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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrewbowes:
My bad, did find WiFi Calling in my call settings and working OK. But I'm on 3 and I did do clean install.

There is a thread on WiFi calling in the Note 8 section on XDA, apologies its a Web link. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/xdaf...lp/wifi-calling-unlocked-note-8-t3681945/amp/

Also found this titbit so not sure how relevant?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] paul-home:
Thank you, I will have another try with their tech support.

EDIT: Sadly got nowhere once again with support. So difficult to get hold of someone with actual technical skills.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
guys, when you backed up to Samsung cloud, did you do the backup on Nougat, then restored it's settings on to clean Oreo?

or you upgraded then done backup under Oreo and factory restored ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrewbowes:
I had backed up on Nougat just incase the upgrade didn't work. But as upgrade did work I changed back up to oreo and reinstalled from that after factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pigglett:
Same happened to me simfree on Vodafone lost wifi calling with Oreo update . I Used home.csc as usual (lots calls to vodafone and forum posts didnt fix it)

So last week I flashed VOD Oreo firmware from samfirm and used Home.csc as I 'd factory reset when wifi calling was not working after Oreo , my phone now has wifi calling working . SW shows VD2/VOD/BTU

I thing I did notice after the usual updating android and choose Vodafone contract sim I put phone on my desk and then 10mins later I got a pop up stating new sim installed please reboot phone and then wifi calling worked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] paul-home:
I just flashed as you described with home csc and Vodafone rom. After the first boot, the phone came up with "restart your phone to start using your new sim card". After the reboot it said "you need to do a factory reset to start using your new providers applications and settings". After the factory reset.. Still no WIFI calling sadly. Software does show VD2, VOD and BTU.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pigglett:
Hmm not sure I got the reset prompt . I didnt reset and wifi calling works

Have you tried 97888 text to vodafone since reset

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alfred_mcskee:
Another security (April) update just downloading automatically on my unbranded, direct from Samsung UK handset...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] stewarta13wsb:
Yup, getting it now, thanks for the heads up :)

I'm liking the faster security updates after last years disaster!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikev190:
Is anyone having Wi-Fi issues since upgrading to Oreo?

If i leave my phone idle after a while the Wi-Fi stops working. Pages take ages to load and then I get the exclamation mark.

I have Wi-Fi set to stay on.

I've cleared the cache

I've factory reset

I've got the latest build (April) but it did it on the previous build.

It's annoying, if I go back to 7.1.1 I have 0 issues. Anyone have any ideas? It's ruining Oreo for me
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
No Problems here.

Does it doing on every WiFi your connected to?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikev190:
It's hard to test as I'm not on another Wi-Fi long enough to see.

However I've factory reset the router and non of the other devices including a oneplus 5, switch and Amazon tablet have this problem. I'm using 5ghz too.

As I said if I flash back to 7.1.1 I have no problems. Only info I can find on the internet is on regards to the s8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] English_Gentleman:
Thank you! Just checked for updates and it popped up right away. Downloading now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
is it just me but after this security update phone feels less snappy?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick1103:
Is this with Mays security update? Also are you running BTU firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick1103:
Wondered if someone can help me here. I flashed the XEF firmware at the end of March when it came out, immediately after I skipped the setup and flashed the Nougat CSC to continue using WiFi calling with my network, Vodafone.

Today I've just downloaded and installed the BTU firmware and flashed it along with the CSC it came with, however, after 2 attempts my CSC is stuck on XEF (French) version.

Any ideas what I am doing incorrectly? I know it's me I just need pointing in the right direction.

T.I.A!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] insom81:
Dare I do the same - perhaps some good old fashioned British charm will persuade them to ship it early...

Finally, an end to the emotional rollercoaster that was my Note 4 upgrade..Note 4 to Note 7 to Note 4 to Note 7 to Note 4...to Note 8...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ReformedAppleFan:
I pre-ordered from very.co.uk on Wednesday. They had 10% off (promo code LGAQP at check out), otherwise I'd have gone directly to Samsung.

Anyone know from previous releases, how reliable very.co.uk are?

The order confirmation says delivery "by 15-Sep" but that will depend on the stock they receive...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
Would have gone with Very, but for some reason the order failed - maybe credit limit related. Also it wasn't clear whether the DeX offer was applicable, but I suspect it will be.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ReformedAppleFan:
Yeah apparently the DeX offer is valid. There are instructions on the very.co.uk site, in their Note 8 product description.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] EpicDom:
I'm not particularly saving as much money as others here, but I decided to renew my contract with EE. I get Family and Friends discount so I went for the 40gb data and all together it came to £51.09. I did consider going for the Samsung program and a separate sim with 20gb data, but it came to only £3 or £4 less. I tether anyway so I'll probably tether more now. I like that EE doesn't have a tethering cap.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
Yeah. You need to do what works for you. I'm sticking with Three, but have altered my contract. I've gone from AYCE data, 200 mins, Ultd Text for £20 to 30GB, 600 mins, Ultd Text for £18 with £65 cashback plus the Samsung deal - I checked various deals, and this worked best for me. We aren't all the same, so different factors are priorities for some, and not for others.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Ash.Man:
Just saw the Note 8 advert for the first time on TV, tbh it doesn't do it justice I don't think..but still adds to the hype ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jah:
I like bit about being PC Like. Would be good if Samsung made a dumb laptop for £100 for the DEX.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramheer:
So are you not allowed to change the shipping address?

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That's a great deal ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
I think I'll be dusting off my Motorola lapdock.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jah:
So funny, I have one as well and an Atrix phone! The Moto stuff was over engineered. We just need an okay quality plastic housing. This ASUS portable screen is a good example of what is possible: ASUS MB168B 15.6-inch Portable USB Monitor, 1366 x 768, TN https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FE690DI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gO6QzbY6CS9D0

Or even this external monitor for £60 Toguard 7 inch Ultra-Thin High-Res 1024*600 Monitor, AV/VGA/HDMI Input,Portable TFT LCD CCTV Video Display Screen,Touch Button, Built-in Speaker, for Security Surveillance Cam https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWHQ6Z9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_uY6Qzb5901Q2V
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
It could be a convoluted configuration, but I'm hoping the battery in the lapdock is able to power the DeX via one of the lapdock's USB ports, and then the DeX will connect via HDMI and USB to the "phone" connections to make the screen, keyboard, and touchpad work. That should lead a USB port on the DeX itself, and also a spare one on the lapdock. In this configuration, it would be a truly portable setup, Lapdock + Dex + 3 cables; 1 x HDMI (standard to Micro(F), 1 x USB-A to USB-C, and 1 x USB-A to MicroUSB(F).

However, if the DeX concept takes off, then a DeX device with built in keyboard, touchpad, and screen plus the ability to use an external HDMI monitor, Ethernet port, and USB connections would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Ash.Man:
From what I have heard no and it makes sense, it's an expensive item to get lost.. It will be delivered to your billing address and if that was wrong you wouldn't of been accepted for the credit. So it's really the only way to verify you actually live there and it's going to the correct place.

I have tried in the past to use multiple different addresses when applying for credit (specifically mobile phone contracts) and they were rejected because of that reason. Unfortunately like this one once you get rejected you can't do it again for another 3 months or so. (This was with vodaphone-through cpw)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
My local 3 store had a Note 8 on display, so I had a look & play....

It looks fantastic, its a touch taller than my Note FE.

Screen looks beautiful.

Had a scroll through the gallery, settings & desktop screens & found no lag at all.

It was clamped in to a holder so I couldn't actually have a hold of it but from what I did experience its gonna be fantastic device.

15th of September cannot come soon enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] daddyo:
Very delivered my s8+ on launch day. They used royal mail and the regular post man delivered it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Ash.Man:
At least it's an early morning delivery then!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcgear:
I've ordered my last 4 phones from Very and other than the note 7 SITUATION they have always delivered on release date and in the case of my old Xperia z ultra 3 days earlier. Hope same happens with the note 8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jah:
All depends on Sammy getting stock to their retailers!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ReformedAppleFan:
And a "working from home" day ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] RealEvil:
Interesting. I did detect lag in some areas, but overall better than the S8+ I had. Camera was fast, pen related task "fast enough". Overall switching around UI and multi tasking isnt up to Pixel level but closer than the S8+ - likely due to RAM and various software patches (many of which are probably applied to a up to date S8+ too - mine was a launch model).

However, the fingerprint sensor placement is why I returned the S8+... it was a battle to unlock the device - something which I have never experienced on another device. Seems like the Note 8 will fix none of that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
sorry can't help much on the above, I am sticking with official install.

and it's the security updated 1st April
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick1103:
Fair enough, I've reverted back to Vodafone firmware now and got the April patch, will stick as I am now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossmission:
anyone in here rooted? I want to root but I don't want to lose access to my banking app so I don't want to unlock the bootloader and trip knox if I don't have to.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Charos87:
If you use magisk and magisk hide then you should be ok mate. I haven't done that on my note 8 yet but it is still working well on my XZ premium.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossmission:
I wasn't very lucky with magisk hide on my note4 so I'm a little hesitant. I don't care much for warranty so I might as well go for it I guess since I'm getting a few random ui crashes and soft resets. I'd love to have an AOSP rom with full s-pen and stock samsung camera app support.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vinokirk:
I'm rooted and using Santander just fine. I use Magisk, and then use Magisk Hide to hide root from the banking app. Also Google Pay works perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrewbowes:
UK Sim Free May Security Update Out
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iradj:
Still nothing for XEU
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
Does it matter? Just use one of the other OXM ROMs instead.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kxdaorbit:
I don't suppose this came with the 'callrecord' update that the UK S9/+ is getting?

Anything new, or just the May security patch like the other OXM's?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrewbowes:
Just the same as the other note 8 updates as far as I'm aware.

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No difference from what's I can tell.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick1103:
Just got the May patch this morning, I'm running Vodafone Firmware.

I've read on Reddit that many users' state an improvement on battery life with the May patch, too early to say for me, but got my fingers crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
Since I've installed the May security patch update Pro Mode on my Camera doesn't work. Just a black screen appears.

Anyone else having issues?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick1103:
Pro mode on mine works fine for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
Cheers.

Mine just won't work at all black screen that's it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick1103:
Bizarre! Tried clear data and cache from the app?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] stonedpsycho:
Just downloading the update, pro is working atm so will test after the update and report back.

Edit: Pro is working fine for me after the update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] j_hansen:
My pro mode gives me a white screen for rear camera but works for the front one.

Surround shot gives me black screen and crashes the camera app, other people reporting same issue so hopefully a bug fix will be out soon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
Try resetting the camera setting in the camera settings. Worked for me.

Pro Mode all good again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] j_hansen:
Thanks man, that fixed pro mode, surround shot still fuxxored though but I don't really need it anyway
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
Surround Shot never worked for me - I had it from my Note 4, but it wasn't available for the Note 8. I tried the APK, but it always crashed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MKchrias:
Battery life with May update.

Location battery save. Bluetooth on, gear S3. Wifi scanning, wifi on at home.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frozenrosen:
I'm still on the April update, hopefully get the may soon

Was your battery always like that? It's strange how everyone's battery is all over the place. I'm almost at the same sot as you with 52% remaining. When I first got Oreo it was pretty bad and had to play with some settings and now it is great!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frozenrosen:
Here just to show..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MKchrias:
Was better before oreo.

What settings did you have to change?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frozenrosen:
There was quite a few things. My biggest drain now is the Android OS. But I turned off allow background activity on that and a lot of other apps that I don't really use. I also added all apps that I don't need to get notifications on to always sleeping. I saw WhatsApp was keeping my phone up alot and changed the sync on that to only when I do it manually. And alot of the Google features drain the battery, so I turned off the Google feed which I don't use anyway and turned off location history. Those last two really improved it a lot to be honest. I also would turn off background data on quite a few apps as well. And all the Bluetooth and wifi scanning stuff is off. But for any app that I need notifications for I keep on and don't really have a problem and still get all my notifications. But I also changed my Facebook and messenger to the lite versions of you use those. If I think of anything else I'll let you know. I think phone calls drain quite a bit, and it depends on how you use it and that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frozenrosen:
This was mine at just about the same percentage as yours. I can't complain about this!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sefrcoko:
No it's normal that everyone's battery life is different. Same phone, same battery, same OS, but different apps, usage, settings, signal strength, brightness, etc. With all those variables, it's no wonder we see battery times ranging from 3 hours SoT to 8 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bezbozny:
Anyone has the Hong Kong N9500 model? The 256 dual sim is currently at the price of 679£ at tody deals and I m thinking about it... Will the price go further down in 3 months when the note 9 will be revealed?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alfred_mcskee:
June's security patch now available...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Leejay1953:
Oreo vs Nougat

Hi there and greetings from South Africa,

I 'll be getting my Note 8 on Thursday. I want to keep it stock for a couple of weeks just to get a good feel for it. Would you say that I should upgrade to Oreo right from the beginning or do you think that Nougat is/was better for the device? I'm using an Oreo custom ROM on my S7e. Cell standby is the biggest battery drainer. Other than that I like Oreo features. Thanks for your comments. Cheers LJ
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kxdaorbit:
TBH the S8+ and now the Note 8, are my 1st intro's to Samsung, prior to that had been Sony and HTC's in the main, I'd always been put off about how rubbish 'Touchwiz' was.

Having moved to the 'dark side ' I have to tell you that I absolutely love it. Yes there are some duplicate apps, although, being 'carrier' free helps in regards to my devices and 'bloatware'.

There are functions on this device that on previous devices would have needed 3rd party apps or rooting. This is the 1st device ever, that I have no need or desire to root, obviously other people's needs vary and they'll disagree with this.

Regarding Oreo, my experience is that there's been a slight decrease in battery time, but on heavy use, all settings at max, bluetooth off, I can get just under 6hrs screen on time with about 8-12% battery life left.

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossmission:
I don't know what to say, two updates in the same month, nice, just checked for fun and am getting the June security update. If Samsung pushed an AOSP ROM too than I'd take back every bad thing I've ever said about Samsung lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frozenrosen:
Lucky you, I'm still on the April patch
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] English_Gentleman:
Me too. Had the June patch then had another update this morning - still same patch level, not to sure what it was though. It was like 3am and I saw the alert flash up and just selected Install Now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossmission:
Are you on a carrier ROM?

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Might be the video lockscreen from the S9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frozenrosen:
I have a Korean Note 8, haven't had an update since the Oreo OTA I received
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kxdaorbit:
Or the update to allow rotation of the 'Homescreen'...

Sammy loves playing games with us.??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] boz:
I got this large update through yesterday, but I have no idea what's included in it as there's no info supplied. I'm using a UK SIM free N8.

It's certainly not just a security patch, as it still uses the June version.

https://s33.postimg.cc/b8stm24rj/image.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossmission:
Finally checked the Samsung page and it just says security update and nothing else.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MKchrias:
Just got this on my SIM free N8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lincolnsxda:
Locks bootloader to 4

This will prevent you from downgrading to v3 bootloader and you'll never see Nougat and dialercodes again!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MKchrias:
Since last update my sim free N8 now has VoLTE showing on EE for first time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
Not happy with Oreo day 1

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/oreo-note-8-t3819219
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
Not haopy with my snapdragon but norhing i can do
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
I'm very happy with my snapdragon, it allowed me to use my device on a 20th century CDMA tech.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrewbowes:
New UK Sim Free August update has arrived
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
Goodbye Note 8.

Bad battery life - other than that good device.

I'm otta here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alfred_mcskee:
Spigen are doing £3.99 deals on selected Note8 cases on Amazon UK for anyone who's interested, quite a few up there to be honest, even ones that are normally £15 odd.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MKchrias:
Just traded in my Note 8 for Note 9. Going to be a long night.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] orbit_noob:
Can anyone confirm what is the correct firmware for Note 8 UK sim free?

I went on sammobile firmwares and they had listed N950FXXU4CRG8 as UK (BTU). But I think that maybe the 3 carrier network, because when I used chrome for the first time it launched a Hutchinson 3 homepage.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] orbit_noob:
Isn't that the Note 9 version?. I need info for the Note 8 please.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MKchrias:
Sorry tonight id un subscribed from all note 8 threads
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] alfred_mcskee:
If anyone's still on here, latest OTA update is available...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
CRI1 is actually the latest and is available via ZTO using SamFirm.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kxdaorbit:
ONE UI (Android Pie) BETA REGISTRATION OPEN FOR UK.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yeoldgreat1:
How do you sign up for this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
You do it via the Samsung members app.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yeoldgreat1:
Awesome, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
Having said that - although I've registered, it's not saying there's anything to update to at the moment.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yeoldgreat1:
It showed up for me after rebooting my phone and searching for the update manually.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] StevePritchard:
No joy for me, but I suppose it could be because I'm running the very latest build (INS), and not the latest that was released for BTU.