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Not sure if anyone else has seen this update yet, but I got it this morning. Unfortunately I thought it would be an old update and I'd see some posts on it, but a search turned up nothing.
My unlocked 920I got it. It was around 150mb and keeps the phone at 5.0.2. Build number is: LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOD3
So maybe it's old and I just happened to get it this morning, but from what I remember it was mostly about stability enhancements...but that seems like a pretty big update for stability. Hopefully someone else can grab a screen shot of the change log. The only issue I had with mine was the occasional random reboot (about once every two days)...and if this update solves it (stability issues ftw), then all good w/ me.
Anyone else get it yet on an unlocked S6?
dbdynsty25 said:
Not sure if anyone else has seen this update yet, but I got it this morning. Unfortunately I thought it would be an old update and I'd see some posts on it, but a search turned up nothing.
My unlocked 920I got it. It was around 150mb and keeps the phone at 5.0.2. Build number is: LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOD3
So maybe it's old and I just happened to get it this morning, but from what I remember it was mostly about stability enhancements...but that seems like a pretty big update for stability. Hopefully someone else can grab a screen shot of the change log. The only issue I had with mine was the occasional random reboot (about once every two days)...and if this update solves it (stability issues ftw), then all good w/ me.
Anyone else get it yet on an unlocked S6?
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I see a new firmware listed for today's date in sammobile now. Thanks for the tip!
Did u guys flashed it?
What are the changes?
A - Z in the drawer?
dogan2010 said:
Did u guys flashed it?
What are the changes?
A - Z in the drawer?
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Mine auto-updated. As I mentioned, didn't pay much attention to the changelog and I use Nova so not sure about A-Z in the drawer.
I got it a few days ago, just said bug fixes and minor improvements. I didn't really notice anything different, but then again I've only had the phone for a few days.
Can you say which country you bought the phone from? 920I covers a lot of countries.
tryfound said:
Can you say which country you bought the phone from? 920I covers a lot of countries.
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I'm in the USA, phone came from Singapore tho
tryfound said:
Can you say which country you bought the phone from? 920I covers a lot of countries.
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Bought mine from Breed on eBay...so not exactly sure where it came from initially.
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Bought mine from Breed on eBay...so not exactly sure where it came from initially.
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I have the same device. It's CSC code is TTT meaning it is for Trinidad and Tobago.
I also got this update on my 920I got today.
BTW, I wonder how to get warranty service for these G920I in the US? Samsung USA won't honor the warranty, and I don't have any luck in finding an answer to this.
I'm interested in the warranty also as I bought mine from Breed. Seems like if you purchase this device from a reseller inside the US then Samsung should honor the warranty.
lonaysta said:
I also got this update on my 920I got today.
BTW, I wonder how to get warranty service for these G920I in the US? Samsung USA won't honor the warranty, and I don't have any luck in finding an answer to this.
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I bought Squaretrade
mehdi_s82 said:
I bought Squaretrade
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Called squaretrade and they confirmed that they won't provide plans for non-US based models, such as this. So literally you wasted your money to them...
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bendotson said:
I'm interested in the warranty also as I bought mine from Breed. Seems like if you purchase this device from a reseller inside the US then Samsung should honor the warranty.
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Based on what I heard from Samsung, they will only provide warranty for those carrier-specific models..
lonaysta said:
Called squaretrade and they confirmed that they won't provide plans for non-US based models, such as this. So literally you wasted your money to them...
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Not sure what question your asked from Squaretrade, but based on this http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pop/howItWorks_cellphone.html and the fact that I bought Squaretrade from the item's ebay page, it should be covered.
mehdi_s82 said:
Not sure what question your asked from Squaretrade, but based on this http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pop/howItWorks_cellphone.html and the fact that I bought Squaretrade from the item's ebay page, it should be covered.
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I just made another call to squaretrade. This time another representative told me that the 2-year plan with accident protection can be purchased for eBay sold international version of the S6 as long as proper proof of purchase is submitted. That's something nice to hear from them.
I need to thank you for this. I wouldn't make this second call to squaretrade without your reply!
mehdi_s82 said:
I have the same device. It's CSC code is TTT meaning it is for Trinidad and Tobago.
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How would I see my CSC code?
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How would I see my CSC code?
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There's an app called Phone Info Samsung. You can see all the details there.
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bloodrain954 said:
I'm in the USA, phone came from Singapore tho
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Did you get your phone from Tropical_Mobile on ebay?
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Did you get your phone from Tropical_Mobile on ebay?
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yes
Did anyone get update with april patches...??? T-mobile already issued one which improves battery
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Did anyone get update with april patches...??? T-mobile already issued one which improves battery
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I still haven't received the March update. The people at the AT&T Corporate store and AT&T customer service didn't even know there was an update that should have been available until I showed them. And then they just scratched their heads and gave the old can response of, "maybe it's being rolled out in stages?" I then asked, "Who can I talk to to find out when I will receive it?" and either they didn't know or they claimed to know...but people were not allowed to talk to them.
So, I'm guessing this update might come out around this time next year from AT&T.
I KNEW I should have bought a T-mobile device and just unlocked to use on AT&T since that's the carrier my family is on.....and yes, i'm still waiting on the March security update. Maybe i'll get that one in June and the April one in Dec. :/
There is no march patch.. there was an update released on march 18 but it still had february patches...
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There is no march patch.. there was an update released on march 18 but it still had february patches...
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Regardless, the update changed the Baseband Version from APB5 to APC2. The MYAT&T app clearly shows that it should be available. My phone is still on the APB5 baseband and I can not get the update from any method. I have not received an OTA notification, manually checking for it shows me up to date, and Samsung switch tells me no update is available. So an update was released in March but me (and apparently others) can't get it. The only thing I haven't tried in the Samsung Experience at BestBuy.
This is the reason, I am thinking that (at least some people) probably won't see an update from AT&T like the one Tmobile just got for a long time.
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Regardless, the update changed the Baseband Version from APB5 to APC2. The MYAT&T app clearly shows that it should be available. My phone is still on the APB5 baseband and I can not get the update from any method. I have not received an OTA notification, manually checking for it shows me up to date, and Samsung switch tells me no update is available. So an update was released in March but me (and apparently others) can't get it. The only thing I haven't tried in the Samsung Experience at BestBuy.
This is the reason, I am thinking that (at least some people) probably won't see an update from AT&T like the one Tmobile just got for a long time.
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@Scott.. are you using an at&t sim or other carrier sim in your phone?
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@Scott.. are you using an at&t sim or other carrier sim in your phone?
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AT&T Sim. Everything checks out with the phone and sim. I've talked to AT&T customer service on the phone and brought the phone into a local AT&T corporate retail store and both times they said the phone and account were fine. They also both claimed to not know about any updates until I showed / told them about it. Then, they just scratched their heads and gave me the old, "well...maybe it's just being rolled out in stages?" But neither could tell me who to contact to confirm if that was the case or not. Basically, they are clueless about their own products.
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I still haven't received the March update. The people at the AT&T Corporate store and AT&T customer service didn't even know there was an update that should have been available until I showed them. And then they just scratched their heads and gave the old can response of, "maybe it's being rolled out in stages?" I then asked, "Who can I talk to to find out when I will receive it?" and either they didn't know or they claimed to know...but people were not allowed to talk to them.
So, I'm guessing this update might come out around this time next year from AT&T.
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Regardless, the update changed the Baseband Version from APB5 to APC2. The MYAT&T app clearly shows that it should be available. My phone is still on the APB5 baseband and I can not get the update from any method. I have not received an OTA notification, manually checking for it shows me up to date, and Samsung switch tells me no update is available. So an update was released in March but me (and apparently others) can't get it. The only thing I haven't tried in the Samsung Experience at BestBuy.
This is the reason, I am thinking that (at least some people) probably won't see an update from AT&T like the one Tmobile just got for a long time.
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AT&T Sim. Everything checks out with the phone and sim. I've talked to AT&T customer service on the phone and brought the phone into a local AT&T corporate retail store and both times they said the phone and account were fine. They also both claimed to not know about any updates until I showed / told them about it. Then, they just scratched their heads and gave me the old, "well...maybe it's just being rolled out in stages?" But neither could tell me who to contact to confirm if that was the case or not. Basically, they are clueless about their own products.
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Then i think best buy will be your best bet next...
I will be going back to india in 10days.. hopefully we ll get the update by then.. if not i wont be getting any more otas
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Then i think best buy will be your best bet next...
I will be going back to india in 10days.. hopefully we ll get the update by then.. if not i wont be getting any more otas
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Guessing you can't put your phone into airplane mode, connect a VPN in the US, and download it that way?
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Guessing you can't put your phone into airplane mode, connect a VPN in the US, and download it that way?
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Nope... when you check for software updates.. the server checks for the sim before it issues the ota.. if we dont have the carrier sim it simply says your phone doesnt have any updates
anyone gone to best buy's samsung experience kiosk yet to check and see if the April update is available there?
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Nope... when you check for software updates.. the server checks for the sim before it issues the ota.. if we dont have the carrier sim it simply says your phone doesnt have any updates
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I purchased my S7 at BestBuy about 2 weeks ago and the next day came back to Uruguay(South America). Then I saw online the March 18th update which also updated the baseband.
I tried to update it mannually but as it was mentioned it didn't work because the SIM is not from AT&T.
I have an AT&T SIM card that came with the phone but is not activated, do you think that placing that SIM card in the phone and trying the update will work?
Plane mode also?
I'm starting to get desperate on this phone because when I bought it I didn't know about this AT&T stupid policy about the updates.
Thanks.
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I purchased my S7 at BestBuy about 2 weeks ago and the next day came back to Uruguay(South America). Then I saw online the March 18th update which also updated the baseband.
I tried to update it mannually but as it was mentioned it didn't work because the SIM is not from AT&T.
I have an AT&T SIM card that came with the phone but is not activated, do you think that placing that SIM card in the phone and trying the update will work?
Plane mode also?
I'm starting to get desperate on this phone because when I bought it I didn't know about this AT&T stupid policy about the updates.
Thanks.
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Im in the same boat as you are.. i dont think we ll get any updates without at&t activated sim to receive the otas..
The only thing we can do is sideload the ota update from people who have already received the update..
But that means people with s7 edge on at&t should share the ota as soon as they download it without updating it... if they update the phone the phone deletes the update..
kvsandeepreddy said:
Im in the same boat as you are.. i dont think we ll get any updates without at&t activated sim to receive the otas..
The only thing we can do is sideload the ota update from people who have already received the update..
But that means people with s7 edge on at&t should share the ota as soon as they download it without updating it... if they update the phone the phone deletes the update..
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if you wanna sideload you'll need to unlock the bootloader. as far as I can tell, the galaxy s7 is locked tight!
rogerchew said:
if you wanna sideload you'll need to unlock the bootloader. as far as I can tell, the galaxy s7 is locked tight!
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Cant we flash the update with odin?
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Cant we flash the update with odin?
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correct me if i'm wrong, but I always thought ODIN was for flashing full rom images, not updates. At least when I used it was mostly factory default images that Samsung/ATT already released.
rogerchew said:
correct me if i'm wrong, but I always thought ODIN was for flashing full rom images, not updates. At least when I used it was mostly factory default images that Samsung/ATT already released.
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Oh!! I thought we could flash it through odin.. my bad!!
Why is the sammobile site not listing at&t version whereas even the tmobile recent firmware is also listed...
AT&T is one of the carriers notorious for not releasing firmware for developers to tinker with.
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AT&T is one of the carriers notorious for not releasing firmware for developers to tinker with.
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So not much hope to get the rom to sideload it, AT&T is the worst... I have already published my S7 on internet, hope to be able to sell it quick and get an 'F' version.
Thanks for your help.
I hate waiting for updates...
So I'm on like my 4th S7 edge. I keep breaking them and getting them replaced through insurance. Well, AT&T decided my last replacement was too many so they canceled my coverage. Not to worry, I have WorthAve Group covering me now and I just received my replacement the other day. I decided to go the unlocked international route and got a SM-G935F (XSG) United Arab Emirates. As soon as popped my AT&T SIM in it immediately downloaded the Nougat update. It's working great, speed is fantastic, functionality as far as I can tell is great, no major issues.
There's a few differences I see I guess from some of the review videos on YouTube, but not much. Few questions:
Will Samsung Pay work whether on the XSG, BTU, or any other factory firmware???
Can I root the phone?
Custom ROM's can be loaded?
What is Samsung Pass in the Security section? It doesn't do anything except go to a blank white screen???
-NVE
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So I'm on like my 4th S7 edge. I keep breaking them and getting them replaced through insurance. Well, AT&T decided my last replacement was too many so they canceled my coverage. Not to worry, I have WorthAve Group covering me now and I just received my replacement the other day. I decided to go the unlocked international route and got a SM-G935F (XSG) United Arab Emirates. As soon as popped my AT&T SIM in it immediately downloaded the Nougat update. It's working great, speed is fantastic, functionality as far as I can tell is great, no major issues.
There's a few differences I see I guess from some of the review videos on YouTube, but not much. Few questions:
Will Samsung Pay work whether on the XSG, BTU, or any other factory firmware???
Can I root the phone?
Custom ROM's can be loaded?
What is Samsung Pass in the Security section? It doesn't do anything except go to a blank white screen???
-NVE
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yes, as long as it is stock firmware.
you can root the phone currently nougat has no reliable root but samsung pay will no longer work.
Yes, custom roms can be loaded.
I do not know what samsung pass does.
Cosmic Blue said:
yes, as long as it is stock firmware.
you can root the phone currently nougat has no reliable root but samsung pay will no longer work.
Yes, custom roms can be loaded.
I do not know what samsung pass does.
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I haven't rooted yet, still on the factory XSG firmware it came with and Samsung Pay won't get any further than the initial start screen. Just sits there with the rewards info and an unending loading circle. Is this normal? Would the UK firmware give me any different results you think?
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Cosmic Blue said:
yes, as long as it is stock firmware.
you can root the phone currently nougat has no reliable root but samsung pay will no longer work.
Yes, custom roms can be loaded.
I do not know what samsung pass does.
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Isn't Samsung pass like using your fingerprint to sign in to websites on Samsung browser ?
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Isn't Samsung pass like using your fingerprint to sign in to websites on Samsung browser ?
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I don't think so. I didn't have Samsung Pass on my previous S7 running Marshmallow, the fact tory Internet browser lets you do that currently.
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Samsungpay can only work if the firmware country you use support samsung pay.
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Samsungpay can only work if the firmware country you use support samsung pay.
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Do you happen to know if there's a list of countries that support Samsung Pay?
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you can see the list here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Pay
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you can see the list here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Pay
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Thanks, I Googled it right after I posted and found it. Doesn't look like any of the supporting countries have a firmware with current 7.0 [emoji20]
-NVE
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Would flashing any of the custom ROM's that are updated to nougat be a viable option to get Samsung Pay to work?
-NVE
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singapore, thailand and malaysia share same firmware. so we do have nougat.
but its a multi csc firmware... if you flash it your samsung pay will actually be in thai...
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Would flashing any of the custom ROM's that are updated to nougat be a viable option to get Samsung Pay to work?
-NVE
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no custom rom wont work... some claim that they manage to make it work... but what i read most of it user cant. so dont take a risk.
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Would flashing any of the custom ROM's that are updated to nougat be a viable option to get Samsung Pay to work?
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I flashed nougat btu over xeo csc and samsung pay isn't available, but I have android pay which seems to work
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you can root the phone currently nougat has no reliable root
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This is incorrect. The latest SuperSU version works flawlessly on Nougat. A lot of people seem to be getting this wrong due to older versions not working.
CuBz90 said:
This is incorrect. The latest SuperSU version works flawlessly on Nougat. A lot of people seem to be getting this wrong due to older versions not working.
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I just Googled, is this something I can follow for the root you mention?
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/galaxy-s7-edge-android-7-0-nougat-root/
-NVE
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So it would appear that until BTU or other country that has the nougat update released or I try and hack it to work like some others, Samsung Pay is not an option with this phone.
-NVE
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What happened to the other 3 phones?
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What happened to the other 3 phones?
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Apparently with my S7 I have butterfingers and dropped and cracked them all. Sent them back under service provider warranty for refurbished ones. AT&T felt I had broken too many so canceled my insurance. I got a 3rd party provider, which is WAYYYY better than AT&T and all the other service providers, because they sent me a fat ol check for $800 to get a brand new phone. I went the international unlocked route which was much cheaper than the $769 for the US unlocked one. But alas, here I am without Samsung Pay [emoji22]
-NVE
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Apparently with my S7 I have butterfingers and dropped and cracked them all. Sent them back under service provider warranty for refurbished ones. AT&T felt I had broken too many so canceled my insurance. I got a 3rd party provider, which is WAYYYY better than AT&T and all the other service providers, because they sent me a fat ol check for $800 to get a brand new phone. I went the international unlocked route which was much cheaper than the $769 for the US unlocked one. But alas, here I am without Samsung Pay [emoji22]
-NVE
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Get the $25 X Doria case off amazon. Besst case value period.
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Get the $25 X Doria case off amazon. Besst case value period.
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The reason it always cracks is because I despise cases, I literally hate them. I'm more of a nude kind of phone owner.
-NVE
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I've always used the att variant, but I wanted to try out the exynos version. Does Samsung pay in the US work with it? In what ways will I be limited? LATE?
Also, is there a way to preorder that version?
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I've always used the att variant, but I wanted to try out the exynos version. Does Samsung pay in the US work with it? In what ways will I be limited? LATE?
Also, is there a way to preorder that version?
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I'm getting a UK S8+ to use on AT&T and have researched this. Based on what's been done with S7e we should be able to get Samsung pay working on the UK variant. To make it work requires installing the right versions and combinations of Samsung Pay Framework and the Samsung Pay app. Payments and Samsung Pay Rewards seems to work, gift cards might, but the "deals" doesn't seem to. I've also pre-ordered a AT&T S8+ to play with until the UK version arrives. I'll extract the Pay Framework and Pay App from it to install my UK phone. Since Samsung Pay isn't pre-installed on UK phones (it hasn't launched there) it's more of a challenge. From what I've read global phones with Pay pre-installed seem to be easier to get working. Pay is supposed to launch in the UK this year so that might help. We'll see.
In terms of other "stuff" you won't be able to use VoLTE, NumberSync, and other AT&T specific features. But you'll get a crapware free phone and regular updates from Samsung directly.
Thank you for the reply! I preordered the ATT version as well.. if you don't mind, let me know if you are able to get this working. I would love to use the international version vs the ATT
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I'll extract the Pay Framework and Pay App from it to install my UK phone. Since Samsung Pay isn't pre-installed on UK phones (it hasn't launched there) it's more of a challenge. From what I've read global phones with Pay pre-installed seem to be easier to get working. Pay is supposed to launch in the UK this year so that might help. We'll see.
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Please Share with us the APK when you get it ^^ Thanks ^^
BarryH_GEG said:
I'm getting a UK S8+ to use on AT&T and have researched this. Based on what's been done with S7e we should be able to get Samsung pay working on the UK variant. To make it work requires installing the right versions and combinations of Samsung Pay Framework and the Samsung Pay app. Payments and Samsung Pay Rewards seems to work, gift cards might, but the "deals" doesn't seem to. I've also pre-ordered a AT&T S8+ to play with until the UK version arrives. I'll extract the Pay Framework and Pay App from it to install my UK phone. Since Samsung Pay isn't pre-installed on UK phones (it hasn't launched there) it's more of a challenge. From what I've read global phones with Pay pre-installed seem to be easier to get working. Pay is supposed to launch in the UK this year so that might help. We'll see.
In terms of other "stuff" you won't be able to use VoLTE, NumberSync, and other AT&T specific features. But you'll get a crapware free phone and regular updates from Samsung directly.
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Since the phone is unlocked can you flash official firmware say from Sweden or Russia where Pay has launched already to get Pay preinstalled and not jump through hoops ?
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Since the phone is unlocked can you flash official firmware say from Sweden or Russia where Pay has launched already to get Pay preinstalled and not jump through hoops ?
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Yeah that's what I thought too. When I had the s7 edge, this still didn't work. I did glimpse over in the s7e forums and saw international users did get it working. I'll definitely be giving the s7 method a try as soon as I get it. Im going to hold off root just so I can use Samsung pay
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osmosizzz said:
Yeah that's what I thought too. When I had the s7 edge, this still didn't work. I did glimpse over in the s7e forums and saw international users did get it working. I'll definitely be giving the s7 method a try as soon as I get it. Im going to hold off root just so I can use Samsung pay
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Weird. is it the same model "F" they sell in UK and Sweden/Russia?
I've been using my S3 watch lately anyway for Pay, so lack of Pay on the phone itself might not be a big deal.
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Weird. is it the same model "F" they sell in UK and Sweden/Russia?
I've been using my S3 watch lately anyway for Pay, so lack of Pay on the phone itself might not be a big deal.
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I had the F model from Singapore but since it was an F model, I could flash any firmware from any country that sold the F model.
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Since the phone is unlocked can you flash official firmware say from Sweden or Russia where Pay has launched already to get Pay preinstalled and not jump through hoops ?
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I'm retired from flashing. I'd rather add Samsung Pay to my BTU S8+ than flash another country's ROM on it. BTU typically has the least regional modifications and gets the most frequent updates fastest. If you read the S7e forums you have to go through some gymnastics to get Samsung Pay working in the U.S. on an international phone no matter what CSC you use. So I may as well keep my original CSC. Once I figure it out I'll post instructions and the APKs if necessary as I know a lot of people are ordering British S8s.
So I got my S8 Exynos from EBAY, samsung pay didn't work because I had the AFG CSC, so I reset the phone with a UK sim in it and that changed the CSC to XEU (UK), Samsung pay now works but the problem is in the UK they only have the NFC payment activated by Samsung not the MST so basically it's nothing more than Android Pay...
Anyone tried installing US SPay APKs on your intl. phone? any luch?
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Joe
Went to Best Buy today to purchase an S8. They said they didn't have any for T-Mobile, but did for Verizon and said that all I had to do was pop in my T-Mobile sim and it would work like an unlocked device. No luck. Went back to Best Buy and he took the Verizon sim out of his personal phone, popped it in mine, activated the device and then put my T-Mobile sim in the device. Wasn't having any issues until I tried to update the device. Now I'm just getting an "Service Unavailable: Sorry, we are having trouble authenticating your device. Try again later" message. I'm trying to update it on both Wifi and I've tried cellular.
Should I just return this device to Best Buy? I'm paying month to month with T-Mobile and not planning on switching from them, and also just waned to pay in full the device instead of monthly fees. Should I return the device and will I run into future issues using the T-Mobile sim on a "verizon" s8? Thanks!
If you're paying full price, why not just go to a T-Mobile store and purchase one there? Once the firmwares start getting released, you should be able to load a T-Mobile on onto the Verizon version to get all the features working, but even if you do, why go through the hassle?
I would flash the TMobile firmware using ODIN.
Best Buy will be selling the unlocked model on May 9th.
LoliSmith said:
I would flash the TMobile firmware using ODIN.
Best Buy will be selling the unlocked model on May 9th.
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So would it be best to wait for the unlocked model? Does flashing void the warranty? and I tried searching a link for the topic, could ya share it? Thanks...
(about me, I haven't flashed, rooted, etc a device since my htc m9 back in the day... have since had a nexus 6p which is why I haven't been on here often lately. I appreciate the help)
se1000 said:
If you're paying full price, why not just go to a T-Mobile store and purchase one there? Once the firmwares start getting released, you should be able to load a T-Mobile on onto the Verizon version to get all the features working, but even if you do, why go through the hassle?
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cause best buy gave me $100 off cause I had a discount code... (that wasn't sarcasm)
you can always use their flash tool smart switch or smart select or something or rather...
Tidbits said:
you can always use their flash tool smart switch or smart select or something or rather...
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I don't get what you're trying to say lol
lotreaglesfan said:
I don't get what you're trying to say lol
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I forget their syncing software. It also able to update devices. Just don't remember it's name. Smart something
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Tidbits said:
I forget their syncing software. It also able to update devices. Just don't remember it's name. Smart something
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Made by Verizon or T-Mobile? (thanks)
It's Samsung's syncing tool. It works for all their recent devices. Trying to remember the name sorry it eludes me right now. It starts with Smart I know that 100%.
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got it. It's called smart switch. The desktop app.
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Tidbits said:
It's Samsung's syncing tool. It works for all their recent devices. Trying to remember the name sorry it eludes me right now. It starts with Smart I know that 100%.
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got it. It's called smart switch. The desktop app.
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tried it and not working :/
Then I would return it. Unless someone can give you a dead sim
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Tidbits said:
Then I would return it. Unless someone can give you a dead sim
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I ended up downloading the "Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant" after searching for it for 30 minutes (their site is terrible...).
It's supposedly updating now but it's taking an hour to do so...
They still use that crappy thing?
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They still use that crappy thing?
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I think? It's slow though. It's been an hour and just now to 60%. Each time the screen on the phone turned off it crashed the software. I think i'm just going to return the phone tomorrow and wait for the unlocked version to come out :/ I really wanted to keep. Sucks.
By purchasing the unlocked version that means it doesn't have as much spam and it won't have to wait for carrier tests/crap correct?
Edit: the software crashed while updating. thought I bricked the phone but thankfully it restarted when I held the down+power for 10 seconds... It said "odin protocol version error!". Guess I'm returning cause I won't ever get updates lol.
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I think? It's slow though. It's been an hour and just now to 60%. Each time the screen on the phone turned off it crashed the software. I think i'm just going to return the phone tomorrow and wait for the unlocked version to come out :/ I really wanted to keep. Sucks.
By purchasing the unlocked version that means it doesn't have as much spam and it won't have to wait for carrier tests/crap correct?
Edit: the software crashed while updating. thought I bricked the phone but thankfully it restarted when I held the down+power for 10 seconds... It said "odin protocol version error!". Guess I'm returning cause I won't ever get updates lol.
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Ironically the S7 carrier versions have been updated before the unlock versions were. I believe the unlock ones are still waiting.
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Cross flash it with the T-Mobile official software once available using Odin.
I did this on an S7 from AT&T and put the T-Mobile rom. Was detected as fully official, no root, etc, Knox worked, and even Samsung Pay. Acted like any other T-Mobile phone and got all the T-Mobile software updates after that.
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Cross flash it with the T-Mobile official software once available using Odin.
I did this on an S7 from AT&T and put the T-Mobile rom. Was detected as fully official, no root, etc, Knox worked, and even Samsung Pay. Acted like any other T-Mobile phone and got all the T-Mobile software updates after that.
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Would doing so void the warranty if I have to send it in though? And how difficult is flashing a phone with Odin? I haven't rooted/unlocked/etc a phone since my M7 years ago and only did that with a video on YouTube showing how to? (thanks)
You should return it and get the tmobile version. It is going to be more trouble than it is worth long run. IMO
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lotreaglesfan said:
Would doing so void the warranty if I have to send it in though? And how difficult is flashing a phone with Odin? I haven't rooted/unlocked/etc a phone since my M7 years ago and only did that with a video on YouTube showing how to? (thanks)
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If you flash an official Samsung Firmware that doesn't void your warranty. You can flash an official Samsung update via Odin. It is very easy process but you have to wait for official updates to become available. Once those are available you can look for those in www.sammobile.com.
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