[LG V10 General] fire3element:
This is a guide to disable/block the System Update and OTA firmware updates that are automatically pushed to your device by your Carrier.

Guide is meant for those that have NON-Rooted phones. If you have a T-mobile variant, you can do all this through other methods.

If you do have Root, there are many apps you can use to "freeze/disable" the OTA apps directly from the phone. (TiBu=Titanium Backup, ROM Toolbox, and many many more in the Play Store)

I think a few people were interested in knowing how this works. Yes, there are other guides out there that would tell you how to do this exact same thing in a general sense or for another device.

This is meant to be short, sweet, and simple. To the point:

DOWNLOADS

(installing everything listed below to their default locations will suffice)​

You need to download and install the USB drivers for your V10. This is a link to the drivers for Windows: http://oceanhost.eu/x1b0tjlhzw1z/LGUnitedMobileDriver_S51MAN313AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.13.2.exe.htm

If you have a VERIZON V10, use this USB driver instead: http://oceanhost.eu/vqrpi5norzp0/LG_VZW_United_WHQL_v2.20.0.exe.htm

-------------If neither of those driver packages work for you, try this one out: http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425

Now, make sure you have ADB installed on your computer. Instead of downloading a huge package, you can just download this small installer instead: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

Just read though that first post if you are setting up ADB for the 1st time. Download the latest version posted there and install it.

And now you need to download the Debloater program. Here is the link to gatesjunior tool that will allow you to perform magic on your Un_Rooted V10: http://xdaforums.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294#post58069093

That's a long post to read, I know. Just scroll to the bottom of that 1st post and look for the links under "Full Download"

Pick one of the two links, download it, install it. Now you have the Debloater Tool setup and ready to use.

After you have installed everything you need, move on to Step 1)

1) You need to enable ADB on your device before you can use this method. (If you have ADB enabled already, just move on to Step 2)

- To do that, you need to go to SETTINGS --> ABOUT PHONE --> SOFTWARE INFO. Tap on "Build Number" about 10 times till it says "You are a developer now".

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- Back out of SOFTWARE INFO, then back out of ABOUT PHONE. You are now back in the SETTINGS menu.

- Directly above ABOUT PHONE, you should see DEVELOPER OPTIONS. Click on it and open that menu.

- Click the toggle at the top and turn ON Developer Options.

- In DEVELOPER OPTIONS you will see "USB Debugging" check that box and hit OK on the pop up window. Now ADB is enabled.

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2) Time to connect your phone to your PC. If this is the first time, give it a few mins to setup everything and install the drivers.

Notice: When you plug in your device to your PC (after all drivers have been installed), the phone automatically connects as USB INSTALLER. Give it about 20secs and the device will disconnect and then reconnect as "Media Sync (MTP)"

- Connect your phone to your PC. Wait till it disconnects and reconnects as MTP

3) After your phone is connected as MTP, open the Debloater program.

- If this is the first time you have ever used ADB, you will get a pop up on your phone screen that looks like the pic below

- Check the box and then hit OK

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4) After your phone has connected, the program will throw a pop up about "Your device does NOT support block mode". Just ignore it and hit OK.

- Now click on the top left botton "Read Device Packages"

- Wait for a min or two for the program to finish reading all the apps installed on your phone.

- You should see a screen like this

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5) Now we are going to disable the packages/apps that download OTAs and Updates to your phone.

- 1st one is LGFOTA. Check the [_] filter box next to the "UnBlock All Packages" button. Type "OTA" and it will narrow down to one result. Simply check the box next to LGFOTA.apk and click the "APPLY" button on the upper left.

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- Repeat step 4 again --> let it finish --> check the [_] filter box --> type "DMS" --> check the box --> click "APPLY"

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- Repeat step 4 again --> let it finish --> check the [_] filter box --> type "DMW" --> check the box --> click "APPLY"

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6) Reboot your phone

That's it! All done. No more pesky Update nagging.

To confirm that the app has been disabled, goto your SETTINGS menu --> scroll to the bottom --> see if System Update is listed above ABOUT PHONE.

If it is gone, you are good.

System Update may still show up in SETTINGS --> APPLICATION MANAGER --> (ALL tab) --> SYSTEM UPDATES

You will notice that there is no Date listed on the right side like there is for the apps above and below it. That shows that it is Disabled. So again, you are good.

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There are other things (pre-installed carrier bloatware) you could diable with the Debloater program as well. That is beyond the purpose of this tutorial.

Be careful what else you disable with the Debloater program

Disable the wrong app and you might cause system stability issues or even cause your device to not boot. Just a word of caution.

If anyone has another variant of the V10 that has a package name varying from the ones in this tutorial, please comment below so I can add it. I have a Verizon V10, so the package names might vary a bit.

Use an app on the Play Store called "Package Name Viewer" by csing to look up the package names for your System Update apps.

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Hope this helped you out. Just passing around what I know. Enjoy your V10's !!!