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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Here's some info I posted a while back that may help you:

You can tell what version of Android it is just by the build number. You can also tell if each update just contains the updated security patch, or if new features were added or updated.*

The first character (S or U) tells you if it's a security patch or a feature update. S = Security Patch and U = Feature Update (features added or changed)

The second character (a number) tells you bootloader version. This is important to know when upgrading and downgrading OS versions. You can NOT downgrade the bootloader. 1 = Bootloader V1, 2 = Bootloader v2, etc...*

The third character tells you the Android version. This is different for each Galaxy device. A is the Android version that device 2as released with. (For the Note 9 A=Oreo; C=Pie) B will likely be newer versions of Oreo, possibly with an updated bootloader. Z is for official Samsung BETA program builds.*

The fourth character is the year of the build (R=2018, S=2019). This is the same across all Galaxy devices.

The fifth character is the month of the build. This does not indicate what security patch it contains, only what month it was built. (A=January, B=February). Again, same across all Galaxy Devices.*

The sixth character is just the sequence of builds that month (1-9, then A-Z)

SO

S - Security Patch

1 - Bootloader V1

A - Oreo

R - 2018

J - October build

9 - 9th build in October

and*

U - Feature update

1 - Bootloader V1

C - Pie

R - 2018

L - December build

2 - 2nd build in December

and

U - Feature update

1 - Bootloader v1

Z - Official Samsung BETA program build

R - 2018

K - November build

P - 25th build in November

So let's break down my current build number, N960U1UEU1ZRLL

N960U1 - Build is for the Factory unlocked U1 model

UE - Honestly I have no idea, LOL

U - Features updated or added

1 - Bootloader V1

Z - Official beta build

R - 2018

L - December*

L - 12th build in December

Make sense?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josephigloe:
I can't believe people are still dirty flashing and looking for help when stuff doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I always recommend a full factory reset when moving up to a new version of Android. Even if you take the OTA officially. It just always seems to me, even though it's SUPPOSED to patch everything and update you without the need to wipe, there's always bugs and issues.

That being said, with the official Pie beta, I just took the OTA and did not FDR. I haven't had any issues. But once the final official build is released, I will FDR and start with a fresh setup.

My wife HATES upgrading her OS because I always make her wipe the phone and start over. But when I don't do that, I start hearing complaints about things freezing up, not working, etc. She also technologically incompatible. She complained about a phone do much one time I traded her phones. I never had an issue, and she started having issues with the one I gave her. I think she just has an anti-technology aura, LOL.

I want to clarify something you said though about letting the OS boot first before applying update.zips. You can only let it boot if you do factory reset first. If you are trying to dirty flash, then you can NOT boot back into the OS before applying the update.zip. When you downgrade thrn try to boot into the OS first, you'll wind up in a bootloop, or locked out with a PIN code that you don't have. Ask me how I know. ;) It will force you to factory reset at that point.

If you flash rhr Oreo build files in ODIN, then move IMMEDIATELY into Recovery mode without letting the OS boot, then flash the update.zip it avoids the factory reset.

Just understand as [MENTION=1503720]tx_dbs_tx[/MENTION] said, be prepared for bugs with dirty flashing.

And you may not have any bugs. Many people here are dirty flashing without issues. But it certainly increases the likelihood of bugs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
I never dirty flash, really not a good idea.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Janker5050:
Quick question guys, any of theses leaks or the new one certified, searched through the thread but Soo much stuff off topic. I miss the good ole xda days
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
None as of yet are certified and doesn't yet pass safetynet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DevilDog1980:
Did we lose split screen with these pie leaks, or is there a different method to activate it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Nobody is saying that it doesn't work, in fact many are saying that it does. But with risk. You can do it the risky way or the "right" way. The choice is yours...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I always dirty flash initially, If I run into issues, then I spend up to an hour troubleshooting (or 8 if I'm at work since the download speeds are crap over our WiFi), and then wipe if all else fails. Mostly because I'm so anal about how I setup my phone, that it takes me a minimum of 2 days to get fully up and running after a wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K4laz:
Yep and I'm no saying you or someone said is bad idea dirty flashing just let people know if they want dirty flashing yeah it's possible and works fine for me on tmobile version if someone going wrong just factory reset ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
Yes it makes perfect sense! Thank you so much. After following the guide on firmware.science I am on the same firmware version as you : N960U1UEU1ZRLL

Did you get this firmware using their Samsung+ beta program or flashing the OTA using adb/sdcard method?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I signed up for the official beta through the app
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
I am pretty sure you'll get the official OTA update then. But me, I think I'll have to rely on the unofficial sources for the stable release.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I'll definitely get the official OTA. If you're up to date, you should also get the official OTA when it's pushed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Exactly there choice, i am saying me personally won't do dirty flash.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
Oh really? I was under impression that if I update through unofficial sources, I won't get the official stable update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Honestly I'm not sure. I think you will get it, but I can't be certain. I mean worse case scenario is you have to ODIN back to the stable base build of Oreo then accept the OTA to Pie. I'll be interested to see how it pans out for those that manually updated to the beta.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
5 dirty flashes in with zero issues.

It makes logical sense to me, if a dirty flash doesn't work then one would need to wipe anyways. The same wipe they would do if they clean flashed. Except when it does work you save yourself a lot of time. This is how it was on the Note 8 towards the end. I dirty flashed for two months without issue. Glad we got back to that now.

Such a time saver.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jellybear456:
I found that this version of GCam works on my note 9 running Pie... including night sight.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LrcXDbxCgEFQiWlRl-xCxggkyMlyrwAm/view?usp=drivesdk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tx_dbs_tx:
I'm going to hold out for the Friday night SA8 leak. Fingers crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rvashi:
What's the process to dirty flash from CSA6 to CSA7?

Because if I understand correctly, in order to update to a newer build (or for example CSA6 to CSA7) you have to CSA6 --> ARJ7 --> ARJA --> CSA7. How would you dirty flash this process? Or is this not the correct process?

Thanks for the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
SmartSwitch saves you hours man, do you use it? Completely restores your phone, including settings, passwords, toggle layout, apps, everything. Only thing you really need to do after is login to your accounts again. I can fully wipe and be back to normal within an hour, more like a half hour

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You literally quoted someone saying that it was a bad idea lol. Then said well it worked for you. I was just clarifying that yes we know it works, just saying its risky
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iain_S:
I have no issue with Samsung and updates, security patches are now less than a month behind Google Pixel, they have many devices to get Android 9 working on and that takes time and they are very close to Beta with that. At the end of the day they are NOT LG who are 4 months behind just on android security patches. so i would say stop crying like a little baby and wait patiently like the rest of us.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cowboychamp1:
Can I download ar15 from firmware and go back to that from cr1 pie. Also do I need special unzip app.. every download I do. Comes back saying no files in zip. Kinda lost here. Or can someone email me zip..HELP PLEASE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zanr Zij:
No it's not! We paid for products and services included after sale support, especially compare to other brands :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
And you get "after sale" support -> minimal 2 years to be exactly!

2 "major" updates (in this case Android 9 & 10) and monthly security updates...

Which other brand is doing this (with exception op Google-devices)?

HTC? LG? Sony?

I want to have a stable "Pie" on my device, than a "Pie" released too early with bugs!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KhunakornX:
If anyone wants a fast update, why don't that person go for iPhones or Google Phones?

For me, Note9 is working great enough and secure enough as long as I get a recent security update.

Dex, Knox, S-Pen, Samsung Pay, Heart rate sensor are stuff that you can't find in any other brand , I paid for them.

And don't deny that their hardware(Screen, Camera, Cellular speed, Tuned stereo speaker, Battery, Etc.) is one of the best in the world and they never cut anything out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stephenlb4u:
CRJ6 is a available in firmware science
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] cdig:
quick question for ppl using the betas. does it support the ability to select text on the app switcher thumbnails like on pixel?

Is there an option to enable splitscreen with hold recents button?

is the app switcher bottom 'recommended apps' there if you switch launcher?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Michael in ATL:
CRJ6 Availability

I'm assuming that we select ARI5 as the current version, to get a download for CRJ6, but I'm not seeing it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] spenceboy98:
You have to select ARJ5 as the current version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Euronymous88:
Maybe you can share the link as I'm not seeing it? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaime3344:
how do I get to it? I went to website and put in model# and I dont see any crj builds..

got it... arj5 to crj6.. thanks!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stephenlb4u:
You have to select ARJ5 here is the link

https://firmware.science/download?url=7159/1488/SS-N960USQU1ARJ5-to-U1CRJ6-UP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stephenlb4u:
https://firmware.science/download?url=7159/1488/SS-N960USQU1ARJ5-to-U1CRJ6-UP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] r8dooo:
Sorry to ask a question that I'm sure has been asked before is this olk for exynos version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stephenlb4u:
Nope.. this is not for exynos
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkjedi:
https://samsung.firmware.science/download?url=7159/1488/SS-N960USQU1ARJ5-to-U1CRJ6-UP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] netnerd:
i waiting for someone to flash rj6 to confirm it works, then i flashing
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bignazpwns:
This work on the Verizon version?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Euronymous88:
It seems to be working for me...I'm on the Sprint model.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Is this thing worth a try yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Doesn't log back into apps, doesn't prevent me from having to set up Samsung pay, Google pay, doesn't prevent me from having to pair my head phones, car radio, doesn't stop me from having to wipe my smart watch to pair again (set up Samsung pay on it again). Doesn't restore the books in my download folder.

I don't even want to get into my two step auth work apps.

I can be ready to roll in the time it takes to install the build

The riskiest part is the human error. It's worked like this the last five builds for moi.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
I guess logging into apps and samsung pay are the only thing i have to worry about. If i had to do all you do maybe i would consider dirty flashing. But samsung pass literally logs me into every app with my fingerprint... So i don't need to go through every app right away, i just do it as i use them and use my fingerprint. Samsung pay is fairly simple too, already saves your card, you just need to confirm expiration and security code? The most annoying thing for me is having to setup my Dex desktop every friggin time lol... But after all, I am on AT&T, so F me
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] thevance1:
I think it's in the guide linked to the OP but yeah just Odin back to arja then flash csa7 from sd card through stock recovery. No need to go arj7 first if you're coming from csa6. At the very minimum, I would disable all phone lock features and erase fingerprints BEFORE Odin to arja. After Odin is complete, hold volume down and power button together and even screen goes black, quickly press and hold volume up, Bixby, and power button to get to recovery straight from Odin. Wipe cache and flash update zip from sd card. Wipe cache again cuz I'm old school and redundant. Boot up. This cache wipe will not wipe data or factory reset but it's recommended. What's even more recommended is a full wipe though. Hope that helps
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Dirty flashing will only work if you have the Odin of the base build. You can't flash arj7 then ota flash arja then flash csa7.

Because when you flashed arja it was an ota in the scenario you describe. You would need to boot the device once for it to be recognized in recovery as that build.

This poses two problems. One the device won't boot without a wipe after you went from pie back to Oreo.

Two, not booting means the csa7 ota won't recognize your device is on arja and fail anyways.

You have to Odin arja, then flash csa7
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] LenAsh:
Thread cleaned of the stream of "backchat".

Leave out the sniping, as a Warning.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
That is true. I'll keep the file ready meanwhile. Where can I find the stable Oreo build for my U1 phone, just in case.

I'm so glad that this community exists. We can geek out here. If I talk about these things to my wife she mocks me and says #firstworldproblems
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
The fastest and most reliable way to download the ODIN files is through the SamFirm tool. You can goolge it and download it.

Or, if you're on the official beta when the stable builds drops, most likely there will be a direct update.zip available on firmware.science.

Just come back to this thread and we will direct you to best way to update. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
Haha yes! Why am I worried :) direct update from Samsung or from firmware.science, what difference does it make lol. Thank you guys!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
ARJA -> CSA7

FLASH ARJA via odin then flash CSA7 via adb/recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
They can also flash ota in stock recovery.

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Should probably share this since its more detailed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] damikachu:
Anyone else on CSA7 feel like the battery life isn't quiiite as good as it was on previous builds?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Wish I could answer that but these updates have been coming so fast barely run them for 24hrs before flashing again..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Yep, I've used it before, and in my case I've always found enough items that it didn't restore correctly. It works far better than Google Drive backup on its own, so definite bonus points on that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Same here with the work apps. They are a pain on top of all the other things I have to restore. Like you said, Samsung Pay, Gear S3 watches, etc. And not ALL settings get restored with Smart Switch. For example, my quick access tiles on the Samsung browser. Why on Earth it can sync bookmarks but not the quick access tiles just baffles me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
No doubt, definitely some annoyances with SmartSwitch. But considering where we have come from, it's pretty damn useful.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
Looks like there maybe something new coming for us Z users apparently a small update dropped for German users. One can only hope!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Wasn't that an update for the stable ota. Meaning not the beta?

Edit: Yeah it's csa2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Yeah, nothing on FOTA for U1. It's still showing CSA7, so I'm guessing the beta program is over. I'm just waiting for official to drop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
Holy smokes... The Google camera with note 9 pie is literally a complete phone.. Wow..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Which are you using
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
I'm using this version, not sure the mod(ders) name
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
How did you manage this wizardry?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DevilDog1980:
Page 358
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/themes/google-camera-snapdragon-note9-t3835123
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
That's probably older than the one I'm running since this one has night mode. And that was back in September, thanks tho
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Are there other ports out there? I haven't dug into it myself, and only saw the thread in the N9 apps section.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
This is where I found the one I'm using now

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote...t_sight_for_note_9/?utm_source=reddit-android
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Portrait mode isn't working
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Hey y'all move the conversation over to the gcam forum.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/themes/google-camera-snapdragon-note9-t3835123
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
If a person posted something on this thread, i will reply to him here obviously? Why should i go to different thread. ??*♂️
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Because there's literally a gcam thread. Pretty common sense instead of flooding this one with Q/As ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Chill bro? ok i will ask there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Don't know why you're assuming I'm not. I don't care that much to be upset. Just saying it makes more sense to go to a dedicated area to get better help, simple.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] LordGeek:
Anything yet on 1CSA8 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] damikachu:
Under advanced, change raw format to RAW_SENSOR. For Base configuration, change front cam to pixel 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stuart R:
Agree. It also won't restore any custom fonts or printer drivers. In my experience, without root access (which is a lost cause now for most of us) there's no chance to get complete backup or restore. Android still honors the vintage blocking of some apps that dictate they are not to be backed up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Exynos-version

Just "For Your Information":

Yes, the OFFICIAL "roll-out" is there:

Firmware-update Samsung Galaxy Note9, OneUI Pie, has been started in the "United Arab Emirates" (XSG): SM-N960F/XSG/N960FXXU2CSA2/N960FOXM2CSA2/N960FXXU2CRLT
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DevilDog1980:
If I dirty flash, will I keep everyhong?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josephigloe:
You'll keep everything but there is always a possibility you'll get bugs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DevilDog1980:
Hmmmm....start fresh it is. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TeldenW:
I'm currently on CSA3. It has run very smoothly, I'm pleased with this build...

I do miss the Multi-Window feature of Oreo though.

Do any of the later builds after CSA3 bring back Multi-Window? I know that it can be enabled with Good Lock, but I haven't been able to get Good Lock to work on CSA3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pump Ac7i0n:
Im on CSA7 and if you tap the app icon in the recents screen, it asks if you open in split screen or pop-up view.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] glensta:
Also works on CSA 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
I believe they are removing some of the features they had in the multi screen in Oreo. The option is still there when clicking on the apps icon but other options like flipping screen and putting video in a smaller box isn't. It was a question they had on the official beta Survey which I ask to bring back but maybe not enough users to support it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] @BB:
Yup, I'm finding the battery life is worse than CSA6.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Are you saying the pop up video option isn't there?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
No but it used to he when in split view you could press on the middle of the two apps you had up viewing and more options appeared. I have not found that option and it allowed you to flip the top and bottom and put a video in a small box of it's own. There is an option to place in something similar now when clicking on the app icon but it isn't same as it was before. That I've found.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
My battery...CSA7View attachment 4685116
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DevilDog1980:
Thanks for that....thought it was gone.

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I wonder how it's decided which features stay and which ones go.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
So pop up video works fine for me in the stock video app as well as any app enabled to do so on pie.

In the video app there is an icon

Also the pop up view with the floating window for any app works fine as well from recents.