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[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Well I've spent many, many Summers in the States - Lots of American friends & been fortunate enough to travel through most of the US ?

Well the Canadian Carriers saw what the US Carriers have done with Locked Bootloaders & probably just decided "why not us too".

I don't think that there's much motivation for unlocked bootloaders - The percentage of people who even know what a bootloader is.... miniscule! People are blaming Samsung - But it's the Carriers I'm sure.

No such thing as a locked bootloader in Europe, Australia etc...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Very true, although it's hard to say who started it: Verizon or AT&T. They both have been very hard on keeping their phones locked down, but I will say, the only phones Verizon sales with non-unlockable bootloaders are the Samsung phones. Motorola, Google, and all the others allow bootloader unlocking, just not Samsung. Well, except iPhones, but Apple is a whole other topic.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1batt1:
I'm on the beta program and running ZRKP on my s9 which was a hotfix pushed by Samsung on 11/30. So aside from any internal leaks it's the latest build.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Is "Close All" working on this build?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
I don't think Samsung (or Google for that matter) have a "Close all" on the recent apps screen anymore. I seem to remember Linus complaining about that in his review of the Pixel 3 XL. So, if you are using the Nova Launcher recent apps screen by disabling the Samsung Experience Launcher, then it's making a system call to an Android function that doesn't exist anymore. At least I assume that's what's going on because the Samsung recent apps screen doesn't have a Close all option at all
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Indyultra:
Just installed the crkk and I've got the close allView attachment 4659812
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Indyultra:
Anyone know how to get rid of this notification? When i click on it to go to the settings, all the usb settings are greyed out.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] batpoil:
Is this pie good enough for daily driver? I'm in need of a big update here
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
That's odd because I don't, and I'm also on CRKKView attachment 4659816
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
It's good. It's a bit buggy at times, but we're working through them bit by bit.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Encountered another issue. I turned suggested apps on the recents screen back on so I could see if that would make the Close all button come back and umm, I don't think this is right, and now I can't turn it off because the apps are covering the settings lol.View attachment 4659817
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] batpoil:
Awesome, thanks. And I guess once I flash I can just keep on flashing future updates without having to go nuclear like I am at the moment?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Sadly, you'll probably have to Factory Reset every time you update unless you wait for an update package for your specific build, which on the ZRXX series is usually quick and timely. On the CRXX series, you will probably have to go back to Oreo for each update, which requires a factory reset. Also, once you commit to a build line (ZRXX or CRXX), it's best to stay on it because switching requires going back to Oreo, which requires a factory reset. ZRXX are the official builds that beta program participants get. CRXX are unofficial, leaked internal Samsung builds.

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Also, a reboot fixed the app suggestion issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] MistaJae:
I had this issue when using Nova launcher. Turn the screen landscape and you should be able to reach the 3 dot menu.

I'm currently using the Samsung launcher until compatibility with 3rd party launchers is fixed
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1batt1:
Yes it is. Odd that yours is missing.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah I wonder if it may have to do with the resolution selected - I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who doesn't have the "close all"...?

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Uhm - Gotta love the Devs - Close All is there on my Note 3 running AOSP Pie...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1batt1:
Just tried changing resolutions and my button was still there. But I didn't reboot or anything. I am on U1 firmware but I wouldn't think that would make any difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Haha yeah - I changed mine & still no Close All... I'm getting antsy to Flash something... But I'll wait a bit more - Pretty sun that if I Flash what's available right now - A new improved build will arrive lol ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
If you using nova or any other launcher, you wont see close all button, but on stock launcher, you will have close all button. As simple as that
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Yea I think Samsungs pie is geared towards using samsungs launcher
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Could also be that Nova Launcher needs to update the app to support Samsung Pie? - Hopefully that's it ?- Because I'm not interested in using Samsung's Launcher ?️

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FYI looks like there's an update to BRK2? [The size of the update zip doesn't make any sense to me though??]

on Firmware.science if you are running BRJ6 with a Build Data of 12/07 (An important date in US history!) ????
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
I'm not exactly sure how the US Firmware naming goes - But I would think that BRJ6 is newer than BRJ5 - And if I Flash down to BRJ6 (Oreo it should be?) Then I can Flash directly to ZRKP (11/30 build) & then Flash the ZRKP? Like I said "Snakes & Ladders" - Heck after 3 cups of coffee I don't know if I'm making sense to myself ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Yes, BRJ6 is newer than BRJ5, in order to flash ZRKP, you must go to the version for the package you downloaded, some are BRJ5 and some are BRJ6.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
I've got both BRJ5 & BRJ6 on my pc - I don't know if there's any advantages to starting with one or the other as a base Oreo build - If that even makes sense lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
You need to be on BRJ6, so Odin to that, boot right to recovery after odin flash, wipe data and cache then flash zrkp from sd. I always perform another wipe data and cache after update flash and I have no bugs that I've noticed
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
I get what you are saying. I would guess that [MENTION=9276783]falconmoonpunch[/MENTION] has the correct information for ZRKP. I don't know. I do know that for the G960U, BRJ5 is the base for all CRXX builds, but I don't know about ZRXX builds.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I'm on a Verizon s9 plus, G965U, so for ZRKP you need to be on BRJ6 for example :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I too am unsure about the regular S9, I had it for a week and returned it for the plus lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Good deal. It's probably better for [MENTION=4351374]shaggyskunk[/MENTION] to direct questions at you, because a have a Verizon G960U (S9) and we don't even have a package for ZRKP, CRKK is the newest build for us

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The only reason I got an S9 is because Verizon would only approve me for up to $900, so my choices were S9, Motorola Z2, or a Pixel 2 (non-XL), so I chose the least of three evils. I wanted a Pixel 2 XL, but it was $100 too expensive, and let's face facts the non-XL Pixel 2 was horrible.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah - But you have been a great help! CDMA n All ??️

I take it that the 137 Meg zip is just an update for people who are already on the correct version of One UI beta - It's obviously way too small to be Full Firmware...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
I actually despise CDMA networks. If AT&T had better nationwide service, I'd still be over there. But, seeing as I'm a truck driver and all, Verizon wins hands down in network coverage.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
It was, my sister had it and I had the xl I kind of miss it at times lol those bezels were so ridiculous and uncalled for Google!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah I think that I'm going to Factory Reset before I Flash BRJ6 with Odin - I did have to Flash CRKK with adb sideload - Not a problem - But if I can Flash ZRKP directly from my external sd card - All the better - I'll also Factory Reset after Flashing ZRKP & Again after I Flash the Canadian CSC - Thanks for your help as well ???️

Might as well get the Factory Resets out of the way for now anyway....

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What's Tmo coverage like? Seems that a lot of people I know that are/were Flashing Custom Roms are with Tmo?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
What's T-Mobile's coverage like? You mean T-Mobile has coverage in the US? Coulda fooled me. Nah, it's alright, as long as you're near a major population center (the Northeast, the Southeast, or Southern California/Southern Arizona), otherwise non-existent.

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Yeah, thankfully I talked to my Verizon rep and once this phone is paid off I can get whatever I want, so let's go IPhone XS 256GB. No, probably gonna get a Pixel 3 XL or a Pixel 4 XL if it's out when I decide to pay this off.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
Hi, could somebody share a full system dump? I want to port pie to my s7 edge
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] stanleyopar2000:
Sigh ?.....

Samsung.firmware.science
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
That's the whole firmware but cant access those files, I need the system files, could you provide them?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Well that's a pita - Flashed ZRKP - Factory Reset before & after - installed my apps - added back my adb commands - Finished setting up - Rebooted & got Device is encrypted" Entered my pw - Rebooted on it's own - and got "data is corrupted".... Sigh another Factory Reset ?

LOL

At least it's cold outside... ???️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] stanleyopar2000:
You need to use Odin. What are you on currently?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
That's weird I went back onto ZRKP last night and havent had any issues, what adb commands are you running?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah it is weird - I'm running adb for several things - Enable Mobile Data Toggle (disabled by the Carriers in Canada - SHAMEFUL) - System UI Tuner - BBS - GSam Battery Monitor - Greenify - MatLog - bxActions - and a few more.

Never had any issues on CRKK or Stock Oreo 8.0 - I'll just attribute it to a Friday thing that just wanted to irritate me lmao ?

I was also using Package Disabler & Adhell 3 - But the issue started after I installed Swift Installer (I'm sure that it's a coincidence) I was using Swift Installer on CRKK & exactly all the same apps & settings - Same adb commands as well... Meh ???️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
That is very weird if you feel like going through the flashing process again I would do another clean flash and not even do any of the commands and stuff and see if it does it again without it all
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] batpoil:
I can no longer install applications since I just updated! I have restored a oreo backup from Samsung Switch and disabled some bloat. Does anyone experienced this? Whether it's with Yalp, F-Droid, File manager or even adb install (failed to install com.xxxxx). Could I have disabled something that is causing this to your knowledge? I didn't disable anything more than in the original post (even disabled less). I am on Pie beta, latest.

EDIT: Nevermind, I reflashed everything and it's all good. Must have been soething with the restore because I removed the same bloatware and now it works!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
I am on s7 edge so I will need a system dump
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah I'll see - Just did another Factory Reset & didn't restore and apps - Just downloaded from the Play Store fresh - I also turned off Secure Start on Boot... It's 10° here so - Coffee & a nice Cuban Cigar lol - Maybe a touch of El Dorado Rum... ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
Did anyone notice the big face recognition improvements, Before it was very buggy but in ZRKP they fix the issue where the phone couldn't recognize your face
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
Hi, could anyone help me? I'm trying to make a pie rom for older devices but I will need all the system files for that, could someone provide them?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
El dorado rum and a Cuban? You have quite good taste, I just sit here flashing with my coffee and cigarette lmao btw, how'd you disable secure boot?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Factory Reset §¶¿×#ą() ¥ lol & I Turned it OFF after that ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
Could you help me?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yeah, but how do you do it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Firstly, these devices are 64-bit, most older phones aren't. Secondly, the Snapdragon 645 was the first Snapdragon chip to use ARMv8. Finally, we don't have root access on our devices, so we wouldn't be able to pull them anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
With older devices I mean s7 and s8 but without root it wont be possible
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
The S7 and S8 run ARMv7, so even if we had root and could pull the system files, they would still be useless, since they are compiled for ARMv8.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
That's why I'm gonna decompile them and do edits, its gonna be allot of work but will be worth it but does no one have root? Magisk is a pretty solid option...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Oh sorry - Settings - Biometrics & Security - Secure Startup ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
I'm guessing you don't know much about the S9 and S9+. Root is like the holy Grail right now, nobody can do it. We need an unlocked bootloader first, which at the time of writing this has not been discovered. The only ones with root right now, have the Exynos variant and this thread is for Qualcomm. Also, Exynos system files will be useless to you because while they are ARMv7, it has Samsung's proprietary architecture on top of that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
Ow I'm sorry I didn't know that, I'm on exynos too so Will be useless. If you know anybody with the exynos beta that is willing to share them please tell me haha
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
My only suggestion, would be to head over to the Android Development section and create a thread over there.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentWorld:
Okay will do that, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Oh hey, I found a thing that looks like it might be useful...won't help with the locked bootloader, but might be able to get root, via a very complicated series of commands and stringing things together.

https://www.sstic.org/media/SSTIC20...ticle-attacking_samsung_secure_boot-basse.pdf
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Upon reading through this it looks like it may warrant some hope! We just need some one with the knowledge and know how, and obviously time. Maybe we should use this with a bounty?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah - They tried with a bounty for the S8/S8+ & no success.

Some people were getting downright nasty... in the end it turned into a bit of a mess.... ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I think we should just give up hope in regards to root for our snappy s9's. Samsung has them locked down tighter than a nuns c**t
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Sadly, as optimistic as I am. I do agree. Although, it's not just Samsung. It's Google as well. While Google openly supports unlocking and rooting, they have made recent versions of Android almost impossible to crack without an unlocked bootloader. Probably to sell more Pixel phones if I'm honest.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
They have? I thought it was the device manufacturer (Samsung, LG, etc) Like you said Google's always been open source and for rooting etc but as far as locked pixels that was a per carrier basis i.e. Verizon
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
The Pixels aren't locked though. You can go to Verizon right now, but a Pixel, plug it into your PC, fastboot oem unlock and Bam unlocked. They have made the OS hard to crack, but I may be a bit disingenuous saying it that way. The Security Patches have made rooting the OS itself extremely difficult without unlocking the bootloader, and flashing Magisk or SuperSU.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Ah, I had the pixel 2 xl before my s9 plus back in summer, and there wasn't a way to unlock it or root it at that point, the Verizon model that is, if there's a way now like you say I sorely miss it lmao
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Really? You should have just been able to enable oem unlocking in the menu and do the fastboot, because unless I am mistaken, the Verizon versions of those devices are identical to the unlocked versions. They even run the exact same build numbers.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
They were locked down at the time there was a way to enable the oem unlock toggle in Dev options but it didn't do anything
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
This is "interesting" seems that trying to Flash the Canadian CSC on ZRKP doesn't work for me - It looks like it essentially causes the phone to Factory Reset - After Flashing the Canadian CSC - The phone boots into "Applying System Update" & it takes about 10+ minutes to complete - When the phone does Boot - You need to enable Developer Options again etc.. I may just go back to CRKK & continue with the One UI beta updates on that stream... Haven't quite decided... BUT HOLY CRAP - This has taken an awfully long time today.... Hopefully any other Canadians will Search & discover this.. ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] dbrohrer:
No. There is a server side IMEI whitelist / blacklist that controls the OEM unlock option in Dev settings. Verizon Pixels cannot be oem unlocked / bootloader unlocked. You are correct saying that every Pixel is identical from the factory. When you boot the phone up for the first time, you have to get an internet connection to begin setup (it cannot be bypassed). The phone goes and checks itself against the whitelist / blacklist at that time. There is no bypassing this. This is how it worked with the Pixel 1 and 2s. I assume the 3s are the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] cbissa18:
Very good on sm-g965u especially the battery life!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] bkob024:
How to update from CRKE to update 2 and what build number is update 2

Im on build CRKE on my G965U and want to update to the latest beta build. Which build number should I use and would it just be as simple as updating from my SD card in recovery or would I have to revert back to Oreo and then update it to the latest beta build?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
So how's ZRKP, is it better than CRKK? ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] sarni84:
Anyone see that brk2 update? came out yesterday Its 95mb. Is this another p leak? Incremental?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] capeorigins:
My best guess is that if it's a BXX it's probably not pie. May be wrong though lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] bkob024:
Works fine for me.

I was on build CRKE and just successfully went back to ARG8 using Odin just fine. Did a FR after it passed and everything is fine. Idk what everyone in the thread is going on about saying it isn't working. Worked first try.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] sarni84:
Yea could be another oreo security update following brj6
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] bkob024:
Managed to revert to Oreo and update up to ZRKP

So I was on CRKE on my G965U and managed to use the files provided in this thread to revert to ARG8 in Odin. I factory reset after it passed and it booted fine. I OEM updated up to BRJ5 and then used the update files in recovery to go up to ZRKJ and then ZRKP. I've been looking for how to do this for days because CRKE had a lot of bugs that were causing many apps to stop responding to any input and many others just simply would not start at all. I'm glad I was able to successfully update up to Pie beta update 3. Thanks everyone who provided the files!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Don't know if it's better yet - It's not happy when I Flashed the Canadian CSC - Which locks me out of the Canadian Samsung Members & defaults to the US version - Including the Beta UI splash screen - Which I can't register for lol - But I'll give it a day or two ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] torhect:
its been a while since the latest version was released… so no more update for now??
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Do you see an update - lol - I'm sure that when an update is available - it'll be posted here or on Firmware.science ? ?️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
It's just another Oreo leak. Based from BRJ6
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1batt1:
I'm of the opinion that it's not a bug but likely a design change... But when I'm connected to a Bluetooth headset/headphones the notifications only play through the headset. Am I missing a setting that turns this on? I don't recall for certain but I believe notification tones played through phone and Bluetooth on Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Correct BRXX is Oreo. That update is probably the December security patches
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
If you use Sound Assistant - You can select Notifications only through BT or wired Earbuds (or should be able to) ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] EagerestWolf:
Updates for the beta are bi-weekly.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1batt1:
The only option I've found is ringtone sync which plays your actual ringtone through the headset instead of a generic tone. And the issue I'm having is only with notifications. When I get a phone call i get the ring from both phone and headset. When I get a text notification it only plays through the headset.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Just sent myself a text using Android Messages & Using Sound Assistant with my Settings - The Notification plays only through my Earbuds ?️