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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AWildGamer:
So, not sure where to post this, but I recently rooted my device and noticed that Venmo asks for superuser access, and this has me really confused; as I've looked online and haven't found anything. I reached out to Venmo support but haven't gotten a reply, all I was told by the person I chatted with was "I've never seen this before" and she said she'd send it to the tech team. Here's some screenshots

[IMG="Venmo Superuser request"] https://imgur.com/3fGerHd[/IMG] https://imgur.com/3fGerHd

Logs of how many times it requested it while using the app: [IMG="Su request log"]https://imgur.com/BU6VZD7[/IMG] https://imgur.com/BU6VZD7

And here's the screen of my SuperSU showing I denied it access: [IMG="SuperSU screen"]https://imgur.com/w2CCxiK[/IMG] https://imgur.com/w2CCxiK

To admins, please feel free to direct me to where to post this thread if it's wrong here! Any comments or help would be appreciated, specially if you guys have noticed this too! (PS: I'd like to know why Uber also asks for Superuser. It's weird that they ask for it, isn't it?)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atifbaig786:
That's really Weird.

Happened The same To Me On a A50 But Google Clock Was asking for Root Access

God Rest His Soul As Soon As I granted It.**** Got Loose and my Phone Became Useless After Two or Three months.

Apparently a Full Flash Solved The Issue.I assumed As It was a Virus.

The Solution Would be Uninstall and Reinstall The Apps.

Or Grant Em And Log em.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AWildGamer:
I'm not gonna grant access, cause I don't want to give it unnecessary access, specially cause it just feels fishy to me that it would ask for access.. :confused:

And that really sucks, my man. I wonder why tf Google Clock was asking for access. Wtf is Google Clock anyways lmfao
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atifbaig786:
I thought that too at first.

And hell yeah it's fishy.I mean Wtf uber have to do with root.

Uninstall and reinstall if it doesn't solve it.write a blog about uber secretly stealing your data[emoji23]
[Wileyfox Swift 2 Questions & Answers] gladpingvin:
I've got the "Your device is corrupt" message appear on my Swift 2. In the summer my wife had the same issue with hers and I fixed it by downloading the TOS163B Signed Recovery zip and applying update from SD card but it won't install on mine because it is older than the installed version. So I found TOS249H Signed Fastboot zip and I am getting a signature verification error.

What file do I need to fix this? I'm guessing a later Recovery zip file but I can't find it.

Thanks in Advance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
I have a N950F from Clove (UK) all is well about the bootloader but now I face another issue.

The LTE speeds are all wack. When I compare with a Note 5 in the same location I get 40mbps slower.

Like right now my Note 5 is pulling 60 mbps in multiple tests while my Note 8 is doing 20-25 mbps

I am also seeing that the dBA of the LTE connection is somewhere around 7-15 dBA lower on the Note 8.

The note 5 is about -85 to -90dBA while the Note 8 is -96 dBA to -106dBA in the same exact spot.

Anyone else experiencing this? Any one have any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Limeybastard:
Kalm Traveler had similar issue , his was his radio antenna issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Damn 40mbps slower. I'm lucky if I get even that at home. LTE sucks where I live, I live in the hills.

I also have N950F from Clove. My Note 8 only shows 1 bar at home & my Note 5 would get like 3, that doesn't mean much to me though. My Note 8 is slighty faster than my Note 5 or the same, never significantly worse. On a good day at home I get 35-40 but usually it's around 25. My Note 5 at home never got better than 25. Just down the hill I'll get 65 on my Note 8 & 50 on my Note 5. I keep forgetti g to run a speed test when I'm in an area with better LTE coverage.

I do have Kalm Traveler's TMO mod installed but I don't think it makes a difference in speed, speeds were the same with the Note 8 out the box stock. I do have to turn off volte when I'm in my area though, keep getting dropped calls when it's on. Same on my Note 5 when volte came out.

What's your LTE signal strength?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Similar when you look at the bars but the dBA is different. The note 5 hovers around -85dBA to -90dBA, while the Note 8 stays around -96 dBA to -106dBA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
interesting that two diff region unlocked devices from two diff regions and model #'s are having similar issues
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Just got back from the store, this is what I got for signal strength on my Note 8....

At almost full bars, I got -65dBm to -75dBm. Around half bars I got in the -90s. At home where I get only 1 bar I get -110s. So I'm confident my Note 8 isn't having any reception issues.

I don't have another sim to use in my Note 5 so I can't compare side by side but maybe I'll take my Note 5 out & see what I get with it. I've never checked signal strength on it other than at home. But even though, comparing the Note 8 to the Note 5 or any other different model is not a fair comparison. Hardware, antenna placement, as well as the case will have affect on it all. It'll only tell you how well they designed it in comparison. Best to compare with another Note 8 in the same area.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Awesome, let me know what happens.

Is your NOTE 8 a n950f from clove?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Limeybastard:
My bars in relation to dba and speed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Yup, N950F from Clove UK running on Tmobile USA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ian the Great:
Same here. Very slow LTE on my N950F (UK/Clove).. Gotta find a way fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
I reflowed the usb / antenna board tonight but it made no difference at all. I think my board is just a lemon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
I dont think its the board.

I think its software related, or simply the way the exynos version is.

I hear the modem is better on with Snapdragon.

I might try and flash some FW from a different region.

UK hasnt been updated yet but some other regions have.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Could you please tell me your BUILD number and your BASEBAND version?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
Might be in your case, but I had crazy fast LTE for the first 4-5 days. Also, I'm sure mine is the board (or a component on it) because unplugging the antenna wires from it makes zero difference to the signal strength.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
NMF26X.N950FXXU1AQI1 & N950FXXU1AQHB.

Just curious, those of you having this issue on TMO, what band are you usually connected to?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Could someone please tell me the CSC that comes on the Clove model?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Well also the amount of people that are having problems and the same exact problem leads me to believe this is the case.

I have had times where my LTE was on point too, there are alot of variables.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Why, did you change yours?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
usually band 4, but it varies around my area between 2, 4, and 12. My Note 5 in the same areas switches to the same bands as the Note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
I used the T-Mobile mod thing to get wifi calling and now my CSC reads TMB :p

What is the one that comes out of the box from Clove?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Mine looks different?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
I'm not understanding that much either. As far as I know B4 AWS is the primary band used by Tmobile in the US. B2 is used as an alternate to B4 in areas where B4 might not always be available. B12 is not really used as a primary band unless in areas with low cell density where B4 & B2 coverage is not good. B12 is 700mhz so it penetrates better like inside buildings. Similar to what Tmobile's new B71 600mhz is supposed to do but were don't have B71 support.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
Oh crap, that means the N950N supports less CA combos than the N950F does.

Well, that explains a lot.

Band 12 is indeed for indoor coverage but there are 2 reasons why speed is low:

1) Really bad SINR, this is signal to noise ratio, and the higher the value, the better the signal quality, as the value decreases, the 'noise' increases and this causes interference and therefore poor cellular performance.

2) Band 12 is very easily congested since lower frequency bands don't have the same capacity as higher frequency bands, like Band 2 or 4.

Sent from my SM-N950F

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Ah yes sorry about that. I remembered that 2683662 was disabled by Samsung after the July update (on the S8+) and was never accessible on the Note 8.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
That's odd! I would figure mine would look different (not necessarily the values but the way it's displayed) since I have an F & both of you have Ns. Wonder why yours only lists 7 combinations instead of 12 like us. Did you try messing with CA setting before?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
Mine is an N and I have all 12, the same ones as my Tmobile Note 5, per those 2 screenshots.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
But that can't be. Kalm_Traveler & masri1987 both have Ns. Unless both of them changed CA setting or Kalm_Traveler's TMO mod had something to do with it but I donxt think the TMO mod has anything to do with it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
I did try to mess with CA settings but I installed a different ROM since.

Also look at this
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
WTH lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Here is my CA settings I think
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
So maybe there's hope/an easy fix for you! Just need to figure out what to change to fix that..... but don't look at me, I wouldn't know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Q: Should I start all over with flashing the firmware (either lg uplus or sktelekom n950n) back on the device and go from there? Feeling like I need to backtrack and make some notes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
I could be talking out of my butt here but I think the phone network or CSC tell the device which bands it can use for CA combos. I don't recall seeing them in the CSC files when i was working on that but it wouldn't hurt to double check, and that would kind of make sense since my Note 5 is a tmobile Exynos model on full stock software, while the Note 8 is running basically the CSC from an N950U Tmobile version.

If someone on stock Korean N950N can check their CA combos that might be useful info.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Yeah I'm willing to flash stock via odin , root it and check CA combos info. Any source besides sammobile since it's down right now? Can flash SK Telekom TK Telekom or LG U Plus firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
If it helps any I can restore a nandroid to before I installed your TMO mod & check? But I have an F & it probably won't really help in terms of Ns.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
It might still. The N and F have the same hardware so I'm not really sure what differentiates them aside from software. From what I've seen looking through Nemesis F based ROM compared to my stock SK Telecom N ROM they are by and large identical there too, just a few things more included in the F base software, like some of the hooks for wifi calling (which I don't think any of the 3 Korean carriers support so it makes sense their versions would lack it), and a different RIL for dual SIM function.

Both versions have the second SIM slot, oddly enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
has anyone played with *#2263# service mode options? I just played with some settings, first pull on my couch where i couldn't get more than 12mbps i got 52mbps, second run i got 16mbps , if it wasn't so unstable it would be usable anywhere t-mo devices can be used.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Ok, here you go (notice the 4G+ icon). It's the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
I need to go 100% stock and test everything out with just root only to gather info. I found another source for stock firmware https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy Note8/q503/SKC/N950NKSU1AQI2/N950NOKR1AQI2/

Not sure if legit tho
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Well if it's not legit, Odin will reject it.

Might be a good idea to make backups with TWRP along the way. I always make nandroids with personal notes before I make a major change just in case something goes wrong. Saves so much time not having to start from scratch.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
Use SamFirm or fw.updato.com to get sock firmwares.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
fw.updato.com i been downloading now for 9 hours and 50 minutes it isn't even 50%, and samfirm, what region for my Korean phone? i use SKT and nothing shows up. SM-N950N is the model number i'm putting in.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
Updato is usually good for me, but I use SamFirm more since it's directly from Samsung's CDN.

The CSC for SK Telecom is 'SKC' and not SKT.

The ones for KT and LG U+ are KTC and LUC respectively.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Thanks,

This is all that happens.

Running windows 10,

SamFirm v0.3.6.0

Checking firmware for SM-N950N/SKC/N950NKSU1AQI2/N950NOKR1AQI2/N950NKOU1AQHD/N950NKSU1AQI2

Error loading library: 14001

Please make sure "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)" and "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)" are installed

Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401

Authorization failed

Checking firmware for SM-N950N/SKC/N950NKSU1AQHA/N950NOKR1AQHA/N950NKOU1AQHA/N950NKSU1AQHA

Error loading library: 14001

Please make sure "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)" and "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)" are installed

Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401

Authorization failed

The given path's format is not supported.

System.NotSupportedException: The given path's format is not supported.

at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CanonicalizePath(String path, Boolean needFullPath)

at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CreateListFromExpressions(String[] str, Boolean needFullPath)

at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.AddPathList(FileIOPermissionAccess access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathListOrig, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath, Boolean copyPathList)

at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission..ctor(FileIOPermissionAccess access, String[] pathList, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath)

at System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(String path)

at System.Net.WebClient.GetUri(String path)

at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadString(String address)

at SamFirm.Utility.GetHtml(String url)

at SamFirm.FWFetch.SamsungFirmwareOrgFetch(String model, String region)

at SamFirm.FWFetch.SamsungFirmwareOrgFetch1(String model, String region)

at SamFirm.Command.UpdateCheckAuto(String model, String region, Boolean BinaryNature)

at SamFirm.Form1.<update_button_Click>b__9(Object o, DoWorkEventArgs _e)

And it just hangs there, now for the last 5 minutes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
Ah, SamFIrm and it's constant glitches. The dev abandoned the tool, and I admit it's been very unreliable for me recently as well.

However, when it hangs, just close the window.

Grab this and install it real quick if you haven't already:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

Restart your PC, then try running SamFirm in compatibility mode for Windows 7 or 8, and it should work fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
installed, rebooted, all i got was this

"SamFirm v0.3.6.0

No file to download. Please check for update first.

Checking firmware for SM-N950N/SKC/N950NKSU1AQI2/N950NOKR1AQI2/N950NKOU1AQHD/N950NKSU1AQI2

Error loading library: 14001

Please make sure "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)" and "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)" are installed

Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401

Authorization failed

Checking firmware for SM-N950N/SKC/N950NKSU1AQHA/N950NOKR1AQHA/N950NKOU1AQHA/N950NKSU1AQHA

Error loading library: 14001

Please make sure "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)" and "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)" are installed

Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401

Authorization failed

The given path's format is not supported.

System.NotSupportedException: The given path's format is not supported.

at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CanonicalizePath(String path, Boolean needFullPath)

at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CreateListFromExpressions(String[] str, Boolean needFullPath)

at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.AddPathList(FileIOPermissionAccess access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathListOrig, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath, Boolean copyPathList)

at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission..ctor(FileIOPermissionAccess access, String[] pathList, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath)

at System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(String path)

at System.Net.WebClient.GetUri(String path)

at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadString(String address)

at SamFirm.Utility.GetHtml(String url)

at SamFirm.FWFetch.SamsungFirmwareOrgFetch(String model, String region)

at SamFirm.FWFetch.SamsungFirmwareOrgFetch1(String model, String region)

at SamFirm.Command.UpdateCheckAuto(String model, String region, Boolean BinaryNature)

at SamFirm.Form1.<update_button_Click>b__9(Object o, DoWorkEventArgs _e)"

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nevermind [MENTION=5063250]murtaza02[/MENTION] got it working . will report back with findings in a moment
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
[MENTION=2694397]masri1987[/MENTION]

I've been getting a similar error but only sometimes and for a different reason.

Is Updato using their own servers for the download link or a Google Drive link?

EDIT: You got it working. Let us know how the download speed is for you compared to Updato. I usually get pretty good results when downloading using SamFirm.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
downlaod speeds were 4-5mb per sec vs updato was 40kb per sec lol

Flash this under AP correcct?

Edit, nvm i see several files to flash here. any order to get them done?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
Firmwares usually have 4 or 5 files

BL in BL (bootloader)

AP in AP (system, recovery, cache)

CP in CP (modem/baseband/radio)

CSC in CSC (do note that this will wipe your phone)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
k i got this figured out lol, it's been a while since i owned a sammy product, note 4 to be exact.

So i have two csc's one that says home csc and the other is just csc okr which one do i use

Edit: thanks i just did a twrp backup and moved everything to sd card.

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CSC_OKR_N950NOKR1AQI2_CL12021336_QB14835700_REV00_user_low_ship.tar

and

HOME_CSC_OKR_N950NOKR1AQI2_CL12021336_QB14835700_REV00_user_low_ship.tar

There's a 5mb diff between them
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
CSC will wipe, HOME_CSC will not.

If you're coming from anything other than stock, use CSC. Not the home one.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
okay, so i'm set up and good to go rooted on sk telekom stock firmware.

Tried the code above and i get the screenshot bellow

Also, look at my speedtest results, night and day different , i even got 72mbps i have never seen that b4, not even on my t-mo note 8

The speeds i'm experiencing are consisent and fast where i usually waasn't getting good results. I'm about to head to the gym with this set up and see how the signal is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Pics attached

I have no CA combo's, yet my signal, and speed, is much more consistent, i haven't seen a single signal drop during speed test while doing this.

Moving forward, Flash rom, flash kernel via twrp, flash CSC via odin?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Which phone do you have?

Also just an observation, the speeds do indeed look faster then your previous tests in this thread but their differentials look similar.

Not saying it didn't help but want to make sure some other variable (like time of day) is not just giving the wrong impression.

Definitely got to give it a full day to because if there is any real change.

Im 50% hopeful. lol. This is playing with my emotions. :)

Please test a lot and let us know. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
N950n

i will sir. i'm going to the gym right now and gonna pass by the barbershop and see how it goes there

I will note this , The phone isn't jumping from band 4 to 2 and vice versa, it's staying on band 4 the entire time during the test. This is much different behavior.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Do you have T-Mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
Is it possible to flash the SK Telekom stock firmware on a N950F?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
So I'm sitting on the same spot in LA fitness as I was yesterday. It's not connected to band 12 , just band 4

Spotify had no cache so it was streaming fresh

No buffering. Speed test done while Spotify was playing. Different behavior than yesterday. What gives?

As I finish typing this it finally jumped to band 12
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] DeeXii:
What speed were you last time in the same spot?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
1-2mbps and under 1 Mbps for.uploads. I couldn't even upload an attachment to xda app in the same spot yesterday
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shouren04:
Today is the first time I ever hit over 100mbps. I'm pretty sure there's nothing wrong with my Note 8. If there is it doesn't matter to me right now but if someone figures out a way to make it better I'm all ears.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
I lost 3% battery streaming inside la fitness vs yesterday I lost 10%.

Attached is speed test from inside barbershop today.

Considering my device stock has no CA combos vs modified system and csc it's performing way better. What gives