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[Sprint LG G2] MrSteez:
Me, my five coworkers, and the demo phone in our store have all yet to receive the update. No idea why but hopefully it'll come soon.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
Me too. Seems like a long roll out for a somewhat minor update.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] kevlar3d:
Maybe they had issues after it was initially deployed and stopped the rollout. Or maybe it is only being deployed in Spark markets. Either way, I am in Vegas and the update hasn't hit me yet.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
I'm kind of wondering that myself. Sprint can't have a huge number of G2s so the fact the rollout isn't complete after a week is suspicious. I have a friend with a G2 as well and he hasn't gotten the update yet either.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] James7Bond007:
According to Zena/Sprint Social Care Team @ https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/721947#721947 they're still in the process of rolling it out. No go on the update for myself or the Mrs either. I read somewhere (either earlier in this thread or at http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4886-lg-g2-users-thread/ ) that Google has been known to spread the updates out over a 20 day period. If that's the case, we're not even to the half way point yet (day one being last Monday, Jan 27)
[Sprint LG G2] ericdabbs:
It can take up to 2 weeks for the rollout to go out nationwide. It has nothing to do with any issues related with the firmware to halt rollout. Its completely random and you just have to wait it out. Its almost about a week since rollout so it should be coming out sometime this week.

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Who said this was a minor update? Its 115 MB large. Sure its not a Android version upgrade but 115 MB is still larger than normal in terms of firmware update. I call a minor update like 50 MB or less.
[Sprint LG G2] kevlar3d:
Minor/Major isn't related to file size as much as it is related to potential support issues. Anything network related would be of greater concern to sprint than bloatware updates. From what I've seen in this thread, this update does hit the radio.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
I call a minor update something that fixes an app that works on all other carriers (hangouts), enables some radio frequencies, and adds an icon that will almost undoubtedly be removed in the next update because it is more annoying than Jar-Jar Binks.

It's OK - we can agree to disagree.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] pinetreehater:
I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with roll-out to Spark enabled areas, since I am in Atlanta and got the update (we are not Spark enabled yet).

The update has been downloaded and sits in my notification tray. I will sit it out until it gets totally sorted out. I am hoping someone figures out how to install it without downgrading this and that. There seem to be too much uncertainty at this point. That being said, users are reporting success. I just don't want to use the current methods of installing, and then have to remember 6 months down the road what I did and what the consequences were. Plus, I have so many customization to my phone (removing NFC icon, hotspot enable, etc). It'd be a major hassle to redo all that since I can't even remember half of what I've done.
[Sprint LG G2] justinswidebody:
I have already hacked the hotspot on zva
[Sprint LG G2] pinetreehater:
Yeah, I couldn't hold out. The flashaholic in me just couldn't sit still. I took the plunge with Team 420s ROM.

Pine
[Sprint LG G2] jigwashere:
The rollout could take weeks. It has to go out over the Sprint network, afterall. ;)
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
You may be right but they have released kik kat a few days ago for the HTC one and everyone that I know that has that phone, has manually checked for updates and each and every one of them now has kik kat. We are just waiting for a minor update and have yet to receive it
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
You can go to apps-Google services framework-clear data, then force stop. Then check for update that way...that's how I got mine to manually check for the update on the first day after I saw people getting the notification for an update.

Sometimes you have to repeat the process a few times for it to work, took me three times. But keep doing it and you'll receive the update notification if you really want the update asap.

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[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
I have done that several times a day since January 27th. Hasn't worked for me.
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Reboot after trying it each time then.
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Let me try that now

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Did not work for me :(
[Sprint LG G2] bullet2300:
Eh yeah, I've tried probably 50+ times since the announcement of the update and no love here. I am just gonna wait it out at this point. No one I know who has the G2 has the update either (only know 2 other people with one personally though).
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Well, sorry guys...worked for me and I had the update notification in ten minutes. :-\
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Thanks anyways. Guess I'll have to just wait it out
[Sprint LG G2] Demonlinx:
You can just install Zva Rom and zip from sprint thread. Spark is only in 11 major cities so whether or not you get the update is dependent upon if sprint has updated towers in your area or not.

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Even if you get the update doesnt mean youll get spark, the towers you are getting signal from must also have been updated.
[Sprint LG G2] gonk24:
An interesting read for those that "button mash" for updates. Granted the article states Nexus phones but it does give some insight on how update rollouts work.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/2...or-updates-on-nexus-devices-isnt-helping-you/
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
I am in Houston Texas and sprint has launched spark here already but no update has come to my phone.
[Sprint LG G2] mrrogers1:
That's because they intentionally made it like that. They haven't started the automated rollout for the One's update, it "was" client initiated only.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
Doesn't that almost make it worse? They can get a massive update at will but we can't get a minor one a week after it 'started rolling out'.

I'd be interested to know who had actually got it via ota after day 2. There was a rash right then, but since then I've seen lots of people who don't have it but no one that says they received it recently. I know one other user that doesn't have it. Post up if you get it.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] beezar:
You really should just install the Stock ZVA ROM located in the development Sprint section. Just follow the instructions exactly. I'm in Houston as well, and Spark is pure awesomeness--speeds are much faster (getting like 30-40 Mbps down on band 41) and I'm getting LTE a ton of places where I couldn't before on band 26. It is totally worth it.
[Sprint LG G2] mrrogers1:
Please keep in mind, we are yet a SLIVER of the user base.

I don't think what is going on is *bad* anyway. We have NO idea how the system works, where priority (if any) lay so it's truly speculation from a small, vocal and concentrated population.
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Do I have to be rooted for this? I'd be willing to do it
[Sprint LG G2] beezar:
Yes, but rooting on this device is easier than any other smartphone I've had. Just use the ioroot method posted in the Sprint development section (I think it's also in the general development section as well). Read a bunch about it, and make sure you follow the instructions closely. I found the YouTube video made by qbking77 on ioroot to be very easy to follow along with.

The devs here have done incredible work
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Anyone receive the OTA update yet

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And I have a question about this.

I was wondering. If I went into the sprint store and got my son an lg g2, will it already have ZVA on it or will it still be ZV8
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
Can I install the update?

I rooted my g2 last month but couldn't get TWRP installed so i'm still with the original recovery tool. (ADB kept dropping the connection to my phone)

I noticed last week my phone had downloaded the latest update LS980ZVA (from LS980ZV8) but i haven't installed it yet.

I'm in NY so i might get some "Spark" out of it, what else is in the update?

From what i been reading some people are getting bricked not paying attention.

So can i do the update?

Will I loose my root? (just re-root right?)

I am only rooted with stock recovery.
[Sprint LG G2] Big Boy Laroux:
I am stock rooted (no custom recovery) and I installed the OTA from sprint with no issues. Just had to root again. Of course, YMMV. But I was able to do it successfully.

I actually had to go into the DATA menu to enable the extra bands after updating. Not sure why.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
Still no ota... I think they stopped the rollout.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
I just now(as in 2 min ago) received the OTA update. It's downloading now
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
Thanks for the heads up. I just checked and I have it now too. I didn't have it two hours ago. Methinks they just fixed whatever was stopping the roll-out.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] mrrogers1:
Me thinks nothing stopped anything... :silly:
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
I see you work for Sprint.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
What should the band priority be
[Sprint LG G2] AusernameIwillnotremember:
Just got it right now in St. Louis. Surprised to see I have spark in my area. I only have 2 bars though, 0.52 Mbps down 0.15 up with 82ms ping.
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
Well this sucks, I went to do the update but the message in my notifications referring to the update is now gone. It was there and said a system update is downloaded and ready to install. I know it was the LS980ZVA because it was part of the file name when I looked at it the other day. I search the phone for it but I cant find it. I called sprint tech support and they said it may get pushed again and they couldn't do it. Any ideas? thanks.

Edit...lol, i spoke to soon, its downloading the file again. All I did was update my profile.
[Sprint LG G2] Big Boy Laroux:
Hmm, St. Louis isn't one of the initial cities I don't think. Remember the new spark icon will show on just regular lte, too.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
Interesting. I'm stock and I don't see any options in data to select bands. How did you get to that menu?

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] Big Boy Laroux:
Go to your phone dialer, type in ##3282#

Bands are listed in the LTE section.
[Sprint LG G2] rklurfeld:
Download just started in Alexandria VA

Production ZVA just became available in Alexandria VA outside of Washington DC Wednesday night. It wasn't there at 7 pm, but is at 11 pm.

Alexandria is not listed as having spark availability.
[Sprint LG G2] AusernameIwillnotremember:
How can you tell if you're using Spark then? That kind of seems misleading.

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"Q: How do I know if I’m connected to Sprint Spark?

A: On the phone toolbar (on the top right of your phone’s display) there will be an icon indicating you are connected

to the new network. The icon will not indicate which band you are connected to, as the network technology is designed to connect you to the best available band. For more information check out www.sprint.com/faster."

This seems misleading if they are just going to use the icon whenever you're connected to any band of LTE. Is Spark just a feature that lets you connect to the other bands of LTE?
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
Nope, mine just got it again.
[Sprint LG G2] jonapunk:
I just got mine and im in waterford a suburb of detroit and the icon is showing up for me i am getting the same 30 mb download speeds
[Sprint LG G2] rhkidaon420:
Still no ota in Tampa witch is a sprint spark area
[Sprint LG G2] mrrogers1:
You see wrong but thats ok... :thumbup:
[Sprint LG G2] Big Boy Laroux:
Correct - the full spark comes when all 3 bands of lte are available in your area. But the icon appears any time it is connected to any LTE band.
[Sprint LG G2] p2cactus:
So should we enable all lte bands? I'm hoping that it does is as needed, but in data the two new bands show as disabled.

Sent from my Sprint LG G2.
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Update your prl and profile and it should enabled them

That's what I was told to do and it worked
[Sprint LG G2] jyams:
I'm getting the OTA anytime I clear the Framework. However, I first tried it as rooted Stock / Stock Recovery and it didn't work. So, I used SuperSU to unroot and put everything back to stock as best I could including unfreezing bloatware. Once I clear the Framework, the OTA downloads then reboots to recovery. It gets about halfway, stops, then skips to the finish, then reboots. Still shows OTA didn't work in Settings. Repeat and same result. Anyone got any ideas?? Please...

Also I read another post that said deleting files in the /FOTA and /MISC via ADB had to be done. Still need some advice from someone who solved this. Thanks in advance. Sprint is rolling out Spark here in Memphis and that's why I want to accomplish this update.
[Sprint LG G2] rhkidaon420:
Just got the ota in Tampa
[Sprint LG G2] mdavis735:
I just got the update in Austin Texas.
[Sprint LG G2] mlb51:
Just received the update, I'm in Tampa
[Sprint LG G2] James7Bond007:
Same here - I got the update during the night, and initially the other bands were disabled. Doing a PRL followed by profile update enabled them.
[Sprint LG G2] hotbbq:
Anyone in Massachusetts get the update yet?
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Spark= the sh*! :)
[Sprint LG G2] gerryf19:
ah finally

Just got mine in southeast Michigan as of Noon today
[Sprint LG G2] mababer1:
Got my update here in Amarillo
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Lucky you, I'm not getting those speeds here in Houston even though we are a spark city
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Anyone re-prioritized the bands? If so have you seen a benefit?
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
I tried that as well and saw no difference
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Well... B25 was pulling less than 1 Mbps down inside. B26 8.77

Going to do 41 in a sec.
[Sprint LG G2] dParis:
Interesting. Where (in Chicago?) were you pulling in B26?
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
I have noticed that I have no bookmarks any longer. How can I get them back? This happened only after this update
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
I have to confirm band but would have been on Touhy between Mannheim and Wolf in Des Plaines.
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
How can you check to see what band you're using?
[Sprint LG G2] sykosteve214:
Finally got the ota last night. Went from barely 3G at work to between 30 and 40 Mbps downloads.
[Sprint LG G2] kevlar3d:
I got mine last night too. For some reason at home it prefers a LTE signal with -113 dBm over an Airave CDMA signal with -61 dBm. I literally have to set my phone to CDMA ONLY if I want to have a signal at home.

I am going to have to call Sprint'/Airave support tomorrow.
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
My lg g2 doesnt like my airave either, keep us posted on what you find out.

on another note....just because we see/have the spark icon doesnt mean we have spark right? it doesnt tell us if we are connected to more than one band on 4g at a time.
[Sprint LG G2] jyams:
Okay, I solved my problem by going all the way back to original stock following the precise instructions for Sprint in this thread. The OP did a great job giving the detail of each step. I had just purchased my phone as used on Swappa and, even though I had rooted it and customized all the settings, it was a good learning process to flash it all the way back to original "as new" stock. I had no problems at all, but following the instructions in this thread is absolutely necessary to avoid bricking. The only challenge was waiting 3 hours for the 2.2gb stock rom to download. Very slow.

Once the flash was finished to version ZV7, it immediately downloaded/upgraded itself to ZV8 and as soon as that finished, it downloaded ZVA which was my goal all along. So, now I have the updated ZVA Spark update, rooted with IORoot21, and DID NOT flash TWRP. I froze the bloatware with TB and customized everything. About to do an ADB backup and I'm set.

I have to say that for me, the Spark update has been worth it. My signal at my house was almost no bars, and now I get at least one bar and sometimes two, although only 3g at home. LTE speeds are better and overall, my phone seems faster and more efficient. I like the new status indicator for the signal and with my clean stock flash, upgrades, rooting, and customization, my phone is the best I have ever owned. I've done many rom flashings on my prior phones including the Nexus, but I'm determined to stay on stock rooted now with this LG. Looking forward to the KitKit LG update if and when it comes. When the next update rolls out I'll use SuperSU to go back to stock, unfreeze the bloatware, and run the update. Not going to mess with mods using Xposed anymore. I think that's what kept the latest update from working for me.

I'm gone....
[Sprint LG G2] sottey:
OTA in Seattle

this downloaded last night Of course, we dont have the towers set up right yet so no LTE :(
[Sprint LG G2] jr313:
Got the update this morning I'm in Detroit MI
[Sprint LG G2] Demonlinx:
Anyone know if salt lake UT has spark yet?

Sent from High upon the Mountain Top.
[Sprint LG G2] Big Boy Laroux:
Anyone looking to see if they officially should have full Spark in their area, go here:

http://coverage.sprint.com
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Does anybody know how to check which LTE band is being used? Hard to compare speeds if you dont know which band you're actually using.
[Sprint LG G2] dParis:
The G2 and Sprint Spark are looking like a great pair!
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
for some reason the map isn't always correct. I have 4g all over my area for about a year but the map still doesn't show it.
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Says I should have the best spark coverage but I don't. I know maps can be wrong
[Sprint LG G2] Big Boy Laroux:
Yeah I should have put quotes around "officially"
[Sprint LG G2] jigwashere:
In Minneapolis, I usually get 3G, but when I do connect to LTE, it's VERY slow. Today, for about 5 minutes, I was able to connect to LTE and Speedtest recorded about 30Mbps down. I have hope!
[Sprint LG G2] puch0021:
Ditto. Caught 35 mbps on 94w. Sporadic signal around the fairgrounds.
[Sprint LG G2] beezar:
Dial: ##33284# (ie: ##DEBUG#)

Click on LTE Engineering

Look under Band
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Thanks bro. Looks like Im using alot of 26 and 41, nice. Havent done alot of testing yet, but everytime I've looked so far since you told me how to check, I havent seen it on band 25 yet...and the band priority is even set at 25>26>41 in the data menu, never changed it. So far, Spark is doing good for me here in Dallas. :good:
[Sprint LG G2] jigwashere:
I was in the Wells Fargo Home Mortgage building near Lake Street and 35W.
[Sprint LG G2] garwynn:
Yeah, I just checked again. This time 6.84 down where I was lucky to hold on to 3G - and it's on Band 41 (which surprises me, thought higher bands couldn't penetrate buildings as easily....)
[Sprint LG G2] SteveChiller:
Heres what I've been getting around Dallas. Mostly near Love Feild
[Sprint LG G2] sprint_dobbs:
averaging 54-59 mbps
[Sprint LG G2] kevlar3d:
Airave support said that this is normal and has nothing to do with the Airave firmware but everything to do with the G2 Firmware. The G2 will prefer ANY LTE signal over a cdma signal (which is why I noted that mine seemed to prefer -115 lte over a -68 airave signal).

There is no fix for this, although he said that eventually a fix will be wrapped into a future firmware release. The workaround that he suggested is to turn the phone to CDMA only, then leave your house. After you are far enough away from your airave signal the phone will still see that as a preferred connection and try to associate with the airave next time you come home. This didn't work for me so I asked if they can build a custom prl that hard codes my airave to be at the top of the list. Surprisingly he said yes and submitted a ticket to engineering. In the meantime I will just leave my phone in CDMA only mode since that works at home.
[Sprint LG G2] fryguy:
Finally got the update SW of Philadelphia. Doesn't seem to help at home but hopefully tomorrow will show improvement at work.

Update: No Spark at work :mad:
[Sprint LG G2] mlb51:
Any of you guys in Tampa getting any band 26 or 41 LTE. All I've managed to get is band 25.
[Sprint LG G2] abhinav.tella:
I live in Maple Grove (Minneapolis suburb) I barely get even 3G, they said upgrades would be done by Feb, 3 months back and ended up getting an Airave due to dropped calls.
[Sprint LG G2] Threevo:
Did you update your prl?
[Sprint LG G2] fryguy:
Yes I did a couple times already. I'm almost in Delaware so I guess they haven't upgraded anything this far out yet. I get LTE just not the new bands. I work in old brick buildings and get no penetration.
[Sprint LG G2] tomc585:
check that the bands are activated on the phone
[Sprint LG G2] fryguy:
They are all enabled
[Sprint LG G2] abhinav.tella:
Check the Sensorly website, type in your address it should give you a good idea of Sprint LTE reception as its based on user data. The sprint site is pretty bad as some maps aren't updated or show good connection in areas with none to low.

If even 3g sucks for you like 1-2 bars and dropped calls, they will give you an Airave for free with 8,000 Sqft coverage (You have to tell them you have a big house or they limit output server side to 3,000 Sqft) but with Airave you cant use LTE, have to be in CDMA only mode.
[Sprint LG G2] EllGuapo:
Yeah not seeing much of anything in Seattle, feeling sadly-neglected. I picked up some LTE/ "Spark" in Tacoma area last weekend but the speeds were nothing special, probably still on the bogged-down band-25.
[Sprint LG G2] Itchiee:
I've gotten 41 (Florida & Busch, waiting to go on 275) but haven't seen 26 I don't believe..
[Sprint LG G2] daized:
Stickshift88, You mentioned in your OP that KitKat for LS980 is expected at the end of Feb. Any update on that?
[Sprint LG G2] youdug:
Sprints latest rdf is zvb which is 4.4.2.

There was also an article on phonearena today saying kk could be starting its roll out next week for more variants.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Vari...ate-to-Android-4.4.2-KitKat-next-week_id52766

Sent from my LG-LS980
[Sprint LG G2] josh030181:
Anyone in Baltimore, Md, seen that spark was on here, just curious how it is?
[Sprint LG G2] ericdabbs:
Heard any rumblings about when the 4.4 KitKat update will be coming out? According to Sprint, it is internally testing firmware version ZVB which contains Android 4.4.2. This tells me that most of the 4.4 Kitkat update is done. Maybe your LG rep can give us some hints on this.

http://device.sprintpcs.com/LG/LS980-SPRINT/latest
[Sprint LG G2] stickshift88:
Unfortunately not yet.
[Sprint LG G2] mpalomba3:
Has anyone got the ota yet? I still havent
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Not i....nothing at all yet
[Sprint LG G2] clifford:
Nothing yet l.a. 714am
[Sprint LG G2] latinoboi30:
Nothing here in Houston either.
[Sprint LG G2] ericdabbs:
Nothing here in Los Angeles so far.
[Sprint LG G2] mistermidas:
Bbooo for Sprint and their untimely ass updates....
[Sprint LG G2] bigpappa:
Remember, updates roll out gradually. Not everyone gets them all at once. I waited a week for zv8 after it was announced before I got the update. When and if it launches we will get word its out there.
[Sprint LG G2] ericdabbs:
We know that the firmware version should be ZVA. The source has been posted on LG's website. I think its got to be posting within this next week.

https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=ls980