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[danbest82]

SM-N960U1 128GB internal memory/6GB RAM and actually AT&T sent me the carrier unlocked version. The sleeve of the box even says "Unlocked by Samsung". But it has AT&T logo when booting up.

Been 4 years since I switched phones. Couldn't get Titanium Backup zip file to flash in TWRP, to copy over all my apps + datea.. Said it completed but nothing actually happened. Now trying to use Migrate.

Using Samsung Switch, most of the apps came over, but not all. Also none of the data and settings. Hoping Migrate will do the job.

That's great it's carrier unlocked! My S10+ is carrier unlocked but has Verizon boot logo. It's just part of the CSC thing they mention you can flash in Odin but also seems to be linked to the SIM card that's in it nowadays.

I had issues with Titanium doing a proper restore also. I used Migrate and it worked for the most part. What you can try is move all the apps over with Samsung switch or Migrate. I used my same SD card and pointed Titanium to it so that all the apps and data were there, then restore "data only" batch. That worked for me. Seems Titanium has issues restoring APKs on newer versions of Android.

 

[ldeveraux]

I had issues with Titanium doing a proper restore also. I used Migrate and it worked for the most part. What you can try is move all the apps over with Samsung switch or Migrate. I used my same SD card and pointed Titanium to it so that all the apps and data were there, then restore "data only" batch. That worked for me. Seems Titanium has issues restoring APKs on newer versions of Android.

Titanium isn't abandoned, but it's pretty close. It's certainly not optimized (read: barely functioning) on recent Android builds. I use Swift for my backups now. It's a bit clugey on the interface, but rock solid with backup/restore.

 

[danbest82]

Titanium isn't abandoned, but it's pretty close. It's certainly not optimized (read: barely functioning) on recent Android builds. I use Swift for my backups now. It's a bit clugey on the interface, but rock solid with backup/restore.

Yeah it's pretty much done. I tried OAndBackupX but it's nothing close to TiBu. I'll take a look at Swift. Thanks for the heads up

 

[danbest82]

@ldeveraux do you use the premium version? Is it worth it? It might be just for the scheduled backup.

 

[ldeveraux]

@ldeveraux do you use the premium version? Is it worth it? It might be just for the scheduled backup.

Absolutely! What was it $5 max? Worth it for peace of mind with my phone!

 

[danbest82]

Absolutely! What was it $5 max? Worth it for peace of mind with my phone!

Yep. Around that. Definitely worth it.

 

[ChazzMatt]

Titanium isn't abandoned, but it's pretty close. It's certainly not optimized (read: barely functioning) on recent Android builds. I use Swift for my backups now. It's a bit clugey on the interface, but rock solid with backup/restore.

So, I'm over to the other side now. AT&T gave me a month's warning, then 2 weeks, then day of (but it was really the next day). I waited until the V30+ SIM card gave me error message it was no longer active to put the new SIM card in my Note 9 to activate it.

I'm on the rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which AT&T sent me. Headset jack, stereo speakers, back-of-phone (rear) fingerprint sensor. Still getting used to the bigger size and the weight. Much heavier than my V30+, which to me had the perfect size. (The Note 9 is even heavier than the Galaxy 10+, which I also have on hand but not using.)

Knowing the end was coming, over the past couple of weeks I used trio of methods to get everything over -- Samsung Smart Switch, Swift and Titanium Backup. Samsung Smart Switch was more basic and got most of the apps over. Swift got all the apps over and 99% of the data. Worked quite well. Just a couple of exceptions where it didn't, like my corporate email account data.

I then also copied over entire Titanium Backup folder (the zip file it creates to flash in TWRP didn't work) to my PC and then to my new phone. Trying to copy it over directly while both phones were connected via USB cable wouldn't work for some reason; had to use middle man of my PC Download folder, then on to the new phone. In a couple of cases, I had to then "restore" data for apps from Titanium Backup. I had to completely reinstall Waze as it kept force closing when restored. Lost all my past locations.

I will probably pay for the Swift pro version and use that to make new backups, once I am satisfied everything is set up.

Advanced Power Menu (Noxx developer) doesn't seem to work but Recovery Reboot app does. Yeah, I know you can get to Recovery from Magisk, but I prefer a 1-click shortcut method.

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It's only been a full day, but I miss the V30+. I miss the smart actions of automatically turning off Wi-Fi when I leave the house and turning on when I get back home. I miss the AOD automatically coming on when I lift the phone. On the Samsung, have to either tap the screen to see for 10 seconds or I can leave on all the time. So, I will tap the screen, I guess. I miss being able to turn OFF the screen with the same rear fingerprint sensor I used to unlock the screen. Instead on the Note 9, I have to tap the power button the on right side to turn off. As a leftie, that means I have to use the other hand for no reason or awkwardly shift the large, heavy phone in my left hand to hit the side button, while not dropping it... On the LG, the power button, display off button, and fingerprint sensor were all-in-one. Design genius.

I found a website with LG V30 alarms, ringtones. There's a couple I used regularly so I downloaded them. I'm not going to restore any old V30+ "system" stuff from Titanium Backup on my Note, for obvious reasons.

I know I will miss the V30+ DAC. The Note 9 screen is big and it's bright, 1440K OLED. Yes, there's a headset jack. Has no notch. I will admit the back-of-phone fingerprint sensor is excellent and opens a split second faster than my V30+ -- but then the Note has more RAM and faster processor. However, except for the loud stereo speakers, there's nothing I see that's better than the V30+, feature wise.

I had the stereo speakers hack on my rooted V30+ so having stereo speakers on Note 9 is not something new -- except it's a native feature, not a hack.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has Dolby Atmos while the LG V30 (with root) had DTS:X. But the Note doesn't have the different surround sound profiles like V30 DAC (with DTS:X) had...

OK, one thing that is slightly better about the Note (one thing!) is the headset jack at the bottom of the phone instead of the top. I remember couple of years ago someone in this forum complained incessantly about the headset jack being at the top on the V30+. Now that I've actually plugged in headset on the bottom, yes it is nice not to have the wires poking up at the top when holding the phone.

Bottom line: the Note 9 is merely the best replacement available to me right now, to have most of the features I desire: Android, 1440p, headset jack, wireless charging, IP68 dust/water resistance, bootloader unlocked, rooted. But it's not a perfect replacement.

 

[ldeveraux]

It's only been a full day, but I miss the V30+. I miss the smart actions of automatically turning off Wi-Fi when I leave the house and turning on when I get back home. I miss the AOD automatically coming on when I lift the phone. On the Samsung, have to either tap the screen to see for 10 seconds or I can leave on all the time. So, I will tap the screen, I guess. I miss being able to turn off the screen with the same fingerprint sensor I used to unlock the screen. Instead on the Note 9, I have to tap the power button the on right side. As a leftie, that means I have to use the other hand for no reason or awkwardly shift the large phone in my left hand to hit the button, while not dropping it... On the LG, the power button, display off button, and fingerprint sensor were all-in-one. Design genius.

I found a website with LG V30 alarms, ringtones. There's a couple I used regularly so I downloaded them. I'm not going to restore any old V30+ "system" stuff from Titanium Backup on my Note, for obvious reasons.

I know I will miss the V30+ DAC. The Note 9 screen is big and it's bright, 1440K OLED. Yes, there's a headset jack. Has no notch. I will admit the back-of-phone fingerprint sensor is excellent and opens a split second faster than my V30+ -- but then the Note has more RAM and faster processor. However, except for the loud stereo speakers, there's nothing I see that's better than the V30+, feature wise.

The Note 9 is merely the best replacement available to me right now, to have most of the features I desire: Android, 1440p, headset jack, wireless charging, IP68 dust/water resistance, bootloader unlocked, rooted. But it's not a perfect replacement.

The fingerprint sensor on my S10 is absolute trash, rarely works, changes in temp and humidity affect it greatly. Sometimes it works, most times not. I miss having a physical fingerprint button, even if it was on the back of the phone.

 

[danbest82]

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So, I'm over to the other side now. AT&T gave me a month's warning, then 2 weeks, then day of (but it was really the next day). I waited until the V30+ SIM card gave me error message it was no longer active to put the new SIM card in my Note 9.

I'm on the rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which AT&T sent me. Headset jack, stereo speakers, back-of-phone fingerprint sensor. Still getting used to the bigger size and the weight. Much heavier than my V30+, which to me had the perfect size. (The Note 9 is even heavier than the Galaxy 10+, which I also have on hand.)

Knowing the end was coming, over the past couple of weeks I used trio of methods to get everything over -- Samsung Switch, Swift and Titanium Backup. Samsung Switch was more basic and got most of the apps over. Swift got all the apps over and 99% of the data. Worked quite well. Just a couple of exceptions where it didn't.

I then also copied over entire Titanium Backup folder (the zip file it creates to flash in TWRP didn't work) to my PC and then to my new phone. Trying to copy it over directly while both were connected via USB cable wouldn't work for some reason; had to use middle man of my PC Download folder, then on to the new phone. In a couple of cases, I had to then "restore" data for apps from Titanium Backup.

I will probably pay for the Swift pro version and use that to make new backups, once I am satisfied everything is set up.

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It's only been a full day, but I miss the V30+. I miss the smart actions of automatically turning off Wi-Fi when I leave the house and turning on when I get back home. I miss the AOD automatically coming on when I lift the phone. On the Samsung, have to either tap the screen to see for 10 seconds or I can leave on all the time. So, I will tap the screen, I guess. I miss being able to turn off the screen with the same fingerprint sensor I used to unlock the screen. Instead on the Note 9, I have to tap the power button the on right side. As a leftie, that means I have to use the other hand for no reason or awkwardly shift the large phone in my left hand to hit the button, while not dropping it... On the LG, the power button, display off button, and fingerprint sensor were all-in-one. Design genius.

I found a website with LG V30 alarms, ringtones. There's a couple I used regularly so I downloaded them. I'm not going to restore any old V30+ "system" stuff from Titanium Backup on my Note, for obvious reasons.

I know I will miss the V30+ DAC. The Note 9 screen is big and it's bright, 1440K OLED. Yes, there's a headset jack. Has no notch. I will admit the back-of-phone fingerprint sensor is excellent and opens a split second faster than my V30+ -- but then the Note has more RAM and faster processor. However, except for the loud stereo speakers, there's nothing I see that's better than the V30+, feature wise.

The Note 9 is merely the best replacement available to me right now, to have most of the features I desire: Android, 1440p, headset jack, wireless charging, IP68 dust/water resistance, bootloader unlocked, rooted. But it's not a perfect replacement.

Thanks for the update. Glad it all worked out.

 

[danbest82]

The fingerprint sensor on my S10 is absolute trash, rarely works, changes in temp and humidity affect it greatly. Sometimes it works, most times not. I miss having a physical fingerprint button, even if it was on the back of the phone.

I agree. Sometimes I feel like I have to reset it then when I go to use the phone again it works. It's definitely affected by the temp. I miss a dedicated button. Oh well I like everything else about the S10+, i may just disable the fingerprint sensor one day.

 

[schwinn8]

I don't agree as much about the fingerprint sensor. It's certainly not as reliable as the V30's was, but it's workable and takes a bit of getting used to. If you press "too hard" it won't recognize. If you don't press hard enough, it won't recognize. Very annoying indeed. I wonder if it would help to teach lighter and harder presses... I don't care at the moment, but could be something for me to try. In the end, it's not great. I will say it was AWFUL with a screen protector in-place. Even the one the ebay seller provided with the special area to "pass through" for the sensor didn't work for crap. Glad I didn't buy that protector. I have none on the phone now, and it's fine (I had one on the V30 at first, but I took it off and it has been fine over the many years... I guess I'm careful enough!)

Note that there is a lift-to-wake option in the settings (for gestures) where the phone can be woken up when you pick it up. It's not the AOD, but it's not bad. I don't use it anymore honestly (just not my preference) but it may work for you?

For powering on the screen, I don't have to press the power button at all - just putting your finger on the fingerprint sensor (and if it unlocks) and you save the extra press. I expect the Note should work the same, but I don't know for sure. Basically, I almost never use the power button because of this... you may not have to either. Again, it takes a bit of getting used to where the sensor is... and it needs to work, of course, haha.

To turn off the screen, I'm using a double-tap gesture. I don't know if the stock launcher supports this, but my Nova Launcher supports it, so I use that all the time as well.

The only other complaint I have is for my wife, actually - she has a habit of using the power button (particularly to turn the display off) and since the volume button is opposite that one, the phone takes a screenshot. She takes screenshots "regularly" this way... and then has to go delete them. I activated the double-tap-off on her phone, and I think that has helped matters... I don't see as many on our shared GPhotos account!

 

[ldeveraux]

I don't agree as much about the fingerprint sensor. It's certainly not as reliable as the V30's was, but it's workable and takes a bit of getting used to. If you press "too hard" it won't recognize. If you don't press hard enough, it won't recognize. Very annoying indeed. I wonder if it would help to teach lighter and harder presses... I don't care at the moment, but could be something for me to try. In the end, it's not great. I will say it was AWFUL with a screen protector in-place. Even the one the ebay seller provided with the special area to "pass through" for the sensor didn't work for crap. Glad I didn't buy that protector. I have none on the phone now, and it's fine (I had one on the V30 at first, but I took it off and it has been fine over the many years... I guess I'm careful enough!)

Note that there is a lift-to-wake option in the settings (for gestures) where the phone can be woken up when you pick it up. It's not the AOD, but it's not bad. I don't use it anymore honestly (just not my preference) but it may work for you?

For powering on the screen, I don't have to press the power button at all - just putting your finger on the fingerprint sensor (and if it unlocks) and you save the extra press. I expect the Note should work the same, but I don't know for sure. Basically, I almost never use the power button because of this... you may not have to either. Again, it takes a bit of getting used to where the sensor is... and it needs to work, of course, haha.

To turn off the screen, I'm using a double-tap gesture. I don't know if the stock launcher supports this, but my Nova Launcher supports it, so I use that all the time as well.

The only other complaint I have is for my wife, actually - she has a habit of using the power button (particularly to turn the display off) and since the volume button is opposite that one, the phone takes a screenshot. She takes screenshots "regularly" this way... and then has to go delete them. I activated the double-tap-off on her phone, and I think that has helped matters... I don't see as many on our shared GPhotos account!

The "very annoying indeed" part with the fingerprint is exactly what I hate about it. The V30 unlock with fingerprint worked 100% of the time, this one about 50%.

And I also use Nova, how do you get double tap to wake/sleep to work???

 

[schwinn8]

The "very annoying indeed" part with the fingerprint is exactly what I hate about it. The V30 unlock with fingerprint worked 100% of the time, this one about 50%.

And I also use Nova, how do you get double tap to wake/sleep to work???

Nova7 (I have Nova-Prime, so maybe you need that, I don't remember - got prime on a free-sale ages ago): Settings / Gestures & Inputs / Double tap - configure that to "screen lock"

Note this appears to be also part of the Samsung stock ROM as well: https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/enable-double-tap-to-turn-off/

 

[ldeveraux]

Nova7 (I have Nova-Prime, so maybe you need that, I don't remember - got prime on a free-sale ages ago): Settings / Gestures & Inputs / Double tap - configure that to "screen lock"

Note this appears to be also part of the Samsung stock ROM as well: https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/enable-double-tap-to-turn-off/

Thanks! I ultimately found that info and enabled it too. It seems a bit tricky from the home screen though. sometimes I 2x tap it opens whatever app I tapped, sometimes it locks the screen. 2x tap from the lock screen (who needs that though??) works of course.

 

[schwinn8]

Yeah, on a busy homescreen, this can be annoying. I usually keep some space open for this purpose (at least one grid location) but you could do more... that way you just have a blank area to turn off from.

Heck, that being said, you could (potentially) use a shortcut/app to do the screen lock for you as well... haha.

 

[ldeveraux]

Yeah, on a busy homescreen, this can be annoying. I usually keep some space open for this purpose (at least one grid location) but you could do more... that way you just have a blank area to turn off from.

Heck, that being said, you could (potentially) use a shortcut/app to do the screen lock for you as well... haha.

ha yeah 6 of one, half dozen the other I suppose. The V30 I could pretty much tap anywhere (especially the notification bar) to sleep it. Upgrade hell.

 

[ChazzMatt]

Note that there is a lift-to-wake option in the settings (for gestures) where the phone can be woken up when you pick it up. It's not the AOD, but it's not bad. I don't use it anymore honestly (just not my preference) but it may work for you?

To turn off the screen, I'm using a double-tap gesture. I don't know if the stock launcher supports this, but my Nova Launcher supports it, so I use that all the time as well.

Thanks! I went looking and found the Gestures in the Note 9 setting to turn on display when picking up. That works for me. I just use it to see the time or quick glance at notifications. That's what I used AOD for on the V30, without unlocking the screen. On the Note 9, to actually turn on and unlock the screen I just use the rear fingerprint sensor, which works quite well.

I double tapped the screen to turn off (lock the device) and the Nova permission request came up. I went to Accessibility and allowed it. It's a little easier than hitting the side power button with my off hand. I still miss the LG V30 rear display off button. Muscle memory from 4 years is so ingrained. I keep hitting the rear fingerprint sensor of the Note 9 and then remember, duh.

I just edited my XDA signature to include the new phone. I really haven't even looked at the Note 9 forum. I did look through the S10+ forum back when I planned to use that phone. But even though I'm on the correct bootloader version, the S10+ "steady partition is passive" -- which happens to some people. Luckily the Note 9 AT&T sent me was easily bootloader unlocked and rooted.

 

[danbest82]

I double tapped the screen to turn off (lock the device) and the Nova permission request came up. I went to Accessibility and allowed it. It's a little easier than hitting the side power button with my off hand. I still miss the LG V30 rear display off button. Muscle memory from 4 years is so ingrained. I keep hitting the rear fingerprint sensor of the Note 9 and then remember, duh.

If you want to use GravityBox, there is an option to set up a fingerprint sensor option.
I haven't tried it myself since I have the on-screen sensor but it may work for you. I use GravityBox for navigation keys customizing.

 

[ldeveraux]

If you want to use GravityBox, there is an option to set up a fingerprint sensor option. View attachment 5473891
I haven't tried it myself since I have the on-screen sensor but it may work for you. I use GravityBox for navigation keys customizing.

I tried GB again and it was a big old nope! It messed up my phone so bad I couldn't deal with it anymore. Slow downs, weird screen issues, no thanks.

 

[danbest82]

I tried GB again and it was a big old nope! It messed up my phone so bad I couldn't deal with it anymore. Slow downs, weird screen issues, no thanks.

Hmm. Interesting that it works fine for me. I use LSposed if that makes a different. On my V30, I used EdXposed and it works also.