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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
OK, go get Towelroot. It has been discussed a few times already, and it is available.

and also Recovery is locked by the company.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickkmobile:
Is there a way to make this phone run in tablet mode? Tried different DPI with no luck. Yes I know this is ridiculous lol. I'm assuming it just doesn't have the files needed to run the other ui?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
I have wondered the same thing. I read they removed the Tablet UI from the KitKat version. 'They' meaning Google
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
This is true. Google removed the Tablet UI from KitKat. Early builds of KitKat (4.4-4.4.1) can enable it with an Xposed module, but the newer build seems to break the module and I don't think the developer is working on it anymore.

You can check it out here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48465864#post48465864
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Yeah, their are a few Exposed mods that can. One is TabletUI which I will try right now to tell you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickkmobile:
Can anyone link to a good thread/guide to swap the internal with the SD so the SD is default. With no recovery I don't want to mess anything up. Tried a few so far with no luck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris-allen:
been watching.this thread for a while... we have no recovery i.see..damn wish i was a dev. ..lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
There is an app on play store called kitkat sd fix that will help let apps write to the external sd. And there is download2sd xposed module that can change some settings youre looking for. Hope this helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crutchcorn:
Hey guys, my apns must be messed up. My MMS didn't send or receive on EvolveSMS. I had them working after messing with APNs but had to do a recovery... any help? What are the correct ones - I couldn't find on Google

Sent from my Metro-PCS LG Optimus L70
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossvxm:
Phew, finally reached the end of this thread after about an hour of reading every post. Has anyone turned their attention back on that successful exploit for the L90? There's just a ton of topic hopping in each page of this thread. If we could focus on exploring our bootloader unlock options instead, we may get somewhere? Honestly if I knew jack about working with the lock downs on any Android I'd be the first one to assult the matter as I got this phone for free due to a mix-up with my old broken LS970 (long story, nothing to do with the matter), so I wouldn't mind destroying the system in the process. This phone is begging for help. I mean dual core 1.2GHz? Imagine the possibilities. Overclocking CPU/GPU, "vanilla" UI and dark UI mods, AOKP, CM, Carbon, PAC, (maybe even MIUI) etc. Its all waiting for us on the other side of the door which is locked down by LG. This is the second device I've owned stuck on the bootloader part, first being Boost Mobile's LG Venice, which I sold in a week because of this. That phone wasn't so much into any potential, but our L70 friend here is despite the crappy pixel density. So far I've owned devices like the LS970 (Sprint Optimus G), LS980 & D802 (Sprint and T-Mobile) and I have had the luck of roms without the need for custom kernels with OC, but this phone on the other hand needs an overclock regardless of battery consumption, at least IMO.

With the thread reply I read on the L90, i thought I'd find a posted link near the end of this thread stating "we have achieved BL unlock" but it seems there's still some things to be done. Like I said I'd be pulling it off if I had any clue as of where to start, but all I really know how to do is mess with basic ADB commands, Google things and read, root, install recoveries and flash roms/kernels/mods, all of which are useless as pretty much all of us here on XDA have graduated that long ago...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Lolz. That is true. Once you understand the basics, you can do anything....... Except bootloader unlock.

Why not look into the Motion 4G? They have a locked boot loader yet have a recovery. Then again, it wasn't locked down as bad.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droyd666:
I wish that people would stop asking about link2sd because it's total crap and a total waste of time. After I spent hours getting it to work, it barely freed any space and it couldn't even move my large game data to the ext2 partition. Then I found out about folder mount, and I can tell you that I currently have about 6 games with data and obb files that are each over 1GB and they literally take up 0mb of storage on my internal. Everything is on my external 16GB and when I use the native apps2sd to move the apk to the SD, then the games take up no space at all, I repeat, not a single mb, trust me I did the math. The best part is that folder mount needs no partitioning and it is so easy to use.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
What are the apps that you use?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droyd666:
If you mean the games I have installed, I have Asphalt 8, Real Boxing, Anomaly, Gangstar Rio, Worms 3, Wild Blood and I can't remember the rest. And if u mean the app that I use, it's only Folder Mount, that's all you need and nothing else:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
This app is useful owo. How do you use it? Can I have a small guide.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droyd666:
First you need to backup your app and data to your computer just in case. Place the data in the android/data/obb folder or whatever folder it goes into in your EXTERNAL SD and then you make a folder with the exact same name in the exact same location in your INTERNAL. Then you install the apk and go to folder mount and select the app analyzer and you should see your game or app in the list. If it doesn't show a usable data or obb folder, then you must have put it in the wrong place or you need to put something (.nomedia file maybe) in the folder so the app doesn't think it is empty. Select the empty folder in the internal as the source and the real folder containing the data in the external as the destination, and then you click the checkmark at the top. Finally you go to the apps list and make sure you click on the icon beside the app so that it turns green which means that the folder is mounted. You should also make it automount folders on boot in the settings.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
That is ****ing genius O3O *tackle hugs*
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
So with folder mount, i can download apps from the play store that are larger than my free internal storage space? Yes or no?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
No. You have to download the game without the play store, and manually place it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droyd666:
That's correct, I had the backups from when I still had my Optimus G.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossvxm:
Lol let me put it this way: "Ewww!"

I actually have that one in pieces somewhere. It fell a low fall on a rug and guess what? The entire digitizer shattered.

The screen still worked and it came in handy when my LS970's screen stopped working, then suddenly one day I

go to boot it up and it would bootloop, which is impossible if it wasnt modded. The only OTHER way certain phones

bootloop is if some sort of hardware damaged...anyways I took it apart to give the speaker to a friend for his. That device

wasn't useful at all on stock. It couldnt play simple 3D games, the screen was microscopic, and pixel density was beyond

horrible although I have to say cam quality I think was actually better than this phone. I'm just hoping to see our MS323

make it further.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
I am just hoping that when we get the Bootloader Unlocked, we can make a Cm11 ROM owo *shaking in seat*
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crutchcorn:
But right now it's encrypted

Sent from my Metro-PCS LG Optimus L70
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Yip. Some genius has to get it unlocked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delaneyeversley:
can someone upload system dump please lg options l70

I need this please
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Need what?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delaneyeversley:
system dump

System dump
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
What do you mean 'system dump' ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delaneyeversley:
I mean copy of your system folder from root

Upload a copy of the system folder
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
Why not extract the kdz?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris-allen:
lets OC this bad boy!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crutchcorn:
But it already has heating issues

Sent from my Metro-PCS LG Optimus L70
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delaneyeversley:
I mean copy of your system folder from root

I need SFX libs and etc folder
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brattydroid35:
U r an android god!!! It worked!!! Thank you soooo much!!! And thanx to everyone else with the root and development yet to come! Finally GTA San Andreas on my lg ms323!!! :laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brattydroid35:
I used the script to remove bloatware and it worked fine, Thanx! Except... I want the LGbrowser (metro browser) back on my lg MS323. Can somebody post a link for the apk and odex for our phone? Also instructions would help as well. Thank you all!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossvxm:
Wuuuuuut? Mine heats up but barely. If yours is producing too much heat then perhaps the battery is beginning to die?

Or do you take it with you to the bathroom when showering with hot water? (Humidity causes certain internal issues...)

Besides i doubt OCing will damage anything. Ive owned several dual core 1.2GHz devices and overclocking will not heat

them up too much. And LG phones are pretty strong. The Galaxy S4 heats up horribly hot (1.9GHz), while the G2 with its

2.26GHz doesn't produce enough heat to scare you. The Galaxy Nexus produces some good heat overclocked at 1.5GHz

but its not hot to where you'll worry. I did however experience one nasty heating issue on it with one rom using a kernel

clocked at stock 1.2GHz, but even then it was still alive. That is the one phone I feared with OCing GPU as you would have

instant graphical glitches for about 10 seconds as soon as you kick it up.

ANYWAYS, concept is, this device can handle it and if we ever reach the day where OC is possible, I'll be the first to push it

to the limit! ;)

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Exactly. Optimus UI doesn't look good on low pixel density screens, CM however looks good even on a 3.5inch screen!

Not to mention the features we can get. I'm dying for AOKP to be seen on mine, or maybe even an unofficial Dirty Unicorn build.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
Paying ANYONE for root is a scam. Even if you do actually get rooted, it's still a scam.

Edit: but donations are usually appreciated for the work that the

root creator

put into the root method, but NOT REQUIRED.

Donating money to someone who helped you root is also appreciated, but NOT REQUIRED.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
I understand. I just wanted to get an opinion of the professional.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
does anyone know what type of unlocking these people are talking about, I am not sure if its SIM unlock or bootloader. but seems that they had success.

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f799/lg-ms323-l70-metropcs-usa-1822915/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
Carrier unlock.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Has anyone seen other T-Mobile or MetroPCS "Secure Lock" phones or are these the first? If there have been previous phones with this "Secure Lock" crap, look into how they got around the lock and got their phones rooted. Or just how they got around the lock.

Cause I think thats what we need to work on. We'd all be rooted if "Secure Lock" wasn't keeping us out of recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] echelon64:
The secure lock probably just means a locked bootloader, I had the Huawei Valiant that could easily be rooted with framaroot or the vRoot method and it was also a secure lock phone. The MetroPCS version of the galaxy s4 also has secure lock and that phone has tons of customs rom's for it.

Probably just a MetroPCS tactic so that people who root their phones or install unofficial ROM's don't bug MetroPCS when their phone goes awry.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
some how, i am not able to download the TOT file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
Yea, right click it and press Save As

For some reason the server wants to open it as raw data instead of allowing you to download it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lessmeat:
Just bought the phone, looking for root!

I'm not tech savvy and I can donate the one who roots the phone.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justin33060:
YES OR NO

Did think really get you past the locked bootloader? Or is it just BS like everyone else saying they have root for metro l70
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidAddict||AA:
There is no root for the american MS323 at the moment, if someone says the rooted it then chances are, they are lying ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
Hi everyone,just a thought..if we download the firmware from some other region,say in india or UAE using lg mobile support tool flash it, Do you think it will boot in recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
Would u like to risk ur phone and try? I will flash it for you (over teamviewer) if ya need help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcdebb:
Monitoring. I'm an app junkie so you know i'm having a problem lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
Isn't there a way to change the playstore to point to USA ?i guess there is, i saw it somewhere on xda

I just wanted to know in theory would that work...i m assuming that the hardware will be the same.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
International version is dual SIM. But hardware wouldn't have much to do with replacing the recovery partition. I doubt flashing just a different recovery and bootloader will hurt the phone. But flashing entire different firmware might, might not. No one will know unless someone tries.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidAddict||AA:
Has anyone tried flashing the stock firmware to make sure it will work for us?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
I think that's a good idea.if metro pcs pushed something from their side during the OTA update,we would know.my only problem is,LG has not released firmware for this phone. Whatever kdz file we have, i m not sure it's not having metropcs. Patch.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
What are you talking about? I posted 2 firmware versions and 3 firmware files and 1 dll to help flash
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
I am questioning the source of them. If these are exactly the same as what we have on the phone(meaning the locked bootloader), reflashing won't help.

When i say firmware from LG, i am referring to the firmware which isn't made for any specific carrier,but made for the hardware of that phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delaneyeversley:
browser
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Yeah! I had cm10 on my motion and I loved it owo

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Does anyone have a way to bypass metropcs's WiFi Tether block? I like updating my Xbox or.use it on my computer but it is blocked by MetroPcS.

Anyone know a way around this?

---------- Post added at 03:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:16 PM ----------

Does anyone have a WiFi tether that bypasses the lock from MetroPCS? I like updating my Xbox and using my computer but they have locked it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
Interesting bug in Little Kernel (aka aboot).

Fun project once I get something to replace this L70.

*edit: looks like this is old news on other devices
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krchi:
Just to let you guys know the locked bootloader for D415 has been able to install custom recovery, cwm and twrp but still lock bootloader
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Well, how did they install the custom recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
They get root and dd it to the block device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Explain?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
With root you can read and write the partitions on the emmc. /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name on the L70 has conveniently named links to block device files. dd is a copy command that's meant to write raw images to and from disks.

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name # ls -l
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 DDR -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 aboot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 abootb -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 boot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p16
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 cache -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p32
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 drm -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 eksst -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p30
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 encrypt -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 factory -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p26
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 fota -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p27
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 fsc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p19
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 fsg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p18
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 grow -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p34
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 laf -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 misc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 modem -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 mpt -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 pad -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 persist -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 rct -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p17
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 rpm -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 rpmb -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 sbl1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 sbl1b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 sdi -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 sns -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 ssd -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p31
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 tz -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 tzb -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:27 userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theteam:
is the bloat removal download link dead?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bebout:
Does this mean that there is hope for TWRP and other custom recoveries for the LG Optimus L70?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thaislcrd:
To bypass tether block I use Hola and FoxFi.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Don't get your hopes up, but it might be possible. AndroidAddict has been looking into partitions on the MS323 and so far it has been quite unsatisfying.

The partitions on the devices differ, which makes it a bit harder, but not impossible. However, the fact that Pokey9000 could get us a list of /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1 on the MS323 is definitely helpful. (Assuming those came from the MS323 and not another similar LG device.)

I need to go to #UPP and chat with the folks there and get this worked out. If the D415 can write to /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1, we should be able to as well. Of course, writing to the partitions doesn't mean that we'll have a custom usable recovery. Someone still has to develop one and make it work with our device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
Yes, from my MS323. All you need is root and a terminal / adb shell.

The bigger problem, and what the aboot hacks solved for D410/405, is the signature check the bootloader is likely doing on recovery and the kernel. Even if you could write a valid recovery, the bootloader might not load it without the correct signature. The PKCS#1 exploit, if it hasn't been fixed in this bootloader, is one possible workaround.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bebout:
Thanks to the both of you, I'm hoping you two along with the others looking in on this can find something useful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEADGODSAROUNDUS:
I think i deleted something i shouldn't of and i tried to do a factory reset and its stuck on boot screen. All its shows is metroPCS on the screen. any help to get it all the way back to factory so i can start again would be great
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdamnit:
Care to link me to how they did it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
This thread.

They're patching aboot to skip the signature check when booting an image. But what I don't understand is how they can patch the bootloader which should be signed. Unless it's not being checked by the prior stage. Maybe something is being lost in Google translation.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jfredbaby:
Hey has anyone bypassed this or will it mess something up?

LG L70 ROOTED!

MK902 ROOTED WITH 4.4 CUSTOM ROM
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
Someone help me bypass this WiFi tether block >~< Does anyone have a solution?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
Download lg firmware update tool , install the drivers on your computer.

Run the firmware update tool.

Shut down your phone.

Connect the usb cable to your phone and keep the volume up button pressed. Now connect the usb cable to your computer.

Phone will start in download mode and will be detected by the firmware update tool. Flash the firmware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crutchcorn:
He's got it. If any more problems

PM me

Sent from my Metro-PCS LG Optimus L70
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogeshsr:
aah that doesn't look good. but is the phone really hot? are you using link2SD? some users reported in the review that recent updates cause the phone become hot, sudden no response etc.

I had similar issues with Link2SD and seems that it got fixed when I used smaller(2GB) EXT4 as a second partition.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylegrant:
Its around page 20 i think. Someone posted how to access the hidden menu and instructions on disabling MLT and thermal mitigation. Thermal mitigation is the one youre looking for.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
Like thaislcrd said, Hola and FoxFi should work. Foxfi to work around the native tethering and Hola (or any other VPN) to keep the carrier from seeing that you've got multiple devices going through your phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
OK I tried Foxfi but it says: Check if you have Internet. Which I do....

So am I doing something wrong?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clipsruck:
Hey guys. Just a quick check in. I have the note 3 on AT&T so I've had a locked bootloader since I've had the phone. We use safestrap as a workaround and I've never encountered an issue with it. I not sure if that is something that can be ported to the l70 or maybe something done the same way perhaps. I will contact the dev and see if there is anything he can help with.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluffyFox20:
What is SafeStrap?