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[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
I think TMO is more to blame, as they must be the one to have stripped out the fastboot commands outside of the bootloader unlock command, which gets us nowhere on its own.

But, having been forced to live the rootless life for the first time ever, I have found I am adapting. Lets face it, in the last year or so, the best part of root was getting rid of ads and debloater. We now have the proper debloating app, even if it is only disabling...they are not running....and I am finding Blokada is working great for ads (prefer it to dns66).

Also, was previously forced to get used to no xPosed since nougat, before I had the G6.

A more efficient kernel is always nice, but I can live. :)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Is it possible that our device has to be rooted in the same manner as a pixel device?

Will we need a custom boot img?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] phonepersonality:
QQ - Which debloating app are you referring to?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ducter:
Package disabler for LGMobile is what I would assume.

Here it is on the market, I have it installed on my wife's phone and it works well just remember to activate...I forgot what it is now but an additional package gets downloaded.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
Yep. LG Package Disabler
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
I was skeptical for a while. But I just tied it and it actually F-ing works! I don't understand why more apps don't take advantage of in system activation like this! Amazing.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Metalfan1185:
I got that package disabler, did you use the "Disable all bloatware" feature? It warned to make a backup first so i didnt mess with it. Im going to get wakelock detector in there later and see whats most active
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Nope, i manually disabled the things i wanted to. Since I'm already familiar with what can and can't be disabled. I can disable agressively and know that I haven't over done it..

I'll make a video this weekend and upload to YouTube.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Globespy:
Great thinking and I like your objective style.

I enjoyed reading your views.

I hope you're right that Google will always leave at least a small space for those who like tinkering.

I'm glad I signed up for TMobile jump. When the Pixel 2 hits I'm jumping! I didn't care for the first phone. My girlfriend has the XL and it's just too big. The regular one is too small!

I was coming from a Nexus 5, so I just wanted a little larger but nothing extreme. Plus, there was something boring about the Pixel that I could never quite explain...

LG really disappointed a lot of people with this phone. With root it had amazing potential and may well have been a keeper for me. I had my N5 almost 4 years!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] letrain02:
Agreed it could be TMobile. Legre has stated before about cracking down on "data abusers". They have always had a limit on tethering. And rooting would enable a work around, as stated by legre, for people to hide tethering. Everytime I tether my phone pops up staying that it is verifying my account information...most likely to insure I'm able to tether,at what speeds, and if my data allotment has been met or not. And by making unlocked non-tmobile devices unable to use all features, (volte, wifi calling). They are ensure a majority of the customers will be obeying the rules.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] johndc7:
There are easier ways to get unlimited tethering than to root your phone. I use foxfi from the play store and I never have had any problems with it. Also since you can use any device on their network it wouldn't make sense to try and stop rooting just for that reason.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] letrain02:
It's just a thought. The published work around was just adding "dun" in your apn settings. I would think a majority of the population would just submit and pay, and not bother with rooting or finding a work around when root is what they knew. And they still could block foxfi. I tried using it and it was still 3g speed. But third party phones get limited. Volte and wifi calling are hit an miss. I could never make the 6p work no matter what I tried that worked for others.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] johndc7:
I didn't hear about the dun thing. I don't really use tethering enough to care. I just think it's stupid that you can't do what you want with your device. Why do they even charge extra for tethering anyway? If you pay for the data connection who cares how you use it. If you pay for the phone why should they care if you root it or not? If there was a method in developer settings or something where you could have root access but not be able to modify Android pay or tethering stuff then I don't think it would really be a problem. Most people that root do it for customization and debloating anyway.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] letrain02:
I can't seem to get it to activate.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Try closing and retrying. Or just do it manually in settings.

Also. We've gone OT.

There's a thread about this app as well. Or you can PM me.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
HEY! I have an idea. Do you guys think it's possible to flash the KDZ from the US997 (US Unlocked all carriers) model on to our H872 then unlock the bootloader? Allowing us to root and flash ROMs finally? Because if that's possible I'll do it immediately.

Or if someone can point me in the right direction I'll try and flash it on one of my G6 handsets asap...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] RicardoSal24:
Not possible. Do a little research about this and you'll understand why
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
I don't think i have to research.. I don't want a $250 brick. But what if there was a way to patch the bootloader to achieve our dream of root?

Pipe dreams.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] imna357:
come on guys, don't worry about tethering right now, we need to have root and twrp working first, I'll put $15 on this.=)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Digital_Cameltoe:
Damn, I keep coming back to this thread hoping there has been progress, but still nothing. I wonder if the V30 will be the same.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MakKinnetic:
I'm down for $20–40 (If my wife wants her phone rooted I'll pay double!)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] treezy26:
You and me both lol. I honestly think it's a lost cause at this point. Too many newer devices coming out, making the G6 lose its appeal. I am definitely looking forward to the V30, but if I do make the jump, I'm getting the unlocked version...:rolleyes:
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
I don't get it. Seems like just a year ago that John Legere was fighting with Samsung to allow Bootloader unlocking. And now TMO is preventing us from even having necessary commands in the bootloader to do what we want with our phones? WTF?

I mean i have 2, and I understand Bootloader unlocking and root voids the warranty. And personally I don't really use tethering often but i have unlimited tethering & hotspot on all 3 of my lines so I don't know. I wasn't aware that people were taking advantage of or hacking tethering when the cost of service is so damn cheap to begin with. But to each his own.

IMHO i don't think that's the reason we can't get bootloader commands to work. There's gotta be another reason. Maybe.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andromendous:
there is, its called Android Pay.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
That doesn't mean anything. I've used Android pay with a rooted phone before. But on Marshmallow. No need for android pay. Nor should being forced to have it installed prevent us from rooting.

Android Pay is one of the first apps I remove after root anyhow.

Besides, have you used Android pay with an unlocked Bootloader? Shouldn't work, theoretically, anyhow.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andromendous:
I was just thinkin, bootloader unlocking never seemed to be an issue till AP came around. Now all the sudden everythings locked down like Fort Knox
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
True. It's BS. We know the risks, we want our freedom to choose.

At least we don't have iPhone though..
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andromendous:
Amen to that!!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mingkee:
To be honest, I am about to move to dark side.

If Android devices are so locked down, it's no better than iPhone, period.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
It still is. Just the fact that there is no launcher apps, being stuck with the ugly UI is enough to not get one. No more jailbreak either. So, to summarize, it is.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Exactly. As well as many many options for so many things, gestures, split screen, many devices, many different hardware configurations instead of just one. Oh yea, lets not forget... Open Source coding!

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I hope something breaks for us before i become JUMP! eligible and get a v30. Although i still have a G6 to use..
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mjdavis871:
This sounds promising with magisk. https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3473445
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] joedeuce:
Still requires the ability to flash the patched boot image.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Do we not have ADB either?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] letrain02:
I tried researching and all I found is people saying "no it will brick your phone"...

Out of curiosity I'm wondering why...if the hardware is the same there must be a reason of some kind..

Trying to learn is all ;) I've tinkered but soon I may try doing more then relying on others to do all their awesome work.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] GEMINI365I:
Well I'm not paying for something that does not work. I'm not pledging anything - yet, because there is no fastboot flash available on LG G6. Apparently LG had locked commands... $@!#$@!#!@!!!!!!!! Get TWRP flashed 1st!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] nima0003:
That's the whole point of this bounty, to raise money and encourage devs to find a way around locked commands, saying that you won't donate doesn't encourage anything.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Damanteg:
Does it work?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] johndc7:
No
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MiraiKuma:
I traded in my LG G6. After getting it repaired a couple of times, I kept having troubles making phone calls and with blue tooth. I have to rescind my offer since I no longer have the phone.

Thank you to anyone trying to root it.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] starscalling:
Yeah hit up geo :)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] theFume:
So what's the total up to? Or did people just give up and no longer care about this? I see the OP put that it's a "lost cause". Such a shame.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] UniX1rm:
Lost cause. I started the thread and I have had 2 different phones since. If a developer came up with a solution, I'll announce and ask the pledges to pay the bounty. Meanwhile, I did not collect any money from anyone.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] theFume:
I'm aware the bounty isn't collected until after a solution. Thanks for clarifying though.

I actually use a U11, but picked up a G6 because they were so cheap used. Now I know why everyone is ditching them. Lol. Anyway it works as my backup, so no big deal. I was just worrying if it's worth even pledging.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] hachiroku:
i'd be willing to donate if any progress could be done which would also apply to the V30.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Likewise, I agree with you 8-6.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mingkee:
G6 is already DOA for root and there's no way to achieve.

T-Mobile would see it zero sales than freedom.

It's cold hard truth.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] theansible:
I'm good for $20, if that makes a difference..
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ducter:
While I agree, the chances for the g6 are slimming by the day I also believe this will become the new normal. We, collectively as a community will have to find a way to root these phones, buy the decreasing number of one's that are still rootable or just start using our phones as is. My OnePlus 3 actually has a longer expected usable life compared to my g6 that I gave to the wife, I also have the v20 and while it has root, it's pretty much stuck where it's at as if I update it, I lose root or can't downgrade again, run LOS and give up the second screen and camera quality. Android, as a whole no longer needs the small community base that we make up behind it. It's all grown up and OEM's, carriers want that control.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Intub8:
Has anyone looked into this thread? It was posted in September. I no longer have the phone so I can't test it.

https://www.androidinfotech.com/2017/04/lg-g6-t-mobile-h872-nougat-rooted-firmware.html
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] RicardoSal24:
Its probably a regular kdz
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] rc420head:
Wait so no one has tried this? I'm going to give it a go
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] frontlyna:
Let us know the outcome!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] pantmunu:
if I had a laptop with me I'd have tried it. someone with a spare dvice can try to flash and see. worth the try right !
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] rc420head:
Didn't work, they are just stock factory images. I also tried using uppercut to flash us997 but it gives error saying it's not for that device. :(
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] theFume:
I know it probably will not work, but has anyone checked to see if the recent OnePlus exploit via the "EngineerMode" app is applicable to the G6? It's a qualcomm app, so maybe LG left it installed as well? I'm at work and my G6 is at home, so I can't check.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] frontlyna:
I think it could possibly work, but cannot locate the apk anywhere. Anyone with access to the apk, please help!
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] theFume:
Pretty sure it has to come pre-installed on the ROM as a system app to work. Unfortunately, I didn't see this listed as an app installed on my G6. Oh well...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
Have anyone else seen the h87211b sources? I couldn't find a kdz file but I'm pretty sure it still nougat bc on the readme note it still mentions 7.0r6 official sources to be synced in order to compile.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
I was curious too. 11b nougat? Huh? Weird. Hopefully it's misprinted and Oreo os on the way.

Still nothing for V30 yet though.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] The_Anomalist:
how do i manually update my lg g6 via lg bridge or whatever?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
11e sources out, still 7.0 r6 nougat...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Is it available through OTA yet? I haven't updated my G6 for about 6 months.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
Not yet.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] joedeuce:
I don't recall seeing a LGH872UBL before...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
Me neither. I thought it could be some metro LG G6 or something like that but im still not sure about h872, h872tn, h872bk, h872ubl and the differences except that mine is black when I connect to one of the LG software it connects as h872bk, I know h872pr is for Claro PR.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] joedeuce:
Yeah, bk is black and tn titanium as well.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
That's what I thought, but then which one is h872? Is it like the general base source for the model?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] joedeuce:
Not sure.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
UBL? Unlocked Black?

Who knows.

So still no root? Sad times. I'm going to tweet @ LG_Mobile, LGUSAMobile, & JohnLegere multiple times a week about fastboot commands. Simply to be a ****.

Please everyone join in. Lets make this a big thing. Hahaha
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] FCORivers:
I've been doing that every once in a while, lol
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Good everyone should. .
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] barcodelinux:
Like this??
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
Dammit, where's the upvote button on this post :)

Of course, that Legere freak of nature couldn't give any more of a rat's ass about this than he does any of his customers. POS
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Honestly he was in the news last year sometime trying to get Samsung to allow Bootloader unlocking. Then all this happened to us..
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mdl054:
Hey guys, I know it's grim at this point but I'll pony up $100 toward the bounty if someone can hook us up.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfgart:
we need another User Root exploit like DirtySanta...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] js.juju:
Any progress? If so I can chip in $50
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
the only way you will be seeing progress is if you sell your carrier branded unit for an unlocked model :\
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] js.juju:
Will I loose money if I bought it a week ago and sell it new on eBay?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfgart:
still hope in any User ROOT exploit for the end of this year !!!!

we Hope
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] The_Anomalist:
[MENTION=482618]Josh1[/MENTION]X needs someone with an earlier firmware I believe so get with him on what version u have and see if it works. I tried but it won't work with latest update
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] kevinchristopherson:
G6 with h87210I

Anyone need a device... Like I said before.. I haven't touched it in like 4 months .. I switched to Verizon HTC 10.. I've had 4 or 5 rooted phones in the past.. Though I still consider myself a noob.

Kjchris67@gmail.com
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] slayer3032:
I'd give it a whirl on my phone but after 8 months I gave up hope and updated my phone through like 10 miserable OTA updates which took the day to install.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] brossovitch:
Same here, so sad. Hopefully we can do it with Oreo? Fingers crossed.

I'm going to try it with one of my V30s which has never been updated when we get a KDZ for the unlocked version..
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] flash:
I have h87210h
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Did you make your own custom LGUP file for G6? You didn't use one for G5 or V20, right?

What did you do? How did you do it? We're trying to get it going for the T-Mobile V30 H932.

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] daized:
How do I check if the new update has fastboot commands working?

I tried the 'fastboot flash recovery' command after updating to 11g. It does look for recovery file (I don't have one). I don't know if it means flash command is working now or it was always like that.

c:\private\new adb>fastboot flash recovery

error: neither -p product specified nor ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT set

c:\private\new adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img': No such file or directory

c:\private\new adb>fastboot reboot

rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.001s
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Polycarbonate:
Omg...really? Don't play with my feelings... I don't have my laptop with me right now.... Go check the TWRP on this forums and see if you can flash it...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] The_Anomalist:
Ive already tried every way.... One wierd thing is that sometimes I'm able to flash .imgs through LGUP and when I go to download mode I get a successful flash when flashing twrp but I cant figure out how to get into recovery though a reboot
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
From powered off: Hold volume down. then press and hold power until LG logo appears. Release power. reclick power.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] The_Anomalist:
Gonna try now

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Just brings me to factory reset
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] waylo:
At this point, you're supposed to activate the factory reset. If it's truly flashed, it will go into twrp.

Unfortunately if not, it will actually factory reset :(

So make sure you have a backup of anything important.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] shirazdindar:
How's this looking? Root on H872 (t-mobile lg g6)? I've never felt more desperate for root.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wilguens Joachin:
What you said bro
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] slayer3032:
If there was root and progress was made, someone is going to post all about it.

We're not getting root and the LG community has consistently scared off any dev who comes along.

If you want root, go buy an unlocked phone and don't ever trust T-Mobile to sell you a good device.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] The_Anomalist:
Lg replied to my email and this is what they said:

Good day!

Thank you for getting in touch with LG Email Services and letting us know about your concern. It’s our pleasure to assist you with your inquiry today.

Upon checking our resources, it looks like the latest update for the LG G6 H872 phone model is for Android Nougat and was just released January 2018 (version H87211g) as stated on the following T-Mobile support page:

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-34136

Should you already have this version installed, then your phone is up-to-date. Otherwise, you may only update the phone through the options stated on the page above under the &#39Update Software Versions&#39 section.

We understand that you&#39re looking forward to having Android Oreo update for the phone but so far we haven&#39t had any news of future updates for this device from our product specialists yet. Please be advised that Software Updates are pushed into devices by the carriers or service providers (e.g. T-Mobile, Cricket, AT&T, US Cellular, Sprint, Verizon, etc.) that phones/tablets are locked with over-the-air (OTA).

As such, the frequency and availability of updates for service locked phones/tablets also depend on the demand and the support from their carriers. As such, we recommend that you please contact or visit your carrier, T-Mobile (1-877-453-1304), to suggest or request an update with them as well. Rest assured that due assistance will be given to you once your carrier receives your contact.

We also understand that you prefer to have your phone&#39s fastboot unlocked, Shawn. Please be advised though that the LG G6&#39s bootloader is also locked by default and the LG bootloader unlocking only supports the devices shown on the following page under the &#39Supported Devices&#39 tab for now:

http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev

Please note that most U.S. LG G6 models are unsupported as of yet as seen on the page above. Our apologies if this information has caused disappointment in any way and we truly wish we had a more favorable answer for you.

Since the decision to add bootloader unlocking support for LG mobile phones will depend with the LG Developer Team though, we recommend that you contact the LG Developer support at developer@lge.com or open a topic via the LG Mobile Developer forum to suggest this:

http://mobile.developer.lge.com/support/forums/