About Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge:
It's been around four years now (2020) since Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge released but it can still compete with the current generation new phones. The hardware is almost equal to the phones that are coming out in 2020. The Camera quality is still one of the best among the latest phones. 4 GB RAM, Power-efficient Exynos / Snapdragon quad-core / octa-core processor, 12 MP camera capable of shooting 4K videos, Fingerprint sensor, Heart rate monitor, Water-resistant and many more.
Official firmware update:
Usually, the phone manufacturers provide firmware support for 2 years from the launch of the phone but S7 / S7 Edge has got support even in December 2019. Yes, the latest firmware released for S7 / S7 Edge is in December 2019 but it is still on Android 8.0 Oreo. It is very unlikely that S7 / S7 Edge will get further major Android 9 or 10 updates.
Custom ROMs:
Custom ROMs are firmware that is developed by many good-hearted Android developers out there. There are plenty of Custom ROMs for S7 / S7 Edge on the Internet and depending on the requirements one can choose the AOSP(pure Android) or Touchwiz(Samsung) ROMs.
An important thing to note is that flashing a custom ROM will void the warranty. If you had purchased the phone a year ago then feel free to try out these ROMs at your own risk. Being cautious while trying out the steps to flash will reduce the risk.
Now lets come to the point. Out of all the ROMs that I have tried, the best stable custom ROM for the S7 / S7 Edge is the BlackDiamond N8 Port.
It is based on Samsung Touchwiz ported from Galaxy Note 8 with Android PIE 9.0.0 and Samsung ONE UI developed by KiLL-SwitCH
I have been using this ROM (V2.0) for around five months and it is butter smooth without any lags or restarts, highly stable, works flawlessly even when the internal storage is 100% full, excellent RAM management, runs high end games and apps flawlessly, supports VoLTE.
There is a latest version V5.1 available but I haven't updated to it since the version V2.0 itself is very stable. Recommeded to use as a daily driver and never leaves you disappointed.
There is a latest version V5.1 available but I haven't updated to it since the version V2.0 itself is very stable. Recommeded to use as a daily driver and never leaves you disappointed.
Installation Steps:
Compatible devices are G935X/G930X
1. Prerequisite of TKKG, AJ's latest official TWRP recovery or any TWRP recovery based on them.
2. Boot into Recovery by pressing and holding Volume UP + Power + Home buttons together and as soon as you see Galaxy S7 Boot logo, release all three buttons.3. Wipe System/Data/Cache/Dalvik.Wiping internal storage would be even better.
4. Choose the downloaded ROM zip file and flash it. Choose Clean wipe too in Aroma. Choose your options in the Aroma installer.
5. Reboot.
6. Give sometime for the ROM to boot. First boot may take 5 to 10 minutes.
Download TKKG TWRP for S7 and S7 Edge
S7 img flashable: https://mega.nz/#!xEdWwYQZ!IdTYbSyUz...bwP3P-mkcJCelo
S7 odin flashable: https://mega.nz/#!tMVCBYrB!Bcvd2tGuv...5qe_zCOSLX_-rA
S7e img flashable: https://mega.nz/#!oFd2RIpa!M2JYNFiur...-yMXx8eMHhBZ7I
S7e odin flashable: https://mega.nz/#!4JcmXKpK!BANHL1q1Z...4EFn84C413BJuY
Download BlackDiamond N8 ROM
V2.0
V5.1 - Mega
V5.1 - GDrive
Camera Mod - Samsung 4K60 Camera Mod
Stock camera works perfectly fine but there is camera mod out there which outperforms most of the latest high end devices. This mod will allow to shoot video at 4K UHD at 60 fps, the PRO mode is tweaked to have the maximum shutter speed of 1/24000 of a second and ISO at 6400 max.
Get the Camera 4K60 Camera Mod here
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