[Q] I9020T, 2.3.6 & Tethering - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
This morning Google released the 2.3.6 update for my I9020T Nexus S over Mobilicity's network and I was wondering if this 2.3.6 update was affected by not being able to tether. This is currently my major concern as I tether a lot.
Does anyone know if that 2.3.6 tethering bug that was reported on the I9020A when they first got it also affects the I9020T phones too or Google has pulled the update on I9020A and I9020T and re-released it?
Right now my phone wants me to update to 2.3.6 but I want to make sure that I still have tethering if i do so.
Thanks,
deltatux

Its not a bug. Carriers want to charge for that feature. I'm sure someone will make a tethering fix just like bugless Pete did for the 2.3.5 update. That one might even work already.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

I have the I9029T on t-mobile and I updated to 2.3.6 today. My wifi tethering wasn't working right away and I almost freaked out because I use this feature all the time. Thankfully it was easily fixed...
I have the security enabled for the wifi tethering and for some reason after the update the password in my phone changed by itself. I just changed it back to what it was and it worked again. If for some reason you cant remember your password and your computer is automatically set to connect to the tethering.. Right click on Android AP in the comp, click properties and change the network security key (password) from there as well... Now all is good in the world of tethering.

Rem3Dy said:
Its not a bug. Carriers want to charge for that feature. I'm sure someone will make a tethering fix just like bugless Pete did for the 2.3.5 update. That one might even work already.
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My carrier doesn't do that, they allow tethering without extra charge.
kresk said:
I have the I9029T on t-mobile and I updated to 2.3.6 today. My wifi tethering wasn't working right away and I almost freaked out because I use this feature all the time. Thankfully it was easily fixed...
I have the security enabled for the wifi tethering and for some reason after the update the password in my phone changed by itself. I just changed it back to what it was and it worked again. If for some reason you cant remember your password and your computer is automatically set to connect to the tethering.. Right click on Android AP in the comp, click properties and change the network security key (password) from there as well... Now all is good in the world of tethering.
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Really eh? I guess for Mobilicity it's even better, I just updated to 2.3.6 after scouring upon heaps of irrelevant results on Google and found some relevant from Android Central and Android Police where people reported that it works. So I tried it, flashed it to 2.3.6 and instantly, tethering works with no workarounds required. I noticed that AWS signal with my carrier improved a bit.
Thanks guys,
deltatux

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GRJ90 with OLD radio shows improvements?

So last night I installed GRJ90 from buglesspete's post, but little did I know it did not have the new radio in it.
All of my speeds were much improved today, as I posted elsewhere. Once I learned I was still on the old radio, I flashed the new one and my results stayed the same. No problem... just confusing, since I thought the improvement was supposed to come from the radio, right?
you may have just sparked the biggest thread on the forum's
people are gunna be flocking back to the old radio to get tethering back and use 2.3.5 to get teh upp'd speeds
i have also noticed that with the new update that the status icon shows 3g even when on 1x looks like they are faking the signal like they do with other sprint phones.
shabbypenguin said:
you may have just sparked the biggest thread on the forum's
people are gunna be flocking back to the old radio to get tethering back and use 2.3.5 to get teh upp'd speeds
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Are you sure hotspot was blocked by radio and not grj90? I couldn't get hotspot to work last night while still on old radio, but I also couldn't get wifi tether to work so maybe something else was wrong on my end.
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i flashed grj90 through cwm and i still have tethering and hotspot available??? i dont have 4g here in vermont and was hoping the update would boost 3g but ive noticed no change.
grj22 with new radio = hotspot functioning.
also getting the 3g icon when in 1x areas. I see no improvement in the 3g/wifi speeds at all, and signal still fluctuates wildly.
My tethering is also working..
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to the ppl saying tethering works for them.. just to be certain.. are you using the built in wireless hotspot feature found in the settings menu?
not sure why some people still have it working and some don't. i wonder if some qpst m.ip profile edits could trick it into working again?

[Q] Rooted HTC Inspire 4G - Tether Issue

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I have been using the ClearDroid ROM v1.2.2 Stable with the Mod and its great. The only problem I have is the usb tethering will not work without using something like "Easy Tether lite". When I connect my Inspire 4G to my laptop and select the usb tethering option i get an error that i need to "contact AT&T to enable tethering on this device". My provider is Telstra (Australia) and prior to rooting the phone this worked ok. Is this how it should work since it has been rooted and flashed the Cleardroid rom?
I have also noticed that my Inspire has AT&T Hot Spots still running, but using ClearDroid AT&T bloatware should have been removed. Has something not worked or is this normal?
joe97113 said:
Hi, I hope someone can help me. I have been using the ClearDroid ROM v1.2.2 Stable with the Mod and its great. The only problem I have is the usb tethering will not work without using something like "Easy Tether lite". When I connect my Inspire 4G to my laptop and select the usb tethering option i get an error that i need to "contact AT&T to enable tethering on this device". My provider is Telstra (Australia) and prior to rooting the phone this worked ok. Is this how it should work since it has been rooted and flashed the Cleardroid rom?
I have also noticed that my Inspire has AT&T Hot Spots still running, but using ClearDroid AT&T bloatware should have been removed. Has something not worked or is this normal?
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Without the AT&T hotspot app present on the device, I am not sure that users would gain access to the free AT&T wifi across the country, so I left that in there purposely. The purpose is to only add to the device's functionality, while not taking anything away that might be useful.
As for the tethering issue, you are using the stock tethering app. When AT&T updated the device to gingerbread, they locked it down hard. I am still working on how to unlock the stock app for that.
There is a second tethering app in the app drawer that has been there for many builds now, and it is guaranteed to work as it should. Use that one instead of the stock one and you will be just fine. Many users even report that they like it better to begin with. I hope this helps until I can get a real fix on the hotspot.
ClearD said:
As for the tethering issue, you are using the stock tethering app. When AT&T updated the device to gingerbread, they locked it down hard. I am still working on how to unlock the stock app for that.
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Sorry to revive an old thread. I was hoping there was an update on getting the stock tethering hotspot app working in Gingerbread. I've recently starting using an unlocked Inspire 4G on Ting (GSM/T-Mobile network), which allows tethering, but the stock app complains I need to call AT&T to enable tethering.
I was hoping there was a setting in the setting.db I could change, like I see described for other devices, and worked for my Nexus 5.

Tether discussion (tether constantly losing data connection)

I have been having this issue since the JB update (I was running JB leaks before, but am now running game stock, rooted and unlocked JB).
I currently have the paid official Verizon tethering app (I have an unlimited data plan), and had the same issue as well when using FoxFi (paid) and other tethering apps.
Basically, tether will work well for the first few minutes, and then the phone will lose its data connection often enough to make the tethering useless.
Anyone having tether work well for them? This has been bothering me for several months now...
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lyrictenor1 said:
I have been having this issue since the JB update (I was running JB leaks before, but am now running game stock, rooted and unlocked JB).
I currently have the paid official Verizon tethering app (I have an unlimited data plan), and had the same issue as well when using FoxFi (paid) and other tethering apps.
Basically, tether will work well for the first few minutes, and then the phone will lose its data connection often enough to make the tethering useless.
Anyone having tether work well for them? This has been bothering me for several months now...
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Use Treve tether mod in the apps and themes section. Works perfect for me and im running running Beans Build 7.
andrewluera said:
Use Treve tether mod in the apps and themes section. Works perfect for me and im running running Beans Build 7.
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The tether mod is actually included in Beans build 7. I was having tethering problems too on JB but since running build 7 they are completely gone, I get steady and fast connection.
Did you use Foxfi before updating to Jelly Bean? Did it work fine? I noticed that several apps that use the built in hotspot including Verizons paid hotspot gave me the same data connection issues on Ice Cream Sandwich. The app "Power Toggles" enables the phones hotspot feature and had the same problem.
Foxfi updated their app to use the same method that bypasses Verizon and enables the phones hotspot app when using Jelly Bean. (So the Foxfi on ICS is very different than on JB) It seems that any app including verizons app that uses the built in hotspot has the data connection issue for me. It's perfect for a couple minutes than drops for a minute.
I'm worried that if I upgrade my phone to Jelly Bean, Foxfi will drop my connection as it did with Power Toggles and all other apps that enable the phones hotspot.
lyrictenor1 said:
I have been having this issue since the JB update (I was running JB leaks before, but am now running game stock, rooted and unlocked JB).
I currently have the paid official Verizon tethering app (I have an unlimited data plan), and had the same issue as well when using FoxFi (paid) and other tethering apps.
Basically, tether will work well for the first few minutes, and then the phone will lose its data connection often enough to make the tethering useless.
Anyone having tether work well for them? This has been bothering me for several months now...
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I've had the same issue with 4G data dropping using the hotspot and it appears worse since the JB update on my Verizon S3. Interesting enough, I have no issues using the tethering option via Bluetooth.
Note my phone is stock, not rooted.
FoxFi used to help (I'm paying for unlimited tethering) but since the JB update it doesn't matter. In fact, when I reinstalled FoxFi and turned on the hotspot via the app, the Verizon hotspot app also starts. This never happened before but appears to have happened since the JB upgrade.
I read in another forum to try turning off WPA2-PSK security all together and turn on Open. I've just tested that and it appears to not kill the 4G connection. I did turn on only connect to allowed devices... It's easy to add them by turning that option off with just "open", then add the device(s) by selecting the "+" to the right of the device so they are then listed in the "approved" section. Then turn back on "only allowed devices".
I have not tested the WPA-PSK encryption to see if it drops (yet).
I don't particularly care to run an open network with no encryption as any packet sniffer can pick up plain text (although browser encryption keeps secure sites secure) and allowing only certain devices works off the MAC address, so it's "relatively" secure. And by relatively I mean not greatly secure because a techhead can spoof their MAC address. But since it's a phone, my hotspot isn't always on...
I also need to test running a tablet along with my PC to see if the 4G drops or not.
Some other notes with the problems I'm having:
- The phone doesn't drop signal. Test programs show the signal connection constant. The mobile data simply turns off on the phone and pops off and on,,,
- I had this same issue with my HTC Thunderbolt.This leads me to believe it's a Verizon problem, but since the open option is appearing to work, that doesn't seem 100% true.
- Bluetooth tethering is fairly solid. Minimal drops, but Bluetooth doesn't appear to be quite as good as passing data as WiFi.I don't have bandwidth specs handy
- Since going to open/limited approved devices I'm streaming video in the background on Chrome browser and also surfing XDA at the same time with (fingers crossed) no 4G drop,
- After changing to open on the hotspot, I did shutdown and reboot the phone.
Let me know if this helps your situation.
UPDATE: Well after all that, I added my Nexus 7 to the hotspot and within seconds it dropped 4G data. Now it's dropping periodically even with the Nexus off and just the PC connected. So I dropped it back to completely open not limiting devices and it appears to be not dropping. Buggy PITA!
UPDATE #2: Just got off the phone with Verizon Tech Support. This is apparently a known problem with ICS on this device and they are working on an update. They offered me a replacement phone but I bought this new and do not want a refurb, so I declined. They then suggested a SIM card replacement as this is where all the info is used for security to/from the network and if the SIM card does not fully fix, then a factory reset and reinstall of all programs (which I knew was coming).
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smashedpumpkins said:
I'm worried that if I upgrade my phone to Jelly Bean, Foxfi will drop my connection as it did with Power Toggles and all other apps that enable the phones hotspot.
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With my experience, if you update to JB you will experience the drops. I didn't have as much of a problem with this with ICS.
BitMaster said:
I've had the same issue with 4G data dropping using the hotspot and it appears worse since the JB update on my Verizon S3. Interesting enough, I have no issues using the tethering option via Bluetooth.
Note my phone is stock, not rooted.
FoxFi used to help (I'm paying for unlimited tethering) but since the JB update it doesn't matter. In fact, when I reinstalled FoxFi and turned on the hotspot via the app, the Verizon hotspot app also starts. This never happened before but appears to have happened since the JB upgrade.
I read in another forum to try turning off WPA2-PSK security all together and turn on Open. I've just tested that and it appears to not kill the 4G connection. I did turn on only connect to allowed devices... It's easy to add them by turning that option off with just "open", then add the device(s) by selecting the "+" to the right of the device so they are then listed in the "approved" section. Then turn back on "only allowed devices".
I have not tested the WPA-PSK encryption to see if it drops (yet).
I don't particularly care to run an open network with no encryption as any packet sniffer can pick up plain text (although browser encryption keeps secure sites secure) and allowing only certain devices works off the MAC address, so it's "relatively" secure. And by relatively I mean not greatly secure because a techhead can spoof their MAC address. But since it's a phone, my hotspot isn't always on...
I also need to test running a tablet along with my PC to see if the 4G drops or not.
Some other notes with the problems I'm having:
- The phone doesn't drop signal. Test programs show the signal connection constant. The mobile data simply turns off on the phone and pops off and on,,,
- I had this same issue with my HTC Thunderbolt.This leads me to believe it's a Verizon problem, but since the open option is appearing to work, that doesn't seem 100% true.
- Bluetooth tethering is fairly solid. Minimal drops, but Bluetooth doesn't appear to be quite as good as passing data as WiFi.I don't have bandwidth specs handy
- Since going to open/limited approved devices I'm streaming video in the background on Chrome browser and also surfing XDA at the same time with (fingers crossed) no 4G drop,
- After changing to open on the hotspot, I did shutdown and reboot the phone.
Let me know if this helps your situation.
UPDATE: Well after all that, I added my Nexus 7 to the hotspot and within seconds it dropped 4G data. Now it's dropping periodically even with the Nexus off and just the PC connected. So I dropped it back to completely open not limiting devices and it appears to be not dropping. Buggy PITA!
UPDATE #2: Just got off the phone with Verizon Tech Support. This is apparently a known problem with ICS on this device and they are working on an update. They offered me a replacement phone but I bought this new and do not want a refurb, so I declined. They then suggested a SIM card replacement as this is where all the info is used for security to/from the network and if the SIM card does not fully fix, then a factory reset and reinstall of all programs (which I knew was coming).
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With my experience, if you update to JB you will experience the drops. I didn't have as much of a problem with this with ICS.
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Thank you for the informative post. You've done a lot of the work for me. This is unfortunately what I expected. The hotspot feature in general seems to be bugged on the S3. My phone is rooted and the use of "Wifi Tether" seems to keep a constant but horrible connection. I tried a few other root wifi tether apps with the same issues. I'm not sure what methods are used by the apps but my connection speed with Foxfi is 15-20 Mbps where it's only 4-6 Mbps with Wifi Tether at the same time. I would love to use bluetooth but in my case I'm bridging the wireless connection with my router for the rest of the home network. Keep us updated on anything else you discover. Thus far, Foxfi has worked perfect on ICS with little to no drops. Sadly no other app has proven the same. I stream Netflix in HD and a decent connection is required.
EDIT: I would be curious to know if any of the custom JB roms have a smooth working wifi tethering app. I know that several have tethering baked in OTB but do they suffer from the same problem we've mentioned here?
On Unlimited data unpaid I used stock Verizon 4G Hotspot on stock deodexed rom all Christmas weekend tethered to my laptop and fast charging via USB with ZIGGY's latest kernel. Only time I lost connection is if I left it idle for a prolonged time. Worked great and could not tell any difference from my 18 MB DSL line although I did not do speed tests. It also maintained 100% charge regardless of laptop usage. Charged faster than I could use it. Only power connection was laptop connected to wall. Phone remained tethered to laptop via USB. One Power connection/one wireless connection. Works for me.
Yes, definitely don't upgrade to JB. I'd also be interested to see if the issue is better on other JB ROMs.
I actually got a good tech on the phone that admitted there was a software issue with JB which is why they offered a replacement. They also suggested I contact Samsung which I may do.
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BitMaster said:
Yes, definitely don't upgrade to JB. I'd also be interested to see if the issue is better on other JB ROMs.
I actually got a good tech on the phone that admitted there was a software issue with JB which is why they offered a replacement. They also suggested I contact Samsung which I may do.
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And why is that. I'm running Stock JB with no problem although I have never excepted an OTA. Actually have never seen an OTA in years since they have always been blocked. That is phone hack rule #1. Never had to return a device.
I was referring to only the Wifi hotspot program. I have no issues with direct USB or Bluetooth tether. Just the hotspot which the Verizon Tech admitted has an issue with JB on the S3.
I'm running straight stock, no root. If I was running anything else I wouldn't accept an OTA either.
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BitMaster said:
I was referring to only the Wifi hotspot program. I have no issues with direct USB or Bluetooth tether. Just the hotspot which the Verizon Tech admitted has an issue with JB on the S3.
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I ran all mine off the hotspot. Didn't want to waste my wireless tether app. :laugh:
BitMaster said:
I've had the same issue with 4G data dropping using the hotspot and it appears worse since the JB update on my Verizon S3. Interesting enough, I have no issues using the tethering option via Bluetooth.
Note my phone is stock, not rooted.
FoxFi used to help (I'm paying for unlimited tethering) but since the JB update it doesn't matter. In fact, when I reinstalled FoxFi and turned on the hotspot via the app, the Verizon hotspot app also starts. This never happened before but appears to have happened since the JB upgrade.
I read in another forum to try turning off WPA2-PSK security all together and turn on Open. I've just tested that and it appears to not kill the 4G connection. I did turn on only connect to allowed devices... It's easy to add them by turning that option off with just "open", then add the device(s) by selecting the "+" to the right of the device so they are then listed in the "approved" section. Then turn back on "only allowed devices".
I have not tested the WPA-PSK encryption to see if it drops (yet).
I don't particularly care to run an open network with no encryption as any packet sniffer can pick up plain text (although browser encryption keeps secure sites secure) and allowing only certain devices works off the MAC address, so it's "relatively" secure. And by relatively I mean not greatly secure because a techhead can spoof their MAC address. But since it's a phone, my hotspot isn't always on...
I also need to test running a tablet along with my PC to see if the 4G drops or not.
Some other notes with the problems I'm having:
- The phone doesn't drop signal. Test programs show the signal connection constant. The mobile data simply turns off on the phone and pops off and on,,,
- I had this same issue with my HTC Thunderbolt.This leads me to believe it's a Verizon problem, but since the open option is appearing to work, that doesn't seem 100% true.
- Bluetooth tethering is fairly solid. Minimal drops, but Bluetooth doesn't appear to be quite as good as passing data as WiFi.I don't have bandwidth specs handy
- Since going to open/limited approved devices I'm streaming video in the background on Chrome browser and also surfing XDA at the same time with (fingers crossed) no 4G drop,
- After changing to open on the hotspot, I did shutdown and reboot the phone.
Let me know if this helps your situation.
UPDATE: Well after all that, I added my Nexus 7 to the hotspot and within seconds it dropped 4G data. Now it's dropping periodically even with the Nexus off and just the PC connected. So I dropped it back to completely open not limiting devices and it appears to be not dropping. Buggy PITA!
UPDATE #2: Just got off the phone with Verizon Tech Support. This is apparently a known problem with ICS on this device and they are working on an update. They offered me a replacement phone but I bought this new and do not want a refurb, so I declined. They then suggested a SIM card replacement as this is where all the info is used for security to/from the network and if the SIM card does not fully fix, then a factory reset and reinstall of all programs (which I knew was coming).
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With my experience, if you update to JB you will experience the drops. I didn't have as much of a problem with this with ICS.
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Okay, I'll have to try it with the network being open... Thanks for the info! Hopefully they'll have a fix soon...
smashedpumpkins said:
Did you use Foxfi before updating to Jelly Bean? Did it work fine? I noticed that several apps that use the built in hotspot including Verizons paid hotspot gave me the same data connection issues on Ice Cream Sandwich. The app "Power Toggles" enables the phones hotspot feature and had the same problem.
Foxfi updated their app to use the same method that bypasses Verizon and enables the phones hotspot app when using Jelly Bean. (So the Foxfi on ICS is very different than on JB) It seems that any app including verizons app that uses the built in hotspot has the data connection issue for me. It's perfect for a couple minutes than drops for a minute.
I'm worried that if I upgrade my phone to Jelly Bean, Foxfi will drop my connection as it did with Power Toggles and all other apps that enable the phones hotspot.
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Honestly, I don't recall if I used it much while still on ICS. I do know that it was working pretty well on my RAZR Maxx on ICS before switching to the S3; I didn't use it much on the S3 bc I no longer had a tablet at that time...
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This is like moving the thread to the trash bin. We're having a general discussion about an issue with the Galaxy S3. It's not just a Q&A....
Try TrevE Mod
Try this forum if you haven't. Works fast and flawlessly for my on Jelly Beans ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988735
Thanks!
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Thanks!
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Don't just say it! Click the Thanks button!
So, is there a fix in the works via Verizon/Samsung? Especially since I'm paying for this service, I would rather not go through the trouble of hacking my phone to get it to work. I appreciate the fix thread being posted above, and don't feel uncomfortable doing it, but the purpose of this thread is not only for people who feel comfortable hacking their phones to get this to work, but also for those that don't desire to spend the time screwing with their phone and/or have no desire doing it. Let's keep this discussion going.
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This is like moving the thread to the trash bin. We're having a general discussion about an issue with the Galaxy S3. It's not just a Q&A....
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I agree. Mods, I respectfully request that this be moved back to the general discussion section; this is not merely a question, but a discussion of a problem that seems to affect a decent number of users attempting to tether consistently. Thank you.
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AT&T software update 6/15/16?

Anybody else get prompted today for an update? Anyone know what's in it?
AT&T wifi calling
Wifi calling
and AT&T using this update as an opportunity to change your Chrome browser homepage to home.att.com powered by Yahoo. Because AT&T can't do something nice without balancing it with something ****ty. Balance in the universe is thus preserved.
Sent from my LG-H810 using XDA-Developers mobile app
If you already installed it, you can be a proud owner of the first Android device on AT&T network that supports Wi-Fi calling. It actually works pretty good so far and I can't tell for sure if they fixed a 5Ghz Wi-Fi issue because I got the update about an hour ago but as a piece of hope I got higher speedtest.net results than before, so maybe they actually made a highly desired change in a baseband besides adding a 2G toggle that actually makes a network search much faster than before.
Another noticeable change is that I got extra free 100MB of RAM which is never a bad thing.
if someone could upload&share this update for non-US residents, that would be nice
Thank you
Update Problem
I'm update my wife G4, but the phone still in bootloader
zeewox said:
if someone could upload&share this update for non-US residents, that would be nice
Thank you
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I'm still rooted in lollipop. Is there any way I can get this or will I have to lose root and jump up to MM?
Update breaks tethering
This update broke USB tethering for me. I know receive a "Authentication Unsuccessful please contact blah blah blah". They should provide this information in the BASIC UPDATE INFO at least. If SOMETHING else happened to change this on my phone IMMEDIATELY after I did the update then I apologize for the incorrect information but I truly believe it was the update as no other changes have been made.
i can not get my phone to update at all im still on 8101g i think
zeewox said:
if someone could upload&share this update for non-US residents, that would be nice
Thank you
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This would be great!
Just got this. Now at version H81021y with 2016-06-01 security patch.
Is there anyway someone could extract this OTA and post it so us folks that can't get the update, can install it on our phones? I'm just curious as to whether the the wifi calling will work on T-Mobile too.
Edit: I was able to get the update by getting an active AT&T sim card. Unfortunately, wifi calling will not work with a T-Mobile sim.
Any one know if this update will prevent the dirtysanta root method from working?

WiFi and HD Calling Improvements

Verizon’s latest update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge brings Wi-Fi and HD Calling improvements.
To check for the update, head into Settings>About phone>Software updates>Check for updates.
Before you download:
Connect your device to a Wi-Fi network, or make sure it has a strong Verizon Wireless network connection.
Ensure your battery is fully charged before starting the software update.
I saw and downloaded the update. We use WiFi calling since we live in sticks and cell signal here is week. We had noticed poor quality recently, hopefully this update helps.
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We've NEVER had luck with Wi-Fi calling. We have 75 MB Comcast connection and when the phone rings, it always disconnects when I answer, or a few seconds after.
Does anyone else have this going on? We can't even use it. We've heard from others that it's a great feature, just we can't get it working.
Anyone else upgraded? How is it? Does it make a noticeable difference in volte?
Updated and the phone seems identical. WiFi calling seems hit or miss for me: it sometimes connects, and sometimes sounds all right, but no real change from before.
Can someone confirm FoxFi works on update?
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After dealing with so-so signal strength and ZERO wifi calling abilities with this Verizon phone, tech support is sending me a new SIM card. They said if that doesn't fix my issues, they'll send me a new phone right away.
If you're having problems, I'd suggest going the same route.
s197 said:
Can someone confirm FoxFi works on update?
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Yup.
Delete
I notice if I got both CELL and WIFI on... and my cell is weak and "jumps" to wifi calling, people say I "sound like a frog".
If I go to airplane mode and turn cell on - everything sounds crystal clear to both sides
libertao said:
Yup.
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You using Foxfi for wireless tethering I assume? Are you on the latest software version? I am thinking about unrooting and switching to that but I fear I may regret it...
flooritnfly said:
You using Foxfi for wireless tethering I assume? Are you on the latest software version? I am thinking about unrooting and switching to that but I fear I may regret it...
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I installed the latest Verizon update to my s6 and FoxFi still worked, that's all I can say.
flooritnfly said:
You using Foxfi for wireless tethering I assume? Are you on the latest software version? I am thinking about unrooting and switching to that but I fear I may regret it...
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Yes so far FoxFi works perfectly on the latest update.
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s197 said:
Yes so far FoxFi works perfectly on the latest update.
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The latest update of Marshmallow for VZW S6, correct? I'm not even sure what the build number is I'm way back on OE2
That's lollipop 5.02
flooritnfly said:
The latest update of Marshmallow for VZW S6, correct? I'm not even sure what the build number is I'm way back on OE2
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Yes latest MM for Verizon released this month.
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