Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge carrier variants getting Nougat in Canada

Himanshu, 15 March 2017

Several Canadian carriers have started pushing out the Nougat update to Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units on their networks. The list includes SaskTel, Bell, Virgin Mobile, EastLink, Wind Mobile and Freedom Mobile.

Nougat for Galaxy S7 (SM-G930W8) is arriving as firmware version G930W8VLU2BQB6, while that for the edge model (SM-G935W8) is arriving as version G935W8VLU2BQB6. The update weighs in at around 1.3GB.

Of the few names missing from the list, one is Rogers. The carrier, in case you missed, recently updated its OS upgrade schedule to reflect that the update will start rolling March 20 onwards.

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Reader comments

Bob
16 Mar 2017
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Again, absurd. You just need to ask Samsung for your free unlock code. You can even do it using the chat support on samsung.ca. Its the same for any other resellers not only Costo. Its fine that you hate Samsung but you really dont have to sprea...

AnonD-643107
15 Mar 2017
Ixv

Yes, you can get from Costco but even then phone will be locked for one carrier after you activate sim card.

AnonD-237381
15 Mar 2017
J0I

That's sad, here in Brazil it's illegal to sell locked devices and almost no one get phones from carriers stores, instead people buy from retailers without any carrier branding and if you buy one with carrier branded ROM, it's as simple as flashing t...