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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frknkzlyl:
Hey guys! Thanks for the thread.

I downloaded Indian firmware and Pie Updates files but before I started I wanted to ask a question. I live in Turkey so my phone's CSC is TUR. Can I install Indian firmware on my phone without formatting my data? I don't want to strive to make backup and restore things (I will backup just in case of course).

So, is it possible to install Indian firmware without loosing any data? Thanks in advance.

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I haven't updated to Pie yet, but I think it's One Hand Operation+ things. You should be able to close it on settings I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] karateka:
this app is not active.View attachment 4692610

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frknkzlyl:
Like I said I don't have Pie yet, so I can't help well. But I have some approximations.

First, can you try to turn it on and then off again?

If it's not working, open settings>apps and find One Hand Operation+ (maybe it would be apparent in system apps) and disable it.

If both of them won't work, just turn One Hand Operation+ on and set transparency to full.

I hope one of them will work. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] karateka:
It can not be turned on at all, but I stopped it in the application settings and disappeared. thank you friend. You can install PIE without losing any data, but just in case, backup it because sometimes it may be necessary to restore to factory settings (in case of troubles). in the first post is everything described.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frknkzlyl:
OK I glad to hear you did it! :)

Thanks mate, I will install it. I'm very excited, the One UI looks amazing!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] FSadino:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] paulrgod:
Can confirm I've been able to update to Pie in the UK through Samsung Members.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maidenx:
Thx!! tried with success here!! =) now on Pie with One Ui!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dave7802:
With original Firmware? Can you confirm numbers? Type *#1234# in your dialer

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] atif_afzal:
Exynos note8 how can i update thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] paulrgod:
Yep latest January Firmware installed around a week ago. Here's the info requested :-

AP : N950FXXU5ZSA5

CP : N950FXXU5ZSA5

CSC : N950FOXM5ZSA5

Model : SM-950F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Please read msg #1 -> ALL info is there!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] diegobn:
updated with recovery, so far so good without wipe
[MENTION=1586120]henklbr[/MENTION] thank you so much :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MuhammadBharadia:
waiting for s8+ beta guys please update
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] XakFak:
Can some1 provide md5 hash for update file. THX

nvm dowloaded and installed sharing

CRC32: EA257184

MD5: F4835A2629258635A739FEEEBB243C88

SHA-1: 6C182A9A0690A5C8132EC4056978A2F803F2B9C4
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ANDROIDXFOREVER:
no update for s8+ too old ....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Franz Enz:
Will this delete my data or can I safely do it without having to do any kind of backup?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ali.hassan8861:
install latest indian 8.0 oreo (CSA3) and then apply update.zip provided in the original post via sd card or adb.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joaquin Scala:
Treble support?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonndoedaniel82:
Can i update using update.zip via recovery altough i have another CSC? I have CSA1 ,should i have the indian version first "CSA3 "for this to work?l am on latest official firmware.

AP : N950FXXS5CSA1

CP : N950FXXU5CRK4

CSC : N950FOXM5CRHA

Tks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dave7802:
Mod Edit: Removed off-topic quote

You can install any ROM STOCK without wiping, just ensure you flash the HOME CSC file and everything will remin in place. Ive gone from a Custom ROM, To Stock Latest Version, to Pie.

And now just installed TWRP and Rooted running PIE. Its all a simple process. What is it you need that others dont.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
No, you need at the build mentioned in OP...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ali.hassan8861:
CSA3 is must
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Az Biker:
* * * Thread Cleaned * * *

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When someone does something you feel violates forum rules, members should simply REPORT the comment rather than engage, argue, bicker, insult or respond with rude or disrespectful comments. This is ALSO part of the forum rules to be respectful when posting.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PlutoDelic:
Is CSA3 bootloader/modem enough to upgrade? Or does it need the whole package?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
The whole package, as mentioned in OP...

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-T820 met Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
My phone is exhibiting the same (alongside with some devicetree errors), but does not seem to affect the phone itself. It's working just fine.

Nope, Pie removed this option. Adaptive icons are the future, please, stop fighting it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androidwizzard:
in fact we are testing Note 9 pie which got reduced by sammy software department, switched off or removed stuff like treble and intelligent scan.

therefore it's a lil bit less buggy from the start. :good:

Some features that got disabled for now can be switched on again easily in custom roms. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
Uhm, no. Your approach is totally wrong.

There's no "Note9 Pie" and "Note8 Pie" and "S8 Pie". There's a singular version of Samsung OneUI 1.0, which then gets adapted to the given device based on configs (unlike previous Samsung software versions, where the source itself adapted to the device, to enable/disable features, etc.). This wasn't "reduced by sammy software department", Treble wasn't removed (it wasn't part of the 8 series anyway, and since adding it to an existing device without it would mean hard data destruction, obviously Samsung wants to avoid it, since 99.9% of their buyers don't give a damn about Treble, or know what it is even), and Intelligent Scan was never meant to be a part of the 8 series (it was actually a mistake on the first beta that the option was available). And it's definitely not to be "lil bit less buggy" - it's because we did not pay for those features.

See, when you buy a Samsung phone for 800$, when you could buy pretty much the same hardware for 400$ from Xiaomi or OnePlus, you're paying SAV - Software Added Value. Samsung doesn't just sell hardware, they sell software too. The entire Samsung suite, while some find it to be "bloat", is what they offer. A built-in video editor and cutting tool, their own health-fitness solution, and even small stuff like Intelligent Scan, are what you pay for. But when you buy an S8, you can't expect the features exclusive to the S9 or S10 or even to Note8 to be backported. Sometimes it does happen, I agree, but just don't expect it to happen.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androidwizzard:
pls explain why intelligent scan was in beta 1, removed now in beta 2, a feature which appeared on S9 and N9 :confused:

a closer look into firmware in depth confirms my "approach" ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
Read my comment and you'll understand.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androidwizzard:
pls enlighten us about the origin of your wisdom.

I know what I see and that's a switch in smali for intelligent scan, an entry that can't be there if the oneUI for N8 would have been built from scratch. :p
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
This very comment shows how little you know about software engineering. So READ.MY.DAMN.COMMENT.AGAIN. Because I explained: unlike on prior Samsung software builds, where components were included/excluded during build time, and custom ones imported based on the device (so e.g. com.sec.x would be different based on if the target is an S8 International model, or a Note8 Verizon model, even though both versions could run on any of said devices), OneUI at Samsung is now a SINGLE branch, single source thing, and not buildtime, but runtime configuration decides certain features (especially features that are baked into the framework). So instead of carefully cutting code around and making 8-10 variants of SystemUI, framework, or Contacts or whatever app you name, Samsung has ONE app source, ONE apk, and build.prop config decides what gets loaded, what gets enabled. The switch is there so that the choice of making said option available is decided when the device boots, not when the ROM is compiled.

This makes testing stuff easier (since Samsung

internal

builds allow root access and changing of build props on the fly), and also makes it easier to build ROMs for release - as I said, there's no need to maintain multiple variants, instead there's a single source with logic switches.

And my source on this is Samsung themselves. Or rather, a friend or two in their own internal development department, people who actually work on the source and manage things internal to Samsung. That's how I knew almost to the day precise when Oreo would be released for the S8 and Note8 (although many have downvoted and called me names on Reddit and various Android news sites, dismissing my internal info just to believe their own made-up world), and various other little bits too (like the start of the Pie beta, which I did say the precise date it will begin, got dismissed again, stated that both the S8 and Note8 will get about 4 betas before release, got dismissed again, only to be proven right, but hey, I guess you still can't see the track record, can you?).

So there you have it, even more explained. Is that enough or would you like me to go on?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrichards:
Hi guys when i try to update from zip the "failed to mount" error appears. Ita says "permission denied......error in sideload/package.zip" and "Installationa aborted"

How can i fix it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] diegobn:
Issue notice: there's a bug in keyboard app (I suppose) so that when one tries to write a reply with the pen, having it already out of the tray, nothing is written as if the pen was not even extracted. Only changing input mode, or interacting with the keyboard in other ways, makes the pen actually able to write.

I can't submit the bug myself because I am not able to participate to actual beta program thanks to my country being not included, if somebody who can is willing to submit the bug please help yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
In the S-Pen settings, try to enable the always-on detection option. That should fix this weird behaviour
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Braxos:
That would cause a battery drain, since it would search for A spen all the time .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrichards:
None?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yosidia:
Bug 2 - GPS big lag.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ufukalkaya:
before I was thinking same things but I think it is about android pie and google's policy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mixsiak:
what kind..my gps working

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tutufjv:
Any app for add more fonts on Android pie?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ebusuhejbi:
After you updated on pie make a factory reset to work all things great..you can update other betas without wiping anything after this
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yosidia:
GPS is working but it have a lag in reporting location to navigation app.

Try to navigate in city with multiple close turns...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mixsiak:
what nav you up to

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
Nope, with Pie comes overlay (the official name of Substratum themes, and the same technique is used by Wings, GxFonts, and other solutions) signature verification. Now the only overlays one can install are the ones singed with the platform key. And the only one who has the platform key is Samsung. No, you can't circumvent this - not without root.

Yes, I'm aware. It's minimal power usage to be honest. And you asked for a solution, here's the only one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frknkzlyl:
Is there anyone else who have a problem with Instagram? When I look and scroll on it it says "Instagram stopped" but when this happens I can ignore it and continue to use the app normally. But the "stopped" warning appear every 10 15 secs.

I tried to clean Instagram cache but it didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
I'm having issues with Samsung Pay. The older 3.7.10 version couldn't access anything (store, rewards, home, etc.). Updating to 3.7.19 from the Galaxy Store results in an update prompt immediately in-app, which sometimes won't even start, sometimes finish with the download at 100%, then fail with a "Download failed" message. After that I get the security setup screen, which freezes completely. Samsung support couldn't help. Any of you any more luck?

Try removing all Instagram data and logging in again. Maybe even remove all updates and reinstall just the latest. Also, have you done a factory reset after installing the beta?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] orhan.altunkaynak:
Lift to wake feature sometimes doesn't respond.

hopefully corrected with new update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rtzir:
Anyone having this issue? I don't have an SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
You have to select "sideload update" in recovery for ADB to be enabled. But for many people, it didn't work, so I'd recommend investing in a cheap 4-8GB card. You can get them around 10$.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PlutoDelic:
That looks like ADB Connection when the phone boots normally to system. The phone needs to be in sideload mode for that part of the process. You havent booted in to recovery mode at all as it seems.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sawdoctor:
Anyone having issues playing music with screen off?

Edit

It seems having sound alive and other sound apps optimised kills music with screen off
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] luckemv:
You better try with SD card
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Braxos:
Guys any ideas how to stop autoplay from Samsung music when connecting on a car ? It is irritating to start playing music when you start the car .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] edan1979:
my only solution... i uninstall it... :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Raviochoudhary:
My Samsung members app is showing French as my location, and I can't change it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Not to take any views away from [MENTION=1586120]henklbr[/MENTION] but I just started a thread for the Official US One UI beta here:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/snapdragon-official-note-8-n950u1-t3893612

If you have the US Note 8 (N950U1), you can post in my thread to avoid confusion between the US and international versions. There was some confusion in the Note 9 threads with this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pera987:
Nothing of beta2 for UK yet..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mixsiak:
it wont be... if you want it you have to download manualy

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pera987:
Any source about that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mixsiak:
test above couple pages back..there are links

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pera987:
... About UK models not getting beta2 at all?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaymoore1222321425311:
It is built in, its just a different way to gwt to it, selct the photo first in gallery and theu three dots in the top right corner will give you the option to select it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] orhan.altunkaynak:
Unfortunately, there is no option. screen shot below

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoOfwtwt-3wDkB_cskwsVhhwAK9d
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frknkzlyl:
Hi again guys.

Why can't I see Spotify in here? In Bixby Voice 2.0 I should use Spotify or some 3rd party apps on Bixby, am I wrong? But Spotify doesn't appear in the app list.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rtzir:
Thanks. I already installed the beta on my Note 8. Quick question, is there any working gcam on this build?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dmozaeta:
I have problems with Spotify only
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] atif_afzal:
In the indian firmware i have to use homeCSC to flash indian firmware and after that i have to update woth beta 1 and then beta2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AustinNg:
Go to Settings-App Info -> Spotify (or any Music Player app that you use), Battery -> Enable Allow Background Activity

Samsung even kill their own Samsung Music app on background smfh :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rakibul Islam:
First want to say thanks to everyone who helped make this available. I was able to update my Note 8 to the latest Pie beta, and though it required a hard reset, I'm up and running now.

I am based in the US, however my DS was originally bought in UAE, so it has a CSC from there. I flashed the India CSC as per the instructions to get the beta. As some have noticed, Samsung Pay no longer works in the beta. When I try to run it, I get a message saying it's only available in the UAE. Would I be able to flash back to the UAE CSC to get Samsung Pay working? Or would that cause a crash or otherwise make it unstable? I might try this out on my own, but has anyone tried this already and succeeded or failed?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fonix232:
There's no separate CSC for UAE. It's included in OMX, just like INS (India unlocked) is.

Your problem roots in the fact that you used (most likely) a US SIM card when you booted the phone - which can cause issues due to the actual service provider SW being loaded will NOT be the UAE SP.

So what you can do is do a factory reset and boot the phone without a SIM card (which would make the phone load the default hardware CSC, if available, or firmware default CSC, which is INS), or booting the phone with an UAE SIM (or any other SIM card that has been issued by a carrier in a country where Samsung Pay is available, such as UK).

Could you take a screenshot of Settings - About phone - Software information? The important part is the "Service provider SW ver." field's last line: it shows the CSC codes currently in use (carrier's applied CSC, country CSC, hardware's original CSC). If it's LYS/LYS/LYS or XSG/XSG/XSG (i.e. the first two matches the last), then it's a geolocking thing (most likely you activated Samsung Pay while in the UAE and then moved to the US), in which case you can't really do anything - the US has different models, and this phone is not meant to be used there. But you might have some luck bypassing the geolock with a VPN.

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Also, I'm still having issues with Samsung Pay.

Version 3.7.19 (latest according to Galaxy Store and APKMirror) prompts me about an update upon launch. Cancelling it closes the app, trying to install the update fails during or after download with an "Update failed" message, and can't use app.

Version 3.7.10 installs, launches just fine, am able to start the app and begin using, but a lot of content doesn't load (no rewards, no home page, etc.) since, I guess, the app changed that much between 3.7.10 and 3.7.19 (even the initial design is completely different).

Upgrading from 3.7.10 to 3.7.19 results in the same update dialog and result.

My phone was originally purchased in Hungary, and is an unlocked dual-SIM model (XEH CSC by default). After upgrading to the beta I did a factory reset and changed my CSC to XEU (using a UK SIM in the primary slot), so finally Samsung Pay installs (on XEH I'd get an error stating it's not available in my country).

Anyone else run into this issue? Samsung support is clueless, they're trying to convince me that it won't work on a Hungarian model (which is not true since the older app works just fine apart from the rewards stuff, but it does not have the simplified transportation stuff for the Gear S3).

EDIT:

Figured it out. Samsung Pay 3.7.19 tries to install Samsung Pay Framework 3.0.17, but Beta2 comes with Samsung Pay Framework 3.0.26 installed - and downgrades are not allowed unfortunately. Looks like I'll have to wait for an update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] slink_59:
Here, i have Samsung Pay Framework 2.9.82 on Beta2 ...

Try to uninstall SPay Framework's updates
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fattoothpick:
Does Samsung disable the fuction of long tap on recent key to split apps? It was a good function! Also, in oreo, on the screen of split app, the boarder of two apps should have a bar to switch the position of the apps. However, it disappears in pie update. It's a pity.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] umesha:
Samsung Health Not working on both beta versions