yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 General] garyd9:
Why 4.4?

For several things introduced in 4.3+ such as wifi always able to scan (even when off), TRIM support, and a couple of notification related changes at the API level.

Hopefully for improved Bluetooth audio and AVRCP support (as I've encountered a few AVRCP related bugs in the g2's current stack.) (BTW.. the g2 4.2.2 bt stack already supports MAP)

Also, to use lg's work to hopefully find solutions for some of the AOSP based 4.4 firmware issues (such as hw composer crashes that manifest as ui freezes.)

Of course, I'm also curious to see if LG is going to fulfill their kitkat promises IN A TIMELY MANNER. Of the current generation of released flagship phones, motorola (motoX) and samsung (sgs4) have already seen kitkat in the US. HTC is rumored to have kitkat ready to push for the One in the US (and that might be considered a previous generation phone by now.) What about LG (in the US?)

Gary

Edit: htc one update to kitkat isn't just a rumor... It was announced by a HTC exec. Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...cal-approval-ota-will-be-rolling-out-shortly/

Sent from my LG-D800
[G2 General] davidang:
Hey my friend from Singapore! http://news.asiaone.com/news/digital1/android-44-kitkat-upgrade-lg-g2-happening-mid-march

We can finally get Kitkat next month!
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
Well guys, if you think THIS thread is ridiculously long and full of whining then look at THAT http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2465663

I bet that when you'll had long awaited Kitkat you'll then will chat about if G2 will got android 4.5 or 5.0 or whatever Lemon Pie
[G2 General] capuagenclik:
if im rooted on stock rom and kernel but have twrp installed can I get OTA?
[G2 General] Doomhamma:
No way, DO NOT EVEN TRY to take the OTA if you get it, or you'll die ... I really mean it, you'll die!

P.S. - You wont really die ... But just, don't take the OTA! ;)
[G2 General] se1988:
Wow! That thread has 720 posts! And THIS thread only has 2193! And I thought THIS thread was long...

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Its not that bad http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OTA&defid=1863490
[G2 General] ali_ign:
i think we have kitkat at 28 feb

http://smartphones.sfr.fr/android/lg-g2-vers-android-4-4-2-kitkat/
[G2 General] hamad138:
Is ota faster than a carrier?
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Root is ok but you need stock recovery. You also need to not have messed with the system at all. So if you uninstalled any system apps they'll cause issues
[G2 General] jiteshj:
we will talk when lg officially releases that in 3-4 months

LG G2
[G2 General] RedMist:
I've no idea if any extra pictures will be included in 4.4, but complaining about the lack of them in a beta product is unbelievably trivial. :) Just download 'HD wallpapers' and chill lol
[G2 General] eggman89:
years
[G2 General] Higgins12:
Wow people you're now moaning about included pictures. Seriously?
[G2 General] RedMist:
Maybe they're a bit confused.. With ART ;)
[G2 General] zabtcntse:
Guys, really??? This thread starts to look like place for frustrated people. No new info about update only everyone complaining about LG not releasing update right now, now,now. I have Nexus 7 with kitkat and from a regular user perspective: nothing super major in comparision with 4.2.

I know there are some bugs in current stock firmware on our beloved G2´s but I love the phone and experience is really good. Best phone ever for me but when I see people complaining about wallpapers?? Please, is it like if you won´t get update today you will consider phone crap or what? Sorry for tone of my post but wallpapers post was just to much.. I am happy that we have really big development going on so even LG will let us down we have a lot of custom roms to chose from. Cheer up people and be happy with your purchase. :victory:
[G2 General] suhiiii:
Guys It's november ,on any other device you will be waiting at least until january for 4.4 ,as always first version will be bugy ,so you are on xda,flash some CM or PA rom and enjoy in kitkat.

Korean version get 4.4 ,so good news for us,still beta but when it gets to stable version it will be ported to our G2 ,so in the end we will have 4.4 lg ui based before all others.(htc,samsung etc..)
[G2 General] RedMist:
The good news for us is that lg had a head start with KitKat as they worked on the nexus 5 they had access to the sources before other manufacturers.
[G2 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
This is a myth about lg access. If true than give proofs ?

Why people make things themselves?:mad:

No one ever officially accepted such access.

Even in that case Asus, Samsung, htc all have official access to pre build of android for making ge or nexus devices.

:what:
[G2 General] RedMist:
The proof is the Nexus 5.

Do you think the other manufacturers would still be beta testing 4.4, yet LG manned to make and ship a complete product?
[G2 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
Thanks for conforming. This is breaking news.:p

What we call Asus tablet than non nexus ?

Omg there is also ge s4 & HTC one.
[G2 General] RedMist:
So shall we agree on Nexus manufacturers getting sources and help from Google, in advance of other manufacturers? ;)

So good news for us then. My point stands ;)
[G2 General] eggman89:
Why is LG Optimus G is still on 4.1.2 and S3 is on 4.3 ?
[G2 General] Xenovias:
Because it's still jelly bean.

Waste time and resource in LG opinion.
[G2 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
I hope it will be not a case with g2.

Why people spread fake info about early access to android while no one post any proof?
[G2 General] Dr.Molestratus:
But by announcing a deadline, they have to release the firmware as is on the announced day/month. By not announcing it, they can take as much time as they need.
[G2 General] eggman89:
That's the stupidest reason I've ever heard.

4.1 to 4.2 was a big jump.

So just because both of them have same name, people using LG Optimus Pro should miss out on features like Lock Screen Widgets and Day Dream ?
[G2 General] jiteshj:
[MENTION=791547]RedMist[/MENTION] u feel very optimistic about lg bringing new ui or wallpapers...

I hope you are not a heart patient.

LG G2
[G2 General] RedMist:
Just to be clear, I don't give a hoot about a new ui or wallpapers. :)

I've seen the difference between 4.3 and 4.4 on my Nexus 7. i.e. virtually nothing. And that's what I expect of any LG update to 4.4. Some improvements/tweaks would be nice, though. LG was the quickest to market with a 4.4 on a device similar to the G2, which makes me optimistic, but I know the improvements won't be life changing, so I don't really care. :)
[G2 General] vwbest16:
LG very slow upgradable G2 to android 4.4 KitKat.

http://www.androidnext.de/news/lg-g2-android-4-4-kitkat-update/#kommentare
[G2 General] OptimusL:
What do you mean?
[G2 General] hamad138:
Could french carrier be faster than the International Version of G2
[G2 General] russells.android:
Even the bloatware ones? I am unrooted but have deleted some softwares that is bundled in it.
[G2 General] Sean473:
The French carrier is D802.. So you can still flash it if you really want it..
[G2 General] OptimusL:
Maybe but I doubt us international users would have to wait more than a few days if the French carrier releases it first.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
If you deleted any system apps it'll mess up the ota. So yes even the bloatware. Just flash stock again before taking the ota or wait for a debloated. Stock Rom to be made by someone and flash it
[G2 General] Zulake:
Bull****, I took multiple OTA's with root enabled and about all bloatware apps deleted and some non-removable systemapps frozen. No problem at all.
[G2 General] marleyinoc:
If in doubt just search for "I took the OTA and" and then decide for yourself based on info you find!

VS980 - CM11Feb17nightly
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
In fact, there is no international version G2, as there were no international Optimus G E975, or Optimus P930/P935/P936, or international G Pro E986/E985/E988. all LG phones are carrier's, go to site lgfirmware.org and see for youself. There are ROMs for G2 like italian, bolgarian, indian, german, AME, SEA, HK, cis, poland, french etc etc. If one rom released earlier you can flash it but you may loose support some 2G/3G frequencies or your lte may stop get signal
[G2 General] combat2k:
when to root?

D802 stock 4.2.2. + unrooted. Can I root after 4.4.2 OTA or should I root now, before OTA, since maybe rooting will be disabled (?) after OTA 4.4.2 ?

10x!
[G2 General] TheHaso:
Root after ota it's safer
[G2 General] castaway90:
i rooted, used some xposed then uninstalled all modules and framework too, eventually unrooted with supersu... could i have troubles ?

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 General] Sid_dominic56:
Do you even know what carrier device means? It means carrier specific devices which are just available through that career for example the at&t G2 is a different G2 variant, verizon is different. Country specific roms don't mean that D802 is not international. Country specific roms are made to give some features related to those locals, for example some network apn or some local language apps.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Well on the US carrier versions bloat can only be removed with root and when they release the next ota it will cause it to soft brick. Nor sure about your international version but I was talking about carrier bloat.
[G2 General] OptimusL:
I have the international D802, it is not a carrier phone lol
[G2 General] Sid_dominic56:
This guy doesn't know the meaning of a carrier device.

Anyway mine is a Hongkong D802 and I use in Turkey.
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
LG does sell international editions of all phones, unless specifically designed for a carrier, those are the ones phonearena/gsm arena use for reviews. D802 is international G2, even India with different LTE band only D802 is sold.
[G2 General] Bibabuzeman:
I do not know if it has already been said, but here is a video of LG G2 running KK 4.4.2 Stock LG ROM vs Stock 4.2.2 ROM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UcvB4aD0KA#t=36
[G2 General] hamad138:
What version is tjis d802e-Eur-xx
[G2 General] Sean473:
4.2.2..
[G2 General] hamad138:
I mean which carrier
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
If you're so wise guy as you are maybe you'll tell me why LG only released JB 4.1.2 for it's local versions of LG SU640/LU6200 and ditched support for P936 only on 4.0.4? This would be very simple and easy for them to upgrade P936 to JB isn't it?

And I wouldn't be surprised if LG will roll out KK 4.4.2 only for their F180 line of Optimus G, and give all other variants like E975/E970 simply none and best wishes
[G2 General] 6ril1:
If it should be possible:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50377588&postcount=1858
[G2 General] Sean473:
Open Europe... not linked to any carrier...
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
flashing 16 gb firmwares on 32 gb phones will result in the phone to think it has 16 gb storage !
[G2 General] TheHaso:
That's because we don't have any releases yet, except Korean.

Of course it will take a little time to find a solution.
[G2 General] 6ril1:
What's annoying is that:https://github.com/djrbliss/loki/issues/31#issuecomment-32091834

"Loki cannot support these two builds. It appears that LG has (finally) patched the vulnerability that Loki exploits."

Hope that the situation will change.
[G2 General] SuperSport:
I just got another update. I'll report back when it's finished to let you know what it is. It started automatically, so I didn't see what it was...

DOH! It's still Q... I thought I already got that one...
[G2 General] TheHaso:
One exploit gets patched, another one opens.

That's my experience with Sony at least
[G2 General] 6ril1:
Hope the another one will be hacked :)
[G2 General] :
will take some time, or not depends on other kitkat stuff, dunno really
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
No need to be hostile lol. Local will generally get updates first if ever, even HTC Butterfly Taiwan based firmware versions got updates 2-4 months ahead of WWE, that's why many flashed Taiwan RUUs.

You just proved P936 is the International version of SU640, I had the Nitro HD (AT&T). I never said anything about updates, so I don't see what you are getting at. Yea LG updated local editions and not WWE, I never said anything about that. Yes it's easy to update maybe, but they didn't. I was simply saying all models have international versions in addition to carrier versions, HOWEVER some are only made for carriers with no international versions, hope that clarified what I said.

Ask LG themselves, they refer to D802 as international version. I called LG to ask about cost of screen replacement for my damaged G2 they asked if it was the global one or one of the carrier editions. Even Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FFQTOIS
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Is boot loader unlock hardware or software? Maybe with kitkat they will add ability to unlock the broader. I know Sony unlocks their phones if you

request a code maybe lg will start too :o
[G2 General] Cst79:
Thanks a lot, this is a great video and more people should know about it instead of it being lost because of people arguing over non-KitKat related stuff in this thread.

The important comment from the LG UK: "The KitKat OS update will be rolling out in the UK from mid March."
[G2 General] player911:
Looks like T-Mobile and ATT HTC Ones are 4.4 leaks. So we should start seeing official updates soon.

At this point, no US device has gotten Kitkat officially?
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
I don't think so, I know Sprint has ZVB 4.4.2 firmware in testing for a few days. Not deployed yet though.
[G2 General] Omar04:
Yeap... http://device.sprintpcs.com/LG/LS980-SPRINT/LS980ZVB.rdf
[G2 General] bsbharath1987:
If 4.4.2 is planned to be released in March, how come there are absolutely no leaks of 4.4.2 for d802?
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
I'm just trying to say that not all D802 roms are equal. If you convince me that they are I'll stay calm

I it well known that D802 from one region doesn't see lte apns in some other region and you must turn lte on by means of service menu only. so if you flash some Open Europe rom you theoretically may loose some features
[G2 General] ndnesh:
HTC and Samsung both have released 4.4.2 updates for their flagship. Check out androidpolice.com for the complete coverage. Or just Google it really! As usual, LG is last. I really love the device, but I am saddened by How much time LG takes to update its flagship phones. This even though LG got the 4.4 source a long time before other oems.
[G2 General] ChrisM75:
Will this LIE please DIE.

My house mate has an unlocked International HTC One, he doesnt have Kit Kit yet. Korean G2s DO have Kit Kat.

LG DID NOT GET KIT KAT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE. Google do the software on the Nexus devices, NOT the OEM.
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
Yes on that I definately agree with you. Unfortunate though how some regions get stuff 3-4 months later if ever, as I mentioned with the HTC Butterfly having to flash Taiwan firmware so I could get faster updates.
[G2 General] matheus_sc:
No need leaks for updates come
[G2 General] gabilondo:
I have 3 friends with factory unlocked HTC ONE"s they received OTA 4.4.2 update on 28 01 2014 here in Spain...the phones are international versions ..
[G2 General] yan74s:
Here in France : officialy scheduled to 28/02/2014 by SFR http://smartphones.sfr.fr/android/lg-g2-vers-android-4-4-2-kitkat/
[G2 General] Sid_dominic56:
When you get the update you will help us by giving us youd kdz, won't you? :)
[G2 General] remio33:
It will be a carrier rom not the europeen open
[G2 General] dondavis007:
Most HTC regions are updated, if you unlucky your region is somehow late. This is written from an updated y13 one. I have has a few lgs and LG is really bad on updating, its a fact. It Will come thought

Sent from a mobile Gadget...
[G2 General] mhoss48:
Knock on code will come to us. Since its availabe on the G2 Mini.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
First, let 4.4.2 come
[G2 General] combat2k:
ETA 5 days. :)
[G2 General] smederevoboy:
Hahaha,the countdown has started :D
[G2 General] bender_007:
Yeah :)

For sure someone will make an additional thread about the countdown :)
[G2 General] :
and mention there are 5 days left a hundred times
[G2 General] Sid_dominic56:
Yes but still a d802 rom, you can always remove their bloatware. I have flashed many carrier based roms and they are the same with just some more bloat.
[G2 General] ndnesh:
Dude. Please do some research before calling others liars.

Here are some links if you are too lazy to Google things. These are for international unlocked handsets by the way.

http://www.androidos.in/2014/02/samsung-galaxy-s4-exynos-kitkat-update/

http://www.androidos.in/2014/02/htc-one-dual-sim-one-mini-max-android-4-4-kitkat-update-india/

http://www.androidos.in/2014/02/htc-one-kitkat-ota-update-india/

http://www.androidos.in/2014/02/moto-g-android-4-4-2-kitkat-update-india/

I have nothing against LG! I am in this forum since I have an LG g2. It's just that it's a pain to wait for updates even when LG is the hardware partner for Google and has access to the latest OS early!
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I don't think lg had access early. I'm pretty sure they just make the hardware and Google provided the software on it. It wouldn't be very fair if lg had it earlier than other manufacturers but I don't know I'm just sarong what I think. And either way we're still waiting.
[G2 General] robogo1982:
So what you are basically saying is that you would be willing to accept a ****ty, half-arsed update with half the features missing or working really unreliably, just so that you could go "FIRST!!1!ONE" to some Samsung and HTC fanboys.
[G2 General] dakunclear:
No he is saying that the nexus 5 is pretty well identical in specs and LG makes both so the updates should be extremely fast
[G2 General] votinh:
It's hilarious to see human beings react and whine and show disappointment if not getting what they want :D :D

If God does exist up there, looking down, wondering what he would think about human. :)
[G2 General] wargreymon89:
And you know they had access to the software first because what? I think its highly likely that LG used 4.3 as a reference, which makes sense why there is no IR-port on the Nexus 5. All LG probably had access to, was knowing when 4.4 would come out (since thats when LG could sell their Nexus 5s), and by knowing that, they could assume it would be no point releasing 4.3, but polish 4.2 and wait to start work on 4.4.

So unless someone who works for LG, Google, Samsung or Asus can provide some solid evidence that they get the sources early for some reason, its just speculation.
[G2 General] terriniak:
Just checked my G2 on AT&T this morning and got the 4.4.2 update. Not seeing much changed other than the blue notification bar text is now white along with the battery and signal cluster. Still driving around though.
[G2 General] Trina9:
Proof, please.
[G2 General] remio33:
Have you got immersive mode ?
[G2 General] terriniak:
Here's my version screenshot

Wireless printing is in the settings now. No ART option in developer mode either, but I'm not too surprised by that.

Immersive does seem to be active in some apps, but not others? Still looking at what apps - so far stock LG apps are immersive.

Background on the notification bar is also transparent now. Wasn't on first boot, but after a while it went transparent.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Woah
[G2 General] mhoss48:
What The ...
[G2 General] terriniak:
Yep that's the same update screen I got.

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Correction. I'm not seeing immersive anywhere that I hadn't before. Gallery is immersive, but that looks to be it...
[G2 General] askmeonemore:
What the hell?
[G2 General] renawld:
And the long wait for the VZW version starts now :banghead:
[G2 General] mhoss48:
Knock code ?
[G2 General] askmeonemore:
How bout sprint lol
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Awesome! This came out of no where. Any one on verizon get it? Or is that too much to hope for? I can't check because I have to remove my lycamobile sim to check for updates and then put it back,after.

No more whining about late updates. Also check under security settings. Is there knock code? And are there any new camera features and dies it launch faster? Is it overall smoother?

Someone make a video quick and upload it lol :D:D:D:D:eek::eek::eek::eek:
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Highly unlikely, they haven't started selling G Pro 2 yet and so its impossible they give this new feature to any other phone before G Pro 2 is released worldwide
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Are nav bars transparent with nova launcher?
[G2 General] mhoss48:
The G2 MINI. has it, so it almost sure we'll get it
[G2 General] renawld:
Omg I'm so jealous OMFG >.<""
[G2 General] jiteshj:
But not before they go on sale
[G2 General] mhoss48:
Good point
[G2 General] abdel12345:
That makes sense. Hopefully they'll release a minor update with knock code and any extra stuff when those come out. Does the g2 mini have 4k video? And slow mo? I really want those on here.

I feel like an excited fan girl lol
[G2 General] jiteshj:
No LOL, that G2 mini processor is not able to take 4k video and forget slo mo
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Someone needs to capture the ota file or the kdz or whatever it is on here. On nexus 5 people did that And then we we able to manually flash it early. Would that work on the g2?

And this probably,means roms will work better now and not be so buggy:D

Edit; well not now as in this instant but soon
[G2 General] terriniak:
No knock code that I see. It is quite responsive, but I don't know if that's t h e software update or the resulting dalvik cache clear...
[G2 General] renawld:
Pretty sure not. They downgraded the camera (8mp) and the processor.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Oh well since the g pro 2 had same processor maybe it can be ported unless it depends on the camera hardware but those are pretty similar too right?
[G2 General] mhoss48:
No the cams arent the same, the GPro 2 has 13mp cam with Improved OIS. And if i am right a small difference is difference so its the same
[G2 General] vPro97:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-refuses-to-get-pinned-down-to-guaranteeing-Android-updates_id52972
[G2 General] -Jesco-:
Looks like AT&T users get it first

http://www.phonedog.com/2014/02/23/at-t-htc-one-lg-g2-android-4-4-updates-now-rolling-out/
[G2 General] vPro97:
See? Those who expected any new features were really up for a big disappointment.
[G2 General] Invicta:
they seriously disabled ART? really?

i mean really?
[G2 General] vPro97:
Where do you see that?
[G2 General] mhoss48:
I think the carrier version is different than that of the international one. Though it is in beta its nice to have it
[G2 General] vPro97:
No mate, it is not different hardware-wise. LG sends their update to the carriers so that they can add the bloatware and so on and release it afterwards.
[G2 General] muppetmaster916:
Anyone try ota rootkeeper? Or try to flash back to earlier version, feel pretty dumb if I got stuck on kk with no root capabilities FOREVER lol
[G2 General] ArcaneDroid:
Getting out now!!! Such a slow download though...atleast for me it is
[G2 General] vPro97:
How big is it?
[G2 General] remio33:
International version ?
[G2 General] wargreymon89:
You can just flash an older KDZ to go back to JB. But root should come pretty fast I think.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Sir, see the screenshots posted earlier
[G2 General] vPro97:
Sir, the 639 mb was for the korean version.
[G2 General] muppetmaster916:
Ok just wondering because I remember with some moto devices once updated you couldn't go back
[G2 General] wargreymon89:
Had no problem flashing between different versions in the past, so doubt it would change now.
[G2 General] Hid3rs:
Sir, read back a couple pages; that update is from AT&T and it's ~680mb.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Sir, have a look once again 2-3 pages back... Read the thread before asking... I saw you meant to ask about art disabled even when someone told it before
[G2 General] vPro97:
My apologies, I may have missed that one although I thought I had followed this thread closely.
[G2 General] ArcaneDroid:
Yea 679mb fo the update

Im @ 611mb downloaded
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I said similar not same.