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[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I can't predict whether you will be one of the people who update easily to Pie KDZ by just flashing with Dev Patched LGUP.

Or one of the people who endlessly hang onto the ThinQ logo and have to use the workaround in post #6. (Which requires TWRP and temporarily flashing to H933 firmware).

See the note see top of post #2.

This is a wonky KDZ, for some reason. No other variants have issues flashing their respective Pie KDZ.

Most people should just wait for next US998 PIE KDZ and hope it's better. But again some people have no problems. (I had no problems on my backup V30+ which is still full stock -- but my main V30+ is still on Oreo right now.)

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At the least, I would suggest you update to latest US998 Oreo 20h. ;)

With your phone still on very early US998 20b, there's so many improvements, added features, better camera you're missing. You are about a year behind on Oreo builds.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jassim0104:
I will try the method you gave me and I will hold you back Thank you very much for your help
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hashtagkem:
upgrading to pie failed

I am using the lg v30 att which i unlocked to 998 oreo 20a and now when i try to upgrade to pie 998 30b using the dev patch lgup tool i get stuck on the boot screen "lg v30 thinq" and i had to reflash the 988 oreo 20a for it to work again, can you help me to get to pie?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bhq76:
finally, i am on Pie US99830b.

thank you bro ChazzMatt , JohnFawkes....

using step by step Workaround....
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] HueyT:
Post #6 in this thread
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ali1228:
I have newer dual mode one should work i guess
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] lưu zz:
28/7 and pie.zip for us988 coming late ???
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Diego1751:
in the original WTF instructions, it mentions flashing a no encryption file, is this still necessary? I recall reading something about pie not being encrypted.

edit: also if we are using lgup does it matter what version we are upgrading from?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
From PM;

Were you bootloader unlocked and rooted, or pure stock?

What Dev Patched LGUP are you using Did you use Refurbish, Partition DL or Upgrade mode?

If you have TWRP, you can only use Refurbish or Partition DL with all partitions.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
From PM:

Were you bootloader unlocked and rooted, or pure stock?

What Dev Patched LGUP are you using? The one from this thread, and you UNINSTALLED all prior versions?

Did you use Refurbish, Partition DL or Upgrade mode?

If you have TWRP, you can only use Refurbish or Partition DL with all partitions.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yeriorlando:
I have used LGUP_DualMode.

I had TWRP installed.

And install the OTA through "PHOTA UPDATE" After everything went well, the mobile made the update correctly, then restarted and got stuck in the LOGO, since last night, it is still on. I have tried with adb but the mobile does not recognize me for more drivers that I install.

In adb when executing "" ADB DEVICES "doesn't show me anything and I don't know what else to make friends, really.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Nowhere in the instructions do I ever mention that mode. I SPECIFICALLY SAID DO NOT MESS WITH LGUP MODES NOT MENTIONED. WHY did you do that?

This is FULL IMAGE KDZ. THIS IS NOT OTA, and even if it was you couldn't install that with TWRP custom recovery present.

Please read the instructions. If you have TWRP custom recovery, you can not use anything but Refurbish mode or Partition DL with all Partitions.

You'll still have unlocked bootloader and then you'll reinstall TWRP and the three root files.

Or wait for TWRP flashable zip.

It's all in post #1 and #2.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ali1228:
my phone is also stuck at lg life good logo and doesnt get past not sure why

if i hold volume up down button and power button it powers off and on and shows erasing then again reboots and stuck at lg lifes good

Help plz

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and for some reason my device still appears as us99820h on lgup

i used the version u attached in the post
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] galapagos:
With the usb cable attached to the PC, press both volume down & power. It will turn off. As soon as the screen goes blank (black), press the volume up button only. It will take you to the download mode. Install 20h and wait until a solution is provided here as the current pie kdz seems to cause the same issue to many users.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You used REFURBISH mode or what?

Try going back to Nougat, with Master Reset afterwards. If successful, then Oreo KDZ, the Pie KDZ.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I think a lot of users have caused their own problems. One person tried converting to H930 Pie, then flashed this. Their phone is messed up and can't flash this US998 PIE KDZ until they fix their phone and eradicate EU H930 Pie firmware.

Another failed to even read the instructions and tried FOTA update (WHICH I NEVER USE OR RECOMMEND) on a phone with TWRP custom recovery.

Of course that's going to fail.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaysus145:
Boo, stuck on the LG screen. Wonder what I messed up. What is the file size/checksum of the kdz?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I don't have checksum yet, myself. I left for work while still downloading. Had two different downloads going...

Surely someone has updated successfully?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaysus145:
Crap, I thought I still had the 20h KDZ on this computer. Looks like I may be stuck for a while.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ali1228:
Well i followed everything you said but no luck

Not blaming you cause u hadnt tested kdz

Its our fault for losing patience
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I have a couple of spare US998 V30+ at home. I can try on one of those when I get home.

Still, if anyone has successfully updated please let us know. Otherwise all we hear are the ones having problems. :)

Any Pie KDZ released by now should be stable.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] lingo2012:
Ill try when its done downloading. I always got stuck at the lg logo on the us998 betas ill try this and let you know.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Diego1751:
the file is 3,241,588 kb

updating right now
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaysus145:
Thanks for confirming, I had the same value.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] HoussineOulhaj:
i have the same problem : Stuck on LG Life Is Good. ..
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Please see the top sentence of attached screenshot. ;) It's right there at the top of the KDZ post where found US998 30b.

If you don't want to do all the steps of the workaround, then you should do see least update to most recent Oreo US998B 20h, from the same KDZ thread you got 20a.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jassim0104:
hello everyone, I think it's a silly question but I just want to understand why the lg h931 converted to us998 can not have update directly in OTA on the smartphone, instead of passed by LGUP OR TWRP
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
H931 + KDZ

Couldn't get the kdz to boot at all on h931 using upgrade, refurbish, or partition, followed post #6 then tested many more combos. Twrp flashable great when using h931 20h zip first. Wanted to see if I could get wifi running on this device with android LOS 17 and Liquid alphas thought using a 9 kdz might help. Heard this was working as fix for some devices. Do I still have to use TWRP, magisk, remover, and encrypt when using the kdz? Has anyone with bootloader unlocked h931 been able use the KDZ?

Tip: If you think you are bricked(can't enter download, fastboot, no twrp installed, only force reboot, can't power off) but can enter the working factory reset screen(but still can't boot) try to reset it again then immediately boot to download mode.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
1) Some people never receive OTA updates. My wife's and mother's phones do not and they are native US998. I have to flash KDZ for them. Last OTA update my wife's phone received was for 10d Nougat. I had to use KDZ for her to get Oreo and all the updates to US998 20h.

2) But in your case, it's because your IMEI does not match what is expected.

* IF you were AT&T customer you could have stayed on AT&T H931 firmware and received OTA. But you couldn't bootloader unlock or root.

* If you were NOT an AT&T customer but still had full stock H931 firmware, you still wouldn't receive updates. They only give those to users with AT&T SIM cards.

So, for one or both those reasons you converted to US998. So, you can have bootloader unlock and root and/or so you can update your phone.

But you don't have IMEI expected for US998 OTA updates and sometimes even that doesn't help (see point #1). So, you have to use KDZ or TWRP flashable zip. But KDZ is full image, and TWRP flashable zip is based on that. It's actually BETTER than partial image OTA.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jassim0104:
thank you very much for your explanation it was very informative and very explicit
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mon0theist:
Has anyone figured out how to debloat? Every time I try to delete a system app with Titanium Backup (like the Facebook app for example), it fails and says it can't find the apk. Not sure if it's because its Pie, or if its because its currently the US Cellular variant of the Pie kdz instead of the international/global/unlocked variant of the Pie kdz or what. Never seen this happen before with any previous phone
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] HueyT:
Old skool via twrp file manager (must mount system partition) and delete stuff in \system\app or \system\priv-app. Sometimes, its under \system\system\app or priv-app. Becareful though, wrong file delete will prevent booting. Back up in twrp and restore if won't boot

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Safer is just "disable" apps
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Agreed! In Titanium Backup would be "freeze".
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrsubway:
Yeah, especially if you're not sure what the app does!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Novice_Dude:
I bought the unlocked LG V30 from B&H and was disappointed to learn LG didn't push any software updates (note: I use the phone on Verizon). On an Oreo patch thread, I was able to follow the steps and update through security patch H using LGUP.

I have no desire for any phone operating system modifications. I simply want to update to PIE and have latest security patches. I don't know anything about bootloaders, etc (I really don't care to know either!). However, I would appreciate if someone can answer the following in a concise jargon free manner.

1. I see reference that the linked KDZ files are actually intended for Sprint phones and that a version of the software may soon become available for the Unlocked version purchased from B&H. Question: Should I use the sprint version or wait (perhaps see my other questions for more context)?

2. As mentioned, I have successfully upgrade the security software using LGUP. I see reference to a DEV version of LGUP. Question: Can I use the version of LGUP I recently used to update to security Oreo patch H or do I need the DEV version (again, I have no need or interest in customizing my operating system, I simply want the standard software updated)?

3. Question: It seems people are having issues upgrading. Are the issues caused by unlocked bootloaders or some other customization, or do I risk having issues? I want to avoid issues, and if that means I need to wait for another version, that's fine. However, I don't want wait too long given the potential risks since the H security patch was six months ago.

Thanks in advance for the help!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Tell me where you think you see that? Because it's not true. Sprint doesn't even release KDZ.

Please read more carefully.

Basic answer to your question is you can try to use the Dev Patched LGUP to update to this Pie KDZ -- which is technically for U.S. Cellular phones... But so were all the KDZ you used for Oreo! With Oreo, there was no difference between Open Market and U.S. Cellular firmware. All the KDZ posted in the US998 Oreo thread are technically for U.S. Cellular as those were released first.

If it updates with no problem to this Pie KDZ, then problem solved. My spare V30+ had no problem updating with Refurbish mode.

However, if it hangs on the ThinQ logo and you don't want try the post #6 workaround (which involves bootloader unlock and TWRP), then simply revert to US998 Oreo 20h and wait for better US998 PIE KDZ.

My wife's and mother's B&H Photo US998 V30 are still on US998 Oreo 20h. (Neither are rooted, both are full stock.) I don't want to have to risk setting them up again at this point in time when their 20h Oreo firmware works quite fine.

We don't know when Open Market Pie firmware will be available, but hopefully soon.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Novice_Dude:
Sorry--I meant US Cellular.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You're quite welcome and I'm still writing my reply above. Check back in a few minutes.

I will always demand people read carefully in threads like this and I make no apologies for that. You can mess up your phone by not reading carefully.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] outlawmodzz:
Update notification

[IMG="screenshot of available update"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-TrBDwbsfSGIH-oVbLC-MEMtw7q58tNU/view?usp=drivesdk[/IMG]Anybody else get a notification about an update?? Im on 30b us998 already.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zsgoin:
Forgive my ignorance but I am coming back to this after a long time of update neglect (20a) and things seem a little more complicated with all the frankensteins and versions of the v30 available now....

Where I am:

Bootloader unlocked LG-US998 (B&H)

Carrier: VZW (don't think it matters here)

Soft: US99820a

Security: March 1 2018

TWRP 3.2.1-0 (obviously will be getting to the latest before flashing :) )

Magisk 17.1 (thanks to bootloops awhile back)

Do I need to follow updates in any kind of sequential order? i.e. get to 20h first?

I am planning on doing the TWRP flashable update so is this any concern? Is there a benefit to upgrading with KDZ files?

I am seeing people mention camera issues and I want to make sure I update it so everything is functional...
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] poixninja:
I had pretty much the same setup as you, was on 20a with us998 from b&h, dirty flashed the zips from 20a > 20e >20f >20g >20h. The. Clean flash to 30b and restored some apps from the 20h nandroid I made. Going from 20h to 30b make sure to remove the anxiousv30 magisk module before you go to 30b if you have it installed, otherwise camera and gallery won't work correctly

Edit: make sure to boot to 20h with magisk v18 before going to 30b, if you want to do it exactly like I did. Not sure if it matters or not. Once on 30b the latest magisk should work without issue
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zsgoin:
I Jumped the gun and flashed from 20a to 20h about 5 min before you replied haha. I got into 20H to have it shut itself off and start bootlooping... I will gather the other flashable zips and try to make it work. Thanks for your suggestion!

Edit: in hindsight it was probably the version of magisk (19.3) that borked it (overlooked the only use v18 in oreo)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yes, all the Oreo TWRP flashable zips need Magisk 18.x before even attempting to flash them.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] PacSensei:
I think this US99830b version has a bug, and since it came out, I installed it, but until a few days ago, the phone slowly slows down, it stops being fluid, as if it had some kind of memory leak, no I know, but it only lasts one or two minutes, then it returns to normal
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] HueyT:
Root, twrp, magisk module to enable zram, and/or custom kernel by Zach (Haumea 1.5)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Interesting. Possibly updating LG system apps or something? Still, I'd be curious to confirm what it is.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zsgoin:
I really appreciate the clarification!

BTW I decided for fun (always a bad idea :p) to just flash 30b over the mistake that was my 20a to 20h with magisk 19.3 and everything seemed to work...

I ended up then following the correct procedure here: https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-us998-us99820a040330-kdz-t3786337 then doing the same with Pie. So far so good, thanks a bunch!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Diego1751:
Reporting that the horrible bloat games have returned
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] stinka318:
Yep well that sukxxxs the weather widget is 30 mins off and for some reason can't seem to ring some people in my call list but it allows me to send text messages so flashed back to trusted Oreo.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyUK1985:
Is there anyway to get the H931 to recognise as US998 after flashing. Got my daughter one for her birthday AT&T variant and I cross flashed nougat US998 then oreo US998 but when plugged LGUP still shows as H931 which means each time I change version I gotta use the DL partition box and I think that is why I cant use the software update checker from settings menu. Going through hundreds of pages found one person mention his showing up still as H931 but I didn't see any solutions. Im not using any TWRP or rooting or anything I just want plain old stock. any help would be much appreciated =D
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zhangla:
I have Lineage 16 on my US998 right now. It's unlocked and rooted. Can I flash this to get back to be stock? Thanks.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] wesley_fg:
My US998+ has no root. It's stock. I tried to update to Pie with OTA and LGUP and I got bootloop in both options. In the case with TWRP it also got bootloop? I had to go back to Oreo.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] trouble.:
So what's new in this update?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] fluffedup2:
Same boat as you. H931. No TWRP, no root, etc.

This happened to me as well. I had to "Partition DL" Nougat twice, then "Refurbish" with Nougat. Then Oreo via "Upgrade." I'm not sure what actually got it to work in that hodgepodge of steps, but I'm now working fine on Oreo as a Frankensteined H931 reporting as an US998.

I now have the issue many people also have where the current Pie kdz results in getting stuck on the LG/Android logo, so I'm sticking with Oreo until a new Pie kdz is available.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Don't know. Never got an answer.

Wondering if it was asking permission for system apps update? Happened with India Pie and someone apparently thought it was another KDZ released.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] HueyT:
See post #6 in OP
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyUK1985:
Well the pie rom didn't work for me so I installed the Canadian version over the US998 PIE and it booted straight up, seems to have got rid of the cross flash error I get even on LG and the software update checker works on the Canadian version :D good enough for moi
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Read top of post #2 referring you to post #6. Then read top of post #6.

Right now there are no other answers, if you wish to use US998 Pie KDZ.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dredgery:
I'm just finished my upgrade using lgup, its all just fine until it's completed, my phone is still at boot screen right now for almost 10 minutes, I'm using upgrade modes, can someone help me?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jreed3786:
H931 converted to US998...stuck on splash screen/can't enter LGUP to fix

I have TWRP installed....but trying to follow the instructions to fix using "WORKAROUND FOR THOSE PEOPLE GETTING STUCK ON ThinQ/ LG LOGO WHEN UPDATING TO PIE" on ChazzMatt's tutorial... BUT I cannot get back into LGUP to flash the Canadian kdz. Any help? I think I followed the instructions verbatim....but it got stuck when I was going from Pre-July Oreo to Pie. I tried both workarounds a few times....and no avail. I have Magisk 19.3, also! THANK YOU!!!!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] NeonHD:
Just wondering, does the "DO NOT UPGRADE TO PIE IF YOU WISH TO USE AOSP ROMS" warning still apply with the flashable zips? Or was that warning only for those on stock oreo firmware? I'm rooted on Havoc OS and really tempted to try the new stock Pie firmware, but I don't want to lose my compatibility with AOSP ROMS.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yes.

TWRP flashable zips are still stock Pie like KDZ.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Since some of the workaround steps involve flashing Oreo TWRP-flashable zip, you should stay on Magisk 18 until you finally get to Pie.

Flash US998 20e TWRP flashable zip to get Download mode back. But you need to be on Magisk 18 first.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Added another workaround method to Post number 6. I've been reading reports from other LG models (like LG G6), where LG has LG Bridge downgrade the phone back to Nougat first before then updating to Pie. LG Bridge uses full image KDZ, temporarily downloaded to PC.

So I suggest trying to Partition DL back to Nougat KDZ, Master Reset, then Partition DL to Pie KDZ.

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I've not tried it myself -- but then I updated to V30b just fine from Nougat 10d on my spare v30+, just using Refurbish mode.

I'm still on Oreo on my daily driver.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jreed3786:
So, do you mean to flash Magisk 18 right before and after flashing the pie kdz? Then once it boots, that's when we can upgrade via Magisk Manager?

Why exactly is it getting stuck? Is it Magisk?

Much appreciated! ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Stay on Magisk 18 until you successfully flash and boot to Pie.

Because in the Workaround method, some of the steps to get there include using TWRP flashable Oreo zips. And those only work with mlMagisk 18.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] NeonHD:
Oh, well that's a shame. So does that mean if I do decide to flash it, I will not be able to use any AOSP ROMs anymore?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
1) There's nothing on stock Pie that's hardly any different from stock Oreo except new UX8 framework, but it doesn't really look any different. Some people were very disappointed it doesn't LOOK different from Oreo. They said it was UX 8.0 "Lite". And the camera isn't newer either. Maybe in the future, with upcoming Pie KDZ updates we will have more changes. Most improvements with Oreo came later, like DTS 3D stereo and portrait mode.

2) If your intention is to run LINEAGE-based custom ROMs (especially LOS 16 until LOS 17 problems are solved) why do you want to install stock Pie? Just install the LOS-16 ROMs from the last stock Oreo (US998 20h).

Or are you like a moth attracted to the hot light? :) I'm only semi-joking. There's no reason to flash stock Pie if you don't intend to run rooted stock firmware.

This is the warning below. It's your phone, you decide:

I just asked the other day, and the warning is still in effect.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jreed3786:
Finally! The new method worked perfectly!

The newest method you just added worked when all others failed! THANK YOU! ? Donation coming!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] NeonHD:
I just wanted to see if the pie firmware is more stable to use, as I'd be willing to give up AOSP for better battery life and performance. And that's sad to hear that there's almost no major changes in stock pie. I'd maybe go back to the latest stock oreo, but the last time I tried it, it had poor battery life and performance.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkFamiliarity:
Thanks so much. I'm able to call voicemail in airplane mode now. This is a great find, I'm glad I'm able to daily driver this zip.

Edit: [MENTION=6815443]JohnFawkes[/MENTION] , is it possible to add this to the main post please for the US998 zip? This is good information. Thanks.