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[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bnevets27:
Well....I'm honestly glad you're happy but just when I was getting used to the reception problem (well not used to it more happy with every other aspect of the phone), now you have be doubting myself again. the worst part, since our phones are basically just a gateway to to internet (at least mine is) a slow connection makes the phone itself feel slow. At times it doesn't feel any faster then my 4 year old note 3.

Oddly enough I seem to have worse reception in Aurora then I do in Bowmanville (and I'm outside of the core of Bowmanville). I was at the end of the driveway in Aurora with 1 bar and Maps kept say no connection. I actually had maps constantly complain about no connection during a drive from Bowmanville to Aurora, going through Port Perry. I had to reboot the phone to get maps to work (another grip with not having root. Last phone, long hold on back button to force close apps, never needed to reboot or go though a menu system to fix a stuck app)

I just bought a bunch more wireless charging pads and the GF now has wireless charging on the iphone (finally iphone and android can use the same charging) I've used and loved it since day one 4 years ago. I was even considering buying a new, bigger microsd. I've also had fun playing with the manual setting for the camera, I've been able to take some nice pictures because of that. And I like the secondary wide angle, though haven't used it much I can see it being usefully. My screen is also, well dare I say, perfect? It did have a bit of blue but was able to get rid of that with the settings. Zero issues with uniformity on any brightness setting.

Not being able to play with android the way I like to (no root) and the connectivity issues are driving me a bit nuts though. I was really hoping this time around I didn't have to pick hardware vs usability but sure enough that problem always seems to arise. I really want to yell this but, why the hell can't manufactures get both right? Its extremely frustrating. We have such nice hardware now, lots of power, battery life etc etc. But they always have to overlook something. I feel like sometimes there hasn't been any real progress since my first android (the samsung galaxy).

I'm sending you a PM.....
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
Have you tried manually setting it to hspa and leaving it there? That helped me a bit, and at least I was able to have data more often.

I hear you...I have 4 wireless chargers (two of those are in my cars). Useless to me now. I also bought a new 128GB SD card, and I bought Mark Benze's theme literally 2 hours before I sent my v30 back lol. I also have several screen protectors and a Neo Hybrid for the V30 I wasted cash on.

I'll say for certain that the screen on the V30 is better than the 2XL; both V30s had better screens than my 2XL, and I have noticed some blacks are blurry/smearing on the 2XL when I scroll graphics. The battery life for me was better on the V30 too. All of my quick charge 2.0 chargers only charge at a slow speed as well on the Pixel (I have a QC 3.0 with a usb c to usb c car adapter that charges rapidly, and the Google charger...otherwise all my charging accessories are 'out of date now'.)

It was not an easy decision to move away from the V30 and it has not been perfect, but again as you said, these phones are internet portals and its inexcusable that the V30 would have this issue. The 2XL is the fastest phone I have ever used in every way....everything is just so snappy, and I have been unable to take a bad picture with it either. I have taken pictures in very poor conditions all weekend (I took one of my dog with the Xmas tree in the background that folks on facebook thought was a professional shot). Pictures I took at a poorly lit pub last weekend on both the front and back cameras were perfect too...I ended up being the camera guy for the ladies all night.

I don't regret leaving it, but I'll say that the V30 feels like the 'one who got away.' I invested in it, and it has more hardware features that are important to me, but now I don't think I could go back to the V30...while I never felt that the V30 was 'slow' (except when I needed internet), the snappiness of the 2XL is impressive. You give and take with each device I guess, but I never thought that internet connectivity would be an issue in 2017.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Hey guys. Just got a software update to v10h... Carrier aggregation is now enabled after updating and I seem to have overall better signal reception at work downtown Montreal. Getting overall much better speeds too. Will keep everyone informed on how it goes for me, but this is very promising. :)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
That is good to hear! [MENTION=1948711]chriskwarren[/MENTION] can pass that on to see if it makes any difference on the signal on his friend's phone.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordelle:
Software Update

Also got software update just now with Rogers. Hopefully this fixes connection issues

I have been getting one to two bars almost everywhere but still better then what I was getting on old 6p .
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickliq:
Just got it too. Anything to do to enable it, or is it automatic?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
That sounds like a Rogers network issue. Their service sucks so bad in parts of Toronto. Over-congestion of the towers, a lack of proper maintenance of those towers, and a lack of willing to do anything about either because of the lack of competition in Canada really shows how Rogers is still deep down, AT&T Canada.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Automatic for me. Was 1 bar before updating and LTE+ with 3 bars when rebooted. I get -68 signal in some places and I never saw that with the previous patch.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ennoozunu:
Came to say same thing. With the new rogers update i get lte+ now.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jimmijam07:
The V10h update also popped up on my Bell V30 this afternoon.

Update or hold off?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
I just messaged him that you guys are getting good results!! I asked him to do a speedtest before and after too....not sure if he will. I'll report back anything he finds, but this is good news to hear.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
Looks like its working better for him as well (he says he is getting 3 bars and -98...I don't know what his previous numbers were before at the site he is reporting from though). I won't see my colleague until Wednesday so that I can see the differences in Ajax...he is working at a site that got no reception for him before today, so I'm looking forward to hearing if it works better for him there.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
If you're a root hopeful, wait... If not and have signal issues, upgrade
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jimmijam07:
Being in Saskatchewan, signal strength issues are (sadly) part of the norm.

As much as I want to hold out for root, a better signal would also be nice.

I'll give the update a go.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickliq:
By the way, something new and a bit annoying - the nav bar now changes colours based on the app (that's not totally new) and obviously related to the burn-in issues. However, I noticed now in WhatsApp, for example, because it has a white messaging box right above the nav bar, it makes the nav bar white (whereas the rest of the app, in my case, has a grey background/wallpaper). It's a bit jarring. Downloaded an app from the app store to colour the nav bar (to black), problem solved ;)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bnevets27:
I got the update also. Haven't been out and about or in the areas I had bad signal before yet. I actually have had decent signal when I'm at in Bowmanville so it hasn't improved here but it wasn't bad to start with.

If the general consensus is it's better though that's really good to hear. Really hope I didn't just have decide between good signal and root though.

What a Christmas miracle it would be to have good signal and root.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negan:
We're you aware that you can set the color in settings/display? No need for additional apps
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickliq:
My “colour” option is greyed out.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
EDIT: never mind. I thought you were talking about the status bar, not the navigation bar. My mistake. Yeah, I know where the "home touch buttons" color choices are.

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No, I wasn't aware of that. Where exactly is that setting? I don't see it in Settings/Display. What subcategory is it under?

If you say it's there, it's there. I just need help finding it. Thanks.

Sent from my carrier unlocked LG V30 US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Negan:
That's likely due to whatever theme you have applied over writing it. My Echo theme is the only theme to give you a choice.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
My colleague and I sat in a room where the V30s struggled to get a good signal and he had LTE+ today. I did a speedtest on my 2XL and he did one on his V30, and he hit about 92mbps on the V30 and I hit 89mbps on the 2XL :)

I still have no regrets moving to the Pixel, but the crappy reception seems to have been solved in the Ajax/Durham area with that last update.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bnevets27:
Well that's good to hear. I'm not sure if I can agree it's better. Not saying it isn't, don't have enough info yet.

One thing that has driven me nuts. And if this has happened to anyone else please speak up.

If the signal gets real low it will loose data connection all together. But it will not recover and regain data connection unless the phone is rebooted.

This happened on the 401 which should never have low signal....

Going to bell today (a little pissed that I've got a run around to return a table) and trying to decide (tomorrow is my last day) if I should return or at least get another new v30. Wondering if there's any chance it's hardware. Though the screen is perfect on this one and getting a new phone set up is a pain in the ass (without titanium backup of course...)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
The data losing connection was an issue I had, on top of the weak signal. The latest update that got lte+ didn't solve the problem for you?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] coldbeverage:
Yes. I have it

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I have this issue, but it's really not a big deal. Doesn't show up on the generated pic or video or in playback.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Interesting, because later we speculated the effect was either from LED lighting (which does show up in recorded video, but it's due to a specific lighting environment) or from electrical interference in the store (which would affect the display, but not be seen in recorded video).

You're the first person to actually have the device in their hands -- of all the professional reviewers and even people in this forum who own this phone, and I now own three -- who observes this issue " in the wild". Therefore, it's not LED lighting effects or it WOULD show in your videos.

Can you return your phone? I know you say it doesn't show in the recorded video, but still that is not normal.

The person who originally reported it said he saw it in every display model in the store, which really, really made me skeptical it was a real issue and not just something environmental in that store (LED lighting or electrical interference). A store had several flawed phones and no one had ever seen this issue before in all the reviews?

Sent from my carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] coldbeverage:
You have the US version? How come? I have the 933. I'm on Bell. Bought off Kijiji.

Truth be told the issue doesn't bother me. I'm more concerned with creative output, battery, and smoothness. Until I get a handle on the camera and battery, then I'm not thinking about returning.

I run 4 email accounts for my work.

Came from a 6P. Still skeptical about the software experience here. Hate that I DL Google calendar and it has to run through the LG calendar. So annoying.

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I'm on band 7. Around 110 signal at home. How do I get off of Band 7?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Band 7 is fairly common for Canadian carriers. If you have the latest update, 10f I think, then then phone should go for the strongest signal it can get. If that is band 7, that would be slightly disappointing. You can try the engineering menu by typing *#546368#*933# into the dialer. There are a few LTE menus but messing with them can lock your device into a specific band. Personally, I would use Cell Mapper or LTE Discovery to find out what is around you. If you still want to force the band to change, then you can do so through the dialer code engineering menu.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] coldbeverage:
Mine's manufactured 10/17. When I turn screen all the way down and use comfort view and lux below 0 and have it on B&W, then I notice the non-uniformity. For the rest of my daily uses it's such a non-issue, at least to me.

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What posted settings for the V30?

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DLd LTE Discovery. Seem to switch between band 7 and band 4. Getting LTE or LTE+. 80down and 7up.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bnevets27:
Well I exchanged my phone for another v30. This one, before the update, has much better reception. I'm trying to hold out on updating for a bit to see how it is without it.

Either way this new one is much better. It had the same manufactured date.

So I'm much happier now. Odd that it actually seems to have been a hardware issue.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] coldbeverage:
So, the issue seems to show up more in manual camera mode rather than auto. Odd eh??
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] coldbeverage:
And. Here it is in output on the manual mode. Faced blurred out. https://photos.app.goo.gl/IbI4j34hHEfeolOj1
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
wow, and you got it to actually show in the output. Is that LED lighting or incandescent lighting? One guy guy it to show up in videos with LED lighting.

Sent from my carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
Hey folks,

Is there anyone here on Freedom with the V30 whomcan comment on reception and speed. If so, please include whether you bought from Freedom or not, which update you are on and your general area.

I'm in Hamilton and work in Burlington. I'm trying to decide if it's finally worth leaving Bell and going to Freedom. I think VoWiFi is probably key, to add coverage while I'm inside which means the device needs to have Freedom's software.

Thanks.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
All Canadian sold carrier models are the H933 and receive the same updates.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
I'm hoping to hear some feedback on the speed and connection on Freedoms's network. Also, most devices don't work with Freedom's VoWiFi (even those sold by freedom such as the Pixel 2xl and iPhone X) although there is hope that future updates will.add the compatibility.

Interesting case is the LG G6. A few users reported that they had purchased from mother networks and then moved to Freedom. After an update in the fall, their device started working with VoWiFi on freedom. I would like to hear if anyone with a V30 has had a similar experience.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The update for the G6 should be the same for all carriers so that seems more like just coincidental timing. I can't comment on service, especially in Hamilton on Freedom. The few people I know that do use Freedom are all in and around Toronto. If the G6 got VoWiFi at some point, it may already be a part of the H933 V30 or possibly come with a future update but hopefully a Freedom customer will chime in with some more answers to your questions.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] camvar97:
Im with freedom and yes the phone does have vowifi. I use it mostly at work since the reception is pretty bad.

Didn't realize the bootloader cant be unlock and was really looking forward to custom roms.... Never had a phone that didnt run lineage/cyanogen.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
Just an update: I grabbed a Freedom Boxing week plan sale and chose to pick up a V30 while there. VoWiFi appears to work well; I've made a couple calls and received a text message while on VoWiFi.

My next hope is Oreo. I miss having profiles and dot notifications. After that ... Unlock and root?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] hossein7292:
I got my V30 from Freedom, I don't have reception problems (I'm mostly in downtown though). I went to US, Montreal, Ottawa with it. Good coverage good LTE speed. Plus, as you mentioned WiFi calling is available on Freedom and is supported in V30.

Im mostly streaming Spotify (on extreme quality) over LTE and its working fine for me.

Hope it was helpful.

Cheers.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] greganka:
does anyone know if root is possible, or if its on its way. I'm considering selling the phone due to not having root and battery case still. Rather get a pixel 2 xl at this point which has a bit more support. Also it doesn't help that the Canadian model is always a different model number. :/
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Root is more than likely not going to be possible, at least any time soon, for the H933. No other devices will ever get support at the same level that Google has provided with Nexus and Pixel devices. If you must have root on any V30, you should have purchased one of the non-carrier models from either the US or Europe.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
Anyone seen any reliable info (manufacturer or a cell provider for eg) commenting on the possible arrival of Oreo for the 933?

Thanks!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Looking for the same info... I just read some place saying february for carrier branded phones. I had high hopes for an agile upgrade from LG buying this phone... Looks like things haven't gotten any better in 2 years since my G3/G4 days. :\
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
U.S.Cellular model is now receiving Oreo. Surely the other carriers aren't far behind.

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2018/01/android-8-0-oreo-beta-rolling-lg-v30-us.html

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
My last three devices before the V30 (H933) have been Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and then a Oneplus 3T. All three had very rapid updates. Oneplus was very supportive of unlocking and ROM flashing.

I'm going through withdrawal! Haha. Seriously though, I had official Oreo last summer. Why are we still stuck on Noughat?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Motorola was pretty quick on updates too. I had an Essential phone which was at december patch level on December 10th. 9 updates since phone was fired up... Only reason I went for the V30 was the Quad DAC, but I'm not slightly regretting my choice due to updates.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] metartur:
Hi guys, can someone please upload the stock music player? I deleted mine and now can't use quad dac :(
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
You don't need the stock music app to use the Quad DAC..?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] metartur:
Why? If it's not listed above (Neutron, UAPP and LG Music), it's probably safe to assume your app does NOT work properly with the V30 DAC. Audio will still play through the V30's DAC and amp, but everything will be re-sampled to 48/16 PCM. If you're not sure, feel free to post here and if we find another app that does even partially support the V30 DAC, I'll update this post.

this is from head-fi.org
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
How exactly did you delete the app anyway? Rooted phone or Canadian model? I could always pull the apk if you still need it.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] metartur:
deleted with adb shell. I reset my p[hone and now it's back. BTW Neutron player is the one I use now.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
Still confused how you can delete APK's off a non-rooted phone... :P

I really can't wrap my head around Neutron's interface... It's so sloppy. I always try downloading it, but never can muster paying 8$ for that experience.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] metartur:
not sure if it's "deleted" per se, but after "uninstalling" it you can not re-enable it and it's gone from the drawer. I removed the LG calendar in the same way.

As for Neutron, I totally agree about the interface. I tested with a few headphones (from 16ohm to 60) and that player does make a difference. The Hi-Fi toggle and the quad DAC makes more sense with high-end cans.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=74716889

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] exist2resist:
Speaking of root can the H933 at least be rooted?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] adit9989:
This is the list of models which can be rooted. http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703

Not even the US998 (carrier unlocked) model is on the list. I doubt that any carrier sold model will ever be.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Actually, TIM (Italian carrier) LG V30+ is on the list. And yes, it has TIM branding. It was the first V30+ to get bootloader unlock and LG said specifically "Italy" V30G before letting it be Europe wide V30G.

People have unlocked TIM V30G bootloader, and flashed standard firmware to get rid of TIM boot logo and stuff.

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mad Medik:
I doubt it will make any difference but I am tweeting and posting another social media about my disappointment with LG Canada for doing this as well as on my carrier forums. The only reason I see them too become motivated for change is if they believe they will lose customers. As such my posts are all recommending that potential customers stay away from this phone and go with a different manufacturer until this is fixed
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] exist2resist:
That's bogus, root is a must as that allows me to transfer all my SMS and other application data via Titanium backup. Worst part is LG is the only phone company that supports VoWIFI on Freedom. I didn't enjoy the V20 being locked either, it was too restricting. Outside of that the v30 does have impressive specs.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] karendar:
But that doesn't delete packages, it disables them... Just so we're clear. They can be re-enabled usually.

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There are backup apps for SMS without root like SMS backup and restore for example. It leverages stock sms app to do it.

I agree that the app data portion sucks, but at least you have adb backup which MIGHT work...
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] exist2resist:
Unfortunately I use Signal which is encrypted, and SMS/MMS backup can not pull the data from these.

Only Titanium with root is able to backup the app and all it's data.