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[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] -Righteous:
Oh I know mayne. Appreciate it. I don't use/need the phone. It's basically a hobby/learning experience. I have the label printed to send it in for warranty replacement when I get tired of playing with it.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
I see then ok
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
can someone help me pls i think i soft bricked my lg k7 metro pcs variant . boots up and after i unlock it its black . cant do anything but get into developer options, if i back out into regular options cant move the screen anywhere , gonna try and recover with the backup that someone posted earlier
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LUModder:
Retrace your steps if you can. If you can't, try reflashing stock with the kdz.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
whats a kdz? sorry im intermediate and rooky at the same time , i was using the supersume method in an earlier post and it rebooted then all that happened , i cant seem to use the backup i downloaded can you please tell me what and how the kdz will fix my phone? its my only phone so i need to fix it soon XDDD

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currently have the phone in download mode dont know why tho
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LUModder:
There's a thread posted for bricks and how to recover for them for this phone, look a few pages back and you'll find it.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
adb and fastboot not seeing it in download mode

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ok il look for it

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thnx il be back if i cant get it to work

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ok update the phone has been -upgraded- and is now optimizing apps idk if this means it worked or not

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ok the phone has booted up and everything seems to be working except its not rooted no more , still bootloaders unlocked tho , and it kept all my files and stuff wow , i have a serious question , am i not supposed to keep kingroot? its just like cydia to me except suppositories are on a different app type of stuff , can i keep kingroot this time and do whatever i want or is there a restriction??????

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wait can someone tell me which twrp link in #42 has the otg fix that really couldve saved me some time if i was able to use it in the first place XXDDD
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
don't use kingroot for this phone.

USE KingORoot.... keep running it up to five times til it succeeds

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[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
So why can't I use king root exactly? It seems to do everything I want, your supersume f'd me up bro

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[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Look, if you are not going to listen to my instructions then don't ask me anything more.

I told you not to use KingRoot, its not safe and breaks system files.

My method works every single time and is safe.

If you NEED your phone bricked again now or in the future like yours was just a few hours ago, go for it and use KingRoot.

This OP has caused probably 100 people to brick their phones telling them to use KingRoot and stupid scripts

My method takes seconds as well and as you have said, you are a novice, so listen to someone who has some extensive experience, or you will always be a novice.

If you want to root the hard way, root manually.

If you want your phone to go black again and or brick, use KING BRICK!

If you want a safe root, use my instructions.

It's up to you!

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Install TeamViewer for Android, send me your ID and I'll show you personally that my instructions work.

The only reason it might not work is if you didn't follow the instructions or if you've already messed something up with kingroot

My Method has not only work for me 10 over 10 times it has also worked for 30 other people that followed my instructions

If you upgraded instead of refurbished your phone then kingroot has broken something in your system files but if you had refurbished it then my method would work 100%

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One way to tell if something's not right after using kingroot is if you download ES File Explorer and internal SD card folder has become a text file instead of and shortcut and no longer lets you access it.

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By the way TWRP isn't going to help you do anything but maybe flash Xposed
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheOddTaco:
I'm currently trying to port CyanogenMod 13 to LG K7 LGMS330 (m1).

I uploaded the 3 directories to GitHub, /device /vendor /kernel. (STILL NOT FINISHED.)

GitHub: TheOddTaco
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
You think you can pull this off odd taco?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Goitalone why are you so determined on everyone using your method? I'm not trying to start anything I just wanna say that there's other ways that are safe
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheOddTaco:
maybe, i still need to work on the /device directory. :fingers-crossed: or even the /vendor directory cuz i used a different script (LG Optimus L70) to extract the blobs
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Because just about everyone who bricked used KingRoot including myself.

And I don't really care who uses my method other than the fact that they keep running to me for help and I tell them what I know works for this phone and I don't trust any other one-click method for this particular phone.

Most people want a quick simplified root method, and don't know how to manually root etc.

Just trying to warn people that KingRoot has bricked many K7s.

The method I stumbled upon works and has never messed my phone up...done it around 10 times on various K7s of my own as well as other people's phones.

I have had many people PM me with KingRoot broke their settings or KingRoot did this or KingRoot did that.

When you know something works by experience and have proven it to yourself and to others many times over, then why not stick with it?

I have helped fix like 50 peoples K7s for free through TeamViewer and PM's and this is the kinda responses I get? I didn't have to help anyone and sometimes I really wonder why I even care.

Keep using KingRoot all you want and later when your phone goes black or settings disappear or you boot one day and see a no command or are bricked, then its not my problem. Don't say I haven't warned you, and don't ask me for anymore help.

Seeya!

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Eww, ok good luck with that then, lol

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And btw, if you would like to suggest a different safe root method, be my guest.

I never said there isn't any other way to root the K7, it's just the way I do it and it just works.

Worked better before the new root patched firmware, but that was the point of the patch, to make it harder to root.

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The question I would like to ask you is why are you and certain other people so determined to use KingRoot even after they've bricked their phone with it and after all my warnings?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
hi, long time nexus user, and xdaer here. even a recognized contributor here on xda. anyways, my very first post about anything k7.

i got my k7 last night, as a gift, as my nexus 6 was stolen from me, by knifepoint. today, i rooted it with kingsroot(yes, i know). i rather wanted supersu, than kingsroot. and definitely wanted twrp, if i could find stuff to flash, like supersu. viper4android is next btw. after a little searching i found this thread. anyways, after reading the instructions, i have to say theres an easier way to do this. btw i dont have a computer, but do have access to one, if needed. so, like this.. i downloaded the beta1 version, then flashed it with flashify. i had to flash it twice, first time didnt take. then i downloaded supersu 2.76, and flashed it with twrp. rebooted, and it didnt take! i realized that it wasnt mounting the system, so it couldnt actually flash. so i went back into twrp, into mount, and i enabled mount system. then i flashed it again, no errors. so i booted up, supersu automatically replaced and removed kingsroot, and now im happy :victory:

so, are there any good kernels to flash :angel:
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
lol.. yes u need to mount system.. and super lol, no, no kernels or ROMS
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
yea, just flashed viper4android, and realized that ill be doing that every flash.

what i thought was cool was seeing the oem unlock option in the dev settings. when i saw that, i actually smiled to myself. i unlocked my bootloader the very first thing when i got to work today :)

well, at least we can make a nandroid backup. but.. one question, how do you(i) boot into recovery when you(i) cant boot into system??? :confused:
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Can't
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
seriously??? how about bootloader? probably not sd well..
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Gotta boot to bootloader from a booted phone, so nope
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Not true when I bricked my phone last week I don't remember how but I got adb and Fastboot to work when I turned on the phone like right as lg splash pops up, right around there it connected somehow don't know if it was a fluke and was able to type fast enough to get it to adb or Fastboot reboot bootloader, sorry don't remember which one I used though so your gonna have to try, don't quote me on this idk if that's how it's supposed to work or not it just worked for me and maybe it will for you
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
I just uninstalled KingRoot and used his Kingo and supersume method and it worked like a charm. I'm kind of scared to flash a TWRP recovery though like is there one that works that I can do over my phone that won't break my device lol
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
I don't trust any of the TWRPz for this phone
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
Yeah me neither I'll just wait until a legit bootloader comes into play, for now I'll just backup my whole system to the SD card and hope nothing stupid happens lol. I'm computerless so at least I'll have the working system on hand just in case.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
a legit recovery will not be. if it was going to happen, it would have happened already. this twrp port works well, you just have to mount system before you flash anything.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
This one has a button combo http://xdaforums.com/android/development/twrp-lg-k7-t3430198 , the ones on here don't. Use the button combo one. It will help you recover from bricks.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
i was just going to post the exact same thing here :)

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[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
Well I tried flashing it using flash fire, and the button combo wouldn't work, couldn't get into anything the phone just boots normal. Is there something im missing?

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Now I'm getting a secure boot error 1003 MODIFIED. What does that mean? Am I missing something here because it seems my phone isn't taking the bootloader img
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
bootloader.img? huh? this is for a recovery, not bootloader. have you unlocked your bootloader? to boot into it, type su(press enter) reboot bootloader(press enter) into a terminal emulator app. then connect your phone to a computer, open fastboot, then type fastboot devices, if it sees your device type.. fastboot oem unlock. this will delete all your data.but niw you can flash your recovery. i used flashify to flash it.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
I don't have a computer but I just booked into my bootloader menu and it is unlocked. And I meant recovery not bootloader earlier my bad

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Just tried to reflash with flashify and still got the error 1003 MODIFIED thing and it just reboots the phone

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I can't get it to work, after flashing and booting into recovery I get a boot error 1003 MODIFIED. I guess I'm just not meant to have a recovery lol. My bootloader is unlocked and everything so idk what the issue is.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
i just googled your error. it seems kinda common on lg phones. did you enable the oem unlock option in the developer settings before trying to flash twrp or unlock the bootloader?

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seems others are using lg bridge/lg flash tool to fix whatever problem it is..

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[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
I'm just not going to bother, I don't have a computer to use to mess around with all this lol
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
i dont have one either, but at work i do have one i can use. i think that if you can find the firmware for the phone, add it into your storage and flash it, i think youd be able to fix it.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
Eh it's not a big deal to me
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
If you ever do get to a computer you can fix it with this guide. Did you enable OEM Unlocking and go to fastboot and do OEM unlock? You should flash recovery with fastboot, it's safer.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] anaheimwhiteboy:
K7 rooted and bootloader unlocked running twrp 3.2 super Su viper material dark

as well as xposed framework working flawlessly as well as lucky patcher selinux changer name it its working any questions post em or pm as well as a working copy of the kdz to reset back to stock as i feel need be

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so what im looking for is a custom rom to try out if any devs out there wants to work with me and turn this k7 into the device to have hmu lets do this
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Not sure how true this is, but says K7 and K8 are getting Android 7.0 Nougat:

http://techxat.com/android-devices-getting-cm14-nougat-rom-big-list/
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheOddTaco:
UPDATE: did some stuff. Tomorrow, I might compile the ROM and see what happens. I didn't update my github repository.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Can someone tell me what xposed modules are fully Co. Particle for the k7 MetroPCS variant, like ones that can change the look of the ui and ones that give me a better notification bar or put down menu, whatever it's called lol I've never used xposed and have only tried a few with no sign of the notification bar being changed please reply with something
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
Did you try the flat style notification bar module? It works, but remember when you install the module you have to activate it and then reboot (I used soft reboot so it would go faster). And then you can customize.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
What's the name of that module? And got any more that change the notification bar and the power menu when you hold the power button, I remember I had a rom for am old phone that changed them both and I was hoping there'd be some modules that do it

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Let me a little more clear since idk what you call it lol I downloaded the flat style thing it works, thanks for that, I wanted something that changes the whole pull down menu, the thing that shows all your notifications when you swipe down the top of the screen, I don't like the k7 pull down menu, I want it to look more sleek and chill lol like the cm 12 or 13 Roms, is there anything like that, that works?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Can you list any modules that would do what Im looking for?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
Do you have Xposed installer? Just search flat style, they all work.

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Just saw your other post, idk of one that can edit the notification menu
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
what are you guys finding of battery life? real life use? im reading about mediocre battery life, but so far, 3 days worth, im having great battery life! and by great, im meaning about 6-6.5 hours sot(screen on time). anyone elses imput?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
I usually get at least six to seven hours of light use.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Yeah I get about between 6-9 hours depending on what I'm doing, I play allot of games so I'm always searching stuff up too,

Lol continuing the other guys answer, I have the flat style notification bar, I want to change the pull down menuu like the whole thing instead of quickening like wifi, torch, data scrolling to the right and left I want it to be like the cm13 ones where the pull down menu is completely revamped

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And yes I have xposed installer lol

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Quick settings or toggles lol not quickening
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Can someone confirm if gravity boxes quick tiles is working and also can someone show screens gots of the cool stuff gravity box can do please and thank you

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Screenshots *
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KyleBryant:
I was getting absolutely horrifying battery life with KingRoot, once I switched with Kingo and SuperSU everything is fine now.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
so, i have my 4 cores always on(i hate hotplugging), on ondemand/deadline, my cpu set to 1094mhz high/200mhz low. it seems not to slow down as much with that setup, and not really affect battery life. that makes me happy, with using low quality phone. it does seem to be going at least as well as most of the mid range phones :)
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
What way did you use to replace king root? I don't have money to get supersume so any other legitimate way?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
supersu, flashed via twrp. supersu is not a oaid for root binary, its always free. and you dont find it intge play store. google supersu beta..
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
Does it automatically replace king root?

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And also which one of the twrps are the newest and most stable?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
1. yes

2. the latest and greatest supersu, version 2.76 http://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip

3. i used the beta version of twrp here, thats the latest
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
OK thnx and this twrp is the beta that you used?

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Also do I have to mount the system when I flash?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
yes, youll have to mount system before every flash, that the only problem ive found with this twrp port.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
OK good to know thnx

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one last thing . how do i mount my system ? like i go to mount and check system , is that all i need to do or is there a confirm button?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] simms22:
yup, thats all you do. no confirmation. youll have to check system before every flash. if you dont, it errors out and doesnt actually flash, thats your confirmation.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pikagunmike2:
OK I flashed it but I need to update the binary now and KingRoot is still there, how do I update the binary and remove kingroot

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Nevermind it rebooted and KingRoot is gone and the binary is installed XD
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
I get about 12-15 hours medium use:

Using an LG Tribute 5 2125mah battery

Always Using WiFi and FB Messenger and Hangouts/Dialer always running (can be big battery drainers)

Screen Brightness: 0% = 90-95% of the time

Daydream: OFF

Airplane Mode: On

Screen Timeout: 30 Secs

Power Saver: Enable Immediately, limit background services checked

Location Services: BATTERY SAVING

Auto Sync: On

OK Google Voice service completely turned OFF!

Greenify: Paid Version, Xposed Boost Mode (most settings turned on)

TricksterMod: Scheduler cfq/CPU Min 200/Governor Interactive

Light use:
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gr8guyinSF:
You're right, don't trust it...my K7 is in a loop when I flashed TWRP and reboot to recovery...it did not work obviously and now it sounds like a scratched record.

I get an error "Secure Booting Error" Error Code 1003 MODIFIED !!

Any suggestions? Well, besides follow the instructions next time?

Thank you.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
You didn't unlock bootloader first?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
Use this to unbrick http://xdaforums.com/android/development/stock-firmware-rom-unbrick-lg-k7-k330-t-t3432878 and this to root http://xdaforums.com/android/development/root-lg-k7-install-supersu-kingroot-t3413941 Make sure you boot into recovery instead of flashing. Root it then you can flash.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Not sure what he flashed TWRP itself?
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6wb3ch51ygju9v9 make sure you download supersu zip before booting into recovery. If you flash recovery then reboot to download it, system might overwrite the recovery and if you try rebooting into recovery it will factory reset phone.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Who? Guess everyone's drunk today.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
I thought the other dude was replying! I didn't see it was you that replied. What do you mean by "Not sure what he flashed TWRP itself?"
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
He flashed TWRP and bricked? Or flashed something in/with TWRP and bricked is what I was asking.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billybobjoe13245:
He must have flashed it incorrectly. I think it was TWRP. I'm pretty sure he didn't unlock bootloader.
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] goitalone:
Yeah okay that's what I thought just making sure
[LG K7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pauldavil:
have you tried downloading a stock kdz file online and using lg up to restore your device? It worked for me

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I have a kdz file I downloaded online if you need it I can upload it to my drive and send you a link along with lg up which is kinda like Odin but for lg devices

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i have akdz file of you need me to upload it to drive I'll post a link