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finally samsung vibrant is in my hand!!

hello
guys whats upppp
i just finally got a samsung vibrant soo excited
this is like a 40000 year update from my dumb phone to android :O
just sayin HI

Congrats. I upgraded from a G1 so it wasn't THAT bad.
But hey, Android smart phones are a lot different than regular dumb pbones. Make sure you do your research about how your pbine actually works to save yourself some headache.
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s44suman said:
hello
guys whats upppp
i just finally got a samsung vibrant soo excited
this is like a 40000 year update from my dumb phone to android :O
just sayin HI
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Welcome Now the fun begins A bit of advice read read and read some more. Here is a good place to start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458
Also before posting any questions seach it will save you from getting slammed lol
Enjoy

Congratulations on your new phone! It's one if the best out right now, and has hardware that's good enough to keep it decent for awhile.
One thing; don't pay much attention to "vibrant vs x phone" debates. They're cool to read just to find out what options other phones have and how they compare, but don't let them change your mind about your purchase. Vibrants are awesome!
Sent from my Team Whiskey Powered Vibrant

Congrats
congrats you will love the phone. Remember to post questions in the Q & A section look over some of the stickies posts (usually at the top of each forum division.
some easy fun things from the market to play with to familiarize you with the phone
Down load speed test. This app runs a speed connection test download and upload. Neat to see different areas speed connection
Get the XDA app to stay informed.
Wheres my droid. I like this one as if you misplace your phone you text it and it raises the phone ring volume to max and rings (this has been useful for me).
Sd card speed tester. This will test the read write of your sd card.
There are bunch more great things but these are fun.

I moved from the a dumb phone to an SDA to an iPhone to the Vibrant, so they weren't totally huge jumps lol

If I were you I will stay until 11/8 to see what is new

Thanks guys nd I have a question 4 u guys so I got an update from tmobile and after I accepted it some application were gone and remember when u press nd hold the home button u have a task manager thimg rite nd after the update it was gone =(

You were reverted back to the original firmware. It is happening a lot for some reason. Why don't know why. They may be getting ready to push out another OTA.
If you really want the update back you can use ODIN to push it back. Check the Bible over in the development section. But I would wait. We may be getting Froyo tonight.

Lol uep excited abt that thamk u

You should just for the heck of it. And then play around with some minor modding to get the hang of things.
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Cancel the Froyo.
Here is all you need:
ODIN 1.7:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8863820&postcount=138
JI6:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8506477&postcount=1
No pit file needed.
Put your phone into download mode:
Plug phone into USB
Turn it off
wait til battery icon appears
Hold down both volume buttons and power.
As SOON as battery icon disappears let go of power button.
Should see big yellow sign.
Open ODIN, place the PDA file as the JI6 tar file you downloaded above and go for it.

Dudei m like almost in the verge of getting adicted to this site i just want to point out that ppl in dis site r genious. But yea i m just looking around the site saving favorete forums sry about my english tou lol not been here so long

new update via OTA

I got this update this morning via OTA.
XWKI1
Android version2.3.4
XWKI1

lolololololol

What firmware were you on before?

try plugging in to kies to see what it says?

XXKF3
If you could remember i was on this Dummy update so i decided to go back to xxkf3 this morning . Immediately after installing through odin i checked for update via OTA and i got this

Nothing here,i run KE7 2.3.3

Has anyone else got it ?

Somehow you have ended up with a test phone i reckon .
jje

You mean the phone i bought from very.co.uk for 600pounds with my own money should be a test phone.

segunmichaelolu said:
You mean the phone i bought from very.co.uk for 600pounds with my own money should be a test phone.
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Hehe not very likely... ;-)

segunmichaelolu said:
You mean the phone i bought from very.co.uk for 600pounds with my own money should be a test phone.
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You are lucky, on the Sensation forums there was a guy who bought a Sensation and got by accident an eng off, rooted phone whilst the rest of the world was stuck with a locked bootloader.
I guess for devs your phone could be worth more than what you paid for it

Well maybe am lucky. I was wondering really why i get the update before everybody. The last time was xxkh5 which samsung manage to change to a dummy update. But this time i have learnt my leason .

what provider you you have? csc?
segunmichaelolu said:
Well maybe am lucky. I was wondering really why i get the update before everybody. The last time was xxkh5 which samsung manage to change to a dummy update. But this time i have learnt my leason .
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am on t-mobile . But my phone is not lock to any network. i.e sim free

Maybe we are lucky sometime in near future.
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Do a system dump of the firmware!!!!
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We think that these updates are only meant for Samsung staff and some how your phone got added to the list of test phones -- it explains why you and nobody else gets them.
My guess this happen because you installed a leaked firmware from samfirmware.com. Remember these leaked firmware could be test builds for internal staff use only. May be something happened on this leaked firmware that got your phone added to the list of staff test phones.
Are there any new great and wonderful features you can see in this update? (It could be months and months before they release any updates for the rest of us!)

Tweet from Samfirmware.com: First roms with Android 2.3.5 for Galaxy S II will be online this month.
Robbielicious has got the leaked firmware, but it's not yet ready for release: "in my possesiosn but in my believe not worthy o releasing just yet"
Darky's crew are now working with Samfirmware.com (i9000 version released about an hour ago) so I imagine the i9100 version will be released as soon as it is ready.

The ki1 update
The update is quiet good. The new goodies on the update are something
1. on the top where the 3g is , we have h+ and R . It really helps me a lot because formally when i visit our basement at my working place i normally lost connection. after i have to reboot my phone but in this case no more rebooting. The batterie life is very amaizing. Internet super fast.
Thanks samsung for the great work done.

What a joke dude!
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Just got my note

lt's amazing only had it a few hours but I love it already. The Screen is superb, perfect size
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welcome to the club

Congraulations man, you'll have a lot of fun with your new toy!
Sent from my Galaxy Note

One thing I Just found out recently that you'll find to be quite funny yet useful is to swipe the side of your hand from one corner to the other corner and this takes a screenshot of the screen.
Random I know but it's funny.
P.S. Welcome to the club. Install ODIN and update to the LA4 stock rom from Germany (it's not rooted, just a normal official stock ROM that is surprisingly smooth)!

Ever heard of this one?
In the car (NOT a mobile dock), this doesn't happen all the time, about 1-2 times
a day...I unplug the Note, power off the screen, slip it into my pouch case (no magnets or anything), CAREFULLY making sure I don't touch anything. After
I exit the car, I hear the "camera sound", and when I look later, it took a screen
capture of the lock screen LOL. Even though I'm not touching anything, somehow
it "sees" me wanting to make a screen capture.
PoisonWolf said:
One thing I Just found out recently that you'll find to be quite funny yet useful is to swipe the side of your hand from one corner to the other corner and this takes a screenshot of the screen.
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Ive hade mine for two weeks now, is there any good threads to read like stuff running in the background that is unnecessary and can be killed to save ram/battery? I got CheckRom on mine, dunno if that already kills the unnecessary stuff but would be nice if u guys with more experience could link us newbies to unleash this beast

try this Visca and other noobs...it has helped me to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1407787

Welcome to the Note club. I just got mine like a week ago as well.

can anyone with me some introductions on how to update my note to L4A?

nightfox11 said:
can anyone with me some introductions on how to update my note to L4A?
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Do you have clock work mod installed?
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nightfox11 said:
can anyone with me some introductions on how to update my note to L4A?
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ARTAQaf said:
try this Visca and other noobs...it has helped me to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1407787
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Thanks for the link
I have had my note for 2 weeks
the size is kinda normal to me now

jocko6872 said:
Do you have clock work mod installed?
no i don't have clockworkmod do i have to install it ?
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nightfox11 said:
jocko6872 said:
Do you have clock work mod installed?
no i don't have clockworkmod do i have to install it ?
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That depends if u are planning to root your phone. Which i dont regret doing that. U can install custom ROMs and there are plenty of good ones. I personally have only tried RocketRom and CheckROM Revo NoteHD V5 but my favourite is the CheckROM one..
I like the CheckROM because of the great improvement in battery life and that it doesnt have the battery draining apps that i never even used. But if u like u can always add the apps u miss with its built in Kitchen app.
So if u want to root, u should do it before u update to LA4
so if u want to root, just follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
but if u just wanna update without rooting ur phone
follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
both of these threads are "stickied" in
Samsung Galaxy Note ->Galaxy Note Android Development
aka
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1349#
good luck
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i just tried updating my phone from M7000UBKK2 android 2.3.6 to LA4 with ODIN but the program didn't let me! everytime i tried to update it kept saying it "FAIL" in red letters .... plz help
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nightfox11 said:
That depends if u are planning to root your phone. Which i dont regret doing that. U can install custom ROMs and there are plenty of good ones. I personally have only tried RocketRom and CheckROM Revo NoteHD V5 but my favourite is the CheckROM one..
I like the CheckROM because of the great improvement in battery life and that it doesnt have the battery draining apps that i never even used. But if u like u can always add the apps u miss with its built in Kitchen app.
So if u want to root, u should do it before u update to LA4
so if u want to root, just follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
but if u just wanna update without rooting ur phone
follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
both of these threads are "stickied" in
Samsung Galaxy Note ->Galaxy Note Android Development
aka
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1349#
good luck
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Dunno how odin works really, never used it, i rooted my phone and then i did everything in my phone from that point.

Just got mine today, what an amazing device

nightfox11 said:
i just tried updating my phone from M7000UBKK2 android 2.3.6 to LA4 with ODIN but the program didn't let me! everytime i tried to update it kept saying it "FAIL" in red letters .... plz help
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It's been a while since I've used ODIN, but IIRC you have to follow this order:
1) Make sure your phone is unplugged from PC and powered off.
2) Put your phone in download mode. To do this press and hold volume down+home+power simulteniously
3) Once your phone is in download mode plug it into PC and launch ODIN.
4)Follow directions for flashing posted earlier/

Well a week in, and its even better than first impressions, the battery is amazing get what i would call a days use. This is my main device now i think ive probably spent 5 hours max on my laptop in the last week
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Got official oreo update @ india

Got official honor 8 pro oreoupdate 2 days before installed same day .
Some optimazion is there.
Portraid mode in camera
Settings redesigned.
No faceunlock
No double tap.

Anmol tak said:
Got official honor 8 pro oreoupdate 2 days before installed same day .
Some optimazion is there.
Portraid mode in camera
Settings redesigned.
No faceunlock
No double tap.
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can you post some screen shot or screen recording video

I got the update too, but I am waiting for others to check it.

Not yet received

No option
I was thinking the same but there is no option to upload a pic.
But i m normal user got the official version .
Can u show me where is the option to post apic i will definitely post few of them
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can you post some screen shot or screen recording video
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swapcall said:
Not yet received
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same here, no update yet

lol everyone around me with a H8 pro got the update and here i am checking the update screen every minute since 3 days. literally feels like 10-20 devices get updated per day.

tucking fypo said:
lol everyone around me with a H8 pro got the update and here i am checking the update screen every minute since 3 days. literally feels like 10-20 device per day.
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Doing same thing hitting update button every minutes very bad update policy

swapcall said:
Doing same thing hitting update button every minutes very bad update policy
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Same.....lol......why isn't anyone posting the ota zip anywhere?

swapcall said:
Doing same thing hitting update button every minutes very bad update policy
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yep i am using a samsung note 5 too since last 2 years and it still gets latest security patches and updates do come lightning quick. once i hear a news that update rolled out i check and boom i got an update. also the servers are fast huawei and xiaomi have pathetically slow servers too.

Any news on the update? 2 days gone since the news on various portals. Really slow process.

I think honor only giving update to 1 device per day lol

pankmohan said:
I think honor only giving update to 1 device per day lol
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Very true
Disgusting update policy

swapcall said:
Very true
Disgusting update policy
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1 device for couple of days i think...

Hearing reports that the new update is making the phone lag and causing battery drain. Someone, please post a review soon.

I'm on 305, it gives the phone random reboots. Hope they've fixed it

new update today (8/29)

Got a new update today. N950USQS5CRG9. August security patch, not sure what else. Verizon site doesn't have anything and the link on the update wasn't playing nice either.

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Got a new update today. N950USQS5CRG9. August security patch, not sure what else. Verizon site doesn't have anything and the link on the update wasn't playing nice either.
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Verizon sure takes their sweet time, don't they?
- R. Kruse Ludington
Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac

I sure wish sammobile or updato would get that new firmware uploaded Im stuck on unlocked firmware because they pushed out the v5 bootloader update and verizon was trailing behind... need to go back to verizon firmware to get back wifi calling. if only samsung played nice with their unlocked software my google google pixel has wifi calling just like my verizon google pixel..

Same here, anxiously waiting to reset my phone for the same reason. Would love to get back WiFi Calling.

mazz0310 said:
Same here, anxiously waiting to reset my phone for the same reason. Would love to get back WiFi Calling.
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good news is sammobile has already uploaded sprints and tmobiles firmware so we cant be too far off.

HamBone625 said:
good news is sammobile has already uploaded sprints and tmobiles firmware so we cant be too far off.
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Good news is that it is now up on Sammobile. Unfortunately it's going to take like a week to download

mazz0310 said:
Good news is that it is now up on Sammobile. Unfortunately it's going to take like a week to download
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https://updato.com/firmware-archive...u1&exact=1&r=VZW&v=Oreo(Android+8.0.0)&rpp=15

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https://updato.com/firmware-archive...u1&exact=1&r=VZW&v=Oreo(Android+8.0.0)&rpp=15
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So that is the N950U1, I've only been looking at N950U... are they technically the same?
Also, I see CRF6 which I guess I could technically install to get on the install path, but the latest is CRG9.
I'm about halfway with my download from SamMobile, did you go the route from updato?

I actually just sent mine out for warranty it had screen burn figures this would become available quite literally the day after I ship my phone out..

HamBone625 said:
I actually just sent mine out for warranty it had screen burn figures this would become available quite literally the day after I ship my phone out..
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Haha of course. Well I only have about an hour left, I can upload it to a faster host if you still need it when you receive your phone back.

mazz0310 said:
Haha of course. Well I only have about an hour left, I can upload it to a faster host if you still need it when you receive your phone back.
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I'm pretty sure his phone will come back with the latest update on it anyway.. They did it to mine even when I asked them not to update it. They obviously didn't care and updated it anyway..

Hi Everyone! This is the best community on the internet in my opinion!!!!!!!! Probably not the right thread to ask this but I know its gotta be close to the right thread. i have N950USQS5CRG9 Verizon Note 8 and wanted to see about root. Does anyone know if there is a stable root method for this version and if so could you please paste the link for it.
Thank You and sorry if im posting in the wrong place. Im an old guy and dont know very much about this stuff.

rbuonauro said:
Hi Everyone! This is the best community on the internet in my opinion!!!!!!!! Probably not the right thread to ask this but I know its gotta be close to the right thread. i have N950USQS5CRG9 Verizon Note 8 and wanted to see about root. Does anyone know if there is a stable root method for this version and if so could you please paste the link for it.
Thank You and sorry if im posting in the wrong place. Im an old guy and dont know very much about this stuff.
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Sorry but your phone is on bootloader version 5 and only version 1, 2 and 3 are rootable. There's nothing you can do at this point.

MrMike2182 said:
Sorry but your phone is on bootloader version 5 and only version 1, 2 and 3 are rootable. There's nothing you can do at this point.
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Is there anything I can do to help speed the time of getting root for bootloader 5. I can do a few things with ADB, my experience is limited but with instruction I should be able to upload any neccasry information. Just let me know what where and when I will do my best

I got n950USQS5CRG9 on 9/5/2018 11am, after which my battery life SUCKS. I can use the phone and watch as percentage drops every few mins. Anyone else with this issue?

apu808 said:
I got n950USQS5CRG9 on 9/5/2018 11am, after which my battery life SUCKS. I can use the phone and watch as percentage drops every few mins. Anyone else with this issue?
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Try using the N950USQU5CRH6, you'll need to download and flash it yourself.. I'm using that and I get close to 1 hour for every 10% of battery life I'm also using package disabler pro to.

Where did you find CRH6 to download?

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Where did you find CRH6 to download?
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Here try this. I'm on CRIA now though.
https://samsung.firmware.science

apu808 said:
I got n950USQS5CRG9 on 9/5/2018 11am, after which my battery life SUCKS. I can use the phone and watch as percentage drops every few mins. Anyone else with this issue?
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My Bat drained to 1% just before the update so I chalked up the poor Bat performance to me letting it drain to far. So thats kinda good news to me cause some way or another Ill fix that.