[G3 General] KronicSkillz:
My edit is that this thread is extemely outdated so alot of this information is bad now use with a grain of salt, i recommend looking at more recent threads.

As the G3 just became free on a 2 year plan from many Canadian carriers I decided to start a come here first thread that includes everything you need to know for the Canadian version, mostly because i myself found it hard to get going as there are so many variants and not alot of clear info as to what is supported and which roms are stable (there aren't any stable roms yet except stock KK/L.

I take no credit for any of this work just trying to organize some info.

Youtube video that shows how to get stump root and install bumped twrp

1st things first... ROOT.

Available rooting options for the D852:

- Stump - Suggested Method no computer required one click method - Verified working on KitKat (the method i used)

- Purpledrake - Verified working on KitKat. Have not tried this myself but several reports of this method working

- IORoot/towelroot - not known if these methods are working if anyone has tested please drop a message

2nd things 2nd... TWRP Recovery. thanks to the BUMP team Codefire.

- I used flashify to backup original recovery and flash the recovery listen above. I THINK the d852 is for bell and rogers and the d852g is for videotron.. i couldn't find reliable info to confirm this but i can confirm the file: twrp-2.8.0.0_d852-signed.img seems to be working on my bell version of the G3 although I haven't started flashing roms yet because from what i have been reading about the custom roms available for the 852, they aren't stable, and aren't better than the stock rom YET. (this should change very soon Candy, Validus and CM12 are making good progress towards stable versions). Right now though, they all have bugs with some basic functionality.

Recoveries:

Latest TWRP 2.8.3 with modem support

Roms:

-Solution for returning to stock ROM for Rogers or Bell (kdz available for both versions)

-Nothing custom yet that i'm convinced is stable enough to run as a main rom; only a bunch of roms in development that you can try if want to be a bug reporter/beta tester.

-Here is a link to some organized info on these development/beta versions

Working Mods:

-App for changing kernel settings (free version but also a paid version available) Trickster Mod Settings (once you find stable settings you like make sure to check set on boot or you'll lose settings after reboot)

-Thermal throttling mod (does not remove throttling just makes it slightly less restrictive; more info on the main thread.)

-RAM Management MOD (will give you slightly more RAM for multitasking)

-Xposed Framework installer (click show older versions and use 2.6.1 (worked alot better for me than the experimental build))

-LG G3 Tweakbox Module (everything worked that i tried but did not try every single feature only most of them) xda thread

-SD Card Fix app that will allow more programs to write to external sdcard folders that don't belong to it. (like pre kit-kat)

-Sixaxis Controller (PS3 Controller via bluetooth) mod. This mod has never worked for my other phones stock rom, but works on g3! there is a compatibility checker to test before buying paid version. check the act as android gamepack and enable in language and input to be able to use this app with most emulators.

-Remove OTA software update notification on stock roms.

- this handle little widget allows you to switch out to a custom launcher but keep the double tap on homescreen to turn off screen feature that works so well with knock code to unlock. the only catch is that you have to have a transparent widget in the location that you want to tap to turn off screen. (on my homescreen wallpaper i have a waterfall so i put it on the waterfall so i tap the waterfall to turn screen off)

- I highly recommend APEX LAUNCHER, i've tried almost every launcher out there IMO it's by far the best.

If you have a project or work you think should be included in the 852 repository please pm me or link your work; if it's stable and functional I will add it. If i made any mistakes let me know so i can fix, I've had the phone for a few days and by no means am I an expert, just trying to organize info and start a repository to get the ball rolling for people who are going to get this phone for Christmas or the near future.

A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPS DEVELOP THE D852.

Build.prop tweaks (i recommend using build.prop editor from playstore to do these, if you manually edit it and make mistakes can cause bootloop (also possible if you put bad values into build.prop editor))

ro.sf.lcd_density=560 (this will give you more visible space on your screen, since the screen is massive i like this option) (on a smaller screen it would make things too small)

(default value is 640, obviously if you want to try a medium settings put in a value inbetween these too like 600)

persist.splitwindow.support_all=true (enable all apps in splitwindow mode)

wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=150 (this is the amount of time between wifi scans in seconds, larger number will slightly increase battery life but take longer to find new networks without manual scan)

there are also lots more that i'm not going to put here because most of the other ones aren't phone specific (ie like the wifi one the same settings can be used on any phone)