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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] stuartv:
Thank you for the reply.

I did not buy the phone from Verizon. I did use it on Verizon first, but as far as I know, there is no Verizon "stuff" on it. There is definitely no "My Verizon" app or any of the other Verizon bloatware that I had on previous (Verizon) phones.

The phone is now activated and working on Sprint.

Can you give me any idea of what Verizon "stuff" could possibly be on my phone at this point?

What is Sprint Enhanced Messaging?

I have a feeling I don't want that. I definitely do not want Sprint Visual Voicemail.

I use Google Voice for calls and voice mail and it is working fine.

I just want to be able to turn on WiFi calling so that if I'm in an area with no cell signal, but I do have WiFi access, I can still place and receive phone calls.

I don't want any Sprint Bloatware, unless it is necessary in order to be able to use WiFi Calling.

My current Build Number says NMF26X.N950U1UES2BQL2. AFAIK, my current firmware would be the XAA firmware, but I don't know how to tell that.

So, are you saying I could get WiFi Calling by going through shortcut master lite? TBH, I have no idea what "shortcut master lite" means.

I do appreciate you trying to help me. Thank you!

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I just tried it and, apparently, my phone is not working for doing a voice call and simultaneous data, either. I guess I need the actual Sprint firmware for that, too.

I found some Sprint online help that refers to a "Calling PLUS" (or something like that) section in the phone's Settings, which I do not have.

So, I guess I will try the unlocked firmware. But, I am still not clear on if I should use the XAS or SPR version, or if it matters.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
For WiFi calling go to the settings in the phone app

For the rest follow this:

Enhancedlte in shortcut master lite- launch and enable

EpdgTestApp in shortcut master lite- launch

- EpdgMainActivity - launch

- select menu dots top right

- select activation settings

- select combination of options you want

com.test.LTEfunctionality in shortcut master lite- launch

- LTEFunctionalityTest- launch

- VoLTE Test UI - select

- Set N/W PS voice support - turn on

- Set N/W PS E911 support - turn on

IMS Settings in shortcut master lite- launch

- ImsSettingsLauncherActivity - launch

- IMS Service Switch - select, enable all

- IMS Profile - select

- "Your Carrier" IMS - select

- Service - select

- ensure the radios are selected for mmtel, mmtel-video, and smsip (other settings break features but play if you want...)(mmtel-video is video calling) for both sections, top and bottom...back out once and click the save icon (looks like floppy)....video may not work...I have No one to test with...lol

Then you can stay on current firmware
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Meurdar:
If you flash the unlocked then ATT CSC file you will get all the features without the bloat only thing I'm missing is Visual Voicemail. I think that comes with bloat. I have Volte WiFi calling and teathering. Not sure about updates I disabled them for root purposes "if they fix the 80% "
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] scottsdca:
Quick question- I rooted my note 8 so that I could tether on the grandfathered unlimited plan with Verizon. The sacrifice of that is that the battery is limited to 80%. If I was to just flash the unlocked carrier in Odin instead of having root, would tethering still work without asking me to subscribe to a hotspot plan? If tethering works I can do without root for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Don_Pachuco:
How do you completely disable the updates? I could give 2 craps about the visual voicemail, as it isn't even visual. God I miss Verizon!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
Hey I just saw this post.... I've been bouncing around,,, root, Oreo , etc

This is a great idea

All is a bit confusing.... Which unlocked firmware did you flash? And did you have to flash a particular ATT CSC or can you just use any of them (ie does it have to match versions?)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] borijess:
I know this might be a bit off topic. But I am wondering besides samsung pay. What other apps work with samsung pay that you don't want to disable?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
So I went forward -- I flashed the latest Unlocked BQL2 firmware (BL. AP, CP , and CSC with Comsey Odin). Rebooted to Recovery. Factory Reset. Then to Bootloader and Comsey flashed ATT BK2 CSC

Calling features work without the ATT stuff
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] clipz trillz:
Verizon note 8 on tmobile carrier

Tried to flash tmobile rom but wont work the reason im flashing is because im using tmobile and i only get 1 bar of signle i get drop calls and callers cant hear me im guessimg is cause is a verison phone please any help!!

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Can you please tell me step by step how you flash the tmobile rom to the verizon (n950u) the only thing that changes is the baseband in settings
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Meurdar:
It's under developer options turn off auto update worked for me

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Glad you got it..I flashed the same way! sorry didn't get back to you sooner truck driver I don't stop a lot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
Cool job

Don't text and drive ... lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
I just found a problem

Flashing the way I did had that dreaded problem where calls end suddenly upon dialing of Enhanced LTE Services are enabled for ATT
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] android-incredible:
A coworker has a att note 8, is not the unlocked one, he call att and get the unlock code. He is trying to get the phone to work on Verizon he put the Verizon simcard and setup the apn but the phone has not service. I want to buy that phone but if he goes to Verizon and they make the phone work on Verizon network, what I have to flash to use volte, visual voice mail, and wifi calling?.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] colonel187:
Questions I can't find

I can't find what I'm looking for in the ridiculous amount of pages this topic has. So sorry if it's there......

I guess I'm confused about what software to flash. There is a section for carrier firmware that says there is not bloat included. There is another section for "unlocked" carrier firmware that says it has carrier settings and features but unlocked.

I have a straight from Samsung unlocked US note 8, I'm on Verizon. I'm confused on which firmware I should flash if I'm looking for the Verizon network features to work. I'm flashed the "unlocked" verizon firmware last night and it looks and behaves exactly like the stock firmware so I am confused.

What I am actually looking for. I am hoping to get WiFi calling to work on the stock or stockish unlocked not branded firmware with Verizon. I assumed that is what the "unlocked" Verizon firmware was for. AM I wrong? Do I need to flash the Verizon branded firmware? I don't want all the bloat and the settings menu is an ugly mess in the verizon branded version.

Please help me, I mostly just want to get WiFi calling to work. I've previously tried all the little trick around the internet before flashing the "unlocked" verizon firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Meurdar:
I've been using it for about a week and no problems till I read your post now I have the same issue any fix ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
I talked to the root guy for Note 8. He suggested flashing the cp (or modem) that can be downloaded from the Samfail root thread (it's part of the firmware download of the 2.5 package)

It was the modem that was causing the issue with root
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] stuartv:
Getting an unlock code from the carrier does not make the phone into the "Unlocked" version that you can buy from Samsung. There is "carrier unlocked" and then there is Universal Unlocked. They are not the same.

Your coworker's phone may now be "carrier unlocked", but if he bought it from AT&T, then I don't think there is any way to get it to work (with all features) on Verizon. You need either a Universal Unlocked phone (from Samsung) or a Verizon phone.

---------- Post added at 06:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 PM ----------

Thank you once again for the help.

I found the WiFi Calling option in the Phone app. I turned it on. But, I don't use the Phone app to make calls. I use the Google Voice app. I don't think that matters, though. Anyway, I'm not sure exactly how to test the phone to verify if WiFi Calling actually works.

Regarding getting simultaneous voice and data working:

I figured out that "shortcut master lite" is an app in the Play store. I have now installed it.

Your next instruction is:

"Enhancedlte in shortcut master lite- launch and enable"

I opened Shortcut Master Lite and I don't see anything that says Enhancedlte.

I went to the menu (3 dots) and did a Search for enhancedlte.

It found 2 results:

com.samsung.networkui.usa.EnhancedLteServices

and

com.android.phone.EnhancedLteServices

I guess you meant for me to launch one of these, but I'm not sure which one?

---------- Post added at 06:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

I have the same phone. I was on Verizon, but I just switched to Sprint for the Free 1 Year Unlimited deal.

Anyway, in the Phone app, under Settings, there is the setting for WiFi Calling. Try that. At least, I have that setting there on my phone. I am still running the original stock firmware, so I doubt what I'm seeing has changed from when I was on Verizon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] colonel187:
That option doesn't exist.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
either one...both are the same function
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Verizon SIM blocks it from phone app...you could try flashing CSC or USERDATA and CSC if just CSC didn't cut it...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
You can follow the switching carrier guide to change code to VZW and flash the VZW Firmware and all will be well...as long as it gets unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] colonel187:
I really don't want Verizon bloat. So I can just flash the csc from the Verizon image? And leave the stick samsung image otherwise untouched?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jeffsrawr:
---wrong thread---
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Sure
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
As soon as I get the updated binary...I'll upload it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkotoric:
Is there any way to flash the unlocked stock firmware on BQL5?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
It should flash with Prince Comsy's Odin as long as you flash the latest version...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkotoric:
Thanks maybe thats why it was failing I wasn't flashing the latest version. I have downloaded the latest and its extracting, let me try. Thanks

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Its still failing, I downloaded this version Unlocked XAA N950U1UEU2BQL2.

I get a

abl.elf

FAIL! (Auth)

Would any of this cause it when i'm in download mode it says

RPMB fuse blown

RPMB PROVISIONED
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Krayziepop:
No, I simply flashed the entire carrier package and it works great for me. When I check my AT&T account, I dont see the phone under my devices either, just a generic image and my phone number.

No need to call ATT, everything setup without intervention from them. I am noticing a little flakiness in the Advanced Messages, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't - might be the provisioning but that feature is not my primary need.

I used the ATT 1AQIA file from the 1st post under downloads. [emoji106]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dazemc:
There is no metro pcs firmware so would I flash the t mobile or the unlocked one? And do I use XAA or TMK?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
For metro-pc change code to TMK when supposed to pick carrier code...then flash T-Mobile firmware if you want bloat or XAA firmware if you do not
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dazemc:
Do you know if the echo command for setting the code should include the quotations or not? Directions are unclear....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
It says to type the following exactly...how is that unclear? Yes type the quotes...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tommythai:
I also have N9500 Hong Kong model. I do wanna try this but afraid I may brick the phone. I wanna use Samsung pay USA version. (Well, actually I would love a Thai CSC but I think it may not be possible ~ at least workout rooting the phone...) Have you tried it yet?

Currently, I can use Samsung pay with Thai credit cards but the Samsung payment framework is Hong Kong version as all the promotion are in Chinese.

Any reply or help us greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AriDiz:
And this gave you access to WiFi calling and video calling? Cuz it didn't work for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fearbasel04:
Forget it.

Cancelled and ordered the tmb note 8. Question even though it's through Samsung, Do i have to wait until it's paid off to unlock?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] daraj:
I tried to flash back to AT&T firmware from the unlocked firmware but after its done im getting the Tmobile firmware installed. I made sure to pick the AT&T firmware but not sure why i keep getting the TMO one. any help here?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] borijess:
I have a carrier unlocked Note 8. Can I just flash the Userdata to get the AT&T features? I don't want to flash the entire firmware with Bloat.

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I downloaded the AT&T firmware and don't see csc home. All I see is csc oyn.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] borijess:
So I have a unlocked carrier Note 8. I flashed the AT&T firmware and still do not get Wi-Fi calling. VOLTE works but trying to setup Wi-Fi calling fails.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
The N9500 has a different bootloader than ours and your device May brick...I am not sure about CSC though
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
?....who are you replying to? Flashing complete carrier Firmware or carrier csc and USERDATA files work to give unlocked users carrier functions...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Usually there is a small waiting period but you can pay to have it unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Make sure that when you follow the switching carrier guide you put in "ATT" instead of "XXX" or "TMB"....that would be the only explanation of how this would occur...unless it's a TMB SIM...which sounds doubtful from your flashing ATT firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
You only need to flash the CSC and USERDATA files...not(home_csc)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
You may have to call ATT tech support and state that your imei added to whitelist because you got it from Samsung...don't particular point out it's unlocked though...state that you are having connectivity issues and need to have it reprovisioned for carrier extras as well...make sure your account toggles are all on if ATT has that option
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] SimplyNando:
Really don't see what the problem is here. I've use different cords, different USB ports, restarted and used other computers. So frustrating. Trying to flash my AT&T Note 8 to the unlocked AT&T version for no bloat.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] daraj:
Thanks. Do i need to have my AT&T Simcard installed while flashing?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkotoric:
Never mind for my questions I'm dumb, I kept referencing back to the older software bc odin automatically goes to the last open folder so I wan't using the new that I downloaded, worked flawlessly with the latest one
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] borijess:
How do you turn off Google voice. I tried using the Google voice instructions but I don't see an option to deactivate. [MENTION=5649240]BlueFox721[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
For Sprint it is *730 dialed in the phone...each carrier has their own forwarding...Unless they put it in phone settings then you change voicemail back to carrier instead of googlevoice#...I'll look up ATT...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Have to wait for updated XAC...if you are just going from unlocked to carrier no need for switching guide just flash carrier Firmware from unlocked....

Sorry...I mean you can try to flash the carrier Firmware on the unlocked firmware and see if the baseband version matches what you flashed...if it does...no need...since you successfully flashed unlocked version....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
I see...flash back to BQK firmware and then try the binary...downgrade is still okay...then you can flash the updated Firmware you wish
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Factory reset
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Since You can flash AQK2, flash the main Carrier Firmware BQJA of your choice...doesn't matter since your changing back anyway...and the HOME_CSC of the XAC for BQJA...Downgrade should still work for this too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jeffsrawr:
---wrong thread---

i feel like such an idiot i was trying to use this guide on galaxy S8 not note 8. my bad
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Did you find the files needed for S8 or do you need a link? Same guide works just need those files...they do have guides for the S8 though...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] trebills:
Did you do this? Curious how it works for you if so. Do you get the Wifi Calling and Verizon VM while keeping the Samsung caller ID feature?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] android-incredible:
A litter confuse with this part echo "XXX" > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat

Do I have to type echo "VZW" > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat OR echo VZW > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat

[MENTION=5649240]BlueFox721[/MENTION] Another question, The att note 8 is running BQK2 Firmware,but the VZW Switching carrier Home_CSC_OYV is BQK1, Do you have the BQK2 Home_CSC_OYV Firmware from VZW? or BQK1 is fine. Right now i have the BQK2 And BQL5 firmwares Downloaded on my computer, which one do i have to use? does the sim card have to be in the phone when i'm doing switching carrier procedure?.Thanks..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] imblfmstr:
Hello [MENTION=5649240]BlueFox721[/MENTION]

I am user a based in India and I am about to receive my unlocked Sprint Note 8 through my cousin.

I read through the forum but the things are not that clear to me as it says you cant revert to previous versions or there would not be any OTA if we flash the unlocked. Since I will be using the phone in India can you please help me a few things on how to proceed:-

# Which unlocked firmware to be downloaded (links or code of the firmware)

# LTE bands available on unlocked firmware ? (need Band 3, 5, and 40)

# Volte needed

# OTA available or not

Request if you could help me through this with firmware links. I know its time consuming and a repetition but I am getting in to this stuff after a long time and need some guidance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] android-incredible:
on step 25 when i type echo "VZW" > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat nothing happen. and then if i go ahead and try to do the flashing carrier say model mismatch.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
Did you do steps 26 and 27?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] android-incredible:
yes

Is working now, what i did different was copy and paste the command,and for the carrier firmware i used regular odin,i din't flash the user data firmware.everything is fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] klodjan91:
Do you flash the latest file? For example i have a note 8 T mobile and i unlocked the phone from T mobile since its paid off. Now which files do i flash to unlocked firmware? Do i have to flash the latest files?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] OptimuSlime:
Someone order a Combo ?

https://cloud.degoo.com/NFFv/VvuE1hf5BJ

Here is the Combo used on my N950U the other night. Notice the "2" where a "1" would be. I'm no dev... this may blow your primary bootloader fuse...but it's legit. I uploaded the tar and md5. I gave up on carrier switch atm but removed Verizon bloat and added custom boot up sound and qmg so I'm happy so far. BlueFox if you wouldn't mind a little help when you get a chance I would love to USA Tmo my phone. Damn the note 8 is a HUGE improvement over my old Note 4! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
Does anyone know exactly what is happening ( and is there not some way around it) when trying to downgrade firmware from U3 to U2 or U2 to U1?

What exactly prevents the downgrade and can't an Odin package be made to bypass the restriction?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] OptimuSlime:
Blown Fuse

My N8 states Fuse Blown when I boot up. I think a physical fuse is changed after the bootloader hits certain keys #s, as a physical protection against downgrading.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
The "fuse blown" is from factory...they are all like that...you want Knox waranty 0x0
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
The ones I posted are the same...just a typo for the 2...the next binary is 2AQL1...just have not got it yet...I will post it soon...still does no good without XAC update...still waiting for that too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Once you update bootloader, we can't downgrade...locked bootloader....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcrompton:
Ok... I understand that the bootloader being locked won't allow down grade of the BL

But what about those update zips like the later version of Oreo .... why can't we manipulate the zip to go from one system to another , same BL version?

Ie those stuck on CRA2 can't get to the next version of Oreo
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
Type exact with quotations...the BQK1 is the Unlocked branded firmware, the BQK2 is the Carrier Firmware, so is the BQL5...the latest is probably the best, BQL5, if you want complete carrier functionality...Else the Unlocked branded BQL2...and then flash the Verizon Carrier CSC to get Verizon functions without bloat...(some have needed USERDATA file as well) after start screen boots...I always put carrier SIM in for Carrier Firmware unless issues arise...but leave it out for unlocked firmwares...

So...no bloat - flash unlocked BQL2, (may need to flash BQL5 CSC and/or USERDATA files for carrier features like WiFi calling and VoLTE)

Complete Verizon - flash Verizon BQL5...no extra flashing but has all files
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlueFox721:
When I get the binary for bootloader v3 you will be able to go to any version with that bootloader...you should be able to load update zip if same bootloader though...