectOfThought:
[Redacted]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclops1055:
Is it normal if I'm in an app with the keyboard showing and I press and hold the Bixby button, I get a pop-up at the bottom written in Korean, see screenshot.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] k.s.deviate:
Seems to be, it happens to me too.

Side note, anyone get the latest update yet? I'm still on QEJ
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
That is the latest one, if anything the June update that europe/us is getting will come at the end of the month at best, they're around a month behind.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeonPhelps:
QF7 is out now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclops1055:
I haven't received the OTA yet, but do see on SamMobile that it's available

Ok, I received the update now and it's install, what's changed in this update?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Evil3eaver:
Well there are more roms cause the source was available months ago from Samsung on their opensource site. Now that the snapdragon version source is available you will see those roms slowly appear. As for better optimization, maybe if you use a samsung built rom but considering that most of the android hardware out there as been using snapdragon series of chips for years (even before Exynos) I would not worry about if there is optimization. If your using a custom rom more often then not those "optimizations" have been fiddled with resulting in a less "optimized" rom. What does optimized mean to you, runs Samsung custom apps better (less glitches) or uses less power when running Samsung custom apps or gives more performance with Samsung custom apps. Doubt that the majority of the Android OS which is generic between same versions of Android across mobiles will be that optimized. Yes there are tweaks that change between one mobile to the next but that can be captured and fed into any custom rom.

Its a matter of time and effort, thats all.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Did they get past that danky bootloader yet?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Evil3eaver:
Not that I'm aware of... I have to wait another couple of months before my mobile service allows me to sim unlock my phone so I won't be doing too much digging until then. At least the source is up now which is at least one step forward, next we can hopefully get root.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rgs2:
QF7 is also available for Eastlink subscribers for the last couple of days.

Leonphelps - What carrier are you on?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeonPhelps:
Sorry for the late reply, Im on rogers.

Sucks that we cant put custom roms on this phone yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
Posting in this thread to say I got an SM-G955W yesterday!

The Exynos and the Snapdragon performance difference (compared to my SM-G955N) is pretty comparable as well as the RAM usage.

:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
But isn't Root available for the Exynos versions? That's gotta be worth an extra 6 Gig of RAM ?

From Down the Rabbit Hole by:

My SM-G930W8 ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] snuff96:
Wonder how long before we get the update like Verizon did for daydream compatibility. Would be nice to have as I have one that I got as a gift :( Right now it functions as Google Cardboard lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
My guess would be Sept-Oct
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
Yeah but I got bored of the Exynos variant because of the quality of development at the moment.

I'm running it on stock Korean firmware with KNOX just to use KNOX APIs to develop apps.

But I really like the SD 4GB variant. Seems super solid.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Would you say that the custom ROMs are not as good as stock? Just curious as I'm finding for the first time root to not be necessary.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
I think stock is much better because everything is smooth, and automated.

I don't have to fiddle with experimental software when all I want to do is use the device.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Yeah even if we get root for the Snapdragon I'm leaving it as is.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Just for fun S8 SoC Comparison:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11540/samsung-galaxy-s8-exynos-versus-snapdragon/4

From Down the Rabbit Hole by:

My SM-G930W8 ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Interesting read. Does anyone know exactly why Samsung uses 2 different processors anyway?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gp-se:
Qualcomm supports CDMA, Samsung Exynos doesn't, or not as good as Qualcomm, hence why there is two SOC's.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
Just woke up to this
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] geokilla:
I don't think any of the custom ROMs support our Canadian S8 (G950W)?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
Nope this is the best we got at the moment. You use samPWND to root then flash this ROM with FlashFire.

https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galax...g-tmo-galaxy-s8-sampwnd-turbo-t3662719/page39
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] geokilla:
I want to root the phone but don't want to do it at the expense of 20% battery life. Especially since it's not my phone... Guess I'll just have to keep on waiting for an alternative method, if it ever arrives. Phone has been out for so long. Back then it was so easy to root the SGS and SGS2! :p
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah but for many people it's not just the 80% battery issue and with adb commands for a number of apps - BK Disabler Substratum Samsung Support - Are you sure that it's still worth Root? This is the first phone that I'm not going to be Rooting - Yeah I still Root my other phones and still enjoy Flashing Custom Roms ?

Sent from my SM-G955W ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
I didn't root this either and since 2008 I've rooted every one (minus the couple Sony Xperia series I had for a couple weeks that couldn't be rooted that I got rid of immediately), and in a way it's oddly refreshing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
Anyone tried PartCyborgRom-AQI6 on their G950W8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
I would be using it if I hadn't sideloaded Oreo Beta. Best rooted nougat option out there for our phones in my opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] harryo604:
How did you side load Oreo 8.0 on Canadian s8 I have a s8+ on Fido
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/guide-oreo-beta-usa-snapdragon-s8-t3700907

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Works on my Telus S8.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
Thanks mate. I might give it a try. Anything I should look out for? It seems straight forward to install reading from the OP's instruction.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
I would recommend a clean flash to make sure you don't run into issues and also keep a copy of your latest Fido Odin files as a backup in case you have troubles and just need to get your phone back up and running. Also you may notice LTE signal acting up sometimes where it shows no signal where you had signal in the past. Maybe this could be different for you because you're on a different network. I can always get steady signal if I switch to 3G or whatever (HSPA in my case). Not a big issue and the theming options and smoothness of Oreo is totally worth it in my opinion. Trying to get my hands on Beta 3 but no luck yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
Thanks for the heads up. I always have stock ROM ready in case I need to go back. One question, is the battery life as long as stock? I understand phone will not charge up to 100%.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
Sorry I was talking about the Oreo beta. I never actually tried the partycyborg one myself. When I was rooted only being able to charge to 80% was definitely noticeable. Being rooted and able to use Xposed is pretty sweet though but I'm really liking Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
Thanks for the clarification. I was reading today beta 3 is out. Hopefully someone at XDA can put it out there. I would like to preview Oreo myself.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] geokilla:
Wait does this mean custom ROMs are available now? Even with that weird root method?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aloknm:
They are technically still stock with some tweaked stuff. You are not going to find AOSP or vanilla android ROMS's coming anytime soon unless bootloader is unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
Like [MENTION=2905987]aloknm[/MENTION] says it's still stock with some tweaks plus it's rooted. I'm tempted to try it because there are a few apps I miss that require rooted phone. Still lurking in the thread reading what other experiences are.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aloknm:
All the mentioned tweeks are modifications which can be performed on top of a standard root I believe. Its all just packaged nicely.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
So what do you think mate, is it worth it? I am sitting on the fence in this one. I just got my S8 last week and been happy with it so far. But you know how it goes, sooner or later the itch to root will be hard to ignore :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aloknm:
Haha, I would have done this long time ago if it wasn't for the 80% battery thing. I can barely get through a day and wouldn't want to loose more battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
Yeah. That's partly the reason what's holding me back.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
You won't get root but I'm using the Oreo Beta on my Telus S8 and it's pretty nice. Way better theming options through substratum as it has built in OMS support if you're into that stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Yeah I'm surprised how stable it is and how well it runs. I didn't even wipe from nougat and it has been fantastic
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
I'm hoping Beta 3 leaks out for us but Beta 1 has been pretty darn good.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
I won't say I don't check a couple times a day lol. I wish I had have gotten to do the force beta program thing, but I was a couple hours late and it was already patched. Nonetheless I'm happy with this until official if need be. For the first beta release it's damn good!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] m3tatr0n84:
[MENTION=4452336]Reechings[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4657791]crixley[/MENTION], you guys convinced me to try Oreo beta. I will try it next week. Thanks guys
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Is it difficult to install Oreo beta and do we need anything from the Canadian firmware to make it work and what firmware do we have to be on to install it. Has anyone been able To install the beta 3 as well. If it's at all possible could someone put the steps down to install the he beta. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/guide-oreo-beta-usa-snapdragon-s8-t3700907
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aloknm:
Thanks going to try this. Do you know where we can download the current firmware for G950W?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonzarko:
Wrong link...

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Try :

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=G950w&exact=1
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
You don't use the firmware for the 950w, you literally use the firmware from that thread and it pretends to be the US carrier 950U
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
After flashing the beta do we flash our Canadian CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonzarko:
Might be good to have a backup of original firmware in case of anything going wrong.

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I didn't and everything works fine other than the network signal being weaker. That could just be the carrier I'm with though.