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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kingofkings11:
For the s8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Ive had mine since last Tuesday

sent from my S8 plus, Note 7 or S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shadowdudez2:
do you like it so far force? still getting Exynos? any eta when they in stock?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yeah i am...i wasnt sure about the aspect ratio but i dont notice it.

Its a keeper....well sort of because i will be getting an exynos model.

Supposed to be in sometime end of week (i call every day lol)

sent from my S8 plus, Note 7 or S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] imapfsr:
I just went into my local Rogers branch and grabbed one. I have been showing 89 of 297 for weeks and gave up on the reservation. Nice work Rogers, let the people who walk in the store get a phone before those of us who actually reserved it to get it first, typical Rogers.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Where and who you calling for exynos version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I've walked into the store to pick up my S6 edge when I was #1 in line so yeah... Typical Rogers indeed. Lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Swiftronics.

Got my note 7FD and s7 edge F there

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Got my VR last week too lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shadowdudez2:
Sounds good. Looking forward to getting one myself but will have to wait couple weeks. Hopefully they won't be sold out :D. Have you purchased any case or screen protector for your snapdragon one? This will be my first edge phone so i don't know if those really work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
I had a clear TPU case for it before i got it but o ce i get my real device lol ill ditch the case and clear coat the back.

May try a tempered glass screen protector...but they didnt work well on the note 7 or s7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shadowdudez2:
Cool sounds good. Let me know how those work out. Right now I'm just looking by most popular on amazon for case and screen protector.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] terrapin4:
I splurged and bought the Alcantara suede case. Little bit of bulk but the feel is worth it IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Why did you get an international S7 edge if it was exynos in Canada?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Different model. Canada was using the W model and international was F. Updates come sooner for international versions since any update for an international version is compatible with all.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
I wasn't asking you. You cannot update once rooted so I know he didn't get the international version to not root it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
I answered on behalf since that is really the only reason to get an F version of the S7 vs the W version. With the S8 this is completely different. Canadian W version cannot be rooted since it is running an SD chip.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
But the W version of the S7 edge can be rooted because it's exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Canadian version of S7 is Exynos, and it can be rooted. An advantage of buying the international version of the S7 was that you would get updates faster.

With the S8, the reason to get the international version is because it is Exynos and can be rooted, and because you would get faster updates. Canadian version of the S8 is Snapdragon. There is no root on the Snapdragon version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Yes but updates don't matter when you're rooted because you can just flash a new custom rom. No?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Correct in principle. It all depends on your use case. Sometimes you want to go back to stock. Maybe you want to try the new OS release.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lexcyn:
I just ordered on Friday from Telus webstore and the e-mail I got said 1-2 weeks for shipment... I really hope it ships way sooner than that!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Just wanted the F model lol..

sent from my S8 plus, Note 7 or S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
I did that cause of the color, wanted silver. If anyone was wondering (probably not ?)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Sighx:
Anyone having a lot of data issues? I'm constantly dropping and pick up data. While playing games it's never consistent and that causes to lag out of a game. I'm with telus. Purchased mine directly from Samsung site

I don't think it's a sim card issue considering it's only 6 months old. I have issues just loading reddit. Let alone try to browse chrome. Had no issues with my ip7+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
No issues whatsoever here. With Telus too
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Sighx:
Hmm...cool thanks. Perhaps ill try a fresh boot again and see
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
This chat is very quiet. Is the phone that boring? lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] balpreetsaini:
Has anyone noticed a Red hue around all 4 sides of the screen. It seems to vary and can go from almost unnoticeable to very visible. Its only on the edges. I've called rogers and they are shipping me a new one once they get more in stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] meboy:
Pretty boring to me.

Screen to body ratio is nice but curved only option isn't and neither is that aspect ratio.

Still no stereo speakers. No upgraded audio quality.

Camera improvements are minimal from even S6.

Fingerprint reader in the back.

High price.

Cute girls are nice to look at but I don't want one as my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ankushkatari:
Techdata shipped my phone this afternoon from Vancouver. Order number was 23xxx.

Took forever for them to send it even though the credit payment was completed 2 weeks ago . No dream token in the shipping label though; i wonder why!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
Maybe we are too busy enjoying our phones. ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Exynos version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] emann56:
Sadly Samsung Canada only sells the Snapdragon version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] GibMcFragger:
We're too busy getting replacements for our not so limited edition "Salmon Display" S8+......
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
It attracts other cute girls.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shollywood:
Anybody have any info when receiving VR as the promo through a carrier purchase?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ankushkatari:
From what I've read in the forums it's snapdragon.

Also doesn't snapdragon have a more better choice for roms in the long run? Cuz i also have the S6 and there are so few roms available in comparison to the SD chips on other phones and users always complain about it on those threads.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] golfinggino:
so it looks like no root as we have the SD version ? I really want to get the S8+ but I don't think I can use it without root - pie control plus requires it and I can use a phone without ithat app. I will probably pick one up today to test out but cant image be able to use it for more then an hour before going back to rooted my S7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Hunn_13:
Pre-ordered 4 S8+ from Samsung Canada (online) on 2017-04-13; received the phones and Gear yesterday afternoon (2017-04-26). Pretty happy with the shopping experience. Don't know about the updates, though. I hope that has been corrected
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
That used to be true snaps had better/more development than exynos for AOSP roms etc but not now as the snaps BLs are locked down.

sent from my S8 plus, Note 7 or S7 Edge

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They are working on it but it will be via leaked engineering firmware again....not ideal and no twrp etc

sent from my S8 plus, Note 7 or S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] uofaboy:
I was curious too but I called Tech Data and the agent said that the Dreamfreetoken was in limited supply (~first 2000 orders) and wasn't advertised. I pre-ordered my S8+ on March 29 (order number 18xxx) and received it April 21.

The dreamfreetoken is a phone dock that "amplifies" the speaker.... though I didn't notice anything significant, sound wise..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] golfinggino:
I ended up picking one up today root or no root after using this thing for a couple hours there's no way I can go back to my S7 Edge the phone is that good

Battery life seems to be very good I'm setting it up and the battery is hardly moving

I am currently posting all my S7 edges and Note 5s for sale lol

I just have to get rid of the navigation bar I can't deal with that I have tried several app so far but none are successful
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] puck_ya:
Anyone else still having issues with the samsung pay app. I open the link from the email they sent and get "This app is no longer available for purchase or is not supported in this country or on this device."
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shadowdudez2:
Been quiet here, how's everyone doing with their s8+ so far? Anyone trade it for Exynos yet? If so, how is it? Any significant differences?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Sevael:
I'm really enjoying my S8+. I'm not a fan of the fingerprint sensor location (it bugs me even more now than it did when I first got the phone), but it's not a deal breaker. Otherwise, no complaints.

I'm using the local Snapdragon version and I'm fine with it. The performance and battery life are great. Both are significantly better than my Exynos S7 edge, and I was already happy with that.

I don't have root, but the only thing I normally need from root is system-wide ad blocking. Disconnect Pro takes care of that in a way that is even better than a root-based ad blocker like AdAway. YouTube ad blocking isn't even available on the Exynos version (Xposed doesn't work with Nougat yet), so I wouldn't be gaining that by switching versions.

I have no need for custom ROMs because my performance is stellar already, I'm not missing any features that root would offer, and I don't want to give up Wi-Fi calling or the ability to pay with my phone's NFC. So I basically have no reason to go Exynos right now. For me, it was a much smarter move to spend $319 on the Snapdragon version rather than paying over $1,100 for the Exynos version. I wouldn't be taking advantage of the differences, so I would be spending an extra $800 for nothing.

So yes, I'm happy with my phone. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] GibMcFragger:
Working fine for me. I used it three times today. :)

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I'm liking mine. I had to swap it because my display was salmon pink. It's still not 100% (slight pink on the side curves), but the update with color correction should take care of it. At least white is white on the replacement they shipped me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
My thoughts precisely. I won't even go to Nougat yet because I can't get xposed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] golfinggino:
I ended up picking up an S8 plus last week and to be honest the phone is so good that I can live without the root I still have my S7 Edge and Note 5 to flash ROMs but the sa plus is my main phone now
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Nubbs6:
Yes, i also am receiving this error message.

I also receive a " samsung app isn't supported in this country" when i try to open "Themes" or "Members" app.

As well i get a "limited access" message in the Galaxy app store.

I bought my s8+ through the Canada Samsung online store, I'm in Winnipeg and my SIM card is a Canadian SIM through MTS. The same SIM works just fine in my s7.

I tried the online chat through Samsung website and after trying everthing they suggested taking to to a local service centre. Well the service centre had no idea and forward the error/information to Samsung.

I find it hard to believe that I am fhe only one having this type of problem, yet the only online info I can find is this one post.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shadowdudez2:
Gonna have to wait couple weeks more before i get mine, sucks because i tried it out for 2 mins at a mall near me and it felt amazing
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lexcyn:
Anyone get the "red tint" display update in Canada yet? I've got a slight tint on the edges if I really look at it, but otherwise the screen is OK.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] balpreetsaini:
Not yet. Been waiting a while, with no news when it will be released. Keeping having Rogers mail me out a new one until then.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lexcyn:
I know it's coming eventually. It just came out for Sprint in the US today it seems, we can't be far behind since all the models in Canada are the same.

I was considering returning it, but I have faith the update will fix the problem or at least hide it so well I won't even notice. The rest of my screen is fine so I don't want to return and get a worse unit.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] golfinggino:
I got a small update a week and a half ago not sure what it was for but I don't notice any red issied, mine is from Samsung not with a carrier
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
That update was to disable bixby remapping, next week we'll get the red tint fix.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] golfinggino:
That's strange I have bixby disabled and remapped to google assistant
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] unitz0mbie:
i just flashed Canadian firmware to my g955u model and turned into a g955w model, no issues. my question is how soon does Canadian variants get updates?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Its hit and miss.

Sometimes we get them before the US sometimes not.

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dhorgas:
Does this mean that we can take T-Mobile firmware and flash to Canadian variant? What did you use to flash, tools and procedure?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] unitz0mbie:
Modified version of Odin and just looked up the Canadian firmware, removed all my bloat and it feels way faster than before
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Im not sure why anyone would want to do this but it likely wont work in the reverse.

Our firmware does not flash or change userdata which is why they can flash it and we can flash all CAN firmware even across the diff canadian carriers.

the US firmware will affect userdata so they cannot cross flash among carriers and doubt we can flash their firmware.

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rocky272727:
Got an update 52mb, states minor fixes, anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] emann56:
What carrier are you with? I think it's the red tint fix.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kachunkachunk:
Yeah I have to say that despite not rooting this thing, I've super pleased with it. The ONLY thing I miss is adblock across the whole phone, but it's a bit dodgy to run anyway. Opt-in ad viewing breaks in games (no surprise there) and I still had to manually enable/disable it on the regular. The adblocker isn't as powerful as, say, ublock, being hosts based so it's fine also just running a PiHole on the network and adblocking that way. Obviously not as helpful when you're on the go, though.

Anyway yeah, I don't miss root, I'm super thankful to be able to say.

Edit: I liked being able to mess with some games and modify memory values, but more and more games are protecting against this.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Nubbs6:
I also got an update this afternoon, I don't know if it was Red tint related since I didn't have that issue. But it did fix the "country not supported" error I was getting when accessing some apps.

S8 plus (sm-g955w) on MTS
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] acheney1990:
Also got the update today on Bell and yes it's the red tint fix. I didn't have the issue but you'll notice new options under the display settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] The G Dept.:
Have you tried Adhell? It's doing a pretty good job for non-root devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kachunkachunk:
Ooh, just did now, seems to work quite well. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rocky272727:
Bell, the phone is unlocked outright purchase from Samsung
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
Just popping in and saying hello to all fellow Canadian S8+ users haha!

However I imported my phone from Korea for the 128GB + 6GB variant, I'll still be lingering around, possibly writing a few guides and stuff for the SM-G955N (Exynos).

If anyone is interested, it fully works on ROGERS' "AWS" bands, which pretty much means nothing in terms of purchasing a phone online :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cha0ticbrah:
What people are saying the s8+ can't root or flash? Only the s8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
You showoff jerk! I am jealous. How much did that cost you?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Only the snapdragons cant be modded due to the locked BL.

Exynos is gtg..

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] zee24:
Hey guys I'm also in Canada and I'm wondering where can I buy the s8+ international unlocked version so I can root and flash? Is there a legit place to buy it because on eBay I see ripoff prices well 1200 the original cost is 1115Cad. Can I buy from Samsung?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Swiftronics which is in canada or BH photo out of the US.

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
A whopping $1700CAD ($1199 USD). No high customs but $29CAD import fee from FedEx International Priority (next day shipping for free) ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Jesus christ. That's absurdly expensive for a phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
Ding ding ding we have a winner for the most expensive phone ??????
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nicholaschum:
I'm not particularly fond of the price but I knew I might regret if I don't buy the 6GB RAM variant down the line. It's why I compromised and sold the 3T for the cover up cost. I usually swap phones every 4 months (quite overkill) but I juggle between cheapish phones. This will probably stop me from changing every 4 months, maybe like last me 7 months I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shglrhl:
s8+ Canadian Variant Root ?

Has anyone tried this. Says it works on SM-G955W.

teamandroid.com/2017/05/03/root-galaxy-s8-plus-android-firmware/[/url]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
If it's not on xda it's bs.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Lol....go for it and let us know know that works out for you.

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
How many of you switched from S7 Edge?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Well i still have my s7 edge (both of them lol) but yeah i did get an S8 as well if that counts?

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I did
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
Wow can't believe how hard it is to get a blue one, that doesn't take forever to reach you and which isn't insanely priced.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
It could come out later i suppose.

Just buy an international model they seem to get all the cool colours lol

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
That's what I did last time when I bought the silver gs7 edge. But no warranty coverage was a bit worrying. But I didn't have any issues. It ended up being cheaper than buying from here. I got charged like so less custom duty it was shocking.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venkat548:
Does anyone if s8 or s8+ comes with better audio and speaker capabilities unlike S7 or S7 edge?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Ive yet to hear a device with ip68 rating that had decent audio on the speaker.

I honestly would prefer a better audio experience over ip68.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
The iPhone 7 plus has nice speaker cause it uses the ear piece also. I wished Samsung did that, it makes a big difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
you have an s7 edge, you dont need the s8. Wait until the note 8 or s9 when they move the fingerprint sensor lower and put in a larger battery
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
Why not get note8 or gs9 when they release and get gs8 now? Seems like a win-win situation. That's what I'm going be doing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] orlans21:
Sure, if you don't mind shelling out money every year then be my guest. I just personally think it's not worth the upgrade. I'm happy with my s7 edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Me too...s8 now and note 8 later...and refurb note 7 if that really happens.

Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
on koodo's website it says we might get our gs8+ earlier even by april 17th.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] techeligible:
How are you all?????

I am new in this forum, please welcome me hehehe :) :):):):)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] uofaboy:
I contacted Koodo and the agent said they can only sell the phone at the no tab price, if I activate on a month to month plan. Still, their outright price of $1064 seems like the best price I've seen so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Yup. Telus too. Devices will start shipping for April 17th... Rogers too actually.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] therock3181:
If you buy from Samsung Canada if will be the same as the one sold at Koodo and Telus.

Public mobile is a sub of Telus. Same frequencies.

WCDMA 850/1900

LTE : B2/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B29/B30
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] samteeee:
Has anyone confirm with Koodo Mobile that their Silver is really the Arctic Silver

or it's the Orchid Grey! I mean it looks just like the Grey one on their website.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] htc fan89:
I think it's silver, haven't called them.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
The unlocked US phones have nothing in common with the unlocked canadian phones. All unlocked canadian s7's got their nougat update a day after rogers did, bell was first a week earlier.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Sevael:
Yesterday I received my S8+ case from Amazon and it feels great in the hand. Comparing to the same case for the S7 edge and Note7 that I already have, the S8+ case is a couple milimetres wider than S7 edge case and basically the same width as the Note7 case. Significantly taller than both, however (about a centimetre taller than the S7 edge). The height doesn't bother me though.