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[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Plus I used supersu survival mode and survived the ota update with root intact!!! It was not rebooting after I selected install update, though. It hung on waiting for reboot, so I manually rebooted, it updated, and supersu was still intact!

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Yes I believe three taps on the home button will get you in recovery
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Scratch the update. It showed the droid and blue bar rebooted fine, has root, however, I'm still on version 10a but it says system up to date when I check for update in settings....
[General Questions and Answers] jjfad:
Same question here. Any way to shut this down? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] theskeemer:
I put FOTAKill.apk in /system/app as described here http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2249350 When i rebooted the phone said "android is updating." The update is available message showed up in my notification bar on reboot, but only momentarily. I think the apk is working to block the update.

Update: link broken, use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2249350
[General Questions and Answers] cmocio99:
if you unrooted before update

If you unrooted before update and applied update will a factory reset put it back to ms65910a instead of the b update?Then apply motochopper like before and ignore update in the future.Thanks and I know nothing except what was taught on these forums so if questions lame I apologize.
[General Questions and Answers] jjfad:
Awesome I didn't know about this. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Supersu in survival mode definitely blocks the update. T-Mobile tried to push it, it goes thru without errors reboots and I'm still on 10a rooted. I recommend turning off the Device Health option on the T-Mobile app afterwards.
[General Questions and Answers] LivinOne:
Anyone know if we can turn on NFC on these phones?
[General Questions and Answers] Disturbedcody:
Yes, this phone has NFC capability. It's in the status bar when you bring down the notifications.
[General Questions and Answers] PeterCassetta:
[MENTION=5608116]Disturbedcody[/MENTION]

This is not the case for the T-Mobile version, which, as far as I can tell, does not have NFC.
[General Questions and Answers] Disturbedcody:
Oh really? That's my bad then, I just thought it was part of the phones capability.
[General Questions and Answers] LivinOne:
I should have clarified my question...

I'd bet the T-Mobile version actually has NFC still in it... but they turned it off in the ROM. It would be great to find a way to enable it.

Anyone know what files we need in the ROM that makes NFC work? Maybe we can port them over from an LG ROM that has it?
[General Questions and Answers] PeterCassetta:
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised, just like the Nexus 4 actually did have LTE, it's not unlikely LG left NFC functionality in this phone. Then again, it wasn't ever advertised as having NFC... so I'm really not sure what to think.

It would be great if someone looked into the matter a little more!
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Hey [MENTION=218225]Peter[/MENTION]Cassetta, how's the Cyanogenmod work coming? I wish I was smart enough to actually help with that, but I really do appreciate all that work your putting in and I am looking forward to seeing the cm 10 bootlogo on my phone soon;)

If you have a booting version I would love to try it. I seem to be able to boot to recovery without a data reset with Rom toolbox rebooted...its just (reboot recovery in terminal emulator). Let me know.
[General Questions and Answers] tehbigbug:
I would also love to know the progress on the CyanogenMod build.

I have the Virgin Mobile F3 and mine has the option to turn NFC on and off in the quick settings menu.
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Any way to root the 10b version? I had myself stuck in a bootloop only booting to cwm and had to do a restore with LG mobile update tool. Now I am updated to 10b version and have lost root....although I am looking on the bright side....I like the updated version of the.4g LTE icon and I saved a bunch of money on car insurance by switching to geico....
[General Questions and Answers] jacobisreal:
NFC on Optimus F3 (MetroPCS)

I'd like to know the same thing. These phones, with other carriers, are made with NFC chips. However, I wouldn't put it past MetroPCS to opt for LG to make one without the chip to cut costs.

If anyone knows, please let me know! Thanks! :p
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
I've successfully rooted after the update using saferoot!
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Okay...so from my Lg Escape (LGP870) to get into recovery you had to have phone off, and hold power and volume down, then as soon as you would see the first Lg Boot logo, we would have to release the power and volume down buttons then tap simultaneously on the back and menu soft keys. I tried this on my Lg F3 and I believe it worked. Will someone help verify? It has worked for me three times already. This is with the 2nd init recovery
[General Questions and Answers] theskeemer:
I was able to boot into CWM 6.0.3.1 (presumably installed by PlayfulGod's LTE2/l1m Recovery app?) by following your instructions, although not reliably. Through trial and error I found it was much easier to simply tap repeatedly and simultaneously on the back and menu soft keys throughout the entire first and second LG logos. I also found that holding volume down was unnecessary when powering on the device.
[General Questions and Answers] fredo5580:
Any ideas or info for unlocking this bootloader?
[General Questions and Answers] LivinOne:
If you can get to recovery and CWM 6.0.3.1, can you dump the ROM?
[General Questions and Answers] lordorwell:
Confirmed! I re-rooted mine as well with saferoot. It wasn't no-touch: I had to reboot the phone to get adb to connect properly but once it started sending files all went perfectly. I've since re-stripped out all the bloatware (again: the software update softbricked my phone and i had to restore it with the lg tool) and it's working better than it has in a while. Evidently the internal memory was full of junk and this phone doesn't have much of it to begin with. In fact i think it's how i got softbricked. No internal memory free. Incidently the lg website claims the newest firmware is "d" but the update tool isn't finding them. I wonder what's up with that?
[General Questions and Answers] xtc714:
I don't mean to hijack the thread but I have the LG F3 as well but when ever I try to install an out of play store app it doesn't I try pressing the install but I never can install it I would appreciate any help
[General Questions and Answers] dozyaustin:
Did you allow apps from unknown sources?

Settings > Security > Unknown Sources
[General Questions and Answers] binderjustin:
Wifi Issues

Hi All,

This is my first post on a forum of any sort-- so here goes. Support for this device seems to be very limited. I have been looking all over the place, but have yet to find a solution.

My brother has the LG Optimus F3 through Virgin Mobile. Firmware 4.1.2, Kernel 3.4.0, Build number JZO54K, & Rooted.

His Wi-Fi seems to disable itself periodically throughout its use. I have delved into advanced setting to make sure that the radio never sleeps, yet this keeps happening. Any help or ideas would be amazing!

Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] tehbigbug:
Try disabling connections optimizer under More>mobile networks
[General Questions and Answers] inyourface09:
Perhaps the 3.4 kernel is set to turn off radio after a certain period of time without a connection. A possible power saving feature.I to have this issue with a Wi-Fi hotspot app. Phone takes back root from my tethering interface. :/
[General Questions and Answers] xtc714:
Yes I've allowed unknown sources....always gives me the screen where it says install and cancel but I always try pressing install and nothing happens I can only press cancel
[General Questions and Answers] LivinOne:
I have seen some 3rd party screen apps cause this problem... Do you have any apps that affect the screen light/color levels?

One I use, Twilight, must be turned off (Paused) before it will allow the 'Install' button to be pressed.

I know this is very strange but it is true. I look at it as another level of security ;)
[General Questions and Answers] xtc714:
Actually now that you mention it I do have an app called screen filter it lowers the brightness on my device.
[General Questions and Answers] binderjustin:
Ahh, they moved that from ICS. Thanks, I'll let ya know if it doesn't work!
[General Questions and Answers] lordorwell:
help to tether

i don't know if it's because there are different programs running on the tmobile phone, but i've been unable to find a single tethering app that works on my optimus f3. (over wifi that is). Can you guys tell me what app/settings you use? I actually have a 2nd old broken screen phone i put my sim card in when i have to tether because i live somewhere with no broadband.
[General Questions and Answers] skaters05:
Does anyone have an alternate source for the P65910a KDZ file? It's limiting my download to 163MB of the total :/
[General Questions and Answers] bookface:
Sort-of bricked

I don't really know where I can post about my problem and hopefully get seen. But here it is. I have a LG Optimus F3 from Virgin Mobile. Recently after an update I keep getting a window with "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped." Usually multiple times every minute. Also I have no status bar. I've tried doing a factory reset, a hard reset(I've also tried to use the LG online support tool but the program wont recognize my phone no matter how many times I've confirmed that the drivers are properly installed), and nothing works to no avail. After all this I've lost root access, I think I might of tweaked with it too much, and I suspect this has happened from moving LG bloat to a second partition using Link2SD. Or it might of been from the update which created a clusterf***.

Any insight and help into this would be greatly appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] kingen502:
Kudos to the guys working on this. I don't know exactly what a boot loader is but I sure hope we figure it out soon. (A small explanation would be nice for us noobs) Also I just want to point out what I think the virgin mobile version of this phone needs. 1) a ROM that woukd allow us to store apps on SDcard. 2) Anything ROM or otherwise that will get all of this VM crap off my phone. Can root let me do this? 3) There most defiantly is a wifi issue. Speeds up and slows down drastically. Is VM throttling my wifi use? 4) dont waste your time on tethering use open garden!

F3. Total stock and this **** rocks! Great phone LG!!!:highfive:
[General Questions and Answers] 12hawksfan12:
Since I'm kinda new to this stuff myself, I can't really give you a detailed tutorial to address your questions. But here it is in a nutshell, all of which can be found on this thread, as well as elsewhere on the net.

1. Root using safe root.

2. Download "cleanmaster" from the playstore, and use the in app app manager to remove bloat. (be weary of what you delete, as to avoid problems).

3. Download "link2sd" from the playstore for moving apps. (you must also partition your SD card) Google "link2sd tutorial" for detailed instructions.

4. As far wifi is concerned, I would try to power cycle your router and see if that helps. Unplug it, wait about a minute and then power back on.

Hope this helps :)

Credits to the xda community. Much love:)

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Did you try unlinking the system apps that you moved? Some apps won't function correctly when linked.
[General Questions and Answers] TheNightingale:
Hey guys. From my experience with rooting this phone the easiest option I found was Kingo. It was extremely simple, I connected my phone to my PC, clicked root, and Kingo did the rest for me (without using cmd).
[General Questions and Answers] xxhaimbondxx:
I'm planning to get this phone and use the stock t-mobile rom since I don't believe there is any support available for this phone. What are the benefits of rooting if I can't flash any custom rom?

Also, of I buy an unlocked F3 from Virgin Mobile or Metropcs, would it be possible to flash t-mobile rom on it?
[General Questions and Answers] hairyhands:
you can turn off OTA updates in the hidden menu .
[General Questions and Answers] steve-O's_in_the_house:
where are p659 firmwear and dill files

newbe but i have been doining alot of reading and learnigf. i need the firmwear and the dill file. I have looked every wear. The links are down or the files are cerupt. Pleas help. I have a sero 7 pro that I rooted filling zero 7 pro xda threads. What's going on with the p659_a.bin files. Please help or maybe pm me the file.
[General Questions and Answers] tehbigbug:
A simple google search goes a long way.

androidforums.com/virgin-mobile-optimus-f3-all-things-root/779320-unbrick-vm-sprint-f3.html
[General Questions and Answers] aijazkhan81:
Unlocking

Hello,

I have a sprint optimus f3, I was successful in rooting the phone using motochopper, but I also want to unlock it. Can someone please help me in doing that? I have searched various places, found procedures but none of them worked. Can someone please help me? Please?
[General Questions and Answers] ixijimixi:
If you root, you might be able to use Xposed Framework?
[General Questions and Answers] aijazkhan81:
Hello,

Were you able to unlock your device? Mine is a sprint f3. If yes, can you please guide me to the steps.
[General Questions and Answers] inyourface09:
No, what ever you do down upgrade the LG software, is patches motochoppers exploit and seals root. I sent in my phone to get a stock one. Ive given up on unlocking this phone for now it just seems to be a waist of time. Do your self a favor and purchase HTC next time around.

Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] spocko:
There are big benefits to having root, even with stock ROM. With root you can uninstall bloatware and use tools like Link2SD and FolderMount to supplement the limited storage space in the phone by using an SD card. My son has the Virgin Mobile incarnation of the Optimus F3, and I'm actually quite impressed with it and perfectly happy with the stock ROM, but without root the storage space would be unacceptable for his needs.
[General Questions and Answers] xxhaimbondxx:
Cool. I actually figured this out by now as far as the bloatware and low storage. Haven't heard of foldermount yet, but done the rest. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Super_Moto:
I updated my LG F3 and then rooted it with (Kingo Android ROOT) had no issues it stays rooted as far as bloatware I removed mostly the T-Mobile software im using the phone in a different country so I don't think I will matter that much.

I'm liking the phone its a good size fast and efficient but sadly its lack of popularity I see it dying fast its possible it wont get the 4.2 update date forget about getting upgraded to Kitkat cant do a (Find your device) in the search ,nothing comes up.

A cool trick to make a screen shot is to (Hold the Volume down and hold the off button together for a sec or 2 and let go)
[General Questions and Answers] jdmoniker55:
metropcs lgms659 aka (FX3)

Yes I think there should be a forum for this device!!!! Rootmaster worked for mine. I didnt even use a computer!!! Installed Root Checker pro, And SuperSu and BAM.....i was successfully rooted..The problem is ! cant find custom rom. Im a semi noob, but this method worked for me.Icould use rooted apps from play store, but no rom anywhere. " Playfull God" has a link for recovery. Its called lte2_ something something... Ive done alot of home work trying to root my phone and i was successfull with the method i explained. but every situation is different..on that note good luck!! thanks for the advice Shifty!!
[General Questions and Answers] TimelesslyPrecise:
Chrome APK

Would anybody be so kind as to attach the Google Chrome browser system apk...?

I made the mistake of swapping out the chrome ,apk from /data to /system... which broke Chrome.. Lol

Running TMO P65910b

Thanks in advance.. trying to avoid KDZ ^_^ :angel::cool::good:

PS. XDA mods, show this phone some love... why no forum for the Optimus F3?
[General Questions and Answers] obscuresword:
I wonder if Kingo Root can work on the T-Mobile version of this phone as well. I used it on my sister's Virgin Mobile F3 and it worked fine. The only thing I had to do is get the USB Driver from LG's website.

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Do you know if the Virgin Mobile version has a locked bootloader?
[General Questions and Answers] Super_Moto:
[MENTION=4704705]obscuresword[/MENTION]

I used Kingo Root on my T-Mobile LG F3 to this day still never had an issue,

its to bad theres on 4.2 update coming any time soon.
[General Questions and Answers] KJRob:
VM Bootloader

Unfortunately the VM bootloader is locked. I have CWM recovery and a stock, de-bloated ROM on mine. Link2SD and GL to SD have allowed me to have 231 installed apps and nearly 500mb free space internal. There are ways around most issues. This inexpensive little power house is a great phone. Thank Loki for what we can do.
[General Questions and Answers] obscuresword:
Thanks for the information. Do you have a video, or can you walk me through on how to install CWM recovery? I seen people have some issues with it lol. Also you're right my sister likes how zippy it is, and on top of that it has great battery life.
[General Questions and Answers] KJRob:
CMWR

It has been months since I did mine. I remember reading lots of forums to make sure I got it right and I still had to unbrick twice before I got it right. Backup all your personal data and use trial an error. I was, and still am, on VZ5. I hear that ZV6 requires a different process. I cant post links here yet so search and study. The nice thing is you can unbrick if you mess up. Unbricking will also give you the option to flash ZV5 if you want. Good luck. Have fun.
[General Questions and Answers] Super_Moto:
If you can please post links at this point the only thing interesting to do with LG F3 is screen shots :(

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] KJRob:
Sorry.

I can't post links yet. Sorry. I just searched a forum titled Optimus F3 All Things Root on Android Forums (Phandroid). I hope suggesting another forum is OK, if not please remove.
[General Questions and Answers] Super_Moto:
thanks for the info lots of support on the F3 .....read an interesting thread that the F3 might get the kitkat update :highfive: ill get excited once it becomes official
[General Questions and Answers] kentchristopher:
Anyone know if it's possible to remove or disable the stock notification bar/toggle so that I can run j4velin Notification Toggle without the stock one interfering?

Anything else we can modify with root? Coming from CyanogenMod on another device, my main complaint about the F3 is the look and feel of it -- and that it lacks some of the useful features of CM.
[General Questions and Answers] Whyzor:
I used j4velins toggle when on Nexus devices bc it didnt have any, but the stock F3 toggle can be customized pretty well already. As for after rooting go to android forums dot com for discussion, most popular are swapping internal and external /sdcard for more storage, also do link2sd to expand internal partition further. And remove bloatware.
[General Questions and Answers] Telperion:
Xposed Framework. I use App Settings to change DPI on apps that I want to have more content visible on screen. Our device runs at 240, I've found 210 to be a generally good balance of visibility and readability.

I also use Link2SD to increase internal free space.
[General Questions and Answers] HeavyYeti:
Looking for some help here guys, if you can.

Has anyone batched together the stock ROM files into a recovery yet? I woke up yesterday morning to a brick. I did absolutely nothing to it.

Screen was black, so I tried restarting. It got stuck at the LG screen. So I hard reset it, and now it bootloops at the T-Mobile 4G LTE screen. It's obviously a soft brick, so I'd like to try putting the phone into download mode and reflashing the stock ROM onto it.

Has anyone compiled it yet, and where could I get LG's software to flash it? ANY help would be appreciated guys.
[General Questions and Answers] kalookapoo:
Yeah there is a nice guide to flashing a factory ROM for the Optimus F3 over Here
[General Questions and Answers] Trapezious:
Anyone know if the T-Mobile firmware is compatible with the Metropcs version(MS659)?

Also, once unlocked, will my MS659 work with T-Mobile's 4G?
[General Questions and Answers] tlong831:
So can you confirm that Xposed Framework works on the LG Optimus F3? I've tried several times to install it but results in a bootloop, from which I have to re-install the stock firmware. I know I should have got a logcat, next time I will.
[General Questions and Answers] lordorwell:
i've installed it successfully on mine. I used it for some simple stuff such as auto-hiding the google search bar from the google now launcher (works perfectly on this phone also) as well as some minor tweaks such as an expanded power menu. Seems to work just fine.
[General Questions and Answers] jjfad:
I thought the Google now launcher was not compatible with the F3?
[General Questions and Answers] tlong831:
I got it to install! awesome. I don't know what I did different this time but it's working. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Telperion:
Gravity Box will install through the framework and does some useful stuff, but it's not entirely compatible. It runs, but fills up the Xposed Framework log. My log file was 220MB in a few weeks. Just a tip in case you had wanted to try it.
[General Questions and Answers] lordorwell:
P65910a_03.kdz

anyone have a WORKING link to the P65910a_03.kdz file? something i've installed in the past has broken functionality of my stock tether app to the point i can't even select it and i've been wanting to do a factory restore for a while because of the fact a lot of people have had luck running apps that just don't work on my phone. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Dangtungduy:
Wait for CM rom :)
[General Questions and Answers] LivinOne:
Do you know for sure CM is working on a ROM for the F3? And, for what version - Metro or T-Mobile?
[General Questions and Answers] Dangtungduy:
This Cwm work in my T-mobile P659.

Into recovery with Pow+ vol+

Remember... Backup your rom before flash this recovery and restore your boot img after...

Warning:NEVER use any type of “Reboot- Recovery” option as this will factory reset the phone. Only use key combo to enter recovery or you will have to restore a backup. If this happens you must cycle through reboot one time and then back into recovery before restoring a backup

Waiting CM rom....

androidforums.com/virgin-mobile-optimus-f3-all-things-root/842939-recovery-zv6-cwm-6-0-4-8-touch-lg-optimus-f3.html
[General Questions and Answers] raging9:
unlocking bootloader

So has anybody successfully unlocked the bootloader for this phone, yet? Any workable recoveries, custom ROMs, or kernels?
[General Questions and Answers] TheWatsonJ:
optimus f3

where did you get the drivers? i downloaded kingo but it keeps saying im not connected. the usb debugging mode is definitely on, but its still not working. any help would be appreciated. thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] sergoreg:
Motochopper does not work on MS659 (MetroPCS version of F3).

Is there another solution?
[General Questions and Answers] Super_Moto:
Have you tried _Kingo Android ROOT ?
[General Questions and Answers] jetplane1823:
Try vroot
[General Questions and Answers] steve-O's_in_the_house:
Thanks for the tip. I did Google and just couldn't find the right link. Again thanks for the tip and your time.