yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
That's correct i have mentioned this before, the S9 And S9 Plus will stay on 8.0 and Note 9 will come out the box with 8.1
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cruzan2:
Someone may want to try this, it's for the VZ 8+ but it may work, meaning the rom control app which let's you change phone setting. https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s8+/how-to/how-to-video-wificalling-unlocked-t3615027
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jmwils3:
Tried it, the wifi calling apk fails install and the rom control app won't activate voLTE on the unlocked firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ascrackool:
can confirm for ATT (RBI) to TMB (RBG) you need to flash to the 965u1 firmware (G965U1 RB7) first and then goto the TMB RBG firmware.

in after u1 firmware i shutdown and boot into recover to wipe data and cache

then I odin again to get to RBG.

I used the included USERDATA files for each bundle. Also used the included CSC files too not the HOME_CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sweetboy02125:
Im opposite. I have ATT s9 plus but would like to flash the unlock ver. Not just less bloats but my main feature is hotspot. My plan is unlimited choice so no hotspot for ATT ver. I dont use much of wifi calling and 4G over voice3g is fine to me) . Damm.it
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] monsterlag:
I did that, flash ATT to unlocked but I am using it with T-Mo and dont know if Hotspot works.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The U1 doesn't contain a separate userdata to flash. The HOME_CSC preserves data so you don't want to flash that one. You will need to wipe to have a proper conversion with no potential issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rmarinella:
Here's a HOME_CSC no wipe option. Flash with patched Odin. Flash at your own risk as always, but it worked for me, no wipe needed, no issues.

Download here.

iBowToAndroid, thanks for the update!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Nice! Did you just remove the pit and re-pack? I didn't even think about doing that lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rmarinella:
:) Yeah, I was shocked it worked. Also removed a couple of others not present in an older HOME_CSC, and added MetaData folder from it which is probably just a placebo, but whether its needed or not, it is a viable one shot solution.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
I think I remember having to do that once a long time ago, but can't remember what the situation was. I'll keep that in mind now for future releases
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
Deleted
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fatal83:
help for a newb

ok so i have a us cellular 965uSQS3ARIB.. i would like to get rid of the start up carrier screen and ideally use it with any carrier "a straight talk verizon sim is what i have in mind" , currently the straight talk at&t sim works, anyway, i see lists and run downs of what to do (great step by steps btw) but unsure of which is specific to what i am looking for, any help would be amazingly. appreciated
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
To remove the carrier boot animation, you will need to flash to the U1 and use the CSC that wipes the device, not the HOME_CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
I just received G965USQ3BRJ5 firmware via OTA update here is a direct link http://fota-s3-dn.ospserver.net/fir...9CHY=&px-nb=zxkBmlUlhe9OuEcZtFyo8w== HTTP/1.1
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
OTA from which carrier?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] goofwear:
T-Mobile Galaxy s9 plus USA snapdragon
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
O ok
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
So that's another one getting BRJ5 ota. Pie beta is definitely coming soon...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nowerlater:
BRJ5 downloading now on Sprint!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
BRJ6 is on Sam Science
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Looks like November patch
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Can you confirm that it's Nov patch? I'm on ATT so an update.zip will wipe my device. Don't want to go through the effort if it's still Oct.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Cant bro. I'm on beta
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Poke_N_PDA:
can someone explain what U1 is? I purchased a Sprint S9+ and I'm hoping to move to the Tmobile software/firmware to get things like wifi calling/texting and improved network performance. I'm pretty lost here.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
You can try upgrading to BRJ5, which is supposed to be a BYOD firmware. In theory, you should be able to just shut down, change sim, reboot and be fine. That's assuming your device is paid off and considered "unlocked". Otherwise, go the old school method, which has been listed numerous times on the forums.

1. Make sure your TMobile sim is in before starting.

2. Wipe and install U1.

3. Make sure you go through the initial setup.

You then have 2 choices.

1. Stay on U1. TMobile supposedly loses nothing on U1. I'm on ATT so I can't confirm.

2. Go back to U version.

To go back to U:

1. Make sure your TMobile sim is still in phone.

2. Wipe and install the U rom. Any v3 will work, but the BRJ5 is the newest.

3. Fully boot up. #Profit
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
U1 is a non-carrier specific that comes on devices directly sold from Samsung. The U1 firmware is used as a stepping stone to flash to so you ensure the device conversion from one U firmware to another is successful and without issues. If you directly flash from one U firmware to another U firmware for a different carrier, you will more than likely lose your data connectivity and experience other issues as well.

The U1 firmware is pretty good with T-Mobile. You will still get the use of WiFi Calling but in order to get Video Calling to work and be in the dialer as well as T-Mobile Advanced Messaging (RCS), you will need to flash to the TMB U firmware after you have flashed to the non-carrier U1 firmware. You also need to make sure your device is SIM unlocked before flashing because your devices IMEI is tied to where you purchased it from.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Psyscope:
ATT finally got this.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Which firmware is that on? I have an s9+ at&t version

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Never mind I found it
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mihcox:
I am having problems. I am trying to use the "G965U1_RJ2_3_wipe" files on a s9+ bought directly from samsung. Flashing through Odin works fine up until I hit the USERDATA part, where it hangs and then Odin closes. What am i doing wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Change your USB port...use patched odin....restart pc. Also make sure u arnt using USB c
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mihcox:
Okay, I was able to get my phone restored but I'm not confident it went off successfully.

I have baseband "g965U1UEU3ARH7". I want to completed wipe my phone.

What version of the U1 firmware should I be using, with what version of Odin?

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Okay, I was able to get my phone restored but I'm not confident it went off successfully.

I have baseband "g965U1UEU3ARH7". I want to completed wipe my phone.

What version of the U1 firmware should I be using, with what version of Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
If u want the latest u have to get ari6, then sideload brj5 and then brj6
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mihcox:
I do not see ARI6 listed on the first page links? Am I missing something?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
https://downloadmirror.co/32VB/G965USQS3ARI6_G965UOYN3ARI6_USC.zip
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aaronisham95:
Anyone have a link for any stock firmware files for G960U I'm stuck on g960usqu3arg2 and I cannot get anything to flash
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] IlluminaTimmy:
I'm on brj5. I went to download the brj5 to crjb, but get an error when trying to open the file. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Your suppose to go into recovery and apply update from sdcard not from Download mode, if gonna install Pie CRJB.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] IlluminaTimmy:
I wasn't trying to do download way. I was trying to sideload through adb
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
You didn't say anything about adb till now, so i was assuming you was trying to flash thru download mode as ODIN , Just drop it in sdcard if already there then go to recovery and select apply update from sdcard there install the zip.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
I never include USERDATA in my files, so the problem is the USERDATA file, wherever you got it from. Bad download, maybe or just a bad file
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] coolabe87:
I have a verizon G965U on Tmobile network.

Just successfully flashed to G965U1 (spent the night trying to figure out; main goal was to get to tmobile apps and wifi calling)

Used newest firmware for g965U1 dropped on 11/4 (file RJ2_3_wipe in downloads)

used only the provided files (without a user file) and worked like a charm

starting up phone now and noticed that before the 4G at top now says LTE... I used smartswitch to backup my things to sd card

trying to figure out if i can get wifi calling now, if not my next move will be to flash new firmware from G965U from tmobile dropped 11/6

Ill post my findings here

EDIT:______

Just flashed over to new tmobile firmware and wifi calling now works and tmobile startup screen and all
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Psyscope:
BRJ6 November Security Patch is up on SamMobile for S9+ For Verizon
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kdubz:
I flashed a US Cellular s9+ successfully to G965U1_RH7 a month ago and am the latest 11/1 version now. My plan was to then flash to TMobile but I like the unbranded software and originally thought it worked well with my TMO SIM. However, I do notice consistently slow LTE speeds and even worse signal strength compared to my TMobile branded s7e.

I was under the impression all the latest / best bands for TMobile would used when on U1. Any insight on what might be happening is appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The bands are there but the carrier aggregation is not the same as it is for the U firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nofearkingbiatch:
Deleted
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
https://firmware.science/download?url=52759/1488/SS-G965USQU3BRJ5-to-U3CRKD-UP

New FW
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] giaoluan:
I can not find the Pie upgrade for my G965USQU3BRK1 version! My phone S9+ Sprint!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
You should edit out your IMEI number in that image.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] giaoluan:
Thanks. I do not know that! You can help me?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
Edit the image from your gallery and black out the number
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Build RK1 added for G965U
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Psyscope:
IS BRk1 still Oreo?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hanstomatoes:
Can anyone link me to the u1 us version stock.

I used one but it seems it is the EU version, which specifically is the us unlock version why there are so many firmware on op?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Samsung has never pushed out a major Android update for a US flagship in the same year that it hit AOSP. It's almost always January or February of the next year. So we're looking at a couple months still, for Pie

I'm not sure what a "EU version" is. And there are so many firmwares because I don't delete the old ones when a new version is released
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Hi there, so sorry to have to ask but I'm so confused with all the models and boot loaders and firmwares. I tried to order a G965U1 but the seller sent me a Verizon G965U. I am getting service and everything, phone seems to be Sim unlocked, but I'm not getting volte and such. Will I be able to flash either T-Mobile firmware or or preferably what I was expecting to receive, U1 firmware, and have everything work and have it be just like what I tried to order, even radio band wise and everything?

thanks so much for any information, I really didn't want to have to mess with this phone but I do not want to use the Verizon firmware. I would just send it right back but I already had to send back a phone to one plus, so I'm getting a bit tired of not being able to use these phones that I order!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Yes! If you want the TMB U though, you have to flash to the U1 first. When you flash to the U1, you need to use the CSC that wipes, not the HOME_CSC unless you want a lot of headaches and potentially no working data. You will need the modded or patched ODIN to flash one of the U1 firmwares with. Look for one with the same bootloader version your device currently has or newer. The fifth digit from the end of the build number is the bootloader version.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Man, thank you so much for replying! Here is what I have right now, and it looks like there is a software update waiting. Should I do the update 1st, if it will let me? I don't think I want T-Mobile really, if I can get to U1 and have VOLTE and everything like that working, I will probably just stay there. Thanks!

I really didn't want to have to do any of this, but I already sent a phone back before and I'm getting sick of that!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I'd skip the software update if you are going to flash. It's pointless to update to something you aren't going to keep. 1ARB6 is pretty much what tells you what you need to know. The 1 is the bootloader version, where ARB6 is more or less the build. You can find U1 firmware from Updato, SamFirm, and Samsung Science. Just make sure you get the XAA one, which is the non-carrier version. For T-Mobile, WiFi Calling and VoLTE will still work on the U1. If you want Video Calling and some T-Mobile bloat, you will need to flash from the U1 to the TMB U firmware. Both the U1 and TMB U firmware have all of T-Mobile's bands, including band 71.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Ok no update then, that can happen later once I get the correct firmware, correct? I probably won't use video calling so let me get to U1 first and see. Is Updato maybe the best, I recall some sites being very hard to actually obtain firmware lol. Thx and I hope you can possibly bear with me until I get this thing how I need it to be(doesn't necessarily have to be tonight). I have fallen out of touch with how Samsung firmware and flashing work.

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Ok I've got G965U1UEU1ARBG downloading! Product code is XAA
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Updato isn't usually very fast but it is reliable. Once you have that downloaded, make sure you get the modded or patched ODIN versions from the OP or one of the many other threads. You need to turn on USB Debugging in Developer Options before rebooting into Download Mode. Do not open ODIN until you have connected the phone with the USB cable that came with your device to your PC and the driver is installed. Open the modded or patched ODIN and unzip the file you downloaded. There are usually 5 files included. Delete the HOME_CSC and use the other 4. Each one has a place to add it in ODIN. Once all 4 are loaded, flash. It will take its time but let it finish. Once done, the phone will reboot to the setup screen. Once you complete the setup, it will need to reboot to configure the device for the carrier of the SIM you have in the device. After that, you are all set.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
OK thank you so so much. I located and downloaded this: odin3_v3.13.1_3B_patcheD.zip. That should work? If so, then hopefully I will be reporting back with success..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Yep! That should work.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
So I can leave the SIM card in while I flash, and I don't have to worry about userdata?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The U1 should not contain a separate userdata file. If it does, verify that the image is a U1 image by comparing the G965U1UE at the beginning of the build number for each of the 4 compontents. AP, BL, CP, and CSC (not the HOME_CSC). You can leave the SIM in while flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Okay thanks, looks like it does not contain userdata, and I will delete HOME_CSC. Is the download mode screen supposed to be so dim lol? Past phones it wasn't so dim, I can't read anything on it but probably I guess it doesn't matter?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The download screen should be fairly visible. It will give you a warning and you need to choose to want to flash your device. Did you use the Volume Up + Bixby + Power Button to get into Download Mode?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
actually I googled it and I believe I used bixby + volume down. It looks like the right screen just very dim, maybe I should reboot though and do it with volume up?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Actually, yeah. Volume down for Download Mode. The one I mentioned is for Recovery Mode. Sorry about that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
No worries, I think I'll just flash away ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Happy flashing!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Looks like success, it just rebooted to configure provider settings according to my SIM and now I'm signing in and all that. THANK YOU!!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Any time! Enjoy the fairly bloat-free U1 firmware. Make sure you check for updates and OTA up to the latest version unless you want to flash to the latest.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Thanks!! It's downloading an update now, 2ARF4. I will probably let it keep updating if there are more.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
It's nice, I definitely like it. "fairly bloat-free' is accurate too... No carrier bloat but plenty of Samsung ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
You could use ADB to remove some of that. You just have to be careful with what you remove though. There is a package disabler in the Play Store that will allow you disable it easily though. I successfully removed Samsung Health and a few other things but the Samsung Store must remain for themes, for updates to work, etc. It was a learning process. :P
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Ha, thanks. I think just disabling some things will be good enough for me, it doesn't really bother me or anything, those apps can just sit there in the folder unused for all I care. Just this free caller ID that comes with this unlocked firmware makes it all worth it, I really love that! Look who called me yesterday ?

P.S. Not really, my mom works at a big Jewish-centered hospital.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
Anyone know how to use ADB to sideload or flash zip files? My sd card can't mount due to a bug in a build..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
-Open cmd or Terminal

-Drag the file called "adb" or "adb.exe" from the platform tools into the console window

-Type (space)sideload(space) then drag and drop Update.zip and press enter
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Has anyone on the U1 firmware received ARK5 yet thru OTA update? I see the firmware posted but I haven't gotten it to my phone yet, still on ARJ6. Running the U1 firmware with a T-Mobile SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kingkongous:
Hey I'm trying to do everything that you did you get to u1, I had the exact same thing happen to me, unlocked from seller but actually verizon. I followed the exact same steps but it keeps failing... was there anything unwritten that you did i.e. unlocking the bootloader or? I really wanna get this done... thanks in advance for the help:D
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Did you enable USB Debugging in Developer Options?

Did you check Devuce Manager to see if the correct drivers were installed before opening the modded or patched ODIN?

Does the firmware you are trying to flash have the same or a newer bootloader version than your device currently has?

Are you using the USB cable that came in the box with your device?

Have you tried using a USB 2.0 port?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
I wonder if we got ours from the same seller ? I hope you get it flashed over. I don't believe there was anything unwritten that I did. Have you verified all the above, using the patched version of Odin, firmware with appropriate bootloader number, etc? What error message are you getting?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kingkongous:
yep, did all of that... tried a few times with no luck... trying a different cable now

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Sadly I bought the device used so I don't have the official samsung cable, Have done all of the above, except the usb 2.0 port, I'll try that if you think it'll make a difference
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Hmm, have you verified the md5 of your firmware download?

Just read your last post, let us know about the cable.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kingkongous:
Since I sent the post about trying a new cable it's been on SetupConnection phase, but that's normally where it fails.

So I'm waiting to see what happens

It verified the md5 as I added the 4 components into their respective fields, all went successfully
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] YrrchSebor:
Are you getting the little blue box in Odin lighting up saying that it's recognizing your phone in download mode? Com something. I think the setup connection should only last a very brief time
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kingkongous:
Yeah... Still on SetupConnection...

Hmmm let me try this USB 2.0 venture
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I haven't had issues using a USB 3 port, but others have. If you are using a laptop or more current version of Windows, make sure you disable USB Selective Suspend in the Power Options.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kingkongous:
Huh.... I don't believe it... Using a USB 2.0 port did the trick... Colour me surprised OoO

But seeing your last post I think it was because the PC I had was pretty up to date and I didn't have a single USB2.0 so I switched to a much older laptop that I hadn't used in a while and it worked like a charm!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kdubz:
Yep got it last night. I flashed US Cellular with U1 and using TMO SIM and OTA AR5 yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
fota G965USQU3CSAB
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jj icefish:
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