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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Honestly, I just moved from ari6 to october's patch using the side loading update and then wiped my phone and cleared the cache and that sorted me out
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ThunderingLight:
So did you go from ZRJ7 (Pie), odin to ARI6, and then sideloaded October patch? (And what is the firmware for the october patch?)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Yes, I also used patched Odin and the octobet patch is brj5
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] marseillems:
I set up Samsung pay in oreo and update to pie. It works for me well.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
ARIB is also October Patch.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
New update yay
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
New update for what?

Never mind, just got notification (my app is lazy)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
New update? For?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Just on Fota
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
Oh nice just seen that. It has been ARG2 all day lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
There is a new build for the android p zrj8.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
It's already on OP since yesterday. We are talking about newer one
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] legojoe8:
Still not ZRJ8 for the regular G960U tho?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
Not yet
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
It is ZRJ8

Build ZRJ8 Beta 2

Galaxy S9+ Snapdragon (SM-G965U and SM-G965U1):

Download link for beta build BRJ5-to-ZRJ8:

https://mega.nz/#!ljBRiIbJ!hZ09WYPAw...GOmNblOnktuSYM

Download link for BRJ5:

https://mega.nz/#!ZiZV3Qwb!7Rz78IhXh...wgfXDCHowKRNMk

Changes from ZRJ7:

New nav gesture animation

Notifications in dark mode are dark

Bixby vision icon updated

Shortcuts in recent apps bunched up fixed

Lock screen widgets moved up

Duplicate screenshot bug fixed

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The OP hasnt been updated for fixed in ZRJ8

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I can verify that Samsung pay still doesn't work normally but u can get it to work by setting up Samsung pay in ARI6 with fingerprints and then upgrading. This Is the only way u can get it to work
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] augustro:
How you get it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Camry2731:
So you verified that Samsung Pay will work when setting it up in ARI6 and then upgrading, can the same be said for BRJ5?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Kchitown1977:
Still don't work on j8
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Sorry cant answer that
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
It could, I did not test because while testing from ARI6 to ZRJ7 it did not work of. But I tested only 1 time and I might have screwed up steps somewhere.

You could check it and post us an update here, that would be great.

I wont be able to test it until next build for now, sorry
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
I can attest that Samsung Pay works on J8 if u follow these steps.

1. Install ARI6

2. Set up your phone for use with Samsung Pay

3. Make sure u add a pin and a fingerprint for use with Samsung Pay.

4. Upgrade to J8

The pin wouldnt work but u can still use the fingerprint to authenticate purchases
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mjones73:
I'm pretty sure this default PIE gesture is the problem and of course Samsung hid it so we can't turn it off.

https://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-android-p-gesture-navigation-system
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
You can always disable gestures and use gold old navigation key. It's not deep hidden or anything. gesture is not even enabled by default
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mjones73:
I'd like to disable the one in that article but I can't find it in the settings, it is what it is I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] joylyft:
Zrj9 g960u

Smooth, Internet browser is capable of downloading videos but Samsung Account is unable to sync. Maybe setting it up prior to sideloading Pie would have saved me the trouble. Any tips?

Dex also has a bug where the recents key temporarily freezes dex. Oh and ARG8 has an upgrade path to ARI6 just don't update to the ARIB OTA for TMO.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] itsmikeyj:
Alright all, I may be crazy, but I think I found the issue with the gesture navigation competing with google's navigation. Try this command.

adb shell settings put secure swipe_up_to_switch_apps_enabled 0

Let me know your results.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Kingaries79:
Got ZRJ8 running. So far so good. Just one smell problem. The Facebook app notification isn't loud. Possible bug?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KillaKelz808:
Anyone having any issues going back to oreo from the Beta (Z) builds? What build should we be reverting back to before installing a new android pie build? J9 is available on samsung.firmware.science btw.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Just use odin
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KillaKelz808:
I know that lol. I just kept getting a fail result from Odin. Figured out that I just needed to do a full wipe first then I was good to go. J9 build is solid so far. Nav Gestures work noticeably better. Haven't tested Samsung pay yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Samsung pay works and its activation makes more sense now. U can only drag your card out from the homescreen if you use gesture navigation. Previously, the home gesture and Samsung pay were in the same middle of the phone. Now when u are in an app, Samsung pay doesn't show up until u go to your home then u see your card ready to be pulled up
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Anyone have issues with samsung account not syncing or loading on the latest s9+ build?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jason Syn:
I installed J9 and it seems good so far. Samsung Pay is working, as far as the setup anyway, I haven't tried to buy anything yet. Navigation gestures are still borked from what I can tell, using Nova is a no go, you have to use Samsung Home Launcher. Other than that it's good as a daily driver for me! Thanks for everything guys.

I do have one question that is so trivial I'm embarrassed to ask but here goes. When I first flashed Z7 on the lockscreen were a few dots that looked kind of like stars and when I unlocked my phone the dots corresponded with the wallpaper and the wallpaper did this super cool 3D unlocking effect. Ever since setting up the phone now it's gone, does anyone know what's that called and how to get it back?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
I'm not seeing J9 on the Samsung Science website. Can someone post a link?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Alphaman10:
Here

https://firmware.science/download?url=52759/1488/SS-G965USQS3ARI6-to-U3ZRJ9-UP
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Kchitown1977:
Delete
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] BIGBABYBOY:
Can I update from J8 or do I have to reflash ARI6?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
I think that is the Samsung default animated wallpaper from oreo. Try checking for that in Samsung themes app.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
Reflash ARI6, unfortunately
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
Updated to J9 and started getting this notification. What is causing it and how do I fix it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
just dial *#9900# then go to Debug Level Disabled/MID and change it to LOW

like this Level Disabled/Low
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
I tried it a few times and all it does is dial Verizon
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
are you on tmobile or what carrir ar you on ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
Verizon
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] archerymodz:
I disabled it by using adb. While the phone is on run this command "adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.samsung.android.securitylogagent"
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
OP updated with issues from ZRJ8, ZRJ9 and CRIB builds.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
Thanks for the update. I was having bootloop and soft reboot issues so naturally I thought my phone was messed up until I saw the OP.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Could possibly be, lot of other people have asked me about that since the very first leaked build of pie
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
I'm not sure if these are considered non working/broken features, maybe bugs but I'm having a few issues.

When I press the button to switch apps, instead of showing the full app preview it shows a thin collum.

My stock keyboard starts floating randomly regardless of how many times I switch it back to normal.

Power saver mode switches between optimized and medium (preferred).
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Alphaman10:
Wipe keyboard data and leave it if it's doing that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] archerymodz:
Not sure if anyone else can confirm this but I lost notifications on my Gear S3 watch. No matter what I do will push them to the watch. I'm currently on CRJB.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alexand3rtd:
I'm still getting notifications on my Galaxy watch on build ZRJ9
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Gear S3 Frontier setup on CRJB build here. Notifications are working just fine
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] archerymodz:
Suddenly my watch is working...I left it off for the weekend and now it's working.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alexand3rtd:
Anyone have the link to download CRJB?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
https://firmware.science/download?url=52759/1488/SS-G965USQU3BRJ5-to-U3CRJB-UP
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] arnes_king:
I saw many reviews but none of them shows the camera. What interests me is if the updated camera in 9.0 has Super slow mo with 0.4 seconds, and integrated software AI like in the note 9?

If not, then it is really a bad move from Samsung to not give us what our phone supports.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Are you talking about these:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] arnes_king:
Yes, that is it! Thank you, now I can happily wait for the exynos beta :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Segamalaga:
I think there is a new build for S9+
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
You are correct sir. There is 2 new Pie builds available. We have CRK3 which is based from BRJ5. Then we've got ZRK4 which is based from ARIB.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
I'm on CRK3. It's real nice
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Does Samsung cloud work? I remember a prior pie build that wouldn't sync Samsung account info
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyclone Emperor:
Any significant changes between them? If so, which is better?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jason Syn:
It works just fine for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Works fine
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hysonmb:
Initially I thought that CRK3 wasn't populating the recently used apps list with cards.

I restarted the phone and they're all there... this build is great so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
I'm loving this CRK3 is so smooth no crashing apps slowing down or broken features, to me this is the best leak build so far
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jolly_roger_hook:
What's the newest version and do you still have to be on a certain firmware to Odin these on to your device
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
No.

U ODIN ARI6....Sideload BRJ5........Sideload CRK3
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
There is ZRK4 build available too. Anyone else on Sprint that has flashed CRK3 or ZRK4? Just a heads up, I am. I was on BRJ5 then Odined to ARIB. Flashed ZRK4. All went well until I booted up completely. I am only getting 3G and roaming in LTE. It has f***** up something again related to my sim card :(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
There's an Odin for BRJ5 now. Could save a step.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Do u know where I can get those files to Odin BRJ5?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mopartonyg:
Look here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/sm-g965u-g965usqs3ari6-sm-g965u1-t3853429
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
You can use the link in the post above me if you like Mega. I used to love Mega, but it won't let me download such a large file and I'm not paying premium.

If like me, you don't want to pay for Mega, and don't want to want like a day to keep downloading, I found it on AFH.

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603841817

I can confirm that link is the proper files. I flashed and I'm on BRJ5.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
You didnt have to go back ARIB if you haven't fixed the problem just let me know so I can help you
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
Still having the same issue. Still only getting 3G and sometimes roam on LTE. I am back on ZRK4. What else Can I try? I've already did ##brand#, did the reset of my network settings, etc. Please help!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Sprint is so sketchy...change to a GSM based service honestly, less drama
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jason Syn:
So this isn't necessarily a bug due to the builds per se but I think it just has to do with One UI. Every time I get a missed phone call the phone app notifies me of the missed phone call and I use Drupe as my dialer and it notifies me as well. There's no way to go into the phone notifications and tell the phone app not to notify me. Anybody have any tips or tricks to get rid of multiple notifications for this same thing?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Np ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Try the Auto Notification app. I use it to hide the disconnect / connected notifications on the wear app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autonotification
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mobile_sensei:
Help Please

Hello Friends,

I own the S9 model SM-G960U1 which is the Unlocked US variant sold by Best Buy. I am using stock firmware 8.0 with October security update G960U1UEU3ARJ2 build with LOCKED bootloader.

Can someone tell me if it is possible for me to update to 9.0 and if so what steps to take to get there without turning this thing into an $800 paperweight? I have read A LOT the past couple of days and keep seeing conflicting information. I have been on Nexus & Pixel devices for years hence I know very little of what's what with Samsung.

Thanks in advance for any help.✌
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] archerymodz:
I'd wait for the official beta but if you'd rather not do the following.

Use the patched odin found here and odin back to ARI6 (seems to be most successful for reverting). Sideload brj5 then you can sideload a pie build (get the sideload files from firmware.science)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rizzo269:
Only thing I found on ZRK4 is horizontal video viewing restarts my device.

Edit. Actually putting anything in landscape mode does it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jason Syn:
ZRK5 just came out, I wonder if that fixed it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rizzo269:
I just went to CRK3 for now. It doesn't have that issue either.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
ZRK5 and ZRK6 was on fota but it hasn't been leaked yet. Latest Pie fw's available for the S9+ is CRK3 and ZRK4.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rizzo269:
ZRK6 is live now. Have to come from ARIB
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
One Ui
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Are you walking on your dreams? ZRK4 has been out for 5 days now and ZRK6 for about 18 hours. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] deloreandod:
Is ZRK6 available for download? I cant find the link.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
Firmware science
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mjones73:
And use ARIB as your current build.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] deloreandod:
Thanks! Do i need to go back to ARIB to apply ZRK6? Or can i directly from ZRK4? Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mjones73:
You need to go back.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] macmane36:
You have to go back to ARIB
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] d3vilh4ck3r:
This is mine version G965U1UEU3ARJ2 to upgrade to pie what i need to do?

What is the correct version?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
ODIN ARI6

Sideload ARIB

Sideload ZRK6
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mjones73:
You can use the ARIB Odin file so you only have to sideload the beta, it's linked here.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78148802&postcount=651
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
I advise people to get the Odin ARI6 because from ARI6 u can go to either B, C or Z.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] d3vilh4ck3r:
thanks mate
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KARLOSFIRST:
My battery life

Please show us the Awesomeness of your build battery life
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kenennaoyeka:
Idle seems to be on point
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] storm18r:
Google pay not working on ZRK6? anyone have this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] todd3835:
Google Pay is unlikely to work on beta builds. The leak builds are never certified right away, but being a beta, they are less likely to be safety net certified.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
I dont have any issues sending images through messages app.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenia:
I disable dark mode true developers mode, but it's come back after restart

No problems with android messenger

Some times Iris is not working
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Kchitown1977:
while making calls come to find out that called contact cannot hear me but i can hear them turned off wifi call now others can hear me
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenia:
I did factory reset today and now I have a problem with Samsung Pay and My Gear S3 frontier is not connecting to phone

but my AOD is back and now wierd vabration is gone dark mode is off now

I don't now is it worth tokeep Pie or go back to Oreo
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
Will update the post back later after testing. I have had some issues with wifi calls as well.

I think i did mention in the OP that Samsung pay doesnt work in clean flash, only with dirty flash where samsung pay previously worked.

Can you post some screenshots with darkmode off?

AOD is working normally for me as well, how about app notification badge?

I havent attempted to connect my gear s3 after installing pie at all. I will give it a shot and let you know if I can connect.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dmitch8004:
So far, the Gear S3 Frontier (or S2 Classic or Active) do not connect to the phone on either CRI5 or CRI6. They give a message saying that there is a software/system incompatibility. WiFi calls seem to function for me (Unlocked S9+ running on TMO with CRI6), but I have some issues with messages sometimes.

I can confirm AOD is functioning normally for me as are app notification badges.

Samsung Pay does need a dirty flash as several people have mentioned in this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenia:
Call Samsung Support yesterday they tried to fix my phone remotely, no luck

Today I talked to Verizon Wireless Support and they sent me email with other update true Software Repair Assistant. Will try tonight. They said it was some update rolling out to our phones but it's a different build#

Package Disable Pro is not working issues with purchase verification
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] taifuller:
CRI6 Noted Issues

Bluetooth Media Audio: Volume limited the max default threshold. When prompted to increase volume beyond threshold warning doesn't go away after pressing OK. Volume remains the same.

USB Host Mode: Unable to set connected device as host. As a result, unable to use ADB.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenia:
I end up with request a replacement phone from Verizon, will arrive Friday

A lot of problems with Pie on 9+
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dmitch8004:
I have the same issue. I found that manually dragging the slider and hitting okay 2-3x will cause it to finally lock in at that volume.

I was able to use ADB using the connected device as host.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
First of, its your responsibility to install unreleased OS. and second you could have simply flashed back android Oreo stock. Asking for replacement is not necessary at all, and I wonder how did they accept replacement for you on a modified device. Replacement devices are mostly refurbished, you might only get a brand new one if you are lucky.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenia:
i understand what you said but if you read enother post it's really difficult to go back to Oreo + usb is not conecting to PC and I can't use adb shell

It's not a first time I flash custom rom but never had problems like that specially if it's release by Samsung itself.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/exclusive-android-pie-samsung-t3844331/page4
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SlackingVeteran:
I think I might have idea why you were not able to go back to Oreo. I had same issue, I should have made a post on how to go back. I dont have proofs Inmade a hypothesis of situation and it actually worked in my case. Once you update to Pie your efs gets updated to newer format. And ARG8 cant recognize to ise it and you lose the network connectivity because your phone dosent know how to read and provide it to carrier.

In my case, I own factory unlocked version purchased directly from samsung SM-G965U1. And right around the same time when pie build was leaked new software update was released which says after updating to this version I wont be able to go back because of security policy which I believe was same as pie. It updates efs to newer version, i believe. After flashing the latest build which was ARH7 for my phone everything worked just fine as before without any issues.

Again, I dont have actual facts which proves that was the case. But looking at how it worked and having previous experience with losing imei because of baseband mismatch I think this is why phone was not able to read efs data in ARG8 after flasing pie.