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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Depends. Do you want to keep the bloat free U1 firmware, or do you want trh ATT boot animation, apps, and WiFi calling?

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That is because Pie hasn't been released for the U1 models. If you're on the official beta, then you are running through U1 firmware. You will need to ODIN back to ARL2 then take the OTA. Just be aware that this will bring back all the ATT bloatware c
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
I'm using project fi and i get WiFi calling on pi beta firmware as it is, and i love the bloatfree rom. Just wondering if it is worth going to "official" non beta firmware. Apparently not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
How do you like project fi? Isn't it now Google fi?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
You're best bet is to.stay on the U1 firmware. I'm not sure if the U firmware is compatible with Google Fi. I know Fi is picky about the phones that are compatible. You wouldn't get ATT bloatware though. It would be maybe T-Mo firmware? It depends on what CSC Fi uses.

And if you're getting WiFi calling with the U1 firmware, I'd stick with it. The official U1 Pie should be dropping soon anyway. I was on the ZRLL beta, and I switched over to CSAA on T-Mo because I'm impatient. Honestly, I don't see much difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
I have $799 project fi credits from buy one get one Pixel 3 XL promotion. I'm always on WiFi wherever I go. I'm a work from home software developer and my wife is a stay home mom. Our monthly bill is $45 including everything. Network had never been an issue. With this rate, I'll be on it for at least a year and a half for free approximately.

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I have Pixel 3 XL and Note 9 both. There is literally no difference between "support" for either. Phone just works right out of the box.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
That's cool. I've never tried Fi. I just read only certain ohones are supported. I didnt even know it would work on a non Google phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Wow!.....definitely beats AT&T. We have similar work/home situations. I'm a rail signal design engineer and my wife is a finance consultant. She needs a position outside the house. I see her 24/7....lol. I'm still under contract with AT&T, so I'll have to wait for project fi.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Google just recently opened up Google Fi's BYOD to more devices:

https://fi.google.com/compatibility

YMMV on full Google Fi network compatibility,depending on make/model

I've yet to use it myself,I've got an older T-Mobile plan that's hard to beat,it'd take a lot for me to switch to something else.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Same here. It would take a lot to get me to leave T-Mo. 7 lines of unlimited everything and 14GB of LTE tethering on each line and it only cost $220/month. And that includes a $15 monthly payment on my son's phone.

I checked into FirstNet with ATT and even with my law enforcement discount on the other lines, it still would have ended up costing me about $230/month for all 7 lines, and that was without tethering and without any phone payments.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dmkarkutt:
Curious which phone do you prefer and why. Was debating switching note 9 to picel xl 3. Any advice would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
New Thread Stock Official Android Pie ATT_ODIN_N960USQU1CSAA Note9 Uploading Files Link to Thread https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-official-android-pie-t3897339
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
I have a non branded unlocked version... would this work if I don't flash the user data?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Userdata piece no longer matters. If you flash U firmware, then your SIM card determines what bloatware gets installed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Neozx25:
Well, last night I had a few drinks and proceeded to go from CSA7 > ARL2 > CSAA on my tmo note9 without wiping? I honestly cant repeat my steps. But I'm glad to report that I am running smoothly without a bug in sight.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
That's what I did as well. And it will work fine as long as you don't allow Oreo to try and boot in between. I had that happen once and got lucky that it didn't cause any loops after booting back into recovery and flashing the Pie OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] acm1108:
I'm on CSA7 is it possible to go to CSAA?

Battery life for me is worse than Oreo. Random freezes too. Like when getting a Google duo call the screen becomes completely unresponsive.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Yes. ODIN to ARL1 or ARL2. Then flash the proper update zip from firmware.science.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] acm1108:
thank you for the quick reply. I followed one of the guides on here and got to CSA7, is this the latest version? Trying to understand the order of ARL1/ARL2 CSAA and CSA7.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
No. CSAA is the newest build available and is the official build.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Download the CSAA Odin files from here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-official-android-pie-t3897339
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] acm1108:
Will I lose all my data or can I back up with SmartSwitch?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kurrupt_1:
Irregardless always backup!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
You can dirty flash over top. Just keep in mind that if poor battery life continues, you may want to wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I keep forgetting we have ODIN files now. It's like muscle memory to tell ppl to ODIN to Oreo then apply update, LOL.

It will factory reset your phone, so make sure it's backed up to Samsung Cloud. I always back up to the SD Card with Smart Switch as well. Between Samsung Cloud, Smart Switch, and Google, it restores 90% of everything.

You can't dirty flash with the ATT ODIN files. They don't include a HOME_CSC file, just CSC_OYN, and that will force a wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] acm1108:
I appreciate everyone's help. I factory wiped, ODIN flashed CSAA, and now it's restoring through Smart Switch. took like 10 minutes tops. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
You can flash without a factory reset, as long as your carrier isn't ATT. I've been using Venom's files since the S9+, and with a TMO SIM inserted, the phone never auto wipes.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
No problem! Enjoy!

That's weird. I've always been told that's the only difference between CSC_OYN and HOME_CSC. Going back to the S8+. Not saying I don't believe you, just saying that's the first I heard that.

Hmm.... Now I want to try it just to see since I'm also on TMB. But CSAA is all set up perfectly, and boot sure I want to risk seeing it all up again just to satisfy my curiosity.

Who am I kidding? I'll end up doing it, LOL.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
That used to be the case with CSC files. But for the entirety of the Note 9, no automatic wipes occur for TMO. I can't say for sure on other carriers. I download Venom's files, use everything except for Userdata, and after Odin reboots, my phone sits in recovery waiting for me to reboot/wipe/whatever.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
That's cool. I wonder if USERDATA causes a wipe? It didn't used to, but it seems things have changed. The BYOD formware also brought a lot of changes to how things work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I've been on the official Pie Beta for the U1 since the day it was released. Then I switched over to CSAA the day it was released. I was also running leaked carrier builds of Pie o. My Note 8, and then got the official Pie Beta for the Note 8 when it was released.

I've been impressed with Pie on both phones. And regularly switch back and forth. Even though the Note 8 and 9 are so similar, I just still enjoy seeing and using my Deep Sea Blue N950U1.

I wasn't surprised to see Pie running so well on my Note 8. It's still a beast of a phone. What I was surprised by was the fact that in some ways the Note 8 build (which is still a beta) seems to be more polished than the Note 9 official build.

For example, the Note 9 dark mode can just be turned on or off manually. Unless you dig into developer settings. And even then you can't customize the times it turns on and off. And the typical consumer doesn't even know what developer setting are, let alone how to unlock them.

But with the Note 8, there's a custom setting for auto dark mode, just like the blue filter. See my screen shot.

Also the display mode menu is more polished. It has the same options (adaptive, basic, cinema, etc) as well as the temp slider and RBG sliders. But it hasc three different sample pics to choose from when making adjustments, and the sliders are different. I've attached screenshots.

I was genuinely surprised when these changes didn't come to our CSAA. I'm curious to see if and when they will appear on the Note 9.

Again these screenshots are from my Note 8 N950U1 on ZSAB. Battery life on the Note 8 is amazing too. 1 day since it was on the charger, 3h 20m SOT and still have 55% battery left. Damn near on par with the Note 9 and with a smaller battery to boot!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Yeah thats really strange, even s9/s9 plus doesn't have that auto dark mode option. Maybe they will add that option in next official update ??*♂️
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I hope so! I just leave dark mode on 24/7 anyway, but I also like the choice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
would I then end up with any carrier boot logo or anything?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Probably the Samsung logo from U1, but just a guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
well setting up to flash now without user data, so I will see...

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So I flashed...but when I went to check for software updates it is saying that the current software version isn't supported...I take this to mean I wont be able to get any official updates in the future right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Who is your carrier?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
Digicel...Jamaica...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
And you're using a US N960U?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
correct....factory unlocked and unbranded
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Quite possibly. I remember on my Nexus devices that if I flashed the userdata.img, it would wipe the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Does Digicel typically is the N960U1, or did you import it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
I imported it from the states...not locally bought so the software would be same as stock for the unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Then that is maybe why it's saying unsupported firmware. CSAA is carrier branded firmware, but your carrier doesn't have firmware for the US Snapdragon. So you won't get OTAs.

If you flash back to unbranded N960U1 firmware, you'll get OTAs direct from Samsung. But Pie isn't available for the U1 yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
Thanks for the feedback...I will just stay on the CSAA until Samsung puts out something official
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
So do you have any carrier bloatware? Like a boot animation? Or carrier apps? Just curious what would load up on a phone that doesn't have an official carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
Nope...none at all, the boot animation is only found on the phones the carrier sells... similar with one or 2 apps...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Interesting...Well, yeah, I would just stick with CSAA until official U1 Pie drops. Shouldn't be too long to wait anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
yea...thats the plan...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Someone in this thread mentioned something about unregistering from beta program in order to receive software updates from your carrier again. Is this true?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] daviddem:
Yes, thats what I did in order to get the updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
I'm having the same issue on my Tmobile note 9 not recieving any update after flashing stock firmware and I'm still registered on beta program
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] daviddem:
go back to beta, unregister in Members app and flash stock. Then you will get updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Thanks for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
There is no update for tmobile yet
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
I was referring to Oreo Ota updates
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
You didn't odin to latest tmobile ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
No. I downgraded to ARJ8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
Oh thats weird as changing from unlocked to carrier you still get updates i wonder why they do that
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Being registered for the beta has shown this to happen. I forgot to deregister myself, so I'll stick to manual OTAs until my S10+ next month.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Battery life on Pie N960USQU1CSAA is definitely a big improvement from Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I agree. Even turned off Samsung battery optimizations and just let Doze take care of it. Not to your level, but I sit in very marginal signal for 9 hours a day. Still, to have 52% battery left is incredible.View attachment 4700804
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
You dont even get updates after beta finished????
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Haven't tried myself. I went from ZRLL to CSA7 manually, and then to CSAA once it was posted.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
It doesn't make sense you wont get updates later but s10 will be released before then anyways
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
It doesn't....but its true.I deregistered today from beta and got all OTA updates again
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
I guess beta didnt officially end yet
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gharris040604:
Where can we get that them??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Get what?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
So I just checked sammobile and noticed they have the pie firmware update for my original Canadian carrier Telus. I'm on the latest Z build. Can I just download the Odin files and perform the update that way? Or do I have to go back to oreo firmware first?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Sammobile has the full firmware files. So if you found the Pie files for your carrier, just flash them in ODIN. It will require a factory reset, so back up first!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
Thank you! So I should be able to find it on the samfirm tool as well then? I think that's what it's called..... ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
You should be able to. Just check it and see. I'm not at my computer to look.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
I just downloaded the files on my surface at work via the samfirm tool under Telus - TLS. I think I will wait till I get home tonight to flash though. It's CSAA incase anyone is wondering.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
So canada got already

Yay
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jason66777:
Yup, I'm gonna miss this thread though lol. Back in Nov and Dec I checked it like everyday for a new build, despite like all of them performing similarly lol. See ya guys when the 10.0 betas start rolling out!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gramsey1911:
We will still get builds before they are released for the general public. With the note 8 that was the case after oreo came last year
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bxrider117:
Have you figured out a way to move from the beta to csaa?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Odin is the only way to get from U1 to U.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gharris040604:
Venom's theme
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochlab1:
But some people only want new android version not security paches early
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
Odined to CSAA using my carrier files last night. Did a full wipe..... Cause why not. Was back up and running in about 45 minutes. Gotta say battery drain is the best yet. And the whole experience seems even more polished.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Check here:

https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=sm-n960w&rpp=15&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
Or get the samfirm tool. On my slow ass work internet I had the 4 gig file in just under 35 minutes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Dear God, yes. Use the SamFirm tool. Sammobile and updato are horrendously slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Updato works well for me,I haven't timed it,but,it's definitely better than SamMobile's free d/l option.

But,I think I'm gonna start another thread,asking the same exact question,because.....well,that seems to be the Soup Du Jour here @ XDA.

While I'm at it,I may as well start threads on Android 9 Pie-One UI like/dislike,battery life,what phone should I get,because there just are never enough threads on those subjects............... :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Definitely the SamFirm tool. It uses my gig connection to download full firmware in under 2 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Euronymous88:
Can you provide a link to the Samfirm tool? When I search I get one from like two years ago. I wanna make sure I'm using the right one. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
It's an older app, so that's probably the right one. I'm mobile for the next few hours, and can't look for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gizm0luvsu:
I believe the update to the samfirm tool is updato if I am correct.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Here you go latest you need to download is version 0.3.6 https://www.google.com/amp/s/xdafor...l/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647/amp/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Mr Orange..check PM

Sent from my Still Rooted SM-N950U
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jay5583:
Did anyone on Verizon hop onto CSAA?

Since Verizon hasn't officially released the update yet.. just curious how signal strength has been? Feel free to pitch in anything else as far as your opinion in how everything is running. Much appreciated in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gramsey1911:
I'm on big red with csaa and signal is what you would expect from Verizon.... Very consistent. No difference than csa7 or other builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Euronymous88:
I've noticed something kind of weird. It's minor but kind of annoying. I set my screen timeout to 10 minutes but when I restart my phone is sets it back to 30 seconds? Anyone else notice this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
Does not happen on mine. Dirty flash? Might have something stuck.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jldr:
Dumb question but I searched, it's possible to go from a U1 build to a carrier build? ZRLL to CSAA? Or have to go back to ARL1 in Odin first?

Thanks all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fixyaface:
I installed the csa7 firmware thru zip on my note 9. How do I get back to be able to receive the OTA updates. Much thanks if anyone would help me out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Just download the CSAA firmware in Venom's post and flash if with ODIN.

Just download the CSAA firmware in Venom's post and flash if with ODIN.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] freddyk89:
Can i update from ARL1 to ZRLL using the firmware.science method?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
No
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] freddyk89:
okay so then I assume i update from ARL1 to ZRKP. Then update from there to the next 2 updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Just use odin
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Just took AT&T OTA Pie update this morning on my second Note9 after 11 hrs , yet to be charged battery life is amazing .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] freddyk89:
Figured it out. thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
There's no full firmware for any of the beta builds to flash in ODIN.

You can't go from ARL1 to a Z build, that's why I said no. You have to be on ARJ9 then OTA to ZRKP and so on.

If you go to firmware.science and choose N960U1 as your model, then you'll see the update packages have a base build of ARJ9 not ARL1. If you could use ARL1, then you'd be able to select that as your current build.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Something I just noticed. If I have auto brightness on and in direct sunlight, it does get brighter but the the colors are really washed. Anyone notice this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stevieboy02008:
Yes. Even in oreo it was doing the same thing. My S9 plus my note 8 and my S8 plus all did the same thing and when I called the first time it happened with my S8 plus Samsung tech support said that it's intended to reduce screen burn ins. And it made sense to me and it works for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
It's part of the "adaptive display" setting. I don't believe it happens with basic or the AMOLED color settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bskice:
I am on CSA3 on a Sprint Note9. What version do I need to downgrade to, to receive the OTA update when it drops? Do I have to do a clean install of that version when I do downgrade?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Just flash the CSAA Odin files and you'll be on the version that's getting pushed out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Makes sense. Not super annoying, just wanted to make sure it wasn't a bug or flaw....Thanks guys
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stevieboy02008:
You're welcome man