yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
You will not see Oem unlock on carrier version. Have to get it unlock through very reliable source
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] Talysdaddy:
If your only reason to unlock your bootloader is to get rid of bloatware, theres a couple apps in the store that does it well.. Was going to grab a link but then remembered they do cost a few dollars and you obviously have some issues spending it so won't waste my time grabbing them for no reason.

It's clear you were bit emotional discussing this topic and perhaps didnt put much thought into it. If you're simply giving your phone away and then buying another one, you'd be spending at least twice as much as the bootloader unlocking costs and netting a far less superior phone then the A71 5G. So other then your generosity to the recipient, you'd be losing badly with that decision. Of course the only one suffering of the bad decision is yourself, which is ironic being that you were so against giving your money away, but your scenario results in spending even more money for a crappier device.. Or maybe that's your goal? Anyway, nevermind
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
You can use adb to rid your device of bloat. Also Package Disabled which cost a couple bucks. Some don't like it but I have it on 3 of my devices. But as the post before mine stated there are things you can do to get rid of the bloat not just dump it and buy another device. But ultimately its up to you. I'm not pushing you to pay for anything but for me...and I am only talking about me, I have had 3 devices unlock because I wanted root and I am darn glad I did. But again, you don't need unlocked bootloader if you just want to freeze bloat. Good luck friend.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] PackRatDragon:
I have a general question regarding rooting my A716U. Forgive me, if these have been asked and answered. I am on the phone and it doesn't want to play nice.

I see there is a method to unlock the boot loader, and fairly clear directions on installing twrp and magisk. I will readily admit that am a bit ocd/adhd and tend to over think things. I am out of my add mec until Monday so I am probably rambling.

1] Am I correct that after twrp the ota security updates will fail, because of the nonstandard recovery

1a] is this a problem? Are these updates actually needed.

1b] will applying future security updates kill/unroot my phone.

2] Is there a way to keep the root and restore the native recovery?

2a] is native recovery needed

3] is the A71 5G factory (carrier) unlocked scheduled to get android 12

3a] does anyone know of a reputable rom for the A71 5G, Android 12, rooted that they'd personally recommend?
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
You can have stock recovery on rooted device. You will just need to extract boot image and patch with Magisk ,then flash with Odin. As far as security patches for me its a personal preference some will say others wise. I have devices still on firmware it came out of box with and never been updated with latest security and I have never had any issues. To your other questions I'm sure someone will chime in. I had At&t A71 boot unlocked and rooted. At the time the only roms were Gsi roms not sure now. Seems developers are not pushing out roms like they used to. Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] loganblack0:
As of now there's still no way to unlock the bootloader? I have the Tmobile US version
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] afaneh92:
Read
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] loganblack0:
I'm SORRY.

I meant FOR FREE.

As of now there's still no way to unlock the bootloader FOR FREE. ? I have the T-Mobile US version
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] afaneh92:
No way for now
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] Mysticblaze347:
So I take it that this is unrootable then? I have new a71 5g t-mobile. Was forced into new November 2021 update. Auto updated. No oem option even with time/date tweak. I am new to this phone. My older v20 has better features but was blacklisted for tmobile because of 5g. I have the U series (SM-A716U) A71 5G. One ui 3.1.

What about temp root with locked bootloader, is that even possible?

The cam features on this phone suck. No hdr recording for rear cams. Has for front, but in 1080p. So dumb. Main reason for root wanted is better cam and more abilities.

Be nice if a unpayed way was found. These days suck for cell phones lol. Thanks in advanced.
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] donivan420:
So, May I ask how the process works in a technical sense? Or would the that information along with the leaky pipes be bad for buisness?
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] afaneh92:
Dirtypipe if worked, will work on s22 only since its on 5.10 kernel
[Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Guides, News, & Discussion] donivan420:
Oy! I need to keep up better. I remember dirty cow. Good stuff!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Questions & Answers] maxsan20:
hi,

i am trying to update my phone to the latest Firmware (V11.0.10.0.PFHINXM) but whenever i try to Flash the update Zip its always Said

Failed to Mount '/Metdata (Invalid Argument)

can someone help me ??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Questions & Answers] djyolier:
Have you already tried using other tools, like as flashtool or Mi flash tool?
[Honor 9A Themes, Apps, and Mods] ninalzc:
1. About the Wallpaper

Name: High Quality Art Wallpapers

Size: 39 MB

Format: .jpg

Designer: KAZED

Amount: 9 wallpapers from the download link

Statement: Only for personal use, modification and commercial use is forbidden.

2. What the wallpapers are like when applied on HONOR 9A?

3. Download link:

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/50jcvk2cymco7/wallpaper

Tips: You can download the zip file to get all the wallpapers then unzip that on your phone.

4. How to use it on your HONOR phones?

Option one:

Download the wallpapers to your HONOR phones, then find the wallpaper you want to apply in Gallery. Click the three dot (More) in the lower right corner, then set as wallpaper (Gallery).

Option two:

Scroll down the screen to get the apps search box. Then type in “wallpaper” and open that. There you are going to see Themes and Wallpaper. Go to Wallpaper then find the wallpapers you want to apply in the Gallery.

Comment and let us know which one do you like most?

Source: https://club.hihonor.com/global/topicdetail/topicId_64964/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] henklbr:
In this thread, You can share the Mega-Links of new firmware's (OFFICIAL STOCK) for the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (so: NO CUSTOM ROM's and/or ROOT-talk)...

How to flash firmware to your phone:

1. Extract (un-rar) the firmware file (i.e. to folder c:\Odin) ***

2. Download Odin v3.14.4

3. Extract Odin ZIP file (i.e. to folder c:\Odin)

4. Open Odin v3.14.4

5. Power OFF your Note20 Ultra 5G

6. Reboot Phone in Download Mode: Connect USB-cable to your computer. Hold down "Volume up" and "Volume down" at same time. While holding down, connect the USB-cable to your phone.

7. Wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

8. Add the firmware files to their designated slots (AP in AP, BL in BL, CP in CP, HOME_CSC in CSC). USERDATA stays EMPTY!

9. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

10. Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes

*** You can always find the LATEST firmware in msg #2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] henklbr:
Latest Firmware Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G

View attachment 5254881

This ROM is the latest ROM for Multi-CSC OXM released 20 Mar 21, and can be used for ALL CSC's mentioned in Multi-CSC OXM!

This is official Samsung ROM, so KNOX won't be triggered!

What's new:

* March security patches (Samsung Android Security Updates)

* Night Portrait has been added at 1x portrait.

* New Portrait effects have been added.

* Ability to choose between Auto and Max exposure time in Night Mode.

* Ultrawide angle camera in Pro Mode

* The security of your device has been improved

Model SM-N986B

Model name Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G

Country Multi-CSC OXM

Version Android 11

Changelist 21234501

Build date Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:38:01 +0000

Security Patch Level 2021-03-01

Multi-CSC OXM

PDA N986BXXU1DUC8

CSC N986BOXM1DUC8

Details for download with Frija:

View attachment 5254879

UN-ZIP the archive and place the files in the designated slots in Odin 3.14.4

HOME_CSC_OXM -> data will stay intact

CSC_OXM -> device will reset

SM-N986B OXM multi-CSC:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] raul6:
Thank you for keeping this and other updates threads current. They are essential, useful and very much appreciated! Many thanks to other contributers too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Virgo_Guy:
Download "N986BXXU1ATH3" firmware

AndroidFileHost
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] suroboro1373:
Would I be able to change the phone's CSC to Thailand in order to activate stock call recording? Has anyone tried yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] nugzo:
Bootloader looks like its from a phone 20 years older. Odin does not recognize the phone in BL mode. I am using snapdragon. Any ideas? are there new drivers?

Edit: I had to boot back in to android and remove google account, then regular BL showed up. Unlike previous phones, u cant boot to bootloader without removing google account first.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Dolgogi:
This thread is for the Exynos variant, SM-N986B.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] viw9419:
ODIN is stuck at flashing super.img. Any advice please?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dottat:
Super takes a good while.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] viw9419:
After leaving it for a few hours and getting nowhere, I swapped the USB lead and it worked fine.

Thanks guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] karan malhotra:
Flash via ODIN is successfully but CSC does not change

So i am trying to change the CSC of my Galaxy note 20 ultra from DTM to DBT or VD2 ... all of them are a part of OXM multi CSC firmware.

Flashed via ODIN using the right CSC file, and the flash was successful however the CSC did not change ... Tried multiple times and ended up with the same outcome.

Any one else in the same situation?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mfck:
Did you noticed that's all firmware are the same for most countries (OXM) ?

The same happened me with SFR phone and trying to flash from SFR to XEF firmware
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] BlinkThinks:
DELETE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] henklbr:
I can imagine, that T-Mobile Germany (DTM) has "locked" somehow for changing CSC to the UN-branded DBT one (which I can understand they are doing this)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] beautyangel:
I try also To change SFR to XEF and Even to EUX (Unknown), All goes fine with Odin, But in Fact, CSC remain the Same to SFR.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] BlinkThinks:
Yup! I can confirm my CSC remained the same as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] tribalfs:
Did you perform the *#272*IMEI method?

Like the in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2fEsTcqE4s at 1:45
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] BlinkThinks:
That code doesn't work anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] matlear:
Just got an update in France (Orange): N986BXXU1ATH3_N986BOXM1ATH7_FTM , talks about stability updates in the release notes, would really like to get Call Recording and Samsung Blockchain working : Google Drive Link for DL -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1omILkloFOYgm0gqyjIRwKlcvjySuBFkB/view?usp=sharing

Also, first flash failed, switched to Samsung USB cable which came with the phone and it flashed with no issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] matlear:
What does the ATHX stand for? Is this part of the software or something else ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] enjoylife1788:
This is how it looks like.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] *Detection*:
I'd uncheck the system settings option and any system apps it has selected, other than that it should be fine
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] b1gb1ng:
All ok. I hope the battery drain is a remember
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] ntinosterpsis:
With this guide we can install Android 11? I have Note 20 Ultra 5g N986b and I'm in Greece.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] noel_leon:
EUR is a part of the Multi-CSC list then yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Nizam_A:
One thing is that. I used to use bixby routines to enable 120hz and battery saving. With heavy use about 7hour sot. On Android 11 they found about and stopped it for now. 😢. But yes it's very nice.

Also is my lockscreen supposed to look like that. Quite strange clock font
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] efecyp:
Does this work for SM-N9860 as well?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Nizam_A:
This is for exynos
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] efecyp:
That's weird I'm just realizing I have the SD variant. I assumed I had the exynos since I live in Cyprus, a small island in Europe.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] henklbr:
You must have known this, because the SM-N9860 model in not to be sold in Cyprus but they should have the SM-N986B model there
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] enjoylife1788:
I did this. Although not less of a hassle but I am glad I did. Phone is flying now. Also I had a

Slow apps installation problem. It's gone too.

Also, I used to check processor frequencies with cpu-z and before the format my cortex a76 cores would not go beyond 2.4 ghz. But now they frequently go to 2.7 ghz. This is pretty strange but I have checked multiple times.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] antenehnile:
I can not access wifi direct in sharing list ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] *Detection*:
Great, yea it's not so bad doing this once every major OS upgrade, by then the phone likely needs a bit of a refresh anyway

I get the full 2.7GHz on two cores, weirdly CPUZ reports the others as being 2GHz max but I'm getting 2.5GHz on two also
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] necbor:
Μπορεις ναι. το εκανα χτες.

Yes you can.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] ntinosterpsis:
Και εγω σήμερα έκανα την εγκατάσταση και εστησα τη συσκευή.

Translation: I also did the installation today and set up the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] b1gb1ng:
Yes.

After reboot choose your language
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] toby913:
Hi all,

was anyone able to capture this as an OTA?

Not aware if there is a mac version of ODIN.

Swisscom has it's own CSC and their last Update is from October. :(

Thanks for feedback.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] enjoylife1788:
Yes even I noticed that. However they are supposed to run at 2.5 ghz. So cpuz is just reporting them wrong.

My phone hasn't been so fast even on the first day of use. Looks like Samsung too has optimized a lot in ui 3.0

I am using the Samsung protective cover case. Looks like because of heat, phone throttles a lot in that as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mbilalc:
I downloaded from drive and flashed through odin, firmware running smoothly for now. Fresh install, however i see my Bixby routines and other apps got my previous settings from firmware. So far so good, battery life seems to be learning pattern as usual. No issues encountered thus far! I'm in South Africa (xfa - not on multi csc list as far as i know) and flashed no problems from the firmware in the google drive's region.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] *Detection*:
I'm using the Spigen thin fit case and don't get any throttling, but I don't really game much on it either
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Adnan444:
Hi, my original CSC was XEH, after installing the latest android 11 posted here from Slovakia, will i recive ota updates, thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] hellrc5:
XEH is a part of the OXM multi csc firmware so it will not change your csc and you should still get OTA updates. I guess if there are no major issues with the android 11 firmware in baltic and Czech/slovak region in the upcoming days then they will roll it out to all the OXM countries, which means pretty much all EU countries including Hungary
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprokyshark:
Installed on my Indian exynos and its working great no issues. Only issue was the 7gb download and the bloatware. Waiting to see how the battery life is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprov:
Moving from the Beta thread, I will start complaining about the "Swipe from bottom" gestures here as well as Samsung didn't seem to notice some users feedback. This gesture method, my fav navigation system by far, is completely broken as the actions don't trigger until you lift your finger from the screen. To be more accurate, I'm talking about the 3-way swipe navigation method - NOT the default Android gestures introduced in Android 10. There's no longer a dynamic animation when you swipe for recents apps and this makes impossible the quick switch between apps and slows the interaction in a way that is unbearable to me. I switched to buttons, I really hope they fix this. Activating gesture hints doesn't solve the issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mbilalc:
Gestures work well with the update, no issues on my side. Did you disable any system packages?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] XuanTruong:
CSC: XXV Ok.👍👍👍
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Tombias:
I don't reconize this. Did you do a factory reset after the update? With a big update like this, that is recommended.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] efecyp:
That's why I assumed I had the Exynos model and never checked before.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] enjoylife1788:
What bloatware? I installed as well and I dont see anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] daweed Ds:
flashing it with odin will erase my userdata & media?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] enjoylife1788:
It won't if you select home csc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] racnigel:
Hi ive got Australia oxm_ ops csc with a virtual sim. Will it still be ok to flash this will it still be ops and correct language after?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprov:
Other users had my same issue coming from a clean install in the Beta, if someone can test this behavior on stable I'd be extremely happy. Again, not the Android 10 gestures but the Samsung gestures, if you swipe for recents does it trigger it before you lift the finger? Is the smooth animation there?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Dolgogi:
Yes you can.

I'm also on Optus, using eSim.

I did this as soon as it was available.

But use the home_csc if you don't want to lose your data.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprokyshark:
many samsung apps and google apps. I have disabled them via ADB and the battery is really great now. Will we get OTA updates or should we flash in Odin for every update?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] trickie69r:
OTA only works if the current firmware your device is running has been released for your country.

If updated to a firmware that is not for released for your country you will need to flash the latest firmware available in your country to resume OTA updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Jostian:
I dont see the Auto Sync tile in shortcut dropdown after updating to 11, or am I missing something (could be figuratively or literally)? EDIT: Found it!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] *Detection*:
Update available for BTU (United Kingdom) now
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mbilalc:
Please can you share your debloat list? I'm scared to mistakenly disable something I'm not supposed to. I'm making use of basic google stuff like YouTube & chrome, disabled google app itself (hate assistants) + using samsung tools eg calender, routines, reminders etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprokyshark:
I dont have the exact list but ive disabled all most samsung apps like all the Dex apps, bixby apps, checkout, pass, game launcher, samsung daily, flipboard briefing, smart switch, smart things, samsung friends, members. google assistant. all the AR apps like ar, doodle ar zone etc, wearable gear stuff.

YOu can also put everything in deep sleep and then slowly remove the apps that you use from that list. As you use them.

Id suggest to use the ADB App control app from XDA.Very easy to disable, enable, uninstall and install with an easy interface and no adb console needed although it does have that too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Jostian:
use this app to debloat, works brilliantly https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-windows-adb-appcontrol-v1-4-5.4147837/ attached is my debloat list, still getting OTA, Themes etc still working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprokyshark:
dont disable one ui home and dex home. it makes the recents button unresponsive and no recents.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Sprokyshark:
thank you thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Jostian:
Dex home is OK to debloat, but not one UI home as mentioned, but so far on Android 11 I'm getting great battery life and SoT, see screengrab, I don't have mobile data on often, 90% WiFi, and I don't game etc, but am at 50% battery with 6 hrs SoT, which I never got with this much battery left on Android 10.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] b1gb1ng:
In the past days I upgrade manually, via Odin, my Sm-N986B with Slovacchia firmware. Today there's upgrade for Italy.

How to change only csc or upgrade to italian firmware?

I check info software, and it is just ITV.

I don't know how...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] woodchild:
@b1gb1ng Can you tell me the csc that i can download with frija please

Edit: Ah see it, itv

But is same, ctl5, i have it on my device
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] hmsq:
Hi Guys,

Quick one just updated to Android 11 BTU, but I noticed under Software Information and Software provider software version I have the following BTU/BTU/,BTU,EUX/BTU this was BTU/BTU/,BTU,BTU/BTU before did I do something wrong here?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] henklbr:
It always was BTU/BTU,BTU/EUX/BTU

Mine is PHN/PHN,PHN/EUX/PHN (Netherlands)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dakitz:
Hi. Its been a while since I've fllashed Phones so I have a few questions... My model nummber is SM-N986B/DS and I live in Germany. so its DBT unlocked version.. So can I "dirty" flash, without losing data or do I have to wipe everything? And which Firmware should I download?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] *Detection*:
Yes you can flash any firmware for the N986B regardless of region, just use HOME_CSC to keep data
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dakitz:
Thank you.. But OTA updates will remain available in future, or do I have to do everything manually from now on?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] *Detection*:
You'll get OTA fine if you are flashing DBT onto a DBT device, the only time you might need to flash manually again is if you flash a different region CSC that your device would not have received OTA, then you'd have to flash your own CSC firmware again, but in most cases they are identical and OTA works fine