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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Holysmoke99:
Dishnetwork sling app works on my tablet and phone, was hoping to load it to fire tv.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
Hello,

I have a question about this, I had an LG G4 that had the Boot Loop error which occurred in the last week of January, long story short, has anyone had these problems with this new model? I know they' must have fixed this, but the biggest reason I'm asking this is the LG G5 Unlocked RS988 that is being sold here on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/LG-Unlocked-P...keywords=g5&qid=1463100037&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

So far has had a couple of reviews and two people have complained about the boot looping issue, I'm not sure if they're trolling or what, but I figured I'd speak to owners thus far since it's been over a month since it's been released. Really considering this as well as the HTC 10 and S7 Edge as my next device, thanks guys.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] blarg:
no troll.

I bought mine April 1st (Sprint LS992) and it started boot looping a few days ago and finally died completely. I sent it off to LG yesterday to be fixed.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
Damn dude, this is insane.

When I had this happen to my G4 I was convinced they wouldn't allow this to happen again, this is concerning.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] DoKaTSuYa:
Really no troll ? I hope is it :D
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] blarg:
I wish. they gave me "about 8-9 days" turn-around so good thing my rooted G3 is still working.

I actually really like my G5. It doesn't appear to be running much bloat and pretty much everything can be disabled through the OS so even though I havent been able to root it I haven't missed it much now that there's a new ad blocker that creates a local vpn for filtering. I like the screen size more than the G3. Only reason I got it was the screen on my G3 cracked somehow (although the glass screen protector over it did not :eek:). The G5 screen is REALLY easy to replace and I liked that too...although it looks like now, you can buy a new G3 screen already installed in a new frame so all you have to do is move the electronics to a new phone body which you can buy on Amazon for about $60... I like both phones but if the screen on my G3 didn't crack (and the G3 is rootable) I probably wouldn't have bothered with a G5.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
Did you notice any overheating before the boot looping occurred?

That's what started happening to me with the G4 prior to it Boot Looping.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] blarg:
Nope. Not even warm. Just hung and started rebooting. Then kept hanging in different stages of rebooting - sometimes it would come all the way up into home screen, other times it would get to asking me for my password during boot, and sometimes it would hang on the Sprint logo. There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. First time it happened after 6 or 7 reboots it just finished booting and worked normally after. Several hours later same exact behavior except this time the last time screen went dark as if it was starting another reboot and never came back. Tried pulling battery, pulling sim card/SD card, and even the spare battery that was fully charged - no signs of life since.

LG got it today so we'll see.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] bhyurf:
Your experience mirrors mine. I had this happen to me last night in exactly the same way. I've opened a case with AT&T and they're sending me a warranty replacement.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
Wow, a lot of people now are starting to show up about this, I saw two posts this morning it makes me hesitant to pick this up now.

I'm starting to wonder if this boot looping issue could be associated with LG's software?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] bhyurf:
I'm currently under the impression that this is a hardware issue. I've never had a software problem cause my phone to become completely unresponsive like this. It doesn't even react to being plugged in to charge (no charging LED comes on, display stays completely off).
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
The thing is, this happened on the G3 (not much) the G4 (Prominently) and now on the G5. I can't see it being a hardware issue since all of these phones from a hardware perspective are all different from one another. I'm just wondering if it's some type of glitch in LG's UI or something. If it is hardware related maybe it's related to cooling? It's tough to say for sure, until someone really investigates this.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Pphish20:
And yet this is hardly a widespread issue, and only seems to affect the US variants
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] bhyurf:
These phones are much more similar in hardware than they are in software. In fact, if you google around a bit about the G4 bootloop issue, you'll find that LG admitted it was a hardware fault with the phone that caused it (I would link directly, but I don't have a high enough post count).

If my phone had any sign of life, I would potentially agree with you, but UI glitches don't hard brick phones.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] igotroot:
My wife had an LG G5 and she updated about 22 apps from the Play Store and after the fact the phone kept rebooting. They said they would send another one brand new to replace it.

I spoke with LG and they said that in their opinion one of those apps may have been corrupt and cost the phone to get you in to reboot however I did a factory reset and the issue still prevailed. So we just sent it back to T-Mobile and they sent her a brand new one since it was still within the return policy.

Other than that issue we both have brand new LG G5 that have had nothing but a great experience with these phones.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
Oh trust me, I know about LG admitting those faults. I got royally screwed with my unlocked H815 which LG wouldn't honor since it was an international variant (Hence why I was looking at the LG G5 RS988). I didn't care that much because I realized I took a risk with the H815 and well, that's life you can't always win. I mean I did notice pretty crazy overheating prior to the phone Boot Looping but if this is happening within the first month is concerning.

[MENTION=3270051]igotroot[/MENTION] a corrupt app was what I originally thought as well, but I had only big name or well known apps. Glad to hear overall you're enjoying it, this is a great device.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] taydin:
I had the same issue with Sprint LG G5. I bought it in April 13 the from Best Buy. It started to reboot 3 times at first and got real hot before it started rebooting. I took it to Sprint repair center where they suggested to do a factory reset. I told them I can do that. But before I was able to do a factory reset, it finally died. Sprint didn't want to replace the phone since I didn't have insurance. I might have to send it to LG for warranty repair which will take 9 business days. Do not buy the LG G5..
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Dlm38:
I had the same problem on my H850 (International Version), he went into service after sale yesterday.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Sammae7:
Wow. After my G4 issues, I vowed never to go back to LG but with HTC taking their sweet time for a full release of the 10 and not wanting the GS7 (I don't like AMOLED and I've heard horror stories of random camera glass breakage and general fragileness of the glass phone) I thought I'd contemplate a G5. Completely out of the question now.

I'll wait a bit longer for the HTC 10.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] ryanpm40:
I love my G5 and have no issues with it. It's the fastest phone I've ever used, the camera is awesome, and a removable battery and SD are a must for me. This phone has so far been a very quick and reliable phone.

And the reason I got it was because I could not stand my G4 and all the problems that thing had.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Pphish20:
H850... Absolutely zero problems. Amazing phone but I will admit, that based on XDA reports, there have been a lot of variance in build quality amongst US carrier builds in particular...
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] blingin:
Sadly happening everywhere!

I have experienced the dreaded boot-loop in the Indian variant as well -- they fixed it in about an hour at the repair center, but as my warranty is almost up I was thinking of buying the G5.

After reading what the community has experienced I am NEVER going near LG -- three successive variants with the same fault!
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] aladin6:
The question is, why the hell they do release many variants ! Just release one or two and that's enough ... :/
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
They have to do it for different markets. For example, some phones use certain LTE Bands that aren't used in other countries, it's hard for them to make only two variants of a phone. I guess this thread is sort of moot since I ended up buying the LG G5 RS988 away, lol.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] PiCASSiMO:
I've had G4 H811 go through the boot loop. Through T-Mobile, I got refurb models that had a manufacturing date all lower than my original phone (purchased in late November 2015). Each refurb had issues, from camera, to WiFi, to screen. After 5 returns, T-Mobile gave up on me and offered a S6, which I declined. I asked for a V10 or a G5, but they didn't budge. Ultimately, they paid off my $200+ balance on my phone and I walked away with my 5th refurb G4 that plagues me with WiFi and LTE connectivity issues.

My wife needs a WiFi Calling phone, so I was thinking about giving this G4 and getting a G5 in a month or two when it drops in price to the same $325 that I've paid for the G4 last year. But the boot loop scares me. And I hate getting refurb phones that had their own issues that perhaps normal people would ignore and consider it normal. Perhaps the V10 is my other option, or just get out of the LG store all together.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] ramqashou:
Iv'e been using the G5 for 4 months now and i never had any boot looping issues
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] galr:
Nah.. No bootloop on G5. Of course faulty phones can happen but this is normal. Every phone has issues. GS7 and S7 Edge had people complaining about screen showing pink lines but it wouldn't stop me from getting one. Right now there is no bootloop issue on the G5. Period. You need to remember the many issues will cause android not to start but it is not THE bootloop issue you remember from the G4. BTW, I have the H850 5 months already. HTC 10 has nothing on it except for maybe cosmetics.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] mgmartinez:
What was the conclusion?

Hello there, did the carrier/ LG repaired your phone? did they know the cause of the bootloop problem?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] mutton:
I had bootlooping issue 2 days ago and got it fixed at the service centre. Lost all my data.

H860, middle east variant.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] ZellZoy:
Damnit... LG seems to be the only company making phones with the features I want (SD card, removable battery, not a phablet) and it seems they all have issues. I have a G4 that I loved until it started bootlooping and I realized that it's a common issue. Now it seems all their modern phones (G5, V10) have the same issues... It doesn't help that I want to be able to root but I figured that would come soon enough on this phone... The modularity was gonna be a nice plus too but doesn't seem like it's taking off for this phone.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] slimgoodyx:
i had the g3 and recently for the past year had the g4. I upgraded to g4 in october of last year and just recently this past week it started boot looping. first a few months ago my g4 started overheating. i first attempted to remove my protective case that seemed to help some. but it did leave it more susceptible to damage. then it started to not respond to my original charger. sometimes not charging at all or just being inconsistent. sometimes it wouldn't chaarge at all. the led light stopped working and then this past week it started boot looping out of nowhere. it was fully charged when it started doing this. it successfully started up on one occasion where i was able to use it for about 10 minutes. then it went right back to being stuck on lg boot screen. my cell service is through sprint and i have the insurance. i went to sprint repair store and after a tech looked at it they apologized for the problem and made me aware of the frequent problem occurring in the g4. they ordered me a new phone. i won't know till it comes in if i will be receiving another g4 or the updated g5. they said it just depends on what in stock. i honestly loved my g4. besides this problem obviously.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
Anyone have bootloop issues after updating xposed apps? I have to pull the battery out to get rid of it. It's pretty annoying!
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] SR2016:
I got my LG G4 in January 2016 I live in the UK. And it boot looped for the first time on 4th December 2016. It is a ticking time bomb and from exeloerts saying it affects 1 in 4 devices. So you have one in 4 chance of it happening to you.

I had no issues with the G4 it was amazing and so I was shocked at this fault how it has come out of the blue. The G4 was a pleasure to use but this has put me off LG and the G5 has the same issues as I have seen on you tube and the V10 and V20. It's a motherboard issue apparently how the components are welded together and the over heating causes it to separate.

I got half my bill paid off by my 02 carrier and I will be contacting LG for compensation to pay off the remaining half of my bill.

I was sent a Samsung by my carrier as they don't have any G4s to replace it with and I don't think I want the headache of having to go through it all again. Was a good 11 months with G4. RIP.

I'm not looking at the Huawie plus p9 as I use my mobile for professional photography and I hate the Samsung. I've heard good things about the P9 and some say it's comparable to the G4. Not overly keen on Umi no app draw like iPhone but not a huge issue as long as it works and is reliable and is a close match to my G4. But damn no removable battery!!!!
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] nitrous²:
It doesn't have to be component related issues causing the bootloop. Most likely it's a manufacturing or quality control issue. It could be anything from bad solder to faulty assembly machines.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Pistacho123Lol:
Hello guys, do you reccomend buying the LG g5 (h850) in Spain? I ask this assuming this problem is only happening in the USA

What do you think?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Yeeep:
@ The guy who posted in October about bootlooping on a G5 not being a thing

You're wrong as hell. I'm sitting here right now with a month-old bootlooping G5. Wish I would have seen something about this before I got my heart set on this phone. I've never been an LG user before and I'm honestly shocked at this. I've had my fair share of smartphone issues (I've had 7 different Windows Phone models, I know all about hardware malfunctions), but this phone is brand spanking new. This shouldn't be an existent issue. To hear that this was common in prior models is even worse. If people are complaining en masse about an issue with a phone, it's a problem. A big one.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] galr:
Bootloop is not a thing on the G5. Don't confuse V10 with the g5. The V10 uses the same motherboard as the G4. It doesn't mean the G5 can't have bootloop, I'm just saying it is not a thing. A bootloop can happen for many reasons and on all brands. The G4 had bad motherboard. G5 main issues are GPS and image retention.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
Did you try all the common fixes? I don't know if your rooted with xposed. But I got lot of bootloops due to that reason.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Yeeep:
I can't get the back of my phone open, otherwise I would try. I took the screws out and I'm honestly too worried about breaking my screen to apply any sort of pressure. I don't have the little pin I think I may need. Also, I'm not rooted in any way. I have a lot of custom things, sure, (launcher, dialer, calendar, etc) but nothing excessive. If I deleted all of that, my phone would be stock.

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G5 has issues with overheating, which can mess with shoddy soldering on the motherboard, like the G4 had. This is just a speculation as far as the soldering goes, because I've yet to have a look at my motherboard, but I can testify to the overheating issues. I don't have GPS or image retention issues on my G5. Just bootlooping, overheating, and an inability to accept/recognize a charge. All started simultaneously early this morning.

I've seen a lot of people complain about bootlooping on the G5. To say it isn't a thing is peculiar to me.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
So factory reset and kdz didn't work far as bootloops? That's ridiculous your having problems only being a month old. Maybe ship that baby to LG or take to cell phone store.

I sound like a broken record to a lot of people for what I am about to say. But wait on buying G6! This g5 has some serious issues. Wait 6 months and read on here before buying. Bonus will know issues, price drop, root, etc. Win-win situation for consumer.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Yeeep:
Well, here's the main problem... The battery died during the bootloop and it won't recognize that a charger is being plugged in. I tried 3 different chargers to no avail. An hour or so ago I drove to a neighboring city to give this cell phone repair place a try. I have to use a tracphone now. Funny thing is this thing is an LG too! :laugh:

I've already emailed LG and, if this repair place doesn't work, I'm sending it to them. I'm sure they can help me without wiping my data, which is my main concern. I wish I would have waited on something else, but my previous Note 5 was dying rapidly and I was getting tired of its issues as well. The G5 is really an amazing phone, but it has horrid issues.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
Another Battery wouldn't work? Just sucks for you because repair shop charges a lot. Cloud backup my friend! Can't stress that enough to everyone. Also LG has a good built in back backup app. You can backup everything to sd and restore to new device with ease.

LGs Generaly good brand. I will research the scrap out of my next phone. Reguardles of which one it is. If g6 has these issues, then pixel or one plus4 is mine.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Yeeep:
I don't have another spare battery yet. Since this phone is basically brand new, I was holding off before looking at the modular addons/extra batteries. I wish I had one now.

Also, backing up data isn't an issue for me. It's the fact that, even with the data able to be restored and put on a new phone, I still have to set up everything again. I've basically tweaked my phone to full capacity without rooting. It'd take me hours to redo it. I'm thinking towards the future. What if I get another G5, which is what At&T insurance covers, and it has this same issue after another short period of owning it? I'd be going through the same hassle again. For me, restoring this phone without altering data in any way is top priority. If LG deems it unfixable for whatever reason (which they will only receive it if this place fails), then I'll have to accept the fact that I have to start from scratch. It's just honestly agonizing at this point. I had my Note 5 for a short while. My first one died. I got a replacement. After a few months, the screen started separating from the phone, pulling the backing with it. I decided to just get the G5 because it runs better than the Note. Now this... :eek:

I'd also love the Pixel, but I don't have Verizon. I'm stuck with a very small variety of phones that At&T provides. :(

This tracphone is pretty nice though :cyclops:
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] coltech88:
LG G4 - Bought 12-15, Boot Loop 3-17

I was thinking I was going to escape this fate. but this just happened to me. I am going to try the heating method to get it back up and running. Luckily I have backup phones.

Wonder how many here have tried the heating method, and whether it is a temporary vs a permanent fix..
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
Yep, and now there's a class action lawsuit about this:

http://www.gsmarena.com/theres_a_cl...st_lg_for_g4_and_v10_bootloops-blog-24032.php

Doesn't include the G5 however, but if people with the G5 do have this issue, it might be worth reporting to LG. I'm probably still going to pickup the LG G6, had my LG G5 for a while now with no issues it does get warm though.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
With all these issues this phone has for others and that article. That right there would make me scared to buy G6
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Illmatic662:
I hear ya, I took my chance on my G5 after having this problem with the G4, but it's been great to me so I'm willing to take a chance on the G6.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] itm:
Are there any UK G5 owners who have had problems with overheating and/or bootloops? My 2nd G4 (serial 604*) has starting overheating and rebooting, and I'm shopping for an alternative which has a removable battery. If the G5 really does have the same hardware/soldering issues as the G4 then I'll probably go for a Galaxy Note 4 instead.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
If you do decide to buy G5, get a newer version. Your carrier shop probably sells newer versions.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] itm:
When you say "newer versions" how can I tell whether it's a newer version? Is there a specific range of serial numbers that need to be avoided?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
On the box it will say manufacturing date. I don't know anything about serial numbers to be avoided. When I bought my phone, a bunch of my family members did as well. The only issue we seem to have is the screen burn in.

I just notice people had fewer problems with newer version.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] SigmunDroid:
I'd just bought two phones at $120 each to take advantage of the free battery and powerpack/adapter combo at Bestbuy...

The one that was made on 05/2016 ran great but auto updated to 7 (I bet older variants were made to update. Just a guess. THEN, it ran like crap...proceeded to freeze, then reboot, then it completely died.

I tried the usual trouble shooting, soft reset, factory reset and then tried to revive it using LG Bridge and my PC wouldn't even recognize the phone.

The one made on 10/2016 is running great but I'm not sure if I should update to 7 and if I do should I use LG Bridge as opposed to the OTA nag screen?

It's been the best phone I've ever owned.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Nick216ohio:
Either or should be fine. I OTA update mine just fine. If things go bad you can always LGup. Also you can always just stay on 6. You can block the notifications to ota update. Did you use autoprime version of LGup? For the phone that's bricked?

I sound like the biggest broken record. But just want to help. Try these things here with bricked phones.

Different version lgup-

Lg bridge of course-

Different pc-

Windows 7, 8,10-

Another USB wire-

Redownload kdz file, preferably on LAN connection-

Lots of google searching for specific problem-

I brick my phone like it's going out of style. All the solutions usually worked for me.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] SigmunDroid:
There ARE bootloop issues. I've experienced them first hand with a LGG5 build date 05/2016. Whether or not it is the same as the G4 issue is irrelevant. The problem exists.

This was not user error. There is something wrong where I believe data (the updates) get corrupted and then bork the device upon reboot.

In my case the phone auto updated itself to first a security patch and then the 7.0 update subsequently thereafter. I kept my other G5 (build date 10/2016) and it hasn't had any issues. I haven't updated and the nag screen cannot be taken down.

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I returned the phone before my 14 days were up...

and as luck would have it I cannot disable the software update nag screen.

I'm all ears if you want to walk me through it and before you say anything I'm pretty computer savvy as well.