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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] maybeonly:
My thought:

After a factory reset, the default language is English (UK).

And the name of my carrier is not shown in local language but English

Local calendar is not shown either

It seems the ROM is not localized yet, or All of us are treated as the British user.

We know a British version works fine, so perhaps they are related.

It's a bug from Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] boonthongw@gmail.com:
I got oem unlock option today after 9days of waiting. Mine is THL.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] zhengsmall:
Did u ever flash or do factory reset 7 days ago?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ARNOB:
Latest update: It appeared back and it stays. Not it says Bootloader is already unlocked unlike before! SS below!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
On total. How much days have you spent? Without doing anything? . And also. Let us know if after rooting it's fine [emoji3][emoji3]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ARNOB:
- The OEM unlock option first appeared after exactly 7 days of usage.

I was connected on SIM network for 1.5 days and then on Airplane mode since I was travelling. So I can confirm that it has nothing to do with SIM cards. Logging into Samsung Account seems to start the counter.

- The subtext of the toggle says "Allow the device to be OEM unlocked".

I turned on the option and boot into Odin mode. FRP Lock and OEM Lock are off. However, after restarting the phone, the option completely disappeared! Odin mode says the locks are off but there is no toggle.

- After 1 day, the toggle suddenly reappears! No reboot or anything done.

This time it says Bootloader is already unlocked. Restarted couple of times and went into odin mode, it's still there for now. Even if I disable the toggle, it says Bootloader is already unlocked.

I am not rooting at this time because I am using Samsung Pay (in Canada using a Singaporean Variant while people report that their Canadian Note8 doesn't accept cards!?)

My theory: After the option first appears, wait until the toggle says Bootloader is already unlocked. To achieve that, reboot the phone (into odin mode) to maybe trigger a switch?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
Thanks and I'm glad I did. Can't wait for the phone to show up tomorrow.

Yeah, that's what I was seeing and glad I'll probably don't have to deal with it from the get go. I do wish everyone luck on this getting solved though.

Yup, eBay purchase and same reasons for returning, didn't want the headache. Just glad the eBay merchant was very understanding and got the full refund.

Thanks for the info, I'll definitely look those ROMs up.

And I'm with you on where to get my next international phone from[emoji1]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j3yps:
This is great news! Thanks for sharing
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] LouK:
Hay [MENTION=1467934]jpinoy[/MENTION]

Ordered mine on Friday. Will take a a DAY or 3 to get here.

When you get it let us know if you have OEM Unlock or not , please?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mha93:
So I finally got the OEM unlock after about 8-9 days. Singapore set, bought directly from the carrier on Saturday, 23rd September and OEM unlock only appeared today, 2nd October. I didn't flash anything except did a factory reset on 25th September. I was using another carrier's sim card on it instead of the sim card of the carrier I bought it from.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
Yup, no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mlkemac:
wait.. so it reappeared after just 1 day?

mine disappeared 5 days ago after unlocking and still hasn't come back :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
That's strange. After 7/days, I enabled it on my wife's phone, and rebooted her phone multiple times, and it was always there, never disappeared. I'm sure she's getting a little bit irritated at me for asking her to check again.. and again.. :laugh:

I just told her to turn off the OEM Unlock for now since it seems to be doing ok and she's not interested in rooting it ATM...

Good luck all!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Ya gets a thanks just for bravery above and beyond. lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] turilo:
Ya I think this just concludes even if OEM does show up and we root with twrp etc. We still will face the soft bricking of the device once OEM disappears again.

Not going to deal with that and just return the Singapore F/DS device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
Right.. I'm getting, "just let me use my phone, and mess with yours when it comes in on Monday" Look... Lol...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] boonthongw@gmail.com:
No
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mahdibassam:
So basically even though I have the OEM unlock option appearing on my phone after 7 days, i should still hold off rooting and roms? what happens if the "soft brick" happens and the option gets removed after i flash a rom and root and etc? would a simple odin restore to stock firmware fix it? or would the phone be permanently bricked? Just trying to decide whether I should go ahead with Root/roms or not....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
Confirm... It appear 7th day after reset. Install twrp and rooted it. But when i boot into recovery it's softbrick and don't allow any twrp flash or so on. Need to reflash firmware and now oem unlock is missing again for another 7 days. ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sansnil:
Hey did you flash the dm-verity and force encryption disabler? It looks like it will bootloop if you don't flash that after TWRP and wipe data before rebooting to system.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
I flashed and all working bro. Only when we boot after every setup cause bootloop. That mean we cannot boot to twro or even regular reboot cause to trigger something and softbrick.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
What theme are you using bud?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
OK so following what another user said I finally just got my OEM unlock so I flicked the switch rebooted to Odin mode without flashing anything rebooted back to normal initially OEM didn't show up again but I went into settings (show systems apps) wiped data of settings app which reset the developer options menu hiding it got it back and OEM unlock reappeared and had changed to already unlocked whether the OEM unlock switch was toggled or not so im going to go ahead with root and probably custom Rom will update with results some time tomorrow can't be bothered dealing with a soft brick tonight if it happens lol. Also side note I felt a slight vibration when restarted phone and was going into developer options and OEM wasn't originally there but after vibration getting out of dev options and going back in it was there again lending credence to the server check theory perhaps. Hoping custom Rom either already or in future might stop that check.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j3yps:
this whole "OEM UNLOCK" thing is like watching (reading) "Mythbusters" haha
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
Except its infuriating haha ? ? ?

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Except its infuriating ? ?

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Only extremely infuriating

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Well that made me look stupid ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j3yps:
This is the part where we share some laughs hahaha :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] zhengsmall:
Which version of dm-verity did u flashed, was there any red text showed on screen when trapped in the bootloop?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
Latest bro. No_verity. V5.1. First boot was fine. Then I forget to flash dual speaker mod, when I just boot to recovery it softbrick... Yes, there is a red line same as others guys mentioned before.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
I never touched or flashed that file. Been running smooth since day 1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Flashing Magisk only is fine. Magisk already have noverity included
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Ohhhh that names sense. Thanks

Sent from my Note 8 + Infinity ROM [emoji482]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
Are you on Singapore duos or others. I thik this problem is only related to Singapore 950F/DS, other regions N8s don't have this problem as far as I know. Look like dm-verity conflict or they introduce something that can detect odin flash and triggers to prevent odin flash. Problem is we don't have second chance to try lol, just one times flash and need to wait another seven days. What a silly thing lol...???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Uk clove N950F

Sent from my Note 8 + Infinity ROM [emoji482]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
Noted bro. Thanks for your information. [emoji4]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Magisk have no Verity and no encryption tweak inside it. So it's like all in one package. So u just need to flash magisk and done lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
UK clove 950F is really fine and I saw a lots of positive reviews. ???

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One thing I forget to mention is I've flashed Noto kernel before first boot. I've learned lessons that we shouldn't buy the first batch Singapore Samsung phones in future. ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ARNOB:
Android O theme black (Theme store) + swift black for samsung (Substrarm)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j3yps:
Are you going to root and flash a Custom Rom on your Note 8?

I'm wondering if you'll still get softbricked with this new workaround.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] turilo:
So exactly 7 days right to the hr when i Odin flashed fw my OEM unlock showed up. Which is still useless anyway Singapore XSP F/DS
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] turilo:
[MENTION=3545435]ravian29[/MENTION] really hope you come up with something for us. Also seems another Dev noticed it does stem off the era. Hopefully something can be worked around it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
Hey mate yes I am going to root, found on the magisk forum I can now flash it without custom recovery so that would be my method if it works anyway will report back.

For others I am on Telstra firmware Australia, after waiting a week since my last Odin flash, although I'm about to flash magisk patched boot image in Odin to get root not interested in custom recovery just yet. Will post results. Hopefully no soft brick so can't be bothered setting everything back up ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] turilo:
Any luck? Really curious how it went
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Torquemada288:
I'm waiting eagerly to see if this works ok. I have OEM Unlock but haven't done anything with it yet due to all the BS with bootloops.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Andysmith71:
Can you please let us know how you go with this, I'm on Telstra as well and would love to follow your lead if your successful!! I also got soft brick after flashing TWRP for the first time. Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
I got mine in today from Clove UK(was shipped out Friday 9/29). Seal was broken on the box, seal even mentions SIM lock etc.. Powered my Note 8, activated Developer Option and checked it, bam! OEM Unlock right in the option. :D

Enabled it, rebooted into ODIN MODE, FRP/OEM UNLOCK: OFF. Rebooted my phone, and checked Dev Options, OEM Unlock still there and now says Bootloader is already unlocked. Did a couple more reboots and checked in ODIN MODE, still there. :victory:

Way different from when I first powered on my wife's phone and OEM Unlock was not there after enabling Dev Options. Once I get settled, just got home, I'll flash TWRP and root. If not tonight, will def do it tomorrow. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] turilo:
Awesome stuff man!

My OEM showed up today and I enabled it and rebooted many times also still sticks and says bootloader already unlocked.

I believe on ours is when we actually odin flash TWRP it triggers the issue.

Hopefully someone will figure out a solution since it's been discovered linked to efs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Torquemada288:
I'd hold off on that if I were you. It seems that flashing via Odin might not only reset the timer, it could revert to a locked bootloader and you'll get stuck in a bootloop when you try to boot into TWRP. This doesn't seem to be the case with everyone but there's no way to predict if this will happen or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
Why? Did the phones from Clove UK start having issues as well? I haven't seen a post yet for Clove UK Note 8 having issues after flashing TWRP.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Here. After booting with root. Dont reboot for a week or more. Then disable and re enable the oem unlock. Now reboot. If it reboots just fine. That means we've found a workaround... PS: DONT REBOOT AFTER FIRST BOOT WITH ROOT. OR YOU'LL BOOTLOOP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rp4k:
and will all this headache i am glad i am buying the Korean version, but here in HK and Shenzhen, they are not allowed to lock a phone by law because we have so many carriers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Seems this mess is more over carrier related. At least found some code which indicates same and these codes were not there before. (Even not on S8+ nougat)

Still some frameworks not accessible so difficult to look more into it. Also question is, if something we find to stop triggering then solution might be not work without root or BL allow us to flash custom stuff. Yes may helpful who already get OEM unlock option and in future they may not get locked again.

Anyway new codes are

isBootloaderUnlocked()Z

isOemUnlockAllowed()Z

This seems some remote unlock preferences

RemoteLockControlManager;

Is there anyone who had rooted device after 7 days period, want to check some string. it won't modify anything but just read. Let me know if someone ready.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Dont take it so personally dude, wasnt meant as an attack on you and apologies if that's how it sounded.

I actually thanked your post in the twrp thread for having the stones to try and flash without the oem unlock option. Someone had to try it first and it was you!

However we cant just assume because it doesnt work for one person its the final outcome.

I am inclined to think your correct though if so that will certainly change the purchasing plans of many people.

What makes no sense is another user without the option checked in download mode and it said OEM unlock enabled. So to me that means its on by default and no need to have a button to enable it.

But if its on why isnt it working?

Check in download mode if yours is enable maybe?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] smiley45:
Can you just adb the OEM unlock option
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
No problem bro. Here some screenshot for references. [emoji4]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
This...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Well crap.

this is going to get interesting now, if you buy exynos have to make sure oem unlock is there. Which for people ordering online is almost impossible.

Which leaves the korean variant as the best option
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
yeah I have to agree, none of the Korean providers lock their phones down at all, far as i can tell.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] the.mister.d:
How about an Indian version? I believe one of the user (Dr. Ketan) did confirm that "OEM unlock" option is available. Link to his post
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Has anyone purchased from EBAY never msrp? Anyone check if these models have OEM unlock options available? Thanks

Sent from my S8+Rooted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] xxx42069:
There's no way to check. I asked the seller but he never replied. This has become such a ridiculous fiasco. I took a chance and ordered it anyway. It shipped today and I should have it on the 21st(which is my birthday, my birthday gift to myself). I'll let you know when I get it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Just to be clear, I also have the Singapore FD and no OEM unlock switch. Further I tried switching firmware to get the switch as well as flashing TWRP and the previous root method using magisk that came out a little before it. No joy on any of it. I've been trying to get something out of Samsung Singapore as well as the carrier but haven't sorted anything out on whether they can do anything on their end. Things are getting more grim by the day here, that's about the only summation I can give it.

IMO if you want root you should absolutely not buy unless you can verify through other purchasers or the seller that OEM unlock is present before doing so, you may otherwise end up selling at a loss like I'm probably going to be doing soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ARNOB:
So is there a pattern here? Maybe where the device are made plays a role here?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Yakuzahi:
Does it have all the bands that T-mobile uses?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
Sort of, T-mobile mainly uses LTE bands 4, and 12 (and sometimes 2) which it does have but in some rural areas they also use 66 and are rolling out 71 this year neither of which are supported on the SM-N950N.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Laurentiu27:
Am 950 f/fd here got it from orange unlocked and i have oem unlock
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Just got my NOTE 8 from USA exynos import charges $138 and no OEM UNLOCK option. FVCK!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Geekser:
has anyone with OEM unlock missing been able to flash firmware from a different area that has phones with OEM Unlock avaialble - and succesfully get OEM unlock after flashing the firmware?

I am going to try it shortly - but wanted to know if anyone else has tried and did it? And if so, which firmware did you flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
I'm a little confused by this - no USA model Note 8 is Exynos, they are all Snapdragon. Did you mean you bought an Exynos 8 from a USA seller who bought it overseas and resold it to you?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thegreenthief:
For the record I purchased the N950F/DS from Never MSRP and it appears the model I received is Singapore stock (even came with SGSecure, which is a Singapore anti-terrorism application). I enabled developer options and I do not have OEM Unlock available.

I imagine I'll be trying to root sooner rather than later and I will report back whether or not I have any success. Presumably if I attempt to root but fail Knox will still report 0x0? I would hate to attempt a root, fail, and then be stuck with a non-rootable 0x1 device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Fvck sakes.... I have the same device, same SGSecure thing... I am so pissed off right now.

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Ebay seller, yes. Never-MSRP from ebay sells exynos Note 8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
Hi

I bought note8 with no no unlock option. But at at odin mode screen it show no FRP and Oem lock....anyone confirms dat its ok to flash or not?

No unlock option in settings but phone show unlocked and no FRP at odin download mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kenpaci:
Very strange for me, few days ago i get oem button, today after install few theme from subtratum oem is gone, after restart 2 3 times..i got it back oem button, what is going on guy's
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
I got soft brick when trying to flash Xposed with my method of flashing (only modded boot image made by magisk) Sorry I was like a bull in a china shop and didnt have the patients to test carefully lol, would of loved to help read for you [MENTION=3931450]dr.ketan[/MENTION] sorry mate im out for another 7 days :( OEM unlock gone again after only flashing stock boot image to get back in which did save me setting up everything again although android pay no longer works which sucks, looks like even having an unlocked bootloader blocks that now which sucks big time but i cant even lock it again yet it acts like its locked but says it isnt haha should have got and s8 plus :/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j3yps:
I was actually excited to see your name popup :(

On the bright side looks like DrKetan is on to something.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] willcor:
Yes, i had this same behavior with Substratum themes.

(quite a few posts back)

From my experience, i concluded

that If you change Substratum theme, my OEM

would disappear for a short time.

Only to re appeared.

I uninstalled Substratum, but some themes still stuck

, even though I, uninstalled all themes.

Decided to do Factory reset.

Then 4 days into this 2nd, 7 day waiting period

i had my Quick panel settings

corrupted by a 3rd party app.

Did another Factory reset.

My phoneis now again 100%, but no OEM .

...... i started all over again with 7 days.?

All in all originally 7days + 4 days +now another 7 days = 18 days

Post note

Originally, i unlocked OEM after first 8/ 10 days.(way back)

Now i must struggle and wait again.

to get OEM toggle back.

Sucks big time.!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thanik:
I just got OEM Unlock option today, about 8 days after device activated. (Thailand device) But I'm afraid of soft brick.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
Sorry I didn't have better news bud. Dr.ketan hopefully will get us more insight it's way above my head as a flash junkie but I'm not developer by any means..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpinoy:
So, being I have the one from

Clove UK

and they have a good track record with OEM Unlock, I flashed TWRP and rooted, no issues at all. It's late so I'll mess with ROMs or other stuff tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kenpaci:
Yeah..this issue make me feel so bad, afraid to want root
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mlkemac:
Just a note.

Anyone that tried rooting and got bootloop..

A new line appears in Download Mode

RMM State: Prenormal

I can't find anything on this. but this ONLY appears after a failed root/recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j3yps:
It's all good, thanks for taking time to do these tests. I seriously hope that Dr.ketan can "cure" our phones haha
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jpasint:
Very encouraging so thanks for reporting back so quickly.

My Clove Note 8 will be here tomorrow.

Samsung stood no chance at all of getting my money unless I was extremely confident that I could root my new phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] LouK:
Thanks man!

Great news.

Enjoy your new "toy" :laugh:

Mine is on the way should arrive later today .....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Clove here too. Working amazing since day 1. Tried 3 different ROMS and root. No brick or reboots.

Sent from my Note 8 + Infinity ROM [emoji482]