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Samsung S6 G920-F (unlocked) marshmallow Odin flash

Hello guys,
Wich firmware from the list below can I flash it to my G920-F (Unlocked),I'm tired of waiting for OTA update in Romania.
Galaxy S6 (SM-G920F) - (6.0.1) - Austria(3)
Galaxy S6 (SM-G920F) - (6.0.1) - AMO
Galaxy S6 (SM-G920F) - (6.0.1) - France(XEF)
Thank you ! :good:

France xef. If you dont have access to imei via *#06# wipe data cache from recovery. Enjoy

Any unbranded. Also make sure that You flash 6.x.x bootloader first if You're going to flash custom rom. And if not then just flash any unbranded rom from sammobile through odin 10.7.1 .

When I dial *#06# my IMEI appears on the screen,should I avoid flashing XEF or should I go with it ?

Atkfonzye said:
When I dial *#06# my IMEI appears on the screen,should I avoid flashing XEF or should I go with it ?
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Go with it. I have no idea why he told You to check imei. Anyway. Like I said any unbranded will be just fine. You can flash XEF if You want but it doesn't really matter. I had French builds , russian builds, uk builds etc. So download XEF or UK non branded and enjoy

any way to flash 920f on 920i? any work around or something
tired of waiting!

Thank you guys,I know any unbranded rom works no matter the country,but I was not sure what XEF (France) means.
I the past I flashed UK lollipop rom to my S4.
I will flash France XEF on my S6 and I will post back.
Warranty will be voided ?

I flashed this firmware on my galaxy S6 G920-F and everything works fine,I'm glad I don't have to wait for OTA update in Romania.
I gotta say,this is the best OS from android yet,smooth,fast and stylish !
If some of you guys don't want to wait for OTA updates in your country,flash the XEF version (Unbranded) and everything is good to go !

Not receiving OTA updates

I have got an unlocked Galaxy S7 (G930F) and have flashed the android nougat update (BTU - UK - 7.0). It is working fine.
Since I have updated to nougat, there are some updates released (bug fixes, I can confirm this on sammobile site) but are not available when I check for the updates in settings.
Any idea on what this issue might be.

If you have either root or custom recovery you can't receive OTAs but you can update using SmartSwitch on your PC

kamranali44 said:
I have got an unlocked Galaxy S7 (G930F) and have flashed the android nougat update (BTU - UK - 7.0). It is working fine.
Since I have updated to nougat, there are some updates released (bug fixes, I can confirm this on sammobile site) but are not available when I check for the updates in settings.
Any idea on what this issue might be.
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hi mate
Updates ( if you are not rooted) are CSC carrier dependent , if your carrier or CSC do not issue any updates ...you will not have them.
When you checked in sammobile you checked if your carrier / CSC had updates?

No updates on Smart switch
userName'dYa said:
If you have either root or custom recovery you can't receive OTAs but you can update using SmartSwitch on your PC
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I do not have root or custom recovery. I have downloaded the firmware from sammobile and checked that the knox warranty is not tripped over and the device status is still official.

MAX 404 said:
hi mate
Updates ( if you are not rooted) are CSC carrier dependent , if your carrier or CSC do not issue any updates ...you will not have them.
When you checked in sammobile you checked if your carrier / CSC had updates?
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The BTU firmwares in the UK are not network dependent as far as I know and they come installed in unlocked devices with no network bloatware.
I do remember flashing the CSC (G930FOXA1DPLT - that's the current one) which came with the BTU firmware. The new CSC has updates (G930FOXA1DQB1).
Am I missing something or is the device still dependent on a network to approve this.

Do you get any error?

userName'dYa said:
Do you get any error?
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No, it says "the latest updates have already been installed "
I even had this issue on Android 6 so I downloaded the Android 7 and flashed it via odin. Now there are updates but I would like to get the OTA to update it.

kamranali44 said:
No, it says "the latest updates have already been installed "
I even had this issue on Android 6 so I downloaded the Android 7 and flashed it via odin. Now there are updates but I would like to get the OTA to update it.
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Are these bug fixes for the country AND the carrier you are using

userName'dYa said:
Are these bug fixes for the country AND the carrier you are using
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Yes the bug fixes are for this country (UK).
I am not sure if they are carrier dependent as it is an unlocked software (I am on O2 and there is a different firmware for O2 locked devices).
Are they still carrier dependent is the phone is unlocked?

kamranali44 said:
Yes the bug fixes are for this country (UK).
I am not sure if they are carrier dependent as it is an unlocked software (I am on O2 and there is a different firmware for O2 locked devices).
Are they still carrier dependent is the phone is unlocked?
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Yes the carrier matters even for unlocked phones

userName'dYa said:
Yes the carrier matters even for unlocked phones
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Okay, in this case I think I will have to wait for O2 to approve them.
I thought the idea of having an unlocked phone from samsung is to use any sim and get updates directly from Samsung when they release it.

kamranali44 said:
The BTU firmwares in the UK are not network dependent as far as I know and they come installed in unlocked devices with no network bloatware.
I do remember flashing the CSC (G930FOXA1DPLT - that's the current one) which came with the BTU firmware. The new CSC has updates (G930FOXA1DQB1).
Am I missing something or is the device still dependent on a network to approve this.
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Hi
You get updates either by the carrier or by the CSC , in your case you have an unbranded firmware , BTU, so no carrier updates...you will get an update only when an update for BTU unbranded firmware is release it , independently if there are other firmwares newer than yours around....only way to keep updated to the latests is flashing it yourself any new release , check this thread if you deciede to go that way

Try to get your CSC code by installing Phone Info from the market : I too have flashed the first official Nougat BTU UK 7.0 firmware with Odin, with a complete reset of the phone, but in my case I still have CSC = ITV and not BTU.
This seems to prevent us from getting the new OTA update : somewhere I've read that after the Odin procedure I should have entered recovery and factory reset the phone from there to get the CSV changed to BTU as the installed firmware is a "multi-csc" variant.
We still can download today's new firmware from SamMobile and use home_csc to avoid resetting again the phone.
Hope someone more expert than me can confirm/correct my statements
Inviato dal mio SM-G930F utilizzando Tapatalk

I was wondering the same and SergioA is right. I still have the DBT CSC although I was flashing the BTU Firmware. Thanks for clarification

userName'dYa said:
Yes the carrier matters even for unlocked phones
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So my S7(Sprint) running on G930U firmware will go back to Sprint Nougat firmware full of bloatware?

MAX 404 said:
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You get updates either by the carrier or by the CSC , in your case you have an unbranded firmware , BTU, so no carrier updates...you will get an update only when an update for BTU unbranded firmware is release it , independently if there are other firmwares newer than yours around....only way to keep updated to the latests is flashing it yourself any new release , check this thread if you deciede to go that way
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The BTU has a firmware update available on sammobile but not it's not OTA update on my phone.
What if I download the new update and flash it via odin with HOME_CSC file added. Will it start the updates by carrrier?

SergioA said:
Try to get your CSC code by installing Phone Info from the market : I too have flashed the first official Nougat BTU UK 7.0 firmware with Odin, with a complete reset of the phone, but in my case I still have CSC = ITV and not BTU.
This seems to prevent us from getting the new OTA update : somewhere I've read that after the Odin procedure I should have entered recovery and factory reset the phone from there to get the CSV changed to BTU as the installed firmware is a "multi-csc" variant.
We still can download today's new firmware from SamMobile and use home_csc to avoid resetting again the phone.
Hope someone more expert than me can confirm/correct my statements
Inviato dal mio SM-G930F utilizzando Tapatalk
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My S7 DUOS FD and my wife's S7 F both recieved the Nougat OTA update DQB1 today, mine was originally CSC XSG (UAE) and mi wife's was CSC TTT (Trinidad And Tobago), and both were updated to CSC BTU Nougat Final release, changing the CSC to BTU (this will wipe out your memory in the process but for a newer OS version it is recommended). I had doubts about getting any OTA updates since my S7 is the FD version which does not exists as a BTU phone originally, but in the end I got the update.
Long story short, if you want to recieve OTA updates after sideloading firmware with ODIN with a different CSC, you should fully convert to that new CSC, otherwise you won't get the OTA's.

kamranali44 said:
The BTU has a firmware update available on sammobile but not it's not OTA update on my phone.
What if I download the new update and flash it via odin with HOME_CSC file added. Will it start the updates by carrrier?
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Hi
if you have a DPLT firmware you should get it soon.....unless your system by some reason is not set as original ( even if knox is tripped but your system is set as original you will get it) anyhow is faster if you download it yourself and flash it , use home_csc so you will not factory reset your phone , NOTE: has to be the same home_csc that you have in your phone right now , not any home_csc for example:
Lets say you want to flash the latest firmware and it happens to be from France and you do not want to loose any of your apps , config or data
1 find out what CSC is installed in your phone ( phoneinfo app is great for that) in your case BTU
2 download the latest possible firmware for your CSC and extract from it the home_csc file , save it , discard the rest
3 download the latest firmware available , in our example France , extract from it download the MAIN-file and extract AP BL & CP save it , discard the other 2 files ( home_csc and CSC from France firmware
4 now take AP BL & CP from the latest firmware ( in our example France) and take the home_csc from a BTU firmware ( why , because is the CSC installed in your phone) and flash the together
In that way you can always have the latest in your phone without waiting for it , phone will not be knox tripped , will be 100%official as is all official firmware

If your using the btu version for UK phones, then how did you manage not to brick your phone? The UK phones do not have snapdragon, they have the Samsung chips.

MAX 404 said:
Hi
if you have a DPLT firmware you should get it soon.....unless your system by some reason is not set as original ( even if knox is tripped but your system is set as original you will get it) anyhow is faster if you download it yourself and flash it , use home_csc so you will not factory reset your phone , NOTE: has to be the same home_csc that you have in your phone right now , not any home_csc for example:
Lets say you want to flash the latest firmware and it happens to be from France and you do not want to loose any of your apps , config or data
1 find out what CSC is installed in your phone ( phoneinfo app is great for that) in your case BTU
2 download the latest possible firmware for your CSC and extract from it the home_csc file , save it , discard the rest
3 download the latest firmware available , in our example France , extract from it download the MAIN-file and extract AP BL & CP save it , discard the other 2 files ( home_csc and CSC from France firmware
4 now take AP BL & CP from the latest firmware ( in our example France) and take the home_csc from a BTU firmware ( why , because is the CSC installed in your phone) and flash the together
In that way you can always have the latest in your phone without waiting for it , phone will not be knox tripped , will be 100%official as is all official firmware
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Thank you, you are a hero :good:. I did update via odin and installed it without losing any data.
As I have said I have previously (about a week ago) used the CSC file rather than HOME_CSC.
I have the Phone Info app, The Orignal CSC code is blank(is it normal?), Does this look normal as I have not checked the CSC before updating to android nougat. I have added a screenshot of it.

Changing branded to non-branded software

My S7 has branded 6.0.1 firmware (PRT), can I flash non-branded (XEO) over without tripping Knox and losing my apps?
Also, are modems carrier-specific, or can I just use stock? (I understand that this is "CSC flashing")

Stasheck said:
My S7 has branded 6.0.1 firmware (PRT), can I flash non-branded (XEO) over without tripping Knox and losing my apps?
Also, are modems carrier-specific, or can I just use stock? (I understand that this is "CSC flashing")
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Hi mate
Yes you can , as long as is official firmware there is no risk of tripping knox , most of times there is no problem using the modem from a different firmware ( other country) i am in Panama and i have a UK firmware, working fine
CSC is what it tells the firmware what country or carrier you are using , it will enable a specific set of features design for that country or carrier , like VoLTE , OTA..
If you do not want to lose your apps or configurations you must use the home_csc file not the CSC file AND must be the home_csc from the same CSC that you have in your phone right now , PRT , so first download a firmware from your country, extract the home_csc from that firmware , discard the rest now download the firmware from XEO and flash CP , BL and AP with the home_csc file you had from your country firmware.....tat way you keep all your apps and configurations

Samsung Pay / Android Pay no longer available for latest stock firmware (ARO)?

Hello fellas,
I have just flashed latest stock firmware, and couldn't help noticing there was no Samsung Pay or Android Pay app.
When attempting to access both items through Google Play Store, it says my device is not compatible with the version available. How come this is possible? I can't think that the S7 has been outed of Samsung Pay, there has to be something else.
Could it be a problem with the CSC? My region code is ARO (Argentina Unbranded), but after checking the app Phone Info, I have realized that the CSC Installed belongs to TTT (Trinidad y Tobago) and not my region. This always happen when flashing CSC, since it's a multi-CSC, it randomly selects a region. If anyone knows a way of flashing the proper CSC through ODIN, that would be awesome.
Thanks!

hemp_invader said:
Hello fellas,
I have just flashed latest stock firmware, and couldn't help noticing there was no Samsung Pay or Android Pay app.
When attempting to access both items through Google Play Store, it says my device is not compatible with the version available. How come this is possible? I can't think that the S7 has been outed of Samsung Pay, there has to be something else.
Could it be a problem with the CSC? My region code is ARO (Argentina Unbranded), but after checking the app Phone Info, I have realized that the CSC Installed belongs to TTT (Trinidad y Tobago) and not my region. This always happen when flashing CSC, since it's a multi-CSC, it randomly selects a region. If anyone knows a way of flashing the proper CSC through ODIN, that would be awesome.
Thanks!
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Hi
Download the firmware you want, extract BL , CP and AP , now download the firmware for you country /carrier , extract from it the CSC file
not home_csc , and flash the BL , CP, AP from the first firmware with the CSC from your country
BAckup this will factory reset your phone

MAX 404 said:
Hi
Download the firmware you want, extract BL , CP and AP , now download the firmware for you country /carrier , extract from it the CSC file
not home_csc , and flash the BL , CP, AP from the first firmware with the CSC from your country
BAckup this will factory reset your phone
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Thanks for replying.
The firmware I want is the one that comes with the ARO package, the problem is that such package also includes a multi-country CSC. Among those there is this ARO region I'm needing. My device is Unbranded, I won't install a CSC from a carrier.
Also, I don't have root and I'm not planning to have it either.

hemp_invader said:
Thanks for replying.
The firmware I want is the one that comes with the ARO package, the problem is that such package also includes a multi-country CSC. Among those there is this ARO region I'm needing. My device is Unbranded, I won't install a CSC from a carrier.
Also, I don't have root and I'm not planning to have it either.
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Hi
Sorry I read your first post again
Samsung Pay will not work again after you root your phone , if knox is set 0x1 there is no chance to make it work
Android pay is possible if knox is set but firmware is official ( no root) and if the flashed firmware (CSC) has that option
Is ARO part of the multi CSC you flashed with TTT?
You need a CSC that has Android pay , do you remember what CSC you had when it worked?

MAX 404 said:
Hi
Sorry I read your first post again
Samsung Pay will not work again after you root your phone , if knox is set 0x1 there is no chance to make it work
Android pay is possible if knox is set but firmware is official ( no root) and if the flashed firmware (CSC) has that option
Is ARO part of the multi CSC you flashed with TTT?
You need a CSC that has Android pay , do you remember what CSC you had when it worked?
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BTU. I will try that one. Thanks mate!

hemp_invader said:
BTU. I will try that one. Thanks mate!
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BTU (UK) i think it works , if your carrier at home offers the service you can flash any unbranded firmware (BL, CP andAP) with the CSC from your carrier
That way you can have unbranded firmware plus you carrier CSC

Magisk fakes 0x0 doesn't it?

Beanvee7 said:
Magisk fakes 0x0 doesn't it?
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yes , magisk hides from android SU detection but samsung pay also looks for knox 0 x 1 ....if you are or were rooted SP will not work

Beanvee7 said:
Magisk fakes 0x0 doesn't it?
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Yes it does, but some additional kernel modifications are still required for Knox to work. So stock firmware isn't fooled. Most custom s7 kernels have them though.

A750F compared to A750FN ?

I'm wishing to flash Pie A750FN firmware into a A750F/DS phone via Odin.
Can these different model numbers take the same firmware?
I'm not familiar with this model (it's for a friend) and I am wondering if the firmwares are compatible.
The original CSC is XSG (UEA) and I wish to change firmware to either BTU or XEU (UK)
Would Odin accept this?
There will be no root involved, just stock firmware.
Any comments?
Thanks