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N00B question, N960W running Rogers bloat, is there a generic universal FW?

I just got my hands on a Note 9 that was bought from Rogers and therefore has the Rogers rom.
I can use ADB or PDP to remove the bloat, but for the sake of simplicity, I would much rather just use a standard universal rom. I remember being able to do this when I had my Note 7 but its been a while and I'm forgetting the process. I remember using Odin lol.
Any advice and help is greatly appteciated! Also, I tried searching but XDA search NEVER seems to show results, EVER.

imatts said:
I just got my hands on a Note 9 that was bought from Rogers and therefore has the Rogers rom.
I can use ADB or PDP to remove the bloat, but for the sake of simplicity, I would much rather just use a standard universal rom. I remember being able to do this when I had my Note 7 but its been a while and I'm forgetting the process. I remember using Odin lol.
Any advice and help is greatly appteciated! Also, I tried searching but XDA search NEVER seems to show results, EVER.
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I'm almost certain the SM-N960U1 firmware will work on your phone.
However,you may lose some carrier-specific functionality (WI-FI Calling/VoLTE/VVM/etc....) by doing so.
I have no direct knowledge of Rogers,but,there is a dedicated Canadian Note 9 thread you may want to take a look at before proceeding:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...te-9-canadian-thread-rumours-pricing-t3826820
EDIT:
@imatts
Taking a look at this this site (Updato),it looks like there may be Canadian-specific unlocked/SIM-Free (SM-N960W) firmware:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive...&rpp=15&r=SPC,XAC&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
Again,my knowledge of Canadian versions & carriers is non-existent,so,please take a look in the thread I linked above for guidance.

KOLIOSIS said:
I'm almost certain the SM-N960U1 firmware will work on your phone.
However,you may lose some carrier-specific functionality (WI-FI Calling/VoLTE/VVM/etc....) by doing so.
I have no direct knowledge of Rogers,but,there is a dedicated Canadian Note 9 thread you may want to take a look at before proceeding:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...te-9-canadian-thread-rumours-pricing-t3826820
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@imatts
Taking a look at this this site (Updato),it looks like there may be Canadian-specific unlocked/SIM-Free (SM-N960W) firmware:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive...&rpp=15&r=SPC,XAC&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
Again,my knowledge of Canadian versions & carriers is non-existent,so,please take a look in the thread I linked above for guidance.
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Thank you. Another noob question (if anyone else is reading this, feel free to also help!)
I see a ton of random characters after the N960W, what do they mean? How do I know which one to choose, and also, whats the difference between the XAC and SPC versions?

imatts said:
Thank you. Another noob question (if anyone else is reading this, feel free to also help!)
I see a ton of random characters after the N960W, what do they mean? How do I know which one to choose, and also, whats the difference between the XAC and SPC versions?
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I can help you there. I wrote a guide to decode the build number. It was written for the N960U, but still applies to the N960W.
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You can tell what version of Android it is just by the build number. You can also tell if each update just contains the updated security patch, or if new features were added or updated.*
The first character (S or U) tells you if it's a security patch or a feature update. S = Security Patch and U = Feature Update (features added or changed)
The second character (a number) tells you bootloader version. This is important to know when upgrading and downgrading OS versions. You can NOT downgrade the bootloader. 1 = Bootloader V1, 2 = Bootloader v2, etc...*
The third character tells you the Android version. This is different for each Galaxy device. A is the Android version that device 2as released with. (For the Note 9 A=Oreo; C=Pie) B will likely be newer versions of Oreo, possibly with an updated bootloader. Z is for official Samsung BETA program builds.*
The fourth character is the year of the build (R=2018, S=2019). This is the same across all Galaxy devices.
The fifth character is the month of the build. This does not indicate what security patch it contains, only what month it was built. (A=January, B=February). Again, same across all Galaxy Devices.*
The sixth character is just the sequence of builds that month (1-9, then A-Z)
SO
S - Security Patch
1 - Bootloader V1
A - Oreo
R - 2018
J - October build
9 - 9th build in October
and*
U - Feature update
1 - Bootloader V1
C - Pie
R - 2018
L - December build
2 - 2nd build in December
and
U - Feature update
1 - Bootloader v1
Z - Official Samsung BETA program build
R - 2018
K - November build
P - 25th build in November
So let's break down my current build number, N960U1UEU1ZRLL
N960U1 - Build is for the Factory unlocked U1 model
UE - Honestly I have no idea, LOL
U - Features updated or added
1 - Bootloader V1
Z - Official beta build
R - 2018
L - December*
L - 12th build in December
Make sense?

all canadian firmwares I've seen are identical. the trick would be to change your sales code to XAC(unbranded Canadian region code). and just flashing the XAC firmware wont do squat as it still contains all carriers because its multi csc and your sim card will still end up being detected and get its carriers bloat. (SPC = PC mobile , president's choice? lol)
i have no experiance with flashing u1 on a W.
but if it works, loosing csc specific features and other stuff might not be worth it in the end just to debloat.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
UE - Honestly I have no idea, LOL
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pretty sure its United States' region identifier

bober10113 said:
pretty sure its United States' region identifier
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You may be right. I honestly haven't researched that part of the build number.
Edit:. It appears that's correct. I can find a list of region codes, but ironically none of them include US region codes. But that has to be the region code.
The N60U1 firmware all show a region code of UE, and the carrier branded N960U show a region code of SQ.
Thanks for the info!!

Mr. Orange 645 said:
I can help you there. I wrote a guide to decode the build number. It was written for the N960U, but still applies to the N960W.
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Dude I am so thankful that you took the time to break this down for me, and you have helped me dramatically. Makes perfect sense, and I've gone ahead and downloaded the proper fw!
I downloaded the XAC version. It says 4hrs til complete though -_-

imatts said:
Dude I am so thankful that you took the time to break this down for me, and you have helped me dramatically. Makes perfect sense, and I've gone ahead and downloaded the proper fw!
I downloaded the XAC version. It says 4hrs til complete though -_-
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You're very welcome!
Next time you can use the SamFirm tool to download MUCH faster.

Mr. Orange 645 said:
You're very welcome!
Next time you can use the SamFirm tool to download MUCH faster.
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in 3 to 4 hours we will hear back.
all Canadian firmwares are the same and all contain multicsc lol
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oh and not before odin v 3.12.x fails and have to explain to use 3.13.1
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Mr. Orange 645 said:
You may be right. I honestly haven't researched that part of the build number.
Edit:. It appears that's correct. I can find a list of region codes, but ironically none of them include US region codes. But that has to be the region code.
The N60U1 firmware all show a region code of UE, and the carrier branded N960U show a region code of SQ.
Thanks for the info!!
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what i hate about samsung naming conventions is that they have at least 3 variation of them:
-device build identification (like on the oem box)
-firmware build identification
-csc build identification
and the damn country code is all diferent even if its all from the same place.

bober10113 said:
in 3 to 4 hours we will hear back.
all Canadian firmwares are the same and all contain multicsc lol
edit :
oh and not before odin v 3.12.x fails and have to explain to use 3.13.1
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what i hate about samsung naming conventions is that they have at least 3 variation of them:
-device build identification (like on the oem box)
-firmware build identification
-csc build identification
and the damn country code is all diferent even if its all from the same place.
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Yeah, and it doesn't make sense. How is UE or SQ United States? Or North America? Or whatever region it represents? Hell, XX is Europe. Wouldn't EU make more sense?

Mr. Orange 645 said:
Yeah, and it doesn't make sense. How is UE or SQ United States? Or North America? Or whatever region it represents? Hell, XX is Europe. Wouldn't EU make more sense?
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because the laymen would understand. and korea is all knowing and powerdull

bober10113 said:
in 3 to 4 hours we will hear back.
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Heyyyy lol, so I used Odin (3.12.3) and I was expecting ti wait a long time for the fw to flash, but when I pressed start, it showed green, passed, succeeded and rebooted into the setup I had previously, all within a few seconds.
Do you (or anyone reading) know why??
I was hoping to completely reset my phone and restore to the stock FW.

imatts said:
Heyyyy lol, so I used Odin (3.12.3) and I was expecting ti wait a long time for the fw to flash, but when I pressed start, it showed green, passed, succeeded and rebooted into the setup I had previously, all within a few seconds.
Do you (or anyone reading) know why??
I was hoping to completely reset my phone and restore to the stock FW.
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not sure what you dled but firmwares are to be unzipped and odin slots filles with:
BL
AP
CP
CSC
in your case flashing only csc.md5 should work.
you need to use odin 3.13.1
but this is besides my point. all canadian firmware contain all carriers. so you'll just end up with a reset phone full of bloat anyways.
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so what carrier is your sim card from?

bober10113 said:
not sure what you dled but firmwares are to be unzipped and odin slots filles with:
BL
AP
CP
CSC
in your case flashing only csc.md5 should work.
you need to use odin 3.13.1
but this is besides my point. all canadian firmware contain all carriers. so you'll just end up with a reset phone full of bloat anyways.
edit:
so what carrier is your sim card from?
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Yea I unzipped and placed each file accordingly. Im with Koodo (a Telus subsidiary (but its a Rogers phone so it doesnt even matter)

imatts said:
Yea I unzipped and placed each file accordingly. Im with Koodo (a Telus subsidiary (but its a Rogers phone so it doesnt even matter)
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just flash csc.md5 NOT Home_csc.md5
try taking a screen shot of what it says on the odin screen. and also get v 3.13.1

Samsung pay for galaxy watch 3

Hi I bought BT version of galaxy watch 3. Everything is working great for now, only I tried to install samsung pay but I always get some error:
Tried this one:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...-gear-1-7-3006-android-apk-download/download/
Help mi to get Samsung pay to work.
Thank you

SM-R840 or SM-R850?
Btw, but you know it is not in all counies...
A
enabled
B
not working
For instance Germany.
DBT Phone + DBT GW3 = forget S Pay.
Best Regards

SM-R840

Okay.
Now if not Top Secret.
Country... better to know Sales Code aka CSC...
Example...
KOO is Korea... but seems Samsung Pay not work in Korea...
Working country is for example... USA... with Sales Code aka CSC aka active CSC:
Code:
XAR
If you are from US... so good chain to increase your luck is:
Samsung Phone with Sales Code from US
+
Watch with CSC from US
+
Valid allowed supported Credit Cards for Spay...
Because this is also 1 funtastic phenomenon... not all Cards are samsung Pay enabled as it seems...
If you wish to try CSC change... then Combination firmware and Stock Firmware allready leaked... but nobody tested yet... IMHO...
Only as info.
Best Regards

Did anyone figure out how to chnage region on GW3 yet?

Slovenia... As I know official Samsung pay is not available in Slovenia... But also google pay is not available and I installed it on my phone and it is working great

@Veles128
All I know is Samsung increased Security in Tizen 5.5...
But this means NOT... old tricks not work...
In theory all leaked what """we""" need.
Combination FirmwareS to have Root access...
Stock Firmware to get back to """Normality"""
My suggestion is to check first if Reading and Backup work in CSA partition...
This could be done without play with Firmware...
Attempt to copy to PC:
Code:
sdb pull /csa/csc/csc-active-customer.inf
Code:
sdb pull /csa/imei/prodcode.dat
Attempt to show only:
Code:
sdb shell
Code:
cat /csa/csc/csc-active-customer.inf
Code:
cat /csa/imei/prodcode.dat
Try and see if this is working...
Maybe Samsung protected CSA again like in old Gear S2 times...
Best Regards

Any option to get working google pay apk for tizen 5.5? ? That would be super awesome

GW3 stock firmware us
hi, anyone have access or know where can I download the official US rom for SM-R840.
By mistake I did the *#243203855# install KOO and not able to get it back to original firmware.
Thanks

@roriii
Can you maybe explain what exact you wish...
Because IMHO SM-R840 is BT only device... this means netOdin files contains ALL CSC... also for USA:
Code:
XAR
Here I have uploaded few files...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83275439&postcount=29
No idea if this is """official""" enough for you... because leaked files...
Only as info.
Best Regards

Thanks guys I manage to edit the CSC.
adfree said:
@roriii
Can you maybe explain what exact you wish...
Because IMHO SM-R840 is BT only device... this means netOdin files contains ALL CSC... also for USA:
Code:
XAR
Here I have uploaded few files...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83275439&postcount=29
No idea if this is """official""" enough for you... because leaked files...
Only as info.
Best Regards
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thanks for the quick reply, i have the combination, and the firmware, but missing the details on how to flash or edit the csc, never did that in the past,
can you please let me know if i need any tools or beside following the steps for command,
thanks

roriii said:
Thanks guys I manage to edit the CSC.
thanks for the quick reply, i have the combination, and the firmware, but missing the details on how to flash or edit the csc, never did that in the past,
can you please let me know if i need any tools or beside following the steps for command,
thanks
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hello and can you describe to me how you managed to change the region. I want to change to the American one to have samsung pay but I don't know how to handle it. Please help.

Did anybody figure how to change csc on Tizen 5?

I need S-pay on the GW3,
I know the previous generations of watches had S-pay pre-installed, Wonder why they left it out this time around. Hope someone soon figures a way out to change the CSC or even better Hope Samsung roles an update out with S-Pay installed

Beso said:
Slovenia... As I know official Samsung pay is not available in Slovenia... But also google pay is not available and I installed it on my phone and it is working great
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Also Slovenia. Do you have spotify? Can't find it in my Galaxy store.

bbwolff said:
Also Slovenia. Do you have spotify? Can't find it in my Galaxy store.
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No don't have spotify. Do you have LTE version? Is it working in Slovenia?

Beso said:
No don't have spotify. Do you have LTE version? Is it working in Slovenia?
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Bluetooth onlu

bbwolff said:
Bluetooth onlu
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Do you know if LTE version works in Slovenia?
I will try to look for spotify

Also Slovenia. TechnoProz uploaded a Video how to change region on galaxy watch 3 and it works. I now have Samsung pay and Spotify on my watch. Awesome, Thank you TechnoProz.
https://ibb.co/w7nmB4h
https://ibb.co/kS07w2T
https://youtu.be/EsshQ1-UIoY

trnow said:
Also Slovenia. TechnoProz uploaded a Video how to change region on galaxy watch 3 and it works. I now have Samsung pay and Spotify on my watch. Awesome, Thank you TechnoProz.
https://ibb.co/w7nmB4h
https://ibb.co/kS07w2T
https://youtu.be/EsshQ1-UIoY
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wow thx!! Will try.
Do u have LTE or BT version?

watch 3 lte - Combination file vs old flash

Hy guys
I have not yet bought the watch but I have searched this subforum for all possible information and I have many doubts.
Assuming that I am chooising the lte version, the purchase will be bound to the possibility of ecg, SP02, BP.
I would buy the Italian version, but I consider other recommended version
i have reject the way to install the two mod apk & tpk by caravana( and the sequent updates) respectively for ecg & BP because i read of many updates & sync issues.
I know that in italy there are the sw update that introduce this features....but there are only for not lte version
Taking on that the right way for me is change country (CSC) ( This Is The way :cyclops: )
So we come to the questions:
-Which country i must switch for the correct working of ecg, SP02, BP, Spay?
-Why i can't change country without the use of combination file? I'm a ex Samsung user and i remember that I use only csc ap bl cp for the flash what are change? I don't underestand.
Thank you for the clarifications.
Thanks again.

Hello, i'm an italian LTE version owner's, i installed the two mod apk & tpk by caravana without any issue and they work wery well. Only thing i miss is the SPO2 reading!
I also would like to understand how to mod the watch in a reversible way without losing guarantee (i don't know if there is any knox counter or similar), continuing to use Spay and italian e-sim.
But why Samsung has never update this version yet????

Probably this workaround ( the two mod app for BP & ecg) will have issues when you update the Samsung healt monitor o Samsung Healt or the tizen.
An issue already present is the lack of sync BP.
It isn't a stable solution.
But if we change the country i think that we can Spay,BP,ecg & Sp02 work correctly in the watch.
If we flash a standard firmware from other region i think that there aren't issues with knox. BUT... i don't understand why the xda's users use just this magical "combination file".
For first we should find the perfect europe country where all these features work in correct way.
After this we can flash the firmware, csc, & co ....But i think that there's something i'm missing
I have bad feeling about the Samsu.g update...you know that in non LTE version there is a update that switch on all the feature?....
Thank you

i have study the situation.
I have seen that there are the combination file also for the lte version.
being able to choose, i would buy the OXA version...but u know...it's impossibile know the csc version before the purchase...
So i have the BIG question:
- i need use the combination file to install the fw OXA with NetOdin? Or i can simply flash the files?
The doubt comes to me because everyone posts this guide which is also the method with which the old device was flashed
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78800094&postcount=7
-are there people who have had issue with BP, ecg & co? Like not precise or total wrong measure, i don't interest a millimetric precision.
Thank u.

Up..
Pls

Galaxy watch 3 firmware.

I use galaxy watch 3 Indian variant. To use samsung pay i change watch csc to US for some time and now i change watch CSC again to India.
Issue is I am not able to update watch software when I tap on update it show me that watch is updated but i watch is not updates.
My watch current Software version is R840XXU1ATF3 and current updated version is R840XXU1BTK1.
When I change my csc again to US then watch show me an update available with current software version but when I change again to India then there is no update.
Can anyone suggest me what I have to do or does anyone have the latest firmware for galaxy watch 3 SM-R840.

There's a good chance that the firmware release your watch is on was never released in India.
If your Indian CSC is INS, you can see here that ATF3 was never released for INS, the versión before BTK1 was actually BTG8.
So either you update to BTK1 while on US CSC and change the CSC to INS after the update, or you install the BTG8 and get the update automatically.

congusto said:
There's a good chance that the firmware release your watch is on was never released in India.
If your Indian CSC is INS, you can see here that ATF3 was never released for INS, the versión before BTK1 was actually BTG8.
So either you update to BTK1 while on US CSC and change the CSC to INS after the update, or you install the BTG8 and get the update automatically.
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Thanks sir
Do you have link for R840XXU1BTK1 firmware

Easy Firmware has it: https://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=316291
But you need a subscription to download. Mine has expired, so I can't help you out here.

congusto said:
Easy Firmware has it: https://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=316291
But you need a subscription to download. Mine has expired, so I can't help you out here.
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Thanks

Hello friends.
I have a Samsung sm-R840 Canada watch.
I activated blood pressure and ECG.
Oxygen sensor not activated Please introduce a firmware that the stress and oxygen sensor is active
Thankful

Fattahi55 said:
Hello friends.
I have a Samsung sm-R840 Canada watch.
I activated blood pressure and ECG.
Oxygen sensor not activated Please introduce a firmware that the stress and oxygen sensor is active
Im using uk csc and everything is activated(ecg, bp, oxygen)
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Thank you my friend
Can you give me the uk csc firmware?

Thank you my friend
Can you give me the uk csc firmware?

congusto said:
Easy Firmware has it: https://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=316291
But you need a subscription to download. Mine has expired, so I can't help you out here.
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Hey bro,I want to got the more firmware in other countrys such as HongKong in China(TGY)and China Open(CHC).Do you know where I could get this?

Question Is it possible to change the region of the Galaxy Watch 5 to india?

I bought Samsung Galxy Watch 5 from UAE, an i live in india, not able to update the watch software and not showing any region option while setting up the watch.
Is there any way to change the watch 5 region to INDIA ?

Can you give full infos?
A
Model Name?
SM-R900 or LTE or?
B
Full Firmware Info...
Code:
*#1234#
Best Regards

adfree said:
Can you give full infos?
A
Model Name?
SM-R900 or LTE or?
B
Full Firmware Info...
Code:
*#1234#
Best Regards
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Model:SM-R 910
Softwear Version: R910XXU1AWB1
AP: R910XXU1AWB1
CSC: R9100XM1AWB1

adfree said:
Can you give full infos?
A
Model Name?
SM-R900 or LTE or?
B
Full Firmware Info...
Code:
*#1234#
Best Regards
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Sorry, limited time and energy...
A
AWB1 is latest for now... so no update...
http://fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net/firmware/KOO/SM-R910/version.xml
B
For CSC change "attempt"... check this thread:
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This way untested...
Older System Exploit maybe blocked by Samsung...
C
Or you are brave/drunken enough... then downgrade...
SM-R910 older Firmware for netOdin use available...
RISKY!
Best Regards

As Reading Material...
CSC change on Watch 4 Bluetooth 100% Samsung Pay Working
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