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Samsung S6 G902I | OTA update (India)

Guys,
I just received an OTA update on my GS6 G902I (India). The update is about 234 MB. It says its mostly bug fixes etc. I just flashed the update, there is no noticable diff, except there is more bloatware installed in my phone viz Sgear app, and MS office apps. I checked the camera there is no RAW support still; but Live Broadcast is here . I hope the battery life improves after this update.
I am attaching a screenshot here. I dont know how to mirror the update, if anyone knows , pls guide me i will be happy to share it.
Thanks.

Yep, received same update today
Disabled newly installed apps
I don't think this resolves the ram hogging issue.

kalpesh6331 said:
Yep, received same update today
Disabled newly installed apps
I don't think this resolves the ram hogging issue.
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It doesnt exactly fix the Ram mgmt issues. I did a test by opening lot of apps letting them run in the background for about 10 mins. When i started opening each app one by one, apps had to refresh themselves esp FB and You Tube.
Next test is the battery life.
But i must point out, inspite of the low free Ram, the phone is still snappy and there is no lag.

kukuthejak said:
But i must point out, inspite of the low free Ram, the phone is still snappy and there is no lag.
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True that, havent experienced any lag till now

F8331 / 39.a.0.374 ota

I Just Got .374 OTA (From. 327) I Don't Know if it have any diference between .361 But Multitasking Feels Smoother

Any changelog? Release notes?
Why Sony is not providing user with these information

decomposed said:
Any changelog? Release notes?
Why Sony is not providing user with these information
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Just a bug-fixing update ?

What bug did they fix? Double tap to wake up still there ....and phone idle is consuming battery for no reason

100rabh7791 said:
What bug did they fix? Double tap to wake up still there ....and phone idle is consuming battery for no reason
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No idea what bugs. December security patch and performance enhancement more like.

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No idea what bugs. December security patch and performance enhancement more like.
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39.A.0.361 firmware was December security patch. 39.A.0.374 is only bug fixes but i don't now what bug fixes.

Maybe it's to address some of the Bluetooth issues some people have been reporting?

My phone used to stop charging altogether during heavy use when plugged into the mains, and didn't resume when left idle (you had to unplug and reconnect the charging cable to set the ball rolling again). That's now fixed having updated this morning (UK sim free handset)......

Hi guys, I've phone 2 days and newest firmware 39.a.0.374
and I haven't got battery drain.
Things I've done at the beginning:
Turn off preinstalled Amazon Shopping
Turn off preinstalled Sheet from Google
Turn off preinstalled AVG Protection
Turn off preinstalled Docs from Google
Turn off preinstalled Google Drive
Turn off preinstalled Google Play Videos
Turn off preinstalled Hangouts
Turn off preinstalled Lifelog
Turn off preinstalled Lounge
Turn off preinstalled Movie Createor
Turn off preinstalled GP Music
Turn off preinstalled News Suite
Turn off preinstalled Playstation App
Turn off preinstalled Mailbox (stock app not gmail)
Turn off preinstalled Spotify
Turn off preinstalled Sketch app
Turn off preinstalled Video TV SideView
Turn off preinstalled Xperia Tips
Turn off preinstalled Gallery from Google
maybe one of those app is battery draining?
But I have problems like the others with double tap to wake - phone needs 2-5 taps to wake

.374 UK Customised finally available!

Apps open and close much faster (try double tapping the overview button).
Then again, my phone rebooted, so it might just be because it's in a fresh state. Will see if performance degrades as I continue using my phone, but for now, app-switching is top-notch.

Got this update this morning, hope this fixes the Phone Idle battery drain bug which was top of my battery usage list more than OST.

CLShortFuse said:
Apps open and close much faster (try double tapping the overview button).
Then again, my phone rebooted, so it might just be because it's in a fresh state. Will see if performance degrades as I continue using my phone, but for now, app-switching is top-notch.
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where is overview button?

dillalade said:
.374 UK Customised finally available!
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Seriously starting to give up with this sh!T.
Honestly

dillalade said:
Seriously starting to give up with this sh!T.
Honestly
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Flash with flashtool. Download and create tft using Xperifirm

engineer000 said:
Flash with flashtool. Download and create tft using Xperifirm
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That's what I had to resort to.
Painful process to update your phone the right way. Because Sony certainly do not have a clue.
Lets see if this phone can actually perform now.

32.3.A.0.378 is pushed on Xperifirm

Hi everyone,
I just checked the news and I found that update on the E5823 on the following link :
xpericheck.com/device/E5823
If anyone got informations on this update like "what's new", I will edit this post with theses important informations
"It is too early to say what has changed, but it is likely that Sony has taken the opportunity to further quash some Nougat bugs."
src: xperiablog
TIPS FOR .378 FROM USERS :​
jutphaas said:
Here you have my kernel.
boot378.img or boot378_supersu.img info is in txt files
fastboot flash boot boot378_supersu.img is what I have flashed & working
Download from my dropbox
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CENTRALISED FEEDBACKS FROM USERS :​
GiannisTP said:
Well, I still have 10 more months in warranty, so no root access for me.
I've been using it for a few hours now and it seems snappier than before. No laggish animations so far.
The audio feels louder but I haven't test it yet thoroughly...
Battery life seems about the same...
Finally, the only visual difference I've noticed is the 4G icon seems bolder...
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iArvee said:
I flashed 378 a few hours ago and noticed that the volume is a bit lower, but the sound quality is better. That's alright with me, imo. Also, the mobile data icon is a lot larger and Sony moved it to the left. It's annoying for me, but I'll get used to it anyway. Device runs a lot cooler too.
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HHest said:
So far I am glad I did it. It gives a nice fresh look. Perhaps a tad smoother, but that might just be me wanting it to be better. Too early to tell about battery, but at least it hasn't been worse. Am not a heavy game or social media user.
The change to the notification screen is great for the most part. I love that the first five tiles/toggle buttons appear right away on the first down swipe. I can rearrange so that my most often used ones show up quickly.
One annoying change however is, the Mobile data toggle button now takes two touches to perform the same thing previously. The first touch now brings up an abbreviated data usage screen, and one needs to press the on/off switch in addition. Overall, if I remember correctly, the touch count could be the same, because now that button can appear on the first down swipe. Still it is annoying. It feels like one hand gives, and the other takes away
Crossing my fingers that all continues to go well...
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pep086 said:
Hi guys,
a quick report, i've been on .378 for a week now, im getting 4 hours SOT max, using greenify and doze editor, cpus on 1248mhz nad phh superuser (makes a real difference, on SuperSU i couldn't even get 3 :S), can't find any way to get more battery, phone idle takes all the %. i really need amplify.
I'm going back to MM until we get the new xposed, otherwise the volume is still low, but i love nougat, super smooth and lag free.
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treecity said:
My Z5c feels really stable with normal battery life (2Days), so without unusual battery drain.
I'm using Stock Kernel with TWRP and DRM Fix only. And flashed SuperSU in SystemlessMode via TWRP.
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Downloading it now at work. I hope they fixed the audio bug! the audio is very low....

GiannisTP said:
Downloading it now at work. I hope they fixed the audio bug! the audio is very low....
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Yeah but it exists some mod when the phone is rooted so it's pretty easy to fix. Anyway, I let you post a little review after your own test ! I will put it in the first post
Thanks !!

Unfortunately when I try to create ftf file in flashtool basing on firmware downloaded by XperiFirm i get quite ambiguous error (see attachment) and I don't really know what to do about it. I already tried to download this firmware twice. Is it only me? Few days ago I created .376 ftf without an issue.

Wondering what's new on this one...

Wow, and for my country the latest version is still stuck on MM 305, didn't even get 5.11, and now there's already a second N version released. Curses...
The increment in version number is unusually small, I wonder what has changed and how critical the bug is. Will it replace 376?

downloaded and flashed, just rebooted to setup interface.
Now i just have to look up how to root it, and install twrp since i wiped the whole phone (came from xpower 5.0)
Edit: had some problems with the keyboard when entering my google account, also had to skip the fingerprint setup since it didn't register my fingerprints.
Used the customized NOBA and i have a european E5823 so the fingerprint reader should work.
2nd Edit: fingerprint reader worked when i did the setup thru the settings menu

Lethien said:
Yeah but it exists some mod when the phone is rooted so it's pretty easy to fix. Anyway, I let you post a little review after your own test ! I will put it in the first post
Thanks !!
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Well, I still have 10 more months in warranty, so no root access for me.
I've been using it for a few hours now and it seems snappier than before. No laggish animations so far.
The audio feels louder but I haven't test it yet thoroughly...
Battery life seems about the same...
Finally, the only visual difference I've noticed is the 4G icon seems bolder....
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I've replaced the phone app with a patched version of the new google dialer and it looks awesome!
check it out here! https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-...f-google-dialer-v8-available-for-all-devices/

AndroPlus came out with a kernel yesterday for 32.3.A.0.376 (https://kernel.andro.plus/kitakami_r2.html). Just installed .378 so haven't testet it yet.

GiannisTP said:
Well, I still have 10 more months in warranty, so no root access for me.
I've been using it for a few hours now and it seems snappier than before. No laggish animations so far.
The audio feels louder but I haven't test it yet thoroughly...
Battery life seems about the same...
Finally, the only visual difference I've noticed is the 4G icon seems bolder....
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I've replaced the phone app with a patched version of the new google dialer and it looks awesome!
check it out here! https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-...f-google-dialer-v8-available-for-all-devices/
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Thanks GiannisTP for your observations. I added them on the first topic

no update yet for SA. which used to get everything first. ?

I'm really hoping battery life is better, 376 is worse for me than on MM
Sent from my E5823 using Tapatalk

Guys do not suppose any one has a link or could upload the tft file for e5823
My flash tool crashed when i try and create the file in windows 10
all the drivers are set up, it just crashes when i try an create the file
thanks
mbu

mbu10 said:
Guys do not suppose any one has a link or could upload the tft file for e5823
My flash tool crashed when i try and create the file in windows 10
all the drivers are set up, it just crashes when i try an create the file
thanks
mbu
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I will upload one shortly. For reference, you are probably on an old version of FlashTool. For some reason the website doesn't always have the most up to date version, and you have to patch it by downloading and replacing the updated x10flasher.jar file separately.

FTF file (Nordic Customized): http://www.mediafire.com/file/5sa5nqn5bhffc5n/E5823_32.3.A.0.378_1298-7782_R3D.ftf

sometimes they adding updated emoji and tunes ive notice
if it really better i cant wait to the new build
i wish this phone had more then 3GB RAM ,could of made him more of future proof phone
so far the battery holding fine i have my phone for one year, the battery still like new (no % lost)

I flashed 378 a few hours ago and noticed that the volume is a bit lower, but the sound quality is better. That's alright with me, imo. Also, the mobile data icon is a lot larger and Sony moved it to the left. It's annoying for me, but I'll get used to it anyway. Device runs a lot cooler too.

cyberwytch said:
I will upload one shortly. For reference, you are probably on an old version of FlashTool. For some reason the website doesn't always have the most up to date version, and you have to patch it by downloading and replacing the updated x10flasher.jar file separately.
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Spot on
i was one update out
once i looked it .20 instead of .21
once i updated it allowed me to do the ftf build
thanks so so much

Noob question
Hi guys - noob question. Can I install an update not for my country or carrier on a non-rooted device? I am having severe Bluetooth issues with 376 and want to try 378 to see if it fixes it. However 378 is only available in Northern Europe at present and I'm on O2 UK.

Got the dreaded 'fingerprint hardware not available' back. Can that be fixed without root?

New Update NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA

I just received the notification this morning.
NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA
"Software Version: NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA"
"Android[emoji768] Security Patch Level: 2017-10-01, including Krack security patch"
"This software update brings Live focus camera improvements, and the latest Android security patches."
"Camera:*It's easier than ever to take better pictures and portraits with Live Focus mode."
"Live focus ready*button now has a bright yellow backgroundEasier to read light and distance guidanceBack button takes you to normal Camera mode"
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

same here, installing now.

Just installed

Note 8 Verizon update November 28
Yup, same. Phone seems as bit sluggish right now let's see what the livefocus update is like.
QUOTE=thecarp1975;74669039]I just received the notification this morning.
NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA
"Software Version: NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA"
"Android[emoji768] Security Patch Level: 2017-10-01, including Krack security patch"
"This software update brings Live focus camera improvements, and the latest Android security patches."
"Camera:*It's easier than ever to take better pictures and portraits with Live Focus mode."
"Live focus ready*button now has a bright yellow backgroundEasier to read light and distance guidanceBack button takes you to normal Camera mode"
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk[/QUOTE]

Will this update break root?

edyny1 said:
Will this update break root?
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Yes

Downloading N950USQS2BQK2 VZW Firmware...going to upload it tomorrow...

What's the difference between N950USQU2BQJA and N950USQS2BQK2 ? I just got the first update 2 days ago and just got the second one just now. But can't find any information on it.

Im wondering the same thing.. An update a day after the other update? Sounds like someone broke something or did an Oopsie.

First update had the October security update and camera enhancements, the second update is the November security update.
r_r

The BQK2 is the release build for November patch with 2nd bootloader...I am uploading the firmware...link posting tomorrow

BlueFox721 said:
The BQK2 is the release build for November patch with 2nd bootloader...I am uploading the firmware...link posting tomorrow
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I just received mine also and was searching for some info. Thanks guys, and I look forward to your log, as I'm curious also..
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

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Verizon Updated Firmware added to OP of main thread here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74087340&postcount=1

Unfortunately, the update borked my phone -- I just get a black screen with a message "System UI has stopped" -- when I click it off the screen, it comes back a second later. I saw in another forum that perhaps substratum is the culprit -- anyone have any ideas on a fix? I know that the phone is working to some degree, my Huawei watch is still connected and I get notifications on it. But I can't really access the phone at all, only black screen and error messages. Also, I have tried safe mode and I get the same issue -- which tells me that it shouldn't be a substratum issue since safe mode deactivated 3rd party apps, but who knows? Thanks in advance.

billku said:
Unfortunately, the update borked my phone -- I just get a black screen with a message "System UI has stopped" -- when I click it off the screen, it comes back a second later. I saw in another forum that perhaps substratum is the culprit -- anyone have any ideas on a fix? I know that the phone is working to some degree, my Huawei watch is still connected and I get notifications on it. But I can't really access the phone at all, only black screen and error messages. Also, I have tried safe mode and I get the same issue -- which tells me that it shouldn't be a substratum issue since safe mode deactivated 3rd party apps, but who knows? Thanks in advance.
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A lot of issues with sustratum and latest build...not sure but I think most are rebooting to recovery and clearing cache...but there are several posts about it if you search

billku said:
Unfortunately, the update borked my phone -- I just get a black screen with a message "System UI has stopped" -- when I click it off the screen, it comes back a second later. I saw in another forum that perhaps substratum is the culprit -- anyone have any ideas on a fix? I know that the phone is working to some degree, my Huawei watch is still connected and I get notifications on it. But I can't really access the phone at all, only black screen and error messages. Also, I have tried safe mode and I get the same issue -- which tells me that it shouldn't be a substratum issue since safe mode deactivated 3rd party apps, but who knows? Thanks in advance.
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I had the same issue like u after the update. if u do have a substratum theme installed then that's most likely your issue. Luckily for me I had usb debugging on and I was able to adb and uninstall the theme systemui by running these command through adb.
adb shell
pm uninstall com.android.systemui.SwiftDark.Android7SamsungS8

BlueFox721 said:
A lot of issues with sustratum and latest build...not sure but I think most are rebooting to recovery and clearing cache...but there are several posts about it if you search
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Can you tell me the keywords? Have tried to search and I'm not finding anything. Not rooted, so don't think I have recovery.

billku said:
Can you tell me the keywords? Have tried to search and I'm not finding anything. Not rooted, so don't think I have recovery.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/at...aution-nov-update-causes-systemui-fc-t3706318
ShrekOpher said:
Anytime you do an OTA the Substratum app developers suggest uninstalling all of the themes. Nothing is broke on the device it's just causing an issue with seeing the home screen/settings.
This is also why using ADB to uninstall the layers would fix the issue.
Just for future reference for everyone.
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Search "OTA sustratum" or remove sustratum but from within Note 8 forums....or just substratum

Anybody know if this new update kills the hotspot trick for grandfathered UDP?

Nova 3i Bugs

Hi all!
I am a Samsung user genuinely. But since my last phone broke down, it broke my budget too.
Got Nova and here are some bugs.
1) Bluetooth speaker issue. the sound is way late than the video. (Edit: Fixed by going in developer options and changing "Bluetooth audio codec")
2) Camera is not having any kind of stabilization.
3) It hangs like hell and u r not left with any option. Not even restart.
4) Not the fastest 4gb ram phone.
5) The interface of the phone is laggy af ( can be fixed by installing 3rd party launchers).
6) Processor temps are never lower than 60 degree C. Idk if its fine or not but antutu temp sensor always shows it in red text.
These are the ones I could find... tell if u have any.. or at least have found fix for any of them.
BTW...
Today got an update of 288MB which is currently downloading. Hope it fixes some bugs.

Xial Xahab said:
Hi all!
I am a Samsung user genuinely. But since my last phone broke down, it broke my budget too.
Got Nova and here are some bugs.
1) Bluetooth speaker issue. the sound is way late than the video.
2) Camera is not having any kind of stabilization.
3) It hangs like hell and u r not left with any option. Not even restart.
4) Not the fastest 4gb ram phone.
5) The interface of the phone is laggy af ( can be fixed by installing 3rd party launchers).
6) Processor temps are never lower than 60 degree C. Idk if its fine or not but antutu temp sensor always shows it in red text.
These are the ones I could find... tell if u have any.. or at least have found fix for any of them.
BTW...
Today got an update of 288MB which is currently downloading. Hope it fixes some bugs.
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nova 3 or nova 3i?

jioleight said:
nova 3 or nova 3i?
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Its nova 3i... Ofc its mentioned in the post too

Xial Xahab said:
3) It hangs like hell and u r not left with any option. Not even restart.
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You can press power for 10 seconds for force restart right? It's it not working?

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You can press power for 10 seconds for force restart right? It's it not working?
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When i was stuck at it... I had to wait for the battery to die.... It wasn't working at that time..... For me anyways

Xial Xahab said:
4) Not the fastest 4gb ram phone.
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Take a look at screenshot

hinxnz said:
Take a look at screenshot
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Sold that **** out .... So... Am feeling blessed now?

Xial Xahab said:
Sold that **** out .... So... Am feeling blessed now
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Lol I kinda like mine, except for a few things I guess but I got it for a good deal, well I reckon anyway - $380 NZD.
What did you replace it with?

Hello! These issues, especially the Camera app being buggy, are common.
The performance issue, please go to settings > Battery > Battery Usage and see which apps are using a lot of background usage, then click on the app and there's written 'App Launch', click on that and toggle off the 'Manage Automatically' and also toggle off all of the toggled on things to prevent the app from consuming background usage.
On this device you can also disable/uninstall many apps that if u dont need, please do so, here are some list of apps you can disable which would improve performance:
1. Gmail (replace with another mail client like FairEmail)
2. Youtube (replace with another application like NewPipe)
3. You can also disable playstore and the main Google app.
4. You can also disable Google Play Services, this consumes a lot of background usage, more than HMS! You can replace playstore with F-Droid and you can get FOSS apps.
5. Replace Facebook with Frost for Facebook, or disable background access to it from the previous performance issue guide.
I am not getting performance issue on mine, so make sure u check which apps are using background/battery usage a lot so you'd find out.