...................Same a bit annoyance as yours...
..........[OTA Updates] S7 Active SM-G891A (MM & N firmware update files)
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It changes the build to QC2 and the date is *March 16th... I think there might be a couple of bug fixes too because several folks over on Android Central who were having problems with "Privacy Mode" not working on their S7 Actives, got it to work after installing this update! :good:
*Kernel Version and Security Enhancements
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I just downloaded and updated to QC2 and did not realize it'll wipe my phone! :T
Just for because i can. Here is update with April security patch : SS-G891AUCS2BQC2 to U2BQC4. This is ADB sideload and will wipe you device. Have fun with it.
Help! Went from QA1 to QB2, the rom seems to work okay, except my data connection is unstable. It always shows that I am getting 4G LTE, yet I'm not actually getting any data connection 50% of the time, I can't connect to anything. Connect/disconnect is seemingly random. I have t-mobile US. I tried manually entering apn settings but same issue.
Any tips??
Any tips??
Hi, here are the ODIN flashable files for (was for sale) G891AUCU2BQB2
here to U2BQB2 to S2BQC2
here one for the latest unofficial S2BQC2 to U2BQC4
here to U2BQB2 to S2BQC2
here one for the latest unofficial S2BQC2 to U2BQC4
I fixed it. I was using outdated APN information, apparently. I was not able to depend on the automatic network settings or the pre-populated apn settings for t-mobile. Had to go to the t-mobile website and manually enter the latest settings. I updated to QC4 in the process, and it's working great so far.
Yes, is sideloaded, all these updates wipe the phone,
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YES. You can backup your apps and settings using Google Backup or Samsung Cloud (Backup). Both are built-in and available under "Settings >> Cloud and accounts".
I prefer Samsung as it restored "almost all" of my apps and settings. Google failed to completely restore all. I had them both backup my apps and settings prior to flashing the 2 most recent updates.
Cheers!
I could never get the Samsung backup to work but for apps that support Google's backup and restore, those work fine.
Force the backup using Samsung. You cannot do force backups using google, and google does not backup all apps and/or settings.
If your Samsung backup stalls, go to your Samsung Cloud account and DELETE the previous backup, it is most likely corrupted (happened to me once). Once deleted, backup the whole thing again, it should be able to complete the backup this time. Also, avoid using the phone when doing force backup, so as not to lock files or interrupt the backup process.
Oh my goodness I managed to avoid the factory wipe upon sideloading! I never believed this would actually work, but it did!!
The trick is dead simple: Right after all the system files and extra partitions (bootloader, modem, etc.) has been updated, during that tiny pause of 2 or 3 seconds between the message "script succeeded: result was [/system]"and the wiping process, I first pressed and held the "boot to recovery" combination (Power + Home + VolUp) and noticed that doing so had prevented anything from going beyond this point; I then added VolDown and held till the phone eventually rebooted and showed all green upon partition check shortly before booting the the lockscreen, just like after applying a normal OTA update. After the launcher had shown up, a message was shown in the notification center saying "Android is updating...". Just wait till that finishes and you're done! I'd almost burst into tears seeing my data being just fine. See the pics in the attachment (ignore the one hour between the two updates, I was trying to rewrite this post after I accidentally got logged out of the forum and losing everything I had written in Incognito Mode).
So again, these are the steps:
1. Boot to recovery apply OTA zip file via adb sideload;
2. Wait patiently through zip verification, patching system, updating other partitions (modem.img, boot.img, etc. It goes quite fast from this step onwards, stay awake!), removing unneeded files, copying new files until it shows: "script succeeded: result was [/system]";
3. Immediately press and hold Power + Home + VolUp + VolDown. Have your fingers already at the right places, since the pause before the actual wiping process begins is not more than 5 seconds;
4. You'd see a screen flashing through in the split of a second, showing all green for the partitions updated;
5. Wait till the phone boots up;
6. Unlock the SIM and pass the lockscreen. A message showing "Android is updating..." would show up in the notification center. Side note: if you go and check the "Status" screen in Settings - About phone during this process, the ROM status would show "Custom". Don't worry. You'd see it turns live back to "Official".
Hope this trick could help y'all!
The trick is dead simple: Right after all the system files and extra partitions (bootloader, modem, etc.) has been updated, during that tiny pause of 2 or 3 seconds between the message "script succeeded: result was [/system]"and the wiping process, I first pressed and held the "boot to recovery" combination (Power + Home + VolUp) and noticed that doing so had prevented anything from going beyond this point; I then added VolDown and held till the phone eventually rebooted and showed all green upon partition check shortly before booting the the lockscreen, just like after applying a normal OTA update. After the launcher had shown up, a message was shown in the notification center saying "Android is updating...". Just wait till that finishes and you're done! I'd almost burst into tears seeing my data being just fine. See the pics in the attachment (ignore the one hour between the two updates, I was trying to rewrite this post after I accidentally got logged out of the forum and losing everything I had written in Incognito Mode).
So again, these are the steps:
1. Boot to recovery apply OTA zip file via adb sideload;
2. Wait patiently through zip verification, patching system, updating other partitions (modem.img, boot.img, etc. It goes quite fast from this step onwards, stay awake!), removing unneeded files, copying new files until it shows: "script succeeded: result was [/system]";
3. Immediately press and hold Power + Home + VolUp + VolDown. Have your fingers already at the right places, since the pause before the actual wiping process begins is not more than 5 seconds;
4. You'd see a screen flashing through in the split of a second, showing all green for the partitions updated;
5. Wait till the phone boots up;
6. Unlock the SIM and pass the lockscreen. A message showing "Android is updating..." would show up in the notification center. Side note: if you go and check the "Status" screen in Settings - About phone during this process, the ROM status would show "Custom". Don't worry. You'd see it turns live back to "Official".
Hope this trick could help y'all!
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Does it have to be done from ADB to work? Or can I do it by SD Card?Oh my goodness I managed to avoid the factory wipe upon sideloading! I never believed this would actually work, but it did!!
The trick is dead simple: Right after all the system files and extra partitions (bootloader, modem, etc.) has been updated, during that tiny pause of 2 or 3 seconds between the message "script succeeded: result was [/system]"and the wiping process, I first pressed and held the "boot to recovery" combination (Power + Home + VolUp) and noticed that doing so had prevented anything from going beyond this point; I then added VolDown and held till the phone eventually rebooted and showed all green upon partition check shortly before booting the the lockscreen, just like after applying a normal OTA update. After the launcher had shown up, a message was shown in the notification center saying "Android is updating...". Just wait till that finishes and you're done! I'd almost burst into tears seeing my data being just fine. See the pics in the attachment (ignore the one hour between the two updates, I was trying to rewrite this post after I accidentally got logged out of the forum and losing everything I had written in Incognito Mode).
So again, these are the steps:
1. Boot to recovery apply OTA zip file via adb sideload;
2. Wait patiently through zip verification, patching system, updating other partitions (modem.img, boot.img, etc. It goes quite fast from this step onwards, stay awake!), removing unneeded files, copying new files until it shows: "script succeeded: result was [/system]";
3. Immediately press and hold Power + Home + VolUp + VolDown. Have your fingers already at the right places, since the pause before the actual wiping process begins is not more than 5 seconds;
4. You'd see a screen flashing through in the split of a second, showing all green for the partitions updated;
5. Wait till the phone boots up;
6. Unlock the SIM and pass the lockscreen. A message showing "Android is updating..." would show up in the notification center. Side note: if you go and check the "Status" screen in Settings - About phone during this process, the ROM status would show "Custom". Don't worry. You'd see it turns live back to "Official".
Hope this trick could help y'all!
Don't think that'd make a difference as long as you could manage to get the phone rebooted on time. I use sideload because I can see the per cent progress on my PC.
I did it with sideload anyways... Thanks for the find man... no more wiping of data
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