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[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] AhsanU:
LG will never fix the update issues.

I owned the G3 and the G4, and after bad update issues with the G4, I swore off LG phones altogether. I purchased the G7 since I got it for free with T-Mobile (sold the 2nd one) and haven't touched it in months. The lack of updates, lag in their bloaty UI, subpar camera, etc. have all deterred me from LG again. 3 years and I thought LG might get their act together - they haven't.

This was my absolute last LG phone. I love wide angle camera lenses, but LG has failed in every other aspect.

I love my Mi Mix 3 and 6T. One for work, the other for personal use - it's the best of both worlds. Easily unlocked bootloader, GCam for both phones, etc. it makes me wonder why I even bothered with LG to begin with again.

/rant
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Agreed! The CEO of LG is stuck in the past and needs to pull the head out of the nether regions and into the light! LG mobile is a DYING company, because of 2 things in my book, locked bootlaoders, AND LACK OF UPDATES! If they allowed us, the owners of our phones to unlock the bootloaders, we would simply update and keep it current with custom ROMs but no, the decided to lock bootloaders and lose the last remaining customers.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Billy Madison:
Oh, c'mon. You take Google camera for granted but it takes zero effort from Google to lock and tie it in next versions to Pixels and deny all from installing on another phones. It is rumored that google even develops their own ARM chipset, maybe to further tie soft and iron together. So, then what you'll do with sh1tty cameras of mix 3 and 1+6?

And let me ask, how gcam helps them in shooting video? you know that G7 can shoot 10 bit HDR 4k video while neither mix 3 nor 1+6 can't?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] AhsanU:
I take GCam for granted? What?

The "sh1tty" cameras of the Mi Mix 3 and the 6T? Have you used either camera, or are you just basing what you're saying off what YouTube reviewers have said?

Both stock cameras are amazing. The 6T had an iffy start but OnePlus has, with each update, improved their night shot and overall camera quality. The Mi Mix 3 also has an overall better shot than the GCam, or at least the GCam that's available for the Mi Mix 3. I only use GCam for the portrait mode - that's it.

I don't shoot video often at all, so I don't care about 10 bit HDR 4k video.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] maydayind:
Can we pleese keep this thred on topic.

This has noting to do about Android pie release on g7.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] dwoycheshen:
I'm sure the topic will change in April... I'm hoping Canada pie is ready soon... Mmmmmm pie.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
Lg announced that they will release android Pie globally by march end. March end is near and still we haven't receive any Global beta ??
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] bilrage:
They havent specified the year xD
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Siley:
It's still two weeks to the last day of March. Btw LG releases updates every 2 months, and next is at the turn of March and April so why should they change their schedule and release updates earlier?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] c0des:
No update for over 6 months now on the G710EMW variant.... Wow.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] xeizo:
I got the "s" update today, that means at least two more months wait for Pie. End of May looks probable.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
LG promise 1st quarter of this year to release pie. Korea got pie 2 months ago. It will be like the g6 in august maybe. What a company
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Maverick Honor:
LG never said they will release PIE for global versions. The Q1 rollout timeline was only for the KR versions.

LGV40's kernel source codes for At&T and Verizon models have been uploaded..! So they will get it anytime now...
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] maydayind:
Noticed my phone is downloading a update now.. Cant se what it is.

Sweden and unlocked

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Never mind just security update.. 10s
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] xeizo:
It's the "s" update, February 19 security patch, I got it this morning. Sweden, unlocked.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] ShadoV90:
10s have only security update? Because it "says" that functionality etc. has been improved. Why they don't give a changelog --,--
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
LG has any software development division. I doubt. I mean they are taking lot more time for pie update. Samsung is better than LG atleast they give timely update..
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Thesnable:
What exactly are you missing with oreo....?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] StillHateYou:
Good quality camera app with quick focus, stabilization and shooting , better night mode, some really working eis on the wide angle.

i know You can have it on oreo but...

V50 have more advanced camera app, Better shadows and so on. If their strategy is to sell the new V50 and g8, they will keep update from older phones until certain amount of new will be sold.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
Optimized software and battery performance. Improvement in camera, redesign notifications
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] LameMonster82:
Hi GROOVYJOSHCLARK. You have an octopus box right? I think I (with the help of some other fellows) figured out how to unlock the bootloader but it needs an octopus box for that. Can you help me? PM or Quote me.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Thesnable:
I tell you something: battery wont last much longer. i dont need a new os for a new camera... and also i am happy with the notifications.

:)
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] xeizo:
Yes, Oreo works very well, there are no showstoppers. Still, it would be nice if LG could keep their software current. Especially since Korea already got the update some time ago.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
According to this article.. LG testing android P for European model.

https://www.mylgphones.com/european...t-android-pie-update-soon-in-april-rumor.html
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
LG stand for rumors. Flagships that where released in 2017 run pie allready last year.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] arsenal74:
This is pretty embarrassing now especially after all the noise they made about the software divisions last year.

I like the G7 a lot, it is maybe my favourite 2018 phone but I will never buy another full-priced flagship from them, not that they really bother releasing phones in the UK anyway.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] sas007:
Same here..I’m in the UK I like the LG UI and had every G model phone made..for me I’m still in love with the G4 but really like the G7..once pie is released that will be it as it probably won’t get further updates..V40 is a ridiculous price for a uk model..I quite fancy the v40..
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
The G7 is in project trebble and will have to provide 2 years updates within 3 months security updates.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] c0des:
Android security patch level - September 1 2018..... No updates for 7 months now. Thanks for caring about rolling out security and bug fixes to your users LG. I cannot wait to move over to the new Pixel.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] sybreeder:
I've just recieved V10S through LG Bridge. Still 8.0.0. Just Security updates to Feb 2019...

Tmobile PL G710EUR-XX
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Jostian:
I'm not in a rush for Pie on my LG G7ThinQ some feature have been removed in Pie that I used in O, like no more battery saving option for Location, no more keep wifi on/off when screen is off etc. So I'm happy on O at present...
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] dwoycheshen:
I couldn't find any information about this. Only the treble ROM for the euro variant.

Here's hoping I guess. How much risk are we at if behind in security patches I wonder?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Szumy:
That's why I wait untill the price drops , I bought first my old g6 for 450 and yesterday I find a G7 for 350e. The weird thing is the shop has also G7 fit for the same price [emoji2955][emoji2955]

I was hoping to already have Pie , maybe next week or month.

Wysłane z mojego LM-G710 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] sas007:
Done the same with a LG V40..saw one for sale on amazon at a new lower decent price for a Euro model..you can get them from eBay for £480 but who knows what model they are maybe Asia...I have a G7 so will flog that...
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] sudman:
Careful what you wish for people, the grass is not always greener on the other side. My Pixel 3 has all sorts of bluetooth jank, camera lag and other issues. My LG V30 & G7 never miss a beat, personally as long LG's version of Pie is stable then I'm ok to wait and keep receiving my semi regular security updates.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
looks like the G8 has a US release date, 4/11, so im betting we wont see 9.0 until after that at the earliest.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] sas007:
11th April or 4th November?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
sorry, i forgot that the US is the only country that does mm/dd. April 11th is the release date for the G8
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Maverick Honor:
https://www.mylgphones.com/european...t-android-pie-update-soon-in-april-rumor.html

ETA could be May for EU models.. For others it could be even June or July.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
For Indian version they will release in q3.. Better they directly update to Android Q;)
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] OnceAMatrixMan:
Q?! ?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
I just hope buddy.I know lg will not directly upgrade to Android Q. :rolleyes:
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Sampson0420:
phuck LG, last pos I buy from them.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Maverick Honor:
It's rolling out in EU in Germany as evidenced from the below tweet..

https://twitter.com/TechAltar/status/1114472824209645570?s=19

Updated edit: the unit mentioned in the tweet is a korean one, Not a EU unit.

No official ETA for Pie yet for the global models of G7 thinq...
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Thesnable:
Great!

Hope i get it too soon
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] trouble.:
No it's not in EU or Germany. It is only in Korea
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Ali Mirza:
According to GSMArena, LG V30S, V35, V40, V50 & LG G7 gets Android 9.0 by June. :mad: another 2 months of waiting!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
I checked out the the story on GSMArena, as well as the source, and it looks like there was supposed to be some massive software update but it listed march and all we got was a security update. i would take what GSMArena is saying with a grain of salt.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] bootruss:
It's a Korean version, which has had Pie for a while now.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] trouble.:
V50 is updated to Android pie
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] LameMonster82:
It was debunked because his phone color is only for Korean model and they have pie for a long time
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
How much we have to wait for Android 9.My friend has Honor 8pro, 2yr old phone received android 9 update this evening.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
https://www.google.be/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/will-my-phone-get-android-p?amp

Oreo is almost 2 years old,Most off all phones less then a year old run pie. The Xz premium is even 2 years old and run pie from November last year. Even Nokia 3 mid range 2 year old run pie. It would not surprise me next year g7 be 2 year old and will not get Q update in 2020 but 2021. I'm sure it's more strategy because only korean people buy there phones and get the update. All others in the world make it to expensive for lg to give big updates so fast. If they wait until Q get released is much cheaper. That's my theory because lg is a loosing money company . It's a good phone and I like it but it has some bugs and need more care from LG. That story of that so called update center made it even worse and they don't realize that.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Poke01:
☝️ This..... :good:
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] doubledragon5:
I suspect LG won't even update this phone to pie in the end.. I won't even so much as buy a LG phone, washer dryer or anything else LG...
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] souvikxda:
Had LG G6. I got the android 0reo update in June, 2018.

Lg always slow with software update.

But they eventually get that.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
1st quarter ends in 4 days. Lg realy stepped up now with the update center and release pie to V35s in Korea now. What a wieners, Got this unit 10 months ago and 1st time ever I run a 18 months old OS version on a high end device. If it was 8.1 I could almost accept it. Still even waiting them to fix do not disturb for months.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] simo14:
The 1st quarter ends 31 march, we're already in the second quarter

Inviato dal mio LM-G710 utilizzando Tapatalk
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
Woops my mistake, your correct.?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
LG sucks, I hate my G7 and can't wait to get rid of it!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] jurastefo:
I dont think so that will be release Pie for EU customer. Pie in Korea and security pack in EU.Thats my opinion.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjha619:
I believe pie is already released in Korea might we will get pie update or security patch.Finger cross
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] cnsngr:
I sended an email to lg turkey asked when will the pie update will come for the g7 they told me that they are working on it but there is no info for when will it become available
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] kacak11:
the support is mischief

I will not ever use it

LG
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Same here, I will NEVER go with LG ever again. I opened up a forum in XDA for just this reason, being so miserably unhappy with this piece of crap LG device.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
I would disagree that this phone is garbage and say that this phone has worked very well from battery life to responsiveness. the lack of updates coming out of LG when they have stood up an update center specifically to fix the updates is highly frustrating. if samsung can get 9.0 out to all of their 8 and 9 series phones, lg should have been able to get 9.0 out to the all of the G7s and V40s. This is really making me think long and hard about going to the next pixel so that i dont have to wait on carriers to get out updates to my phone.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
That's all with it slow and bad software suport. Unlike any other brand like Sony you can give feedback and sometimes developers listen and fix or add function on there unit. Like that useless Google assistent button I don't use can't be used for something else. This phone did not get any correction in the camera software. I don't even use night mode tru lack of detail. Korean users must be simple minded not to report this.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
We can agree to disagree, I hate this phone, I can barely use it. My next phone will probably be a pixel as well.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] ShadoV90:
Groovy imo just whine and blaming LG, Sprint etc. because of his mistakes. He didn't make proper research and now spits "venom" and he's blaming everyone for his wrong choices.

Groovy, stop whining, stop acting like a kid, take full responsibility for your actions. You made wrong choice, because you didn't gather proper information about device and carrier.

Just stop writing how much you hate lg, because i wanna vomit reading your whine 100 times about the same.

I know that LG isn't perfect company. They have great hardware, but update timing sucks dong. I don't know why they made bootloader unlockable just for few devices, not all, but that's why i bought EM device.

Wise consument should buy product, which meets his expectations. And there will be no whine.

Sorry, but i must throw that from myself. Maybe you will think about it... Or not.

I will not write in this topic anymore. I said what i wanted.

Best regards

ShadoV
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
well said. the whining/complaining should be kept to the other thread, even in that thread most of the people disagree with groovy. this one is about the 9.0 update.

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true, but LG has always been known for slow software updates, so we knew what we were getting into. I will say i was hopeful when they announced the software update center and said that will help them become competitive with getting software updates out. sadly, that fell completely flat and they still really suck at getting the updates out. if samsung started making flat screens, rather than the curved crap they are doing, i would actually consider getting a phone from them. getting the pixel is still up in the air for me as i do not want to loose expandable storage, but i may not have a choice since they are the only ones who bypass the carriers in getting software updates out.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Don1003:
this is my second lg phone ever. Not knowing what I start with and after the G6 dual sim i wanted a europe version thinking it was better suported and also the fake news abouth the promise from lg update center would do better. So I upgraded and now I feel screwed to coming from sony who did allot better than previous years with updates but they got buggy software that took time to fix and leaving key features what can't be said from lg that got minor bugs and still got double tap to wake and a headphone jack. It's what it is and my next won't be lg anymore unless they turn 360.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
exactly, i think they conned everyone when they announced the upgrade center. its the main reason that i came back to LG, since it had seemed as if they were fixing one of the major pain points of buying one of their phones. turns out they were full of crap, so its time to start looking elsewhere for my next phone.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] trouble.:
Those who saying that lg phones suck, Plz don't buy then. Lg phones are great but their software is the real issue. U can't judge a phone by his software. And if u guyz knew that lg suck at software update then y buy it? I'm LG fan and i really like my v30. I don't care when i will get pie bcz it will be not surprisingly new. Lg make some solid phones.

SO IF U DON'T LIKE LG PHONES THEN DON'T BUY!!!!!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] sisaxe:
I don't know. I'm not satisfied with lack of updates. But they don't bring anything new or better. I'm more into getting gcam port that works fine and give me better pics. Update ain't gonna do s*it for me... I would still use nova launcher so it would look the same. Performance would be the same. Battery same. Why the f people making big deal of updates when we already know that they don't bring anything?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] trouble.:
Exactly! Nothing new in pie for lg phones
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] hawklet00:
at the very least they should be getting the security updates out. but the thing is, if samsung can get the updates out, how is it so hard for LG to get them out.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] yannick930:
My biggest problem with LG is the lack of community. No alternative ROM, no official contacts.

I like my G7 but it reminds me of 2010, you get what you buy. No software evolution. Even the Pie version on Korean model look like the previous version. I'm keeping the G7 for the quad dac and because the phone works very well. (Unlock version in France) but as soon as possible i'm getting a second phone to feel alive.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] mpazoykas:
LG phones no more for me, 7 months and still waiting for the android p update, absolutely ridiculous!! I hate this company
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Mikolaj612:
Guys, there is nothing to be worried about or even nervous/angry.

I had plenty of LG phones in the past, there was always problems with updates, sometimes LG delivers very quickly, sometimes they didn't even trying to do so.

I had LG G Flex 2, which was a great phone of it's time, it was updated pretty quickly to 5.1.1 from 5.0.1 but after that I had to wait a loooooooong time to receive 6.0 - when LG G4 was updated and everybody forgot about it - both phones were flagships at that time, but LG did everything in favor of G4 back then.

Same situation in regard to LG G5, when LG G6 was running on Oreo for months, users of G5 (which is technically very similiar to G6, same CPU etc.) were waiting, most people lost their faith in this case, but LG delivered, very laaaate but it still count.

I've got no worries that this time LG will bring us new firmware and I'm patient enough to wait for it.

LG UI and functions are more or less the same or similiar between versions, I've got LG G5 with Oreo and older LG UX compared to G7 and it look and work almost the same (ofc G7 is more complex in functionality but this is not big difference).

So even if we receive Pie there will be zero-to-none in regards of new functions and look. New FW will push some numbers higher.

So why they didn't update? I think they're just waiting for global shipping of G8 and maybe then they will roll out new update for everyone.

Maybe not the best update terms, far behind of what Sony doing - but still what does Pie change or do what Oreo doesn't? Probably nothing ;)

PS: Whining around about LG in my opinion is (trying to be gently now) is stupid or even retarted - because nothing changed in LG at all for at least few years.

Everybody knows how it works, everyone is aware of that - then why complaining? If that bother you, then abandon LG ship and (mostly) never come back.

There is plenty of phones and companies with better support like Sony, Samsung, pick it whatever you want.

LG never was a company with good software support.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] freddy85:
Lg g5 was one of the first to get updated to new android version, my guess is that lg have scaled down the software development team and they prioritize the software on new phones so updates take longer on previous phones
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Mikolaj612:
Maybe it was that way when Nougat was released.

But Oreo was a different story, I receive Oreo for my G5 not so long ago, half year ago?

This is a clear picture of what is LG doing - they're pushing people on the edge of their patience, some of them will wait, but it's probably more proper thinking that they will replace their old device for something newer.

Half year ago Sony released Android Pie for their flagships like XZ1/XZ2/XZ3 and compact series.

LG G6 received Oreo something about one year ago (spring 2018).

It's a little suprising that making Oreo for G5 which is using same CPU etc. took over half year until become widely available.

After all many LG phones are relased widely with already outdated Android on-board, that happend with LG V40 for example.

Long story short - with that kind of politics and customer service LG will never catch Samsung, Huawei or even Motorola, I'm not even trying to put Sony here because their politics is somehow ahead of almost everyone on pair with Android One updates.