yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] zoltansz:
Hi, as I said, I do not use VC for dialing. I use Parrot for that and I am basically very satisfied with that. The only problem is that, for some peculiar reason, not all my contacts gets sync-ed there.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jacoblong09:
This Guide is one i wrote in a reply on another forum, I thought more people would see it if i posted it here as well. As usual, if you brick your phone while following this guide, it is your problem, and i take no repsonsibility for any bricked S7 Actives due to this guide. Its not likely, but in the event that it occurs, understand that it's your problem.

There is no s7 active oreo rom in ODIN flashable format available yet, but you can update by flashing nougat, and flashing two ota flashable zip files in stock recovery. If you go to this website, and click the blue download button, you can extract the downloaded file with 7zip, or winrar, and flash the md5 files in ODIN, and you will then be on stock android nougat. You can then copy this zip file to your phone's external micro sd card, without extracting it, and use stock recovery mode (turn off, then volume up + home + power) to "apply update from sd card", or if you don't have a micro sd card, click "apply update from adb" and look up "how to use adb sideload" on google. Once it's done updating, do the same thing with this zip file, using stock recovery and "apply update from sd card" or using "apply update from ADB", and you will be on android 8.0 oreo. you can always use the first file you downloaded to go back to stock nougat if you don't like oreo, but it's working great for me! Enjoy android Oreo on your S7 Active, hopefully we will see a root soon, as the nougat root just bricks my phone while it is on oreo. I do not recommend using a newer oreo OTA zip instead of the one i posted, as some of the other ones flash a newer bootloader, thus preventing a downgrade back to nougat in the event something catastrophic happens.

Reply and let me know if this worked for you, or if it didn't, tell me where the process failed.

remember to hit thanks, and if you want to support me, consider donating to me by clicking here!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Username5.2:
Yay! Had trouble with the download stopping and varying speed download (mostly slow) but now that I've got it all went as normal.

Did seem to take a little longer than normal on the factory recovery updates but no problems to report there.

Up and running now but I've yet to play with it more than opening a few apps and testing features.

Now we need an unlocked bootloader!!! I miss having custom ROMs, debloat, and a real firewall...

Maybe someday. Maybe.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] yossiv69:
Hello

I recently installed the version G891AUCU2BQB2

Do I need to install all the files that appear in the link you gave?

Sorry about my English and sorry for the questions of a novice

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] CesarLucker:
I don't know what Jacob says about your doubt, but probably you can downgrade the build to the BQD4 and then install the updates until the BRB5. I did something similar, I downgrade the build BQF2 to BQD4 and then I installed the updates (the last was the build BRB5) to be able to install android oreo (build CRC7).

---------- Post added at 04:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:59 PM ----------

Hi Jacob, I have a doubt, do you have any problem with the HRM sensor? I can't use it. I could use it with nougat but with oreo it doesn't work (even if I test it in the *#0*# the sensor doesn't work). Thank you!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jacoblong09:
Bro, I’m sorry, I can’t help, I accidentally bricked my s7 active last month, and it was hard bricked, I accidentally flashed the wrong boot loader, so I had to return it and I know how people feel about this, but there was a great deal on an iPhone 6s :/

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ThunderingLight:
Haha. I'm thinking about getting a 6S as well. How's the standby battery life compared to the S7 Active?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jacoblong09:
Yeah, I can make it last a day, I got mine used, so my battery has 85% of its original health, I would think one with a newer battery in it would last longer, especially since this one lasts the whole day.... if you find one cheap, I recommend, but only the 6s/6s plus, not the 6/6 plus
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] saintbump:
Thanks, works great

Thanks so much, I was able to update my phone that has been off of any network for over a year. I update my S7 Active from BQH1 all the way through to CRD4, took a while having to manually update each OTA file. 6 updates later and I am running Android 8, so far no issues, no sim atm so can not tell if all functions are good, but seems to be so. Been 24 hours since and have not had a single issue. Even got it network unlocked and am running a T-Mobile sim, works like a charm. :D:D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] CesarLucker:
Oh bro, don't worry, it's okay! Have a good life with your iPhone 6 :'v. Thank you bro!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Traxxasman10:
When I try to install the BRA7 to BRB5 update, my phone gives this error.

Could someone that knows more than me interpret this for me and tell me what I need to do?

Installing update...

mount: failed to mount /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system at /system: Permission denied

source: samsung/poseidonlteuc/poseidonlteatt:7.0/NRD90M/G891AUCS2BRA7:user/releasekeys

source: samsung/poseidonlteuc/poseidonlteatt:7.0/NRD90M/G891AUCU2BRB5:user/releasekeys

Build_number : QB16651846

Verifying current system...

e3005: "/system/SW_Configuration.xml" as unexpected contents.

E:Error in /sideload/package.zip

(Status 7)

Successfully verify for dmverify hash tree

Installation aborted.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] R415K:
Trying to flash SM-G891A_G891AUCS2BRA7_USA_ATT_v7.0, but I keep getting a "md5 error! Binary is invalid" when trying to load the AP file in Odin3 v3.13. Is this legit?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] saintbump:
what build are you on currently?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] saintbump:
I am currently having this issue trying to update from S3BRD1 to U3CRE7. I was running CRD4 but downgraded so I could go up to CRE build, but no luck. Were you able to figure out what is causing this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Traxxasman10:
Nope, still looking for an answer
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] saintbump:
I gave up on trying to apply the CRE7 update and went ahead and settled with the CRE5 and it loaded just fine. Might have been a corrupt file, downloaded it 3 times. :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] saintbump:
Just a thought, they recently uploaded a stock U3BRD1, which brings the bootloader to the newest (no root possible), then just OTA update from there.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ap27:
Successfully flashed CRC7 on my S7 Active (I'm in Canada and can't get OTA updates).

However my Samsung Pay can no longer register my Canadian credit cards (it was working fine on Nougat build BRB5). Anyone in a similar situation?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] yossiv69:
Peace

Where can I find the file SS-G891AUCU2BQF2-to-S2BQG1-UP.zip

Thanks Yossi
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] khaliullov:
On my cloud folder there are all OTA updates. Here is SS-G891AUCU2BQF2-to-S2BQG1-UP.zip.

Russian post about all OTA updates on 4pda.ru for quick naviagation.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] yossiv69:
Thank you:good::good::good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
How long does each update take cuz mine has been updating for a very long time... I did plug in to charge after it started updating but I don't think that should've made any difference... It's been on "Patching system files..." for a long time... lol

*update* it took forever for my phone but it does update... didn't exactly time it but it's not something you should stick around for... lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] james59802:
Mine did the same thing.. Took a good hour
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
Well worth the effort. Phone sleeps like a baby.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] DesertMountainHeat:
I'm currently running on G891AUCS2API2 (Marshmallow) and I'm a bit confused - Do I have to do all of the updates individually like this:

( G891AUCS2API2 -> G891AUCU2APK2)

(G891AUCU2APK2 -> G891AUCS2APL1)

(G891AUCS2APL1 -> G891AUCS2AQA1)

Android 7.0 Nougat

(G891AUCU2APK2 v1.4 -> G891AUCU2BQB2 v2.3 )

(G891AUCS2APL1 v1.5 -> G891AUCU2BQB2 v2.3 )

(G891AUCS2AQA1 v1.6 -> G891AUCU2BQB2 v2.3 )

( G891AUCU2BQB2 v2.3 -> G891AUCS2BQC2 v2.4)

Or can I go straight ahead and follow the instructions in the first post to jump to android 8?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ap27:
That russian site appears to have an Odin-flashable Oreo (CRE7) build here.

Anyone tried it?

Edit: Tried it myself, worked like a charm. I was already on CRC7 from the steps in the OP, so I don't know if it would work straight from Nougat.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] gqukyo:
If it's ODIN flashable then it should work no matter which firmware you're on.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] kidchaosnz:
Hey i successfully updated to cre7 using the method as follows

SM-G891A_G891AUCS2BRA7_USA_ATT_v7.0.7z via odin then

SS-G891AUCS2BRA7-to-U2BRB5-UP.zip

SS-G891AUCU2BRB5-to-S2BRC1-UP.zip

SS-G891AUCS2BRC1-to-U3CRE7-UP.zip

it works sweet rather than using d1 to cre7

Note : I updated every update via sd card after the first one i did using oden . im a new member so cant provide links to the firmwares but i have them all and will figure out how to send them to any one who wants them =)

---------- Post added at 04:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:36 AM ----------

Hey i successfully updated to cre7 using the method as follows

SM-G891A_G891AUCS2BRA7_USA_ATT_v7.0.7z via odin then

SS-G891AUCS2BRA7-to-U2BRB5-UP.zip

SS-G891AUCU2BRB5-to-S2BRC1-UP.zip

SS-G891AUCS2BRC1-to-U3CRE7-UP.zip

it works sweet rather than using d1 to cre7

Note : I updated every update via sd card after the first one i did using oden . im a new member so cant provide links to the firmwares but i have them all and will figure out how to send them to any one who wants them =)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jacoblong09:
Just try downloading it again
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] landfiller:
I read your above article and I gather from it that you had root on Nougat??? I'm an S7 Active owner with 7.0, April 1st, 2018 version G891AUCS3BRD1 AT&T latest release on my device that I would love to have rooted... I would gladly donate to you for that to be done. I'd rather have my device rooted then have Oreo on it. Rooted I can remove bloatware, move apps to SD card that I choose, and just a whole bunch of other things. I'm actually planning to buy a Nexus 6P just to get a device I can root and control myself. If you feel you can root my device, I will gladly pay you...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Vozie_Stockholm:
Odin flashable Oreo?

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Has anybody else tried to flash it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ThunderingLight:
I have flashed CRE7 multiple times. It is the full version. You can flash it but it will change your bootloader to v3. You will not be able to go back to Marshmellow and only Nougat version BRD1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Vozie_Stockholm:
I flashed AP_ (ROM), BL_ (bootloader) and CP_ (modems)and it works fine. Should I flash the CP_ (modems) and CSC_ATT (extra stuff) as well?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ThunderingLight:
I'm not quite sure what you are asking. If you want to get the full CRE7 (Oreo) firmware that is on bootloader version 3, then you need to flash the BL, AP, CP, and CSC of the CRE7 firmware. The CRE7 firmware can be downloaded from the cloud(dot)mail(dot)ru site.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Vozie_Stockholm:
Alright flashed all and all seems to work fine. However there is no Bluetooth tethering option. Don't know if it ever were there, but anybody knows if it's possible to enable it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ThunderingLight:
What would Bluetooth tethering do? I'm not sure I have ever heard about it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Rizwanned153:
Unable to upgrade from BRD1 to U3CRE5 via Odin

Tried several times flashing the Oreo but keep getting error mount: failed to mount/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system at /system: permission denied. Any idea what is causing the error
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Ineptitude:
Bootloader V4?

I flashed CRE7 via Odin without any issues "G891AUCU3CRE7_CL13639069_QB18343712_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.7z"

Phone was functional

Then, since it's listed by ATT as the current firmware i tried to update to CRH1 via SD Card "SS-G891AUCU3CRE7-to-U4CRH1-UP.zip"

Since installing CRH1 the phone automatically boots to recovery where it states

This is old binary, Please update latest binary! (recovery.img)

Security Error: This phone has been
flashed with unauthorized software &
is locked. Call your mobile operator
for additional support. Please note
that repair / return for this issue may
have additional cost.

Attemping to flash CRE7 back to the device results in

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> emmc_appsboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> lksecapp.mbn
<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)

On the device in Odin it states

SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 4 > Binary 3

Also in Odin is

CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICAL
FPR LOCK: ON
WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
RP SWREV: B4(1, 1, 1, 1, 1) K2 S3

I might hazard a guess that the update file contained BL v4? and there's no Odin flashable BL v4 images?

I'd really appreciate any help, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Isilder:
Yes, U3CRE7 contains boot loader v3.

You installed an upgrade that did an upgrade to BL v4, as well as to CRH1.

break that file name apart .. U <boot loader version > <OS version >

You cannot revert boot loader... you have bootloader 4, and it will not accept the bootloader 3 files at all.

OTA is unreliable,and Samsung/att might give you a bug that is related to your situation (your carrier, your frequency, your SIM card, your SD card, your Wifi ) So you should only upgrade to a bootloader version that you have various options available with.

There is a full firmware for bootload 4 here

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/firmwares/Oreo/

Note this restricts you to boot loader 4 OS versions, and perhaps any restrictions this puts on firmware upgrades... Can you do OTA upgrades, can you use ODEN, can you defeat FRP if you have an FRP problem, so anyone else reading this,you go to Bootloader 4 to discover any catches ... its early days so it may be a while before someone solves the problem you hit, such as FRP problems - even if you are legit .. what if they have a bug that got through their testing, but affects you ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] justsomedude555:
So I was on APK2 and upgraded with the file of ORIGINAL POST. So far no problems. Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Isilder:
yes.

But in general, There's not a lot of difference between loading an OTA patch, and a new firmware (a complete update, rather than a patch. Its like blanking a hard drive to install, right), because the OTA patch resets the phone (wipes out anything user) just like a new firmware does.

So the choice is up to you.

There's just two things to watc

* Once you move the bootstrap up to a new version (the number.. eg 2, 3 ,4 just before the last 4 characters which are main OS version numbers ), you can't reduce the bootstrap number, so you limit yourself to any OS that is available with that number , or larger.

* There are OTA patch files to alpha or beta versions, which then don't have a way forward via OTA's released. If you install one of them, you can only move on by loading a full firmware file via ODIN..-- Except there is the case of loading a trial OTA that also moves you to a new bootstrap version, for which you can't find the full OS image file, and you are stuck for a while if the alpha/beta version is not a good OS for you. What if they never release anything for it after that ?

So just don't grab any file from the archives.. by rights the archive would move alpha and beta versions out of the way.. but they are mixed in.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jackprieto:
downgrade to G981AUCS3BRB5

I’m having a problem downgrading my phone. Right now, I’m at G891AUCS3BRD1.

I don’t remember exactly which firmware I first used but it was a bunch of OTA updates. I tried loading the Nougat firmware

SM-G891A_G891AUCS2BRA7_USA_ATT_v7.0.7z

And it keeps failing.

Am I missing something? Shouldn’t a firmware over-write what ever is on the phone? I saw a post that said once the bootloader is updated it won’t allow itself to be over written.

Three of the Nougat firmware’s have a “2” before the last four characters. I presume that’s bootloader V.2 The last OTA update has my phone at “3” The one firmware with a “3” is G981AUCS3BRD1 and that’s above the G981AUCS3BRB5 suggested for the upgrade. Does that mean I don’t have a path to the two Oreo firmware’s on the cloud?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] khaliullov:
It is impossible to flash firmware with previous version of bootloader (i.e. downgrade). You can flash firmwares with 3rd or 4th version of bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] ISILDER71a:
The bootloader refuses to downgrade.

There's more full image files,the forum post doesn't mention it, just navigate the file server website,

Just up from nougat to firmware, then you can find full firmware files, "flat" , for

nougat,marshmallow,oreo ...

You can upgrade bootloader with flat file . There's no downgrading bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] supertac:
whats wrong with G891AUCS3BRD1.?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Isilder:
The word "above" there ? the OTA is from the exact match to that new version. The "from" isn't "from at least X, to Y", its a patch that moves from version X exactly to version Y.

I think he was being confugsed by having a limitted set of OTA and full firmwares extracted from a forum post, rather than looking through the russian archive for the full, and newer, set.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] michaelsattler:
nothing happens

Using: MacOS Sierra, beta heimdall, JOdin r1142, Samsung S7 Active

Heimdall is able to detect the device.

Starting JOdin from JOdin3CASUAL.jar works, UI appears.

S7A in download mode, 'Connected' appears. Log windows shows ID:0/008 Added!!Device Connected

Select 'PDA', choose file CSC_ATT_G891AATT2BRA7_CL11488437_QB16651846_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar (one of the 4 S7A Nougat files)

Select the part.pit file that was retrieved in a previous run.

Hit 'Start'. The word 'running' appears but there's no output in the log window. Nothing ever seems to happen.

Stymied, I tried to use heimdall from the command line, but it doesn't boot thereafter. Cache and user data have been wiped. The command line I used was

sudo heimdall flash --PERSIST ./AP/AP/persist.img.ext4 --DEVCFG ./BL/BL/devcfg.mbn --APNHLOS ./BL/BL/NON-HLOS.bin --MODEM ./CP/CP/modem.bin --BOOT ./AP/AP/boot.img --RECOVERY ./AP/AP/recovery.img --RPM ./BL/BL/rpm.mbn --HYP ./BL/BL/hyp.mbn --DSP ./CP/CP/adspso.bin --ABOOT ./BL/BL/emmc_appsboot.mbn --LKSECAPP ./BL/BL/lksecapp.mbn --KEYMASTER ./BL/BL/keymaster.mbn --CMNLIB ./BL/BL/cmnlib.mbn --CMNLIB64 ./BL/BL/cmnlib64.mbn --APDP ./BL/BL/apdp.mbn --MSADP ./BL/BL/msadp.mbn --TZ ./BL/BL/tz.mbn --CACHE ./CSC/CSC/cache.img.ext4 --SYSTEM ./AP/AP/system.img.ext4

Questions:

1. Why does JOdin do nothing?

2. Does my heimdall command line look correct? If not, would someone please reply with the necessary syntax for the SM-G891A_G891AUCS2BRA7_USA_ATT_v7.0 ROM files?

Thanks very much.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] wolfiediscord:
It works great! Have been using Oreo for the past few months. However, there are some issues. The Heart Rate Monitor has stopped working, and the notification LED is not working (it isn't even in settings). How do I fix this?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Alla Dino:
Heart Rate Moniter

Just Upgraded to Oreo a week ago (SS-G891AUCU2CRC8). Also having issue with the Heart Rate Moniter and Notification LED not working.

I used the *#0*# menu check and the LED does turn on in red, green and blue.

The Heart Rate Sensor is shown but when I press Start, It dosen't seem to turn on -i.e no red light on the back and nothing on the graph.

That's the limit of my skill level :)

Anyone else having similar issues, and any thoughts on possible fixes?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jackprieto:
Actually nothing is wrong with that version. I wanted to try OREO. Now, I'm not sure i can go back to Nougat if I do. I guess I'll wait till I get another phone then I can play with one and always have something that works. No working phone isn't an option for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jacoblong09:
UPDATE

Sorry i have not been online to answer questions for a while. I unfortunately ended up bricking my S7 Active while experimenting, so don't attempt to downgrade once you upgrade to oreo, it could hard brick your phone permanently.

IF anyone has any questions that need answering, please pm me or quote this post.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jacoblong09:
as the Oreo OTA files i linked in the OP include a completely different bootloader from previous updates, it will unfortunately never be possible to go back to an older version once upgraded to Android Oreo on this phone. So if you aren't sure if you'll like Oreo, i recommend you hold off on updating until an official version is released. Unless it already has been released. I haven't been checking up on the status of the new OTA Updates for a few months.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] Anhthuybg:
Sorry I want to ask you guys for help because we are using U3CRG2 version. I want to update the new version via OTA (flash via zip file) that I can't update. So can you edit it so that I can keep up with the updates. Sorry for not speaking English correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Guides, News, & Discussio] jackprieto:
Nougat to Oreo worth the fuss

I was looking for a new battery and found another s7 active at a price I couldn't resist. I found that I still couldn't get the full roms to load. The slower one OTA after another and it works. BTW, the first OTA that takes you from Nougat to the first version of Oreo, takes flippin' forever to load, (over an hour) after that they take 20 to 30 minutes each. The last one G891AUCS4CRK4 is dated December 1, 2018. I don't think I can get anymore up to date than that with stock OTAs. Everything seems to work fine. I'm still waiting to see if the battery performance is better. It was working all day on one charge so it may take a bit to notice a difference. After the fact, I feel silly putting off upgrading to Oreo as long as i did.