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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Dont worry about manual updating the firmware, Odin is a Samsung tool that is not supposed to be public, frankly, it is the easiest solution on the android world to flash a firmware.

When i upgraded my phone, i was aiming to change the CSC code, and i actually flashed the full wipe way, but i had the SIM in which kept the old CSC (my CSC and SIM location match anyway).

When you download the firmware, there will be 5 files, which you have to load 4 of them in Odin, the CSC_### will wipe everything, the HOME_CSC_### will not. All these files will update everything for you, newer to what you missed so far with the OTA's.

What i did resulted in what i did not aim, however, if you do what i did, it will lead you to have the CSC where you are currently, which will most probably give you the OTA's in the future. And you dont need OEM Unlock to flash official firmwares.

In summary:

1. Make sure you backup first as it will wipe everything. Also, for the sake of taking things normal, make sure you dont have things like FRP/Secure Startup on (the ability to put a pin/password in order to boot), and also log out of your Google account.

2. Download firmware and flash BL, CP, AP and CSC respectively (ignore HOME_CSC), it's easy to know which file goes to which tab :).

3. Keep the SIM inside.

4. Have a look if CSC has changed.

You're good to go.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Conito11:
Thanks you so much too, so I will wait for oreo on my country firmware and then flash it. Also will logout of everything. Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ChainFires Son:
Heres my report

Note 8 (Exynos)

Build Number NMF26X.N950FXXU2BQKG this is the frimware out of the box, havn't updated/flashed anything

Oem unlock appeared at 8 days but early in the morning. Enabled Oem and rebooted to test if it acually disappears. And it did, but it appeared again a minute later without a reboot. Also worth noting that during my 8 days i did reboot my device numerous times it didnt affect the timer at "jail"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
did the rmm prenormal state go away and after how long and i dont have the oem unlcok option after that happened to me althought i already have mine as oem lock : no and frp lock as : no please help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] CommunistPandaX:
My OEM Unlock option always appears after 7 days when doing a full wipe back to stock. The method I use is to make sure nand erase is checked off in odin while flashing stock. Not sure if that's recommended or not but it works for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
Can u private message me please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
when XEF 8.0 oreo came out, 1-2 days later i jumped onto it and waited for oem unlock option to come. it didnt . also it passed 1 week and i was pissed so bad about it. now im back at my original ATO 7.1 firmware.

mine was like that too. FRP Lock and OEM Lock were off. RMM State was prenormal even i passed almost 1.5 week of uptime.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
When you got back to nouget were you able to flash custom ROMs ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] srfairhurst:
I'm in the UK I have it on Virgin but on unlock option I have had the phone for 2 weeks yet no unlock option has appeared.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
i am going to wait 168 hours. its at 12 hours now. even if i wait 7 days and it wont pop up, i dont know what to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
im in the same boat as you and 111 hours of uptime so im pretty close getting there i will post what happens after 168 hours of being on and will i be able to flash custom roms or not :P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
when i was on 8.0 oreo firmware i was already passed 168 hours uptime. if i pass that again and if it wont pop again, im just gonna sell this phone and get s9+ maybe

and i just looked at phone status, it says official..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
i did more research on this matter and i found that waiting on the official rom for 7 days doesnt workt then we have to use the official rom that our device and carrier used so in my case its A firmware meant for Iraq (MID) and i have to use that one
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
yesterday out of no where the oem unlock appeared and i rebooted to download mode the rmm state wanst there and i flashed DR. Ketan custom rom and did the rmm state patch and the oem fix and rebooted so every thing is working back again
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
what was your uptime?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
115 but I rebooted at the first 2 days
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
im using my original 7.1 ATO fw now hopefuly waiting for it to appear back:(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
Make sure to use the home CSC else I don't think it will ever work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
i flashed stock fw file with normal csc file to be sure. im using T-mobile AT sim
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
can u post a screenshot of your Service Provider SW ver. please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
here it is
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
sorry for the late reply but i really think that its going to work this time if not i recommend you to try what i did if u want more information just tell me ill be more than happy to help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
uptime is at 78 hours now,
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
okk but since when sice u flash stock
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
whut lol

its been up since i flashed stock fw so basically its has never been rebooted, im not gonna let it run out of battery. ill try to reach 168 hours
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Omega_300:
im pretty sure that it ok to reboot since i did it a couple times
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Just to clarify, if you are on stock then reboots don't actually matter. If you don't reboot, then yes you can use the uptime timer to track up to 168 hours. If you do reboot, then you just have to track the 168 hours (since flashing to stock or factory reset) on your own.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gsser:
its easier to track with uptime. its at 103 hours now
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ozvandroid:
So i was reading in some othe site about this and found this

"While setting up a new phone, Samsung asks you to set up a Google Account and a Samsung Account. If you have already added both these accounts, the OEM Unlock option will appear after 7 days. If you skipped adding accounts at the startup, you are not going to get the option even after 7 days.

So, to enable missing OEM Unlock on Galaxy S8, S9 and Note 8, you simply have to go to Settings > Cloud and accounts > Add your Samsung account and sync it with your phone. Similarly, go to Settings > Google > Add your google account. Now wait for 7 days and the option will pop up under developer options. To enable developer options, you have to go to Settings > About phone > Software Information > Tap the build number for 7 times. You will get developer options in Settings now.

So, that’s how you can enable the missing OEM Unlock on Samsung Galaxy phones. Samsung uses your Samsung account to roll out this feature on active phones. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments section below."

Is that true?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Thats really old new at this point, and yes for the most part it is accurate.

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masrysat:
hi all

i need s8_csc_for_oem_issue.zip for A8+ 2018

SM-A730F for root
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Lobo86:
You need Unlock oem to install stock rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
No, only for custom binaries.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] :
Could someone tell me if the option appeared even by not logging in with a Samsung Account?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
I can't confirm as I don't have this issue but I believe the 7 day timer doesn't start until you log into Samsung Account.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jjosph:
I have the OEM unlock option on my unlocked note 8 but it is greyed out. Anyone know why or what that means?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pjrs2812:
Could someone tell me what I maybe doing wrong. I was able to enable the developer option and turn on the oem unlock the first time I turned the phone on. I was able to install twrp but I also installed a oem unlock patch and got stuck in a boot loop. Was the patch the cause of the boot loop or something else. That was all I installed in twrp.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Smartphones13:
What if you have one unlocked, but prenormal in download mode still?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Lousmith66:
I can't get the OEM UNLOCK OFFF on my note 8 n950x I've tried everything someone please help me it's driving me insane need URGENT HELP what am I missing? Or doing wrong? HELP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
List the things u have done
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
That's because it's a live demo model, not a retail one. Search "n950x" for other threads with additional info, then contact seller.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pjrs2812:
I have the The The OEM unlock option Note 8 is greyed out and does not turn on after downgrading the firmware to Nougat. I booted into download mode expecting to see "rmm state = prenormal but the state just says custom. FRP/OEM lock says Off.

Is it safe to assume that the OME unlock is On? Is this just a quirk of the Nougat firmware. I was able to turn on the OEM unlock when the phone was on the Oreo firmware from one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] lincolnsxda:
does anyone know what the pre normal status means? I use the OEM patch after finally getting root after having the corporate Knox stuff taken off but I still can't use dialer codes or phone info Plus app secret codes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jeanpf1:
some news about?

My Note 8 N950F doesn't appear the OEM option. I've waited more than 7 days and doesn't appear. I have my phone at 10 days ago and dont have OEM UNLCOK option. Can I root my phone without this option?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] stonedpsycho:
You can't root without it toggled.

Try this method in this XDA post -

https://www.xda-developers.com/fix-...y-s9-samsung-galaxy-s8-samsung-galaxy-note-8/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jeanpf1:
OEM

LAst week OEM appear but when start Odin the message "Bootloader locked" and I cant continue root, so when I restart my phone OEM option desappear again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Alejandroivn:
I have the same problem, did you find any solution?

Thanks for your help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] galaxyluv:
I'm just wondering since I seem to read that some don't have OEM unlock option under Developer settings
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] orionpk:
I just got my note 8 and i don't have the OEM luck option as well, SM-N950F. Looks like exynos devices doesn't have this option available, i tried to unlock via fastboot but it doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] galaxyluv:
Do you have the UK N950f as well? Some Exynos version do according to this thread as people posted screenshots
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
My Singapore Note 8 don't have oem unlock option.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] eaglerazor123:
My model is same too. Flashed different region firmware and no oem unlock yet. Can you chat with Samsung Singapore support and see if we'll get any information?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
This is my developer menu on the SM-N950N Korean Exynos model
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Mine is Singapore, an FD, it does not have it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] eaglerazor123:
We're on same boat bro. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] xxx42069:
Sigh... What in the hell is going on? I'm so confused. I cancelled my N950F order from UK. Not going to chance it until we find out more.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
I had read that it was illegal to block the bootloader in Singapore but I haven't found anything that can either confirm that or deny it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] lukemo:
Europe (Italy) Duos has
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RavenY2K3:
Received my Note8 this morning, UK purchased Exynos SM-950F direct from Samsung and after enabling developer options, I have the option to "OEM unlock".
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mr.Ash.Man:
There for me

UK

Direct from Samsung (N950F)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Damn, I am going to wait for official TWRP and ROOT until I buy this note 8 lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] xxx42069:
Yup same here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] eaglerazor123:
I guess its device specific. In my case it was a Singapore Note 8 [G950F/DS]. I returned it today and I'll buy one from UK. What are the odds :P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] TheUndertaker21:
Here's mine

Just here waiting for root lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] galaxyluv:
Not cancelling my UK N950F order then since it seems to have the OEM unlock option. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] eaglerazor123:
Where did you order it from? :) Clove UK?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] xxx42069:
Where did you see that it does? I haven't seen any confirmation that it does.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Interesting
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shooterf15:
9 days
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] memphisneo:
Anyone here other then shooterf15 have option suddenly appearing
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
looking through this thread and the twrp one, saw a few people in signapore get it. so i think its just a matter of time for others within that country to get it. the burning question is : is it going to appear for everyone? i sure hope so but really doubt it unfortunately.

i got in contact by phone and by chat with signapore samsung and i dont know if they're pulling the cluless card on purpous but they are oblivious to my question and say to not understand. they say not even knowing what this oem unlock feature is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
i m stucked in some knox ****.... phone flashes and come to the knox setup and knox make it belongs to samsung electronics UK in knox profile

google block, firmware starts in minimum due to knox profile ... please tell me how can i reset this knox profile on my NOTE 8 i m stuck guys please help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Samsung told me the only bootloader locks they have on the Note 8 is the NA and some and or all Hong Kong versions (aka Snapdragon) and that any lock on the bootloader with an Exynos version would be a carrier applied lock, not part of OEM firmware. An interesting point he made was that less than 1 percent of their total sales end up bootloader unlocked. The metaphor he used was to imagine putting a lock on half a window in a building with 100 windows and doors and then saying it was locked. Obviously it is not. A region lock is designed to prevent use in other regions. The EEU lock for example prevents you from making a call which makes the phone pointless for essentially everyone. A bootloader lock on the other hand wont be noticed by the vast majority of people who don't even know what a bootloader is, let alone why they should care. Locking it effectively does nothing to prevent grey market sales out of the region just as locking some fraction of one window in a building with 100 windows and doors does nothing.

Going back to the HK phone, he told me to his knowledge they would be locked but he didn't know to a certainty. Just something to think about if you're seeing those on the bay and thinking about ordering. I'd be careful, lots of folks tasting pain with this phone. I'm contacting various Korean ebay sellers and seeing if I can get one to commit to checking one before I purchase another. Seems like those are the best shot right now. I love my s-pen but this BS has been a big turn off.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] benmuliono888:
sim card sing

yes , before i just trying to using another firmware from vietnam no luck so i am just flash the singtel firmware
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thanik:
no oem unlock too

I just got my Note 8 yesterday (since it's day one in Thailand) and I ordered it from s-estore.com (Samsung's official online store for Thailand). I activated it with Thai SIM card (I'm using DTAC) and there's no OEM unlock option too.

Here is my device software version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
i think you might have enabled knox or secure folder on one of your flash tests. cant you simply login to google and knox? usualy if you reauthenticate you can then manage these securities and disable or remove them. I remember having the google frp lock and what ever firmware id flash,usually frp lock would stop you from setting up your phone and effectively getting to launcher. i have had an other issue where everything was greyed out. for whatever reason all my apps had grey logos instead and i couldint launch them. was kind of weird. anyways was able to login my google account atleast and went to system settings and did a reset from there and then i also rewiped in recovery once 1st wipe/reset and flashed another firmware.

now im in a French csc XEF/XEF/XSP but in recovery it says multi csc TEL, this is the first time ive had the recovery state that the csc code differs from what the soft. tab says it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
I tried this but i m stucked ...

i didnt do anything never make secure folder and just saw there is no secure folder now.. what do u say what should i do for complete device memory removal ... is there any specific pit file which can re-partition the device and flashes new firmware pleae tell me anything i can do i mean temp root so i can flash these things knox and umc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
I really don't know what to say. when flashing a FW and it seems to not take, this happened a lot to me, it seems because we'er flashing to the same version number regardless of region. have you tried other firmwares? try an Australian just for fun of a differend build number.

also one thing ive done and would maybe not be advisable is while odin is flashing and doing the system image(the big long part) is to inturrupt the procedure. then reboot phone. its going to say the system is corrupted and force you to dl mode. then reflash. Again this might be risky but have done it mutiple times.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
trying this now........

broken update error came now flashing again

any way to bypass all settings and go to direct firmware bcoz problem starts when firmware start and in first setting knox starting to enroll and set my device knox puppet i mean even knox can on my wifi by its self ....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] boonthongw@gmail.com:
Me too. I purchased it from dtac and no oem unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Your phone is locked to carrier. Only carrier can make the OEM Unlock visible. Normally region lock can be lifted with using any sim card from origin country.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
I really dont know. Ive never really fiddled around with knox.

maybe if u google your issues. or open a new thread to have more visibility and help as were getting pretty much off topic.

sorry
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thanik:
But I bought an unlocked phone from the official online store. There's no sign of OEM unlock option here. Should I contact my carrier or Samsung support?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
done that google show i m the first one who trapped in knox

by the way no result of broken odin flash ... same result i can came out if can root but without oem unlock how can i root....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Send me the screenshot of your Developer Options page. I'll have to see it...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
i m posting them here

these are complete screenshots u can get idea by this knox issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thanik:
Here it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Sorry, I was replying to thanik, Anyway your issue? Care to elaborate?

Did you want to get OEM Unlock option? As i see your phone is a UK version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Look like there is something suspicious here. If you're indeed in Thailand, and the phone is lifted from region lock you should expect to see OEM Unlock below "Bluetooth HCI snoop log". I suggest you contact Samsung Thailand and explain that you wanted OEM Unlock for app development purpose.

For reasons, If the phone doesn't meet your expectations, you can ask for a replacement since a feature is missing. When you get the phone, you should stay at Samsung Store and have your phone activated under the supervision of Samsung's employee.

I've attached a screenshot, You should show this to Samsung employee that this screenshot is from Dutch unit and it has OEM Unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
Yes i want to but i m not able to reset knox ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Why are you trying to reset the Knox?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Lol....of course you cant reset knox why would you think thats even possible?

Once its tripped no going back, been that way for years.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
How can i go back to stock i never tried to root just flashed firmware i think my device is enrolled with some automated setting ... i m hoping to connect it with adb and root it or temp root it amd format it ... i dont know it is possible or not...

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:25 PM ----------

To flash the firmware as new phone not with same retail mode settings
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Who the hell sells you demo sets? Are you sure that you bought it from Samsung Store? It smells fishy here. It seems you bought it from the grey market.

Anyway, There is a tutorial to remove demo here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Flashing stock firmware via odin will not trip knox.. i have no idea what you have done at this point.

Do you even have oem unlock in dev settings?

Theres no rooting via adb that im aware of or temp root either.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
He doesn't have OEM Unlock option, As his phone is not official and it's some ripoff demo sets from foreign retailers. To have OEM Unlock he needs to get the phone activated from origin Sim-card that's the UK.