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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hondasforlife:
thank you so much man so much faster than the other download i appreciate it. i have a lot of bugs now that i downloaded the September patch, going back to august until android pie comes out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Has anyone Compared battery life on the T-Mobile firmware versus the unlocked firmware?

I'm a little disappointed in the battery life on my T-Mobile Note 9. I thought it would be better with the bigger battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I haven't seen any noticeable difference. I still have about 30% at the end of my day whether I have the U1 or TMB U firmware loaded.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeropants:
I'm on T-Mobile and my battery has been impressive so far. I haven't been able to come close to killing the phone in a day even with some pretty heavy use.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
does anyone have the september patch for the unlocked firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
It's available with the SamFirm executable. ARH6 is the build. Use SM-N960U1 as the model and XAA as the region.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
I appreciate your help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zorn_:
Is flashing the TMo firmware required in order to have 4x4 MIMO and band 71 support? I remember with the S8, you had to flash carrier firmware in order to get some of the radio features, not sure if this is still the case. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
No! You should get both of those running the U1 firmware. If you want video calling and some T-Mobile bloat, then running the TMB U is a better option.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
Hey I have a question. Flashing the unlocked Bloat free software...would that make me get security updates on a quicker?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The U1 non-carrier firmware actually gets slower security updates. Carrier firmware is usually updated every 1-2 months where the U1 tends to be more like every 3 months. Over all though, U1 builds seem to be less buggy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
What about the bloat ware?? Doesn't the bloatware kill the battery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Not really. If anything, the U builds are nicer on the battery than U1 on the phones I've tried. Of course it depends on the carrier. But you can disable all that nonsense anyway (which I do).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
How can it all be disabled? Some of it I've tried to disable I'm not able to
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
If there's something the system won't allow you to disable the normal way, use a package disabler from the Play Store. Some of them are even free.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
I appreciate the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Or use adb command . But do your research.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
Unfortunately my dumb self broke the computer
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
I know the feeling,trust.[emoji3]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
Oh yeah it stinks very badly. I'm unable to even reflash basic Samsung software the software update breaks the phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
T-Mobile's bloatware is essentially their Visual Voicemail, T-Mobile Account, and a few other T-Mobile specific apps. They don't run unless they are open.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
Yes I just hate bloatware altogether. I don't care for rooting anymore it's not really needed in my opinion. Have you heard about any defects with the S Pen?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I haven't had any issues with mine. I don't use it very often though. I am on the current TMB U firmware and haven't had any issues or gripes with it.

I haven't bothered rooting since my Nexus 6P. ADB will take care of most things, Samsung's browser has great ad blocking, and Blokada will block most other ads in other browsers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
Yes I'm just annoyed by the lack of the security patches and camera improvements.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
All of North America is headed to ARJ5. All of Canada is already there. Verizon and AT&T are here. If you want to jump early, I can provide an ARH6 to ARJ5 patch you can update with. Just let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The camera definitely isn't perfect but I have used much worse. Using Pro though, tends to make it better. I use Snap Camera for some preset stuff and then switch to the Samsung camera app for slowmo and other more novelty shots.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] raver445:
I just like my phone being very secure
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
Sorry for the dumb question. I just bought my note 9 snapdragon international version. I haven't rooted or been on xda for years so I'm really behind with all this. I noticed that I don't have video call, hd calls, lte or volte on tmobile network. Do I have to root to flash this files? Or is it better to return this n buy from T-Mobile directly?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
What is the model number? If it is a N960W, then it can be easily flashed to the U1 firmware and then tonthe TMB U firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
Sm-n9600
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
That particular model is a bit more complicated. There should be some dedicated threads for the N9600 around that will be able to tell you what is needed to convert the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
what's the best unlocked model to get for tmobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
SM-N960U or SM-N960U1. Those are the American models so they work the best with American carriers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
In terms of hardware, they are exactly the same. If you want the best experience on T-Mobile right out of the box with video calling, and don't want to flash your devi e. The T-Mobile U is your beet option. If you don't mind flashing frok another U to U1 and then to the TMB U or if you buy a U1 just flash to the TMB U. Where ever you can get it the cheapest if the best choice. T-Mobile also has a oretty good experience on the U1 firmware. The essentials, like WiFi Calling work, but you won't have video calling and all of the T-Mobile pre-installed apps. Band 71 works on the TMB U and non-carrier U1 firmwares.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I know they're the same hardware. But the previous few posts people were discussing the N9600. So I wanted to be clear that any phone sold as N960U or N960U1 would be a superior choice for use in the U.S.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Agree. Other than an occasionally laggy camera, the U1 firmware actually works better for me than the regular TMO firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I quoted the wrong post. Darn mobile replying. :P

The dual SIM after root and flash also works well according to the thread on the subject, with T-Mobile. I haven't tried it oersonally but one of these years, I would like to move over to a dual SIM device, once I find one that has all of the hardware features I would like in a single device. The W is also the same hardware as the U1 and U models. I am not sure if the 9600 can be as easily converted to US and Canadian fireware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaimesco12:
Is it possible for me to flash the u1 firmware? I'm on the T-Mobile note 9. Did the u1 get the October update already? Kind of think we might just get November security patch at this point for tmobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Yes, you can flash U1 on your U device. I've seen reports on Reddit that U1 got pushed October (ARJ5). But when I check Samsung FOTA, it does not show as updated.

http://fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net/firmware/XAA/SM-N960U1/version.xml

I wouldn't swap to U1 in the hopes that you'll immediately be greeted with an OTA to ARJ5.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaimesco12:
Yeah I definitely want to flash the u1 firmware, I'm on ARH6 right now. Is there a guide on how to flash the firmware here on xda? Or just Odin the file
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Thousands of them. :)

I hate to say it, but go search. People have done a more thorough job documenting the process than I could hope to do in a post. It isn't hard, though. You can be done with this in less than an hour.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaimesco12:
Yeah I've done it before on my s9 and s9+. Yeah I didn't expect you to go pull out the link for me, just asking if there was some. I'll go search it up when I'm free today, thank u :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
The process is identical for the Note 9, with no differences. You're all set. Just get yourself the appropriate image files.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
So I picked up a tmobile note 9. Is there a firmware that doesn't have all the bloatware and junk ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Yes. U1/unlocked firmware. Only junk is 4 Facebook packages which can all be disabled.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
has the LTE, volte etc?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Of course. For everyone except AT&T customers. Even has Wi-Fi Calling too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
Foind it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
You could use ADB to uninstall the bloat. As others have mentioned though, the U1 is the carrier bloat free way to go for T-Mobile. You will lose video calling but if you don't use it, you won't even notice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] biggdevon:
I have the SM-N960U1, currently on T-mobile running the U1 firmware, and don't have the video calling option. I was hoping to gain it by flashing the TMO U firmware. Is this not the case?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
If you flash to the U1 and use the OYN CSC and not the HOME_CSC, then you will end up with video calling in the dialer. Video Calling is only available for T-Mobile on the TMB U firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
Hey venom my phone don't receive its and my built

number is ARGD...how can i put my phone update ???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Wow your way behind Latest Is 1ARJ5
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
Yeahh... I buy my phone yesterday night...I

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What firmware need ??? I have to go back stock ???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
you need to odin to this 1ARI5 Sept Patch https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bKlJ-2ikGRsOd3JkDIFvjHGJX6XnrtEH/view

then go here https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/att-note9-leaks-updates-t3849989 and drop in sdcard which i assume you know how to do this, Install N960USQS1ARI5-to-U1ARJ5 , October Patch pick that one , unless you want to use N960USQS1ARI5-to-U1ARJ7 , October Patch , but 1ARJ5 Is the Official one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
Yeah....thanks..ur always the best..God bless
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tm2016:
Venom, I can't thank you enough for the stuff you do for us. Honestly. Let me know where I can donate some money for a beer!

Anyway, I just picked up a Verizon Note 9. I want to install T-Mobile firmware on it. The Verizon Note 9 has the ARH6 firmware on it. What steps should I follow? As in, should I flash unlocked U1 firmware and then the T-Mobile firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Yes, until Note 9 gets BYOD support, that's what you'll have to do. U -> U1 -> U. Keep your TMB SIM card in the whole time and make sure you allow U1 to actually boot up and setup. Then reboot once more in U1 to be safe. After that you can flash U.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Exactly what he said is the right steps
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
[MENTION=7611541]tm2016[/MENTION] can buy me beer on here rubenocasio@yahoo.com PayPal if you like to.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tm2016:
You are the craziest, most magnificent ape to ever ape. Thank you for existing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
Venom. I already installed the firmware ..but when I updated throw the SD card aboard the update
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
1 out of 2 ain't bad. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tm2016:
Absolutely man! By the way, is there a way to get OTA updates from TMobile? Someone told me that if I call them and give them the IMEI of the new Note 9 (running T-Mobile U firmware), I can get TMobile OTA updates. Is that how it works?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
What firmware are you on? Can you show me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Hmm not sure about that maybe my friend [MENTION=9282064]CrazyApe18[/MENTION] can answer that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
These
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
I put the update in the sd card same as you told me..but everytime failed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
If you're running U firmware with TMB CSC, you'll get updates from them. Just make sure to get on an official version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
And you sure you downloaded the right ones

On this thread https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/att-note9-leaks-updates-t3849989

Should be either first link if you want 1ARJ7 or Second link if want 1ARJ5 double check it should not fail if you dropped in sdcard and rebooted to recovery and apply update from sdcard, also make sure it's not a corrupted file, and don't need to rename those zip at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
I download the firmware you told me and the update separate and put the sd card and still failed. I tried a few times already
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
Look at this venom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Odd , cause your the only one i've seen report this fail, Try Downloading 1ARJ5 and try with that one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
That is the one that I installed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
It shouldn't be failing if your on 1ARI5, so not sure why it fails on you did you try to redownload it again?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] eapo15:
I'll try tomorrow

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Thanks Venom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stonew10:
[MENTION=3116388]jcsww[/MENTION]

Hey I read through all the pages of this thread and you answered a similar question but I don't think in the exact words, but...

Why are there 2 firmwares both labeled with Tmo? Isn't U1 stock, so why would it have any association with Tmo? I'm confused since [MENTION=762111]NICEGYPT[/MENTION] also made a thread with the U1 unlocked "N960U1UEU1ARH2" file but with no mention of Tmo even though this thread's U1 file and his U1 have the same firmware name.

Forgive me if this was also answered already but I understand I will lose RCS if I flash to U1 firmware if I'm using a Tmobile-bought Note 9, but is there a way to mix and match the stock-ness of U1 (no Tmo branded cancer) with U (Tmo) capabilities like RCS?

Thank you [MENTION=3116388]jcsww[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] for all the help you've done already in the thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
There is no actual TMB U1 firmware. This isn't my thread, but I'm guessing it either has the TMB CSC and potentially the TMB userdata. I would recommend using the U1 from the other thread if you want to use U1 and want to be able to take OTA's. WiFi Calling and most other T-Mobile features work on the stock U1. Video Calling is one of those exceptions though as the T-Mobile dialer is only in the TMB U firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stonew10:
Hi [MENTION=3116388]jcsww[/MENTION], thanks for helping me. I saw that the firmware zip has 5 files inside. Do I add all of them to odin to flash? (Given I'm using a Tmo Note 9 and want to flash to stock U1).

Edit: some people say to not include the CSC files when flashing while some say to use either Home_CSC or CSC, but which one is it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
There are probably 2 CSC's. Do not flash the HOME_CSC but you do need to flash the CSC with OYN in it. This will wioe your device but it will ensure a smokth and issue free conversion.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
Hey guys

Its been a while since I need to flash my firmware. Yesterday I bought a Verizon N960U Note 9. I noticed I don't have Wifi-Calling when i try to use it on my Carrier, T-Mobile. I would prefer having a TMO version but I got a great deal. Anyways, from all the reading, it seems like I need to flash the " U1 " TMO Version and then flash it to "U" TMO Version before I can have my Verison firmware switch to TMO ? By flashing TMO firmware, will I get rid of all my Verizon bloat and have TMO bloat and wifi calling feature ?

Download here: T-Mobile N960USQU1ARH2 ( Flashed 2nd )

Download here: T-Mobile Unlocked N960U1UEU1ARH2 ( Flashed 1st )
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Yes, but only if you use the correct CSC that wipes the device. If you want a smooth conversion, do not use the HOME_CSC's in any of the firmware. There should be two CSC's, one of which is HOME, but the other is the one you want to use.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
Nevermind i found those file in Odin. So im using the CSC and not the hoke version to completely wipe the phone. Do i use any of the userdata file on either flash ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
You use the userdata in the U firmware but not the U1, which shouldn't have a separate userdata file.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
Ok guys, i need help.. just flashed my note 9 verizon n960u.. here's what i did while set my phone in download mode: powee button, bixby button and volume down. And press volume up to get it in download mode

1) factory reset and turn on developer mode and enabled usb debugging

2) flashed the U1 software without userdata

3) reboot and enabled developer mode and enabled usb debug

4) flashed U firmware witu userdata

After flashed, i still have all verizon bloatwares and t mobile visual voicemail ( the only thihg added from tmobile ) No wifi calling and still can't get OTA update. Did i do something wrong ? If i did this right. What other custom rom is out there where i can get wifi calling for tmobile and OTA update if i flash it to my Verizon phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Well, what SIM was in place during this process? U1 only adds the capability to swap the active CSC, which U firmware can't do right now. Did you follow the silly advice elsewhere on this forum to remove your SIM card? If so, you just wasted a couple hours of your life. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
Yes i did remove the sim card. Currently running a T mobile Sim card. Did the sim card have to be in during both flash ? If so, how would i go about it now ? Will it help having the tmobile sim in it ? Any advice will be great.. i need wifi calling and OTA update. Thanks !!! Any other custom rom recommended ? If this is the only one, can you give me the correct procedure ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Now repeat the entire process and leave the SIM card of the carrier you actually want to use in the phone the entire time. Where are people getting this horrible idea from? Please stop listening to it!

There are no "custom ROMs" for the American Samsung 9 series devices. So you can forget about that. That's a foreign phone concept. Every firmware you'll successfully flash on the American phone is an official Samsung firmware. U1 is the Samsung unlocked variant, and U is the carrier branded version. U is common between all carriers, but it isn't smart enough to change the active CSC (yet). That's why this detour to U1 is required currently. You were correct to allow U1 to fully boot up and set up. This allows the device to change the CSC. I recommend an additional reboot while on U1, as well, just to make sure.

Then flash U and you should get a T-Mobile splash screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The SIM being in does make a difference. Without the SIM, it treats the device as being flashed to be used on the original firmware of the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
Can odin only be use on Window ? Im not at home but havw my Macbook
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
No clue! I haven't use a Mac since the Apple 2e. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
Thanks for the help. Finally flashed it and now im on tmobile instead of Verizon. Now i realized i have the icon from tmobile the phonw is locked to tmobile only. Can i have it unlock since it was unlocked orginally under Verizon?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Firmware flashing does not SIM lock or SIM unlock the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
I know it doesn't. But isn't Verizon unlocked out of box ? If so, just by flashing the rom doesn't affect the unlock it had ? My phone originally is Verizon factory unlocked. Afrer flashing this U firmware, i see the t mobile icon where i need to put in code to unlock
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I have never purchased a phone from Verizon to know. From what some have mentioned, Verizon devices do come unlocked. Whether or not that included the Note 9, I don't know. What I do know is, that the SIM lock status of the device is not stored in the firmware that you flash. If it was, then my Note 8, S9 Plus, and Note 9 all would have experienced the same SIM lock when flashing to the U1 from the W firmware and then again to the TMB U firmware.

In the dialer menu, there are various resets to trigger. Did you trigger the radio reset only? I am not sure if there is a SIM lock reset in there, but you could always call Verizon, give them your IMEI, and see if the device was sold as unlocked. Because the IMEI belongs to them, they could give you the SIM unlock code for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikechu1133:
The only way to unlock it now is with a t mobile code which i call T-Force from twitter since the unlock app is built in the firmware. Lets see what they say. Dialer code ? What code should i dial in to see ?

FYI Verizon is unlock becuase i was using T mobile sim card in Verizon firmware before i flashed it. It was working on t mobile network