yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] :
That's probably what I am going to do then. Can I ask where you downloaded the U1 firmware? I see the other thread to an older U/U1 firmware but I'd rather have a more official link. It doesn't look like Sammoble has the G965U1 or the AT&T G965U firmware links and Updato is waaay to sllooooowww. :( I would rather have good firmware downloads for each before I flash. One with the U1 firmware I want to go to and the other with the AT&T S9+ if I need to revert back.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The U1 is still on the February security patch. The OP has the file I used to flash to U1 that you can download from here.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Got it. Looks like it has the AT&T S9+ firmware I'm looking for too. I will be flashing soon. :) Can I PM you for further assistance so I can move discussion away from this thread?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Sure!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
No I am not, T-Mobile SIM card in use.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Is your flash successful? How are you factory resetting? If your flash was successful and you still have the AT&T bootlaoder. Then you might have flashed the wrong CSC. Do not flash the HOME_CSC.

I have always factory reset the phone and then skipped the setup to enable Developer Options to enable USB Debugging before flashing. Once you flash to U1, skip through the setup again, enable Developer Options, and USB Debugging. Then reboot to download mode and flash the TMB U firmware. I wouldn't recommend flashing the 2ARC6 though because it will lock you on bootloader v2. AT&T does have a firmware on the v2 bootloader as well. I have personally never directly flashed one U firmware to another and none of my S9 Plus devices have the v2 bootloader on them. There is a TMB U firmware with the v1 bootloader out there. Updato has it and some other sites. Otherwise, U1 is what I would personally suggest everyone stay at until there is a v2 U1 firmware or it becomes possible to flash back to the v1 bootloader from v2.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
First time I did it was directly to v2 TMOBILE 2ARC6 so I'm stuck on v2 which I don't mind as long as I can get the T-Mobile firmware. But my flash did say pass, I did factory reset the phone and skipped through the setup and turned on USB Debugging then continued with Odin.

EDIT: I factory reset through the settings, I picked the regular CSC file not the HOME_CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I'm guessing the stepping stone of flashing to U1 first has a point to it. It sounds like directly flashing from the AT&T U to the T-Mobile U left some stuff behind. Did you flash the userdata when you flashed the rest? What does your Software Provider SW say under Settings, About Phone, Software Information?

Since you are stuck on the v2 bootloader and you want to attempt it again. Remove your SIM, factory reset the device, skip through the setup to enable Developer Options and then USB Debugging. Power it off, put in your T-Mobile SIM, boot to download mode and load up everything again and flash. Best of luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
Yes, I did flash the user data. Software provider SW is At&t. I'll try it again later tonight thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Hopefully the second time is the charm!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] coolbrezze67:
Has the U1 Firmware been updated to bl v2 yet? . I really would like to flash this firmware and get rid of t-mobile bloatware:(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
U1 is still on the v1 bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
I'm going to check right now and see.

Edit: No U1 bootloader v2 still. It will be out very soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dannyHD2:
Can't wait for this!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
The fact that the S8 & S8+ unlocked variants are on the April security patch and even midrange devices are on April/May security patch, yet the latest flagship devices in the S9 & S9+ unlocked are still on February security patch goes to show you how Samsung treats in customers. Like why drop $800+ on a phone and can't get timely monthly security updates smh. Samsung made a promise they'd change, so far it's been a disappointment with them not living up to their word. I had to manually flash a carrier firmware just to stay up to date wow.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
Followed the steps you gave me, no luck. At&t logo showed up on boot screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
From what I read I'm not sure if you tried to flash U1 in between but do try that then flash the T-Mobile U firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
I did not flash the U1 first, first I tried directly flashing the TMobile firmware which is why ive been stuck on AT&T v2.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Ok definitely try it then, I've seen success stories with doing so it seems.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
It's got to be related to the v2 bootloader then. If I flash U1 to TMB 1ARBG, I get the T-Mobile boot logo. When I wipe and flash back to U1, I get the standard Galaxy S9 Plus boot logo.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
Even though on I'm on ARC6 v2, you're saying I should flash the U1 v1 and then flash the TMO v2 firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Wait U1 isn't v2? *Oof* guess you'll have to wait then...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
Guess I'm stuck on AT&T for now then? Tried all the steps you provided, thank you for that by the way.

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Looks like it haha, thank you though!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
No! I thought you were going to directly flash AT&T to T-Mobile because both of them have firmware with the v2 bootloader. Although I don't know for sure. My guess is there is something in the v2 bootloader that detects the last 3 characters in the Service Provider SW to display the boot logo where it seems more likely it is tied to one of the other two strings on the firmware with the v1 bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
This might make sense if it wasn't for Samsung's BYOD of the S8 series, unless their goal suddenly changed from easy network switching, in the next update (at least hopefully) it will include the ability to carrier switch upon inserting the SIM. Same as the S8. However before the BYOD update was released, we used the combo firmware to change the EFS line to whichever carrier you wanted from ATT to TMB just like that, required a data wipe but it did switch the firmware just fine!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
Thanks for the help guys I'll just wait for the next one.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dannyHD2:
He already missed the chance by flashing to the v2 boot loader. You need to go to u1 while still on v1 boot loader before going to the v2 firmware. If you miss that step your stuck for now
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Yeah I realize that, thought U1 had a V2 firmware by now. What the **** is Samsung doing...? [emoji849][emoji849]
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dannyHD2:
I wish!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Deleted....
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] awhydegenius:
I need combination file for G965USQU2ARC6

Hi,

I've tried several combination files, but none works. I keep getting 'SW REV CHECK FAIL: [ab1]Fused 2 > Binary 1' error on phone. I later discovered that what I needed is version 2 combination files. Any pointers as to where I can get it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
If you mean bootloader v2 files, I think ARC2 is the only v2 bootloader files available, which are on th OP. There are various "OTA" updates that are installed via Recovery, but they will WIPE your device. Many either don't pass safety net (Google Pay) or doesn't have Samsung Pay, with some supporting neither.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] awhydegenius:
I am trying to flash factory binary so as to be able to bypass frp, but the combination files i've downloaded so far failed in Odin. I've tried using patched odin, comsy, .. still same error.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
isn't FRP bypass forbidden?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] awhydegenius:
Forbidden as in????? on this forum? So the phone is now useless? I hope not.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Can you take it to like Best Buy or something? and have them unlock it for you or reset your google password and wait up to 24 hours for your phone to be able to log in?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
If the Odin files are failing, chances are you have bad files, the wrong files, or a bad USB cable. As far as I know, FRP won't stop flashing from download mode.

That said, if you had FRP enabled, it's going to make you log in with your Google acct anyways. I had that issue with my v20. Even wiping data from recovery won't help.

The bigger question is, why can't you just log in with your Google acct? That negates the entire problem. If it's because you bought the phone from someone else, you should have had them factory reset it before the transaction was complete. I did that the last time I sold a phone and they had no problems, because I had to put in my password to factory reset it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] coolbrezze67:
Any word on U1 bl V2?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nugzo:
I haven't heard a peep. We Might get scolded for talking about u1 in a non u1 thread lol. I am completely dumbfounded on why samsung will develop versions for the carriers to tweak and release so they can have up to date security but wont update their own unlocked versions.. Really at a loss on how something like that happens. Isn't u1 still on Feb security? that's smart. Why have security updates anyway, to hell with security, according to the news you cant believe any of it so who needs it. I take the dumbfounded part back.. I bet the carriers have an agreement with samsung that they have to provide timely updates on security issues.. They (samsung) have huge corporations they have to take care of first, then they'll fix their own stuff when they have the "spare" time. Well, that may not make sense either. If they make a security update for the carriers, that same security update minus any carrier files should/could come out for the u1 at the same time.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
Nope, it's only available for the S9.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
According to the discord server that OTA is junk.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Np i just thought i share information. I'm still on 2ARE2.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
No I know I'm just putting it out there

Also....you never joined the discord server...lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] geoff5093:
I'm on 2ARE1, is there any upgrade path to these newer firmwares?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Not yet leaving Thursday to Las Vegas for a whole week Vacation, Will join after i come back.

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Nope you would have to Odin back to 2ARC6.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mopartonyg:
I went to 2ARE6 on verizon last night and all seams ok so far, Any heads up on what they are saying is up with it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Internally its older, older graphics driver, older app versions, older kernel. It's really weird actually, ARE2 is more up to date internally.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mopartonyg:
Thanks Fatal i will flash back soon as i get home. Just got my S9+ friday so trying to get my feet wet. Can you link the discord group please?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
People seem to forget that T-Mobile pulled 2ARC6 for whatever reason. 2ARE6 sounds like a a quick solution to get people off of that firmware for whatever the reason is behind them pulling it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
https://discord.gg/VH4W435

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Makes sense.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Right but to Update to AT&T Server that's the way to go Odin to 2ARC6 and then update to AT&T latest patch , it's just a work around as long as you don't stay on 2ARC6.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ScottBroker:
Is there a dedicated Tmobile s9+ forum somewhere
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Nope Mod haven't added Carrier sections, basically because all Carriers use same firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
If there's a way to suggest adding at the very least Seperate model variant sub forums then they should add a G965U/U1/W(American/Snapdragon Locked S9+), G965F/N(Exynos S9+) and G9650(China/Snapdragon Unlocked)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmaster:
I have a quick question. I'm on SM-G965W (Rogers network) and if I successfully flash the U1 firmware with my "W" version, would that allow me to bypass the bootloader and root my phone, as well without any network interference with Rogers? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Lol... no. If you want to test a possible brick of your device, try to get the G9650 firmware to flash, that has an unlocked bootloader iirc. But be warned if you brick that's not my problem :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Doesn't mean he's rooted[emoji848] but you totally can flash U1 for ****s and giggles :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmaster:
So, in that case, I can bypass the bootloader using U1 firmware? And from there, I can find another way to root later, since it will allow me to "activate OEM unlock" option?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Can you read? That's not what i said dude lmfao. I said if you want to take the risk and flash G9650 firmware on your phone then go for it, that should have an unlocked bootloader but could brick your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmaster:
Sorry, G9650 is what I meant. But worse case scenario I can always install the original firmware, right?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Worst case scenario you have a brick lmao.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Flashing the G960 firmware on to a G965 will result in a brick! Exynos and SnapDragon CPU's are very different, especially at the bootloader level.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmaster:
Yes, that's what I thought too. I'm still waiting for [MENTION=9100366]Iain_S[/MENTION] answer on U1 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] FatalONEM8:
Uhhh G9650 firmware is Chinese or Hong Kong Snapdragon [emoji52] not exynos. But yah it could brick who knows I don't think anyone has tried it yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yeltrah123:
Is it possible to flash W firmware on U model with no issues?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
My W runs U1 and has ran TMB U before. U1 seems to be best in my opinion because the newer TMB firmwares have the v2 bootloader, which prevents rolling back to U1. You basically can't go straight from W to U. When you switch any sort of carrier firmware, it is recommended to always step to U1 first before flashing the U or W afterwards.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmaster:
Hi guys, I made a quick comparison between 3 models, LINK BELOW (mine is the SM-G965W - Rogers) as recommended by some xda members. Some were saying it may be breaking the phone entirely, and some were saying it is working. Based on those specs all three models are pretty much the same including the Supported Cellular Bands. What is your opinion based on your expertise on this take?

http://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&s=compare&ids=13050.13361.13301
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
No more AT&T beta updates? I remember having may patch update a week be4 the month of May came
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
There is more, but we finally got what we were waiting for. 2ARE6 odin files. 2ARE6 is the new official update.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
No problem can you share a link??
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Downloading June Patch 2ARE6-to-2ARF2 from AT&T.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
Damn already that's what up can you share a link
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stoobie-doo:
You sure ARE6 is available OTA for AT&T? I tried at noon central and had no updates. Samsung/AT&T have always been slow on updates, but never like this, especially for their current flagship.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
Yes it's out but no one has link it and a few already have it
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
Any links to the new build?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
i will pm you later with it unless you get it before that, i am still at work.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
Thank and I'll wait
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fireguy0306:
Could i possible get a PM as well? I'd be interested in both the ODIN file and the update if you have it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blkghost22:
May i request it to please?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
I'm off work now. If venom doesn't post it beforehand, I'll have it posted soon. So links are coming real soon guys. Thanks for being patient.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
What he said either me or him will put it up.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
Here one link https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Uf2p2czpe6_CGqmfQKKTvgLQ1RrBP9f4&export=download

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Thank for the update guys
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
New OTA update 2ARE6 to 2ARF2

Download here: 2ARE6 to 2ARF2

Thanks [MENTION=2252581]edwin810[/MENTION] for your contribution. Here's another mirror link from 2ARC6 to 2ARE6.

Download here: 2ARC6 to 2ARE6
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
And there you have it guy's.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 52me52:
Now that 2ARE6 is out, is it possible for those on 2ARC6 to flash the T-Mobile build?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fireguy0306:
Likely stupid question and I apologize.

How would I go from 1ARBG to 2ARC6 to then go further?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Robalboa:
How are you flashing this? Apply update from sd? and does this work on sprint or is it a ATT only? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
These OTA updates can be applied on any US major carrier (excluding U1 models, this is only for the US Variants) with the build number ending in 2ARC6. To apply the update, all you would have to do is download the file, transfer it to your SD card, go to recovery, apply update from SD card and your all set. FYI depending on the carrier, updating the OTA manually will wipe your data. So, please do a back up before updating.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Just wondering if I missed it, or hasn't been posted yet. I think i saw that the Odin files for ARE6 were out. Were those links coming or just the June patch? I'm hoping to go to the latest official version without wiping. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
I do have the odin files, but only the 4 main files. I don't have home csc yet, which is useful, because it retains your data, if your upgrading from an older build. That's the delay on why I haven't provided the link just yet. I'm waiting on that particular file. Unless there's individuals who don't care about their data being wiped lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kevindevonwilliams:
Odin for ARE6 https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=674106145207491417
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
Well, someone leaked my odin files that I uploaded lol but that only contains the 4 main files. Just FYI, no userdata or home csc in those files.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kevindevonwilliams:
Yeah, I realised but a fresh install is good sometimes..

Only shared it for those who have nothing to loose :D
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mopartonyg:
[MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] are your themes for public use or personal? If public where can they be found? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fireguy0306:
I'll go with it since I've been experiencing odd issues anyway and was considering a clean wipe
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] edwin810:
I always wipe then restore from Samsung cloud
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
I'm still new to Samsung. Are those files usually posted fairly quickly, or is it something that's hit or miss?

Which is fine for some things, and restoring from Google as well. However, I don't like going through the process of setting up Samsung Pay and Google Pay through my bank again. I have to call them every time.

It also takes over an hour to re-download and setup my phone again. Wiping occasionally is great, but I wiped about a month ago trying the various updates that were available before going back to ARC6.

Edit: if I wanted to wipe, I could just run the Ota from SD card. I have the ATT version so it wipes on an Ota.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fireguy0306:
FYI i just ran the ODIN and it actually didn't wipe my data. Now for me i plan on letting the ARF2 update wipe my data and will be doing a reset to factory to be safe anyway as i was having odd issues and frankly wanted a wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Imoseyon:
Same. Didn't need HOME data file.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Confirming that the Odin files didn't require Home, and that it did NOT wipe my device! #Winning
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bboii86:
Well, this is great news for whoever didn't get their data wiped. Glad it all worked out.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ModelCitizen:
I'm a bit new to Odin flashing - is a flash of the files provided plus a factory reset the same as wiping with Odin? Is one more "complete " than the other?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stoobie-doo:
Have to ask again - are you sure it's publicly released? I thought the people who had ARE6 had downloaded from the AT&T servers, not via an OTA push from AT&T.

My s9+ is my work phone, so I am really risk averse at downloading firmware from their servers if there hasn't been a formal push in case it breaks any security checks.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ModelCitizen:
Never mind, all is well.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Sprint is officially on 2ARE6. The update is official. While ATT hasn't officially pushed it, it is a real official update. The odin files actually keep your data as well. It passes safety net as well, my Google Pay still works.