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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
What sprint fw you on? BQK3?

Because all I did was use odin to flash my BQK3 fw back to BQK2. Then once I was on that FW, I made sure to have the Oreo update.zip on my sd card then rebooted into stock recovery and installed update from sd card and flashed the update.zip. It installed Oreo and I was good to go.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rudeboy87:
yes thats the one
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] deanesn:
has anyone tried this process on Unlocked Galaxy Note 8 directly from Sammy. I can't flash BQK2 using Odin. I keep getting stuck on File Analysis. Tried everything for the last 4 hours and I just can't get odin or Prince's odin to work. Tried everything from reboots to removing sim cards. SP3 compatibility. Reinstall drivers. It is possible it is my pc but I don't have access to another. I am on the latest Win 10. Laptop detects phone just fine and tried all the USBs I have.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rudeboy87:
did you loose data when you downgrade
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
No, not at all
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rudeboy87:
ooopppppppppps
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfirotisha:
Same. Kinda a deal breaker for me. But still running the beta.

Also will we be able to do OTA beta updates via the phone or will we have to download zips.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] HACK3DANDR0ID:
I upgraded using update.zip files only and i had to do a Factory Reset in Recovery to get her to run properly....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bjc112:
Running great on tmobile...swiftkey only thing acting up for Me...I'll report back with battery life soon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dschachm:
I'm on sprint.

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Not that I can see. I'll keep looking. The security notification is gone and there was definetely more bloat on this version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
Best buy (and some Staples stores now that are Samsung repair centers) are a good idea. I once totally f@@cked up a device and they hard layered straight over it with a stock ATT system image. It worked perfectly. Can't remember what I had done though to get me to that point and it was a note 5, I think.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
I'm going to take mine to the Best Buy near me, no Samsung kiosk, but their website says they can fix Samsung phones. Here's to hoping they can fix my **** up (and I'm not going to lie to them, I'm willing to pay if I have to.)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] suzook:
Cra9 is bl 2, or 3?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Bootloader 3
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Majin101:
I'm on CRA2, been on it since it came out. I noticed that my SD card gets unmounted randomly. Not a big issue for me though, just something I noticed on my end.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrewNY:
From Samsung's Knox documentation:

I think it's very unlikely that a Best Buy would be granted the ability to bypass this. It's a core aspect of Samsung's Knox security.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
Still Worth a try. I would find the local Samsung repair center, which are in certain Staples(?) I think.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
I just updated to CRA9 but no longer able to change CSC via dial code *#243203855#. Looks like the preconfig app is no longer working? Anyone know of an alternative?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
What is CRA9 like compared to what you came from
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dschachm:
It feels much more polished and smoother. I have had a couple Alps force close but everything else seems stable.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jongcruz:
Can anyone explain how to update from BQL2 To

Oreo CRA9?

I would really appreciate it,

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] spjetrovic:
Download it and put it on your SD card flash in recovery done
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jongcruz:
Is not letting me, it shows an error.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonathanRAZ:
It has to be BQL5 to CRA9 and not BQL2

If you are not on BQL5 you cant you have to odin it or something

Its specific to BQL5
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jongcruz:
Ok but BQL5 is only available for Verizon not for USA unlocked version or T-Mobile. Like BQK2 is at&t. I need to stay on my unlocked version, really hate this at&t boot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonathanRAZ:
Than you cant do it if you need to stay on that unlocked firmware

But thats how it works

I am on tmo and i was on BQLA and had to flash BQJA to take the BQK2 update via recovery because it is spesific to BQJA because i did not use odin to flash BQL5 or BQK2 i took the easy long way to CRA9 and everything fine
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jongcruz:
Ok I'll guess I will have to do the same. Last question, what carrier is CRA9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
It's a multi-CSC firmware. It's not carrier specific. I.e. I was on T-Mo firmware, and when I upgraded to Oreo, it stayed T-Mo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jongcruz:
Will try and report back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kkloud1:
so basically flash BQK2 to BQL5 to CRA9 and were done im on verizon on AQI5 and when the offical ota comes out what should I do to get that I mean do I still get it on the beta?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DeusBelli:
Is Bra8 the newest update? if so I can flash today and confirm if it's official on pl

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaizero:
Just jumped on the CRA9 update. I didn't wipe/reset, everything looks normal. I have a Verizon Note 8 and my settings page changed. It looks like the simplified version now, I can't figure out how to set it back to standard. Chrome crashed on me once at startup but that's it. GIF keyboard is working fine, also no issues with SD card. Basically looks like Nougat did before lol..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
Did it change to look like all the other Oreo leaks?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaizero:
I haven't seen any of the other leaks so I wouldn't be able to answer that. My guess is the UI was updated for Oreo so it's probably supposed to be this way.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
There are screenshots.

And yes there UI had been updated, that's why I asked if it looked like everyone else's.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DeusBelli:
Any bugs that are noticeable?

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Is Bra8 the newest update?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dschachm:
There are a few more options under setting especially under wifi advanced. Cra9 has been very smooth for me. No issues yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
Any way to enable VoLTE on CRA9?

Also, Samsung Pass doesn't stay logged in on CRA9 for some reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
I'm stuck on CRA2 (and can't even load into my system). What extra settings are in wifi advanced menu?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dschachm:
Here is a screen capture.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rollablunt420:
Is there any way to make Odin flash verison of CRA9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
No. Flash BQL5 in Odin then update through recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
Nifty, thanks.

Hopefully Samsung releases an Odin file soon, I am liking the Z2 force I bought as a secondary phone, but would love to use my N8 again too (sound assistant with separate app volume levels is so useful for games lol).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rollablunt420:
What if we have already upgraded to CRA2?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
I believe CRA2 is still on bootloader v2 (scan the forum though, I'm not sure) so you can downgrade to BQL5 then update to CRA9 from there. Once on CRA9 though, you can't downgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
Then you're stuck until release of an OTA that uses CRA2 as a base or they release an Odin file that can be used as a base for the new OTA.

Nope CRA2 is V3 bootloader. Anything with R so far has been V3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
Good to know, thanks.

Also, do you know anything about VoLTE on CRA9? I can't get to the Preconfig app or change the CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
No idea. My note 8 is out of commission do to my stupidity. Last I was able to use was CRA2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
Damn... Thanks for your input, hopefully you get it up and running again soon! That was from trying to downgrade to a v2 bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Nope anything thing like this 3CRA2 see the number 3 that's bootloader v3

If it was a number 2 it be bootloader v2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
Yeah, I tried to downgrade just the AP in Odin, it worked deleting the /system and recovery, but wasn't able to flash them. So I have a device without a system image.

It's okay, have me an excuse to buy a moto Z2 force (only because I couldn't see myself going to the 600 series processor on the play). Was going to use my old pixel but that decided to not connect to WiFi so I couldn't control my hue lights.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vwdubb:
Good to know, thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
I know, but most don't type the 3, and so far all R (released in 2018) is v3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Oh i know what your saying not saying your wrong i also have a S8 Plus on Oreo look at it haven't yet jumped to bootloader v3

2CRAF
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
True.

I wish we could get an official update to V3 so I can fix my phone lol.

This weekend has become great, my Z2 force is going to have to be returned since it won't stay connected to my 5Ghz WiFi.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
3BRA8 is Nougat (7.1.1). Bootloader v3. And it's not been pushed, yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
So when that gets released we can flash back if necessary?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
1) We don't know for sure, that that one will be released. But yes, you can flash back to it now, if you want to be on Nougat for any reason. However this release may be a dead end.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
If you're already on v3 bootloader, you cant flash back to BRA8now. We only have an update file for it, that requires you to be on Nougat with a v2 bootloader. We won't be able to flash back to it until we have ODIN files.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
Yes, you're right of course. My bad.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ccanyon:
Where is the ota file for cra9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JonathanRAZ:
In the search bar

Next time use it https://samsung.firmware.science
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I actually made the same suggestion when the v3 bootloader xame out, then I realized there were no ODIN files. Easy mistake to make.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
I'm still on the one before q15
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] smiley45:
Do anybody know if the January security patch will have bootloader 3 on it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
It's for Exynos and not Snapdragon and yes it's bootloader 3 but it's still 7.1 and not Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] LordGeek:
Another new one just posted up on fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net

N950USQU3CRAB.DM/N950UOYN3CRAB/N950USQU3CRAB
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] smiley45:
Yes I don't care about oero . I just want off of this beta build .... No I don't have to wait for Oreo to get off of it I just got to wait for the update to come up.. thx again
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Wouldn't CRAD and CRAF be newer than CRAB?

Or wait...maybe those are G955U builds...I bounce back and forth between the two devices, and I get confused... O.o
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
So what is the latest build
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Honestly I'm not sure now. It may be 3CRAB.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
I tried to find CRAB on samsung.firmware.science but didnt see it there...maybe it isn't there yet. I'm going to flash CRA4 in the meantime though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] D_VIN_GADO:
Why CRA4 if CRA9 is there? Doesnt matter to me. Just curious.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
I think the CRA9 is a Nougat build, because it's actually 2CRA9. These Oreo firmwares are all 3-something...I think. I can never figure out how Sammy names these things.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] _Dennis_:
It's U3CRA9.

The U3 means bootloader version 3, has nothing to do with Oreo or not.

The C is Oreo.

R is the year.

A is month.

9 is the release number.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
Thanks for the info, _Dennis_.

Well hell, my phone failed on flashing BQK2 in Odin...I'm on a Verizon Note 8 currently running 2BQL5. Any idea if I can even do this Oreo thing? I'm not a noob to flashing, just a little rusty. TIA for any pointers... :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] spjetrovic:
What are yoy trying to do?

Isn't 2bql5 newer then 2qk2?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
Thought I had to be on QK2 specifically to flash the oreo OTA, but apparently not since it appears that CRA4 is flashing now from SD. I just put it on my SD as update.zip and flashed from recovery...so we'll see, I guess.

Also, does anyone have the CRA9 (or CRAB, whichever is the latest) OTA? I didn't see it in the OP.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] D_VIN_GADO:
If your on cra4 you cant go to cra9 now, can only update from bql5. Should have downloaded cra9 instead of cra4.

Also, the website is "samsung.firmware.science".
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
For those flashing to Oreo CRA2, CRA4, CRA9 Remember those are bootloader v3 you can't go back to Nougat till AT&T releases the new OTA Nougat once it is bootloader 3, basically you are stuck now just giving heads up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] spjetrovic:
Don't know if you care or not but any Oreo after CQLB is bootloader V3 and if you have any issue with the Oreo beta's you will be stuck. their isn't any official stock files with V3

The CQLB is Oreo on bootloader V2 and you can flash back to stock if you don't like it or if you run into issues.

I recommend reading the thread and if you don't understand me. It will be clear to you after reading.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
I've read enough of the thread I think to get that part. Just not sure why the latest OTA wasnt posted in the OP...oh well. I'm on CRA4 now, and it seems to be ok thus far.

I tried flashing CRA9 anyway (because I'm like that lol) and it failed. That's ok though, I'm sure we'll get Odin flashable v3 bootloader stuff soon enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Holy facepalms batman. People just flashing whatever without reading and truly understanding. If you didn't read beyond the OP to find the newest OTA, then you didn't read enough to be randomly flashing OTAs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
I mean it's better than asking for someone else to give em the answer. They wanted to know so they tried. Then shared their results for anyone else not as brave.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Keep and Eye Out for this. https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75304279&postcount=446
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
Thanks for the PSA, but I've been doing this long enough that I know what the consequences are, and for me, it doesn't matter. If it jacks up my phone beyond normal usability, I'll just get it replaced; no big deal. Not asking for any sympathy if I screw up beyond repair, nor do I condone anyone blindly doing anything or "following my lead", as it were.

Exactly this.

And, lo and behold, look what's coming...Odin's for BL v3. No harm, no foul. :D

For the record, CRA4 has been flawless so far. With as polished as it seems to be, I would think we're not too far off from official releases from the carriers, although I'm sure VZW will be last, like always.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
:facepalm:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
:eyeroll:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] themisterwilson:
:sprint:

#1 contender for last
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
:heavy sigh:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bone_Enterprise:
Don't start all this stupid BS again, get back on topic so a mod does not have to come back in here and get rid of non-relevant posts.

Still holding out on mine before I do any updates direct from OTA that would put me on bootloader v3, that way I can still manually go back to nougat if I desire.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TeldenW:
I'm on CRA2. Discovered today that the stock Messages app no longer allows you to assign individual notification tones. Anyone else missing this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Sorry...the thread was getting kinda dull, so I try to liven it up a bit with some humor. I apologize for offending you

I'm still on CQLB. I kind of feel stuck, though I'm not. I don't WANT to go back to Nougat, but I cant upgrade any further or I'll end up on BL3.

Here's my main issue. Let's say they release Nougat ODIN files tomorrow with BL3. That's great. And everyone who is on Oreo BL3 can get off of it. But if any new Oreo leaks, it will again most likely be an OTA from BQL1, which is still BL2.

So if you upgrade to, or are currently stuck on Oreo with BL3, you can't upgrade, and won't be able to downgrade until Nougat BL3 ODIN files. But then you're stuck on Nougat with no way back to Oreo if a new leak drops, and you're stuck until the official Oreo OTA and ODIN files drop.

Such is the life of a tech geek just wanting to have the lateat greatest before everyone else.

I'm pretty content with CQLB. I've had it wig out on me a few times. But overall its stable. And anytime I go back to Nougat, I miss the few new features Oreo brings.

:heavy sigh:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] D_VIN_GADO:
I honestly haven't noticed much of a difference except for slightly better battery life between Nougat and Oreo on my Note 8. With that said, I am currently "stuck" on CRA2 and will gladly flash back to Nougat if the next BL3 Odin files are in fact, Nougat.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Theres no huge changes. Just subtle ones, but I notice them and have grown used to them. One of the biggest ones is the app shortcuts on the launcher. I love being able to touch and hold an icon and select an action without opening the app.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] D_VIN_GADO:
Fair enough, no need to defend why of course. I use Nova so app shortcuts aren't new to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
LOL. I wasn't "defending" anything. Just sharing my opinion, same as you. I tried Nova on Nougat, but the app shortcuts aren't the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
Thanks. Your post may have gotten lost in the last few non-core posts. Let's stay on topic!

So it seems the new ATT release is already on Samsung firmware..?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Yes it's there just need AT&T to push it.

Running On My Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955U Wicked Venom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jongcruz:
Is anybody able to pair Gear S3 watch with CRA9 or any other Oreo update?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Ive paired fine with all of the updates until cra2

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There are some bigger ones.. At least compared to Android 7 over 8

Update to the keyboard

Picture in picture support (so far I have noticed it in YouTube and google maps)

App specific long press menus from launcher (can no longer put apps to sleep from that menu or open app settings)

Secure folder can be set to stay unlocked until the screen goes to sleep

Autofill API support (with bio-metrics) for all apps, and browser

Colored media notifications

Notification categories

Customization options for notification badges

Keyboard uses gify for gif search support (doesn't work in gboard with stock messaging still)

More edge lighting options

Ability to ONLY view Samsung cloud items

Ability to backup Samsung secure folder in Samsung cloud

Bluetooth, high-quality audio codecs

Manage passwords of Samsung and third party apps with Samsung pass
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
But if it the latest version or slightly older. I'm trying to decide if to flash CRA9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
If you flash to CRA9 , Like i said once AT&T rolls the Nougat out which will have bootloader 3 you can roll back, but since it's not rolled out yet you will be stuck on CRA9 since it's also bootloader 3, it's up to you , so be aware .

Running On My Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955U Wicked Venom

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Not sure if your understanding me , 3BRA is not old since it's Nougat .

Running On My Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955U Wicked Venom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
CRA9 is buggy as hell when it comes to WiFi and a few other things like hanging apps and camera. Please don't move past bootloader v2. Now I guess I just stick here and wait of odin files to be released. Bummer...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Yeah my WiFi tether doesn't work in cra2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drew272011:
My guess is at&t is using the people to see what needs to be fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedrizzle:
Glad I went with CRA4...I've yet to find something that doesn't work as expected. Tethering (paid), BT, wifi, advanced calling, wifi calling, vvm are all working on VZW. Literally zero issues so far. Battery is better, but not by leaps and bounds.

Also connects fine to my Gear S2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
So another words they watching this thread AT&T since there never was a beta for us , just saying lol.