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I just got this phone a month.
I rooted it.
And I receive a OTA update in recent days.
I havent try it.
Should I do it? I just want to make sure what this update is.
The update is basically a bug fix, and its supposed to extend your battery life. I have noticed my battery lasts a lot longer with the update. It won't ruin anything, you will most likely have to re-root your phone though
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thats great to hear that.
thanks
Yeah you'll have to re-root your phone but Z4 still works...I had to re-root mine as well after the OTA...I haven't noticed a difference in battery life tho
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Can you get the OTA update if you are not using the phone with Verizon? I unlocked it and I am using another carrier now.
THANK YOU
hgrimberg said:
Can you get the OTA update if you are not using the phone with Verizon? I unlocked it and I am using another carrier now.
THANK YOU
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Yes, you can. However it is being reported phone works better without this update on certain GSM networks at least.
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Hi leobg! How do you to get this update? You get into some Verizon website? I didnt find any? did you have a bad expirience with Rogers with this update?
Thank you
Go to settings/about phone and tap the top item - system updates. Phone will connect to Motorola update server and will download the update.
Before you do so, make sure you unfreeze all frozen (renames/etc) stock apps, or update will fail to install. You don't have to unroot if your phone is rooted. Update installs fine on rooted phone (tested myself). If phone complains there are no new updates, you can download the update and install it manually from stock recovery (I haven't tried this way since automatic update worked for me, but since the update is signed official update from Motorola it should be able to be installed this way)
Update check does not always work. Sometimes you will see "update check not available at this time" don't get discouraged, just try again later. In theory it should work on both wifi and cellular data, so try both ways.
For me the newer firmware isn't working well. Every few hours the phone loses connectivity without any warning or sign. Phone says I have signal and data connection, but neither i can make calls nor i can receive, same with text messages or internet access. The only way to get it out of this state is to reboot it. I couldn't figure out anything definitive why is this happening, but I get the feeling the dreaded US operator ban protection kicks in. This is not confirmed. Next time i am close to the border i will experiment a bit more with this.
Old firmware seems to work fine. Ever since i am back to initial firmware i have not experienced this bug) i got uptime (without reboot I mean) as long as 10 days (240 hours) without losing connection (including trip to the Caribbean, roaming there both 2g and 3g on all available operators, of course airplane mode while in the air.
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I currently have the same issue of loosing connection every now and then but with the old firmware. I am currently in Uruguay and it happens very often, specially when I leave it alone for a few hours. I then grab the phone and it lost the signal. And same, to get the signal I have to either make it check for available networks, or toggle the airplane mode on and off again until it gets the connection. Hummm, maybe it is the radio... In WM it was always advised to flash the radio and get the one that was better for your country and carrier. Is there a way in Android to just flash the radio and not the entire rom?
There is certainly way to flash the radio, radio firmware (also called baseband software) is part of the SBF. The bad thing is there is no other radio firmware than the one from Verizon, neither will be as this phone is Verizon only. Maybe Motorola will update the baseband in future again (it was updated in 2.4.330 if I am not mistaken) to make it better handle foreign networks. Only time will tell.
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Humm, i wonder if I can install the radio from the Milestone 2 from Argentina alltough it comes with only 2 frequencies: 850 and 1900, so I would be loosing the 2100 one...
I doubt. Baseband chipset is different on the two phones.
No, you can't install the radio from a Milestone to a D2G because they have different chipsets. You will almost certainly brick the phone if you try.
The radio NVM from a global device is almost twice the size of either a CDMA only or GSM only radio NVM because it contains all the settings and parameters for both radios.
Yes, most likely it is not possible. I wonder why is this thing about loosing signal happening outside the US. Maybe it is because the real bands we use abroad are not exactly the nominal ones like 850 or 1900 and in reality it could be like 1901 or the like and then the Verizon radio has that exact number that does not match the one used by a different carrier on a different country...
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Is there a way to stop the update from downloading?
I did a check in the phone settings out of curiousity. and it asked to download the OTA, but I cancelled it.
Now it keeps reminding me now and again. A while ago, it downloaded itself LOL was around 20% then I quickly switch off the phone.
You can disable the following apk's in/ system/app to revent OTA:
BlurUpdater_VZW.apk
Fota.apk
Once this is done reboot the phone and enter stock recovery and clear cache.
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ah.. I need root then.
Guess I'll root the phone this couple of days.
Thanks!
xavier7 said:
ah.. I need root then.
Guess I'll root the phone this couple of days.
Thanks!
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Yes, I forgot to mention that.
Why would you wait to root? Are you concerned about something?
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I am in Hong Kong and I am using the latest firmware. I had the lost signal once and I had to reboot to solve the problem. Will the previous rom solve this problem? Where can I download the rom?
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I am in Hong Kong and I am using the latest firmware. I had the lost signal once and I had to reboot to solve the problem. Will the previous rom solve this problem? Where can I download the rom?
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Here is link to the official TBH post
If wifi and gps are off my location will not update using the network location. For example when I am at work and I open maps it shows my location as being near my home. I have been searching and can't find a solution to this problem. I'm currently on the current oxygen rom but have had this problem follow through on other roms. Hard resets don't fix it. This started maybe a month ago and I made no major changes at that time that I can remember. I wouldn't care too much but my Tasker profiles no longer work since my phone doesn't know where it is anymore.
Thanks in advance.
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Is the wireless network check under location & security?
Yes it is. It will update periodically but will "stick" at that location for hours/days.
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If wifi and gps are off my location will not update using the network location. For example when I am at work and I open maps it shows my location as being near my home. I have been searching and can't find a solution to this problem. I'm currently on the current oxygen rom but have had this problem follow through on other roms. Hard resets don't fix it. This started maybe a month ago and I made no major changes at that time that I can remember. I wouldn't care too much but my Tasker profiles no longer work since my phone doesn't know where it is anymore.
Thanks in advance.
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Nearly same thing as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321801
Lemme know if you find a fix. In my case I know what messed it up, location spoofer app.
Hmmm. My wifi and gps work but not 3g. Strange behavior. I have also tried clearing data for google services framewotk. It will find my location after that but then "sticks" again. Maybe that will fix your issue. Not sure though.
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Hmmm. My wifi and gps work but not 3g. Strange behavior. I have also tried clearing data for google services framewotk. It will find my location after that but then "sticks" again. Maybe that will fix your issue. Not sure though.
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I tried every possible thing, clearing Dalvik cache, user Data, etc.. loading different roms..
Here's the funny part, the issue started after I used that spoofer app.
You seem to have an issue to communicate properly with satellites or weak signals over 3G in that particular location, may be inside a building...
Have you tried using the sensor tools like - Androsensor ?
Signal strength doesn't seem to play a part. I'm at home and have full bars and my location still doesn't update. What does androsensor tell you?
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I just tried androsensor and it shows the same inaccurate location as maps. There must be some file that gets corruoted/altered that doesn't get changed with rom flashes or factory resets. I don't know enough about that though.
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Signal strength doesn't seem to play a part. I'm at home and have full bars and my location still doesn't update. What does androsensor tell you?
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I meant the signal strength for satellites not the network signal. Androsensor can tell you if you are connected to satellite(s) and how many.
May be your device doesn't connect to satellites or gets a weak signal, so when you try GMaps, it shows last location that map was able to resolve.
If you can try it some other phone at same location on same 3G network, at least you'll know if t's the phone or service issue.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you but my problem isn't gps. The gps works fine. It's my network location that doesn't update when gps is turned off.
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I tried my wife's phone and it shows the correct location (near my home)
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cjbechtel said:
I tried my wife's phone and it shows the correct location (near my home)
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Lately I have seen some more folks having issues with Gmaps or GPS on Nexus S.
I am waiting for some solutions to surface...
I may put my phone back to stock and take it in. See what sprint says. Probably get a replacement.
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cjbechtel said:
I may put my phone back to stock and take it in. See what sprint says. Probably get a replacement.
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Don't forget to lock the bootloader as in un-root it.
I was going to us the one click unroot.
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Okay, I'm going crazy with this issue. I reset my phone back to stock, the problem continued. I took the phone into a sprint store and they told me that I must have GPS enabled to show network location!? Clearly they don't understand what network location means. They also said that they confirmed this with customer service. They said there was nothing they could do and that the phone was working as intended. I argued but nothing was resolved, tough luck basically. I then went to the corporate store and they said the same thing. I have had a hero, epic, and my nexus, my wife has had an evo and has an epic touch, and my mom has an inspire and all of these phones network location updates to the current general location. The employees I spoke with insisted that their phones network location don't update.
So my new question is if there is something that states that network location should be updated every XX second or minutes or something like that so that I can show them that there is indeed a problem. Or is there something that sprint changed that is effecting the network location?
No man.... you are not going crazy. I am having the same issue on my Nexus S 4G. I have been trying to setup Tasker on my phone for days. But it never gets updated location from the Sprint network.
Any fixes, anybody?
My TMO One S wont disconnect from whatever wifi network it was connected to. I left my house and drove miles away and it shows still connected yet its obviously not and data doesn't work via the cell tower unless you turn off WiFi completely.
I have the same problem. I talked to tech support at t-mobile and they talked to HTC they had me switch out the phone. That didn't fix the problem. I can say when I wipe the phone the wifi seems to work, but after I install everything and wait a day it stops. I do like the phone and am thinking it is one of my app causing this problem. I bought a second one s for my yesterday I will see if her setup does this as well.
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Same issue here. I have left the house and been 15 minutes down the road and my wifi still shows as being connected to my home network. It does not do this all the time, maybe half the time. I can get it to connect to the cell network by toggling airplane mode on and then off.
I have worked out using a wifi analyzer that the wifi seem to lock up when the signal drops off, If I toggle the wifi on and off everything comes back just fine. The phone starts to find wifi signals again. I guess I am going to start uninstalling apps one at a time to try to find out witch one it is but I have over 60 so this is going to take a lot of time. I hope my wife's new phone doesn't have the problem that would make things easier to track down.
I had this problem. Do a factory reset. That'll sort it.
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Did a factory reset worked for a day and then started to do it again.
It is a known bug.
Hopefully will be sorted out by the 1.78 firmware update or a later one.
How do you know this is a know bug. This is the first post that I have seen on it on the web not just this site, and t-mobile and HTC said they have not seen it before, I know that could and most likely is BS, but all the same where did you get your info.
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How do you know this is a know bug. This is the first post that I have seen on it on the web not just this site, and t-mobile and HTC said they have not seen it before, I know that could and most likely is BS, but all the same where did you get your info.
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I wrote about that to hex Europe and they confirm it to be bug.
Actually, I'm note running the 1.78 firmware with the newest radio and if I'm not mistaken, the issue isn't here...
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I am seeing this problem more frequently now. At my office the H1S is on Wifi all day pretty much, then I drive home which is a few miles, and it stills shows connected. Which is annoying as this means the 3G connection is not enabled.
Same here... Also not always and also it didn't happen first day to have phone, but after some days of usage...
I still haven't received the OTA (mine is Orange Spain branded)... Let's hope this has been solved.
Thanks all for letting me not filing alone... XD
bye!
I have noticed the same thing. It's probably a firmware issue as so many people are having it.
Any word on when the update will be rolled out?
Badmiker said:
I have noticed the same thing. It's probably a firmware issue as so many people are having it.
Any word on when the update will be rolled out?
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For EU unbranded phone it's already out - which phone do you have? EU branded/unbranded/TMO?
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For EU unbranded phone it's already out - which phone do you have? EU branded/unbranded/TMO?
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Is it an OTA update? I haven't had it yet.
Unbranded in the UK.
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cookpass said:
Is it an OTA update? I haven't had it yet.
Unbranded in the UK.
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try checking by yourself:
Settings-> about-> software updates-> check now
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My SIM free H1S does says there is no update available. I am in the UK.
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My SIM free H1S does says there is no update available. I am in the UK.
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And your software is 1.XX.401.2?
If so, what is your XX?
The one I got with my phone when purchased was 53 and now after the OTA it's 78.
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The one I got with my phone when purchased was 53 and now after the OTA it's 78.
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I purchased the H1S via Amazon as soon as it was launched, it is currently on the same software version you started with too, so it is on 1.53.401.2.
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try checking by yourself:
Settings-> about-> software updates-> check now
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I did that, that's why I asked
Cheers though.
And its a 53.
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I have noticed that after my phone is hooked to the wifi for a few minutes it seem to stop scanning for other networks. I am going to try a WIFI manger and see if that helps. I hate having to turn off and on the wifi after I leave my house.
Hi..
I was at USA (Topeka KS) 2 years back and I used galaxy S4 phone there... Even after retiring to India last yr I used to get location as Topeka ks some times.. I ignored it.. Thinking it must be an issue in some phone settings..
Recently I got oneplus one.. Even with this phone I am having this issue. When I am indoors and not actually connected to GPS satellites.. I see Google maps or any other app that uses location info getting USA location instead of India.
I tried changing my home and work address to India.. Tried deleting location history and still I am facing this issue.
Could any one please help me fix this.
Thanks
Ram
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Hi..
I was at USA (Topeka KS) 2 years back and I used galaxy S4 phone there... Even after retiring to India last yr I used to get location as Topeka ks some times.. I ignored it.. Thinking it must be an issue in some phone settings..
Recently I got oneplus one.. Even with this phone I am having this issue. When I am indoors and not actually connected to GPS satellites.. I see Google maps or any other app that uses location info getting USA location instead of India.
I tried changing my home and work address to India.. Tried deleting location history and still I am facing this issue.
Could any one please help me fix this.
Thanks
Ram
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Have you tried going into the APPLICATION MANAGER and finding MAPS (or Google Maps)
Then tapping on that you should have the "CLEAR DATA" button available
Maybe that can help you
Hi @1sagain.... even tried that too. Tried clearing cache and data. Even tried factory resetting my phone.
I guess the issue would be in some profile setting in Google...
But couldn't corner it down..
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ramaeeesparks said:
Hi..
I was at USA (Topeka KS) 2 years back and I used galaxy S4 phone there... Even after retiring to India last yr I used to get location as Topeka ks some times.. I ignored it.. Thinking it must be an issue in some phone settings..
Recently I got oneplus one.. Even with this phone I am having this issue. When I am indoors and not actually connected to GPS satellites.. I see Google maps or any other app that uses location info getting USA location instead of India.
I tried changing my home and work address to India.. Tried deleting location history and still I am facing this issue.
Could any one please help me fix this.
Thanks
Ram
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Hey ram , Can you try to change your Google account which is registered with your phone , maybe it make any changes.
All the wonderful places to visit in the USA and you went to Topeka, Kansas?
This thread for UK S7 users.
Please use this thread to discuss UK specific stories/issues/pricing/etc.
Samsung rolls out maintenance update for the Galaxy S7 edge in the UK today, which brings “shape correction for skewed photos” and stability improvements including better palm touch rejection.
What network you on?
I am on EE, I have got this update notification, I manually downloaded the update and flashed via flash fire (to avoid wiping the device)
But I still keep getting the update notification.
Making me think the update I Downloaded was not the last version.
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Do you have a different number to this.
Settings - > about device - > software info
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What network you on?
I am on EE, I have got this update notification, I manually downloaded the update and flashed via flash fire (to avoid wiping the device)
But I still keep getting the update notification.
Making me think the update I Downloaded was not the last version.
G935FXXU1APC8
Do you have a different number to this.
Settings - > about device - > software info
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I'm on EE and the update is apd1 & 3
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uk user here
Got mine through Carphone Warehouse, bought outright as i'd previously been with EE and got fed up with their lies about upgrading my phone... so after a week of dealing with them, i went 'sod it' and cancelled my EE contract, went out to Carphone Warehouse and bought the phone there.
Currently on a BT contract, 20gb data, unlimited text, unlimited calls, £20 a month for 24 months... perfect for me
Rooted and using TEKXnesis HYBRID Rom, and absolutely loving it
I already got this update Ratley in the week lady week via manual flashfire[emoji14]
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So I updated the ROM to the latest version.
Still have the identify unsaved numbers!!!! Yay!!
I was able to test the touch responsive on the new update.
The way I tested, was hold the phone in your left hand normally.
And try and tap a icon in the top right corner.
The palm of my hand would touch the bottom left icon activating it.
Since the update, this touch appears to be ignored now. So a good update with a little less irritation.
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The latest update has Samsung Pay pre installed
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AMoosa said:
The latest update has Samsung Pay pre installed
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is that the version you have? Did you flash it into your phone?
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is that the version you have? Did you flash it into your phone?
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Yes I do. I downloaded it from SamMobile. The Samsung Pay app starts up with a little video introduction but it doesn't let you register any cards so it's not active server side yet. It's clear that it will be any day now though.
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Yes I do. I downloaded it from SamMobile. The Samsung Pay app starts up with a little video introduction but it doesn't let you register any cards so it's not active server side yet. It's clear that it will be any day now though.
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oh alright.
I got Samsung Pay semi-working on my G930F without flashing any rom. I couldn't access with fingerprint but with a PIN. Same as you, I can't add any cards, it says "failed to connect to server" right after I press the "next" button (the arrow). So I guess it's not even sending a ping to the server.
As a side note: the app in google play still appears not compatible and it doens't detect I have it installed. It's like if I have a whole different version.
UPDATE:
I "tapped" into SP's communication when sending the info of the card that I want to add and this is what it shows in both Samsung Pay and it's framework
Download details:
GET /gld/sPay?iso=AF HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 6.0.1; SM-G930F Build/MMB29K)
Host: gld.push.samsungosp.com
Connection: Keep-Alive
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Upload details :
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 15
Connection: keep-alive
resultcode=2000
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As a side note: the pp in google play still appears not compatible and it doens't detect I have it installed. It's like if I have a whole different version.
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It's a Samsung issue. I have the same problem on my S7E but Paypal works well with the fingerprint feature on my LG G5.
This is sillly. Samsung should release several firmwares for G930F and other variants according to carriers. For example a firmware with wifi calling and volte for tmobile US and Samsung Pay.
I think no matter if we have the app running or not. Their servers must be checking a combination of PDA and CSC and maybe more stuff and once the server realizes our phone doesn't match the criteria, it prevents the card registration. I don't know....
Android has always been about mods. We need leas root if they provide a wide enough customization and freedom for their (samsung) devices
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I'm looking for the cheapest S7 black but they appear to be holding their value.
Any suggestions?
Barso1 said:
I'm looking for the cheapest S7 black but they appear to be holding their value.
Any suggestions?
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I got my S7 Edge from Very.co.uk for £515
You should be able to get a further 7% dicount from Quidco aswell
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I got my S7 Edge from Very.co.uk for £515
You should be able to get a further 7% dicount from Quidco aswell
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Likewise. Amazing deal
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Likewise. Amazing deal
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So did I.
About Samsung Pay, I can't believe it's STILL not out over here. I bought the S6 when it came out last year all excited about being able to use Samsung Pay. One year later(and one phone model later!) still nothing!
Any of you guys got WiFi calling up and running?
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Any of you guys got WiFi calling up and running?
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Following the recent update I've got WiFi calling working on both my S7 Edge and S7. Both bought from Vodafone.
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Hi how do I check if knox is tripped
Hi.
How have you got this to work? I am in Vodafone and received the software update 2 days ago yet I still do not have the WiFi calling option. I am looking in settings, under applications and then phone. Should appear underneath 'Vibrate'.
Mine updated to PD1. Is there anything you did to enable it?
Thanks