Hey all. I am in the US but bought international S7Edge when it came out. I dont know what firmware it had I think it was some italian one maybe. Then i rooted and started using custom roms. Then when nougat officially came out for S7Edge i un-rooted and went back to 100% stock using i think Vodafone 7.0 firmware. I think because i rooted i have a negative test response from Knox which i think stops me from getting OTA updates. It shows in software info that my OS version has security patch only from January 2017 so I am clearly not on latest firmware even though OTA says I am on latest.
Is there a site with a database of all firmwares out for the S7Edge international variant So i can find the latest and flash it to my phone since OTA wont get the latest.
samsmobile has the latest.
Yoiu still have an issue with your kernal as phone still thinks you have custom rom. Tripped knox on stock firmware will not stop OTA from downloading.
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Is it a good idea to update latest firmware? I just got a notification recently saying that there is an update. So I heard about Samsung took some precautions to prevent rooting with new firmware. I am not planning to root my device soon but was just wondering, is there any disadvantage of updating to latest firmware?
It's all in the title. Says on my s7 the newest version is 6.0.1 yet I know this isn't true for other s7s. Anyone know when we're getting the update, or how to get it early?
samsung push it partially, so if there are bricks or some issues, just some of users will have to provide phones to service. just wait for a few days or flash it with odin stock rom is available on sammobile
I have some questions if you have any ideas please :
I want to flash the last oreo update via odin, Would this manipulation trip my knox ?
How can i keep my parameters and app with odin ?
Would the phone get OTAs after the upgrade ?
Is there any way to get back ota updates capability if it is region related or smthng ?
Thank you guys !
I want to flash the last oreo update via odin, Would this manipulation trip my knox ? Never. Just flash the ROM following the steps on this thread (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/guide-flash-oreo-g950fxxu1crb7-using-t3755862). Its 100% secure (MODEL G950F).
How can i keep my parameters and app with odin ? Flashing "HOME CSC OXM". (The Other file, "CSC OXM" will wipe your data)
Would the phone get OTAs after the upgrade ? Yes
Is there any way to get back ota updates capability if it is region related or smthng ? The Roms are global, the sim determines your region, not the rom. Enjoy!
FernandoM22s said:
I want to flash the last oreo update via odin, Would this manipulation trip my knox ? Never. Just flash the ROM following the steps on this thread (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/guide-flash-oreo-g950fxxu1crb7-using-t3755862). Its 100% secure (MODEL G950F).
How can i keep my parameters and app with odin ? Flashing "HOME CSC OXM". (The Other file, "CSC OXM" will wipe your data)
Would the phone get OTAs after the upgrade ? Yes
Is there any way to get back ota updates capability if it is region related or smthng ? The Roms are global, the sim determines your region, not the rom. Enjoy!
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Man ! That was fast and brief ! Thank you
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ourSalaheddine said:
I have some questions if you have any ideas please :
I want to flash the last oreo update via odin, Would this manipulation trip my knox ?
How can i keep my parameters and app with odin ?
Would the phone get OTAs after the upgrade ?
Is there any way to get back ota updates capability if it is region related or smthng ?
Thank you guys !
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It's official - just leaked; why would Knox even care?
The only reason you won't get OTAs is because it's leaked, and there are generally no updates aimed at leaked firmware.
I ran CRA5 (first leaked Oreo build) and Knox didn't care, and I'm running CRB6 (second updated leak) and Knox STILL didn't care. You won't get OTAs; instead, to restore OTA functionality, you have to replace the leaked firmware with official firmware (and since the leaks are AT&T Mobility-based, and I'm on T-Mobile, that makes a ton of sense, at least to me).
Leaked AT&T Mobility firmware, on the T-Mobile side of Tracfone, on an ex-VZW Samsung Galaxy S7 (Snapdragon) - and this is a locked phone?
PGHammer said:
It's official - just leaked; why would Knox even care?
The only reason you won't get OTAs is because it's leaked, and there are generally no updates aimed at leaked firmware.
I ran CRA5 (first leaked Oreo build) and Knox didn't care, and I'm running CRB6 (second updated leak) and Knox STILL didn't care. You won't get OTAs; instead, to restore OTA functionality, you have to replace the leaked firmware with official firmware (and since the leaks are AT&T Mobility-based, and I'm on T-Mobile, that makes a ton of sense, at least to me).
Leaked AT&T Mobility firmware, on the T-Mobile side of Tracfone, on an ex-VZW Samsung Galaxy S7 (Snapdragon) - and this is a locked phone?
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I didn't quitly understand, but thank you, knox is a physical "fuse" that, if tripped, is definitivly irrevesible
Ok so I rooted my Verizon phone 2 years ago and I'm still running 6.0.1 with G935VVRU2APE1, the security patch level is from June 1, 2016, yes I'm wayyy behind. I'd like to go to Nougat or Oreo if possible with a fresh start/data wipe. Not concerned with root atm.
Where do I start? I've read through a lot of forum pages but no one has a build as old as mine it seems. According to updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=SM-G935v (can't post proper link) the latest build for 6.0.1 is G935VVRU4API3. Can I go from APE1 to API3 without issue following "{GUIDE} Flashing the SM-935U firmware onto your Verizon S7 Edge and Rooting" or does it have to be a certain prior version?
From there will an OTA update or an official stock odin file get me to Nougat/Oreo? Thank you in advance!
I did upgrade my 6.0.1 V to 7.0 U. From there I got the OTA updates/upgrades to Oreo. You can get them faster if you use SmartSwitch on PC and phone.
SoNic67 said:
I did upgrade my 6.0.1 V to 7.0 U. From there I got the OTA updates/upgrades to Oreo. You can get them faster if you use SmartSwitch on PC and phone.
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Thanks for the reply. So do I go from my current build to the latest 6.0.1 (API3) or just go straight to the latest 7.0?
I would say you have to go to an official one first, using Odin.
Since October 2018 I stopped receiving updates via OTA. I'm thinking about updating the phone with Odin but I don't want to trip Knox so I don't really know what version of the Rom to install.
My S8 is a SM-G950F unlocked with CSC - DBT, that's all I know. And when I check for updates it says: Current version: G950FXUU4CRJ5/G950FOXM4CRJ3/G950FXXU4CRI9.
What rom do I need to flash?
ginevra24 said:
Since October 2018 I stopped receiving updates via OTA. I'm thinking about updating the phone with Odin but I don't want to trip Knox so I don't really know what version of the Rom to install.
My S8 is a SM-G950F unlocked with CSC - DBT, that's all I know. And when I check for updates it says: Current version: G950FXUU4CRJ5/G950FOXM4CRJ3/G950FXXU4CRI9.
What rom do I need to flash?
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Have you tried manual update in settings?
You could also try Samsung's smart switch to update to latest version.
If you want to download firmware and use Odin then use either sammobile.com or updato.com. or samfirm.
Using Odin to flash official stock rom will not trip your Knox.
I normally use updato for my firmware or samfirm
https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model
Latest version I think for Germany DBT is G950FXXU4DSCB ( March ) android version 9 (pie).
I've tried manual update and Smart Switch too and no success. It says I'm on the latest update. I guess I'll try Odin and flash Pie.
I am also facing the same issue. Mine is SM-G950FD. I bought it online, not from official channels. How about you? I have a small suspicion if Samsung is blacklisting phones purchased unofficially. I hope I am wrong.
Well I bought mine from Amazon Germany from a verified seller and for a few months I received updates, but since October 2018 no more. Why would they blacklist my phone?
Sorry. I didn't mean to imply that they are blacklisting. I was just being a bit paranoid thinking may be Samsung blacklisted my phone since I bought it unofficially.
I have a new theory. Looks like many people who bought phones from one country (UAE in particular) had their phone sensors bricked after an OTA update while they were in a different country. That may explain why Samsung is not updating my phone (mine is from UAE).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/sensors-android-update-please-help-t3721874/page6
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/s8-update-messed-sensors-t3812085