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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23704576105:
Can anyone help me?

So I was looking about in XDA and I found the blacked out apps and I installed a few I saw the play store zip and I had to get it... So here's where I messed up I was going so fast I forgot to make an update of the app itself and my system back up so I just flashed it and all seemed well until I tried opening the play store. It would crash non stop so I decided to uninstall it thru titanium and I downloaded the apk through a trusted source and it worked so I said hey I'll make it a system app through titanium and I did and reboot but now it's crashing again. Anyone know why?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inorizushi:
If you just pushed the apk to /system/apps make sure you set the permissions to rw-r--r--
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23704576105:
Thanks man. I made sure I go through all of the steps before I post on here and so far I've done it manually too and it doesn't work. The way it doesn't crash is if I don't make it a system app but then I cannot install apps. If there is no further help I'm okay without the play store :P except some apps I've done iAP won't work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Im stuck in download mode followed the instructions to the t still can't get out of download mode could someone please help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novatek128:
Hi everyone just wanted to let you know that as of yesterday we now have support for the tribute from the developer of online nandroid backup. I emailed him awhile ago and sent him my partition info via terminal emulator and he has uploaded a patch for us. E2nas is my device name. Hopefully this will help users who haven't got their twrp yet..

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Will that be able to get me out of download mode or is phone just trash now
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novatek128:
Did u try taking the battery out?

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Yes it just goes back to download if i hold vol +, if i just power on it says fastboot_init() with the lg logo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novatek128:
What do you mean by blacked out apps? I never heard that term before do u mean system apps?

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5

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If you can get in download you should be able to flash twrp recovery your phone is not trash

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Thanks for the reply that's what i was thinking to I've been trying to get twrp using this thread all night but after the commands it says dd is not recognized as an internal or external command
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novatek128:
Well im not all that familar with the adb commands but is your phone rooted and did u turn debugging on? I rooted mine with the one click method by avicohh / unjustified_dev then I flashed the recovery_bumped.img twrp provided by unjustified_dev and cpshelly2- search their posts for some good info..

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Thanks for your help, i can't find nothing on it i am rooted usb debugging was on the last time i was in my phone but now im just stuck
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Were exactly are u stuck again?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novatek128:
Try a Google search of fastboot commands

sent from my VM LGLS660 rooted on zv5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
In download mode
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
I can get to fastboot but i still can't flash twrp someone please help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23704576105:
Guys I can't express it enough why you should back up your device regularly! Seriously my Google play services began crashing my phone started acting up since I flashed the black Google Play and YouTube but I just restored today from a back up I made and wow I'm all good now. Seriously thanks for TWRP I can't express my love for UD and everyone else who is helping :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Guess I'm screwed
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eamerson990:
Figured it out for some reason i had to do command fastboot flash recovery recovery_bumped.img.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23704576105:
That's strange. Well at least you figured it out :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Yeah sorry I didn't respond sooner
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nighthawk.oc:
Why haven't is there still no stable ROM'S for the tribute yet?

It seems to be to be a great basic phone; I've had faster, I've had better looking displays...etc, but for $40 this one hell of a phone!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plb9:
Dude! I must be the only other person wondering the same thing. I can't get this to work with with USB OTG in any capacity; it definitely isn't working with my DAC, the only reason I bough this damn phone (my LG G3 works like a charm with the DAC via USB OTG).

If anyone has any insights into OTG functionality or lack thereof....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyante937:
I tried a while back and Unjustified Dev said this device doesnt have the hardware
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plb9:
Appreciate the reply, really sad news though...

Time to see just how good the audio line out is.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
audio out is pretty great :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inorizushi:
Being a bit of an audiophile myself it's ok.

Been using an audio amp with it recently and there's a buzz while the device is idling (no music or anything using media volume is playing audio) This is most likely just the amp being an amp and boosting everything it's outputting :P Not sure how bluetooth audio sounds though.

I recommend flash DSP Manager since stock Music FX is a bit lackluster
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I agree, that's what I did as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I'm on virgin mobile, and as some of you may know, our 3G speeds can suck sometimes. I live in an area without 4G coverage, so 99% of the time I'm on WiFi. but yesterday evening, I was out and about and had to use the 3G connection and... nothing. for a whole hour, nothing would respond. I tried restarting, toggling airplane mode, etc. and got nothing.

I was playing around in terminal, can't ping google... hmm. so I tried pinging a known IP address, and lo and behold, it worked just fine. so, I came to the conclusion that VM's DNS servers were either down or severely overloaded, at least in my area.

so I changed my DNS settings to google public DNS, and voilà!! 3G was working like a charm! I've also noticed an increase in response time as well.. not necessarily speed, but things just start loading sooner than they did before.

so if anyone else is experiencing these issues, it wouldn't hurt to try switching to Google's DNS servers and giving them a shot.

you can do it manually, or get an app like override DNS on the play store that will do it for you automatically. if you do it manually, you'll have to do it every time your connectivity changes, or the settings will revert to stock.

if you have any issues after changing the settings manually, an airplane mode toggle will reset the settings to default stock.

even if you're not having issues, it might be worth it to change the settings anyways.. it's nice for privacy. google may still track your DNS hits, but all they see is traffic coming from a random sprint IP. sprint may still be able to see your traffic, but not any DNS queries.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23704576105:
DSP? I've had that on my old F60 and on this one I've decided to install ViPER4Android FX. Now I seem to like this one better than DSP manager but I'm a bit confused they are the same thing right? With some slight differences?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Does anyone have a copy of the stock laf partition? I had to delete mine without backing it up to get my phone working again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
for which variant of the phone? I have stock ZV4 laf partition for VM tribute.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I have the Boost mobile LGLS660ZV5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plb9:
I refuse to use any audio processing, except very light eqing with my in ear headphones sometimes. I only use the eq in neutron or for everything else this app called Equalizer Pro, both of which color the sound very little if at all aside from whatever eqing you're doing.

The audio quality seems ok so far, but I haven't had much time to listen and compare just yet. If it approaches my g3's quality I'll be happy enough, and I'm running it through the headphone amp still which really sweetens everything up.

Still pretty cool i can add high quality music streaming to my old receiver for only 40 bucks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I doubt mine would work then..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I'm willing to try... worst case scenario I just erase it again :p

Also I have found out that Sprint phones, Boost phones and Virgin phones are almost identical... They just load different settings depending on which carrier they are activated on.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I'd be willing to upload it for you but it would have to wait until tomorrow, I'm away from home and I don't have access to WiFi at the moment.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
OK sounds good.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inorizushi:
I think all it it would need to make a Boost backup from say, VM.

All you'd need to do is to remove the efi partitions from the backup and change the apns from VM to Boost.

Then it would be recieving the MEID from your carrier
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
okay, will do! i'd love to be able to help you out tonight, i have a copy on my phone.. technically, there is wifi here but my friend's internet is down completely :p

i'm out in the nebraska backwoods tonight, things like that still happen here :D

I thought about that too, but I don't think TWRP backs up the laf partition.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I just found a STOCK LS660.zip file, it looks like it is a backup of some sort. Probably from TWRP and it does not contain the LAF file. Speaking of which did you get a chance to upload that backup that you have?

EDIT: Here is the link if anyone is interested.

https://mega.co.nz/#!d9tyVJKI!GEkyzYqsFxrhPkcCS1TRoSYaPJhQX8at2kGLd0Ooe2s
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Migue9088:
lg App

Hey you guy I don't know if you want this but here. I found the lg quickmemo+,lg calculator and the lg gallery APK
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I'm very sorry, but no I haven't yet.. I must have been brain dead last night, I totally forgot today was mothers day and I'm spending the day with my mom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Have fun with your mom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
do they work? I've tried the ones for LG G2 and G3 and none worked... I just wanted the calculator lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Thanks cpshelley2 for helping people out while I've been away and busy.

Glad to see people still interested in our phone! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
no problem :) I do what I can when I have the time.. I moved recently so I haven't been on here much lately!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Yeah I've been super busy too, but do check in on here from time to time when I can :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I can confirm that Virgin Mobile LS660 kernels boot on the Boost Mobile version. Now I just need to get a stock laf.img

UPDATE... The F60 is also the same phone and there are tons of KDZ files floating around the internet for that phone. So I downloaded one The Canadian one from http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=119

This should be a direct link to the KDZ file http://lg-phone-firmware.com/tool.php?idclick=11785

Then I used the KDZ and TOT Extractor to get a bin of the laf partition. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2600575

Finally I used fastboot to flash the laf partition. Everything works great now. 100% back to stock!

Thanks to all that helped me figure this out and hopefully it helps someone else in the future.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23704576105:
Can anyone upload the stock calendar, launcher, clock apk? I deleted them not needing them but I deleted the back ups too :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Migue9088:
lg app

They should work..if you have the lg tribute or f60 then ya ....it should work ..im using them for my lg tribute and it works perfectly
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
lol, great work! I just finished uploading that for you when I read this post!

so, for anyone still needing it, here is a Virgin Mobile LGLS660 ZV4 LAF partition:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/efslagzpw0n1kcy/laf.img.tar.gz?dl=0

glad you got it taken care of.. figured I'd still post it here just in case someone needs just the LAF real quick.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Can anyone post a new vm rooted rom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
Why do you need a rooted rom? You can easily root any rom once you flash it.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x66dme66x:
Safe?

Anyone know if its safe to remove these apps from the VM LG Tribute:

My Account (I believe its a virgin mobile account management app)

Contacts (Blue Icon, It is a Yahoo Contacts app, I dont use Yahoo)

Email (LGE Email app, I use the Gmail app exclusively.)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I removed them and didn't have any issues... no guarantees though. freeze them first, make sure your phone is still running alright, then back them up and delete them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Need more free internal memory space? :)

Ok, so I see the top complaint about the LG Tribute is the lack of internal memory. Well today I have found a nice little way to get a decent amount of internal space with an app called System Cleaner ROOT

Download it here for free...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flaki.systemcleaner&hl=en

Read the description of the app for all the details, but basically it cleans up the google apps in the best way possible.

I had about 400MB of free internal space, now I have almost 900MB.

Ok, so once you have the app installed on your rooted phone, go to Settings in the top right corner, then click Select Backup Folder and make sure you set it to your External SD card. This is so you can restore if something messes up for you, nothing has for me for 5 days so this is why I'm posting about it now for you all.

Once you set the SD card for your backup location now you can go back to the main screen. You can select things you don't want to move, but I moved everything with no problems at all.

Check Auto Reboot, and now you are ready to click Replace applications.

After you click it, it will make a backup to sd, then move everything (THIS TAKES SO TIME SO BE PATIENT!), then reboot, after reboot let your phone settle in a bit and you should be good to go with a lot more free internal space.

Go ahead and make sure everything works to your liking, I've not encountered one problem what so ever, but if you do go back to System Cleaner ROOT and apply your Backup and you'll be just how you started.

Hope this helps people who are in need of some more internal space on the Tribute. :D :D :D :cool:

Below are pics of my Free space and what Apps I have installed at the moment ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
nice find! this is a great all in one solution.

I just want to add though that if you already have link2sd installed, you can long-press on updated apps and use the "integrate update into system" option to achieve the same results.

the upside to system cleaner root is the backup and cache clearing.. if you use the link2sd method, please note that all it does is move the app, it will not back anything up for you, so be careful!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Yeah I haven't found a need to setup link2sd personally (too lazy to backup my sd card then partition it lol), so this was the best option for me who doesn't need a ton of space, but likes to have a little. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
I haven't had a need for it either.. actually, the only reason I have it is to integrate updates lol.. I didn't know about system cleaner root before today, so again, nice find!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
No problem! A buddy put me on to it so I tested it for a few days before sharing here.

I even ran a backup to see how well it worked and it was perfect, but then I reapplied for that space! lol :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Just noticed this thread has been #1 Top Threads in Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting for almost 2 months now! :highfive:

The LG Tribute really needs its own section! :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59585002&postcount=17328

Still no reply to our request for one :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I think that everyone needs to post +1 for the LS660 in the New Device Request forum.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Yes please do! It already has a ton of thanks, but the more the better to get noticed I believe.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59585002&postcount=17328 <- Anyone who hasn't already just click Thanks on that post to show support for a LG Tribute section!

Thanks in advance to any mod that could make this happen also!!! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurphy8367:
Anyone have stock recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Check the deveopment thread, its there.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HasH_BrowN:
social group for lgls660 and variants

http://xdaforums.com/group.php?groupid=1594

Our very own social group!!

---------- Post added at 23:31 ---------- Previous post was at 23:18 ----------

Check out my similar workaround http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60727406&postcount=1986

Yours is a different approach, I didn't think of trying it that way. :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I have been having an issue where when I change the volume on my phone if I accidentally press both volume keys at the same time that it goes into emergency call mode where you can easily dial 911. I hate this and am afraid that I might press the wrong button. Is there any way to disable this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpshelley2:
interesting... I can't reproduce this on my phone, do you have xposed installed & any modules enabled?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Need more ram for smoother running games or apps? Well guess what!!!! :D

OK, Back here today with something really awesome news for all you Rooted LG Tribute user's!

YOU CAN HAZ MORE RAM FOR YOUR PHONE!

GO FROM 1GB TO A TOTAL OF

4GB

OF RAM! CONFIRMED WORKING ON STOCK ROOTED LG Tribute BY ME [MENTION=3151994]high247[/MENTION] ! :D:victory::D

Welcome to better running games and apps! And

in no way am I sponsored to say any of this

, this is what I have found, and haven't seen it mentioned once, so of course I want to share with you all here!!! :cool::cool::cool:

Here it is! ROEHSOFT RAM Expander (SWAP) for Root!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swapit.expander.de&hl=en

Only thing its not a free app, it cost $9.99 (You can get your money back if its not for you simply.) , but IT IS WORTH EVERY CENT! Trust me! :victory:

I've been testing this app for the last week with AMAZING RESULTS! Games I couldn't run smooth at all before run smooth as day and I've seen a big improvement in app running speeds as well! Also my battery seems to be lasting even longer then I last reported!!!

What the app does basically is makes VRAM partition (NO FORMATTING IS NEEDED) on your SDCard up to 3GB VRAM giving you a total of 4GB RAM all together. I was skeptical that it would work well or even do anything noticeable at akk, but it sure does and that's why I'm taking my time out of my day to write this. Thought you guys and girls would love this since I do. ;)

This $40 phone is now better running then some of my friends $250+ phones! SERIOUSLY. :cool::cool::silly::cool:

So in conclusion, I HIGHLY Recommend this app 100% to buy. Oh and if you don't like it they give you your money right back, so no matter what you are good. Give it a test and see for yourself! :P

Hope this helps you guys and until next time I'll keep doing my part! ;) Enjoy!

PS: Click Thanks, you know you wanna! :p
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yaxel10:
I need more internal memory

hi man can you help to increase my internal memory? Do you have a video tutorial about how to make my internal memory change my sd card?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
I do not have anything installed. I am 100% stock. It has something to do with the dialer app. As that is the package that task manager tells me is running when it is. I have not found any settings anywhere to turn it off.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonnet73:
Thanks for the informative post! My suggestion to anyone who wants to try this would be to do some research first. Some people seem to think that having a swap file can hurt the life span of an SD card, so just make sure to weigh the pros and cons before trying this.

Some links:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=699776 (many XDA threads discuss this)

http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/169/how-can-i-extend-the-life-of-my-sd-card (first answer)

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2310/how-will-a-swap-partition-file-affect-the-system
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yaxel10:
Can unlock this phone to others operators?

Hi man! Its possible unlock this phone to others operators for example Movistar?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l33tlinuxh4x0r:
maybe for LTE but not for GSM or HSDPA. This is a CDMA/LTE phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60683116&postcount=271

There you go.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxes:
Bull****. The flash memory in an sd card is going to be 10-60MB/s read/write at best. This is far slower than the ram which A1 SD Bench tests at 2355 MB/s. Any data stored in this VRAM is going to make your phone crawl.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yaxel10:
Xposed Installer?

This app xposed installer can help me what?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
Is not an xposed module :eek:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] high247:
It works for me and games/apps run smoother, so explain that one?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxes:
Placebo effect. Android natively suspends processes that are inactive to allocate ram for active high priority processes. This is why manually killing tasks is unnecessary since like android 2.x. Having the system ram overflow onto an extremely slow flash partition is going to make for big slowdowns whenever something in the swap needs to be read/wrote to.

edit: I more closely read a description here-

http://en.miui.com/thread-41301-1-1.html

I think it would be innacurate to describe this as "expanding" the RAM. It's just a swap partition, like a page file in windows.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxbabiboi228xx:
Could some one please post me 2 apks from your rom the LGHome_Theme_Optimus.apk and the LG Home.apk thanks would very much appreciate it .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jin4:
up-dating error

in case of up-dating to ZV4 there is a text an up-dating error: status 7