Rick's Rom DUB5 SM-N986U1 Snapdragon Safe Update To One UI 3.1

[IFireflyl]

I was already using that, but it's working now! Apparently I couldn't install the stock firmware at the same time I installed the userdata info you told me to install. After rebooting into stock firmware and completing the setup I went back into download mode and then installed TWRP. It's working, and I'm SO thankful! Thankful enough that I'm going to move over to your ROM now. Thank you so dadgum much!

 

[Misterxtc]

I was already using that, but it's working now! Apparently I couldn't install the stock firmware at the same time I installed the userdata info you told me to install. After rebooting into stock firmware and completing the setup I went back into download mode and then installed TWRP. It's working, and I'm SO thankful! Thankful enough that I'm going to move over to your ROM now. Thank you so dadgum much!

Your welcome. I was going to mention that but forgot. Just don't update anymore until there is a safe way there might not be a way back on the next one.

 

[IFireflyl]

Your welcome. I was going to mention that but forgot. Just don't update anymore until there is a safe way there might not be a way back on the next one.

You don't have to tell me twice. I thought I threw away all the benefits of my unlocked bootloader!

 

[IFireflyl]

I have installed your ROM, and I'm getting a constant popup that says "Game Launcher keeps stopping". Clearing the app data and force stopping it doesn't resolve this. Also, the Galaxy Store is missing, and when I download it from SamMobile it goes to the splash screen like it's going to open, and then it quits back to my home screen without an error message. My guess is that the Galaxy Store missing is why my Game Launcher isn't working. Because of that I also can't update any of the Galaxy Store apps (including Bixby to be able to change how the side keys work).

This was a clean install with a full wipe after installing on my N968U1 (Note 20 Ultra 5G).

EDIT: When I sideload the Galaxy Store app I can't open it directly, but I CAN go into Bixby which prompts me to update it, and then it will take me to the Bixby app in the Galaxy Store where I can update it. From there I can do a search for whatever app I need to update. But if I try going to the homepage of the Galaxy Store app it crashes with no error message. But at least this way I was able to update the Game Launcher, and that appears to have resolved the "Game Launcher keeps stopping" issue.

 

[Misterxtc]

I have installed your ROM, and I'm getting a constant popup that says "Game Launcher keeps stopping". Clearing the app data and force stopping it doesn't resolve this. Also, the Galaxy Store is missing, and when I download it from SamMobile it goes to the splash screen like it's going to open, and then it quits back to my home screen without an error message. My guess is that the Galaxy Store missing is why my Game Launcher isn't working. Because of that I also can't update any of the Galaxy Store apps (including Bixby to be able to change how the side keys work).

This was a clean install with a full wipe after installing on my N968U1 (Note 20 Ultra 5G).

EDIT: When I sideload the Galaxy Store app I can't open it directly, but I CAN go into Bixby which prompts me to update it, and then it will take me to the Bixby app in the Galaxy Store where I can update it. From there I can do a search for whatever app I need to update. But if I try going to the homepage of the Galaxy Store app it crashes with no error message. But at least this way I was able to update the Game Launcher, and that appears to have resolved the "Game Launcher keeps stopping" issue.

Disable game launcher in the settings menu for now. I accidentally removed it using a debloat script when I was building the rom. I'll have to add it back on the next build. Galaxy store gave me problems before on the first run. I would try a different version for now.

 

[IFireflyl]

Disable game launcher in the settings menu for now. I accidentally removed it using a debloat script when I was building the rom. I'll have to add it back on the next build. Galaxy store gave me problems before on the first run. I would try a different version for now.

Since I updated Game Launcher with that workaround it hasn't given me issues. So far that's the only issue I have found, but I'll let you know if anything else crops up. It's been smooth since Game Launcher was updated.

 

[Misterxtc]

Since I updated Game Launcher with that workaround it hasn't given me issues. So far that's the only issue I have found, but I'll let you know if anything else crops up. It's been smooth since Game Launcher was updated.

Good, that should be the only problem. I used to update that through Galaxy Store. I just made a new build and will be uploading it shortly. The game launcher crash will probably be there until it's updated through the store but all is good with that.

 

[Misterxtc]

I've added one more build that addresses the missing Galaxy Store app. The app might crash a few times before it opens but keep trying until it opens if it dose that. It was fine on the Note 20 but it was fussy with the S20. This is a problem with the app itself and not something I created. Any app crashes are fixed after all updates are done. The download is a little larger because I included the home_csc to avoid a data wipe with the regular csc file. Both csc files are included, just use one or the other. I was able to test this and everything seems back to normal again.

 

[Authority595]

Mine is pretty much stock and Sac's has mods.

verizon has some bloat that is necessary for wifi calling, voLTE 5G and hotspot, so yours might not be ideal for Verizon if you don't have it.

 

[Misterxtc]

verizon has some bloat that is necessary for wifi calling, voLTE 5G and hotspot, so yours might not be ideal for Verizon if you don't have it.

I prefer U1 to the Verizon bloat. I don't use hotspot, 5G works fine as well as wifi calling on my phone with Verizon. Been using U1 for years.
EDIT: Please compare roms in the Q&A section in the future.

 

[Authority595]

You might be right, though I use hotspot occasionally, and I've used titanium to freeze all the verizon bloat that I don't need or want. So nice to have developers like you and others working on Note20, I hope Samsung and Verizon don't cut off rooting and unlocking and make it impossible again, at least with the Note20. Having root truly makes the phone much more capable.

 

[Misterxtc]

You might be right, though I use hotspot occasionally, and I've used titanium to freeze all the verizon bloat that I don't need or want. So nice to have developers like you and others working on Note20, I hope Samsung and Verizon don't cut off rooting and unlocking and make it impossible again, at least with the Note20. Having root truly makes the phone much more capable.

Thanks, I just prefer the U1 software. I made this rom to keep things simple each month with updating. I also run this after I install the rom even though I added some of the mods already. I use the force wipe with no bl files one and restore my data after it's done.

 

[grv00711]

i can flash ths over >
[N20 Ultra SM-N986U/U1/W_Snapdragon]-[Upgrade Easily Firmware Using Odin]-[Automatically Root Remove Forceencrypt Patch Bluetooth And Fix Safetynet] <

 

[Misterxtc]

i can flash ths over >
[N20 Ultra SM-N986U/U1/W_Snapdragon]-[Upgrade Easily Firmware Using Odin]-[Automatically Root Remove Forceencrypt Patch Bluetooth And Fix Safetynet] <

Yes, Install the rom first then after it boots shut down the phone and enter download and flash the AIO file in userdata. Don't even bother with setup after the first install of my rom because the AIO file will probably wipe data.

 

[albinoman887]

how did you get kitchen to create the new imgs correctly ive tried everything and it keeps erroring out

 

[Misterxtc]

how did you get kitchen to create the new imgs correctly ive tried everything and it keeps erroring out

Try using the entire AP file or the full firmware zip in kitchen to unpack them. Without a specific error I would guess the img files are not the correct size.

 

[Misterxtc]

I added a new build that you can uninstall more Google apps and removed the system updater. There is a new build (DUC1) that came out today that updated the bootloader to rev 2. DO NOT take it if you want root!! If you just want to disable the ota updater without downloading and re-installing the rom run the command below with adb.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.wssyncmldm

 

[Misterxtc]

I've updated the rom to DUC1 March update. DO NOT flash the bl files from the full DUC1 firmware or you will loose your bootloader unlock and will not be able to downgrade. My rom is safe to flash. Enjoy.

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[IFireflyl]

I've updated the rom to DUC1 March update. DO NOT flash the bl files from the full DUC1 firmware or you will loose your bootloader unlock and will not be able to downgrade. My rom is safe to flash. Enjoy.

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Can you provide a step-by-step method for the best way to upgrade your ROM (I have the version just before your Galaxy Store fix) without losing your data? I want to upgrade, but I really don't want to go through the whole setup of my phone and apps again.

 

[Misterxtc]

Can you provide a step-by-step method for the best way to upgrade your ROM (I have the version just before your Galaxy Store fix) without losing your data? I want to upgrade, but I really don't want to go through the whole setup of my phone and apps again.

Same instructions as the OP besides the wipe data part. I included the home csc that doesn't wipe data and have twrp in this build to make things easier. The only thing you will need to do is install magisk again after the rom. I will try and keep this so a data wipe is optional from now on.