I have a greymarket import S7 Duos with the CSC OJV (which is either middle east or africa depending on the source) and it still hasn't received the June firmware update. I'd like to switch my CSC to get timely firmware updates. Does it make any difference which CSC I use? Is there any that would be best based on update timeliness and/or compatibility with US carriers (T-Mobile/AT&T)?
Also, is there any way to download stack firmware images direct from Samsung rather than going through shady third parties?
ryanarr said:
I have a greymarket import S7 Duos with the CSC OJV (which is either middle east or africa depending on the source) and it still hasn't received the June firmware update. I'd like to switch my CSC to get timely firmware updates. Does it make any difference which CSC I use? Is there any that would be best based on update timeliness and/or compatibility with US carriers (T-Mobile/AT&T)?
Also, is there any way to download stack firmware images direct from Samsung rather than going through shady third parties?
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Hi mate
The thing is you need updates for a G930FD , all the available firmware are from this countries at the moment
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G930FD/
Date Country/Carrier Version PDA CSC
2016-06-07 Thailand 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APEQ G930FOLB1APEQ
2016-06-07 Cambodia 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APEQ G930FOLB1APEQ
2016-06-07 Vietnam 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APEQ G930FOLB1APEQ
2016-06-07 Singapore 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APDQ G930FOLB1APD1
2016-06-07 Singapore 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APDQ G930FOLB1APD1
2016-06-07 Singapore 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APDQ G930FOLB1APD1
2016-06-07 Singapore 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APDQ G930FOLB1APD1
2016-04-12 India 6.0.1G930FXXU1APD1 G930FODD1APBA
2016-04-12 Nepal 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APD1 G930FODD1APBA
2016-04-12 Sri Lanka 6.0.1 G930FXXU1APD1 G930FODD1APBA
India is a good option as they get updates very often , compatibility? if your phone is working fine now it should work fine with any of this...
CSC change, you have to do a factory reset
Check this thread , it shows you how to change csc or flash a newer firmware without waiting for the update (odin) BUT you should do it with G930FD firmware there they use G930F firmware , the basics are the same
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3369431
This thread says that the single sim firmware and dual sim firmware are interchangeable. Am I misunderstanding something?
As far as carrier compatibility, the phone works, but I don't have visual voicemail. Also not sure if I'm missing other features like VoLTE.
The Spain firmware has wifi calling and Samsung pay. I don't know if you can make wifi calling work but you can tweak Samsung pay for USA market.
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Same here. On the FD version.. My problem is dual SIM not really working. Yes, I have two numbers and. That's about it. Data doea not work. Disabling SIM2 and. SIM1 works LTE on AT&T. No VoLTE obviiusly so I can't comment about it. With an xposed module, my Android pay works. You will most. Likely won't be able to make Samsung Pay work. I did a massive reading and can't tell you one person that was able to set it up and use it in a store . my advice to you is forget about OTA. Don't be scared about the Knox bit, trip it, and install TWRP and a custom ROM. those get normally the latest firmware in them, with recent security patches, and some of them are even OTA by themselves. You can also hey rid of tons of bloatware this way. I wouldn't bother dealing with changing CSC from Egypt to India. Since you are already at XDA I guess you know what to do.
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BigE said:
Same here. On the FD version.. My problem is dual SIM not really working. Yes, I have two numbers and. That's about it. Data doea not work. Disabling SIM2 and. SIM1 works LTE on AT&T. No VoLTE obviiusly so I can't comment about it. With an xposed module, my Android pay works. You will most. Likely won't be able to make Samsung Pay work. I did a massive reading and can't tell you one person that was able to set it up and use it in a store . my advice to you is forget about OTA. Don't be scared about the Knox bit, trip it, and install TWRP and a custom ROM. those get normally the latest firmware in them, with recent security patches, and some of them are even OTA by themselves. You can also hey rid of tons of bloatware this way. I wouldn't bother dealing with changing CSC from Egypt to India. Since you are already at XDA I guess you know what to do.
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If you boot into download mode, the phone will even display G930F as its model number. You can run F firmware on an FD without issue. As for the dual SIM working, I haven't tested it, but I did read that SIM1 has full connectivity, while SIM2 is limited to 2G/3G. You can't have two 4G SIMcards active at the same time.
I'm running Samsung pay perfectly fine on UAE firmware. Samsung pay is unfortunately firmware dependent. However, if you trip KNOX you're not going to be able to use Samsung Pay ever again. And to be completely honest, if you're not using Samsung pay, you shouldn't be using an S7; get yourself a better phone like the G5/Nexus/V10/Moto X. The S7 lacks a lot that other phones bring to the table, assuming that you don't care much for photo quality.
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The Spain firmware has wifi calling and Samsung pay. I don't know if you can make wifi calling work but you can tweak Samsung pay for USA market.
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Would wifi calling work on US T-MOBILE?
Same question here. I'm using Tracfone and T-Mobile sim cards, and my G930FD is from United Arab Emirates. There is a Islamic calendar in the S Planner which I was unable to get rid of, so I found the UK firmware and CSC from Sammobile. After flashing those files to phone, the Wifi calling and Samsung Pay still won't work. Otherwise the UK firmware works fine, since there's no bloatware or funny stuff(like calendar from other country). Dual sim works with no issue too. Still hope to find a better CSC file for Samsung Pay and Wifi Calling.
My G930FD is a Singapore set and Samsung Pay has been available for quite a while now.
I recently flashed the UK BTU firmware, seems to have less bloat but Samsung Pay isn't available, side loading didn't seem to work either.
I flashed the UK firmware hoping to get faster security patches, so far still on July. But not sure if just me, but phone feels a bit snappier and fingerprint sensor seems more accurate on July vs June's.
Where are you all getting the stock firmware for different countries?
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My G930FD is a Singapore set and Samsung Pay has been available for quite a while now.
I recently flashed the UK BTU firmware, seems to have less bloat but Samsung Pay isn't available, side loading didn't seem to work either.
I flashed the UK firmware hoping to get faster security patches, so far still on July. But not sure if just me, but phone feels a bit snappier and fingerprint sensor seems more accurate on July vs June's.
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When you had the Singapore firmware, did you actually use Samsung Pay successfully? I have a 930FD that is for the UAE, but Samsung Pay wasn't on it and it didn't work when I sideloaded it. I flashed it to the the BTU version and was able to sideload it and log in, but it won't take any of my credit cards here in the USA. Also, the signal strength on AT&T is much weaker than another phone that I have that is made for the American market.
Should I try to find a firmware that is still located in the same region as the UAE with Samsung Pay and without the annoying bloatware the UAE mandates for their phones? Would India be good?
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When you had the Singapore firmware, did you actually use Samsung Pay successfully? I have a 930FD that is for the UAE, but Samsung Pay wasn't on it and it didn't work when I sideloaded it. I flashed it to the the BTU version and was able to sideload it and log in, but it won't take any of my credit cards here in the USA. Also, the signal strength on AT&T is much weaker than another phone that I have that is made for the American market.
Should I try to find a firmware that is still located in the same region as the UAE with Samsung Pay and without the annoying bloatware the UAE mandates for their phones? Would India be good?
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Samsung Pay worked when I was on the SG firmware. It also worked when I flashed the Australia unbranded firmware, even though I was in Singapore. By working I mean I'm able to add cards, make contactless transactions and so on.
So Pay should work on any firmware that it's officially available in, regardless where you use it.
I would try Australia, minimal bloat. F / FD firmwares work interchangeably.
Hi,
I just received my unlocked G930F from B&H today (What a beautiful phone).
Exynos 8890 Octa-Core Chipset
According to "Phone Info" this was made on 2016.07.09 and assembled in Vietnam.
Product Code SM-G930FZKLTPA
Firmware code & Active code: TPA
Aavilable CSC codes: ALE, ARO, BVO, CHO, COO, EON, PCW, TPA, TTT, UPO, UYO
CSC Country: Panama
Mobile Operator: Home / 310410
I am located in New England.
The two Mobile Network types I have seen displayed so far under the SIM Card Status are; LTE and HSUPA
I did a manual update today and the current version is:
G930FXX1APG3/
G930FUUB1APEQ/
G930FXXU1APEQ
I have been trying to read as much about this version of the S7 as I can so I don't have to ask too many questions, I do have a few at this time though. My S4 was also on Straight Talk and would not update past 4.2.2 I needed a more reliable phone so now have this S7. I want to get all the security updates as well as any of the Android updates as they become available. Straight Talk is not so good about sending updates and I understand AT&T drags their feet on update certifications. Also, it appears some countries are more likely to get updates than others. I understand the UK gets frequent updates, I am not so sure about Panama.
I've read inserting a SIM from another GSM carrier such as T-Mobile even if not activated will allow updates via wi-fi; does this work to get the newest updates?
I want to keep the stock Samsung firmware for the moment & with that, is updating from the phone my best bet or is there a better way to get the latest updates?
Is there any benefit to having the CSC country reflect say, the UK or the EU as opposed to Panama? If so, is there a reasonable way to accomplish this & could you provide a link for me to look into it?
That's it for the moment, I have more reading to do...
Thanks!
Hi,
I'd appreciate some advice. I have rooted and flashed an old Samsung S3 before for a friend so he could play Pokemon Go - I wouldn't say I really understood what I was doing 100% but I followed some instructions carefully and it worked. But that was on an old phone that he no longer used so he wasn't concerned about bricking it.
But this is my current problem.
I am in the UK. In November I purchased a second hand Samsung S7. It was unlocked but had a THREE network splash screen. I knew that I was going to use Vodafone as my provider as I already had the contract so I wasn't over the moon about the THREE splash screen but in my ignorance (this was my first Android phone) I figured it was just an annoyance that I would only see on the rare occasions that I rebooted my phone.
However, I'm beginning to understand that there may be deeper issues, for example
1 - Vodafone keep sending me texts saying that WiFi Calling is enabled, but I don't have the setting to enable it in my Phone>Settings.
2 - There doesn't appear to have been any updates to the phone (including security patches) since I bought it and stuck a Vodafone SIM in it
3 - I haven't received notification that Android 7 is available - Vodafone were supposed to have released this a week ago but I am aware that the roll-out may have been put on hold
I'm guessing the problem is that although my provider is Vodafone I'm not getting any of the nice things they are rolling out (such as WiFi Calling) because my phone has THREE firmware.
But I don't seem to be getting anything from THREE either - this could be because they are just very slow but I am concerned that I won't ever get anything from them because I don't have a contract with them.
When I try to manually update I get a message saying that there are no updates and the following
G930F XXS 1BP K6
G930F H3G 1BP I1
G930F XXU 1BP JE
They all seem to be UK codes and I believe that H3G indicates THREE.
Is there anything I can do. I appreciate that I could just root and flash to standard firmware but I am worried about bricking my phone (it wasn't a cheap purchase) and that I would lose features like WiFi Calling (not that I am getting them at the moment). What about changing the CSC code to Vodafone - is that easy/safe - would that work?
Appreciate any help or advice.
Cheers,
Nigel
nheather said:
Hi,
I'd appreciate some advice. I have rooted and flashed an old Samsung S3 before for a friend so he could play Pokemon Go - I wouldn't say I really understood what I was doing 100% but I followed some instructions carefully and it worked. But that was on an old phone that he no longer used so he wasn't concerned about bricking it.
But this is my current problem.
I am in the UK. In November I purchased a second hand Samsung S7. It was unlocked but had a THREE network splash screen. I knew that I was going to use Vodafone as my provider as I already had the contract so I wasn't over the moon about the THREE splash screen but in my ignorance (this was my first Android phone) I figured it was just an annoyance that I would only see on the rare occasions that I rebooted my phone.
However, I'm beginning to understand that there may be deeper issues, for example
1 - Vodafone keep sending me texts saying that WiFi Calling is enabled, but I don't have the setting to enable it in my Phone>Settings.
2 - There doesn't appear to have been any updates to the phone (including security patches) since I bought it and stuck a Vodafone SIM in it
3 - I haven't received notification that Android 7 is available - Vodafone were supposed to have released this a week ago but I am aware that the roll-out may have been put on hold
I'm guessing the problem is that although my provider is Vodafone I'm not getting any of the nice things they are rolling out (such as WiFi Calling) because my phone has THREE firmware.
But I don't seem to be getting anything from THREE either - this could be because they are just very slow but I am concerned that I won't ever get anything from them because I don't have a contract with them.
When I try to manually update I get a message saying that there are no updates and the following
G930F XXS 1BP K6
G930F H3G 1BP I1
G930F XXU 1BP JE
They all seem to be UK codes and I believe that H3G indicates THREE.
Is there anything I can do. I appreciate that I could just root and flash to standard firmware but I am worried about bricking my phone (it wasn't a cheap purchase) and that I would lose features like WiFi Calling (not that I am getting them at the moment). What about changing the CSC code to Vodafone - is that easy/safe - would that work?
Appreciate any help or advice.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Try to download firmware from SamMobile.com and flash to United Kingdom (BTU) my phone was locked to three and I did that. You don't need root and it is highly unlikely that you will brick your phone if you follow the correct steps
dylanneve1 said:
Try to download firmware from SamMobile.com and flash to United Kingdom (BTU) my phone was locked to three and I did that. You don't need root and it is highly unlikely that you will brick your phone if you follow the correct steps
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I've had a look at SamMobile. Would you please explain what the different downloads are.
I want to stick to MM 6.0.1 for now. I can see three possible options
BTU - the one you suggested
H3G - THREE, not really an option because it is what I have at the moment
VOD - Vodafone, as that matches my contract
Want is BTU? - I'm guessing that it is an unbranded variant, although my daughter's S7 is unbranded and her phone shows it as XEU (which is listed as United Kingdom / Ireland) on the SamMobile site.
What about going to VOD - would that make sense as I am on a Vodafone contract so it would align better with services that they make available, such as WiFi Calling.
And finally, what are the implications of installing a new firmware - will it reset my phone and remove all applications and data. Will there be things that won't work because the system will detect a firmware change - thinking security things like WiFi Calling or Cashless Payments (not that I use them)?
Cheers,
Nigel
nheather said:
I've had a look at SamMobile. Would you please explain what the different downloads are.
I want to stick to MM 6.0.1 for now. I can see three possible options
BTU - the one you suggested
H3G - THREE, not really an option because it is what I have at the moment
VOD - Vodafone, as that matches my contract
Want is BTU? - I'm guessing that it is an unbranded variant, although my daughter's S7 is unbranded and her phone shows it as XEU (which is listed as United Kingdom / Ireland) on the SamMobile site.
What about going to VOD - would that make sense as I am on a Vodafone contract so it would align better with services that they make available, such as WiFi Calling.
And finally, what are the implications of installing a new firmware - will it reset my phone and remove all applications and data. Will there be things that won't work because the system will detect a firmware change - thinking security things like WiFi Calling or Cashless Payments (not that I use them)?
Cheers,
Nigel
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Hi Nigel,
BTU is the unbranded UK firmware. I would suggest BTU over VOD just because you don't have Vodafone splash screen or carrier apps. You will also get OTA updates allo5 faster.
There are no implications of flashing a firmware. It will not void your warranty or trip KNOX like root will. You will still have access to all the features of your phone.
Many thanks for all the advice. Going to bite the bullet and load some different firmware.
One further question though - do you know if BUT supports WiFi Calling.
Cheers,
Nigel
When I turned on my Galaxy S10e without the SIM to set it up, it received the August 1st security update. One of our other S10e on Tmobile (but in use without a SIM) already received the One UI 2.5 update back when it was released at the beginning of Oct. Somehow, this phone has not received it yet. How do I know my phone is configured correctly to receive OTA from Tmobile? And how would one check if their phone is getting OTAs from Samsung or their carrier?
When I look here, it doesn't specifically list the One UI 2.5 update, but, like I said, one of our Tmobile phones got the update.
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/de...axy-s10e/software-updates-samsung-galaxy-s10e
~Nismo said:
When I turned on my Galaxy S10e without the SIM to set it up, it received the August 1st security update. One of our other S10e on Tmobile (but in use without a SIM) already received the One UI 2.5 update back when it was released at the beginning of Oct. Somehow, this phone has not received it yet. How do I know my phone is configured correctly to receive OTA from Tmobile? And how would one check if their phone is getting OTAs from Samsung or their carrier?
When I look here, it doesn't specifically list the One UI 2.5 update, but, like I said, one of our Tmobile phones got the update.
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/de...axy-s10e/software-updates-samsung-galaxy-s10e
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You can use Odin and frijA or samfrew to get the latest firmware. And flash it manually. If they Are byod sometimes they can be finicky on updates
Just a quick question. I have an unlocked S22 Ultra Snapdragon purchased directly from Samsung.com which is on T-Mobile in the U.S. I was just wondering if software updates like the monthly security and system updates come OTA directly from Samsung, or if they are issued by the carriers?
Updates are configured based on your Home CSC which can't be modified. Samsung will provide the update once available even if you flash T-mobile FW.