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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovan1997:
Wow new night mode :eek:

1. Standard mode

2. Night mode
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jordiz86:
Nice one Samsung! But... Yes, photos are less denoised, but if there is very low light, ISO are (obviously) very high and there is a lot of digital noise.. But photos results more sharp! Anyway, Samsung technicians doesn't understand yet how to set white balance.. In low light conditions, photos are ever yellowish.. Hoping that Samsung fix this, because isn't so difficult to set wb less warm..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sjk971005:
Deleted, figured it out
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] xantrk:
Since s6 series, this may be the only thing I dislike. If it has a chance, it prefers warmer wb especially at night unfortunately. Luckily it is easy to fix in post
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jsksm1991:
After OTa update with .zip ,later can OTA update to July 19?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
This is one of the most asked questions in this thread.

If your CSC gets updated to CSF9 then you will receive future OTA's. If it doesn't, you'll need to flash your. CSC to the correct one to achieve future updates OTA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jsksm1991:
So can auto received the future OTA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sprov:
God I hope you're joking

---------- Post added at 09:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:58 AM ----------

Okay! Let's recap, we've got:

1) Night Mode!

2) QR code toggle (tough I didn't test it yet, it just brings me to camera);

3) Charging animations for wired and wireless has changed;

4) Enhanced charging text on AOD;

5) Blur intensity on front camera;

6) Faster app opening and system responsiveness overall: I think this is a slight improvement, I want to hear from you if you have the same feeling about it;

7) They removed the toggle in lockscreen settings to remove unlock animation (it was called transition animation or something like that);
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovan1997:
8) Battery life is improved too much( atleast for half day using, and for me)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] salahmed:
And they fixed the bottom part when expanding the quick settings toggles, it was extending to the bottom of the screen and not fully covering the bottom corners, now there is a little space left which make it looks better
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nic2112:
I'm looking forward to giving the Note 9 a whole day's worth of usage and see the battery difference. Battery life on my S10 really took a turn for the worse after the May 29th update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] prodnus:
Thank you very much jaylence. I've installed from 2CSDJ (CSC: THL) and it worked perfectly via adb sideload.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovan1997:
Also this is new effect when take with Live focus:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] edwardob:
how did you bring that up....I don't have it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
That's a blur effect. You'll have that option AFTER you took a photo using live focus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] edwardob:
ahhh!ok
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jnvdh06:
Can I use this to update from CSDE?

CSDE is the latest update for my region (XFA)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
Install this first.. CSDE to CSDJ

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=79544619

After that, you can install CSDJ to CSF9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jnvdh06:
Thanks. That did the trick
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] _robojock_:
[MENTION=6081684]jnvdh06[/MENTION] how do you install that file mention in the link?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
Via adb sideload or sd card in recovery mode

sd card method:

1. Download the file and rename as .zip

2. Save the .zip file to the root of your sd card

3. Reboot to recovery mode

4. Select install update.zip from sdcard

5. Select the .zip

6. Install
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
I think you're probably wasting your time, describing something so technical to someone who can't even use the search function [emoji849]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] _robojock_:
You forgot to do the whole LMGTFY
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Can this be done by PM? Thank you...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
Hi, I'm new to this, my first Samsung. I have the SM-N960F CSC ODX. Do you know if I can flash this Unlocked Firmware? I dont't find ODX in the list provided in post 2 and 3. Do I also have to follow your tip?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wiz:
ODX is not the CSC. ODX is a group denomination just like OXM. ODX is being used by countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. So you will have to find CSC versions in the ODX group, not in the OXM one, sorry.

ODX multi CSC ( COA COS CRO DCO DHR DNL DPL DTM MAX MBM TMH TMS TMZ TNL TPL TRG )

Once you do download one of those versions and want to install, the procedure to do so is identical though...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
I found out that I have a ODX_MAX version. I'm considering flashing a cleaner version of stock firmware because I have bad battery performance, probably due to a carrier based ROM. A user in another thread recommended me to install U1 Note 9 Official USA Unlocked because it is debloated and unlocked and from his experience gave much better battery life. I have an Exynos model so I probably can't use that one. Is this thread also for debloated Stock Firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wiz:
This thread is only for OXM-based stock firmware sorry
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
Ok thanks for the info. Then I'm selling this ****e of a phone. I'm not interested to put anymore effort in trying to make this phone worth its money.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wiz:
The most recent ODX based rom is for Germany, dated May 23rd, CSC DTM. I guess a newer version will follow soon enough.. Just follow the ROM releases on Sammobile. That's we're I found this one as well..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] shawnaye:
hey can i ask which country can i connect via VPN to get the OTA from? don't have a computer/sd card handy to flash from
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
It doesn't work that way: if the update is not available for your CSC, you won't get it...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dragen23:
How battery and performance on this update? the range has improved? Hope so.. after last update it's terrible...

Wysłane z mojego SM-N960F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raul6:
see

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79749639&postcount=1870
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] shawnaye:
:( , i thought this worked before. haha, worth a shot asking.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
If I flash this latest firmware N960FXXU3CSF9 non root do I need to change CSC to TEL to make samsung pay work in Australia?

Will I get OTA update?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] doki81:
just use home_csc file and your csc will remain the same. your phone wont be factory reset too..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mimo2008:
Update is out for uk unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] edwardob:
so if i use the file with just csc [not home csc] i can change to new csc....that right.....and it will reset also
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] patensas:
No CSC won't change since it's a multi-CSC just full wipe
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dlshadow:
so after going through most of this tread I'm more confused than when I started

Will this work on: SM-N960F DS

SAOMC_SM-N960F_OXM_XSG_PP_009 ??

Will it factory reset my device ? and should I change anything if I'm using this phone in Canada ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] salahmed:
This will work for you, if you want to start clean then use CSC file, it will wipe all of your data so backup first

Or you can use HOME CSC in Odin and keep your data intact

You have XSG and this is supposed to be for UAE so I don't know if it will cause any missing features
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dlshadow:
I just got the phone and spent almost a full day setting it up, I would prefer not. ?

What does UAE stand for??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Yes the ROM will work on an XSG device.

XSG is the Samsung region code for the UAE.

UAE stands for United Arab Emirates. It's a country in the Middle East.

Never thought I'd be giving a geography lesson on XDA

Also, since you're using a non Canadian variant, you won't have access to VoLTE and WiFi calling. Furthermore, Samsung Pay may or may not work. You'll have to test it to confirm.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dlshadow:
Thx, I thought UAE is another Samsung specific code. There are alredy a tone of new codes that I wasn't familiar with. That said I do apreciate you letting me know where the United Arab Emirayes are.

So I should back up everything and

Than flash the firmware update with a Canadien specific CSC as FMC
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kikoexe:
battery life is bad in this firmware (CSF9)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
You can't flash any Canadian firmwares. The N960F was never intended for sale in Canada, so none of the Canadian CSCs will work on it.

Canadian variant is N960W which is completely different.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dlshadow:
Though I could still flash this update using HOME CSC in Odin ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Yes you can do that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dlshadow:
That worked thank you. I was honestly not expecting it to be this easy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] paul_59:
I suggest that this firmware has been released for a very short period of time, less than one week, and hence it's unlikely that anyone has sufficient experience or data to support any conclusion on battery usage.

I would also point out that usage varies from person to person and even in my own case my usage at weekend is very different than week days.

A frequently used metric is screen on time (when you're actively using the phone), in my case with identical firmware and apps I get much more screen on time at weekend, simply because I have the screen on for longer at weekend.

My screen off battery usage averages 1.8% per hour, so if my screen is off for 10 hours 18% battery is consumed, if it's off for 15 hours then 27% is used.

My screen on time averages 10% per hour battery usage.

So if I use my phone with screen on constantly I would expect almost ten hours screen on time (from 100% battery to 0%)

Whereas if I have screen off for 15 hours then from the remaining 73% battery I would expect just over 7 hours screen on time
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dragen23:
considering the above, you can confirm that the battery works better than the previous firmware?

or you need more time for tests?

Wysłane z mojego SM-N960F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] paul_59:
I would think at least one to two weeks of usage and measurement would needed for meaningful conclusions on this.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] salahmed:
What? 2 weeks!!!

For me latest build didn't change the battery life, for worse or better

But the Phone app sometimes takes longer time to load all the recent calls, and it can't remember the default save location for contacts, it keeps asking where to save a contact even I chose Google account for default many times.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nic2112:
My international Note 9 with two Canadian providers has never had problems with Samsung Pay. VoLTE I'm not sure though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
My note9 is an import version N960FD so can I flash this firmware for N960F with default CSC of this firmware to use it with Telstra in Australia?

Can I just keep the default CSC to get faster OTA? TEL is too slow with the update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tonys.94:
I'm having some issues. Awhile back when Android 9 Pie was being released, TMobile was the first to get it. Using SamFirm I downloaded the TMB multicert and updated. Quick setup, then reset phone with my ATT sim card in, after setup again everything worked great. Since then there's been tons of updates and I've been updating as they get released. The most recent one ending in SE3 released May 29th for ATT was downloaded OTA and installed, and I'm very good about updating all apps in Play Store and Samsung store and have both set to auto update over WiFi or data. I've started having some various issues with apps and even after several updates released by offending apps, still the same issues, no matter the amount of app resetting, app data clearing etc. I usually factory reset my phone every so often but I haven't since release of Pie. I backed up all data via Google, Samsung, and my SD card. Using SamFirm I downloaded the N960U1UEU1CSE3 released May 29th and attempted to flash with Odin after resetting my phone. Using normal Odin 3.13.1 and 3.13.1.3bPatched neither work and give the same message. No amount of factory resetting, enabling USB debugging first, etc has helped. Fresh install of Samsung drivers as well. Not sure why it won't take it.

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 6704 M

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

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

Update: installed Samsung drivers on my laptop, rebooted. Let OneDrive sync all the files I was using for this from my desktop. Odin flashed it right away no issues. Idk what would cause this but whatever lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
OFF-TOPIC!

This thread is about the "International"-version of the Note9: SM-N960F; not the US-version SM-N960U1!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tonys.94:
It doesn't clarify that in the title other then the model happen's to be for the international model. However, the flashing process is exactly the same, md5 checks, Odin security checks, etc. are the same, so still a relevant question, the model just happens to be different. Title says Official Stock FW update thread, not International Firmware only thread. Since Odin flashing and Odin security checks are the same no matter the model, I'm hoping someones maybe got an idea as to why it doesn't want to flash the firmware on my desktop, but will on my laptop. If no one knows that's fine. I'll just continue flashing with my laptop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ammar18:
deleted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] glacies:
Umm, it does say N960F/DS
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manson79:
Hi,

There is a new firmware for XEF CSC, build date is 14.06.2019, same changelist as CSF9, build number is N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFA/N960FXXU3CSF1/N960FXXU3CSFA (if i'm not wrong CSFA is higher than CSF9).

Available on Samfirm or at http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=SM-N960F, not yet on SamMobile...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
N960FXXU3CSFA (Multi-CSC OXM)

This ROM is the latest ROM for Multi-CSC OXM released 28 Jun 19, and can be used for ALL CSC's mentioned in Multi-CSC OXM!

This is official Samsung ROM, so KNOX won't be triggered!

What's new:

* June security patches (Samsung Android Security Updates)

* Improved performance. - Camera (QR-code, Night Mode, Live Focus)

* Camera Firmware updated

* The security of your device has been improved.

Model	SM-N960F

Model name	Galaxy Note9

Country	Multi-CSC OXM

Version	Android 9

Changelist	16141281

Build date	Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:41:27 +0000

Security Patch Level	2019-06-01

Multi-CSC	OXM

PDA	N960FXXU3CSFA

CSC	N960FOXM3CSFA

Details for download with Frija:

UN-ZIP the archive and place the files in the designated slots in Odin 3.13.1

HOME_CSC_OXM -> data will stay intact

CSC_OXM -> device will be resetted

SM-N960F OXM multi CSC ( ACR AFG AFR ATO AUT BGL BNG BRI CAC CAM CAU DBT DKR ECT EGY EUR ILO INS ITV KSA LAO LUX MID MWD MYM NEE NPL ORX PAK PHE PHN ROM SEB SEE SEK SKZ SLK THL THR TPH TUN TUR XEF XFE XME XSG XSP XTC XXV )

single : ( BTC BTU CPW GLB LYS MAT MM1 MTL NZC OPS PAN PNG PRO SIN SMA SMP STH TEB TEL TMC TNZ VAU VFJ VNZ WTL XFA XFN XNZ XSA )

by default : XEU
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tombias:
CFSA looks the same as CFS9. Same changelist but 2 days younger. I wonder what's different in this one.

Better battery life perhaps?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] doki81:
hard to tell, but yet, i am odin it now :P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] high_voltage:
Quick question for the people on the latest base: How are your facebook notifications on the lock screen? For me they are shown solid and not transparent - really ugly and annoying (they are like when you unlock your phone and pull the notifications). This is valid both for brief and normal view, icons only works normal... can someone confirm if it's like that + I really don't know if it's bug from samsung side or facebook side (and how exactly is possible for facebook to bug out that one as notifications are supposedly controlled by the OS)?

Edit: I am full stock and tried to clean data/cache for facebook app + restarted the phone. Dunno if I should try to clear data for lockscreen app too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tombias:
yes, it's to early to detect that.

But why release a younger version of the same changelist is something what makes me wonder.

Maybye the targeted country wants some backdoors in it to spy on their people??

Or is it just technical country specific networking stuff? Who knows?

I hope you'll experiencing better battery life because that is more comforting then the other things I have in mind. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Download "N960FXXU3CSFA" (XEF) firmware:

AndroidFileHost
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
There's another update where the CP (radio) has been updated too:

Nordic Region - NEE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Download "N960FXXU3CSFA" (NEE) firmware:

AndroidFileHost:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
I am on the latest XSA firmware so can I use this "N960FXXU3CSFA" (NEE) to update with HOME CSC to keep my data?

Would I still be able to get OTA update from XSA at a later stage? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yes.

If the same build is released to XSA then you will. If a different build is released then you will have to flash that build first to receive consecutive OTAs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
That mean if I use this new build NEE with bootloader 3 I will have to manually update from now on and also won't be able to change CSC anymore since there is no combination file for bootloader 3?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
If the same bootloader 3 build (CSFA) gets released for your CSC, then you will get OTAs.

Combination for v3 will be available eventually. It usually takes a few weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
I don't mind with odin it to get faster update but is there any chance of failure and data is wipe when using HOME_CSC ?

I have read so many people used HOME_CSC and get stuck half way so they have to use the normal CSC which wiped all their data to get phone working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
cc: [MENTION=5063250]MeltdownSpectre[/MENTION]

As "Combination Files" are NOT meant for users, they are not to be discussed in this thread...

"Combination Files" are meant for "Samsung Service Centers" and/or "Samsung Engineers"...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
If your device is part of the "Multi-CSC OXM"-family, and follow the instructions as mentioned in OP/Message #1, nothing can go wrong...

Those "many people" obviously did something wrong...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
Is it possible for me to flash back XSA with v2 bootloader if I experience poor battery with the NEE?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] maple_mak:
No.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
Just need to confirm about Samsung Pay work in Australia on the new NEE firmware ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
NEE is where the firmware was released, when you flash it on your phone, your CSC will remain XSA and Samsung Pay, VoLTE and any other region specific features will continue working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gengi:
Does anyone have front camera locked at 5 megapixels with the latest update?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raul6:
yes, see

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/help/samsung-camera-left-5-mp-wide-selfie-t3942231
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jordiz86:
I think that is because now wide selfie is primary resolution, and not wide it's only a crop of primary (wide) photo..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gengi:
Thank you both. Its solved. ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Leion:
Just switched to csfa. Where to get the change log?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
http://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-N960F/XEF/doc.html

You can also have a look at post #2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] chrno522:
Can't wait for the update to get night mode so I have odin NEE firmware with HOME_CSC and everything work great (did not lose data, Samsung Pay and everything else work with my XSA csc) Thanks everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mwyann:
XSG	got another kind of update, N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFB/N960FXXU3CSF1. Don't know what that changes... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
A newer "CSC", but an older "radio"...

Important? No...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] yakapa40:
[MENTION=1607206]Mwyann[/MENTION]

about N960FOXM3CSFB:

same XSG CSC as N960FOXM3CSFA

but a lot of change for some other OXM CSC

for OXM multi CSC , thread is not updated by op since N960FOXM2CSC1 ( default CSC has also changed )

regards
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Apologies for the lateness, but here are the download links for June builds.

Samsung is still being stupid with the Note 9 by releasing 3 different CSFA builds all with minor changes between each other in terms of CSC or CP version.

N960FXXU3CSFA - NEE - CSFA AP - CSFA CP - CSFA CSC

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117908176

N960FXXU3CSFA - EGY - CSFA AP - CSF1 CP - CSFA CSC

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117908861

N960FXXU3CSFA - XSG - CSFA AP - CSF1 CP - CSFB CSC

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117908186
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Well: maybe you could post an update instead of always "complaining"?

Always posting in the "open" instead of saying something by PM...

Even PM's sent to you don't get an answer...

So, enlighten me: what are the changes of Multi-CSC OXM with the new "default CSC", so I can change the posts...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manson79:
Sorry, OT.