[Guide] Enable Video Calling, HD Voice, & More - Unlocked Note 8 With T-Mo (Oreo / N)

[Fatmonk8]

There is a fairly simple way to enable T-Mobile features while using a N950U1 (unlocked) firmware while on T-Mobile.


*We are going to use two example firmwares from the latest Oreo release, N950U1UEU3CRC1 & N950USQU3CRC2., this can be done with older firmware just get firmware from around the same date.

1. Download both of the latest firmware for the N950U & N950U1.
2. Open Odin 3.13.1 and boot the phone into Download Mode
3. In Odin, Load the BL, AP, & CP from the N950U1 firmware (N950U1UEU3CRC1) but load the CSC from N950U (N950USQU3CRC2) (Do not use one labeled home)
3. Reboot, enjoy N950U1 with T-Mobile features and icons.

So can I ask what exactly is the point to this?

If you have the N950U1 (unlocked) firmware you lose RCS setting and Visual Voicmail from T-Mobile , but you gain the integrated spam caller ID (Hiya is integrated into the dialer of the unlocked firmware).

Now if you have the N950U (T-Mobile) firmware installed you lose the integrated spam caller ID, but gain the RCS setting and Visual Voicmail.

Personally I had WiFi calling working on both firmware versions.

As I can tell from installing this Frankenstein firmware I see that I have RCS and video calling, but no visual voicemail or spam ID

So why not just install the T-Mobile firmware and get the Visual Voicmail? I guess I am just wondering why you want to stay on the unlocked firmware?

Not poking at the idea, I think its pretty cool, but I just kinda fail to see the point to install this instead of the carrier firmware.

 

[teaMJPx]

Thank you for this tutorial. I tried it and it works. I also installed the TMobile branded ROM and I dont see much difference.

You can go either way, different c file or flash to tmo, they both seem to work.

Great job!

 

[alfredo969902]

Is there any way to get the "call and text from other devices(continuity)"feature on the t mobile note 8.

 

[jehlan]

If on pie don't do this

To let everyone know this won't work after pie it'll think you've rooted when trying to update and when done doing setup it'll keep telling you that android keeps crashing