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[G2 General] zdravo:
I'm agree too. I don't understand why people are so hasty with LP on LG G2... IMHO I prefer to wait and have a good stock ROM :angel:
[G2 General] maydayind:
Have u tried cm12?

Games that lagg and are almost unplayable on kitkat based roms run likes butter on lg.

My g2 outperforms my friends g3.... That's wye
[G2 General] KarlDag:
QHD on G3 was a huge mistake, SD801 doesn't run it properly. Also killed battery.
[G2 General] zdravo:
Not on G2.

Android 5.1 will come in March, and could get rid of many of the problems we saw in early Lollipop releases. That's why i'm waiting :p
[G2 General] slowdyve:
I wouldn't mind if lg skipped 5.0.1 or 5.02 and released 5.1 for lg g2. Just think it would be nice if they said something, like htc or motorola...
[G2 General] wolfmanro:
Htc promised a lot and delivered almost nothing. I'd rather be surprised by LG with 5.1 rather than having a ****ty update just because "they promised"
[G2 General] sportscrazed2:
Was thinking of flashing cm12 in about an hour with these directions http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ls980 should I just wait?
[G2 General] metteduch:
Just think about it and use common sense: you will loose stability, some nice stock features, camera will be worse and battery will likely also get worse. You'll end up returning to a stock based rom. Go study instead ;)

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] sportscrazed2:
Well stupid old me wiped my phone and ended up going back to stock anyway because data wouldn't work on ting and I was too lazy to figure it out
[G2 General] joshua21:
G2 will get lollipop on 2nd quarter this year... so april - june..

Source: Lg Singapore / Lg India
[G2 General] wolfmanro:
As long as we get 5.1 or above, I for one don't mind waiting
[G2 General] laverdadb:
LG knows if they update the LG G2 to Lollipop it could hurt the G3 sells because G2 is smoother etc. Im soo angry, LG is really baaad about software updates... I think i will switch to HTC M9 in the future...
[G2 General] vPro97:
Oh stop it, you!

'LG is really baaad about software updates' - no they aren't. Give credit where credit is due!

LG was the first to release lollipop to their flagship, the LG G3, releasing the initial version already in November. That's just as fast as a Nexus! European rollout took place in December, and the Korean G2 got lollipop in January.

HTC promised a 90-day update time frame and couldn't keep it. They barely managed updating their flagship, the M8, in time and the M7 hasn't got its update yet.

Sony's Z3 and Z3 compact have also not received lollipop yet, and keep in mind they're flagships.

Samsung on the other hand, did a fantastic job and has updated almost all flagships from 2014/13. And that's pretty great, but that doesn't make LG 'baaad'. It's not like your phone isn't functioning without lollipop, is it? You've never had an old LG phone, updates back then really took forever. They've improved and they're improving. Once again, give credit where credit is due.
[G2 General] vishal11in:
In addition to the post above, I would like to ask users to keep the patience. We all have got various confirmations from LG that lollipop is on the way. Do not forget that rolling update is as difficult task as updating a firmware at brands end.

Also, I am sure there would be lot of users like me who would like to wait to update until xposed framework is fully compatible as I cannot imagine android without xposed now.
[G2 General] vladmir:
Hi pll!

I have one doubt. ...when the LP released we can get it by ota? I have a rooted phone with a custom kernel and recovery, it's possible or I have to return full stock? Thanks in advance
[G2 General] Shaolin007:
Yes u can come back to stock by flashing kitkat kdz...
[G2 General] scottdanpor:
As a rule if you have a custom kernel you do not take OTA. You will have to return to stock.
[G2 General] darknessmessiah:
You must not run OTA when rooted+custom recovery or else your phone won't boot anymore.

you have to be full stock to get OTA
[G2 General] vladmir:
But if I flash again the stock kernel and recovery and take the ota update? This way I don't loose may app's and accounts...it's possible?
[G2 General] scottdanpor:
It should work that way yeah, you gotta make sure you got everything back to stock including recovery. I would back everything up to PC in case anything does go wrong and you need to use kdz or tot anyway.
[G2 General] vladmir:
I think is way I will only loosing root!
[G2 General] scottdanpor:
Yeah losing root is definitely gonna happen.
[G2 General] sportscrazed2:
That's kinda bs if you ask me. People who are gonna buy the g3 are gonna buy the g3 and people who are gonna buy the g2 are gonna buy the g2. Either way lg gets the money so i don't see what the argument is.
[G2 General] natalya:
And its not like each store owner will grab every single G2 and update it to L. A lot are still running JB in stores. So people will still see old G2 look vs G3 UI in stores. Not many will think updating to L gives G3 UI. Therefore, sales wont change that much after L release.

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] vishal11in:
You are right to some extent but their would be sales reps who will use the the L update as USP and tell prospective buyer that you get G3 feel by paying less. But yes, sales would not have major impact as lot of users would not know what is lollipop.
[G2 General] sportscrazed2:
I'm pretty sure at this point anyone buying a g2 over a g3 is most likely doing it off contract because they can be had for $200-250 instead of $500-600. On contract they are close enough in price that I would probably just go with a g3.
[G2 General] vPro97:
In Denmark, every time a new phone model is released, the old one disappears from stores (unless it's a Samsung Galaxy S). I know that in Germany, most models are displayed next to each other, but people tend to want the newest thing. Besides, lollipop and a few bug fix releases are probably going to be the last official updates from LG
[G2 General] Janine Belle:
I'm using now the port from the official stock Lollipop from the korean variant.

Lollipop is very smooth, feels being ten times faster, has a beautiful UI and lots of settings.

Unfortunately also the battery life gets shorter.

Now I'm finally happy with this phone! I don't want any other phone. Best UI, best screen, ois camera , good battery and superfast!
[G2 General] 60nine:
and with kitkat kernel ;)

btw your posts text color... please... thanks
[G2 General] x3m.zone:
That LG port have a Lolipop kernel, not KitKat kernel. It's true, is a modified kernel from korean version, but still 100% Lolipop.

Baseband is from KK.
[G2 General] kresk:
I have a certified pre-owned G2 coming from T-Mobile. It was $239 and it has a 3 month warranty. I've been using a Nexus 5 since launch, but the battery and the camera on the G2 were so dang appealing. My main choice of phones has ways been the Nexus line and I could never pull the trigger on the G2 because of the settings buttom. It just bugged the hell out of me. Now that the G2 is about to get lollipop and gain a multitask button in the process. I am on board 100%. It was the right time and the right price.

On a side note it's kind of funny. Not long ago I was checking the Nexus 5 XDA site every five minutes hoping to find news of the lollipop update. And now over here the anticipation is back again. I feel like the G2 switching to lollipop will be a bigger undertaking than when the N5 updated. Either way, I can't wait all over again, again.
[G2 General] Eminemiero:
Here we are

Edit: fail. lollipop is 30xx.

But if lg g2 806 just got that old update you can imagine when are they going to get lollipop........
[G2 General] abdel12345:
That's a lollipop update? All it did was change the A to a B? You'd expect a bigger firmware version change for a whole update. It's not just a baseband update or something? I'm just saying what I think here so I don't even know if thats true just asking

Sent from my VS980 4G
[G2 General] slowdyve:
No. It's not lollipop.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
OK. I have Verizon version so I don't know what those firmwares are.

Sent from my VS980 4G
[G2 General] sportscrazed2:
That's a weird quirk. I couldn't care less about the multitask button because the functionality is still there you just have to hold down the home button. And the settings button is actually useful unlike an extra button that's just a shortcut to something that already exists in the os. It actually annoys me when I switch to my nexus 7 and have to remember to push the multitask button instead of holding home for a second.
[G2 General] scottdanpor:
Same here, but there's a new quick access button that pops up when you drag up on the nav buttons, so I just set the middle one to open settings. Works great. The old one was actually a Menu button, but I mainly used it to access phone settings.

Gravitybox LP can enable permanent menu key.
[G2 General] gummybear00:
So been over a year. No updates or anything for a flagship phone. Thanks LG!
[G2 General] x3m.zone:
T-Mobile US just posted sofware development Android Lollipop (5.0) for the LG G2 and G3.

This could mean that the International model (D802) might get it way before US carriers.

http://www.tmonews.com/2015/02/lg-g...ware-updates-page-android-5-0-in-development/

https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle

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[G2 General] George Jetson:
This website USA T-Mobile right?
[G2 General] wolfmanro:
Over a year since when? I've received several updates over the duration of 2014, and we will get LP too. Where do you live? The moon?
[G2 General] t.u.f.f.:
OMG! [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]
[G2 General] MachiavelliBs:
LG updates the Optimus G Pro to Android 5.0 Lollipop (in Korea)

http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-updates-the-Optimus-G-Pro-to-Android-5.0-Lollipop-in-Korea_id66500
[G2 General] 60nine:
great, now let me scratch that 2 from the logo on the back of g2 device and i'm good to go...
[G2 General] Danchibald:
Even older phone get LP in Korea... Bah
[G2 General] deepnx:
Indeed a great phone ... but i just got it 15 days back .. and i hate the camera ... with research i realised it has a lower shutter speed to brighten up the pictures in low light ... that creates lots of motion blur ... still using LG Xcam for now ... a huge MINUS points for the Camera ... might shift to a different phone in 6 months or earlier.
[G2 General] KyPbP:
A downloaded for VS980
[G2 General] natalya:
How did you get your hands on that link? I just tried http://opensource.lge.com/ and nothing with LP came up.
[G2 General] vishal11in:
I have seen this first time that international version had no news about update and brand locked phones update rolling first.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
That would be awesome! Lol how surprising would that be if we Verizon users get it first when we're usually last. That would be great. :D

Sent from my VS980 4G
[G2 General] natalya:
The archive contains a file with instructions on how to build both rom and kernel using source code. Why not go for it since you have sources for both kernel and rom? If my G2 was VS980 model, I would get started ;)

Could ask [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION] or someone else from the verizon forum for help

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I have no idea how to do that but I'll download it and take a look. The most I've ever done was just port Roms over on my old Sony phone. I've never set up a build environment or anything. But if the v instructions are detailed enough and easy to follow maybe I can try

Sent from my VS980 4G
[G2 General] George Jetson:
We should wait next week. We cant say verizon or other market can get lollipop firstly until first kdz release.
[G2 General] Boris31:
Can we do that for d802?
[G2 General] JackpotClavin:
Possible official Lollipop for the Verizon LG G2:

Note: I did not install these builds, and choose not to as I have a ROM variant to maintain and cannot ever lose root. There is still no guarantee that these are official, and installing these may put your device 'in limbo' as there may be no possible way to get get the truly official OTA (if this isn't actually it, i.e. Verizon rejects this build)

You'll have to be completely stock 27A, then install https://pvzwmdmcdn.vzw.motive.com/firmware/LG_VS980_27A_TO_28A.bin (145 megs, probably still KitKat, or just an incremental stage in getting to Lollipop)

then install

You have to install https://pvzwmdmcdn.vzw.motive.com/firmware/LG_VS980_28A_TO_39A.bin (681 megs, this is Lollipop)

You'll have to follow these instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2699123 (thanks to [MENTION=2941286]xdabbeb[/MENTION])
[G2 General] koftheworld:
Awesome job.there is zero chance I try this first either, but amazing pull jpc.
[G2 General] dtomlin:
I'm chomping at the bit to try this, I just don't want to be first. It would suck to be "that guy".
[G2 General] da_reeseboy:
Do we have any reason to believe that a kdz/tot back to a lower version wouldn't work? Also could a few people that possibly have downloaded verify md5's for me? I'm thinking about trying it on the spare.
[G2 General] JackpotClavin:
The file won't install unless the OS verifies it, so flashing a bad download will never happen as it would never make it that far.

As for rolling back, I see a few guides for the rolling stock Lollipop back to Kitkat for the G3 so it's highly likely that you would be able to do so for the G2
[G2 General] dtomlin:
I assume that the 27a to 28a file will keep root so we can go to 39a using terminal?
[G2 General] da_reeseboy:
I'mm not sure... we'll find out eventually tho :)

I'm downloading the 27a kdz to get myself to stock 27a. We'll see what happens.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
As soon as I get everything downloaded and all my stuff backed up I may try it. I might wait till tomorrow though but I doubt I'll be able to stop myself. I'll let you guys know how it goes and I'm used to recovering my phone so that's not too worrying

Sent from my VS980 4G
[G2 General] jonstrong:
Guess I'm anxious to see how you do with this... think I've rechecked this thread already a few times in the last several minutes.... Good luck! Many will be watching, no doubt.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I got the new files downloaded but I realized I don't have the 27a kdz so now I'm waiting for that to download. Its 2.2 gb so with my internet it may take anywhere between an hour to 2 hours. That'll give me plenty of time to get everything properly backed up thogh so I guess it isnt too bad.

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still 25 minutes till everythings downloaded for me to flash.

I know some people are worried about losing root support but root works fine on simple rom which is 5.0.1 port of korean version so im guessing it should be fine on here. If not It'll suck since Im hoping to titanium backup restore all my apps.
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Thanks Jack. Got LP on vs980. How I root this dang thing to pull system.ing n boot.ing? Stump says rooted but supersu don't work.

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[G2 General] dtomlin:
Oh crap. That's 5.0.2 not 5.0.1

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Did you download supersu from play store and update binary?
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Yes but can't update it.
[G2 General] da_reeseboy:
[MENTION=2522637]MicroMod777[/MENTION] - not that you really want to do this, but the next eventual question is whether or not tot/kdz back to older works, or if its now blocked for some reason.
[G2 General] KyPbP:
navbar original? There were no changes?
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Maybe in download mode. This LP is freaked sick. Love it!

All original. It did change by itself when updating to LP.
[G2 General] dr_w:
instructions?

Hate to do this to you micro but how'd you do this?
[G2 General] KyPbP:
surprising that f320 left navbar standard
[G2 General] JackpotClavin:
NICEEEEE
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Ur the boss man!!! Now how I get root?
[G2 General] TheUnladenSwallow:
Ok guys, I hit lollipop. You know what this means right? KNOCK CODE!!! No, but seriously, it's all good. As micromod said, you cannot root it. Stump root claims the device is rooted, even after clearing the apps data, but supersu can't update the binary as it says it doesn't exist. Something to note is that unlike the Korean variant, we still have the old LG boot icon (with the light reflection), the vibration patterns, lights and key combinations also appear to be the same, meaning there's a possibility we're on a somewhat outdated bootloader (Maybe?). I'm currently factory resetting my phone to get the full lollipop experience, since there's nothing to lose there with root anyway. Once I've done that I'll check whether or not download mode is accessible, however I will not actually TEST download mode because getting here took awhile and I don't feel like doing it again. Assuming 5.0.2 doesn't get a root method anytime soon, the only way I can see custom ROMs based off this OTA with these partitions is someone uses a KDZ we get a hold of eventually to grab everything out, roots it, and makes it a flashable zip for the older jelly bean and kitkat bootloaders. So, yeah.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
[MENTION=2522637]MicroMod777[/MENTION] just saw you alrerady got it. How did you guys get the ota bins flashed? Im following xdabbebs instructions but it says location not found when i put in the first command

thanks
[G2 General] jomtos:
"** Note: If the recovery directory does not exist on your phone...create it"
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Its already there thats what confused me. Under cache i have the folders backup, fota, lost+found, and recovery
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Exactly. I set permissions also. cache/recovery
[G2 General] abdel12345:
i already had the recovery folder but i didnt change permissions what did you set them to?

edit: do i need to be in download mode when putting in the commands?
[G2 General] jesssiii:
I think giving them full permissions worked for me back when I did this to go to kitkat way back when. But it's been a long time, lol.

VZW LG G2
[G2 General] abdel12345:
ok ill give that a shot. Do you remember what mode your phone was in when doing it? the directions dont specify. I just have mine normally on and i think thats the issue. Should it be in downlaod mode?

maybe if i try terminal emulator instread of adb from cpu
[G2 General] jesssiii:
I used adb, but I remember having problems with permissions. I'm pretty sure I used root explorer to change permission in the various areas/folders before the computer adb commands.

VZW LG G2
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Be in usb Ethernet mode. Just alow permissions.
[G2 General] TheUnladenSwallow:
I couldn't get permissions so I just put the file into my sdcard with media transfer mode, then used a file explorer to move it, this is what I recommend as you can still do the commands afterwards. Also,

SCRATCH THAT, DOWNLOAD MODE WORKS!!! Just wouldn't do it the first time few times I tried, must've been the cable.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
i gave the fota folder the recovery folder and even the command file full permissions using es root explorer and its still saying the "the system cannot find the path specified". Do you remember which folders/files you gave full permissions to. And thanks for trying to help :)

I hope one of the guys who got it working can let me know what they did exactly so i can get this working before going to sleep. I thought it would only take about half an hour but ive been at this for an hour already lol.

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thanks! thats my issue im not in that mode

edit: nope still not working :(

heres what ive done so far

Ive flashed kdz 27a, rooted with stumproot, downloaded es file explorer and gave it root permissions. Then i moves the 28a file to cache/fota and renamed it to dlpkgfile. I changed the permissions of the fota, recovery, and command folders/files and im still getting that problem.

Also what do you mean by slow permissions? was that just a typo? thanks
[G2 General] da_reeseboy:
Download mode is gone? [MENTION=2522637]MicroMod777[/MENTION] - can you try it?
[G2 General] TheUnladenSwallow:
SCRATCH THAT, DOWNLOAD MODE WORKS!!! Just wouldn't do it the first time few times I tried, must've been the cable.
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Allow all permissions for recovery folder.
[G2 General] jesssiii:
Man, now I'm sooooo tempted!

VZW LG G2

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Those of you who did it, how is it?

VZW LG G2
[G2 General] cruiser:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...d-other-markets-to-follow-in-the-near-future/

Maybe the G2-update isn't also far away
[G2 General] br0adband:
We can hope, of course, but I don't expect to see Lollipop for the G2 till at least late January - if it happens soon hey, I'm all for it and would love to see what people can do with the source for it (but I'll of course use/test the "stock" LG Lollipop extensively when it finally does appear).

Fun times ahead...
[G2 General] pinkfloyd3:
LG beats Samsung and others to the punch, brings Android 5.0 Lollipop to the G3 "this week"

http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-b...roid-5.0-Lollipop-to-the-G3-this-week_id62638

sorry
[G2 General] =dgim=:
Wow, I suppose first time in my life, update processe of any phone, will start in my country, in Poland.
[G2 General] jakowskim:
Poland is the best. ;)
[G2 General] antoyn:
Maybe LG wants to combat with the Samsung note 4, or even iphone 6, so that they try hard to release android l for G3 as soon as possible:D
[G2 General] natalya:
Rofl G3 will get it before Nexus 5 hahahaha

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] spirios1992:
Guys if indeed g2 gets the lollipop update ota and e.g. we have a kustom rom, i'll have just to return through backup to the original g2 rom/kernel and i'll get the lollipop update ota or i'll need to un-root my device?
[G2 General] -iNCEPTiON-:
U need a complete unrooted phone for OTA update :)
[G2 General] vPro97:
Not quite =) if he is on stock rom then he'll get the update regardless of whether he is rooted or not. It's not a good idea to take OTAs when you have a custom recovery though. Root is usually fine but not recommended.
[G2 General] JulianAssange:
This is not true.My phone is rooted and i get OTA Update "f" to "g" and i have no problem at all.
[G2 General] mhoss48:
Eyy

I have no prob flashing a port

Our ports are so stable

All of them

And the one porting stock LL from nexus 5

U DA MAN
[G2 General] -iNCEPTiON-:
You are lucky then .. maybe you have got custom recovery otherwise it will just mess up the phone big time :)
[G2 General] g0t-cheeri0s:
Got a link please?
[G2 General] mhoss48:
Ports from the G3 the G3 UI :p
[G2 General] irish.iolar:
What? Who's trying to port a L rom from the G3?
[G2 General] mhoss48:
Ffs

The G3 Ui the kk one
[G2 General] Gabriel51:
We will get A5 for the G2, it may not be a factory port but certainly a suitable alternative?
[G2 General] popaclaudiualin:
A little extra cash, please help me !

hello friends ,

I have a lg g2 D800 with a really hard brick...i have send the phone to a LG service...they said that is nothing to do just to replace replace the motherboard and that it will cost me 300 $ to do so. the phone got in a brick afther a root.... i have tried to fix the problem with the the forum on xda but only worse...i'm little now at this so i Fu*k'it up, i have instald a difrent .TOT file.

If is someone who wants to make a little extra cash for the trouble please contact me ! I do not know what to do next ...it is possible to damage your phone so as not to be repaired ?

Please reply me soon !

Hope you understand my problem, sorry for my bad English !

Thanks !
[G2 General] sakej:
LG G3 allready has android 5.0. Polish users recive update a week and some days ago ... as for G2... no news for now
[G2 General] MicroMod777:
Sweet. Not that I wanna go back. Even full stock is a nice new LP experience. I'm using T-Moblie and getting solid LTE. Haven't seen a dropout to 4g.