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[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] AhsanU:
Sigh.

I swore to never own another LG phone after the G4 fiasco, but here I am a few years later - literally about to pull the trigger.

I don't care about the notch or the AI features - I just wanted a good phone with: a headphone jack, bigger screen, and most of all - a wide angle lens. I had my heart set out on an ASUS Zenfone 5 for a while but the wide angle camera has apparently been somewhat disappointing.

I currently own a Pixel 2 XL and a Galaxy S8+ Exynos version, both have been a blast to have because of the ease of being able to flash a new ROM and what not. I know for a fact that having this new G7 means losing the ability to customise the phone, but I'm left with little options as my desires for a wide angle lens has become far too great. I could get a secondary lens for my DSLR but snapping pictures very quickly with a phone has become the norm. Oh well, I'm probably going to get the G7, I'm prepared for a locked bootloader
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] sillyshyme:
Question what about for the Verizon editions are those going to be unlocked by Verizon and allowed to root?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
Verizon will never unlock the bootloaders on any phone they sell. Basically, if you want root, the general rule is to not buy Verizon phones 99pct of the time they are not unlockable
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] sillyshyme:
I though while ago few years there was a law passed that allowed modifications to phones legal?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] AhsanU:
I think that law may have been to physically mod phones? I can't quite remember.

But yeah, Verizon = no bootloader unlock, ever. I am hoping T-Mobile's buy one get one free promo will get the phone in more user's hands. More users should lead to more desires for development. The last LG phone I had was the G4 and there was an odd way of getting root on the phone.. I really hope there will be devs to work on the G7. As always, I'm ready to donate money to get root and the ability to flash ROM's.. honestly, I just want AOSP icons on the statusbar :laugh: I hate ugly statusbar icons!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] SOCOM-HERO:
Considering how incredibly slow LG was to add the V30 unlock codes to the official site, and still no OFFICIAL support for the open market V30/V30+ US998 model, I have serious doubts the G7 will be added to the list, at all. If you have a European variant, I envy you. They DO have laws that require companies to allow for modification. The US has pathetic loopholes in right to repair which even Apple and Microsoft scoff at, let along a smaller company like LG. They simply don't care about the dev or modder community. They would much rather have you get a new phone every year because the former was crippled by poor software and lack of support.

I'm rocking a LG G3 vs985 and it is really in bad shape now that thermal issues have led to SD card failure. I might have to reflow the solder to get it working long enough to see if the G7 will get root, or if there are alternatives.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Ganuke2kx:
I am currently researching various sites such as XDA now being in the market for a new smartphone out of necessity. That necessity...... Echoing the quoted portion of your previous post...... Is " thanks " to the battery of my HTC 10. I write this with my HTC 10 tethered to a charger because not connected to power once the status bar battery icon shows 70 % it is a very short wait until it bootloops with the only course of action then being a vol. Down + power button combo press to get into download mode...... Select power off...... And connect the HTC 10 back to a power source ( at which point it displays that the 70 % screen on battery power remaining is actually around 8 %.

The HTC 10 battery does indeed suck. Researching now for a new smartphone is leading me to think there are only 2 options that tick the boxes of my wants...... Among those wants being latest hardware with a Good + camera, SD card slot for storage expansion, and ability to be rooted. It appears the 2 smartphones to come the closest to meeting those wants are the LG G7 and Samsung S9 ( and unfortunately it appears presently the want of root may not happen with either of those 2 smartphone options [ Snapdragon versions. ] )

I suppose I could deal with my always-needing-to-be-tethered HTC 10 a little while longer to enter the U12 in the purchase running ( that I presume will be rootable ) but I will be concerned of having another battery nightmare with a HTC smartphone......

Ganuke
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] clninja:
I haven't rooted my phones for a few years now. I dont see the necessity for it anymore ( I respect the opinion of others who have their reasons for rooting.. i just have no justifiable reason for myself)

I still use xda a lot for reviews , q&a , discussions etc just not for development.

To me, phones have come a loooooong way from the days of the LG G2x etc where rooting was a MUST if you wanted a phone that could even last the entire day
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Darkning:
I'm actually in the exact same boat as you - although my battery isn't quite as bad on the HTC 10 yet, it's definitely dying 2 or more times a day on me. It's a great phone and I wouldn't be itching for an upgrade if the battery was still good. I like the U12+ but after this(and previously my One M8) having both battery or charging port related issues, wireless charging on my next device is a must. Unfortunately like you said both the Snapdragon S9+ and the G7 are the only current real options and neither of them seem to be getting any traction in the root department. The s9+ is especially interesting to me because I would think the USA would have a HUGE market for people buying and modifying that phone but it seems as though that just isn't so.

Back to the G7 - this is the first time I've ever even considered an LG and this device looks freaking great, but I want to not only de-bloat and adblock, but also have the ability to run free WiFi tether on Sprint as well as the fun of changing out ROMs(although the older and busier I get the more tedious this becomes).

Eagerly watching from the sidelines on what happens with this phone though!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Ganuke2kx:
Not a good thing reading that you had battery related issues on a previous HTC smartphone as well as the 10...... As far as my thought of a U12 being in the running for my next soon-to-be purchase each new day I become increasingly frustrated with needing to be constantly tethered to a power source with my HTC 10. I also have a Google Nexus 10 tablet ( that I believe has HTC battery hardware ) which in the past few months has been major off-and-on issues that after online researching of others experiencing the same thing attribute likely to HTC battery hardware in the Google Nexus 10. Early reviews of the HTC U12 do seem promising...... But after the cost of a flagship phone I do not want to find myself having the same battery nightmare a little over a year from now as I am with this HTC 10.

It is a real shame as so long as I am tethered to a power source my HTC 10 still runs like a champ in every other aspect. Another shame is something you mentioned in root / mod activity on XDA seems to have really declined for most smartphone brands...... And that does not give me hope of there arriving root for either the Samsung S9 or LG G7. If I am destined for the LG G7 I am considering holding out for one of the 2 merchants listed on the LG website to get in stock a carrier unlocked version of it...... In hopes that could make it a little easier / likely for eventual bootloader unlock and root. If not I will just have to get use to it being my first Android smartphone that I did not have root on.

With that scenario in mind I have been researching on alternate methods to try and do as close to some of the basic things I have always utilized with root. One thing you mention is debloat. Searching with a phrasing similar to " remove bloat no root " did return a result from XDA that I likely will try And there do exist adblock, firewall, etc. apps that do not require root...... But my guess is they will not function as well as those with root. I have had a few Samsung, a couple Motorola, and this one HTC ( 10 ) branded smartphones...... A purchase of a G7 would be my first LG as well......

Ganuke
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Darkning:
The prior HTC phone (One m8) didn't really have battery issues, but the charging port (microusb) failed on me. I believe this is going to be much less of an issue going forward with USB C connections so I wouldn't really say that's a major concern. I've had HTC phones all the way back to the EVO 4G, and generally did not have issues with battery or power related things. At this point we're going off topic though. Hopefully someone with the talent and ability finds a passion in figuring out root for the G7. :)
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Ganuke2kx:
Allllthoooough...... If you and I continue conversing regardless of topic maybe we can bump the thread count up high enough to attract a talented and abled person to take a look here and ultimately detail a root strategy for the LG G7 ( can always hope. )

So on that thought...... How Is the weather where you are ? :D :eek:

Ganuke
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] fernando sor:
I disagree. I've gotten 9 hours sot on my HTC 11 and its a year old. best battery I've ever had.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] fernando sor:
Here its over 8 hours sot but if you if you look at the bottom it lists your best sot.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] IBJamon:
I did the B1/G1 T-Mobile thing hoping that LG was better than my S7e wound up being... I haven't been able to root since my old S4. This is my first LG and I do like it so far (though I can tell that it's not an OLED and sometimes that bothers me). Overall though really quite nice.

I sure hope we can get root again. There are a few minor quirks that I would love to see worked out (plus adblock is awesome).
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] just4sc:
Quick question - how are you guys transferring contents from your old phone to the G7? The usb socket on my N6 is shot so looking at a wifi/bluetooth solution. Was thinking about using LG's app but the reviews are terrible unlike Samsung. TIA.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] qu3becker:
I'm guessing I should post this here.

I think our chances for root is high if we're able to use treble as John Wu can add root to any images so we can install Magisk. Hopefully it's possible. I'm pretty much out of the loop recently because I was spoiled with my Nexus 6P.

Hopefully it works even with a locked bootloader.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] seshaz:
Had a pixel XL 2 and it all was backed up and restored it on here. Everything transferred even all my log ins amd passwords. But pretty sure there is a transfer tool installed on the phone by default too
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Jeopardy:
LG just enabled unlocking the bootloader for the european model of G7 (LMG710EM)

http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] SOCOM-HERO:
So yet again, no US unlock. What the hell, LG?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] nihilist_:
This is great news

I will go buy the G7 tomorrow.... Now we just need root and a skillful dev and we are off.. Maybe setup a bounty...
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
They usually unlock the Bootloader on the European models, I doubt they will unlock it on the US variants
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
Are you referring to the unlocked open US variants? I can't find any info on the T-Mobile version bootloader being locked or unlockable
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] nihilist_:
That's fine I live in the UK.... Mine has been reserved I will collect it today....
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
i got mine today , and i noticed lg are pricks , you can unlock the bootloader but they still use avb (android verfied boot) then and to disable that you need to flash a new vbmeta.img and you cant flash vbmeta in fastboot , so next try extract kdz for getting boot.img make a quick twrp and flash vbmeta in recovery then. NOPE lg changed something in KDZ you can extract it with the existing tools anymore so there is no chance of getting twrp rn and so no root and no gsi since they wont work on avb enabled
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] SOCOM-HERO:
LG went from dev friendly to Samsung levels of unfriendly or worse over the last 2 years. So sad. OnePlus is the only semi-decent alternative to this wonderful G7. Oh well. I'll stick with my G3 until it dies.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
so ive got lgup to work with g7 and already flashed a kdz , now i need to patch this damn executeable to be the dev version

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progress progress

https://imgur.com/a/sfCL8GB
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
Have you had anything that's been modified flash yet? Kdz's were supposed to be hash verified and encrypted so they wouldn't flash at all if modified
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
My bad didn't realize I thought this thread was for the T-Mobile variant only, hopefully root comes your way
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
I know absolutely nothing about anything but is there any chance uppercut could be used, I think it aids in flashing modified kdz's but I also only think it supports up to the v20 again not sure but I thought I'd throw something out there
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
no , lg changed the laf protocoll , uppercut wont work , it will only work with the g7 dll and that one need to be patched but im not able to do so
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
Ok sorry I thought I'd try to chip in, thanks for your efforts I and everybody else appreciates it
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
its no probelm , i apprechiate every help , also ive created a g7 telegram group we did this for g6 too and it was rly helpfull if anyone likes feel free to join.

MOD EDIT: LINK REMOVED

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[/COLOR]Just to clearify for all of you , im not trying to flash anything with lgup , im trying to dump the phone since for a twrp we need a kernel dump or someone who builds a working kernel from sources available
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
So if we could make a twrp for it does that mean we can get root or would it just be that we would have twrp for when we get root?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
so i can tell you steps

get someone more experienced with lg kdz to help me extract boot.img from it

2nd let me do my work

3rd twrp , root, profit :laugh:
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
If someone can find a way to flash twrp, then root will be achieved or if a kernel exploit is found, we could get root then use something like flash fire to flash twrp, with bootloader unlocked already of course
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
Thanks for the clarification I'm still learning about the ins and outs of everything
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
No problem. We all start somewhere right:)
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
All is together now check out rom section for root
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
Seriously dude you're the man, unfortunately I'd be on the T-Mobile variant so I gotta wait, but it's good to know it might be possible
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
if tmo variant is like g6 and you cn unlock but not flash it should be doable pretty ez
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
Im still on my V20 I'm just seeing what gets rooted before I upgrade im digging the G7 but I need root lol

Also haven't been able to test it yet it's that speaker stuff they did a gimmick or does it actually sound pretty good? Well pretty good as far as built in speakers go
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
some small treat to make it easier to decide

https://imgur.com/a/drGnlUA
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
Is that the TMobile version?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
I think that might be lineage OS.

Edit: Upon further inspection I think I'm wrong

Edit Edit: I was somewhat correct it's an aosp rom installed since it shipped with treble
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
I saw in another thread of his that he has twrp in beta or alpha stage with the euro model so I guess that's the one.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
yep this was pure aosp as it works best , on lineage and rr wideangle cam doesnt work and notch is better on aosp, also twrp is not in alpha state anymore its rock solid exept that i didnt managed yet to make it persistant
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Josh McGrath:
I don't know if it helps, but I have the Moto z2force with googles new fancy seamless updates (a and b partitions) and twrp as to be flashed to boot since there is no real recover partition anymore on the z2
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] J0SH1X:
its rly kind of you that you want to help , but that wont help me sadly , i know how it works but i cant get stock to boot with it , its not a matter of not knowing how to its matter of time and testing and i was feeling lazy today also im not into stock and so i tell myself you will look into it later and later since i would need to reflash my phone for that
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
Here try this gcam port it's for the LG V20, V30, G5, and G6, it's also had success on a few other phones. I use it on lineage OS 15.1 on my V20 and its fantastic and also allows the use of wide angle, it probably won't work but I mean it would be worth a try

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/themes/cstark27-google-camera-mod-wide-angle-t3747263/page94
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] GDane1:
Alright I'm confused is the t-mobile LG G7 rootable? Thanks In advance!!!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] Joe199799:
At the moment no only the European model that got an official bootloader unlock from LG can be rooted
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] techlogik:
Funny you mention USB port failure, my HTC 10 had this, it melted/got hot while using the HTC charger/cable. Still under warranty, HTC wanted it back to investigate, after they determine it can be repaired, they sent it to Taiwan...6 months later...YES 6 MONTHS later!!! I got the phone back. Plugged it into a computer, my Pixel 2 fast charger, no problem. HTC claimed they tested everything and repaired the HTC 10 USB port. Phone was still SOFF and bootloader unlocked port looked clean.

When I plugged it into the HTC charger and cable, went out into my garage for about 3-4 minutes. Came back and was like, "What is that smell??" Oh shooT!!!! Grabbed the phone, I nearly burned my skin on the bottom of the phone, it was insanely hot...pulled the power out of the bottom...USB port was melted in parts...cable interface had a melted part...

Phone will still take a charge, but port is once again damaged. Unreal, 6 months it takes HTC to repair it, then they claim all is good in world, send my phone/charger/cable back, and it melts again!!!!

Still waiting for a reply from support, emailed them again. Never buying an HTC again ever..nightmare.
[Moto G4 Accessories] brillenfux:
So apparently the Parker Jotter -- I have the all-stainless steel version -- works really well as a passive stylus with the Moto G4 of you turn it around and use the back end.

It doesn't do anything on my HTC U Ultra.

So is this a sensitivity issue or what is so magically different with the Moto G4?
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] rudism:
I've got a Moto e4 Qualcomm xt1768 (non-Amazon ads version) which I had previously successfully unlocked the bootloader on and rooted. Was messing around recently and managed to (I think) ruin the partition table. It no longer gives any indication of powering on, but if I plug it into a computer right after popping the battery out and in again it's showing up in HS-USB mode as a Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. From my research it seems like, with the correct files, I could recover by either flashing something via QFIL (some kind of firehose image?) or possibly getting into fastboot by dd writing a full emmc backup of a working device to an SD card. Unfortunately I don't have either of those things for this device.

If anyone has either of those things already, or might be willing to do a dd dump of their xt1768 for me to try the SD card method, or has other information for me that would help me recover the device, I would be forever grateful.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] TheHitMan:
You need a stock firmware to revive your phone and nothing else. As far as it is detected by computer.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] xeropressence:
I tried the sdcard dump method and it did not work. Without a new leaked image the new e4 cannot be restored from the qualcomm bootloader.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] xeropressence:
Heres the loader.img i made before my phone was bricked. If you find a way to use this or a blankflash file that works with our phone please let me know

https ://mega.nz

/#!GTBXnIRR!2SA6PaaEvfqpJ4sG4a3yD-CFlrTrloR9j40CVpcw26c
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] xeropressence:
[MENTION=7683623]rudism[/MENTION] Someone found a blankflash for xt1767, which works on the xt1768.

Follow the xt1767 instructions here

https://forum.kingfirmware.com/thread-Moto-E4-XT1766-XT1767-Dead-Boot-Repair

You can use the driver.cab from

https://xdaforums.com/moto-z/how-to/guide-how-to-unbrick-moto-z-hardbricked-t3590133

then download

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904008165

and flash the individual paritions via fastboot
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] rudism:
Awesome! Can confirm that this worked and brought my bricked xt1768 back to life. Thank you!
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] phodatsht:
Sorry to bump, but I also wanted to confirm that this worked for me as well. Did a successful restore but didnt realize that the firmware version I downloaded had an older bootloader so it bricked my phone. Finally found this post and all is well again!
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] alejandro13atp:
Help me My friend

I need the Blankflash file for the xt1767 / xt1768 I have my phone in hard brick, I need to start it in fastboot mode. help me with the file as I can't find it.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] talmid01:
Does anyone has any instruction for XT1762 ?

What I did I have installed Lineage 14 on it and it worked well, then I found a 16 version and wanted to install it. After that it would not boot into anything. Didn't help to reinstall 14 or wipe or anything. Then I downloaded a factory image, but it might have been the wrong one and I flashed all the files preloader, boot, oem, system, etc. After that it would not do anything. Now if I plug it in the computer I only see the white LED on, and if I press long the power button then in "lsusb" it shows up for 2 seconds as MediaTek Inc. MT65xx Preloader.

Is it still possible to recover it? I would greatly appreciate any help.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] ashjas:
Hello,

As M1 and RN5Pro both have snapdragon 636 soc, why both differ in wifi configuration?

zenfone M1 does not support 5gz ac band while RN5Pro does?

As far as i can figure out, this could be due to aggressive price set up by asus, as 5gz would cost them more to have it enabled?

And if so, can a custom ROM or binaries from RN5Pro can eventually give us 5gz band in future?

Any inputs?

Thanks.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] MrStark007:
Actually, the smartphone antennas don't come along with the chipset. It is the circuit board that houses the antennas. So there might be differences in wifi capabilities.

It is true that this phone does not use 5GHz wifi. But it wouldn't be a problem for anyone, unless you use a router with 5GHz. Most routers have 2.4 set as the default.