Beta Android 10 - Snapdragon - Samsung Galaxy S9 Guides, News, & Discussion

We already saw that the Exynos got the beta version earlier.
I also saw today that about 14-15 hours ago Snapdragon possesors started receiving the Beta for the G96*U versions.
We also need to wait for the G96*0 version Beta.
Here i want all of Snapdragon versions possesors to post everything they have to help each other about the Beta.
U can also capture the OTA if u get and share it with us.
Thanks.

" Just captured this OTA and uploaded it on the subreddit as well:
LINK:
http://fota-secure-dn.ospserver.net...=NwlYNRW6MyWMlw77hhLgjhLYU3WXi1SSacSgt2H7w7k=
OTA for G965U1 firmware on the latest November patch (Galaxy S9+) on Verizon. "
credit- xda username: 000Nick

Thank, it work on my s9+, your phone has to be on CSK1 firmware, i did it by renaming the file to update.zip and installing from the sd card in the recovery menu

josegmora said:
Thank, it work on my s9+, your phone has to be on CSK1 firmware, i did it by renaming the file to update.zip and installing from the sd card in the recovery menu
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Have fun ?

Signed up for the beta this AM and immediatly got it pushed to my unlocked U1 on Sprint. Seems pretty stable for a first beta.

who will share the beta link for G960U1

Got it installed on my Verizon S9+ running U1 firmware. Opted in for the beta through the members app and there was an update available when I checked in settings a minute later. I was running a Substratum theme and I just applied the default theme before taking the update to be safe. Seems nice and snappy so far.

DildoMaster said:
Got it installed on my Verizon S9+ running U1 firmware. Opted in for the beta through the members app and there was an update available when I checked in settings a minute later. I was running a Substratum theme and I just applied the default theme before taking the update to be safe. Seems nice and snappy so far.
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Happy news for G96*U devices.
I think we r not gonna take the beta on the 0 devicea.

Snapdragon as well
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" Just captured this OTA and uploaded it on the subreddit as well:
LINK:
http://fota-secure-dn.ospserver.net...=NwlYNRW6MyWMlw77hhLgjhLYU3WXi1SSacSgt2H7w7k=
OTA for G965U1 firmware on the latest November patch (Galaxy S9+) on Verizon. "
credit- xda username: 000Nick
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Can this work as well on the international snapdragon variants? SM-G9600.
It also is snapdragon 845 and on the latest november patch CSK1. There doesnt seem to be much of a community with the sm-g9600. so thats why im asking if this could be flashed on this type of s9 variant.

scullydawg said:
Can this work as well on the international snapdragon variants? SM-G9600.
It also is snapdragon 845 and on the latest november patch CSK1. There doesnt seem to be much of a community with the sm-g9600. so thats why im asking if this could be flashed on this type of s9 variant.
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No.
DONT try to update.
U have all the chances to brick your device.
Every version is different.
U cant flash from G96*U, U1, N, F, W versions.

scullydawg said:
Can this work as well on the international snapdragon variants? SM-G9600.
It also is snapdragon 845 and on the latest november patch CSK1. There doesnt seem to be much of a community with the sm-g9600. so thats why im asking if this could be flashed on this type of s9 variant.
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As the link you quote is for S9+ (SG965), definitly no. Though, I have the same question as you concerning the OTAs files for G960 Snapdragon.
I mean, if it's the same hardware, I guess it'd be possible to flash a SG960U on a SG9600?

JLychar said:
As the link you quote is for S9+ (SG965), definitly no. Though, I have the same question as you concerning the OTAs files for G960 Snapdragon.
I mean, if it's the same hardware, I guess it'd be possible to flash a SG960U on a SG9600?
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No.
Different versions requires different firmware bro.

</rxs> said:
No.
DONT try to update.
U have all the chances to brick your device.
Every version is different.
U cant flash from G96*U, U1, N, F, W versions.
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Thanks for the info bro. I wasn't gonna risk it since i knew the firmware were different but ughh so frustrating cuz since i got this model of s9 i hardly see a community support for it tbh. So does the SM-g9600/g9650 get there own beta as well or we actually gotta wait for official one ui 2.0 ?
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JLychar said:
As the link you quote is for S9+ (SG965), definitly no. Though, I have the same question as you concerning the OTAs files for G960 Snapdragon.
I mean, if it's the same hardware, I guess it'd be possible to flash a SG960U on a SG9600?
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yhh exactly thats why i was wondering but i wasnt gonna try flashing it cuz i didnt wanna risk bricking my phone. Sigh it sucks that every other version seems to be getting betas but not the sm-g9600/9650 models sigh

</rxs> said:
No.
DONT try to update.
U have all the chances to brick your device.
Every version is different.
U cant flash from G96*U, U1, N, F, W versions.
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I can't speak to the other versions but you definitely can flash U1 onto U phones. The only difference in those two is U is carrier branded in the US and U1 is the factory unlocked in the US. The only difference in those firmwares is carrier bloat and some carrier specific settings for network.
I know this because I'm running U1 beta on an AT&T branded G960U.
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JLychar said:
As the link you quote is for S9+ (SG965), definitly no. Though, I have the same question as you concerning the OTAs files for G960 Snapdragon.
I mean, if it's the same hardware, I guess it'd be possible to flash a SG960U on a SG9600?
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My concern with this is the bootloader. In the 960U/U1 versions our bootloaders are locked and there's no way of unlocking. To my understanding the 9600 has an unlocked or unlockable bootloader. I've been curious what would happen in the past but not willing to turn my phone into a paperweight.

scullydawg said:
Thanks for the info bro. I wasn't gonna risk it since i knew the firmware were different but ughh so frustrating cuz since i got this model of s9 i hardly see a community support for it tbh. So does the SM-g9600/g9650 get there own beta as well or we actually gotta wait for official one ui 2.0 ?
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yhh exactly thats why i was wondering but i wasnt gonna try flashing it cuz i didnt wanna risk bricking my phone. Sigh it sucks that every other version seems to be getting betas but not the sm-g9600/9650 models sigh
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I also have a 9600 device so dont feel solo and yeah, i think we have to wait for the official one, stupid things.
I can't speak to the other versions but you definitely can flash U1 onto U phones. The only difference in those two is U is carrier branded in the US and U1 is the factory unlocked in the US. The only difference in those firmwares is carrier bloat and some carrier specific settings for network.
I know this because I'm running U1 beta on an AT&T branded G960U
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I think youre right.

I tried flashing this U1 beta to my U firmware s9+. Doesn't work.

Nitro Lopez said:
I tried flashing this U1 beta to my U firmware s9+. Doesn't work.
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You would have to be on the latest U1 Pie for the beta to work. If you're on U firmware and try to flash the beta it'll have a build mismatch and will fail.

m1batt1 said:
You would have to be on the latest U1 Pie for the beta to work. If you're on U firmware and try to flash the beta it'll have a build mismatch and will fail.
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You are correct sir. That's exactly what happened. I'm kinda rusty though, so I'll probably wait for the ota or til someone can upload the U firmware update.

Someone having any news for our Snapdragons G96*0 ?
EDIT: I've send an e-mail to Samsung requesting Beta for the G9600 & G9650 devices.
I will let you all know when i will get a reply.

meduzaAI said:
Someone having any news for our Snapdragons G96*0 ?
EDIT: I've send an e-mail to Samsung requesting Beta for the G9600 & G9650 devices.
I will let you all know when i will get a reply.
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I really hope there will be a beta for us with the g9600 and g9650 models of the s9

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“XAA”, “USA unbranded sm-g960u1 for sm-g960u CLOSED

this is the Samsung factory unlocked version will get rid of all bloatware
simply download firmware extract put files in the correct spots in the modded odin and flash first boot will take about 4 min or so
this is for the galaxy s9 sm-g960u models
firmware--- TAKEN DOWN NO LONGER SUPPORT THIS POST
PLEASE USE UPDATO.COM TO FIND ANY FIRMWARE YOU MAY NEED
modded odin--- http://www.mediafire.com/file/gp62v60z05mfdkw/Modded_odin_3.13.1.zip
THREAD CLOSED AS I HAVE MOVED ON TO ANDROID P THREAD LOCATED HERE
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ries--other-development/9-0-g960u-s9-t3858248
What security patch is it? What month?
Psyscope said:
What security patch is it? What month?
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Feb 1st 2018
Psyscope said:
What security patch is it? What month?
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Update got May 1st update on att sm-g960u
The files are no longer available. Can you repost them.
I cannot for the life of me figure out whats going wrong. I bought SM-G960UZKAXAA (US unlocked s9). I wanted VZW's advanced calling features so I put SM-G960U on the device (instead of the SM-G960UI, as it should be). I've used the special Odin and stock firmware to revert, and it seems to be successful, according to Odin, but nothing ever changes. Still get the VZW splash screen and other VZW stuff. HELP!?
dezidez87 said:
I cannot for the life of me figure out whats going wrong. I bought SM-G960UZKAXAA (US unlocked s9). I wanted VZW's advanced calling features so I put SM-G960U on the device (instead of the SM-G960UI, as it should be). I've used the special Odin and stock firmware to revert, and it seems to be successful, according to Odin, but nothing ever changes. Still get the VZW splash screen and other VZW stuff. HELP!?
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Your stuck on v2 bootloader as carrier bound devices released them first
Ypu will have to wait til u1 firmware releases a update to the v2 bootloader then everything should go back as normal
can you update the links?
also, how come one person said FED 1 2018 and another person said May 1st security patch?
if this is the same U1 firmware available in other posts, why flood xda dev with so much duplicate posts?
eastsidebiz said:
can you update the links?
also, how come one person said FED 1 2018 and another person said May 1st security patch?
if this is the same U1 firmware available in other posts, why flood xda dev with so much duplicate posts?
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I'm the one who made this thread and put them 2 post so it wouldn't be flodding anyone
And 2 the second pic I ended up getting may update and just updated the post as I went and made a separate post on how to update to may
david11000 said:
this is the Samsung factory unlocked version will get rid of all bloatware
simply download firmware extract put files in the correct spots in the modded odin and flash first boot will take about 4 min or so
this is for the galaxy s9 sm-g960u models
firmware--- http://www.mediafire.com/file/a7lmo33st114xc6/SM-G960U1_1_20180228143240_rjycp5j0hq_fac.zip
modded odin--- http://www.mediafire.com/file/gp62v60z05mfdkw/Modded_odin_3.13.1.zip
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I have a Snapdragon S9 with bootloader still locked... Sm-g960u. Feb 1 security patch. I just want to make sure my bootloader doesn't have to be unlocked before I flash this... So, I'm good to go, right?
jflow36 said:
I have a Snapdragon S9 with bootloader still locked... Sm-g960u. Feb 1 security patch. I just want to make sure my bootloader doesn't have to be unlocked before I flash this... So, I'm good to go, right?
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Yes go for it, the bootloader does not have to be unlocked.
In fact the bootloader can't be unlocked lol
caseyatbt said:
Yes go for it, the bootloader does not have to be unlocked.
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Thanks for getting back to me...
jflow36 said:
I have a Snapdragon S9 with bootloader still locked... Sm-g960u. Feb 1 security patch. I just want to make sure my bootloader doesn't have to be unlocked before I flash this... So, I'm good to go, right?
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At the moment there are no unlocked bootloaders for the *snapdragon* S9's....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................just wait for the OEM update yo
eastsidebiz said:
At the moment there are no unlocked bootloaders for the *snapdragon* S9's....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................just wait for the OEM update yo
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Actually, there are... Not in the US though. In Hong Kong and somewhere else.
jflow36 said:
Actually, there are... Not in the US though. In Hong Kong and somewhere else.
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What?? where have you found unlocked BL's for Snapdragons?
Im aware of the regional differences for these devices. SD is the americas and exynos are the outside
eastsidebiz said:
What?? where have you found unlocked BL's for Snapdragons?
Im aware of the regional differences for these devices. SD is the americas and exynos are the outside
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I think 9600 sold in China and a few other have this option. I don't know if anyone is doing anything with this however.
ChongoDroid said:
I think 9600 sold in China and a few other have this option. I don't know if anyone is doing anything with this however.
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u can read all the way back to before the s6 was released to see all thats been looked at lol
just bcuz theyre snapdragon doesnt mean it works for us unfortunately
Hi David
Hello i Just am in Wonder. I lately have recieved à gift S9 sm-g960x but i was told that it is à démo live unit i tried to flash it with Odin in order to use it with à simcard but later on it was stuck and iit switched itself on and off.
Please help. By thé way i searxhed for thé right firmware but i only found g960f so i used it. And here I am in trouble.
Slitsh123, That's an unallowed subject on XDA

G960U Pie Version G960USQU3CRJB

HELLO EVERYONE SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE BUT I HAVE DONE SHARED THE ANDROID P UPDAT TO THE S9 SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND ECT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE TO THE ANDROID P PLEASE CONTACT SOMEONE ON THIS POST THE HAS DONE IT
I HAVE MOVED TO THE PIXEL 3 XL ON UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER BEST REGARDS
OCT.31.2018 11:21AM NEW ANDROID PIE BUILD NUMBER G960USQU3CRJB YOU WILL NEED TO BE ON G960USQU3BRJ5 TO APPLY THIS ANDROID P UPDATE FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD LINK https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lSenKrr41Dg0L_B6-ixj_CJnUPlMfHtT
YOUTUBE VIDEO
♤♧UPDATED PICS OF FIRMWARE HERE♡◇
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=13-iBkwBWvSn1FhkIs0vMaP4pO52kHxGQ
+++UPDATE 2 DOWNLOADING UPDATE G960USQU3ZRJ9 825PM SAT.OCT.27TH
UPLOADED VIDEO FOR UPDATE
FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD LINK https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZwnc97ZGIn8PtwKYqbg9aUK1jLGVYsswA8k
***UPDATE 1 DONT USE SECURE FOLDER AS IT DOES NOT ASK FOR A PIN OR PATTEN ON SETUP BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO GET IN THE FOLDER IT ASK FOR A PATTERN THAT YOU NEVER SET UP AND YOU WILL LOOSE EVERYTHING IN THAT FOLDER ON BUILD NUMBER-G960USQU3ZRJ7+++
PIE UPDATE #2 VIDEO
This is 9.0 build ZRJ7 for galaxy s9 Samsung experience 10.0
Runs pretty good really haven't came across major issues
Alpha build number G960USQU3ZRJ7 newer then what was posted first on xda
security update is November 1st, 2018
first release of android pie for s9 build number- G960USQU3CRJ1
second and current release of pie for s9 build number-G960USQU3ZRJ7
and as you can see the icons has changed from the first upload to xda about Samsung 9.0
will update when I get ahold of a newer build then what I have now
in this build the gestures like the one plus one does work this is NOT the build that is in this post https://www.xda-developers.com/install-android-pie-samsung-experience-10-samsung-galaxy-s9/
this build is newer and does work a lot better
this build does not enable dark them by default as stated by previous builds but dark mode can be turned on
battery life I took the phone off the charger at 7am this morning and now it is 109pm and im at 87% battery
question on app crashes I have not had 1 app that has crashed on me as of yet but will update if this does happen
bootloops I have not had 1 bootloop but will update if I do
+++YOUTUBE VIDEO ON HOW THIS UPDATE RUNS AND LOOKS OVER ALL
***HOW TO INSTALL***
MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE LATEST OREO UPDATE IF YOUR UPDATE IN OREO ENDS WITH AR16 THEN DOWNLOAD THIS AND FLASH IN YOUR STOCK RECOVERY THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE UP TO 10 MIN OR MORE THE PHONE WILL FACTORY RESET IT SELF
BUILD NUMBER G960USQU3CRJB
https://mega.nz/#!ragBDC7Y!gJouQrYkMajlCwbaZ1Vhs2ikL5VfcJL-eLz1x8thL24
PLEASE SMASH THAT THANKS BUTTON FOR ME
david11000 said:
This is 9.0 build ZRJ7 for galaxy s9 9.0
Runs pretty good really haven't came across major issues
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Samsung pay doesnt work
david11000 said:
This is 9.0 build ZRJ7 for galaxy s9 9.0
Runs pretty good really haven't came across major issues
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Any random freezes? That was my main problem on android P
xdamember143 said:
Any random freezes? That was my main problem on android P
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Not that I have ran into yet been running better then excepted honestly
How did u get your cricket OEM software on it? I have cricket but I can never seem to get those
kenennaoyeka said:
How did u get your cricket OEM software on it? I have cricket but I can never seem to get those
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If you wanna give P another shot download this and put on a sd card and flash in your recovery of your phone the process will take about 5 or more min don't interrupt the process the phone will factory reset by it self and when it reboots you will have P and should have all your cricket oem on the device like I do
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lSenKrr41Dg0L_B6-ixj_CJnUPlMfHtT
david11000 said:
If you wanna give P another shot download this and put on a sd card and flash in your recovery of your phone the process will take about 5 or more min don't interrupt the process the phone will factory reset by it self and when it reboots you will have P and should have all your cricket oem on the device like I do
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lSenKrr41Dg0L_B6-ixj_CJnUPlMfHtT
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Oh I bought a Verizon device so I dont have the cricket OEM stuff at all on it. I dont want android p as it's current build doesnt support samsung pay. I would wait for another build
Would this work on a rooted G9650?
Sent from my SM-G9650 using Tapatalk
You say we have to have the latest update. Just to verify, I have update ending in ARIC and do not have any pending updates. I have G965U Sprint and I can't seem to get any info about this update nor seeing anyone else with this update so far.
notsotet said:
You say we have to have the latest update. Just to verify, I have update ending in ARIC and do not have any pending updates. I have G965U Sprint and I can't seem to get any info about this update nor seeing anyone else with this update so far.
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Miss read your response sorry but the firmware I have is legit
I'm sure if it wasn't recovery would reject it and prob not since this update was captured 1 day ago and then I posted
But I was on the latest oreo and then flashed through stock recovery
So I just say make sure your on the latest oreo build
david11000 said:
Miss read your response sorry but the firmware I have is legit
I'm sure if it wasn't recovery would reject it and prob not since this update was captured 1 day ago and then I posted
But I was on the latest oreo and then flashed through stock recovery
So I just say make sure your on the latest oreo build
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I am on the lastest build that's the thing I haven't seen anyone on this build. It's latest Oreo and it is for the October 1st security patch. Again USA Sprint s9+
notsotet said:
I am on the lastest build that's the thing I haven't seen anyone on this build. It's latest Oreo and it is for the October 1st security patch. Again USA Sprint s9+
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This is android 9.0 Nov 1st patch but this build yet to be released yet galaxy s9 here
notsotet said:
I am on the lastest build that's the thing I haven't seen anyone on this build. It's latest Oreo and it is for the October 1st security patch. Again USA Sprint s9+
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I also meant like my update that I'm on I havent seen anything about it. When I go to the Samsung.firmware.science and then it asks for my current build, mine is not listed.
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david11000 said:
This is android 9.0 Nov 1st patch but this build yet to be released yet galaxy s9 here
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Read my above post ^
I want to try this out but I'd be afraid to since I would be afraid of skipping an update is all lol. New to the Samsung scene and haven't been doing this for awhile.
notsotet said:
I also meant like my update that I'm on I havent seen anything about it. When I go to the Samsung.firmware.science and then it asks for my current build, mine is not listed.
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This firmware was only captured for only 2 firmwares on the s9 side
I looked for the s9+ also but like ya said its not there yet my guess its not on the s9 server yet or could be a different build number but I wouldn't figure
I would look up your build and android 9 is a 2GB size firmware look for the newest by month and date under the firmware you are on now
notsotet said:
I also meant like my update that I'm on I havent seen anything about it. When I go to the Samsung.firmware.science and then it asks for my current build, mine is not listed.
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Read my above post ^
I want to try this out but I'd be afraid to since I would be afraid of skipping an update is all lol. New to the Samsung scene and haven't been doing this for awhile.
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If your on the latest oreo you should just be able to download the update.zip but it on the root of your sd card
Boot into recovery and select apply update from sd card I did that and work flawlessly
notsotet said:
You say we have to have the latest update. Just to verify, I have update ending in ARIC and do not have any pending updates. I have G965U Sprint and I can't seem to get any info about this update nor seeing anyone else with this update so far.
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This is a beta update. You would not get a notification via FOTA
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notsotet said:
I also meant like my update that I'm on I havent seen anything about it. When I go to the Samsung.firmware.science and then it asks for my current build, mine is not listed.
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Read my above post ^
I want to try this out but I'd be afraid to since I would be afraid of skipping an update is all lol. New to the Samsung scene and haven't been doing this for awhile.
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Samsung's are easy to recover using ODIN. Dont be scared
Appreciate the help and information guys! I'll probably start on it this week and post an update
Cheers
notsotet said:
Appreciate the help and information guys! I'll probably start on it this week and post an update
Cheers
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If u want to get pie, u have to get the ARI6 Odin files which are about 4GB. This is an Oreo file with September Patch. The subsequent update files on SamsungFirmwareScience is all you would need going forward after that to upgrade to Pie and other Patches if u choose to stay on Oreo. You just need to take a leap of faith and downgrade to ARI6 using the Patched Odin by Thomas or so 3.13.3
kenennaoyeka said:
If u want to get pie, u have to get the ARI6 Odin files which are about 4GB. This is an Oreo file with September Patch. The subsequent update files on SamsungFirmwareScience is all you would need going forward after that to upgrade to Pie and other Patches if u choose to stay on Oreo. You just need to take a leap of faith and downgrade to ARI6 using the Patched Odin by Thomas or so 3.13.3
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And I could just sideload the unlocked version of the ARI6 file? Like I wouldn't need carrier specific? According to SamMobile, there's no ARI6 for the Sprint (cdma) it only goes up go ARI4
notsotet said:
And I could just sideload the unlocked version of the ARI6 file? Like I wouldn't need carrier specific? According to SamMobile, there's no ARI6 for the Sprint (cdma) it only goes up go ARI4
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All Samsung firmware are not carrier specific. Now how your phone works with the firmware is totally unknown to me. Sprint is weird since it's a cdma network. If u were on a GSM network i would have said it's as easy as pie. But to answer your question yes, it's simple as pie to just download Odin and ari6, put your phone in download mode, load the files to Odin (if u want to retain your sprint software use HOME_CSC rather than CSC) then run the update files from there using adb sideload from the recovery menu

US unlocked beta live for note 9!

I couldn't believe it when I got the notification today. I'm thr US unlocked with t mobile sim
I have downloaded as well, unlocked on Verizon
Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk
So jealous
Does my phone need to be unlocked before I can register for beta. I am currently on tmobile with a phone that is 10 days old. It will be another 30 days before i can unlock with tmobile.
mynickname said:
Does my phone need to be unlocked before I can register for beta. I am currently on tmobile with a phone that is 10 days old. It will be another 30 days before i can unlock with tmobile.
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The BETA is only available for N960U1 models. If you have the T-Mobile branded Note 9, then you have a N960U.
A way around that is to use ODIN to flash the N960U1 firmware. Then the beta should be available to you.
I currently have an ATT N960U, running the N960U1 firmware, on T-Mobile and I got the beta notification earlier today and signed up.
Even if you don't get into the beta program. You can still get the beta OTAs from firmware.science. You'll still need to ODIN the U1 firmware, of course.
My Samsung+ is white background and is not offering me the beta. Unlocked device bought straight from Samsung / Verizon SIM.
Edit: Install the beta Samsung+ apk from here https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...msung-11-2-3-0-android-apk-download/download/ and then it will offer it to you
This information is very useful, and also good news for many people Đánh giá Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Cách mạng trải nghiệm không giới hạn
I installed it yesterday, on unlocked Note 9 on T-Mobile.
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Mr. Orange 645 said:
The BETA is only available for N960U1 models. If you have the T-Mobile branded Note 9, then you have a N960U.
A way around that is to use ODIN to flash the N960U1 firmware. Then the beta should be available to you.
I currently have an ATT N960U, running the N960U1 firmware, on T-Mobile and I got the beta notification earlier today and signed up.
Even if you don't get into the beta program. You can still get the beta OTAs from firmware.science. You'll still need to ODIN the U1 firmware, of course.
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I also have the at&t 960u on at&t locked of course. So I just need to odin AT&T_N960USQU1ARJ7 firmware and then just put the update.zip on my sd card and all is well?
im assuming U1 will work fine with at&t etc? i got this info from here
https://www.xda-developers.com/inst...perience-10-snapdragon-samsung-galaxy-note-9/
Hi
Well,
For you few people that got it, does it work, any issues,problems.
How about a little feedback,
Thanks,Ken
MrDSL said:
I also have the at&t 960u on at&t locked of course. So I just need to odin AT&T_N960USQU1ARJ7 firmware and then just put the update.zip on my sd card and all is well?
im assuming U1 will work fine with at&t etc? i got this info from here
https://www.xda-developers.com/inst...perience-10-snapdragon-samsung-galaxy-note-9/
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No. This is NOT for U firmware. And it's not even for ARJ7. You need to use ODIN to flash the ARJ9 build for the U1. N960U1SQU1AEJ9. Then either sign up for the beta through the Samsung+ app, or download the update from firmware.science.
Also it doesn't matter if you're carrier locked or not. And yes U1 will work just fine with ATT, but you'll lose WiFo calling and VoLTE.
kenfb1 said:
Well,
For you few people that got it, does it work, any issues,problems.
How about a little feedback,
Thanks,Ken
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There's a whole thread full of feedback already.
Hi,
There's a whole thread full of feedback already.
Where?????
Thanks,Ken
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Hi,
I'm interested in the US unlocked U1 version, direct from Samsung Beta update.
Not interested in all the other rooted and/or country versions.
I got the beta downloaded but not installing till I hear from users first,
Thanks again,
Ken
Mr. Orange 645 said:
No. This is NOT for U firmware. And it's not even for ARJ7. You need to use ODIN to flash the ARJ9 build for the U1. N960U1SQU1AEJ9. Then either sign up for the beta through the Samsung+ app, or download the update from firmware.science.
Also it doesn't matter if you're carrier locked or not. And yes U1 will work just fine with ATT, but you'll lose WiFo calling and VoLTE.
There's a whole thread full of feedback already.
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Thank you for the clarification. I havent flashed since my 6P and its always easier when its unlocked. Do you have a link to the 960U1 you flashed on your at&t note 9? I have searched ARJ9 but there is quite a few different ones im finding. thanks again for your help
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Thank you for the clarification. I havent flashed since my 6P and its always easier when its unlocked. Do you have a link to the 960U1 you flashed on your at&t note 9? I have searched ARJ9 but there is quite a few different ones im finding. thanks again for your help
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Check tbr threads here or go to sammobile.com or download SamFirm.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
No. This is NOT for U firmware. And it's not even for ARJ7. You need to use ODIN to flash the ARJ9 build for the U1. N960U1SQU1AEJ9. Then either sign up for the beta through the Samsung+ app, or download the update from firmware.science.
Also it doesn't matter if you're carrier locked or not. And yes U1 will work just fine with ATT, but you'll lose WiFo calling and VoLTE.
There's a whole thread full of feedback already.
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I was able to get AT&T wifi calling and volte, messages sync, etc. working in my AT&T N960U on U1 firmware by simply flashing the ATT ARJ7 CSC. The only issue here is that you will lose software updates on the device, they will all need to be downloaded and flashed manually in recovery as an OTA update zip.
Gandalf said:
I was able to get AT&T wifi calling and volte, messages sync, etc. working in my AT&T N960U on U1 firmware by simply flashing the ATT ARJ7 CSC. The only issue here is that you will lose software updates on the device, they will all need to be downloaded and flashed manually in recovery as an OTA update zip.
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Like you said it breaks updates, and it would probably jack up the beta as well.
If I open Spotify (or Amazon music) and start playing music and then put the phone down, when I pick it up and try turning the screen back on it doesn't work, just restarts. Even if I don't press the power button and just turn it on with the lift to wake feature the same thing happens. The Iris scanner light turns on and off a few times like it's trying to work normally but doesn't actually. I sent in the system logs with the Samsung members app, any ideas how to fix it?*
I'm on the newest pie beta on the Unlocked us version.
Turning off lift to wake doesn't help.
What did they do Location options ?
In Oreo or prior one could use just the device GPS for location accuracy. I think that option is no longer available? It appears to be just either On or Off. Nothing in between.
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It is not there. I'm a T-Mobile user, too. :/
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skrowl said:
My Samsung+ is white background and is not offering me the beta. Unlocked device bought straight from Samsung / Verizon SIM.
Edit: Install the beta Samsung+ apk from here https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...msung-11-2-3-0-android-apk-download/download/ and then it will offer it to you
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Still didn't offer it. I probably need to use Odin to flash the U1 first, right?
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kenfb1 said:
Hi,
There's a whole thread full of feedback already.
Where?????
Thanks,Ken
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Hi,
I'm interested in the US unlocked U1 version, direct from Samsung Beta update.
Not interested in all the other rooted and/or country versions.
I got the beta downloaded but not installing till I hear from users first,
Thanks again,
Ken
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The 160+ page thread called "Note 9 Pie Alpha/Beta."
If you want the U1 firmware beta straight from Samsung, then you need to be on ARJ9 for the U1. Then sign up for the beta through the Samsung+ app.
K-alz said:
It is not there. I'm a T-Mobile user, too. :/
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Still didn't offer it. I probably need to use Odin to flash the U1 first, right?
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Of course you do. You have to be on ARJ9 for the U1 before you can get the beta. It's only for U.

Official OTA Update Pie [N960USQU1CSAA] [SM-N960U U.S. Carriers] [2/1/2019]

For your convenience, this is the official OTA update for the U.S. Snapdragon SM-N960U. If you can't wait for the Official Android 9 Pie OTA to hit your device/carrier then this is what you're looking for. It is universal for all U.S. carriers as Samsung has streamlined their Galaxy firmware across the U.S. carriers/variant. The only difference in the new firmware is the CSC relevant to each specific carrier. Your carrier SIM will determine which network configs and factory installed carrier apps will be preinstalled on first boot.
This specific OTA update .zip REQUIRES that your phone be on the latest Oreo firmware N960USQU1ARL1
If you're not already running the latest carrier firmware Oreo 8.1 (N960USQU1ARL1) just check software update in settings and let it update to N960USQU1ARL1. You can also download it from HERE and flash it via Odin. I strongly recommend a factory data reset BEFORE you Odin firmware for best results.
***Note this is the carrier firmware. If you want the non-carrier "bloat-free" firmware this is NOT it***
If you need more detailed install instructions visit this helpful thread.
Please thank the guys over at https://firmware.science/ for providing these EARLY releases as they are the ones making this possible.
DOWNLOAD​
Did this last night for Verizon version. Works great
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Awesome! Will do this on my Sprint device! Thanks!
I'm on the beta - N960U1UEU1ZRLL, considering either odin'ing to ARL1, or may just try to set this up over the Beta. Will let you know results
what if i do the update withou a sim chip in the phone
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Tried with the sim chip out and got an error message - E3004: this package is for "crownqltesq" this is "crownqlteue"
mid3vil said:
I'm on the beta - N960U1UEU1ZRLL, considering either odin'ing to ARL1, or may just try to set this up over the Beta. Will let you know results
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Just odin back to ARL1 without wiping and then flash the update file before rebooting into the OS. That's what I did and everything is working fine but I am sure I will wipe over the weekend when I have more time.
ChuckG73 said:
what if i do the update withou a sim chip in the phone
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Tried with the sim chip out and got an error message - E3004: this package is for "crownqltesq" this is "crownqlteue"
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I got the same error, It seems this update works on U models, but not U1
Device: crownqltesq
Model: samsung SM-N960U
Device: crownqlteue
Model: samsung SM-N960U1
Loving the update so far, however i noticed that the edge lighting effect no longer works with Samsung Music Player...
randomtask16 said:
I got the same error, It seems this update works on U models, but not U1
Device: crownqltesq
Model: samsung SM-N960U
Device: crownqlteue
Model: samsung SM-N960U1
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Correct. This is the U.S. carrier firmware, not the Unlocked non-carrier firmware. I thought I made this clear in the OP.
bloodstorm666 said:
Loving the update so far, however i noticed that the edge lighting effect no longer works with Samsung Music Player...
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Samsung removed this feature for some reason. I liked this feature too. Samsung seems to have taken a few steps backwards with the release of One UI.
AndroidUser00110001 said:
Just odin back to ARL1 without wiping and then flash the update file before rebooting into the OS. That's what I did and everything is working fine but I am sure I will wipe over the weekend when I have more time.
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Yeh thats what I ended up doing. Worked fine, albeit I'm not a fan of the verizon bloatware. Oh well I'll probably roll back to a vanilla install later.
Dumb question but this should be good to go on att right?
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ooxteme said:
Dumb question but this should be good to go on att right?
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AT&T already has an OTA for this. Why go to all the extra effort?
Is there any update our for U1...I am currently on the latest version of the beta for PIE. Just curious, as all these firmware and models are making me a bit confused lol.
mikeblock said:
AT&T already has an OTA for this. Why go to all the extra effort?
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Oops just checked
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Is this for US Tmobile as well?
Thanks for posting this! Tired if waiting on Verizon. so far so good.
Only question I have is how do you open the recent apps from the home screen when you have the navbar hidden and are using gestures. Also swipe up for Samsung pay is enabled.
Never mind figured it out lol. Just can't swipe up to bring up Google assistant. Might have to disable Samsung pay swipe up feature to unlock that area.
Flashed on stock Sprint note9 from sdcard and working great!!
I'm on a spectrum device the 960U and was just wondering you guys who did update how are you liking it? And if anybody is using the BX actions It's a Bixby button remapper and if you had to uninstall it 1st or anything I'm just dumb not updating until I'm sure!
Thanks
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hamagc said:
Flashed on stock Sprint note9 from sdcard and working great!!
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Mobile Odin no hiccups?
Nope, just moved to SD, booted into recovery and update from SD. No Odin required since it's an official update

SM-N960W to SM-N960U1: OTA?

Hello, simple question: I've converted my N960W running Android 9 into a N960U1 running Android 10.
I've read somewhere that Samsung can somehow detect when you flash a firmware from a different model, and blocks OTA updates. Is it true?
Phazonclash said:
Hello, simple question: I've converted my N960W running Android 9 into a N960U1 running Android 10.
I've read somewhere that Samsung can somehow detect when you flash a firmware from a different model, and blocks OTA updates. Is it true?
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Yes
I have N960U verizon model and i converted into N060U1 6 months ago but i never received ota updates.
Every time i flash whole firmware via Odin.
Trex888 said:
Yes
I have N060U verizon model and i converted into N060U1 6 months ago but i never received ota updates.
Every time i flash whole firmware via Odin.
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Thanks Trex for the answer. Not what I was hoping for but yeah... flashing with Odin doesn't take that long anyway
Phazonclash said:
Thanks Trex for the answer. Not what I was hoping for but yeah... flashing with Odin doesn't take that long anyway
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I've switched back and fort and never had an issue getting OTA. It's weird that some folks are affected that way and others are not.
Honestly N960W is almost similar to stock android, you get stock caller ID & block, Samsung cloud, and security features which are not available in carrier roms, All of carrier rom comes with bloatwares on them as well.
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If you are okay with Andriod 10 thats fine as you won't be getting any more android update on note 9, so its totally fine even if you not getting any OTA updates
masood8 said:
Honestly N960W is almost similar to stock android, you get stock caller ID & block, Samsung cloud, and security features which are not available in carrier roms, All of carrier rom comes with bloatwares on them as well.
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If you are okay with Andriod 10 thats fine as you won't be getting any more android update on note 9, so its totally fine even if you not getting any OTA updates
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Unfortunately, the stock Videotron "w" rom my phone comes with has some carrier crap (un-deleteable bookmarks and apps mostly, related to different media companies/newspapers belonging to Videotron's owner like an app called J5, Journal de Montreal/Quebec bookmarks, etc.)
The U1 ROM is 100% clean
Phazonclash said:
Hello, simple question: I've converted my N960W running Android 9 into a N960U1 running Android 10.
I've read somewhere that Samsung can somehow detect when you flash a firmware from a different model, and blocks OTA updates. Is it true?
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I was thinking of converting my Fido N960W to U1 also. Is there a particular guide you followed?
TRoN_1 said:
I was thinking of converting my Fido N960W to U1 also. Is there a particular guide you followed?
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No just download the latest U1 rom and flash it with the patched version of Odin here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
That will factory reset your device though so backup your stuff first
And to answer the question I've asked in this thread, I've received the February OTA update a few days ago :laugh:
Phazonclash said:
No just download the latest U1 rom and flash it with the patched version of Odin here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
That will factory reset your device though so backup your stuff first
And to answer the question I've asked in this thread, I've received the February OTA update a few days ago :laugh:
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Great! Thanks for your help.
Is it better to use HOME_CSC_ or CSC_ when going from 960W to U1?

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