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Note8 Question/Concern

Can I get Wi-Fi Calling on an unlocked Note8 bought from the official Samsung website? Don't want to get the T-Mobile variant because of the bloatware and boot up animations. I also don't like the T-Mobile status bar data icons.

Assuming you have an N950U yes, just download the T-Mobile version firmware and flash that. It will include those things you don't want, however.
The only other way to get their wifi calling would be to root and flash the full CSC + any missing apps/libraries/etc

Kalm_Traveler said:
Assuming you have an N950U yes, just download the T-Mobile version firmware and flash that. It will include those things you don't want, however.
The only other way to get their wifi calling would be to root and flash the full CSC + any missing apps/libraries/etc
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I could flash back to the original firmware any time right? Also, how do I flash any firmware to an Android?

cesarthesith said:
I could flash back to the original firmware any time right? Also, how do I flash any firmware to an Android?
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STOP... Please use the search option.... been answered countless times.
I have unlocked n8 from Samsung usa. I put t-mobile SIM. Volte and WiFi calling work right out of the box.
No need to flash any firmware

[Doubts] Remove all Bloatware (COMBINATION File process).

Hi.
I need to remove all Bloatware, from my Note9
I think one way to do it, is installing the N960U1 Firmware (USA unbranded)
Reading on the Internet and watching videos on YouTube, I obtained the following procedure:
My Note9:
Model: SM-N960U (AT&T)
FW: N960USQS1ARI5
1- Flash Stock Firmware (N960USQS1ARI5) and make a Wipe Data/Factory Reset
2- Flash CSC from Firmware (N960U1UEU1ARJ5)
3- Flash COMBINATION File (COMBINATION_FAC_FA81_N960USQU1ARG4)
Enter - Menu - Factory IME
Press *#243203855#
Select CSC = XAA (in my case)
Reboot
4- In ADB Shell, enter the following command: echo "XAA" > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat
5- Flash Stock Firmware (N960U1UEU1ARJ5)
6- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
7- Done
This is a summary procedure (without details), but...It is right?
I have a doubt with step 4...
Why is it done?
Is it necessary to do it?
Thank you.

Flashing stock firmware isn't going to help, there will be no Samsung provided Firmware without the bloat.
To remove the bloat, it's actually much easier than before, thanks to these recent versions of Android.
All you need to do is open an ADB Shell and paste in the contents of the quoted text in the first post in this thread. This will disable almost all bloat but personally, there are a couple parts of the bloat I like to keep, so I omit a few of the lines.

What bloatware are you wanting to remove?

Mr. Orange 645 said:
What bloatware are you wanting to remove?
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Among others, the Operator (AT&T).

willhemmens said:
Flashing stock firmware isn't going to help, there will be no Samsung provided Firmware without the bloat.
To remove the bloat, it's actually much easier than before, thanks to these recent versions of Android.
All you need to do is open an ADB Shell and paste in the contents of the quoted text in the first post in this thread. This will disable almost all bloat but personally, there are a couple parts of the bloat I like to keep, so I omit a few of the lines.
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I agree with you, "Flashing stock firmware is not going to help"...but, I will change from custom to Operator to un-customized.
and Maybe later, the list (Galaxy Note 9 Bloatware Removal Thread) that you mention can be shorten a little more.

hasbrone said:
Among others, the Operator (AT&T).
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All you need to do is flash the U1 firmware with patched ODIN. All those other steps are unnecessary.

Mr. Orange 645 said:
All you need to do is flash the U1 firmware with patched ODIN. All those other steps are unnecessary.
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So...
It will not be necessary to make the change of CSC?
The CSC ATT will remain and only the customization will be eliminated?
Thank you.

hasbrone said:
So...
It will not be necessary to make the change of CSC?
The CSC ATT will remain and only the customization will be eliminated?
Thank you.
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Correct. Just flash the U1 firmware. If you're on ATT theres no reason to mess with the CSC. You wouldn't want to anyway.

Mr. Orange 645 said:
Correct. Just flash the U1 firmware. If you're on ATT theres no reason to mess with the CSC. You wouldn't want to anyway.
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Yep, I flashed the U1 non-carrier specific firmware with the patched Odin yesterday. Absolutely no problems, ATT 4G LTE still works (even a little faster than before), Wifi Hotspot now works, and no ATT bloatware anymore (I re-installed Visual Voicemail from ATT, that is the only ATT specific app i have now). I even got two or three OTA updates for security right away.

keredini said:
Yep, I flashed the U1 non-carrier specific firmware with the patched Odin yesterday. Absolutely no problems, ATT 4G LTE still works (even a little faster than before), Wifi Hotspot now works, and no ATT bloatware anymore (I re-installed Visual Voicemail from ATT, that is the only ATT specific app i have now). I even got two or three OTA updates for security right away.
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Thanks.
What is the model of your Note9?, before flashing the U1 Firmware...
What Firmware of U1 flashed?
Can you share your "Service provider SW ver."? (see the attachment in my case ATT/ATT/ATT), Please!.

hasbrone said:
Thanks.
What is the model of your Note9?, before flashing the U1 Firmware...
Can you share your "Service provider SW ver."? (see the attachment in my case ATT/ATT/ATT), Please!.
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Attached is what it shows now

keredini said:
Attached is what it shows now
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...and What model is your Note9?, What Firmware of the Note9 U1 you flashed?
Thanks.

hasbrone said:
...and What model is your Note9?, What Firmware of the Note9 U1 you flashed?
Thanks.
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Your answers are in his photo he attached. He obviously has the ATT carrier-branded Note 9 model N960U, same as you.
He flashed software build N960U1UEU1ARJ5.
All of this can easily be found in this forum. You are seriously making this WAY more complicated than it really is.

Mr. Orange 645 said:
What bloatware are you wanting to remove?
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Google Play Store.

hasbrone said:
Hi.
I need to remove all Bloatware, from my Note9
I think one way to do it, is installing the N960U1 Firmware (USA unbranded)
Reading on the Internet and watching videos on YouTube, I obtained the following procedure:
My Note9:
Model: SM-N960U (AT&T)
FW: N960USQS1ARI5
1- Flash Stock Firmware (N960USQS1ARI5) and make a Wipe Data/Factory Reset
2- Flash CSC from Firmware (N960U1UEU1ARJ5)
3- Flash COMBINATION File (COMBINATION_FAC_FA81_N960USQU1ARG4)
Enter - Menu - Factory IME
Press *#243203855#
Select CSC = XAA (in my case)
Reboot
4- In ADB Shell, enter the following command: echo "XAA" > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat
5- Flash Stock Firmware (N960U1UEU1ARJ5)
6- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
7- Done
This is a summary procedure (without details), but...It is right?
I have a doubt with step 4...
Why is it done?
Is it necessary to do it?
Thank you.
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what others said is correct, just flash u1 in modified odin and ull be on xaa with little or no bloat..
the dialer code is nice to do it on the fly.. u can use it to only apply network settings or change the brand or both..
the adb commands are not needed at all.. i also am pretty sure they dont work at all (permission denied) on note 9..
keep in mind pie builds are different.. i dont think it matters what u flash, it changes based on sim inserted.. the csc code also doesnt work on latest pie builds so no way to change it up unless u put in another sim card.. i think one of the earlier pie builds i was on the csc dialer code worked..
on latest pie build i notice a new line in dl mode, anyone by chance know what "KG Status" is?

Mr. Orange 645 said:
Your answers are in his photo he attached. He obviously has the ATT carrier-branded Note 9 model N960U, same as you.
He flashed software build N960U1UEU1ARJ5.
All of this can easily be found in this forum. You are seriously making this WAY more complicated than it really is.
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Hi.
Do you recommend flash the Firmware with these options?
Re-Partition (with PIT file)
Nand Erase All
When is it recommended to use those options?
Thank you.

hasbrone said:
Hi.
Do you recommend flash the Firmware with these options?
Re-Partition (with PIT file)
Nand Erase All
When is it recommended to use those options?
Thank you.
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I recommend you leave all checkboxes in patched Odin exactly as you found them and touch nothing.

hasbrone said:
Hi.
Do you recommend flash the Firmware with these options?
Re-Partition (with PIT file)
Nand Erase All
When is it recommended to use those options?
Thank you.
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Don't check those unless you know what you're doing.

U1 firmware and Patched Odin
Mr. Orange 645 said:
All you need to do is flash the U1 firmware with patched ODIN. All those other steps are unnecessary.
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Can you please explain in detail the steps, and also from where to get the U1 firmware?
Am also on AT&T.
thanks

tahrang said:
Can you please explain in detail the steps, and also from where to get the U1 firmware?
Am also on AT&T.
thanks
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Search here through the forums. The files are linked in a few threads, as are the instructions.
You could just Google ODIN instructions and find it.

Question about Verizon Note 9 on AT&T

Hi guys,
I recently switched from iPhone to Android, and I love it.
I purchased a carrier unlocked Verizon Note 9, and I'm using it on AT&T. I was wondering if flashing it to AT&T firmware would require rooting the device and would that trip Knox hence disabling Samsung pay and other features?
I have also heard that rooting Samsung phones voids warranty and I'm just trying to avoid that.....
I love the phone the way it is, but I want to use WiFi calling and other AT&T apps. I have done my research regarding whats needed to flash the firmware, but nowhere it says the method is actually "rooting" the device. I just want to double check before I flash.
Any feedback would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

You don't need to root it. Download the ATT firmware with the SamFirm tool, then use the patched ODIN 3.13.1 to flash it.

Mr. Orange 645 said:
You don't need to root it. Download the ATT firmware with the SamFirm tool, then use the patched ODIN 3.13.1 to flash it.
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Thank you very much for your assistance. I'll go ahead and flash it.

I am confused. I have a verizon unlocked note 9. i have been unable to download att firmware and reflash to att software. what am i doing wrong.>? sm-960U

hucksterfool1 said:
I am confused. I have a verizon unlocked note 9. i have been unable to download att firmware and reflash to att software. what am i doing wrong.>? sm-960U
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Well, I don't know. You have to provide more info. How is not working? At what point does it fail? What firmware did you download? How are you trying to flash it. What steps are you taking?

N-960n flash to stock att firmware

So after a bit of research it looks like it is not possible to flash stock att firmware to the n-960n. Does this sound right. I'm leaving Korea and will be going back to att when I get home.

Noteuser22 said:
So after a bit of research it looks like it is not possible to flash stock att firmware to the n-960n. Does this sound right. I'm leaving Korea and will be going back to att when I get home.
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Not officially, no. However I don't think samsung pay will work in the US on a Korean Note9 anyway, so if you unlock the bootloader and root you can flash a CSC changer to get all of the ATNT features (including voLTE/voWIFI). You will void your warranty and lose knox/Samsung Pay.

Noteuser22 said:
So after a bit of research it looks like it is not possible to flash stocksevice. att firmware to the n-960n. Does this sound right. I'm leaving Korea and will be going back to att when I get home.
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you can't flash snapdragon firmware on a exynos device. but regardless, just pop the sim and be happy. no need to change CSC for voice and data.
but if you do root as the suggested then you can get the additional csc features by flashing a csc pack.

bober10113 said:
you can't flash snapdragon firmware on a exynos device. but regardless, just pop the sim and be happy. no need to change CSC for voice and data.
but if you do root as the suggested then you can get the additional csc features by flashing a csc pack.
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Exactly which CSC pack can I use and where do I get it?
I am in the exact same situation: Korean SM-G960N, rooted, on AT&T's network with Android 9.
Do I extract the CSC from the latest SM-G960U1 file and flash that with Odin? Can I use an Android 10 CSC on an Android 9 phone?

sleepeeg3 said:
Exactly which CSC pack can I use and where do I get it?
I am in the exact same situation: Korean SM-G960N, rooted, on AT&T's network with Android 9.
Do I extract the CSC from the latest SM-G960U1 file and flash that with Odin? Can I use an Android 10 CSC on an Android 9 phone?
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Are you looking for AT&T specifically? Cause from what I know they don't release them. I used N960U since the 1 is the unlocked version software. Sorry I can't be much help beyond what I know of AT&T files. Best of luck.

macgyver40 said:
Are you looking for AT&T specifically? Cause from what I know they don't release them. I used N960U since the 1 is the unlocked version software. Sorry I can't be much help beyond what I know of AT&T files. Best of luck.
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Thanks for the respopnse. Well the link from SamMobile has the CSC in it. I tried to flash the HOME_CSC file via Odin and the Odin PrinceComsy version (I don't think this works on Android 8) and it would not flash.

sleepeeg3 said:
Thanks for the respopnse. Well the link from SamMobile has the CSC in it. I tried to flash the HOME_CSC file via Odin and the Odin PrinceComsy version (I don't think this works on Android 8) and it would not flash.
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The last 2 times I updated I used the Comcast files to update my note9 i got from AT&T i am currently on the newest release this way and everything seems to work at least the limited options I use from AT&T.

AT&T S10 flash stock firmware from XAA

I flashed my AT&T S10 SM-G973U to XAA after unlocking to for use on T-Mobile. I can't seem to flash it back to stock, I always get an error usually after abl portion of Odin flashing. I am sure if I am using an incorrect Odin or what. Can some please guide me in the correct direction?
Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

You mean you want to downgrade?
Actually it's kinda impossible, Samsung forbids flashing firmwares prior to the last security patch, no changes will be made.

I wouldn't say necessarily downgrade, but to flash my phone back to AT&T branded firmware like it was when I got it. I know that when I do a SIM card change yes it does change the firmware and branding but it's still XAA
Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

sthomps0188 said:
I wouldn't say necessarily downgrade, but to flash my phone back to AT&T branded firmware like it was when I got it. I know that when I do a SIM card change yes it does change the firmware and branding but it's still XAA
Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk
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you need patched Odin for carrier changing firmware to be flashed. also, you cannot go backwards in bootloader revisions`

youdoofus said:
you need patched Odin for carrier changing firmware to be flashed. also, you cannot go backwards in bootloader revisions`
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Could you please advise me on what patched Odin version to use and what version of firmware I should use. My baseband Version is G973USQS2BSIX
My bootloader is G973USQS2BSIX
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Google search prince Odin youl find one some where in xda forums

sthomps0188 said:
Could you please advise me on what patched Odin version to use and what version of firmware I should use. My baseband Version is G973USQS2BSIX
My bootloader is G973USQS2BSIX
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4446947&d=1521037501
from this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
for what firmware to flash, depends on what carrier crap you want on the phone which is dictated by the csc you flash.
pick your poison
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s10/firmware/SM-G973U/

sthomps0188 said:
I flashed my AT&T S10 SM-G973U to XAA after unlocking to for use on T-Mobile. I can't seem to flash it back to stock, I always get an error usually after abl portion of Odin flashing. I am sure if I am using an incorrect Odin or what. Can some please guide me in the correct direction?
Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk
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Did you have any issues changing your AT&T S10 into XAA ? I'm planing to do exact this.

What gets me is, you can't find AT&T firmware anywhere except on shady looking, but legit pay sites so you pay for it when it should be free like all the other carriers firmware.

At & t stuck on android 9!!
Any advice my friends s10 AT & T is stuck on android 9. He's says there's nothing above 9 on Sammy mob. Can he flash from another carrier?

jason13v8 said:
Any advice my friends s10 AT & T is stuck on android 9. He's says there's nothing above 9 on Sammy mob. Can he flash from another carrier?
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At&t firmware you have to pay for. Yes you can flash another carrier firmware using patched Odin.

You just need to change csc to att which you can do using *#272*IMEI#
No need to flash new firmware