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[LG V30 Questions & Answers] teknomedic:
I just want to double confirm before my order from B&H ships.... the unlocked V30 fully supports all Verizon bands and I'll have no issues activating, correct?

I live in an area that still heavily swtiches between CDMA bands and LTE bands which is also one of the only reasons I stay with Verizon. I thought I was good to go, but noticed on the Best Buy unlocked V30 sales page they specifically call out support for GSM, but make no mention of Verzion support.

If the unlocked V30 doesn't have all the bands, then I'll need to buy a bloated locked down version from Verizon instead.

thanks for any insight.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
yes, it has all the CDMA and Verizon bands.

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] teknomedic:
I think you're stalking me, lol.

thank you... I read through this entire thread too and it didn't help much.

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/how-to/lg-lacking-frequency-bands-compared-to-t3704491

That puts my mind at more ease about the order.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Yeah and the B&H Photo website isn't too helpful either - if you're looking at their carrier specific compatibility columns.

I mean, they're a retailer, not tech support. But their LG V30 page says it supports T-Mobile bands 2 and 4 -- even though in another section it clearly lists EVERY T-Mobile HSPA and LTE band except for LTE band 71 (which possibly be enabled via the hidden menu with root). But someone was complaining this unlocked LG V30 only had LTE T-Mobile bands 2 & 4, when the article they were commenting on (RIGHT ABOVE THEIR COMMENTS) clearly listed ALL the bands I show in that screenshot in the post above.

Somehow they were obsessing over the incomplete "T-Mobile" listing on the B&H Photo website (a link to B&H Photo was in the article), and they had missed not only the bands listed in the article, but even the complete listing of bands on B&H Photo website.

Another guy said "it doesn't even have all the AT&T LTE bands."

YES, it does! They're missing the forest trying to look at the trees.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] koozer:
RE: LG V30 - US998 Model - US Cellular on box

Just wanted to confirm that an LG V30 model US998 (which has US Cellular listed on the box near the IMEI number) will work on Verizon? US Cellular model is same as unlocked version of the V30?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Yes, exact same band specs -- including being carrier unlocked -- except U.S.Cellular model won't be eligible for LG official bootloader unlock.

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The one thing Verizon gets prickly about is "activating" a non-Verizon branded phone (i.e. giving you a new SIM card). Simple workaround is using an already activated SIM card from current Verizon phone. Everyone does that. THEN, inform Verizon of your new purchase. So, they can update your provisioning.

If it's not the same size SIM card, there's cheap SIM card cutters on eBay that work well. (But every phone for the past three years now use the small nano SIM cards.)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] teknomedic:
Running a Verizon Droid Turbo and iirc it uses a nano size sim.

Is there any benefit to buying a new sim... like with provisioning or security or faster speeds?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
OK, I also have a Quark, the Moto XT1225, the "international" version of the Droid Turbo.

A new SIM card won't necessarily give you any benefits, but Verizon knowing what phone you have for provisioning will.

You'll get all the bands, all the speed you're supposed you get. For instance, this phone has a gigabit modem. If Verizon still thinks you have a 2014 Motorola phone, instead of 2017 LG cutting edge phone you may limited.

I know I had to tell AT&T I had a "Nexus 6". I didn't, but it was the closest thing they had in their device database to the Moto Maxx XT1225, and it ensured I got their then-new LTE band 5, which my previous LG Nexus 5 couldn't receive.

I'll do the same with AT&T next week. I'll again have a non AT&T branded phone, and using it on AT&T. But this time they have a V30 in their database.

People who buy from carriers don't have to worry about this, it gets done by the rep when they buy the phone. But when you buy a carrier unlocked version, non carrier branded version, yes.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
If I end up with the US Cellular one how would I bring it over to Verizon assuming I have no existing active sim with them?

Nevermind, found your post.

How do I tell the difference between the US Cellular US998 and open market one when buying?

Found that too.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
One of those was written last January 2018 and is outdated. ;) Now you can easily convert Sprint LS998 to almost any other North America V30 variant, including Verizon VS996 or US998

I've bought two LS998 V30+ and converted them to US998 V30+.

It's best to have an existing Verizon SIM for converted phones, if you see using Verizon.

The WTF INSTRUCTIONS are current.

There's NO difference in US CELLULAR and Open Market US998 -- except eligibility for official LG bootloader unlock, which we do not need. We can unlock our bootloader at will, don't need LG permission. ;)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
Thanks but they cost more. I was considering this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-US998-64GB-GSM-Unlocked-Smartphone-Silver-Mint

Well, there's an LS998 on eBay for $360 which is not bad considering the price of a US998 V30+ but I'm not sure it will be around when I can afford it. Would there be ANY differences at all (besides storage space) by converting an LS998?

Actually considering the space addition I could skip for now or entirely avoid buying an SD by converting the LS998 so for the price difference of $40 that's not bad, considering it would cost $60 for a 256GB Samsung EVO SD. I presume whatever storage is included in the phone is adequate for all forms of video capture since it's a video capture focused phone, but I'm not that concerned about pictures and videos anyway. I just like the phone for it's overall value and power.

I'm currently on ATT with a Nexus 5 and have nobody with a Verizon SIM.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
I'm on AT&T. You want to switch to Verizon?

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
Considering it because 13 years ago I had Verizon and they had nice customer support and service. ATT service seems fine but when there are occasional issues and I do need to contact them to have them resolve it because there's nothing I can do on my end, they could be better. I know historically that Verizon has better coverage than ATT too so I don't see a big deal in at least giving them a shot considering I can go back to ATT whenever I want (using prepaid at ATT and will be using prepaid at Verizon). I dislike Sprint and T-Mobile.

Would there be ANY differences at all (besides storage space) by converting an LS998?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Most US998 on eBay are converted LS998. Dealers are selling mint LS998/US998 V30+ for less than $300. They often convert them to US998, as those are carrier unlock and more popular.

"New" US998 are often factory refurbished, but after in pristine condition.

I just bought "new" US998 V30+ from online Walmart ($380) -- and it's a former LS998 V30+, now on US998 Nougat. I'm confused, but at least it comes with two year warranty.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-LS998-128GB-Titan-Black-Sprint-Smartphone-A-Mint-/192609345150

Converting to US998 gives you full US998. I've used these on ATT and others have used on Verizon.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
It's not allowed on eBay to sell a refurb as new. If they scam like that, the seller and eBay will both be harassed endlessly until they make up for their scam by, at the very least, providing a full refund and paying for the return shipping.

When you say you bought a US998 "and it's a former LS998 V30+" do you mean that you bought it as an LS998 V30+ and converted it yourself or that it was sold to you as a US998 V30+ which you know was converted before being sold? If the latter, how do you know?

Also, regarding LS998 V30+ and US998 V30, there are none new for under $300. Only used listings exist and don't even come with the official charger. Items listed as new aren't allowed to come with the charger that isn't normally provided, but some sellers are wrongly listing those as "new" instead of "new (other)" as they should be. Even if they came with the charger, the fact that they're used means I'd much rather spend $20-60 more for a US998 V30 or LS998 V30+ if it's going to be new. I expect used products of this price to have more of a discount than $20-60 (which again, is actually less than that since the charger is often not included).

I've only really been checking Amazon and eBay.

Amazon V30+ LS998

Amazon V30 US998

eBay V30+ LS998

eBay V30 US998

Thanks, I wanted to be sure there aren't any drawbacks.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Because the box from Walmart says LS998 on the side, the phone has the same IMEI as on the box, but the firmware on the phone is Nougat US998.

No, I didn't come convert it.

Walmart is selling these as new, carrier unlocked V30+.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LG-V30-128GB-Unlocked-GSM-4G-LTE-Android-Phone-Aurora-Black/272122892
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
Yeah, only seeing it for $399 at Walmart.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
It was $380 a couple of weeks ago. They've raised the price back.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
Is the reason there are missing bands on the LS998 version because they're hidden by the ROM or does the radio actually lack some bands compared to the US998?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
The hardware is identical, the firmware is different.

When you convert (Frankenstein) the North America phones to another North America phone, it totally becomes the phone, with all the bands. You gain/lose bands based on the variant you are flashing. For instance, flashing AT&T H931 to US998, you lose a couple minor AT&T bands but gain CDMA bands and unlocked carrier status, as well as fastboot flash commands.

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30

US998

CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA

2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66

If you have"H930" (either actual or converted), you will either have these bands:

2G GSM: 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G (HSPA): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/17/20/28/38

Flashing LS998 to US998, you lose a couple of Sprint bands but gain others, as well as carrier unlock status, and fastboot flash commands.

Similarly, flashing LS998 to VS996, it becomes VS996 with all VS996 bands. But if you want root, you first have to convert to US998 at least temporarily, to get fastboot flash commands. Then after bootloader unlock and TWRP installation, you can convert to VS996.

But the caveat is Verizon may not accept a former Sprint phone converted to US998 or VS996 for new SIM card activation, as the IMEI database will show the the original status. Whereas, 0tthers have gotten Verizon MNVOs to activate former LS998 just fine. But with Verizon mothership you probably need an already activated SIM card.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
In that case it's not really an acceptable option and I'll stick with a normal US998.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
Another option is to just get the converted LS998 and try to argue with Verizon until they do what I want and get me as a customer (though depending how that goes I may not want to be their customer lol) and just resort to using ATT again if not using Verizon.

I see no reason why it wouldn't work on ATT, especially since I have an active SIM with them... however my sim is a microsim and I need a nanosim for the V30/+. There's no reason why having to get a new sim with ATT that actually fits in the phone would be a problem, right? Or will I have to cut it to even use ATT?

Basically all I want is a phone without a bunch of bloatware on it that can be rooted and boot unlocked, work on Verizon and ATT and.. basically just want to be able to have full freedom and control over my phone like I do with my Nexus 5... to flash whatever kernels/ROMs/etc I want.

EDIT: I called ATT and asked them about this. I specifically told the lady what I wanted to do. I asked about activation of the LG V30 US998 first then explained the process (and reasoning behind) buying the Sprint V30+ LS998 and converting it into the US998 as well as explaining that process.

She told me they don't guarantee any phone will successfully work in entirety on their network unless it's carrier branded (including unlocked phones like the Nexus 5 and US998), stating that in her experience things work 75% of the time and if there is an issue it's usually with data not working and that customers need to make sure they enter the proper APN. She said if other people are having success she doesn't see any reason why it wouldn't work for me but just can't guarantee it.

She claims they overall want my business as a customer (something I've considered) despite the usual tactic carriers have... that being whenever you have a service issue they try to sell you their carrier branded phone. She claims they "aren't in the business" of trying to hassle me and "never" try to sell customers their phones as the answer to a service problem. What I think may be going on is my experience has been with the prepaid tech support and in this case I called sales and was transferred to tech support, which I think is the regular ATT tech support. She did definitely have better English than what I'm used to as well as being more intelligent/knowledgeable than the prepaid tech people.

She also stated that LG is obscure relative to iPhones and Samsungs :eek: (man, mainstream consumers are bad when it comes to phones).

I told her she should look this up if she's interested... maybe she'll see this thread lol.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
So the way I understand the proper process is:

1. Convert LS998 to US998.

2. Bootloader unlock, TWRP, root, encryption disabler, root check disabler.

3. Update US998 (because I had to use an older version in step 1 to unlock the bootloader in step 2).

Is this accurate? And after I do these things I can still flash any US998 ROM that I want, right? If so, do I need to do anything special that I wouldn't normally need to do on an "out-of-the-box" US998?

It's great that you've done so much work to make all this information available. However, I find that some of the formatting could be better and things are cross-linked back and forth all over the place. I think once I fully understand this process I could make a single, more straight-forward and better organized post. The hardest part about figuring out how to do all this is reading through all the information and trying to find the steps in a field of notices sprinkled through and links going to other threads. It's like a puzzle :D.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
To point #2 and #3, add flashing Magisk.

The WTF INSTRUCTIONS are your guide. It's not confusing if you start there. It's a decision tree. If yes, do this. If no, do that.

By the middle, everyone will be at the same starting line. They will have the correct Oreo firmware and they will have fastboot flash commands. Then bootloader unlock and root l.

Some people may be lucky to have Europe H930 with May 2018 Oreo firmware. They can skip straight to the bootloader unlock stage. Others with North America LS998 have to use Frankenstein to convert to US998 Nougat and then early US998 Oreo to be at that same "place". There are links for the firmware to flash to, as well as links to Frankenstein instructions (which not everyone needs). THERE is a yes/no decision tree diversion when necessary.

It's only confusing if you do not start with these WTF INSTRUCTIONS, and skip around to different threads on your own. ;)

The best thing to do is to print out the WTF instructions and read them several times.

_____

Unless something I'm not aware of is different about the LS998 you buy, once converted you should be able to flash any ROM.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
I basically was inheriting the idea of Magisk flash when I said rooting, but yes, thank you.

Alright thanks for clarifying all of that. Starting with WTF instructions should be fine. I found an LS998 for $280... basically an open box new one (without anything but the phone itself). They offer 30 day returns and eBay told me if I find out it's a refurb or used they will refund me. I found a nice 2 pack of 6 feet Type-C to Type-A cables on Amazon for $9 and an LG Charger with 3 foot cable for $9 on eBay.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Also implied in #3 is you will use latest US998 TWRP-flashable zip to update.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] sneak:
well, I picked up an LS998 v30+ for $238 (new, open box, phone only). Please disregard my PM (though it seems you've ignored it anyways lol).

EDIT: He didn't ignore me.. turns out XDA never notified me by email or via the on-site notifications that I received a message.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Jason.schuck@yahoo.com:
Can anyone help?!

I have 2 LG V30's that I use with mint mobile. They were originally Verizon phones and work flawlessly expect that they dont have wifi calling. But they did when they had a verizon sim in them.

I bought an unlocked T-Mobile V30, put it on mint and it works flawlessly as well and I have wifi calling.

I dont know what can be done but I will pay / donate $50 a phone for both of these V30's to get wifi calling. I've been told prople can do this remotley and will pay for this service. I don't understand the first thing about how yall do this but please if anyone can help a guy out I'd appreciate it...

Or maybe if yall know someone who does do this, maybe point me in their direction.

Thanks,

Jason
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] tenchi0205:
Does the 24-Bit THX Certified DAC adapter work for other phone as well?
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] Zekial:
We plugged it into an S8 and OnePlus 3t and it did output sound from both. No idea if there is any software needed to control the DAC or not, although I would assume not.
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] tenchi0205:
Thanks for the feedback...thinking to get one for mate 10 pro...
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] mikey_sk:
it should work fine with any phone as it uses the digital audio out pins of usb-c. its decently priced and much louder than most. i found a cheap LG G5 hi fi sound module that is also brilliant.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Msrag:
Hey developers

Faceunlock apk has been released on APKmirror , i guess it is related to 5 and 5T , i have installed it on my oneplus 3t , but of course nothing happened , so my question is can we benefit from this apk to install the option of faceunlock of the 5T & 5 ?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] RASTAVIPER:
Why do u need to install another apk when face unlock exists already in the 3T at Oreo?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Veestaai:
Not only in oreo but also in nougat!
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] jakobWango:
It still has to be integrated in the ROM (for instance, in 5, 5T you have options for this in the Settings), and installing this apk doesn't magically give that option in the setting. So for us with the 3/3T, its useless, we still have Androids Smart unlock which is good enough for convinience.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] nicknacknuke:
Uhm... what ?? how ??

saw no face unlock in settings-Security ... :confused::confused:
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] volldez:
security + lock screen, smart lock
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] thes3usa:
Smart Lock doesn't use the same algorithms used by Face Unlock on the 5/5T. Smart lock will also unlock your device when your eyes are closed, while Face Unlock will not unlock your device.

Smart Lock has not been updated since Android 4.4.4., and it is not recommended to use it, as it is extremely unsafe. Be happy with the super fast fingerprint sensor on our devices and don't complain that xyz features are not available on our devices.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] NemanjaS23:
I've downloaded modified media_profiles.xml and changed default one on my phone, and since then my camera(especially video is really bad, and camera keeps crashing on HDR mode). I've tried to revert changes by bringing back my old media_profiles.xml which I've backed up, but everything is still the same. Even after flashing newer weekly MIUI Pro.by situation is unchanged. What can I do to revert every change about camera?

P.S Video looks like it's 320*240 resolution with very poor bandwidth and with distortions, and when I want to change resolution in settings there is no that option anymore.

What can I do?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] infinity.plus:
I too have the same problem as I replaced media_profiles.xml for SLO MO in GCam.

Now I'm really screwed as nor SLO MO works and neither Video quality is good.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] DarthJabba9:
Did you clear the cache and dalvik-cache?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] erasat:
Hi Guys.

I got the phone last week and after a couple of days I updated to the Oreo Beta version, one thing I just noticed today after a reboot was that I had 3 Voice Mails after the reboot, those 3 calls were rejected by me but because I never got a Voice Mail notification I thought that they simply hanged up.

The Visual Voice mail setting on the Phone app settings is turned on so I assumed that was all it was needed, but it's not. My current T-Mobile Plan includes Visual voice Mail so I already have that with the native phone app on the Galaxy S8+ and if I remember correctly it also worked when I had my Pixel XL, so I didn't download the T-mobile Visual Voicemail app thinking that I didn't need it.

So today I downloaded it and when I opened the app it never registered, it got me an error every time that's when I decided to turn off the Visual Voice mail option on the phone app and it immediately registered and worked.

Am I the only one? What about others t-mobile users with similar plans than mine, do you have it working or this simply doesn't work on T-mobile?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Zargone:
Native Visual Voice Mail

IS there a NATIVE Visual Voice mail app? Could not find it so I disabled it on Verizon's side to make LED work.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
I don't have the phone at the moment, as I sent it in for replacement, but Visual Voice mail in the phone app and T-Mobile's voice mail app worked on my phone. So the build in visual voice mail(phone app), didn't show any voice mail that were already in the mail box, but when any new voice mails were left, then the app showed. As for T-Mobile's voice mail app, it did show any old messages that were in the mail box and all future ones.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] erasat:
If you go to the dialer app (phone app) and go to settings you will find it there under the Call menu.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] erasat:
I was told on other forum that it was working fine on Nougat, so I decided to give it a try and downgraded to it and yes, it's working fine on Nougat. So unless somebody with the Oreo Beta and T-Mobile confirms that it works we can assume that it's broken on the Oreo Beta build.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] NaterTots:
Yeah I've got the same thing on the Oreo beta.

No visual voicemail through the phone app and it did work when I was on Nougat.

I'm on T Mobile. Hopefully the Oreo beta 2 fixes it this week
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] erasat:
Have you reported it? I did, but the more the people, the better.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] erasat:
It will be good to see if after the update that's scheduled for this week this keeps happening or is fixed, if the fix it I'll go back to Oreo so please people if you get the upcoming new beta update, please treat this and report it, thanks.