Samsung Browser Available! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi

I was looking throught reddit and stumbled upon user "BoxerguyT89" Post which you can find here https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/4bpk5l/working_samsung_browser_for_verizon_s7/
Also for the blocking capabilities to work you must download adblock plus from playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adblockplus.adblockplussbrowser&hl=en

Just be careful. No one has stepped up and vouched for that APK being a Samsung official one. Not quite sure what it's origins are.

I installed the apk from the below thread on my VZW S7 and all is good in the world.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3342018

i didn't install the APK bc nobody could confirm where it came from, and there was some line in it people didn't know what it was.
however, as noted, it's available in play store for most of us now
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.sbrowser&hl=en
try it.

jayochs said:
i didn't install the APK bc nobody could confirm where it came from, and there was some line in it people didn't know what it was.
however, as noted, it's available in play store for most of us now
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.sbrowser&hl=en
try it.
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I mean... I would... but...
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Weird, I've been using the 10-51 apk that was on the xda forum and it was saying device not compatible for a while now. Now the application links and play store recognizes it

blueb0x said:
Weird, I've been using the 10-51 apk that was on the xda forum and it was saying device not compatible for a while now. Now the application links and play store recognizes it
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Because Verizon are assholes. They blocked it at first.
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Tada10 said:
Because Verizon are assholes. They blocked it at first.
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Well, verizon can't block it, only Google (as the store managers) or samsung (ad the developer) could block it. Verizon May have asked samsung to block it, but they couldn't do it on their own.
More to the point, verizon removed it from their software, and samsumg didn't update their play store entries to allow the Verizon version, so it's both the companies fails, not just verizon. I'm guessing the ad block or some other component stopped some verizon tracking or ad network from working.
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I was using the apk that someone uploaded because I kept getting the "not compatible" message. Yesterday the "not compatible" message went away in the play store and I could download it. I'm guessing that everyone will be able to get it from Play soon.

_Dennis_ said:
Well, verizon can't block it, only Google (as the store managers) or samsung (ad the developer) could block it. Verizon May have asked samsung to block it, but they couldn't do it on their own.
More to the point, verizon removed it from their software, and samsumg didn't update their play store entries to allow the Verizon version, so it's both the companies fails, not just verizon. I'm guessing the ad block or some other component stopped some verizon tracking or ad network from working.
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While they may have blocked it from THEIR firmware, it's not blocked from the MVNO firmware that is usable on the same phone. I have the BQE2 U-firmware (it's a multi-CSC firmware for multiple carriers; among them are VZW and Tracfone, a dual-carrier MVNO - the other carrier is T-Mobile), the Samsung browser showed up as an update). The phone itself is the gold S7 (not S7edge) that is a unique-to-VZW model. The phone is not on ANY network currently - I went with the Tracfone firmware because that is where I will be taking the phone.

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While they may have blocked it from THEIR firmware, it's not blocked from the MVNO firmware that is usable on the same phone. I have the BQE2 U-firmware (it's a multi-CSC firmware for multiple carriers; among them are VZW and Tracfone, a dual-carrier MVNO - the other carrier is T-Mobile), the Samsung browser showed up as an update). The phone itself is the gold S7 (not S7edge) that is a unique-to-VZW model. The phone is not on ANY network currently - I went with the Tracfone firmware because that is where I will be taking the phone.
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Cool.....you realize this thread is over a year old right?
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_Dennis_ said:
Cool.....you realize this thread is over a year old right?
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I have had the phone a grand total of a week - that alone can cause a necroed thread to return to life (late arrivals - to the phone and the subject).

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Wireless Tether/Mobile Hotspot

Has anyone gotten a free wireless tether app working?
Wireless Tether for Root users isn't working
I googled the same thing this morning and the way it sounds, no, they haven't. But a lot of people are working on it.
I assume you must be talking about the gsm version? My vzw nexus worked out of the box. Not rooted yet though.
Settings/wireless & networks/more/tethering and portable hotspot
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wireless tether for root users is being fixed to work with the BCM 4330 chip. Use PDAnet with usb tethering in the meantime.
Rhyno77 said:
I assume you must be talking about the gsm version? My vzw nexus worked out of the box. Not rooted yet though.
Settings/wireless & networks/more/tethering and portable hotspot
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Using it out of the box the built in app on Verizon you have to pay $20 / month for the service.
GSM version works the same as what Rhyno said above....not sure if OP knew where to look
Edit: see post below..nailed it.
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rocketboy6885 said:
Has anyone gotten a free wireless tether app working?
Wireless Tether for Root users isn't working
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If you're on the GSM version, just use the built-in version. You can tether USB, Bluetooth, or WiFi Hotspot via settings menu.
If you're on the VZW version, you have to either run a custom ROM that doesn't have Verizon's tracking software on it, or wait for people to figure out what apps need to be tweaked/removed in the stock ROM to make sure you can use 3rd party apps effectively without being "caught" by VZW.
Not up to speed on the gn, I guess. Coming from an aosp rommed thunderbolt.
Could vzw actually charge me 20/ month for something built in without notifying me first? Or just put me on some sort of watch list?
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Not up to speed on the gn, I guess. Coming from an aosp rommed thunderbolt.
Could vzw actually charge me 20/ month for something built in without notifying me first? Or just put me on some sort of watch list?
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Actually the way it works is a VZW popup comes up when you try to feather and requires that you sign up for a plan before it will connect.
Is everyone else on verizon having this problem? Trying to find the differentiating factors here...
I'm grandfathered in for unlimited data, and have used stock/app tethering on all my Android phones.
The vzw rep at the store couldn't activate my gn in store (using wife's upgrade from separate acct) so I had to activate on the web.
I was never given the message described above, it was just the same old stock tethering menus...
Different software revs possibly? Not sure... I updated to 4.02 yesterday, but I can't remember if I set up wifi tether before that or not.
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I imagine this is the same as everyone's, but just in case.
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Rhyno77 said:
Is everyone else on verizon having this problem? Trying to find the differentiating factors here...
I'm grandfathered in for unlimited data, and have used stock/app tethering on all my Android phones.
The vzw rep at the store couldn't activate my gn in store (using wife's upgrade from separate acct) so I had to activate on the web.
I was never given the message described above, it was just the same old stock tethering menus...
Different software revs possibly? Not sure... I updated to 4.02 yesterday, but I can't remember if I set up wifi tether before that or not.
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Just check your account. If you're already paying then it won't pop up... I highly doubt they're letting you slide through. There's some kinda explanation as to why you're not getting the notification of the service.
I'll check my acct and confirm again. I've never used the Verizon hotspot (or at least since my 2 free months after buying the tbolt, anyways). Weird.
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Checked account, same as it has been since forever. Anyways, if I can help at all, or if anyone needs file info, a backup, etc.. just PM me. Otherwise I'll reply back to this thread if I ever do get any notification or charge on my account.
That is weird. I picked up my Galaxy Nexus yesterday from VZW. According to the salesman at the corporate store I picked it up from, VZW has not yet enabled the built in tethering on their side. He claims they are currently reimbursing customers that have tethering plans and have upgraded to the GN. It sounds as though, if you're paying for tethering it won't work.
He also said there is much confusion within the company's sales staff regarding the GN. At the time I picked up mine, he said they hadn't really received training on the device yet; or for that matter much info at all. So, this could all be wrong.
Just to clarify I was talking about the LTE Verizon Galaxy Nexus with a free tethering plan as an alternative to the one from Verizon for anyone who was wondering
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Saw a rooted and flagged Nexus in a carrier store :I

Was walking around central, hong kong this morning. I decided to pop into "3"'s store (a network carrier) to check out the gsm Moto razer....I then walked over to the gnexus displacy, only to be surprised by a 4 way lock screen that can be found on the EGB ROM
I checked the device to find it rooted running an older version of EGB and Franco's kernel! Surprise surprise I thought to myself~
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droid_does said:
Was walking around central, hong kong this morning. I decided to pop into "3"'s store (a network carrier) to check out the gsm Moto razer....I then walked over to the gnexus displacy, only to be surprised by a 4 way lock screen that can be found on the EGB ROM
I checked the device to find it rooted running an older version of EGB and Franco's kernel! Surprise surprise I thought to myself~
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back in the day, on a few occasions, i walked into a tmobile store and rooted their display G1, flashed cynogenmod on it, then walked out. i even rooted a G2 at a tmobile once
simms22 said:
back in the day, on a few occasions, i walked into a tmobile store and rooted their display G1, flashed cynogenmod on it, then walked out. i even rooted a G2 at a tmobile once
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Lol thats pretty funny most phones on display when i walk into a rogers store I find, (here in Canada) are either off or have like a fake screen taped on the screen.
Question though what was the process of rooting the G1 if you were able to do it without a computer and in the store?
jonnyg1097 said:
Lol thats pretty funny most phones on display when i walk into a rogers store I find, (here in Canada) are either off or have like a fake screen taped on the screen.
Question though what was the process of rooting the G1 if you were able to do it without a computer and in the store?
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There were a lot of rooting apps available back in the 2.1/2 days. those were the days!
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jonnyg1097 said:
Lol thats pretty funny most phones on display when i walk into a rogers store I find, (here in Canada) are either off or have like a fake screen taped on the screen.
Question though what was the process of rooting the G1 if you were able to do it without a computer and in the store?
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one click root(downloaded to the phone off the web), and my dropbox account for the other files i needed(amon ra recovery, cm4, terminal emulator app).
simms22 said:
back in the day, on a few occasions, i walked into a tmobile store and rooted their display G1, flashed cynogenmod on it, then walked out. i even rooted a G2 at a tmobile once
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If you were aussie, what you just said would've sounded so bad To root something is aussie slang for having sex with it.
Lets just say when my mates asked me how to root their phones we got some weird looks for other people who heard it
Bisazz said:
If you were aussie, what you just said would've sounded so bad To root something is aussie slang for having sex with it.
Lets just say when my mates asked me how to root their phones we got some weird looks for other people who heard it
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lmoa! could be worse
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one click root(downloaded to the phone off the web), and my dropbox account for the other files i needed(amon ra recovery, cm4, terminal emulator app).
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oh right one click root, I am familiar with that especially the apk that was just able to be side loaded to get it to work. . Now it all makes sense
That's false advertising if you ask me.
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Replacement SIII - What to capture/record before activating and or rooting?

Hi. My original S3 stopped charging and I just received the replacement. My plan is to use it for work since it is clean. They force us to use airwatch. Getting a Note 4 for my personal phone. Is there something that I should save off or insert before I activate it?
Thx
awilson77584 said:
Hi. My original S3 stopped charging and I just received the replacement. My plan is to use it for work since it is clean. They force us to use air watch. Getting a Note 4 for my personal phone. Is there something that I should save off or insert before I activate it?
Thx
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so you want to activate the Sprint or Boost Mobile of Virgin Mobile S3? and what is Air Watch?
6th_Hokage said:
so you want to activate the Sprint or Boost Mobile of Virgin Mobile S3? and what is Air Watch?
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I'm going to activate it on Sprint. Airwatch is a BYOD administration application. It detects among other things, whether the device is rooted. Then it invalidates your device. There doesn't seem to be a workaround. They fix every exploit as soon as it's implemented.
awilson77584 said:
I'm going to activate it on Sprint. Airwatch is a BYOD administration application. It detects among other things, whether the device is rooted. Then it invalidates your device. There doesn't seem to be a workaround. They fix every exploit as soon as it's implemented.
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......root cloak which is a Xposed module literally hides root from any application that you don't want to let know you have root....it comes in handy from time to time....
6th_Hokage said:
......root cloak which is a Xposed module literally hides root from any application that you don't want to let know you have root....it comes in handy from time to time....
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The air watch developers read xda and Google hired the root cloak developer.
To paraphrase FZ, Billy the Mountain is something you can't f&&k with.
Thanks for checking.
awilson77584 said:
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To paraphrase FZ, Billy the Mountain is something you can't f&&k with....
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And Ethel was a tree growing off of his shoulder....
I cannot believe anyone even knows that song!
Sorry, had to do it☺
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I'm kinda confused... Which phone are you asking about? The phone that won't charge or the new "clean" one?
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bilgerryan said:
I'm kinda confused... Which phone are you asking about? The phone that won't charge or the new "clean" one?
My ROM: WICKED X
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The old one. I haven't activated the replacement yet. I'm in projected mourning for root and all of the goodies. Who wants nascar and sprint tv on their phone anyway ... //smile
awilson77584 said:
The old one. I haven't activated the replacement yet. I'm in projected mourning for root and all of the goodies. Who wants nascar and sprint tv on their phone anyway ... //smile
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I would copy the internal SD to your PC just in case you need anything. I don't think you would need anything else.
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When Did SnapDragon Bootloader Get Unlocked? Or Is This Article BS?

Ran across a article written on June 17th
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Is this for real or just clickbait?
Source: https://www.goandroid.co.in/unlock-bootloader-of-galaxy-s9-plus-snapdragon/84688/
Certainly not the US version but if the OEM unlock option is available in settings then I guess it's possible on the few other places that got the snapdragon.
Tel864 said:
Certainly not the US version but if the OEM unlock option is available in settings then I guess it's possible on the few other places that got the snapdragon.
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The author made a comment claiming that the OEM Unlock will appear if the phone is left on for a week. Check it out.
I don't think that is correct though. I'm pretty sure my S9 has been left on for over a week and it hasn't appeared.
zzEvilGeniuszz said:
The author made a comment claiming that the OEM Unlock will appear if the phone is left on for a week. Check it out.
I don't think that is correct though. I'm pretty sure my S9 has been left on for over a week and it hasn't appeared.
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its not for U or U1 variants... at the same time, the site is not BS because HK/China and LATIN AMERICA devices are also snapdragon..
just bcuz it says snapdragon doesnt mean its USA variants
Why is USA s9/s9+ locked but others are not this seems like Sammy fell into carrier bs making them a bad brand for me I will be buying other brands b4 I'm ever locked down again..
Root ok I can deal with out if need to be but this not able to use Hotspot is driving me crazy to a point I'm considering sim unlocking my HTC 10 and going back to that this is insain
elliwigy said:
its not for U or U1 variants... at the same time, the site is not BS because HK/China and LATIN AMERICA devices are also snapdragon..
just bcuz it says snapdragon doesnt mean its USA variants
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Can confirm, my SM-G9600/DS (Hong Kong Snapdragon S9), has OEM unlock option in developer settings.
kushman said:
Why is USA s9/s9+ locked but others are not this seems like Sammy fell into carrier bs making them a bad brand for me I will be buying other brands b4 I'm ever locked down again..
Root ok I can deal with out if need to be but this not able to use Hotspot is driving me crazy to a point I'm considering sim unlocking my HTC 10 and going back to that this is insain
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you can use hotspot, pay for it lol
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I am a strong beleave I shouldn't have to pay to use Hotspot due to the Corp world already limits amount data we recieve why would I pay more for same limited data if it was truly unlimited that's a diff story but being they con the customer already I'm a strong beleave in hacking it
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you can use hotspot, pay for it lol
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I am a strong beleave I shouldn't have to pay to use Hotspot due to the Corp world already limits amount data we recieve why would I pay more for same limited data if it was truly unlimited that's a diff story but being they con the customer already I'm a strong beleave in hacking it
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tgey provide a service.. you chooseto use it ornot is the point..
elliwigy said:
tgey provide a service.. you chooseto use it ornot is the point..
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A lot of people seem to forget this... If you COO you would do the same. No matter what your mind says. Besides you have the lives of thousand of employees. Millions of share holders that are banking you'll grow and be profitable.
Well nothing on mine Canadian version. NO OEM Unlock
I have a Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-A015M/DS) Latin American version, Region Panama, with Snapdragon processor. My experience posted here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/how-root-device-samsung-galaxy-a01-t4167509
The OEM UNLOCK appears but all of the usual unlock proccedure produces no Bootloader Unlock when it resets.

Update from Verizon - Pulled Back?

There was an update for my Verizon Note 10+ 5G which supposedly failed and was successfully rolled back. I checked again and tried the PC tools which give me an error message saying my firmware is not compatible with the PC update tool. (I am NOT rooted.) I checked again OTA and now it says there is no update which means Verizon must have pulled it! I see no issues operationally with the phone - Note my s/w version as well. Anybody else run into this?
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With AT&T I'm more afraid of their updates and automated downloads/flashes than malware... lol, still on Pie.
Best to keep updates blocked, let it roll out and see how many get rolled over by it.
Give it a couple weeks and then decide.
With Q I'm still not satisfied enough to load it and as such the backlog of security updates remain pending.
Whatever.
KruseLudsMobile said:
There was an update for my Verizon Note 10+ 5G which supposedly failed and was successfully rolled back. I checked again and tried the PC tools which give me an error message saying my firmware is not compatible with the PC update tool. (I am NOT rooted.) I checked again OTA and now it says there is no update which means Verizon must have pulled it! I see no issues operationally with the phone - Note my s/w version as well. Anybody else run into this?
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I don't think it was pulled. I got the update a couple of days ago with no failures.
I have the Verizon Note 10+ 5G. Stock not rooted.
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Then why does it say my upgrade failed but I have the most up to date version!?!?? What build do you have, does it match the build number in the photo shown of my phone?
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Girlfriends Verizon version got an update. She makes it known to tell me because of bad experiences with Verizon updates . I don't know what happened with hers though. She uses her pixel 4 as her personal but I'll ask.
coilbio said:
Girlfriends Verizon version got an update. She makes it known to tell me because of bad experiences with Verizon updates . I don't know what happened with hers though. She uses her pixel 4 as her personal but I'll ask.
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Thank you for your reply but mine is specific to the Note 10+ 5G, so what you suggest is like comparing Apples to Oranges. I have noticed also as you can see by the photos originally supplied, although it tells me the update failed, the software version has changed and that may be why it also says there is no update available. I may actually be running the later version or not, there is no way to really tell, either way it was handled very sloppily by Verizon and is concerning.
However, I have also heard, Google will be discontinuing the Pixel line of phones so as they say, every company is screwed up, they are just screwed up different ways...!
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I was talking about her note, she has 2 phones.
The August update is a battery hog and it's also caused Bluetooth issues. If I didn't have to wipe the phone, I'd go back to the July update. Maybe enough people complained and they quietly pulled it.
Guyinlaca said:
The August update is a battery hog and it's also caused Bluetooth issues. If I didn't have to wipe the phone, I'd go back to the July update. Maybe enough people complained and they quietly pulled it.
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Once I get a stable load that's running well, I leave it alone. Been running both Windows and Android like this for many years with very little trouble. As you are keenly aware of tracking down an update issue can be very time consuming*. Many times a hard reset due to malware be easier. Malware on Android has caused me only one hard reset in over 6 years.
I herd dinosaurs, lol, I take a conservative approach to updates because many times the cure is worse than the disease. A bare bones updated Windows or Android machine runs faster... I hate waiting.
Carriers are partnered with Samsung and jam their own crapware and app graphics "updates" in their too on OS upgrades.
These can make it usable... I remember the horror of Lollipop on my S4+, destroyed it... thanks AT&T. Not.
That's one reason I'm still running on Pie... with no issues.
*may be a settings issue. My Pie load runs best with all power management turned off especially 3rd party including Samsung. A new update means a Google search won't yield many solutions for it.
The first app I block is AT&T updates... no joke.
KruseLudsMobile said:
Then why does it say my upgrade failed but I have the most up to date version!?!?? What build do you have, does it match the build number in the photo shown of my phone?
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I don't know. Look up that error code 410.
Like I said, I don't think it was pulled.
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The August update is a battery hog and it's also caused Bluetooth issues. If I didn't have to wipe the phone, I'd go back to the July update. Maybe enough people complained and they quietly pulled it.
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Odd. I'm not having battery or BT problems.
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