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I am out of the US with an unlocked AT&T S6 G920A.
Firmware is still OCE
Questions:
- Will I receive OTA updates? I have a gophone sim card, does it help?
- What if I go to the US, put the gophone sim card? Will I get OTA updates?
- Can I manually update the firmware?
Thanks!!
and btw, Smart Switch shows:
Latest Software Version: OCE(ATT)
and on Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization it shows
Current Version: PDA: OCE / PHONE: OCE / CSC OCE
Latest Version: (it is just just blank)
I have an unlocked AT&T S6 Edge on T-Mobile, bought it with OF3 on it, received the OF4 update and it installed fine. To be safe, I suggest connecting to wi-fi to make sure you download it.
Mine is still on OCE and phone says that no update is available.
Do you have roaming data allowed? Just a suggestion, no idea if it will make any difference.
No. I do not have an international data package.
That might be needed to allow the phone to communicate with att to request the update?
If it is an AT&T phone you will only get OTA updates on the AT&T network. Otherwise you will have to try and manually update through Kies.
KennyG123 said:
If it is an AT&T phone you will only get OTA updates on the AT&T network. Otherwise you will have to try and manually update through Kies.
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Kies does not work with S6. Smart Switch is the new software but it shows no update.
Latest Software Version: OCE(ATT)
and on Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization it shows
Current Version: PDA: OCE / PHONE: OCE / CSC OCE
Latest Version: (it is just just blank)
camoura10 said:
Kies does not work with S6. Smart Switch is the new software but it shows no update.
Latest Software Version: OCE(ATT)
and on Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization it shows
Current Version: PDA: OCE / PHONE: OCE / CSC OCE
Latest Version: (it is just just blank)
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Yeah..sorry...old habit....it is possible the latest updates have not been added to Smart Switch yet.
I have just updated to G920AUCU2AOF3 using ODIN and the files from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6/general/odin-files-g920aucu2aof3-update-t3169222
It worked just fine. Now, I just have to wait for the OF4 files.
But having to install and configure all applications is a pain. I wish I have a way to update OTA.
Can anyone confirm if the CRF6 security update breaks anything? More specifically, are the APN settings still accessible? I want to install it, but I am happy with the current state of things. Thanks
I've just updated July 1 security firmware on my unlocked 950U1 and been using with T-Mobile, everything is good including APN settings or adding.
Thanks. I just installed and all is good.
I have the 950u1 on crf6 and I want to flash tmobile firmware on it but it keeps failing any advice
So I am assuming you cant flash a U firmware on a u1 device? Am I correct on this assumption? I figured since you can flash u1 on a u device you should be able to flash a u firmware on u1
I would like to update my note8
Can some assist with the update please. I have CRC4 and want to update to CRF6 using ODIN. Can someone guide me please?
I've got an AT&T branded Note 9 stuck at the Augist security patch. I've tried a few things (clearing cache on software update, setting date forward, safe mode, Smart Switch) and none have worked, so I'd like to give ODIN a try.
Based on the version I'm at now, can anyone recommend the specific files/versions I'll need to use in order to get my phone up to date but NOT wipe my data? I'd be fine with whatever the latest AT&T release is if it means that I might again begin receiving OTA updates.
My current info is in the attached screenshot. Any help would be appreciated. I'm not technically inept, but it's been a while since I flashed an update via unofficial means and never on a Samsung device.
Thanks,
-Brett.
Just download the most recent version of the firmware with SamFirm tool, then flash it with ODIN. Use HOME_CSC and you shouldn't have to wipe.
After checking sammobile, only 1 firmware available for n960u at&t which is that august firmware.
try here
https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-N960U
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After checking sammobile, only 1 firmware available for n960u at&t which is that august firmware.
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I wonder if they're missing some updates? According to AT&T, this should be the current version:
https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tut...?make=Samsung&model=SamsungN960U&gsi=Tdi5sXtc
Release date: January 15, 2019
Android version: 8.1.0
Security patch level (SPL): December 1, 2018
Baseband version: N960USQS1ARL2
Build number: M1AJQ.N960USQS1ARJA
Previous update required: N960USQS1ARJA
File size: 83MB
Mr. Orange 645 said:
Just download the most recent version of the firmware with SamFirm tool, then flash it with ODIN. Use HOME_CSC and you shouldn't have to wipe.
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Pardon my ignorance, but would that put me on a path to no longer get updates from AT&T directly? Meaning, if I applied the latest updates that's not AT&T specific, would that cause me to no longer get updates from AT&T (not that I've been getting even those...) in the future?
Thanks,
-Brett.
zzoinks said:
I wonder if they're missing some updates? According to AT&T, this should be the current version:
https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tut...?make=Samsung&model=SamsungN960U&gsi=Tdi5sXtc
Release date: January 15, 2019
Android version: 8.1.0
Security patch level (SPL): December 1, 2018
Baseband version: N960USQS1ARL2
Build number: M1AJQ.N960USQS1ARJA
Previous update required: N960USQS1ARJA
File size: 83MB
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Latest Stock Official ATT_ODIN_N960USQS1ARL2 Note9 December Patch, Flash N960USQS1ARL2 and you will be on Latest Official Firmware AT&T and will recieve OTA'S as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-official-attodinn960usqs1arl2-t3891044
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Latest Stock Official ATT_ODIN_N960USQS1ARL2 Note9 December Patch, Flash N960USQS1ARL2 and you will be on Latest Official Firmware AT&T and will recieve OTA'S as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-official-attodinn960usqs1arl2-t3891044
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Thanks!
So I can go right from my current August version straight to this latest without incrementally doing each patch in between?
zzoinks said:
Thanks!
So I can go right from my current August version straight to this latest without incrementally doing each patch in between?
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Yes just flash away, do a data backup before you flash, cause AT&T will wipe your phone.
Sent from my SM-N960U using XDA Labs
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After checking sammobile, only 1 firmware available for n960u at&t which is that august firmware.
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In my experience, Sammobile never has the current ATT firmware. They have all the other carriers, just not ATT. Plus it's slow AF to download from them.
That's why I said to use the SamFirm tool to download it. It always pulls the most recent firmware and does it directly from Samsung servers, so it's super fast and reliable.
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zzoinks said:
I wonder if they're missing some updates? According to AT&T, this should be the current version:
Pardon my ignorance, but would that put me on a path to no longer get updates from AT&T directly? Meaning, if I applied the latest updates that's not AT&T specific, would that cause me to no longer get updates from AT&T (not that I've been getting even those...) in the future?
Thanks,
-Brett.
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Why would that take you off the ATT update path? I never suggested using firmware that wasn't specific to ATT. You download the most recent firmware from ATT with the SamFirm tool and flash it in ODIN.
In model you put SM-N960U and for region, you use ATT. As long as you're on an official ATT build, you stay on the ATT update path.
The SamFirm tool just pulls the updates directly from the Samsung servers, rather than going through slow-ass sammobile or updato.
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Why would that take you off the ATT update path?
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That's totally my own ignorance/caution showing. It's been quite a while since I did any sort of ROM flashing and I'm really out of the loop. I was just double checking that what you were suggesting was the latest for AT&T and not a global update of some sort.
Thanks for clarifying. I'll give the SamFirm/ODIN combo a try when I get home from work. I'll be sure to back up first (assuming Safe Switch is a good way to do so?) and hope things don't get wiped in the process. Seems to be conflicting advice between you and Venom0642, but even if it gets wiped it's not a huge deal as long as I'm backed up.
Thanks again for your time!
zzoinks said:
That's totally my own ignorance/caution showing. It's been quite a while since I did any sort of ROM flashing and I'm really out of the loop. I was just double checking that what you were suggesting was the latest for AT&T and not a global update of some sort.
Thanks for clarifying. I'll give the SamFirm/ODIN combo a try when I get home from work. I'll be sure to back up first (assuming Safe Switch is a good way to do so?) and hope things don't get wiped in the process. Seems to be conflicting advice between you and Venom0642, but even if it gets wiped it's not a huge deal as long as I'm backed up.
Thanks again for your time!
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Yup, just back up with Smart Switch and Samsung Cloud.
When you flash with ODIN, just skip the USERDATA file and use HOME_CSC instead if CSC_OYN. That SHOULD avoid wiping your phone. But ATT is weird, so I can't promise that.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
When you flash with ODIN, just skip the USERDATA file and use HOME_CSC instead if CSC_OYN. That SHOULD avoid wiping your phone. But ATT is weird, so I can't promise that.
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EDIT - I decided to just give it a try. I flashed the AP, BL, CP, and CSC from Venom0642's post above and skipped Userdata. It worked, without wiping the phone!
Current version info attached. Thanks all for your help!
zzoinks said:
EDIT - I decided to just give it a try. I flashed the AP, BL, CP, and CSC from Venom0642's post above and skipped Userdata. It worked, without wiping the phone!
Current version info attached. Thanks all for your help!
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Glad you got it all figured out!!
Will this work on a Note 9 that was originally on Sprint converted to AT&T? I bought this phone on Ebay to use for ATT and the software shows as ATT/ATT/SPR. I am still on October update and want to try to flash the update to at least December.
Trying to find android 10 firmware for my phone. n960fxxs4csj1 build n960fxxs4csk2 uk model. I cannot find the latest firmware for my phone
Code:
Checking firmware for SM-N960F/XTC/N960FXXS5DTB6/N960FOXM5DTBB/N960FXXS5DTB6/N960FXXS5DTB6
Model: SM-N960F
Version: N960FXXS5DTB6/N960FOXM5DTBB/N960FXXS5DTB6/N960FXXS5DTB6
OS: Q(Android 10)
Filename: SM-N960F_2_20200227153055_cahn1l2yc1_fac.zip.enc4
Size: 5383418496 bytes
LogicValue: 7l3ysnvv68xop87m
i was able to find the latest firmware using the samfirm tool for windows.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
download and install the required files and it will download at whatever speed your internet will allow. (fast)
or
You can download directly from https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note9/firmware/#SM-N960F but download speeds are slow.
Hi
Can I use this one on my phone but my baseband and build don’t match any of these firmware
Model SM-N960F
Model name Galaxy Note9
Country
Version Android 10
Changelist 17594460
Build date Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:19:38 +0000
Security Patch Level 2020-03-01
Product code XEU
PDA N960FXXS5DTB6
CSC N960FOXM5DTB6
handy77 said:
Hi
Can I use this one on my phone but my baseband and build don’t match any of these firmware
Model SM-N960F
Model name Galaxy Note9
Country
Version Android 10
Changelist 17594460
Build date Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:19:38 +0000
Security Patch Level 2020-03-01
Product code XEU
PDA N960FXXS5DTB6
CSC N960FOXM5DTB6
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Yeah those are the same firmware with different carrier regions.
I'm on the same firmware as you. My advice is don't bother to upgrade, but that's just personal choice.
I'm no expert, but my understanding is once you upgrade to the firmware listed above you cannot go back.
If your need to upgrade with the option of going back you need this:
Version: N960FXXU4DSLB/N960FOXM4DSLA/N960FXXU4DSLA
This is the version 10 my Note 9 keeps trying to push my way.
In no expert, so happy to stand corrected.
Gasman said:
I'm on the same firmware as you. My advice is don't bother to upgrade, but that's just personal choice.
I'm no expert, but my understanding is once you upgrade to the firmware listed above you cannot go back.
If your need to upgrade with the option of going back you need this:
Version: N960FXXU4DSLB/N960FOXM4DSLA/N960FXXU4DSLA
This is the version 10 my Note 9 keeps trying to push my way.
In no expert, so happy to stand corrected.
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if the intent is to be able to odin back to previous versions, then yes, the newest update in 5 where as they and you are on 4. But if you read the news latley, there's nothing but hacks and vulnerabilities being discovered daily. so you can choose to have the most secure device possible (update to latest version) or you can risk it and run older firmware with the intent of being able to go back to even more insecure F/W versions. Would highly suggest going to the lastest firmware if you log into anything sensitive iwth your credit card, such as amazon, ebay, banking apps, ect.
I bought myself a supposedly brand-new, in-box SM-N960F/DS (so this is the dual-SIM version of the Note 9) using the Exynos 9810 from an online retailer in SEA. As it turns out, the phone has an Android patch level of Nov 2019, so I wanted to update it to the latest Android version available for the phone (Nov 2021). And that's when I found out that my set was an imported set from some other country in SEA, and about Samsung's *wonderful* CSC region-locking 'feature'.
Okay, so basically, I'm going to try to go to a Samsung service centre to see if they can change the CSC on my new phone so that I can receive OTA updates. Failing which, and this is the reason I am making this post, I would like to change the CSC myself and update the phone - using Odin, if I have to.
The phone is using what I believe to be stock ROM with a baseband version of N960FXXS4CSJ1, and a Service provider SW ver. of SAOMC_SM-N960F_OXM_XXV_PP_0010. From what I was able to gather, this means that I have a multi-CSC (OXM) firmware, but it is currently set to generic Vietnam (XXV). The two CSC combinations currently reported are XXV/XME,XXV/SKC.
Now, I have tried to change the CSC by using Google Phone and dialling the *#*#27262826#*#*, and that didn't work for whatever reason. I tried the *#272*IMEI#, and that didn't work either, for whatever reason. I guess I will have to flash a new firmware in myself.
I currently have downloaded via Bifrost both the XXV and the XME latest firmware versions (Security level Nov 2021 as of now). I do not intend to root the phone or anything like that (that said, AIDA64 reports that my device is rooted, for whatever reason). I have also downloaded the Samsung USB drivers for Windows and Odin 3.14.1 (both patched and unpatched). I don't know where I can get the OXM version of the firmware, which would be best, because dual-SIM allows me to slot in an Aussie SIM when I do travel over there.
I would greatly appreciate it if I could be advised as to whether I can simply flash the XME firmware and then receive OTA updates thereafter, or do I flash the XXV firmware and keep a watchout for future updates manually. Or, indeed, what my other options are. Step-by-step instructions would be nice, although I intend on following the tutorial as listed here: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-update-samsung-galaxy-smartphone/
Hopefully, I will retain the dual-SIM functionality, along with VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling, Call recording, and so on and so forth.
Thanks in advance!
just download latest firmware for your phone from here https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ (you can select country and operator)
put your phone on download mode and flash with odin. Done!
Does that mean I can disregard what the current CSC is, and I can choose whichever CSC (country) I am currently in regardless of what the Note 9 is set to at the moment?
Greetings all; would appreciate any insights as to whether it will be safe to flash the XME or XXV firmware into my device. I'm more than happy to provide additional information if that would help.