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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
No, firmware.science is not a ROM over the official build. It IS official builds.

In the about software screen, what does it show as your build number?

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There's several posts with that information. There's even a thread titled "Downgrade to Oreo."
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] davec38:
In the about software screen, what does it show as your build number?

It says im on CSAA build number. But, when I check manually for OTA system updates, it says I'm have the latest ARL1.

When I look at update history the last entry was Jan 6 when I got the ARL1 OTA.....

Shouldn't the last entry say CSAA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] RGardner:
I followed this guide from a reddit post.

Download Odin v3.13.1. Download firmware for your phone.

Extract the firmware file you just downloaded. You should get 5 files:AP (System &Recovery)BL (Bootloader)CP (Modem / Radio)CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)HOME_CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)

Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.1. Use CSC_*** if you want to do a clean flash or HOME_CSC_*** if you want to keep your apps and data.

Reboot your phone in Download / Odin mode (make sure your device is off) with the following button combo: POWER + VOLUME DOWN + BIXBY

Once in download mode, connect your phone to the PC, preferably using the original USB cable you got with your phone. Odin should detect your device and a BLUE box will show up with the COM port number. (Be sure, the SAMSUNG-drivers are installed on your PC!)

Click the start button, wait for Odin to say 'PASS' in a GREEN box. Once the flash is complete, your phone will reboot, and you can disconnect your phone from the PC.

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As I stated above, T-Mobile folks who updated from the firmware.science site are NOT getting their update. My bet, from all the evidence is, you're going to have to downgrade to ARL1 to get CSB3 - whether you get it from Verizon, or from firmware.science.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Lumince:
Nevermind.... This is just the beta update everyone is flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
No, this discussion is actually about the official Verizon release, which will be CSB3. The beta builds were Z builds and were only for the U1 devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] goforth13:
I just updated to CSB3 from CSSA without any problems!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Schwagz:
I feel like I'm just cursed when it comes to this.

I'm one of the people who was waiting for AT&T to update the S6 to Marshmallow back in 2016, we had to wait until like, April or May to get it.

Recently we switched carriers to Verizon and I got a Note 9, hoping to get OneUI and a bunch of other optimizations w/ Pie. Now it's the exact same problem as AT&T back then when we had to download the OTA from their site and flash it to the phone using ODIN. (And wouldn't you know, AT&T launched Pie first for the Note 9 this time, yay.)

I know I'm not the reason for this but, damn it sure feels like I am at this point.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TonyGzl92:
Via OTA? Or SD card?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] RGardner:
Certainly NOT through any OTA... Verizon hasn't released yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] goforth13:
SD card update, everything works just fine. On Verizon by the way

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SD Card update...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] davec38:
Sweet, I may try this tonight then. CSAA to CSB3....with SD card and no issues
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] goforth13:
Did it while I was at work.... Phone is running good so far with no issues.

Have to use SS-N960USQU1CSAA-to-U1CSB3-UP.zip, if you are already on CSAA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] davec38:
Where did you download CSB3?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] goforth13:
I just did a search for Note 9 Update and stumbled on another XDA forum that had some download links to the CSSA to CSB3 files....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] hkklife:
On Verizon, moved it to SD card, installed quick and painlessly. Still am not a huge fan of One UI/Pie. I much preferred Samsung Experience 8.5 atop Oreo. Oh well.

Any idea of the changelog for the CSb3 build?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] barywsf:
Trying to find the files to go from CSAA to CSB3. Please post a link or clues. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] mademan420:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79041211&postcount=4465
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Keep looking. You'll find it. I believe in you!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] davec38:
Hats off fellas! Thanks for delivering..... I just patched to 1CSB3 on my commute home.

So, see you the next seriously delayed patch from Verizon LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
:highfive: :victory:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] barywsf:
I patched too. All good so far.

Thanks to all for your help!

Update: Lost my Bluetooth devices and had to re-add them. Hopefully this only happens one time. Other than that, all good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] krypto1300:
Did the CSAA to CSB3 update in the thread. All good so far. Had to use a microsd that was not encrypted.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Justinphxaz:
CSAA to CSB3 completed via stock recovery and SD card worked great on my Verizon Note 9!! Thanks to you all who provided it, greatly appreciated!

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Not sure of the changelog, but from CSAA to CSB3 it seems the wifi performance/signal is improved. When I moved much further than 20 feet away from the router, I started to notice that the wifi signal would constantly fluctuate, drop down, then shoot back up, over and over. Sometimes it'd remain down a bar or two for awhile.

I realized this never happened on Oreo, unless I was considerably further away, like outside my house in the backyard. Once out in the backyard, it'd finally drop down a bar or two. Now on CSB3 it seems like the wifi range that I used to have on Oreo, is back on this Pie build. I do not see the constant fluctuation of wifi signal dropping a bar or two, even as I am more like 30-80ft from the router regularly.

Also on CSAA I noticed quite a few random drops from Bluetooth, while streaming my songs in my vehicle via Uconnect. That was while using CSAA for about 3 weeks. With CSB3 I haven't encountered any BT drops in the vehicle. However, I've only used it about 3 or 4 times now since loading this new build, so perhaps it'll still happen, but so far it's working well and reliably.

Other than those two annoyances, I never had issues with CSAA. CSB3 seems extremely solid with no hiccups yet, everything works very well. Hopefully Verizon pushes this build by this Friday and we will be back aboard the OTA train and can get updates via OTA on a regular basis again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Justinphxaz:
Just noticed Verizon switched the CSB7 test build to this build. N960USQU1CSC1.DM/N960UOYN1CSC1/N960USQU1CSC1. Not sure if they are done testing CSB7 and push that next or if they didn't like that build and are going to push this CSC1 build (the CSB7 build looked like just a security update with 'S' right after the Q but this build has a 'U' after the Q, for feature update from what I recall) out after the CSB3 build.

Hopefully Verizon pushes something for the Note 9, seems they've had their hands on quite a few builds. Time to stop holding builds back for pre orders of the S10 series.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Yes S = Security, U = Update feature.

And as far as FOTA, it will ALWAYS show different and newer builds being tested. That doesn't mean that build will or won't get pushed.

Verizon will push CSB3 for sure, then all the carriers will be on the same OTA path and will push the same builds each month. That's how the BYOD firmware works.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Justinphxaz:
Okay, nice! Appreciate the insight. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Geezus42:
I downloaded the update file from firmware.science moved it to my SD and renamed it as per the instructions. However when I go to recovery and try to update it throws an error having to do with a signature and aborts. I have tried many times, many downloads, verified I have the N960U not the U1. Any ideas?

Maybe I'm just an idiot because I don't see anyone else having this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
Which ZIP did you download?

What is your current build number?

You don't have to rename it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Geezus42:
I downloaded CSAA. My current is ARL1. I didn't think the name mattered but its in the instructions on firmware.science. I'm downloading the newer one now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Geezus42:
I just tried again with the newer firmware and I still got an error about the footer followed by an abort.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
What is your exact build number, starting with N960U...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] jam2315:
I had that problem and mine ended up being that somehow the file wasn't downloading all the way. If it's not fully downloaded or missing anything it will throw that error. I got it twice. Finally downloaded the full way... 1.8gb and it worked perfect. Hope this helps u
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Geezus42:
The problem was that I had my SD card encrypted. I just assumed since the bootloader could view the files it wouldn't matter.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] datbeuuu:
They will closed the beta tommorow!! Notice Verizon User !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
The beta was for the Unlocked Unbranded models. This thread is about the carrier branded update. Which is already official.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] datbeuuu:
Wait Verizon Release pie already?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
The carrier version is N960USQU1CSB3. It's the same for all the carrier, including Verizon. It's universal BYOD firmware. If Verizon hasn't pushed it to your phone yet, you can use ODIN and flash it that way.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Sally_hustle:
Downloading the official ota pie update from verizon now, heads up to all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] pantypants:
Still waiting for it...sad
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] athack:
I installed it yesterday via ota update.. no major issues ,like the new look, twitter and facebook notifications seem to be acting funny.. cleaned cache for all, uninstalled both and re installed.. anyone else notice this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ryant35:
I finally had to factory reset my note, it forgot bluetooth pairings a few times again and then one day I wasn't getting notifications at all.

After resetting the android setup app was crashing and I couldn't get past the set up google account screen. I downloaded odin and starting downloading the older firmware while I factory reset again from the boot screen. The second time it worked and everything has been ok so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] pizza_pablo:
Dropped on my coworkers VZW branded 6/128 this morning in Tacoma, WA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
OMG @ that garrish pop up. Why does Big Red have to Verizonify everything? Just leave well enough alone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Venom0642:
Yes, Son in law is on Note9 Verizon and it rolled out on him yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] pizza_pablo:
Because BIG RED!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] ghodzilla5150:
Downloaded this morning. No issues with download and it's pretty nice. Going thru the phone to see the changes. It's about time:)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] TonyGzl92:
I haven't recieved it yet :( still waiting
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mattm31:
HELP note 9 pie update

I used sd card to load pie on verizon note 9. now can not get any updates can someone help. i forget how o do the sd card method and really could use some help asap
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] imeem:
I bought the phone from Ebay and it was advertised as unlocked, but when I got the phone, I noticed the T-Mobile Device Unlock app with the options of permanent unlock or temporarily unlocked. I tried doing permanent unlock but it said it didn't work, but temporarily unlocked did.

What confuses me is that before i try all this, I tried 2 different sim cards from 2 different networks and it worked fine. The app says that if it is permanently unlocked, the app will disappear. So is there a way to check if my phone is truly permanently unlocked or only temporarily?

FWIW my phone has been fully refurbished and the s/n has been altered before. So idk what has been changed on this phone.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Navalier:
I'm pretty sure it's temporary, since not only is it not gone but you also pressed temporary which is allowing the other service to work
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] imeem:
weird thing is that my phoned worked as "unlocked" before i press temporary unlock. Unless the seller did it and factory reseted the phone so that i don't see it. But anyways, i went here: https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx and entered my imei and it said it has a outstanding balance. Gonna email the seller about that...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] TomIsDead:
Hello all, I just bought a Redmi Note 3 Pro today and I really want to install a custom ROM like LineageOS but I feel so lost. As far as I'm aware, it's the kate variant.

Are there any complete tutorials about which steps I have to follow to succesfully install a custom ROM? Like unlocking bootloader and installing TWRP (and how to do that), but I've found many different methods and it gets me really confused, so I don't know what I should be doing first. :confused:

Thank you in advance.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Black_Stark:
Read here.

http://in.c.mi.com/thread-1728433-1-0.html
[General Questions and Answers] mtbvfr:
Hi Folks,

I recently received a UMIDIGI Z2 Special Edition. Yesterday, I finally got around to downloading and applying all the available OTA updates. I was hoping that there could be a way to do the updates via sharing my Laptops Internet connection to a USB port.

It is my first Android phone. I haven't used it yet as I need to get a compatible SIM chip. Meanwhile, I am still using an old Apple 3GS.

I have been trying to find a comprehensive Android User Guide for Beginners but with no luck. Can someone point me in the right direction please?

I do not want to use any Google applications, like Gmail, Chrome, Drive etc (I may have to keep the Play Store app though.) nor Facebook, Twitter, Instagram nor any others that the "Powers that shouldn't be" use to monitor, exploit and manipulate the masses for the benefit of the elitist scum that are still "pulling the strings" on our home (Mother Earth).

So, I would appreciate your recommendations for alternative applications that are completely private.

I want to remove the aforementioned Google apps.

Which are the best Alternative App Stores?

What other applications are recommended for everyday use?

I will be using the phone for Email, Browsing, SMS Messaging, Phone Calls, Photos, Language Dictionaries/Translation, Maps.

Many thanks, MTB.
[General Questions and Answers] ElitePanther:
hi, i was wondering if any1 could help me find a way to make the camera of my umidigi s2 not pro just s2 better, i was looking for a google camera mod but couldnt find a version for me, ty.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9h05t:
Dear all,

Some help or suggestion for fix needed.

I got the BLW (beautiful live wallpaper) app which is a live wallpaper with music visualiser.

Everything works fine during normal usage.

I can see the title of the song as well as the bars/lines moving with the music.

But when I mirror or cast the screen, i can see the title of the song, but not the moving bars or lines.

The strange thing is sometimes I can get it to appear, but most of the times it doesnt.

Is there something I can tweak to solve this?

Many thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] kirankowshik:
I recently purchased a note 9 off ebay and it came with a csc which when checked through samfirmware gave many diff regions like philippines, czech, singapire etc. How do I know which region my phone is? Is there some product code?? Attached a screenshot with the firmware on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] alexiuss:
Region code or CSC is shown here: in my case BTU which is Ireland and UKView attachment 4700906

Enviado desde mi SM-N960F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] luly:
Hello

On my S9+ 256gb I have way to high system storage I think.

When I go to Device Maintenance and check device storage it says 27 gb on a clean install?

When I go further into system and internal storage I can see that System Memory takes up 27gb is this normal?

I did a nandroid, wiped everything and reinnstalled backup, the backup is 9.6GB with operating system and ALL of my apps installed.

But even then, when yhe phone starts and I check I get this 27GB System Memory (see screnshot)

Something has to be wrong? What secrets are using up 30 GB on my phone?
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bascotie:
Hi guys,

I installed Alpha Omega Rom shortly after getting a used LG V20 and it's been the fastest rom so far!

Issue #1: I've tried a couple different batteries, and it's hard to get a full day's battery life out of the thing. I do make business calls and listen to podcasts/music on it, but I used to do the same on my Galaxy S6 and the battery would usually make it from morning to night without issue. I've cleaned up the phone as much as possible. Anything else i can do?

Issue #2: Quite often, when listening to music via bluetooth to my car stereo, it cuts out quite a bit. It randomly fixes itself for a while but always comes back once a day or more. Any fixes for this?

Thanks !
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] cnjax:
This should be asked in the alpha thread or in the questions and answers section
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] baugen55:
Generally you need a higher capacity aftermarket battery to last through a day of use, esp on used phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodogg88:
My unrooted Samsung S7 edge is pattern locked but I also set my fingerprint on it. Since I haven't used the pattern in a while, i forgot what it was but I can still open the phone with my fingerprint.

I read online of using adb to delete a gesture.key file however on mine it is a gatekeeper.pattern.key file and when I try to use adb to delete it, adb says permission denied.

my question: I don't want to root this phone or install a custom recovery. is there any way to remove or reset the pattern without factory resetting my phone? I do not get an option to reset using my gmail account.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PoochyX:
If you can still access the phone threw finger print data why are you not able to go into lock screen and security and change pass key or it needs the puzzle and fingerprint to proceed

PoochyXXX
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RealWelder:
Without root you can pull files with adb, but editing or deleting them is out of the question. I've done what you are wanting to do before, but you have to have root or TWRP.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dbrown2:
Hello,

I have searched, but for the life me I can't seem to find a solutions for this. I have 6800 (verizon) with DCD 3.01 and radio 3.27. I thought I would upgrade to 3.04. After flash I go into settings\connections\ and look for manage existing connections, but can't find it.

Does anyone have a suggestion?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] azclown:
Dbrown - using the 3.27 radio with a 3.x.x ROM is NOT a good idea, and it's highly recommended you upgrade to the 3.35 or 3.37 radio asap....
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
It's impossible for him to be using the 3.27 radio with 3.0.1. He's mistaken, he probably is using 3.37.20. The phone would not function if he had 3.27 and 3.0.1 installed.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dbrown2:
Sorry it was late and I was not looking. I am running 3.37 radio. I had to go to ppcgeeks rom and i got the verizon connections back. Not sure why it did not work with DCD 3.04. I will try the rom instead of the kitchen.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] bladestonez:
Has anyone successfully gotten Google dialer visual voicemail working on an international 6t on T-Mobile? I've searched and found several trips but none seem to work. I've gotten the stock dialer voicemail working but no matter what I do goggle dialer won't give me the tab.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] coolguy:
I had given up trying to get Verizon vvm tab to show up.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluegenes:
I was wondering if V35 users could share their experiences with the myriad of Gcam ports out there?

I'm currently using LGN_MGC_6.1.021_Potter_v4F-san1ty-final. When I tap the button, Gcam will sometimes focus and not take a photo. Other times it will take the photo. I'm inclined to think it's not good for the V35. I'm going to try some other ports as well.

A regularly updated list of Gcam ports is available here: (cannot link due to forum restrictions)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] _Bruce:
I seem to have a damaged data partition on my Nook HD. All attempts to wipe, restore or write to the partition are unsuccessful using multiple TWRP versions and CWM. Attempts to flash ROMs, including all stock ROMs are unsuccessful. Once in a while I see a warning: "This /data backup was made with ext4 file system! The backup may not boot unless you change back to ext4." (Yes, that's ext4 x 2, but restoring usually just exits on an error).

Does anyone know a way to reformat or otherwise repair my /data partition?

Thank you.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] DeeBG:
Hey everyone, this is a carryover post from the LG G7 Reddit. As of now, there are a number of people out there with US model firmware flashed phones that don't allow updating via normal methods (most commonly PM/Sprint phone flashed with ULM/Unlocked firmware). The only way for these users to update their phone is to flash an updated kdz with LGUP's refurbish option, which causes the phone to be wiped (while it's possible to backup most elements of the phone, it'd be ideal if a normal FOTA update could be obtained and executed on these devices). I used to own one of these phones, before obtaining a factory ULM version. The phone I bought was running the October (10g) update so I was hoping I could just capture the 10i update and share that to users that needed an alternative way to upgrade with the FOTA update.

However, LG apparently has their phone updates in a cumulative/rolled up package (in this case, my phone downloaded this 522MB file when updating, even though I'm sure only a small portion was ultimately needed). When opened with a program like 7-Zip, only one, much smaller file is shown (I don't know if this is actually a kdz file or something similar since 7-Zip is unable to correctly read the header/contents). This could very well be the same file one would download if using LG Bridge (although the PM/Sprint model => ULM/Unlocked converted phones are not detected by that program). I've only worked with HTC/Samsung/Nexus+Pixel-branded phones in the past, so I know little to nothing about LG's packaging and update methodology. Any assistance in creating (or explaining how one might go about creating) a FOTA file that could be sideloaded or flashed with LGUP would be amazing. Cheers!