Is there a way to root a Sprint Galaxy S7 on (U) firmware? Using latest Oreo & V8 BL?
Since I cannot do anything to this piece of s*** phone I got, Is there anyway to root it to get more of it or even try to fix that battery drain?
I'm on the latest Oreo (U) firmware with October security update and latest V8 bootloader.
aofathy said:
Since I cannot do anything to this piece of s*** phone I got, Is there anyway to root it to get more of it or even try to fix that battery drain?
I'm on the latest Oreo (U) firmware with October security update and latest V8 bootloader.
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Have the same problem y think no way d'Or that f...... s...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
this works. but MAKE SURE YOU WANT TO STAY ROOTED!!
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pinkfloydhomer said:
We finally received the nougat update for S7 Edge in Denmark. But should I upgrade or not? I like my current version, I heard battery time is worse on nougat and so on?
Also, would it be possible for me to try nougat out and then downgrade to marshmallow if needed?
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I update to Nougat didn't like it so I downgrade it to marshmallow with the U firmware.
Hi all. I recently received a new S7Edge (ATT). The phone is on the March 2016 update of MM. Wondering if I should update ot or not.. I plan on rooting the device, so, I'm not sure if it's easier to root with MM the it is N
Markyzz said:
Hi all. I recently received a new S7Edge (ATT). The phone is on the March 2016 update of MM. Wondering if I should update ot or not.. I plan on rooting the device, so, I'm not sure if it's easier to root with MM the it is N
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I don't think having Marshmallow or Nougat shouldn't matter. I think your phone has a snapdragon on it so unless the snapdragon's root method has changed, you will just flash the rooted G935U rom and it will get updated anyways.
Markyzz said:
Hi all. I recently received a new S7Edge (ATT). The phone is on the March 2016 update of MM. Wondering if I should update ot or not.. I plan on rooting the device, so, I'm not sure if it's easier to root with MM the it is N
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Shouldn't matter. Whether in snapdragon or Exynos. There are numerous benefits of nougat, even moreover with Oreo, which is expected to be updated sometime between the 3d quarter.
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No reason to say mm,nougat is far better than mm,and oreo is better than nougat
According to GSM Arena, T-Mobile just released official android 8 for s7/s7 edge! Finally. Now which firmware should I be on because I have an unlocked phone and I want to flash TMobile firmware since I have TMobile sim card.
https://www.gsmarena.com/tmobile_starts_rolling_out_samsung_galaxy_s7_oreo_update-news-31959.php
I'm pretty sure I can just use SamFirm to flash the official firmware since SamFirm has all the official firmware for samsung phones. I will check to see if SamFirm has updated to Android 8 on the Tmobile s7/s7 edge.
Update: Yup, SamFirm has the official version for Download if you aren't getting the OTA update. (see attachment below)
Can confirm. Just completed the OTA update.
888Appraisal said:
Can confirm. Just completed the OTA update.
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How is it running for you?
Smooth install. no freezes or crashes as of today. I did do a shutdown right after install. Rebooted just fine. I plan on doing cache wipe after a day or two.
overall responsiveness seems no worse than 7.
Running smooth after factory reset, but the secure folder icon doesn't change with icon packs. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed any bugs like this.
I upgraded to this build and I don't like it. Can I odin back to 7.0 and be ok?
HTCMDA said:
I upgraded to this build and I don't like it. Can I odin back to 7.0 and be ok?
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Yea
Hey I need help installing this. I have an At&t SIM card, my s7 flat is on stang5litre right now. Do I'll have to install the att nougat and then update?? Or Do I have to go back to t mobile nougat and update and hope it is rooted still
iim baby jesus said:
Hey I need help installing this. I have an At&t SIM card, my s7 flat is on stang5litre right now. Do I'll have to install the att nougat and then update?? Or Do I have to go back to t mobile nougat and update and hope it is rooted still
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Oreo isn't rooted period because of the locked bootloader on the us variants. If you have an atnt phone and an atnt sim, why not just flash the official atnt Oreo. Or the official atnt nougat bra1 and then just use the ota updates to get to official atnt oreo
aarongotgame said:
Oreo isn't rooted period because of the locked bootloader on the us variants. If you have an atnt phone and an atnt sim, why not just flash the official atnt Oreo. Or the official atnt nougat bra1 and then just use the ota updates to get to official atnt oreo
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Yea sorry I meant for it to be unlocked still on Oreo if installed the t mobile Oreo. Should I just use sammobile and download the art nougat use odin then do the ota through the phone?
iim baby jesus said:
Yea sorry I meant for it to be unlocked still on Oreo if installed the t mobile Oreo. Should I just use sammobile and download the art nougat use odin then do the ota through the phone?
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I have an unlocked s7. We can use any carriers firmware. If you want the atnt firmware, you can go to the atnt s7 forums and they have the nougat and the Oreo firmware. They have the stock atnt Oreo firmware that you should be able to flash directly. If that doesn't work, you can flash atnt nougat bra1 and then just continuously ota until the Oreo update comes up, I think atnt is currently on Oreo CRE4 if they haven't had an update. Also, if your phone is unlocked and you've had the 930U firmware before, I'm actually gonna switch over to the unlocked Oreo once it is officially released since the U firmware doesn't have all the carrier bloat. Right now the U firmware is only on BRD1 nougat I believe.
If you want tmobiles Oreo, just flash the files I provided. If it doesn't work then revert back to atnt nougat bra1 or unlocked bra1 and then you can flash this TMobile Oreo
aarongotgame said:
I have an unlocked s7. We can use any carriers firmware. If you want the atnt firmware, you can go to the atnt s7 forums and they have the nougat and the Oreo firmware. They have the stock atnt Oreo firmware that you should be able to flash directly. If that doesn't work, you can flash atnt nougat bra1 and then just continuously ota until the Oreo update comes up, I think atnt is currently on Oreo CRE4 if they haven't had an update. Also, if your phone is unlocked and you've had the 930U firmware before, I'm actually gonna switch over to the unlocked Oreo once it is officially released since the U firmware doesn't have all the carrier bloat. Right now the U firmware is only on BRD1 nougat I believe.
If you want tmobiles Oreo, just flash the files I provided. If it doesn't work then revert back to atnt nougat bra1 or unlocked bra1 and then you can flash this TMobile Oreo
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As of now do you believe Oreo is worth it, or should I wait till it it is more stable
iim baby jesus said:
As of now do you believe Oreo is worth it, or should I wait till it it is more stable
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Oreo is worth it and it's stable. It's been out for a while, it's just now hitting older devices. Currently Android P is the newest Android. Which is Android 9
aarongotgame said:
Oreo is worth it and it's stable. It's been out for a while, it's just now hitting older devices. Currently Android P is the newest Android. Which is Android 9
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Thank you sir? hopefully there is root on the way
Hello everyone. Long time since i post.
I have serious problem. For some reason im not satisfied with a video performance and batterylife on Pie, and i wanna move back to Nougat (not Oreo). Yet Odin seems dosent alow me to do that. Please i wanna know if its possible, wich i presume it is, and what version of Odin should i use ? I do have downloaded 5 files official rom wich i already flashed last year from Oreo to Nougat, but i have problem flashing it from PIE to Nougat. What version of Odin do i need and what setting?
Dreadish said:
Hello everyone. Long time since i post.
I have serious problem. For some reason im not satisfied with a video performance and batterylife on Pie, and i wanna move back to Nougat (not Oreo). Yet Odin seems dosent alow me to do that. Please i wanna know if its possible, wich i presume it is, and what version of Odin should i use ? I do have downloaded 5 files official rom wich i already flashed last year from Oreo to Nougat, but i have problem flashing it from PIE to Nougat. What version of Odin do i need and what setting?
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I have bootloader version 4 right now . Is it possible to use Oreo Rom with the same version 4 of bootloader and then i can flash from that too bootloader 1 oreo, and then to bootloader 1 Nougat? ? ?
Dreadish said:
I have bootloader version 4 right now . Is it possible to use Oreo Rom with the same version 4 of bootloader and then i can flash from that too bootloader 1 oreo, and then to bootloader 1 Nougat? ? ?
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You can not downgrade bootloader versions. So if your on pie with version 4 bootloader the lowest you can go is the earliest version of Oreo with bootloader version 4. Anything with 3,2 or 1 bootloader can't be flashed.
My god. So there is no Odin way or any other way to bypass bootloader restriction?
Dreadish said:
My god. So there is no Odin way or any other way to bypass bootloader restriction?
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As far as I know no you can't downgrade bootloader versions.
Thanks for the reply. I just flashed the earliest Oreo firmware with bootloader binary 4 wich is actually last big change in stable releases of Oreo. NExt 3 releases were only security updates. I cant get lower then that since two more Oreo firmwares before that had BL number 3 and 2 - Nougat starts with 1 unfortunately. I really hoped maybe guys on XDa figured this thing out too downgrade to lower BL numbers, but i guess its not possible. .If i knew that before, i would never upgrade this shi..t to PIe. Hopefully Oreo will do fine now.
I have an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 (G950F) on stock ROM, Android Pie, on security patch June 2019. Is it possible to downgrade it to stock ROM, Android Pie security patch March 2019 using the Odin method? I have already downloaded the appropriate firmware (G950FXXS4DSC2).
No u can't downgrade anymore , your bootloader is on v5 and there is no way currently to downgrade bootloader to older version
Thank you for your response. Theoretically would I be able to downgrade an S8 on the May 2019 update (G950FXXU4DSE4) to the March 2019 update (G950FXXS4DSC2)? If I am correct the digit after FXXU, i.e 4 represents the bootloader version, which is 4 in this case.
Scorpionea said:
No u can't downgrade anymore , your bootloader is on v5 and there is no way currently to downgrade bootloader to older version
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Antonis1983 said:
Thank you for your response. Theoretically would I be able to downgrade an S8 on the May 2019 update (G950FXXU4DSE4) to the March 2019 update (G950FXXS4DSC2)? If I am correct the digit after FXXU, i.e 4 represents the bootloader version, which is 4 in this case.
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Yes u can downgrade to any earlier pie or Oreo frimware as long u didn't install June update
I thought this was possible too. That's half the reason I rooted. A security update messed up my night mode and it's very annoying. Shame. I doubt Samsung will fix it with any future updates.