Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are two of Samsung’s most popular phones. They come with upgraded specifications and a completely new design language. Alongside hardware changes, the Galaxy S8 comes with a brand new TouchWiz firmware, which Samsung now prefers to call Samsung Experience.
It is a brand new TouchWiz UX, where Samsung has managed to make it lighter and faster to deliver a snappy and quick performance. Both the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus come Bixby, the new intelligent assistant, updated Always On Display, live wallpapers, new launcher, weather widget and much more.
If you have a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, you can get all the Galaxy S8 features thanks to “OnTheEdgeLite”, a custom ROM which is almost a full Galaxy S8 port. Read below to see what the ROM is about and how to install it on your phone.
Install Galaxy S8 ROM Port on Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
OnTheEdgeLite ROM is the closest thing you will get to experiencing the full Galaxy S8 experience on your Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. It is based on the latest G935FXXU1DQCE stock base. It is fully debloated, deodexed and it rooted with Magisk. It comes with all Galaxy S8 apps and features with overall better performance.
Download Galaxy S8 ROM
- OnTheEdgeLite ROM | (Galaxy S7 / Galaxy S7 Edge)
- TWRP Custom Recovery | Download
Installing OnTheEdge Lite ROM
- Download the ROM file on your phone and turn it off.
- Press the home, power and volume keys at the same time. This will put the phone into recovery mode.
- Wipe data, cache and perform a full factory reset.
- Go to “Install Zip” and choose the downloaded ROM file.
- Swipe to the left to flash the file.
Wait for the installation process to finish and reboot your phone. The first boot after a new ROM installation and a fresh reset might take a few minutes, so be patient. Wait for the phone to boot up and enjoy the new Galaxy S8 experience on your phone.