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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Androiduk2018:
If the pixel 3xl is a bit underwhelming, I'd rather buy a note 9 with a warranty even if it costs more. Having had LG phone issues, I don't want the risk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] beta546:
Why would they offer you a warranty? It's a brand new phone, it's under warranty with Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] GaryLe85:
As stated on Samsung's website.

European

Consumers who are using a product in a country in the European Economic Area and Switzerland (“Europe”) which was first purchased in another country in Europe can obtain warranty services. The period of the warranty and the warranty service provided will be those of the country in Europe where the warranty claim is made.

Please note that this is a voluntary manufacturer’s warranty and provides rights in addition to, and does not affect statutory rights of end users. When you buy a non-European device, it is not covered under our European Warranty Policy. In that regard, when making a purchase please do check that the device is a European model.

Promotions extending or enhancing the terms of the limited manufacturer’s warranty are country specific and cannot be claimed in countries other than the promoting country.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] beta546:
Oh well haha, has anyone in the world ever actually needed a warranty? I certainly haven't ? It's like insurance, even if you try to claim on it, the odds of them paying out to you are so slim it's hardly worth bothering. It's also another price you pay for getting something significantly cheaper than in your own country, right now they're selling that phone over £200 cheaper than anywhere in this country, if you're so worried, take that 200 and buy insurance, or open a premium bank account for like £11 a month that offers you full mobile phone insurance like my girlfriend has, she can essentially just launch her phone at the wall and they'll pay out for a replacement ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] GaryLe85:
?

Believe it or not i had an issue with my S8 plus (Snapdragon 835 variant) a year ago (screen issue) used it for about 8 months, it took about a month to resolve but ended up getting a refund instead lol

I know what your saying, looks like I'll just go with WondaMobile instead of eBay, that way my mind will be at ease :D

Btw hows your battery life on your model? I'm still undecided whether to go with the SD 845 or Exynos 9810.. I had the S9 plus with the 9810 and the battery life wasn't great (3.5hr SOT) with 15-16hrs usage consistently, ended up selling it to my bro ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] beta546:
Yeah it's whatever is best for you really, if you want that peace of mind then I understand, specially if you've had a problem in the past.

As for the battery, I can't say it's better than the SD as I've no comparison, but it seems absolutely fine to me. I'm estimating I could get up to 8 - 10 hours of screen on time, that's from me taking my phone off charge at about 7pm and going to my girlfriend's, using the phone for most of the night, things like XDA, browsing the internet, trying out new apps and mods and stuff, I've not rooted or anything yet so been playing with stuff like adhell, but I've been going to bed about 2am the next morning each day, with at least %50 - %60 battery left and that's with around 4 hours SOT at least, with basic but constant usage, so not including games and videos and stuff, I'm looking at about %10 - %12 battery drain an hour....this is all rough but fairly close estimates as I've not been obsessing over the battery like I do with most phones, which again also shows that the battery lasts plenty long enough on this. I'd post my battery stats since last night, but I'd literally just taken it off charge as you replied haha.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Androiduk2018:
Wow, I found a seller in hong Kong who ships out of the EU. Only £640 for the n960fd! Great feedback too on their profile on eBay.

Looks like I have a winner if the pixel 3xl screen and camera aren't favorable
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] moley89:
So does everything function normally on these international model phones from outside the UK? Things like android pay and wifi calling?

Do you guys just flash the BTU firmware or is it best to flash carrier/network firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Androiduk2018:
I don't plan on flashing it. I don't know about the wifi calling.

With 3 wifi calling is through an app
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] beta546:
They work, you don't need to flash anything.

I believe, but don't hold me to it...it's only really America that have to be careful what device they get when it needs to work on CDMA over there. UK use GSM and I'm pretty sure every phone that gets made will work on GSM.

Also, why in god's name would anyone deliberately flash carrier branded firmware haha ? That's like buying a shiny new phone and then dipping it in a bucket of **** ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] moley89:
Yeah completely agree on the carrier firmware thing if it can be avoided.

I think I had read somewhere that carrier firmware was needed for some things like EE wifi calling, but not sure if that's accurate and doesn't make a lot of sense since my current phone was not bought from EE yet works with wifi calling.

Haven't used an international phone in UK before but from reading around it looks like everything just works as it should, with lack of warranty as the only issue really. Feel like the prices are so good there must be a catch but doesn't seem to be.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] beta546:
I don't know about that specifically, but I think they'd have to be stupid to only allow that stuff on phones they supplied, they'd get much less users if they couldn't use them features on a phone they bought elsewhere, not to mention all the pay as you go users that just want a SIM to go in their phone, so I can't say for sure, but I seriously doubt that is the case. Also if you did flash carrier branded firmware because you needed to for some reason, then you'd always need to, and you'd be waiting waaaaaay longer for updates than with unbranded firmware as they get the updates when they come out, if it's carrier branded then you gotta wait for them to get the firmware and then have to wait for them to finish pissing about with it before they push it out.

And yeah in my entire life I have never needed a warranty, not to say I never will, but at 32 years old the odds are good haha. The prices on eBay are so much better, any retail price in UK is still like 900, and to get on contract you're looking at like 70 a month if you don't wanna pay hundreds upfront.

International variants do just work, as long as it's radio is compatible with GSM you're pretty much fine. If you want that little extra piece of mind, get the N960F, as I can guarantee you that works fine, I'm on O2 by the way, but all our networks are the same so if it works on one, it works on all.

Oh and if you are a little wary of buying off eBay, use the links I posted on the first page in this thread, and see my screenshot so you know I definitely bought it and aren't trying to trick anyone haha, I ordered on a Wednesday and received it on the following Monday, so pretty good. Unless you can find a cheaper on on eBay I suggest to use them, they were great.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Limeybastard:
There's a USA Verizon one on their for £650 new.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ermacwins:
Cheapest right now https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sa...-free-unlocked-black-57329-toby-deals-3075713

This is the Exynos variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Androiduk2018:
Wow. I noticed ebay was down to 605 but this UK hot deal is even better!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ermacwins:
hotukdeals is a site where deals are posted. The seller is toby deals who are legit. Im after the SD variants.

Im just gonna wait for an ebay 10% code and grab one off ebay.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Androiduk2018:
I'm on the fence. Gonna wait to see if the pixel 3xl does the same thing with pricing, how the one plus 6t is and the new mid range Samsung has a big screen and battery but need to see how the camera is
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] scaryprowler:
Sorry, can anyone confirm if I'll have issues with N960FD on UK carriers? Will 4G work okay? Will I gain anything from flashing with a UK official ROM? I'm super confused. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] lawtq:
As of now, everything works. Volte, vowifi, love the n9600!

Of course root was needed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] scaryprowler:
Is the N9600 the China version with the Snapdragon processor? I assume it still has the dual-SIM?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] lawtq:
Correct, but Hong Kong version, unlocked bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] scaryprowler:
Thanks!

Is the N960FD a global model... or is it still regional (per continent)? Theres so much conflicting information.

UK carriers only seem to sell the single SIM N960F. Samsung UK have only the N960FD. If I were to source the N960FD from some place other than Samsung (UK), would I need to flash with BTU to get it to work with all UK 2G, 3G & 4G bands? I've seen some comments that a fresh N960FD will wait for a SIM to be inserted and then configure itself for the region?

If anyone could answer, that would be much appreciated - thanks all!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] lawtq:
F single sim

FD Double sim

Both will work perfectly well in UK and automatically set itself to sim settings. Both are UK ready with no flashing needed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] scaryprowler:
Thats good to know, thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] shahed26:
Hi, did anybody purchased note 9 from this seller based in HK?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-9-N960FD-6GB-Ram-128GB-Rom-Dual-Sim-Midnight-Black/392121468641?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D2edd487674764b4aafdb66c2fca3ab5b%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D302867079684%26itm%3D392121468641&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Adcfdc09b-d156-11e8-8f4a-74dbd18004b0%7Cparentrq%3A7d75cc181660ad4a8f6ec5f6fffb7856%7Ciid%3A1

The price is very good £598, and auction states there are no custom duty charges for delivery to UK

I am after the exynos version because i use Filmic pro alot and most camera features on Snapdragon dont work well with third party apps.

Whats the difference between a locked and unlocked bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Unsolved_Mistry:
Bought the n9600 from eglobal, 128gb black for £620ish, tempted to get the exynos for the future samsung trade in but decided to see how i fair selling it on in the future or keeping it till it dies. SD variant shopuld work on all uk carriers, I'm on 3 so it should work all good, no idea about samsung pay and if the boot loader will affect google pay. Can anyone chime in with their experiences?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Limeybastard:
Does carrier aggregation work if it exists in the UK?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Unsolved_Mistry:
I have no idea if it exists in the UK but I'm sure the device is capable of it being a standard 845
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] clax6:
I just ordered a N960FD in the copper colour for my wife. Loads cheaper than taking a contract out. The copper colour looks amazing. I paid £643 for it I know it's more but it's the only seller that I could get PayPal credit to work with. Still better than 900 quid.

On the duel sim version do you loose the option to use an sd card?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ermacwins:
I was gonna go for the N9600 purely because of the SD845 and I use a lot of emulators but was thnking of rom development and N9600 doesnt really have any.

But when you wrote samsung trade, that just made me get the N960FD. Bought new from ebay import for £552
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Unsolved_Mistry:
Wow what a deal, I am a little worried with trade in no longer an option but I'm just going to keep it and I use ppsspp and epsx emulators so it seemed the best for me
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] shahed26:
Planning to order Note 9 N960FD from ebay, ships from Switzerland to UK. Was wondering if VoLTE and Wi-fi calling will work or not? I am with EE

Also can i use the Samsung trade in for future Samsung phones if purchased outside UK?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Limeybastard:
Last paragraph probably not. Not unless Samsung Europe is one entity then all good. If you buy for USA or other regions then no trade in or support from Samsung UK.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] shahed26:
As long as VoLTE and Wi-fi call works, the Samsung trade in is not a problem. Always good to have a decent spec phone as a backup.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] rscooldesire:
there are various models of note 9 according to country or region

SM-N9600 is compatible with china region

SM-N960F is compatible with European region and UK networks

SM-N960FD Duos is compatible with Asia region
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] qstanxda:
What was root needed for specifically?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] daniel4653:
Volte and wifi calling on US carriers like T-Mobile. There is a thread about rooting the n9600 and flashing some modified stuff to get those features to work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Exodecim:
Hello, so can't seem to boot into the phone at all after flashing one of the font zips and when I try to get into TWRP, it just hangs on the splash screen. I made a backup through TWRP im trying to restore but I can't even get into twrp via fastboot.. is there a way this can be fixed without losing internal storage? Thank you
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Exodecim:
switching to slot A gives the endless G loading animation, can boot into twrp then but can't find my backup, everything seems encrypted... help anyone?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Have you tried fastbooting the factory image again without the -w to see if you can boot up? That will not wipe your data, and will remove the font you installed.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Exodecim:
I have not since I have no idea how, can you possibly help me out there? I have Deuces script and a factory image ready
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Exodecim:
Woot! Flashed only the system image from the factory image using ADB and now it works! Thank you :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
There ya go buddy. Well done! :good::good:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] htctytnowner:
Hi everyone,

I recently received an XDA Orbit 2, literally, charged it for 2 hours, and when it was full charged, I started using it, I had it for about 2 months now, and recently I changed my home Internet connection to wireless (It's a B & G connection) so my laptop connects fine, and when I tried to connect my XDA Orbit 2, it connected and then soft-reset itself, and now it just loads the O2 screen, then Windows Mobile screen with the volume controller and I can't do anything else so here's what I have tried so far:

- Soft reset

- Removed battery and SIM

- Since I can't access phone's menu at all, I tried to Hard Reset method by holding the 2 soft key, reset, and the power button - So I get the warning that everything will be lost and to press 'Send' to continue, so I press the green key, and soft resets and goes back to the same situation again.

- The latest thing I tried is to load the Hard-SPL into the SDCard which has been formatted to FAT32, so loaded the POLAIMG.nbh into the root. and loaded the phone into BootLoader mode (Camera and reset buttons). It loads the memory card and just says 'Loading ... ' I left it for about an hour, until the battery died completely (I'm sure it's not supposed to take that long). And still the same problem.

I'm not sure if this phone is now bricked, can anyone help me plesae. I really need this to start working again, I don't have any info. on it. (Everything was sync. previously).

Kind regards,

:confused::confused::confused:
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] sedde:
Since you havent really messed with SPL, i would say to take it back, since its still into warranty.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] htctytnowner:
Thanks for the reply, I'm not actually in the UK and will be overseas for a while. I don't really mind experimenting so I would appreciate any advise on this matter. Thanks again.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] leondaphillips:
I assume just boots into bootloader and then stays there?

If yes you culd try searching out a thread on MTTY and recovery from boot loader but I dont know how well that would work on polaris as I have not tried it yet.

HTH

Leon
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] htctytnowner:
Thanks for the reply, I heard about the MTTY process, but I've no clue on how to do it, since the phone can't connect in ActiveSync mode. Is there a thread or WiKi guide out there?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] leondaphillips:
Only in the ELF forum

Here:

I'm pretty sure you can download MTTY from here and read through how to use it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=347700

Also it is worth checking the wiki and searching

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2054848&postcount=38

Please do some research! I have not done this before and I have no idea what the commands do!!!
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] taquion12:
Please Heeelp!

I wa installing a rom from todopdas.es an my Polaris doesn´t pass from the screen where´s said "smart mobility", and R1.58.21.23 G 25.65.30.04H D 1.52.00.00, please what I can do?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] htctytnowner:
You need to do Hard Reset, all information will be wiped off. To do hard reset, hold down the:

1.Press and hold the GPS/MESSAGING and INTERNET EXPLORER

buttons, and at the same time, use the stylus to press the RESET

button at the bottom of your device.

2. Release the RESET button, but

continue pressing the GPS/

MESSAGING and INTERNET

EXPLORER buttons until you

see this message on the

screen:

This operation will delete

all your personal data,

and reset all settings

to manufacturer default.

Press Send to restore

manufacturer default, or

press other keys to cancel.

3. Release the buttons, and then press SEND on your device to perform

the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.

Good luck.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] guy1973:
Hi,

I'm using an HTC TC POLARIS100. Today I upgraded my ROM and SPL successfuly. If you're still in trouble and believe the same process will help, I will let you know the process followed.

GUY
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BobLao:
TLDR, I downloaded a TWRP from some forum.

I've seen people successfully flashed this TWRP and in use.

BUT I can't flash that on my phone.

Phone OS Version:C5000ZHU1BRA1

ODIN Version: 3.13

What phone screen shows:Unsupport dev_type

What ODIN shows:

<ID:0/008> Added!!

<ID:0/008> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/008> File analysis..

<ID:0/008> Total Binary size: 19 M

<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/008> Initialzation..

<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/008> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/008> twrp-3.2.3-0-20180811-c5lte.img

<ID:0/008> FAIL!

<ID:0/008>

<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Really need help cuz I hate samsung's touchwiz soooo much
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BobLao:
BTW after I try again the odin just stucked with setupconnection.

My phone is Chinese mainland phone and it was unlocked and all the drivers needed are installed properly
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
The ".img" file is for Updating TWRP from an already installed TWRP.

You need the ".img.tar" file for installing via Odin. You will have to go to where you obtained the img file and locate the appropriate one for Odin.

Good Luck!

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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BobLao:
But I could't find such file from original website

Is it OK to just wrap it to .img.tar and install it via odin?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragon170:
https://youtu.be/XjsYV79zzJU

He is made ".img.tar" if you want to flash twrp with odin.Link is a in describtion watch video.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirDarknight:
Title says all
[Android Head-Units] meirlo:
Hi,

I've just brought a Chinese car player from tomtop (w w w . t o m t o p . c o m /p-k7189.html)

I'm trying to figure out which car player is it and if it is possible to install a custom firmware.

The main reason I want to do that is since the data partition is too small and I can't install more than 2-3 apps (so I need to decide if I want spotify or waze :eek: )

The box says it is CK-1018 and the user manual reference to ezonetronics (which I already contact but they asked me to contact tomtop instead....)

this is what I see in the info page:

If someone can help me identifying this player it would be awesome.

Thanks,

Meir
[Android Head-Units] meirlo:
Attached screenshots from the about:
[Android Head-Units] 81engel:
i have the same but whith fake android 8.1 it is API LVL 23 Android 6 and my core speed is 1,1 Ghz

https://ibb.co/bBd65f[IMG]

[IMG]https://ibb.co/dvZPrL[IMG]

[IMG]https://ibb.co/dHLxBL[IMG]
[Android Head-Units] dardack:
You ever get anywhere with this?
[Android Head-Units] dardack:
EDIT DElete
[Android Head-Units] Innovator:
Haha, I bought the same one too and installed it today, my version is with an Android 8.1 GO, that's a light version for mobile devices, a bit higher than yours on the picture.

https://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Androi...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

Everything seems to work reasonable fine for this price! Concerning internal storage I saw that 15GB would be free of the 16GB, didn't bump against a data storage problem, maybe later :)

Yes the manual is extremely short, maybe after your experiences you can help me with following questions:

1.When I turn on my car, the clock & date are always wrong, I always need to have wifi in my neighbourhood to synchronise.

I had set the date manually, but it keeps resetting, is it because there is no internal battery in this gps or it doesn't take a small amount of power from the car battery when sleeping ?

2.Is there a possibility to light up the buttons on the panel on the left ?

On youtube I saw some people with other gps'es that looked like this one, they could even choose the colour of the buttons in white, blue,...

3.Is the built in wifi 820.11 b/g or n ? (I think maybe a cheap b as my signal wasn't so good from my apartment (2nd floor) to my car parked in front).

4.For the mirrorlink via wifi "iphone" is mentioned, I will probably have to download another mirrorlink app as I don't have an iphone.

5.How would 4G work, with an android compatible stick & simcard in, connected to a free usb port, is an extra app needed ?

6.The radiostations can be stored is mentioned in this auction, I don't see any button to store them ? strange

7.The GPS with brackets is a bit smaller and can fall in my 2DIN, can the brackets be bent a bit that it's more firmly ?

Most brackets have some extra metal that can be bent so that it's more firmly fixed.

8.The steering wheel control, this is something that only works with cables?

Wireless would be nice, cause on the steering wheel this is a bit unhandy with cables.