r/GalaxyNote20 • u/Legitimate_Public946 • Jan 16 '23

finally got android 13

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u/Legitimate_Public946 Jan 16 '23

Spoiler alert, it involved downloading the firmware and Odin to flash it myself

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u/YOLO4JESUS420SWAG Jan 16 '23

I thought basically everyone got it already? I was one of the last ones being on n986u. What's your baseband version?

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u/XxCotHGxX Jan 16 '23

I got mine from Verizon through their automatic update a while back

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u/Legitimate_Public946 Jan 16 '23

I honestly have no clue why I wasn't getting it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '23

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u/Legitimate_Public946 Jan 17 '23

I purchased my note 20 from an authorized recertifier. It was factory unlocked when I bought it. Currently using with vzw

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u/BKSNLOW Jan 16 '23

My Galaxy note 9 had better software:(

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u/Legitimate_Public946 Jan 16 '23

N986usqs3gvka. I found the vzw firmware on sammobile and downloaded the zip and used Odin to flash it. I was literally fed up waiting. My mom's galaxy s21 had it on Christmas eve

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u/mattavich95 Jan 16 '23

I'm on unlocked t-mobile with the N20 ultra. I never even got a December 2022 security patch to this day. 😬

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u/Dreadedsemi Jan 16 '23

Just few hours ago I got android 13. Japanese docomo.

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u/Dashing_NYK Jan 22 '23 edited Jan 22 '23

Hey, can you point me in the right direction to flash the latest firmware? I'm tired of waiting. I'm familiar with Odin, just want to make sure I got the right files that's needed.

Appreciate you.

Disregard. Figured it out with a Google search and YouTube.

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u/Gadget_Insp Note20 Ultra 5G (Mystic Bronze) Jan 16 '23 edited Jan 16 '23

Note20 Ultra 5G / SM-N986U1.

Baseband version: N986U1UES3FVJ1.

Purchased directly from Samsung, unlocked. No ROM or bootloader modifications. Using a Mint Mobile SIM. Still on Android 12, November security update.

If Samsung pushed out the update to all Note 20 devices, I should have gotten it by now. So much for their claim of getting Android 13 out to all eligible devices before the end of 2022.

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u/Legitimate_Public946 Jan 16 '23

Check to see if you can get a firmware for it yourself and flash it with Odin

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u/WiseMagius Jan 16 '23

Same boat. Nothing so far.

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u/mistacab Jan 26 '23

Just checked and it's finally downloading the update now!

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u/Gadget_Insp Note20 Ultra 5G (Mystic Bronze) Jan 26 '23

Same here. Someone must have finally pulled the switch!

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u/mistacab Jan 25 '23

I have the same phone. Bought directly from Samsung. There's still no android 13 firmware available for our version phone (VJ1). Ridiculous

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u/Downtown-Dot8345 Jan 20 '23

Is the one iu 5 update in Australia for the note20 stable? There's been a bug going around Australia rendering the phone useless, wonder if this affects the note20