yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
If you want to ultimately get on the one ui beta, you have no choice but to flash the ATID U1 build first at this point, as that is the only supported firmware to update from with the update.zip method. You will not be able to officially enroll in the beta unless it is reopened as it is reported full (screenshot attached).

As a point of clarification, you do not HAVE to be sim unlocked to be on the Unlocked U1 firmware, it's just if you tried to change carriers/sim with a locked U phone running U1 firmware, the new carrier won't work. Im not sure if when a temporary lock is up if it can relock the sim slot while on the U1 firmware though since the tools used to lock and unlock are built into the U software builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Adam1422:
Put all the tar files in the slot and for CSC put HOME_CSC instead of CSC tar file , Also leave USER_DATA in blank. this will make it as if i was doing the OTA from the carrier and wont lose any user data correct? Also to flash in odin does the phone need to be in download mode or can i just load up the slots with the phone connected and on and click start? Sorry for all the stupid questions...havent done this stuff or rooted since my note 7!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Both you guys please search and follow correct threads too. Here is something that will help you both please read.

I see what you are trying to do, find the posts by me for both Guide to Flashing using ODIN and moving to an Unlocked U1 Firmware as well as Guide to getting beta. Use this thread to download U1 Firmware. if you have tmobile and you want to go to Beta let me make it easy for you. Download ATID firmware and flash using Odin. Use Home_CSC for the flash and your data will remain intact.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Yeah I did the S10+ :eek: (Missed the S-Pen too much) and then the Note 10+ myself
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
This is for USC. Do we have one for U TMO yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
We haven't seen the updates specifically for TMB. Please keep in mind that this will 100% work on your device regardless of your carrier
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
Awesome! I would be interested in looking at how this was done and what the phone is like after getting this. Maybe you can create a guide with information on a new thread so this OTA/Non OTA firmware related thread doesn't get bogged down with rooting related questions and info.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] butchieboy:
Nope was for my boys Kangi and Venom..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
WOW, you did it!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] butchieboy:
Will PM you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Venom0642:
Where's my pm [emoji53] wtf [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]

Running On SM-N986U Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G 512GB
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Will I get PM?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] butchieboy:
Lmfao[emoji1787][emoji28]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Alright Ignore me :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] butchieboy:
Im typing im typing..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
You guys crack me up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] butchieboy:
Lol...I know I totally hijacked your thread Kangi..I'm so sorry.......wait for it...

..............

[emoji182]BAM!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
I got PMed.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
No worries man, having fun is a good hijack
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dottat:
This is seemingly different than the same respective thread for the 10+. Don't we all know it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
:eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Thanks, I'll look into it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mm60:
Wow! You are da man. I tried this to get my phone to the Verizon version and it worked like a charm. Steps in case anyone are interested (credit to the OP for a pure copy job!):

1. In case you have data you want to preserve, backup your phone using Samsung Smart Switch to a PC.

2. Flash / re-flash the unlocked (U1) firmware it came with originally, which I got on Frija. Make sure you use the Modified/patched ODIN linked on the first page of this thread, Odin3_v3.13.3b. Once the upload was over, I booted up the phone with my active Verizon SIM.

3. I went through the initial setup and at one point it asked me to connect to my wi-fi. At the time I was entering my password, I got a pop-up saying that the phone needed to apply carrier settings and reboot. I agreed and let it reboot. While in the reboot, I got an image of an android that I had not seen in my earlier flash attempts. This image displayed for a few seconds but that was probably the time it applied the new carrier settings.

4. Once the phone rebooted, I went through a partial setup until I could get to the settings menu. Confirmed that the Service Provider under Software Version in Settings was VZW/VZW/XAA (in my earlier attempts it was XAA/XAA/XAA). When the phone started installing google software, I powered it back down.

5. Then I flashed the U firmware again with the Verizon userdata and that did the trick. I got the Verizon splash screen, their custom network indicators and all that stuff.

6. Am in the process of restoring my data using Smart Switch.

Thanks again to the OP for the helpful instructions. This is my feeble attempt to "pass it on".
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Link is fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
I'll mod this a little and add it to the OP. Thanks for the write up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Antny6:
I was missing my HTC rooting days, so I figured I'd take a look at the forums on a prayer the snapdragon version of this might somehow have an unlockable bootloader, perhaps even be rootable. AFAI can tell, that's still a no...but I came across this thread.

This is the first carrier unlocked Samsung I've bought. I too use Verizon. Beyond the vzw splash and indicators (admittedly much better looking), what benefits are there to tricking the phone into thinking it's the carrier version? I get wifi calling, Advanced calling (can talk, access web over mobile) and hotspot. Is it just bc of slow updates??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mm60:
I messed up my original setup by not booting with the original UXX firmware, with the SIM card installed. My phone was working but it did not have the Advanced Calling Option under the Settings menu. When I reloaded the UXX firmware and did the setup, I was able to get all options. Switching to the Verizon firmware, with the Verizon Apps, probably did not provide any extra benefit. In fact, it messed up in a couple of ways. After the first installs using the UXX firmware, I was able to automatically restore my call log and text messages using a previously made Samsung Smartswitch backup. All the apps from my earlier device loaded automatically as well. With this latest install of the Verizon software, the SmartSwitch recovery seems to not have recovered anything for some reason. Luckily, I had a backup of my texts, call logs and photos else where. Not sure if it was some mistake I made, or something else, but that was the biggest bummer. Will try the restore again to see if I can get those. If anyone with more experience has any knowledge of pros vs cons of the carrier software, would love to hear it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] rmoniz:
Could someone tell me where the VZW userdata file can be found? I’ve looked with Frija, but have no joy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Both the Verizon and AT&T USERDATA files are very hard to get, BUT.... You don't actually "need" them. When flashing all you need is a registered SIM card on the specific Carrier and it will install the features that are specific to that carrier

Edit.... You wont find either AT&T or VZW in Frija
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] rmoniz:
That’s what I thought. User mm60 mentions the userdata file in step 5 above, so I thought they were available. The instructions on the first page mention flashing the desired userdata file too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Yeah, unfortunately the days of EVERYONE having unlocked bootloaders are pretty much in the rear view mirror.

IMO if you get an Unlocked device and install a Carrier firmware, you might as well just get a carrier device(?) UNLESS you really have the plan to switch carriers in the near future
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
I just added this to the OP: "The USERDATA file is Carrier agnostic. The carrier features/apps will be installed based on the active carrier SIM that's installed when it's flashed"

Hope that clears up any confusion. Thanks for pointing it out
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] unitz0mbie:
will i still get 5g by flashing the unlocked firmware on at&t?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] rmoniz:
It does. The U1 unlocked from Frija doesn’t have a userdata file, but the carrier ones in post #2 have it. I blame the smoke (Norther CA wildfires) for my confusion.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] burrzoo:
I have a Samsung Unlocked version now with ATT functionality. Phone shows ATT/ATT/XAA. Now I want to go back to Unlocked Stock ROM so I removed the ATT SIM card & tried flashing the SM-N986U1 (used CSC not HoMe_CSC) and upon boot up I don't get ATT boot logo but still show ATT/ATT/XAA .

How can I get back to XAA/XAA/XAA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] naim1234:
I am confused , why do we have to flash in the beginning if the FW is already the Unlocked US version? How do I do it when i take the phone out of the box? do I have to activate it first
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] hpnerd524:
To clarify, these instructions apply to flashing an unlocked model with the U1 firmware to a carrier version of the firmware (U) and get the boot animations/network icons and other customizations built into the carrier's software. If you want to do this, the first thing you have to do out of the box is put in your active SIM, turn on the phone, and go through setup until it prompts you to reboot because carrier settings have been downloaded and need to be applied. Once this happens and the phone reboots, you can then flash the carrier firmware (U) over. If you decide to just flash it immediately without booting up with an active SIM first, you will not get all the customizations that come with your carrier's firmware version. These instructions were written because some people (myself included) were having an issue when we opened the box and just immediately flashed the firmware instead of going through initial setup and allowing the carrier settings process to occur in the U1 firmware that came with the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] j0nkatz:
Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

<ID:0/003> __XmitData_Write

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dottat:
For those still struggling it's like this.

I got my unlocked phone. Powered on with my TMobile SIM. It said it was rebooting to apply carrier settings. I let it do that. Then powered off. Held vol up and down while connecting to PC with Odin loaded and ready. Entered download mode and flashed full carrier u firmware. When it completed and rebooted it had TMobile splash and all features. This method would apply for other carriers as well and doesn't take very long.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] j0nkatz:
OMFG! It was the damn cable that came with the Note.

---------- Post added at 08:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:51 PM ----------

Maybe I spoke too soon.

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> super.img

<ID:0/003> __XmitData_Write

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

<ID:0/003> Added!!

---------- Post added at 09:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:53 PM ----------

Nope, it was the cable.

Flashed succesfully! Y'all ignore me. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Geekser:
I own an ATT Galaxy Note 20 Ultra - Today, I flashed firmware for N986U1 (BL, AP, CP only) and included the CSC from N986U) Flashed those four files in Patched Odin and on reboot, none of the ATT Bloat and yet I still had Video Calling and Wifi Calling.

Everything is working very well. (I had also done this on my old S20 Ultra and it worked fine, just wanted to let anyone using the new Note that it also works great on the Note.

One quick comment about Cables - I noticed that my USB C to USBC Cable did not work when I tried flashing today - failed in Odin - I changed cables to an older Samsung USB C to USB A cable and Odin worked fine. Not sure why - but I will keep my older USB Cable handy to avoid issues in the future.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
When do you think the new TMO update will be available for us here?

https://www.tmonews.com/2020/10/t-m...standalone-5g-samsung-oneplus-lg-updates/amp/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Why do you guys not read before asking? Did you read the link you shared ? Did you see the screenshot ? it says G781 and T978, where is N986? How is the OP going to make it available when T-mobile has not released it yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
Lol. Did you read the article or just look at the screenshot? Here is the first paragraph: "T-Mobile’s got several software updates rolling out as we head into the weekend, including new*Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra*releases that should make owners of those Samsung flagships pretty happy." Even the title of the article is about the TMO Note 20 LOL

And here is the twitt on this as well: https://t.co/5cT3ILFt51
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Do not show me tweets from random accounts and random blogs that do not attach proofs. The proofs they have attached are not for Note 20 Ultra.

Show me where t-mobile is talking about it as an official source.

Show me a site that has this ATJ5 Firmware.

Show me a tool that shows this firmware is available.

If you dont have any of that then think before asking a question or trying to act smart. Just because some site included the word Note 20 Ultra you are going to believe it? Grow up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
Tmonews is a very reliable site and ok. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Yeah very reliable that is why no one on Note20 Ultra received it, or none of the firmware publishing sites have the firmware. Please tell this reliable crap to someone else. Always verify using multiple resources and best way to do that is to check the source itself. Peace. In the end the whole point is that was an invalid question and you are wrong so what is the point of your reliable source and my question still stands how will OP Publish it here if T-Mobile has not released it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
LMAO [emoji1787][emoji23][emoji28][emoji1787][emoji28]

It says starts today throughout the weekend so will see what happens. Calm down. If you think you don't know then ignore it, there is no need to to rude!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] jlangner:
Des from T-Mobile tweeted it was gradually being rolled out starting today...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
Just some arrogant person has a bad day lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] bassman418:
I recieved new update today with October patch on my Verizon Note 20 Ultra

Same build number as one posted a few days ago N986USQU1BTJ3
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Just let it go please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dottat:
[youtube]L0MK7qz13bU[/youtube]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Ok all, enough please. Again, let's leave it alone and get back on topic
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Badger50:
Now that my friends is indeed, good advice!! Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] sunnyo_ola:
What the wrote was authentic information, there is a limit to what can be downloaded in a day.

Maybe this information can help.

Review software version details

VERSIONRELEASE DATEENHANCEMENTSSTATUS

Android 10.0

Baseband version:

N986USQU1BTJ4

October 30, 2020

October 2020 Security updates

5G Standalone Support

Additional updates and improvements

Available October 30, 2020

If your device meets the requirements below, this update will be available to download. To prevent download issues, there's a daily limit on downloads. If it's not available yet, check back tomorrow or after November 6, when the daily limit is lifted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] sliverr7x:
The new tmobile update is up on frija it's btj4
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
[MENTION=360014]kangi26[/MENTION] Feel free to add this to the relevant post. This is for Carrier locked Tmob/Sprint Devices

SM-N986U - BTJ4 - Standalone 5G and October Security Patch - TMOB/SPR - Download here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap:
Yep. Downloaded this morning. Will load it soon!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
Updated this morning and everything went ok. 5G standalone is what I was looking for. Will test out to see how fast it is. Mine is TMO with SIM unlock
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
In case you do not have new 5G sim from Tmobile you will not be able to experience it. Here is a write up. Looking fwd to your feedback on speed changes, I am on OneUI 3.0, android 11 (beta) and it is activated there but i dont see any difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
Glad to see android 10 U firmware getting standalone! I am on the beta with the r15 tmo sim and standalone enabled. I haven't done a comparison of SA vs NSA on the same band video yet, but I do have a screen video of n41 NSA compared to n71 SA video HERE

I will say that SA doesn't seem much faster than NSA in most cases, although not always, BUT SA definitely goes further and works better inside than NSA, especially when further from the tower. That is because NSA needs the corresponding LTE anchor band to reach just as far as the 600mhz 5G signal, which is the furthest reaching frequency.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Good Info there. Also from what I have gathered SA will be strengthened in future so we will see some good advancements there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] butchieboy:
[emoji316]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
Thanks. So n41 (mid band 2.5Ghz) is NSA? That is kind of disappointing. I thought the mid band is SA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
:cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
From what I can tell, TMO has enabled n41 SA and NSA in the latest firmware push. Im guessing some locations around the country can get SA, a quick reddit search shows someone out in LA saw it, but in my testing around Southside of Atlanta, all I can connect to is NSA. I am going to make the 20 min drive into Atlanta tomorrow or Monday as it was one of the first cities to get 5G on sprint with their massive mimo deployment and see if any conversions by TMO have been completed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
What is the best way to tell if I connect to SA or NSA? I'm using Network Cell Info Lite app to detect which band I connect to.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
That app is probably my last choice, personally. I usually dial *#0011# in the Samsung stock dialer and if it the only band listed, it's SA. You can also try signal check from the app store. NSA will show either the LTE band +the NR band, or in the beta it will show gsm no connection but there will be a 5G icon and bar strength for the signal bars.

You can also force NSA or SA from the *#2263# menu. Under NR5G enable or disable SA or NSA bands.

Screenshot 3 shows SA example, screen shot 4 is an NSA example.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
Thanks. I have so much to learn about these commands.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Haunt3r:
Is anyone else having problems with samfirm/frija? When I search for firmware it's coming back saying not authorized.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cuibap1:
I downloaded from frija fine for N986U
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Ricey:
Sorry if this has been answered, been trying to search but couldn't find a specific answer. I have a locked Tmobile phone and I want to flash to unlocked and be able to get unlocked OTAs. Do I just flash one of the U1 unlocked firmwares or is there something special I need to do?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
I am too, I'm getting "Unable to find firmware for SM-N986U/TMB"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
Yes, thats really about it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Ricey:
I tried flashing unlocked ATI5, ATID, and ATJ3 but they all say "Your current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center" in the Software Update. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks again for the help

I'm also getting this error.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
What is the current version that your device is on?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Ricey:
Currently on N986U1UES1ATID. My phone was a N986U tmb, ATI5 before I flashed to U1.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
I've gotten this before when messing with CSC flashing. When you did your latest flash, did you flash home csc or the non home? Personally, I always get this when I flash the home one...need to let the non home reset settings and data.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Ricey:
Ah got it, yea I did the home_csc flash. I guess I have to backup again and start fresh.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] mellojosh:
Yeah, sounds like you have done multiple flashes and there is a mismatch somewhere. Definitely try flashing your desired firmware with the non home csc(I would just do the ATJ3 since it's tmos latest build push for U1).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Ricey:
Thanks, I will put in ATJ3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
I have posted a guide for that too. Try to follow that so you can avoid errors, helps to have a checklist.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] kangi26:
So the downside to Mega is there's a 5Gb cap to download for free :| (I just tried to DL it, but got stopped at 85% and got the wonderful message)

Unfortunately unless you have a paid account, you can't download this file. If you can get me the file some other way, I can get it up on AFH
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Ohh I see. Let me add to google drive then. It says 25 mins to upload.