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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] physicistman:
UEFI.

For anyone who is willing to look through the files, I have extracted what I believe to be the important parts of the UEFI firmware in the XBL.elf file of the N960U1 ARH2 version XBL UEFI EXTRACTED.. I have been scouring the files extracted trying to see if I can find some way of unlocking the bootloader on this device. I know some of ARM and ARM instruction set, but very little of UEFI firmware, so I thought other people who might have more information/knowledge regarding the possibility of what can be accomplished (if anything). I have also searched through the entire system rom and am under the current belief that the file that is stopping oem unlock from being visible is the file /system/lib64/libpsi.so, I am at a loss to use that information (obviously or such information would have been shared), but once again maybe someone with more knowledge could figure out a way to unlock it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
You should post this on the root thread. There are a couple of people beside elliwigy who are discussing this possibility. I mean, I really don't care if you post here, but I think there your post will be viewed more and they'll probably interact with it better. Sounds good, though. I don't have much knowledge on this subject.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I don't like this guy at all. And that fold phone is stupid and very expensive for the uselessness of it. I think some people have already has issues with its screen. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
well i watched 2 videos. one is of someone hating it and the other the video posted above.

i hate to admit it but that guy in the video kinda made me intrigued.

so im on the fence. maybe even more on the 'for it' side of the fence.

id really love to get some HOT with it.( SOT... HOT lol)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Lol. I wouldn't advise buying it just yet. Never buy a first gen (I know it sounds cheesy, but it applies here). This phone is good looking, I agree, but not as practical as they make it seem to be. The guy who likes it received like ten of them for free from Samsung. Of course he's going to tell you to buy it, isn't this how sponsorship works? First, that crease. It's there staring at you all the time, and also, indicates that there is a weak point on the phone and that it'll break at some point (of course after the warranty is over lol). Second, this phone pretty much has to be opened every time you want to use it because of that tiny and ugly front screen. So, your chances of breaking it earlier than expected are very high. Third, it's so damn expensive, might as well buy the latest and greatest phablet(Note 10 is around the corner) and save a grand to buy something else with it. Just my opinion. I mean, if you have 2 Gs that you want to spend, go for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
This is the first foldable phone that's going to have real world usage, it'll uncover all the flaws & problems, which they can then improve on with the second generation, buying a first gen anything is never a good idea in my opinion, with a price that high too, just isn't worth it..

Get out your popcorn & grab a beer and just enjoy watching Samsung & Huawei struggle to rectify the current issues
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Thing is..people will buy it just to say they have it. And there will be people to jump on it as soon as they can to say they were the first without even checking to see whats all about. I agree with you guys I always wait a bit before buying the 1st of anything. Same reason I do not jump as soon as there is an update.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
See this as well, though I'm trying to decrypt it further. This is from 9600 version

I think engmode might be the right way to go

https://www.sendspace.com/file/oq5uu1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
And then you have Samsung's favourable youtubers and journalists getting it for free like they do its flagships phones. Hence why I dont believe any of their $hit anymore when they do reviews.

On a side note, that youtuber Brownlee, he actually admitted peeling the screen off his foldable, what a mong. And he's supposed to be tech savvy. SMH.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I agree with you on the youtubers part. That's why I don't trust most of them now a days (except Louis Rossmann of course lol. He's a beast). But in Marquese's defense, Samsung didn't put any warning on their package for users not to peel that small layer of plastic until they saw it happening. Given that a lot of phones now a days come with a regular screen protector out of the box that wouldn't cause any issues when peeled, he probably thought it was gonna be just the same. But hey, the more issues we see the "better", so they can iron them out for future gens.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
You two should collaborate on this. You seem to know what you're talking about. Maybe you can unlock that stupid thing for us so we can have full advantage of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
He has no defense, a true techy would have known that one doesn't go peeling edges of a foldable non glass device. SMH. You know what my take is on this matter?

It's for the publicity, one did it and the rest had to chime and say "me too". Its all self marketing and promotion on the individuals part, after all they don't want to be left out of the hype.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I don't know. You're probably right. I didn't even see the Twitter post, so, I can't be certain. I don't even follow any of these guys on any social media platform, so, I don't know. Bottom line is, galaxy fold isn't ready or any foldable device for that matter. I think we need at least 4 more years for them to replace the regular smartphone completely.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I watch Flossy Carters reviews on tech

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
People had big issues with that phone I know it's a first gen but it should at least perform better then it did I'
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
I just removed 50+ posts in this thread. I've never had to remove more than 5-6 off-topic posts in one thread before because everyone knows when to stop.

However, here it seemed like you all forgot that this was a public forum, where people from all around the world visit, people of different age, race, and religion.

What you say may not offend you, or me, but it can offend others. Please keep that in mind every time you post something.

This thread may be casual, and fun, and that's all fine, but just remember that this is still the Note 9 forum, not you guys having a round of drinks at the bar with your friends.

Thread cleaned:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Y'all heard the man. I told you so in OP, but nope, you don't listen. next time, I'm sure he'll just close the thread and leave us hanging in the air.

Edit: Ok, so I have just found out about some inappropriate posts being posted on here. I've clearly stated in OP that everyone who wants to post here must adhere to XDA's rules. This is unacceptable. I'll be watching this thread closely and I'll make sure to report crap like that personally. We are here to talk about technology (and have some random topics here and there), not to spew some unnecessary hate. If you feel like you can't be nice then this thread isn't for you. Please stay away. These forums have people from all kinds of backgrounds and ethnicities (myself for instance) and we need to respect that.

If anyone catches any inappropriate posts, please PM me right away so I can report them or just report them yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
Google Assistant will no longer read SMS aloud from Textra or other third party SMS apps.

Google Assistant will some times read SMS aloud from Google's Android Messages and Samsung Messages apps.

Google Assistant will never ask if I wish to reply after it reads an SMS aloud from the Samsung Messages app.

Google Assistant will only some times ask if I wish to reply after it reads an SMS aloud from Google's Android Messages app and usually will not understand my responses.

This is using a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage.

Many others are squawking about this issue on Google's community forum in many threads, but no response from Google.

I have emailed Google twice a week for a month about this at apps-help@google.com, but no replies.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Seems like their own changes to Android are working against them? I would assume it has to do with the way notifications are accessed now on Oreo and Pie. Ever since the new changes they made other apps are also having issues with accessing notifications.

Try this on your Note. See if you need to grant Notification access for it to work. I'm guessing it already has the permission but you never know?

Maybe they'll send you 10 Pixel phones like they did to that guy.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
I'll give it a whirl. Thanks!

I haven't heard about that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
No go. I just checked myself and Assistant nor Google Search aren't in the list. Here's a screenshot of what I was talking about though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
Mine was already selected.

I meant that I hadn't heard about the ride receiving 10 pixel phones from the Google. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I want that theme!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Could be due to the latest privacy bullcrap they had in front of Congress for, you never know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
I'm on Oreo, tho, so...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Me too. I'm getting this. I hope it's a free one
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
It's free. I'm cheap. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
My OreoView attachment 4745990

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Hmmm I kinda like this.

https://youtu.be/4zMU0dhHauw

SM-N935F NoteFE Superfast9 Rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bandario:
No water resistance. Grit in pocket becomes sandpaper for camera mechanism. I'll pass.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Well im kinda one of those OCD people, never was to concerned about the water resistant stuff and I have every Note since Note 1 never got any of my devices wet..lol but I see your point..and maybe a quick burst of air could clean it out..lol

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
That motor is the first thing to go on that A80. Bet??

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Interesting that Google isn't an option for me in the list.?

Nor sue if that's a good thing or nah.??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Samsung is all over the place with their phones. Like what is this one now? Lower processor with a ton of ram and big bright and beautiful screen and a smaller battery for the same price as the s10e. They're probably experimenting on things. I honestly don't get the point of these A phones if they're pretty much the same (except for the processor). I'd understand if it was, let's say, $500. They're as confused as this comment. [emoji23]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Well nevermind..lol all of you just bursted my bubble[emoji23][emoji1787][emoji23][emoji1787]

SM-N935F NoteFE Superfast9 Rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Hey, if you have some extra cash go for it, man. I thought you were a "note guy" and have all the notes. Plus, this looks very cheap
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Yeah I'm a Note guy.[emoji106]

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Galaxy Note-Fold or Galaxy Fold-Note??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
[emoji22][emoji24]

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No new phones for me my truck of 13yrs finally gave out on me..a sad day indeed.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Rip

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
What's wrong with it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
It can be rebuilt, better, faster, stronger.

We have the technology.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Lmao...lifters went bad need new cam too

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All the parts needed come to over $2,000..and labor $100hr

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Speaking of stronger faster..wish they would remake 6million dollar man...yes im showing how old I am. Anyone try the new Pie update yet?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Well, wouldn't it be better to spend a couple of thousands instead of buying a new one?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pizza_pablo:
But,
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Battery life is still trash
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
On the Note 9?, You're mistaken
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
$6,000 on a 13 yr old truck...hmmm.

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That was my problem with every Pie update, my battery life was horrible. Saw so many with screen times averaging 9hrs. Mine was usually about 5hrs which isn't bad at all. And I'm not one of those people that run an insane amount of apps..no facebook..no instagram..no snapchat..no twitter or anything like that. Including my home screen I have 2 pages of apps that's it. Others on Pie had the same results and others didn't, it was just so random. And there are a few things on Oreo that I can't do on Pie.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Yup, better than financing one that would end up costing you $35000.

And pie was horrible with battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Heck I was actually thinking about going all the back to the Original firmware the device shipped with

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
I'd get in touch with Samsung to replace your battery, that doesn't sound right at all, I play games, watch YouTube & Netflix & use Twitter, I get much better usage, rarely have to charge my phone before 6pm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I dont think its to the point that I need a new battery was just pointing out the 9hrs screen time of some but when asked how this was acheived they wouldnt tell..lol. But some of them would let battery drain to 5%, I never let mine drop below 15% again a 5 to 6hr screen time isnt bad was just going by what I have read from others.

SM-N935F NoteFE Superfast9 Rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Wait, I'm mistaken about the battery life being crappy on Pie update with my phone??

Umm, okay. I mean, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person that has gotten worse battery on Pie.?

There IS a thread detailing numerous people with worse battery on Pie.??*♂️
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
There also just as many, if not more people reporting the same or better battery life, that tells me that either there's a battery defect on *some* people's devices suffering from bad battery, or they're using the device more heavily than before, could possibly be that people reporting good battery life are using the device less, but I doubt it...

It's difficult to have "crappy" battery life with a 4000mAh cell unless your software really is horrendous, Android 9 is well optimized, even with Samsung's OneUI over it, battery life is still great :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Now you trippin.?

I used to bank 8 hours on Oreo at 50% all day. Maybe 3 hours on Pie. And that's with using a dark theme. Went to Oreo, better battery life is already back. I clocked 6 hours today just watching Netflix with the wife and torrent some legal files on the drive back home for 5 hours.

Edit: actually let's not even consider any of that. Let's go back to Ice Cream. Android as a whole has changed and while I completely agree it has improved, battery life has not been the best department of improvement, especially with the extra "features" that hardware manufacturers are shoving in these devices. Not to mention the screen resolutions. I don't believe features such as "dark mode" were put in just because they though people wanted to save their eyes. There's thousands of themes for that. Features like Doze practically doesn't even exist in Android 9. Apps like Naptime wouldn't be needed anymore if Doze was actually doing what it should.

Edit 2: meh, I'm all tangents.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
If dropping from 8 hours down to 3 hours isn't a clear indication that your battery could be defective then I don't know what is... You're using a 4000mAh cell my dude, Samsung would have had to completely f**ked up OneUI for it to be that bad, there's plenty of users including myself who experience great battery life
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
I feel like I shouldn't respond to this. But I'm curious...

So you believe that everyone in that thread is using their phone different than they did a day or two before or they have defective batteries all of a sudden? You do realize how that sounds right? And android 9 is well optimized? Pretty sure there's a thread right now in the Pixel section with people having issues with battery. How would you even explain folks going back to Oreo and their usual time spans returning to what they were used to?

Regardless, and that was a tangent I just went on, battery life on any device is like pain to people. It's all relative man. Numerous factors account for poor battery life. Cell coverage, radio signal, radio chip utilization, I can go on really. I highly doubt all those people in the battery life thread, or the going back to Oreo thread suddenly needs new batteries when some of them went back to Oreo and their time span increased.

T-Mobile's Pie update is probably the worse one. The Wi-Fi and data radios are no longer being utilized as well as they were on Oreo. The process for dropping from a signal and connector to a more reliable one get hung up 4 out of 5 times. We tested, and tested, and tested the heck out of it. Even contacted T-Mobile techs about it. The newest update still doesn't help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
As you can see in the previous posted I said could need a battery replacement did I not?, I'm obviously not suggesting that everyone having battery issues suddenly needs a new battery, however what I am saying is that it's perfectly possible for certain people (not everyone) to start using their devices a little more heavily without realising it, it's also possible that numerous people haven't tried a factory rest or attempted to clear the cache, these things can (not always) help people out..

At the end of the day, you can only tell me your experience & I can only tell you mine, I'm not saying you are wrong I simply said I think you're mistaken because of how drastic a 8hour down to 3hour drop sound's...

Additionally, I'm not even trying to defend Samsung to be perfectly honest, they are far from perfect, I just have to give credit where credit is due, before my Note 9 I had a Huawei Mate 10 Pro, which also featured a 4000mAh battery, and the battery life on that was worse, even with Huawei's overly aggressive background killing, baring in mind I also use 1440p whereas that was 1080p

I hope in your case, you are eventually run a Pie build that'll restore your great battery life..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
You must have missed where I said I went back to Oreo and got back to my high usage before needing to charge. Others users from the battery life thread said and did the same thing.

Either way. My original reply where I said its trash, is relative to my usage. Butchieboy knows what's up.

I definitely did not mean to get into a debate with someone that Pie has been great for. I'm glad it has been and still is. It's not for me so Oreo unfortunately is where I'm at again until I test the next update. ??*♂️

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Yo I swear on some lives I know, my coworker had one of those and he was clocking way better life than my Note 8. Ridiculously better!!! I was so mad when he got that thing and it was lasting longer than my Note 8.????

Unlocked firmware for the win!!! Swapped it over to unlocked, life has been awesome even on the Pie version.??*♂️
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
On the Mate 10 Pro or Note 8?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Actually what was weird for me was when I 1st installed Pie I let it settle in for a few days..boom over 8hrs screen time with heavy use..after that it got worse. So for me and again its just me Oreo has been more gooder..lol. battery consistantly is better. Now on my Note FE Pie its totally different..but that could be because its a Pie rom with Oreo base.

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But then again I always have my Anker battery pack with me so no biggie.

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Question:

Does anyone use Virus Scanning thats part of Device Maintainence?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Never, I don't feel like it's necessary, I only ever install apps from the Play Store & they're reputable apps, Chrome, Twitter etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
[emoji106] thanks for reply.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] /laron.m.s.08:
Im useing pie..theres some perks and some uglies lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
The battery isn't defective if I get 9+ hour of SOT on oreo and only 5-6 on pie. It's not the battery at all. It is the software, the carrier, the chip, the apps people have on their phones and so many other factors. I mean 5 hours is more than enough for me anyway, but it just bothers me that my phone is draining faster than normal. Now that I'm back to oreo, the 9 and 10 hours are a breeze.