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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Sure, Glad to clarify it.

"I have a few Singapore SIMs and can test this.”

Are you trying to use grey market Note 8? If you're in Singapore and got Singaporean version it doesn't make it a grey market device. It will authorise and lift the region lock.

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Just Note 8. It appears Samsung is using a new strategy to deny access OEM Unlock to these device sold in the grey market.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] :
I'm not in Singapore; I'm in Canada so yes, I will be testing against a grey market device with a SingTel SIM with international roaming enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Good Luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] turilo:
I am also in Canada, where abouts are you? I just ordered one of these hoping it works, price was cheap so figured why not http://www.ebay.ca/itm/322673917643
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
You already have a Singaporean version? care to post your CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ihaveaphone:
I can confirm that at least some Australian unbranded phones are not showing the OEM Unlock option, even with Aus SIM card and calls on the mobile network.

I cant post image because my account that I made about 3 years ago is still new :eek:

But if you go on imgur and find p2b3iCH.jpg and B5ZVQKz.jpg those are screenshots.

CSC is XSA/XSA/XSA and I only started looking to unlock after the most recent update.

If any Australian or Russian Note 8 owners have seen the OEM Unlock option please post here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
For sure i had random reboots with xceed kernel on the lastest stock firmware.

I m now on reno 2.3 with exceed kernel and it s great. After finished setup everything reinstalled my titanium backup, system settings ( permissions....)etc... i can't read the google play decriptif apps (fc) so... i tried to find what i've did wrong or deleted but i didn't manage to find. I m fed up so i will give a new try for the stck firmware and will try the xceed kernel again. I will let you know about my results if you want.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
no way on my side. Random reboots. Back to reno wich is an awesome rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] HorstiG:
SHealt works great. No problems with my gear to.

Ironman ROM, Root with SuperSU.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] morostep:
Hi my csc is "MID",but if I install yours which is "XID" will it still work?if not can you make one for mine. Also is this a permanent fix? Like afterwards if I want to install a room with December patch will the issue still stand?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
This method doesn't work any more on QKG (dec patch),So as of now on Dec patch only way is to wait 7 days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] morostep:
Ah okay, well when it's available again and I install twrp and follow that method then install a rom will that 7 days wait thing go away? Or do I have to install something else like kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
When oem Toggle available, flash twrp + desired rom on one go and don't reboot till oem appear again

Though some older version of roms you can flash without losing oem switch
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] JeremySS:
I'm convinced that this is not firmware based but app based. There is some Samsung app, maybe Knox or some other Samsung system app, that is doing the communicating with the server and jailing our phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Wrong...!!! Make attention

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My device wasn t affect by the oem issue. But 20minutes ago i wanted to give a try with this rom (no indication or description) and big error.

When flashed there was no aroma, it install itself and at first reboot the language is in thai i think. I ve det up everything like usual ang my oem was missing and the csc became VXX/VXX/VXX (something like that) instead of my original XEF/XEF/XEF. After rebooted (binary message). I ve restored the stock by odin and the language was always in thai. i flashed csc home instead of the full one and i had VXX/XEF/XEF. finally i flashed BP, AP, CP, and csc the full one (stock) and i ve retrived my XEF/XEF/XEF but no oem option and in download mode i have RMM state = prenormal.

His rom is not safe for the oem issue and i know it s my fault because there was no description and i had never flashed it.

Dr.Ketan do you think when my oem option will back if i sshould in saf for everytime or am i since today and forever affected by this oem issue?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
?? Didn't get you. Anyone have reported not working? If I remember you don't have oem issue. OP have twice confirmed its working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Oh probably wrong csc did that

It should be in 7 days like others here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Yes wrong csc. but in 7 day when it will back... will i return to my previous state (not affected by the oem issue) or althought the option is back i will always have this oem issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
It shouldn't as far as you don't flash foreign csc Actually only device is not responsible for this mess. I have explained a case which actually tought me first time that this issue is related with csc, before there were no workaround like s8 csc.

Actually one of my rom user (who had one that had this oem issue) have insisted to send me device (N8) from India as here in our country there is no such issue. So I have managed to send him a and everything was fine till he followed a msg to wipe data to apply his country csc. And following it, he lost oem. Though it was back after 7 days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Oops, one more user reported same like you. May be OP is not acknowledged much about this oem issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
So to be sure i understood (yes i know,my english is not very well:D), in 7 days, when the option will back, Will i never have the oem issue again? I could flash and reboot immediately like yesterday or like a week ago without binary message and RMM state = prenormal...and my oem will be shown all the time like previous days.... that's right? I want to be sure i ve understood. in 7 days when the oem will back, if i flash a custom rom and like for others, it will disappear again after first reboot i will sell it immediately and don't wait for 7 days.

Thanks for your answer

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lol....log off from xda because i think you will have so many work with all thoses who will fall in the trap...lol:D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
I believe it shouldn't change unless you trigger with something like today. Yet we are very less knowing about how Samsung have screwed us exactly. If it was not causing issue with other rom then it shouldn't.

Disappointing, may be one should say clearly if they don't have idea about it. I am following this since day one of this thread and know how it is frustrating to go to jail.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Good...i will wait the 7 days... thanks for your enlighten
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] laserrazer:
Hi, do you fix it out, my N950F also does not have OEM Unlock in develop option, my build number is N950FXXU2BQKG
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ilyasuzun55:
custom recovery not working

odin recovery message:

only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (recovery)

please help me
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BluePhnx:
Flash the stock firmware for your phone back. And wait for 7 days for oem to reappear.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rolear8:
My I know the link of the infinity rom please seems that one foxes the oem issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
I doubt, any rom fixes the oem issue. If the dev did indeed "fix" it intentionally, then that dev would have started a thread on how to do so, because that's what xda should be about. All I'm saying, is don't get your hopes up, be prepared to be disappointed if you are susceptible to oem jail. Our best bet at this stage, is to just hope things change with Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DuB:
Echoe Powered Sound Mod!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Viqsi:
In case it helps others - I managed to get my Note 8 working with a T-Mobile US CSC despite being jail-born and despite the advice not to flash anything CSC-related if you have OEM Unlock jail issues. Phone was purchased from Amazon and CSC was TPA/TPA/TPA (Panama). Uptime was around 150 hours or so when the OEM Unlock option finally appeared, although that was approximately seven days after the first time I'd put in a T-Mobile SIM card and logged into my Google Account (not Samsung Account; I don't have one); I'd just rebooted once or twice the next day before settling down to wait.

When I loaded Dr. Ketan's Note 8 ROM version N6 (following btyeh's very helpful post in this thread), the CSC was being set to XXV/XXV/TPA (Vietnam/Vietnam/Panama), no matter what I did, which was unfortunately not very helpful. :( After this, however, it's now TMB/TMB/TPA, and wifi calling and VoLTE both seem to work just fine.

Essentially, what I did was stick to the instructions in btyeh's post, only I added a few steps. In addition to having Dr. Ketan's Note 8 ROM version N6 and Xposed, I added three more things:

Xceed Kernel 1-21-2018 (thread) (download link) - because I'd read in the WETA ROM thread that efforts had been made in that kernel to disable jail enforcement, and was kind of hoping that this would help.

Kalm_Traveler's T-Mobile USA CSC package (thread) (download link) - because I use T-Mobile and wanted the features ;) and this seemed to be the most pain-free way of getting that going.

A current version of Magisk, because flashing a kernel meant I'd have to re-root.

After following in-recovery step 5 in btyeh's post ("flash Xposed"), I flashed those three additional zips in order (Xceed, TMo CSC, Magisk), then proceeded to wipe cache as stated in step 6, and then crossed my fingers and prayed and rebooted. It worked just fine, and the OEM Unlock setting has stayed available between reboots. (yay!)

Is this "proof" that it'll work for all phones, or that the Xceed kernel's work will solve all problems, or that other CSC changes are possible? I have no idea on any of those. I just know it worked for me and on my phone. Hopefully anyone else wanting to go this direction will have similar good fortune.

Hope this helps!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
I think the fact you are in the USA and also on T-Mobile plays a part. I am also. I've never had the oem.jail issue. My guess is that you won't ever see it again., I'd like to hear from you if you do get stuck in jail again though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jcrompton:
[MENTION=5944927]Viqsi[/MENTION]

Probably off topic but curious, since it sounds like your main goal was to avoid OEM issues,. Did you specifically choose that ROM and that version solely to avoid OEM issues or did you want that particular ROM any way?

And also what was your source for the CSC file?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Paninno12:
I'm about to receive a Dual sim Exynos from ebay (N950F/DS) and I just discover this thread :( oh dear!

I'm sure the phone won't have OEM Unlock available. I'm in France so what is the best way to get OEM unlock feature. (I don't think the phone was activated by the seller from Singapour).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Ask a refund a buy on on samsung french shop website. It s the easyest way. By the way you can search for an european model but it s difficult to know what you will receive from ebayer and the never answer to your question about oem . They turn around
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Paninno12:
If there is no another solution I will ask for refund. I did get a better price from ebay than samsung shop, almost 200 euros cheaper.

Do you know if I'm loosing any other feature with this model/CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Don t think you will loose any feature but if you wait a little, samsung shop makes disounts often. I ve bought mine 809 euros dual sim. And i m waiting to receive a 256gb micro sd card as gift from samsung. Be patient;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
If no OEM toggle out of the box you can try inserting your SIM, logging in to your Google account, and waiting 7 days for it to appear.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Viqsi:
The idea was strictly to avoid OEM issues, yeah. The opening week was bad enough. :D

And you'd have to ask Kalm_Traveler about the origin of that CSC file. I don't know all the specifics; I just used their work.

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Never had as in the OEM Unlock option was there out of box and was always there, or never had as in you never got dropped back into jail? 'Cause I had to go through the initial week's wait for the option to appear, and I'd gotten the impression that you personally hadn't had to do so.

Alas, at present my sanity does not allow for much in the way of further testing... unless someone wants to buy me one of those Pakistan-based phones like you've got so I can test with my current one. ;) I have enough "wait multiple days to check the test results" mishegaas going on right now in my day job, kthx
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Mine was unlockable out of the box. In fact I went close to a month before even knowing this issue existed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Viqsi:
Yeah, that's what I'd thought. Mine wasn't - I definitely had to wait - so I'm not as sure if "on T-Mobile in the USA" is a factor. Would be nice if it is, tho. We should be so lucky. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Ah. Well, there goes that theory
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] JoeOIVOV:
Just do factory reset an wait 169 hours. Should be there.

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Just use N6 w/ oem patch, it works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mahdibassam:
Ok my OEM unlock is there now after 7 days on my new replacemement note 8 (water damaged and replaced).

SO, now that i have OEM unlock, is there any step i should take after flashing twrp and new rom to prevent it from dissapearing? it dissapeared quite a lot on my first note 8 and i had to revert to stock from a custom rom like 3 times :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gretschpr:
Hi there! I want to share this! Looks promising!

https://xdaforums.com/samsung-a-ser...nuary-security-patch-sm-t3739225/post75360965
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Delete
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
^^^ this post states the following

Change build prop line

ro.security.vaultkeeper.feature=1 to

ro.security.vaultkeeper.feature=0

Delete /system/priv-app/Rlc

This is something I have been doing in rom for a couple of weeks, before even seeing this. I did notice with the January update that in bootloader/download mode, I no longer have a line with the RMM state, whether or not this line disappeared after applying these things, or if this anti theft code is now being fully implemented in framework I dunno. I think it used to have RMM_state normal or something? It is said in that thread that that build prop line and Rlc essentially turns off the rmm feature. Which is supposedly anti theft security.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gretschpr:
I want to share my experience with everyone in this thread.

I have flashed WETA ROM v4.0 which has the January security update along with Xceed kernel and then flashed that RMM_zip file on my OEM issue sensitive Note 8 and I am glad to tell you guys that my OEM toggle appeared on first boot! I've been playing with the toggle and rebooted like 5 times now while setting up the audio mods and other things on the ROM and the toggle is still there. I won't celebrate too much because other people reported getting in jail even with the toggle present while on December or January security updates, but I hope mine stays like this and that we may have HOPEFULLY found some solution to this issue.

Just to recap, i have been in jail like 3 or 4 times, the latest being there because i flashed a ROM with December security update, even after using the precautions told by our great devs in here. So my device is definitely not OEM issue free at all. I was using Dr. Ketan's N6 since the beginning of January because it is a safe ROM with its OEM patch.

I decided to take the risk by flashing back to the ROM that got me in jail before using N6 and flashed the RMM_zip immediately after and this time the toggle was there as i mentioned before. So...i got excited and took a second risk and flashed WETA 4.0 which as i said, has the January security update, then flashed the RMM_zip and voila! the OEM toggle is still there!

That's my experience and of course YMMV but if someone here was itching to take a risk, well, you have a chance now! lol

I hope this helps someone...and remember that if you don't have the toggle as of now, then you will still have to wait the 7 days for it to appear while on the stock ROM that came with your device out of the box
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tropo850:
Hey. Im not 100% im using stock AQK9 with oem patch. If i flash the next firmware above AQK9 or higher. Flash rmm_zip and delete rlc in twrp. Once booted should the oem unlock toggle be visible instantly? Really cant afford going back into jail with this POS phone. And if i remember correctly if u get the red binary message on boot. I flashed the stock boot.img of the firmaware i was running. And vola phone booted up. I cant confirm waiting 7 days for oem to appear as i only backed all my data and then reflashed stock firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] funky0308:
Hi guys..

I would ask you for a help.

I know I should read few threads before aski ng something but I just don't have a time and I was away from XDA for a quite a long time.

I need to root one device (Notei, of course) but it's on latest firmware and security patch (January 2018).

Now, what I need is basic root access, if there's no chance to have recovery (I was reading few threads today and if I saw correct there's no way for now).

Any chance someone could tell me few words?

If it's possible, please, just send me a link or point me to the thread.

Build nr is NMF26X.xxxxxxx

Dev mod is enabled and PEM unlock is here.

I just need to know could I do anything after securty patch

Tnx guys.. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mailistman:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Yes, you can flash twrp then flash root of your choice
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fishpig:
Just re-quoting myself because so far mine is still working and the toggle has been available after each reboot and shutdowns.

This is a great way to ROOT the Note 8, i have done this for 4 other Note 8's and they are all still working.

In 6 days i shall post again to say if i still have root after 1 month.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dmd3746:
Flashing ROM right after installing TWRP

I'm sure this has probably been answered and i have looked but i don't see it, If i install TWRP, format data and wipe then install a ROM that already has OEM unlock enabled without ever rebooting back to system will i get the stupid only official binaries message, I have already installed TWRP once and had to flash stock fimrware with Odin, i don't mind making a mistake i just don't want to have to wait 7 days to do anything again?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Hi de.ketan.

Unfortunately, i think my non affected device became an affected one now.

Today the oem option showed on BRA2. I ve decided to reboot 3 time and the oem was still here. I ve been in download mode and the rmm line disappeared. So...before doing anything, i ve decided to flash the stock firmware (cp,bl,ap,csc)...the bra2 not the bra8.

At setup before choosing the languange, a pop up appeared and says the sim card was changed...select the prefered one. I ve selected my first simcard. At the end, oem in dev optilns is missing. I went ito download mode and rmm state is there.

Why did i flashed the other f****** rom....

So now i have no solution other than to sell it. So sad.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Now we already have solution. Almost roms have already included in custom rom. You should remain away from flashing stock ROM. Or atleast should flash twrp and oem fix zip
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
That means i have to wait another 7 days the oem appear again and immediately flash twrp and a custom rom that contain the patch? I have to never flash stock in the future? Thats right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Yes, you have to wait 7 days to flash any custom binaries

You shouldn't flash stock rom except you want to use pure stock un rooted rom.

I am planning to update how to root thread, and post root script for oem affected device so one can use stock rooted ROM. Also it will keep oem intact on stock rooted ROM and one can flash / reboot without worrying oem mess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
It's sad that now a days many roms I am seeing published untested, even OP doesn't have device nor been reported tested by single user. When people come to know, it's been too late. It's not only pathetic but shameful too that one need to withdraw rom or mod has to close the thread because it doesn't even boot the device for anyone.

Though XDA does not have rule that ROM publishing need some requirements but still it's moral duty of publisher to make live only after testing rom in private or at least should mention that ROM is untested and newbie should avoid till it reported safe. Ultimately it's a costly device and everyone may not afford replacing easily.

Writing a line on post - we are not responsible for bla bla bla isn't enough to escape from moral liabilities.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Completely agreed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jcvivo25:
My friend, does the fix for oem already exist? or just waiting 7 days?

My friend, does the fix for oem already exist? or just waiting 7 days?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
You can apply only after oem lock appears (after 7 days) and should re apply whenever you flash new rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jcvivo25:
Where do I find this fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] SimplyCity:
Take a look here:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=75360965

Echoe[emoji769] team member / N4 powered by Echoe[emoji769]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gretschpr:
Hi! I sent you a PM...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
@ All OEM affected device users

I have made a handy tool and posted here on How to root (there is separate section for OEM affected devices)

Tool is made with aroma

- You can run and select only 'OEM Patch' after flashing any custom ROM for already rooted device.

- You can Root stock/custom ROM with magisk or SuperSU and Patch OEM

- If you select to root device (Magisk/SuperSU any of one), it also inject busybox.