yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Thanks. Translated the changelog and added to 2nd post.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] corwin_amber:
No, one SIM and an SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ma_t14:
CHANGELOG:

· A new Hey google function has been added

· The stability of Device has been improved.

· The security of your device has been improved.

· GDPR has been added. (General Data Protection Regulation)

Source
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Where do we get the kernel changelist?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] core90:
Does anyone know what is meant by the new Hey Google feature?

I can not see any changes in the Google Assistant.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ma_t14:
Could it just mean that you now can activate google assistant by saying "Hey Google" as well (on top of "Ok Google)? Sorry, haven't received the update myself yet to check.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] core90:
Not really. For me, the Google Assistant starts only if I say OK Google. Does not matter anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
No like what are the improovements
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] corwin_amber:
Same here and interested in the answer ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tattchai:
Anyone has G965FXXU1BRF8 fast & easy downloadable link? (Google Drive, Mega etc.) :D
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] taiseer999:
Use Samfirm https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647

its faster than any download link.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Tizen99:
https://www.sammobile.com/2018/06/27/galaxy-s9-update-hey-google

There are instructions how to set it up. It doesn't work for me, so I assume it doesn't work for the German language.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tclocki:
How is battery life and fluidity of BRF8? I havent installed it yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nick_22:
A G drive mirror will be appreciated. If anybody is willing to help.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nick_22:
ok.. will try
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
After installing the update you get a notification to train the google assistant .. It will ask to speak "ok google" and "hey google" ..

So one can now trigger google assistant by saying "ok google" (like before) and "hey google" also ... Previously it was triggered by saying "ok google" only ..

And yeah it seems battery life has improved a bit .. Will check it out for 2-3 days to be 100% sure ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] AlexanderKgr:
With f8 firmware i had a reboot while being on call. Strange...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Closeup:
where can i download the latest firmware? i see no download for the latest in the download folder? If i have to use SamFirm, how do I use it? I installed it but it just shows the old firmware BRF3 when i put in region NEE ...:confused: Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Instructions in the 2nd post. Use 'DBT' as the CSC to get BRF8 to show up on SamFirm. Download and flash. Your CSC will remain NEE.

Sorry I'm not able to upload it on AFH because I'm abroad and the hotel has pretty decent WiFi at 30 Mbps, but the upload speed is pathetic and trying to upload a 4 GB file to AFH (or any file hosting site) will take forever.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] v-b-n:
Google Drive Mirror for BRF8 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cen-kiuTEMVmA7_gSGjQwgmdqPxE7OZZ
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
The latest brf8 update is worse in battery life .

I dont think it will go over 3-3.5 hours of SOT.

May be it improoves with time .
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] pantoffels19:
so the change from XFE to XFA, you need to first move out of the region (south Africa) entirely and then come back to XFA?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Apologies for the delay, XXU1BRF8 is now up on AFH. Hotel WiFi seemed to be on steroids today so uploaded 4GB in 25 minutes.

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11050483647474828805
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajkumarthapar:
Can I install BRF8. Please check the screenshot.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
Please check post #1 + #2
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
And FAQ #3 in the 1st post as well.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
Yeah new update has improved the screen on time a lot. After 50% I am getting over 3hrs. So will easily manage 5-6hrs of SoT ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] owoblow:
Hi guys,

I am not able to get VOLTE since I bought my S9 plus so my Internet goes off the moment I answer a call and I am also not able to record calls from the default call dialler.

I have clean flashed BRF8 DBT using CSC_OXM but my software is still stuck on ECT, ECT, ECT, BRI. I believe if I can get the CSC to read DBT, I will have access to VOLTE and call recorder.

I appreciate any assistance on this.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
Yup .. certainly improvement in battery usage. Over 6 hrs SoT and still 15% left. Tht last update made things better..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
German SIM inside the phone and still ECT/BRI?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] owoblow:
No. My home country sim. I flashed before inserting the sim, and when I checked the CSC, it is still ECT, BRI.

Beside, I'd think by now call recorder should be available on all every CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
No!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
That's no guarantee of changing CSC.

Your phone is probably region locked and is therefore going to be permanently on ECT.

Had it been allowed, they would make it available in every CSC, but it's according to local laws and regulations since call recording is illegal in some countries, so they can't make the feature available natively.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] owoblow:
Okay. Thanks for the clarifications. I guess I may have to wait till changing of CSC is possible or I find a way around the region lock.

Call recording is available everywhere here... even in far lesser budget phones.

That VOLTE isn't available on my phone still amazes me... even though it's written in the change logs. Perhaps it's a case of broken volte connection that I just stumbled on reading on Google. Oh well.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] AndiQ:
Hey guys, got a little problem right here, on my samsung s9+ i've installed twrp and lineage os, and i decided to go back stock, so i've flashed stock firmware with odin, but when i enter on samsung health or samsung pass etc. it says that my device it's rooted, i've tried to root again and go to build prop and edit tha thing .....tim to 0 and flash stock again but didn't work, do you have any idea? thanks in advance. Oh and in settings on oem unlock it says that the bootloader is already unlocked, here is a photo

[IMG="Settings"]https://serving.photos.photobox.com/58178317e3604f69900eb60ce1173f72e454c50aea6c20adb462fddaa765c7e7684c656c.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="samsung health"]https://serving.photos.photobox.com/24526568d050972be42ca06bd57b251d2f88844a96b1e1e07f02fdbfeb3d6f64eb8bfb3d.jpg[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] thewelt1:
M8 once you flash a custom recovery or root your samsung device you trip knox and theres no going back..the likes of secure apps like samsung health,samsung pay and other secured apps wont work anymore reguardless what rom you flash...you should have done your homework before you played about...:D
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
It'll be because KNOX is now tripped because of the custom recovery and firmware, which can't be 'untripped' as it's in hardware. Sounds like they fixed the workaround that used to work of editing the value of ro.config.tima. I don't know of any other workarounds, so I don't think there's anything you can do (since my S8+ I don't bother with custom recoveries, rooting, etc, anymore, so don't have any personal experience with this).
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] AndiQ:
oh, it so annoying being noob and doing stuff you don't know about(talking about me), so there's no way to make samsung health work for example and unroot the phone? ))
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
Shealth works but only with root and changed Build.prop.

Samsung pass and Samsung Pay will never work again until you change the main board of the device.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Frontfiringspeakers:
When will the UK galaxy s9 get its update. I'm still on April security patch.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
Go ahead and flash it manually

Don't wait
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alexcazacu01:
Hi, I would like to ask if you can help me out with my S9+.

I flashed the full EVR with CSC to it and than the BTU without csc.

All good, volte works fine.

I notice just now that the phone can see like the phone total storage is 32gb which is in reality 128gb.

Do anyone know why is this happen or what can I do about it?

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gee2012:
Ususaly a factory reset should fix that issue, i had it on other Samsungs in the past too. Its easy to restore the apps/settings with Smart Switch afterwards.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
Before doing a factory reset as gee2012 suggests, it may be worth trying to re-flash BTU (BL, AP, CP) with HOME_CSC from the latest EVR to see if that helps and avoids a factory reset.

That's what did: First flash was full EVR with EVR CSC (not HOME_CSC) to repartition the phone, which wipes all data. For all subsequent updates I flash BL, AP, CP the chosen firmware (DBT in my case, as it's the newest one) with HOME_CSC from latest EVR) and I've not had an issue with the recognised storage space.

If that doesn't help, then try the factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alexcazacu01:
I did a factory reset and it not helps.

I re-flashed it with btu (ap,bl,cp) and evr (csc) mix&match and now it works fine.

Thanks for your help guys!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajkumarthapar:
Improved battery life after BRF8. Started with 85% battery, SOT of 6h 8 m and still 30% battery left.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] xp500:
Re

My bat life has totally gotten. Better
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Digoloco:
:chorando::chorando::chorando:

:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
What is this,?

You really know what are you saying?

You don't charge the phone until 100, and charge in the middle.

With that i can do 20h sot

Do a full charge and then post it right.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
BL v2 being tested with July patch.

No more downgrades back to v1 builds when this is released.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
So probably new security stuff and actual changes or not?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Well, July security patch for sure and Samsung has probably identified some security exploits of their own with BL v1, which is usually why BL v2 gets introduced.

As for any meaningful visual changes, it's too early to say. Probably won't get anything, but with Samsung, you never know.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
yes, both.

But as the last months I think that we first only get the securty update and some days later the bigger update.

But till this time there are at least about 10 days...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
I wonder if it will be possible to combine a (HOME_)CSC from a firmware with BL v1 with AP,BL,CP from a v2 firmware...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
Thanks for your answers

Samsung has become even more complicated with the updates....
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Didn't work when I tried it with the S7 edge, probably won't work with the GS9 either.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Tizen99:
Samsung has also upgraded the bootloader of the Note 8 from v3 to v4 and S8 from v2 to v3 with the July patch, so it seems to be something that affects more devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Didn't notice the Note 8 getting v4. Thanks for the update.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
Damn, I guess I'm waiting for EE's firmware with BL v2 if that's the case.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
cc: [MENTION=1149541]Incarniac[/MENTION]

Are you sure in this one?

Look at the "test FW" of the Note8 (which will get v4 bootloader):

N950FXXS4CRG1.DM/N950FOXM3CRF5/N950FXXS4CRG1
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fridgeman:
Just updated my original BTU to the latest build through software update and have now got Volte on EE without having to change anything ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] axgod2:
Switching from wifi to mobile data

I've just had the update to BRF8 on my original BTU, and now when i lose wifi and switch to mobile data, although the phone says I am connected it doesn't work unless i turn mobile data off then back on. leared my cache etc, i was hoping to avoid a factory reset. Just wondered if anyone else had come across this? there seems to be a couple of mentions on the samsung community forums.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] trickie69r:
I'm also experiencing the same on my BTU S9+ using the Three network.

I have factory reset and the issue still remains and only way to re-enable mobile data is turn data off and back on.

Hopefully fixed in next build.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] axgod2:
I’m on three too, it’s very frustrating
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
[MENTION=1706151]axgod2[/MENTION] [MENTION=5000754]trickie69r[/MENTION]

Open settings > about > software information > tap build number 7 times to unlock developer options.

Scroll down in the developer options menu and look for the option:

'Keep Mobile data turned on'

Is it enabled or disabled?

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] trickie69r:
For me it is enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Disable it, restart your phone and let me know if anything changes.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gaww:
I will stay with v1 for the foreseeable future until a significant reason to upgrade - definitely not to just have the latest.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Any particular reason why?

Waiting a few days to see if v2 brings any significant bugs is fine, but any longer than that is pointless.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gaww:
Because I may want to revert to earlier roms
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] damienw1:
S9 plus and volte Ee

Hi can anyone confirm whether the latest Btu firmware allows volte on Ee UK?

I've heard it does but don't really want to wipe my phone and then find it doesn't.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] trickie69r:
Still the same :(

Never mind, I'm sure it will be fixed in the next build.

Plus it only takes 2 secs to turn data on/off.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] woz1400:
I have an unlocked Galaxy S9+ with EE on BTU firmware & can confirm VoLTE is now enabled & working after the update.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] axgod2:
Found a fix, turn off VoLTE sorts it out for me. Weird
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blackwing77:
Can I use this firmware on a G965N phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Compatible devices are clearly mentioned in the first post.

965N is not one of them.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Lagggi:
Hello to all.I recently made the latest update and unfortunately my second sim doesn't work simultaneously with micro SD.The message "it looks something is on the sim slot that it shouldn't be there" appears.

I use a sim extension module...

Is there a solution or I have to downgrade the firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] torden:
A downgrade should work. But it's a temporary fix, so... I'm getting tired of Samsung, have the same problem here.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Lagggi:
I made the downgrade but it doesn't work.It seems that modules cable strip is damaged.Tried too many times to reinstall this module and it failed and damaged. Only a 256 GB internal storage could be enough in the future. I hope the furure S10 or Note 9 are equipped with...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
Hi, any news on the G9650 Variant? (Lat Am./ Hong Kong) which would be the best Stock for that device? I Read that ZTO (Brasil) is best, has only MS Office as bloatware
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Frontfiringspeakers:
UK EE got its June security patch today.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Just flash the latest available for your CSC.

This thread is for G965F only, there's a separate thread for G9650.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
Would you be kind enough to point me in the right direction?

Many Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Seems you already posted in that thread:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=77022365

To answer your question, flashing ZTO will NOT trip KNOX and you will retain LTE capabilities.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
I feel like a bit of a nuisance here but, would you recommend Home CSC or Regular CSC? I know home wipes my data but thats no problem. Is there anything else to know before choosing?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
HI Guys, I'm just wondering I have S9+ Exynos and it has MySingtel app by default (Singapore App), I tried to flash it with Philippines latest stock firmware and I still have that app and other Singapore apps even after flashing. Any idea?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
did you factory reset? wipe cache & Data?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
After flashing? I did Wipe Date and Cache from the Recovery Mode, but not inside Settings app.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
Sorry, i meant before the flashing. What Odin version did you use and what firmware? maybe you chose one with bloatware :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
I'm using the v3.13.1, I flashed it with Philippines (Open Line) 2018-06-26 8.0.0 (G965FXXU1BRF8, G965FOXM1BRF7) I don't know why the bloatwares from singapore are installed. Can you help me? Btw what region doesn't have bloatwares?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
you have exynos variant.... do you use Spay? or just want to get rid of bloatware?

---------- Post added at 06:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:06 AM ----------

if the last 3 digits on your original Firmware were MM1 then you are part of the OXM and afaik, you can use any firmware in the OXM group. Find yourself a Firmware that you like , then follow the instructions that OP posted. Factory reset and data wipe before and clear cache after (remember to remove the google ans Samsung accounts before all this.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
I'm planning to use SPay and remove bloatwares at the same time. I need stock rom atm because my phone is new and it doesn't have OEM Unlock option atm.

Also about my original firware, where can I check if it ends with MM1, is it the Baseband Version or Build Number? I have screenshots of my old firmware before I flashed it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
Quite a pickle ? send the screenshot
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
Ok, here https://imgur.com/gino2ma
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lukesky1313:
Download phone info from the play store, that should give us a better idea of what were dealing with
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
Got the app, what info we need?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
They're pretty much identical: The only difference is that HOME_CSC does not wipe the user data (because it does not re-partition the phone) and the regular CSC file does (it includes a partition/PIT file, HOME_CSC does not). Whether you can use HOME_CSC or not depends on the current partition sizes vs what is needed for the CSC you're moving to.

(I've not actually tried to use HOME_CSC to switch CSC myself (because I had to use the full/regular CSC as the hidden partition needed to be larger on EVR than it is on BTU), only to update the firmware with the same CSC or an updated CSC.)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
Hi Bro, maybe you could help me with my problem regarding on my S9+, I have the Exynos variant. This is my Original Firmware https://imgur.com/UERdYSS before I flashed it with Philippines (OpenLine) latest stock firmware. My concern is even I flashed is already I still have bloatwares from Singapore like MySingtel etc. I have to have stock without bloat wares.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
First of all, BRE6 isn't the latest firmware for XTC, its BRF8.

BRE6 was never even released for Philippines.

You have to flash BRF8 with a valid Philippines SIM card inserted and then have to factory reset for the CSC change to actually apply.

If it doesn't change, your phone is region locked to Singapore and there is no way to change CSCs on the S9/S9+ yet.

Sent from my SM-N950F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
Thanks for the reply. That BRE6 is the original old firmware of my phone. I flashed it to XTC latest already. My issue is that I still have the bloatwares from the original firmware. I check Phone Info app, it says CSC Country is Singapore. Also I already have valid PH simcard, i'm using it currently. Maybe you could help me about my issue. Btw my phone is openline, I can use any network on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Did you flash to BRF8 with CSC or HOME_CSC?

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
I flashed it with CSC, not HOME_CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Then your phone is region locked to Singapore.

Sent from my SM-G965F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iampatricktan:
Any way to change it? Btw my phone is factory unlocked, I can use whatever network I want. Someone in discord said use the combination files for S9+, any idea about it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Phone is factory unlocked yeah, but it's REGION LOCKED. That's done to prevent reselling. It'll work on any GSM network in the world, but you can't change the region code because it's locked to Singapore.

Combination files for S9+ are available but don't work to change CSC. Believe me, I've tried, a lot. Look at the earlier pages in this thread, plenty of people with the same issue and no fix even now.

Sent from my SM-N950F