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[G2 Original Android Development] Eiion:
Still running 17.1 on my G2 I'm debating if I should update to 18.1 (17.1 was my first "custom ROM" ever that I've installed on a phone so I'm a little bit scared of bricking this great phone).

I'm wondering if updating is worth it as in what would be the benefits, are there any (besides - likely only - security updates)?

I'd appreciate if someone could teach me something about it.
[G2 Original Android Development] 60nine:
G2 is unbrickable - you can just lost all of your data, so you better do a backup before doing any ROM flashing/reflashing...
[G2 Original Android Development] Eiion:
I mean... I wouldn't say "unbrickable" considering all the bricked G2s back in the day. No need to backup - there's nothing important on the phone.

But, I'm still wondering what the benefits of updateing to 18.1 would be over sticking with 17.1. Aren't there any since you didn't mention even one?
[G2 Original Android Development] Eiion:
I decided to just go for it - and ran into a problem right away:

The instructions under "Special Requirements" say

Since I'm running LineageOS 17.1 right now, does that mean I have to go back to original the firmware 5.0.2 before I can install 18.1? I've checked instructions for another device where that wasn't mentions as a requirement.

Further down it also says the the device has to be rooted first?

Either way, I'm confused about what to do - continue with the process by rooting and then what comes next further down on the instructions page or try to find firmware 5.0.2 before progressing with LineageOS 18.1 🤔

I mean, I only want to update from 17.1 to 18.1 - you really cant just update but have to go through that whole installing the original firmware and root again thing first?

EDIT: Forget everthing before - I was referring to the wrong wiki page. That was from the "/install" that is about installing LineageOS for the first time. The correct page is https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d802/upgrade with instructions to upgrade to a newer version if you already are on LineageOS.

So I guess the only question left is if I previously was using Open GApps on 17.1 does it pose an issue if I now go with MindTheGapps for 18.1?

EDIT 2: Apparently you can - the phone runs and no error notification so far. So that answers that I guess. Thanks Eiion for helping me out 😂
[G2 Original Android Development] 60nine:
about bricking the device - yes, people have bricked it - but those people didn't know how to bring it back to life ;)
[G2 Original Android Development] BiG_FooT:
Enjoy the ride!
[G2 Original Android Development] captainhase:
Are there any news about the problem not connecting to a network in WPA2/3 compatibility mode?
[G2 Original Android Development] ihead:
How to turn on the "knock knock" feature on this rom?

I want to wake the phone without using the power button by tapping twice on the screen
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
Settings -> System -> Buttons "assign a navi bar action"

Settings -> Display "scroll to bottom and it has a couple screen methods"
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
I finally got my LG G2 d800 back up and running after screen breakage 5-6 yrs ago. It's not as quick as I was hoping but it works. I have alot of old roms, kernels, apps, etc for the d800 that don't seem to exist anymore online. Anywhere I can dump them?
[G2 Original Android Development] cenkcs:
After the last update my phones memory management improved significantly. Ram is the biggest downside of this phone unfortunately. Thank you for good work.
[G2 Original Android Development] totofe69:
Hi everybody

Is someone facing battery drain issue ?

My battery life is very poor while my battery is new.

I will try with other battery. Maybe my battery isn't Good
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
It's similar to stock for me. I suggest you replace it, considering that it's almost 9year old battery now. :D

Mine's a Korean variant where we have the battery replacable, but is probably different for yours if it's global/us one.
[G2 Original Android Development] djibe89:
Hi, Androidfilehost is cool for this
[G2 Original Android Development] alilife:
my phone gets really laggy when I turn on data or connect to wifi, right now I'm using latest release of LineageOS

I didn't have this problem with LineageOS Android 9 version

does anyone else have this problem?

I think my phone is too old for Android 11
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
Could you try using the phone without installing GAPPS?

I don't have this issue in my G2 and I don't have GAPPS.
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
I use these RAM management fixes by crok and AutoTrim to speed things up a little bit, although something like Privacy Guard would be nice to disable things that start on boot or stay running in background.
[G2 Original Android Development] computerofil:
Today I used LOS 18 during all day. At first I had a lot of power consumption, then by the evening it was gone.

Not bad for initial release. However, it is not enough to force closing the application with a long tap on “back” as in LOS 17.1. Several times a day, the applications hung up and there was a suggestion to wait or close the application. As I already wrote, there is no adjustment of power consumption using the slider as in LOS 17.1. Since this is the first release, many of the settings are in English only. BitGapps and Magisk Canary are installed and working well. Root is OK. The firmware has great potential. Many thanks to dear Aleasto for his great work for us.

I hope that work on this firmware will continue and will not be limited to this release.
[G2 Original Android Development] _kayya:
I can't believe my eyes. I even could not imagine this will happen. We are the most lucky users in the mobile world. Thanks to [MENTION=3044346]arco68[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4742143]aleasto[/MENTION].

I can't wait and now flashing the rom to my D802. :)
[G2 Original Android Development] theelderstatesman:
Yes, we sure got lucky this time ...
[G2 Original Android Development] computerofil:
After using LOS 18 for 1 day, I went back to 17.1. Now 17.1 is more convenient and familiar. I will wait until LOS 18 is more refined. I hope dear Aleasto doesn't stop at the first release.
[G2 Original Android Development] RobertoN90:
I'm testing for 2 days. System UI crashed just 2 times, good ram management, quite stable and good battery life. Thanks a lot and congratulations to the developers ,:)
[G2 Original Android Development] AMartin8:
Thank you so much [MENTION=3044346]arco68[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4742143]aleasto[/MENTION]

Wow, you surprised me yet again like around a year ago, when LG G2 was among very first devices that had implemented LOS 17.1.

This time it was due to the Snapdragon laggin issue, I already thought that I'll have to wait until next year for LOS 19 :)
[G2 Original Android Development] gray1919:
Is there a chance that nfc will work on ls980? Afaik, there were attempts to make it work at least for reading tags (not for payments). Or I'm wrong?
[G2 Original Android Development] emergency 911:
Omg cant believe Los 18.0

Great job guys, keep it up.
[G2 Original Android Development] milan982:
If you have some LOS 17.1 backup, just restore EFS and Modem from TWRP and reboot. Internet and mobile network(LTE) are working.
[G2 Original Android Development] crsNNN:
Thanks for the help but for now I'm back at LOS 17.1.
[G2 Original Android Development] alvinprimo:
Hey, how you did it? What vendor you use?

---------- Post added at 09:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:13 AM ----------

How you did it? What vendor?
[G2 Original Android Development] BiG_FooT:
Not that difficult. I came from LineageOS 17.1 official. Flashed LOS18.0 through TWRP. Afterwards flashed BitGAPPS (ARM) and done. Attached a screenshot with device / software details.
[G2 Original Android Development] Absolute Territory:
Thanks,guys. Been a LG G2 user here. I had custom model D800 and VS980. All of them runs smoothly except VS980 that has problem in network,gives "No Service" but network was recognized in settings. But all-in-all, I'm so thankful. Thank you!
[G2 Original Android Development] RobertoN90:
Why is SELinux disabled? Is it normal?
[G2 Original Android Development] popxunga:
On this first builds, yes, it's normal.
[G2 Original Android Development] theelderstatesman:
[MENTION=4742143]aleasto[/MENTION]: So, I found the advanced restart, but in the last two builds it didn't find/activate my sim card. I switched back to LOS 17.1 and it recognized/activated it immediately ...
[G2 Original Android Development] yenh:
Thank you very much for the nice work. Both versions work fine on my vs980 but the 201104 runs faster. SElinux is disabled in both. I try the 'setenforce' command to enable it but my screen turned into black. I had to force off, on reboot, the SElinux was still disabled. Offline charging do not work with 201116 version, the phone stuck at boot logo when the charger is plugged in, but I appreciated the lineage default launcher with more grides, the default recovery also is very nice even if i won't replace TWRP with it. Apart from these isues, everthing work fine. Please, is there a particular reason why for the exchange and mail apps are excluded from lineage 18?
[G2 Original Android Development] aleasto:
doubled post
[G2 Original Android Development] aleasto:
New builds out

* Enforcing selinux

* Fixed wifi hotspot

* Updated binder driver
[G2 Original Android Development] alilife:
I will give it a try and see if it makes any difference, thanks for your reply
[G2 Original Android Development] AMartin8:
Hi @aleasto,

Hope you are well and healthy during those tought times.

I'm still using LineageOS as my daily driver plus second LG G2 as a backup phone.

I appreciate your work over the last years as many on this forum are.

Regarding LineageOS 19, is there a chance that we will see it for our beloved LG G2?

I saw information about phones supported and seen even Samsung S4 or OnePlus 2, but did not see our mobiles.

Maybe it's a secret and you don't want to spoil it, but there is also no Unofficial version like it used to be in recent years.

The reason I'm asking is that without security upgrades our phones are safe only for a short period of time after which we will have to look for other phones. When LineageOS will move to version 19 I guess version 18.1 will be cut off without new security patches.

As our mobiles are still quite capable (and because I cannot find really any smartphone that will worth upgrading - maybe someone can recommend some models) I'm still very happy to use it.

Best regards,

AMartin8

EDIT: I have just found out, that GCAM actually works on our LG G2 - I lived convinced that this is impossile due to lack of proper Camera2API.

For anyone interested to have a better camera, I have compared with stock LineageOS 18.1 and it's better, but HDR and NightMode are not working. Still, it's like you have suddenly a new camera quality.

I have tested the ones on the main GCAM developers website:

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/camerago/

The ones that are working/installing (others seems to be for 64bit) are below, and some have more options that others so it's worth checking:

CameraGo_2.5_Greatness_Special-2 (Greatness, 2021-09-24, GCam Go)

GCAMGO_2.12.422_SHAMIM_V5 (Shamim, 2022-03-22, gcam go)

GCamGo_GreatnessNS2.apk (Greatness, 2020-10-20, GCam Go)
[G2 Original Android Development] aleasto:
No, most likely not. There is no Galaxy S4 or Oneplus 2 either :P

Security updates will continue until some time next year when focus shifts on Lineage 20 (however you may consider secure a 8 years old kernel)
[G2 Original Android Development] BiG_FooT:
It has to end somewhere sometime. Happy to see that we will have security updates for a few more months. And at that time we can say that after almost a decade it came to an end! Thanks @aleasto and friends!
[G2 Original Android Development] AMartin8:
I was kind of expecting that :)

Anyway, it was quite a ride!

What do you think guys to group-choosing our next smartphone and have another fun for about 8-10 years with all of us from here?

I know, kind of utopia but still - would like to know which phones you are looking at as a pride successor for our beloved LG G2 ;)

We still have around one your + as many time as someone can survive without security patches :D
[G2 Original Android Development] cross_stix:
Hi @aleasto

Would a newer build for vs980 be possible? Current build is 9 months old.

Thank you in advance!
[G2 Original Android Development] AMartin8:
Just an update on GCam, which is brilliant on our G2.

I have checked and used:

GCAMGO_2.12.422_SHAMIM_V5 (Shamim, 2022-03-22, gcam go)

which had most options and seems to work fine.

I am using it without GApps but it just works.

Photos are brighter, better in most cases though sometimes there is not much difference to LOS default camera, but in many conditions it's better.

NIGHT MODE works, but you cannot turn it on - you turn it in darker conditions by just making 1 photo, then it brightens up and all next photos will be made with NightMode on.

HDR - doesn't seem to be working, though maybe someone finds a way to turn it on like above NightMode.

So it's like a new camera or new mobile, I wish I found it earlier.

Looking forward for your experiences, please share it.
[G2 Original Android Development] aloysius987:
Last night I bricked my phone trying to install havoc os 4.8, tried to install 2 versions of blastagator twrp, one of them had fbe error.

Today, tried to use lollipop kdz to unbrick, didn't work. Tried to use tot kitkat to unbrick didn't work, either flashed successfully, failed to boot, or flashtool, lgup failed.

Managed to unbrick after download mode was corrupted with dd, lafs, managed to install lineage recovery, tried to installed los 18, failed, tried to install havoc os 4.10, failed. All adb sideloads failed with partial percentages.

Now unable to flash any kdz, tot, unable to enter recovery, only download mode. Can't get phone to work on any kind of firmware.

Tried to look for an lg g2 telegram channel but none exists. Not sure how to make any rom work.

Looking for some help.
[G2 Original Android Development] w1ll1m:
Over the last week, all apps have been crashing on the last couple of updates?

Anyone else? Or is this a hardware fault?

Thanks
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
the fbe error is normal with latest blastagator twrp. did you wipe everything before flashing the rom!? since i rooted my phone on 20k kitkat version instead of going to latest stock i flash the danielstuart14 hybrid_caf_bootstacks. i have been running lineageos 18.1 since 20220112 build. i own the d800. i also use opengapps.
[G2 Original Android Development] aloysius987:
It's a bit too late, and the instructions for how to unbrick is different between so many methods and every method is difficult.

I was unable to get my phone into any kind of stock rom after flashing over 30 times over 3 days maybe 10 hours of trying each day while I do my work and before I go to bed.

I ended up getting rid of my LG G2. Thanks for replying.
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
My LG G2 (F320) is built in 2014. I got the phone in 2015~2016 for cheap. The phone still works (I only repaired the sim tray since I accidentally broke it, got it from a friend's broken G2) well, the display, strangely, never broke.

Other people who has the phone seems to have got the issue after 1~2 years of use, but my screen still works great. There are some minor scratches, but it's fine.

I have the LG official flip cover (Is it only for F320?) that I had since then, it seems like it protects the screen quite well...
[G2 Original Android Development] 60nine:
this questions and experiences belong to general forums, not the rom ones... i don't see a point of posting it here
[G2 Original Android Development] akaloith:
i tried updating though recovery to latest

lineageos

opengapps but

magisk v24.3 by renaming .apk to .zip but did not work :(

what am i doing wrong?

maybe my twrp is old? any newer?

edit: i took bot.img from lineage-18.1-20220519-nightly-d802-signed.zip

patched it in magisk

and flashed the img in twrp, and it worked

but why the zip did not flash? it was easier. what do i need to change?
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
Can you mount system manually and browse it in TWRP?

Maybe your /system is in f2fs and your twrp doesn't support it..?
[G2 Original Android Development] akaloith:
i can read /system from twrp

shows me folders inside

but not sure what do you mean

can you suggest a latest twrp for lg d802 ?

maybe mine is old

link?
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
I'm running blastagator(?) twrp 3

Do you see 'many' folders inside system are you sure? like /app, /priv-app, /etc things like that, normally it should fill your entire screen with folder listing
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
@akaloith , i always wipe cache,system and dalvik before flashing a rom update. i flash lineageos and opengapps and let it boot. then reboot back into recovery and flash the magisk patched boot.img. if i do it before first boot i run into a world of problems with safetynet and many other things failing.

i use blastagator 3.3.1 twrp for d800. this is the link to blastagator twrp. TWRP for LG G2 the latest version will give you a fbe error but i hear thats normal.
[G2 Original Android Development] akaloith:
so you dont flash magisk.zip

I always did that and it worked

now i had to flash the patched img for it to work

so which twrp i should flash on my d802? i have 3.2.3
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
I think that's the latest.. nobody built newer ones

I might try later on with LOS18.1 but it would require some editing
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
@akaloith , 3.3.1 twrp for d802 is in the link i posted. i dont flash the magisk zip.
[G2 Original Android Development] e20140:
(y)Big thanks to the developer as nightly build continues on the G2 (D800). Just installed the May 2022 update. No issue on the ROM itself for what I need. As for a working gapps. I used opengapps micro because nano didn't work for me.
[G2 Original Android Development] MetoIsTaken:
Flash older release of magisk (ex 23.0)
[G2 Original Android Development] cross_stix:
So I guess there won't be any more builds for VS980/LS980, despite official D800, D802 etc. nightly builds continuing on?

@aleasto
[G2 Original Android Development] lethalprophecy:
I am using Verizon version of G2 VS980 and would like an updated build that would be really sweeet!

As the only options we have are Havoc OS 4.8 and this LineageOS18.1 from Nov 2021

I have figured many issues with my particular G2 VS980 phone and fixed them

I ran CPUFloat to see cores and temps and found a big issue with Battery Saver Modes

Since the Android 11 battery settings updated certain options do not work well with our old phones kernel

battery saver mode not compatible with kernel locks cores off and underclocks CPU too much and crashes

starts to build up heat on the processor over time even and ruins the phones performance

you can only see this with a CPU monitoring software such as CPUFloat

1. keep the battery setting on Efficiency

you get a lot better core management and temperature than balanced

it is similar to the Stock Kernels settings when phone shipped you can see how the CPU clocks so much better

2. Run KTweak App from Play Store it requires root run Balanced for KTweak not latency and do on Start up

changes just a few kernel parameters related to virtual memory and schedulers I find after some testing it is the perfect all in one kernel tweak and gives significant boost to background processes

3. must install old version Magisk 23.0 then you can update it all the way once you have phone rooted

4. in Developer Options turn on Background Processes Max Task Limit to 3 I find this is the setting that fixes issues when you turn Sync on and all the background Tasks take over the phone and cause SystemUI to crash

5. built in AOSP Camera on this ROM causes an issue where the microphone and camera get taken over and become unusable I think this also happens with recorder app as long as you don't open camera/recorder app and only use a 3rd party one it works fine I recommend the GCAM GO linked earlier in the thread

also using Sensors off Quick Settings tile to save battery life

remember to never use Battery Saver as this damages phone turn it off in settings

I use Airplane mode and Data Saver and Do Not Disturb and get 3 days mixed use on this phone

Turn on Battery Optimization for all Apps under applications section

remember to shut phone off when you charge and only when below 10% batt life and always go to at least %90 each charge to get best batt life

One other issue is that I do not think the Knock Knock ON double tap on the screen to turn on is not working right on this phone with this ROM for some reason maybe there is a way you can fix it but I am not sure it would be cool if anyone could provide a fix for the Knock Knock not working I think we have to flash something
[G2 Original Android Development] lethalprophecy:
This is important for the LG G2 VS980 this phone is still a relic legend

in Developer Options turn on Background Processes Max Task Limit to 1 :cowboy:

and set battery profile to efficiency and never allow battery saver mode to turn on

this fixes everything and makes it run like brand new it frees up like 500Mb of RAM

I find this setting fixes issues when you turn Sync on and all the background Tasks caused SystemUI to crash and overheating phone I promise this makes it like brand new like crazy

Only downside is you actually have to reset this every time you restart your phone or power off
[G2 Original Android Development] LegendOcta:
I have f320, but performance wise all variant would probably be similar..

I'm running LOS18.1, I have no Gapps and it has a plenty amount of ram, very fast, faster than the iphone 8 in ios 15 of my friend..

The important is not installing GApps. GApps may be convenient but is super heavy and also is not good for privacy, breaks LOS, etc.

Just use microG (personally I don't use it), and you can install playstore app using aurora store which is faster than playstore.
[G2 Original Android Development] Franz_G2:
Hi there guys, it's wonderful to get this update, thanks a lot!!

I tried to install this new version on the G2 but twrp (2.8.6.1) fails to install the zip (both with signature verification and without it).

The phone is rooted and everything. I am trying to install the lineage-18.1-20220623-nightly-d802-signed.zip version.

Any recommendation? Thanks!
[G2 Original Android Development] 60nine:
update twrp to latest, you have too old twrp for this rom
[G2 Original Android Development] BiG_FooT:
Try the D802 version in this folder:

twrp - Shared with pCloud

Keep all your files safe, access them on any device you own and share with just the right people. Create a free pCloud account!

u.pcloud.link
[G2 Original Android Development] aleasto:
Updated LS980,VS980
[G2 Original Android Development] Franz_G2:
Thank you guys, I updated the TWRP and installed the OS. thanks for this build!!!
[G2 Original Android Development] Compass Linux:
Hi.

I have two questions.

My D805 isn't offline charging with lineage-18.1-20220728-nightly-d802-signed.zip and lineage-18.1-20220728-recovery-d802.img. Is this normal? I have to turn my phone on so it's able to charge;

Can I use twrp-3.3.1-0-d802-bump-blastagator-signed.zip with lineage-18.1-20220728-nightly-d802-signed.zip or will I have issues?

Compass.
[G2 Original Android Development] DvineLord:
@Compass Linux , I use twrp on my d800. I've never used lineage recovery. I powered off my device and it charges while plugged in on latest d800 build 20220727 if that's what you mean by 'offline charging'.