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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 1890170:
REPARTITION ONLY:

I guess it means that /system and /vendor partitions must get re-partitioned ( increasing their sizes ) what must be done before flashing the ROM.

This usually is done by a "Repartition Pack".

PSCI:

The Power State Coordination Interface (PSCI) is an ARM standard introduced for its new ARMv8 64bit architecture to virtualize CPU power management across exception levels i.e. between software working at different privilege levels: OS kernel, hypervisor and Secure Platform Firmware (SPF).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darius_bd:
Ahaaa, that's excellent information. I guess they're separated concepts then, not directly related. I'll have to contact the owner then for the repartition pack. Many thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bazathoth:
Did you ever get a response from npjohnson? I've been folliwing his roms for tango for about a year (if not longer) he did say he was aiming to bring it as an official lineage build......but while i see it's been in development. Nothings been released.

So i am interested to know if you got a response.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lcwii:
I also am interested in whether or not you found the PSCI for Android 9. I have a Tango I am wanting to put to use.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] FR Ray:
My phone had been rooted via Magisk, some system update box kept coming up, but I kept tapping cancel as I didn't think it would work anyway. Yesterday, I'm not sure if it was forced or it tapped something in my pocket, but now it has installed the update, and *boom* I'm on Android 10. Build number V11.0.5.0.QFQEUXM. Root lost, everything else seems to work though. I have a notification from Magisk Manager that says update available! press to download and install.

Should I do that to regain root? Is that the safest way to do that? I have backups, but I'd rather not have to go through that faff. Thanks so much for your help! And this super useful forum! Thanks will be given also :fingers-crossed:
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] lbsilva:
The easiest way to re-root your phone is to follow the steps on this post here. However, there are no .img files for the last versions.

I need the fastboot for 11.0.19 Global :(
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] pkdon123:
The guide you mentioned in your post also contains a link in which you can extract your own boot image and use that image to patch via Magisk to obtain root.

Here is the link: DUMP stock boot.img
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] FR Ray:
Hi thanks for the link! It looks like I will use the TWRP and Magisk method, as there is less to go wrong. But the links on that post are from 2019, so I'm guessing they are not compatible with A10. I've found this post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=82372895&postcount=139 to try to find some updated links, but the mirrors cannot be found :(
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers] pkdon123:
I used the steps from the same post for obtaining root on my stock Android 10 V11.0.14.0.QFQMIXM i.e. global version. Now I don't know whether it will work on V11.0.19 Global or not, but it should. I cannot test it now because I'm using EvolutionX Custom ROM now.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] digithed:
On my P20 Pro I've been getting this strange message on my home screen periodically for a couple of days now. Does anyone know what's causing this? The phone appears to be working normally apart from this message.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] andrei80:
Must be some app misbehaving or not having access to background data
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] leo5111:
im not trying to sell anything here it will be on Swappa, but just wondering what they go for for global 12 gig? i just dont want to change price 10 times...lol
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] leo5111:
anyone tried global 12 gig with verizon? verizon uses lte now not cdma
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JOSHSKORN:
I want your thoughts. Why would or wouldn't I upgrade from a Galaxy Note 9 to the new Galaxy Note 20 (or Note 20 Ultra)?

Here's what I think/understand about the situation:

The Galaxy Note 9 still works fine

Android 10 will be the last Android upgrade the Note 9 will see.

One UI Updates for the Galaxy Note 9 until One Ui 2.5. Note 9 users won't get One UI 3.0 and beyond

It looks like us Note 9 users will continue to receive security updates. But, for how long?

Of course the Galaxy Note 20/Galaxy Note 20 Ultra are going to be better devices than the Note 9 in terms of specs, that's to be expected. If my screen was cracked, I could justify an upgrade.

Any other compelling reasons or features that would make one want to upgrade?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Bottom line, people will get one for their own reason. Or get one because they have had every Note since Note 1.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TokedUp:
No
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] koragg97:
The Note9 has:

No notch or hole display

Headphone jack

Led notification light

Iris scanner

Heart rate monitor

Bixby button (yes i say it as an advantage, I've made it a mute toggle via BxActions app)

Better rear camera design (personal opinion)

Hard press home button

More reliable rear placed physical fingerprint sensor

512GB storage (I'm comparing the 512/8 GB model as that's the best Note9 model)

Note20 Ultra has:

Ultrawide camera

S Pen air actions

No bixby button (can be advantage or disadvantage)

Wireless powershare

Ultra wide band chip which they advertised

5G

Longer software update support

Honestly the Note9 seems like a better device imo. The features it has are very useful in every day situations.

The only thing missing from it which would have been nice is the Ultra wide camera which isn't as big of a deal as the headphone jack or a nice looking uninterrupted display. Cameras on Note9 still take amazing pictures and video. Everyone who sees them is surprised how good they are. I just bought my 512 Exynos 5 months ago and am loving it more than any device that launched after it. Also don't care for software updates so that's that. It got Android 8.1 out of the box, got Android 9, got Android 10 with OneUI 2.0, got OneUI 2.1 and seems like it will get OneUI 2.5. I mentioned UI updates as those introduce more features than an OS update :D Basically you've almost got a Note20 Ultra in terms of software but you've also got more features which you'd actually use daily. And that Ocean Blue with the yellow S Pen looks awesome :)

PS: The regular Note20 is a joke and shouldn't even be considered.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
If there is something that YOU need on the Note 20/20 Ultra then you get it. Don't look to us to justify a purchase. I'm not trying to be rude just being honest.

At the end of the day you're going to do what you feel you want. We can't make or stop you from getting a device that you're obviously interested in
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] white_3n:
I only upgrade to Note 20 with Snapdragon 865. Mostly because I pretty hate the curved screen on Note 9. Too inconvenient
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Danny 0311:
I'll get the Note 20, when i hit the lottery. The more people that buy it, the next Note will be $1500.00. If i said what i really think, i'd be barred from this forum.:p
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fun4357:
I am using a Note 9 since it was launched and I love it so much. A bit disappointed that I didn't get the 512gb variant because it cost about $300 more.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Danny 0311:
You can install a 512gb SD card. I won't touch the Note 20 now, because I refuse to get a bank loan for a cell phone. In about 18 to 24 months, I could get one for half the price.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
If you want it why not just do contract? Pay it out over time
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] cfds:
You don't have to wait 18 to 24 months, in about 1 year you can find them 1/2 price...smartphones depreciate quicker than you think.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Danny 0311:
I don't do contracts. If I can't buy it outright, I don't buy it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zadox:
Note 4 was the last smartphone that made sense to buy/keep and, sadly, it was neglected by the majority of the community (the Exynos version, thankfully there have been a couple of developers doing their magic). I hate the curved, narrow screen of the sequels, among other things. At least my Notes 9 and 8 still have a headphone jack. I wouldn't "upgrade" to antyhing over 9 even if they paid me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nirrik:
The 1-120Hz variable refresh rate and the laser auto focus are interesting.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
If we have learned anything form the S20 Ultra is that the Laser Auto Focus on the Note 20 Ultra would probably be very glitchy. Samsung will continuous be releasing software updates to try and fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] RonChinoy:
Because most Samsung Notes do not even last 2 years.

No I will not be upgrading.

1. Enoughf with dumping the crappy chips on us in India. If you want our business offer us the option of buying the CPU we want or upgrade Indias status to first world i.e. give us the same chip sets as USA and China get.

2. Missing HR and O2 sensors which I use every day to measure my BP, Tune my medication.

3. You never know with Samsung what bug will crop up when. The S20 screens with the crappy Indian market chip started turning green. All over India after the s/w update.

4. In a few months you will know what the bugs are and it will be cheaper.

5. These phones are getting to be more like walking around with a glass egg that will scratch, bend, break. Each new version seems to get more delicate and more fragile.

6. The tension of walking around with and using a 1000+ phone is just not worth it. I find walking around with a cheap phone so liberating.

My Fav Note was the 4 and the 9.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
If I could've held on to my 4 for a bit longer I would've. It had root, custom roms, plus I had an extended battery on mine. So I honestly understand what you mean. These things are getting more expensive, yet hilariously less durable.

The entire world isn't treated equally when it comes to chipsets and that leads to mixed issues that typically might not get fixed. Honestly? Me understanding what Samsung is doing and the piss poor reasoning behind it has lead me to start looking into other OEM. Like nokia, motorola, one plus. Just someone else with a better Android experience without the bs price tag but with decent specs and a bomb camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] harinder.rana:
I agree...

I love my note9 and i would want to continue with more longer as i can. I bought it in August 2018. The first day arrival. 512 GB purple colour...still click amazing photos...

It rocks. I was waiting eagerly for note20 1 TB phone...but sorry will not shift to Note20.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmac44:
I'm keeping my Note 9

I've read a lot of reviews and YouTube videos hyping the Note 20 Ultra and I don't see a reason to upgrade. My Note 9 will be paid off this month and I couldn't be happier. After receiving the OneUI 2.1 update, I noticed excessive battery drain and couldn't get through a whole day anymore without having to charge it. I reset my phone last week, and in addition to enabling an Adaptive Power setting, I have been able to restore all day use of my phone. It's working better than before so for me, I see no reason to upgrade.

There's a reason the phone is overpriced, yet the carriers are offering discounts up to 50% to encourage you to upgrade. I have a conspiracy theory that there may be something wrong with the phone that will come up in the first 6 months of widespread consumer use. (Remember the Note 7?) I don't usually jump on the "I NEED to upgrade right away" bandwagon for that particular reason. It's a major marketing ploy by Samsung to generate interest from the "Gotta have it NOW!" crowd. I know what you're doing Samsung and I'm not falling for it. I'm still part of the unemployed masses, so I'll be spending my money on more worthwhile things like feeding and housing my family. I plan on rocking my 9 for as long as I possibly can.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pichai:
Note 9 is quite a classic phone, I will replace a battery to continue using it!It has been confirmed that One Ui 2.5 will be updated!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TokedUp:
My wife just got her Note 20 5G cuz her S9+ started to crap out. Very unimpressed. I do like the flat screen on the 20 but thats about it. Hate the notch and how the camera is raised off the back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Honestly? My "want to upgrade asap" died and burned to ash as soon as they stopped offering $500 USD for the Note 9 lol. I'll possibly get it once I can get it and pay the whole thing out. That's a big if. Still wanna see what the pixel 5XL may offer, hoping to be impressed, hoping for a bump in internal storage. But we'll see what the future holds
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JLFitzpatrick:
No headphone jack (huge fail). Cameras in the corner in the way of holding the phone, copying the poor location from Apple (bigger fail). Not an upgrade from my Note 9 that still works great and has no issues. If it works, and has the features I need, no need to fix it with something with fewer features and a poor design.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Medevac1:
To me the Note 9 is an icon and the last of its kind: the no holds barred, everything but the kitchen sink, all inclusive, no compromise Note. I'm not willing to part with it for the trade in discount nor am I willing to pay full price for the Note 20 Ultra. My N9 is in pristine condition and does everything I want and then some. I enjoy doing mobile photography and would love to take the N20U's cameras for a spin but I'll wait until the price comes down and see what happens down the line when the bugs are worked out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] charackthe:
If they did not sell the Exynos here and if they didn't sell it for an unreasonably high price because of the inflation taxes and the worthlessness of the money, I'd buy it because I just like the newest and latest of the softwares, that's why I rooted my Note9 and I am running a custom OneUI now. But I obviously won't get the latest and fastest.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Software Guru:
I love my Note 9, got the 8GB / 512GB variant for £250 (one off eBay bargain) no box but handset still had plastic on it, yes it's running the Exynos chip and I would prefer Snapdragon but its does exactly what I need a

phone to do, it just works and the screen is big enough for me, I am now thinking of rooting it but then why bother everything works and not sure what benefit I would get from rooting

A friend of mine got the Ultra 20 but I told him it was a waste of money, yes it's shiny but can you drop is 10 foot with no case and it remains undamaged, I think not ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Myrmeko:
I wanted to write the same thing. The Note 9 just has more features. You can overclock it to gain a little more performance if that's the problem.

The camera is also better on the 9. I personally tried it in a Samsung store and the 20 seems to have fewer details.

Even more, if you aren't happy with the camera quality you could just install ZeroCameraMod and tweak it to your own liking.

The camera placement is better on the 9. It doesn't rock on the table. The pen still has the tippy taps that can be remapped to work in any app you want, so you don't really need the motion controller s-pen. There is no hole in the screen. 512GB internal, 512GB SD Card, 1TB in total.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] illidan1337:
i just upgraded to the note20 ultra from the note 9 and i got to say for what i use it for it is a lot better.

everything i hated about the note 9 is gone...

the fingerprint scanner is on the screen so i dont have to pick my phone up to unlock it when its sitting on my desk.

the display is larger which is always good.

i thought i would hate the hole in the screen for the camera but its actually quite sleek.

i never used the headphone jack but you can get a converter or wireless headphones if you simply must listen to music on your phone.

the top speaker is way better. like in the note 9 ive always thought it was annoying how the top speaker was so much worse than the bottom and over time the little speaker holes get clogged with dust and then you get an annoying buzzing sound... like the speakers on the note20 ultra are the best speakers ive ever seen on a phone...

the camera is way better than the note 9. its really fun taking pictures on this thing... you kind of need to get a case though because the cameras protrude out the back so a case will make it so you can lay the phone flat on a surface.

out of the box its even faster than the note 9. you dont even need to modify the animation speeds to make the phone feel faster.

the battery is better, not that i ever ran out of juice on the note 9... usually at the end of the day on my note 9 after not having charged it since i woke up it would be at around 30% sometimes maybe 10 depending on how much i was using it... it only died maybe once or twice in the two years i used it... the note 20... i mean... i just got it last week... but ive never seen it below 40% and i use it for quite a bit...

it has this auto brightness feature that has been super optimized and remembers how bright you like your screen in certain light. ive seen similar features in earlier phones but this works better than ive ever seen.

the glass is stronger.

it has no bixby button.

the volume and power buttons are one one side of the phone. now you can prop your phone up on that one side without having to be mindful of not lowering the volume or shutting off the screen. but taking screenshots takes some getting used to.

the whole thing is as slick as a yes album. people are like "the phone is cool but... idk, its overproduced" (i wonder if people will get that joke)

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dude. did you even try the 108mp feature? the pictures you take are insane quality...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Myrmeko:
Yeah, i tried it and wasn't that blown away by it. Especially because it has generally the same amount of details as HTC One M9.

Also, i personally like having the Bixby button remapped.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] illidan1337:
Don't you need to root your phone in order to to remap that though? It's been a while since I looked but last time I did samsung was actively forcing us to not remap it... But in any case good luck rooting the Canadian or American notes these dayl
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] koragg97:
BxActions works great without root :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Myrmeko:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/themes/app-bxactions-remap-bixby-button-single-t3832301

Nah, you don't need root.

I personally have the Exynos variant. Didn't want to bother importing one. I would have probably had to deal with some 4G bands issues. Rooting those isn't that hard and they have lots of roms and kernels. But, yeah, harder and weirder than the Exynos variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeLoT3:
I'm the kind of person who likes to buy electronics, etc... have something new if I like it, I'll try to get it.

Phones, I was changing every year (Especially when I was on the Apple side of the force :silly: )..... Since I got my Note9 on launch day, I never had the need to change, even with a lot of phones out there with nice and interesting features..... I just can't get rid of my Note9. Weird...

Awesome phone..... my only complaint now it is, battery wearing off (normal after 2 years, just need to change) AND sometimes when I turn off the screen and try to turn on right away, it gets GREENish and with lines and low resolution. Just need to wait a little bit try to wake again and it's normal, or just restart the phone. it's just annoying.

I tried to make my head to buy the Note 20 Ultra, Fold2, etc.... Just can't hahahahaha
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Two reasons made me buy the Note 20 ultra and give up my note 9:

1. the charging port on my note 9 was shot and I was never able to make it work. I'd even factory reset the phone and it still kept telling me that the charging port had water in it. I had to charge it wireless and that was very painful.

2. I had a very sweet deal on the note 20 ultra. Samsung paid me $635 for my Note 9 (same one I had for 2 years with a bad charging port lol). With the Samsung financing $21 a month, I couldn't pass that deal.

Otherwise I loved my Note 9 and would've kept it if it weren't for the charging port. I can tell you, though. There is a huge difference between the two, I love the 120 Hz screen. I love the size of the screen, the brightness, the speakers, the build quality....... it is just a big difference. If you think that you can shill $650 then I'd say go for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gruuvin:
Samsung continues to be more like Apple with respect to releasing new models with fewer hardware improvements,

while also removing the things we really like about our older devices,

while also jacking the price up and marketing it as soooooo coooooool ($1000-$1500, really? for WHAT?),

while also embedding ads, making US the product and not the phone we paid dearly for.

A Note device does NOT need the headphone jack removed (plenty of space).

.... aside from my own issue with that (and screen notches), there really isn't anything amazing that Samsung has done lately (foldable phones? really?)

So my opinion is... I don't buy anymore Samsung devices, because Samsung has lost their ability to really innovate.

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because that's dum
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
Well that's your opinion. Personally I like my note 20 ultra over my old note 9.

I don't really miss my headphone jack (like at all, I don't use cheap bt buds)

I love the screen improvement size and visual detail are all nice outta this thing.

Camera has been vastly upgraded and I'm entirely glad I don't feel like I need to run around asking "hey is there google camera mod for my SD note 20 ultra" like I don't need another phones software for my phone to run adequately or " better" it just completely works.

Like samsung really made some great quality of life improvements here, over all the device is a great update over a note 9. Like I don't even wanna mess with my old phone, forgot I even have it most times.

Like we're not at a "tech jump" point in time right now, which is high key obvious to a lot of people. Like when I was graduating high school in 2010, we thought all the stuff we had back then was amazing. But we were on a tech climb and just at the start of it. Now in 2020 we're basically at the end of the climb and are basically in a refinement phase, to say the least. They're making little tweaks here and there to make things better. Not everything is gonna be monumental in scale. I joke on apple, I joke on samsung, I joke about all because the only companies doing extreme things are the smaller ones who need that wow factor to even be recognized. Pick your poison

Tldr: stop whining because you think tech changes vastly in a matter of months when it doesn't. If you want an extreme stand out phone go to a smaller company.