How to Upgrade to Pie but Keep Oreo Bootloader for Downgradability? - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers

Hi
I am skeptical on Pie but really wanna try it becaues of the dark theme. However I'd like to be able to roll back to Oreo if Pie annoys me. Anyone know how I can install Pie but keep my Oreo bootloader so I can downgrade if I want to?
Also how would you prevent your bootloader from changing from future updates on Pie?

download a pie firmware with same bootloader version of oreo, flash it and try, if you do not like it, then you can roll back

winol said:
download a pie firmware with same bootloader version of oreo, flash it and try, if you do not like it, then you can roll back
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You mean like this: N950U1UEU5DSC1
Would it work for T Mobile Note 8?

I have a 950F, so I dont know , What I know is, search for the model/carrier you alreay have, look for the 5th number from right to left, that is the bootloader version, the thing is, you can always roll back IF the bootloader version is the same, in this case 5

You can perfect roll back to oreo, just have to flash the same bit number of firmware
Ejem: if you are in bit 5 pie, just flash a bit 5 oreo rom
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I think, a lot of people look at this the wrong way.
Samsung usually prepares the bootloader a few months back before pushing a major OS upgrade. In this case, XXS5/XXU5 has been here before Pie.
The way i understand it, it's the same bootloader with minor provisions. As soon as XXS6/XXU6 comes out, you can completely forget about Oreo.

PlutoDelic said:
I think, a lot of people look at this the wrong way.
Samsung usually prepares the bootloader a few months back before pushing a major OS upgrade. In this case, XXS5/XXU5 has been here before Pie.
The way i understand it, it's the same bootloader with minor provisions. As soon as XXS6/XXU6 comes out, you can completely forget about Oreo.
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So is it as simple as going back down to Oreo through ODIN? As long as I keep the version 5. And block future updates to Pie?

edo101 said:
So is it as simple as going back down to Oreo through ODIN? As long as I keep the version 5. And block future updates to Pie?
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Yes that simple, but like say if sam update to bit 6 you can forget to rollback, block all the update
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edo101 said:
So is it as simple as going back down to Oreo through ODIN? As long as I keep the version 5. And block future updates to Pie?
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Exactly. We have seen 5 revisions of bootloader updates during Nougat/Oreo, you cant even downgrade from 4 to 3, all while on Oreo.
You could say it's independent of the OS Version. You are free to upgrade and downgrade until the 6th one comes in.
That said, Pie is much better mate.

PlutoDelic said:
Exactly. We have seen 5 revisions of bootloader updates during Nougat/Oreo, you cant even downgrade from 4 to 3, all while on Oreo.
You could say it's independent of the OS Version. You are free to upgrade and downgrade until the 6th one comes in.
That said, Pie is much better mate.
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In what way? I've seen a lot of complaints? and missing features

edo101 said:
In what way? I've seen a lot of complaints? and missing features
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Yea, i do miss a feature, white-listing apps on the battery management. That said, ironically, battery is around 20% better. Oreo (although rooted and with loads of Xposed and Greenify tricks) gave me 24h with 4h screen time, but i use battery hungry apps that many people brag about. On Pie, i have 24h with 5 screen time, again rooted, but with no tricks in sleeve, and no xposed and greenify, in fact, i even added a Smart Watch to it, so that's Bluetooth constantly on.
Pie does not lack anything that Oreo had, on top of that, OneUI is a lot better then TouchWiz.
At the end of the day, im not here to change your mind, if Oreo is better for you, stick to it.

Related

P8 official ota firmware B382 update.

I started up the update app and got a notification that there was an update.
Strange thing is im on B370 and this update is only 244mb big.
I saw the leaked B380 was more than 1.4gb??
See the screens (in dutch) for the info.
Greets Aj
And the system info after the update:
Did you flashed via stock-recovery or with twrp?
Z0DY said:
Did you flashed via stock-recovery or with twrp?
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never flash stock rom with twrp
ajokay said:
I started up the update app and got a notification that there was an update.
Strange thing is im on B370 and this update is only 244mb big.
I saw the leaked B380 was more than 1.4gb??
See the screens (in dutch) for the info.
Greets Aj
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well, i updates from B380 and in settings i still have B380 firmware, weird
Did you get through ota?
ajokay said:
Did you get through ota?
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no, i flashed manually
I flashed manually too but that isn't possible with an OTA file officially. We only flashed a file that is 60mb big
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djg269 said:
I flashed manually too but that isn't possible with an OTA file officially. We only flashed a file that is 60mb big
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youre right, we need to wait, ach, those huawei updates, never ending story... , its android 7 already and we still dont have final fully function marshmallow, unbelievable, and the best of all, we wont even get Nougat
What isn't fully functioning then?
And I'm starting to think that you are very hard to please
I've had Samsung, HTC and Sony phones, but never in 1year I've had so many updates as with this Huawei.
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djg269 said:
What isn't fully functioning then?
And I'm starting to think that you are very hard to please
I've had Samsung, HTC and Sony phones, but never in 1year I've had so many updates as with this Huawei.
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B380 is pretty good actually, i was talking more about overall update experience, many people still dont have marshmallow and are stuck on HORRIBLE lolipop even if they dont have this phone from mobile operator like orange, telekom for example, where its a much longer period of time to get update. Me and you are lucky that we are able to flash every new rom, wether its OTA from someone or leaked beta, but most people are still stuck at B317 or older where are not only bugs, but some functions are missing from B380 (for example more user profiles) this update shoud have been there for about half year and not now, its a bit late i thing considering that it was last year flagship, but thats only my opinion, not to mention that there was not 5.1 android (dont count beta that was never officialy released) so it was bassicaly only launch 5.0 android and update to many unfinished marshmallow updates, pretty bad support i think
PS dont forget we wont get Nougat update
That is your opinion indeed, personally I'm not missing anything. I use it for whatsapp, email, Facebook and Camera and some other apps of course. Only thing is find a bit irritating is battery life. On lollipop I easily got 2 days with 4,5 hours of screen time with Bluetooth and WiFi on all the time. Now I have to charge every night.
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Yeah, unfortunately looks like this is only available as an OTA from B370 & not B380, which was an incomplete, leaked version.
So, anyone who downgrades from B380 to B370 should be able to get it (in theory anyway).
djg269 said:
That is your opinion indeed, personally I'm not missing anything. I use it for whatsapp, email, Facebook and Camera and some other apps of course. Only thing is find a bit irritating is battery life. On lollipop I easily got 2 days with 4,5 hours of screen time with Bluetooth and WiFi on all the time. Now I have to charge every night.
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Well, i had on lollipop hardly half of day without wifi or any installed app, MM helped a lot, there are many people with different experiences on each version, not sure why is that
Guys!
I have TWRP installed, so I can not flash it via dialer, because each time I ended up in TWRP. What should I do?
00471 said:
many people still dont have marshmallow and are stuck on HORRIBLE lolipop even if they dont have this phone from mobile operator like orange, telekom for example, where its a much longer period of time to get update.
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In my opinion Lollipop was better - more functional and with much better battery life. I was easily getting abour 3,5-4 hours of screen-on time over even 3 days of use, now I'm getting about 2,5h (up to 3 hours) in one or two days. Marshmallow is rubbish.
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Guys!
I have TWRP installed, so I can not flash it via dialer, because each time I ended up in TWRP. What should I do?
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This problem for me too
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Official updates requires stock recovery.
klikar097 said:
Official updates requires stock recovery.
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Ok, so how should I get back my stock recovery?
And after that? I should flash the TWRP again (because I would still want to use BusyBox ) ?
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Ok, so how should I get back my stock recovery?
And after that? I should flash the TWRP again (because I would still want to use BusyBox ) ?
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Guessing you are on B370:
Extract recovery.img from B370 full UPDATE.APP
Flash recovery.img
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Do OTA update
Enjoy.
Once everything is good flash TWRP
If you flashed a different kernel you have to extract and flash boot.img too before OTA update

project treble support???

will Honor 9 Lite support project treble???
gds06 said:
will Honor 9 Lite support project treble???
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It comes loaded with oreo, so it must.
I can confirm that it supports project treble ??
Have you tried the "getprop ro.treble.enabled" command in the terminal ? If no, could you please confirm whether the value was "true" or "false".
I used treble check app & it says there is support for treble but no A/B partition so no seamless updates.
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I used treble check app & it says there is support for treble but no A/B partition so no seamless updates.
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I'm a little confused. How come it supports Treble if it doesn't have a separate 'vendor partition' which is supposed to bring seamless updates?
I don't think the app you're using is reliable.
Well, either that or I'm missing something BIG about Project Treble!
He didn't say that! The phone does indeed have a vendor partition, it just doesn't have the A/B scheme (that's what he said at least).
Xhah said:
I'm a little confused. How come it supports Treble if it doesn't have a separate 'vendor partition' which is supposed to bring seamless updates?
I don't think the app you're using is reliable.
Well, either that or I'm missing something BIG about Project Treble!
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gds06 said:
will Honor 9 Lite support project treble???
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When I do a hard reset, will project treble stay intact? I'd do a hard reset to get rid of the installed bloatware before I setup the phone.
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When I do a hard reset, will project treble stay intact? I'd do a hard reset to get rid of the installed bloatware before I setup the phone.
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Okay, got my device today, did a factory reset before starting. All worked fine. Yes, for sure Project Treble support, but only A-Partition. But after the reset and setup all that Bloatware was there again. Well, not to nice, but you can uninstall some of them. The device is really nice and you really get a lot of SP for the money. So, now wait for the first updates to come
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faizk123485 said:
Is this device got project treble and support and custom rom support in future becoz i m thinking buy it or i buy xiaomi redmi note 5
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Did you read the thread???
Dio-Genes said:
Did you read the thread???
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Srry ?
Yesterday the first Update came in OTA. LLD-L31 8.0.0.127(C432)
Enhancement for VoLTE an VoWiFi and Security Patch for February 2018. Size: 314 MB.
Didn't install on the first time, but second time it all worked fine.
Just FYI...
Dio-Genes said:
Yesterday the first Update came in OTA. LLD-L31 8.0.0.127(C432)
Enhancement for VoLTE an VoWiFi and Security Patch for February 2018. Size: 314 MB.
Didn't install on the first time, but second time it all worked fine.
Just FYI...
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Was this through normal phone OTA ? our some other way? Haven't got anything on same model yet in the uk.
xzyk said:
Was this through normal phone OTA ? our some other way? Haven't got anything on same model yet in the uk.
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OTA. Checked for updates and there it was. I'm in Germany.
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OTA. Checked for updates and there it was. I'm in Germany.
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Thanks, just tried using VPN via Germany, but still got nothing. I have 3 huawei/honor devices and none of them have ever worked via the phone updater, always have to use FF. On the H9L however not even the stock firmware is available yet let alone any updates. Thanks for replying anyway.:good:
xzyk said:
Thanks, just tried using VPN via Germany... On the H9L however not even the stock firmware is available yet let alone any updates. Thanks for replying anyway.:good:
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Yes, the Stock Firmware is not available yet. Hope it is coming soon. Want to try this LOS thing, I don't like the EMUI too much.
I bought my H9L on 06.02.2018 from Amazon.de, well and yesterday the update appeared. One month after purchasing. Don't know if this is important...
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Yes, the Stock Firmware is not available yet. Hope it is coming soon. Want to try this LOS thing, I don't like the EMUI too much.
I bought my H9L on 06.02.2018 from Amazon.de, well and yesterday the update appeared. One month after purchasing. Don't know if this is important...
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why not just install LOS ? the one for honor view 10 works without problems. running it for over a week now without issues. there cant go much wrong. i didnt backup stock before it either.
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4RK4N said:
why not just install LOS ? the one for honor view 10 works without problems. running it for over a week now without issues. there cant go much wrong. i didnt backup stock before it either.
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The reason i haven't done that, as i explained in the other thread, is because i need android pay, or Google pay as it's called now. I know i can pass Safetynet with some fiddling with magdisk, but as you know magdisk vs Google is a cat and mouse story, Google closes one hole resulting with magdisk failing safetynet, then magdisk updates and safetynet passes again, then Google closes that hole and so on and on. Android pay is too important for me to have to keep doing that. Without magdisk as soon as BL is unlocked, which is required for LOS, safetynet fails. If GPay wasn't so important to me i would have loaded LOS , or phh AOSP, some time ago as EMUI is just bloatware in my opinion. Why OEMs, and it's not just Honor, think their skins are better than stock is strange. If they truly believe their skin is that great then make it an apk and let users decide, don't force it down people's throat and then not even give them the option to disable it...rant over..
4RK4N said:
why not just install LOS ? the one for honor view 10 works without problems. running it for over a week now without issues. there cant go much wrong. i didnt backup stock before it either.
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True, but even without the chance to go back to Stock if I want, is just too risky for me at the moment. Sure will try later...

Android 9.0 - Global Beta

Looks like we have Pie now, no one talking about that it seems. But latest beta came with Android 9.0, I believe. With Dark Mode in Display settings, pretty good.
Also noticed the update. However, I'm quite hesitant at first due to earlier info's that states recruitment is suspended for pie update. How's the update btw? Is there any bugs that might affect a normal day to day usage? Planning to install this rom. Tnx in advance!
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Also noticed the update. However, I'm quite hesitant at first due to earlier info's that states recruitment is suspended for pie update.
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Yeah, I though it was weird a swell since they told that they cancelled pie update for 6A, but still, we got this... Everything working perfectly, for me at least...
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How's the update btw? Is there any bugs that might affect a normal day to day usage? Planning to install this rom. Tnx in advance!
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I'm using it since the day it was released, no major issues. Didn't notice any bugs. Battery life is pretty good as well.
warutzu said:
Yeah, I though it was weird a swell since they told that they cancelled pie update for 6A, but still, we got this... Everything working perfectly, for me at least...
I'm using it since the day it was released, no major issues. Didn't notice any bugs. Battery life is pretty good as well.
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Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated
Is there any link where we can get the update?
https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-6-redmi-6a-alpha-builds-android-pie/
I tested it, it made my phone run slower and kill background apps. I see no real benefit in updating. The only new feature i noticed is the dark mode.
Danick8989 said:
I tested it, it made my phone run slower and kill background apps. I see no real benefit in updating. The only new feature i noticed is the dark mode.
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Can you please guide me how to install. is it fastboot flash cactus*.tgz?
warutzu said:
Looks like we have Pie now, no one talking about that it seems. But latest beta came with Android 9.0, I believe. With Dark Mode in Display settings, pretty good.
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Does this ROM have AOSP Pie features, like Dashboard, Digital Wellbeing, AI Brightness and Battery, Copying text from Recents screen previews, etc. ? I'm talking about THESE features. Does it have these?
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Danick8989 said:
I tested it, it made my phone run slower and kill background apps. I see no real benefit in updating. The only new feature i noticed is the dark mode.
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Havd you got any updates since the first Pie version?
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Does this ROM have AOSP Pie features, like Dashboard, Digital Wellbeing, AI Brightness and Battery, Copying text from Recents screen previews, etc. ? I'm talking about THESE features. Does it have these?
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Havd you got any updates since the first Pie version?
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attaullahsahito said:
Can you please guide me how to install. is it fastboot flash cactus*.tgz?
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You extract the folder inside the .tgz file then use mi flash tool to flash it.
It didn't have any update, and it doesn't have any new function except for the dark mode.
I installed stock rom rom again because the phone was running slow and killing background apps too frequently.
Need tester
To test the beta rom, xiomi needs beta tester for redmi 6a. Search Google with "redmi 6a pie beta update". I can't paste the link here for restrictions
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To test the beta rom, xiomi needs beta tester for redmi 6a. Search Google with "redmi 6a pie beta update". I can't paste the link here for restrictions
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i wanted to try it and eventually rollback to Oreo : but i can't !
So be careful, cause there are some bugs that make it difficult to use as a daily driver.
For example, brightness is very very low and it's hard to see anything under the sun, hotspot security is useless (makes you hotspot opened)...
I try to flash many other Oreo global official roms without success using mi flash tool. Though it says ok, it's always the same rom that boot (android 9).
Tried to flash twrp , but every version i installed boots on an snowy strange screen (like old tv without canal).
So be careful if it's the only phone you have.
Ryu--X said:
i wanted to try it and eventually rollback to Oreo : but i can't !
So be careful, cause there are some bugs that make it difficult to use as a daily driver.
For example, brightness is very very low and it's hard to see anything under the sun, hotspot security is useless (makes you hotspot opened)...
I try to flash many other Oreo global official roms without success using mi flash tool. Though it says ok, it's always the same rom that boot (android 9).
Tried to flash twrp , but every version i installed boots on an snowy strange screen (like old tv without canal).
So be careful if it's the only phone you have.
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Have you tried flashing the Oreo ROM with fastboot? That´s what I did and it ended up working.
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Have you tried flashing the Oreo ROM with fastboot? That´s what I did and it ended up working.
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i tried and Mi flash says nothing strange, but when i reboot it's always the Pie version. (9.5.23 i think)
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i tried and Mi flash says nothing strange, but when i reboot it's always the Pie version. (9.5.23 i think)
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Maybe try using ADB directly instead of MiFlash? Download the command line tools ZIP from here, extract it in the same folder with all the .bat files and execute flash_all.bat while phone is in flashboot.
Spikyman said:
Maybe try using ADB directly instead of MiFlash? Download the command line tools ZIP from here, extract it in the same folder with all the .bat files and execute flash_all.bat while phone is in flashboot.
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already tried fastboot (not flashboot ) and it's the same result.
I will try to flash the boot.img i will modify with magisk.
Anyway, Thanks Spikyman :good:
No leak yet?!
Anyone try to install this system images with any GSI Rom? or with lastest MIUIPRO Rom? i will try when my PC already get fixed
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Oneui 2.1 Update released

it is officially released.
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-note-9-one-ui-2-1-update-is-now-rolling-out/
I just saw this and you have no idea how excited I am
hmm, working in office right now and cant wait till after work to clean odin the rom. First OneUI 2.1 firmware deserves to be clean flashed.
yaibakt said:
hmm, working in office right now and cant wait till after work to clean odin the rom. First OneUI 2.1 firmware deserves to be clean flashed.
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clean flashing always good for stable usage.
kozgel said:
clean flashing always good for stable usage.
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Yes but I'm definitely not going to start from scratch again unless absolutely necessary.
koragg97 said:
Yes but I'm definitely not going to start from scratch again unless absolutely necessary.
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That's how I feel. I like clean starts but that's too many apps and customization to redo
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That's how I feel. I like clean starts but that's too many apps and customization to redo
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Use smartswitch windows app on your pc. It'll save your time.
KingVekxin said:
That's how I feel. I like clean starts but that's too many apps and customization to redo
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DO IT..DO IT...LOL
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Does anyone have the update yet?
Isnt it just the F versions that are getting it for now?
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butchieboy said:
Isnt it just the F versions that are getting it for now?
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yes, and only DBT CSC getting it now.
butchieboy said:
Isnt it just the F versions that are getting it for now?
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Actually I just read somewhere that currently, only Germany has the update. I'm going to guess this may change soon.
Also, I read that Samsung is working on a v. 2.5, be released later this year. For which units, though, remains a mystery.
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Actually I just read somewhere that currently, only Germany has the update. I'm going to guess this may change soon.
Also, I read that Samsung is working on a v. 2.5, be released later this year. For which units, though, remains a mystery.
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I think we won't get 2.5 as it will come after the 2 years have passed since the Note 9 was released.
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I think we won't get 2.5 as it will come after the 2 years have passed since the Note 9 was released.
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Yep that sounds about right, which is unfortunate.
Can someone confirm navigation gesture is now working with 3rd party launcher on this new one ui 2.1? Or is it still not. Thank you
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Can someone confirm navigation gesture is now working with 3rd party launcher on this new one ui 2.1? Or is it still not. Thank you
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Samsung said they'll include it in the OneUI 2.5. That's actually the only feature we know about 2.5 so far.
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Yep that sounds about right, which is unfortunate.
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I'm still hoping that since the Note9 came with Android Oreo and it has Treble it could get 2.5 at least if not Android 11 (which I'm 99% sure it won't get).
I can't add any app to sleep mode since one ui 2. It still doesn't list any app in 2.1 even in deep sleep. It shows only OneDrive but no other. Do you know why?
I have the Galaxy S9 and I'm waiting for OneUI2.1.
I'm curious if there's any camera improvements especially in night mode ?
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yes, and only DBT CSC getting it now.
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isn't German DBT same as BTU ? As i flashed DBT on my Tab S6 and BTU stayed on system i'm just downloading the German DBT for my Note 9!
It's the last bit shot for Note9,

General Just downgraded to One UI 3.1

And everything work flawlessly compared to One Ui 4, no lags, no shutter animations, free of bugs.
Can't believe how Samsung released this new update with so much bugs.
i9apps said:
And everything work flawlessly compared to One Ui 4, no lags, no shutter animations, free of bugs.
Can't believe how Samsung released this new update with so much bugs.
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Yea this is true I even got the 2nd Android 12 update it's a bit faster but still nowhere near 3.0
i9apps said:
And everything work flawlessly compared to One Ui 4, no lags, no shutter animations, free of bugs.
Can't believe how Samsung released this new update with so much bugs.
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I agree. Would you please give me instruction to how to downgrade firmware?
GoldPunch said:
I agree. Would you please give me instruction to how to downgrade firmware?
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the instuctions:
remember : ( FOR ME ) flash one ui 3.1 over 4.0 select home csc failed via odin.
try again with csc nit home csc successfully but wiping data .
To get into bootloader mode just power down, wait about 5-10 seconds, press volume up and down and connect to (the in the PC) usb cable and you`re done. Just a tip.
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the instuctions:
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Thank you very much. I will wait one more update, if it wont fix then I'll try this.
You say 12 is full of bugs, I haven't experienced anything since the beta's and am getting incredible SOT time
The Raveonettes - You say you lie
i9apps said:
And everything work flawlessly compared to One Ui 4, no lags, no shutter animations, free of bugs.
Can't believe how Samsung released this new update with so much bugs.
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They really dropped the ball and I'm gonna have to do the same if the patch isn't out soon. Any advice for a newbie? Main question I have is will I need to dump my data back onto the phone after this? Or do I have the option to preserve my data on the device itself so I don't have to dump from backup? Of course, I'm going do a backup the device just in case. I really just want to know what I'm about to dive into.
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You say 12 is full of bugs, I haven't experienced anything since the beta's and am getting incredible SOT time
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Depends on your carrier. Verizon and T-Mobile already got their patches rolled out. AT&T, and unlocked phones have not.
To downgrade what firmware should I download...I m a bit confused. I m in Usa and have an unlocked version. From sammobile website it has att, tmo, verizon etc but i dont see the unlocked? Couple other options say TMK and USC...no idea what those mean. Any Ideas?
EDIT: NVM figured it out. There is a thread on here with U1 firmware which is for unlocked variant. However Home CSC gave me an error and phone wouldnt boot. But there was an option for factory reset, did that and booted fine.
Quick question, updated to 12. Not happy with the lag and other aspects. If I backup my phone with smart switch and then try to revert to 11, can I restore my data?
singhsta said:
To downgrade what firmware should I download...I m a bit confused. I m in Usa and have an unlocked version. From sammobile website it has att, tmo, verizon etc but i dont see the unlocked? Couple other options say TMK and USC...no idea what those mean. Any Ideas?
EDIT: NVM figured it out. There is a thread on here with U1 firmware which is for unlocked variant. However Home CSC gave me an error and phone wouldnt boot. But there was an option for factory reset, did that and booted fine.
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Could you get me a link to that? I have the US unlocked variant as well. Could really use the help.
Great news, also just as important I changed my phone wallpaper and may consider using Google Messages for a bit.
You guys tried the BUKG? it's working flawlessly for me. No stuttering animations, lovely colors customization, frame drop has been fixed, no battery drain
New update is BUL1 with detcember patch.
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New update is BUL1 with detcember patch.
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Still buggy as hell. Downgraded again.
I am considering to Downgrade also,
just can't stand the fact that a basic functionality like Google Play Store is not working correctly,
I've applied the December Patch pushed by Samsung, would i be able to downgrade (Clean) to Android 11 with the ODIN method? it is mentioned that uses who applied the latest security Patch may fail to downgrade.
I have the latest BUL1 Release, and Model SM-G998B
kaplaey2 said:
I am considering to Downgrade also,
just can't stand the fact that a basic functionality like Google Play Store is not working correctly,
I've applied the December Patch pushed by Samsung, would i be able to downgrade (Clean) to Android 11 with the ODIN method? it is mentioned that uses who applied the latest security Patch may fail to downgrade.
I have the latest BUL1 Release, and Model SM-G998B
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Yes, you will be able to downgrade. just did it myself.

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