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//N960U-N960U1 TMB\\ Stock And Unlocked Odin Files Firmware N960USQU1ARH2

Stock Oreo N960USQU1ARH2 Odin files for T-Mobile Note9
Stock Oreo Unlocked N960U1UEU1ARH2 Odin files for T-Mobile Note9
Model: SM-N960U
Model Name: Galaxy Note9
Country: USA
Version: Android Oreo 8.1.0
Security Patch Level: August 1st, 2018
Product Code: TMB
PDA: N960USQU1ARH2
CSC: N960UOYN1ARH2
Important For Unlocked Firmware If You Flash On Stock Carriers Thanks to @CrazyApe18 Go Here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77466867&postcount=65
This will work for all Other Carriers Just don't Flash the USER_DATA_TMB , Then once you Odin just go to Recovery and factory reset Everything will be Stock For That Carrier .
Download here: T-Mobile N960USQU1ARH2
Download here: T-Mobile Unlocked N960U1UEU1ARH2
DOWNLOAD for ODIN:
Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD

Any news on that upload I want the user data and all for this since I bought the wrong branded note 9 and need tmobile

Xenshen said:
Any news on that upload I want the user data and all for this since I bought the wrong branded note 9 and need tmobile
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Link Is Up!

Any chance you have the AT&T version... looking to flash my unlocked Note9 to AT&T for WiFi Calling and HD Voice.

DanMc85 said:
Any chance you have the AT&T version... looking to flash my unlocked Note9 to AT&T for WiFi Calling and HD Voice.
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AT&T hasn't yet rolled out the OTA, but if you flash without the USERDATA_Tmb , all you do after that do a factory reset and all AT&T features, apps , wifi calling, HD voice , LTE all that will be on your Note 9 with no issues, i do it all the time.
Running On My Galaxy Note9 SM-N960U Wicked Venom

DanMc85 said:
Any chance you have the AT&T version... looking to flash my unlocked Note9 to AT&T for WiFi Calling and HD Voice.
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I'm in the same boat, @Venom0642 If you have the AT&T version, I will love you forever. :angel:

kossiewossie said:
I'm in the same boat, @Venom0642 If you have the AT&T version, I will love you forever. :angel:
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Read above.
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Venom0642 said:
Read above.
Running On My Galaxy Note9 SM-N960U Wicked Venom
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oh awesome, Ill try this when I pick up my note 9 today, thank you! :good:

Venom0642 said:
Read above.
Running On My Galaxy Note9 SM-N960U Wicked Venom
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Thx 4 the info.. U always on top of it.. It's there a Att note 9 xda section try? I literally have 0 complaints about the note 9..0

@Venom0642, with the S9+, I had to flash the unlocked U1 firmware on my AT&T branded phone, and THEN flash the T-Mobile firmware, to get the changes to stick. Same process here?
If so, any links for the US unlocked firmware?

ad44891 said:
Thx 4 the info.. U always on top of it.. It's there a Att note 9 xda section try? I literally have 0 complaints about the note 9..0
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No more carrier sections, all in one now just like S9 Plus threads , the Moderator decided to keep it like that.
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entropism said:
@Venom0642, with the S9+, I had to flash the unlocked U1 firmware on my AT&T branded phone, and THEN flash the T-Mobile firmware, to get the changes to stick. Same process here?
If so, any links for the US unlocked firmware?
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No unlocked Odin firmware released yet, but i assume it's same procedure like S9 Plus.
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blah keeps timing out on that download

Thanks, appreciate the info. It looks like my phone isn't shipping till mid-december anyways, so I have time to let the updates roll in.

Xenshen said:
blah keeps timing out on that download
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I have almost finished downloading it, I'll upload it to google drive once it's done.

entropism said:
Thanks, appreciate the info. It looks like my phone isn't shipping till mid-december anyways, so I have time to let the updates roll in.
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Is there no way to cancel preorder and go into the store i got those headphones they arent the greatest
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kossiewossie said:
I have almost finished downloading it, I'll upload it to google drive once it's done.
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I appreciate that thanks.

Venom0642 said:
No unlocked Odin firmware released yet, but i assume it's same procedure like S9 Plus.
Running On My Galaxy Note9 SM-N960U Wicked Venom
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I saw one when I was searching earlier today N960U1UEU1ARH2 But not sure where to download it from. samsung.firmware has it. never downloaded a thing from there, so not sure if they are a scam or what I tried to download but it says will take 22 hours to download using free account lol

Xenshen said:
Is there no way to cancel preorder and go into the store i got those headphones they arent the greatest
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Mid SEPTEMBER, not sure why I typed December. And no, I got a significant discount to order through Samsung. Annoying, but makes it 100% worth it.

Xenshen said:
Is there no way to cancel preorder and go into the store i got those headphones they arent the greatest
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If you purchased from T-Mobile US:
See if the in-store agents can help you cancel the order.
If they cannot help you with that,call customer care (611) to see if they will cancel the order.
The following says you can also just refuse delivery:
https://www.t-mobile.com/templates/popup.aspx?passet=ftr_ftr_returnpolicy
However,that's kinda hard to do with UPS,my experience with them is they simply drop off the package,regardless of shipping method/instructions,without so much as a signature.
Bring this point up to the Customer Care team & stress the reason (prolonged delay/pre-order period,I'm assuming),hopefully they'll be able to stop the order before it goes out.

entropism said:
Mid SEPTEMBER, not sure why I typed December. And no, I got a significant discount to order through Samsung. Annoying, but makes it 100% worth it.
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Thats true i got 450 dollars off doing it straight through them. Sadly i choose US celluar on accident and meant unlocked fortunately for me its a unlocked phone why i want the software since i use t mobile probably snag the unlocked when it comes out.

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

MrDSL said:
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
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

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
Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A

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

N960U XAA upgrade to Pie

Hi everyone,
I just got my N960U, and this is my first Samsung device. I'm running Android Oreo 8.1 with firmware N960USQS1ARJ9 with CSC XAA/XAA/XAA.
Which ROM that could I'm using to upgrade to Android Pie, One UI.
Could I use Verizon Firmware or USC or Sprint or etc?
Please help me to understand .
Here is my screenshot about my Note 9.

paijoblaah said:
Hi everyone,
I just got my N960U, and this is my first Samsung device. I'm running Android Oreo 8.1 with firmware N960USQS1ARJ9 with CSC XAA/XAA/XAA.
Which ROM that could I'm using to upgrade to Android Pie, One UI.
Could I use Verizon Firmware or USC or Sprint or etc?
Please help me to understand .
Here is my screenshot about my Note 9.
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What country are you currently in, and what carrier do you currently have?

Bober_is_a_troll said:
What country are you currently in, and what carrier do you currently have?
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I'm currently in Indonesia and using a local carrier (Telkomsel). what should I do if I want to get an update to Android Pie? Is it possible if I get OTA update? Should I remove SIM first and do the update? or what?

paijoblaah said:
Hi everyone,
I just got my N960U, and this is my first Samsung device. I'm running Android Oreo 8.1 with firmware N960USQS1ARJ9 with CSC XAA/XAA/XAA.
Which ROM that could I'm using to upgrade to Android Pie, One UI.
Could I use Verizon Firmware or USC or Sprint or etc?
Please help me to understand .
Here is my screenshot about my Note 9.
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You can try to update using this unkown csc. You'll need to use Odin.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-9-us/firmware/SM-N960U/CHA/
But the n960u won't have all the cellular bands that are used in your country, it'll have most but not all. You would need a SM-n960F if you wanted it to be fully compatible.

Bober_is_a_troll said:
You can try to update using this unkown csc. You'll need to use Odin.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-9-us/firmware/SM-N960U/CHA/
But the n960u won't have all the cellular bands that are used in your country, it'll have most but not all. You would need a SM-n960F if you wanted it to be fully compatible.
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no problem, because I only have n960u right now. if I flash my n960u with unknown csc is it still unlocked? and show the xaa ?

paijoblaah said:
no problem, because I only have n960u right now. if I flash my n960u with unknown csc is it still unlocked? and show the xaa ?
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It will still be unlocked.

Bober_is_a_troll said:
It will still be unlocked.
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two more questions. for cellular support, it will be the same with my firmware right now, right? LTE support or something.
do I need specific patched Odin to flash or any Odin version can?

paijoblaah said:
two more questions. for cellular support, it will be the same with my firmware right now, right? LTE support or something.
do I need specific patched Odin to flash or any Odin version can?
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ROMs wont change what cellular bands that are active/inactive
And you should be able to flash using regular Odin, but it won't hurt to use modified Odin to gaurentee that it works. I always use the modified version just because.

Bober_is_a_troll said:
ROMs wont change what cellular bands that are active/inactive
And you should be able to flash using regular Odin, but it won't hurt to use modified Odin to gaurentee that it works. I always use the modified version just because.
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where can I get the modified Odin, any thread discuss specific Odin using for specific firmware? can I flash that firmware using Odin running on Mac Os, because I see Odin for Mac os is outdated.

Finally, I successfully flash my note 9 with ROM from https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/ga.../SM-N960U/CHA/, using patched Odin and no problem appears so far. thanks

Whats the difference between CHA and XAA?? they both unlocked? Im in Portugal using a T-mobile unlocked with csc XAA. Any recomendations? thx in advance
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Can i use XAS too?

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?