yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] lozGe:
I respect your policy but I really don't find the files, my build number is PPR1.180610.011.. I guess I should looking in the "RB7 - 1 - 8.0" folder, correct? That folder has 0 files in it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] lozGe:
Screenshot from what I see
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
1. That's not a Build Number. The true Build Number (at least the part that matters) is the piece that starts with the model number

2. You said you were looking for a USERDATA file. USERDATA doesn't apply to U1 firmware, so you're looking under the wrong link

3. Correct - not all folders will have files in them. Some folders are only there to clarify the builds which bring a new bootloader version and/or Android version
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] lozGe:
So you're basically saying that since I have a U1 model, I'm unable to install the at&t file that should enable me to use wifi calling?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Nope. I'm saying that you can't flash JUST that file. If you want wifi calling, you need to need to flash the whole U package and take all of their bloat. And even then, per posts in this thread and others, wifi calling seems to be a hit-or-miss type of thing.

I'd really recommend reading the whole thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Just in time for Bootloader 6 (should be coming out in the next week or two), Bootloader 5 for U1 model is finally here - can get it via SamFirm
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] samsunggti9000:
I am using ODIN to install Android 9 into my G960U. I downloaded the G960U1 firmware and when installing through ODIN, I get:

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1303)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 6450 M

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> FAIL! SHA256 is invalid

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1303)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 6450 M

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/005> Removed!!

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1303)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 6450 M

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/005> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

Please suggest.

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I have downloaded the ODIN from SAMMOBILE. Not sure if 3.13.03 is the correct version? Where am I going wrong? This is to upgrade my S9 from Android 8 to Android 9 latest with G960U1_XAA.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
No, that's not the correct version. You need to use the "3b patched" version, as has been mentioned many times in the thread
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] samsunggti9000:
Can I use this? https://xdaforums.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] har0k:
hello i have mi s9 on t-mobile and i want to flash it to a android version 8.0 with no carrier? what file i have to flash?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
All the information that you need can be found in the OP and in the thread
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Bootloader 6 for U1 is now up on SamFirm
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Night mode rolling out in build SGF for Verizon models. Other S9 models will get it soon too, I'm sure
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
Hello. I have a cricket S9 (G960U) and flashed the U1 (XAA) firmware with Odin because I'm going to move off of cricket in a few weeks and was just preparing for it, however I didn't quite realize how much I need wifi calling while I'm still using cricket. Can I use the cricket userdata on U1 or do I need to a complete Odin reset back to U?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Total reflash back to U
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
I can't seem to find the correct zip to do that anywhere. It's like the only one not available is circket for some reason.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
As stated in the OP, AT&T doesn't make their firmware files available online - never have, never will. What bootloader version are you on?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
Ah. I wasn't thinking of it as ATT. 6. August security update. 6CSH1
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
ATT hasn't released a bootloader 6 update yet. So you're stuck until they do
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
I see. Well looks like I wouldn't be able to find it anyway lol. I actually ported my number to a different service anyway and am just using out the rest of the 3 weeks I still had on cricket before I activate the other carrier which is why I switched to U1 so whatever I guess, but the cricket rom would be good to have just in case.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
I always post USERDATAs for new bootloaders as soon as I get them. They should be coming soon - I think pretty much every other carrier has BL 6 by now
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
Flashing userdata only would get me cricket features but I'd stay on U1? Is that how that works?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Nope. Need full U firmware to get carrier features.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
Oh what would just the userdata be for then?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
USERDATA by itself serves zero purpose
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
So then by your previous reply you meant you were going to be posting the files in general? Because you used the words userdata lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
I don't post the base firmware files unless I get early access to them, before they hit SamFirm or other sources. Since ATT's firmware will never be available via SamFirm, I upload at least one of their USERDATAs for each bootloader version. There are plenty of other places to get the base firmware files from
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] carnivalrejectq:
I've searched high and low for cricket on all of the various sites and can't find anything. Will ATT in general enable wifi calling on cricket?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Nope. Need Cricket bloat if you want Cricket wifi calling
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Youdoofus:
can you just pull that app out of the Odin files and sideload it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Wifi calling isn't as simple as an app. It's built into the firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Youdoofus:
gotcha. i never used that feature anyways lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sasnuke1:
New to the S9 and the forum. Been reading through this thread (great btw) and I'm looking to update my S9 on Android 8.0 to 9.0.

I'm in Canada on Bell network, but I bought an unlocked phone from a cell store.

Smart Switch says it's up to date, but obviously I'm still on 8.0, so that's no help.

I don't need any Bell (or any other carrier) bloatware, just want an unlocked phone on 9.0.

Here is my S9's build number: R16NW.G960USQU3ARG7

I'm not sure if this was a US phone originally. The "Service provider SW ver." is SAOMC_SM-G960U_OYN_XAA_OO_0041

I suspect the phone was flashed before I got it.

I downloaded the Odin 3B patched version in the OP, and I went to the U1 firmware folder, with the following subfolders: RB7, RBG, RH7, and RJ2

I would like to keep the data I have on the phone, so I don't want the "wipe" file.

Am I going to the RJ2 folder next and using the file HOME_CSC_OMC_OYM_G960U1OYM3ARJ2_CL13916502_QB20099189_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.zip?

Any other info or steps I'm missing?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SuperDave4618:
G960U to G960U1

Is there anything special done to convert the U to the U1 on Galaxy S9?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
1. As has been clarified in the thread, the firmware in the OP is old - they're all Android 8 builds. I don't upload every single version that comes out, for reasons which have been stated. So you need to use the other sources mentioned in the thread, in order get a 9.0 build

2. You can't go from U to U1 without wiping - it's simply not an option. But there are plenty of data backup and restore options to use these days

Depends on what you mean by "special", I guess. Basically, you just put the phone in Download mode and flash the correct files with Odin. Whether you consider that "special", I don't know
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sasnuke1:
Thanks for the info. I was thinking if I went from U to U1 that the phone may automatically receive 9.0 for an update. Right now it doesn't want to update to 9.0.

I'm thinking it's a US phone, could I go from U to W? If you happen to know.

I found the SM-G960W 9.0 original firmware...so I'm thinking to use the unpatched Odin to update it to that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Yes, you can flash W firmware to U models. I don't know what Odin version may be needed though
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sasnuke1:
After several (several) hours of trial and error, I was able to flash my S9 from SM-G960U to SM-G960W using the patched Odin 3B.

I found a Canada (XAC) file on Sanmobile from August 20th, 2019 that was both the W firmware and Android 9...so the flash accomplished two things: moved me from Android 8 to 9 and from U to W.

I still have Samsung Pay, which doesn't work in Canada (I think it's a licensing issue) and I had two Virgin Mobile apps pop up...which I Disable'd so you don't see them aesthetically.

So far so good. I'm going to try this out for now, and worse case flash the W to U1 if I have any issues.

Thanks for the info iBowToAndroid and the others that have posted on this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Use SamFirm to download firmware next time. It takes 1/100th of the time that SamMobile does
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sasnuke1:
Thanks for the tip...I'll keep that in mind. I think Sammobile took around 4 minutes, so it wasn't bad at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You're paying for a premium account...?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sasnuke1:
Lol...definitely not. I guess i just caught it at the right time...plus my home internet is pretty quick (it's fiber). I was surprised how fast it downloaded too.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Your download speed doesn't matter, because they limit your bandwidth if you're just a regular Free member. Full firmwares take like 6+ hours for non-paying members. I guess it glitched and you lucked out :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sasnuke1:
Damn...6+ hours...wow! I definitely lucked out. I saw that they throttle it back for free members, but I guess I'm just used to stuff downloading quick, so i really didn't pay much attention to the speed.

The time I wasted was trying the original Odin and another firmware I downloaded. I had downloaded a couple to try out.

I also went looking for the SamFirm like you suggested, but my Windows Security shot that down claiming a virus was detected.

I know some of these types of programs will trip the virus detection, just not familiar with this one, so didn't take the chance.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] RacerX10:
I'm so glad I'm not the only one confused by OP's posts :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SH5 (bootloader 6) files added for AT&T. I'll add the Cricket USERDATA when I get it
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Cricket USERDATA added
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Waiting4MyAndroid:
Can someone tell me what firmware is currently on my G960U using T Mobile SIM?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
The latest from SamFirm is SGB, so technically you shouldn't even have SH5, if you're using T-Mobile
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Waiting4MyAndroid:
Got this phone used. Not sure what the previous owner did. Is SH5 ATT firmware? T Mobile is working fine with SH5, even WiFi calling. OK to flash SBG?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
AT&T and Cricket have been the only carriers (so far) to get SH5. Yes, you can flash any version that you want
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Waiting4MyAndroid:
Downloaded SGB. Should I flash all files? BL, AP, CP, Home_CSC? I could ignore userdata_TMB?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
If the phone already has T-Mo bloat, then yes, you can skip USERDATA
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Build SI5 and USERDATAs for AT&T and Cricket have been added - this updates to bootloader 7 by the way
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nathan1616:
Flashing Fail

Hi I am new to this I'm trying to flash but it says this:

<ID:0/011> Added!!

<ID:0/011> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/011> File analysis..

<ID:0/011> Total Binary size: 67 M

<ID:0/011> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/011> Initialzation..

<ID:0/011> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/011> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/011> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/011> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/011> abl.elf

<ID:0/011> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/011>

<ID:0/011> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iJemuel:
Thank you for posting these, my Stock AT&T Galaxy S9 wasn't getting any OTA updates since February/March and I was able to update to the latest build after flashing.

I used HOME CSC, but for some reason the phone still did a wipe. Not sure if it was because of how out of date my phone was.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You're probably trying to downgrade the bootloader.

What version did you flash?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nathan1616:
I tried the G960U1, yeah it was the bootloader fixed it thank you so much.

:good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iJemuel:
I flashed the latest U build for AT&T

My phone currently shows Baseband Version:G960USQS7CSI5

When the phone re-booted, I got an error on the phone saying something about an unauthorized factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Did you also flash USERDATA?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iJemuel:
I did not flash USER DATA since I wasn't switching Carriers, I believe I read a post about that in this thread.

The phone is working great, no issues whatsoever. Just wanted to share what happened in my scenario.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Okay thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Youdoofus:
dang man!! it looks you got this U & U1 thing 100% taken care of. i perused a few pages back to see what all has been happening in the world of unbranding S9's and this seems to be THE place for it!

Nice work man!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Uhhh, I guess lol. Anyone can get the firmware themselves (except for AT&T) via SamFirm or Frija. But sometimes it's helpful to have everything in one easy-to-use place
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Youdoofus:
that was my point. i spend a fair amount of time popping thru the various galaxy forums and this is the most active continuous thread ive seen regarding this. its good to see IMO
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] metalcoat:
I also have G960USQS7CSI5 on Verizon but I'm trying to go to Visible (Verizon Prepaid). I'm getting failed in Odin when trying to flash these firmwares. Which one should I be using and should I be flashing everything since I'm trying to go to U1?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Simply saying that it "failed" isn't much information. We need to know what specific errors show in Odin and on the phone itself, in order to know why it's failing
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] metalcoat:
Sorry, I was getting the bootloader downgrade error, I know the message wasn't clear, I downloaded G960U1UEU7CSJ3 from samfirm and checked everything but userdata and it worked wonderfully! I appreciate all the information here!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] hamza_iraki:
Please help

I have g960u from att carrier i want to have unlocked firmware .
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] mrdunn:
Tmobile s9 no longer notifies text messages on toyota Avalon lmt 2016

Since a few updates ago, text messages notifications no longer show up the car screen, although they are downloaded. Phone calls work fine. My s9plus works fine, not the s9. Tried updating with Samfirm, didn't help. Would a factory reset work, or downgrading to when it worked several months ago. Toyota and tmobile hasn't help. Is there a setting I am missing?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
This thread isn't about your issue. Please post a new thread in the Q+A section, if you're looking for troubleshooting assistance
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] tankdog03:
Man I wish this would work on my n960u1 on cricket, I need volte, and wifi calling.. I'm actually about to switch to metro pcs because of this, tomorrow my bill is due..

I've also tried the aio U1 firmware with no success, not even a cricket slash screen, I'm wondering if flashing the "U" firmware will give the same results.. cricket finally comes out with a $60 uncapped data plan and I bought a Samsung unlocked note9 with hopes..

Well hopefully metro has better coverage now, its actually the only carrier I've never tried.. my phone does support all the bands for both carriers and I believe has all bands for all carriers
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Neither Cricket nor Metro ever sold their own version of the Note 9. So therefore no carrier firmware (with the necessary bloat and features to make VoLTE and wifi calling work) exists.

Also, Metro is owned by T-Mobile and runs on their towers. If you've already been with T-Mobile before, then that's what your coverage will be like
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] themow:
I have a G960UZKATMB

I want to use it on Cricket

Will following the directions on the first post work?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You don't need to do anything from this thread in order to use it on Cricket. The phone just needs to be SIM unlocked from T-Mobile, and it also needs to not be blacklisted, not defective, and not have any other issues.

Now, if you want to use U1 firmware, or if you want to be on Cricket firmware and the device doesn't automatically perform the conversion when you insert the SIM, then yes, you would follow the directions that have been given
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nightfox619:
I would like to say Thank you for this lovely guide and all you smart individuals. I am very impressed. I also feel very accomplished that I completed my First FRP,Bootloader Over ride because of well guides like these I don't know if you guys have have an Active FRP Over Ride using Combination Firm for BL7,. Just wanted to Say thanks for the Place with the ATT Software that I needed. I commend you
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Official Android 10 is available for U model/firmware via SamFirm and Frija under CCT and CHA
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Official Android 10 is now available for U1 model/firmware via SamFirm and Frija under XAA
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] prastistransformers:
Hi, I want to upgrade my firmware of my G960U. Currently on baseband version G960USQS3ARI6, Android 8 Oreo.

I've downloaded XAA version for U1 of Android 10 , but once I tried flashing it with Odin 3.13.1, it didn't work. Either stopped in "Start Connection" and then failed, or stuck in Initialization, and then closes itself.

I flashed using the HOME_CSC, as I don't want to lose all my personal data (kinda pain in the *ss to return them back to normal), so I never tried with the CSC one to wipe them out.

Is it important to use the CSC one, or did I miss something? This is the only PC I have, so at the moment I can't switch PC to try upgrade and see if it works.

What should I do? Thanks beforehand.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You need to make sure you're using the patched version of Odin
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] prastistransformers:
Is that it? Never tried it though, I'm just not sure if it will work or that there is anything I should prepare first.

Like, is it okay if I flash using the HOME_CSC? Or should I wipe them with CSC to make this work?

Thanks a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
HOME is fine. You only need to use the regular CSC when you're downgrading. If you're upgrading, then there's no need to wipe (unless you have lots of errors and glitches afterwards)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
USERDATAs for Android 10 (build TA5) added for Cricket and AT&T models. Xfinity and US Cellular have both gotten the same update, so anyone looking to do a full flash can (as of the time of this post) pull the rest of the firmware files from SamFirm or Frija using CCT or USC region/CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
This thread has nothing to do with rooting. Please post in a different thread
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] rwilliams268:
I noticed that the unlocked version isn't available for Android 10. Is this coming in the future?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
If it's not it will eventually. Samsung isn't always the fastest at putting out updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Uhh, it came out like a month ago. There's even now been another OTA, after the first initial Android 10 release
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] killahkidd247:
I have SM-G960U which is unlocked G960USQU3CSAB android 9. It tells me "My current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center" Has android 10 been released for this phone? I've looked but the ones I've found seem to be carrier locked with no unbranded version. I noticed that SM-G960U1 has a unbranded XAA android 10 version. Is it safe to use that?

Security patch level: January 1, 2019

Service provider SW ver.

SAOMC_SM-G960U_OYN_XAA_PP_0003

XAA/XAA/ATT