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[LG G Pro 2] ubabic:
Anyone having luck with rooting? I have tried again the newest versions of KingRoot, KingoRoot and iRoot, all on PC and android versions but still can't root v20b firmware.

Sent from my LG-D838
[LG G Pro 2] bkcheah75:
Can you tell me the Software Version you are using?

For example: D83820a-466-92
[LG G Pro 2] ubabic:
As i said on the very first post of this thread:

D83820b-SEA-XX

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[LG G Pro 2] bkcheah75:
Based on D83820b-SEA-XX ... Did you upgraded from Kit Kat Rom to D83820a? And then upgraded again to D83820b?

I tried to find the SEA but no luck to know which region it comes from. I tried to install Singapore ROM, and unfortunately the root will never work anymore. I guess the LG has enhanced their software to avoid root. Even if you read thru the XDA LG G4 and LG V10. The way to root the LG phone is so difficult now.
[LG G Pro 2] bkcheah75:
I managed to root the locked Singapore ROM with quite tedious procedures. And NO way for me to keep all the existing applications/data/configuration. If you are ready to install clean ROM and rooted, then you can consider this step.

The reason I do this because the Taiwan Rom D83820d doesnt work well with my country TELCO. Singapore Rom seems more stable.

Here are the steps:-

To root the latest D838 ROM Lollipop 5.0.1

Pre-requisite

So far, only Taiwan ROM will be able to root - D83820d-TWN-XX

- First, download the KDZ for D83820d-TWNXX

- Use LG Flash Tool to flash the Taiwan ROM KDZ

- Use LG One Click Root to root First

- Then install Touch Philz Recovery to enable Recovery.

- Next we need to get the newer ROM KDZ that is not possible to be rooted by LG One Click Root.

(The reason could be LG has enhanced the latest ROM software)

- Use the software WindowsLGFirmwareExtract-1.2.5.0-Release.zip to

> Extract KDZ	> Extract DZ	> Build System Bin.

- Then you will have system.img

- Then use the Flashable zip template to include the system.img under system folder.

- Modify updater-script to include below content:-

ui_print(" ");

ui_print(" ");

set_progress(0.65);

ui_print("remount system and delete the content...");

unmount("/system");

mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system", "/system");

delete_recursive("/system");

ui_print(" ");

ui_print("extract the system.img file...");

package_extract_file("system/system.img", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system");

set_progress(0.65);

ui_print(" ");

ui_print("-Installation Fertig");

unmount("/system");

ui_print("Installation Completed");

ui_print("Enjoy :)");

- Save as zipped file. Then you can use the Touch Philz Recovery that you have installed to install this ROM.

- It is flashable zipped file. Then run the LG One Click Root to root it now.
[LG G Pro 2] ubabic:
This is more than complicated for an average user like me. But thanks for all the efforts...

I don't want to downgrade so I will stick with this firmware untill someone finds better solution for all LG users that can't root their smartphones.

Sent from my LG-D838
[LG G Pro 2] Emmanuel2000:
having trouble getting root here as well I'm in v20g F350K.
[LG G Pro 2] ubabic:
There is no proper solution yet. For example I try every new version of KingRoot but had no sucess for v20b firmware. All other script methods also fail and they are not updated for a very long time now...

Sent from my LG-D838
[LG G Pro 2] ubabic:
FINALLY!!!!!! After many failed atempts, used many available scripts, pc and android versions of rooting apps I have finally rooted my G Pro 2 (v20b firmware) with latest Kingroot app V4.80 (released 03.02.2016)... [emoji2]

http://mmgr.myapp.com/myapp/kdown/i...135_B242_office_release_2016_02_03_105203.apk

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[LG G Pro 2] mysky911:
thanks. rooted my v20b too...
[LG G Pro 2] ubabic:
One more tip...If you don't like KingRoot and Purify and want to change it for SuperSU take a look at this tool made by mrW0lf: http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html?m=1

Read instructions carefully and use second link (new version) provided on the bottom of the page. Maybe it will show some kind of error during operation of the script but after reboot you should have SuperSU instead of KingRoot. Update SU binary and you are ready to go... [emoji41]

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[LG G Pro 2] angel4o:
how to instal recovery on my D83820b ?

please HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
[LG G Pro 2] Stransky:
@uabic

Thank you for the link. Now have root on my F350L converted to D838 Lollipop 5.01 D83820B-HKG-XX.

Now I just need recovery. BTW does anyone know if there is a Global Rom version floating about for the

LG G Pro 2.
[LG G Pro 2] azizmorgan:
I used Kingroot 4.8 on D83820B Lollipop and worked fine, thanks for help.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] msacco4:
Hey, I want to buy a new screen for my nexus 5, does any1 knows about a good place to buy?(ebay is good as well) and if I buy a screen with frame(which I don't really need) does it come with with camera and other stuff? my proximity sensor is not working.

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] blacksmiF:
I've replaced my screen twice, first without the frame which was a bit labour intensive (bought from ebay) and next together with the frame much easier in my view (bought from aliexpress). You have to transfer all the components to the new frame, cameras, buttons etc.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] audit13:
I used this screen from aliexpress: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...itizer-LCD-Display-Full-Frame/2013132888.html

I also added a tempered glass screen protector and it looks awesome.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Vissionary:
etrade supply.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] kiapolo:
eTrade Supply

I just replaced my Nexus 5 screen a couple weeks ago. Got my OEM screen from eTradeSupply: http://www.etradesupply.com/lg/lg-nexus-replacement-screen-battery-parts/lg-nexus-5.html About $65. Black, White, or Red.
[Xperia Z5 General] phobator:
As I am still undecided wether to buy the Z5 or look for another option, I'd like to get your personal opinions concerning the heat emission of Sonys newest device.

I have my Xperia Z for 2.5 years now and in my opinion, that phone gets pretty warm too (I play a lot of Hearthstone on my phone) but it isn't getting too hot to handle. I'd hate to look for another option since my Xperia Z was updated from 4.1.2 to 5.1.1 and my hope is, Sony keeps on updating all of its Xperia phones for at least 2 years.

To cut things short: please state which phone you used beforehand and give a number between 1 to 10 how warm you personally think the Z5 gets, 1 being cool and 10 being unbearably hot.
[Xperia Z5 General] shaz2sxy:
Ive had the Z1 and Z2

Z1 heavy use 3

Z2 heavy use 5

Z5 Heavy use 8
[Xperia Z5 General] HenrikSolna:
Nexus 5 - 3

iPhone 6 - 2

Xperia Z5 - 8

On my Xperia Z5 i downloaded the game Heroes Charge and when i started the game i got promted to do an update of 200mb. During the time the game downloaded the update on 200mb the top part of the phone got pretty warm. The whole download process took about 1 minute and it was quite worrying that it got so hot that quickly just by dowloading an update for about 45 seconds..

I instantly put the phone back in the box and will return it today. I don't dare to buy this phone for so much money just to experience difficulties in the future due to heat problems.
[Xperia Z5 General] hussan882:
Mine arrived today - still deciding whether to keep it or not

Was taking a few pics, nothing too strenuous and it got pretty hot.

I dont recall the Z3 having the same issue.
[Xperia Z5 General] HenrikSolna:
The Z3 have a different CPU, that's why it doesn't get as hot as the Z5.

I'm really worried and havn't totally decided about sending the phone back. I really like the phone but it just gets so damn hot quickly. Is this something to worry about in the long run? I guess i can get used to the phone being warm, but not if it can cause any issues in the long run. I mean, i don't want a broken or really slow phone in six months..
[Xperia Z5 General] LitoNi:
Got to admit, the Z5 does heat up a lot quicker than any device I've used in the past

Z- 5

Z3- 4

Z5- 6

The Z5 does heat up quite fast but it doesn't get "hot" it gets warm and its fine to touch. On my Z3 the battery temp i usually around 30 degrees celsius, whereas my Z5 would average around 35 ~40 degrees celsius. again it gets warm but not "hot." Whenever you push the CPU or GPU the back will get hot, so downloading a bunch of apps etc... will push up the heat and its normal for any device.
[Xperia Z5 General] HenrikSolna:
So the heat is nothing to worry about? No risk of reduced performance in the long runt etc?
[Xperia Z5 General] LitoNi:
Nothing to worry about, not unless you don't like the device to be constantly warm. It's much cooler here ok Vancouver right now so i can't say it would be around the same temperature for you.
[Xperia Z5 General] HenrikSolna:
I'm in Sweden, so it's pretty cold right now, around 5-10 C as highest during the day (40-50 F) so a warm phone is no problem, i would welcome it as a heat source when i'm outside :)

But i was just worried that the performance of the phone would be affected by the "heat issue", i really don't want to spend a lot of money on a phone where i might get issues with later on.
[Xperia Z5 General] povilkami:
Bad things with overheat :( I have used Z5 for 5 days now. When the phone is charging it heats up badly and if you browse heavier web pages it starts to lag as does other apps and even launcher. If I run Antutu in these conditions it barely reaches 41000 score. I should mention than without charger pluged in (being colder or in other words regular conditions) it only reaches 50000 score, although, most reviews mentioned 60000 score. So this is my experience and I don't like it :(

---------- Post added at 11:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:28 PM ----------

BTW it heats up less because of GPU and more because of CPU usage. You can run 3D graphics for a long time and its not hot. But if you install anything or multitask (i.e. play music, run updates and browse) it heats up very quickly. And I repeat that I have only noticed it while being charged.
[Xperia Z5 General] geenyous:
Guys, never do CPU intense tasks while charging, that's def going to heat up the device and consequently reducing performance!

As long as the apps don't close because of heat, it's all fine and the phone getting warm shows that the heat drain pipes design is working. The Z3+ closed apps due to heat = unusable. The phone getting a bit warm to the touch is absolutely nothing to worry about. Remember, there's an octa core processor with 3 GB of RAM in that slim device ;)

Based on that input, do you guys see FCs of apps due to heat?
[Xperia Z5 General] monx®:
i can tell Z5 is far better than my Z4 (Z3+) in terms of heat. consider heat issue is nvr exists.
[Xperia Z5 General] povilkami:
Ok, so I have done some more thorough testing with Antutu and temperatures. I have tested the Z5 in room conditions (22 celcius). The device was cold (from standby) and I ran Antutu. Score 50000.

Then I ran Antutu again and again and again. With every test the device heated up and the Antutu score... droped down. It dropped down to 42302 until the Antutu app was "unable to verify" the result (kind of crashed).

Then I put it in a freezer (in a sealed bag of course). The Antutu score was 66609.

A you can see the heating up can redue the Antutu score by as much as 35%.

I believe this answers somebody's question whether the Z5's heatup reduces performance...
[Xperia Z5 General] _Dennis_:
You can't really say it's 35% because the high number is when you had it in the freezer. Any phone in the freezer is by definition not a normal use case. Your findings of a 15% decrease is within normal variation for a phone being used constantly, especially when using a benchmark app constantly.

While it shows it definitely heats up, it's not as big of a difference as you make it sound IMO.
[Xperia Z5 General] redandblack1287:
Scientifically speaking this is a poor way to investigate the potential heat issue. Your primary concern is the temp and performance of the CPU/gpu, which does NOT consistently correlate directly with the temperature of the phone. In the case of the Z5, you have an actual heatsink combined with materials that are very good at transferring heat. The fact that the phone warms up quickly is actually a testament as to how well it dissipates heat from the CPU.

As for the antutu scores being worse, these scores are only useful so long as they represent real world performance. At the end of the day, you can still record 4k video for 30 minutes. I personally have not seen any slowdown related to heat. Downloading and installing programs does definitely heat up the phone, but the slowdown is because of the installation process and not the heat (in my experience) as this improves as soon as the install finishes.

I have done a lot of stuff with this phone and had no problems with performance, unlike my brothers g4 which can't navigate for long periods due to overheating. Yes the antutu scores show there is throttling, but I'm pretty sure every phone with this chip is designed to throttle to some extent. In my experience this throttling is irrelevant.
[Xperia Z5 General] schecter7:
Every single core octa core phone throttles. This is my findings from 5 Antutu runs from identical cold starts (25C CPU temp) with all other apps closed on my three phones

Z5 : 62K - 54K (I won't agree with the 50K score he got on Z5 from the cold start, definitely lots of things were running in the background)

S6: 67K - 52K

Z3+: 57K - 46K

In terms of consistency, Z5 tops all of them. Considering the drama we've see earlier on other 810 based phones, this is a miracle Sony pulled on Z5. It could be the heat pipe or sw enhancements or both. No matter what - Z5 puts an end to that 810 drama.
[Xperia Z5 General] phobator:
Thank you guys for your answers so far! :) I took from your answers, the Z5 gets hotter than the original Z and some of you think that that's no problem and some think it's too hot ...

Ambivalence in regard to it's heat emission seems to be characteristic for this phone ... a lot of reviewers says it's ok while at least the same amount of reviewers says it's too much heat coming from the Z5 ... I'm still undecided :confused: ...
[Xperia Z5 General] pavel1_1:
I've had the Z5 for a couple of days and even during the initial setup when it was updating and installing apps I was still able to use the phone normally and it didn't get too warm. I'm coming form the Z3 and I'd say they heat up pretty much the same - about 6-7 out of 10
[Xperia Z5 General] peltruquin:
Phone gets warm it's true, I remember my z1c going warm also pretty much the same 5-6 in the warm rank, but I tried a Xperia M4 last week and holy crap, that thing was super hot, I had to hold it from the bottom because the heat was unbearable, overall I am very happy with my new Z5, it's a great device
[Xperia Z5 General] Goku80:
Got my one two days ago and must say gets pretty heated when I listen to music and play candy crush. Spoken to o2 and said that they would replace seeing as am in still my fourteen days cooling period. Am wondering that if I give it time will it change and settle?
[Xperia Z5 General] King p1n:
If they willing to replace you might as well...and see If it changes. Then if your not satisfied just return for a refund, at least you can say you tried two different z5 handsets.
[Xperia Z5 General] Goku80:
Will probably just go for Samsung or nexus. Love the phone but pretty sure they all would be the same.
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
I've never noticed mine getting hot. But i don't really play games tho

Sent from my Xperia z5 by Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] Goku80:
Even if you don't play games and just listen to music or just surfing the net it gets hot.
[Xperia Z5 General] King p1n:
That's terrible.
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
Mine doesn't. It warms up a bit but doesn't get hot

Sent from my Xperia z5 by Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] Goku80:
Even that it shouldn't do.
[Xperia Z5 General] cliffr39:
With the same usage my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a touch hotter than my Z5. I think Sony did a great job at handling the heat.
[Xperia Z5 General] redandblack1287:
Did you uninstall AVG? Because this is completely untrue for me. Again, even if the phone gets warm that simply means it is doing exactly what it is supposed to do: quickly remove heat from the professor itself and diffuse it elsewhere. I know it sounds backwards, but the temperature "feel" of the phone is a terrible indicator of the temperature of the processor and performance. Find people with z5's that have had to shut down under normal use to overheating and then you will have cause for concern. The fact that the phone feels warm during normal use is completely entirely 100% meaningless. The heatsink/copper pipes are right on the back of the glass ffs, of course it is going to get warm

Edit: just to clarify, my phone is "warm" during normal use, but definitely not "hot"
[Xperia Z5 General] Rashkae:
That's incorrect. It's perfectly normal for it to get warmer when surfing the net, etc. Rendering the HTML pages and scrolling smoothly when you scroll through a web page takes more CPU juice than you think. Even an iP6 gets warm in this use.
[Xperia Z5 General] coleburns:
That's not true. Pretty much p played with the phone all day and just felt warm,definitely not hot. Every phone or tablet gets warm . they don't stay cool all the time
[Xperia Z5 General] LitoNi:
just did 7 mins 4K video and the battery temperature was sitting at 40 degrees celsius, the room temperature was at 18 degrees celsius. The phone was warm not hot and it still kept going without any warnings so i gave up recording. like i said before, the phone heats up fast but just sits at 42 degrees celsius battery temperature.
[Xperia Z5 General] lacalo:
I was z3c user and I changed a couple of days ago to Z5. In my experience I can confirm that the smartphone has an correct behavior for normal use. It is not hotter than other devices, even compared to the Galaxy S6 I've also used.
[Xperia Z5 General] King p1n:
I've seen cpu-z screenshots of it exceeding 42,
[Xperia Z5 General] mas5acre:
Mine seems fine. Plays nice only gets moderately hot.

Like it a lot.
[Xperia Z5 General] LitoNi:
Don't get confused between battery temperature and cpu temperature. Cpu temp tends to me higher. I have always been using battery temperature to measure on all my phones, and consistency gives me accurate data.

Been using this phone for a day now and i can say REV 3 (current phone) is better than REV 2 (which i had before) in terms of heat.
[Xperia Z5 General] Freekick042:
I live in hot climate( 32°C ++) and it still fine. It hotter than other phone but quick cool down when idle
[Xperia Z5 General] wheresmybeaver:
I've had the Z5 five days now and I was a little concerned the first two days - day 1 there was a lot of app updating and installing going on, so the battery was getting hammered and the device was very hot. Day 2 I had the phone in an inside suit pocket and it was uncomfortably hot all day. I'm not sure what was going on to trigger the temps but it has never happened again after that and the phone is consistently quite cool during standby. Gets moderately warm during browsing, reddit, camera, messaging apps etc and if there is little or no phone reception.

Operates warmer than my Lumia 920 but this is something I was expecting with a 810-based device.
[Xperia Z5 General] bplogan:
mine gets a bit warm, certainly warmer than my Z3.

But who cares? what's the big deal? Warm doesn't mean faulty, it means that the heat distribution is working.

The phone cools down quickly when not in use.
[Xperia Z5 General] LitoNi:
Was warmer than my z3 in the first few days but it is as warm as my z3 now after 3 days of use. Pretty impress by this.
[Xperia Z5 General] phobator:
i got my xperia z5 yesterday and one day later i have to say that i find the whole snapdragon 810 discussion greatly exaggerated.

yes, the phone gets warm from time to time but in my opinion it does not get hot or really warmer than other current phones for that matter. my xperia z with its snapdragon s4 pro was as warm as the z5. yesterday i played 30 minutes of hearthstone and watched an hour of youtube videos on it afterwards and the phone was fine.

i am very happy with the z5 so far and for the foreseeable future i'll stay a fan of sony ...
[Xperia Z5 General] marshalleq:
I am an owner of a Z5 E6653 running Android 5.1.1. I've gotten back into boinc lately running setiathome. Boinc has a thermal protection feature where it stops calculations when reaching 40 degrees celcius. Unfortunately with the Z5this means that it's barely cool enough to actually do any work units.

To give you an idea of just how bad this is, in the same timeframe my old Sony Tablet Z has done 12,475 work units and the super modern Z5 has only done 41!

Given Sony actually distribute this boinc software under their own brand as well, you'd think it would work. I'm not happy with it, it's noticably hot if you do ANYTHING more extensive than checking an email for 5 seconds. Actually just having the screen on for a while makes it hot. I love the Sony devices, but this one is a bit of a lemon.
[Xperia Z5 General] ross23:
I don't find that the phone gets all that hot, especially now with the marshmallow update. My phone very rarely goes beyond anything too warm, even with extended usage on 3G/4G browsing the web, taking photos or even watching YouTube. It does heat up, but not as bad as it did on Lollipop. And even on Lollipop my phone never got as some people made it out to be.

Personally I think most of the claims of overheating are just exaggerated, or people are pushing the phone to the limits where any other normal phone would heat up just the same and then cry online about how hot the phone gets.
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
With MM update I forgot anything about heating, like snnapdragon 810 is not in the device.
[Xperia Z5 General] cocagenda2:
i totally agree with u ... i couldnt believe that even just turning lcd screen to max makes phone hot LOL and browsing the net also...i manage to record 4k 8min at max in my room with temperature 25°c and i wonder how will it work when summer comes... :( if ur using phone in places that temeprature is less then 20°c ,probably it will work without any problem.im thinking why the hell did sony start to sell z5 series in winter!?becouse of overheating snapdragon? im very disapointed with the z5 cuz its my second one and i has the same isuues...blurry camera and overhating to mutch...and why did sony put SD810 when they saw overheating issues already in xperia z3+... its called fail probably.
[Xperia Z5 General] korom42:
Mine is good it gets warm sometimes while heavy usage and gaming .. but in medium use it is pretty cool ( ambient temperature)

and even cooler when the temperature outside is less than 15 degree .
[Xperia Z5 General] MaxPayne3004:
Hello,

Try it under MM. Since i have tested in MM, I wonder if the phone warming is not due to poor mastery of the platform SOC 810 in LL. The question may arise as to why the engineers were chosen to keep the platform on this phone. They may have made a mistake but I think it is sadomasochistic.
[Xperia Z5 General] _Dennis_:
On MM only time my phone got hot was when it had an up time of over 109 hours, reboot cooled it down in about 10 mins.
[Xperia Z5 General] _LLJY:
If u are lucky like I was, u might get a better 810 that produces less heat and performs faster 6/10 for heat
[Xperia Z5 General] mgolder:
Sorry, but when you try to say that the Z5 gets got after 5 seconds of looking at an email.... And do it with no irony at all.... Then it is difficult to accept the rest of what you put.

Does it get warm... Yes, we all know that. After 5 seconds of email.... No, nonsense.

Yours may get hotter quicker, but that is an issue with yours if it is the case, it does not make the device as a whole a 'lemon'.
[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo16:
I would say the Z1, 8 and the Z5, 5. It certainly doesn't get as warm as my Z1.