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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] aroy97:
Has anyone managed to use the exynos model to try to activate esim on any of the US carriers? I'm wondering what kind of error it would throw
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Arr6:
They are probably just reading a spec sheet that shows esim.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
going into modem firmware and under build, you just copy and paste from one xml to other, it has the 4 chinese carriers as default but the na, euro, and many others are there just set to not come on, just copy whole list and replace the stock ones, sorry been away for bit was in hospital covid was so much fun this time, but im back, got my new 986 waiting on sampwnd for unlock and going from there will be back up soon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
I got it, thank you so much for your answer! Though I don't have any euro items in my 9860 MCFG. I think maybe they only exist in 986U/U1 variants?

Here is my list:

mcfg_sw/generic/APAC/DCM/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/APAC/KDDI/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/APAC/Rakuten/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/APAC/SBM/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/China/CMCC/Commercial/Volte_OpenMkt/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/China/CT/Commercial/VoLTE_OpenMkt/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/China/CU/Commercial/VoLTE/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/Korea/KT/Commercial_KT_LTE/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/Korea/LGU/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/Korea/SKT/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/NA/ATT/VoLTE/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/NA/Sprint/Altice/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/NA/Sprint/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/NA/TMO/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/NA/USCC/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/NA/Verizon/hVoLTE/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/common/Default/Default/mcfg_sw.mbn

mcfg_sw/generic/common/ROW/Commercial/mcfg_sw.mbn
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
Guys, DO NOT upgrade to Latest DUC1 FW as Samsung upgraded the bootloader on it. YOU CANNOT downgrade the bootloader and you will not be able to install custom FW someone comes up (IF EVER) with fix for v2 BL. I upgraded by mistake and now I am screwed without posibility to install custom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
Sold my U model and switched to B. Tired of Samsung promises and locked BL.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
Will try that tomorrow when my SM-N986B/DS gets delivered.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
DO NOT UPGRADE, VER 2 LOCKS BL, I EFFED UP, F U SAMSUNG, YOU SEEL US UNLOCKED PHONES THEN LOCK THEM, YOU SUCK,
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] zimoon77:
I'm curious if you are just as satisfied with the Exynos model as you are with the Snappy
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
I have 960f d/s note 9 and to be honest i like it more than my note 20, i just bought into hype of esim for note 20 and once again was disappointed, all i want is my sds card and both my numbers on same phone..is that too much to ask, but i have had both exynos and smapdragon note 9s and i can say i dont notice any difference what so ever , i dont game or run benchmarks and stuff like that so who cares about 5 percent better performance if we can get our coveted esim they dangle infront of us, i swear im never giving sammy a penny for anything else, tv, phone fridge, boxers, tp noting with sammy on it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
When i got my replacement device from asurion, it was on android 10 with puerto rician csc, i stupidly updated to 2duc1 and then paid sampwnd to unlock and thats how i found out bl is now locked and IT WILL NOT LET YOU DOWNGRADE FW, im waiting a few weeks then i will make claim for damage and hope the new one i get is like this one and on old fw, but i bet they force an update on us what ya bet, i dont get it, we bought these phones outright , their our property
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
ATTN ATTN, SAMMY WILL DOWNGRADE YOUR FIRMWARE, I JUST SPOKE TO THEM, YOU HAVE TO TAQKE THE DEVICE IN AND THEY WILL DOWNGRADE YOU , I AM ON PHONE RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE RECIVED HUNDREDS OF CALLS OVER THIS, YOU HAVE TO CALL AND THEY WILL MAKE A CASE AND SEND YOU TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WILL DOWNGRADE YOU, I JUST HUNG UP AND AM HEADED THERE IN 20 MIN

PLEASE REPOST PLEASE REPOST, THEY ALSO HAVE RECORDING PLAYING ABOUT THE MOST RECENT FIRMWARE UPDATE AND THEIR BLAMING IT ON GOOGLE.

CROSS YOUR FINGERS, IM GOING THERE IN MIN, I WILL REPOST AS SOON AS I GET BACK
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
They were closed. Forgot its Easter. Happy Easter everyone. Days run together when you work 24\7. Lol. I'm going in am to downgrade , I'll post as soon as I know forsure that they do it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Hey guys, there is a so called virtual sim card with an ability to buy internet data packages on roaming in 9860 CHC Chinese firmware. When activated it is asking which sim slot it should use. Is it eSIM actually?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] rjohnstone:
yes... eSIM is a virtual SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] dron39:
I wouldn't be so sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
Interesting if Service center has a bypass to downgrade a BL. As far as I know, EDL was the only option to bypass it, but it was removed from phones since S9. They would probably install factory firmware and connct to Samsung servers for a special token. Let us know how it went. I already sold my Snap and switched to Exynos dual-sim version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
I think none of 0 models have eSIM activated on the phone yet. It has a dual SIM but not eSIM. You can actaully check if eSIM chip is there and enabled by going to Settings - About Phone - Check status and if EID shows a long string of numbers - you good. If it says NONE or Not avaiable - no eSIM.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] xtravbx:
You

You get anywhere with this?

My unlocked TMB device got locked back to Tmobile and I sent it in to Samsung, wasn't sure what else to do.

They've had it for a week, no word on it yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] chrisaw:
Hey folks,

I've decoded the cscfeatures*.xml files and added the necessary change there *and* have also created a quick magisk module to splice in the EuiccService.apk file to /system/priv-app (will upload shortly, it's on another device) but here's my (likely rather simple to solve) question:

How can I force eSIM options to appear in the Settings app to actually make use of this mod? I have both an exynos N20 Ultra and a Snapdragon N20 Ultra (SM-N9860) - this is the last piece of the puzzle preventing me from migrating to the Snapdragon phone entirely so would love to solve it. Some report success with the US variant but wondering if anyone has got this working with the HK variant (N9860)?

I'd greatly appreciate any help! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
Making changes to cscfeatures alone wont enable eSIM. You need working euiccservice working propertly in priv app, which still wont install properly. You need to enable Sim card manager in build.prop and most important thing - EID would still show none in status of the phone. You need a working EID in order to get eSIM to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] chrisaw:
Here's the magisk module I threw together to add the EuiccService APK to the right place.

Hopefully it helps someone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
That's a,big NO, sent it in. As usual they lied. Won't downgrade. F them. God this is aggervating
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Maksim78:
Samsung took my SM-986U1 with tripped knox for $700 as a trade-in :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VICosPhi:
eSIM support is HERE! At least for Samsung Note 20 Ultra US Snapdragon T-mobile version. I just enabled eSIM and converted my physical SIM to eSIM. It is working guys! Now I really hope this is not a dream lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Trolling? :) Now I understand why one of our senior members never loled so much as reading this thread. So much talks and nothing concrete here...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VICosPhi:
Not trolling. eSIM support is actually here with March security patch for T-mobile USA branded Note 20 ultra SD version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Wow! Hopefully someone could get their hands on to this firmware and would port it to Hong Kong SM-N9860 Snapdragon too! Would you mind sharing info on the firmware number and confirming if I understand correctly are you talking about SM-N986U, right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] meowone:
You can find the firmware info on this page as well as the change log: https://www.t-mobile.com/support/de...ftware-updates-samsung-galaxy-note20-ultra-5g
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VICosPhi:
Sure, it is firmware N986USQU2DUC8

HK variant already has dual physical SIMs right? I am not sure if it will work with eSIM in addition to two physical SIMs since there will be only two IMEIs on that phone due to two physical SIMs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Yes, that's right, 9860 is dual sim but technically it has eSIM chip and this is just a matter of editing some files. No problem if second sim slot will become just a card reader for the sake of esim.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VICosPhi:
That may work then as long as you are using two SIMs total. May need some tinkering to get 2nd physical SIM slot's IMEI tied to eSIM's to use as eSIM's IMEI
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Im wondering if anyone knows where I can download that full firware N986USQU2DUC8 for Odin?

P.S. Sorry for botheing those who are watching the thread. Already found it on Frija and downloading!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Hey guys, sorry for bothering you again. Anyone here with rooted SM-N986U on TMB (if it's even possible) on latest firmware? Can you share your /system/vendor/etc/floating_feature.xml please?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Arr6:
That is awesome! Wanted to know does the T-Mobile box have one or two IMEI listed?

I have the unlocked U and only has one
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] VICosPhi:
Only one IMEI on boxes of T-mobile variant and Unlocked. Only AT&T variant has 2 IMEIs on box!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Arr6:
That is promising the unlocked may also get esim.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Shanghai.Knight:
ATT Disabled the eSim. I just saw an update to TMobile that said "eSim" capability...

Perhaps TMobile is rolling it out now...

Still waiting on ATT.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Estimate in now enabled natively on tmobile firmware. You have to download the 986u tmb firmware. But I'm up running and dual Sim.

Sammy never fixed their downgrade or enabled edit. It's only on tmobile device firmware. Can't use xaa tmb, you have to use tmb carrier firmware. It's installed through user data
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Nope. No one is trolling , here I am. Esim on main number physical Sim. On 2,

Have to use tmb 986u firmware and install user data
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Here's better Pic.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] mindseye0803:
Got Apr update on ATT, no esim support. Im on ATT Prepaid on SM-N986U (unlocked Tmobile version) with ATT CSC. Can i change CSC to Tmobile and get update to enable esim and then convert CSC back to ATT?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
Are you rooted? Could you please share your /system/vendor/etc/floating_features.xml file from that TMB firmware? It is generated after update and there is no way to get it out of firmware files directly but only on rooted device though there is a chanсe it has some settings which could be enabled to make eSIM work on 9860.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] iMogul:
wow, i just went to check software update on my TMO note 20 ultra and it does have a update waiting and one of the items in the release note was Dual SIM capability ..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
Does Samsung not let you pick what sim to use data only?

Looks like you can only have one sim active at a time, but on other Android phones you can set what sim to use for Talk, Text, and Data separately
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
No. Revision 2 software locks bootloader exploit. You have to use 986u tmb firmware, not 986u1 tmb, it's added via user data on odin

tmobile is only one supporting it. Once you add plan you have to go into your account on tmobile and add meid number of estimate to activate it.

As of right now it's only tmobile feature
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Now also when I added my plan it had option to add from another carrier but you have to be t mobile branded firmware. So now I have to deal with pink screen on boot. If I had another carrier I could try but as I'm only tmobile ....it does have option for another carrier but you have to be tmobile firmware. I'll post Pic of what it says when you add plan
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Samsung said in July firmware they are going to turn it on natively and open so you can add from anyone. So they say but idk they lied so much to me and I'd take it with grain of salt
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
What? I am on T-Mobile using Dual sim.

I am saying does Samsung not let you choose what sim will use data and what sim will use talk and text.

It looks like Samsung makes you choose 1 sim for everything. Phones like OnePlus let you choose what sim to use for talk, text, and data.

Like

Talk - Sim 1

Text - Sim 1

Data - Sim 2
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
I lost my root, and I'm revision 2 so I'm hopeless until they get workaround. But install 986u tmb full firmware and try it. You can always flash back
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
No. It's not like hybrid dual sim where you can pick sim 1 for calls sim 2 for data. It does let you have dual sim always on for calls and use other sim for data during calls but it's not where you can set it like on 9860. It sets 1 or 2 for everything. I hope they change it as this is first release so maybe get true dual where we can pick which sim for what
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
Well that's a bummer. I guess its at least a start in the right direction.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Yeah. Least now I have my 1tb SD and both my numbers on same phone...with our massive 128gb phones....we need the SD card. I had my 9860 working but crashed it and haven't gotten it back
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] a43:
I have only SM-N9860 Snapdragon device. As I heard I can't flash it with SM-N986U firmwares. I didn't knew N986U is locked and there is no way to unlock it for now. I've checked t mobile firmware and saw few password protected Ota zips inside. That firmware is pretty different to global and Asian ones...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Michael in ATL:
I pulled the trigger, paid off my phone and switched to eSIM. I can confirm I cannot use my T-Mobile eSIM and Verizon hard SIM.at the same time. Rather defeats the purpose as mentioned above.

You'll never guess what the T- Mobile rep told me - haha. "Oh, yes - you'll be able to use both simultaneously ".
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
I have my T-Mobile sim and Verizon sim in my phone and it works just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Michael in ATL:
You can make and receive calls/texts on both lines at the same time? I have to switch back and forth.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
Yup
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
Messages give me the option what sim to text from. And you can set what sim per contact to use for calling. I have also received calls and texts from both numbers while only having my tmobile sim set to default.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] mindseye0803:
Can you please confirm which one is physical sim(Tmobile or Verizon) and which one esim(Verizon of Tmobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
T-Mobile is eSim
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] iMogul:
I purchased the dual SIM tray for the TMO Note 20U and it looks like it doesn't recognize two physical SIM cards. One physical and eSIM works after the latest update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] dj24:
It could be that you need to get your phone unlocked as well. Try Settings > Connections > More connection settings > Network Unlock and finally Permanent unlock.

If it doesn't work you'll have to give them a call and put in the request. I had to do it this way and from what was explained to me by the rep- since I bought the phone straight from Sammy that they had to request the code from them. This took about a week for me. If you bought it from T-mobile directly they should be able to unlock it right away.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] amplioprado:
This is just ridiculous what SamSh*t is doing to customers. I give up. No longer jumping through hoops just to get something so common to work on such an expensive phone. Having to pay for bootloader unlock, then they screw us again by patching it with bit2, so we have to be extra careful not to lose it, now a half @$$ed implementation of E-SIM/dual SIM which is embarrassing compared to something like a Pixel4XL (where it is done right). No real development going on with the note except for two or three great fellows' custom ROMs. I am calling it quits. I just traded this Note 20 Ultra 5G in for a Oneplus 8 Pro. Tradein value was $630 (there was a $30 incentive on top of the $600 yesterday at Oneplus's site). That's around what I paid for it initially from Google Fi's promotion, so no big hit to the wallet. The Oneplus 8 Pro has real dual SIM functionality, easily unlockable bootloader, no stupid Knox fuse garbage, plenty of active ROM development going on, and almost comparable specs. I'll be running Lineage 18.1 and won't miss Samsung one bit, except for the S-Pen but oh well. I didn't go with the 9 Pro because they are starting to do the SAME crap with E-SIM/Dual Sim as SamSh*t is, caving in and bowing down to US carriers while ignoring customers. 8 Pro was my only option, and heck it even took them a while to implement it on that model, but its there at least. See you gents on the Oneplus forums if you decide to go this route.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
Anyone else noticed their battery life drop in half with this esim... I'm reverting back. This is crazy, I slow charge 10w all night long as fast charging is hard on battery and doesn't last as long anyway I use to have 60 percent plus left after work, I listen to YouTube all day or live TV all day via Bluetooth while working. Now I'm dead by lunch and swapping phones. Anyone else noticed batt life drop with this esim tmb
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
Nope
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
If you did the update firmware , your now permanently locked out from rooting, they closed the exploit that we could do to unlock bootloader so if your esim is on your bootloader is now locked. I'm praying sampwnd gets workaround on this
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
I had to cut and pick file from modem of my 986u1 and change to work on 9860 , my Samsung ssd I had everything stored on crashed and I lost all my files. Now I'm locked out and effed. Had to go to branded firmware to get it working. I give up. Sammy isn't getting g no more money

They promised to fix my esim or downgrade me. Neither. Such crap
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Arr6:
Interesting maybe that is why esim was disabled in the first place. The 120hz screen does not help battery either
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Mdyche82:
I have mine set to 60hz and lowest res, enhanced processing off. This is full factory tmb firmware so it must be affecting everyone. I was jamming today and poof 1pm I was zero bat and turned off. I thought I just didn't charge good but it's been for few days now. So it kills battery on these
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
I don't agree. I'm on the same firmware, both sims being used. Watch YouTube at 1440 all day, and ran 1080 120hz when not watching YouTube. also listened music from plex while doing yard work today and still have 32%. I don't think it's everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] aroy97:
Can someone confirm that after using esim line with Tmobile that wifi calling and VoLTE work on the physical sim with verizon?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
I take back what I said, today I realized that I'm not receiving text from my Verizon number when my Tmobile is set as preferred. I can send text but not receive them. Also I can't make a call with my Verizon line if my tmobile is set to preferred, even tho when selecting what sime to call or text from.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] iMogul:
Not sure if this helps, I don't have verizon but i have two Tmobile numbers one eSIM and one physical SIM and both work sending texts to and from as well as making and receiving calls from both.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
Maybe it's a Verizon thing?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] iMogul:
Not sure, I also made sure to turn off my wifi in my second test to eliminate wifi calling - made calls to a third number using both esim & physical .. and received calls from the third number as well. The default Messaging app sucks so used the Google Messages app and the TrueCaller app (this allows me to chose which number to dial out from when making a call) . I think post UI 3.0 the calling app and the messaging app doesn't let you choose what SIM you want to use case by case.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] AspenQn:
Sorry for the probably dumb question but can't seem to get an answer from T-Mobile. I have a factory unlocked N20U currently on VZW and just got a new T-Mobile plan. They sent a SIM card which arrived today and I thought I had a dual SIM tray but it turns out it isn't but rather a a SIM1 and MicroSD tray. T-Mobile can't seem to be able to answer the question if their software update will allow for true physical Dual SIMs or if their plan has to be activated through a physical SIM and converted to eSIM and then replace my VZW card in the physical slot.

Anybody know how this will work for a joint VZW/T-Mobile set up?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] mindseye0803:
For the above setup to work, you need Tmobile enabled on esim and VZW as physical sim. Dual physical sim is not possible on US N20U . Since u have factory unlocked version, you might have to do some steps to move from U1 to U firmware.

This post has some details but pls move forward with caution if you have not done this b4- https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-odin-...986u1-vice-versa.4182825/page-2#post-84869473
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Fatmonk8:
I don't know what happened, but I reset my phone and everything is working again 🤷‍♂️.