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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Devs mess with csc to add features and those changes happen in specific files in csc folder.

When you flash the zip it should replace those files.

The other option is just to copy the files from the flash zip and replace the corresponding files in your phone. If you use sold explorer u don't have worry about permissions as it gives the files and folders the correct permission ( most of the time )

I am currently using the phones on Koodo. What I have found is that using the correct csc files improves the signal reception and data speeds. That is the reason I flash the csc files.

Koodo is still improving their wfc and volte features and they do not fully support out of network devices...

However, when I tested with Telus ( koodo is a subsidiary of Telus), both features work very well.

So essentially if you are in Canada and have a n960F device wfc and volte will not work in any network other than Telus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gangsta101:
I understand your point about it deleting the folder. I flashed stockROM via Odin and then installed TWRP.

Starting CSC: XEF/XEF/PAK.

Flashed your CSC changer selecting GLW and checked software version, got //PAK.

I interpreted it as having deleted the folder but didn't install the CSC.

Flashed TKKG1994's November CSC changer, RWC.

Checked software version, showed RWC/RWC/PAK.

FLASHED your your recent version 1.33, GLW.

Got GLW/GLW/PAK.

However no Wi-Fi calling or VOLTE in settings or toggles. Flashed Rogers RWC. Got the Wi-Fi calling message on reboot. Toggle appears. Turned it on, checked settings, no Wi-Fi calling or VOLTE. But toggle stays on for Wi-Fi calling. Dropped freedom mobile to 2G to force Wi-Fi calling, No luck. Checked *#77467# says IMS registration false.

Tried flashing GLW again. Wi-Fi calling disappeared.

Analysis. The Zip works as advertised and is able to change the CSC. Whether or not the CSC works is not the point.

Question. Please could you try creating the Zip with the CSC from the most recent Freedom firmware. I believe it was released in November but date says October 30 or 31st. Can't remember.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
its already from the latest nov oct 30th 5CRJ3

i made v1.33 yesterday.

so v1.32 gave you //PAK or what version did you try at first that gave you no csc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
The latest zip has the required freedom files...

Regarding rogers, as mentioned before, you wont get wfc or volte

Would love to hear how freedom goes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gangsta101:
Oh no, u misunderstand. I had TKKG1994's old file sitting in my SD card as well.

So first I flashed your version 1.33 it gave me //PAK.

Then I flashed TKKG1994'S file. It restoredthe CSC.

Then I flashed your file again and had RWC RWC PAK.

I think the version 1.33 Wipes the CSC folder and then reinstalls it, just that the reinstallation wasn't complete the first time. But after the CSC folder was restored, it worked properly going forward.

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Then I guess I've got no choice but to call Freedoms technical support and see if there is something from their end holding this up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gangsta101:
|Unfortunately ver.1.33 does not always restore the CSC properly. i had used another CSC changer to test TMB so i could use its USSD menu to try to force IMS registration, that hadn't worked so i used v. 1.33 to install GLW before calling Freedom mobile.

i was on the call with freedom mobile technical support and decided to check the CSC and i had //PAK.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
can you save the log file after flashing GLW ?

and post contents.

test v1.34 before. should be fixed.

also:

can you test the note 8 standalone zip instead:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgeNNBGR7qMgOGuSFMQ

edit 2:

i screwed up v1.33 for the note 8.(typoe)

thats why you werent getting any file extrated to you csc. sorry about that.

XAC_CSCSelection_SM-N9X0X_V1.34_Oreo.zip should be fixed.

also compaired to v1.32 wich was using note 9's csc file on the note 8, i had modded feature xml for rogers and fido to force a few csc mods on the quick tiles.

( BTW, editing quick tile in no means activates a feature. some may mistake editing the quick tiles string in the feature.xml that it will unlock or add a functionality but its more cosmetic that anything else)

on the new v1.33 and fixed v1.34 note 8 has 0 edits and is fully stock on the note 8 csc files.

ive made a front end to a tool someone else made to easily decrypt .xml files. it might cause a false positiv on your AV but its safe. its just that i compiled a batch file to exe and it is an unsigned exe.

you can find the tool here:

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgdJZ7LbF6RVfFwZQXA

under the csc_decoder folder.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
new link and updated csc to pie.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgeA6IyH1iTzQAGB4MA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
so here is the latest installment of the csc pack:

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgeA6IyH1iTzQAGB4MA

originally created by [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION], ive added support for note 8 AND note 9. some mods were added to cscfeature.xml.

like: call recording, camera shutter sound toggle, samsung network speed indicator, data usage in notification drop down, some QS tiles ...etc).

Lately I've completely re-worked the install scripts to add xml csc mods on the fly. makes it much easier to update csc files. I'd also like to add that [MENTION=4280397]djb77[/MENTION] from tgp rom was nice enough to allow me to use a very big part of his install method and use it in this csc pack. So a big thanks goes out to him.

Right, now only Canadian and US multi cscs are available. gradually, I'll probably add more. but the goal was to add csc from devices that arent flashable on our international devices. So meaning that F csc isn't present right now since you can very easily flash csc home.md5 from a desired F variant and get your desired international csc like that.( but down the line i might add more. but since this is a Canadian discussion thread, the main goods are already in the pack and are ready to be flashed!)

As usuall, it is always recommended to make a full twrp backup before flashing this .zip

by flashing the zip, i cannot be held responsible for any issues that you may encounter by doing so.(booting issues, signal loss, sim card locks...etc. So again, do a FULL nandroid backup before!)

one thing to note is that i am now backing up both EFS and ODM(csc) partitions in .img format.

these backups are located in your:

internal storage/EFS_ODM_bak

folder and are time stamped. the note 9 will have odm and csc archives where as the note 8 will only have the efs image backed up. these .img archives are only restorable via adb or terminal in twrp. you can't flash them using

the twrp image installer button. these are used incase of emergencies and if you forgot to backup. but this is NOT a full system back, so beware!

if there are any suggestions or requests, i would gladly consider them.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
if anyone can test the test version within the test folder in this link:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgcVU7LbF6RVfFwZQXA?e=P7Gvgc

( csc selection and mods for n960f n950f and n960n n950n devices)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
Anyone who has used F/FD variants before. Which is the best unbranded CSC for use here in Canada? I'm thinking of flashing BTU.

Also, did anyone have any success in SPay?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
When you say best....what do you mean? Why would one csc be any better than another?

Ive flashed a few and it makes zero difference anywhere that i can tell.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
Like compatibility with Samsung pay etc. I've read that USA spay works with Australian firmware but not with Singapore firmware. Just curious.

Anyway my phone's has arrived and picking it up after work!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
That i cant help with as ive never used any of the pay stuff
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Hey [MENTION=4463570]force70[/MENTION]! Quick question. Do VoLTE and Wifa calling work on your devices? Last time I checked it only worked with Rogers phones but it could've changed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Not out of the box they wont no.

Flashing a csc package via twrp will enable them or flashing a rom that has them working is another route.

I dont use either so have not tried it either way though.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
We went through that back in the ealy s7 edge days. i remember you helping me out. It was actually a Rogers device with that echorom I think. I was able to finagle something with CSC and build.prop altering. But getting a non Rogers phone to have working VoLTE i never succeeded at.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Lol yeah I remember that i think same boat now but there are more devs working on stuff like that since its more prevalent now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crazynewfie:
Will the Canada version have an unlocked bootloader or will I be buying F model again like S8?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Fwiw, Telus is telling me that VoLTE will work on their network with my unlocked version

Rogers really likes to enforce the IMEI check eh?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
That remains to be seen. Please let me know if it works for you.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Did you guys notice the is no swipe down gesture from home screen to pull down the notification shade. It's available on the s8 but not on the note 8. Can anyone confirm that option is not there for them either?

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Fin...tion-bars-from-anywhere-on-the-screen_id98161
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
I still haven't seen the update that allows this on my Note 8. I hope it comes soon though, will be a welcome little improvement.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
This was posted on another thread. It adds the feature if you want. I tried it and it worked.

https://www.sammobile.com/apk/touchwiz-home/samsung-touchwiz-home-6-1-50-1-2/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Figure I'll wait for the official ota update but if it takes too long I'll give this a try.

BTW, not sure what I'm missing but in the camera pro mode I am unable to adjust the EV and one other setting (top right icon that looks like a rectangle with some dots inside).

Anyone know why I can't adjust those 2 options in pro mode? In videos I've seen of the camera being used, these options are both available but nothing I try allows me to adjust them. I see the EV adjusting automatically depending on settings but I'd like to adjust it manually too, along with whatever that other option I have no idea what it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Switched to Telus from Koodo and changed the csc to Telus from koodo (to force a reset) and I am indeed getting VoLTE on Telus now..

As for how to change the csc for the Canadian version:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote...d_automatically_upon_sim_card?sort=confidence
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Well Koodo and Telus are the same company so it's normal that it would work on both. I thought you were going from Koodo or Telus to Bell or Rogers...

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Koodo doesn't have VoLTE which is why I was wondering if it would work on this phone with Telus
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Of course. Koodo doesn't have VoLTE "yet" but the phone is compatible. ? Telus an Koodo share their inventory.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Yea true.

The reason I brought this up was just letting people know that the unlocked Note8 can have VoLTE on Telus (I presume Bell too unless they do IMEI enforcement) without the carrier branded version of the phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] greatg:
So, the reason VolTE doesn't work on Rogers is because of the IMEI check?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Has someone try to add their imei to their account and see if it would work?

I am tempted to get exynos version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] greatg:
I'm not sure if it will work on that version either? I Rogers doesn't have the IEMI on its list of "acceptable" Rogers devices then you are in the same boat as those who bought from Sammy Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Oh. My bad. Didn't catch that. Thought you had the Koodo version and you were saying that it works with Telus. That means that Rogers ' cop out is BS! In theory you can get VoLTE to work on an unlocked phone.

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Yes. I've tried it all guys. Used to be with Rogers. Had an unlocked Bell Note 5 and no matter what I did I could not get VoLTE to work. I called Rogers a few time. Even had them add my IMEI to no avail. Then when the released the 64mb note 5 I bought it from Rogers and VoLTE worked without a hitch. Moral of the story is. If your phone is not from Rogers' inventory VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling won't work. Does not seem to be the case with Telus though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
No worries. And Yea the Rogers excuse is BS man, they're the best option around here for internet but I hate them
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mostwantedd:
guys is there any difference beween F and FD? can we flash F firmwares in FD?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Same firmware flash away

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dafloof:
I'm running a US unlocked version Note 8 and flashed the koodo mobile firmware so that it's now running N950W firmware. Is there working Samsung pay on the Note 8 in Canada as I'm having issues trying to get it up and running. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] greatg:
Currently not working on "Canadian" Note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZeroDefined:
I currently have an international Dual Sim variant of the Note 8 on Telus. If I flash the Telus CSC will this enable VoLTE, or will I need to make other modifications?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] scranj:
Samsung pay won't work on Canadian note 8 when I try to download from galaxy it says not supported anyone else having this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I was playing with my iPhone 8 for a couple of days and just realized today that VoLTE was activated by Telus! I'm in Montreal and never had it until today. Anyone else with Telus out east notice VoLTE working?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] black96ss:
Little off topic but anyone know or would think US firmware could be flashed on a Canadian note 8? Super jealous canada has the option for deep sea blue. Since they're both snap dragons and I would be flashing stock firmware, I was thinking I might be able to flash T mobile stock firmware onto the Canadian device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Why would you want to do that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] black96ss:
Because I live in the US and want a deep blue sea variant but I also like all my carriers features. The exynos doesn't interest me much this yeat
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I see. Well, you should be able to flash the T-Mobile firmware on a Canadian device as the are both snapdragon devices however changing the CSC code might be sufficient. I just don't know for sure because I'm not familiar with T-Mobile's firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] black96ss:
Are the Canadian devices SIM locked to Rodgers or bell?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Nope. If the phone is sealed it will lock to whatever network the first SIM inserted belongs to. Not sure if that applies to US networks. Just don't buy the unlock code before trying to put in your SIM first.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Yep works for me in the GTA area

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Not sure, you can check your available CSCs through the method here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote..._automatically_upon_sim_card/?sort=confidence

open the phone keypad and type in *#243203855# This will popup the CSC reset screen, where you can set the CSC code to whatever you want. (Careful, it will reset your phone if you change it).

These were the options I had on the Canadian Unlocked version

-BMC - Bell Mobility Canada

-BWA - Sasktel

-ESK - Eastlink

-FMC - Fido

-GLW - Wind

-KDO – Koodo

-MCT - Mobilicity

-MTA - MTS , CTF Cityfone, TBT Tbaytel

-MTR - Metro PCS

-PCM - Bell Internet

-RWC - Rogers Wireless Canada

-SOL - Bell Internet

-SPC - Telus, Rockhopper, koodo

-TLS - Telus

-VMC - Virgin Mobility Canada

-VTR - Videotron

-XAC - Carrier neutral
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
We installed it via Apk and it worked. I haven't personally used it but its still installed on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] greatg:
Where did you get the apk from?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Are you able to confirm that it works for you? Just in case I activated it on my account by turning on wifi calling on my iPhone. Which would be sort of retarded but you never know. Lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
Was posted in the telegram Note 8 group

https://telegram.me/GalaxyN0te8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZeroDefined:
thanks but since my phone is an international FD variant, I wont have those CSC options.

But I did find a collection of flashable CSCs for anyone who needs to change it:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73968036&postcount=62

From my understanding VoLTE should just work once the correct CSC settings are inputted (Telus in this case).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Hmmn it does not seem to be working from what I can tell..

The toggle is on and connecting calls seems quicker than before but I noticed that on my call screen I never see the HD marker beside the call duration timer while my wife's Telus S8+ does. I've themed my device with substratum so I figured I'd do another test.

Making a call on my device leads to LTE dropping to 4g on my phone while my wife's stays on LTE. So that's where I am guessing something is not working correctly.

Edit:

This might be because my line does not have the "$0.00 VoLTE and VoWifi access" add on but my wife's line does. Going to see if I can get that added.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] marktang:
So still no Canadian discount I'm guessing lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Thanks for confirming. So yeah the easiest way to test is to make a phone call. If it drops to 4G then you don't have VoLTE. But your wife does have a Telus device. Thing is my iPhone is from videotron but I bought it sealed and popped my Telus SIM in it and VoLTE works just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
iPhone 8?

I called Telus and the rep said that they have a block on the Note 8 for VoLTE currently. They expect it to be available (for a bunch of other device as well) by the end of the year.

I actually called them to see if they can just add the add-on to the second line but that's what I got in response.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
That's weird. It works just fine on my note 8. Might be because of the IPhone 8 plus though. The network thinks I have the iPhone 8 plus an grants me access to VoLTE... Who knows.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
I suppose I could swap sims with my wife to confirm.

Or bug a different rep tomorrow
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrman2252:
I'm having a hard time figuring this out, if I picked up the F version, would I be able to flash a Canadian rom without tripping knox? Would samsung pay work? (once it is available) I just want an unlocked bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
No lol..you cannot flash a snapdragon rom on an exynos device....not that there are any Canadian roms out there anyway.

If there were any Roms out based on the Canadian firmware they would need to be heavily modded (ported) to work on the exynos model

Pay wont work either on an F version being used in Canada no.

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jmitr:
Nope,

And no one in the tech media seems to care or is picking up on it. Samsung Canada has been deleting comments on their Facebook page when people ask about it.

I am pissed at Samsung. I followed all the recalls, I had the added bonus of going back to my HTC M7 as my primary device even when I had the Note 7 because I am a Pilot for Air Canada and if something happened, I'm fairly certain I would have been fried as an international paraih!

I finally traded it in for an S7E in the end. I did not want an S7E, I was not and am still not a fan of the more radical "curve". When we had to do the trade the S8 and S8+ were well leaked and on the horizon. I asked about "waiting" and trading for one of those and was told no. In the words of the Samsung rep present (a rep, not a store employee) "Why would you want an S8 when we are going to allow you to trade this S7E for the Note 8 when it comes out?"

Yeah, not a happy customer at all, Samsung will not be getting my money again, for any product.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
So I officially don't know what the rep was talking about via phone.

I contacted support via Twitter, got them to add the add-on to my line. Rebooted my phone and VoLTE is working (HD icon in the dialer, stays on lte when making calls)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Lol. That's what I thought. Reached out to a couple of buddies with note 8s and they too have VoLTE. I guess they're still testing it and that might be why they didn't officially announce it. Or maybe they will announce it with an update that will add Wifi calling to the note 8 because my old s7 edge has it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
Using Spay from day one. F/DS Variant!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Anyone here tried the new root method for SD variants. I wonder if it a go for us Canadians.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
And how did you manage that?

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrman2252:
Now that I'm thinking of buying an out of country version I was looking at the 256 gig korean version. Would that work here? I heard something about the only carriers that use CDMA being unwilling to let you use a phone bought out of country. Would this be a problem with the Korean or international note 8?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
Sideloaded the apks,

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-samsung-pay-workaround-t3685719/