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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] riz157:
Thanks I'm desperate to try this version.

I bought the alpine White hence N9600 version.

Anyone confirm please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
AFAIK,there are no leaked or official beta builds for your model (SM-N9600).

The builds that are referenced in this thread will not work on your phone.

If you've found some 9.0 builds meant for the SM-N9600 model,then perhaps you can use ODIN to try 'em out,but,I haven't seen anything for your phone to date.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] k4get1:
i an on the SM-N960U----ARJA. is there a pre rooted version of any builds we could try perhaps?

that would be awesome
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
No root..bootloader is locked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Thread updated. Appreciate your feedback sir
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bluemax189:
Used this for my At&t note 9. So far so good! Cant get the csa8 to pop up in the fota but everything else is nice and smooth so far!

Many thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] xain713:
i could use this on Tmobile note 9 right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawna_Lynn:
I have a Verizon Note 9, Model SM-N960U, can I use this method to upgrade? Ss if it's a repeat question, first time here. Just frustrated with the slowness with which Samsung sends updates to us. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ezhang:
Ever since flashing this firmware, my GPS has stopped working. Using a N960W. Has anyone else encountered this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Which one did you flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ezhang:
Updated to AT&T N960USQS1ARJA via Odin3, then N960USQS1ARJA-U1CSA7.

All of the other functions of the phone are working fine. Using a Verizon Wireless SIM. But for some reason GPS isn't enabled. I don't even have the options in the Location settings, just the "increase accuracy" options. Running GPS Locker gives me about 20 satellites in view, but I am unable to get a lock.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Yes

Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
I've never heard of this issue popping up. Maybe try another clean install?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ezhang:
n00b question: How do I do a clean flash if access to the bootloader is locked?

Should I go into Samsung Recovery > Wipe Data/Factory Reset and then re-flash via Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Follow the steps in the first post, and then after #10 but before #11, choose the factory reset option in recovery. Your phone will boot on Pie with no data carried over.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] diffstyle:
I have AT&T 960U variant, not the 960U1 that's listed. Will this still work?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Post the entire number. But yes I believe so
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Battery life has been phenomenal
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
If you have a North America Note9, with Snapdragon and single SIM, this will work. The carrier does not matter.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lupomancer:
will this present any issues in the future with OTA updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] BladeRunner:
If you're on one of the beta Z-builds no, there shouldn't be an issues. If you are on a leaked C-build, it will depend on what the final official update is based on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Updated steps in OP. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tx_dbs_tx:
[MENTION=5002584]Rwhyayn[/MENTION] Excellent job putting this guide together! Very straight forward and easy to understand. Much needed by many people.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Appreciate the kind words ? . Happy to help this community
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] atcba@me.com:
I have TMobile unlocked . If I flash the ARJA, my phone will have AT&T stuffs?

Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Yes. But it's only a handful of apps and they are easily disabled or uninstalled and you won't see them again
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] SYMBIAN3D:
Hello! thise is beta or official?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Technically beta, but it's believed to be the official build as well. Official hasn't dropped yet
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
No. It will have "bloat" that matches your SIM card.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] atcba@me.com:
Thanks

So I use CSC not home CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Yep
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] atcba@me.com:
Thank you for your help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stevesin:
assume this would be relevant to the canadian carriers as well?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Yes sir
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dogzrule:
Anyone know if Knox still functions and is not tripped following this? Its Samsung official so it should stay intact right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kurrupt_1:
Knox will not be tripped.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawna_Lynn:
Copying Files

I've got one last question. I use a Surface Pro and only have a USB port and a I believe Micro sdxc, I have an sd card but my issue is getting files off pc onto my phone. I do have a Samsung flash drive and a usb to C adapter. Can I load onto flash drive and then use adapter to get the files off the drive? Sometimes having a Surface is frustrating, lacks things you need. Anyways appreciate the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
You need a PC for Odin. You can also use adb sideload to install the Pie OTA directly from the PC and skip having to copy it to the SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawna_Lynn:
Is it more complicated? I can wait till am and get adapter to be able to connect the sd card to my surface, but if its not too "complicated" I can probably get it done. Can you guide me to a site that helps with that? Thank you for your help, I'm not an overly techie person but know my way around a bit, just never been brave to try this, but now am willing to! Thanks again!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Nope. After you are booted into recovery at the steps above, open a command prompt and type "adb sideload N960USQS1ARJA-U1CSA7.zip" without quotes, and assuming you don't rename the download from Venom. The update ZIP does have to be in the same directory you are working from.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stevesin:
Perfect instructions. Successfully on pie. Canadian varient
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawna_Lynn:
I hope your still up, cuz im stuck! Ive done everything perfect up until the adb sideload. I looked at where file was located, under properties is where I looked to see file location. Under run prompt I typed this: adb sideload <C:\Users\DaleJ\Desktop\N960USQS1ARJA-U1CSA7.zip> I then clicked run, and selected apply update from adb on my phone and clicked power button on it. I then got a pop up saying "Windows cannot find 'adb'. make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again. What am I doing wrong? DO I unzip that file too? Thank you for your help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ItsMeMoosee:
Having an error when installing the zip from sd card.

I get a error saying This package is for "crownqltesq" devices; this is a "crwonqlteue". This causes this to abort but i have no idea what any of this means
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Sorry, I'm on East coast time and was in bed.

If you don't have ADB installed, it can be downloaded from Google. Same page where Pixel users download their factory images. Download the zip with ADB, extract to a folder, open a command prompt from that location, copy the update zip there, and then follow the steps from earlier.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovi_86:
Does my Phone need to have AT&T as a carrier for this to work? my model says SM-N960U but I have a Sprint phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
No
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovi_86:
This is probably stupid question but hey I am new to this ... now that I know i dont need AT&T as a carrier and it will work fine with my sprint phone .. does it make a difference that my model says 960U and not 960U1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
U has carrier bloat, U1 is free of carrier bloat, at the expense of some features. However, I don't believe Sprint users lose anything with U1.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawna_Lynn:
Thanks again, I am in East Coast too, tried the adb downloader and still I had same message...so I gave up. I had hit power key and it rebooted back, but everytime I put my pin in to unlock it would go to the power off, turn black and right back to lock scree. I was in panis mide, my phone wasn't useable lol. So went this am and picked up a card reader to be able to download file to my sd card. I was still panicking because I couldn't get phone to power down, so I did restart and as it was turning off did the volume down, bixby power buttons and thank goodness it went into recovery mode. I loaded file to sd, stuck it in phone, followed your guide again, and my phone is currently updating and optimizing!! That was easiest guide ever (as long as you can do sd card way lol). You totally rock and thanks for being patient with an old blonde chic trying to do silly stuff! Its updated, and under software I now am at One UI version 1.0 and Android Version 9. Now a final question, when final update push is made OTA, can I still get the final release? Or will I have to do something like this again? Im on Verizon network if that matters at all. Again Thank you!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Glad you got it up and running.

CSA7 passes Safety Net as of yesterday, so more than likely it will be the final OTA that comes out. However if it is not, you will need to Odin back to whatever base the OTA is made from, and flash again using these steps. But you can do it without wiping. Some won't recommend it, but I've never had major issues from it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovi_86:
Okay so another question and I am sorry I am so new at this. but when I go to unzip the file my phone just says error? It says its 1.82GB but other than that I cant seem to do anything with the file.. Is this normal?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
You should not be unzipping anything other than the Odin files. And you need a PC for that part.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sillyshyme:
Dose this unlock the device?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kurrupt_1:
No
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
Follow the instructions ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jovi_86:
Thank you so much I think i got it going now :):):)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawna_Lynn:
I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there. So far I think everything is going smoothly. The one issue I'm having at this point is using Samsung Pay within the Samsung Themes app and Galaxy app store. When I try to purchase thru Samsung Pay I keep getting a network error. If I use PayPal to check out it works. So I figure it's something with Samsung Billing or Pay. I've restarted, cleared cache of both of them and logged out and back in to my Samsung account under settings and still won't work. Has anyone had this issue? Not sure how to get it to work. Thanks again for the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Beandip-Javier:
OP, big Thank you for this. Worked like a charm on verizon note 9.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rwhyayn:
I had something like this issue too, did some searching and weirdly enough it was related to screen zoom in settings. If you have your screen zoom changed , try default just for purchase and then go back. Maybe it's not that, but hopefully it is!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stevesin:
so curiously enough, i lost wifi calling and LTE+ with this, anyone know a way to get that back on Canadian Varient?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ItsMeMoosee:
Problem flashing

After i flash it onto my device and and go back to recovery mode it says i am still on N960U1. Does anyone know what im doing wrong or a solution?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dave5777:
Working great on my locked At&t 512GB, I'm getting the 5GE icon with LTE speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] landj1:
Do I need to Odin to ARJA if on ARL1, before installing ARJA-U1CSA7
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kurrupt_1:
Yes, do exactly what the OP states to do for success.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] landj1:
Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] klbjr:
Will this process work on the locked T-Mobile variant and still keep all carrier features like WiFi calling, RCS and video calling?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] cshort0982:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] AndroidUser00110001:
I am on the ZRLL build. Would you or anyone suggest to stay on ZRLL or flash to this official. I have U1, use T-Mobile and want to keep all the T-Mobile extra features. Not sure if I have RCS yet.

Do I not use the CSC and USERDATA files?

Thanks!

I was a long time Nexus/Pixel user and just recently switched over to Samsung phones. Started with the S9+ instead of Pixel 3 XL and recently gave that to my daughter and got myself an unlocked Note 9. Best move I made with phones in such a long time...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] alherrera591:
I also have a 1U. I followed the OP instructions and flashed the latest leaked build with no issues.. before I was also running build ZRLL

I only recommend if you want to regain tmobile features like RCS and video calling from the dialer and the tmobile boot screen. Other wise no reason to switch.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] AndroidUser00110001:
Thanks! Did you get an AT&T bloatware? I use the Google modified stock dialer and more interested in RCS. Does it work with Android Messages or just the Samsung stock messaging app? Did you flash all the files from instructions in OP or is there 1 other file to not flash so you don't get any AT&T bloat?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tdhsmith27:
Success on Verizon. Thank you OP !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taylor_The_Dev:
Cant get Odin to flash files

Hello, I have followed your tutorial all the way up to the point of where I flash the 4 files in Odin. However, when I hit "Start" in Odin, it fails after "SetupConnection"

Phone is in download mode, and USB debugging is enabled. I also have Samsung USB drivers for Windows. I have heard rumors of Sprint "locking" their boot loader but i'm not too sure on that one

Am I missing something or will this not work with my phone? Maybe I can skip this step and just apply the update?

[IMG="Odin Fail"]https://gyazo.com/017e513971c7c1dca84b03f70849e003[/IMG]

I am using the Samsung Note 9 SM-N960U on Sprint

My current software version is N960USQU1ARL1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
What USB cable are you using? Did you try multiple USB ports?

This process works for all US and Canadian phones, regardless of carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] BladeRunner:
Try a different cable/usb port/computer
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffinNugz:
Just curious, but what's the point of using ODIN and adb rather than just naming the file update.zip and running it from the SD card through recovery? That's what I did for my S8+ a couple weeks ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taylor_The_Dev:
Thanks for the reply. I am using the USB cable that comes out of the box with the Note 9, and I have tried this on my desktop and laptop. Odin registers the phone as "0:[COM5]" but unfortunately, still fails after "SetupConnection"

---------- Post added at 06:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 PM ----------

Thanks for the reply. I am using the stock USB cable that comes out of the box with the phone, and have used all USB ports available on my motherboard. I have also tried my laptop, but still get the same error of Odin failing after "SetupConnection"

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 5561 M

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Because that doesn't work for full firmware flashes. Only explicit OTA updates that be flashed that way. You also don't even have to rename zips anymore to flash from SD. Just browse to the file, whatever you named it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotATreoFan:
Uninstall the Samsung drivers, reboot, then download and install the latest ones. Even if they're current now, try the reinstall.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taylor_The_Dev:
I have tried that, and ran Odin as Admin. I have now gotten this far

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> Total Binary size: 5561 M

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (DeviceInfo)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] cshort0982:
Long shot, but is USB DEBUGGING enabled?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taylor_The_Dev:
Yes, USB Debugging is enabled. Could it be that the CSC doesn't correlate with my device?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] cshort0982:
That shouldn't matter. I'm have an Xfinity phone and have no issues. Have you tried booting into download, plug the device in with Odin up, then rebooting into download mode with the device still connected? It sounds like a comms problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taylor_The_Dev:
Just tried that and am still getting the same error message, whats weird is this is the first time I have ever had an issue with Odin. If only TWRP was supported, but since my boot loader is locked im out of luck on that one

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 5561 M

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] AndroidUser00110001:
Just updated from unlocked Note 9 running ZRLL. Turns out I did not need to wipe and all my data was intact. I will wipe when the official drops or if I run into any issues.

Looks like N960USQU1CSAA is the latest on FOTA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] LordGeek:
Yes .. 1CSAA is latest on FOTA .. so was 1CSA8 .. and that was also never seen. 1CSA7 is the latest that anyone can get there hands on .. both CSA8 and CSAA were never leaked.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] imatts:
Not sure what happened for me but for some reason adb sideload didnt work "cannot load zip" and said that adb closed. I've used adb on it before so I know it wasnt driver related.

Anyway, I quickly solved this by just loading the zip on a microsd card i had laying around, and did it the usual way, and I'm currently finishing up the last step.

Side note: it's generally easier to do this process (wiping / restoring firmware) on an unlinked device, meaning get rid of all accounts, lockscreen security, and then do the steps in the guide. My mistake was that I forgot about this handy step, so maybe thats why adb didnt work correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] nylaw28:
Odin Connection Fail

I was having the same problems with connection failing in odin. I fixed that problem by removing the security password and fingerprint in settings which solved that problem no more odin failing. I had another problem which I also want to mention so if anyone else has the same issue. That problem was odin being stuck in connection mode. So did some research and found these steps.

1. Open Odin first as Administrator (my Odin is v3.13) don't connect phone yet

2. Make sure reset time and reboot phone are checked in odin.

3. Power down phone

4. Put the phone into Download Mode (HOME+VOL DOWN+POWER), then just press VOL UP to proceed to Download Mode.

5. This next step is something I think helped me. Connect the USB, and make sure device port is recognizable (ID:COM - added) before adding any files.

6. Select the BL and add, same with AP, CS CSC

7. Then just press Start.

8. Continue with the upgrade to pie instructions.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taylor_The_Dev:
**UPDATE** Device is not prompting USB Debug

So, to expand further on my issue of Odin failing after "SetupConnection", I confirmed that my computer has the most recent drivers that it could find for ADB and the universal mobile drivers (both from Samsung and Google.. i tried both at different times to see if one my work over the other) My computer detects my Note 9 just fine.. I can access files, use the internet, speaker out, and even use my phone as slave monitor etc. However, when I enable USB debugging in the developer options, there is NO conformation of allowing any sort of "computer" to connect with the device.. no rsa key.. no nothing. ADB doesn't recognize the device which it too shows the device as "Offline".

I have rootbrowser, and searched in my storage/data/adb/adb_key and its empty.. There was no hand shake rsa key generated by my phone to the computer vise versa..

I've tried re installing my drivers on my computer and rebooting the PC at least 8 times now

I've turned USB debugging on and off and revoked permissions several times

I've tried every different USB ports on my motherboard.. even went as far to use my type-c on my mother board, then run my stock charger to its otg adapter that came in the box and still nothing lol (no hubs but I tried my external 2.0 and 3.0 ports too just because)

I've tried using a different cable other than my stock cable.. no luck there

I've tried downloading Kies to see if its a compatibility error which oddly enough Kies prompts me to get Smart Switch since my device is no longer supported.. bruh

The 2 things I haven't done:

- Re install Windows 10/ wipe my phone and factory reset the device (kinda my LAST resort options)

- IDK

I am currently downloading the Android Studio to see what else my options might be

But i'm at the conclusion that there is no "hand shake" between my phone and my computer as far as enabling USB debugging. Its as if the device is unplugged, but its not lol.

I've lost alot of sleep over this and wont stop searching until I find an answer. I want my Pie. Oreo wore me out..

ANY help will be GREATLY appreciated <--- from one salty dude
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
I'd give the post before yours another look,especially the part about removing any security locks on the phone (Fingerprint/pattern/PIN/etc...).

Then follow the steps he posted verbatim.

During the whole time you've been through this,did you ever see the pop-up on the screen (of your phone) for permanent USB enabling & give it the OK:

If you've done that,along with everything else you're tried,then I guess one of the nuclear options is next (phone factory reset).