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[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
If it's not a hardware issue, why are there people out there using the same exact phone with nougat and not having any problems? For example, my wife has the same phone. Same version of kernel and firmware. Also with verizon and she has no issues with deep sleep. Can it be that the previous owner messed with something software wise that's making the phone not be able to deep sleep?

Here's a wild idea... What if I buy a used logic board on eBay that has MM? Would that possibly fix my problem? That would be cheaper than buying a new phone.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Deep sleep and doze are integrated into the software not hardware. See when you flashed that nougat firmware 3 days ago it worked for a few days. That tell us it's not hardware otherwise the problem would of been back instantly but it wasn't.

That's the thing you can have 2 phones exactly the same, same model, same firmware and network but one could have a problem that the other doesn't it's strange.

It's a shame you can't root because there are so many options you could try.

Before you go looking at changing the logic board I would try Samsung service centre or another service centre, just see if they can look at it and pin point the exact problem.

It's a hard job changing logic board for yourself.

You can try that Samsung app called smart tutor. They can log into your phone and see what the problem is. If it's available in the US.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Sounds like a good plan. Will check out smart tutor and see if someone can help me that way. Actually, the phone worked with deep sleep for about 20mins... :( I was ashamed to admit that it stopped working because I was so excited. Also, why are other people able to downgrade from nougat without problems and I just get dm verity error? Thats not a sign that maybe someone messed with the efs files or some other important root accessible files?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
No it's not a sign of files been messed with don't worry about that. When you tried to downgrade did you flash the correct firmware when trying to downgrade?

I have never been able to downgrade my s6 edge and I have international version.

What model do you have again?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Yeah I used the correct one. There's a thread here with the correct ones for MM. There are about 4 different odin firmware versions. I can try to find it again. I have the SM-G925V
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
These are the files I've tried. Only the nougat one works. https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/general/g920vvrs4dqd1-odin-nougat-7-0-firmware-t3597007
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Those are for G920V which is s6 flat.

Yours is G925V which is why it failed. They are not for your phone.

Try this one

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s6-edge/SM-G925V/VZW/download/G925VVRS4CQA3/121820/
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Wait what! Maybe that was the problem the whole time? I'll download that one. Sorry I'm such an idiot...
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Your not an idiot mate! That is why it failed. Try the one in the link first then get back to me if it passes or fails and any errors
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Ok I will. Thank you!
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Alright. Irs been downloading. Its gonna take a little Over an hour and a half. Ill flash it as soon as its done.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
E:Failed setting up dirty target

dm-verity verification failed...
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Wipe cache then reboot. What happens?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
The "dirty" is gone but still says dm-verity verification failed

need to check DRK first
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
I think it might have something to do with your imei showing as galaxy s3. If you reboot will the phone boot up or go back to recovery automatically?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
It goes to recovery :(
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
It looms like your gonna have to flash back nougat and find an alternative way :( dm verity is stopping you downgrading

Or try an alternative mm ine from here

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s6-edge/SM-G925V/
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
:( oh well. Maybe I should just sell the damn phone hah. Would getting a new logic board fix the problem? is the software installed inside the logic board somewhere? I was looking at the log file. Does this point to anything important?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Sell the phone and get a g925t :) the logic board contains the software and if you was to replace it chances are the one you got would be lollipop or marshmallow. The logs just show the dm verity signature failed.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
I cant get a g925t since my carrier is Verizon :( I need a verizon phone. I may need to get a completely different phone or risk the logic board solution...
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
I think you can get g925t unlocked by T-Mobile. Then it will accept Verizon.

If it was me I wouldn't risk the logic board change. I would update the phone back to nougat and sell it. Get another phone
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Ok thanks. I will research about the g925t unlocked and see if I can use it with verizon. Ok I won't mess with the logic board. Man I just hate that this phone beat me! blah! :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Search on here im 99% sure you can. And it's up to you but that's just me personally I wouldn't do it. It's annoying that something like deep sleep can cause so much stress ahhh. There should be a simple fix for it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
100% agreed!
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
One last question! Why is my IMEI showing up as galaxy 3? Did someone change it?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
My guess it that something happened to the s6 Imei before with the previous owner. And they possibly cloned an imei from s3 or when recovering it with a zx3 box or so something went wrong. Download an app called phone info samsung from play store. On there you can check and verify the imei. See what comes up in that.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Ok ill do that when I have the phone flashed back to nougat. thanks!
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Keep me updated. I'm sure the Imei change is illegal some how. It is in UK anyway lol
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Ya it's illegal here too. I wonder why they did it... Maybe phone was stolen and they changed it? but that requires root to do no?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Here are some pics
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Yes that requires root. It's very strange indeed. I think it's up to you what to do now. Look on that phone info app at the sensors part. Are all the sensors working? I think best option would be to sell and maybe look at another model or alternative.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Gonna try this last thing... Smart switch. I will check the sensors when I'm flashed again....
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Let me know :good:
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
It flashed the phone with the newest firmware. Still the same issue. Haha damn it. I guess the phone is going on ebay
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Oh dear at least we tried.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Just to keep thread going until I solve it or get a new phone. I was able to downgrade to 6.0.1. The way I did it was by updating to nougat. Then I downloaded 6.0.1. I uncompressed the tars and only flashed the "boot.img", "system.img", and "cache.img". Now I can boot into marshmallow with no problems as I can tell yet. I can also factory reset without any issues with dm verity. So now I'm running betterbatterystats and cpu spy to see if the wake locks are still an issue.

Side note. I ended up finding some weird Rom that let me do all sorts of tests on the phone. I attached some images of it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Oh very nice glad your on your way to a possible fix. How's the deep sleep/ wakelock so far?

That looks like repair firmware to me. Could be wrong.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Well still the same problem with the same wake lock. Now something called Timaservice wake lock is messing around too.

I know you advised against it... But I bought a logic board through eBay. I'm stubborn... This phone thinks it can beat me. I'm gonna show it who's boss! Before buying I went ahead and dissemebled my phone. I took out the logic board and put it all back together. Let me tell you, it was quite easy compared to a iPhone. The hardest part was removing the glass backplate.

The logic board should be here by the end of the week. Ill let you know how it goes!
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
It was just my opinion that i wouldnt try it :) keep me updated and i really hope it works for you :good:
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Thanks. I will let you know.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Immmmmmmmmmmmmmmm baaaaaaackkkkk!!! :)

So I received the motherboard today. I installed it and it's working! Deep sleep! Oh the glory! We have won! Incredible! Hah it feels so much quicker and the battery last much much longer. I may cry... hah. Well not sure what to do with this other mother board. I think I'll put it up on ebay explaining the situation with it. Thanks for all your help again. This was quite the journey. I actually learned a lot from it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Deep sleep! Only for a little while. I'll see how it does overnight but looking ok!
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Wowwww im genuinely happy for you. Glad all is working fine now, see how it goes but im sure motherboard change has done the job :svetius: and well done for doing it all by yourself! :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strandedhuman:
Thanks man! If you're ever in Los Angeles, I'll buy you unlimited beers! I guess changing the motherboard us some what like getting a new phone. I cheated...
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callumbr1:
Yes thats correct buddy it will be like a new phone, only cheaper. :) i wish i was in Los Angeles, but im in UK. Glad all is well
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Trijunction:
Hi,

I am little confused about this. Is there a working root available for this Snapdragon model ? If yes, can I use secure folder while using a rooted ROM ?

Please suggest .Thanks in advance .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] samteeee:
There is no Root available on Canadian or American variant.

Please use "Google Search" for details.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] tarunscool:
Hi, Can anyone verify if these roots work?

https://www.skyneel.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s8-sm-g950w

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Hi, Can anyone verify if these roots work?

https://www.skyneel.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s8-sm-g950w
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Cyclops1055:
Give it a try and let us know, good luck
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] thatsupnow:
chainfire auto root method doesn't work at all either. Bummer

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That's just the chainfire auto root method which doesn't work. Just fails
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] thatsupnow:
How come the snapdragon variant can't be rooted?? I remember a time ago when they were the first and easiest to root now its impossible?? What the hell happened?? Too many idiots screwed their devices and took them back for warranty or what??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mweinbach:
root is now out. look for sampwnd.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] LeonPhelps:
Has anyone done it ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sofir786:
It's down to having a locked boot loader
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] anmac1789@gmail.com:
Have you tried it ? Mine is on android 9 pie
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] MCWarriorz:
Hi All, I currently have an Honor 8 that was previously bootloader unlocked and rooted with TWRP installed on EMUI 4. After I updated to EMUI 5 and Android 7.0, my bootloader was relocked, even though it says my phone is unlocked and untrusted when I turn it on, and I cannot install or access TWRP. I would like to completely reset my phone and reinstall the OS with the recent update, but I have no idea how. How can I do this?

Thanks!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] MCWarriorz:
I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're saying. What is mm?
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] MCWarriorz:
So you're saying if I were to roll back to marshmallow, my bootloader would be relocked and my phone wouldn't be so broken. And then I would directly update to the new version of android? If so, how would I do that? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] mr_silas:
i have been toying with this idea for the last few years. neptune suite had this concept to run android from a smart watch onto "dumb" screens. would there be a way to use LTE to run a OS from a home server? if the speeds wouldnt be fast enough would doing it locally be possible? would it need 5g speeds?

the reason behind this is the low life expectancy behind phones today. this could be a possible solution to run android on a computer/server that you can upgrade over time. it will host the os to any "dumb" screens.

im more curious if anyone knows if this is possible technically.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
PC already has its own way of running Android and PC can share screen with any device that can connect on the same network so this is not only possible, it's already being done. In more than one way and with more than a few software/hardware combinations.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_silas:
well how does that work casting in portrait and not using a mouse
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I don't get what you mean.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_silas:
say i wanted a 1 to 1 emulation of N casted to my phone or a "dumb" screen. does a program exist that can host android including touch screen inputs?

Now that i think about it maybe a better comparison would be how chrome os runs on a computer. can you do that with android but 100% of the entire os ? and instead of google hosting it, i host it from my own server.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You can host anything installed on PC, you use an emulator on the PC to run a full android OS on PC then use one of the various apps for remotely accessing PC.

With that you can run Android on PC and view and use it from your smartphone.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_silas:
alright awesome thank you. guess ill have to test it out and see how smooth it runs.

do you know a program that would use 802.11ad? if i wanted to set up a local system
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I'll take a look and see what I come up with.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_silas:
thanks man. im gonna call it for tonight but ill check back tomorrow. thanks for amusing my brainstorm session :)
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You might actually be interested in a Raspberry Pi, they can run virtually any OS you want to install and they're fun to put together.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_silas:
i have a Pi :) for this application i would want something which all the components are upgradable. and something i could bring with me and carry in a backpack.

can you think of any way to accomplish everything that a modern phone provides without having to get a new phone every(or every other) year? you can get a pc or a playstation, or tv or many other things and easily be comfortable using it for 5+ years. but not phones. i often brainstorm about different ways to make this happen. even if its stupidly complex and diy. just fun to think about :)
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I can't really see it being that feasible without upgrading to a newer phone as time goes by. Mobile hardware/software evolves faster than PC these days. After a few years, a mobile device can't keep up, even with the setup you are looking for because in the end, you're still trying to do everything from a mobile device, no matter how you loop it, you're still on dated mobile hardware.

DO NOT CONTACT ME VIA PM TO RECEIVE HELP, YOU WILL BE IGNORED. KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
Is anyone else having an issue when streaming music via Bluetooth? It sounds like static/crackling, kinda like the audio is being clipped at the higher end.

I just got the phone on Monday so I have time to try and exchange it if it could be a bad phone. Just not sure if it is a common issue or not.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] Glitch15:
It could also be your Bluetooth device. try yhe device with other phones and see if the static persists. make sure you test 1 to 3 songs across the devices and make sure the songs are the same.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
No, it's definitely not that. This is in my car and I just came from the V10 and there were no issues with the V10.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] Glitch15:
I too came from a V10. my V10 had plenty of problems, my Beats Solo 2 wireless would crack a lot, as well as my Jaybirds x2. once I got my G6 the only cracking I got was when I stepped out of rage. anyways I'm just saying to test things out with multiple devices, multiple Bluetooth devices would be ideal as well. don't just quickly assume it's not something. doesn't matter if it's a car or not tech is tech and some of it may be defected.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
I can try other things but so far it does the exact same thing in my car and my wife's car. I am fairly certain it is related to the phone.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
Just tried it with one of my Bluetooth speakers and I get the same issue. It almost seems like the more stuff connected to Bluetooth the worse it is.

So far it seems like it isn't as bad when I am not wearing my smart watch. I might try it with my fit bit disconnected too to test that theory.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] just lou:
I haven't had any issues with BT on my VS988.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
So i just exchanged the phone for a new oneand have the same issue. It is definitely something related to the phoneand how it handles bluetooth because my V10 with the same apps and devices doesn't have this issue.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] bigdaddy4u:
I had the same problem and exchanged phones –after adding things Lil by Lil I had the same issue and narrowed it down to my Samsung smart watch - when I disabled the watch or the gear software it would stream fine – after a lil while with phone I'm realizing it is VERY VERY VERY BUGGY and VERY VERY VERY SLOW and Verizon's service is too
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
Yea, it somehow seems related to my watch too (Huawei), but I am not sure if it is the watch or just the fact that it is always using the Bluetooth as well.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] kickenwing13:
My jaybirds won't stay connected, haven't tested on another phone, but have a ton of other devices and G6 has been solid .. Google search led me to believe it was hardware issue with my out of warranty jaybirds ... I'd get an RMA or new replacement dude
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] Glitch15:
yeah my Jaybirds do that too. what I do is ON the G6 I hold volume down and power to get me to that recovery page or what it is called and then all I do is wipe cache, it helps me. not sure if it will help you.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
This is the second phone that does the exact same thing so I don't think another phone will solve the issue. The only thing I haven't done is a factory reset and install one so at a time.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] kickenwing13:
That's disheartening, sorry dude..
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
It does kinda suck, but I have a feeling it has to do with Android Wear app. So I think at some point I am going to do a factory reset and only install apps that don't use Bluetooth at all and then keep installing one at a time to see if I can narrow it down.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] kickenwing13:
Definitely share your results. I sold my Nexus 6p or I would do some more testing as well.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] SB50:
I'm pretty sure it's a bug with the phone's bluetooth. It happens to me when connected to my Android Wear watch. If I turn off my watch, the crackling stops.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
Yea, I am pretty positive it is Android Wear/Smart Watch related. I unpaired my watch from my phone and uninstalled Android Wear and the issue seems gone.

Weird.

EDIT: Nevermind, it's still there, it was better for a while.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] bigcraig4u:
LG & Verizon (SMH)

The Bluetooth is TERIBLE on these phones - The BLE doesn't work and too many devices paired (especially smart watches) messing up streaming something Awful. There are MANY software bugs especially using google music and many other programs/apps - the longer you use the phone to more the bugs will standout, but in LG's defense they have issued a software update, but with Verizon there's Really No Telling when will get it (if we get it)
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] xceebeex:
How do you know LG issued an update? What's weird is my old V10 didn't have this issue, I wonder if it is Nougat related.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] tdw99:
I've also got the same issue with my lg g6 - h870ds. Done a system reset, restore to factory settings and even a SW update. Still the same crackkly sound comes and goes.

Ive narrowed the issue down to streaming when ever a song thats not on my device requires data to be downloaded it starts. I should've stuck with samsung to be honest, I've learnt the hard way.
[Verizon LG G6 Questions & Answers] krakoukass:
I have the same issue, but the sound is ****ty ONLY when I am connected to multiple devices in bluetooth and not with every device.

Example :

With my fossil watch or Xiaomi MIBAND 2 connected my car bluetooth is bad.

With my fossil watch or Xiaomi MIBAND 2 connected my UEBOOM2 is bad.

With my fossil watch or Xiaomi MIBAND 2 connected my sony MDR1000X's sound is perfect.

So it also depends on the type of device. And the sound is ****ty on rock music, because it seems to mess with cymbals sound mainly.

What is crazy is that I come from a G4 (DS) and I initially had the same issue with it, since one specific update and then the issue was just gone plain and simple. I was hoping it would be the same for the G6 but for now LG didn't do anything about it apparently.

I'm considering dropping off the phone and get the new oneplusT cause this issue really gets on my nerves, big times.