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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kkohlmann:
Is there any update our for U1...I am currently on the latest version of the beta for PIE. Just curious, as all these firmware and models are making me a bit confused lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ooxteme:
Oops just checked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jguerra213:
Is this for US Tmobile as well?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonbeth1022:
Thanks for posting this! Tired if waiting on Verizon. so far so good.

Only question I have is how do you open the recent apps from the home screen when you have the navbar hidden and are using gestures. Also swipe up for Samsung pay is enabled.

Never mind figured it out lol. Just can't swipe up to bring up Google assistant. Might have to disable Samsung pay swipe up feature to unlock that area.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hamagc:
Flashed on stock Sprint note9 from sdcard and working great!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sullytrny:
I'm on a spectrum device the 960U and was just wondering you guys who did update how are you liking it? And if anybody is using the BX actions It's a Bixby button remapper and if you had to uninstall it 1st or anything I'm just dumb not updating until I'm sure!

Thanks

Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fatboypup:
Mobile Odin no hiccups?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hamagc:
Nope, just moved to SD, booted into recovery and update from SD. No Odin required since it's an official update
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenn10:
I just have one more question, I'm almost ready to do all this beautiful changes to my note 9 but, this question is ruining my new life. hahaha

I know this is a really basic thing but it's new for me, I was digging in to know about the Service Provider... I have XAA/XAA/SPR on my SM-N960U (Note 9), I'm outside of the US I'm living at Central America, so when I just came here I bought a Sim-Card from here and All works fine I even have "LTE", now I'm trying to Update to Android Pie, but I don't want to mess up with this important part because I will still live here during the following year. So, you think there is a possibility of messing this "sim-Unlock" by upgrading? hope you can answer this post I know maybe this is so simple but that will make the difference between having a cell phone or just a nice "ipod-touch" for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
If your phone is already factory unlocked I don't think flashing a firmware will mess with that but I'm not 100% certain.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenn10:
The other funny part is that I'm stuck on September 2018 Security Patch I'm still on "N960USQS1ARH6" so I don't know if there is something really wrong with my phone, I don't have any bloatware or strange sprint apps. I just need Pie hahaha but I't seems like this will never come OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
I got tied of waiting so I flushed it and I'm so happy I did. I highly recommend you do too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Glad you flushed! No one likes a floater.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
For anyone else with this question, if your Note 9 is carrier unlocked, AKA SIM unlocked, then flashing Pie through ODIN, or updating via the SD card, or ADB, or downgrading to Oreo with ODIN will NOT change the carrier lock status of your device. Conversely, flashing the unlocked firmware will not unlock it.

You can NOT change the SIM lock status of your Note 9 by flashing firmware. The unlock status is based upon your IMEI and is controlled by the carrier on their side. Once unlocked, it's unlocked, period. If you are currently locked, you will have to contact your carrier or pay for an unlocking service.

The only thing that can change is if you default on your account or report your device lost/stolen, then the carrier can blacklist your IMEI. But again, it won't occur because you are flashing Pie or Oreo.

And just because it's asked everyday in one thread or another: NO. This will not trip Knox. NO. This will not void your warranty. NO. This does not require root, and no it will not give you root. This is simply flashing official Samsung firmware.

This post isn't pointed at anyone in particular, just general answers to questions I've seen posted many times.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Just Odin straight to Official Pie 1CSAA , Can grab it here. https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-official-android-pie-t3897339
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I've been checking SamFirm every day for the Sprint CSAA so I can get you the HOME_CSC file, but no such luck. I'm surprised it isn't up yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Yeah so have i nada.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
Question, so I flashed pie on my unlocked SM-N960U1 note 9 and I was under the impression that it was the att version with the bloatware and stuff but I have zero bloatware (which I'm not complaining about at all). How come I didn't get any bloat?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Who's your carrier and what build did you flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
I flashed this

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=6455974

And I use Cricket
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] princeasi:
What type of MMS issues are you having?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Ok, yes you are on carrier firmware, which should have carrier bloat. But I'm not sure what, if any, bloatware comes with Cricket.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
I'm not sure either. In any case I love it bloatware free
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenn10:
Now I have Pie!!

All went so smooth! :D

I have a GSM-N960U followed the steps of the OP, my SIM lock remains, Knox is fine, no bloatware! and I come from "SEPTEMBER Security Patch" so, I'm really happy! thank you all for your help, this has been really fun! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] N4Solomon:
Did you factory reset or wipe your data?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
Yes I did. Zero bloatware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] N4Solomon:
Did you have to wipe your data or factory reset?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
I'm guessing since you're asking everyone if they wiped, you want to know if YOU need to wipe or perform an FDR.

It depends. What firmware are you on right now?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
No bloatware gang [emoji41]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] N4Solomon:
Updated from U1 ARL1 firmware without wiping and pie seems to be running fine so far. Updated thru Odin, didn't do anything special. Just put the phone in download mode and flashed thru Odin and all went fine and my data and everything is intact.

No Bloatware present on this build either.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wrightperspective:
I'm on T-mobile and about to drop this on my phone. Once the official update comes out, will my phone update to that or will I need to ODIN back to ARL1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
CSAA will be the official T-Mobile. Unless T-Mobile decides to wait until next month.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wrightperspective:
If they skip this one, will I have to Odin back to ARL1 and then update or will I be able to OTA update from this firmware? Appreciate the answer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
If T-Mobile waits until the next release, you won't get an OTA from them. But you shouldn't have to ODIN back to ARL1. You can either flash the ODIN files for the new build, or better yet, there will be a CSAA-to-CSB* update zip on firmware.science, as all the other carriers will OTA to the new build.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
I don't think Cricket partnered with Samsung to include bloat on the Note 9. I could be wrong though.

The bloat you get on the device is determined by the Sim Card inserted. Technically, all bloat for the region the device is for is included in the Firmware. One of the reason it's so huge in size(pause). That's why we can all flash any US carrier firmware onto our device and have full service. Some carriers have specific tweaks they do to CSC and such for features, but other than that, it should work just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] barondebxl:
LMAO @ Pause. But yea I don't think cricket is a partner either but I would think that since it's a mvno of att we would get att bloatware. So this is pretty much like having the official unlocked pie version except that I'm on carrier firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jsminnis:
I have this on my Verizon note 9 and my phone keeps forgetting my paired Bluetooth devices on its own after a reboot? Does anyone have a fix to this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] umbc1205:
I would like to attempt the same ... I am on U1 ARL1 ... What Odin did you use? the patched one from this thread? https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/guide-upgrade-oreo-to-pie-one-ui-t3888711

****Edit

I figured it out and did not lose any data either ....woooot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TokedUp:
Manually updated my Spectrum Wireless Note 9 yesterday. Works great. IDK why I waited. If anyone on Spectrum is worried about updating manually, don't be.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Oye, that issue used to plague me on random budget devices back in the day. They only fix is a factory reset for me back then. Eventually though the issue came back later on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dc300m01:
Flashed to my Tmo 960U via sd card with no issues. Didn't wipe/reset either. The only thing that doesn't work is Good Lock.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] glensta:
Thanks I've been stuck on "Patching system image after verification" for a minute, got worried - sounds like it'll clear up - thx for the info. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] N4Solomon:
Happy to hear!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zazabichi:
Is it possible to upgarde US unlocked N960U1 ( N960U1UEU1ARL1) without losing of data?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] apatcas:
does wifi calling feature still work?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
This is carrier firmware, so if you had WiFi calling before, you'll have it now. The only thing not working is VoLTE calls on Sprint, but that's because Sprint no longer supports it on the Note 9.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] apatcas:
I hate to ask for this but it's been years since i used ODIN. What do I put in the odin bl, ap, cp? I just want to update it without wiping my data.

Thank you in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenn10:
This update option is for N960U so you will need first to get "N960USQU1ARL1" firmware (this is possible because N960U and N960U1 are the same hardware) and then do the SD card method to get CSAA.

Do a backup, then factory reset from settings, then install "N960USQU1ARL1" by using Odin (make sure you use Odin v3.13) and finally update from ARL1 to CSAA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Once you extract the CSAA firmware, it's all pretty much self explanatory. Just match up the file names with the slots. CSC_OYN used to factory reset your phone, so I always suggested using HOME_CSC if you didn't want to wipe, but apparently that's no longer the case. I'd suggest backing up everything anyway before you flash. If you have any issues you can always perform a factory reset later.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wrightperspective:
Only problem I've had so far is with my Galaxy Watch. When I connect my Note 9 to my Android Auto head unit, my phone disconnects my watch. I have to go back into the Galaxy Wear app and reconnect it.

This never happened before Pie.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] umbc1205:
I took a backup on smart switch ....but didn't need it.

I used Odin to flash n960u firmware then updated from my sd card and was off and running
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] t83wood:
Just flashed on my tmobile note 9 yesterday. Didn't wipe anything. Bootlooped twice then it booted itself into recovery with a message that the phone didn't start properly and to either reboot and try again, wipe app data, or factory reset to fix it. First I tried to just reboot it, same problem. So then I tried wiping app data, took a long time to boot then booted into safe mode where I proceeded to restore my apps from Samsung cloud. I stopped that early because it said to exit safe mode I'd have to factory reset. So I factory reset, booted normally, restored my apps, but for some reason it didn't get my notes restored? Always on display isn't working too.... Also will I still be able to install otas from tmobile after flashing this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] androidkid27:
this doesn't work for my T-Mobile variant note 9 when I'm in recovery not only does it not see my SD card but I can't even side-load it from ADB.... Any help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KiwiBird97:
Bypassing the data wipe

How did you work your way around the data wipe with the regular CSC_OYN?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] t83wood:
First I just dirty flashed it from recovery then worked out what it told me to do, aod does work also you just have to tap the screen to get it to come on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
It works go to Always on Display settings can change it to be always on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] superman25:
Update Android 9 pie

Thank you very much for that post ......finally I running on Android 9 ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] andersonernie77:
Casting issues

Since flashing my note 9 to the pie update via my SD card I haven't been able to cast from YouTube or any other app. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ferzmedina:
I'm on Verizon and updated via SD Card. I'm having similar casting issues and the only way to get anything on the screen, using my TV connected Chromecast, is to use Smart View and share the entire screen, but with frequent disconnections.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlopez0109:
Hello, I need some help ..I have an unlocked att note 9 that I am using on Tmobile. I am trying to update to pie but having a little bit of a difficulty...I have successfully upgraded to N960USQU1ARL1 with odin. I then try to install the next file which should be the pie update ( N960USQU1CSAA ) and when I put it on my sd card and try to update I get an error message. I have renamed the file to update.zip and put it on the root. As it tries to update I get the following message. "E:Error in sideload/package.zip (status 7) --No package file selected Installation aborted. What am I doing wrong? can anyone help? Thanks

Full message is as follows

Install /sdcard/update.zip

Finding update package

Opening update package

Verifying update package

Update package verification took 33.1 s

Installing update

unmount of /system failed; no such volume

Edit: I did do a wipe data/factory reset....Same issue
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Just download the CSAA firmware from Venom's post and flash it with ODIN.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlopez0109:
Tried

But I already flashed the first file with odin and succeeded. I am now trying to install the CSAA file through the SD card but getting that error file. Sorry, am I missing something
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Not sure what the issue is. If you're on N960USQU1ARL1, then all you should have to do is place the ARL1 to CSAA update zip in the root directory of your external SD card, then flash in recovery. And you don't have to rename it to update.zip. I think we stopped having to do that around Ice Cream Sandwich.

But if you're still having issues with it, then my original advice stands. Just flash the full CSAA firmware with ODIN.

---------- Post added at 09:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:12 PM ----------

Here is some advice I gave someone else having issues. If you're just determine to use the update.zip instead of flashing the full firmware:

Probably a bad download. Occasionally my phone would stop downloading the update.zip but tell me it completed.*

1. Make sure you are on N960USQU1ARL1 (NOT N960U1UEUARL1, they are different firmwares)

2. Download the N960USQU1ARL1-to-U1CSAA-UP.zip to your external SD card

3. Leave it as is. Don't rename it. Don't unzip or extract it. Just leave it be. Its perfect the way it is and you should learn to accept that fact.*

4. Boot into Recovery

5. Choose Apply update from SD Card

6. Browse to that perfectly name 1.83 GB large update zip that you downloaded from Firmware.Science and select it.

7. Now go have a cup of coffee (or beer, no judgement) and wait, patiently

8. Leave your phone alone! I said "wait patiently" Dammit!! Some people*

9. When you see its rebooted, enjoy Pie.

10. Leave me a thank you.

---------- Post added at 09:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 AM ----------

By the way step 10 is very important. If you don't follow it, you're Note 9 will go full code red Note 7 and detonate.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlopez0109:
Dumb question..is the build number the correct firmware or the baseband version because they are different? The build number is QU1ARL1... I'll try to re download it and not rename it.. If that doesn't work how do I go about just flashing the full firmware? Thanks again guys
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Technically the whole thing is the build number: N960USQU1ARL1, but the last five is the only thing that changes between build versions.

Hold, on I'll dig out a guide on that too. LOL.

---------- Post added at 09:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 PM ----------

You can tell what version of Android it is just by the build number. You can also tell if each update just contains the updated security patch, or if new features were added or updated.

The first part of the build number never changes. It will start with your model number (N960U or N960U1) followed by a region code for your model number (UE for US unlocked or SQ for US carrier models).

After that, there is a 5 character build number that changes with each version.

The first character (S or U) tells you if it's a security patch or a feature update. S = Security Patch and U = Feature Update (features added or changed)

The second character (a number) tells you bootloader version. This is important to know when upgrading and downgrading OS versions. You can NOT downgrade the bootloader. 1 = Bootloader V1, 2 = Bootloader v2, etc...

The third character tells you the Android version. This is different for each Galaxy device. A is the Android version that device was released with. (For the Note 9 A=Oreo; B=Sammy skipped B with the Note 9; C=Pie) Z is for official Samsung BETA program builds.

The fourth character is the year of the build (R=2018, S=2019). This is the same across all Galaxy devices.

The fifth character is the month of the build. This does not indicate what security patch it contains, only what month it was built. (A=January, B=February). Again, same across all Galaxy Devices.

The sixth character is just the sequence of builds that month (1-9, then A-Z)

So, official Oreo build S1ARJ9 is:

S - Security Patch

1 - Bootloader V1

A - Oreo

R - 2018

J - October build

9 - 9th build in October

and*official Pie build U1CSAA is:

U - Feature update

1 - Bootloader V1

C - Pie

S - 2019

A - January build

A - 10th build in January

and official Pie beta build U1ZRKP is:

U - Feature update

1 - Bootloader v1

Z - Official Samsung BETA program build

R - 2018

K - November build

P - 25th build in November

So let's break down my current build number, N960U1UEU1ZRLL

N960U1 - Build is for the Factory unlocked U1 model

UE - Region code - US Unlocked

U - Features updated or added

1 - Bootloader V1

Z - Official beta build

R - 2018

L - December*

L - 12th build in December

Always make sure you know what bootloader version comes with each build before you flash it. This is especially important with the leaked builds. If you flash a leaked Pie build, and it is already updated to bootloader V2, you will be stuck there, which will really suck if its a buggy build.

As of right now, if you update to any of the Pie builds, you can easily downgrade back to Oreo using patched ODIN. But once Samsung updates the bootloader to V2, you won't be able to downgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlopez0109:
Wow, thanks for all that info..I'm going to save that on a file for future reference... I think I'm just going to give up on updating it. I bought it from a friend who had att and decided to get an iPhone. I unlocked it and using it with TMobile so I wanted to do the update on it but I'm just having a hard time. I do have a one plus 6t I am using now. I love both phones but I think I'll keep that note on Oreo for now.... Thanks for all that information..I appreciate your time and patience with me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] yungzoe0624:
Very informative. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] rmanzo77:
Do you happen to know where we could download the unlocked versions SM-N960U1? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Firmware.science has all the OTAs. There is no full Pie firmware for the U1 yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ars0n:
wifi calling stopped working on mine after update. goes to a message about trying to activate and then says error unable. had wifi calling on oreo..

unable to update emergency information.. then crashes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ars0n:
anyone else missing performance modes as well? gaming? high perf? etc?

- found long press on battery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Sounds like you may need to do a factory reset. I know wifi calling works, just not sure why you're having issues.

---------- Post added at 08:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:01 AM ----------

I understand the frustration. If you just download the full CSAA firmware and flash it through ODIN you'll be fine. I also have a feeling you got a bad download of the update zip which may be causing your issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlopez0109:
Hey thanks for replying. So downloading the CSAA from venoms post should be able to flash through Odin? Maybe I'm completely missing something but that zip file does not contain the apa/bl etcs files does it? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Venom didn't post an update zip. He posted the FULL firmware. It includes all five files.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlopez0109:
My bad, sorry If I sound dumb..lol I'll try and do that today..I really want to get the phone updated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Anytime! Don't never not give up and you'll get it figured out! :laugh: