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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] geoclooney:
Are you using the Note 9 with the unlocked firmware with VZW GUDP? Have you installed any OTA security updates? I've heard there's a small chance a security update could re-instate the hotspot check but I haven't been able to find anyone with GUDP to check.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] smoke229:
I'm somewhat in the same position as the OP, I have a note9 which I'm guessing has att firmware, I just bought it "unlocked" from an Ebay reseller. I'm using it on Straighttalk with their att sim. My major (to me) issue is I lost my hot spot permission. I've had hotspot working on last several phones including a note8 hours ago, as soon as I popped sim into this note9 I lost it. I've tried several APN settings to no avail, everything works fine, but no hotspot permissive.

Will I have to flash the U1 firmware to get my hotspot back?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
flashing a new firmware dosent magically affect the phones modem to be suddenly able to use new bands. if the hardware specs states it is capable of using bands xyz, then the phone will operate on these regardless of which firmware it gets flashed to.

edit

carrier specific configs are set depending on firmware/csc you flashed. there are some guides and tricks to change your csc so that you can get these features. albeit on the n960u it might be more difficult or even impossible for now depending on the csc feature you are looking for.. but searching and reading should bring up some info.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
just set sales code to sprint then set all the bands u want.. im currently on U1 firmware on verizon network with sprint sales code to gain access to dialer codes andall is well
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
to add, my device is a n960u purchased through verizon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
yup because phones hardware natively supports these bands:

4G LTE

6GB 128GB US N960U8GB 512GB US N960UB1*(2100),*B2*(1900),*B3*(1800),*B4*(1700/2100 AWS 1),*B5(850),*B7*(2600),*B8*(900),*B12*(700),*B13*(700),*B14*(700),B17*(700),*B18*(800),*B19*(800),*B20*(800),*B25*(1900+),*B26(850),*B28*(700),*B30*(2300),*B38*(TDD 2600),*B39*(TDD 1900),*B40*(TDD 2300),*B41*(TDD 2500),*B46*(TDD 900),*B66(1700/2100),*B71*(600)

3G

6GB 128GB US N960U8GB 512GB US N960UB1*(2100),*B2*(1900),*B4*(1700/2100 AWS A-F),*B5*(850),*B8(900)

2G

6GB 128GB US N960U8GB 512GB US N960UCDMA BC0*(800),*CDMA BC1*(1900),*CDMA BC10*(800 Secondary),*B2*(1900),*B3*(1800),*B5*(850),*B8*(900)

my original post edit was in regards to the fellow above my post(smoke229) inquiring about csc enabled features.

happy new year
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
The N960U and the N960U1 all support the same radio bands. They are all identical devices hardware-wise. Actually the N960W is as well. So flashing firmware actually does effect which bands are supported since they all support all the same bands.

---------- Post added at 03:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:13 PM ----------

Yup. Mine is an ATT carrier model purchased from ATT. Currently running thr U1 firmware on T-Mo with full support for all the T-Mo bands. Honestly switching to the same device for all carriers starting with the S8/+ was the best move Samsung made. I'm anxious for the carrier switching firmware to make a comeback on the Note 9 as well. It was magical watching it switch carrier firmware automatically on the Note 8.

---------- Post added at 03:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------

You can also effect CSC-enabled features by flashing new carrier firmware, assuming you have a SIM for that carrier. Thr CSC specific features will all depend on which SIM card is in the phone. As it provisions automatically for each SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
so people getting their network unlock codes and unlocking their devices to use with other carriers are pretending to be using their phones on these other "bands" all this time ..wow?

what the u1 firmware does is lift the carrier lock.

the phones original firmware had the ability to use all bands i described in my previous post from day 1.

and i know all about csc so don't waste your breath on me for that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
I'm not sure what you mean about pretending to use other bands? I'm saying they all support all the bands. Also not sure why you're taking it so personal?

Also, the U1 firmware doesn't lift the carrier lock. You still have to have a carrier-locked device SIM unlocked, either through your carrier, or through a third-party service. At least that's how it works on US Snapdragon devices. I know you use an Exynos, so I'm not sure how the carrier study works on those. All the U1 firmware does is provide a clean, non-carrier branded firmware.

And I didn't waste my breath. Unless you actually say everything out loud while you type? Like moving your lips when you read?

:Shrugs: Hapoy New Year!! :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
my bad on the u1 lifting the carrier lock then.

but what i dont understand is:

" So flashing firmware actually does effect which bands are supported since they all support all the same bands."

if they all support the same bands then flashing different firmware should be irrelevant on the phones capacity to use bands that are already available by default.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Not even a giggle about the moving your lips while you read comment? Come on, that was gold.

As far as I can tell, there's no difference band support wise between carrier firmware and U1 firmware. BUT with that said, I've heard people say get better signal on carrier firmware. So maybe some carrier firmware locks out certain bands that aren't typically used for that carrier. And I know T-Mobile has aid in the past with the Note 8, only their carrier branded version supported the 256 Quad and 4x4 MIMO or whatever they call that advanced LTE technology. So it leads me.to believe other carrier software maybe locks out the bands T-Mo needs for the advanced LTE stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
yeah that's why people flash the tmo detonator pack on rooted devices. but on stock carrier bloat free u1 firmware these 'options' arent probably there. what ever hokus pokus TMO does with their csc to lube up their greased lightning dosent change the fact that other phones having different firmware can still use their services regardless of the firmware you are on, all available bands should operate correctly. thus explaining my previous posts. which were also heavily pointed towards OP's post .( he was inquiring how he wanted to be sure he could still access 'bands' from ATT after flashing u1.) so if you take my comments into context then maybe you'll see that they make sense.( appart from the one where i stated to you that u1 unlocked the sim, but who cares it's only you)

now foe the comedy part, guess we have different visions on what comedy gold is. for instance, the image/caricature your are building in your own mind to make your self laughs is quite a personal thing. Depending on the age and maturity of ones self, it might or might not be(funny). Personally, i usually don't let myself be troubled too much with cheap shots. But i guess it all depends in how hard the other aszhole works at it..;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
The detonator for the Exynos running T-Mo firmware. It's a bit different when talking Snapdragon devices.

And I can tell. You giggled. A little.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
ill tell u jn 6 to 9 beers
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Praetoriani:
Hi Everybody,

the last days I was reading several threats and posts about backing up TA-Partition (using iovyroot), repacking the Stock Kernel (with RootKernel) and how to root my Z5 Dual (E6633). But I still have some questions.

First of all: I backed up my TA-Partition, my BL is still locked and my phone isn't rooted till now.

Now my questions:

1) What is the difference between including the TA-Partition into my repacked Kernel and flashing it with FlashTool (creating a FTF from my TA-Partition with Top-RootKernel)? And what is the better option?

2) If the TA-Partition is included in the repacked Kernel (created with RootKernel), do I still have to flash the TA-Partition (as a FTF) afterwards? I think “no“ but I'm not sure.

3) Is there any way I can root my Z5 Dual using a repacked Kernel and flashing my TA-Partition back without losing SU-Privileges and/or BL getting relocked? If yes, ... how can I do this?

Would be great if someone can help me ;)
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duvel999:
https://xdaforums.com/xperia-z5/development/root-automatic-repack-stock-kernel-dm-t3301605

Checked this?
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Praetoriani:
What I previously did ...

Let me show you, what I previously did.

I downgraded to Lollipop and backed up my TA-Partition using iovyroot. After backing up my TA-Partition, I upgraded again to Android Nougat 7.1.1 using Flashtool.

Afther this, I made my own Kernel for Android Nougat (32.4.A.1.54_1309-3895) using the latest Version of RootKernel (which I downloaded from here).

Everything worked fine up till now. But when I was reading the following threats, I got confused.

iovyroot - (temp) root tool

[ROOT][Kernel][TWRP] repack of the stock kernel with dm-verity and SONY RIC off

As far as I know, the Bootloader will be relocked and I will loose Root-Privilegs if I flash back the TA-Partition. If I flash back the TA-Partition using Flashtool as described in the RootKernel-Threat, do I still have unlocked Bootloader and Root-Privilegs?

I am also not sure, when I have to flash back the TA-Partition. If I am using this guide to root my phone, do I have to flash back the TA-Partition as the final step (after flashing the kernel, twrp, and rooting my phone)? Or do I have to flash back the TA-Partition after flashing the kernel and twrp but before rooting my device?
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duvel999:
https://twigstechtips.blogspot.com/2016/04/sony-z5-compact-root-without-losing-ta.html?m=1

Check this. You did it right.

I've done it many times
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Praetoriani:
Tanks for the link. Now everything has become clear to me and I know what I have to do ;)

Nevertheless I still have some questions.

I know that RootKernel gives me the option to include SuperSU and TWRP directly into a patched kernel.

However, I wonder what would be the better option (perhaps for performance reason or whatever). Is it better to include SuperSU/TWRP into the patched kernel using RootKernel? Or is it better to flash SuperSU/TWRP separately? And what exactly is the difference between the two methods (apart from the obvious)? Anyone who can explain it to me?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] aaronisham95:
Hi I am not sure if updating my baseband version from arf4 to arf5 will make me unable to receive software updates but I was told it may. Is this true. ???
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] maik005:
Yes, it is true.

If you only update one part of the firmware package (AP, BL, CP and CSC) you won't receive updates anymore.

Not OTA and not via smart switch.

But you can flash a complete firmware package with Odin again. (AP, BL, CP and CSC)

These package must have been released for your CSC as an OTA Update.

Then you will get OTA/Smart switch firmware updates again.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] aaronisham95:
I don't know what any of those stand for. My bad
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] aaronisham95:
Can u help me out. How do I do this.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] maik005:
look here.

there you find a manual for downloading and flashing the full original firmware...

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/official-stock-firmware-thread-samsung-t3764479
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] aaronisham95:
Will I get OTAs again
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
If you have successfully flashed all the parts from the same officially released version then yes.

Also because you asked earlier:

AP is the system partition.

BL is the BootLoader software

CP is the modem software

CSC is carrier specific/country related components. So things like any preloaded software, WiFi calling, etc

Take note that you only need to flash one of the CSC files. Flashing CSC_HOME will not wipe your data, but flashing the other one will.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] aaronisham95:
The only thing I have done is went from build number arf4 to 8. If I go back to arf4 will I receive otas again. I don't want to miss out on pie
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
I am running ARI1, which is newer then ARF4 or ARF8. I see references to ARF4 but not ARF8, so I have no idea where or what the ARF8 is for you. But let me explain it again for ya.

In order to get OTA updates normally you need to be running the same parts from one firmware version. This firmware version must be one that Samsung has actually released.

You will not get any OTA updates if you mix and match parts of firmware versions... This means:

You will not get OTA updates if you install the BL from ARH7 and the AP, CP and CSC from ARI1 (firmware versions are examples and this assumes it is even possible to mix/match like this)

If the AP, BL, CP and CSC all came from the same version (for example ARI1) you would get OTA updates.

This firmware version needs to be one that Samsung has actually released. It doesn't matter where you get it from (Sammobile, Updato, Samfirm app, a link on the forum here) as long as it comes from a source that you trust and is a firmware version Samsung has actually released.

So if you installed a firmware bundle that came from Samsung but that Samsung did not release (like the ARG7) then you will not get any OTA updates. In this case you simply install a version that they did release (like ARG8) and you will get OTA updates again.

Lastly the android Pie beta has additional requirements that must be met. What info I have read indicates that in order to participate you must have a device that is either:

locked to the Sprint or T-Mobile network

a non-operator-locked device

an open-market version.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] archz2:
My OnePlus 5T is running Oxygen OS 5.1.5 on Oreo 8.1. My phone sometimes doesn't get properly locked upon pressing the power button. Anyone can open it by just swiping up.

I have to tap on the lock button on the screen in order to properly lock it. What should I do to fix this issue? My phone doesn't have smart lock enabled at all, neither face unlock.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] shizla:
If you use GravityBox;

Clear GravityBox's Data and Cache.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76717345&postcount=3038

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76717892&postcount=3042
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DRTigerlilly:
Has anyone else noticed battery drain after the most recent security update?

My 6p also seems to have issues locking on to the carrier network...

seriously considering a downgrade....

Just changed my battery about 2 weeks ago and was getting phenomenal battery life, and have pretty much immediately noticed a difference...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warmphase:
yes. I have just replaced the battery in my 6P this Monday. Battery wasn't lasting half of a day with average use.

The drain seems diminished since the new battery, but not by a lot. It also still heats up more than it ever did.

(this is my second 6P... the first one was traded in under it's original two-year warranty when this behavior turned from annoying to the phone being completely useless. It would have an apparent "rapid drain" and shut down spontaneously, and on reboot, the battery would show just about where it was before. It could be as high as 40% and exhibit this behavior.

I love this phone, but it's rapid deterioration is making it just another heap of very expensive toys with a planned obsolescence. Disappointed in Huawei and Google )
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henk Poley:
My sister's 5X (same gen as 6P of course) now has the problem.

Under Settings > battery & developer options > active services it's not really clear what's happening.

It could be Device Health Services (logs battery usage), or com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel, but you'd think such a thing ought to be active all the time (RIL is for baseband, the cellular network modem)

It might also be that the banking app that uses NFC gives a problem. But killing that app did not drastically reduce the temperature of the phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanosky:
Same thing, was thinking my battery was beginning to fail. If someone finds a fix, please post it here.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evrk:
I have crazy battery drain on WiFi.

I tried to boot on Safe Mode and still the battery drain was present so it's safe to assume it's not some app that's causing it.

I also thought this is my battery going bad but when I switched to 4G the battery drain stopped and my battery life became as it used to be.

AccuBattery reports 92% battery health which is darn good for a 2 year old phone.

The battery drain happens only on WiFi.

Tried LineageOS 2 weeks ago and still same battery drain on wifi.

This drive me nuts.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmeyDude:
I tried going back to september security patch after I faced this issue as there was no problem at all regarding battery life before updating, but it did not improve the now worst battery life. Standby is very good, not even single percent drop overnight.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlPastor1:
Same here on my Nexus 6P, this was caused by November 5th 2018 update. I was getting 3 days of battery life with my usage, and after this update I get ~12 hours with almost NO screen time. Google needs to fix this.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M0lle:
I have noticed exactly the same after the November update. For example, yesterday morning I charged the battery to 100%, this morning it was down to 52% with hardly any usage. The battery used to last for 4-5 days with pre-November OS versions.

I have yet to try with WiFi turned off. I'll re-charge the phone soonish and switch wireless off to see if it helps.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlPastor1:
I found a way to recover ~60% of usage time:

Settings > Location > Scanning > Wifi & Bluetooth Scanning OFF

Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile Network > Automatically Select Network OFF + Select your primary network manually

Settings > Google > Nearby > Turn off

With that I have 80% of my pre-november update battery capacity. If anyone can help me complete this answer, this would be highly appreciated
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M0lle:
I did all these, force-stopped a few apps which were showing in the battery stats and re-charged back to 100%. This seems to have helped. It's now been 22 hours and the battery is showing 80%.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] survivor_evil:
Yep. I had this issue with oreo. Only way i solved it was going back to nougat. I did a fresh installatiom of it several times and everything was laggy and i immediately noticed the battery drainage too. I went back to nougat and everything worked smoothly, battery was lasting a lot longer too.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PixelBoot:
Any comments on December build battery life?
[Magisk] AsItLies:
An unusual question;

I have a need to do 'adb shell setprop persist... '

I can do that after flashing TWRP and booting it. Works fine.

I assumed (wrongly) that 'fastboot boot patched_boot.img' would allow me to run the same adb command. I realize that the patched boot images are made to then further install Magisk Manager, systemless root, etc.

My question is there any way to get the patched_boot.img to allow a simple adb setprop command, like twrp does? (without going the full root route).

Thanks very much for taking the time to respond to my obviously not very knowledgeable question about Magisk.
[Magisk] Fif_:
If you have Magisk working, use a module to do that setprop for you. I believe "MagiskHide Props Config" in the Magisk repo could do that trick.
[Magisk] Jaymin.0.1910:
You want to patch a boot image, so that it sets the property on boot that you wanted it to, right ??

If that's the case, you can directly use MagiskBoot to unpack the boot image and then ramdisk, then you can create an init.*.rc script to do your custom tasks and import that in init.rc where you need that to be applied.
[Magisk] AsItLies:
Looking more carefully at doing this right now. Yes, it certainly sounds like it would do what's needed. Will post back with results. Thnx for the pointing out this possibility.
[General Questions and Answers] redneck1222:
I don't know if im in the right place or not guys but I need help with a 10in rca tablet I got it from yard sale the man told me it use to work fine but he done a hard reset on it without noing the google account password now cant get by the screen to set it up what can I do an how to do it thanks for any kind help
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Do some Google searches to find a method to bypass FRP.

It's against the rules to discuss this at XDA, you'll have to figure it out for yourself.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] whoster69:
Is it possible to put a case on the Pixel 3 XL and still use wireless charging? Will only certain cases work? None?

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] NexusoftheUniverse:
Probably depends on the case. Even on the Google website it shows one charging on the stand with a case (fabric on). Looking at Spigen's site some of them say clearly they support wireless charging while it's omitted for others...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
Depends on the case. The ones that can will say so. For example some of the Spigens can and it says so. Others say nothing about it and they can't.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] mdonnelly1127:
Yes you definitely can as long as there isn't anything blocking the connection through the case like a magnet. Even externally using a pop sockets you can't wireless charger. So the answer is yes it'll work through mostly anything and any case unless there is an object in between
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] bigv5150:
During the Google presentation they said you can charge even with a case
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] whoster69:
Good to know. Thanks for the replies.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] c_86:
I have never had an issue wirelessly charging with a case on. With any phone and even using an external wireless charger adapter
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] krabman:
Charging and charging well are two different things. As an example my Note 8 took forever to charge with the leather case on and had to be set on the charger just exactly right to charge at all. Case off and you could just toss it on the pad and it worked. Thick leather has been the worst in my experience, TPU seems to have little effect if any over charging sans case. In the latter case those were all lightweight close fitting cases, might be different with the thicker full protection style cases like a defender. Haven't tried any other materials with wireless charging.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] presence06:
I went with the "all around" protection and go the Otterbox Defender case... it unfortunately doesn't work well with the Pixel Stand.. even with the rubber outter shell off it doesn't charge consistantly. It will charge, then stop... I'm getting a Spigen Neo Hybrid which..is supposed to work with Wireless charging.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] fury683:
Most chargers require the case to be <=4mm to charge wirelessly.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] FernBch:
I tried the Pixel Stand with my P3XL while the case was on (Otterbox Defender) and have not noticed any issues. Yet...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] uicnren:
works great with spigen rugged armor..