Flashing the final Nougat firmware on my S7 edge now![]()
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Galaxy S7 Nougat = https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/120140/G930FXXU1DPLT_G930FOXA1DPLT_BTU/
Galaxy S7 edge Nougat = https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/120208/G935FXXU1DPLT_G935FOXA1DPLT_BTU/
here it is:
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Nice
In the USA we might not see this for a while yet...
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the settings menu is revamped
now you can set a lower resolution to improve battery life and it doesn't look any worse to my eyes because it's only a phone screen after all
battery optimization modes, normal, gaming, optimized which is a balance between performance/battery life
too many improvements to list
also the icons are now all rounded
you can also set an option to hold the home key button to quickly speak out a contact name rather than have the useless Google Now feature
The Always on display now has app notifications as well
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in the past, if you clear the notification, you still had to go to the SMS app and click on it to mark it as read. double work now fixedhmscott likes this. -
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Finally, the Nougat 7.0 OTA update is here in Dubai. I did a factory restore as soon as the update was installed. Very snappy!
List of changes that I can notice at least:
1) Now you can reply to notifications immediately or mark them as read so no need to tap on the notification, go into the app, then read the message or reply, you can do it from the popup view
2) you can reduce the screen resolution to HD. you won't notice any deterioration in screen quality as this is only a mobile device small screen but it will improve the battery life a lot
3) Rounded icons
4) Better doze / battery saving features
5) New improved Always On Screen that supports app notifications just like the Note 7
6) Camera interface is now like the Note 7, swipe or down to change camera modes, swipe left to access different shooting modes, swipe right to access different effects
This is Nougat 7.0 though not 7.1
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How does lowering resolution save battery life? It's still lighting all the pixels
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do you have Nougat on any of your devices to test this?hmscott likes this. -
Reducing resolution reduces the load on the GPU and perhaps even some CPU, less data to handle and compute.Spartan@HIDevolution likes this. -
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I've seen large swings in battery capacity usage myself when playing around with dropping resolution, increasing GPU use with GPU acceleration, but I was also doing a lot of screen on time usage using the phone for internet and applications, not just sitting idle.Spartan@HIDevolution likes this. -
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Can't wait for this to show up here.
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just got my first update today over the initial Nougat update which I got 5 days ago, it was a small 15MB update. Still on the January Security Patch so I wonder what fixes it included
Baseband Version:
G930FXXU1DQA3
Build Number:
NRD90M.G930FXXU1DQAS
Nougat-powered Samsung Galaxy S7 edge getting new, bug-fixing updateLast edited: Feb 3, 2017hmscott likes this. -
@Phoenix: Did you notice slight stutters on s7 after upgrade? Should I perform a hard reset, I'm asking this because its my dad's phone. When setting up, I personally didn't like FHD and stuck with QHD.
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1) Shutdown your phone
2) Press the VOLUME UP + Home Key and while keeping them pressed, THEN press and hold the power button so all of them are held simultaneously
3) When you see the blue screen with an Android dude, wait for him to die, you will see the Android guy image as if he's dead (seriously)
4) wait for a few seconds until you see the options, if you don't press the volume up key once
5) now you should see the menu options with the Wipe Cache Partition listing
6) Use the volume up and down buttons to scroll through the menu list
7) Use the power button to select the highlighted option.Vasudev likes this. -
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All it does is wipe the temp cache folder for apps and their installation files.. All your apps will run the same so don't worry
your phone will feel much snappier after you do thisLast edited: Apr 4, 2017Vasudev likes this. -
Thanks @Phoenix. That worked, I also disabled CPU underclock as well. I feel is much snappier w/o random stutters. UI is more fluid now.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge Nougat Final Firmware
Discussion in 'Smartphones and Tablets' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Jan 21, 2017.