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[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
If you go to the LG Dialer and put in: *#546368#*933#, go to Field Test, Modem Settings, and LTE-A CA setting. The top option should be, CA Enable / SupportedBandCombination: All-enable. After selecting that, the phone requires a reboot. When it boots every time after that, you will see an unlocked lock with a blue circle going around it until the OS loads.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eddie_Brock:
Thanks!

Is there an easy way to revert back?

I was thinking you may have stumbled upon a bootloader unlock method, but then realized it would wipe your data beforehand.... too bad.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
To revert it back to your carrier aggregation, you can select the second or third option and reboot. Telus doesn't use GSM, which is why mine was originally set to band 2/band 17.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
I'm messaging LG Canada to ask why they are the only company out of 16 reviewed to not offer Oreo yet to its flagship phone. And the latest tweet update is that the Canadian device is expected to wait until the end of March or beginning of April.

I would suggest you consider messaging LG and LG Canada too, to voice your feelings on it.

Here's the article:

http://bit.ly/2tBrd45
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] MerlinStWahgwaan:
H933 Bootloader/Root Unlock

So there has been no update to the main post in this thread since day one, but anyways...

I have an H933, on Bell Canada, and Im just looking for a better reason why no one can get a working root?? Exactly how is the bootloader not unlockable, when the option for OEM Unlock is there in Developer Options & I have already enabled it... Im just not sure where to go for root now if no one is even trying to work on this...

I would never have bought this if I realized it would never be rootable... not to mention, BTW for EVERYONE on Bell in Canada, Bell has decided as of Nov 2017, to no longer allow Google Play Store Carrier Billing and In-App Billing!!! Outragous, but they have!!! So if you are not already using it, you can no longer sign up, or if you upgrade your device, or even your PLAN, you will loose the ability to bill to your Carrier account!!

Apparently Bell had too many issues ith people contesting their bill saying they either didnt purchase the item or didnt know they were even setup for it and blah blah blah but yea, its upsetting cuz I got my Lg V30 and now I lost the ability to use Carrier Billing
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
WHAT are you talking about? "no update to the main post in this thread since day one"?

You are posting on page 36 of this thread? CLUE: your post is #358 in this thread. There's been PLENTY of updated information posted. But you don't care to actually read it?

Why do newbies always ask this question? That option has been in Android since Lollipop (late 2014) and does NOTHING unless the OEM (manufacturer) or carrier wants it to do something.

I'm pretty sure your bootloader is NOT unlocked, even though you chose that option.

Both LG and Motorola for instance provide bootloader unlock eligible phones, where you have to sign up, get a bootloader unlock code, agree to void your warranty and then unlock your bootloader, install TWRP (if available) and root.

Other OEMs like Samsung provide some models -- like their Exynos variants and Chinese Snapdragon variants -- where this OEM unlock does instantly unlock the bootloader.

Whereas North American carriers do NOT want the bootloader unlocked. It causes too many headaches for them, from people bricking their phones then returning them under warranty with a shrug, "I don't know. It just stopped working". So, U.S./Canada carrier branded Samsung, LG, Motorola (Verizon) phones do not have official bootloader unlock whatsoever.

With earlier phones, LG G3, LG V20, there were exploits which let you unlock the bootloader without the carrier or OEM permission. For new phones those are very hard to find, and even if you did find one, LG has stripped most of the fastboot commands out of most of the carrier phones -- like the T-mobile H932. The T-mobile H932 has a "fake" bootloader unlock where you toggle that OEM unlock button, but if you try to flash TWRP or root, you can't because most of the necessary fastboot flash commands have been stripped out.

Only the European H930/H930G and North America open market US998 have bootloader unlock (via code given by the LG Developer Bootloader unlock website) and have full fastboot flash commands.

We've told everyone since September those are the models to buy if you want TWRP and root.

I'm not sure what this rant is about. I've always paid for all my Google Play apps when I download them. I've NEVER had any kind of "carrier billing" for apps because I've always OWNED my phone and used prepaid services. You just set up a Google Play payment source. Very easy.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The bootloader is unlockable but there are no useful fastboot commands left in the V30's to actually be useful. A little reading before you went out to pick one up would have told you that there currently is no way to root carrier versions of the V30/V30+ models. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if Oreo doesn't appear on the H933 until mid April at the earliest. Canadian models are less of a priority simply due to sales and population. T-Mobile USA as one example has significantly more customers than the entire population of Canada. :P
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Does the Canadian model H933 have the "fake" bootloader unlock like the T-mobile H932? Or that button actually does nothing like on all the other U.S. carrier models?

I know I've posted about it enough! Since early September 2017, before the LG V30/V30+ was even released!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I haven't actually tried. I didn't originally plan on keeping it. :P I think others have tried though. It has been a while since I have read up on people's attempts to toy with these phones.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yeah, I don't think that butron does anything on the H933.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] MerlinStWahgwaan:
Wow, well its obvious you know nothing.... buddy Ive been rooting since Android 1.0....

Just out to make your post count higher....

Why dont you let a proffessional developer answer, or someone who has acctually USED an H933.... lol.....

Id go on, but youll flag this post in sure to save your post count and online image....

BTW... OEM unlock does unlock the bootloader, and is needed to be turned on before unlocking with the LG codes on H933, I did it today myself, lmao... same as the H997, I just entered my info and opened my account, and got the codes and went crazy.... so I guess a NEWBIE got closer to rooting than you in 24hrs, more than you even say is possible....

I think its more likely your just a troll looking for post count and trying to push people to buy American devices they dont need. I may not be an expert, but as a NEWBIE, I seem to have gotten further than ANYONE has bothered to try....

ALSO.. the code *#546368#*933# gives access to the SVC menu where you can check bootloader unlock status and many other fun things, which is where I realized I must be able to unlock it if there is even a status checker test, and sure enough, I was right.

Have a great Sunday, im closing this waste of an account if s professional programmer cant give me a good reason root cant be achieved and why OEM unlocking is being described as "does nothing" but a supposted "Verified poster"

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Thats exactly WHY you ding dong, LMFAO.... you have PREPAID services, Canadians dont, we have, or had, access to bill our Google play purchases to our Mobility accounts instead of Paypal or Credit Cards, lmfao, even India and Africa and Indonisia can do it now, lmfao... just not you apparently..

Again shows my point that you are a troll looking for posting counts, not really filled with real information
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
If you read any of this 37 page thread -- instead of falsely claiming (sometimes called lying?) there's been no updates since day 1 -- you would know why you can't get root, just like the T-mobile H932 can't get root.

You can't even read my correct answers to your posts. I said that button does nothing IF the OEM and carrier doesn't want to do anything. And I gave specific examples.

Furthermore, IF did unlock your LG V30 H933 bootloader (and you've provided no actual proof -- like a screenshot of bootloader status -- and shown a few times over the past couple of posts you play fast and loose with the truth?) "OEM unlock" really does nothing for such carrier-branded phones because LG has stripped out the fastboot commands of those phones which can be solely unlocked through the OEM unlock button (i.e the T-mobile LG G6 and T-mobile LG V30). That means you can't flash Magisk/SuperSu or install TWRP.

This is why the T-mobile H932 still doesn't have root six months after release, even though the "OEM unlock" button ostensibly works on the H932. The simple OEM bootloader unlock on the H932 is like having the "keys to the car" but there's no car. The car has been taken to the junkyard and melted down. With almost no fastboot commands available you can't flash anything.

Whereas the North America open market US998 V30, European H930 V30, H930G V30+ all have bootloader unlock through unlock code given by LG, and have full fastboot flash commands.

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Try reading this guide for installing TWRP and rooting. IF your bootloader is really unlocked and you have full flash commands, just skip the steps that mention bootloader unlocking.

[GUIDE][LGV30]Unlocking and Rooting - TWRP/Magisk Step-by-Step

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/help/unlocking-rooting-twrp-magisk-step-step-t3745006

and no, it doesn't matter which version of TWRP you use. For the open market US998 we used the H930 TWRP with no problems before [MENTION=4553200]Mentalmuso[/MENTION] created a US998 TWRP.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
My point is you can easily pay for Google Play apps like everyone else. Create a Google Play account and set up a payment method with credit card or debit card -- or PayPal.

There's no real advantage to having it "billed" to your carrier.

I have prepaid services because I have always owned my phones. I don't buy on carrier contract. I save money on monthly service charges by using AT&T Prepaid, with same speed and in-store customer service, but less than half the price "post paid" (contract) customers pay.

I have a rooted LG V30 because I knew what to buy. Do you? I helped spread the word in this forum since early September...

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negan:
Anyone else checking 6 times a day hoping the update is coming! Lol

F5, F5 lol
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
Hahah. Well, not 6 but Ya. Wish they would hurry up!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negan:
Yep. I know what lg said on twitter but I don't care, I'll keep checking anyway!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Are you confusing Accessing the bootloader and unlocking the bootloader? :P

**edit** just tried most methods to access bootloader (POwer off + USB, vol up + power, adb reboot bootloader) and nothing works. So seems like either a troll post, either you're doing something none of us thought about.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Based on the person's lack of knowledge of Canadian prepaid services. I'd say, troll. I would gladly go prepaid if it was cheaper, which is what it is in Chazz's case.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negan:
Oh dude just ignore that guy. He has absolutely no clue what he's talking about and just making things up for some silly reason.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
I would have gone for the US998, but my first goal was to get a Quad DAC and rooting was not my priority... That and the V30 cost me NOTHING! HA! :P... I haven't had a rootable phone in 3 years. I don't even know what root does anymore. I've gone from compiling my own source to a ROOTLESS BOOTLOADER LOCKED MONSTER!!!....
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I have one V30 (H933) and one V30+ (H932). I paid the full price for my V30+ because I was not going to allow my $50 plan to jump up to $70 a month over a phone subsidy. Because I don't pay the subsidy cost on my Telus line, it doesn't matter what phone I get, the price of my plan doesn't change. $92 a month to Telus isn't bad for all of what I have and that includes any phone I want with no added subsidy cost. Unfortunately, T-Mobile has never offered me that kind of loyalty plan. If they would, I would gladly take it as long as it wasn't more than $60 for everything I have now.

I don't miss root on either one. Blokada does a good job in comparison to AdAway, LG's theme engine eliminates the need for Substratum, you can debloat with ADB shell although most bloat is in the factory image, and bands seem to be locked out in some other way so using root to access hidden menus has yet to yield band 71 on non-H932's. If you are a developer though and want to create your own custom ROM, then that would be the only real reason to buy the US998 over another.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
How does free Blokada compare to paid Adguard?

I've always used Adaway, but currently using Adguard on my V30+.

Would love to be able to recommend something free for those friends who can't root.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ern88:
I wish LG would hurry up already and release Oreo to Canadian users. The wait is killing me lol
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
It works well. There is a light memory cost to it when running bigger apps but for most things, it's fine. It blocks ads from most apps as well. You can tell when their VPN though is under heavy load but it is free and that doesn't happen too often. On my Nexus devices, I always used AdAway because it was free and I always rooted them. I am actually happier with Blokada than I was with AdAway because it is a single app that blocks web ads and app ads without minimal impact to any performance. I use Blokada now as well on my nVidia Shield TV to block ads from Modbro, which get really intrustive. I could root the nVidia Shield and still might at some point. Until then, I am very happy with how Blokada works for everyday ad blocking.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
They're gonna draw it out as long as possible. The best Oreo feature won't even be supported, so... Kinda dissapointing (treble). Honestly, I think I'm done with carrier branded and locked down phones. Considering I work in IT security, I should be ashamed to have such an outdated phone ;)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negan:
Well albeit treble won't be supported, substratum is via Andromeda and I can't wait for this. The theme flood gates have been opened. I already have something that's almost stable that I've been working on blind with a few vzw testers. Although having it on my phone will make things much better so I can go crazy. Center/left clock, custom Navbar icons, no more blinding white Google msg app, etc.

My S8 got it last night but not having it on my V30 is killing me!

Now keep in mind that if we do get our Oreo update and you guys load some substratum themes, avoid applying system apps unless it specifically says it is lg supported or you may have issues. Currently none support lg system apps. So I'm trying frantically to get something ready for us.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Tell me why you want Treble for the Canadian LG V30? It doesn't do any good for custom ROMs or any other XDA dev work unless you have unlocked bootloader.

And even with Treble, carriers/OEMs are still going to be pushing the stock firmware updates. All Treble does for bootloader locked phones is cut out one step in the update process, to theoretically make such OS updates faster.

With an unlocked bootloader and ability to get root somehow, Treble can allow better development of ROMs or even allow generic AOSP image to be installed.

With the Galaxy S9 to get AOSP ROM to load, they had to use Exynos variant which allows bootloader unlock -- while U.S. carriers Snapdragon do not.

But everyone acts like Treble is this magic thing that will allow every phone to have custom ROMs, and it won't.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] eventhorizon13:
So it is safe to assume that a unlocked t mobile V30 would be able to work on Verizon network?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
It's only safe to assume the carrier unlocked version of the LG V30 (US998) WILL work on Verizon, until we see the specs of the T-mobile variant. I can't find them listed yet.

An unlocked T-mobile LG V30 (phone paid off, unlocked by T-mobile) will not be locked to T-mobile network, but that doesn't mean all the possible LTE bands will be enabled. It just means another carrier's SIM card will not be rejected. Unlocking a phone from carrier restrictions doesn't magically enable all possible bands.

Verizon also uses CDMA bands, which T-mobile does not need, so would be very interesting if T-mobile LG V30 had CDMA bands enabled. T-mobile LG V30 will of course have bands enabled T-mobile uses or T-mobile customers need -- like AT&T bands because T-mobile has contractual roaming agreements with AT&T. Does T-mobile have roaming agreements with Verizon? Otherwise there would be no need for LTE band 13, which is a major Verizon LTE band.

To use QPST or QXMD to enable additional bands on a Qualcomm chipset phone you need root, and the T-mobile LG V30 will probably not be able to be rooted. The T-mobile LG G6 released six months ago still doesn't have root.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
I'm really wondering if I'll jump onboard with a bootloader unlockable version or carrier locked. Depends on the finances, which sucks a bit. Also depends on which carrier in Canada goes for it. But for sure, I'll be onboard. ;) Just hope the US dollar goes down the toilet some more so conversion is more interesting. :P
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The only Canadian carrier guaranteed to have it will be Freedom Mobile, formally, Wind. Being a value carrier, their phones don't come cheap so expect it to cost $1,000 Canuck bucks, if not more.

T-Mobile will unlock a phone for you if you buy the device from them out right or finish paying it off at no extra charge. All you have to do is call customer service and request it, which can take up to 48 hours for them to retrieve you the IMEI based unlock code.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Well wind doesn't exist in Quebec, so I have to hope for rogers or telus to have it, as that's where my corp plans are. Considering I get a substantial rebate for the corp plans, we'll see how that goes.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I have no idea about Rogers but I have a phone with Telus as well as my T-Mobile USA phone. Telus will not have the V30. They never had the V20 and have no plans to offer the V30. I have a contact within Telus in their executive office that I asked a couple of weeks ago and was told that Telus will not be offering the V30, which is unfortunate.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] fifteenfathoms:
I've heard a lot of people have had bad experiences with Freedom/Wind in the past, and I've been really happy with my past 4 years with Bell. I'm gonna be disappointed if Freedom is the only canadian carrier to get a version with an unlockable bootloader. It just kills me that I can't afford to drop the cash for an off-contract phone like I could back in the good ol' nexus 5 days. Maybe one day we can all live in a world where all bootloaders are unlocked and phones don't cost 800$+... We can only dream.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I am not a fan of Freedom/Wind either. I know quite a few people who have tried them a d eventually switched. Whether it was for network congestion, dropped calls, incredibly slow data speeds, roaming costs, and whatever else.

The Bell/Telus is the best across Canada from my personal experience. The prices might be on the high side but the coverage is there along with the network speeds to back it up.

If you know anyone on Freedom/Wind that would add the V30 to their plan, you could pay it off long before the 2 year term. Phones are basically a finance independent of your cell service so you end up with a monthly payment outside of your initial down payment. If you could slap a few hundred down on it each month though, maybe grab one of their prepaid SIM's just to get the phone on a finance.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
Should be available on multiple cdn carriers. Three model hardware numbers listed in this article which I hope means multiple carriers:

https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/25/lg-v30-canada/

I know that Bell carries the V20 on corp plans. I doubt that the V30 would be skipped.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
https://m.androidcentral.com/lg-v30-making-its-way-canada-october-20

October 20 for Canadian carriers.

$1100 Canadian.

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Telus has it. ;)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
That is definitely a recent change then. Telus has never carried the V series from LG before. I am going to have to call my contact in Telus and see if they will have the +. Whether they do or not, I will hold off until I know the model number they offer and to see if the bootloader contains fastboot commands. I still really want the dual-SIM variant but I could always sell it off when the dual-SIM version appears.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] sundoggy:
Has anyone got their Canadian V30 yet? What's the correct LTE band coverage? It should says it on the box.

Each carrier says a little different on their website.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Band support for the H933, which all Canadian carriers received is pretty disappointing if you are on Bell or Telus.

GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900

UMTS2100 (B1), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS1700/2100 (B4), UMTS850 (B5), UMTS900 (B8)

LTE1900 (B2), LTE1700/2100 (B4), LTE850 (B5), LTE2600 (B7), LTE700 (B12), LTE700 (B17), LTE1900 (B25), LTE2300 (B30), LTE1700/2100 (B66)

TD-LTE2500 (B41)

No band 29, which is the Bell/Telus 700MHz spectrum.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] sundoggy:
where did you get that from?

Here is what i got from their website
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I got that from here. I visited at least one store from every Canadian carrier here in Toronto today. Each one of them had the same H933 model. No where on the box did it list the bands it supported. If each carrier all have the same model, then I doubt the radio hardware and software will be any different. After all, it's not like they are Nexus/Pixel devices.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] sundoggy:
Yeah, Techwall can be incorrect. it was incorrect with last year LG v20 on an Asian model. I checked the box many they do have their supported bands written down. That's how I know the techwall was wrong.

However, you see there are some inconsistent on those so I want to make sure. The LG canada website didn't say it.

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Since you said you visit the stores today, did you get to see a demo one? How is the screen? does it have the blue screen/ unevenness issue?

Thanks