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[Verizon LG G2] Sergykm:
Hey I have one question, if anybody who manualy update to 4.4 do backup in twrp and upload it, can other restore from it backup to 4.4? Because I can't do it manualy.
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
There's a flashable zip currently but the sim is unrecognized.
[Verizon LG G2] NyPlaya513:
figured it out, thanks
[Verizon LG G2] ricecake2000:
I hope they officially release the kk build before the 14th when my contract is up. Lol.

I would fiddle with getting the leaked version but I plan on selling my phone and not a paper weight. Haha.
[Verizon LG G2] Sergykm:
Hello, guys! Anyone, who update to 4.4.2 use camera mod like Xdabbeb's Camera/Video 2.2.1 4kUHD & 120fps and G2 Xposed beta?

If yes, please tell my how it works? Thank you.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
I use G2 Xposed and some options work. Able to clean up the status bar. But doesn't change nav bar at all, nor remove the carrier. I'm using the stock launcher and have full transparency, but haven't tried Nova.

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[Verizon LG G2] Sergykm:
So, I use G2 TweaksBox(THEME,Call Rec,Lockscreen,Notifications,LED,MORE) and all I tested work. So I'm using Jishnu's Camera™

3.3 and it work fine. Test only 15 minutes outdoor. Slow motion and 4k video works fine for me. But magic focus isn't working.

So you can try it.
[Verizon LG G2] mcjonesy:
I thought Magic Focus only worked on G Pro 2-based ROMs. I could be wrong, but I think I remember reading that in the thread.

I'll go double check.

edit: It was xdabbeb's camera that said that.

However, Jishnu says it's not fully functional yet:
[Verizon LG G2] Sergykm:
understood, and as I know we can't turn on art in 4.4.2. There're no swither. Is it correct?
[Verizon LG G2] mrdunn:
sprint has kit kat

Well, Sprint beat us to it, OTA update and source code released today. No word on Verizon. http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-based-zvc-update-open-source-files-released/
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Verizon doesn't want to intrude on the m8 launch. Can't rule out a contractual arrangement with HTC about that either.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Off topic, the M8 looks nice.

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[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Sent you a pm
[Verizon LG G2] leemsami:
Where is the instructions to install kk ota
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
In this same sub-forum with its own thread listed as manual install.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Also a link to it in the OP.

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[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Good info for folks new to XDA. In general, the first post ("original post" / OP) is the first place to look for download links, links to other pages with downloads, descriptions, instructions, etc that are part of the primary thread topic. Posters will typically place them there, or sometimes "reserve" the first few posts as placeholders, so they can expand the up front info in the thread.

As a general rule, XDA folks will share an enormous amount of great information - but they also expect that, as a basic courtesy, people make at least a rudimentary attempt to find the answers themselves by reading the thread (at least the OP and first few posts), using XDA's search features, or using Google. This basic philosophy is described right up front in the forums - and new users are asked to read, understand and abide by these expectations. Because there have been, over the years, *so* many who seemingly don't read -- or simply ignore -- these admonitions, people who work hard to bring value to the forum and share their time, effort and work product freely get frustrated when somebody pops in the middle of a thread and asks questions that make it painfully clear they haven't bothered to even attempt to follow the rules or find any answers themselves -- and that's when you see snarky responses. These might seem a bit harsh (and sometimes they can get over the top), but it's a big busy community, and courtesy is a two-way street: people here will share, and will do their best to help others, but also expect that folks asking questions won't be lazy and simply expect everyone to do their homework for them. Good to bear this in mind...:cool:
[Verizon LG G2] leemsami:
I meant to say where is another place to find the instructions because for the link the in OP is not working. I clicked on it several times.
[Verizon LG G2] abdel12345:
My bad I'll fix it in a little
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
The link for the file or for the intructions? There's a great write up on page 37 of that thread and I think the file itself has been hosted a couple different places in the thread. You're gonna have to keep looking through it.
[Verizon LG G2] qisdtech:
A couple basic questions regarding this 24A OTA. I am 100% stock never-rooted condition on 12B. If I follow the instructions my phone will be rooted and on 24A, correct? Will I then be able to return to unrooted status? I understand there's a "root checker" app that runs on the G2 that pops up a "tampered" message? Trying to decide if that's a risk or the installing 24A effectively unroots the phone. Thank you.
[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
No it will not root. It's official ota
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
For the moment: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2699123
[Verizon LG G2] player911:
Yup have to root before you push the OTA. Then you'll have rooted KK.

And you can't really brick your phone doing the update. Either it flashes or fails with an error and reboots into 12B. I'm not saying it is for everyone but pretty simple.

Running great here. Fyi.
[Verizon LG G2] qisdtech:
Thanks JRGilbert79. So basically the rooting mentioned prior to running the ADB commands is to be able to copy the files into the right locations to install and then once 24A is installed, the phone is 100% factory and running KitKat :)
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Rooting itself is not dangerous and can easily be unrooted. Being rooted gives you access to system files, which could be dangerous if you don't what you're doing and don't research. Your other question was answered above.

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[Verizon LG G2] graig79:
+1
[Verizon LG G2] Sergykm:
You're right.

With root you can use xposed with many modules and custom your smart as you want, you can use titaniumbackup and do backup of all app in you smart and many others.

For me unrooted smart is not smart.
[Verizon LG G2] John Cantrell:
I have a question for those who have installed this OTA update. Has anyone gone to the software update menu and selected the Status or the Check New buttons? I know on my 12b rooted when I hit status the following comes up

Source : Verizon Wireless

Name : LG_VS980_11A_TO_12B

Status : Update successful

Code : 200

Date : 08 Jan,2014 EST

Time : 02:40:30 PM

What I'm wondering is if it shows that it's from Verizon, the name, and if the update shows successful. And of course, when we ever get the update pushed by Verizon whether or not the phone might re-install the update that gets pushed (yes I know we gotta wait and see on this one)

I'm kinda on the fence about installing this update or just waiting on verizon to push it... So yeah I'm just curious....
[Verizon LG G2] koftheworld:


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If you install the update you can always go back so no worries.
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
I did the manual ota install and checked that status screen -- and it looks approx like:

Last Successful System Update from Verizon Wireless:

Result: System update successful

%s

Result: %s

%s

So...something it would appear that whatever populates this with a normal OTA install didn't happen when we did it manually.
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
I'm dying to take this plunge, but the absence of the modded hotspot is holding me back.

Can any of you on the rooted ota tell me if any other tethering app works?
[Verizon LG G2] mademan420:
Nothing that has worked for me in the past(with this phone and others), works on this OTA so far:crying::crying::crying:
[Verizon LG G2] jamminjon82:
I'm sure the devs will figure something out in the next few days.
[Verizon LG G2] John Cantrell:
Ok so it seems that while it does update the OS to 4.4.2 that we must be missing some piece of information or file that updates the info on that screen, and that we don't really know if there are more missing "pieces" or not. I still might take the plunge to check it out.....
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Yep...it would seem that there may be a bit of info missing to get those fields populated. But aside from that, my G2 is faster and smoother than ever with kitkat installed. Really loving it. Some have complained that battery life has suffered, but it seems better to me: I was already at 3.5 hours screen-on time last night after several hours of use off-charger, and the battery was only down to 65% -- I have no doubt that I could have gotten another 3 to 4 hours screen on time last night. It's also been more responsive, and rock solid -- not a single hiccup. Very happy with it.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
I totally agree, [MENTION=4449660]jonstrong[/MENTION]!

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[Verizon LG G2] 0331:
Congratulations [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION], you're famous!

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/0...t-for-lg-g2-on-verizon-released-for-flashing/
[Verizon LG G2] abdel12345:
So had anyone gotten the actual ota update yet? Just wondering how long Verizon's gonna take to officially release it
[Verizon LG G2] Enter The Nexus:
No one has gotten it yet
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
But it does look like 24a is the real deal, not just a test build.
[Verizon LG G2] :
Im just waiting for a flashable zip that i can take.
[Verizon LG G2] mrchambo:
Same here! Shouldn't be too long now as source dropped today.
[Verizon LG G2] marleyinoc:
And now source has been removed. Until this 24A is official don't forget that... It may not be official! :)

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[Verizon LG G2] jrgilbert79:
I made a zip but I'm too scared to try it lol
[Verizon LG G2] icebergz12:
As long as you are backed up it should be okay right?
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Quick question on a VERY annoying "feature"...

Why does the power button on the back, hang up the phone? If you are talking and the screen turns off, you MUST turn the screen back off with the "double-tap" method. If you use the power button to turn the screen on, it hangs the phone up every time. It is very annoying, and whoever thought that would be a "feature" should be tarred and feathered.

Anyone know of a workaround?
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
Should be able to turn that off under the accessibility menu in settings.
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
I checked there, and there is a setting for "Power Key Ends Call", and it is not checked.

That's the problem, and I guess it is a bug, but it is really a huge pain when you keep hanging up your phone during calls.

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Another potential bug, is that the screen orientation doesn't work on the desktop, even though it is checked and set to "auto"...
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
You hit the jackpot then cuz I'm not seeing any issues with the build after 48+ hours. My pwr button does not end calls and my screen rotation is actually snappier than it was on JB.
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Weird. I even did a factory rest to see if that would fix it and it didn't.
[Verizon LG G2] abdel12345:
Screen rotation never worked on the desk top. Its always in,portrait. That's how. Its for jelly bean for me.
[Verizon LG G2] annoyingduck:
Settings/home screen/portrait view

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[Verizon LG G2] abdel12345:
Wow I never noticed that. Thanks
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Open the Phone app and select Settings

Scroll down to the END CALL section. There's a single item there:

Power button ends call

Make sure this is NOT checked.
[Verizon LG G2] John Cantrell:
I know where the update came from by looking in my root/cache/fota/ipth_package.bin.dd file

You use a text editor to open it and you will see the web address https://pvzwmdmcdn.vzw.motive.com/firmware/LG_VS980_11A_TO_12B.bin ( You can substitute LG_VS980_12B_TO_24A.bin and it will start to download). I'm wondering if there is anyway to see what else is on that site. If I leave off the package name I just get an error message.

In my root/cache/fota directory I have the following files dummy, ipth-muc.prop, ipth_config.bak, ipth_config.txt, ipth_config_dfs.txt, and ipth_package.bin.dd

It appears from looking at them that that is where the status info is kept to update the software update status message, so maybe there is a workaround.... Just a thought... Now if we could only see what else is located in that partition at that website.... lol
[Verizon LG G2] koftheworld:
I'm not sure the point of updating that message. The rom runs fine, and we have the ability to downgrade whenever we want.

There is a way to see what else is on the site. There was a crawler linked in this thread a long time ago, and one of the other posters was using his arduno to look through the site. Right now I think getting a kdz and or tot file would be helpful for a true clean install, but not much else.
[Verizon LG G2] icebergz12:
Well I received an email from Vzw that" you can now get your galaxy s5!" Guess that's why we were forced to steal our update.
[Verizon LG G2] ricecake2000:
Ha I feel the same I thought for sure it would release today until i saw the email. Perhaps June/July release.
[Verizon LG G2] RandomGuy982:
Edit: The xda app always quotes the wrong person. This was in response to Gary about this not being a test build.

Actually, after using terminal to reboot to recovery, there is an actual usable recovery there now with info indicating this is a test build. I'm thinking that the final build will be missing the stock android recovery, and will have something done to it to prevent flashing back to jellybean. That's just my opinion, though. If I am correct, then I would be cautious of taking that ota. This build is polished enough for the devs to make good use of it.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Thanks for that info. Apparently the T-Mobile guys can't boot into stock recovery. Perhaps that's what happened to them?

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[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Very interesting...good speculation. I hope that's not the situation, as it would probably indicate that they plan to continue locking down the phones ever more aggressively; if they really succeed, our options become slimmer.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Yes, that's actually the reason I was scoping the HTC M8. Bootloader unlockable.

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[Verizon LG G2] mrgoodpaul:
Maybe Verizon leaked the software on purpose so that we could have a build to root and play with when they come out with the official build for all of the normal users it will be root free
[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
And Santa Claus rides a unicorn that farts rainbows and sunshine
[Verizon LG G2] incubus2:
Maybe not Verizon persay but perhaps a fellow xda enthusiasts who happens to work for big red. Hats off to you sir.
[Verizon LG G2] mrgoodpaul:
I mean cmon now give them a break. How do you think that the largest wireless company in the world "accidentally" leak something like that. All the trouble they would have to go through all the work to make it available for download d and give us just enough time to pull one build and then it disappeared?
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
I can understand that. In my case - I haven't even had this for 5 months yet, so it should keep me entertained for a while yet, especially if we can keep root and the whole Xposed world keeps getting bigger. The M8 looks excellent -- just no strong desire to jump in that direction yet, and perhaps by the time I'm ready, the next gen of phones will be out. Also -- last rumor I saw was that Nexus 6 might be based on the M8...? Might be nice to get a fully unlocked device with that hardware..but we likely won't be seeing them on VzW again anytime soon -- that whole VzW / GNex fiasco really put a crimp in what the Nexus line was supposed to accomplish. Considering where I work, live and travel, VzW just provides *much* better coverage than TMo, AT&T, Sprint, etc., so I'm pretty much committed to VzW for the moment.

No doubt I'll be checking out the M8 at some point...but just to play.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Yeah, I'm not seeing much reason to change from VZW yet either. Since they're making me pay full price for phones, I just buy it outright and keep my unlimited data for now.

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My GNex died after less than 2yrs use, but my HTC DInc (3g) is still in great shape.

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[Verizon LG G2] garywojdan81:
I would find it easier to believe in it being an accidental oversight. Or at most, a gesture by a sympathetic employee who may or may not be a fellow xda member.

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That's my scenario too. I can't understand how some manufacturers can make those arrangements with carriers and how others either can't or won't. Makes you wonder what goes on behind the scenes.
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
No doubt I'd use the phone differently if I had unlimited data -- I switched to VzW from TMo after it was too late for that, but 6GB seems to cover what I'm needing at the moment when I'm out and about, with a major part of data going over wifi on an avg day. So I took the subsidized deal -- got the G2 on cyber monday for a penny (or something like that - a white one), 2 Moto X's via BestBuy - free (well, no cash outlay) and an HTC One for $20. All in all a nice haul for a total cash outlay of $20.

Sad about the GNex. Totally definitely dead? It was such a recoverable phone - one reason I liked it. Added a giant battery and extended back and was flashing it several times a week by the time my subsidized upgrade came due and I got the G2.

Anyway -- G2 is my focus for now. Hoping that stop killing off the exploits, but really really hoping that let us keep rooting it.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Always discharging. Paid to have the charging port replaced, still only discharges.

Awesome deal on all those phones! You must have a huge family, lol.

Apologize if we're bugging anyone with all this OT.

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[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Yes...exactly. So many heated discussions here (and every other site related to mobile phones), talk about petitions, writing to the carriers, etc., but as large as this community has become, it's still a tiny fraction of the number of phones any of the major carriers sell in a year. Our big issues are, most likely, of absolutely no concern to them -- except perhaps to lock the phone down to minimize variability in the devices they wind up having to support and/or accept as returns. Behind the scenes, I have to imagine that it's all negotiations that tie directly into margins, cash flow, forecasts, actuals, churn, support cost and ROI analyses, etc. Would be fascinating to see the negotiations though: we know about the $15 billion it cost Sprint to get the iPhone. All the other deals -- probably going both ways -- with HTC, Samsung, LG -- would great to read about.
[Verizon LG G2] Haxcid:
I renewed my contract just over a month ago, paid a subsidized price of 199 with a 50 dollar rebate, and kept my unlimited data. I am good for another 2 years. All about where you go.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Wow, where did you go?

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[Verizon LG G2] 0331:
Verizon is 2nd largest in the world. China Mobile is the biggest.
[Verizon LG G2] mrgoodpaul:
Its not fair that they have so many people. By largest I mean worldwide. Verizon is global. China mobile is China
[Verizon LG G2] 0331:
Point taken.
[Verizon LG G2] Haxcid:
A small kiosk in the local mall run by Diamond Wireless, It was like visiting a used car dealership with the sales pressure and they would do just about anything to get your business. The sales girl looked just like Jessica Alba so it made the whole process far more tolerable. :laugh:
[Verizon LG G2] SquireSCA:
Got the screen issue fixed, it now goes into landscape mode on the home page. But the setting that turns off the "Power button hangs up your phone call" still doesn't work.
[Verizon LG G2] ricecake2000:
http://m.androidcentral.com/verizon...-get-android-442-and-sense-55-starting-monday

Yeah buddy! Its nice to see HTC force Verizon to update what was an awful gigantic phone. (My opinion)
[Verizon LG G2] slagg3r:
Yeah that's cool, sucks that we still have zero official info for our phone
[Verizon LG G2] renawld:
clearly marketing schemes also have to do with such delays regarding updates from VZW
[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
It would certainly seem deliberate. Regardless of the official line about "testing", the resources they have that can be thrown at software development and support between people, platforms and tools should make that incredibly straightforward. If they don't have heavily scripted regression tests with 95% (or better) code coverage, multiple shifts (probably in multiple countries / time zones,etc) running tests and fixing bugs, best in class source / configuration management allowing many teams to work in parallel, that would suggest there's something dreadfully wrong in their approach. DevOps, continuous integration, GIT, chef, etc. As a matter of fact -- do a bit of Googling and you'll see that VzW has groups dedicated to continuous delivery / deployment, and if managed correctly, that's the fastest path from requirements to code to production. (Flickr is the poster child for this, and can knock out 10 production deployments per day ). Basically - unless their internal process and approval cycle is severely broken, VzW should be able to knock these releases out VERY quickly and cleanly.

Long way for me to say yeah - I can't imagine anything but business considerations such as marketing, concerns about products leaching sales from each other, etc, causing these delays. If they chose to move faster, they could
[Verizon LG G2] Bobby_C:
I just got my G2 today from Amazon and was having some issues activating it. I called Amazon and got it sorted out but during the conversation, the guy told me that 4.4.2 was coming out by next weekend. He also said that there was a way to set the phone to receive the OTA and it was a google search away. I can wait a week.
[Verizon LG G2] jesssiii:
Cryptic. What did he mean by that? If you stay stock, even if you root, you should receive the ota. What special way to set the phone could there be?

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[Verizon LG G2] jonstrong:
Unless there's some obscure feature that's never been discussed here (or anywhere else that I recall), there's no normal user settable feature that controls when you receive the OTA beyond the option to tell it "not now" when you're prompted to let the update be applied, or the option to "check for updates". Beyond that...nothing that I'm aware of -- unless of course, you're rooted and want to freeze the app that looks for available updates in the background (FWUpgrade.apk I believe) to *prevent* an automatic OTA download, or the questionnable *trick* of clearing data for the Google Services Framework and then checking for an OTA (BTW - generally not recommended, as you'll wind up with a new primary Google ID, and all the "current state" info maintained in Google Cloud Messaging will be lost - various interprocess data will never be received, and there's a slim chance that an app you bought is tied to this primary ID - this is the same thing that Titanium Backup offers to manage for you - take the new ID or restore the old one).

OK...back from that rabbit hole...aside from all THAT, I don't know of anything else you can "set" to have your phone "get" the OTA... :confused: