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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uk747900:
Hi

finally I found the perfect solution for this issue,

No need to call LG company

No need to replace any part of your smartphone

No need to pay for anything

this is a software issue believe me or Not !! it's not about any piece of hardware ........... yeh it's look like a hardware issue but it's not

I have an LG G3 and I was have Exactly the same problem .

All what you have to do is :

* 1 Root your phone [ be careful in this step ] .

* 2 Install TWRP recovery mode

* 3 use TWRP recovery mode to install CloudyG3 2.5.

That's all and your smart phone will be look like LG G4 , fast,smooth, and New

Discovered By Mohamed Reda
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tedrogers61:
I find this implausible. It is most certainly a hardware issue. Software cannot fix a physical hardware (overheating) problem, although it can manage power more efficiently.

What tests did you perform before and after in order to fix the problem on the device to which you refer?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adm milan:
tedrogers61

roaming 100%. Heard That has Because this is a problem with motherboard :(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motasim masood:
I have exactly the same problem on my LG G3 D855 after i long googling i solved this problem. :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiwid.colgate:
Mind to share your solution?

Thanks
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motasim masood:
simply update lg-d855 to latest official update using LG suit too...... This LCD fading problem come up after initial lollipop upgrade... so just again update ur firmware it wil solve ur problem.. :)

if u like the solution please hit the like .....
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] random571:
If it's not software related then it is probably a ribbon cable/connector issue...which would help explain why people are seeing recurring failures after replacing LCD's and motherboards.

I followed this youtube video and it fixed my friend's flickering LCD...it took about 15 minutes total and cost $0... http://xdaforums.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/lg-g3-screen-fading-flickering-fix-t3326092

If it doesn't work the 1st time you may have to add some thickness to whatever you put on top of the camera connector. I just used a rolled up label from work and stuck it on top of the camera connector, reassembled the phone, and it's been working fine for about 3 weeks now.

Good luck :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokyweasel:
Solution for fading and flickering

I found a Solution for the flickerinv issue, you don't have to put something between the cam connector and the case.

1. Open the phone

2. Remove Motherboard

3. Search for a hairdryer

4. Blow hot air on the whole Motherboard until it heats up and you can't touch it.

5. There's a chip which doesn't sit on the Motherboard correctly, heating up fix this.

I don't take any response for demaged Motherbard or so on.

Sry for grammatical mistakes, I'm a german guy. :*
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aditza_aditza:
I spent days of googling and there are only temporary solutions for this problem.

After testing my phone for 2 days in different conditions I realised that the screen is going crazy when the light is changing too much.

If you do a sensor calibration everything will go back to normal:

-enter in Hidden Menu (model dependent)

-select Device Test

-select MT

-OK to restart the device

-OK and do not touch the screen for few seconds

-go to Individual Items+Power (you must push power button when you select this item)

-select Sensor Test and take care to not block the proximity sensor when you make the selection

-you will be instructed to cover the sensor (usuallyy twice)

-go down to Backto the Main List

-select Normal Boot+power (again you must push the power button to make the selection)

The phone will be restarted and you will have a working phone (I have 8 days without any screen issue)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Al3xxxinho:
So, let me get this straight,

The problem with the G3's screen fading is a hardware issue related to the CPU/GPU. The fact that someone puts a paper on the camera connector and it works is due to the fact that the tension applied to the motherboard flexes it and it makes the BGA balls re-connect. The only way to fix it is to heat it up gradually ( I've used a professional Bosch Hot Air gun and some special paste ) and before reassebly, to put a metal plate with some thermal paste between the CPU and the metal case. This way the CPU won't overheat that bad, and it will be pressed into the motherboard, minimising the risk of this to reappear.

For any other questions contact me anytime.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iourichadour:
Thank you for your instructions - surprisingly it worked. You missed a step - the menu should be ELT test after getting into hidden menu.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burgess_boy:
Did this and now have an insecure boot error, going to give a fresh kdz install a go
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaridici:
I followed the baking instructions and the phone seems to be working again. At 375F (solder melting point) for 7 minutes. Then I let it cool in the oven for 30 minutes before reassembling the phone. Seems to be working.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reggjoo:
Maybe, Maybe not

I started messing around with the settings, and since my phone, right now, doesn't have service, I turned data off. Where the screen would eventually fade to black, and became unresponsive, It would darken a little bit, then snap back. I said hey, why don't I get a cpu app(I used setcpu). I lowered the speed to a little over 1900, made sure it was using ondemand(using noop), turned off automatic brightness(set it to 61%), and rebooted. So far no flickering, fade to black, unresponsive touchscreen, with no touch, installed greenify. I'm gonna let it charge, and see about the battery life(thank goodness I installed greenify). Yes the phone's rooted, and twrp is installed, and xposed is in, but never changed roms, just stock. When I get a carrier for it, and it does it again, then there maybe something there.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trism11:
Hi all,

I had issues after I acedentilly fried mine using maps, spotify and wireless charging when driving with it in direct sunlight. I didn't realise until I nearly burnt myself picking it up. A few hours later it started flickering and fading off suggesting to is an issue either caused or effected by overheating.

Anyway i took it apart and baked the motherboard at 175C for 8 minutesminutes and it worked flawlessly for 3 weeks until it overheated agian. Did it at 200C for 9 minutes this time and its fine, see how it lasts and maybe get some thermal paste and make some adjustments to keep it cool
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kashif Hashmi:
Put a piece of folded paper between processor and body. Make sure paper push the processor and the size of folded paper nearly same as processor, so pressure on full processor not only at one point and put a small piece of folded paper on camera connector. ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frames21:
How do you "root" the phone?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprinterp:
Hi all I have the same problem with getting the screen black on my LG G3 after a short while of use and then it is getting on and on and on until I let it be for a while. Then I can play with phone again a bit (enough to switch it off...) Weird thing is while I watch a movie using MX player then nothing is happening with the screen and I can watch it as long as I want. So from this point I know it is not a hardware problem of the kind to replace something for big money.

I was reading all this advice but the only one which WORKS is to put a bit of a folded paper on the camera connector and when you screw back all screws from the lid don't screw too tight the one next to camera. Just screw it a bit to keep it on place. So I hope this help will work for most of you with the same problem.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callmeshulah:
this worked for my sons phone, there is a new code for the marshmallow update to enter the diagnostics screen, Google it =) thanks for this
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zakeydoodle:
Made an account here just to reply to this. I'm running CloudyG3 and I'm having this issue.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.fontenele:
Yeah... It makes no sense to be a software issue... I've taken mine to be repaired... They factory formatted (removing root, installing stock rom and making me lose Adoptive Storage encryption), tested another display and in the end, reached the same obvious verdict: defective motherboard...

I've done something similar to what Kashif Hashmi suggested, the only difference is that I used little cutout rubber feet to provide the support for both camera connectors and the processor (as the ones in the attachment). It helped a little bit. But the real solution is to find a guy able to redo the processor attachment (which I found here in SP - Brazil).

According to this guy I've found, our G3 was badly designed and this problem occurs to most devices between 12 - 18 months...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zakeydoodle:
I've done the paper trick for now, hoping it lasts a few more weeks and I'll be on a G5 hopefully
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruffio_:
I tried baking it at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and then leaving it in the oven for 30 while it cools down. It worked for 2 weeks and it came back. Ive been looking for other solutions and nothing that lasts as long. My theory is that the phone overheats and then connections get loose and thats why baking it works. Im trying to root to do the overheating mod
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koolaidgrl:
Hidden Menu?

I have an LG G3 w/ the current Android operating system, how do I find this hidden menu?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spongerobsquarepants:
I had the same problem with the screen flickering when on Lollipop. I updated to Marshmallow and the problem seems to have disappeared and it's been about 4 hours without a single issue.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elch1n:
I have the same issue on Marshmallow :(

Temporary solved by peace of paper on a camera connector and cpu.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pserigatto:
Would you please share the contact of this guy in São Paulo that fixed your phone? I'm having the same issue, which didn't go away by simply putting the piece of paper in the back of the camera. Thanks in advance!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhuanyi:
I can confirm this one worked for me (D852), at least now I can see the boot animation and screen doesn't seem to turn off by itself.

The code to unlock hidden menu in Marshmallow is *#546368#*3 DIGIT MODEL NO#

So for mine (D852) it would be *#546368#*852#, for D855 it is *#546368#*855#.

Thanks for this fix, I tried to claim factory warranty initially but was told the device was rooted hence they won't fix it. Now I don't need LG to give me all the BS :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] transact:
If you haven't yet found the code then here it is: 3845#*855#
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haris Nilwan:
Yep, you can do for temporary like this

https://youtu.be/ta4azIZnlLg
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DelphinusMinor:
This has solved the problem. Now let's hope it's permanent. :good:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KazaffDeux:
Can someone confirm this

---------- Post added at 08:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:32 PM ----------

Buddy is it working?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pozman1:
I had a similar problem for about two months. I tried the paper thing over the camera sensor and I felt like it helped some but the problem still continued. The screen would just slowly go dark with vertical lines running through it. All apps would still work in the background while this was happening. I could boot to TWRP and this problem never happened while in TWRP which was odd. Seemed like if it was a screen issues or hardware malfunction it would happen all the time. That's when I decided to just flash back to stock. I was thinking about getting the S8 anyways so what the hell. I flashed to stock 10B and took every single OTA. Took all night but I've been running stock for over a day now and the issue has not replicated itself one time since reverting back to stock. I was on RR Nougat and Fulmics when it happened prior. Has to be a root or Rom issue?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
It's much better to use a piece of paper or plastic as opposed to heating the phone.

It's a much more durable and reliable solution if it works.

None of the fixes are "permanent", but oven/heat is just luck.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DelphinusMinor:
Worked for a day. Display is toast now. Phone works great, just can't see. Heh.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
Yeah as I've advised quite a few times, it's always better to use a thermal pad (or a piece of paper or plastic) and fix it with pressure.

Heat is just luck, unreliable, and you can simply just further damage your electronic devices.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klebersonas:
same problem for me, i also was on RR nougat when this happened, then went back to fulmics. but i cant go back to stock, lgup doesnt recognize my phone. what method did you use to flash stock kdz?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DelphinusMinor:
I''ll likely take another swipe at it sometime.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
If you are the display is dead due to overheating then a thermal pad won't help, you need to buy a replacement display.

There are tutorials online on how to do the replacement, it's fairly simple.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cealyn:
I had this issue for 3-4 days, finally called my provider today. They're sending me a new one and including a package for me to send my current phone back to them... Except now the issue seems to have fixed itself in the last 3-4 hours. :/ It was completely unusable up until then.

What would be the best course of action? Find a way to have them cancel the warranty/insurance claim, or just go with it in case whatever the issue was comes back? I feel like it'll be really awkward to send back a phone and accept the replacement if this one is just going to work perfectly fine from here on out.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhan76242:
I think Its a hardware problem because, I flash Stock Kitkat but after few mins again Screen fading Problem :(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhan76242:
Its a 100% hardware issue not software.. I am also facing this issue, I tried few ROMs but same facing problem with all ROMs, And Now I am facing this problem on TWRP mode,, I can't Flash any more. :(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfim:
It is very easy to fix. Open up the phone, take out the motherboard and put a 1mm thick thermal pad on the ram chip. After a few days the problem may appear again, just open it up again and put a .5mm pad on top of the 1mm squished one. Put everything back together and try not screwing the screw next to the buttons to tight. If problem happens again, screw it in tightly.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sotiris02:
Kindly Requesting you to delete your post.

Screen Flickering/Fading to black or Black screen of death,

can Only be fixed by heating the SOC. :)

Greetings.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poedra13:
Yesterday I experienced the same problem.suddenly,my screen started flickering and fading.First i thought it was a charging problem,since I was charging my phone while this happened.after searching on the internet,i found a solution where you have to put a piece of folded paper right on top of the camera ribbon connection.if that doesnt work try checking the display ribbon,which is located just above the charging port of the motherboard.i realised that the problem was there when i saw the ribbon a little bit bent.the display ribbon wasnt doing a good connection,so all i had to do was to bend it carefully at the original shape and voila!my screen works again.There are ways to solve various problems in this device,do not hesitate sending it back unless you have warranty.cheers!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlb1959.01:
honestly its got to be a hardware problem,because the wife's phone us unrooted and been replaced 4x by Verizon,my phones not covered,but previously 3x replaced,mine was rooted and originally thought it was from over heating with custom ROMs..heating board was temp,as well as arctic thermal,believe it or not the cut credit card under the board worked as well as arctic,don't have any idea of newer Fix's.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jason the Switch:
I have the fix

After nearly 2 days of research, i realised the way to fix this was changing the software. This is what you have to do!

FIND YOUR MODEL ON LG'S WEBSITE. ONCE ON YOUR PHONE, GO ON 'SUPPORT'

From your current page, you have to click on 'Software & Firmware' and then 'Software Update',

Now i used method 2: USB Driver to fix my LG G3 D855.

Now install the Driver program and the 'LG SUPPORT MOBILE TOOL'

Execute (open) the LG support tool. Make sure the driver is installed.

Connect your phone onto the PC you have installed the tool on.

Once on the LG Support tool, click on options which is on the top right. On this drop-down menu, click Upgrade Recovery and this should fix your phone.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gaertner17:
Seems to work for me!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y_Yan_C:
From what I see you are right. This video explains it pretty well and provides a fix [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_14xedTiiM[/YOUTUBE]
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lb357:
Hi,

When I connected to the tool, it said I already have the latest software from LG. I'm using D852 on Marshmallow 30D.

Do I still upgrade recovery or there is no need to?

Thank you,
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smtrejo:
I would try the Recovery upgrade.

Quoting from another forum:

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/3qjn3p/some_users_lg_g3s_screen_flickers_and_fades_to/

It seems that installing an ASOP based ROM helps mitigate this problem, I found an Android 9.0 Pie ROM compatible with ALL LG G3 models:

Full step-by-step guide (it might be already here in xda):

https://www.getdroidtips.com/aospextended-oreo-lg-g3/

I'll give it a try in the coming days and inform the results.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppajdek:
Dont bother, its hardware failure, anyone that claim its software related dont know whats he is talking about.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smtrejo:
Yeah, you're right. After trying almost everything (except the oven and heat gun techniques) this will be my last resort, nothing to lose but a near-to-death phone :(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayram1408:
Twice baked or refried?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayram1408:
Thats funny, a batter issue, like what the cake fell when baking it? Didnt compesate for high altitude, they ran out of yeast and substituted baking powder?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goinflyn:
Do I have to do a full wipe or can I flash everything but the user data to keep from reinstalling all my apps and settings?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
Make a backup and go for it
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] useranonymous:
You will have to wipe your phone if you are going back.

But before you do what build of 6 do you have?

There may be an OTA out soon for it anyway.
[HTC Droid DNA] Gr8Jeepin:
I guess I'll give this a whirl.
[HTC Droid DNA] Supashawn:
This is my dd
[HTC Droid DNA] Mav3rick40:
Does anyone know what the difference between these four gapps?
[HTC Droid DNA] Oggie7797:
Just use banks. Don't get me wrong, I love and support TBO and buy djdarkknight's themes but in the past they've been slow to update their gapps and because they are themed apks they don't update like normal. PA gapps are a total joke since they stopped being updated realistically after kitkat so again, I advice you always use banks. Banks updates the gapps zip frequently and because they aren't themed they update by Google without issue. Also, Banks are very minimal. It has all the core Google frameworks and whatnot with zero bloat yet includes the necessary vendor files for faceunlock (if you've used Santos's gpe you know these need to be manually added.) But, to each his own and it's up to you to decide what to flash.

Also for anyone wondering, this ROM is pretty solid and sweet and I would use it as a daily, but unfortunately my 360 won't connect to hotspot although my tablet and laptop will just like other ROMs (at random) cm works so I'm stuck with it. For real though, if you're lurking and have yet to flash it you're really missing out.
[HTC Droid DNA] Mav3rick40:
Ok thanks for the reply. I was going to use banks but wasn't for sure. Thanks again for the information.
[HTC Droid DNA] prateeksahoo:
Love the rom,but the in-call volume is just too low after flashing this ROM,any pointers?
[HTC Droid DNA] Oggie7797:
Use the volume keys? Lol idk I didn't have that issue when testing. Do you have an issue where contacts load as last name first every time you open them? Even when changing settings.
[HTC Droid DNA] prateeksahoo:
Got fixed.And no contacts issue for me.
[HTC Droid DNA] jbarkley:
SMS

Running fast and smooth on the old DNA, only thing that seems to be a problem is with SMS- I can get one text message to send, but anything after that fails to send until I reboot or toggle airplane mode off and back on. Any thoughts?
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
On lollipop?
[HTC Droid DNA] jbarkley:
Yes, 5.1.1, dirty deeds v 9.8
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
Test builds for DU marshmallow builds are now gonna start rolling out. Won't be long for nightlies/weeklies either.

https://plus.google.com/+DanielJohansson2000/posts/bKUqEKQecKr

Please keep any bug reports or comments to the g+ page.
[HTC Droid DNA] Mav3rick40:
does everything work on this? and I want to make sure before I flash but the 9.8 says 5.1.1 but the gapps says 6xx
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
I haven't pushed to official release yet. What DU have over the other marshmallow builds is working data. Facebook is not working out of the box, but delete libsslx.so from the Facebook data folders and it'll work. Bluetooth and some video codecs aren't working yet. I'm working on it though.
[HTC Droid DNA] Mav3rick40:
Thanks danjull for the reply. I didn't care about Facebook but I think I will wait for bluetooth to work.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
I think I got most of it working. I transferred with Bluetooth to another device, took a pic, phoned and texted. Link over at the dirty unicorns g+ community. Expect officials soon.
[HTC Droid DNA] Mav3rick40:
That's awesome. I'll be giving it a run
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
Official Marshmallow Dirty Unicorns for the Droid DNA is released!

Link in OP.

Data, texting, bluetooth, camera, YouTubes, etc.; Works!

What doesn't work? I dunno, let me know.

If you use facebook, either use a third party app like SlimSocial. Or you could delete or rename the libsslx.so files located in /data/data/com.facebook.katana/lib-xyz/ for the facebook app and /data/data/com.facebook.orca/lib-xyz/ for facebook messenger, and it'll work pretty good.
[HTC Droid DNA] Mazda:
Yo dawg I heard you like dope ROMs :)
[HTC Droid DNA] TThuanAn:
Camera not work. Error: can't connect to camera.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
Clean or dirty flash? DU kernel? More info needed.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
Working fine over here.
[HTC Droid DNA] TThuanAn:
Clean flash. Wipe all before flash. DU_dlx_6.0.1_20160407-0444.v10.1-OFFICIAL build and BaNkS_Dynamic_GApps_6.x.x_4-8-16_18-08.

Edit: camera stop working after I changed LCD density to 400.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
Yeah, camera seems to be sensitive. Did you do anything else after flashing? Mine just crashed, but is working fine again after reboot.
[HTC Droid DNA] ElConedeTJ:
I flashed TB and restored my user apps and my account info. I'm going to try and wipe and flash again and test the camera every step I can to see what could cause it to crash.

Update:

Full Wipe and Flash ROM + Dynamic GApps = Camera OK!

Flashed TB = Camera OK!

Restored the Previous Phone ID via TB = Camera Not OK

Factory Reset in Recovery = Camera OK!

Flashed TB again = Camera OK!

TB = Keep New ID!

Restored my Apps = Camera Not OK...

I would need to test app by app to see if one is causing the camera to crash.