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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
I don't have my doubts , and pretty sure is July patch, just haven't been able to update since i am at work.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I've been running ARF8 a few days. No problems, really. I do think battery life is a tad worse than ARF4, but we aren't talking massive drain.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
July patch 3ARG2
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Notice any problems running it, yet?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I can deal with a slight battery hit if there is one. For me the audio and MMS issues were driving me nuts. I commute 2 hours each way in the morning and usually listen to music, but with how bad is sounded since the last update, I was using my iPhone instead.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
Is the U3ARG2 build certified in Play Store?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
No Playstore is not yet Certified.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
Do you notice any issues with that build?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
No issues at all running great.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
I'm on ARF8 too. I like being able to change to Hey google instead of OK google. No issues found yet. Battery seems about the same for me as ARF4, ARF5

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I know, a lot of questions. You said its running great :highfive: is it running any better than the others that you can tell? Anything about it you like better? I wanna know it all lol before i jump BL version this early lol . I Could be stuck on 3 for a good minute jumpin this quick :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Here's how i see it better Performance Plus Newer System, With new GPU drivers , July Patch, Plus Now i can relax and not flash any other Leaks Till OTA popups Up with the New Odin bootloader 3 , So that way i can stay stuck for a while till Odin bootloader v3 comes out, So yes to me it worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] WhatsGood37:
Certified

I was wondering if ARF8 playstore certified?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Doesn't look like it. Mine says uncertified on ARF8.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] WhatsGood37:
Ok is there anything I lose by having playstore uncertified? I dont use google pay or Samsung pay at all
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Here's Latest GPU Driver. On July Patch 3ARG2
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I decided to chance it and upgrade to ARG2. Working fine so far on U1 hardware with VZW. If anything, Wi-Fi Calling kicks in a little faster after going to airplane mode. I'll post if I see trouble.

Also, Play Store hasn't given me any trouble at all due to being unceritifed. I did submit that form for an exemption today, but it was already working fine. Haven't tried SPay yet, but it loads fine and looks like it would work.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Samsung Pay Works, Only Google Pay won't work Due to Playstore not being Certified Yet, But everything else will work , I don't use Google Pay so won't Affect Me.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I use SPay quite a bit, but not Google Pay. What's supposed to be wrong with Play Store? I've installed apps and received updates since ARF8, so what's broken?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Nothing is broken just when Playstore isn't Certified Yet Few Apps may not work, Really nothing to worry thought i said 98% to 99% of the apps will always work.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Cool. Checked my banking apps and they aren't complaining either. I think I'm good even if this takes a bit to get certified or a legit Odin image to come out.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
Thank you sir. Good idea. That means i can actually set up Samsung Pay and use it some before i flash another update and have to call all 4 banks again to re-add my cards lol. I'm stuck and i know it ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol u guys are crazy updating practically daily when theres not really much of a difference besides incremented bl and a feature maybe here n there..

im staying on rev2.. i hope for the sake of everyone if root is found it works on latest rev lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] xstefen:
Where did you get U1 ARG2? Or are you just using U ARG2 on an unlocked phone
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Using the U build. I don't think there is a U1 yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcodya:
Emulator performance (PPSSPP, Dolphin) seems a little bit better on ARG2. Probably the updated GPU drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Well, I do feel a little crazy. But I enjoy playing with new software and seeing what's next. You're right. Nothing game changing in here. I wouldn't recommend this for normal users.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
My Galaxy S9+ has confirmed to be water damaged. Now screen flickering issue is much worse, phone is unusable now. Anyone knows a place I can go since Samsung rejected warranty due to water damage. It sucks that Samsung advertises the device as "water-resistant" and in my case it was an accident with an accidental water spill at a family event.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
Yeah it really sucks that a phone that is supposed to be water proof at 4.5 feet or 1.5 meters for 30 minutes could be damaged by a spill. Definitely seems like product failure to me. If it wasn't actually water, i'd argue it. I mean it certainly wasn't in 4.5 feet of coffee or beer, you can tell the difference. Anything but water will leave a sticky substance inside.

Any Insurance? I always get insurance on samsung phones. Square Trade is cheap and easy to work with. Yours could be the screen or the mainboard. Worst case is both could be bad. I had my screen replaced on my S8+ and was about $300 at Ifixandrepair, they are pretty good. Chain stores buying in bulk sure helps them. They had it in stock and done same day. New original Samsung screen, not aftermarket or refurbished. I own a computer and phone repair shop and i couldn't do it myself for that price. Sending it to Samsung repair was a little cheaper, but would be out of a phone for probably a couple weeks. They also insist on wiping the phone for a screen repair. I'm not sure why but said it was mandatory. I sent an S7 Edge in to Samsung for a screen and it took a couple of weeks. Mainboard i'm sure would be more than a screen replacement. I'm not sure of the availability of mainboards to non samsung repair centers. The distributors i order from don't have any. It's crazy you can get an ipone 8+ screen replaced for under $100 in 30 minutes or less, but an old Samsung s5 costs twice that. Ifixandrepair if one is near you or Samsung would be my recommendations. Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
3ARG2 July patch is certified in Playstore and passes safetynet
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I can confirm Safetynet passing here, but Play Store still shows uncertified for some reason. Rebooted, cleared cache, no luck with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcodya:
Clear app data in settings:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
That was the missing step. Now certified. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Glad you figured it out ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Now we just need U1 to get leaked.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
Anyone that has the U1 Galaxy S9+ do you guys notice that when using mobile data to update or download apps in the Galaxy apps store, it is much slower than using Wi-Fi? I thought it was the launch firmware update, but even with the latest U 3GAR2 firmware same issue..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mngdew:
I have the U1 device on VZW. Will the firmware work?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Yes, it does. I'm on U1 hardware as well. Went from U1 ARF4 -> U ARF4 -> U ARF5 -> U ARF8 -> U ARG2.

No going back to U1, though. Not until bootloader 3 comes out on a U1 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mngdew:
Is there any carrier bloats in the U firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Yes, plenty. Most of it can be disabled or uninstalled, though. Annoyances come in when carriers remove stock Samsung features and replace them with their own apps. The apps can be disabled, but you can't get the stock functionality back on U firmware. Examples: Samsung Cloud, integrated Hiya caller ID, etc.

I've ended up disabling or uninstalling every single piece of bloatware, except for the VVM app. It's identical to the one Samsung itself ships in U1 firmware, just with a different icon. It's actually useful too. I just live without cloud and caller name/ID.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mngdew:
Can't live without the Hiya Call ID. I get so many spam calls, Hiya works well to recognize and block them.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
It's quite a pain. I have since surrendered and started the free month trial for Caller Name ID. That should get me through until the U1 firmware is up to BL3 and I can go back. Lots of good things fixed in ARG2, though. So I still think it was worth taking the plunge.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mngdew:
Do I have to flash carrier Userdata when flashing U firmware on U1?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
No, but the userdata is what essentially contains the carrier settings, bloat, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I don't know if you *have* to, but I did. My rationale was that if I didn't, I wouldn't get Visual Voicemail. It's probably part of their bloatware. Samsung provides their own, but they can't both be active at the same time. So I'd be left with nothing for VVM at all, if I didn't accept the VZW bloat.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
*Update*

No I didn't put insurance on the device when I bought it at Best Buy even though I was offered. I mean I probably should've since it was only just $11/month & I could've cancelled at anytime. After calling numerous repair places one placed offered the cheapest price at $75 to clear all the water out from the device, and it had good reviews (ovr 4.4 with 23 reviews.) I technically saved $58 because with the Samsung Premium Care insurance offered to me in the store, Samsung would have charged $100 fee for a replacement totaling $133 since the issue happened 3 months after owing the device. Now back to the actual result. Luckily for me the issue wasn't severe and I didn't wait more than 2 weeks to get the issue fixed. The repair center I went to basically cleared out all the corrosion, water in the device (most near the main board), dried it off with a fan and used a special machine to wash the phone to take out all impurities from the water damage. Additionally, repairer dried it off with another special machine. So far so good, praying issue doesn't pop again. Just as a precaution I won't be going in the pool with it even though i have a friend who has an S8+ and takes it in the pool with him all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jj icefish:
I have an ATT GU965 on 2ARF4 should I flash the U1 version of 2ARF4? Then att data?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Psyscope:
It contains the bloat, not the carrier settings. The Carrier settings are in the CSC. Every Odin has everything, but the ATT branded apps. You can try without them.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Psyscope:
I checked, the carrier files are included in the Rom. You don't need the USer Data, it just gives you more Samsung apps. Useless.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
Any chance of being able to get Samsung Cloud on my Verizon variant?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Not unless you flash U1 and forego Wifi calling.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
So when flashing U1 on my Verizon variant, I will only lose the wifi call feature? I think I'm alright with that. I could careless about anything else Verizon offers app wise. What about Samsung Pay? That is the only thing I'm not will to lose.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Wifi calling and video calling will be lost. Samsung pay and everything else will work. Any other Verizon apps can be found in app store if you want them.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
1st special machine is most likely ultrasonic parts/jewelry cleaner with 99.9% alcohol which pushes all water out from under capacitors etc. It does clean syrup or sugary drink residue if it wasnt water. You might need a special cleaner to remove bad corrosion spots, I forget the name of it as i'm not at the shop right now. Second special machine is probably air from an air compressor (or fan). the second isn't necessarily needed because 99.9% alcohol evaporates pretty quickly even in open air. I hope it wasn't the staples tekdry repair. regardless i'm glad your phone is fixed. Hope it stays that way. If it was staples, here's a good watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SxoI--xIdM If not staples, its still informative. funny but video not kid friendly.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] roldieh397:
I have an unlocked Sprint phone with fw SM-G965USQS2ARF9. I want to flash the t-mobile firmware. What exactly do I need to do and where is the firmware? I just need to know if I have to flash a U1 firmware then the tmobile one or just the tmobile one.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
You need to flash to U1 first, then to the T-Mobile firmware. There are a few links in this thread to arious firmware versions, including the U1 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kevindevonwilliams:
Flash the U1 firmware first https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746163614322276067

Download the U firmware https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962339331459002964

Also download T-Mobile Userdata https://drive.google.com/open?id=18B9ZN4tswMzLMJPRvK2Z_dmZ36kN82ro

Then flash the U firmware along with the Userdata and set up device accordingly and you should be on TMB/TMB/SPR
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
and make sure he cont start it up with asprint sim in itlol or hed be starting over
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kevindevonwilliams:
Lol well yes that's true, assuming he already have the T-Mobile SIM in the phone already since that's the carrier firmware he wanted
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bkores:
Do I need to flash userdata when switching from T-Mobile to unlocked? When I download U1 firmware using Samfirm, there is no userdata file but there is one when I download U firmware, so I'm just wondering.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jdawg334:
Just Flash AP, BL ,CP, CSC_OMC There is no Userdata for U1 since that is where carrier bloat would be
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bkores:
Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
I don't believe the repair was Staples tekdry.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ednometry:
Confirmed! I have used this latest version of ODIN to flash my U1 to VZW firmware. If anyone needs the VZW firmware I can post it somewhere for download.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jesmann:
It's been years since I've flashed anything coming from other brands that had no support.

To clarify if I flash the G965U1 to my Verizon S9+ would this restore Samsungs features like Samsung Cloud and Smart Call?

With this using the VZW user data restore Verizons bloat if I want it?

I did get Samsung Cloud working using QuickShortcutMaker but have not found a way to enable Smart Call and would like to discontinue paying $3 to Verizon if it's built in by Samsung.

I believe I can restore everything using Smart Cloud or backing up using smart switch to the pc.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ddarvish:
I purchased the unlocked version from best buy G965U1 and flashed it with the t-mobile firmware and my device is TMB/TMB/XAA. I am still missing T-Mobile Digits built natively into thephone. .. would getting the phone all the way to TMB/TMB/TMB resolve that issue? if so how do i accomplish it? i flashed the csc with a t-mobile sim in the phone and still at tmb/tmb/xaa.. \

any help withdetailed steps?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Looking to do something similar with my unlocked G975U1 (also purchased from Best Buy) but to load it for AT&T. I recall doing something similar with my old Verizon S7 that I brought over to T-mobile at the time but I forgot how to do it. Would prefer not to flash but it's the only way I can find in order to get the carrier specific stuff like Visual Voicemail and a few other things working since apparently you have to have a $%@@ AT&T ROM in order to have it.:mad:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
This works perfect for ATT VVM using G965U1. From APK Mirror. i keep a copy on my SD card. https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/att-services-inc/att-visual-voicemail/att-visual-voicemail-4-2-0-0028-release/att-visual-voicemail-4-2-0-0028-android-apk-download/

I am desperately trying to get mine to ATT/ATT/ATT instead of ATT/ATT/XAA. That should give us all of our features back. Hopefully someone figures it out soon.

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Are you VZW/VZW/VZW or VZW/VZW/XAA? without full VZW there's gonna be missing features. For ATT it's wifi-calling, Volte, and the smart call caller ID. Probably others. If you're missing nothing with Verizon, more power to ya, you've succeeded, congrats!! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ednometry:
I flashed all VZW but didn't flash userdata and used the Home-CSC file and it converted the phone to Verizon from the U1 firmware without wiping anything and I now have all the carrier features.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
can you check settings, about, software information, Service provicer software info and see if you have VZW/VZW/VZW or do you have XAA on the end? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ednometry:
Say's XAA at the end but everything works and I had very little bloat to uninstall and disable. Some Sammy apps went away but the wifi calling and HD voice work as expected.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
I wish it was that easy with ATT. With ATT it actually says to call them, maybe i'll try that
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfgart:
look here

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/switch-to-carrier-firmware-100-t3609487

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/sm-g965u-sm-g965u1-combination-files-t3765760

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/sm-g965u-sm-g965u1-eng-boot-files-t3765767
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] larainzlo07:
Any luck on that. Looking to get wifi calling set up on my 965U1
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mc_365:
The two you mentioned will work. Well I think, I didn't really test them but they were present and seemed functional and they were active on my account setting @ VZW.com

The One you didn't mention is Video Calling. And that's the one people want. On touch video call to other VZW users, no app necessary.

Try going into your Verizion account and checking the profile for your S9+ it will most likely say SM-GS965U1 and will not have a picture of your phone. Then check blocked services and look for Video Calls block and see if it is On blocked or Off.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iamrobk:
I have the unlocked S9+ on Verizon and the Video Call block is "Off". I haven't tried flashing to unlocked firmware or anything, and can't get it to work anywhere in the phone, but the block is Off.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mc_365:
If you are infact looking at the blocks for your s9+ (every phone on account has separate blocks) it is probably on because the phone has not tried to access it. You don't have the option on your phone because you have the un touched unlocked phone, the feature is not available on unlocked phones that's why people are flashing. When you flash you will get additional features on your phone but your account will block video calling.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vatchg:
Hey Guys,

Just trying to figure out which files I need. There was an RBG folder, and an RB7 folder. Contents looked similar just not sure. I have the AT&T variant of the phone, I want to flash to T-Mobile. As of now when I make phone calls no wifi calling, and switched to 4G from LTE everytime im on a call.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mc_365:
RBG and RB7 are the versions of the universal firmware.

RBG being the latest.

But if you have the ATT version you should get the software update from ATT?

Do you not have an ATT sim in the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vatchg:
So I had an ATT sim in there so IMEI registers on their networks. Once it did I got the unlock code and unlocked and have been using with TMobile sim in there. Phone works okay, I don't have WiFi calling , no VoLTE. Want to see if I can flash TMobile firmware on there to see if I can get those feautures. Also one last small issue Everytime I'm on a call phone goes from LTE to 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] craig.winters:
Has anyone with an unlocked S9+ been able to get it working on AT&T with the AT&T LTE/wifi-calling features enabled?

I'm upgrading from an AT&T-branded S7 Edge and thoughtlessly bought the unlocked S9+. I pop in my S7 Edge SIM and the S9+ works fine -- just no HD Voice and VoLTE (and wifi-calling, which I don't use). But after two years with HD Voice on the S7, I can't go back to the awful call quality of H+ or 2G or whatever. Seriously, regular calls sound awful. Help!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chris_c81:
Hey guys. I bought the unlocked S9+ (BTU) directly from Samsung online. My previous phone was an S7E which was on EE (EVR firmware). EE provide VoLTE which is not present on my S9+ with BTU firmware. Is there a way to get VoLTE back without flashing EVR and all the EE bloat and branding that will come with it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mc_365:
If you want all those features on T mobile your going to need to flash the U firmware for Tmob along with Tmobile userdata file.

You still will probably not get WiFi calling.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kevindevonwilliams:
Userdata is only for carrier specific features on the U firmware, it also consist of carrier bloatware....

U1 is unbranded/pure stock so there isn't any carrier bloatware, that's why it doesn't have any userdata
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
I tried to Odin back in 2ARE6 but after my phone reset the firmware didn't change. In CSC I used the home option. Am I doing something wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kevindevonwilliams:
What exactly are you trying to do?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Are you still on a bootloader v2 firmware or did your device update to the v3 bootloader? It isn't possible to roll back the bootloader, at least currently. Don't use the HOME components when you want things to change. The purpose of the HOME components are aimed towards a straight upgrade of the same firmware to a later version via ODIN.