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[Samsung Gear S3] maniacallyhappy:
Update available for me in California - US. Wifi version of S3 Frontier connected to my T-mobile Note 8.

Hopefully it fixes the damn lag issues with Tizen 3.0.0.1, My S3 went from being amazing pre-Tizen 3.0 to a steaming pile of **** with 3.0.0.1... it Lags increadibly HARD. I wan't to downgrade back to 2.3.2.0 but from everything that I've been reading, its possible but we loose S Pay... Anyone have any info if there is a downgrade available with SPay still functional?
[Samsung Gear S3] pipergca:
I'm in CA too with the Bluetooth version and I got the update yesterday and it has destroyed my battery life. 4 hours tops. Perhaps they pulled it because of this issue. I wish I knew how to roll back, it's not even worth taking it off of the charger its so bad.
[Samsung Gear S3] maniacallyhappy:
Crap... I'm literally in the middle of doing the update... maybe after a master reset it'll settle down again? If this makes my gear S3 take a dive... I'm just going to reset to 2.3.2.3 whether I can use SPay or not... this is effing ridiculous man...
[Samsung Gear S3] pipergca:
Let me know how it goes for you. If your battery life is ok then I'll know my issue is something else. I was good on the previous version of 30.0.1
[Samsung Gear S3] maniacallyhappy:
3.0.0.1 made my S3 Frontier lag like nasty... On 2.3.2.0 it was amazing, snappy, responsive, could get rid of the S Health b.s. I commute over an hour to and from work and use my watch to control my music on my phone. After a certain time, the watch just gives me the notification that I've been sitting for over an hour and doesn't let me swipe down and click on the music tray to quickly get to the music controller. If I pick up calls using my watch, it takes over 3 seconds before the mic begins to work... it just lags and is over all slower than crap... Makes me want to chuck the watch. I love S Pay though, but at this point I'm willing to forgo S Pay and just downgrade Tizen to have a good functioning watch. My batter went from 80% to 74%. I'll let you know how the battery performs with the update. Hopefully the response is snappier too, but I'm not expecting much at this point.
[Samsung Gear S3] Latrell567:
Nothing here on my T-Mobile Gear S3 frontier. I'll keep a look out, while I continue to hunt down the internet for a downgrade to Tizen 2 without bricking this thing again.

I miss the days with the Gear S where I could just plug in the watch and get the files easily off of SamMobile.
[Samsung Gear S3] Willy318is:
Update available for me in California - Wifi SM-R760 version of S3 Frontier connected to my T-mobile Note 8.

Will
[Samsung Gear S3] dj.shauny.g:
Is there anyway to go back to old firmware? I bought the watch on 3.0.0.1 and everything seems to be miles out...steps....floor count....ect.

Wonder if all that was better on old firmware?

I would sacrifice samsung pay for accurate fitness measurements.
[Samsung Gear S3] maniacallyhappy:
Hey PiperGCA,

So I've been testing my S3 and with 3.0.0.2 seems to be a little bit snappier than 3.0.0.1 (No where near as snappy as 2.3.2.3 but improvement is improvement!) The battery is also doing really well! Have you tried to factory reset your S3 Frontier since you upgraded the firmware?
[Samsung Gear S3] pipergca:
Thanks for the update! I did reset it. I'm going to have to try that again.
[Samsung Gear S3] BADDINOROX99:
sorry I don't mean to hijack this topic but I updated yesterday and the update message won't go away is this happening to anyone else if so how do I make the update notification go away on my gear S3 Frontier
[Samsung Gear S3] aslam4580:
its released for uae based.i have changed csc to uae for using spay in india and i got this update.it will reflect soon to every region.

its based on battery life improvement and bluetooth connection improvement.
[Samsung Gear S3] aslam4580:
Hey mates!

as per my own experiance with gear s3 frontier.from the first 2.3.2.3 version to 3.0.0.2 is that-

1.sammy made very much disappointment in tizen 3.0.0.1

which was seems to be better.

2.in my experiance over tizen 3.0.0.2 is now sammy have implement quiet better battery life and connectivity improvement.

3.

if anyone wants to revert back then he can revert but i would suggest all of members to reset your watch when u get an new update.first update and then reset it.so,you can get max. profit from your update.

4.there might be some issue can be found with tizen 3.0.0.1 or tizen 2.3.2.4 while adding spay cards.because software with server is upgraded but not your firmware.due to that it might not get activated.
[Samsung Gear S3] tamanaco:
The Samsung announcement mentioned in the OP appears to be only for the R760 (Non-LTE model) - Is there a similar announcement either from Samsung or AT&T for the R765A (LTE model sold by AT&T)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] danielzink:
I've done some searching but not come up with any definitive answers....

Lately my phone(SM-G930V) has taken to bootlooping and heating up at random times...

This morning (4-4-18) it took a security update (G930VVRU4BRC2) and became completely unstable...

I tried everything...finally resorting to a full factory wipe and reset.

Still looping.

The SD card has been in it since day one (Feb 2016) it is a Sandisk 32gB...

On a whim I removed the SD card and the phone returned to normal.

I experimented with (4) other SD cards of varying brand and capacity and every single one threw the phone into a constant loop.

Obviously something bad has happened inside the phone with regards to the SD slot or how it reads it...

Just wondering if this is a known issue and if there might be any resolution ?

Thanks, Dan
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] neforpubl:
I had a similar issue yesterday. To be honest I fixed it by flashing the att fw onto my verizon phone for oreo and then using adb to upgrade my phone to oreo. Now my phone is super stable and hauls ass. Jesus I love oreo.

I followed this guide https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/help/android-oreo8-0-verizon-s7-t3750452 when you go the guide page, do the method without the SD card.

BE WARNED it takes a LONNNNNGGGGGGGGG time to update. Took me probably 1-2 hours.

Im using a verizon phone with an att sim card so I didn't have any issues with the setup wizard. I heard some people on verizon having issues though, they fixed it by removing their sim card during the wizard after they pushed start.

Only thing I did different was used regular odin. You can try either though.

My phone is running superb now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] danielzink:
Scary thing is...this morning...it started looping again...

No SD card inserted at all...

I removed the tray and cleaned the SIM card with a pencil eraser (made the contacts nice and shiny) and it hasn't looped in almost an hour.

I'll look into reinstalling the firmware and upgrading to Oreo...

Been waiting for the update to come through normally...but hey...what ever it takes..

Dan
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] neforpubl:
Worked for me man. Give it a shot. Like I said, Oreo is running flawlessly on my phone too. The phone is so snappy now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] iBolski:
I don't want to alarm you, but first off, how old is the phone? Was it brand new when you got it or is it a used or refurbished phone? The reason I ask is because my previous phone I had, an LG G3, lasted 2 years. Right after my contract ended (non-payment plan at the time), it started exhibiting issues stating that the SD card has been ejected and then minutes later, the SD has been inserted. This would happen with any SD card. I eventually had to use the phone without the SD card and I flashed back to various previous images, custom ROMs, etc. No matter what I did, eventually the SD card would eject itself for some reason and then reinsert it self (it wasn't really ejecting but the phone thought I had removed it).

Turns out, it was a hardware failure in the phone. Eventually, one evening I was using it and the entire screen went black. Hooking it up to my PC resulted in nothing. It was dead. So, I don't want to alarm you, but this could be the precursor to a hardware failure going on in your phone depending on how old it is, etc. Hence my questions as to how old it was, and whether it was used or refurbished.

Might be time for a new phone. If it's fairly new and under warranty, you might want to swap it out (which usually results in getting a refurbished unfortunately), but you never know. You could always take into a repair shop and have them run some diagnostics on it as well.

Hopefully it's just something wonky with your software and a reimage fixes the issue. I've had mine for almost 1.5 years and so far, it's been running great. I've never rooted it or anything because for me, it does all that I need and performs well. First phone I've had (other than my G3) where I haven't had to root it or flash a custom ROM. For me, it works great, but I know that's not the case for everyone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] danielzink:
Hahahahaha....

That's actually *very* funny.....

Phone was brand new out of the box 2 years ago....oh wait ?.....exactly 2 years ago...how do I know that ?...because the payment

just

came off my monthly bill.....:eek:

I was saying to the wife...."great...as soon as the phone is paid off it takes a sh&t".....

A coincidence ?...

I've been girding my loins figuring I need to run up to the Verizon store and get myself a new S9....ugh...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] iBolski:
Yup, funny how that is, right? lol. I'm expecting when my S7 turns two later this year, it will die. lol
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] mesarabi:
Hi everyone

I have issue with 5Ghz band and search all over the net and didn't found answer

I use Tplink mrArcher200 as my modem

I have few other devices like htc10 and nexus 5x and.....

But just this phone can't connect to 5Ghz band.even it can't find that band

I know in the setting we have option for that but that didn't worked too!!

Anybody has same issue like me?or anybody knows what the problem is?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] windwaver:
I'm assuming you have no problem with 2.4Ghz in the first place right?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] mesarabi:
Yes

No problem with 2.4Ghz band
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] khaisilk1910:
My MiMax2 The same problem.

Unable to connect.

Someone can help!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] htb2050:
I got my phone on miui 8 and it worked on 5ghz but I updated it today to miui9 and 5ghz isn't working Y all
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] kashar:
Same issue Xiaomi MiWIF router. keep disconnecting my Mi Max 2 on 5GHZ. 2.4 is working fine.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Questions & Answers] Klanac89:
No problem with AC68U and MIUI V9
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] ttn1185:
I'm attempting to pull the trigger on this version. It's only $150 and brand new sealed in box. With T-Mobile Digits and Wifi everywhere I go, it's quite cheap to use this as a secondary phone.

Essential PH-1 Black 128GB Wi-Fi Smart Device (WI-FI ONLY)

WI-FI DEVICE ONLY - NO MOBILE CELLULAR RADIO CONNECTION

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Essential-PH-1-Black-128GB-Wi-Fi-Smart-Device-WI-FI-ONLY-Brand-New-Sealed/323185478833?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Does anyone know if I can update or manually flash Oero on it?

Thank you,
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] mgear2:
You should be able to update through OTA. I did mine purely on Wifi so being able to connect to a sim card shouldn't matter for update.

What I'm curious on is how is it wifi only? Is it a Sprint device with a blacklisted IMEI?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] ttn1185:
I'm thinking they are like those Samsung demo phones in Best Buy stores. These might be demo phones in Sprint stores. Maybe.... Also not sure about the warranty on these "phones".
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] tech_head:
Is your intention to only use WiFi?

You Should be able to flash it but it might have a bad ESN or no mobile radio.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] ttn1185:
Just Wifi only.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jank4AU:
My bet is its stolen or a fake. The listing says no cellular connection, not that it doesn't have a cell radio. Probably blacklisted as a result so they don't want to sell with that expectation.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jhs39:
It could be stolen but that doesn't automatically mean that it's blacklisted. The phone is supposedly new so it would never have been registered on any network. But if it's a Sprint phone why not sell it as a Sprint phone? There's definitely something wrong. Essential doesn't make a wifi only device. I personally wouldn't even consider it.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Murbert:
"Brand new in sealed box"

"WI-FI DEVICE ONLY - NO MOBILE CELLULAR RADIO CONNECTION"

These statements seem a bit contradictory. How does anyone know the phone is WiFi only unless it's been opened and tested? Unless it's stolen.

You will get what you deserve if you buy this phone.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] ttn1185:
I pulled the trigger anyways. Will report back once I receive it next Tuesday.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gk1984:
If it is stolen, you can have it confiscated as stolen property if it gets traced back to you. Maybe charged. Not sure.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jhs39:
I don't think that's a legitimate issue because of Ebay Buyer Protection. I don't understand what the deal is with that item but it looks like a legitimate seller. It's not a new Ebay account and the seller has a high feedback rating with no negatives.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] daniel4653:
Lol I saw this listing earlier. Must be a bad IMEI
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jank4AU:
If by bad IMEI you mean stolen, then yeah. It's in a sealed, unopened box, so activation was never attempted. The only way it could be a bad IMEI in my limited experience would be for to be blacklisted if it were reported as stolen. If it were a Sprint phone, you could potentially still activate it on their network and then transfer after 90 days. If it "fell off the back of a truck" and were part of a delivery to store inventory, ie., Best Buy, Verizon, AT&T, then it could be blacklisted and reported as missing/stolen. Could have been a shipment to a residence and delivered to the wrong place or stolen from a doorstep or in transit. Whatever, it's certainly fishy. It'll be interesting to hear how this plays out.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] daniel4653:
It would be amazing if it ended up being a clean IMEI and works without a hitch. Would be great score for the buyer. lol
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] OwenRW:
It's also possible they are liquidated stock from a Sprint partner or reseller.

In a previous job we used to bulk buy a few hundred devices to send to the public and quite often our supplier sourced a mix from various places, such as bankrupt / closed stores, etc. So you'd end up with a load of ex-TMO devices, for example.

Despite selling these, the supplier had no idea about unlocking them or updating them.

My point being... If they are locked to Sprint, it's quite likely the seller simply banged an AT&T or TMO SIM in one, found it had no service and decided to offload them cheap, buy still at a profit.

It likely isn't worth their time to try and unlock N amount of devices when selling them for $150 probably still gives them a decent profit.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jhs39:
The seller had 25 of them so they couldn't have been stolen from a resistance. Things have been known to disappear from Best Buy but selling stolen phones wouldn't seem to be worth the risk for an Ebay seller with a good account that's been open for years. On top of that unless the transactions are fake the seller already sold 18 of these and has received no negative feedback yet.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jank4AU:
Good points, I just can't for the life of me figure out any other reason why a new, sealed in box phone would be sold as wifi only.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] OwenRW:
See my post above.

Assuming they aren't fake or stolen, they are likely Sprint phones. The seller will have tried a TMO or ATT SIM, found it didn't work and then decided to offload them cheap, but still profitable.

Likely isn't worth the time (man hours) trying to unlock them, which may or may not work.

Edit: Especially when the seller seems to be selling mostly accessories, rather than devices. They may not be that technically inclined.

Guess we'll all see...
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] dbroadus2007:
Interesting

Even at $150, for a 128gb WiFi device that's not bad. Could be a great mp3 player. I'd buy one
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] stinger4321:
i bought one.. ot the insurance with it for 25$..lol
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Savebig:
Anyone received theirs yet?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] 0bijuan:
I needed a cheap phone for app development so I pulled the trigger also. I asked for details before buying, but didn't get an answer. Mine should get here Wednesday. I'll report back if it's a waste.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gimlithepirate:
Anyone get theirs yet?

Has anyone gotten theirs yet? Really curious since Essential doesn't make a Wifi model what is going on here.

If there really was just something wrong with the cellular radio, a simple warranty claim would theoretically solve the problem...
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] tech_head:
No because I doubt the phone has a warranty.

You don't know why there is no cellular.

Just because they don't sell one without a cellular radio does not mean it doesn't exist.

The phone may not have the modem software and the partition could be locked with no way to add it.

The SIM could be locked with no way to unlock it for any carrier. That would give a permanent invalid SIM message.

They're are at least six ways that I can think of that would prevent cellular from working.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] OwenRW:
That would mean that they either:

* Got a load of unreleased or prototype Essential devices

* Got a load of devices which Essential didn't install software on at the factory, but boxed and sealed and shipped _somewhere_

* Essential did similar to the above, SIM locking them all at the factory and then shipped them _somewhere_

In all of these options, we're suggesting that no-one has ever heard of this, on somewhere like XDA.

It's much more likely they are fake, stolen, or liquidated Sprint devices that the seller can't unlock.

The first and last options seem the most likely.

Edit: Putting my money where my mouth is... Curiosity has now gotten the better of me, so I bought one from the seller's other listing. Will update on what (if anything) arrives.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] crixley:
wifi only model, aka blacklisted phone LOL
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] OwenRW:
Assuming that's true, then they'll get a load of returns. They can't claim stolen phones as being 'wifi only'.

Well, I mean they can... But it isn't going to work out for them.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] tech_head:
If the WiFi works, you can't return.

Even if the cellular works and is locked, they claimed WiFi only. The device would need to be dead for a return.

You can't buy the device then be angry because you can't get a SIM to work. They say WiFi only.

I wouldn't buy one unless I was looking for something like a drone controller.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] OwenRW:
That's true and fair if it's _only_ locked.

If the IMEI or ESN are blacklisted, that means it's stolen, which is not ok to sell as 'wifi only', because you're knowingly selling stolen devices.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] crixley:
Have you even been on ebay? Search bad esn or bad imei lol Half of the phones up for sale have that in the title.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gimlithepirate:
I'm wondering if these have anything to do with the batches of unlocked phones that shipped with Sprint Firmware a few months ago.... Could see someone unloading any of those they had cheap as wifi only since Sprint won't unlock them, and its generally poor customer service to sell someone a phone and say "you need to pick up the phone, call essential, and have them replace it."
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] kiranrajan:
Anyone received their order? Can someone update if updating to 8.1 unlocks this one?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] OwenRW:
Of course, but buying one explicitly listed as that you know what you're getting in to. I.e. it's probably stolen or been defaulted on.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] katastyle971:
I found that.

https://www.ebay.in/itm/GEB-3231953...08-10-32-59-/173259720377?hash=item28571586b9

Indian seller
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Butter7790:
Ordered one. I'm hopping for the best. I see a few people here have ordered. We need to pull our resources together and figure out how to get then working. I don't see why they can't be flashed to get the cellular modem working again. It looks like all the models could have their bootloader unlocked and the modem are built into the cpu.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] crixley:
There is a way to change the IMEI if thats the issue but I can't go any further into that as it isn't something we're allowed to talk about on here
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] katastyle971:
New price 999.99 $

https://photos.app.goo.gl/qqBb5bkkmr714tOf2
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] green_dots:
Mine is working fine with Cricket out of the box. No idea why seller claimed no antenna. Cannot get ota update yet. As far as I can test, imei is clean.

My box did not seam to be sealed (the perforated strip was undone even though it was shrink wrapped.) Sim removal tool and headphone adapter was removed from box.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] tony424:
I got mine yesterday. Here are what I found -

- The box was sealed but the usb-c audio converter is missed, other accessories seem unused. The phone also seems new.

- Checked the IMEI on Swappa; showed not blacklisted.

- Able to download the latest build but failed on installation.

- Able to upgrade to Oreo 8.1 via adb command manually.

- Tried T-Mobile sim card, the phone didn't recognize it. Even didn't give invalid sim card or other message. nothing happened.

I am going to try Sprint sim card. Will update the post soon ...
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] katastyle971:
Try this : https://xdaforums.com/essential-phone/how-to/discussion-brainstorm-sim-unlock-t3724135/page24
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] 0bijuan:
I received mine just now, and have noticed the same. I also checked Swappa and the ESN was clean. I put in an old AT&T SIM and it accepted it during setup, but I didn't test service. Other than missing the USB-C to audio cable, I don't see anything to indicate that this isn't a new otherwise normal phone.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] adam3914:
They are now selling them for $399 as unlocked and functional.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Butter7790:
New price

It's been relisted with a new price.

$399.99

Essential PH-1

Black 128GB

BRAND NEW SEALED BOX

**DEVICE IS FACTORY UNLOCKED (GSM)**

Includes:

USB Cable ,Wall Charger
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] ttn1185:
Got the phone delivered today. Just like others confirmed:

- The box was sealed but the usb-c audio converter is missed, other accessories seem unused. The phone also seems new.

- Checked the IMEI on Swappa; showed not blacklisted.

- Immediately boot into Recovery and sideload Oreo 8.1 via adb command manually.

- Tried an old AT&T SIM Card. No error message. The phone recognized the SIM and even showed network.

- Tried my wife's T-Mobile SIM card. The phone works. Made some phone calls. Sent some SMS. LTE Data works. T-Mobile Wifi Calling works. Yay!!!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] stinger4321:
awesome can't wait till i can go pick mine up.. what a deal