Hi does anyone know whether we will be able to buy the 4G version that isn't going to be locked into a particular carrier?
Just I am in the Philippines and they are generally about the last country in the world to get things like this - so i would have to wait until September or 1Q 2012 before i could buy it here...
Also can a carrier locked version be unlocked at all?
Thanks in advance
The only carrier version that has been announced so far is for Verizon, expected to come out in July with LTE. No other information has been released
Just wondering if anyone has the scoop on a possible US release for the wifi version?
Borgf15 said:
Just wondering if anyone has the scoop on a possible US release for the wifi version?
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Not too sure about that, but the Verizon LTE version has been confirmed... though I'd steer clear of that really...
The general idea seems to be that with the LTE version coming out in a few weeks, it will be a while.
Hi,
I got my new s6 edge plus in Germany and loving it.
I might be traveling to the USA this year and will stay for sometime.
can I activate and use Samsung pay on my European model when I get a qualified bank card from the USA ?
As of now I get a message in Google play that my model is not supported instead of my country is not supported [emoji19]
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Nop, you can't unless it's got release in Europe, because you have a g928F the phone knows that's an European version in EUA country. ? sorry for giving you bad news
Has anyone with an unlocked S8 (US) received the Oreo ota yet?
Ive always had Verizon branded Galaxy / Android phones in the past so I am not as familiar with the unlocked ota process. Do unlocked Galaxy phones typically receive ota updates last?
I have a Tmo device on U1(unlocked) firmware and haven't received the update yet. It's somewhat annoying that both Vzw and Tmo got oreo before the unlocked.
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Unlocked variants are usually the last ones to get the updates
:laugh: just got it..MetroPCS unlocked S8.
aftab565 said:
[emoji23] just got it..MetroPCS unlocked S8.
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That is not the unlocked variant. If it is it has been flashed with SM-G950U firmware for MetroPCS. Your phone might be unlocked but the OP was asking about the SM-G950U1.
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adj998 said:
Unlocked variants are usually the last ones to get the updates
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Why is unlocked variant last to get updates? No carrier bloat to update, so technically it should be first.
bocondo said:
Why is unlocked variant last to get updates? No carrier bloat to update, so technically it should be first.
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Unfortunately that's just how it's is, hence why Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint have the official Oreo update including the exynos variant. As for unlocked variants they'll eventually get it, but you'll probably get Oreo root faster than your official update. Or if you're impatient just grab an Oreo beta and work with that.
My Verizon s8+ that I use my tmobile sim got it yesterday. It changed the Verizon boot logo to tmobile. No more Verizon bloatware.
They said the U1 beta testers would be the first to get it too and that didn't happen.
Who ultimately pushes the ota for unlocked phones? Is it the manufacturer (Samsung) or the carrier that you're using the phone on?
If it is the carrier, then I suppose it makes sense that they would prioritize their locked variants first.
Waiting for Oreo OTA
Re: They said the U1 beta testers would be the first to get it too and that didn't happen.
Yes. It's taking a great deal of patience. Samsung seems to have appreciated our feedback as beta testers and then led us out to pasture and left is behind. I think I'm running a Jan 16 beta build and have been waiting...
What software version are you guys on? I am still on nougat 7.0. Are they going to push out 8.0 and skipping 7.1?
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What software version are you guys on? I am still on nougat 7.0. Are they going to push out 8.0 and skipping 7.1?
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Here in the states, my SM-G950U updated to Oreo v8.0.0 from v7.0 yesterday afternoon (March 20). Samsung Experience v9.0, Build number is R16NW.G950USQU2CRB9.
Security patch level is 1 Feb, 2018.
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Why is unlocked variant last to get updates? No carrier bloat to update, so technically it should be first.
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I was told that the unlocked variant needs all US carriers to sign off on it before they can send it out.
I'm running beta Oreo for U1. Still no update. I wouldn't mind so much if the lockscreen didn't interfere with listening to music, the music gets slow, choppy, distorted sounds when the lock screen turns off my display. Can't listen to music in my car, it's so annoying. Wish they'd expedite the update like now. They basically jacked my radio with that bug. lol
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I was told that the unlocked variant needs all US carriers to sign off on it before they can send it out.
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no that's bull****. that defeats the entire purpose of getting an unlocked phone.
The unbranded and unlocked version must work with both GSM and CDMA networks. They also must work with the carriers features like, WiFi calling, call waiting, etc. If I understand this correctly, they will require some form of carriers' certifications. Therefore unlocked phones will face delays from both Samsung and the carriers. I made a mistake of not believing former owners and publications about slow updates when I bought my S8 from Samsung. I have since corrected my mistake and bought a Pixel 2. You'll have to adjust to a plain Jane Android but you must give up something to get the timely OS updates from Google.
I am now fully convinced that Samsung will never change and Samsung phone owners who are dissatisfied with the unlocked OS updates can buy phones other than Samsung. Sony seems to be serious with the US market with their new Xperia XZ2.Sony's OS is as close to plain Android and their updates are not bad. My 2-yr old Xperia X has been on Oreo 8.0 for awhile now. Essential can be a player too.
Do yourself a favor. Stay away from Samsung if your priority is timely OS update.
If they let Snapdragon Users unlock bootloaders this was not a problem. May they will let us do that or some one will find an exploit i mean, yo can unlock bootloader on china snapdragon s8. #IWillBuyMyGalaxyS10WithExynos
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The unbranded and unlocked version must work with both GSM and CDMA networks. They also must work with the carriers features like, WiFi calling, call waiting, etc.
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Well I hope this is true for Oreo, but I doubt. The 7.0 the unbranded fw for at&t doesn't even allow VoLTE or WiFi calling out of the box.
Not sure about ATT but Oreo works on those features from T-Mobile. By the way I failed to mention that I am on Oreo Beta in my unlocked S8 which I used with Tmo.
Hi!
Just won a Canadian Galaxy Tab A (2017) SM-T380 at my job's Holiday party. I'm a bit displeased to see that it comes preloaded with 7.1.1 Nougat, a bit more displeased to see that no Canadian upgrade to Oreo exist, and much more displeased that the latest patch updates are dated January 1st, 2018 -- practically a year ago. Having no update/upgrade available from OTA, I went to SamMobile to see if a newer ROM was available, and found that some region did receive an upgrade to Oreo 8.1, with the Singapore and Korean variants having received security patch up to November 1st, 2018 and most European countries up to September 1st, 2018. Not so much love for North America...
Though I'm pretty sure I can flash another region's ROM on my Canadian tablet, as in the end they all share the same SM-T380 base, I'm wondering what are the differences between countries builds? I mean:
- Are the differences only limited to different base settings?
- Or are some capacities enabled in some countries, but disabled in some others (i.e. languages, keyboards not included, etc.)?
- Or (worse) does various countries ROMs include additional bloatwares bundled softwares?
- And could a specific country variant include, say, some mechanism to collect user data while another one would not have it?
What are the differences between a Canadian ROM and a Singapore ROM?
Oooooookay, litterally a day after I post my question above, I go back to SamMobile, and there's an Oreo 8.1 upgrade for the Canadian region variant. Pretty nice!
Still, my question would stay, I'm intrigued about the variations between regions.
XAC 8.1
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Oooooookay, litterally a day after I post my question above, I go back to SamMobile, and there's an Oreo 8.1 upgrade for the Canadian region variant. Pretty nice!
Still, my question would stay, I'm intrigued about the variations between regions.
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Here is the link:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=D59A337EFB6811E89F15FA163EE8F90B
Us Canadians ALWAYS are last to receive updates, it seems like.... Probably because our government makes sure to keep us censored and oblivious to what the hell is really going on with the rest of the world.
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Us Canadians ALWAYS are last to receive updates, it seems like.... Probably because our government makes sure to keep us censored and oblivious to what the hell is really going on with the rest of the world.
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LOL quite like the description. Though I believe it's Samsung's policy, don't know why -- because I also have a OnePlus phone, and Canada is one of it's test market when updates are released. Samsung devices are obviously more common than OnePlus', though.
Still, I'm still wondering what is present or absent from a Singapore ROM that is not part of the Canadian ROM...