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Hello everyone,
I'm thinking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition from the Play Store in the US; the thing is I'm going to use it in Europe (in Italy to be precise), so I was wondering whether or not it's fully "compatible" with the standards over here since I know that the US & EU versions are slightly different especially for what concerns LTE and the # of cores.
Will the battery be drained by the absence of the LTE network (like 3G does when the connectivity is low) or not?
Further and most important, does the S4 sold onto the Play Store have the SIM card or what?
Is it slower than then the EU edition (non GE, obviously) as it apparently has less cores?
Is there any other drawback that should prevent me from buying it?
Thank you!
UlixesTNT said:
Hello everyone,
I'm thinking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition from the Play Store in the US; the thing is I'm going to use it in Europe (in Italy to be precise), so I was wondering whether or not it's fully "compatible" with the standards over here since I know that the US & EU versions are slightly different especially for what concerns LTE and the # of cores.
Will the battery be drained by the absence of the LTE network (like 3G does when the connectivity is low) or not?
Further and most important, does the S4 sold onto the Play Store have the SIM card or what?
Is it slower than then the EU edition (non GE, obviously) as it apparently has less cores?
Is there any other drawback that should prevent me from buying it?
Thank you!
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Hardware wise is exactly the same, so no worries here. Just tell me how are you going to buy and ship it to Europe?. As far I know the play store is region locked.
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marcindpol said:
Hardware wise is exactly the same, so no worries here. Just tell me how are you going to buy and ship it to Europe?. As far I know the play store is region locked.
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Actually this site says otherwise, or at least for what concerns Samsung ones:
http://s4tips.com/which-one-is-mine-s4-quad-core-or-octa-core-gt-i9500-or-gt-i9505/
Who said i'm going to ship it?
Just buy the international i9505 and flash the google edition rom. There is absolutely no difference and you get to flash Samsung back if you want.
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MaKTaiL said:
Just buy the international i9505 and flash the google edition rom. There is absolutely no difference and you get to flash Samsung back if you want.
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how do i know it is international i9505 ?
It says i9505. Hahahahaha.
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MaKTaiL said:
It says i9505. Hahahahaha.
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mine said GT- I9505 ,what version then ?
Yeah, I thought of that too..
Still, I thought it might be more convenient money-wise to buy in the US. Further, isn't the bootloader blocked in the ones that are NOT Google?
(Btw, did you flash the GE OS onto yours?)
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MaKTaiL said:
Just buy the international i9505 and flash the google edition rom. There is absolutely no difference and you get to flash Samsung back if you want.
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Hi MaKTaiL
Will it be OK for me to flash a USA Google edition rom on my UK I9505, i.e.. what about the difference in basebands (radio part)? would my 4G still work?
Most of the Google edition roms on XDA seem to be experimental or pre release roms at present?
Thanks in advance bud.
gadjet said:
Hi MaKTaiL
Will it be OK for me to flash a USA Google edition rom on my UK I9505, i.e.. what about the difference in basebands (radio part)? would my 4G still work?
Most of the Google edition roms on XDA seem to be experimental or pre release roms at present?
Thanks in advance bud.
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Yes, it will work just fine. I'm currently using the 4.3 leak, everything is working perfectly, despite it being a leak.
I'll PM you in a few minutes with the download link for an untouched Google Edition ROM (no mods, no root, simply stock) and all the instructions.
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Just sent the PM.
MaKTaiL said:
Yes, it will work just fine. I'm currently using the 4.3 leak, everything is working perfectly, despite it being a leak.
I'll PM you in a few minutes with the download link for an untouched Google Edition ROM (no mods, no root, simply stock) and all the instructions.
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Great many thanks MaKTaiL.
Will download when I get home from work and give it a go.
MaKTaiL said:
Yes, it will work just fine. I'm currently using the 4.3 leak, everything is working perfectly, despite it being a leak.
I'll PM you in a few minutes with the download link for an untouched Google Edition ROM (no mods, no root, simply stock) and all the instructions.
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This is exactly what I've been looking for. .could you send me a link also? But I guess I can't receive updates from google on it?
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Hey MaKTaiL,
Would you be so kind to send it to me as well. Further, may I ask you where you got this from? Will it be available on Google just like for the Nexus devices?
Thank you.
norpan111 said:
This is exactly what I've been looking for. .could you send me a link also? But I guess I can't receive updates from google on it?
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UlixesTNT said:
Hey MaKTaiL,
Would you be so kind to send it to me as well. Further, may I ask you where you got this from? Will it be available on Google just like for the Nexus devices?
Thank you.
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Sorry for the late reply, I was at work. I'll PM you both in a few minutes.
I got it from a thread on Galaxy S4 AT&T forums. The guy made an untouched rom for both AT&T and i9505 versions.
The thread got really famous around the internet and Samsung found out about it and asked XDA to close it.
It was sad but I had the lastest version here with me already, so I uploaded for you guys. :good:
PS.: And no, you won't get updates directly. You will have to wait for the system dump and for someone to make a flashable zip of it.
I'm sure it won't take long for it when the update comes. Hahahahahaha. People on XDA are really fast.
MaKTaiL said:
Sorry for the late reply, I was at work. I'll PM you both in a few minutes.
I got it from a thread on Galaxy S4 AT&T forums. The guy made an untouched rom for both AT&T and i9505 versions.
The thread got really famous around the internet and Samsung found out about it and asked XDA to close it.
It was sad but I had the lastest version here with me already, so I uploaded for you guys. :good:
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Please send it to me, also.
kivanov said:
Please send it to me, also.
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Sent
MaKTaiL said:
Sent
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I have the odin rom but what are you sending ? can you send it to me too :good:
MichelN said:
I have the odin rom but what are you sending ? can you send it to me too :good:
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It is the same as the Odin version, but as a flashable zip. Its completely stock. It is not even rooted. I'll PM you in a few minutes with the link.
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MaKTaiL said:
It is the same as the Odin version, but as a flashable zip. Its completely stock. It is not even rooted. I'll PM you in a few minutes with the link.
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Since this isn't even rooted... i just flash it with ODIN no questions asked? i don't have a custom recovery nor am i rooted :S
norpan111 said:
Since this isn't even rooted... i just flash it with ODIN no questions asked? i don't have a custom recovery nor am i rooted :S
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I dont know how to flash the Odin version though. You cant flash bootloader nor the modem for example. It is safer to flash the zip. But do as you like and tell us if it worked.
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Hello guys,
I need some help. Yesterday I received my new LG G2 D802 which ive imported from Hong Kong. It came with "d80210f-466-92" rom and ive been trying for hours to change it to a dutch or european rom but it wont work.
I did a factory reset through the menu and installed the LG Mobile Support tool and the drivers. Ive been running UpTestEx and it seems to be running the update but after turning on and doing a complete wipe (with the down button and powerbutton) the rom remains the same. Ive been trying this with the European rom and the dutch rom but no succes. After the update it starts up in chinese/korean or idk what language that is and the rom remains "d80210f-466-92" . Does someone know what might be the problem?
Does anyone know this rom? I seem to find little information about it and more people seem to have trouble witht this rom.
Does it come up with 10f or do u update it? I have the same g2 but im on d80210b-466-92 and i havent got any updates
My G2 is from Singapur,i can flash all Kdz for D802,from Holland,Italy,German etc...
Hi guys,
My G2 firmware is d80210b-466-92 , and i have the same problem like Iniesta89.
Any solution?
grab a open europe kdz, and flash via return to stock way stickied in general. Then you will have europe rom. But first root and backup your emei off the phone on your pc.
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I think I have the same issue.
My new LG came with D80210b-466-92 firmware and I flashed it with the UK T-Mobile version - also tried the Eur open version.
However, while the phone took the firmware upgrade, its still showing the old version of firmware i.e. D80210b-466-92. I've done the hard reset and the phone restarts in Chinese. Once I change to English its fine and all the Chinese apps are gone but its still showing the old firmware???
podge3 said:
I think I have the same issue.
My new LG came with D80210b-466-92 firmware and I flashed it with the UK T-Mobile version - also tried the Eur open version.
However, while the phone took the firmware upgrade, its still showing the old version of firmware i.e. D80210b-466-92. I've done the hard reset and the phone restarts in Chinese. Once I change to English its fine and all the Chinese apps are gone but its still showing the old firmware???
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OK, I think I can (sort of) answer my own question.
I just updated to Kitkat. The software info says its on 4.4.2 and the software version is d80220a-466-92.
So, there is no doubt that the firmware has updated, but it seems like the version number xxxxxx-466-92 probably doesn't.
podge3 said:
OK, I think I can (sort of) answer my own question.
I just updated to Kitkat. The software info says its on 4.4.2 and the software version is d80220a-466-92.
So, there is no doubt that the firmware has updated, but it seems like the version number xxxxxx-466-92 probably doesn't.
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Hi,
How did you get update for D80210b-466-92?
I'm still on it and still don't have Kit-Kat update....
andonedroid said:
Hi,
How did you get update for D80210b-466-92?
I'm still on it and still don't have Kit-Kat update....
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Follow instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
What ROM did you use?
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andonedroid said:
What ROM did you use?
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The Vodafone Germany one.
Thanks a lot!
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The Vodafone Germany one.
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By the way, did you have any problems with 4.2.2 since update?
It looks like a new 20F update is going to be released for D802.
This is the original article (Italian language, sorry), and the changelog is:
- introduced Knock Code™ feature;
- enhanged low light shots, reducing noise processing alghorithm;
- introduced recents Google security patches.
http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=36 ==> Ctrl+F ==> V20F ===> find it and download.
It isn't that hard to check if it has been already released or not.
I see a Baltics kdz and open 16gb version from Italy. and also branded Rogers one.
introduced recents Google security patches
Have they merged 4.4.4 updates?
reas0n said:
http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=36 ==> Ctrl+F ==> V20F ===> find it and download.
It isn't that hard to check if it has been already released or not.
I see a Baltics kdz and open 16gb version from Italy. and also branded Rogers one.
introduced recents Google security patches
Have they merged 4.4.4 updates?
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Mirror
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ESvfVtZzEwU2dFTnR3UGJsTW8/edit?usp=sharing
Which 20f version can i use on my g2 d802 open europe 32gb?
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Schrotty35 said:
Which 20f version can i use on my g2 d802 open europe 32gb?
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The one above should include 32GB version as LG unified the ROMs
I got the 20C before 3 days, I got the knock code
AND I can said that the tabs size in settings reduced
D802 16GB
The update size is 129.63 mb
It stills 4.4.2?
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MickyMax said:
It stills 4.4.2?
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Yes
Anyone issues with 20f update
Hi there guys, does anyone has knock on issues with the new 20f update? As for me its seems not that responsive as it was on 20d. Sometimes i can only wake my phone up only with hw key. I wonder if someone experience the same?
Another issue i have noticed, after a phone call if i take the phone off my ear it just does stays black so i cant even end the call without unlocking it...
einoris said:
Hi there guys, does anyone has knock on issues with the new 20f update? As for me its seems not that responsive as it was on 20d. Sometimes i can only wake my phone up only with hw key. I wonder if someone experience the same?
Another issue i have noticed, after a phone call if i take the phone off my ear it just does stays black so i cant even end the call without unlocking it...
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1. Open Phone
2. Type 3845#*802#
3. Go to Settings
4. Select Update Touch Firmware
Phone will be unresponsive for 5-10 seconds. Try knocking it off and back on.
robogo1982 said:
1. Open Phone
2. Type 3845#*802#
3. Go to Settings
4. Select Update Touch Firmware
Phone will be unresponsive for 5-10 seconds. Try knocking it off and back on.
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Thanks for your reply but it remains the same. And its kinda strage that after I am taking phone of the ear after making a call it locks itself but my lockscreen settings has ling idle for locking the device.
Did you flash a stock KDZ, or? Did you try a sensor recalibration?
robogo1982 said:
Did you flash a stock KDZ, or? Did you try a sensor recalibration?
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I am on stock rooted device, but i have found that 3rd party launcher causing it, went to Nova and its all gone now. Thanks for helping me.
Got it OTA in the Baltics. No issues so far.
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Is this 20F upgrade equivalent to the 20D most of EU received earlier this year?
vPro97 said:
Is this 20F upgrade equivalent to the 20D most of EU received earlier this year?
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Don't know if chagelog has changed but I had 20d and afterward I've got the 20f updates. My guess is that lg implemented security updates that google recently fixed like openSSL or something....
What about root/recovery?
Hey,
I've got the update as well but haven't updated yet, anyone knows if the current root/recovery methods work with the new version?
Don't want to lose my root :/
Thanks!
you can flash bruce v20f v4 stock rom for d802, it has root included (search in forum for download and instructions)...
prior flash - you can backup your apps with titanium (or preferred app) and restore them later (best to use usb otg stick for backups but you can backup on internal sd card as well since bruce's new rom flash doesn't require formatting sd card - only system, cache and data)
i've only lost my sms messages, but that's no biggie...
ps:
i have 16gb phone
Thanks!
Just got my G2 yesterday, Bruce's rom seems like a really nice option!
Yomach said:
Hey,
I've got the update as well but haven't updated yet, anyone knows if the current root/recovery methods work with the new version?
Don't want to lose my root :/
Thanks!
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IOroot 25 works fine.
Hey guys,
4.4.4 seems to be rolling out for Germany now. Would be nice if you could check if you already got it and save the update.zip before updating your system.
https://twitter.com/ReneKraeusslich/status/486524694758436865/photo/1
Cheers
Flo
FuelFlo said:
Hey guys,
4.4.4 seems to be rolling out for Germany now. Would be nice if you could check if you already got it and save the update.zip before updating your system.
https://twitter.com/ReneKraeusslich/status/486524694758436865/photo/1
Cheers
Flo
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Does anybody knows if it will be released for the US Retail???
GPE or normal Version?
GPE doesnt show the provider name in the upper left corner, does it? If yes, it might also be a pic from GPE.
EDIT:// The guy just confirmed he has the normal Motorola version, no GPE.
FuelFlo said:
GPE doesnt show the provider name in the upper left corner, does it? If yes, it might also be a pic from GPE.
EDIT:// The guy just confirmed he has the normal Motorola version, no GPE.
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...and Google doesn't sell GPE phones in Germany
Now only if Motorola would wake the **** up and release kernel sources. I'm not updating until faux kernel is compatible with 4.4.4.
Bec de Xorbin said:
Now only if Motorola would wake the **** up and release kernel sources. I'm not updating until faux kernel is compatible with 4.4.4.
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4.4.4 Kernel sources ETA: next week
https://sourceforge.net/motorola/discussion/general_comments/thread/bb47563f
FuelFlo said:
GPE doesnt show the provider name in the upper left corner, does it? If yes, it might also be a pic from GPE.
EDIT:// The guy just confirmed he has the normal Motorola version, no GPE.
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I think i heard somewhere that they were going to add a function in 4.4.3/4.4.4 to turn of the carrier name in the topleft corner
Wadu436 said:
I think i heard somewhere that they were going to add a function in 4.4.3/4.4.4 to turn of the carrier name in the topleft corner
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US ROM did not show the carrier name either and since 4.4.3 all ROMs have the option to turn it off.
knizmi said:
US ROM did not show the carrier name either and since 4.4.3 all ROMs have the option to turn it off.
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Now i can finally turn off that giant text that keeps me from displaying more then 4 notifications at once
Wadu436 said:
Now i can finally turn off that giant text that keeps me from displaying more then 4 notifications at once
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Yeah, it was one of the reasons I reflashed my XT1032 from UK to US ROM...
knizmi said:
Yeah, it was one of the reasons I reflashed my XT1032 from UK to US ROM...
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i don't want to flash anything so i have to wait for the ota
@Wadu436 If you're rooted, you could have also hidden the carrier name with xposed. But it doesn't matter anymore
knizmi said:
@Wadu436 If you're rooted, you could have also hidden the carrier name with xposed. But it doesn't matter anymore
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I dont have unlocked bootloader, and the only reason why i would ever unlock it is when the moto g doesnt receive updates from motorola anymore.
**** haha, I'm also from Germany, thinking that US would get faster updates I flashed stock US Firmware and am now on 4.4.3. Doea Germany really have stock rom for XT1032 official firmware update tl 4.4.4? If yes I'm going to flash back to german firmware haha, is it true?
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KuGeL94 said:
**** haha, I'm also from Germany, thinking that US would get faster updates I flashed stock US Firmware and am now on 4.4.3. Doea Germany really have stock rom for XT1032 official firmware update tl 4.4.4? If yes I'm going to flash back to german firmware haha, is it true?
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Just read more from the webs and you'll possibly comprehend what happened to 4.4.3. German ROM skipped it for a reason and now it's heading straight to 4.
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drfr said:
Just read more from the webs and you'll possibly comprehend what happened to 4.4.3. German ROM skipped it for a reason and now it's heading straight to 4.
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Nope, the German ROM seemed to skip straight to 5.0
All versions except the US and Brazil (for some) are going straight 4.4.4
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vlt96 said:
Nope, the German ROM seemed to skip straight to 5.0
All versions except the US and Brazil (for some) are going straight 4.4.4
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Hahaha, yeah.
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Ota 210.12.40
OTA Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE (Android 4.4.4)
w w w 4 8 .z i p p y s h a r e .c o m/v/86188032/file.html
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OTA Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE (Android 4.4.4)
w w w 4 8 .z i p p y s h a r e .c o m/v/86188032/file.html
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Ejem!!
176.44.1 = 4.4.4??? (210.12.40 = 4.4.4)
I'm think 176.44.1 are 4.4.2
*Blur_Version.210.12.40.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE
Downloading the new update for my h990ds indian model.. Not sure what the update going to be and skeptical.. Usually you cant revert back to previous version unless rooted.. Do anyone have any idea about this update ?
is it the 10f? or a new one?
No notification still for me. Last update I got was on Jan5
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The below is the update
Its a 3 month old update which all of us have. Nothing new.
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mehtamitul said:
Its a 3 month old update which all of us have. Nothing new.
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In Singapore, we even don't have that 3 months old update yet. i'm currently on V10D and the phone said it's the latest.
spiderx_mm said:
In Singapore, we even don't have that 3 months old update yet. i'm currently on V10D and the phone said it's the latest.
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Sad. Not sure what lg is up to. Guess they were busy with lg6 launch. Hope to have some update this month at least.
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Getting new update 750Mb...with April security patch.
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its V10g
Getting V10g-APR-17-2017 with nothing more than "Phone usability and functionality has been improved". Hope this works.... Fingers Crossed.
Are we getting Android 7.1 with this?
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I got it updated, its still Android 7.0 On the face of it, nothing new... Too early to say though.
Does any one rooted our LG v20 Indian model..
Plz let me know how to do it. Thankyou
ganeshindeed said:
Does any one rooted our LG v20 Indian model..
Plz let me know how to do it. Thankyou
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Yep me rooted
Mirrorlink
Jay Ady said:
Downloading the new update for my h990ds indian model.. Not sure what the update going to be and skeptical.. Usually you cant revert back to previous version unless rooted.. Do anyone have any idea about this update ?
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Can you check if it has the mirrorlink function?
Thanks