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So i have an AT&T S7 edge and i have a goPhone simcard. But every time i click to check for updates it says it has the most current update. Which it isnt because it still has the September security patch so obviously not the most current version. Any thoughts

HAYDENB said:
So i have an AT&T S7 edge and i have a goPhone simcard. But every time i click to check for updates it says it has the most current update. Which it isnt because it still has the September security patch so obviously not the most current version. Any thoughts
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Hook up to wifi it will download the update for you.
Or download it from the pc and flash via odin
Or use smart switch on your computer it will update the firmware as well

So i found out the issue why because the firmware version is the unlocked version not the AT&T version

To Update my Sprint Unlocked S7 Running on Cricket, do I need to use a Sprint sim?

I am concerned because I'm looking forward to Android Nougat but I haven't gotten a December security update and the phone uses sprint software. It's using the November update, and I updated right when I got the phone. Except I can't remember if the Sprint sim was in when I updated. For the phone to update, does there need to be a Sprint sim in or can I use my cricket sim? Thanks.

AkagisComet said:
I am concerned because I'm looking forward to Android Nougat but I haven't gotten a December security update and the phone uses sprint software. It's using the November update, and I updated right when I got the phone. Except I can't remember if the Sprint sim was in when I updated. For the phone to update, does there need to be a Sprint sim in or can I use my cricket sim? Thanks.
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You don't need any specific SIM for OTA's.

Why didnt my phone get nougat?

I recently bought my s7 edge directly from the samsung website at&t version and got it unlocked to be used on the tmobile network. I tried updating the phone to nougat but at&t software update would say that I am on the latest software which was 6.0.1. I even used a working at&t sim card because I thought maybe you need to be on their network but still it gave me the same thing. Finally I just used odin to update to nougat but I wanted to know if anyone knows why I was not able to update ota?

navpal93 said:
I recently bought my s7 edge directly from the samsung website at&t version and got it unlocked to be used on the tmobile network. I tried updating the phone to nougat but at&t software update would say that I am on the latest software which was 6.0.1. I even used a working at&t sim card because I thought maybe you need to be on their network but still it gave me the same thing. Finally I just used odin to update to nougat but I wanted to know if anyone knows why I was not able to update ota?
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You are on the international version if you bought it directly from Samsung. They haven't released the international N for the S7 Edge. I know this is frustrating but you aren't the only one. If you can put up with ATTs bloat then go flash the Odin files, they have been released for ATT.
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Won't search for latest OTA updates

Hi, I bought a Galaxy S7 edge sm-g935a, and I'm using it here in Japan with other network. I'm just wondering why everytime I check for an update, it always says I'm on the latest firmware even when I'm like 3 or 4 versions behind. Even when I connect it to smart switch it also says I'm on the latest firmware too, and when I try to click on firmware upgrade and device initialization, it says "Galaxy S7 Edge does not support initializing, please contact customer support". What should I do to get OTA updates? Thanks

AT&T phones will not receive OTA updates if you're not on the AT&T network. You have to manually flash them. You could keep downloading the latest firmware and flash it, or you could download the U firmware, which will receive updates regardless of carrier.
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ajemnace said:
Hi, I bought a Galaxy S7 edge sm-g935a, and I'm using it here in Japan with other network. I'm just wondering why everytime I check for an update, it always says I'm on the latest firmware even when I'm like 3 or 4 versions behind. Even when I connect it to smart switch it also says I'm on the latest firmware too, and when I try to click on firmware upgrade and device initialization, it says "Galaxy S7 Edge does not support initializing, please contact customer support". What should I do to get OTA updates? Thanks
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I'd consider switching to the 935U Firmware, it kills the useless AT&T bloat, and you'll get OTA's
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-s7-edge/how-to/updated-935u-935a-live-links-pi3-t3501686

stew1411 said:
AT&T phones will not receive OTA updates if you're not on the AT&T network. You have to manually flash them. You could keep downloading the latest firmware and flash it, or you could download the U firmware, which will receive updates regardless of carrier.
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Thanks man, I tried searching for its latest firmware but none of it seems to work out, I found some on google and download it but when I tried to unzip the files, all the files that I've downloaded we're corrupted LOL. I'm now switching to 935U firmware :good:

My S7 edge won't update either. I seem to be stuck on the May 2017 security update (Build # G935AUCS4BQE1). I bought my phone from swappa.com last month. The seller had it listed in the AT&T section as the SM-935A. I can use it for the most part without any issues (no Wi-Fi calling, not recognized on the AT&T network). When I check the IMEI # with Samsung, they show it listed for Sprint. Any suggestions of what I should do? I know one option is to flash the 935U firmware.
Thanks in advance.

caferacer73 said:
My S7 edge won't update either. I seem to be stuck on the May 2017 security update (Build # G935AUCS4BQE1). I bought my phone from swappa.com last month. The seller had it listed in the AT&T section as the SM-935A. I can use it for the most part without any issues (no Wi-Fi calling, not recognized on the AT&T network). When I check the IMEI # with Samsung, they show it listed for Sprint. Any suggestions of what I should do? I know one option is to flash the 935U firmware.
Thanks in advance.
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All US (Snapdragon) based S7 Edges are physically identical, so you can run AT&T firmware on a Sprint S7E and vice-versa. However, AT&T is well known for disabling features based on IMEI, which it appears they are doing for WiFi calling. Unfortunately, it appears someone converted a device that started life on Sprint, so unfortunately you may be out of luck. The only way to fix the problem that I am aware of is to temporarily switch your SIM out for an actual AT&T device (whose IMEI is recognized), and that supports WiFi calling and VoLTE, then put the SIM back in your converted S7 Edge.
Converting to U will definitely make the phone a LOT faster (and the battery last longer), but you are giving up on any carrier features period at that point. I personally felt that the performance and battery features were a lot more important to me than WiFi calling or VoLTE and I switched to U a while ago. I haven't looked back, but that's just me.

Thanks jshamlet. I did a chat with Samsung and they confirmed that my phone was originally setup for Sprint and that it has been unlocked. My fiancee has an AT&T branded S7 Edge, so I can try putting my SIM in her phone for a bit. Converting to the U is something I'll seriously consider. I had an unlocked Moto X Pure Edition, so I'm used to not having the Wi-Fi calling or VoLTE.

I ended up using Odin to flash the SM-G935U firmware to my phone. Once that was finished, it downloaded and installed the April - August security updates, so I'm happy now. Also, no AT&T bloatware.

Here are the Firmware updates for the ATT 935A.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-s7-edge/how-to/updates-g935a-servers-adb-sideloads-t3583165

SM-T827R (US Cellular) flashed with T827V (Verizon Oreo) - Working no issues

I purchased a US Cellular branded Tab S3 to use on AT&T when I found out they sell them unlocked. I also recently wanted Oreo on it and after some digging found US Cellular still hasn't released an update but there was one from Turkey and one from VzW. I tried to find a concrete yes/no if I can flash other variants of the T827 models firmware without luck so figured I'd roll the dice on it myself. This weekend I tracked down the VzW Oreo firmware and used Odin to install it on my US Cell Tab. The first round I had a couple of errors and for a second thought I had a new paper weight, but kept calm and ran through the process again and it worked!
Just a note:
At first boot it will say the SIM is invalid and to put in a VzW SIM, but you can click ok and keep going. Once done setting up on wifi you can then go into settings and add the AT&T APN and connect over cell.

Could you post where you got the VZW image? I'd like to try this. I can't believe USC hasn't updated their tabs yet. I'm tired of asking when the update will arrive!

alfredtv said:
I purchased a US Cellular branded Tab S3 to use on AT&T when I found out they sell them unlocked. I also recently wanted Oreo on it and after some digging found US Cellular still hasn't released an update but there was one from Turkey and one from VzW. I tried to find a concrete yes/no if I can flash other variants of the T827 models firmware without luck so figured I'd roll the dice on it myself. This weekend I tracked down the VzW Oreo firmware and used Odin to install it on my US Cell Tab. The first round I had a couple of errors and for a second thought I had a new paper weight, but kept calm and ran through the process again and it worked!
Just a note:
At first boot it will say the SIM is invalid and to put in a VzW SIM, but you can click ok and keep going. Once done setting up on wifi you can then go into settings and add the AT&T APN and connect over cell.
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Not sure that was a good idea. If indeed you did manage to flash the VZW bootloader then the tablet is now likely bootloader locked with no way of returning to its original state.

ashyx said:
Not sure that was a good idea. If indeed you did manage to flash the VZW bootloader then the tablet is now likely bootloader locked with no way of returning to its original state.
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Was this verified to be the case? Also would the verizon combination file work on the uscelluar tablet? I picked up a cheap SM-T827R4 that is FRP locked. I am waiting to hear back from the original owner if they would be willing to bypass the verification for me.

Writermike said:
Was this verified to be the case? Also would the verizon combination file work on the uscelluar tablet? I picked up a cheap SM-T827R4 that is FRP locked. I am waiting to hear back from the original owner if they would be willing to bypass the verification for me.
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I was able to flash the combo file for the SM-T827V (Verizon version of the Tab S3) to bypass the FRP lock. I used the one on gsm-firmware.com After which I was able to reflash the uscelluar firmware from sammobile. I don't know if this is exactly the same as the OP's method, but hope it helps someone else out in the future.

Writermike said:
I was able to flash the combo file for the SM-T827V (Verizon version of the Tab S3) to bypass the FRP lock. I used the one on gsm-firmware.com After which I was able to reflash the uscelluar firmware from sammobile. I don't know if this is exactly the same as the OP's method, but hope it helps someone else out in the future.
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Sorry for the late reply on this. I downloaded the image files from sammobile and installed them with odin. I've been up and running on Oreo (VzW branded) since my post and have had no issues or reasons to flash to anything else. I have tried to run an update but it says it can't register, which i assume is because it's hitting the VzW servers w an ATT SIM from a USC device!
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alfredtv said:
I have tried to run an update but it says it can't register, which i assume is because it's hitting the VzW servers w an ATT SIM from a USC device!
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You just need to put a Verizon SIM in it once (and so far only once) to check for updates. The SIM doesn’t even need to be provisioned. Then you can check for updates with your normal SIM.
I’ve had a VZW Tab S3 for over a year that I have been using with AT&T. I updated to Oreo without any issues with my AT&T SIM installed.

Wanted to first say thanks for the tip -- and echo that The T827R4 does in accept the Verizon Oreo firmware via the latest version of Odin, though with a build just a few releases behind it threw an error and would not flash.
I guess if we can't have root we may as well have Oreo.

Samemobile has the January security update Oreo
alfredtv said:
I purchased a US Cellular branded Tab S3 to use on AT&T when I found out they sell them unlocked. I also recently wanted Oreo on it and after some digging found US Cellular still hasn't released an update but there was one from Turkey and one from VzW. I tried to find a concrete yes/no if I can flash other variants of the T827 models firmware without luck so figured I'd roll the dice on it myself. This weekend I tracked down the VzW Oreo firmware and used Odin to install it on my US Cell Tab. The first round I had a couple of errors and for a second thought I had a new paper weight, but kept calm and ran through the process again and it worked!
Just a note:
At first boot it will say the SIM is invalid and to put in a VzW SIM, but you can click ok and keep going. Once done setting up on wifi you can then go into settings and add the AT&T APN and connect over cell.
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I just updated to Oreo for SM-T827R4 to January security patch 8.0.0 firmware from Sammobile and it working great.

my370z said:
I just updated to Oreo for SM-T827R4 to January security patch 8.0.0 firmware from Sammobile and it working great.
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You're right about Verizon firmware running really smooth. Much better than the US Cellular firmware. After flashed VZ firmware, the model changed to SM-T827V.

in case anyone has the us cellular model, you really don't need to flash the verizon firmware because the us cellular model has a more updated firmware than the verizon model.
the model is actually SM-T827R4, oreo with apr 2019 security and OTA update works too.
though no pie update yet (same as verizon)

So these can't be flashed to the stock 820 pie rom?

picachux said:
So these can't be flashed to the stock 820 pie rom?
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good news, the official pie is available now, OTA downloading now
Verizon model still stuck at oreo

supaet said:
good news, the official pie is available now, OTA downloading now
Verizon model still stuck at oreo
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Thanks for the heads up will check when I get home.
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