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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I knew it was coming soon. Thank you, Good Sir!

*Places hand on your shoulder as we both stare into the abyss of the recovery screen...cursor highlighting "Format/Wipe Data."*

Well..it was a good run. But like all things, dirty flashing must eventually come to an end. I will observe a brief moment of silence to reflect on your loss. May backups restore quickly, and with them, bring a solution to the bugs that plagued you with this most recent update. From this point forward, may all your OTAs be fresh and clean with no vexing issues to belabor your enjoyment of this fine device, and it's rich decadent Pie filling.

God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.

Yup! I giggle at all the T-Mo and VZW users who were on CSAA and were struggling to downgrade to ARL1, factory resetting, or trying to dirty flash (My condolences, [MENTION=320479]NotATreoFan[/MENTION]) just to get onto CSB3. I kept telling them a CSAA to CSB3 update would be released by Sprint and ATT.

But it's all good fun! It's a learning curve with Samsung. Those same people will be giggling at new users of the Note 10 struggling to upgrade and downgrade for Android Q.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I enjoy the ride and was actually contemplating a wipe anyway. Weird behavior like Android Auto disconnecting for no reason, group SMS failing to send, WiFi Calling turning itself off, etc. I was able to get back up and running within an hour. Used that time to catch up on TV.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
That's sucks. I'm on Sprint and having no issues. Did the same thing you did, must just be luck or some other configuration that we have different causing the issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
For all those on 1CSAA who want to upgrade to 1CSB3. you do NOT need to downgrade to ARL1. You can flash this file in Recovery, which will upgrade you to the official 1CSB3:

Link for SS-N960USQU1CSAA-to-U1CSB3-UP.zip:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397907204

MD5 825586ca0a4160fed4fdd111b85ec298

Download that file and place it on your SD Card. No need to rename it. Then flash it in Recovery. This will only work if you are currently on N960USQU1CSAA.

Thanks to [MENTION=8722348]kevindevonwilliams[/MENTION] for finding and providing the file!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
For some reason that link not working for me... any luck anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evilvoice:
Basically, it's a malformed link because it was pasted and sometimes the forum shortens the link which is why you get "..." in the link - usually means you're not going to find what you want. I did some searching on AFH and couldn't find the link, then went to the user Mr. Orange 645 credited and found his original link. It's below. Credits to [MENTION=8722348]kevindevonwilliams[/MENTION]

Let's try this link

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SZeLw7EmHEVq6R3dQNx5ndY-5OoF0lVX
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Should be fixed now. Sorry about that!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zyexx:
Thank you kind sir....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
Will this method wipe your current data?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barywsf:
It will NOT wipe your data. It only updates. The only problem I have had was losing my bluetooth pairings but they were easy to re-add.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
It will if you're on ATT. It shouldn't otherwise, but as always backup everything first just in case.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
Crap, I'm on ATT and don't feel like restoring lol. When the hell are they going to push out the OTA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Have no idea. I also don't know why ATT forces a wipe when sideloading OTAs. It's built into their CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
For anyone who is good at battery stat reading, is this good or not so good. I'm trying different methods to improve battery life. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Anyone think we're gonna eventually get some of the shooting modes from the S10? I'm a fan of that live color focus feature that the front camera has where there's a color pop live focus going on
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I believe you need the S10+ and the extra front camera for the color pop mode. I could be wrong, but I'm enjoying the nice tweaks so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Ah well if that's the case I can wait a few months for the best that'll be the note 10 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
It def wiped, so mad right now and gotta go set this damn thing up again...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Don't say I didn't warn you! LOL.

At least you'll have a nice clean set up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trayp1421:
When switching lenses, using the main camera, my phone vibrates as if the telephoto lens is stuck. The image also shows waviness. Anyone have an issue similar to mine? I have never noticed this before until now, and I don't want to blame the pie update. I've flashed from oreo to pie about 20 times over the last 4 months. I'm think I will make a warranty claim and see how that goes. Also, this devices is flawless, no huge drops and there are no scratches or gouges on my frame. Thanks for reading and thanks for the advice
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] poncespr:
It's probably a factory defect. If it is under warranty, take it in for service. I used the Samsung app to report the issue and within minutes they opened a repair ticket and located a service center for me (UbreakIfix). Had it repaired the next day and took under an hour and a half. If you are not under warranty, UbreakIfix quoted the repair for $150 USD.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
The Note 9 uses a magnet on a sliderto adjust the aperture. Sounds like it may be malfunctioning.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] poncespr:
It has been happening for a while now but easily and quickly fixed if under warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
CSB3 battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Any tweaks or sleeping apps at all?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
No... no sleeping apps. I don't even use dark mode
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I may have to flash CSB3. How was your battery life on CSAA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emd1187:
It was amazing too but I'm getting better battery life on CSB3
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I just updated to CSB3. Taking a break from the long setup....lol. I'll see what the battery has to offer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I stayed on Oreo for awhile after everyone was going to Pie because Oreo had better battery for me than CSAA, but since going to CSAB wirh heavy heavy use battery has been amazing..I think you will like it.

---------- Post added at 02:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:29 AM ----------

Where is Venom? Is firmware science still posting the update.zip's

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I'm also hoping, since I have everything blacked out with Swift Installer, battery will improve.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
[MENTION=2821887]Chuckd610[/MENTION]

Did you make the jump? How is it for you so far?

SM-N960U ONE UI PEACAN PIE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I did make the jump. So far so good. Haven't noticed much of a difference. I think my expectations are sometimes too high when flashing new builds....lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JIML410:
Wow nice. Been waiting so long for AT&T's OTA. Thanks Mr. Orange 645
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I think it feels different for me because I was on Oreo for so long.

Sent from my SM-N935F Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I can understand that. Now let's bring on Q so we can start this party all over again.....lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] damikachu:
Hey guys, just wanted to swing by and confirm to anyone wondering about CSB3. CSAA had my device running overly warm and had battery drain no matter what I did to prevent it. I went to some crazy extents lol. Ran the update to CSB3 in recovery, which wiped my device since I'm on At&t, but the phone is running at normal temperature and battery life is finally back to what it should be with a 4,000 mAh battery on Pie. Hope that confirms it for some people.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] reV17:
Did anyone else get a notice saying the Beta will close on Tuesday? Where does that leave us unlocked users lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
On beta until Samsung official is released. No biggie.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Well i knew i would go back , bought a S10 Plus 12GB of ram 1 terabyte and i am back on my Note9 lol, i don't know what it is but the Note9 feels better and it's just been amazing for me , i know this is off topic, but just wanted to let everyone know lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] daviddem:
But didnt you say its a downgrade? So why did you even bother?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Android Q beta is launching soon and with more devices added to the list (more than Pie). Is that something we can get our hands on? Not really sure how that process works.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Downgrade on a Note9, But traded in a S9 for the S10 Plus, so yeah i would never trade in my Note9 for the S10 Plus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jroyalty7:
I planned on trading in my wife's s9+ for the s10+ and then I could either give her my note 9 and use the s10+ or just keep the note and give her the 10+... you saying it's not worth it though? I'm still waiting on stupid *** Samsung to actually ship my phone so I could probably be swayed to cancel that order pretty easily lmao... I plan on getting the note 10 regardless though
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zor Omega:
Hopefully with the official OTA after 2100 EST!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I'm also trading in my wife's S9+ for an S10+, but have ZERO intentions of letting her have my Note 9, LOL! I'm stoked about thrle Note 10, and will trade in my Note 8 in for the Note 10 and use my Note 9 as my backup. (I always have two phones, LOL).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jroyalty7:
Hahahaa so what you're saying is I need to step my game up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Possibly!! It's hard to keep up around this place!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
**** the S10 , Note for life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Lol you know you have more than 2 devices.

Sent from my SM-N935F Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Drum roll please......Enter the Note 10....Down goes Note 9!....down goes Note 9!....lol. I feel the same way about the S10. The new features does not warrant abandoning the Note 9. I think Android users are beginning to assume the same characteristics as those Apple iPhone zombies. Apple could put out a piece of crap (and they have), and iPhone users would throw themselves off a cliff before admitting it's crap.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] daviddem:
Pie for note 9 unlocked is out finally

https://i.imgur.com/FA6PHhy.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogarty:
Yep. Confirmed here too on my SM-N960U1 US carrier unlocked device.

https://i.imgur.com/Zaeqtww.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
LOL. I kinda feel this way for real. Even though the S-series is catching up to the Note series with features and quality, the Note still just stands out to me as the true flagship.

LOL! At one point that was true. Mostly because I like to buy broken phones and fix them. At one point I had two S8+ and three Note 8s. Now I just have the N8 and the N9. I don't count my iPhone 7, cause it's my work phone. I don't pay for it, and we'll, I hate it.

My wife loves the S-series. The Note is a little too big for her. Personally I just view it as a preview of what to expect in the new Note.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jdog94:
what version were you running ? pie beta or oreo?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
And this thread is officially dead since everyone has officially released Pie. Bittersweet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Wait until you see the S10 or Note 10. The SD855 chipset is so damn fast, even compared to the SD845.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DanC4250:
Unlocked CSB3 is on SamFirm if anyone is wondering :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Question, does the unlocked firmware have better battery life than the carrier version?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ksupernor2:
Can I go straight from CSAA TO CSB3? I have a Verizon note 9 so I was wanting to get the phone on official build again. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rick1221:
Does anyone on the Pie Beta getting the official Pie update? I would hate the fact that Beta will need to revert back to Oreo before taking the official update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
You won't have to revert back. The U1 CSB3 firmware has been posted already. Just flash without wiping.

*ATT may still wipe, because they suck
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rick1221:
Great, thanks a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cowboychamp1:
Can I load through sd card or do I odin..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Does anyone know if WiFi calling will now work on the new unlocked firmware for a Verizon user?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rick1221:
Do you know where can I get the link for the update? I m having a hard time finding it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Someone uploaded it to this subforum, around 8 hours ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogarty:
Sorry. I was running stock Oreo when I received the official update. Decided to wait for the official version to avoid dealing with any bugs. You can always just Odin to the official version by flashing this firmware HERE though. :)

(POST EDITED SO THAT XDA USER "NotATreoFan" CAN STOP NITPICKING IT APART AND HOPEFULLY GET ON WITH HIS LIFE.)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
On sammobile these instructions are listed. Just want to make sure that professional Odiners here agree with this. This will be my first time using Odin in 4 years. Please confirm guys, I do want to preserve my data. I'm currently on latest U1 beta firmware ZRLL

Download Odin

Extract the firmware file you just downloaded. You should get 5 files:

AP (System &Recovery)

BL (Bootloader)

CP (Modem / Radio)

CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)

HOME_CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)

Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.1. Use CSC_*** if you want to do a clean flash or HOME_CSC_*** if you want to keep your apps and data.

Reboot your phone in Download / Odin mode (make sure your device is off) with the following button combo: POWER + VOLUME DOWN + BIXBY

Other options in case first option did not work or isn't possible.

Option 2 VOLUME DOWN + VOLUME UP than USB cable

Option 3 POWER + VOLUME DOWN + VOLUME UP

Option 4 POWER + VOLUME DOWN + HOME BUTTON

Option 5 (Note9) USB cable + VOLUME DOWN + BIXBY

Once in download mode, connect your phone to the PC, preferably using the original USB cable you got with your phone. Odin should detect your device and a BLUE box will show up with the COM port number. (Be sure, the SAMSUNG-drivers are installed on your PC!)

Do NOT tick any extra boxes. The only options to be ticked are F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot.

Click the start button, wait for Odin to say 'PASS' in a GREEN box. Once the flash is complete, your phone will reboot, and you can disconnect your phone from the PC.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
Lol I gave in and followed these instructions to the T. And voila! Preserved all data and was able to get to the official Pie update from ZRLL! I'm so happy now!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
Here it is! All updated! Took 6 minutes to download the firmware and another 2 minutes to get done.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
There is no requirement to have an XAA device to flash U1 firmware. As long as you have a Snapdragon Note 9 with single SIM, you can flash this. But you have the added step of a required factory reset if coming from U firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogarty:
If a person wants to keep getting the right OTA updates in the future, then I think they should probably be using a firmware that matches their correct product/country code. Also, sammobile.com has all of them, so why not flash the right one?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Nope. If you convert to U1 firmware, you will still get OTAs. Instead of getting them when your carrier updates their U firmware, you will instead get them when Samsung updates U1.

Ever since the S8/Note 8 released, Samsung flagship devices are truly universal. Changing the firmware will not affect SIM lock status, so converting from TMO to ATT, for example, would be a waste since a TMO phone won't accept the ATT SIM. But you can absolutely go from U to U1 on any Note 9 sold in the US and still receive OTAs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogarty:
Why are you telling me all of this exactly btw? Aside from the fact that I already updated to official pie and have no interest in this conversation, all I was saying is that if you are on XAA and want to keep receiving XAA OTAs, then you should probably install the XAA firmware. At no point did I say a single thing about converting a U to a U1 or whatever. Sounds like a completely different tangent to me really and possibly a waste of both of our times discussing on here...and by the way I converted my AT&T Note8 into a T-Mobile device, which is also a completely separate topic.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
I was explaining it because you indicated that if you flashed firmware that didn't match the hardware, you'd stop receiving OTAs. And that is incorrect.

This is Back to the Future II and their tangents. You said something that was incorrect, so I corrected it. Granted, it appears to be a copy/paste from SamMobile, but it still needs to be corrected since it's outdated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceo.mtcl:
By the way I noticed that firmware.science has the latest Unlocked U1 OTA update, in case anyone on ZRLL was waiting for it.

I was also on ZRLL on U1 but i gave in yesterday night and odined the firmware preserving the data. Very pleased with everything!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogarty:
Are you talking about this guy's post? Because that's not from me. Nor is the page that he copied it from.

Anyhow, I can see that you're trying really hard to prove to everyone on XDA that you're smart and you know stuff (and would apparently rather air all of that out on this thread for every other poor soul to have to read rather than just PM me like a normal person), but I'm really just trying to enjoy my new Android Pie firmware over here, not get into a nerd off with some random guy that clearly so desperately just wants the validation of being right about something and making his voice heard. [emoji14]

I just come on here occasionally to help people. This time someone asked me about how I got the OTA update and I responded to them with a link to where they could get that same official firmware for themselves. Then some random guy chimes in(that's you) talking about all sorts of other random things that really have nothing to do with that conversation. The guy needed something. I provided it. That was the point of that discussion. Everything else you brought up was all you. Please somebody tell this guy he's smart so we can get on with our lives. Haha!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
No, I'm referring to the bold NOTE: that you have in your post here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/note-9-pie-alpha-t3849980/post79103226

All I was doing was stating that is outdated and incorrect information, and you took it much farther than it needed to go.

I'm not trying to show off anything. I've been on XDA since 2006, and helping people for just as long. My reputation is known well enough around here that I don't need to prove anything. I'm also not looking to start a fight. I just want to ensure that incorrect information is not passed along since it can cause more confusion.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogarty:
Edited my post just for you. Now hopefully you can be done with this madness. Next time send me a PM and ask me to change my comment rather than go through all of this monotony.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Lolz.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Group hug......8pm......dress is casual...lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
[MENTION=553136]mrOrange[/MENTION].

You seem to be up on the builds. Can you explain the latest build on Fota? Lol you or Venom or anyone else.

SM-N960U ONE UI PEACAN PIE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Sorry, I wasn't home. Reschedule?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
You talking about the 0ARDA build? Honestly I'm not sure. I've seen that a couple times. It's obviously not a public build, since it's a 0 bootloader. My guess is it just means there's nothing being tested right now. But that's a total guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Yep that's the one I was referring to. Thanks.

SM-N960U ONE UI PEACAN PIE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
Wondering if anyone is having the same glitch I am. So now that Verizon finally released CSB3 I decided to wipe my phone, load previous Verizon release via Odin then let the phone take the update. I even did a factory reset after Pie fully loaded then set my phone back up. What I'm noticing is my contacts not keeping the hi resolution pic I set for them. And I'm mostly concerned with my most frequent contacts but normally when I reload the picture, it is the top half of the screen. And when you scroll down it collapses into the small circle of the pic. My photos stay the full resolution and with in a min they drop back to low resolution small circle image only.

Anyone else experiencing this? (Or even notice)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Prob a silly question, but is CSB3 the final update as of now?

Sent from my Still Rooted NOTE 8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Wouldn't know, but since AT&T hasn't rolled out yet which is still in January patch CSAA, So most likely AT&T will skip that firmware CSB3 and go with March patch or April Patch.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Freaking ATT, LOL. Messing up the flow, man!