Hi everyone !
I follow this forum for many years, being quiet but reading and learning from everyone. With my two previous Samsung phones, I installed custom ROMs, so rooted ROMs, on which I was able to use some apps allowing me to enable or disable CSC features.
My Note 9 is the first phone I don't wanna root because with OneUI, I can do most of the things I did with root on other phones (especially enabling dark mode, editing themes etc...). But I would like to enable some CSC features such as native SIP call support.
I have to say that my phone is the SM-N960F and I'm using CSC XEF as I'm in France.
I had an idea 2 months ago where I could extract the CSC archive from stock rom, edit the features file in XEF folder, repack the archive and push it to the phone for update, but :
1 - is it possible to repack in the right format?
2 - is it safe for the phone (no bootloop, no brick, no factory reset) ?
3 - will I keep OTA without it to wipe my changes or will I have to do this edit each time there is an update ?
Thanks for your reading and I hope some of you will be able to answer me
Hi everyone, still no idea ?
I have changed CSC from SEE to THL because I wanted to enable call recording function.
Did it with SamKey software, not free but not expensive too, couple of bucks.
Good thig is this will wipe nothing from the phone and OTA will work normal after.
I done that 2 months ago and everything is ok, had 2 OTA-s.
www.samkey.org
You have instructions here:
Enabling Native Call Recorder through CSC | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)
I already thought about it but there's no CSC with all the features I would like to have, choosing another one than OXM (the one I am running on) would force me to make a choice between having one specific new feature and lose another one
Livier8 said:
Hi everyone !
I follow this forum for many years, being quiet but reading and learning from everyone. With my two previous Samsung phones, I installed custom ROMs, so rooted ROMs, on which I was able to use some apps allowing me to enable or disable CSC features.
My Note 9 is the first phone I don't wanna root because with OneUI, I can do most of the things I did with root on other phones (especially enabling dark mode, editing themes etc...). But I would like to enable some CSC features such as native SIP call support.
I have to say that my phone is the SM-N960F and I'm using CSC XEF as I'm in France.
I had an idea 2 months ago where I could extract the CSC archive from stock rom, edit the features file in XEF folder, repack the archive and push it to the phone for update, but :
1 - is it possible to repack in the right format?
2 - is it safe for the phone (no bootloop, no brick, no factory reset) ?
3 - will I keep OTA without it to wipe my changes or will I have to do this edit each time there is an update ?
Thanks for your reading and I hope some of you will be able to answer me
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Did you find a way?
alessandro_xda said:
Did you find a way?
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Hi, still no solution by now, and now the Note 9 is not my phone anymore I switched to the S22 Ultra
hello, I have had the same idea for some years, I have tried the rooms from the samsumg s6 edge and from note 9, but I decided to leave the root and custom roms because I lose other functions linked to knox.
I understand that the lines of code that activate the csc features exist because the functions are hidden in the samsung stock rom, however, the closest I have come to activating these functions is by changing the csc of my phone with room OXM but I have only managed to activate call recording and HIYA. I have the suspicion that samsung natively activates these functions in South Korea or in China (CHC) (not TGY) and perhaps acquiring a phone from these regions may have the cscs features
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Hello XDA community
I am from India and i bought a Galaxy Note 8 from Dubai. Since I was not able to get VoLTE in my device through all general troubleshooting methods, I thought of giving a try to flashing the Indian Android O firmware of Note 8 available on sammobile.
I flashed BL, AP, CSC etc from Odin and the flashing went smooth. I would request developers for Note 8 to answer the 2 questions
1. After flashing this firmware, I am noticing some lags in system and delays in opening third party apps, so is this the general problem of Android O for Note 8?
2. If I try the emergency recovery option in SmartSwitch (which will take my phone back to Dubai firmwar), will SmartSwitch flash all the sections or just the AP?
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Hello XDA community
I am from India and i bought a Galaxy Note 8 from Dubai. Since I was not able to get VoLTE in my device through all general troubleshooting methods, I thought of giving a try to flashing the Indian Android O firmware of Note 8 available on sammobile.
I flashed BL, AP, CSC etc from Odin and the flashing went smooth. I would request developers for Note 8 to answer the 2 questions
1. After flashing this firmware, I am noticing some lags in system and delays in opening third party apps, so is this the general problem of Android O for Note 8?
2. If I try the emergency recovery option in SmartSwitch (which will take my phone back to Dubai firmwar), will SmartSwitch flash all the sections or just the AP?
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1. did you do a clean install or keep your data?
2. all.
me2151 said:
1. did you do a clean install or keep your data?
2. all.
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Hi, thanks for the reply.
I performed a clean installation.
Still I feel that third party apps take more time to load. Webpages in chrome also take too much time to load.
Is it the general problem with Oreo or just me.
I hope it's ok if I flashed the Indian firmware to a Dubai region phone considering my device is SM-N950F I flashed the Indian firmware of SM-N950F only.
tommyvercaty said:
Hi, thanks for the reply.
I performed a clean installation.
Still I feel that third party apps take more time to load. Webpages in chrome also take too much time to load.
Is it the general problem with Oreo or just me.
I hope it's ok if I flashed the Indian firmware to a Dubai region phone considering my device is SM-N950F I flashed the Indian firmware of SM-N950F only.
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gotta give it some time for things to smooth out usually. but other than that it might just be you.
I have purchased a Korean N960N Note 9.
As I was in China when I got it, I went to a Chinese forum and got a Chinese localized ROM. There isn't really much heavy changes to the OS and since it provide useful functions when I'm in China I kept using it and now have quite some data on it. I also use Magisk root.
However as I'll go to the U.S. for school soon, I want to switch to an US CSC. I know I can easily do that by flashing something like Light ROM but I would have to format the entire device correct?
I have heard, and used to be able to with an app that I forgot, that there's some way of switching CSC without flashing an entire new ROM with the help of root? Is I have to flash a new ROM, do I absolutely have to wipe?
I've attached screenshots of my current software versions and CSC. My current ROM should be based on CSF9 and I after experiencing severe battery drains I flashed CSG1 baseband and solved the problem.
I may be wrong but I believe there's no way to switch CSC without losing data.
I have been using Note9 Exynos 128GB Singapore version. Last update was on October'19. I'm yet to get Android 10 update. Need to know is there anyone facing same issue? Anyone have any update on getting OTA for Singapore version?
According to Samsung, the note 9 in all Versions will not get Android 10 before February 2020. My Provider here in Europe told me the same, so i made oan update with odin.
But anyway, the update is officially not out yet, according to samsung.
crystalpepe said:
According to Samsung, the note 9 in all Versions will not get Android 10 before February 2020. My Provider here in Europe told me the same, so i made oan update with odin.
But anyway, the update is officially not out yet, according to samsung.
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If I do update using odin, will I need to do rooting? One I update using Odin, will there be official update coming regularly?
It hasn’t been release yet in Singapore.
Samsung said February. However today is Feb 26 and still nothing. The gang of three (Singtel, Starhub and M3) have to put their rubbish in the rom so they won’t meet the deadline I think. Every year the same story. Singapore gets less frequent update than other markets making Samsung phones a real security hazard. I have to praise Apple for cutting the telcos and going on their own update cycle.
I applied the update on my Note 9 but I am having battery life issues. Have to use power saving mode all the time if not the battery is gone within half a day. I will do a full reset once the official XSP built for Singapore is out.
My wife's s9 has received the update. Me on the other hand, note 9, still nothing. They are Soo freaking slow with updates.
I downloaded and flashed the German rom from sammobile website using odin. Now my note 9 is running One UI 2 and Android 10 with Feb 2020 security patch. Everything seems to be working well so far
Note: when flashing using Odin, select "home csc" to preserve user data, or "csc" for full wipe. Personally I did a full wipe
Using N960F bought from M1, using on Gomo network (previously Starhub)
Can you please teach me how to update my NOTE 9 128gb variant from STARHUB? I'm getting frustrated about this. Everyone in the whole world got the android 10 update, Singapore is always last on the list.
fabienpascal said:
It hasn’t been release yet in Singapore.
Samsung said February. However today is Feb 26 and still nothing. The gang of three (Singtel, Starhub and M3) have to put their rubbish in the rom so they won’t meet the deadline I think. Every year the same story. Singapore gets less frequent update than other markets making Samsung phones a real security hazard. I have to praise Apple for cutting the telcos and going on their own update cycle.
I applied the update on my Note 9 but I am having battery life issues. Have to use power saving mode all the time if not the battery is gone within half a day. I will do a full reset once the official XSP built for Singapore is out.
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You should be getting it soon. As I got the Android 10 update a couple of months after it was released in Germany.
All the countries using the N960F Variant received the Android 10 update. There is even up to 4 different built with bug fixes and security updates.
Last built released in Singapore: Oct 24...
DzunjaBien said:
Can you please teach me how to update my NOTE 9 128gb variant from STARHUB? I'm getting frustrated about this. Everyone in the whole world got the android 10 update, Singapore is always last on the list.
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You can follow these steps (works for both telco and retail models, so will work on your Starhub model too):
1. Download the firmware for N960F model from sammobile ( I downloaded both UK BTU and German DBT rom and both worked - currently using the German one, I think it doesn't matter which country the firmware is designed for as long as it isn't tied to a specific carrier).
Note: the rom is quite big, around 5GB so be patient. I left my laptop on overnight while the rom downloaded.
2. Unzip the rom and you should see 5 files inside the folder
3. Use Odin to flash the files (please backup all data before attempting to make any modification to your software - I used Samsung cloud to back up phone settings and manually backed up everything else to micro sd)
a) download latest odin version and unzip it. Run the exe
b) Add the respective files. The BL, AP, CP and CSC files are named accordingly. Make sure to select the correct files for each selection while flashing. To preserve data on your phone, select the home csc file instead of csc. Selecting csc will wipe the entire phone giving you a clean reset.
c) your phone needs to be booted to recovery mode in order to flash the rom
4. Enjoy your Samsung note 9 with Android 10
If unsure, just google for detailed instructions on how to use odin.
Hope it helps!
bomblim said:
You can follow these steps (works for both telco and retail models, so will work on your Starhub model too):
1. Download the firmware for N960F model from sammobile ( I downloaded both UK BTU and German DBT rom and both worked - currently using the German one, I think it doesn't matter which country the firmware is designed for as long as it isn't tied to a specific carrier).
Note: the rom is quite big, around 5GB so be patient. I left my laptop on overnight while the rom downloaded.
2. Unzip the rom and you should see 5 files inside the folder
3. Use Odin to flash the files (please backup all data before attempting to make any modification to your software - I used Samsung cloud to back up phone settings and manually backed up everything else to micro sd)
a) download latest odin version and unzip it. Run the exe
b) Add the respective files. The BL, AP, CP and CSC files are named accordingly. Make sure to select the correct files for each selection while flashing. To preserve data on your phone, select the home csc file instead of csc. Selecting csc will wipe the entire phone giving you a clean reset.
c) your phone needs to be booted to recovery mode in order to flash the rom
4. Enjoy your Samsung note 9 with Android 10
If unsure, just google for detailed instructions on how to use odin.
Hope it helps!
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You can actually use samfirm or frija(both in xda) to download the firmware within 5mins
bomblim said:
You can follow these steps (works for both telco and retail models, so will work on your Starhub model too):
1. Download the firmware for N960F model from sammobile ( I downloaded both UK BTU and German DBT rom and both worked - currently using the German one, I think it doesn't matter which country the firmware is designed for as long as it isn't tied to a specific carrier).
Note: the rom is quite big, around 5GB so be patient. I left my laptop on overnight while the rom downloaded.
2. Unzip the rom and you should see 5 files inside the folder
3. Use Odin to flash the files (please backup all data before attempting to make any modification to your software - I used Samsung cloud to back up phone settings and manually backed up everything else to micro sd)
a) download latest odin version and unzip it. Run the exe
b) Add the respective files. The BL, AP, CP and CSC files are named accordingly. Make sure to select the correct files for each selection while flashing. To preserve data on your phone, select the home csc file instead of csc. Selecting csc will wipe the entire phone giving you a clean reset.
c) your phone needs to be booted to recovery mode in order to flash the rom
4. Enjoy your Samsung note 9 with Android 10
If unsure, just google for detailed instructions on how to use odin.
Hope it helps!
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All noted! Thank you very much. Last question. My Note 9 from Starhub is still on plan, and only for starhub carrier. Can I change the firmware even if this one still not finished on payment?
DzunjaBien said:
All noted! Thank you very much. Last question. My Note 9 from Starhub is still on plan, and only for starhub carrier. Can I change the firmware even if this one still not finished on payment?
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Yup this is no issue. Flashing the official samsung rom via Odin is like manually updating the software and we are not making any "illegal" modification which can trip Knox, so no worry about warranty being voided.
I have attached a screenshot of my current software info. As you can see, my handset was bought from M1 shop. After I flashed a non-Singapore rom, the original carrier info remains intact so I can use the phone without any issue. In your case, after flashing the rom, your carrier info will still remain as Starhub
If you manage to update your phone successfully to Android 10 with no issue, just post it here so that others can update their phones too. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Reminder: Please backup everything before updating to be on the safe side
I'm back! I followed your instruction and the instruction from Sammobile. Everything went well! So far no problem after updating to Android 10. At first I was worried that when I upgrade it, my phone will be locked or bricked because I'm still paying it monthly at Starhub. But now I can still use my phone. I made sure to back up first using Samsung Smart Switch. I love the android 10 update. Everything becomes smooth and fast! Thank you very much!
Hi Guys it would appear that my concerns for getting a 2020 or Android rom / firmware are slim to None in that I simply cannot find my type of file required to do the job anywhere??
My daily driver is in excellent condition but most definitely do with a major face - lift, make that overall as it is more than capable, I had just upgraded my wife's Note4 with crDroid firmware and it is Fantastic!
This is the type I need [samsung/nobleltezh/nobleltehk] my device is fitted with Exynos / Qualcomm that I believe to be rare in comparison to most other of its variants??
I put this out there as a real S.M.C. can anyone help please? Riccardoray.
The answer is no. I have tried LineageOS, Bliss rom, pixel experience, crDroid, but there is no "IMEI" and "SIM" meaning I cannot make a phone call. Work-around solution:
Install the rom of your choice and give up the phone call function, use it as a wifi-tablet;
When you want to downgrade back to Android 7 and use phone call normally, use the stock firmware from https://sfirmware.com/ + odin to restore. Remember to delete google/ samsung account (odin warns so) because the accounts might mess up odin restoration process.
The disadvantage is that you need a PC to use odin. If someone knows how to use TWRP to intall stock firmware, please let me know;
The stock firmware looks like this: a zip file containing AP, BL, CP, CSC files in md5 format. https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/176515/what-do-the-terms-bl-ap-cp-and-csc-mean-in-odin
Alirghty so i bought a used samsung note 8 duos. it says it on the back, in the software, in smart switch, heck even the AP and CSC files are infact for a SM-N950F
Here is where the problem is as far as I've figured out, I'll explain what the firmware files are on the device taken from dialing *#12580*369#:
BL:N950NKSU5DSK1
AP:N950FXXS7DSH1
CP:N950NKOU5DSH1
CSC:N950FOXM7DSG1
The phone runs fine honestly but its bugs me that there two different binaries mixed in my phone from what i can tell the BL and CP are from a Korean level 5 Binary (also can someone tell me why security levels matter now?) and the AP and CSC are from F model level 7 Binary
I cant flash anything stock cause its the only thing ive tried and it just wont let me. I am downloading a level 5 binary in *hopes* that it doesnt see an issue with the security levels between firmwares as i always get the fricken PIT error or secure download error orrrr the magic string invaild
All i need is a way to get my dualsims back up and running ive got two imeis on this phone which ive checked online and theyre working also id love it if i could just get all 4 files to be from the same firmware zip
FYI the only thing ive been able to flash is TWRP after which i got to installing no-verity and magisk, Ive been using twrp backups as a failsafe to revert back to the 'original' state my phone was in and thats the only thing working for me so far and i may or may not be a noob in flashing samsung devices
XtremeAwais said:
Alirghty so i bought a used samsung note 8 duos. it says it on the back, in the software, in smart switch, heck even the AP and CSC files are infact for a SM-N950F
Here is where the problem is as far as I've figured out, I'll explain what the firmware files are on the device taken from dialing *#12580*369#:
BL:N950NKSU5DSK1
AP:N950FXXS7DSH1
CP:N950NKOU5DSH1
CSC:N950FOXM7DSG1
The phone runs fine honestly but its bugs me that there two different binaries mixed in my phone from what i can tell the BL and CP are from a Korean level 5 Binary (also can someone tell me why security levels matter now?) and the AP and CSC are from F model level 7 Binary
I cant flash anything stock cause its the only thing ive tried and it just wont let me. I am downloading a level 5 binary in *hopes* that it doesnt see an issue with the security levels between firmwares as i always get the fricken PIT error or secure download error orrrr the magic string invaild
All i need is a way to get my dualsims back up and running ive got two imeis on this phone which ive checked online and theyre working also id love it if i could just get all 4 files to be from the same firmware zip
FYI the only thing ive been able to flash is TWRP after which i got to installing no-verity and magisk, Ive been using twrp backups as a failsafe to revert back to the 'original' state my phone was in and thats the only thing working for me so far and i may or may not be a noob in flashing samsung devices
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The reason for that is because the phone has obviously been repaired using different hardware from different devices. It's never going to be able to flash normal firmware being that there's different hardware in it. If you want to upgrade that you'll need to use the different versions of firmware for each different hardware.. I'd just send it back if I bought it from somewhere like that.
Revert to Stock
I owns one Galaxy Note 8 SN950-F Indian version,
I have installed one custom ROM for my mobile last month and now i need to revert back to stock.
How can i do it ? Once i installed stock OS using Odin but Knox looks crashed and apps like secure folder not working !
Can i get it done through service center ? When i contacted them they said its impossible as you have rooted once.
nandu41 said:
I owns one Galaxy Note 8 SN950-F Indian version,
I have installed one custom ROM for my mobile last month and now i need to revert back to stock.
How can i do it ? Once i installed stock OS using Odin but Knox looks crashed and apps like secure folder not working !
Can i get it done through service center ? When i contacted them they said its impossible as you have rooted once.
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Once Knox is tripped it takes a motherboard replacement to revert it.
If SF (Secure Folder) is that important to you, stay on a custom rom that has patched SF patched already.
Literally all TWRP/Rom threads warn you of this, always read the whole OP of any thread in the future.
Yeah. Thats what im doing now. Running on doctor ketans rom.
but im little worried now. Because haven't used any custom roms and worried about security issues.
Can we still go back to stock os ? With genuine updates?
nandu41 said:
Yeah. Thats what im doing now. Running on doctor ketans rom.
but im little worried now. Because haven't used any custom roms and worried about security issues.
Can we still go back to stock os ? With genuine updates?
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Yes you can go back to stock and you will still receive OTA updates.
Great. How is this possible??
Where i can get the correct OS. ??
nandu41 said:
Great. How is this possible??
Where i can get the correct OS. ??
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Just follow the steps in the thread below. At the bottom of post #2 you can download "samfirm" for you Pc, it will let you download the latest filmware at a decent speed. (once back on stock you should disable OEM lock so your bank app, Netflix etc will work)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3677072
stonedpsycho said:
Just follow the steps in the thread below. At the bottom of post #2 you can download "samfirm" for you Pc, it will let you download the latest filmware at a decent speed. (once back on stock you should disable OEM lock so your bank app, Netflix etc will work)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3677072
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:good::good::good: Thank you
stonedpsycho said:
Just follow the steps in the thread below. At the bottom of post #2 you can download "samfirm" for you Pc, it will let you download the latest filmware at a decent speed. (once back on stock you should disable OEM lock so your bank app, Netflix etc will work)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3677072
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Installed with it, Looks like genuine OS, But still secure folder crashes with some error !!!!
Dr Ketans ROM supports Secure folder , Do you have any other suggestions ?
nandu41 said:
Installed with it, Looks like genuine OS, But still secure folder crashes with some error !!!!
Dr Ketans ROM supports Secure folder , Do you have any other suggestions ?
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Like I said to you above, once Knox is tripped SF won't work, if SF is that important to you stay on a custom rom that has patched SF. If you're worried about security updates use DeluxeRom which has last months security patch.
XtremeAwais said:
Alirghty so i bought a used samsung note 8 duos. it says it on the back, in the software, in smart switch, heck even the AP and CSC files are infact for a SM-N950F
Here is where the problem is as far as I've figured out, I'll explain what the firmware files are on the device taken from dialing *#12580*369#:
BL:N950NKSU5DSK1
AP:N950FXXS7DSH1
CP:N950NKOU5DSH1
CSC:N950FOXM7DSG1
The phone runs fine honestly but its bugs me that there two different binaries mixed in my phone from what i can tell the BL and CP are from a Korean level 5 Binary (also can someone tell me why security levels matter now?) and the AP and CSC are from F model level 7 Binary
I cant flash anything stock cause its the only thing ive tried and it just wont let me. I am downloading a level 5 binary in *hopes* that it doesnt see an issue with the security levels between firmwares as i always get the fricken PIT error or secure download error orrrr the magic string invaild
All i need is a way to get my dualsims back up and running ive got two imeis on this phone which ive checked online and theyre working also id love it if i could just get all 4 files to be from the same firmware zip
FYI the only thing ive been able to flash is TWRP after which i got to installing no-verity and magisk, Ive been using twrp backups as a failsafe to revert back to the 'original' state my phone was in and thats the only thing working for me so far and i may or may not be a noob in flashing samsung devices
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I am having this same problem.....my phone got bricked so i was looking for my stock rom but the only stock rom that works with my Samsung note 8 is the korean version which supports one 1 sim but my device is dual sim