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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
No. I posted it in more details in my previous post. Easy Chart will not even install. Photo Note will only work in landscape, but I gues it still sort of works in that mode. Also, the Extension Pack wouldn’t install just like Easy Chart, so I had to use a different version and then it worked. I tried this idea with Easy Chart, but there are not that many versions except on Aptoide and those look like there not safe except a really old version (1.0). Ironically, I downloaded that 1 and it did install, but unfortunately didn’t work. I tried a later version of Photo Note and it was the same. The only other thought I had was to try earlier versions of Photo Note and/or Extension Pack. What does everyone think?

On another note, I do like Oreo better than Nougat. Verizon enabled certain things that they had disabled like auto restart and device maintenance. I’m sure there are probably other things, I just haven’t really looked. I hope someone is able to get S Note to work in its entirety.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Conito11:
Very sad about s note stuff, thanks you for testing it. Hope in note 9 came with a new version of the best Samsung application.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sandra17:
Thanks for the reply. I'm not too worried about EasyChart & PhotoNote yet, as I hadn't installed them yet, tho I do miss them from Notes of the past. Right now I'm more concerned with Action Memo since I have 1000+ memos.

Can I ask which version of the Extension Pack you got to work? I have 1.1.01.

I wish Samsung wasn't making this so damn difficult! Guess I'll be staying away from Oreo a bit longer :/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Conito11:
If you install s note it would sync with your action memos and import them to Samsung notes...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Technobeat:
Im sorry that it`s taking so long on my side. I have the international and unlocked version of the phone and the Oreo update is still not available in Germany.

So far it sounds really disappointing, since i use easy chart extensively for note taking...

I really don't know why Samsung decided to butcher such a useful and functional application..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sandra17:
Thanks for the reply, but I avoid Samsung Notes at all costs! There is just no comparison. My only concern is S Note/Action Memo working as is has been. Which is why I hesitate to install Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Conito11:
You have to search on the forum, there is a user called fox den or something like that, he had published various versions of s note with action memo working. If I'm not wrong that post is on apps and mods section.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sandra17:
Since Oreo? If you mean before then, then I have all the previous working versions, back from when we got S Note/Action Memo working on the Note 7. And that's all working fine for me.

My only concern was about those versions working after the Oreo update, which seems to not be an issue. (I hadn't yet gotten around to trying the EasyChart & PhotoNote tweaks in this topic yet tho.) Thanks for the help :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Conito11:
Before... sorry. You can try to mod an working version with apk editor and change api, so you can be able to install it and sync you action memos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
Sandra, I’m thoroughly confused. I’m trying to tell you that what you are looking for is working. I’m on Verizon just like you and I’ve already updated to Oreo. Everything about S Note is working. The only things that aren’t working are Easy Chart and Photo Note in portrait mode (it’s working in landscape). I hope that helps you.

I was also going to wait to update to Oreo just like you, but I was having a couple of minor issues that I thought it might fix, which at least it did. So far I actually like Oreo better than Nougat. I’m just disappointed that I can’t get S Note to work in its entirety. But, you’re good! Action Memo, Idea Sketch, Scrapbook, and Photo Note in landscape all work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sandra17:
Sorry to be so confusing sll1313, lol! That reply was to Conito11, because I believe he was thinking I hadn't had S Note/Action Memo working previously, which of course I had. I was simply trying to find out if Oreo broke that.

It's a huge relief to know it didn't, thank you!

I never got a chance to try the methods here for EasyChart & PhotoNote because just as I was about to, I realized my phone had very visible screen burn in (which was odd since it also clearly showed the navigation bar, which I always have hidden).

Anyhow, I barely had the replacement set up when I saw the Oreo update (which I'm still putting off), so I've been holding off trying EasyChart & PhotoNote. When I saw the discussion here about Oreo, that's when I needed to clarify that everything else but those were still working.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Technobeat:
May i know what values you chose for

android:minSdkVersion
android:targetSdkVersion
android:maxSdkVersion

I could probably get both APK files working if there are no dependencies/apis that have been depreciated in regards to Samsung Services after the Oreo update.

If any of those APK files depend on libraries or APIs that have been depreciated it will not be possible to maintain those going forward without access to the source code.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
All of the APKs that definitively worked I used 24 for minSdk and 26 for targetSdk. If it didn’t work I think I changed the numbers potentially to anywhere from 24 or 25 as the min and 26 or 27 for the target. I eventually changed the Extension Pack version to the most recent version of 1.1.11 and then that worked, but I’m not sure if that has any issue on Easy Chart not installing and Photo Note only working in Landscape. I found a site which had this listed:

API 24 - Android 7.0

API 25 - Android. 7.1 or 7.1.1

API 26 - Android 8.0

API 27 - Android 8.1

Lastly, I honestly have no idea what the maxSdk. When I had Nougat on my Note 8, I just followed the directions in this thread and it worked on th first try. There was nothing to do with the maxSdk and I don’t even know where it is listed, but I’m am interested in learning. So if you could please tell me where I would find the maxSdk. Maybe that’s what the issue was to begin with and I could’ve just stuck with the same versions for all. Remember Easy Chart and Extension Pack we’re both gone as soon as Oreo was installed, but the others were still there. Could that be because of this maxSdk? I really appreciate your help with this as well as you teaching me these terms so I can learn as well. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
I'm back. I've been extremely busy with my personal life and sincerely sorry I've been absent but from what I see everyone on here is doing their thang helping each other. Wow I'm truly grateful to see this post grow so much. I could be wrong but i think I saw 11 pages so far.... amazing... now I have to play catch up with all you guys.... and girls I see... cool beans ??.

Since I got back I got a new updates this Note 8 as soon as I turned it on and my windows 10 laptop got some new Win 10 updates so as soon as I get all the files for the "Photo Note from the Note 4 with gallery select", then we can explore all other things.. first thing tonight it to make sure NOTHING IS EFFECTED by the new update and to read each and every one of your wonderful posts. (Might take a while but very much worth it :D).. be back tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
I came back to find my Note 8 on some new Oreo Update that for some reason it's not taking the changes from the Nougat 7.1.1 changes we made. Oreo 8.0.0 isn't reading Easy Charts Chart.js file extension.Unfortunately, I can see no other choice but to do a complete wipe and factory reset on my phone and in developers options, shut off automatic system update and shut it down everywhere else on the phone. Basically Samsung is turning the Note series into a Pixel XL ???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Incredible smh
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Doing a complete factory reset. I'll let you guys know how this is going to turn out. Wish me luck. ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
The complete factory reset was a bust. Smh. Anyone that got the Android 8.0.0 Samsung 9 experience update knocked out Easy Chart, Idea Sketch and Photo Note. The SDK APIs variables are rendered useless in Oreo 8.0.0. I went from 24 to 26 to 26 to 28 to 26 to 36.. that is when it stated there was a ..."problem parsing the package" .....apk editor excepted the apk to be reconfigured only to be blocked by Android Oreo 8.0.0. My last idea requires for me to downgrade the software manually back to Android 7.0 or 7.1.1 and lock out Samsung somehow without rooting. With rooting, I lose 20% of my battery ability to charge up 100%. So whatever method I decide to choose today will be the one I would suggest if anyone wants the full glory of their S-Note back. I'll be performing this on my own galaxy Note 8.

Side note: PLEASE DON'T TRY IT WITHOUT PROPER INSTRUCTIONS. I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE DAMAGED 900 TO 1000 DOLLAR PHONES. With that being said, wish me luck. If I damage this phone by this process, ? this will probably be the last post I put..?.. ok... starting at 2:30pm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Here is an idea: write the developer himself
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sandra17:
Not sure if you can see it in the photos (will upload soon), especially since they were taken with an older phone, but the notated pics on the blank screen and on the home screen show where the burn in is, and what images are burned in. (I also usually have the notification bar hidden about 85% of the time, unless I'm expecting an email, text or call that I might overlook otherwise).

I do have VZW, and purchased phone thru them.

I don't get it. If Samsung read the reviews in the Play Store, they would see how they've pissed off their customers by removing S Note & giving us Fisher Price My First Note App (aka iPhone-ish) starting with the Note 7. It's not like we're asking for the phone to be a freaking teleportation device! Just give us back S Note (and from before they started screwing with it too!).

Uh, I think they were confusing us with iPhone users. The LAST thing I want from my Note phone (and I've had all Notes since the N3, also have the Notes 10.1 and 12.2) is that it be "simple"!

Hmm, maybe after backing up my S Notes & Memos, I'll uninstall S Note & all its components and reinstall it all fresh, after I finally do the update.

I don't know if it's relevant since I haven't installed EasyChart & PhotoNote according to the methods here, but for all the other components installation order didn't matter for me.

It's just too time consuming for me right now because besides backing everything up first, I need to re-enable all the apps I've disabled (some in settings and some w/BK Package Disabler) and move everything out of Secure Folder and back out up (I don't back anything up to "the cloud" so it's more tedious for me, lol!).

I'm really not sure. It was shipped like a refurb, but using the Phone INFO+ app, which is usually pretty accurate, it states it's new.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Omg.. a Note series fanatic like me...????

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Well guys.... here's the new info. Because of the new Oreo 8.0 and Samsung experience 9 thing-a-majig, everyone got a new bootloader... so Easy Chart and Idea Sketch is waaaaay off the grid. The new api is now 26 with and unknown SDK target because this is the beta ...on software number, it ends with RC1 which is the READY CANDIDATE #1 (RC1). Sorry guys..that's what it is right now. So now we have a 6.3 inch Samsung iPhone with a "S-Not" and the enhanced iPen...I mean S-Pen that.....well...you can pull out and look at confusingly ...or write on here or on apps that look like blank Google Cards... and draw and color...well..nothing... because idea sketch is locked out...as a bonus...we have a new Samsung keyboard..with and emoji quick key..and gifs..which make you open up more **** we don't want...lol.. So trying to downgrade failed, i'm going the only way I known since the Note 2...Rooting... using SamFail... wish me luck..4:27AM..?...and thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
I sent you a response to your last private message that I think explains some things that are actually better and closer to fixing this than you think. I tend to be long winded so I figured it’s better for you to read that message first and either respond directly or post here because all is not completely lost. I really think we might get there. Let me know what you think. Thanks for your effort!

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I remembered you had VZW like me. That’s why I was asking questions to see what they did for you because they’ve always been good to me. Besides their service, I think their customer service is much better than AT&T and Sprint. I never had T-Mobile (only a company they acquired). It took me a bit when the fiasco with the Note 7 hit and I knew I didn’t want to be locked into a contract because I was assuming I would get the next Note. And if by some fluke it didn’t come back, I still wanted to think about what I wanted. I ended up trading in my Note 4 so I had nothing to go back to and we finally agreed to me buying the brand new LG V20 for a substantial discount, but I paid it all upfront so I wasn’t locked in. IMO, Samsung should’ve done more, yet did even less because they didn’t even bring back the S Note. On top of that now you’re telling me about this burn in (lack of quality) which was the only thing I thought I could count on with Samsung.

Luckily, you’re good with S Note with Action Memo. And the rest of us are good with everything else. We just need to figure out the last straw, Easy Chart. Oh and if people want Photo Note in portrait.

I didn’t see the pictures of your old phone. How’s the new/refurbished phone holding up so far?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
The galaxy note 3 (with Note 7 rom) is doing great. The Galaxy Note 8 that I have is the International unlocked version N950U1-UEU. I'm good with S-note and Action Memo on the Galaxy Note 3 with the note 7 system in it. I'm NOT good with the Note 8 because of the damn update. ?..

Good morning brothers and sisters. ?...i tried but I couldn't do it ? I couldn't get myself to destroy my Note 8 and root it and only have 80% maximum battery. I've been up working hard and...

I got Android 7.1.1 back ?? Samsung Experience 8.5. Without rooting. So whoever said the unlocked versions can't go backwards LIED.....??. I'll explain after I attempt to get S-Note fully up again.

Now to shut down the auto system update and Samsung apps and Google play store auto updates.

Then to attempt to get S-Note fully up again. This will be my last attempt this month. Wish me luck. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] OnnoJ:
[MENTION=5520121]tah480[/MENTION]: small correction, N950U1 is US unlocked version, not International unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Yes. Typo on my part. You're absolutely right. I was working on the official firmware for N950FXXXX for my phone and decided to go with the N950U1UEU3BRA5 (XAA). My apologies. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Non root downgrade worked. I got off N950U1UEU3CRC1 (ANDROID 8.0.0) and went backwards. Now on N950U1UEU3BRA5 (ANDROID 7.1.1).

I used Odin.

Easy Chart working

Idea Sketch working

Scrapbook working

Photo Note working (Non gallery icon)

Now, I working in the photo note WE ALL REMEMBER.

(With the Gallery Icon option and back photo writing).

I think those are two different apps.

? Well....Writing on the back of a picture was on my Note 2 and my Galaxy Note 10.1 GSM+Wi-Fi unit. that I'm sure of. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Here's my progress.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Two photos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
Here's one more so you see it for yourselves.

Now to finish changing this Photo Note that was giving me headaches lol ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
I was really hoping you would’ve noticed the private message before you went back to 7.1.1

XDA lumped my 2 responses into 1. Part of my response was to your post and the other part of my response was to Sandra.

I’m going bottom line the Note 8 situation with Oreo. The only thing that won’t install is Easy Chart.

Everything else installs, even Photo Note works. However it only works in Landscape, not portrait, but most importantly it still does work.

In order for me to get as far as I did I had to change one APKs version and I also had to tweak 1 of the APKs as well. So I really think I’m close to getting the entire S Note app working with 8.0 Oreo. That’s why I was trying to get your attention before you went backwards because I’m really close, but I think there may be a lot of trial and error on versions as well as the modifications through Apk Editor.

I don’t know how difficult it was for you to go back to Oreo again, but I had some other minor issues happen recently with Nougat and when I updated to Oreo they were all fixed as well as Verizon’s disabled features are now finally Enabled. So I’d really like my cake and be able to ear it, too - Oreo with the original S Note. I understand if you don’t want to put Oreo back, but could you look into the private message and see if you had any suggestions. If not, I understand and I guess I’ll just keep going with some other tests to see if I could get there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Conito11:
Did you mod easy chart app right? If you did it maybe you could try with an older version of easy chart.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
? Hey dude. How's it going? That's great news that you got everything working except Easy Chart. Photo Note works in both portrait mode and landscape. In portrait mode on my device, you don't see the bottom half of the screen ?but when I press the bottom center screen like the shutter button was there, it took the picture. ?New weirdness going on. ?...I love the newest features on Oreo 8.0.0 ? with the Samsung Experience 9. I just don't like the idea of ditching my one "S-Office" to go back to using 4 different Microsoft free Android apps when I could just go to one app. (I set it up that way since the Note 2)?. I just in and got another notification for to download Oreo again ?. Maybe I'll surrender ?, download Oreo 8.0.0 and pass the mantle to you guys and I'll follow your leads ?. I got you guys this far. Maybe you guys can take it from here ?*?. "Sometimes a leader at some time in war must follow the soldiers" - a quote from my dad lol ??. I'm going to heat up some lasagna ?, put on Blindspot tv series ? andread my xda inbox carefully ? while debating about updating and losing everything again and start over in Oreo ... only to start again in Android Pee..????.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
That's great news and definitely something to try. ??. So (asking) should I update to 8.0? Should I start Getting the older versions of everything first, save them and take them apart and modify them piece by piece?

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Also I was reading this article on xda..

https://www.xda-developers.com/android-oreo-android-nougat-april-distribution-statistics/

So at the very bottom of the article gave me an idea..?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
Interesting article! While I would love the help and I know the best way for you to help would be to update to Oreo, but that’s completely selfish because like I said I’m sure you’re more knowledgeable with this stuff then I am. Like I said, I got to this point based on trial and error as well as common sense. When you did this on Nougat, how did you know what values to use as well as which versions of each app? Oh also, how did you know to not modify some of the apps at all?

I’m going to reverse the question to you. Knowing that I used 24 and 26 as my values and that I did also modify the a different version of the Extension Pack, and managed to get everything to work except Easy Chart and Photo Note in portrait mode (so in my opinion it technically is working). I think it looks like I’m really close and I told you what my thinking is to get it fully installed, but like I said I’m not sure if that’s actually accurate. Do you think it makes sense?

Like I said, I think the key is most likely the Extension Pack, but for all I know it may be that S Note itself has to be modified. Like I wrote earlier, how did you know not to modify that app?

Bottom line is if it turns out we are unsuccessful, we do have a version that is basically working. Worst case scenario is that you’d be without Easy Chart. I wanted to try that one idea with version 1.5.10 because I think that would be the easiest, but I just haven’t been feeling up to it (because of health). Please let me know what your thoughts are.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
I found this interesting on my Galaxy Note 12.2 tablet:

Photo note 5.5.1.0

S-note 4.1

Idea Sketch 1.1.7

Easy Chart 1.1.4

Scrapbook 1.7.1410883

Story Album 1.4.22

Add S-note Template 1.3

Sketch Book for Galaxy 2.9.2

This is on Android 5.0.2 lollipop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tah480:
I think this might work out. It's an idea.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sll1313:
This does look interesting, but obviously you have it working on lollipop. So we have to see if it works on Oreo, but most of the APKs aren’t anywhere.

I know I’ve tried all of the Easy Chart versions including the only trusted version on Aptoide (1.0) which I modified with apk editor and used 24/26. The only one that would install is the older version that I found on Aptoide. So you may be onto something where we have to go back to older versions, but like I said, I can’t find most of those APKs.

The next thing I was going to do was try different versions of Extension Pack and try installing non modified and also modified with 24/26, but obviously that’s more time consuming. Unfortunately my health issues have been acting up, so as soon as I feel well enough I will start trying. Unless you think this makes sense.

Let me ask you this, when you came up with the version that worked on Nougat, how did you know which versions of each APK to use and in addition how did you know which APKs needed to be modified with apk editor? I think if you could shed some light on that I think we all might have a better chance to be able to help figure this out.