Has anyone with a UK unlocked s7 Edge got the Nougat update via OTA? It just keeps telling me that my phone is upto date!
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It's likely you have an 'XEU' device then. Same boat as me. There is currently no information available as to when this version of the s7 edge is going to receive the update. But if you're impatient you can flash the 'BTU' version over it (a quick search of this forum will uncover all the instructions needed for this). Noting that there are many reports of unfavourable battery life post flash. It's disappointing our devices have been ignored but I'd wager the wait is related to bugs within the original roll out. Yet, with no official word from Samsung, thats purely speculation on my part.
Thanks, how can I tell if I've got an XEU device? I brought the phone brand new from car phone warehouse.
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Yeah CPW = XEU
But you can use this app to check https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en_GB
Thanks, I'm gutted, that was the whole point of buying an unlocked phone and not a provider locked one.
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Same theory here.
I bought mine from the Samsung Experience Store thinking at first it was Samsung. Only to realise once I'd paid for it it wasn't Samsung at all as the invoice has CPW on it.
Apparently from an email ive received from CPW they advised from the 1/3/17 Samsung are taking those Stores over.
That said if I buy the s8 or Note 8 next I'll buy direct from the Samsung Store online.
I was on the Beta, had beta 5 and then discovered I was on XEU.
So I didn't get the OTA update either.
I ended up flashing a stock BTU update from SamMobile. It's what I'd highly recommend.
It just works and if your device was never rooted (like mine), you still get OTA updates
I'm on Three and my Nougat update came through Tuesday evening.
I am on Three as well, had mine on Wednesday but since updating I cant charge my phone with the cable. Got to take it to a service center to be looked at.
yfbc said:
Yeah CPW = XEU
But you can use this app to check https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en_GB
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I bought mine from carphonewarehouse in early February 2017. Phone info says the CSC is BTU even though CPW and XEU are in the available CSC codes. I have not flashed any fw or done anything to change the CSC.
The same day I bought it it updated itself to Nougat OTA.
How does the phone decide which of the multi CSCs available it's going to use when you first boot it up? Could it depend on the SIM inserted?
Why is mine BTU when the OP's is CPW when both phones have come from the carphonewarehouse?
I can't answer that definitively. Mine was bought not long post release, when it appears all CPW s7 edges were XEU.
But perhaps they have started shipping out BTU exclusively in recent times, even to resellers. At this point I'm just speculating.
I had EVR one but flashed to BTU and got the OTA update (17th January)
So it's just a case of waiting then as I don't want to root and flash.
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Found an interesting thread on the Samsung website...
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5...cpage/board-id/uk-mobile/page/2/thread-id/244
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Hi Guys.
Can someone explain what the Available Csc codes section is and if it means anything with mine being blank ?
Update just in case this question pops up for another person.
Another owners phone purchased from the same outlet reports its the same on his phone.
Samsung U.K. confirm it's nothing to be concerned over.
BandOfBrothers1 said:
Update just in case this question pops up for another person.
Another owners phone purchased from the same outlet reports its the same on his phone.
Samsung U.K. confirm it's nothing to be concerned over.
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Mine is XEU (purchased from Carphone Warehouse) and Available CSC Codes shows multiple.
Mines from the Samsung Experience Stores also owned by Cpw (well until 1/3/17 when Samsung take them over)
Was your supplied with contract via Cpw or sim free.
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Mines from the Samsung Experience Stores also owned by Cpw (well until 1/3/17 when Samsung take them over)
Was your supplied with contract via Cpw or sim free.
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Come to think of it, mine is actually an exchange from my Insurance (original phone was from Carphone Warehouse, forgot I had it changed).
That could well explain the difference then.
Same problem my device j710fn.....
How to get many available csc code????
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?
-NVE
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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.
-NVE
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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?
-NVE
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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?
-NVE
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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 trusted Samsung when they said that the updates for the unlocked US models will be handled a lot better. The carrier versions started receiving May 2017 security updates. It may be little bit to early to declare that Samsung is sticking to their old habits/shenanigans but ill be jumping to Essential phone if i do not see updates coming by the time Essential is out for sale.
Anyone received updates for the unlocked USA model?
Could of swore you could flash one of the canadian xac firmware on the american phones, kinda defeats the purpose though but it is another option. What security patch is the unlocked s8 on?
April 1, 2017
Give Samsung time, they have hundreds of different Systems they have to build and make. Give them time.
XAC has been updated to AQEJ and that was a few days ago. I see TMO is the only US varient that has received a updated this month so far but all off out firmware is the same, only thing different is user data. So you could download the TMO software and flash the normal files minus user data and that will be your unlocked U firmware.
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Quickvic30 said:
XAC has been updated to AQEJ and that was a few days ago. I see TMO is the only US varient that has received a updated this month so far but all off out firmware is the same, only thing different is user data. So you could download the TMO software and flash the normal files minus user data and that will be your unlocked U firmware.
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Word is out that Sprint model is updated also.
mweinbach said:
Give Samsung time, they have hundreds of different Systems they have to build and make. Give them time.
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That is not my fault that they are churning out boat load of different models that cannot support and provide timely updates. What is my fault is that i gave them my money ... I shouldn't have done that.
Again Europe is getting the update way before the US market. Any word when to expect the update here?
No word yet and Samsung hasn't put out a schedule! hopefully soon...
At this point they should wait for April patch... But what matters most to me is resolving network bugs with Sprint + T-Mobile. Still, isn't it odd that even the U1 S10s don't have the March patch?
I don't care about the security update, I want the fixes, like the deep sleep bug, etc. So tired of feeling like a red-headed stepchild.
Ace42 said:
At this point they should wait for April patch... But what matters most to me is resolving network bugs with Sprint + T-Mobile. Still, isn't it odd that even the U1 S10s don't have the March patch?
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I had an U1 S9+ in the US and it always came last for any updates. Use to be the first to get them but not anymore. It took about 3 weeks to get the Pie update from Oreo after everyone else got it.
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Ace42 said:
At this point they should wait for April patch... But what matters most to me is resolving network bugs with Sprint + T-Mobile. Still, isn't it odd that even the U1 S10s don't have the March patch?
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ATT has some network issues also.. I'm having to restart my s10+ one to two times a day just to get signal back. Unlocked S10+
Damn, even though these phones are made in vietnam yet they still havent released any update for vietnam region (exynos)
My Unlocked UK gets updated pretty much on day 0, but you Americans have to suffer waiting for your lazy providers to bloat your firmware first, not only that, that's also another reason of why you can't unlock your bootloader, it really sucks.
Samsung's update schedule is totally ignored by most providers worldwide, some S9 units are getting Pie just now, so there's no way to really know when anything is coming to anyone.
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My Unlocked UK gets updated pretty much on day 0, but you Americans have to suffer waiting for your lazy providers to bloat your firmware first, not only that, that's also another reason of why you can't unlock your bootloader, it really sucks.
Samsung's update schedule is totally ignored by most providers worldwide, some S9 units are getting Pie just now, so there's no way to really know when anything is coming to anyone.
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Mine is unlocked, not a provider phone. Yet still ignored by Samsung. I love Samsung phones, I always get unlocked versions, but this is absolutely ridiculous. One thing about iPhones that makes me jealous.
April....day 5....no March update. How is it acceptable to have a flagship phone, where Samsung committed to monthly updates, and to be a month late right out of the gate?
My phone runs amazing. I'm not sweating it.
I am still waiting also.
It should arrive for U1 once all US carriers update their U models. I think Verizon & ATT haven't updated yet, will check later.
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It should arrive for U1 once all US carriers update their U models. I think Verizon & ATT haven't updated yet, will check later.
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Xfinity Mobile carrier locked version updated this morning.
U1 unlocked March update is out. Downloading now.
New update
Just got another update there for biometrics fingerprint exynos
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U1 unlocked March update is out. Downloading now.
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Finally! Thanks for heads up
I got a prompt for a biometrics update (Canada unlocked version) yet when I try to install it, it fails. Had to remove Secure Folder it seems, but then the notification disappeared completely. No more notification and biometrics still the same older version. I love how good Samsung is at rolling out updates. I will probably never get this now.
No March update either, a md it's mid April now.
Hopefully the biometrics update(s) will come soon for the snapdragon unlocked us version
Just received the unlocked March update... Yippee ???????
Is anyone else stuck on the May 1st patch that has the U1 (Unlocked by Sammy)?
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Yes and it's utterly pathetic and ridiculous!
Rooted users have July 1 update FFS!
I just want the damn night mode!
My Exynos Note 9 is on June 1 and has it.
It's intolerable, I'm about to throw it in the trash.
My non rooted s10+ has june sp
Mines U2
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Still May...
Everyone that has u1 model is still on may security patch unless they manually flashed one of the U firmwares.
Agreed it's totally asinine, I thought in the past unlocked phones were the first to get updates and carriers push them out late. Now it appears to be the other way around which makes no sense.
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My non rooted s10+ has june sp
Mines U2
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That would be because you don't have the U1 model which is what op was asking about. Or if you do, then you must have updated via Odin
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Everyone that has u1 model is still on may security patch unless they manually flashed one of the U firmwares.
Agreed it's totally asinine, I thought in the past unlocked phones were the first to get updates and carriers push them out late. Now it appears to be the other way around which makes no sense.
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That would be because you don't have the U1 model which is what op was asking about. Or if you do, then you must have updated via Odin
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Samsung does update their unlocked phones last after all of the carriers have signed off on updates. I've been reading complaints about this since Samsung started selling unlocked phones in North America but it's completely deliberate if frustrating.
In the past it was Unlocked then carrier. My understanding was that the carrier models took longer because of all of the bloat they pushed the update had to not interfere with that and it not interfere with the update. Now it has become a pay to play type field where the carriers seem to be saying hey who's more valuable, our 50,000 units or the independents and their 1,200 units?
Anyway on an up note, for those who don't have the update... I know how can that be an up note, but for those who don't have it, there were several articles about glitches with the update. After the phones last reboot it was asking users to input a password, even if none had been set. If one was set it didn't work anymore and I believe the only resolution was a factory reset. No big deal if that was something you planed on doing anyway or if factory resetting worked, which I'm not 100% it did. They quickly halted the roll out and were supposed to be recoding it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...assword.html&usg=AOvVaw18ttx3BV1WntrRqHvO_NMZ
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...reset-to-fix&usg=AOvVaw1YVbq3TlZLuJP_2nvam-EH
So maybe it's a lucky thing we haven't gotten it yet.
Yep still stuck in May here too. I agree it's frustrating that we're usually months behind on getting new features and always last getting security updates. But I am happy that we didn't get that last update that made people factory reset to get into their phones.
Same here
I actually called Samsung yesterday. Sure enough, they blame it on the carrier.....sad.
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In the past it was Unlocked then carrier. My understanding was that the carrier models took longer because of all of the bloat they pushed the update had to not interfere with that and it not interfere with the update. Now it has become a pay to play type field where the carriers seem to be saying hey who's more valuable, our 50,000 units or the independents and their 1,200 units?
Anyway on an up note, for those who don't have the update... I know how can that be an up note, but for those who don't have it, there were several articles about glitches with the update. After the phones last reboot it was asking users to input a password, even if none had been set. If one was set it didn't work anymore and I believe the only resolution was a factory reset. No big deal if that was something you planed on doing anyway or if factory resetting worked, which I'm not 100% it did. They quickly halted the roll out and were supposed to be recoding it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...assword.html&usg=AOvVaw18ttx3BV1WntrRqHvO_NMZ
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...reset-to-fix&usg=AOvVaw1YVbq3TlZLuJP_2nvam-EH
So maybe it's a lucky thing we haven't gotten it yet.
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You might be thinking of international unlocked models that were purchased for use in the US when you say that in the past Samsung provided updates for unlocked models before carrier updates.
Samsung didn't officially start selling unlocked phones in the United States until a couple years ago (I think with the S8) and it has always been Samsung's policy to update the US unlocked phones after all of the carriers have approved the update.
The unlocked international S10 phones are on the July security patch.
Here in the UK the unlocked models get updated first, then around a week or two later the carriers get it. That's been my experience with my Vodafone version S10+, atm the BTU CSC has the July update but still waiting on mine, doesn't bother me too much tho.
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Here in the UK the unlocked models get updated first, then around a week or two later the carriers get it. That's been my experience with my Vodafone version S10+, atm the BTU CSC has the July update but still waiting on mine, doesn't bother me too much tho.
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In the US Samsung and Apple have a virtual duopoly thanks to the carriers which might be why those carriers are given priority here--unlocked phones are a tiny segment of the market in this country. Phones from Xiaomi, Huawei and Honor aren't available here except as unlocked imports through the mail with no warranty or support.
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In the US Samsung and Apple have a virtual duopoly thanks to the carriers which might be why those carriers are given priority here--unlocked phones are a tiny segment of the market in this country. Phones from Xiaomi, Huawei and Honor aren't available here except as unlocked imports through the mail with no warranty or support.
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Yeh thats a bummer. And some in the US still being on the May update when it's August in a few days isn't good.
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Sprint got the june update today
I'm definitely tempted to update to a U firmware instead of using the default unlocked firmware. It is super disappointing to get updates last. It used to be the reason to get unlocked phones...
I am on AT&T and I got the June update either the last week of June or the first week of July I want to say.
My wife's unlocked s8 + already got the July update! My unlocked s10 plus is still on may.
How is this a carrier issue? Samsung seriously needs to address this void.
It's seriously pisses me off that I spent almost $900 on a phone and it hasn't been updated now in over two months. I just checked the settings and it says the phone was last updated on May 29th. That's over two months. if there was a clear guide to follow I would have updated to the AT&t firmware by now but it's been many years since I did anything with Odin and I don't want to risk screwing up my phone....ugh
We need to contact Samsung