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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
IDK if you need to be on ARJ9 beforehand,or,if any official U1 version is a prerequesite before the update.zip from Firmware Science will work.

I went from stock T-Mobile > ARJ9 (Latest Official Stock stable Android 8.1 U1 ARJ9) > Android 9.0 Official Beta (ZRKP).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gharris040604:
How did you get your s3 watch to work, I'm on the official beta with a TMO branded device also. I've tried everything including installing the plug-in from apk mirror.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I already had it set up on Oreo and just upgrade through OTA to ZRKP. It just worked.

Make sure you're downloading the right plugin from apkmirror. For example, to get my Gear IconX to work, I had to download the Gear IconX plugin, not just the Gear plugin. It has to be specific to your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-official-attodinn960usqs1arja-t3875623
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JAMRZ69:
Is there a way to get rid of the accessibility notification in the pie build ZRKP?I flashed ARJ9 in Odin then updated in recovery to latest U1 ZRKP.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Majin101:
Yes, if I recall correctly, you click it and expand it. Then click the single tap button then it'll take you to the settings for it. Uncheck and remove single tap.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
I got tmobile do I us Odin patch to get arj9 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
CRL4 just dropped on firmware science.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
What cracks me up is that the official beta wasn't available on the Samsung + app. One had to go into the play store register as a beta tester of Samsung + if memory serves me correctly, and only then would a banner within the Samsung plus app appear.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rasadami15:
Hey guy just flashed the unlocked version of note9 and it seems like there are not more space available for beta one ui when tape beta it goes to register and tap that the page goes rite back to samsung + nothing !!!! No update why
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
I'm not seeing it...

Do you need an account to see everything,at least as it applies to the Note 9? (Notifications after signing-up,perhaps)

Just going to the site w/o an account for now.......

I'm on the official Beta 9.0 (ZRKP),but,was just curious,especially since I'm not seeing CRL4.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
CRL updates are just for N960U firmware. Requires using Odin to go back to Oreo (ARJA), then updating via sd card or adb sideload to CRL4. Update.zip is on firmware science website. If you are on ZRKP, just wait for Samsung to drop OTAs ... that simple. It's just that Pie beta updates for N960U firmware are more frequent than the official beta updates for N960U1 firmware at the moment.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jldr:
I searched this topic high and low but I'm still slightly confused about one thing. I'm trying to get onto official beta ZRKP from CRKE. I downgrade to Odin using files I found for ARJ9, but these files do not contain a USERDATA. So does this mean I don't use a USERDATA slot, or should I downgrade to a firmware that contains a USERDATA first, before using the ARJ9 to ZRKP update zip? OR is there no such thing as a U1 firmware that has USERDATA?

I feel like by keeping my USERDATA blank it's going to have an issue booting.

Thanks fellas.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
THX for the explanation,much appreciated. :good:

I'm good w/the official Pie Beta builds,just gonna stay put on ZRKP path.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
It just dawned on me that the homescreen icons are big as hell!.....lol. I may have to use a different launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Don't worry about userdata slot. Will not have issues booting up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jldr:
Appreciate the super fast reply!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Samsung Pay works fine. Used it several times tonight, both MST and NFC.

Nothing like that on CRL2.

It crashes when set to internal storage. Clear data on the app, open it up, and let it store to the SD card. You won't be able to record 4K, but the rest works.

I'm rather fond on the Samsung browser. Chromium base, but with extension and ad blocker support.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Change the layout to 5x6, and they're not quite as enormous.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Can't wait until updates show up to incrementally update from CRL(x) to the latest ones, without having to flash back to Oreo.

Just curious, did anyone try downgrading without wiping, and then immediately flashing a newer leak? Doubt it would work, but that would be sweet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
CRL4 seemed to fix the camera issue.

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Yes. That's how I've been doing it. Odin down to ARJA then update from SD option in recovery. As long as you don't boot the phone after the downgrade your fine. My Verizon variant doesn't reboot, it reboots to recovery after I Odin. I believe you can also set your Odin to do the same. ATT from what i hear wipes after everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I'm on TMO, which doesn't typically wipe after. I'll have to attempt the downgrade/upgrade tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] moe2021:
So far so good updated to CRL4 without wiping. Seems smooth so far
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Cool beans!......thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ldkud50:
Does anyone have RCS working with Android Messages on T-Mobile? I've never seen "chat features" on Oreo or the official beta.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
RCS only works on U firmware. I

If you flashed U1, that's why you don't see it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jldr:
Your Sam+ app is working? I can't even log on, it crashes immediately.

In case anyone else is looking, Search term: Samsung+
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
It crashes when you're on one of the CRL? builds. It shouldn't crash if you're on a ZRK? build.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Samsung+ app isn't compatible with ZRKP. When you update to ZRKP it adds the Samsung Members app to your phone. That's what you use for bug reporting.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Hmmmmm......I do know that I was able to open and navigate Sam+, but did not see the beta banner. Most likely it was ARJ9 that allowed me to open and sign in.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Yes that would've been on ARJ9. It's already been documented on her that Samsung+ app crashes on Pie. I've already tested it. That's why when you sign up for trh official beta and get the OTA download, it tells you to use Samsung Members app. Which is weird, since that app generally isn't available in the US, which is why we use + to sign up.

Samsung logic.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Anyone else notice an improvement using bluetooth. With ZRKP, there's no sound delay. On Oreo builds, there was about a 1 second sound delay. I really noticed it when playing PUBG. Before when I pressed the fire button to shoot, It took a second to actually hear the shot. This was particularly frustrating for a former U.S. Marine....lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JAMRZ69:
I tried what you said but the toggle I need to turn off is greyed out and I don't know why.any other way to get rid of the accessibility notification or anybody know why the toggle would be greyed out and unable to turn off?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
So random discovery. I have two Note 9s. One that I'm selling is on U1 ARJ9, and my daily driver is on ZRKP. I went into the band selection service menu (*#2263#) on both to compare supported bands.

They are the same, save one difference. ZRKP supports Band 28, whereas ARJ9 does not. I remember this happened with the Note 8 and Oreo added support for Band 66.

Anyone know the significance of Band 28?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JAMRZ69:
Does anybody know about themes for the Pie build ZRKP I went to themes in the Samsung themes and wallpapers but cant do a search for HQTEST someone mentioned that there was some basic pie themes by searching that.Is there a different version of the themes and wallpaper that I would need to access that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mffu:
ZRKP, caller ID/Spam

Although activated, spam caller ID is not working. Anyone else? What would be the solution?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
Interesting...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rasadami15:
Hey how to revert back to tmo signal icon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Go back to T-Mobile firmware the only way.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ptfdmedic:
Anyone have a direct link for CRL8? How are you finding it? When I look I don't see it. Thanks in advance.. ☺
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] iggie94:
Any way to get visual voicemail on ZRKP?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gandalf:
I'm pretty sure the latest is CRL4 dated December 7th
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Just want to confirm these are your steps:

Downgrade to ARJA in ODIN

Phone automatically reboot to Recovery

Phone does not automatically factory reset

Flash update.zip

I know that TMO does not force device wipes, and I don't use the ATT userdata from the ARJA download, so I should be safe to get CRL4 this way.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
Yep, as long as your phone reboots directly into recovery you'll be good on not losing your data. Just click on update from SD and select the ARJA-CRL4 zip file.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Yep, it does. I'm running a backup now and then I'll give it a shot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
One more question: Do you flash with the CSC file, or leave it blank?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
I always flash the 4 files. BL, AP, CP and CSC. Never user data. Unless in going back to Verizon stock. Then I'll use the Verizon user data.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Cool. Just for those who are curious, I'll tell you what happens when you flash without it. The phone reboots, but not into recovery. Manually went into recovery using the hardware keys, but the CRL4 update failed after the Vendor image didn't match. Flashed ODIN again with CSC, went into recovery as expected, and now I am updating to CRL4.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
CRL4 running great. Samsung themes work. No sms issues.

SM-N960U-NOTE 9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ptfdmedic:
Just to make things easier for some. :)

https://firmware.science/download?url=7159/1488/SS-N960USQS1ARJA-to-U1CRL4-UP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechSilver13:
What's the difference between CRL4 and CRKM? I've been on CRKM since 30 Nov but CRL4 came out 7 Dec....is it worth switching to CRL4?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
You may have to wait awhile for an answer. People are just now installing CRL4. It will take a little bit for everyone to test things out in daily use. But rest assured people will post their experiences here.

Me? I'm on ZRKP, waiting for an official update to drop. But this runs smooth as.can be with no issues so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I'm almost certain it's carrier specific. If you're on a "U1" build, you will lose visual voicemail. If you go to another "U" build (Pie leak or Oreo), you will get it back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] iggie94:
I figured. I'll stick with my U1 build. I got tired of flashing every new build. I don't miss the AT&T bloatware either.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Waynestuckart:
I downloaded official beta and downloaded att visual voicemail from play store works great
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] iggie94:
I'm going to do that. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] w2830:
Thanks for the link. Sorry if it's been asked, don't feel like going through the hundred pages.. Can I install this update on my Canadian 960W? If so, is the procedure as simple as outlined in the page by installing it from SD card? Or I have to use Odin? Thanks a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] inspeckta_dek:
Can the bixby button be remapped with this pie updates? I know with 3rd party app I can. I think I saw a video that said future pie build would be able to.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I wonder if there's a way to create an update.zip or some other way to flash the official beta. I had no luck with Sam+....beta program was probably closed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] thepef7:
I can confirm running CRL2 on my Canadian note 9 with the steps mentioned previously with no issues whatsoever. Odin ARJA and then sideloaded CRL2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I'm seeing some random lag with CRL4. Occasionally while typing the keyboard will appear to freeze for 2-3 seconds, and scrolling through the launcher it will happen too. Just cleared cache in recovery to see if that may help.

Yep. bxActions works great on it. You will get an error when you run the Full Unlock on a PC, but it still works.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Clean install?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Dirty.

CRL2 -> Oreo -> CRL4

Although, since I wiped cache, the phone hasn't been lagging.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Peezoslug:
I have been able to on CRL4.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Yeah these builds tend to lag when doing a dirty flash to oreo and back..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I dirty flashed CRL4 from ARJA haven't noticed any lag. Not saying its not happening. Im just wondering if there will be a CRL6 in a day or so, I noticed it on fota today.

SM-N960U-NOTE 9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rndchef:
CRL4 is running warm for me. CLR2 was great. I have clean installed twice. Going back to CRL2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Pie to Oreo to Pie dirty flashes is what causes the lag.

Technically you shouldn't have to worry about an update zip flash being dirty because the expectation isnt to wipe after an update zip if everything works as it should.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rndchef:
Went back to CRL2 and my messages will not restore from Samsung Backup. First time. I see they are there but I keep getting "Can't restore data". Everything else restores but Messages. Never had this before, ever. Any help? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
Mine did that has well. Tried restoring them again and failed. Then a couple of days later they just showed up!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Are there any major differences between CRL and ZRK? I like ZRK, but missing a couple ATT features I'd like to get back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Just noticed still no notification sound for messages when connected to bluetooth in car...(AT&T CRL4)

SM-N960U-NOTE 9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Of course. Use ODIN to flash the U1 ARJ9 firmware. Make sure it's the ARJ9 for the U1, not the carrier branded U.

Then go to firmware.science and download the ZRKP update.zip and flash it in recovery. You won't be apart of the beta program, but that's the official beta build. And you can keep upgrading through firmware.science as new official builds drop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Falcon:
Hello!

Can I install this beta rom on my N9600? I live in Brazil and our devices is N9600 snapdragon...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Nope. That's a different device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Falcon:
Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Figured out the source of my lag, when I got a random app crash popup during a screenshot capture. El Goog indicates this is fairly common on Samsung devices, and when it happen, force stop the app, clear data, then reboot. It appears to be related to WiFi/Mobile Data handoff.

I used the built in maintenance to optimize my device, then cleared app data for it, and rebooted. No lag since.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fberry:
Samsung + beta not loading

I was able to update to ZKRP on my Samsung Note 9. However Once I changed I can no longer access Samsung +. I tried uninstalling and installing multiple times. No luck. I sent feedback to samsung. Has anyone else had this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] @BB:
I use "Hide Persistent Notifications" from the Play Store and it works GREAT! Try it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneandroidnut:
Yes it doesn't work with pie
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
You don't use Samsung+ on the beta. It doesn't run, by design.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rndchef:
Had to hard reset and then they all loaded. All these Pie betas sure remind me of the rom flashing days. Miss Titanium Backup for sure. Sam Backup not bad but slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I miss Titanium too! It restored everything just as it was with no need reenter any information.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iain_S:
you have to use samsung members on the official beta, but you will only be able to submit feedback if your device was previously registered on samsung+ before you did the update.

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I have been able to install all the leaked U builds on my 960W with no issues, im currently on the U1 beta build and is working fine. I will probably go back the the U builds because they seem to be newer than the official beta builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneraddood:
Just checking back in..seeing if there is a way to install via update.zip for the note 9 T-Mobile N96OUSQS1ARK1? Killing me seeing all these screen shots and not being able to get in on all the fun. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
If my night mode just keeps turning off even though I have it in developer settings, what am I doing wrong? Am I on the wrong version? I'm on CRKE.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yorgo1982:
Just flash the canadian CSC im can use the spay and wifi call and Volte
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I wrote that 2 months ago. Better late than never I guess. But I don't have that issue anymore. Thanks anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] yoda16:
I'm on CRL4 and the same thing happens to me. Keeps turning off
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Nope. And you don't have to "check in" to find out. Go to firmware.science and choose your model and current build number. Whatever update zips are available will automatically populate.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
So what build are you on?

I have the 960w as well I'm on CKRE, these builds are confusing.....

With the build I'm on can I just put the new build on my memory card and upgrade that way? Also noticed when I try to flash from my memory card in recovery it says failed to mount SD card and fails but if I reboot my SD card is fully accessible in the system
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
The SD card doesn't work on Pie in recovery for most people. But you can't directly upgrade anywhere. You need to use Odin to get back to Oreo and start over.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iain_S:
I actually downloaded the full ATT ARJA and odined to that, factory reset and then updated to CRL4. no issues with SD card when doing that. On my Canadian 960W.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
So basically do the same steps as what I did initially to get CKRE except after I'm back on ARJA I should be able to just go straight to CRL4?

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So there will be no easy way to update? No ota or anything?

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So there will be no easy way to update? No ota or anything?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
If you want an easy way to update via OTA, you'll need to get on the U1 firmware and update to the official beta builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
And this is where my confusion starts what would be considered an official build for SM-N960W? I thought the CKRE was official
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Yes because you were running ARJA when you used the SD card. Head over to recovery now and have a look. ?

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Nope. CRKE (like 85% of leaks on firmware science) is a dead end. You need Odin to go elsewhere.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
OK then so is CR4L official then?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Oh God no. Nowhere close. Just another dead end update. They're already up to CRL6. We just don't have it in hand yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Iain_S:
There is no official pie builds for the Canadian Note 9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
ZRKP wouldn't be considered official for your W model. But the advantage is it IS and official beta build. Which means Samsung will release incremental upgrade OTAs for it, which you can download from firmware.science and flash without having to go back to Oreo each time with ODIN just to flash back up to the newest leak.

The C builds are all leaks. The Z builds are official beta builds. If you want to run the C builds, just count on having to use ODIN and downgrading each time to upgrade. If you'd rather use a more stable build and just flash update zips without having to use ODIN, then install the U1 firmware and the ZRKP build.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] splkia:
Thank you!

That was the question I was trying to ask. So I assume firmware science for such a build. But how would I flash this as I can't access my SD card in recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Download the U1 ARJ9 to ZRKP update zip and put it on your SD Card.

Now, use the modified ODIN to flash the U1 ARJ9 firmware.

Once you're on ARJ9, reboot into recovery and choose update from SD card and choose your update zip.

Done.