OTA and Non-OTA Firmware for N986U and N986U1
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DUB7 is downloading right now then ill upload it to a link for ya.
had to pay $20 for it lol..
6.5 GB file on MEGA
mega.nz
Thanks for grabbing this. I'm uploading to AFH now and will add a link in the OP when it finishes.
Lol put sim in Note 8 today. Still a damn good device
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If I flash N986U FW to N986U1 device will that make my unlocked device carrier locked? I'm having issues with reception etc on my unlocked and wanted to try carrier FW
No, but it will give you the features and bloat that come with the carrier firmware, it'll depend which carrier you're on as to what features you get of course
You will get carrier apps depending on which carrier your sim card is. I know for me when I went to unlocked firmware on my carrier locked At&t device for this very same reason, there was no difference in reception.
I'm on TMO and on unlocked sometimes I cant hear people, but they can hear me. Also I heard the carrier version will have VM built into dialer app which would be nice as well.
I havent flashed a U1 firmware in a long time, but my own experience was that I got better cell coverage with the carrier versions
Great thanks, I heard that as well, I'll flash the carrier version then and see if it improves my issues.
And almost all of the bloat can be uninstalled. There are a few apps that can't but you can disable
Is this because the "radio" is different on U vs U1, or because carriers use some algorithm to give preferential treatment to their branded devices?
Radio is the same.
CSC for the device is the difference.
U devices are the preferred device on AT&T, and have a different software configuration than U1 devices.
IMS config is different as well as a host of other carrier specific tweaks to network settings.
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Backup your device, and use odin to flash the U1 firmware in post #3. The most current one is listed 1st -
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Not sure if someone already answered this and sorry to all my amazing friends here that i am not able to be online as often. Hope you all are doing well.
So your ATT/ATT/ATT lets represent it as 1/2/3 - Now /3 is something you can not change - so if you bought from ATT it will be 1/2/ATT if from T-mob it will be 1/2/TMB - So that always remains same.
for 1/2 it depends on the sim card you insert, it seems you are using ATT sim. I have unlocked version so my /3=/XAA , as stated above it remains same regardless of sim i insert, and i am using TMB so my 1/2 = TMB/TMB if i was using ATT it would look like ATT/ATT/XAA. Hope this answers your question.3Ok, so I did get really bored and flashed U1. To be 100% honest if you put the device in front of me with Carrier/Unlocked firmware, I couldn't tell the difference. Aside from the bootscreen animations and actually looking in the actual firmware revision I genuinely can't tell ANY difference.3
embarrassing! Not at the top easily available to everyone. Sorry for not reading. The best place to hide things from me is right in front of my face.Please take a look at the OP, it'll answer that for you
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18See Post #2 and #3 for the Links to the Firmware
ALL of the firmware posted here can be flashed on any N986U/N986U1 Device. The firmware is NOT carrier dependent and is only listed next to some of them in order to have an idea if you might get OTA when you flash it
Understanding Firmware naming:
N986USQU1ATGM
N=Note
986U or F etc, the model of device
SQ, FX etc = CPU and model specific
U,S,E = Update, Security, Engineering, respectively
1,2,3,4,5 etc = bootloader revision (This is important! You cannot go to a previous revision)
A,B,C,D = Android version
T, U = Year (T=2020, U=2021 etc)
A,B,C etc = month (January A - December L)
1 - 9 and then A - Z =build compilation. This basically means how many builds there are in a month. They start at 1 and go to Z
So N986USQU1ATGM would be
N968-U-SQ-U-1-A-T-G-M
N968U (Note 20 Ultra Carrier version), SQ (Snapdragon), U (Update), 1 (Bootloader version), A (Build 10), T (2020), G (July), M (22nd build)
How to enter Download Mode:
Turn off the device.
Connect USB cable to your PC (Leave it disconnected from the phone)
Press and hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. While they are still pressed, plug in the USB cable into your phone.
The phone will go into download mode press volume up. In Odin you will see that phone is added.
Dirty Flash:
I would only do this if you are having to manually update to the newer firmware and would not do it if you are coming/going to U/U1 or from beta firmware or if you are on an old firmware. I'd also highly recommend doing a back up prior to the doing this
Load these into Odin
BL
AP
CP
HOME_CSC
Do NOT flash CSC or USERDATA, either of these WILL wipe your device
This is a "dirty flash" and these can sometimes cause issues. Keep in mind if things start going sideways and stuff starts not working right, your first step to a solution will be to wipe the device.
Tips on flashing U1 Firmware:
Thanks to @mm60 for being the guinea pig and doing the base write up
Flash the U1 firmware, which you can get on Frija. Make sure you use the patched ODIN linked in post #2, Odin3_v3.13.3b.
Boot up the phone with an active US Carrier SIM installed.
Go through the initial setup and connect to Wi-Fi.
When the pop-up saying that the phone "needed to apply carrier settings and reboot", agreed and let it reboot.
Once the phone reboots, go through the setup and verify the Service Provider is your carrier (VZW/SPR/TMB/ATT, etc) is in the Settings.
Flashed the U firmware again with the USERDATA file and set it up again (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)
If you get your CSC Stuck on XAA/XAA/(Insert your carrier here), and can not get Carrier options back.
Go to the tutorial that @borijess put together HERE17N986U - Carrier Versions
BOOTLOADER 2
N986USQU2DUC8 TMB
N986USQU2DUCA CCT/USC/CHA
N986USQU2DUC5 VZW
N986USQS2DUC1 CCT
N986USQS2DUBB AT&T/USC MIRROR thanks @Venom0642
BOOTLOADER 1
N986USQU1DUB7 VZW Thanks to @drewiskee for grabbing this N986USQSU2DUBB
N986USQU1DUB5 ATT/SPR/TMB/CCT/CHA Thanks for the link @Venom0642
N986USQS1CTLC VZW/CHA/USC January Patch
N986USQS1CTLB TMB/ATT/SPR. MIRROR Thanks @Venom0642
N986USQU1CTLA VZW Second December Patch Thanks @Venom0642
N986USQU1CTL4 VZW Android 11 MIRROR Thanks for the link @denson9874
N986USQU1CTL2 ATT/TMB/SPR/CCT Android 11. Thanks @dottat. MIRROR thanks @Venom0642
N986USQS1BTK3 SPR/TMB/USC
N986USQS1BTJ8 VZW
N986USQU1BTJ4 SPR/TMB
N986USQU1BTJ3 VZW/USC
N986USQU1BTJ2 VZW
N986USQU1BTIF ATT - To Flash this put the ALL_OYN file in the AP slot. The AT&T USERDATA, that goes in it's "regular" slot. Thanks to @Venom0642 for this file and to @butchieboy for sending one my way
N986USQU1BTIB VZW/CHA Thanks @Venom0642
N986USQU1ATI6 USC
N986USQU1ATI5 SPR/TMB - Thanks @Venom0642
N986USQU1ATH4 USC/TMB/SPR Aug Security - Thanks @Venom0642
N986USQU1ATH3 ATT/SPR/TMB/VZW/CCT Aug Security
N986USQU1ATGM SPR/USC/CCT/TMB
Odin3_v3.13.3b: HERE10N986U1 - Unlocked Versions
BOOTLOADER 2
N986U1UEU2DUCB For those with old eyes like mine, that is DUCB (Letter B, not an Eight)
N986U1UES2DUC8
N986U1UES2DUC1
BOOTLOADER 1
N986U1UEU1DUB5
N986U1UES1CUA1
N986U1UEU1CTLB
N986U1UES1CTL7
N986U1UEU1CTL4
N986U1UES1ATK1
N986U1UES1ATJ5
N986U1UES1ATJ3
N986U1UES1ATID
N986U1UEU1ATI5
N986U1UES1ATI1
N986U1UEU1ATH3
Odin3_v3.13.3b: HERE
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