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Canadian Firmware Flash?

I have an international unlocked version of the S7 and was wondering if I could flash the 930W8 Canadian firmware to this phone?

Unless there's a better answer out there...
As long as you're running the same Exynos processor, it's usually safe to cross-flash variants' /system (AP/PDA) partitions. You will definitely want to avoid flashing the CSC, and unless you're trying to access the Canadian carriers' frequencies avoid flashing the modem (CP) as well.
Make certain that you've got the correct firmware handy just in case of a brick.
I've used G900F roms for years on my old G900W8 (S5, not S7). Just don't cross-pollinate the stuff that touches hardware (i.e. modem).

iScott78 said:
I have an international unlocked version of the S7 and was wondering if I could flash the 930W8 Canadian firmware to this phone?
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Why would want to? It's pointless.
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Brava27 said:
Why would want to? It's pointless.
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The reason why is because I had previously gotten an AMERICAN SIM ONLY S7 from Amazon and I don't know what firmware it had on it. I was thinking it might have been 930W8 firmware. I started another thread about it, but short answer is that the AMERICAN SIM ONLY S7 ran a lot smoother than the one I have now. I have the international unlocked 930F now.

iScott78 said:
The reason why is because I had previously gotten an AMERICAN SIM ONLY S7 from Amazon and I don't know what firmware it had on it. I was thinking it might have been 930W8 firmware. I started another thread about it, but short answer is that the AMERICAN SIM ONLY S7 ran a lot smoother than the one I have now. I have the international unlocked 930F now.
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Go over to echoerom.com and get that rom. It's extremely smooth and fast. I have a Canadian s7 using that rom.
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i am really wonder if it is possible to flash 930F firmware from a 930W8 phone, since i am helping my friend to fix a boot loop s7(w8) but i don't want to completely kill the phone.

Brava27 said:
Go over to echoerom.com and get that rom. It's extremely smooth and fast. I have a Canadian s7 using that rom.
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How are you able to access the ROM. I tried and I'm denied. Also is there a specific kernel your using because it looks like the Canadian variant isn't compatible
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OK I've tried every which way to get my hands on a Canadian stock firmware and it isn't happening. I cannot believe there is no way to Odin back to stock. Any ideas would be great
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The US version uses SD820 whereas Canada uses the Exynos. You will likely soft-brick or even hard brick your device AFAIK.
By the way, the BEST way to get stock firmware pretty much directly from Samsung is using a tool called SamFirm. Google "samfirm xda" and it should be the first link.

DonDizzurp said:
The US version uses SD820 whereas Canada uses the Exynos. You will likely soft-brick or even hard brick your device AFAIK.
By the way, the BEST way to get stock firmware pretty much directly from Samsung is using a tool called SamFirm. Google "samfirm xda" and it should be the first link.
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I can't believe I've never come across that tool, downloading stock firmware as we speak thank you so much!!!
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T-Mobile Official 7.0 Update is live

Finally got the official update to 7.0...
happy update checking =-)
its 1563.03Mb in size.....uploading screenshots in a moment. You don't need to be in the BETA to get the update.

edited.

Can confirm. Its smooth as butter, too.
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Downloading now.

Errrrmerrrgerrrd! Sweet! Downloading now.

I just flashed U firmware like 3 days ago LOL.... gonna revert back since I dont see a firmware download link

updating... :laugh:

Anyone looking for Odin flash files, they are available thru samsung firmware tool, just search xda for it. It's about 2gb to download.
This is what I used: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
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Getting mine too

Hey guys, I have a question I hope someone can help me out with. I have the sm-g935v which I flashed to sm-g935u. I'm considering flashing it to sm-g935t since the unlocked firmware will be getting quarterly updates which is unfortunate, and I would like to use samsung cloud, FM radio, and now Nougat. Would I have to factory reset my phone back to the verizon firmware before flashing tmobile's, or can I just flash from my current unlocked firmware straight to tm? Prior to Nougats release, I had downloaded the latest tmobile firmware and tried to flash it with no success so not sure what I did wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

OTA
Won't taking the OTA update certain partitions we don't necessarily want to update? Like the BL, for example? Could this prevent rolling back to 6.0.1 if there are issues? Or does this not matter since we don't have an unlocked BL anyway? Thanksssss

Apparently I do not see that update on my phone as of now
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vikramdhani said:
Apparently I do not see that update on my phone as of now
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You are on the U firmware from the screenshot you posted.

D1G1T4L said:
You are on the U firmware from the screenshot you posted.
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It's a good thing or the bad thing that I am on the U firmware
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vikramdhani said:
It's a good thing or the bad thing that I am on the U firmware
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The update is for T-Mobile users using the T firmware. You are on the US Unlocked firmware.

I got this also and updated this morning. Very smooth and loving it! Did OTA update and one thing i noticed after updating i wasn't able to clear my cache like before. When i power down, hold all 3 buttons (power, home and up key) get a screen more like a warning saying installing other firmware's or roms can damage my device. Not the exact wording but similar. Has anyone else tried doing that and got the same warning msg?

D1G1T4L said:
The update is for T-Mobile users using the T firmware. You are on the US Unlocked firmware.
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Thanks and appreciate your reply
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Anyone get package disabler to work?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3558242
Odin files for the U firmware users. This will wipe your phone.

justda said:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/cnrtkb...61s9vc_fac.zip
Osin files for the U firmware users. This will wipe your phone.
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Thank you. Can't I just download the file on the ad card and just flash it
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S7 Edge (SM-G935U) Unlocked Updated to Nougat

Just discovered that the network unlocked variant SM-G935U, has received Android 7.0. Download via the link below or if someone cares to download then upload to a faster service. I am downloading now (2 hours) and will provide a link afterwords.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935U/
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4sWhAno8AApN1VWYWNDOVZCSlE?usp=sharing

I'm installing via Smart Switch PC as we speak.

Is that version rootable? Can you post results when done plz
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Thank you for downloading, uploading, and providing a much better link. Going to give this a run.

Any info on rootability?
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Am I able to flash the newest QJ5 U firmware over my latest QI1 from Verizon?

DMon04 said:
Am I able to flash the newest QJ5 U firmware over my latest QI1 from Verizon?
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I can't imagine why not. I'd recommend doing a full wipe/clean install just to be sure.

thescorpion420 said:
I can't imagine why not. I'd recommend doing a full wipe/clean install just to be sure.
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Yeah I planned on flashing through Odin,thanks for the quick reply!

So I flashed to the 935U latest firmware last week and all is running well except for this damn Samsung Account has expired problem. Anybody have any ideas? Any help appreciated As always!

DMon04 said:
So I flashed to the 935U latest firmware last week and all is running well except for this damn Samsung Account has expired problem. Anybody have any ideas? Any help appreciated As always!
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If you tried rooting and installed xposed that's why I get the same issue when installing xposed nobody has been able to help me fix it though so Uninstaller it is the only fix I've found
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Can I install stock rom g935u on G935v, please?

I've been getting the latest G935U firmware from updato. The download speeds are pretty decent, and I'm on the December patch with root and official xposed working fine.

So is it true that S8 cannot be cross carrier flashed?

I have been reading about people who get their s8 network unlocked and try to flash to a different carrier firmware only to find that it does not change but stays on the original.. did samsung block this or is odin outdated? Theories??
I just got my unlock code for my ATT S8+ too and was sad to see that this may be true.
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johnwayne27 said:
I have been reading about people who get their s8 network unlocked and try to flash to a different carrier firmware only to find that it does not change but stays on the original.. did samsung block this or is odin outdated? Theories??
I just got my unlock code for my ATT S8+ too and was sad to see that this may be true.
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I wish it was possible but I've been told I'm just not smart enough to figure it out. I would have thought in two weeks we would have seen proof of people doing it by now.

I believe we're waiting for a newer version of Odin before we will be able to successfully flash. There's a userdata file I believe that we need to flash as well.

Outbreak444 said:
I believe we're waiting for a newer version of Odin before we will be able to successfully flash. There's a userdata file I believe that we need to flash as well.
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I've read that on several threads after they flashed everything using the current odin. How soon or often does odin usually get updated after a new phone comes out?

954wrecker said:
I've read that on several threads after they flashed everything using the current odin. How soon or often does odin usually get updated after a new phone comes out?
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Depends I'm sure. I would expect some time either before or during the next few months we'll have the ability.

Outbreak444 said:
Depends I'm sure. I would expect some time either before or during the next few months we'll have the ability.
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Never researched the s7 or s7 edge is that the same time frame it took with them for this new ability? Never existed for my note 5 thats for sure I do wish it had.

954wrecker said:
Never researched the s7 or s7 edge is that the same time frame it took with them for this new ability? Never existed for my note 5 thats for sure I do wish it had.
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The S7 didn't have this issue so I don't believe there was a wait time like we have now.

954wrecker said:
I've read that on several threads after they flashed everything using the current odin. How soon or often does odin usually get updated after a new phone comes out?
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My question exactly
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On the S7e it took someone making a modified ODIN to get it to work. Was very handy once completed though, but the normal ODIN could not do it.
Has anyone tried the modified Odin? I know it's linked in at least one of the Tmobile S7e threads.

ShrekOpher said:
On the S7e it took someone making a modified ODIN to get it to work. Was very handy once completed though, but the normal ODIN could not do it.
Has anyone tried the modified Odin? I know it's linked in at least one of the Tmobile S7e threads.
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The princecomsy one? I've never had to use it if that's what you're referring to. Some did, but not everyone. I didn't for any of the S7's I flashed, Sprint variant to AT&T and Verizon to US unlocked.

Outbreak444 said:
The princecomsy one? I've never had to use it if that's what you're referring to. Some did, but not everyone. I didn't for any of the S7's I flashed, Sprint variant to AT&T and Verizon to US unlocked.
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Yeah that is the one. I had to use it on my S7e for any time I wanted to go Carrier to Carrier.

ShrekOpher said:
Yeah that is the one. I had to use it on my S7e for any time I wanted to go Carrier to Carrier.
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If someone can point me to the princecomsy Odin I'll definitely try it. I've had no luck any other way.
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smgrimes said:
If someone can point me to the princecomsy Odin I'll definitely try it. I've had no luck any other way.
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Won't​work for the S8 at this time

Outbreak444 said:
Won't​work for the S8 at this time
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Yes it does, people are using it to flash Canadian firmware on the US models for less bloatware.
Also all the US models are "u " models and others have been successfully flashing other carriers firmware with regular odin.
The information is out (and here on xda where I have seen it) there guys...you just have to search for it
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force70 said:
Yes it does, people are using it to flash Canadian firmware on the US models for less bloatware.
Also all the US models are "u " models and others have been successfully flashing other carriers firmware with regular odin.
The information is out (and here on xda where I have seen it) there guys...you just have to search for it
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Link please?
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Yeah I want a link as well I got the att g955u and want to have the t mobile **** work I'm sim unlocked as well

believe we're waiting for a newer versi

johnwayne27 said:
Link please?
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LR&D Carrier Switch/Root Snapdragon
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3597473&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Somewhere around page 45 start reading.
However this makes it generic Canadian firmware. So no volte or wifi calling. I'm guessing we're still a few weeks off to be able to move from US carrier to US​ carrier.
The userdata odin change is the important part (as well as using the Odin that doesn't check firmware hash).
I'm going to go Canadian this eve and then reflashing with my T-Mobile SIM in back to the 955u firmware. Which I'm guessing won't work. But we'll see!
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smgrimes said:
LR&D Carrier Switch/Root Snapdragon
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3597473&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Somewhere around page 45 start reading.
However this makes it generic Canadian firmware. So no volte or wifi calling. I'm guessing we're still a few weeks off to be able to move from US carrier to US​ carrier.
The userdata odin change is the important part (as well as using the Odin that doesn't check firmware hash).
I'm going to go Canadian this eve and then reflashing with my T-Mobile SIM in back to the 955u firmware. Which I'm guessing won't work. But we'll see!
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Nope.
Someone else has been flashing US carrier to US carrier in here.
I dont remember which thread but i do remember reading it. If i come across i will link it here
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force70 said:
Nope.
Someone else has been flashing US carrier to US carrier in here.
I dont remember which thread but i do remember reading it. If i come across i will link it here
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If you find it it'll be greatly appreciated. I used all of my Google fu to find it and that's all I've found. Then started to read each and every thread just to see if I could find it. I'm striking out.
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G970U One UI 2.0 beta firmware links?

Does anyone have links for the beta for the US s10e? I'm on verizon and cant enroll in the beta.

I have an Unlocked model and am on T-Mobile. How has no one made the download available yet?

Saiyans said:
I have an Unlocked model and am on T-Mobile. How has no one made the download available yet?
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Idk man. I've been dying to flash the beta, but no firmware links for my phone seem to exist. Are you enrolled in the beta and if so can you create a link? I'm not exactly sure how it works but if possible let me know.
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legojoe8 said:
Idk man. I've been dying to flash the beta, but no firmware links for my phone seem to exist. Are you enrolled in the beta and if so can you create a link? I'm not exactly sure how it works but if possible let me know.
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Sorry, but I'm in the same boat as you. They said that Unlocked US variant should get the beta but the sign up option in the members app doesn't appear at all for me. So either I missed it somehow or they delayed it for the Unlocked variant.
If I do end up getting access I'll be sure to post it here for others to download.

S10e from verizon ....oem unlock option Nonexistant....help...wat to do?
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