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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Ok, got it restored to CSA1, rebooted and got to the optimizing applications screen. Would finish and then reboot and start optomizing at 63 again over and over.

Did a wipe and back to stock. It's not picking up any available updates now for some reason.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
I guess either the pie update isn't coming down in my area yet or it takes a while for smart switch to pick it up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Steve One:
Not really sure what your device has going on.

But I was on drl5 for a while then Odined back to stock then flashed drl7.

And after word got out about official update I odined back to stock that was about a month ago.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
I've had to use smart switch for all updates since I am on ST. Probably just taking a while for Pie to get on the program.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] stevedrz:
Bit the bullet and ODINed back from DRL6 to CRK1 to get the Official Pie.. Here are the steps I followed (I'm on Verizon):

Backed up using Smart Switch to SD card while on DRL6 Pie Beta

Removed Google and Samsung Account

Factory Reset

Put phone into download mode (Power + Bixby + Volume Down) and used Odin 3.13 to flash VZW N950USQS5CRK1 (AP, BL, CSC, and USERDATA)

Went through the getting started screens, connecting to WiFi only, skipping everything else to get to Settings, Software Update.

Did Over The Air (OTA) update from CRK1 to Software Update 15 (CRL1)

OTA update from CRL1 to Software Update 16 (CSA1)

OTA update from CSA1 to Software Update 17 (DSC1) (Android Pie)

Factory Reset again on Pie, providing all account details. Restored Smart Switch Backup from Pie Beta.

Thanks all; the leaked pie betas from Nov/Dec2018 were a fun ride!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] moralesd66:
Can anyone confirm any new VZW apps on Pie? Specifically the new native Call Blocking app that is now free and not $2.99/month? Anything else? Ty.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] QBall45:
The call block app I found after the update is not the free version. Unfortunately it still shows 2.99/month and I'm definitely not going to be paying VZW any more than I already am.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] moralesd66:
Sounds like I'm staying with Sprint pie then. Ty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] QBall45:
See the top portion of the first screen shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] nlysurferdude03:
Open the call filter app.

Hit the recent activity "3 lines button" at the top left.

Click account.

There should be 2 options (Profile and Subscription status) and it should say "free spam protection" under Subscription status.

You don't have to press the big subscribe button on the main page to get it activated. That's how it is for me at least. Good luck, hope it works out for everyone else!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] moralesd66:
Thanks fellas... I just realized that I have it already. Check the Google play store, click enable and the open it. Sweet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
It's on there, but I've been using True Caller for years, so I haven't even opened it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] capt730:
I guess my only disappointment, which is rather bothersome, is the inability to set location to battery saving.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Cosmetically, I'm not overly impressed at all. I mean, yeah, there's a few things. On the Android site, the change log for 9.0 shows a lot of under the hood type changes, and using a form of AI to effect how battery drains and power consumption looks like the biggest things
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
Pie is a VAST improvement, many parts of the underlying structure of the OS were completely rewritten. Just give it some time for the software developers to come in with more granular UI functionality so you can make the cosmetic changes you prefer that may be missing. Note, the Dark Mode is now much more globally available - and that will vastly improve battery life!

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] capt730:
While I hope it settles in, my battery life has been **** compared to Oreo. Maybe the adaptive battery AI needs to spend some time figuring stuff out, but I am underwhelmed also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
Okay, so I Odin'd the Sprint Pie (DSC1) over the DRL7 beta. So far, my Note8 seems even FASTER now than it did on the beta or on Oreo!! Hopefully other issues I've had will now be a thing of the past, such as apps jumping off external storage and back to internal...on their own.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Gil81:
Mind teling me how you went about it. I cant get my note8 to odin anything from drl7. Ive tried going back to oreo and i factory reset first...nothing. Tried to judt odin the dsc1, multiple times and..nothing. Lol

Gets stuck at setting up connections.

I have the drivers installed and have switched to every port i have. Win10

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Ly10:
Yes, I received my Verzion verison of PIE a couple of days ago ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
When it gets stuck at setting up connections leave it alone and don't stop it just let it sit there it'll eventually go!! You also need to download this firmware version N950USQS5CSA1 do not try to flash anything else but N950USQS5CSA1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Is that one the official Verizon note 8 pie update?

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Also, has anyone been able to find the official VZW Pie update file for download?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Got PIE on finally.

Anyone else have issues with the message+ app not sending MMS messages?

On 8.0 it would automatically turn the 4G on when I tried. Now it doesn't for some reason.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
That's typical with every OS or major upgrade you install. It was the same with flashing custom ROMs, just like it is with a new phone out of the box
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
Straaange. I'm on Win10 as well, and I didn't have any problem.

Wait, which Odin are you using? It's gotta be that 3.13.3B Patched, or it just ain't gonna work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Gil81:
Unfortunately for me it doesnt. I always wait for it to say failed. And have used that firmware. And always check md5. So I'm stumped. Been doing this for a long time and never had Odin do this. Good thing drl7 runs like a champ on my device.

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you have a link for this odin..because i cant seem to find such a version

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This is what i get on 3.13.1 3b patched odin

ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> skip file list for home binary

<ID:0/003> apdp.mbn

<ID:0/003> msadp.mbn

<ID:0/003> persist.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> dqmdbg.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> userdata.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> Home Binary Download

<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 5039 M

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] capt730:
Yeah, lots of flashing done here over the years lol. This just has been the roughest go on battery life after a flash or upgrade that I can remember.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
Can I get the full name of the firmware you're trying to flash?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Gil81:
n950usqu5dsc1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
I'm not sure where you got that from but I would say try this one in case the one you have is corrupted.

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397926649
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Really?? Mine's been pretty decent so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] laffen13:
What carrier is that ROM for? Looks like it came out on Mar 27 before the Verizon one on Apr 4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
It's probably the Sprint release
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Gil81:
Thanks for the help. I finally said heck with it and bought a new cable. A belken one from Walmart. So now I have 5 cables..Lol. but that did the trick.

And thanks to everyone else who responded. Nice to see xda still has forums that have helpful members and people looking to pass on some knowledge, not just criticizing and pointing to the search bar.

Be well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Looks like sammobile has a new one up from 4/7, nothing about carrier though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] laffen13:
Samfrew.com has Verizon Pie to download!

https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__Note8__/pOxc/VZW/N950USQU5DSC1/N950UOYN5DSC1/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Should the date of release be a concern? 3/5/19?

Beta Maybe?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
Maybe just do with what Pie that Verizon has OTA - alot safer!

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
I can't OTA as I am using the phone on the ST verizon network.

VZW pie update just showed up on Smart Switch today.

Backing up now and then will see how it goes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Updated through Smart Switch and all is good!

If someone has a place I can upload, I have the actual VZW update files.

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Found a place. Official VZW pie files here:

https://www.plustransfer.com/download.php?id=a374b9e61f2e27fd039f09ea08b7d567

I got them from the folder in smart switch when it downloaded them for the update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
So much for smoothness. I've had my phone automatically reboot for no apparent reason an unholy SIX TIMES now - four the other day, two earlier today (and less than five minutes apart in the case of those two today) - when I would attempt to unlock the phone via iris scanner!! Still feels faster than the beta, but it's definitely NOT the stability beast I had expected it to be. (No way in Primus's left lugnut should a BETA be more stable than an official release...)

VERY tempted to Odin all the way back to Oreo and let this thing go on an OTA update frenzy...I am just that disgusted with this. About ready to convert my Note8 into a fast flying projectile...and have it meet pavement, asphalt, or walls, but I don't want to freak out my wife. ???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Very stable for me and holy **** at the improved battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] moralesd66:
Rock Solid here on all fronts. I would def recommend Factory Reset, Odin flash again. Start fresh. I didn't have to but it's a toss up on whom has issues or not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
I agree, odin back to CLA1 and take the OTA's right from VZW. I've had no reboots - actually I notice it boots faster, battery life started showing a big time jump today and nothing lags, PLUS, my BT range is MUCH better than before and I mean MUCH better
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Steve One:
I concur everything is better with pie.

Not a single problem here, Verizon note 8 stock OTA updated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] kenshin6105:
Successfully ota'd to pie using metro pcs on a Verizon phone. It can be done depends on what tower your off brand phone service is banking off of for example metro pcs off of tmobile tower so my phone OTA'd to tmobile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] whitehawk66:
I got this a few days ago OTA...There are many things I like about it. I don't like the crappier battery life.

I also have a new problem I was wondering if anyone else has encountered:

Now, if I am listening to music, nearly every time I press a button/switch to another app, there is a little disruption...it has become extremely irritating. It did not happen at all before.

Any idea of a fix for this? Thanks for your help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Battery will get better. Mine has the last few days. I haven't played music yet but one thing I don't like is that by default, it sets ALL my sounds to my bluetooth and I have to manually set them to my phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
What do you mean by disruption? I haven't heard of anything like that happening.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] whitehawk66:
"What do you mean by disruption?"

In many instances while navigating both within an app or using pie navigation buttons, it will mute or pause what I am listening to for a fraction of a second
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
Oh, great. So I Odin back to CRK1, and I get bootloop city. This is currently the eighth automatic soft reboot after "Android is starting... Optmizing app 84 of 84." Can't even shut this thing off or do anything. Crap like this is why I sorely miss removable batteries...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
You can so shut it off hold the volume down button and the power button for 7 to 10 seconds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
Unfortunately, even that wouldn't work. It eventually bootlooped its way to a drained battery, so it's definitely had time to cool off.

Still not sure why it even happened to begin with; Odin flashed it just fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
You couldn't just hold the buttons to get to the bootloader and them boot to recovery from there to clear caches or factory reset and reboot?

BTW, when I did mine, I did a factory reset before I used Odin to go back to CRK1 and also, I used Odin3_v3.13.1. NOT the patched version which people keep saying to use. (I think that's for the unlocked version of N95OUS).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
Holding the buttons wouldn't work at all. Ironically enough, I was able to get back into recovery and do a factory reset there. After that, it booted up just fine. It wouldn't let me skip certain setup parts, but it did at least get back to functionality. I guess all that's left is to let this mofo charged up sufficiently for the OTA update frenzy to come, and restore my backup once Pie is in place. Seems that doing the factory reset did the trick. Thanks for that tidbit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
I couldn't skip setup parts either, so I just went through them, left it stock and the OTA's came up one after the other, then I restored my backup after I got the 9.0 OTA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
I'm not sure why the buttons wouldn't work.. Maybe they didn't do it long enough? Cause some times it can take a lot longer than 7 seconds.. At least that's what I know unless it's been changed but I really don't think so..

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I don't know then.. Maybe it was a one off thing. I never heard of that happening before. I do know that some times it can take a whole lot longer than 7 to 10 seconds some times minutes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] FireConvoy:
Yeah...the backup I had refused to do anything. Last time I ever rely on the Google cloud backup. ??? Oh, well...fresh start, I suppose!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
I'm thinking that because you said it was stuck in a boot loop that, that's why using the buttons didn't work.. Maybe as you were holding them and before it even got a chance to get to 10 seconds or more it rebooted thus causing it to reset the time you were holding the buttons.. If that makes sense?? [MENTION=3615140]HipKat[/MENTION] what do you think of this scenario? Confirmed by [MENTION=2004589]ntrain2k[/MENTION] that it doesn't reset so you really do just need to hold them a lot longer than usual.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Mine was doing the same thing. The buttons worked for me, just took a lot longer than it seemed like it should have.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
Ok that means it doesn't reset if you're holding them and you just need to do it long enough like I originally posted. Thanks for the confirmation on that.. I'll change my post to reflect this information.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] capt730:
I wouldn't use the patched Odin for the new stock releases.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Exactly right. Like I posted above, I think the patched version was for unlocked devices

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Yeah, probably so. Just need to wait it out maybe?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] scottsdca:
I'm having a hard time downloading the official pie update. Are there any other people hosting that file?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Here you go:

https://ufile.io/dh5iri6n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Da Baron:
Is this the Sprint official update or Verizon's?

Thank you...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Verizon official update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Da Baron:
Awesome ?

Much obliged...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
Glad to help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] mikeyk101:
Can I use that Verizon update to do a clean install with Odin? The reason I ask is that I have what is supposed to be a SM-N950V new in Dec 18 and it used to be detected as that. I had installed one of the Pie betas, didnt care for it, and thought I was going back to stock. Somehow it now comes up as a SM-N950U and at the bottom in recovery, it gives weird errors and something about ATT in one of the errors. The phone works just fine and I was able to OTA update to Pie when Verizon released it. I'm just anal retentive and want it to be fully stock again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] ntrain2k:
I don't see why not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] mikeyk101:
I may have done it wrong but after downloading the file from ntrain2k, I couldn't get my computer to unzip it. Aggravating after waiting so long for it to download. So I went to sammobile and downloaded the specific firmware listed for VZW that was the last updated firmware before Pie. I used CSC instead of Home and after successfully using Odin back to Oreo, I still had that pesky ATT mention at the bottom of recovery. I redid the Odin and even included the UserData file and again, I keep seeing errors including at the very bottom:

remove failed dir '/system/carrier/ATT/priv-app/ATTIqi_ATT' (No such file or directory)

It really has absolutely no effect on the phone, it's more of a personal aggravation to me. I just like it when things work the way they are supposed to be but haven't been able to get rid of the various other errors that I see at the bottom of the recovery screen. I guess I will just have to ignore it...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
My BT is LG. It’s the software for them
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
Oh, ok.. I think I'll try a factory reset and see if that makes any difference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Might be a good idea, because on mine, so far, no issues
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
Understood but I don't have the time to either struggle with reinstalls or system issues or backup restores etc.... Just too busy with life!

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
Also I'm having too much fun designing Galaxy Watch faces!

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] stevedrz:
Battery life is kind of rough on DRL6, but the new UI is SOOO nice. Loving the swipe up full screen buttons for navigation..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Da Baron:
That's odd because my battery life is so much better coming from Oreo 8.0 to Pie 9.0.

Charging is noticably faster also. Both wirelessly and standard wall charging.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] lbcoach3347:
I agree on battery lif
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] stevedrz:
That's the thing with battery life. Different for everybody. Every app, service, etc.. different for every user. Cell signal, WiFi quality, background services, screen brightness preferences, tons of variables that cause YMMV.

Interested in seeing them progress with more builds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] lbcoach3347:
Yeah I agree with that. But the one thing you can try but sucks is to factory restore and start fresh.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Let it settle in. Mine was way better today than it was yesterday.

Swipe up for full screen buttons?? huh?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
I factory reset mine and now it's much better! Even the music! Maybe I just needed to get rid of a bunch of old settings lol..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] thewagdy:
Is anyone having SMS issues on Verizon?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] KruseLudsMobile:
Yes I am even still on Oreo - if you mean the "Messages+" app repeatedly crashing!

- R. Kruse Ludington

Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] thewagdy:
I meant not getting any sms at all on Pie. I just opened and activated messages+ and they are all flooding in and now my other sms apps are working. Really weird.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Er. Aditya:
i am currently on unlocked tmobil firmware 7.1.1 , how can i update to this and is root possible ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
I answered your private message and the answer is no and if you even try to do that you're going to hard brick the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Da Baron:
I'm on a Verizon Note 8 and I'm not having any SMS issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] HipKat:
Nope, all good. I installed A bad ass theme from the Samsung theme app and for some reason it won’t change my icons. So right now I guess that’s my only issue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] stevedrz:
Can you get notifications of new builds from anywhere?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] MrMike2182:
You can check for them here but I don't think there's anywhere to get notified of them.. https://firmware.science I usually check every few days.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] lbcoach3347:
Does not seem to list any of the pie updates on the link. I'm on drl6