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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] laimonas777:
Install this rom with odin (wiout bootloader) next do all what writent on first page.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeletrik:
Got it! Rocking on Oreo now!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
1% per hour is really nice. When I was on nougat it would consume 2-3% per hour. Maybe because your battery capacity is bigger.

So, I chose the analog clock for lockscreen and AOD. (It was needed to be mentioned because the clock's seconds-hand moves. So the clock is updating every second).

And battery consumption was about 1% every 45 mins. (while testing it took 1 hr and 30 mins to drain 2%)

Now reminding you again, the battery status is still on 'Learning Usage Pattern'.

Side-note: Bxaction app works flawlessly. No root needed, no app disabler required. Just a computer that is adb ready.

Edit: Guys, Microsoft is giving 100GB free for OneDrive, if you download outlook and sign-in.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] SataNXerxeS:
They should commit seppuku for the changes they made to Camera GUI/toggles... :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ret-mc:
Oreo seems to work perfectly.

I think Navbar is now color-aware and changes from dark to light according to the app color. I think this is great because , for instance in GMail: I use dark Gboard and now Navbar is black when it is shown or white when only the message is shown.

Plus, I like that the Navbar icons are now the regular Android icons.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] filjusz:
Did You loose your data? I mean, we loose data if we flash twrp after oreo update?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] duytuan665:
question:

so i download that zip file, and i can update in recovery? do i need to reflash AQL5 again, if i already have it by stock?

And last: what do i need to chose in recovery? never did that before.. also i red somehthing about adb, why do other people do it with adb?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] filjusz:
Update phone to latest firmware with update center, then place update zip in sd card and reboot into recovery (power off and hold power + bixby + volup)

choose install update from external and find zip with oreo

wait some time an voila
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] duytuan665:
thanks mate. i already have AQL5 installed with 1.december patch. So i dont need to reflash right?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shadyz:
Can i make a downgrade to nougat without brick my phone or trip knox?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
Yes, Wi-Fi calling is included
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] blop135:
https://www.droid-life.com/2018/05/23/google-removes-trusted-places-smart-lock/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Domingo2010:
Could someone tell if the modem file is included in this sd update? I need this file to flash the modem with odin again on a SM-G950F.

With all Oreo-Updates you have no reception with the carrier O2 in germany so in the past I flashed the Nougat Modem and all worked finde. With the new update it doesnt work anymore and the phone tells me Baseband version unkown. I tried all available baseband versions but I think I need the CDER3 one out of the new update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Marvinho+:
I'm also on O2 Germany and had no problems. 950f and crc7 baseband right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] UmarBurney:
What's new in CRED?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Humayuncool:
Aah well I hope it comes back soon :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hatebreeder117:
"the latest update has the 2nd version of the bootloader"

What does it mean?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] angra89:
* May security patch

* Camera stability improvements

Doc isn't updated yet.

http://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-G950F/DBT/doc.html
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hickup:
That would be awesome. Yes, it is not really secure (ssid could be faked bla bla) but it should be an option to choose. I think you could achieve that with tasker, but I don't know if it works properly without root (meh, company device).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
What is the camera version of the latest firmware (cred)?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abel1015:
Thank you so much for this! ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PeanutBR:
What is the "danger" on this 2nd bootloader version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mehdyabdul:
i got the s8 and it's G950USQU3CRD4 so is the 3 after U referring to the bootloader version ? also is there any firmware i can flash my s8 , it is locked to cricket. i tried some files i found which had bootloader v2 and i got fail(auth) on odin. so if anyone has any info share, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] VIP1961:
No "danger" but now you can't flash through Odin all firmwares 7 version and all previous versions Oreo with 1st bootloader version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Marvinho+:
I know it's not really secure, but the other smart lock options aren't secure either. And I read some tutorials for Tasker, bit it seemed overly complicated plus I think it would have a noticeable impact on batterylife.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] milan982:
That's wierd. I have this setting on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AdrianM:
Because it's not Samsung or Oreo related. It's been removed from Google Play services. You probably haven't got the update yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] milan982:
Yes. I forgot.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alireza_simkesh:
Is there any CSC modifications that would enable voLTE and WiFi Calling on OREO?

The CSC hidden features worked fine on Naugot, and I was able to enable WiFi calling after modifying the CSC at that time. But that trick doesn't appear to be working on OREO now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jeff.rey:
Hi! Thank you for this update! It went really well, as always :) I just want to ask - is the battery drain bug fixed? Also what's the difference in this second bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cyberon:
If you are referring to the airplane mode battery drain, it's not mentioned on the changelog so it's probably not fixed yet unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jeff.rey:
I actually don't know exactly, I never have airplane mode on, but my battery life is awful since I updated to Oreo :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] barrass111:
Update.zip from G950FXXU1CRD7 to G950FXXU2CRED for SD

Do i just copy this to my s8 and install it via the recovery like i did with the other updates???

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] B3501:
CRED has bootloader 2!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tnbx:
Does that affect flashing it over the SD card ? Can we just flash it normally like the other updates ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
Flash it just like before,no issues at all..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abel1015:
Find anything new to this update compared to crd7?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alireza_simkesh:
Do you mean we can't use ODIN to flash this update because of the new bootloader??

Or do you mean after we its flashed, we can't use ODIN to downgrade to 1st bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abel1015:
I think he means you cannot downgrade anymore to any firmware prior to CRED
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] terracuk:
Quick question guys. EE in uk skipped CRC7 and went straight to CRD7 from CRAP. Does that mean we missed the fixes in CRC7 or is it cumulative?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tnbx:
Just updated and everything is going smoothly until now , the UI feels smoother and faster , we will see how v it goes on the next days , thank u again guys ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] blop135:
You put it un your SD card reboot to recovery.

Apply update from SD card and select update.zip.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] arovik:
Wifi-calling has been supported by Samsung for over a year, maybe even two...

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Apps using google's cloud notification service will still deliver notifications even if background update is disabled. But i don't know a way to check if an app is using the google cloud notification service
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] B3501:
It's cumulative.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Araero:
I've updated to G950FXXU2CRED, and i still got the smart lock functions + with trusted places, i live in the netherlands!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AdrianM:
It's a Google play services thing nothing related to Samsung updates. It seems Google might have activated it back, according to this.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/05/24/trusted-places-returned-smart-lock/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Araero:
Oh okay, well i've had it working the last week. Nothing changed on my phone so that's strange then
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 3arthur6:
Somebody can confirm TWRP still work after the last CRED update?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] RRFree:
About Updating

Hello! Im new at this forums. I recently bough a s8. And yesterday i updated to Oreo CRAP with a rom in this forums. Thanks for that.

Now i wanna know if i can update directly to CRED from CRAP?

Or if i should update every version one by one, CRAP to CRB7 to CRC7 to CRD7 to CRED... ?

Wich one is better option? Doing all update will give me better performance? Or i should just update to CRED?

Thanks a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] angra89:
You can flash the latest version of the full firmware(CRED) or you can apply the latest update.zip. Apparently is cumulative, I can't confirm that because I didn't skip any update.zip.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cyberon:
The updates must be flashed in the sequence seen on the OP.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
Is this the latest camera firmware on "CRED"? Thanks..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] monolumo:
I am currently on CRD7 Build and the camera firmware is already on that version on the screenshot
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
Can someone post the CRED changelog and test if airplane mode drains still exist ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alireza_simkesh:
I dont think so. I dont have Wifi-calling in my settings.

I think it is CSC dependent.

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Very good question. Can someone please confirm this?

I need TWRP to restore my data.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bisquit-02:
Same here, while my wife does have it on her Huawei from a different provider.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] KellS1lva:
Este update
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chepapoa:
I just installed and all gone pretty fine. Whats news about this update?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 3arthur6:
Finally I confim that twrp, root or xposed work like expected on CRED.

And great battery improvement for me, using noxkernel.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alireza_simkesh:
Thanks for confirming functional TWRP on CRED.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jimbob68:
Have just updated to CRED. Running S8+... And can confirm that finally the battery drain in airplane mode appears to be FIXED! Went to bed with battery at 84%, 7 hours of airplane mode and woke to battery at 83%. Happy days!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Atomsk:
Do I loose anything like future ota updates, or any data if I update using odin?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abel1015:
You would lose data upgrading from odin. But you would still have future ota updates. I suggest you upgrade using the update.zip sd card using stock recovery to avoid loosing any data and there would still be ota update. Or wait for the ota
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
You won't lose data updating using Odin if you use your HOME_CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xellosx:
Did you notice some weird battery usage reports after the update ? Like android system only consuming 1% thought the whole charge cycle or app consumption not showing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Marconicosax:
I tried to update with the update file but it gives me wrong. Can you tell me how to do it? i cam from CRAP.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Humayuncool:
My stand by battery is quite good after this update. I am not even using Battery Saver mode. :) Device idle takes a lot of battery and yes Android System only 1%
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
Thanks for confirming . That's very good news . Seeing other people also saying it has good battery overall , if think it's the first good Oreo update, as it should be after so many betas waiting ...

But that's why everyone is sceptic before buying a Samsung instead of cleaner android setups.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
You can't update from CRAP to CRED in one go. You have to do each update in order. Also, this update thread is for the OXM multi _CSC so ensure that this is your method. You might find it easier to download your firmware and then use Odin to update
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xellosx:
Don't you think it's weird since "device idle" is reporting all the hours since the phone was plugged off including the screen on time
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Humayuncool:
Indeed, I think it's just a bug. They will fix with the next update. But I hope they don't mess up the battery again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mostafaaa20:
Hi Guys.

What difference between tow build number for Galaxy S8

G950FXXU2CRED And G950FXXS2CREF

Tnx.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ltcdata:
It seems that CRED update fixes flight mode drain bug. I'm downloading it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ACardAttack:
Did you install twrp for the first time or did you flash the update and everything still works?

I just got this phone, it's on may security patch and build number ends in 2CRED (so that means im on version 2 bootloader right?)

But then there is Baseband vesion which ends in 2CRE3

But Im just trying to confirm that I can install Odin on mine as both guides that I can find were last updated either in August or March and just wanted to make sure Samsung didnt update something that rendered them useless. No update implies they are still good, but I don't want to assume that and brick my new phone

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ltcdata:
So far... there seems a change. When i left my phone in standby (but not in airplane mode) it usually lost a few % per hour. Now, after 1 hour, it stayed in the same % of battery left. Amazing. Let's see after the night in airplane mode...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hickup:
I had to delete data from Google Play Services to bring it back. The interesting thing is that trusted places suddenly seems to work, at least for me for the last 2 days. But with coordinates set as location instead of "home". It never did since Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
Yes, trusted places is back for me too, but I didn't have to clear any data to get it back it was just there when I looked.

I don't want to test it right now because I'm abroad on holiday so I'll be interested in other people's experiences
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mostafaaa20:
G950fxxs2cref
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
I can also confirm that the battery seems better and the device idle is incorrect...

It seems that we cannot live without bugs . They fix one bug and they make another ....

That's Samsung !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyn87:
I can't install update.zip. they give me the error. This update for snapdragon or exynos? I use samsung s8+ sm-g955fd
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alexandre83:
Are you serious? You read the first post?

* Only for G950F / FD (Galaxy S8)

* Not for 8+

* Not for Snapdragon
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
The s9 variants got the native call recording options in the May update for countries that allow the same. Why did Sammy leave the s8 users out in the cold??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Yes device idle is incorrect, android system does not appear, but battery is the same, but in 4G it seems worse.

Nothing like a reset doesn't solve.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
After the update I managed to have 6 hours sot which I couldn't before . I can say that now I am happy with the battery .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
But you use more wifi i presume.

With wifi on during the night i dont have any drain.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
During the night I use airplane mode which was draining my battery before . Now with this update, no drain .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] blop135:
I don't know if I'm the only one but since last update my phone lagg a lot. ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] emod0705:
Heads up on the builds ending in letters gang.. Issues reported with attempts to factory reset.. Unauthorized access according to Knox in some cases.. At times causing problems with bootloop and recovery loss. Just be cautious.. Btw is anyone else spotting a lib file from AT&T inside the recovery boot?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mostafaaa20:
What difference between tow build number for Galaxy S8

G950FXXU2CRED And G950FXXS2CREF
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrisjwild:
Had a look and CREF has an older change log number so have stuck to CRED myself
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
The May update doesn't improve the battery life anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] picaadi:
No it doesnt .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alireza_simkesh:
What is the latest version of ODIN that you used to flash the CRED firmware?

Is ODIN 3.12 the latest one? Because I know some ODIN versions had issues with flashing OREO firmwares.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrisjwild:
The latest ODIN to use for Oreo is 3.13.1
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] torhect:
I would like to know the safest way to flash twrp recovery and root on the latest CRED version of oreo! I passed the seven days and my bootloader is unlock! But im affraid of doing something wrong and put into bootloop!! Please! Help me!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pogi.paul0119:
What is 7days..? I rooted my phone just like the old days (except the OEM thingy) and flash custom rom without a hassle (on CRED)..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Highly recommend the ROM from Soldier9312s

The latest firmware and improvement in several ways

Solid safety measures against the nasty Samsung custom binary lockdown. OEM unlock enabled by default and removed from developer settings to ensure it's not accidentally disabled. Selinux enforce locked.

Good Aroma zip recovery installer, providing SuperSu or Magisk root, choose SuperSu for proper root power, to be able to fully execute root procedures like truly uninstalling system apps. Systemless is weak.

Then there's the lovely option to remove most of the unnecessary preloaded apps with the installer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ltcdata:
It fixes a bug were in airplane mode the phone loses 2% / hour.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
That's true and very happy to have this fixed but as I read in other threads the 4g itself has a bug and consume battery in standby. I remember on nougat the expected standby hours was around 40+ and now is around 20 which means that even if you don't touch the phone its wasting battery for 4g connectivity .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
True that. I've even used power save mode but hardly any difference. Brand new Nougat had over 28hrs standby with 4+ hrs SOT. The best I've got since Oreo is 24hrs with 3-30 hrs SOT
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
This will not be noticed by Samsung easily because its signal dependant the other theory is that the new S9 has worst battery performance and they do not want S8 to be superior.... but that's a theory
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pockobg:
So to notice it maybe we will need to send feedback through Samsung Members. I have done it already!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
If you receive a reply please inform us
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sparex:
Quick question.

Is CRED the latest and best version of them all?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mgoodall:
Anyone had this OTA yet in the UK?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] VIP1961:
I think not yet, at least for BTU. You can check OTA here - http://fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net/firmware/BTU/SM-G950F/version.xml
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pockobg:
Will do!

Mirror,mirror on the wall, who's the greatest ROM of all? :D

CRED is a good one but you can't roll back to Nougat from it as I know.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sparex:
Huh. Didn't get that. And why would you wsnt to roll back.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pockobg:
https://youtu.be/Br0DCEEBplY

They have upgraded the bootloader, so you cannot downgrade if you want. CRD7 is also good version and you can easily downgrade to Nougat from it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] picaadi:
Tried downgrading from cred today....doesnt work...so i guess we will not be able in the futire to downgrade to nougat no more?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bisquit-02:
I can confirm this, although it does take 5% after 16 hours in airplane mode. Still a big improvement though.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
Good that airplane is fixed . What about the drain in 4g standby ?? Did anyone remember their phones on nougat saying expected standby 45 hours ?? Now this is gone . After full charge expected standby is no more than 25 hours .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
The more I think of it, I believe its only the modem radio coding which isn't optimized by sammy. My wifi drain overnight is about 3% over 6-7 hrs and 4G LTE drain is 6-7% in the same time. On airplane mode (with current build May'18) its 2%. So that leaves out the rom s/w optimization concerns out and leaves only the modem in question.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
The bug seems to be to the handling of the 2/3/4g transition . If you choose only 3g or only 2g it works fine . And if you remove the sim it's like airplane mode (now that its fixed) . Try leaving the phone overnight in GSM network set to auto 4g and disable mobile data and wifi . It should not drain which means that data is draining
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
Agree, it could be the transitioning. But for me 3g drains equally or more than 4G. But for me it may be my service provider issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagosd:
Don't think that is your provider . You can use your sim with another phone to see that it's not draining
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] testreaper:
4g - Standby drain is still there i can confim. I dont even want to imagine how much sot i have lost all this time due to this bug.