android oreo update - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

i have the usa unlocked version of the galaxy s8. model no. SM-G950U1. i live in canada now so i am wondering how i can get the new update
thanks

Duplicate: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/galaxy-s8-sm-g955u1-oreo-t3765460/post75950170

thunderroid said:
Duplicate: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/galaxy-s8-sm-g955u1-oreo-t3765460/post75950170
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How is it a duplicate. I want to know how I can get the update when I am in a different country that's where the phone is from

Does anyone know if I will be able to get the update if I am out of the country once its out

cr7soccer said:
Does anyone know if I will be able to get the update if I am out of the country once its out
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One of my Friend bought g950u1 from us and he is using it in India now. He has been getting all the updates samsung pushed earlier. I am sure you guys will get the oreo update also, If it ever gets released.
Waiting forever for this update.

jasleen_ss said:
One of my Friend bought g950u1 from us and he is using it in India now. He has been getting all the updates samsung pushed earlier. I am sure you guys will get the oreo update also, If it ever gets released.
Waiting forever for this update.
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I also got the security patches but I asked samsung and they said i have to go back to the us to get oreo

cr7soccer said:
I also got the security patches but I asked samsung and they said i have to go back to the us to get oreo
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I dont think that is true, only a few carriers have implemented checks(AT&T for sure) to make sure you are using their sim before they let you download the update. It should not matter by region at all. The updates are pushed by IMEI series and not by geolocation.

I got the update today

Got the notice on my TMO running unlocked code today as well. Has anyone installed it yet? Any issues? How's battery life?
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A0425A said:
Got the notice on my TMO running unlocked code today as well. Has anyone installed it yet? Any issues? How's battery life?
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I am using on sprint, installed the OTA yesterday. My experience with battery life has been worse than the beta version I was on.

So is there a way to stop the update? I want to let it bake a bit. I thought I could go into Dev Options and disable Auto System Update but as soon as I got home and on WiFi it started downloading Oreo.
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3.2 Update in Canada

Any one in Canada received the 3.2 update from Samsung or has it not been released here yet?
I haven't received it yet. Probably not out yet.
Yes, I have, I'm in Gatineau Quebec and it was there last week and again yesterday when I plug into Kies even if I'm on Task 6.1.
what firmware is the update? Android HC 3.2, but what firmware code specifically?
did you do the update or stay with Task?
Kies will not connect for me regardless of what I do -- I have given up on it and will flash using Odin and download using CheckFus or an uploaded firmware and so it would be nice to know what designation is being presented by Kies.
official response from Samsung Canada is that it has not bee released here yet and the 3 different CSR's I have spoken to do not know why it has not been released and when it will be.
Wonder if I use Tunnelbear switched to US and then connect Kies if it will pull the update from Samsung US?
Blackwidowman said:
Yes, I have, I'm in Gatineau Quebec and it was there last week and again yesterday when I plug into Kies even if I'm on Task 6.1.
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And did you purchase your tab in Canada or the U.S.?
Update not available in kies or OTA here (just checked again)
In case it is not clear in my sig, my tab is stock non-rooted
Im on Task 6.1. I bought it new in the box from a gent from Ottawa and I could'nt tell you where its from as I installed a custom rom first thing when I got home. But all my info and registration including Kies points to Canada. I just assumed that like my Asus Transformer OTA were location based not firmware based. Sorry if this misled anyone.
Unfortunately Tunnel Bear did help get the update.
I am in Canada, and I put the US update on. What would the difference be for Canada?
How? Samsung Canada have not released it yet.
Lord Wayne said:
I am in Canada, and I put the US update on. What would the difference be for Canada?
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brownstar69 said:
How? Samsung Canada have not released it yet.
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This is what I did, I rooted my tab, then installed the rom from post #115 of this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346227&page=12
I also used the pit file on post #121 of the same thread
using odin. When I plugged in with Kies, it said an update was available.
Granted I purchased my dad's tab in the states, I was able to get the ota for it in Ontario two days ago. His is stock.
Just checked the box its model GTP7510UWR it had software version XXKG6. Inside everything was bilingual so it looks like it was a canadian model, however depending on the rom I had on it, kies may had seen it as a US model. Since I'm on Task 6.1 I don't get the update.
I'm also on a stock tab 10.1 in Ontario and haven't been able to get an update via kies or OTA. Just keep getting the "no update available" message when I check.
I'm following Samsung on twitter, who have said they will tweet when its released. I'd love to know there excuse for not releasing it yet, they'll probably claim the market is too small and therefore the distribution costs are too high......the usual bull**** we get up her for getting screwed over.
brownstar69 said:
I'm following Samsung on twitter, who have said they will tweet when its released. I'd love to know there excuse for not releasing it yet, they'll probably claim the market is too small and therefore the distribution costs are too high......the usual bull**** we get up her for getting screwed over.
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Is there something vastly different between the Canadian version and the US version? If not, I don't see why we should wait around until they release it in Canada...
That's why I upgraded
To what, being American? Some would consider that a downgrade!
Lord Wayne said:
That's why I upgraded
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I asked the very same question and have had no response from Samsung Canada
Yeria said:
Is there something vastly different between the Canadian version and the US version? If not, I don't see why we should wait around until they release it in Canada...
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I just flased the US KMM onto my Canadian version. No issues whatsoever and now I should get any future US updates instead of being stuck in the cold waiting for new Canadian versions.
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Beta registration has opened up again!

As the tile says.
woot.. i was able to sign up.. now waiting for the beta to be available to download...
I'm in now and downloading. Just go into settings and check for an update - it should be there. I'm on TMO in the US.
Not showing up for me, do you happen to be in the UK? I read that the beta opens up for US users later this week.
Got in!
Downloading now...
Edit: this build is noticeably faster and if battery life really does improve this build and android overall has come so very far. Awesome!
Anyway for any of you guys to post the firmware?
SantinoInc said:
Anyway for any of you guys to post the firmware?
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Sadly I don't think there is a way to successfully pull a functioning firmware currently for T-Mobile variants yet.
I got in, but have had no update pushed to me yet.
Wonder when it'll happen.
Registered yesterday and it's downloading now
sacnotsack said:
Registered yesterday and it's downloading now
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Hmm, maybe its just taking longer to get the update for some people.
I went completely stock today to ensure there wouldn't be any issues. After it downloaded the November security update,I manually checked to see if yjete was another uodate,and the beta was waiting to download.
Maybe any of you guys can root after downloading update and share the ota file with others.. Only if rooting doesnt delete any user data..
Registered but not seeing the update.
droidhunger said:
Maybe any of you guys can root after downloading update and share the ota file with others.. Only if rooting doesnt delete any user data..
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Once it's pulled from the device it doesn't seem to work. People have tried to.
This is very fluid and stable great beta. Can't wait till official. No problems at all. It was mentioned that GEAR VR is not supported but it updated mine and no overheat runs perfect
Sent from my SM-G930T using XDA-Developers mobile app
have unlocked phone how to download ...
I'm getting "The maximum number of Galaxy Beta Program participants has been reached" message
NomaSS said:
I'm getting "The maximum number of Galaxy Beta Program participants has been reached" message
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Been close for a while my dude lol I was to slow to get back to tmo firmware so I coudnt sign up so I'm stuck with this beta
Hello, I have a Samsung s7 from t-mobile and want to sign up for the beta testing. I live in the US and cannot seem to find it on the app store. Pls help, thanks!

Nougat is here

Nougat has been released at least to the beta testers. I updated this am. G935PVPU4BQAA
kbboykin said:
Nougat has been released at least to the beta testers. I updated this am. G935PVPU4BQAA
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I was running stock and got it this morning as well.
Hopefully the rest of us will get it soon!
Are you guys on "G935PVPU4APL6_G935PSPT4APL6_SPR"
Or are you running Unlocked "G935UUEU4APL4_G935UOYM4APL4_SPR"
My PL4 Has nothing as of yet for updates.
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/02/2...-edge-expanding-to-a-slew-of-countries-today/
Not on unlocked. Was on G935PLN beta
rascal9 said:
Are you guys on "G935PVPU4APL6_G935PSPT4APL6_SPR"
Or are you running Unlocked "G935UUEU4APL4_G935UOYM4APL4_SPR"
My PL4 Has nothing as of yet for updates.
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/02/2...-edge-expanding-to-a-slew-of-countries-today/
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Im on PL6 and nothing for me yet.
Anyone else manually checking every 30 minutes or so? haha
rascal9 said:
Are you guys on "G935PVPU4APL6_G935PSPT4APL6_SPR"
Or are you running Unlocked "G935UUEU4APL4_G935UOYM4APL4_SPR"
My PL4 Has nothing as of yet for updates.
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/02/2...-edge-expanding-to-a-slew-of-countries-today/
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I was on PL6
niketom843 said:
I was running stock and got it this morning as well.
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WIthout getting to personal what region are you in?
I live in Michigan But im running Unlocked Have the files to jump to PL6 right this moment though
My little brother got his phone the exact same time i did he is running all stock PL6 and nothing for him as of yet.
Still nothing showing on the interwebs either
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935P/
I live in NJ running stock 4APL6 and nothing yet, I had beta but lost it when I to get my device replaced.
Finally released.
Nothing here yet in NYC on my stock PL6 Sprint GS7e but will keep checking.
I'm in Georgia running stock PL6 and no update yet.
ryan2202 said:
Finally released.
Nothing here yet in NYC on my stock PL6 Sprint GS7e but will keep checking.
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According to the Sprint reps post in the Samsung Beta app, non beta users should start receiving it tomorrow in waves. Full rollout should be reached by the 27th or 28th
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Son Rise said:
According to the Sprint reps post in the Samsung Beta app, non beta users should start receiving it tomorrow in waves. Full rollout should be reached by the 27th or 28th
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I would believe you. But you are the same one that said you got the update 3 weeks ago.
rascal9 said:
I would believe you. But you are the same one that said you got the update 3 weeks ago.
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LOL blasted!
I too can confirm that the update came. Was on beta PLN and would get the beta notice after every reboot. Got notice this AM and was aprox. 167MB. It said Nougat 7.0 and after doing the upgrade it just says QAA like the OP said. Also no notice about it being the beta.
rascal9 said:
I would believe you. But you are the same one that said you got the update 3 weeks ago.
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Lol alright you'll see
Sent from my SM-G935P using XDA Free mobile app
Any idea how to get this firmware ahead of time for non beta users? Surely there's gotta be a way of making an odin flashable tar.
rascal9 said:
WIthout getting to personal what region are you in?
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Mid, the size of the update for non beta users is 1409.70MB, in case anyone wanted to know.
niketom843 said:
Mid, the size of the update for non beta users is 1409.70MB, in case anyone wanted to know.
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I did...thanks

SM-G955U1 Oreo Update Out

I just received my Oreo update for my Unlocked S8+. Has anyone else received it yet? I'm thinking since we have Safestrap and now custom rom support that I'll cancel the update and wait for an AOSP rom.
ajsmsg78 said:
I just received my Oreo update for my Unlocked S8+. Has anyone else received it yet? I'm thinking since we have Safestrap and now custom rom support that I'll cancel the update and wait for an AOSP rom.
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What carrier are you with? Did you have beta?
I just got it also. I'm on cricket
xmckinzie said:
What carrier are you with? Did you have beta?
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I was on T-Mobile but switched to MetroPCS two days ago. (Same network)
It's true... I am on Sprint with G995U1 and I am currently downloading a 1354.14MB update.
I had to check for it, but it found it and downloaded it. My phone is unlocked. Update applied without issues.
Loving finally having the auto fill API.
Just checked my software updates for the first time in weeks and there it was! Unfortunately they're working on our electrical system, so I won't be able to download it until WiFi is back up, but it'll give me time to back things up.
Factory unlocked running on T-Mobile
Can anyone confirm if Hotspot remains functional after the update without carrier involvement.
Thanks
Aridon said:
Can anyone confirm if Hotspot remains functional after the update without carrier involvement.
Thanks
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I used the hotspot yesterday at a clients and I also just switched carriers a few days ago and the hotspot worked fine. I did end up taking the OTA to Oreo.
I live in albania and no update, I have the unlocked firmware running in vodafone network. Currently im on BRB1? Any ideas why I dont have an update yet? Thanks
Can someone please confirm which bootloader is bundled with this update?
hazard666 said:
Can someone please confirm which bootloader is bundled with this update?
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Bootloader 2
clownin72 said:
Bootloader 2
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Awesome. Thanks!

Oct, update Is Out.

If you have went along with installing the Oct, 2018 update, and you have a Sprint variant, but you have service with another carrier, please report here your experience. Thanks a lot.
LOVE ME PLEASE said:
If you have went along with installing the Oct, 2018 update, and you have a Sprint variant, but you have service with another carrier, please report here your experience. Thanks a lot.
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Might do it tonight if nobody reports. I have Sprint with Verizon sim.
LOVE ME PLEASE said:
If you have went along with installing the Oct, 2018 update, and you have a Sprint variant, but you have service with another carrier, please report here your experience. Thanks a lot.
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I'm interested to know as well!
ceelos218 said:
Might do it tonight if nobody reports. I have Sprint with Verizon sim.
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Best of luck my friend. It seems as though it should go well, but Sprint and Essential seem to be desperate to patch this situation.
Oktober Update
Developer Settings/ Essential Noch-Settings
Set default for all applications
Set per application
I record an unintentional reboot of the system after this update, but otherwise ist all stable and OK here in Austria.
I have the sprint one and everything works fine. Consistently.
No issues here. Update took longer to install than I expected, but everything working fine on my end (straight talk/at&t sim)
italiangi said:
I'm interested to know as well!
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backed up my data. grabbed Oct 2018 OTA from Essential's site
rebooted in recovery, sideloaded OTA
after reboot, SIM still unlocked
I can't speak for downloading the OTA from the phone itself, but the above steps worked for me
I flashed via BTS, and twrp + magisk. Then I found I lost wifi. Cannot start WIFI.
Also, I uses TWRP-SEP.img. Or I will have no touch. Any hint?
very smooth battery life improved very slightly mostly standby time and speaker min volume has decreased quiet a bit which is a very nice change and now we even got notch settings which is pretty dope in my opinoin
i was hoping notch settings would fix wabbitemu's incompatibility, but it didnt.
I'm on a Sprint running TMobile anyone confirm I won't be locked out again?
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kenbrownstone said:
I'm on a Sprint running TMobile anyone confirm I won't be locked out again?
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I have sprint phone using t mobile. Never had any issues
kenbrownstone said:
I'm on a Sprint running TMobile anyone confirm I won't be locked out again?
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If you're already on September, update and you're not "simlocked" you should be fine updating to Oct, build. I have a Sprint variant, and I have service through T-Mobile. After I updated to September, build I got "simlocked". Thanks to the XDA modem swop, I unlocked my device, and updated to September, build without issues.
The only problem I am having after updating to September, build, is after attempting to root my device. I lose the ability to connect to WiFi. But after re-flashing my device fastboot, I am able to connect WiFi. Anybody else?
I have the unlocked version, but am using Sprint. Still waiting for the October update. Or new cables to arrive so I can sideload it. Whichever comes first. (Just got this phone Monday. It's my first USB c device. Ah, the new accessories to invest in too...)
Any changelog or improvement?
Hi there i have the unlocked sprint variant, im on pie so it is safe to update to the oct update? I heard the locking problems on september update. Thanks for your time
gilbertoperezx1 said:
Hi there i have the unlocked sprint variant, im on pie so it is safe to update to the oct update? I heard the locking problems on september update. Thanks for your time
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If you have service through another carrier other than Sprint, and you have a Sprint variant, Essential Phone, and you haven't updated to September, update, but you would like to update to October, update, I wouldn't update to October update.
But if you have already updated to September, update, without issues? You should be fine updating to October.
If you ultimately want to update, and you unfortunately get "sim-lock" ? There are very credible fixes available in the threads of XDA for the essential phone to unlock the notorious SIM lock issue. Good luck!
Hi there I just updated to october update from Android Pie realese and I have a sprint variant PH1 unlocked and still fully unlocked. It is working great. Now I just need root it again. Thanks for all the support

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