Hi, I'm new here and also suck at all things tech.
I recently got the Note 9 and it's just a beautiful phone in almost all aspects. I'm having some problems with it, but that's for another forum. I want to ask here about rooting and ROMs. Can the Note 9 be rooted and are there ROMs available for it? If so, what is the easiest way for me to go about rooting it and installing a custom ROM? Do I look for computer and cell phone stores in my city and ask them?
One of my past phones was rooted and had a custom ROM. It was splendid just because of the ROM and from then on, I couldn't imagine having a phone I didn't root and get a custom ROM for. Unfortunately, since then, all my phones have been ZTE which-- at least for a long time-- didn't have any available ROMs. If this phone can be rooted and upgraded with a custom ROM, awesome. If I can fix the other issues first.
You didn't say what processor your phone has so here goes:
For Snapdragon CPUs: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-note-9-snapdragon-roms-kernels.8318/
For Exynos CPUs: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-note-9-exynos-roms-kernels-reco.8016/
There are many custom ROMs, kernels, etc here in the XDA sections. In my opinion NobleROM would be one of the best ones just from what I've read/seen about it.
But do ask yourself if you really need root and a custom ROM on the Note9. I'm a guy who could never imagine having an unrooted phone until I got the Note9 - it has everything I'd want stock and there is also GoodLock modules which are made specifically for OneUI by Samsung and don't require root.
PS: Just NEVER put a Snapdragon ROM/kernel on an Exynos phone and vice versa or you'll most likely brick it.
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Hello,guys
first, im not a rom cooker
after i uesed to use note 4, s7, note 5, s8 plus and now is note 8
i always root and install recovery to install rom and experient
however, i have one quest,
"stock rom no root and custom rom ingeneral, which is bettee?"
Coz on my s8 plus, stock rom give a a much better battery, no matter roms are
if you think this is a stupid question, just skip it
Huy411 said:
Hello,guys
first, im not a rom cooker
after i uesed to use note 4, s7, note 5, s8 plus and now is note 8
i always root and install recovery to install rom and experient
however, i have one quest,
"stock rom no root and custom rom ingeneral, which is bettee?"
Coz on my s8 plus, stock rom give a a much better battery, no matter roms are
if you think this is a stupid question, just skip it
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I generally prefer custom roms, but since getting the note 8 I still haven't really found a need to root it yet (for me at least, others might disagree of course if they use Xposed, etc.). Even on stock, some have good battery life (I get 6 hours SOT) while others seem to only get 3-4 hours for some reason. Either way, custom roms offer more customization, so my answer is to try stock for a while and if not happy then start experimenting with different roms to see what you like best. Custom is usually better for battery (due to optimizations, debloating, etc.), but again it's all quite relative...
Hi, basically I used This N950N for a year now, warranty is almost out.
With the consequences about Spay and Secure-Folder, I would like to flash some custom ROM to my phone.
I was playing with Nexus 6, so I know "Basic things" about custom roms and how to flash it,
but using "Samsung" phone seems like way-more complicated.
Since I know that there are two types of note8, Exynos and Snapdragon. Which are not compatible between them.(Because kernel stuff)
But for Exynos family, I hope they share common boards and chips, guessing N950F and N950N are compatible. Therefore I'm planning to flash N950F Custom rom to my N950N.
Will that work?? (Sorry for messy English though..)
- I am not asking about stock rom. I am asking for Custom ROM
Hello
I can't stand a phone without root, fortunately we have exynos models of s10/10+ here, though I see that only one rom is available for now, will more devs will cook roms and kernels later?
Also is it a pain to flash custom roms due to A/B slots like it's on 6t?
If we get an stable twrp the full world of GSI opens up.
For non samung roms (aosp) the chances for an S10 specific rom is close to zero..
I am confident twrp will be stable, all new phones get this first period where twrp is semi stable then gets fully loaded
vegetaleb said:
I am confident twrp will be stable, all new phones get this first period where twrp is semi stable then gets fully loaded
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can't wait anymoreeeeeee :crying::crying::crying::crying: LOL I preordered my S10 and it's here but I haven't used it properly so far, only at home and didn't even set it up fully... I neeeeeeeed twrp. root and xposed are available and daily useable.
Saw there is a new way of rooting the s10/10+.
But no new custom roms
when custom roms?
I think twrp needs more stability
I have the s10+ for a couple of days, I can live without rooting for now but the ads are a teal pain in the *** . As soon as the custom roms are rolling on s10+ it will give ne another reason to root
don't wanna sound rude but for what do you need twrp or custom rom .. just root it, install xposed and customize your phone ..
Hello people as the title states I recently purchased a note 9. I wanted to get the N960F model but when it arrived, to my surprise it was a N9600, which is no problem for me because snapdragon is a good thing, the only downside is the fewer development.
Anyhow I have some. Questions and I would like to hear your recommendations As I'm waiting the 7 days for the OEM unlock to appear.
1. Should I update the system? My n9 came with Android 8.1.0,but I don't know if I update it would be detrimental for the sake of rooting
2. Is this model rootable? I believe so but could you direct me to the thread on that regard.
3. Would you recommended self de bloating with TB or try WETA Rom?
4. What would you suggest: stay on stock + root or WETA Rom?
5. I've seen a lot of pie complains so should I stay on Oreo or give Pie a try? I come from the OnePlus3, I'm a former flashoholic XD and 'til my last moments with the OP3 I had HavocOS which was pie based, thus I'm hesitant to look back to Oreo.
6. This should be 1st but anyway do I need to unlock the bootloader or something special before rooting and installing twrp?
7. I've read that development for the SD version is difficult and that AOSP Roms are stuck because of gpu frequencies and other stuff, but do you think that this version will receive some. More loving from the development department in the future?
Thanks in advance guys and I appreciate your time in reading and for any suggestions you may give.
yes
Just like exynos, the bootloader is unlocked and you can always root it, version does not matter, pie , oreo. and yes you can also run all the GSIs on the phone cause its a Treble enabled device which helps a lot with roms and i think there will be much more roms for n9600 as well as soon as it ages a bit and people start rooting them. You could install WETA ROM or any other ROM / Kernel, Rooting is same as Exynos model except the TWRP has to be for Snapdragon
cooler231 said:
Just like exynos, the bootloader is unlocked and you can always root it, version does not matter, pie , oreo. and yes you can also run all the GSIs on the phone cause its a Treble enabled device which helps a lot with roms and i think there will be much more roms for n9600 as well as soon as it ages a bit and people start rooting them. You could install WETA ROM or any other ROM / Kernel, Rooting is same as Exynos model except the TWRP has to be for Snapdragon
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Thanks mate, in terms of rooting, should I use official magisk of a custom one?
On the twrp thread for the SD variant people mention the official. They just recommend versions 18.1 for Oreo and 19 for pie, is that alright?
And if I update my firmware and software over Ota before rotring and installing twrp, will it be a problem?
Hey XDA Forums, first time poster but long time reader & custom ROM fan.
A friend gave me an old Note 9 w/ the SnapDragon 845 SoC. Its screen is busted so it's getting serviced under Samsung's $50 program right now. When it gets back I'd like to install a custom ROM on it but I've been lead to believe that working around/through Samsung+Qualcomm devices is generally much more difficult than other phones. My experience is rooting, flashing, and installing Lineage OS or Pixel Experience ROM on some other devices: Pixels, a Xiaomi Mi A1, and two Exynos Galaxy phones (one A5, one M20). All of these devices have very clear, straight forward How Tos by the respective groups that maintain those projects. I had a BLU phone w/ a MediaTek SoC that I bricked because I was just fumbling my way through trying to flash it from some random forums out there.
So, for this Note 9 I'd like to make sure I have the general order of operations correct and what ROM projects (if any) are out there.
1) Make sure phone is updated to Android 10
2) Install TWRP
3) Download ODM.
4) After wipe & factory reset install ODM.
5) Install custom ROM.
If the above is correct, are my only options for reliable ROMs the ones listed in the Note 9 Snapdragon ROMs/Kernels forum? https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-note-9-snapdragon-roms-kernels.8318/
Are there any good/trustworthy Samsung enthusiast forums (hopefully ROM-focused) that anyone is able to point me to?
Thanks a ton everyone, I appreciate your time.
-Tech Hab
techhab said:
Hey XDA Forums, first time poster but long time reader & custom ROM fan.
A friend gave me an old Note 9 w/ the SnapDragon 845 SoC. Its screen is busted so it's getting serviced under Samsung's $50 program right now. When it gets back I'd like to install a custom ROM on it but I've been lead to believe that working around/through Samsung+Qualcomm devices is generally much more difficult than other phones. My experience is rooting, flashing, and installing Lineage OS or Pixel Experience ROM on some other devices: Pixels, a Xiaomi Mi A1, and two Exynos Galaxy phones (one A5, one M20). All of these devices have very clear, straight forward How Tos by the respective groups that maintain those projects. I had a BLU phone w/ a MediaTek SoC that I bricked because I was just fumbling my way through trying to flash it from some random forums out there.
So, for this Note 9 I'd like to make sure I have the general order of operations correct and what ROM projects (if any) are out there.
1) Make sure phone is updated to Android 10
2) Install TWRP
3) Download ODM.
4) After wipe & factory reset install ODM.
5) Install custom ROM.
If the above is correct, are my only options for reliable ROMs the ones listed in the Note 9 Snapdragon ROMs/Kernels forum? https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/samsung-galaxy-note-9-snapdragon-roms-kernels.8318/
Are there any good/trustworthy Samsung enthusiast forums (hopefully ROM-focused) that anyone is able to point me to?
Thanks a ton everyone, I appreciate your time.
-Tech Hab
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There's a telegram group for S9/Note9 Snapdragon roms/kernels stuff. I can't find it now. I'll share when I found it.