yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
you can grab a more recent January firmware...October is quite old.

edit

actually the latest oreo would be Nov 26th build:

N960WVLU1ARJA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Downloaded it with my phone and all the files are there. Not sure what's going on why it's showing you an empty folder.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
how do I check the md5 on the what I have downloaded?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Do a Google search for md5 sum checker. There's several Windows apps available.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
Could I download this to a zip drive with my phone and move to my computer? It was not this hard when I fixed my note 5. im about to give up and put this phone back in the box and forget about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Absolutely you can. Just make sure the md5 matches before you extract the files and flash it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
I finally got it to down load to my computer...…….. I flashed it and it said pass...…… but now its stuck in the same spot it was before, when I flashed before. I cant turn it off. the Samsung words pop up and it says android is starting but it keeps going back and forth to those 2 screens only
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
You need to get into recovery and perform a factory reset. You will have to keep trying the button combo for recovery until you get into it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
how if I cant get the phone to turn off?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
either wait till phones dies and charge it for 10 mins then combo button it.

or

you have to be very quick, assume the power off position ( vol down+ pwr buttons)

the second you feel it reboot swap to vol up + bxby + pwr.

eventualy ull get it..bootloops can be a ***** sometimes

oh and thirdly in csc slot on odin if you choose csc.md5 over home csc.md5, the wipe shpuld have been implicit
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
A factory reset was done and the phone hasnt been used since i did that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Then trying another one certainly won't hurt.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
Ok...i didnt use the home csc.md5.

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Ok...they key is to get it to the though
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
Ok i got recovery to come up.....i did wipe date/ factory reset......what next?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
CSC_OYN no longer forces a wipe. It used to, but not anymore.

You may just have to keep mashing the button combo until you get to recovery.

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Sweet! Try rebooting and see what happens.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] N1NJATH3ORY:
There's no need to mash buttons or wait for battery to die! if your stuck at samsung logo or download boot hold volume down and power button for about 5 seconds it will reboot then if you need to boot into recovery just hold down Volume Up + Bixby + Power key together for a few moments...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TWiiTCH:
Thanks for the help, I didn't want to own an expensive brick or to trip knox. You said Nov 26th build, what site did you find that on? Samobile? I got mine from updato...

Nevermind, I found it on updato now. Samobile is too slow but im getting the Nov 26th Firmware as I type this. Much thanks for your help. You've relieved my worry & led me to latest oreo build, best wishes to you for the assistance.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Jostian:
Using v0.3.6

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But i don't want the latest, which is Pie, I want Oreo 8.1 so using automatic option won't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Then you will have to find a different source for the firmware. Last time I tried to manually search for an older firmware on SamFirm, it still popped up with a message that newer for.ware was available and downloaded the newer firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] tatgirl2004:
It was stuck trying to boot up. I finally got it and now have a working phone again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] carlitos66:
Mr Orange, one more question before I downgrade. I was finally able to download and open the older 8.1 firmware for my country (XEZ) When I extract it I get files AP, BL, CP, CSC and Home CSC. Do I put the CSC in or Home CSC file in Odin? I read here confusing opinions, Home CSC will keep your data? But that's probably not necessary if you have to do factory reset after flashing the firmware, right?

Thank you for your advice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] N1NJATH3ORY:
Nice you got a working NOTE 9 Happy days! i was just over at samsung fourms users are crying one ui pie 9 sucks! i did tell them to head over here. XDA if you would like to downgrade as all the info is here! Samsung mods are telling them you cant dowgrade you will void your warranty! Lol it's a joke over there!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TWiiTCH:
Try looking for a proper firmware on https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model Fast download servers there & many firmwares for many country's & many carriers. You can downgrade to Oreo as long as your still on bootloader v1. If your bootloader is v2 than downgrade isn't possible from what I understand and have been told.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
What build are you currently on? You may not be able to downgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] carlitos66:
My build number is: PPR1.180610.011.N960FXXU2CSAA2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
You won't be able to downgrade, I'm afraid. You're currently on bootloader v2, and Oreo is bootloader v1. You can't downgrade the bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] carlitos66:
what if I enable OEM unlocking in developer options?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
I went back and read the first couple pages. Looks like ARL3 for the Exynos was bootloader v2, so you can downgrade to that build. Download it from updato.com and flash it with ODIN. OEM unlock is not necessary.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] carlitos66:
Thank you, thank you, will do tonight and let you guys know how I did. I didn't do this since Note 4, when I played with my phone, rooted, installed mods etc, I never needed that after Note 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TWiiTCH:
I have another question for you if you don't mind. I now know how to downgrade safely back to Oreo, the last stock firmware released, but Once I do will I be forced to update to pie again or is it possible to stop the forced OTA update from harassing me to upgrade without being rooted? There is no root for my model... Yet... So only thing I can do is turn off "auto download over WiFi" & go into developer options and turn off "auto update system". Will this do the trick? I read somewhere along the way you can only ignore the update notifications around 9 times before you are forced to upgrade/update the OS regardless of the settings I mentioned to you being set to do what I figured would prevent update mentions & notifications. The only other thing that I can figure out, would be to use a firewall & try to block the Samsung update apk/system app from being able to connect with anything. What do you know about this situation & my questions?

Your input is really appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bober10113:
Settings

Software update or settings

Lock screen & Security

Security Policy updates

set your updates to "manual"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] carlitos66:
Thank you Mr. Orange for advice's, I am now successfully back on Oreo 8.1. If anybody wants any advice, my phone is SM - N960F unlocked international Exynos version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Goofy-Goober:
I have a SM-N960F 512gb, updated to Pie that i totally hate...

Current build is PPR1.180610.011.N960FXXS2CSB3

Can i downgrade to Oreo 8.1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TWiiTCH:
Okay, so today I tried downgrading my snapdragon note 9 SM-N960W from the first edition of pie, and for some reason it would not successfully finish downgrading/in download mode, and following the fail, I restart & phone would reboot back into pie. I used what I believe was the modded version of Odin and the version number for that app was v3.12.3. I downloaded and successfully unzipped the firmware labeled as N960WVLU1ARJA the November update of Oreo v8.1.0 for ESK/Eastlink. This is my carrier. I removed all accounts first, did a factory reset, enabled developers menu again, and enabled USB debugging. I opened odin, then booted into download mode, attached stock USB cable & saw it was detected in odin. I then clicked start/begin & used CSC that wasn't the home CSC. Added all the rest in proper sections. My phone started to update/downgrade/flash but it stopped when line was 1/10th of the way and then it failed. Had to unplug there & factory reset after an hour hoping I didn't brick my phone by stopping the firmware downgrade before it was finished and luckily it booted back into pie and I have had no issues other than having to log back into all my accounts and all of my apps. Do you know if there are some steps I missed or if I should be using regular Odin versus modded Odin? I am on bootloader version 1 and can give you any more info that you may need. I tried this several times with the same results even trying home CSC last... so I gave up and I'm still on pie at this time. Anybody's help would be greatly appreciated. I wouldn't mind using pie once it's more refined but for now I'd like to go back to Oreo 8.1.0 I am also currently on Build number PPR1.180610.011.N960WVLU1CSAA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] michelino159:
Yes!You can downgrade to Oreo ARL3,but take care without sim card otherwise update it to Pie. If you had ARL3 before on Oreo, you can download ARL4 with csc BRI so that you will never disturb Pie again. ?

LE:First, I advise you to reset the settings menu to delete the accounts, and after returning, go into the download mode and install the Oreo software with Odin. Do not use home_csc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TWiiTCH:
I have just written a post right before this one was answered but I am not understanding something. Are you saying that there must be no SIM card in the phone while you do the downgrade? I've done everything the exact way it was supposed to be done and I read many many articles on many many websites and did everything exactly how it was mentioned but I'm not sure what you mean about the SIM card. My downgrade keeps failing even though Odin reads that my phone is connected, do I need to remove the SIM card before downgrading? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] michelino159:
I recommend the same thing I did when I downgraded to Oreo. I,m on the exynos 960F. Why Remove Card Sim? Simply, after the downgrade he will look for updates because you have mobile data due to the sim card. I removed the sim before inserting the cable into the phone in the download mode. After I installed Odin software, I started the phone and I gave up any settings and I reset it again. From the phone, I set it up without wifi or mobile data, manual update, restart and then I entered sim when all the settings were made. You do not need to reset from recovery to downgrade as it will ask you for identification after restart.. You should also take care of the version of Odin used, in case of exynos 3.13.1 otherwise it gives you an error. I do not know how it is to snapdragon but if you come from PIE from a higher bootloader to a lower one on Oreo it's harder. Open developer option and selected OEM unblocking and USB debugging before the downgrade.After downgrade, you can drop these settings if they are still active.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] dbsoundz:
Hello,

I'm using LineageOS 15.1 with TWRP. Since some time I do not have to enter my encryption code when phone is going to recovery for updating LineageOS. This is strange because phone is encrypted. Did I miss something or is something wrong with my encryption?!
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] BillGoss:
It is possible to have the phone encrypted but with a default password (this is how the photos comes when you buy it).

You can check if it's encrypted in Settings>Security.

You can add an on-boot password by setting your password again and requiring it for startup. Then you'll need the password to decrypt the phone in TWRP and when you boot the device.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] dbsoundz:
Hello [MENTION=2911853]BillGoss[/MENTION],

thanks for your answer.

My phone is encrypted and I have set a password. I do also have to enter it while booting. Just twrp doesn't want one when updating. That's the strange thing.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] BillGoss:
Do you get this screen when you reboot your phone?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] dbsoundz:
Yes, I do when booting phone normal.

I also have to enter it when booting to TWRP.

But I don't have to enter it when installing updates through LineageOS Updater in Android any more since a while.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] BillGoss:
So if you manually boot into TWRP you get prompted for the password. Good, that makes sense.

I have never used the updater, but since a rom update only requires access to the system and boot partitions, which aren't encrypted, it's theoretically possible to do the update without needing your password.

But I expect that you get prompted for the password when the phone reboots after the update has been installed.
[General Questions and Answers] Wishesforall:
Hello,

I have an LG G4 H815 with android 6.0 software version v20p-EUR-XX

I have sent this phone in for repair a long time ago and of course because of protocols they deleted my entire data. I've been wanting to recover some of the images that were on my device storage (screenshots are almost always saved on the device storage). I've tried numerous softwares such as dr fone in which it will tell me their root service has failed and that I need actual root acces to recover files.

A couple years ago I succesfully recovered files from my Samsung Galaxy ace, however this phone I already had rooted.

So I have a few questions now;

1. I have ended up using the device numerous months after, how much will this reduce my chance of even recovering the lost files from before the formatting?

2. To root the phone I need to unlock the bootloader, however this also deletes all files on my phone. Will rooting even give me my lost files back as by that time my phone will be formatted TWICE?

3. Does anyone know (prefferbly experience with the same phone as I do) a software that might be able to recover the files without full root acces?

-

J
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Data recovery isn't very reliable on android.

Try the EaseUS data recovery software on Windows.

If the space where the data was stored has been deleted and then overwritten since the deletion, it's gone, if the space has been formatted, its gone.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] vouty:
What is the point of a smartphone maker touting its phones screen as having "gorilla glass" if you still need to apply $10-20 USD worth of tempered glass to actually protect that screen from routine daily use? :mad:

Edit: Not bashing the OP6t, best phone I've had yet. Just disappointed at how quickly the gorilla glass has failed it's basic reason for existing.

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[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] audioman42:
Why wear a seat belt when the car already has airbags?
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] vouty:
In the case of cars, the carmaker provides both items and says they are mandatory for the safe use of the car. They *do not* call their airbags "gorilla-bags" and make seat belts an optional accessory.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] _katho_:
You don't need to put on a tempered glass. ;)
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] robertzas:
You know, I've been asking the same question.

The difference between gorilla glass and seat belts is that SEAT BELTS WORK. I'm not even sure how you can compare these two. Air bags are flavor added. Without your seat belt you will be ejected from the car long before your airbags go off.

I think it's pretty damn crystal clear. Seat belts have saved millions of lives. Gorilla glass does not appear to have saved any phones. Phones have become lighter and have better frames, that take impact better.

Gorilla glass MAY keep you from scratching the screen on anything except for stone. Unfortunately basically all phone scratches come from stone (pebbles, stone dust, etc, etc).

If you think anything that I am saying is suspect, why don't you go watch drop/scratch tests for phones across all of the gorilla glass iterations, each one is supposed to be like 1000000x stronger then the previous.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] Jeffro64:
To me "gorilla glass" is just a sales pitch and that's it. I've never found it to be any more durable than regular glass on any phone. They say gorilla glass 1,2,3,4,5,6 stronger each generation...BS. 6 cracks, breaks and scratches just as easy as 1 ever did, and just as easy as plain ole glass.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] formicae:
It's glass, stop expecting it to be transparent tungsten.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] vouty:
Ha! Transparent carbon fiber would be even better.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] EmperorX:
Answer to the thread title:

Absolutely nothing
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] dermotti:
You tell me, say it..
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] naja09:
How did you get it scratched this way? Hardness is pretty good on GG so you need a very hard item to get such a scratch

(I use mine without any screenprotection and I have absolutely no scratch since day one)
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] WhiteWashed:
Truth is, until screens will be made of glass, they WILL scratch sooner or later. Your screen will come in contact with some sort of material that will scratch sooner or later and gorilla glass won't save you. So you'll always need a screen protector if you want your screen to be perfect over time and as others said, you can't expect glass, as good as it could be, not to scratch.

Gorilla glass sure helps when it comes to dropping phones but even so the fact that your screen will break or not depends on how your phone falls so if you're unlucky it will break even on gorilla glass 9999 because that'll be glass too.

The best way to keep your phone perfect is to take care of it!
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] gorman42:
I think you meant "as long as screens will be made of glass" and you are right.

To the OP my impression is that Gorilla Glass helps more against falls than against scratches. I think it's more elastic than tempered glass, while tempered glass is harder.

For me the point of tempered glass screen protector is to have scratches being easily correctable by replacing the protector. For obvious reasons, companies cannot sell phones with easily replaceable screens. I understand what you are saying, I've simply learnt to live with it. :)
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] WhiteWashed:
Yup that's what I meant, sorry for my bad english :silly: I know people who don't care if their screen gets scratched and they don't use any screen protector but for me it's very important to have a scratch-free screen, I take good care of my phones, especially expensive ones :o
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] zymphad:
Not true at all. Each glass is stronger and it shows. You forget as Gorilla glass becomes more resilient, the manufacturers make it thinner. If the 6T used Gorilla glass at the same thickness as Gorilla glass 1 was, it would likely never crack from being dropped. But companies like OnePlus also make the edges curved, adding more weakness wasn't designed for. If you consider that, it is impressive. This is glass not only supposed to be scratch resistant, but fall resistant, and be used in thin devices.

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Oh really? You really think Gorilla glass is no better than any other glass? You really think you could use any glass as thin as G6 and it would be as scratch resistant, fall resistant? Its just a global marketing conspiracy that all high end phones use this glass rather than some other glass? It is just marketing?

I know for sure, 6T uses thinner glass that is more durable than previous phones I used in the past. That is impressive to me.

Did not use screen protector with G4 and I won't with G6
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] EmperorX:
Nah dude. It's a song.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] zymphad:
Think maybe some think Corning is trying to make the hardest glass.

Far from it. Not even close. They are trying to make glass that can be thinner and be more flexible, used in curved devices while resisting reasonable every day use damages. Glass that can maintain strength from flexion damage our thinner devices suffer as well.

I know plenty of people who have never used screen protector and haven't damaged G4 and above.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] shinji257:
My Galaxy S2 with gorilla glass was like a tank. When it died I whipped it across the room and not a scratch. Eventually I removed the battery and sat a chair leg on it and sat on the chair. It finally went crunch but it was the inside screen. The glass itself was still unbroken.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] Ryano89:
The new Gorilla Glass is known to be more shatter resistant than previous version, BUT that is at the expense of being LESS scratch resistant. It's a glass screen that we carry with us all day every day, we shove it in pockets, bags, cup holders etc. It's going to scratch, that's not going to change anytime soon.
[OnePlus 6T  Accessories] MarcoLK:
Okay.....................
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] chris reilly:
Hard reset, how?

thanks :)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] eagle 1:
Hold volume button all the way down, hit reset hole while holding down volume.
[Android Head-Units] sconly:
Hello

I have a Hizpo (allegedly) head unit and was wondering if I can install/use a different radio app or do I have to stick with the one that is pre-installed on the unit?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Thehunterzeko:
I have a lot of questions guys :)....

1 - Any news about official global pie update ?

2 - will the update fix notification problem?

3 - can i install fortnite if i root the phone and use gl tools ?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Thehunterzeko:
Why no one know ?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] guruzone:
Mi8 Lite Pie update 2019Q1
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Danchibald:
Next beta update in friday wil be based on android P
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Thehunterzeko:
How can i get it?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Danchibald:
Just update from stable to beta. You can download now beta version 9.1.24 and manually update (backup your data because everything will be erased) and next friday you will recieve next beta version via OTA...

Everything is described on MIUI forum
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Thehunterzeko:
I saw the forum and they are saying it's based on oreo for mi 8 lite .....

What do they mean?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Danchibald:
Latest based on oreo... China beta is already two weeks on P
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] antonioli84:
Man, do you know if chinese version has camera2 api enabled?

It's bizarre that they are launching Note 7 with this enabled by default and Mi 8 Lite that has capables sensors doesn't have it. It would be nice if they change it in next pie beta global ROM but I have low expectations.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] toybxb:
Bought my wife this cool mi 8 lite in blue"ish" (i have the mi 8 (6/128GB) and i was going to ask the same thing :D