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T-Mobile firmware to an Official Samsung

Hey Guys.
So I'm about to get a new S7 Edge from T-mobile tonight.
I understand there are several roms out there for different versions of the device, am I right?
Is there anyway I could get rid of the official T-mobile rom and install instead the official/international Samsung one, something without all the garbage of the carrier and that will be future update directly by Samsung?
Will appreciate any lead
Thanks Guys!

No root. No firmware. No fun for anyone. This is the new korean samsung. All that's missing is a high Hitler, and your set

I'm coming from the Nexus world, so I'm sorry in case I'm mixing between the definitions here.
I case I'm not looking to root, just load another system img on the device, instead of the crappy t-mobile one.
No way to do it right now?
Thanks again man.

sonkameja said:
No root. No firmware. No fun for anyone. This is the new korean samsung. All that's missing is a high Hitler, and your set
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That's one of the dumbest analogies I've ever seen.
itamarbh said:
I'm coming from the Nexus world, so I'm sorry in case I'm mixing between the definitions here.
I case I'm not looking to root, just load another system img on the device, instead of the crappy t-mobile one.
No way to do it right now?
Thanks again man.
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No. Even with root, Samsung was never one to allow other firmwares on different models. If they existed, they were outliers and not the norm.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/best-to-root-how-to-screw-stock-s-t3394517
This is a very good guide to getting a more unbranded feel.
I would add that you can change your screen dpi through ADB (though the stock camera won't be full screen afterwards).
The US S7s are a special breed of S7s relative to the rest of the world, using Qualcomm rather than in-house chips and not having a bootloader unlock solution.
It might be possible to do more debranding (in the sprint S7E forum, they found a debrand function that may or may not work on t-mobile S7s to take off carrier customizations) but, assuming you are using t-mobile, you're better off using the package disabler than risk losing volte/video calls/wifi calling (the only reason to bother with a t-mobile S7 over international).

itamarbh said:
I'm coming from the Nexus world, so I'm sorry in case I'm mixing between the definitions here.
I case I'm not looking to root, just load another system img on the device, instead of the crappy t-mobile one.
No way to do it right now?
Thanks again man.
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sonkameja said:
No root. No firmware. No fun for anyone. This is the new korean samsung. All that's missing is a high Hitler, and your set
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Why is Hitler getting high?
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itamarbh said:
Hey Guys.
So I'm about to get a new S7 Edge from T-mobile tonight.
I understand there are several roms out there for different versions of the device, am I right?
Is there anyway I could get rid of the official T-mobile rom and install instead the official/international Samsung one, something without all the garbage of the carrier and that will be future update directly by Samsung?
Will appreciate any lead
Thanks Guys!
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They are ODIN'ing different versions of the 935F firmware internationally to get Samsung Pay and other apps, but they have a different processor - so you would brick your device if you tried. You might be able to use US AT&T formware, but cannot see any reason to try.
There are also custom ROMs out for the 935F - but you have to be rooted to flash them, which is not possible hereon the 935T yet and my never be the way things are (not) going.

Got you all, thank you guys for the response!
For now, I disabled all Samsung and Tmo useless apps, and installed Google Now Launcher instead of Touch Wize.
Hopefully these steps will do the job for now.
Thanks again!

Nowadays phones don't need root they work very well out of the box. I understand the need for it (custom roms, etc...) but I haven't rooted a personal phone of mine in a while. Just disable what you don't wanna use and enjoy the phone.
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I have a 935FD running on TMo and I sorely miss WiFi calling and VoLTE options
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outdated firmware

i'm still relatively new to this "having a non modded phone that gets official updates" thing, so the questions i bring up might be stupid
i've been talking to a friend that has the exact same phone that i have (galaxy s7 edge g-935F), his phone is on G935FXXU1APDH whereas mine is still on G935FXXU1APCD
phones aren't carrier locked/branded, exact same model, only difference being he lives in the UK while i live in germany
my firmware is months old too and even worse, according to this site ( http://www.sammobile.com/2016/04/26...-s7-galaxy-tab-3-lite-galaxy-note-5-and-more/ ) i'm supposed to be on a far newer firmware already, yet my phone brings up nothing whenever i manually check for updates (look for Germany (O2)(VIA))
does anyone know what is causing this because if i'll be stuck with the months old firmware, i'd rather root this thing and throw a custom rom on it
update: got sick of waiting and manually ODIN'd a much newer version on it, am now on G935FXXU1APEQ
by the way my battery life is a bit better now

Honestly, we went back to older firmwares for the battery life. Maybe your phone is telling you that might be a good thing for now [emoji23]
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Simone said:
Honestly, we went back to older firmwares for the battery life. Maybe your phone is telling you that might be a good thing for now [emoji23]
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that's nice and all but it doesn't exactly help me
i'm missing actual features here like the camera's shape correction which i'd love to have because this camera's image distortion is really stupid

You could always just download the latest firmware and update the phone yourself via odin.

Max195 said:
that's nice and all but it doesn't exactly help me
i'm missing actual features here like the camera's shape correction which i'd love to have because this camera's image distortion is really stupid
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I have the Shape Correction feature on my phone and I'm on APC8.
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Simone said:
I have the Shape Correction feature on my phone and I'm on APC8.
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isn't apc8 newer than apcd though

@Max195 did you get your updates?
I have the same issue, still on apcd

Sh4rp93 said:
@Max195 did you get your updates?
I have the same issue, still on apcd
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nope, still as stuck on APCD as ever
honestly by this point, if you're feeling lucky, you might as well just look into ODINing an update onto your phone by yourself

I am sticking to the APCD version now for 9 months or so. Did any of you with the same problem get an update in the meantime? If not, what would be the correct rom to be flashed?

I'm still on g935fxxu1bpjg UK unbranded!

Samsung is busy with S8 so please wait for one year...

I want to know about bricking a device, kind of...

Ok so I'm a noob. I've been using Android for about 2 and a 1/2 years and I'm interested in rooting my phone.
I want to root my s7 edge. I understand that you can't really root the snapdragon 820 version (I have at&t if that matters). The reason I want to root is because I hate TouchWiz and I love stock Android. I want all the latest updates and so on. So basically I want to have an s7 edge with Nexus stock Android. Can you delete Android entirely from the phone and reinstall it in Nexus form. I'm sorry please don't judge and I know that's a stupid question. If there is now a way to rooton the s7 edge snapdragon 820 at&t please let me know. Sorry this is so long.

engboot...
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goldebae said:
engboot...
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What is engboot?

Kuriokun said:
What is engboot?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3410470
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edit: and btw I sincerely doubt you can put a nexus rom onto your sd820 s7 edge. The bootloader isn't even unlocked and most likely never will be.

New to s7 edge

Hi just wondering if it is worth rooting this phone at all or should i stay on stock nougat.i still have 2 years warranty on it.know it's an oldish phone now but seems excellent so far

bodomfan said:
Hi just wondering if it is worth rooting this phone at all or should i stay on stock nougat.i still have 2 years warranty on it.know it's an oldish phone now but seems excellent so far
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if you have time for it
when you root you can experience and install lots of mods and module to change systemUI and maybe boost performance & etc
and that means finding good mods, module & etc and read all instruction and if got any error time to troubleshooting.
it s fun but if you have time
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Geeks Empire said:
if you have time for it
when you root you can experience and install lots of mods and module to change systemUI and maybe boost performance & etc
and that means finding good mods, module & etc and read all instruction and if got any error time to troubleshooting.
it s fun but if you have time
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Battery seems ok on stock was expecting a bit better though considering the battery size
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bodomfan said:
Battery seems ok on stock was expecting a bit better though considering the battery size
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About battery, many factors become influences. Some sources say stocks are better in terms of battery. In other cases, if we are right in managing rom and kernel we can get better than stock.

mashardpro said:
About battery, many factors become influences. Some sources say stocks are better in terms of battery. In other cases, if we are right in managing rom and kernel we can get better than stock.
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Don't know what to do may stay on stock are these easy to root used to have the galaxy s5 but went to sony for a while with the z3.really enjoyed that phone now back to Samsung again.i actually like the new Xperia xz premium but this was cheaper

I think it depends on what you want to do with the phone, and how much you are willing to tolerate its stock appearance and system apps.
I have rooted or JB'ed every device I've owned to this point (5 or 6 in total I think).
From personal experience, the S7 Edge so far for me has been unrooted for 7 months and counting. Personal reasons for this are:
1) I wanted to try Samsung Pay (it came to Canada a few months ago and is not worth the hassle for me personally, so this reason is now dead, but it stopped me in the beginning)
2) Hardly any carrier crap-ware. Huge, and this is down to luck. I have a Rogers phone in Canada and it has no carrier crapware of note. If it did, much higher chance I root to get rid of it.
3) Notifications and app disabling. I cannot stand system apps sending me notifications I don't want. I've turned off the default Samsung ones and it has listened to me, which is great. The only two I have left are if the facebook or instagram system apps update and it tells me so. A few times a year, I can deal with that despite me being OCD.
4) Much better stock customization options. We can probably thank custom ROM developers for things like custom notifications, better lockscreen functionality etc. Now they're stock, I've got (just about) enough flexibility to leave it alone.
5) Good customization options, icon packs, launchers, that don't require root.
6) Performance is rapid and battery life is great.
So, YMMV, but that's my 2 cents. For me it's not worth the time or hassle to see if I can eke out a few more percentage points of performance when I'll have to back up my data and spend time trying out different ROMS to find the one I like.
Of course maybe I'm just getting older, but I did spend last Saturday morning JB'ing my iPad!

davey6693 said:
I think it depends on what you want to do with the phone, and how much you are willing to tolerate its stock appearance and system apps.
I have rooted or JB'ed every device I've owned to this point (5 or 6 in total I think).
From personal experience, the S7 Edge so far for me has been unrooted for 7 months and counting. Personal reasons for this are:
1) I wanted to try Samsung Pay (it came to Canada a few months ago and is not worth the hassle for me personally, so this reason is now dead, but it stopped me in the beginning)
2) Hardly any carrier crap-ware. Huge, and this is down to luck. I have a Rogers phone in Canada and it has no carrier crapware of note. If it did, much higher chance I root to get rid of it.
3) Notifications and app disabling. I cannot stand system apps sending me notifications I don't want. I've turned off the default Samsung ones and it has listened to me, which is great. The only two I have left are if the facebook or instagram system apps update and it tells me so. A few times a year, I can deal with that despite me being OCD.
4) Much better stock customization options. We can probably thank custom ROM developers for things like custom notifications, better lockscreen functionality etc. Now they're stock, I've got (just about) enough flexibility to leave it alone.
5) Good customization options, icon packs, launchers, that don't require root.
6) Performance is rapid and battery life is great.
So, YMMV, but that's my 2 cents. For me it's not worth the time or hassle to see if I can eke out a few more percentage points of performance when I'll have to back up my data and spend time trying out different ROMS to find the one I like.
Of course maybe I'm just getting older, but I did spend last Saturday morning JB'ing my iPad!
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What are you using a custom Rom?

bodomfan said:
Don't know what to do may stay on stock are these easy to root used to have the galaxy s5 but went to sony for a while with the z3.really enjoyed that phone now back to Samsung again.i actually like the new Xperia xz premium but this was cheaper
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It seems you are better in stock first because it is still in the warranty period. There are some places that reject the warranty for root

mashardpro said:
It seems you are better in stock first because it is still in the warranty period. There are some places that reject the warranty for root
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The phone itself is only 4 months old bought it second hand in mint condition

bodomfan said:
What are you using a custom Rom?
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I'm still stock.

Hi I just want to know whether I can flash just the CSC from other country's firmware without completely changing it? Is it possible? Flashing CSC alone using odin?

davey6693 said:
I'm still stock.
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Same as me then.stock is pretty good actually

Christy Paul said:
Besides the Knox will be Invalid after you flash a ROM.
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I already know that I had a galaxy s5 before and rooted that
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US Cellular Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge SM-G920R and SM-G925R4 ROM Development

Hello all,
I would like to raise a simple question today, as to ask WHY does the USC Variant of S6 and S6 Edge DO NOT receive any attention from the devs?I I have seen so many roms and different developments for probably EVERY variant of the S6 and S6 edge but NOT the US Cellular?? Is there any major hardware difference (which I dont see) or something else? Its really disturbing to have a BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED device and yet be so deprived of custom roms.
Thank you, please respond with reasons if someone can.

Ansur_Mehdi said:
Hello all,
I would like to raise a simple question today, as to ask WHY does the USC Variant of S6 and S6 Edge DO NOT receive any attention from the devs?I I have seen so many roms and different developments for probably EVERY variant of the S6 and S6 edge but NOT the US Cellular?? Is there any major hardware difference (which I dont see) or something else? Its really disturbing to have a BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED device and yet be so deprived of custom roms.
Thank you, please respond with reasons if someone can.
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the chip is not developer friendly.not worth blowing knox for this.im on the sm-g925f .and i wouldend have blown my chip if i had knowen the lack of development.so if you have a intact knox keep it as your going to have more issues with nougat 7.many app relay on knox and more to come.

joecool666 said:
the chip is not developer friendly.not worth blowing knox for this.im on the sm-g925f .and i wouldend have blown my chip if i had knowen the lack of development.so if you have a intact knox keep it as your going to have more issues with nougat 7.many app relay on knox and more to come.
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I dont have nougat since USC hasnt released the update yet, and since I once flashed a wrong Google Pixel based rom on it, my knox is probably tripped, PLUS I dont care about KNOX since I dont ever use mobile pay or related services, I will be more then happy to kick Knox out of my phone as a matter of fact
Anyways, If Exynos is not dev friendly, how did the devs release roms for AT&T, Verizon, TMob etc carriers? They sport the same chip, dont they?
Anyways thanks for the response!

joecool666 said:
the chip is not developer friendly.not worth blowing knox for this.im on the sm-g925f .and i wouldend have blown my chip if i had knowen the lack of development.so if you have a intact knox keep it as your going to have more issues with nougat 7.many app relay on knox and more to come.
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A question slightly out of the topic, CAN I FLASH A ROM FOR OTHER GS6 EDGE VARIANT ON USC?? If Yes, WHICH VARIANT ROMS CAN WORK ON THIS ONE?

Ansur_Mehdi said:
I dont have nougat since USC hasnt released the update yet, and since I once flashed a wrong Google Pixel based rom on it, my knox is probably tripped, PLUS I dont care about KNOX since I dont ever use mobile pay or related services, I will be more then happy to kick Knox out of my phone as a matter of fact
Anyways, If Exynos is not dev friendly, how did the devs release roms for AT&T, Verizon, TMob etc carriers? They sport the same chip, dont they?
Anyways thanks for the response!
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not to sure im only looking in to this myself .but i know what you mean.but the end of the day its not going to get any better for development on any versions of this device.regards Joe.

Ansur_Mehdi said:
A question slightly out of the topic, CAN I FLASH A ROM FOR OTHER GS6 EDGE VARIANT ON USC?? If Yes, WHICH VARIANT ROMS CAN WORK ON THIS ONE?
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not sure you'll have to research your device forum,p.s take caps off lol.

joecool666 said:
not sure you'll have to research your device forum,p.s take caps off lol.
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Haha, taken the caps off, lol. My device has no dedicated forum on xda

Ansur_Mehdi said:
Haha, taken the caps off, lol. My device has no dedicated forum on xda
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development
this might help. regards joe

All ROMs I tried on my s6 edge never worked, even the unified ROMs. The touchscreen never worked which was from the kernel and unknown baseband version. If we had some custom kernels this might solve the issues if not the touchscreen issue.

SrZambie said:
All ROMs I tried on my s6 edge never worked, even the unified ROMs. The touchscreen never worked which was from the kernel and unknown baseband version. If we had some custom kernels this might solve the issues if not the touchscreen issue.
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I had the exact issue as you did, touch did not respond on a custom rom so I switched back to official ROM.

us cellular stock rom s6
can anyone please direct me to a link where i can get the stock firmware for my galaxy s6 us cellular g920r4tyu

Lowwing_74 said:
can anyone please direct me to a link where i can get the stock firmware for my galaxy s6 us cellular g920r4tyu
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check out updato.com then Look in Firmware Tabs and Finally Search for your device