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[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Antyhaker:
G4 ble, G4 bla. It's boring, you know? Why should I care about G4 in 2018? ... It's past.

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[LG G6 Questions and Answers] rdcosta:
Shocking how old models from other brands can get Oreo. My old Sony X already running Oreo but my upgrade G6 not.

Is all about customer service my friends.

Peace
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] EvilAze:
Spanish LG's president said that LG G6 and V30 will recieve V30s AI improvements SHORTLY so i suppose thats the reason why android 8.0/8.1 update is taking so long.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mrbeem:
Interresting, since verizon v30 has already got oreo :/
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] EvilAze:
Whooops, thats true my bad. I dont have a clue why is it taking so long then ?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
Little summary

XDA post (February 21, 2018): LG G6 and LG V30 will be getting an update to Android 8.1 Oreo

Official announcement from LG (Source from above XDA post, February 21, 2018): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...fication-in-google-led-program-300602016.html

XDA post (March 6, 2018): Kernel Sources released for the LG G6 Korean Android Oreo build

Source from above XDA post, March 6, 2018: LG - OpenSource Code Distribution

Android Enterprise Recommended:

Google: Android Enterprise for LG G6 + Keynote: Raising the bar of excellence for enterprise mobility

LG: Enterprise Products

XDA post (February 21, 2018): Google introduces the Android Enterprise Recommended program to certify smartphones for business use

Androidauthority post (April 12, 2018): LG launches Software Upgrade Center for faster Android updates

XDA post (April 12, 2018): LG opens a new center dedicated to delivering software updates faster

XDA post (April 27, 2018): LG G6 Android Oreo update coming Monday, V20 and G5 updates coming soon

Interesting Off-Topic

XDA post (April 12, 2018): Some Android OEMs have been caught lying about security patches

We will definitely get a major update. Unfortunately, we don't know the release date, but we know that most of the other companys upated their premium smartphones to Oreo...

(I will edit this post in green, if there is something new)
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] adamsek:
In Korea v30 already has 8.0 and AI , but g6 is still officially on nougat
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] manuel79:
is a mockery this is not the reason and they know it well, they are clearly consciously late, among the various economic deficits of the mobile division, etc. come out with bla bla bla bla
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] fallenwout:
As my great grandfather used to say:

Better late and good, than early and bootloop
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] aSuperSaiyanG0D:
Just left my Moto G5 Plus for a LG G6, "Motonovo" hadn't even gave us any hint of any Oreo progress smh..
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
Interesting Off-Topic: XDA post (March 13, 2018), LG G7 and G7 Plus may launch in May with display notch and AI features

This could be a reason, why LG is so late with Oreo update. Anyway, that should not be an excuse.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
That seems promising.

LG opened a Software Upgrade Center for faster Android updates ( https://www.androidauthority.com/lg-software-upgrade-center-854709/ ).
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] verSerk:
Another promising feature, but the reality its that we will get Oreo when new android P is released, or soon to be released, what happened this timeline with LG and the updates its embarrasing, and at least for me, my next phone wont be LG, and i been a LG supporter since the G2... this G6 its my last LG phone...
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ruh01:
Too late, too slow, too lame, LG... My backup phone, nokia 5, received 8.1 and any day is to receive april patch. How comes??? Sad but true
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] MDW 100:
I've heard the reason android O is taking so long is because they're working on stupid AI camera features.

Couldn't they just give us a really clean and early Oreo update, then given us the camera update later as part of 8.1? I don't get LG sometimes... Hope they learn their lesson for android P.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] adamsek:
It's truly not the case. Oreo development for g6 tooks so long because they does not care at all about it. I don't want to insult , but this recent information about speed up for me it's just to encourage people to buy new g7 (which looks terrible and has no groundbraking features). Still no official data about any update , only pointless phrases like it used to be. I just want to remind that v30 in korea was updated in december 2017 and in europe still not finished. Do they rewrite whole code to every single region or what? By the way , i spotted that more and more customers loose their temper and start to really hate that brand. Really sad how company this big can't compete with other OEM's at all.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] MDW 100:
Oh ok, I was mistaken.

I agree, really is a shame considering update speed was the main deciding factor Vs the S8 for me.

Would have bought a Pixel xl if I could go back, but too late now. Had it since July.

Also I don't think the G7 looks terrible, but I won't be getting it. Either G8/G9 or Pixel 3/4.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Mikes:
I disagree. Very few people care about updates at all. We are in the small percentage so they wouldn't be hurt that much even if the whole XDA LG community wouldn't buy any LG device to the end of time. I still want official O though, RR temperatures are killing me.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] :
23rd December 2017:

G6 Oreo update... How much longer?

12th April 2018:
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] MDW 100:
Ik right... At least they've opened up a Software Update Center now so at least that's a start. People now say the update will be in late April to May due to the G7.

Source: http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lg-g6-android-oreo-update-3450889
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Mikes:
LG said that the G6 have their attention now so maybe you are right.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
No comment .. Just read this post https://www.xda-developers.com/android-oem-lying-security-patches/

I scanned my LG G6 with january security patch level. Result is in attachment.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] coyot352:
Incredible, "Wiko" are in the best security patch.. it's a low cost crappy brand in France, with rebadged china phone (he tries to communicate as if it were French and patriotic products, big bull****)

Like what even the worst can be the best in a field ^^
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] evan_g4:
At least update to 7.1 which have better battery, I feel battery drain so fast even on standby, I think I was wrong to choose LG flagship with no priority support here, wtf LG other brand flagship already got Oreo
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
The launch price started at US$796.85 for the LG G6 and you only want update 7.1? :confused: :eek:

All smartphone companys know, that nowadays the importance of software is equal to hardware. And if they do not realize that, they will clearly lose customers. So LG is forced to provide at least one major update until June (that they promised offcially). What I mean, LG is forced to polish their image, otherwise they will not be able to make more profit in the smartphone section.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] evan_g4:
Thats not what I meant, I believe they will and I expect that but its too slow rather than other brand. Between 7.0 to 8.0 they should put 7.1 which I tried on other device battery life was better. LG was slow af on G6 update. Bummer
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] aminel1358:
Finally some good news, maybe.

https://m.gsmarena.com/lg_g6_oreo_update_coming_next_week_company_confirms-news-30748.php
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
Yeah seems like, again a little closer :rolleyes:

XDA-post: https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g6-android-oreo-update-v20-g5/
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] russtyd:
H871 and H873 v20a Oreo source code is here - can the H871 source be used to build other variants (eg H870)?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] kabirjedi:
my confirm...Never ever like G4
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] MDW 100:
There's probably more to the better battery life on that device than just the software, but it would help on the G6 I'm pretty sure.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ralaud:
LG could even win some of Samsung's customers if LG would release prompt updates. Because even Samsung do not provide fast updates.

Now for the public relations it seems like LG is really trying this fast update "strategy". But in reality these are empty promises at the moment. Lets hope that this problem will change soon.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Mikes:
Finally.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] westers035:
Has Oreo arrived for you then?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Mikes:
Not for me because I have an EU variant but user posted screenshot in another thread.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76379082&postcount=28
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mrbeem:
You mean v30 has had an official oreo update??
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Killua96:
Yep, LG released it today in Korea
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mrbeem:
So they did deliver a christmas present. Too bad korean Santa doean't know the world exists outside Korea!!!!!
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Killua96:
Well it's not true, ours Christmas present were the Dece-Ehm November patch! :D
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] usersky007:
That would be shorts sighted because people "nuts" like us are asked by friends, family, coleagues and are given great trust when recommending something so a "nut" like me/you may sell them 5 phones or none. That's why OnePlus went to noone to a respected company. That's why friends of mine have LG TVs but not LG phones.

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OnePlus are the exact counter example. They are on Oreo with two out of market models since 2 months already. I regret my oneplus3 because of this. Lots of people bought OnePlus5T only because of this.

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I don't know what battery issue are you having, my battery lasts for 2 days (full) with semi-light usage (i don't play games on the phone). It really has no battery issue for me compared to Samsung Galaxy S7, OnePlus 3 that I recently used a lot, maybe event slightly better than those 2. I have the european non locked version. Your apps may be the problem? I know it's a standard answer but i cannot think about another cause besides differences in hardware between versions.

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Changing SIM in itself won't help. Changing GSM operator could. You may spend a lot of time in a bad spot with weak signal for 2/3 cells. That's quite a bad condition for any phone. I have such a situation at home when moving from a room to the kitchen requires the phone to switch towers. While Samsung had problems with this durring calls, LG work well in this particular condition, never interrupting the call for a second (unlike SGS5 or SGS7). However this can lead to battery drain. Moreover, setting for switching to 4G when there is not internet on wifi can cause a lot of drain and data usage (if your internet drops for a minute on wifi, phone switches to using 4G and god know when / if it will return to wifi). That's IMO a very bad setting with hidden and big consequences, bady handled (it almos never returns to wifi usage even if the internet on wifi returns quickly, you may find the phone still using 4G after hours).

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OnePlus 3 (discontinued) got final (not beta) Oreo almost 2 months ago. Altough waiting for it, I haven't seen ANY difference in OnePlus3 Oreo vs 7.1 so I am not sure what exactly I expect for G6 Oreo other that a different version in Settings/About to be honest. Perhaps the one issue I have may be fixed: taking pictures on microsd corrupts one in... say 10 pics, regardless of the microsd card used (very very nasty, lost important pics that way since I realized and moved DCIM folder to inernal because previews look good for corruped pics).
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] jshames:
That's an interesting point, However I don't know how much that aspect affects sales. Apple is the huge counterexample. TERRIBLE phone for techies (but it used to be-- I remember "jailbreaking" my Ipod Touch :) Now pretty much impossible. And Apple doesn't let you downgrade the OS, and they intentionally slows down your device with every update (now confirmed by Apple itself) . You have to use ITunes (Ugh!) All of that hasn't stopped Apple from being worth 100 billion.

On the other side, the Nexus phones were terrific for techies (I had a Nexus 5), they were pretty good phones, but never were big hits. I think that the vast majority of people couldn't give a crap about the latest OS-- they respond to marketing reputation, price, and features-- not necessarily in that order.

Think about the ads you see for phones-- they emphasize the sexy new style, the sleek screen, the camera, the great sound, game performance, etc. Never see a big splash for "This phone quickly gets the latest updates!"

That would be shorts sighted because people "nuts" like us are asked by friends, family, coleagues and are given great trust when recommending something so a "nut" like me/you may sell them 5 phones or none. That's why OnePlus went to noone to a respected company. That's why friends of mine have LG TVs but not LG phones.

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OnePlus are the exact counter example. They are on Oreo with two out of market models since 2 months already. I regret my oneplus3 because of this. Lots of people bought OnePlus5T only because of this.

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[LG G6 Questions and Answers] aledex:
Tim has still to release the update though :rolleyes:

By the way, I don't see any rush to have Oreo, since it doesn't change so much from 7.0 as it was for old big updates like it was for 4.2 and 5.1. Still, I hope to receive it briefly.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] S1611:
Yes you are correct, not much has been changed superficially with oreo but it contains some under the hood improvements regarding the battery and much more and it will be nice to have a less buggy OS.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Killua96:
You have to count also the changes between 7.0 and 7.1 which should benefit the battery in idle xD
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] bdithug:
LG G6 spotted running Android 8.0 Oreo beta in China https://www.androidcentral.com/lg-g6-spotted-running-android-80-oreo-beta-china
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ric84:
OMG, Fanboys dying, cause still don't have Android 8 on the G6. Say Welcome to the first World Problems.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] AsItLies:
I'm sure to catch some flak for this but... maybe LG is experimenting with an update that includes project treble? I know, someone already mentioned it, and it is a good joke ;)

But, project treble is a *must do* for upcoming phones right? And there are serious advantages for mfg's to be using it (they can make their hdw changes long before the new OS version comes out). These diffs will certainly change the development cycle and needs at these mfg's.

Do they want to maintain 2 different development groups? Wouldn't they prefer to move them all over to a treble cycle? The G6 is too new to simply say 'one update and it's over'... i hope ;)

Anyway, worse comes to worse (or best?), be sure to get an G6 that you can put los on. That's my backup.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] vladimir_carlan:
Project treble it's a must only for phones shipped with Oreo. And I wouldn't put my money on LG working on project treble for G6. It's way to risky. Project treble require a vendor partition and LG G6 don't have. The risk of data loss during a repartition via OTA is huge. No decent company who cares about customers would take such risk.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Killua96:
I don't understand where it comes this hope for Treble...

It simply won't happen, Oreo update is late just because LG has done a mess with something or had various problems with Oreos build.

Treble is not on V30, is not on Samsungs, is not on Nokias, is not on Htcs, is not on Sonys and is not on OnePlus devices.

Don't get your hopes high, it will probably come in January with December patch (just to make you understand how much LG cares for this things) and NO project Treble.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] DamiDev:
Android Oreo update for G6 being tested by LG

https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_testing_oreo_update_for_g6-news-28885.php

+ more screenshots

http://bbs.gfan.com/android-9198254-1-1.html
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] vitoski:
Ehh... It has been posted a couple of times already here in the forum and thread.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] DMart9406:
The most you post the same thing , the faster they upgrade ?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] vitoski:
While we are all waiting for Oreo to come, let me share my thoughts with you about Oreo update and all this hype.

I'm a big fan of updating all my devices (all kinds) to the latest software/firmware version and this is why I also can't wait for LG to give us next big update.

However, we all should keep in mind that Google have been promising optimizations in upcoming Android version, especially focused on battery life and resources since a couple of past releases (Lollipop was the first one?). And I'm pretty sure they are moving forward, BUT... they also mess up things which they fix in next releases. Unfortunately other vendors do not keep up with Google and do not provide fixes, sometimes for major bugs.

A perfect example (at least the one I know by heart) was the Moto X (2013) from Motorola (not Lenovo yet). The last update Moto got was Android 5.1... with 'Cell standby' (do not confuse with Device idle) bug that was draining battery. Google fixed that in Android 5.1.2, which Moto never got.

What I'm trying to say is that Google drops major updates (6.0, 7.0, 8.0) and then releases minor versions with fixes for bugs introduced in major updates.

Knowing that LG never updates their phones to minor versions, only major ones, we should better start checking what bugs Google planned for us in Android 8.0.

A lot of us here hope to see better battery life with Oreo. I haven't checked other forums if anyone noticed obvious bug in 8.0 related to the battery life. However, if yes, we should stop looking for a bright future [emoji3]
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] jshames:
This is a good point. I had a Nexus 5 for a few years, and sometimes even in the minor updates Google didn't fix bugs. For example, the Nexus 5 had notoriously low volume, for which somebody came up with a fix which required root. Google never incorporated the fix in their updates. Same with the horrible noise-suppression of the sound in video.

And with the Nexus, too, all the way from Lollipop Google touted that each next version would revolutionize battery life and it never did.

So I will wait to be damn sure the Oreo is OK before installing it (I don't know of a way of downgrading the OS without unlocking the phone, and in my region it can't be unlocked). Right now LG's version of Nougat is great and I don't want to ruin things. And the battery life is fine as it is, and I would bet against Oreo improving anything in that regard. As usual, each new version comes with more services that hog up more RAM and tax the processor more than the previous version. Most likely there will be little or no difference after LG's skin is put on top of it.

In fact I would prefer they give us security updates and the incremental improvements of 7.1 rather than Oreo.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] aledex:
I come from a Moto X too (glad to see that there are other people who don't change phone every other year :D ), and yes I have your exact same thoughts.

By the way, if you want to resurrect your Moto X, you should try the debloated modded version of stock 5.1.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] vitoski:
I'm still using my Moto X for testing purposes - stock ROM (with bloatware). I think it's one of the best phones that were ever made for many aspects. One of them is the build quality - the phone hit the ground so many times and the screen is still perfect.

I accidently hit my LG against the door through the jacket pocket and the glass in the corner just broke.

My personal opinion: all current "Premium" phones (made out of glass on back and front) are just a piece of s**t, worth half of the price. And that Premium look and feel vanishes right after the glass gets broken or scratched.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] aledex:
Apart from the grandangular camera, with my G6 I can do less things than I was able to with my Moto X. WTF man.

No gesture for opening camera. No gesture for turning torch on.

Google Assistant (in Italian) is unable to read messeges or my plans on command.

No dedicated processor for the assistant.

The antenna performance is way, way worse.

So, overall, in 2014 I paid 240€ for something put into the market in february 2013 and that was able to do things that 5 years later, having spent 350€, I'm not able to do anymore.

LOL.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] DMart9406:
What a waste of money ... Your fault though , you bought it

I had a huawei p10 plus and yeah , i missed the gestures at the beginning but now i dont miss them at all

The g6 is more powerfull than p10 though
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] iblackrd:
Oreo is coming february 2018
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] egbiestar:
Nothing is sure, i assume you read the topic about the chat with the employee of LG.

There hasn't been an official release date yet so just be patient! ;)
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] jshames:
I wouldn't mind even if we just got the incremental improvements of 7.1.2-- contextual menus, etc

Don't see anything really exciting in Oreo
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] kc_exactly:
I have a confidential not to be released to the general public for engineering purposes only Moto X that I got from a friend. It is in a drawer at home. My son used it for a bit but it in poor shape. I always wondered if I could pass it on to someone for a conversation piece. I am pretty sure it says Property of Motorola on it.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] ric84:
This Topic is called "LG G6 Oreo Update" , please go to Moto X Forum, if you need to talk about it.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] :
I totally agree.

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So true. Also that rep can also be liying just for people can stop asking about the oreo update. That rep isn't the ceo so he/she words dont matter.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] sparks2000:
Yesterday htc started updating htc 10. Phone from april 2016. Dont mind LG. We can wait :)
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mrbeem:
Right now i can't think of a single manufacturer apart from LG that hasn't released oreo (official or beta) to their flagships worldwide.