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[Q] Difference between Telus, Rogers and Bell models unlocked

Im planning on buying a GS3 this week but wanted to make sure I get the model of phone that best suits me. I am currently with fido and will be unlocking the phone if needed (I might not need to unlock if I get the rogers model).
What differences is there between the Telus, Rogers, and Bell phone if it is unlocked? Would it just be the bloatware on the phone or is there other minor differences? If they are all the exact same, would that mean if I got the Telus model, I could flash the Rogers stock firmware and my phone would essentially be a Rogers unlocked phone?
Sorry I'm a little confused, hope that makes sense.
Thanks in advance!
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the hard part would be installing the stock firmware, if there is a hardware check, it may give you an error if they made a slight change to the model #. if there was a cwm flashable zip, you would be fine. Outside of that, nope no differences.

OK thanks. I'm just thinking if I wanted to keep stock firmware, but wanted the jelly bean update as soon as its available, I didn't want to be stuck on a carriers phone who will release the jb update in 2014. I believe all 3 carriers have pushed back their jb update is that correct? I guess if I really needed jb on the phone I could always flash a stock ROM from the original development thread correct? And that wouldn't void my warranty?
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bdithug said:
OK thanks. I'm just thinking if I wanted to keep stock firmware, but wanted the jelly bean update as soon as its available, I didn't want to be stuck on a carriers phone who will release the jb update in 2014. I believe all 3 carriers have pushed back their jb update is that correct? I guess if I really needed jb on the phone I could always flash a stock ROM from the original development thread correct? And that wouldn't void my warranty?
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It would void your warranty. I'm running stock JB, you can use an app called triangle away to remove all trip counters and then flash a stock firmware if you need to return/replace the device.

Thanks!
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I'm with Rogers, bought an unlocked Bell phone, Used Odin to flash Rogers stock no problems at all

get a rogers sgs3, as the unlock code for the telus model is like twice as much.

Everything I've read tells me that the Rogers, bell, telus phones are exactly the same minus carrier bloat. They are all the same model number (sgh-i747m)
The only way you should be able to tell between them on a non stock rom would be to look up the imei.

Galaxy S4 ATT, install T-mobile Stock ROM?

I unlocked a Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 FROM ATT I am using Tmobile services.
My question is can I install a Stock ROM from TMobile instead of having the ATT one?
I like the Wifi Calling and Tethering option.

I can tell you... But I have a LOT of readers who want to know how to do what you have already done! How did you SIM unlock your SGH-I337? There is a published method for AT&T and TMo that seems to no longer work on the AT&T variant.
OK.. I won't hold you hostage, but I really would like to know!
For the flash to stock, just head over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267895
Follow the instructions and that will re-flash T-Mobile stock everything.
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mhannigan said:
I can tell you... But I have a LOT of readers who want to know how to do what you have already done! How did you SIM unlock your SGH-I337? There is a published method for AT&T and TMo that seems to no longer work on the AT&T variant.
OK.. I won't hold you hostage, but I really would like to know!
For the flash to stock, just head over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267895
Follow the instructions and that will re-flash T-Mobile stock everything.
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Are u sure u can directly odin flash tmo stock unto i337?
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sharpeyedman said:
Are u sure u can directly odin flash tmo stock unto i337?
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Yes. But also check this thread. The AT&T boot loader is locked and may require Loki Doki patch when you are done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
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mhannigan said:
Yes. But also check this thread. The AT&T boot loader is locked and may require Loki Doki patch when you are done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
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.... I may be wrong here, but since when has it been OK to Odin different carrier's stock .tars? Flashable CWM zips yes, but the bone stock tar with modem, baseband, etc?
Also, being that you have TMO service and an ATT device; flashing a TMO ROM with WiFi calling should work; just use an ATT kernel and the Loki patch. Personally, I'd flash the rooted stock MDL or a custom TouchWiz via CWM or whatever recovery you happen to use and not use Odin.

lordcheeto03 said:
.... I may be wrong here, but since when has it been OK to Odin different carrier's stock .tars? Flashable CWM zips yes, but the bone stock tar with modem, baseband, etc?
Also, being that you have TMO service and an ATT device; flashing a TMO ROM with WiFi calling should work; just use an ATT kernel and the Loki patch. Personally, I'd flash the rooted stock MDL or a custom TouchWiz via CWM or whatever recovery you happen to use and not use Odin.
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Since wjenmisnit OK to do it differently?
It is only OK to do when you know what you are doing. In this case the hardware is absolutely identical. You're not going to be using AT&Ts baseband firmware on the T-Mobile network are you? Good luck with that.
Mike
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lordcheeto03 said:
.... I may be wrong here, but since when has it been OK to Odin different carrier's stock .tars? Flashable CWM zips yes, but the bone stock tar with modem, baseband, etc?
Also, being that you have TMO service and an ATT device; flashing a TMO ROM with WiFi calling should work; just use an ATT kernel and the Loki patch. Personally, I'd flash the rooted stock MDL or a custom TouchWiz via CWM or whatever recovery you happen to use and not use Odin.
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MDL baseband is the modem firmware
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i have the i337 ATT and I am using a Tmobile sim card. Just youtube "unlock galaxy s4 AT&T". There are plenty of videos that use a secret menu to unlock the phone.
Free and instant

I also have AT&T i337 unlocked BUT
I also have AT&T i337 unlocked BUT when I try to use it with MetroPCS (same tower as T-Mobile - companies now merged) I can't get anything but Edge network where on my MetroPCS-supplied phone I get 4G (LTE only rarely) in the same areas. Edge network is ridiculous - can't even load a standard webpage- forget about watching a video! ookla =0.01mps!
So I have an unusable rooted, unlocked S4.
I've tried various APN settings to no avail... Thought I would try liquidsmooth ROM, or any ROM that works on both AT&T and T-Mobile... I assume T-Mobile /MetroPCS would react the same. And I am on a pay as you go plan that is similar to T-Mobile's s. I could easily switch to them if not...
Questions:
Has anyone any advice that could help?
Does anyone know if T-Mobile requires a "pairing" of sim card with phone's IMEI as MetroPCS does? (big pain in the butt)

I've done the same thing flashed roms, Modems, To my luck nothing, I did filing that since I repaired the imei, That is when the problem started. Also to does not tie imei to sims. Did you repair imei
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Easy free Sim unlock
Just wanted to point out that if you know someone who has AT&T service they can unlock your phone for free My girlfriend did it for me on their website and it took 24 hours for them to send an email with the unlock code. Just thought i should share that. Up next getting this t-mobile rom onto my 32gb i337 at 4.4.2 with NB1. I hate everything AT&T and God is this phone bloated!

Wanabedev83 said:
Just wanted to point out that if you know someone who has AT&T service they can unlock your phone for free My girlfriend did it for me on their website and it took 24 hours for them to send an email with the unlock code. Just thought i should share that. Up next getting this t-mobile rom onto my 32gb i337 at 4.4.2 with NB1. I hate everything AT&T and God is this phone bloated!
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Don't they have to be the owner to request an unlock?
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serio22 said:
Don't they have to be the owner to request an unlock?
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To be honest i can't answer your question. The phone i bought was from a guy who sold it to me out of eBay with a none working screen, he had the imei in the pics so i ran an imei blacklist check and it was clean. I asked him why he didn't fix it and said it was out of warranty so he just left it dead. I guess it was paid for but in his account so it was free for anyone to use but letting my girl do the unlock request worked so if you have a phone that's not blacklisted and you its not associated to an active account I guess it could be done. Try it, it's worth the try.

Similar question
Very first post, not sure if I should have started a new thread. Anyway, I have an ATT S4 I337 with the MF3 baseband. It's rooted, region unlocked, and fully switched to t-mobile service using a method I found on youtube, which worked fairly well except had to modify two things (I can help if you're having trouble). Now I'd like to upgrade firmware (I'm still on 4.2.2). However, I have a lot of uncertainty because of all the changes I've made. If I temporarily unroot, who am I going to get updates from? Do I need TMO or ATT custom ROMs if I want custom (have they solved that bootloader issue yet?). Basically, what's the safest way to update firmware?
Thanks in advance

mhannigan said:
Since wjenmisnit OK to do it differently?
It is only OK to do when you know what you are doing. In this case the hardware is absolutely identical. You're not going to be using AT&Ts baseband firmware on the T-Mobile network are you? Good luck with that.
Mike
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MDL baseband is the modem firmware
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The above also omits that if you are on Android 4.3.X than the bootloader on your Samsung Galaxy S4 contains a bootloader restriction preventing any downgrade which means you would be unable to flash MDL (ie. M919UVUAMDL) since MDL is Android 4.2.2.
Does anyone know a way around this bootloader restriction thereby allowing a downgrade to 4.2.2?

att i337 to t-mob stock
Hi, Im pretty new to this firmware and different model numbers etc.. but here goes. I bought a samsung s4 on att i337 a few months ago off a friend. I paid an online company for the unlock code and received the code within 24 hours. The phone is now unlocked and I have a T-mob sim in it, i'm now looking to update the firmware to t-mobile 4.4.4. Can i download a t-mob stock rom for i337?? I'm worried that this might break the phone as everything I see for t-mob is SGH-M919. Should this matter now that the phone is unlocked?? Thanks

No, you need to use ATT firmware due to hardware differences (antenna/radio). Also as I recall ATT S4s have a locked bootloader meaning only safestrap compatible ROMs can be used, unless something changed since I had one last summer. Sold it, on Swappa, and bought a TMob version with unlocked boot loader and sim unlocked!
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mfranklin90 said:
Very first post, not sure if I should have started a new thread. Anyway, I have an ATT S4 I337 with the MF3 baseband. It's rooted, region unlocked, and fully switched to t-mobile service using a method I found on youtube, which worked fairly well except had to modify two things (I can help if you're having trouble). Now I'd like to upgrade firmware (I'm still on 4.2.2). However, I have a lot of uncertainty because of all the changes I've made. If I temporarily unroot, who am I going to get updates from? Do I need TMO or ATT custom ROMs if I want custom (have they solved that bootloader issue yet?). Basically, what's the safest way to update firmware?
Thanks in advance
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Hi! I am having major issues with my s4 i337 after switching from att to tmobile. The phone was unlocked so I took it upon myself to unlock it. It is unlocked but sometimes or rather most of the time does not pick up the network. When it does have data connection, it is Edge. I flashed the NC1 to root my phone, then reflashed to NJ4 (to unlock) but now nothing works. No wifi, camera fails, no multitasker, no voice assistant. Please help!!!!! I don't know what to do. I should have never unrooted it to unlock. I should have paid the $35 to get an unlock code. Can I fix this?

vannicuhh said:
Hi! I am having major issues with my s4 i337 after switching from att to tmobile. The phone was unlocked so I took it upon myself to unlock it. It is unlocked but sometimes or rather most of the time does not pick up the network. When it does have data connection, it is Edge. I flashed the NC1 to root my phone, then reflashed to NJ4 (to unlock) but now nothing works. No wifi, camera fails, no multitasker, no voice assistant. Please help!!!!! I don't know what to do. I should have never unrooted it to unlock. I should have paid the $35 to get an unlock code. Can I fix this?
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Have you flashed the full firmware?

serio22 said:
Have you flashed the full firmware?
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I am not sure. I flashed NB1 as suggested by another forum member and everything is working once again. Although it went back to 4.4.2.
Now it has this notification : security notice: unauthorized actions have been detected. It wants me to reboot to revert the changes. How do I make this go away and will it go back to its unusable mode if I manually reboot?
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TTAHER said:
I unlocked a Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 FROM ATT I am using Tmobile services.
My question is can I install a Stock ROM from TMobile instead of having the ATT one?
I like the Wifi Calling and Tethering option.
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i have samsung galaxy s7 edge att unlocked with tmobile sim card and my last 2 ota upgrade are from tmobile G935TUVU4APK1

[Q] Helpppp please

I uninstall at&t software update with titanium because its unlocked and it never updated my phone before so I'm currently using tmobile and anytime I go to check for updates, it won't even open please help

If you uninstalled the update app, there won't be anything for it to open. Besides, unless you are using it on AT&T you can't get updates that way.
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Yup what @DocHoliday77 said, you need a active att service for the device to update

I have a Motorola Atrix HD on Bell that I flashed with stock ATT firmware and I was able to get OTA updates from ATT via wifi with no sim installed. Not sure if it would be the same for the s3. All you can do restore to stock and try it.

It is weird for some devices because my friend had a att note 2 on straight talk and was able to get the KK ota so I guess it just needs be on att network but idk ota's are weird like that

Requesting 5.1.1 N910AUCU2DOI2 Odin AP file

Hi all,
I have tried all methods, factory reset, change to ATT sim(non-active sim), non of them work. I dont have an active ATT sim
I think the only way for me to upgrade to 5.1.1 is through Odin.

I'm waiting too

I've got the 5.1.1 update on my phone. And would be happy to provide odin files for it if someone can tell me how to pull it.

note3kid said:
Hi all,
I have tried all methods, factory reset, change to ATT sim(non-active sim), non of them work. I dont have an active ATT sim
I think the only way for me to upgrade to 5.1.1 is through Odin.
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Do you have a Best Buy nearby?
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Yes somebody please I am in agony.. Need to pull the AP, BL, CSC, etc..

att note 4 5.1.1 Odin update
I have the same problem. My att note 4 is on Cricket wireless, and I haven't noticed any OTA when checking for updates. I've read on another post that att pulled the update and sent it back to fix the install issue some are having (among other issues). I really would like to try a manual Odin firmware update and see if it goes through... Please, if anyone could provide the files, that would be great. I'm tired of waiting with this annoying battery drainage issue with 5.0 - 5.01...

Alex0826 said:
I have the same problem. My att note 4 is on Cricket wireless, and I haven't noticed any OTA when checking for updates. I've read on another post that att pulled the update and sent it back to fix the install issue some are having (among other issues). I really would like to try a manual Odin firmware update and see if it goes through... Please, if anyone could provide the files, that would be great. I'm tired of waiting with this annoying battery drainage issue with 5.0 - 5.01...
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Just an FYI, I have a friend on Cricket. When Cricket was still using the old carrier (was it Verizon?), Cricket released its own updates. Usually a month or so after the main carrier.
That was when Cricket had its own phone models though. My friend had an S4 and it was a Cricket model number.
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Hi, I need Odin files too....

Same here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-att/general/ota-5-1-1-update-cfg-t3230022#post63416428
Please read my post first as well, its post #4.

arathonyi said:
I tried this, however the update fails and I am now stuck on the AT&T boot logo. Any tips?
EDIT - Booted successfully after a long time, however I am still on 5.0.1
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Yeah it failed for me to. I honestly don't know at this point. I'm not a dev. I know some things lol. I think there might be something wrong with the current firmware that is causing it to fail. This is the first I've seen this ever happen. I was trying to find the Odin files for 5.0.1 but I don't see them anywhere yet. That way we can odin flash current firmware again then try update. If that fails, we'll need to wait for the Odin files for 5.1.1.

Odin files for 5.1.1 will hopefully soon be up!
go here >http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-att/general/note-4-att-5-1-1-odin-files-progress-t3230993

I have a note 4 from AT&T with a firmware LYM47X.N910AUCU2DOI2 in 5.1.1 Lollipop stock and never modified! I want unlock the bootloader, install a teamwin recovery to make a backup of my original firmware to make root later, but, i not see anything about do that if someone know how to...... contact me in this forum plz....
thanks and wide hugs!!!

wilsonmd said:
I have a note 4 from AT&T with a firmware LYM47X.N910AUCU2DOI2 in 5.1.1 Lollipop stock and never modified! I want unlock the bootloader, install a teamwin recovery to make a backup of my original firmware to make root later, but, i not see anything about do that if someone know how to...... contact me in this forum plz....
thanks and wide hugs!!!
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Not happening. Bootloader isn't unlockable. Should've researched before buying.
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spexwood said:
Not happening. Bootloader isn't unlockable. Should've researched before buying.
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I 'll give the device to my wife and I will buy the note 5 of TMO . I think I'll have better opportunities.
thanks for your time my brother!
From what I 've seen the least bad brand is Samsung , because the other brands bring poor processors (MTK ) or are bad devices to develop OS cooked.

I tried this method and it works fine for me.
Note 4 AT&T only.
http://androidromupdate.com/att-galaxy-note-4-sm-n910a-stock-firmware/

[DISCUSSION] Galaxy S6 Nougat Update

Hello guys Android 7.0 Nougat Update is rolling out in some regions on G920F variant let's talk about our Variant that when it will receive the Update. Thanks

You might want to edit the title of your post to say "S6" not "S7."
From all that I have heard, it will be at least two weeks before the Sprint variant rolls out to us.

vodafone rolled out nougat.

I think we have to wait a little longer for the Nougat Update
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Based on the history of update rollouts for samsung devices on sprint, it'll start early april.
...but we'll get it before verizon.

Nye-uhls said:
Based on the history of update rollouts for samsung devices on sprint, it'll start early april.
...but we'll get it before verizon.
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Totally agreed, I was checking Sprint's recent history of updating Samsung devices, all Sprint Samsung devices usually receives the update exactly one month after the international model.
So hope we'll​ receive the update in mid April. Fingers crossed
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i own a sprint galaxy s6 (920p) running android 5.0.1, can i flash the Sprint android 6.0.1 stock firmware to it. Is there any chance that it will get SIM locked again. Sorry i don't know hot this SIM locking and unlocking works

amitrahi04 said:
i own a sprint galaxy s6 (920p) running android 5.0.1, can i flash the Sprint android 6.0.1 stock firmware to it. Is there any chance that it will get SIM locked again. Sorry i don't know hot this SIM locking and unlocking works
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I'm​ also using this Sprint Galaxy S6 unlocked here in Pakistan I have flashed many Odin firmwares and I have never loses my sim unlock.
So yes you can.
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amitrahi04 said:
i own a sprint galaxy s6 (920p) running android 5.0.1, can i flash the Sprint android 6.0.1 stock firmware to it. Is there any chance that it will get SIM locked again. Sorry i don't know hot this SIM locking and unlocking works
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Before upgrading to 6.0.1 try to find your msl code using this method ------- https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/to-msl-t3553758
so,if you get locked you can easily unlock your phone.

Still nothing??

Ryan-sv said:
Still nothing??
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Mid April is the most likely date. One month.

S6 sprint
I'm using s6 sprint. Whenever i restart my phone i get activation error notification. How can i get rid of it. And i tried to root my phone but the rooting process was stuck on an error , it was something like can't write something like that. Helppppppp

Ehma_dd said:
I'm using s6 sprint. Whenever i restart my phone i get activation error notification. How can i get rid of it. And i tried to root my phone but the rooting process was stuck on an error , it was something like can't write something like that. Helppppppp
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This isn't the right place, go to the q&a/help forum and make a post.
You're going to need to supply more info too

Hands free activation
Ehma_dd said:
I'm using s6 sprint. Whenever i restart my phone i get activation error notification. How can i get rid of it. And i tried to root my phone but the rooting process was stuck on an error , it was something like can't write something like that. Helppppppp
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Try this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/help/hands-free-activation-t3199214

Aniklie said:
Before upgrading to 6.0.1 try to find your msl code using this method ------- https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/to-msl-t3553758
so,if you get locked you can easily unlock your phone.
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You can't unlock your phone even with your msl on mm. Apn settings are blocked.
Edit: also should be noted this works on MM aswell.

Poebat said:
You can't unlock your phone even with your msl on mm. Apn settings are blocked.
Edit: also should be noted this works on MM aswell.
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really?so how can i unlock my phone?

Aniklie said:
really?so how can i unlock my phone?
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Open a separate thread if you want to discuss this, lets keep this thread on topic

Someone with a Sprint Galaxy S6 Edge+ just got the nougat update. Should be soon for us I would hope.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/63pjpq/sprint_galaxy_s6_edge_nougat/

nougat update for Sprint galaxy note 5 released,(https://www.sammobile.com/2017/04/05/sprint-galaxy-note-5-nougat-update-rolling-out/)
i think galaxy s6 get nougat update next week.

Really cant wait