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[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
You have Xposed Framework installed and you installed RootCloack and configured it to hide root from Snapchat? I did that on a different LG (not VS986) phone and it worked.
[Verizon LG G4] cheesecheeks:
Yup and Nada. However, I also rooted, xposed my buddies lg g4 at the same time and his Snapchat works fine. Not sure if maybe a bad install of 13b or what.
[Verizon LG G4] Almighty1:
Android Pay requires that rootcloak2 block both Google Play Services (GPS) and Android Pay as Android Pay is tied to Google Play Services heavily. You cannot disable Google Play Services without disabling Android Pay first for Phone Administrators in settings.
[Verizon LG G4] cheesecheeks:
Well I tried. I tried every combination of disabling and uninstalling and installing back and force stopping that I could think of and Nada :/ Snapchat still a no go too. Any other ideas? Bored and got time :D
[Verizon LG G4] Phurkus:
were flashing with custom recovery right?

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wait there is no custom recovery for vzw, how does one flash this ROM? sorry if stupid question, im not seeing it in the OP's post

Edit: i found it, nevermind
[Verizon LG G4] Phurkus:
Snapchat also detects xposed.

Had same problem, ran rootcloak and still no go.

i read in another thread that is searches for xposed, and then it wont let you in. your supose to remove xposed, login in to snapchat. then install xposed agian. Can confirm working on my phone

Edit: disabling xposed or deleting snapprefs (assuming you have it) doesnt fix the issue eaither. already tried both. xposed must be uninstalled temperarly
[Verizon LG G4] divineBliss:
Oops, I forgot to mention the part about having to uninstall Xposed, then you start Snapchat and it's happy, then you can go back and reinstall Xposed like you said and Snapchat reamains happy. No, you don't have to do this every time you power up the phone or anything crazy like that.
[Verizon LG G4] cheesecheeks:
Thanks, will try it when I get home. You have any advice on the Android Pay issue by chance?
[Verizon LG G4] cheesecheeks:
Well that didnt work. No snapchat or Android Pay. So attempted to flash back and well no, no screen, no download mode, no pc recognizing. Poop
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Will flashing the kdz wipe the rooted img off my internal sd? Just posted this in the wrong place a sec ago lol oops

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[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
No but you might try just flashing the rooted image again first as a shortcut. Happened to me when xposed didn't take.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Cool thanks, actually xposed works flawlessly for me but I'm gonna take the mm it's on one of my g4s and couldn't remember if the kdz wiped the internal. Doubt I'll be on mm very long, I tried cm13 on my old l70 awhile back and mm doesn't impress me very much unless the do something drastic with it... Wait I can't downgrade can I... Mother f..ker that sucks lol well scratch that idea Wah Wah Wah... Well I'd still have one rooted one but this is a tough one....
[Verizon LG G4] Phurkus:
did it work? and no sorry i ve never used that feature mate.
[Verizon LG G4] Phurkus:
just finished installing, thanks mate! would you happen to know what version or how to install xposed on this 13b rooted?

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how do you change the DPI back to normal? i cant find the command for this.

sorry if posting to much in this thread, lol
[Verizon LG G4] Spookymyo:
Check post #1 & 2 in this forum. It'll tell you everything you need to know for xposed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3030118

For changing the dpi you can easily use an app like textdroider dpi (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi)
[Verizon LG G4] unstableone:
My G4 is on 11A stock, but I cannot update it for some reason. When I press "Check for new system update" it says me my software is up to date. Same with Verizon software upgrade assistant. Any clues?
[Verizon LG G4] Stettin:
FYI I did a ton of digging and was unable to get Android Pay working with the rooted system image. I tried RootCloak2, unchecking root from SuperSU, and a couple other things. The only thing that worked was to restore my backed up system image. I saw a post in another thread mention that after payment methods were added to Android Pay, they rooted and it still kept working. I haven't re-rooted yet, so I can't confirm.
[Verizon LG G4] Phurkus:
That's spookymyo I managed to get xposed installed.

How's the battery on your rooted 13b? When I went back to stock kdz, my battery lasted a looong time for the days that I had it on stock. Like 4x longer in idle, and 2x - 3x longer during use time.

After booting the rooted image it's been a few days and I've noticed a much worse battery life now. Like I was just on snapchat for the past 20 minutes and I've gone down 12%

It's the same apps that I've had as compared to stock so I don't think it's the apps consuming battery
[Verizon LG G4] Spookymyo:
My battery did the same thing initially. After about a week being on 13b things settled down and my battery life got better. With greenify and boosters plus battery saver my battery life is great.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Oh yea I went back and looked closer about the usage manager being different and actually there is both, the old one and a newer one that has a foreground app task killer. So kinda cool to have both to see simple or complex running apps
[Verizon LG G4] callitkarma67:
I understand that doing a factory reset while on this rooted image with not remove root, but it will still delete all personal data/apps correct? Or will it just flash back to how it was when I flashed this image? My data was still there after flashing this rooted image.
[Verizon LG G4] sushi-gee:
Optimizing 9 apps on startup

Thanks for posting rusty. One issue I have is 9 apps optimize upon reboot. Does everybody have this issue?
[Verizon LG G4] Dyscalculic:
I restored to stock 13B and put the Verizon sim back on. Been trying to do OTA update and no MM yet.

Anyone else tried it? No reports yet, so don't get too excited. Just curious if others have tried requesting OTA from 13B stock.
[Verizon LG G4] z3pp3lin:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=64985934
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Lmao nice
[Verizon LG G4] z3pp3lin:
What's even funnier will be all the pissed off people that upgrade to Marshmallow and then find out there's no way for us to root it.
[Verizon LG G4] xgerryx:
Which root injection method are people using? Can someone point me to the thread?
[Verizon LG G4] dvgb173:
http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586
[Verizon LG G4] xgerryx:
The command to send the root image to the phone in download mode is not working for some reason. Everything else is good up until that point. The line:

dd if=/data/media/0/rootedsystem.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0

Immediately brings up a # afterwards and does nothing. I did use the correct name for the image I used and it is on the root on internal storage. Ideas?
[Verizon LG G4] hobbit101:
I had this problem, however I think you missed a step on enabling USB debugging in the Developer options. Once you check that box you should be good. Can you let me know which command to run to backup my system image.
[Verizon LG G4] xgerryx:
USB debugging is checked yea. That's the first thing I did. The command is not flashing flashing the rooted image correctly.
[Verizon LG G4] fr4nk1yn:
Can someone grab the boot.img? Apparently rooting sets a flag that blocks OTA updates.
[Verizon LG G4] DjCalvin:
Just wanted to say thank you. this worked perfectly.

Kdz'd back to 11a stock, took the ota, flashed the image and Im back up and running 45 minutes later after restoring apps with helium.

Thanks again
[Verizon LG G4] pimfram:
Just in case people were curious, I was not able to take the OTA even after using the SuperSU removal option within the app. I'll .kdz later and I assume that'll work fine.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
I put the img file in a highly compressed rar archive so the you now only have to download a 1.74 GB file instead of a 4GB+ file. The download link in the OP has been updated.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
Same here. Even after supposedly "unrooting" the OTA failed right at the beginning. I would hope that now that they have the notification issue resolved that they will release a 13B KDZ.
[Verizon LG G4] ericralph:
This may be an amateurish question, but does flashing back to a stock 11A or 10A image even after updating to 13A or B still allow me to make use of the 10A or 11A bootlader unlock whenever it is released? It sounds like 13A/B fix a lot of issues with, but my main concern is being able to unlock the bootloader and take advantage of custom ROMs ASAP.
[Verizon LG G4] konradsa:
No, once you update to 13B, there is no going back. You can't flash an img different from the bootloader version, you will brick your phone.
[Verizon LG G4] dvgb173:
Is that MD5 valid for the new file?

I don't get that for the .rar or the extracted .img

These are what I got:

.rar: FEAB51567EDC32EACA929A9AA93960A2

.img: 357CE67D8E24903039D36AEA6BB215DF

BTW, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
[Verizon LG G4] ericralph:
That was my understanding, thanks for the info. Guess I'll be waiting it out with whatever build my G4 has.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
I've checked multiple times. I even downloaded the rar file on another laptop that's never had that file on it before, extracted the image I get whats in the image....
[Verizon LG G4] dvgb173:
Ok thanks. My download must be bad. Surprised it extracted. I'll re-download and check again.
[Verizon LG G4] msmcintosh:
I get the same results.
[Verizon LG G4] g_ding84:
The MD5 sum is on the .img not on the rar file.

The img worked perfect for me. Just make sure to do a factory reset in recovery.
[Verizon LG G4] dvgb173:
That's why I posted both.

Can I bug you to create and post an MD5 from the file you said worked for you?

I got the same results after multiple downloads, and now msmcintosh gets the same results as mine.

RE:factory reset in recovery

When are you performing this? And why?

Thanks.

Edit:I just compared file sizes of my extracted .img from download and file in rustypie's response and they exactly match.
[Verizon LG G4] g_ding84:
Yes let me post both in a few.

I'm just doing a factory reset in recovery to avoid any conflicts and make the setup smoother. (Call it habit). I'm doing it right after I flash the rootedsystem.img - I type LEAVE. As soon as it starts rebooting (LG splash screen) I hold volume down and power to get into recovery. Then factory reset.

If it's alright with the OP I can mirror the rar file on my AHF account.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
That's why I'm not updating at least one of my g4s lol I might consider it if and when a rooted.img materializes.

That's why I'm not updating at least one of my g4s lol I might consider it if and when a rooted.img materializes. Until then I think I'll keep my system and config. update apps frozen.

That's why I'm not updating at least one of my g4s lol I might consider it if and when a rooted.img materializes. Until then I think I'll keep my system and config. update apps frozen.
[Verizon LG G4] killa408shark:
Question. I been trying to download both files (rar and 7zip) multiple times and the MD5 don't match also when I try to extract the folder I get an error saying the file is broken. I tried to download the 7zip file on my phone and the MD5 matched so I transferred the file to my PC I started extracting it and got the same error again so what I did I extracted the file on my phone using ES File explorer and success. Should I try flashing it even though it gave me error on my PC?
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
Your data will be gone. It will revert to the point it was at when you flashed the image. Even if you dirty flashed the image (flashed without doing a factory reset) it will still wipe all your data and apps and start over, keeping root and all the other changes I included. Keep in mind however that if you have a SD card, that data will NOT be touched.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
9 apps isn't a "problem". It would be called "I mis-counted the apps it should be optimizing". lol. If you did a clean factory reset and it optimizes 9 apps on boot, then that would be the normal count. Thanks for bringing that up. I'll verify and update the OP. But 9 apps sure is better than 27 or whatever factory stock is.
[Verizon LG G4] rustypie:
I would not proceed with what you asked. In the beginning ppl were stating they were having issues with the MD5 not matching but after reuploading the zip and 7z image, I believe you're the first to state they are having the issue again. Do you have a reliable internet connection you're using? Is there another computer you can use that's never had the image files on it at all? And you are comparing the MD5 of the file INSIDE the archive to the MD5 in the OP, right?
[Verizon LG G4] sushi-gee:
I assumed having even one optimizing app meant there was something wrong. If that's normal then my bad for not knowing. Thanks!
[Verizon LG G4] killa408shark:
Not the file inside the archive is what I'm checking the problem is when I'm extracting it I get the error of the file being broken or corrupt and it stops. I do have your initial release on my PC. Maybe that's the problem or maybe my PC. Its being acting up I need to reinstall windows I'll report later on hopefully tomorrow.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
What in god's name happened here lol
[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
To be clear here. A factory reset wipes the data partition. What we are doing here is rewriting the system partition. When doing this you have the option to wipe data.

Again the vs896 will likely never boot with root on mm.

The optimizing process is just rebuilding the cache. A normal function.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Well then, I'll just stay away from mm if that's the case cuz personally I didn't see the big deal in it and wasn't too impressed it. Nothing special enough to not have root, just my preference though… But you mean the g4 specifically right? Other mm roms are rooted I had one on my L70, just curious what would make it so difficult
[Verizon LG G4] z3pp3lin:
Your L70's BL is unlocked. That's why you can root MM. Without a recovery, there's no way to use Chainfire's systemless SuperSU. This is due to new security features by Google. http://www.xda-developers.com/a-look-at-marshmallow-root-verity-complications/ I can put a MM ROM on my G2 for the same reason as your L70.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Ok that's what I thought, they just have to go and sh.t in everyone's wheaties with those damn security patches that are really pointless anyways lol. My L70 actually never was unlocked, I just had a bumped twrp so the boot loader is untouched. There's definitely people smart enough to crack that security when it gets here, but I seriously doubt they ate going to be investing the time and effort into the verizon g4...damn sure wish they would though huh
[Verizon LG G4] ngordontt:
Thanks for the effort. Works as Advertised :D
[Verizon LG G4] killa408shark:
question. can we use the same command for 13B?

dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.vs98611a.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0

Nevermind I got it figure out
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
Was it because of the extra 11a stuff from the original post? I just have mine as rootedsystem.img

Also, how long did it take to flash?

When it flashes, is the progress bar on the phone supposed to move? because mine isn't.

Edit: It's been on the the blinking underscore cursor for almost 10 minutes.

Edit2: Turns out that my computer doesn't recognize my phone when I do adb.exe devices. It's not found. So I don't know where to go from here.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Well first do you have the right drivers, which windows are you using, and do you have an antivirus running on your PC?
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
:cowboy:

So it turns out I forgot to move the image to the phone. But now it's rooted running xposed. I was running Windows 7 on my school laptop, but I'm not used to using Windows since I run GNU/Linux on my main laptop. Everything works now though. Thanks for the reply. :)

Everything is great since I got all the Verizon bloat off my phone with the root, and it was a fast and painless process (when you don't forget a crucial step).
[Verizon LG G4] Walt750:
Noob Elightenment

I haven't had a rootable capable phone for quite a number of years. I've been a Samsung groupie and just LOVE the screens on their phones. But things have changed over the last couple of phones. Root has been gone after my Galaxy3. After a Galaxy 4 issues and now my Note4 has screen rotation issues and GPS issues.... I'm off the Samsung money train. So I got a LG G4 and so far all of it works fine. At least so far. I got the 13b update right out of the box. I managed to sift through all the threads on how to root the darn thing. Getting the PC ready was the hardest part. Trying to make sense of all the acronyms in the HOWTO's and trying to understand what it all means was the second hardest thing.

My Phone is a Big Red - VS986 running 13b and rooted.

So my big question at this time is: This root does not allow loading of Roms though, correct? It requires a Bootloader Unlock correct? And right now there is none.

I used to dump backups on my Original Droid back in the day. I can't seem to do that on this phone.
[Verizon LG G4] aznsensazn29:
I'm also having this issue with Bluetooth, I've tried safe mode and clearing Dalvik and cache, but nothing seems to work. The Bluetooth button just switches on for a couple of seconds and then switches back to off. The quick setting toggle isn't working either. Are there any fixes? I use Bluetooth a lot while driving.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
That's right. We need an unlocked bootloader to flash roms and the Verizon dictatorship will never allow this so the only way would be if someone came up with a patch like Loki or bump to trick the bootloader and get a custom recovery and people have already given up on this phone. There is a way to do a backup through adb but I couldn't get it to work but it does work. I just didn't really need it so gave up. Verizon butchered this phone like they always do and removed good features too but at least you can re enable some.. Multi-user has come in very handy and use flashfire to install xposed and add any app to multi window with flex window MOD and it's much better. Read the xposed thread so you don't freak out and think you bricked your phone lol

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Yes that might have had something to do with it huh lol but cool man glad it worked have fun. I bought an old hp mini 110 with windows 7 on it a few weeks ago (first one I owned in 15 years) and updated to 10 but can't decide if I should go back. I figured it out how to run Linux distros from an sdcard or USB so I've started that
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
You could probably use flash fire, but you don't need an unlocked boot loader. Just make sure to find the right rom for your phone. I'm just sticking to the rooted 13B with xposed because I really like the lg rom. Here's an image from the cyanogen mod wiki, for instance, it you wanted to use their rom.[IMG="cyanogen mod wiki screenshot"]http://i.imgur.com/NLZdHmm.png[/IMG]
[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
Ignore that person's post. ^^
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
Sorry, didn't recall Verizon needing unlocked boot loader
[Verizon LG G4] g_ding84:
Only for stock based ROMs with a stock kernel. You can't use AOSP or CM because they use a custom kernel.
[Verizon LG G4] dadrumgod:
Yea there's so many factors in being able to flash a custom Rom. That right there is why so many people have nice expensive paperweights that could most likely easily be fixed but never will because that experience alone was enough to scare the sh.t outta them where they won't attempt fixing it and don't know it's even possible.....so sad lol
[Verizon LG G4] LaTropa64:
Is there a list of what bloatware was removed from this image?

I hate bloat probably as much as anybody, but some of it I don't consider to be bloat since I actually use it (like the My Verizon App and Voice Recorder).

Also, if I notice some factory apps that are gone that I used, is it easy enough to install them again? I'm guessing there is a thread somewhere with an archive of all the apk's that came on the phone?
[Verizon LG G4] oohoy:
i just bought a verizon g4 with software v11a. am i suppose to ota update to 13b then do the low effort root with the img file from this thread or from this thread http://xdaforums.com/verizon-g4/general/vs98613b-saved-image-rooted-t3258794 ? or skip ota download and root directly with rooted 13b img ?
[Verizon LG G4] antrax360:
hey guys im running a rooted 11a, so just flash back the stock 11a? then stock or rooted 13b? i dont have verizon and no matter how long or how many times i went through the update option i never got an update not even 12b, so what should i do i just flashed this11a rooted.
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
Use kdz to go to stock unrooted 11A, update via ota to 13B, then flash the 13B root.
[Verizon LG G4] antrax360:
Did you read what i said. Theres no update through ota for me. It says im on latest even though i was on stock 11a.
[Verizon LG G4] Dyscalculic:
And did you read what's been discussed in this thread? No Verizon sim (active, and for some a suspended line works too, why don't you try with a dead Verizon sim and report back) means no OTA updates.
[Verizon LG G4] antrax360:
What happens if i flash stock 13b through cmd!? I dont have any verizon sims near me.
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
Did you read what I said? You have to kdz into stock 11A So you lose root, on the unrooted stock 11A, download the ota for 13B, once that is installed, then you flash the 13B root. Did you not read my previous response? This is the exact same thing.
[Verizon LG G4] antrax360:
and how to flash it am on stock 13b already
[Verizon LG G4] kevinRfunny:
Dude seriously just read the directions.
[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
I'm not sure what is going on, so I'll just throw a bunch of stuff out there.

If you are on 11A and NOT rooted, take 13b OTA, then flash 13b rooted image to get root.

If you are on 11A and rooted and want to go to 13b and root your phone, just flash the 13b KDZ and then flash a rooted 13b image and you good.

If you are on 13b and not rooted, just flash the 13b rooted image.

Check out this thread: http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586

and follow step 3 to root your phone. Also make sure you download the right drivers and the LG software.
[Verizon LG G4] xthek1ng:
Any chance on a debloated system image for the new Marshmallow update?
[Verizon LG G4] larsdennert:
No point. It wouldn't boot.
[Verizon LG G4] Dyscalculic:
What MarshMallow update?
[Verizon LG G4] xthek1ng:
Yeah, VZW rolled out the new update today around noon EST. Trying to be optimistic.
[Verizon LG G4] shoes22:
As others have said, on 6.0 a modified system partition of any kind will not boot unless the bootloader is unlocked.
[Verizon LG G4] neewo:
Ok so I've never rooted my phone before, I have a new Verizon LG G4 VS98613B running andriod 5.1, and I want to root my phone so I can get rid of all the verizon stuff, I don't have anything on the phone that I need or will want back after it is rooted. I don't even know if I root the phone through my computer or if i use the phones browser to dl the different root files. If someone could give me a step by step for a total beginner I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
[Verizon LG G4] woozzy101:
Verizon just released Marshmallow 6.0 for the LG G4 today. If you take that update, you CANNOT ROOT your phone. Unfortunately root requires an unlocked bootloader.

If you do not mind staying on Lollipop for root, follow these steps. There is also an already rooted 13b file you can flash if you do not want to make your own.

http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/lg-g4-100-root-success-directives-root-t3180586