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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Photonik:
Hey guys, just looking for some opinions here on whether or not people think it's worth it to root the s7 Edge right now. I just picked one up and it has MM and binary 4 on it, so I figure I need to decide if I want to root it before taking any updates. Does the official oreo seem decent? Is there any way to make touchwiz feel less touchwiz-y without root? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kani!bal:
I would advise to not update to any build after october 2017 if you plan on switching between carriers other than sprint as sprint is the only carrier to have updated the bootloader to 5 and many seem to believe the others won't. rooting is possible either way.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Photonik:
Thanks, so downgrading the bootloader is not possible once it's been updated even with root? I see on sammobile that there are several 935U firmware versions for sprint that are 7.0 but have binary 4, are these viable options? I do have a gear S3 so i would like to not lose samsung pay/S-Health, that still happens when rooted right?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kani!bal:
Correct, once you update to any G935P firmware QJ3 or above you will be stuck unable to install any other firmware and unable to downgrade whatsoever, even with root...Trust me i'm stuck in this particular issue atm as I obtained this parts phone with the sprint motherboard that had QJ3 firmware with the bootloader 5 on it and now am unable to use it on my verizon account leaving me with having to obtain another motherboard. the 935U firmwares are completely viable options, they are just debloated and come without carrier modifications, If you need any assistance with anyting further i'd be glad to help, i don't proclaim to be a pro, but after months of research and trails on the G935P I've learned quite a bit on the do's and don'ts lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Photonik:
You are awesome, thank you! Are the roms posted in the general s7 edge section working for the sprint variant? The specific forum for the G935P is very dead. Im just weighing pros and cons of rooting, if there are good roms that improve performance and battery life available and magisk is working I think it'd be worth it to root for me
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kani!bal:
I would look more into the roms listed under verizon and at&t variants of the S7E, they are more active and most roms are made with multi-carrier support...they will say in the installation guides, but the ones listed in the general forums are mainly for the international versions if i'm not mistaken.

Also, check the forums for the S7 Flat version as they seem to be more active and most of the guides/roms apply to both variants, also confirm that in their respective guides.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Brianmagoon:
I just checked for updates on my SMG930P today and it looks as if Sprint is now binary 6!? Hopefully this is a hint that the rest are moving to binary 5 for Oreo. I'm going to wait on this update just in case. G930PVPU6BRD2 is the latest update that just popped up for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Photonik:
I just wanted to verify if I flash G935UUEU4BRD1 Firmware I will still be on binary 4 which will allow me to switch carries and achieve root? Is sammobile the only reputable resource for these firmwares? Seems like they charge a bit much. Thanks guys
[Android General] Kaling12345:
Hello everyone. i would really appreciate if anyone could tell me how to update my zenfone 3 ze520kl. I mean i have tried doing it manually but it was aborted because it says "cant install this package on device version less than 14.2020.1712.85" etc etc. I have marshmallow in my phone currently. But i want to update it to oreo. I even tried to update my phone from marshmallow to naugat but it failed again.. On checking for update it is not showing any update so i had to try manually. Please help.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] mxstyles:
Hey guys,

i have a problem with my Herald, ITJE's TouchIT 4.4 installed.

Even when i'm sliding out my keyboard the CommManager appears on the screen. When i'm sliding the keyboard in, the same problem.

Please help me.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] duprade:
That was a bug in the old comm managers ... that has been fixed in the newer ones.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] itje:
yupp, just get a cab :)
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] mxstyles:
where can i get this cab?
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] alongenemylines:
i would also like to know which comm managers fix this issue.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] alongenemylines:
this works on opentouch 3.0 also. i installed the 10 button comm manager, and no longer does it randomly pop up. i wish i would've know of this fix sooner. no need to try a different rom now.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] elderwolf123:
I'm wondering is it possible to run windows on a Android phone? If so how would you do it? Also would someone be able to make a multi boot tool for SM-A520F so I can have multiple ROM's on my phone
[Magisk] NegativeOne:
I don't seem to have this folder. It is referenced in several places, especially with respect to the location of the systemless hosts feature ( which I have enabled ). So, my question is - has this folder been moved / removed? If so, where? As a bonus, what is the current location of the systemless hosts file supposed to be? I found a few hosts on my storage, but cannot pin down which one would be associated with magisk.

Thanks

edit:

I have a folder like /sbin/.core/img/.core which contains a hosts file, but I don't see that it is symlinked in anyway.
[Magisk] teddy0209:
sbin
[Magisk] NegativeOne:
//meant to comment
[General Questions and Answers] frankygoes:
each time I get a new phone or flash a new ROM I end up slightly corrupting the MMSSMS DB. Over time I've ended up with multiple backup files in XML, TXT, and CSV that overlap each other. At the moment messages on my phone are totally a wreck - missing messages, lots of errors, etc. I would love to be able to rebuild the db using several backups. So I'm looking for tools to help me restore my sms db. Is there a tool that combines xml files into a single file without having to know much xml? Is there a tool that that can be used to correct sms db errors using the exported XML or even directly editing the database?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arrrri:
Hi,

I had S7 edge with encrypted data. After I tried to root it I couldn't start it because of the integrity.

Then I flashed some recover from odin and it worked.

I tried to run auto-update from the phone and it told me that custom os is installed and I should try Smart Switch PC.

I tried and it couldn't update my phone. Now it asks me to run Emergency recover but it doesn't work either.

I tried to flash stock firmware through odin but with BL there is an error "W REV CHECK FAIL DEVICE 2, BINARY 1" and without BL there is a write failed error.

Is there anything I can do with it? I just want stock firmware back (with or without root - doesn't matter).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arrrri:
I changed the wire and it worked. It flashed using AP, CP and HOME_CSC.

Needed to wait few minutes and it is solved.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] edhahaha:
Dear all

I have an urgent request , currently have a s9, I key in a new number and tried to save it to contact, but for some reason it did not save into contact, and I also deleted the number record from the dialer menu, is there anyway to access the dialer app and retrieve all the logs for numbers that was entered?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
me and a friend are set to go out at the end of this week to buy a new smartphone. I'm upgrading from a mid range clunker and his selling his Iphones and going Droid. I need the community help to decide which of these 2 we should go for. or at least I should go for since he is set on the 9+ more. there is no direct comparison between these 2 online so I'm still undecided.

here is my line of thought.

galaxy S9+ pros

1- awesome screen.

2- great audio and 3.5 jack.

3- beautiful phone eye catcher.

4- expandable storage ( not very important for me).

5- great low light Camera.

6- faster processing power ( exynos version the one I'm getting)

7- wireless charging.

8- status symbol, everyone knows galaxy when they see it, like iphones.

9- crisp mic quality.

10- great GPS.

galaxy S9+ cons

1- mediocre battery life.

2- costy more expensive than mate 10 pro.

3- slow charging compared to mate 10 pro.

4- battery might not retain it's capacity over time even though samsung caims so.

Mate 10 Pro, pros.

1-fast charging 1:30min to charge fully

2- costs 250$ less than galaxy s9+

3- great battery life.

4- comes with screen protector and case.

5- great GPS module.

Mate 10 pro cons

1- looks like any other phone

2- no status symbol, whats this phone: mate 10 pro, wut ?, it's huwaei, ah chinese phone u mean? :cyclops:

3- inferior screen.

4- horrible resale value.

what do you guys think? coming from asus zenfone max I greatly value battery life but this time I really want to buy the best and cry only once. processing power isn't really an issue for me since I don't game much. but since I'm a photographer who post on instagram frequently I value good camera.

any thoughts are appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Sammae7:
I've had both. I had the Mate 10 standard first and did love it but couldn't deal with the adaptive brightness bug that randomly dimmed the screen despite auto brightness being turned off. I sold it at a rather large loss, a little over $200.

So far I'm really liking the S9+. The screen does look more saturated and colorful than the Mate 10 but the Mate 10 seemed sharper. I much prefer LCD over AMOLED, mostly do to the latter's issues with burn in and screen degradation. Mate 10 also seemed a little quicker.

My Mate 10 also had to have the International rom flashed as it never made it to the states, so there was little issues with that. The S9+ works better on US networks.

Battery life is better on the Mate 10 but the S9+ isn't a slouch, either. The camera is excellent on both but I don't use them enough to go into a detailed comparison.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
Just for background information, these are the phones I had in the past 6 months: Mate 9 Pro, Pixel 2 XL, U11+, P20 Pro and S9+.

Taking this in mind, I can say that S9+ is the most balanced of them all, and overall the best device.

I can't say directly about Mate 10 Pro because I never had one, but I guess is pretty much the same as my Mate 9 Pro/P20 Pro I had, so I'm basing my comments on these experiences.

The cons you wrote about the S9+ are half truth:

* Battery is not mediocre as long as you know how to properly configure your device. I'm not getting less than 5-6 hours SOT over a day and a half; is true that Mate 10 Pro will have a better battery life, but from my experience, I never had more than 1 hour SOT difference between the S9+ and the Huawei ones.

* Is true that Mate 10 charges faster, but is a matter of 10-15 minutes difference at most. My S9+ charges fully in around 1:40.

* I would add as a con that S9+ has lower coverage and maybe this could turn into a problem if you live in a zone where there are not many antennas, thus it can impact battery life.

If you care about the camera, then go with the S9+, because Huawei phones have horrible video even when photo is pretty decent.

For me, the S9+ is the most rounded phone I have ever had and it has no real deal-breakers, like all the others I had.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] diopskill:
S9+ is very well rounded device. I have both S9 and S9+, and I must say battery is very very good. I get on average 6-7 hrs sot and over a day usage on S9+ and my wife can go 2.5 days on a single charge on her S9 with 4-5 hrs sot. She not as heavy a user as me but def on the moderate to heavy usage side of things. She finishes with about 15% left, me about 11% battery left. Battery life is fantastic IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
thanks for your answer, it was very insightful, I didn't know about the burn in information before you comment, after looking this up it doesn't appear to be something I should be concerned about. also the mate 10 pro is listed as having a AMOLED display so the issue would be present in both I guess. I'm glad to see that the battery life of the S9+ is good.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
thanks for sharing your experience, 6 hours of screen time is all I really need, the s9+ you have, is it exynos or Snapdragon ? 1:40m of charge time is actually quite decent, I placed my facts on numbers posted by people online, it seems that their S9+ charges in 2:30h. thanks to your comment I'm leaning more toward the S9+ more now.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] thehullman:
galaxy S9+ pro? the S9+ is the ultimate eye candy, excellent battery life, sound is great now with dolby and never heard of the Mate 10 Pro.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
I don't know what kind of moron is saying that the S9+ is charging in 2:30, but I always get it at 1:40 and most people get the same times.

Take a look at these:

https://youtu.be/Oy2HXrDNpYA

https://youtu.be/HCWTfuBZ2hA

https://youtu.be/GR55y1O-bgM

I have Exynos version, but is supposed that Snapdragon is a little bit better regarding battery life. I'm happy with the device and so far I haven't had any problem with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
your reply is very assuring. 6 SOT is more than I need actually. you guys actually have 2, so 2 testimonials, this is very assuring, thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
LMAO ur proving my point, my friend has a mate 9. in every social event. oh this boxy looking phone looks cool, what is it ?, it's Huwaei Mate 9. . . . . MMM wut?.... u know huwaei the company the make routers ....... oh really!? u mean the chinese company......... sigh yes... ah cool chinese phone, looks flashy
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] thehullman:
I think you get them from wish.com for $4-5.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] falsivas:
Had the mate 10 pro, kept it for 3 months then sold it. Camera was truly VERY BAD...all due to oversharpening...everything looked like an oil painting.

Software updates were another big problem... 1 update every three months.

I found the screen perfectly fine...not as good as the S9 + though.... but you are paying top dollar for the s9+.

Sold mine for a big loss too.... price on these plummets... so don't expect to take a minor hit on any resale.

And.... Might not be of importance !!!.... but the mate 10 pro has the street cred of a 3 wheeled Robin Reliant (go look it up) !!!!

On the other hand...The S9+ takes great photos. Has frequent updates. Superb screen. Wireless charging. Fast fingerprint scanner.....you know which one I'm going to recommend !!!!

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] diopskill:
"3 wheeled Robin Reliant"!!!! the line of the month!!!

And yes the fingerprint scanner is very very good.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
double post
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
Guys I haven't had time to reply here since I went out me and my friend went out last Thursday and got 2 titanium gray s9 plus!.

There is a lot to be said but for now its suffice to say I love it! I'm blown by this amazing phone. My friend sold both his iphone 8 and iphone x and today he bought his second so plus, liliac purple. If u guys want to see pics of the phones check the post out out on [MENTION=427360]Heado[/MENTION]n_collision on Instagram. I'm still discovering the phone and I'll comment more in few days
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Nsx93:
Are you experiencing the low volome notification issues? Some users are saying they can barely hear the notification or had missed calls. Even though the volume was turned up all the way.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
No such problem. Volume is good with everything. We are currently experiencing a heatwave 45c outdoors and I'm very impressed on how efficient the heat dissipation is on this device, indoors 30c ambient the cpu and battery are both 35c. Outdoors they both dont seems to go over 43c degrees in 40c ambient
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] white43:
[MENTION=4658859]Galaxo60[/MENTION] - I've just got an SM-G965F - immediately had to flash another firmware to get VoWifi - what do you mean by properly configuring the device?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
Just remove apps you don't use, and disable background activity of "Android System" and you will be good.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Shipoftheline:
I came from the Mate 10 Pro, wasn't impressed with the camera
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
Thanks for the reply. Ur not the 1st person to report this. I don't know I feel after a certain price point one should pay the extra quids and buy the best. It's either mid range or flagships.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
Ok so this is an update after having the s9 plus 128gb with me for 2 weeks now and know how to use it fully.

This coincided with a heatwave hitting the region spiking outdoor temperatures to 40 - 45c.

Unlike my old Asus the device performance is not effected by the heat outdoors and indoors.

As for battery life, from 0 to 100 the device takes 1 hour 30 mins to fast charge which is impressive but most of the time I just throw it on the wireless charge and rarely deep charge the phone. I mostly keep it within 40% to 80%.

My screen on time is 8 hours or 7 hours depending on the day. And full day charge lasts for 16 hours. I do use it heavily since I actually enjoy using the device unlike the old one.

The screen is truly breath taking and amazing for watching netflix along with the speakers. And YouTube videos. Most of the time the device is on power saving mode with the CPU limiter ticked off.

the gps tracking and signal is the best I've seen. And I really love split screening the maps with whatever other app I'm using in uber till I get to my destination.

The brightness spectrum is just amazing. At night its very low, and in the sunlight its really good, and the device spikes the contrast up so everything can be seen.

No need to say anything about the camera since everything has already been said but I'll only say that the quick double power press to launch is amazing at capturing quick moments on video or picture.

Overall my experience is flawless with the S9 plus except for one stupid thing which probably related with my OCD with new expensive gadgets than a real concern.

Where the glass meets the aluminum bottom left of the device, left of the headphone jack. It seems the aluminum edge doesnt look flawless like the rest of the device where it's kind of jaded, zigzaggy a bit and not straight. But its very unnoticeable, it's even hard to see when I took pics of it and only visible under certain lighting and angle. I guess it's one of those cases where something is too perfect anew one start looking for imperfections. Haha
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
I'm glad you are happy with your device, as we told you, is the most rounded phone in the market right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
yeah thanks for the input. I hope this thread help others to make an informed decision aswell.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
the only thing that bothers me about the phone is the glossy fingerprint scanner. I wish they went with matte, ceramic or sapphire. I cut a small piece of clear tape. the one used for packing and used it as protector on it. it seems to work. if anyone interesting in doing the same just make sure the tape is very clear and doesn't have any smudges under it. I have been using the device for exactly a month now. and according to accubattery my SON is 9 hours. now that my usage of the device is more moderate than heavy during the day.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] ssj100:
Thanks for the feedback. So if I'm reading correctly, you're basically reporting 7-9 hours of SOT, which is excellent for a flagship phone. I assume this is with AOD disabled and without any major tweaking? I'd define "major tweaking" as things like package disablers. If so, then you are yet another user who is reporting great battery life with the Exynos version. I note in your original post you wrote a con of the S9+ is "mediocre battery life" - any thoughts now?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
no major tweaking. just using the sleeping function that comes with the phone.

SOT is a tricky thing TBH cuz for me it depends alot on wether I use the phone outdoors or indoors. extreme brightness and using the camera alot eats the battery really fast. so for example I'm taking photos outdoors continuously my SOT would drop to 3 or 4 hours. if I use my phone for navigation with uber on a hot day while chatting, doing splitscreen, reading etc. my SOT would also drop to 4 or 5 hours.

but normally I find that the phone lasts 16 hours if my charge is between 90% down to 20 or 25%. and a full charge would give me 20 to 24 hours but I rarely let my phone deplete.

one day I got stranded in downtown cairo for 5 hours, couldn't find a ride home and the phone charge dropped to 15%. at 10% I turned the extreme power saving on. which has navigation and other basic apps on it. and I was surprised how much a 10% would last on that mode. it dropped only 2% in 30 to 45 min of continuous navigation. and 2 phone calls.

coming from a smartphone that has 5000mah I'm very satisfied with the battery life. it doesn't take long to top it off anyway.

I just check my SOT from the battery setting and it says 8h and 25 min. accubattery shows a close estimate to that.

about my original post it was based on what I read online. but from my experience the battery life is pretty decent. even my friend who has 2 S9 plus isn't complaining despite that fact that he is far less tech savy than I am.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] RossTeagan:
I'd go for the S9
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] ssj100:
Thanks, yes I've also noticed decent battery life for the Exynos S9+. What you're describing is shared by many others on these forums, including myself. Your example of getting 3-5 hours with heavy/very heavy use simply emphasises this - as you may know, there are some people on these forums who keep reporting only 3-5 hours (and the occasional one reporting only 1-3 hours!) despite what sounds like only light-moderate use and with much more tweaking. I still haven't worked out why there's such a discrepancy.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fastwing76:
[MENTION=7417571]ssj100[/MENTION] if you use the phone outdoors in the sun. shooting slow motion videos, taking pics, using google maps, and stream, especially streaming on instagram. in full brightness your battery will indeed run out in 3 to 5 hours. but the moments captured in these hours are worth it. especially given how fast the camera launches and how it doesn't skip any picture, video or a second you capture with it.

yesterday I used the phone lightly and went out at night took some pics, videos etc. went home, slept and woke up with battery of 22% where the phone have been unplugged for 33 hours.

the phone has extremely low screen off drain losing. 2 or 3% in 9 hours of sleep, is indeed very impressive.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] ssj100:
[MENTION=2219697]fastwing76[/MENTION] yes, completely agree with you there. I'm very content with the battery drain of this phone - the "screen off" drain is very good, but I've sort of taken this for granted, as my previous S7 also had the same low drain.