yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
So there are 2 ways to update, the main way is OTA, which doesn't appear to be an option for you. The 2nd is to manually update, in this method there are also 2 ways. 1st is to use Odin and the other is to use the firmware update.zip files from firmware.science (Which appears to be offline right now :( )

The current Stock AT&T firmware is DSD3, which is 1 step above where you currently are sitting. You can find the Odin files in post #2. I'm not going to go thru the entire process of how to use Odin, that can be found all over the place (and I'm pretty sure in this thread too)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
I'm on the official April security patch update.... look at the attached picture. I factory reset before updating, but restored my data thru smartswtich, which was the way I was able to update in the first place (since I wasnt recieving any OTAs. Any advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Attached picture? I don't see one......

I would try, turn off wifi, go to Settings>Apps>Show System apps(3 dots at the top right of the screen)>Software Update(There are 2 of them)>Storage>Clear Data and cache. Do that for both Software Update apps. Reboot, turn wifi back on and try again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
Update:

Factory reset.... did nothing

Reflashed N950U1 XAA DSD4..... nothing

Did what you recommended..... nothing

I dont know what happened! This problem only occured when I joined the beta program and was on beta binaries. I never received an OTA to official, so I ODINed to official, smart switch updated me to the April patch, and now smart switch doesn't even detect an update for the latest security patch. I'm hopeless at the moment :crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
Here's the screenshot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
Unable to flash files by odin

Thank you so much for your effort. I am on ATT note 8 build number N950USQS4CRE1. When i tried to flash it, it gave me an error "abl.elf fail (auth)" and on my smarphone it says "sw rev check fail abl fused 5 binary 4". I am trying to do a clean install since I have got malware in root directoy which are really messing up my system. I am new to this. I will really appreciate your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
Try flashing one of the latest firmwares on the latest bootloaders. 4CRE1 is bootloader 4, hence the "4" in the build number. You must've been on bootloader 5, and you cant downgrade bootloaders, so you're getting an error that relates to software revision and binaries.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
Hi Vin,

Thank you for your response. Can you kindly let me know which firmware should I flash and if you can kindly share a link. I am based in Pakistan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
The latest version is in post #2 (DSD3), also be sure to use the version of Odin that's linked there too.

Edit, one thing to do prior that I think can help, is to do a couple factory resets in Recovery mode before flashing in Odin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Man, I'm not sure what else to try. I suppose the only thing left to try would be go back to carrier stock and then reload U1 stock, and maybe avoid Smart Switch?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
Hi Kangi26,

Thanks for your response, may I know if this is the official supported version for my device?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
DSD3 is the latest firmware for the US Carrier versions of the SM-N950U.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
Will i ever be able to receive OTA updates?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
You'd have to describe, who you have service with and SIM card for me to even guess. There are a TON of different scenarios
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
I am residing in Pakistan. I am using a local sim card. Not any US carriers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Then no you will not get OTA if you flash the Rom posted in post #2.

I'm not sure which one you would need to use to receive OTA. The ones in Post 2 are US carrier versions. You would need to be on one of the SM-N950U1 versions (I'm not sure which one it would be though). Sorry I can't be more specific
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
is it necessary to flash userdata with the firmware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I MAY have found the latest for your region. I can't tell you for sure if you would receive OTA or not, but it is the latest I'm able to find N950FXXS5DSC5, this looks like it is the March Security patch and I see nothing afterwards.

If you chose to use the US branded firmware, you could use the update.zip files and dirty flash. Not the greatest option, but it would work

I take all the above back, because I just realized, that firmware is not for Snapdragon........
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
It's not necessary, but I do when flash using Odin.

Edit, so.... Sorry it took me so long to realize this.......

If your current device is running and is capable of running SM-N950U firmware you will NOT get OTA (it has a Snapdragon processor). The devices in your region would be the SM-N959F(Exynos) and the firmware is not interchangeable between the 2 devices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mshaipk:
Hi,

I have just flashed DSD3 firmware using odin. It was successful, I am sharing the screenshot of updated information. My device is N950U not the F version. If there is a version for U device, that can receive OTA updates without the sim card, kindly let me know.

EDIT: Thanks alot for pointing out the right firmware for my device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Arun1314:
Did anyone else get this late security update yesterday from AT&T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] jack man:
Yes, a couple days ago. But it's over two weeks later than they usually send it out. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised considering AT&T's history.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] gregcapps:
[MENTION=360014]kangi26[/MENTION] is there a new Odin for Pie or still 3.13.1?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
It's still 3.13.1b as far as I know. I haven't heard anything about a change
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] LuvrGirl:
Just wanted to share what happened last night...

My Note 8 hadn't updated since the Oct 2018 update - S5CRID. So here I was reading up on everything trying to prepare to Odin to the latest Pie update on AT&T.

Just yesterday I was talking about this with a friend. So last night out of nowhere I get a software update notification. Weird, right!

Soooo long story short... My Note 8 began receiving all the updates, one after another, in order from Oreo S5CRID all the way up to Pie S5DSE8!!

Have no idea or clue how this happened but boy am I glad LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] thuglyf:
Please please I'm on CRK2, is this official build? I've tried flashing Pie and it failed. How can I get back to official build that can easily make me flash Pie of my phone's model?

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Please please I'm on CRK2, is this official build? I've tried flashing Pie and it failed. How can I get back to official build that can easily make me flash Pie of my phone's model?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] prican25:
What is your phone model, carrier you're using, and Odin version you used?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
So a couple things.....

One, like [MENTION=3985872]prican25[/MENTION] said, which model do you have and what carrier do you use? (Is the current firmware you have N950USQU5CRK1?). I'm mainly concerned that you have a Snapdragon device. I don't have any firmware to Exynos devices linked here.

If you're on US carriers, you can download the latest Odin firmware in post #2. The latest I am able to get links to is N950USQU5DSD3. Be sure use the Odin in post 2 as well, the "stock" Odin will not work you MUST use the modified one.

I would HIGHLY recommend backing everything up and allowing Odin to wipe the device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] thuglyf:
Thank you for asking. My phone model is N950U and my baseband reads N950USQS5CRK2 and the firmware file I downloaded reads N950USQU5DSC1_N950UOYN5DSC1_USC. I downloaded it on sammobile. When I set the phone on download mode it shows that the carrier is ATT so I suppose it's AT&T. I used Odin 3.13.3.

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Thank you for responding sir and I'm sorry for my ignorance and questions. Please is the file you uploaded(N950USQU5DSD3) on Android Pie? Also, does it matter that the last four alphabets/digits of my current fimware match the last four alphabets/digits of the firmware I'll have to flash? For example since I have ***CRK2, I can only flash Android Pie firmware with CRK2 at the end?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
No worries at all about the questions!

That file is Android Pie.

The 1st 5 digits are the ones that should always remain the same, the next 3 can alter a LITTLE, but the last 4 are the ones that have all the "changes"

Here's what the firmware means:

N=Note

950U or F etc, the model of device

SQ, FX etc = CPU and model specific

U,S,E = Update, Security, Engineering, respectively

1,2,3,4,5 etc = bootloader rev(this is important!)

A,B,C,D = Nougat rev 1, Nougat rev 2, Oreo rev 1, Pie rev 1

P,Q,R,S = Year (R is 2018, S is 2019)

A,B,C etc = month (January A - December L)

1 - 9 and then A - Z =build compilation. This basically means how many builds there are in a month. They start at 1 and go to Z (Ex. If a build is U5CRK4 then that is the fourth build of the month of November)

So N950USQS5DSD3 would be

N950-U-SQ-S-5-D-S-D-3

N950U (Note 8 Carrier version), SQ (Snapdragon), S (Security), 5 (Bootloader version), D (Build Pie), S (2019), D (April), 3 (3rd build)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] thuglyf:
Thank you so much sir. I've never had better explanation as yours and you just taught me a lot! I'll download your firmware and flash it after work, I'll feed you with the result. Again, thanks a lot!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
How did it go for you? Did you get updated?

BTW, you're welcome
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kenfly:
I'm on DRL7 on my ATT note 8. Are there any updates to this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] SnoopyII:
I have an AT&T prototype SM-N950U with the same specs as the AT&T retail release. It appears to be one of the final Galaxy Note 8 prototype devices. It had N950USQU5CRIA.

I decided to roll the dice and update it to N950USQU5DSD3(sometimes the prototype devices puke when you try to update them) I flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC(non-home version) I didn't flash the USERDATA_USC file.

I did the factory reset a couple of times then Odin flashed it using the v3.13.1 3B PatcheD. Everything seems to be behaving normally so far.

I first checked to see if I lucked out and had an unlocked bootloader but it is locked. It is also SIM locked with a non-registered IMEI(sometimes prototypes have unlocked bootloaders and/or are SIM unlocked)

Thanks to the OP and others in this topic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
DRL7 was the last beta update. You would need to Odin to DSD3. Since you're on a beta release, you absolutely should flash USERDATA and wipe the device a couple times in recovery before hand.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I found N950USQSDSF5 for USC. Not sure if this will be the final for AT&T, but I'll post a link to it when I finish uploading it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Venom0642:
Getting close to August Lol, I'll keep my AT&T Note9 512GB and the 2 S9 Plus in the box i will trade them for 2 Note10 + with the 1 terabyte.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I KNOW! I'll be packing up my S10+ for the N10+, I miss the S-Pen WAY more than I thought I would
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] thuglyf:
Hello sir. Good e evening!! I'm glad to inform you that I've successfully flashed the file and I'm rocking it now! Sorry I have been busy, I didn't get to respond on time. Thank you very much, I'm most grateful!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Excellent, glad it worked for you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] jjbbb:
is it DSF5 the stock file of AT&T? thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I believe, DSE8 is current stock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] jjbbb:
Thanks for notice..

I am using DSD3 at&t stock, just wondering not too erase all data and update to new version.

Any advise? Thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Dr Ajlal Akbar:
.... kangi bro ... i am now on dsc1 with my unlocked att note 8 in pakistan ..so what about DSE5. And above for our sets
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I havent gotten the Odin files for DSE5 yet, but there MAY be access to the Update.zip on Firmware.science
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Dr Ajlal Akbar:
Update help

Can u suggest me anybody

.to help me step by step to go to DSD3.... from DSC1 ..... am a complete noob in this

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Buddy m also from pakistan ans having ATT unlocked nite 8 ... and i want to upgrade to DSD3 from DSC1.... i need you to help me step by step .... plx
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Looks like a Bootloader 6 might be in the pipeline soon
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Jopaulm74:
Would this work for N95OUSQS5SDE8?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] wepa:
There is a new update downloading on my phone wtf
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
Hello all!

I'm still trying to figure out why I haven't been able to receive OTA updates since the One UI Beta.

My phone shipped with N950U TMB firmware. It recieved OTAs just fine.

I used Price Cosmy Odin to flash N950U1 XAA firmware. I still recieved OTAs just fine.

I registered for the One UI beta, and recieved beta OTAs just fine. However, when I odined back to CRK1 Oreo, things changed. I went to check for updates, and it was still pulling from the beta channel. I tried several more times and it finally found the official Pie OTA and it installed smoothly.... HOWEVER, I havent recieved a single OTA since, and I've been at the mercy of smart switch.

I tried Odining the official N950U1 pie agian.... no luck

I went back to TMB N950U carrier firmware.... still no luck

I may have a lead though. In the phone info app, it says my firmware's CSC is XAA, but it cant be... its carrier firmware (TMB)! My service provider SW version is TMB/TMB/TMB.

Does anyone have any way of helping me? I think my phone may somehow be on an incorrect update channel but I'm not sure! Please help!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
So, not being on the Note8 any longer, I cant compare apples to apples, but......

I've loaded that app, and my S10+ also shows XAA in that same slot. If you go to the next tab (Firmware) what are you seeing there? Bootloader/PDA/CSC/Baseband versions. All of mine are aligned and the same
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
This is mine... any thoughts?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
That looks aligned to the way mine is too (although different devices/firmware). I think you had a great idea, but it looks like it's "normal". Refresh my memory, when you flashed to Stock Pie, you did a couple factory resets in Recovery, then flashed BL/AP/CL/CSC/USER_DATA in the Odin I have in post 2?

Oh, and you had your TMB SIM card installed.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
Yes this is all correct. Keep in mind, this has been going on since I signed up for the One Ui beta. I think it has to do with this problem. Is there anything else I could test for??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Aside from doing multiple cache clearing and Factory resets in recovery, and clearing cache and data in the software update app thats literally everything I did when I also had my problems getting off N950U1.

Maybe take it to a TMB Store and see if theres anything they can do to help? I'm sorry, I'm don't know where else to turn with it.

I can't imagine this would make ANY difference, but did you "unregister" from the Beta Program?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Link to Odin DSG6 is in post 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
I dont think I actually "unregistered" with the Samsumg Memebers App. Does that actually matter??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I'd be surprised if it did make any difference, I'm just suggesting anything that comes to mind
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] LuvrGirl:
I got DSG6 via OTA yesterday. I'm glad I'm back on the OTA update path [emoji106]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
Were you not recieving OTAs before?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] LuvrGirl:
I wasn't originally because I was stuck. Then I discovered this Odin process and I got myself updated. After that Ai got stuck again for a couple months but then all of a sudden got like 3 updates back to back.

This last one was the first OTA update that I received "normally" lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] vin_001:
What process did you use to get "unstuck"?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Dr Ajlal Akbar:
Kangi bro .... IS my device eligible to get DFS6 .

Kindly guide me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Venom0642:
Off topic you pre-ordered one of theses i pre-ordered ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
I did. I went with the 10+/256gb BUT......

I really couldn't find anything that I really wanted with that $150 instant cash back thing so I went to best buy. I got the full $600 trade in for my S10+
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Remind me, what firmware are you currently on? I kind of remember you're on a US version (Snapdragon processor) right?

**Edit, So looking back at our last chat, you are on AT&T device in Pakistan. Yes you can update to DFS6, but that is not the latest version. The latest is DSG6, which you are also able to flash. I wouldn't waste my time going to DFS6, since DSG6 has the latest updates and security patches so I would not recommend using the update.zip files from firmware.science. I'd recommend flashing Odin directly to DSG6.

The link to the Odin files for DSG6 are in post #2, as is Odin3_v3.13.3b which you'll need.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Venom0642:
Cool will see you soon on Note 10 Plus Threads ??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] ad44891:
Yup.. will you over there soon... Att Note 10+ is actually 5g ready also.. that's great news. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] TsunaXZ:
Will I get an OTA update after using the DSG6 update? Cuz right now I'm on an Official CRK1 which has a problem of getting the latest Pie update. Also is DSG6 the latest one up until now? Thanks!

Edit: Oh and I forgot, Is it normal for the "Continue update" to be greyed out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
The latest I'm aware of is linked in Post #2.

So in order to get OTA you will need to have a couple things, since these are not part of the International firmware, you will

need

to have an active SIM card installed for a US Carrier. Otherwise, you will need to manually update your device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
Link to N950USQU6DSH3 is in Post #2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] crp62:
Just upgraded to a Note 8 from Note 4 last month so I'm not used to getting security updates. Does AT&T send out monthly security updates? I asked a Samsung rep at my local Best Buy & he said security updates are only quarterly.

Thx.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Koizuma:
Does anyone have an alternative to the latest f/w? like an update package? I can not get Odin to play nicely at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
What are you currently running?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] ozone777:
Does anyone know if the latest update (N950USQU6DSH3) fixes any of the Bluetooth issues?

I am currently on N950USQS6DSG6 and I can't pair anything that requires a code to complete the pairing...the code never shows up on the phone.

Pairing devices NOT requiring a code seems to work fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] LuvSardine:
Hi I am unable to get it updated to Pie.

Hi guys i recently bought an unlocked AT&T note 8 N950u and living outside the USA using a different carrier.

I am unable to get the Pie update and im stuck on ANdroid 7. could you point me to which one i should use on my phone?

Baseband: N950USQU1AQIA

BUILD: NMF26X.N950USQU1AQIA

ANDROID VER. 7.1.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
All the files you need are in post #2 dl the Latest Firmware (6DSH3) and Odin. I'd HIGHLY recommend you allow it to wipe the device since you're moving from such an old firmware (Dropped Nov 2017)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] t12icky0:
I got a Verizon branded version. I flash over the unlocked firmware and it goes through. I then downloaded and used the userdata(inside the firmware file on the 2nd post) and flash that and then it goes back to Verizon. Anyone know why that would happen?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
The USERDATA file installs the files that are related to the carriers SIM you have installed on your device. This includes the bloat and the "extra features" that are available with that carrier (WiFi calling for AT&T as an example)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] t12icky0:
What it did for me on my galaxy s8, which im using right now, was it would allow me to have unlocked firmware but have the volte feature. Which is kinda important. But with this phone(note 8) it literally wont even do that. I am in unlocked firmware now but whenever I flash the userdata file from this thread(which is supposed to be att), it erases like Normal with the 32% thing but then reverts my phone back to Verizon. I'm not sure what's going on. Never had this issue before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kangi26:
There is no "AT&T/VZW/TMB/SPR" with these firmware (I can't speak to anything on the S8 firmware's). They are technically "all the same", but will load the appropriate items that are related to the Carrier SIM you have installed.

I never tried mixing the U1/U firmware so I can't give much more of an explanation that that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Shahidullah Shaon:
Hello, i am using at&t unlocked version in China. Baseband veraion: N950USQU4CRE3

How to flash android pie. Please help. Sorry for my bad english.