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Android 5.0 and L as OS options for G3 on LG SmartWorld: a hint on an early update?

I have posted this in reddit and wanted to share it here too. While I was browsing the LG SmartWorld site, I clicked the phone selection link on the right to choose the G3. After choosing the G3 and hitting OK, a dialog appears asking the operation system of the phone and there are options for Android 5.0 and Android L. I also checked this with other phones and these only appear in G3 models. Maybe a hint towards an early Lollipop update?

Now that's interesting. Hopefully it IS a sign we'll be getting it soon.

Interesting link i found
Came across this in a google search in regards to android l looks like early files for the new OS maybe just for the boot process so far.
h ttps://github.com/Sykopompos/Android-L-LG-D851

Why when i go to smartworld web it says my device not supported?? I have d855 32gb

D855 shows Android 4.4 and ANL, I think that one big update is coming

Android L is already being tested in Korea and Poland.

zbiecik said:
Android L is already being tested in Korea and Poland. Information from mate tester LG Poland
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If You haven't made it up and Your friend seriously work as a tester - delete your post. Sharing anything related on any portal is violation of NDA and it can end very bad

dont think we will see L before 2015 definitely not before december 14

Do not expect many things.we are talking about LG the worst company in the updates. I wish to be wrong but something tell me that we will only see android L with the next release of lg g4. Lg usually brings the updates 3 months after Samsung and htc . Htc which promised fast update to m8 it states a few days ago that it will give the android L 90 days after received the stable version from Google. That means that the fast plan from htc is about 4 months from now. Guess now LG which slowest than a turtle.we are talking about 7 to 8 months. Which will be very near to the release of next g4. So it will wait a few months more to release the new g4 with the new lolipop experience. I wish to be wrong but lg has a very bad history.

LG G4 will be released with 4.4.....LG in a nutshell

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transfo47 said:
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Hope LG surprise us then!

Honestly, I don't believe in LG

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Lol that has to be a joke from them. They can't even get the carriers to release anything. So yeah 6 month isn't so unrealistic. Even for canadien android releases
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I have no faith in LG but if they update this phone to 5.0 it will sell more of these for them. So we might get lucky cause they are greedy.

I believe that it will take longer than 6 months to get out to carriers (At&t still is on 10d.) But it could be possible for the international versions.
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I have been saying for months we will all be surprised (not just LG, but all major OEM's) about how quick Android L will roll out to the flagship devices, it will be the fastest roll out so far!

Lennyuk said:
I have been saying for months we will all be surprised (not just LG, but all major OEM's) about how quick Android L will roll out to the flagship devices, it will be the fastest roll out so far!
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If all of these guys have not been working with the preview build code and getting all their ducks in a row, i would be SHOCKED. This is a new way for google to announce the OS and i think they did it to give OEMS time to get stuff ready for fast updates. Once final code drops, i wouldnt be surprised to see OEMS releasing for certifications from carriers within a month. At least HTC and samsung! lol But here is the thing i keep hoping for. Samsung used to be HORRIBLE with updates, then they figured it out and now are one of the fastest (HTC still has the crown). LG Could do the same. Especially with all the time they should have already had with the base code (not any MAJOR changes really even in this latest preview). Fingers crossed. As long as i have this phone long enough to actually see the update. My tmobile jump and a nexus 6 or note 4 are almost tempting me, but i love this phone!

Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will get Android M update in this fall

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Samsung will rollout Android M to Galaxy S6 in this fall
Galaxy S6 is the latest flagship from Samsung and is currently running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop in some regions. According to reports, Galaxy S6 and Note 5 will be in the Samsung's top priority list to upgrade to Android M. Google is going to release the Android M OS in September or October. So Samsung will start building the Android M update for Galaxy S6 in October. The building process can take about a month and the South Korean tech giant will rollout the update to its latest Galaxy S flagship in November. But only Retail and unlocked editions of Galaxy S6 are receiving Android M update in November in some regions. Samsung may start the rollout first in Europe and North America.
Galaxy S6 with US carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint will receive the Android M update in December. Other carrier editions in Europe and North America may start the rollout by the end of this fall. In India and Middle east countries Samsung will start the rollout process in the starting of the next month.
Android M Release for Galaxy S6 Edge
Galaxy S6 Edge also receives the Android M update along with Galaxy S6. The South Korean tech giant will start the rollout of Android M to Galaxy S6 Edge in November. At first Retail and unlocked editions of Galaxy S6 Edge in North American and European countries will receive the update. Australian Galaxy S6 Edge users are also going to receive the update in November.
Carrier locked versions of Galaxy S6 Edge in the US and in some European countries will receive the Android M update by the end of this fall. In India and Middle East countries, Samsung will start the rollout in the beginning of next year.

Source?

I googled some of the content of the OP and the only return dealing with Android M was the OP itself. I wouldn't buy this rumor until we have a credible source like sammobile.

This is a given that Samsung will deliver M at some point but without a source it's completely unverified.

This is meaningless click bait written with zero specific information. Yes, the GS6 will get an M update at some point. Yes, Samsung will start working on it when M is finalized and available to OEMs in the fall. Yes, unlocked versions will get the update first followed by carrier versions. That's all just common sense. Everything else is speculation. I'm willing to bet that the update, once available for the unlocked S6, will be held up by carriers for at least as long as the 5.1 update has been.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/5...-and-more-to-receive-update-by-year-s-end.htm
Well it looks like it will get it by year end...so OPs timeline is kinda right

-l-Z3K3-l- said:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/5...-and-more-to-receive-update-by-year-s-end.htm
Well it looks like it will get it by year end...so OPs timeline is kinda right
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Do you know what they are citing for their release date kowledge? Samsung's Lollipop rollout from 2014!! This is just more speculation that matches some other speculation.

ScottyNuttz said:
Do you know what they are citing for their release date kowledge? Samsung's Lollipop rollout from 2014!! This is just more speculation that matches some other speculation.
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Speculation for EVERYONE!!!!!
I'll get the champagne.....ok sparkling wine
ok maybe just a bottle of soda then

So what if you can get Android M on our S6? At first you'll start rejoicing and showing off to everyone that your S6 has Android M, then you'll start complaining about how your old mods/**** that used to run on Lollipop don't work on Android M. This will be followed by complains about bugs, poor battery life and poor performance overall. Most consumers should understand that a new Android version will bring about bugs and in compatability with existing mods. So if you're going to update to a new version of Android, expect these kind of problems to happen. Don't go and complain about "this mod doesn't work" or "battery life is terrible". If you still want to use your existing mods you might as well stick to your current version of Android where everything works fine for you instead of updating to Android M and start complaining about it.

Android M, N, O, P, Q...who cares when all of it is [email protected]? We have nearly reached the end of innovation on smartphones and the software that runs them. Just look at PC's! They keep trying to put faster CPU's in these little things and they get so hot you can use the Gorilla glass as a frying pan! Maybe they should stop trying to waterproof them and make them Grease proof, you know, to keep the oil melting from our fingers from seeping into the electronics. They can't even get Lollipoop to work and now we are going to slam another worthless upgrade on top of it? And then you "probably" have to do a hard reset in order for it to even work at all? What a joke! And iOS is just as bad. All they all want is your $$$$$$$$. New phones, new Apps, new features, they don't work but NEW MONEY in their pockets. We're all suckers and we know it.

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Android M, N, O, P, Q...who cares when all of it is [email protected]? We have nearly reached the end of innovation on smartphones and the software that runs them. Just look at PC's! They keep trying to put faster CPU's in these little things and they get so hot you can use the Gorilla glass as a frying pan! Maybe they should stop trying to waterproof them and make them Grease proof, you know, to keep the oil melting from our fingers from seeping into the electronics. They can't even get Lollipoop to work and now we are going to slam another worthless upgrade on top of it? And then you "probably" have to do a hard reset in order for it to even work at all? What a joke! And iOS is just as bad. All they all want is your $$$$$$$$. New phones, new Apps, new features, they don't work but NEW MONEY in their pockets. We're all suckers and we know it.
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I sense great anger from you young Padawan.
Fear leads to anger blah blah blah

Your crazy. That's *way* too early for Samsung. Most of their devices are still having problems with Lollipop
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[OFFICIAL] Android 6.0 Marshmallow Thread

ANDROID 6.0 MARSHMALLOW THREAD
I saw no threads about this topic, and decided to make one.
Android 6.0 is starting to roll out for the nexus devices, when do you think our galaxy s6 will get it?
Discuss everything related android 6.0 marshmallow to galaxy s6!
Update 1.0: http://www.sammobile.com/2015/10/09...on-android-6-0-marshmallow-for-these-devices/
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The next .year.
On the samsung s7
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End of the year.

DT84 said:
End of the year.
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2015 or 2016?

I believe that is going to come to our devices before the end of the year.
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Will be at ~ mid-late Dec or early January.

A leaked firmware/test firmware in november+ a semi-stable version in december ( my guess is russian or ploand), a good build next year - february.

we will get it when they release Android N (Nutella)

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I saw no threads about this topic, and decided to make one.
Android 6.0 is starting to roll out for the nexus devices, when do you think our galaxy s6 will get it?
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I think it will be soon, the latest 511 already has some doze functionality backported, maybe next month? Anyway since this is one of the most important new features I don't care much, as long as it is stable and bug free

MrWolfman said:
we will get it when they release Android N (Nutella)
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Mmmm Nutella! Android Nutella!

I hope they wait a bit after reading all the issues the new permission Model in M still has. This is more a consumer device than a Nexus so they should take their time and wait until it's also ready for the "average" user. Hopefully they don't rush the update like they did last year with the S5 and Android L (with all the bugs it had).

MysteriousDiary said:
I hope they wait a bit after reading all the issues the new permission Model in M still has. This is more a consumer device than a Nexus so they should take their time and wait until it's also ready for the "average" user. Hopefully they don't rush the update like they did last year with the S5 and Android L (with all the bugs it had).
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What permission issues do you mean exactly?
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What permission issues do you mean exactly?
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This for example. It seems like there can go much wrong if an app is written against the newest api but the developer "forgot" to ask for a permission in the right situation. If even Google makes that mistake with their G+ app this will happen to many other devs too.
So far I hoped that Android M will automatically ask for a permission when it's needed - even when the developer didn't create a customized request. But it looks like it doesn't which looks like a big fail to me.
And this is another thing which sounds also like a big mess. App settings spread across the system ... this will be a nightmare for the average user. Hopefully Google will fix that soon or OEMs like Samsung will take their time to change it and don't implement it the same way Google did.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/10/09/samsung-is-testing-marshmallow-on-several-flagship-smartphones/

I feel Google should have stayed on Lollipop for this year as well instead of announcing a new version.
There are still a lot of bugs and polishing that could have been fixed and done in let's say in 5.2 but no, they had to take out a new version when Lollipop still isn't present on the majority of devices.

ankushkatari said:
I feel Google should have stayed on Lollipop for this year as well instead of announcing a new version.
There are still a lot of bugs and polishing that could have been fixed and done in let's say in 5.2 but no, they had to take out a new version when Lollipop still isn't present on the majority of devices.
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it doesn't matter how they call it, it's just a new release. Bugs will be squashed, features will be added.

ankushkatari said:
I feel Google should have stayed on Lollipop for this year as well instead of announcing a new version.
There are still a lot of bugs and polishing that could have been fixed and done in let's say in 5.2 but no, they had to take out a new version when Lollipop still isn't present on the majority of devices.
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This is Lollipop, just renamed to Marshmallow. It's mostly fixes, better battery usage and optimizations. The only really new features are hidden like Doze, superficial like Google Now Tap, and security fixes for Google Pay.
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This for example. It seems like there can go much wrong if an app is written against the newest api but the developer "forgot" to ask for a permission in the right situation. If even Google makes that mistake with their G+ app this will happen to many other devs too.
So far I hoped that Android M will automatically ask for a permission when it's needed - even when the developer didn't create a customized request. But it looks like it doesn't which looks like a big fail to me.
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I think that article was a bit on the tabloid level, because while it's true Google flubbed the G+ permissions, Marshmallow asks for them. I checked, all permissions were off, and in G+ I wanted to take a pic and post it, and it automatically asked for both Camera permission and storage permission. I've granted both, and after both were set in the Apps/G+/Permissions.
As for the other problem, I don't get it, how it is a problem, but it really can be for some.

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samsung usually releases the updates with new smartphones.......2.3.x S2, 4.0 S3, 4.1.2 NOTE 2, 4.2.2 S4, 4.3 NOTE 3, 4.4.2 S5, 4.4.4 NOTE 4, 5.0.2 S6, 5.1.1 NOTE 5, 6.0 S7? that's what i think, but there is some rumors that samsung already started working on 6.0 for the S6....so i don't know...

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samsung usually releases the updates with new smartphones.......2.3.x S2, 4.0 S3, 4.1.2 NOTE 2, 4.2.2 S4, 4.3 NOTE 3, 4.4.2 S5, 4.4.4 NOTE 4, 5.0.2 S6, 5.1.1 NOTE 5, 6.0 S7? that's what i think, but there is some rumors that samsung already started working on 6.0 for the S6....so i don't know...
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That's nonsense, the S5 got Lollipop back in January, before the MWC event lol.
Enviado do meu Galaxy S6

dandroid13 said:
That's nonsense, the S5 got Lollipop back in January, before the MWC event lol.
Enviado do meu Galaxy S6
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yes, the S5 had the 5.0 update early, even my old S4 had it, maybe 5.0 was released quickly......but i have to say 5.0 for the S4 and S5 was rubbish....so buggy and laggy

[OFFICIAL] NOUGAT for G4 and V10 in Q3/Q2 2017

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https://www.lge.co.kr/lgekor/main.do
LG to roll out Android 7.0 Nougat update to LG V10 and LG G4 later this year
LG is said to roll out the Android 7.0 Nougat update for LG V10 and LG G4 in the second half of this year
South Korean tech giant LG will offer Android 7.0 Nougat update to two of its previously launched smartphones- the G4 and V10 in the second half of 2017.
As per an IANS report, LG is planning to offer the latest software upgrade for the V10 in the second half of this year and for the G4 in the third quarter of this year. The reports also says that the above mentioned timeline applies to the phones sold in South Korea, and consumers who are using the specific models outside of the South Korea will be notified in a separate schedule later.
However, this scheduled update applies the two LG smartphones sold in South Korea. LG G4 and LG V10 global customers would be notified of a separate roll out later.
LG had earlier announced to discontinue support on the two smartphone including OS updates, citing the two phones are not optimized for Android Nougat OS. (How shameless LG can be?)
While the report says that LG will offer the latest update to the dated LG G4, we have our doubts as the handset has already been updated twice in past. LG V10 is no different as the smartphone has also received two OS updates. So take this news as a grain of salt and wait for an official update from the manufacturer.
LG started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for LG G5 in the month of November and the company has announced the latest flagship LG G6 in the MWC 2017 last week. The smartphone features a 5.7-inch full vision 18:9 ratio display, Snapdragon 821 SoC, a 3,300mAh battery and runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat. LG G6 is packed with a dual rear camera setup with 13MP sensors 125-degree wide-angle lens.
Read more at: http://www.gizbot.com/mobile/news/l...date-lg-v10-lg-g4-later-this-year-038899.html
Also here: http://www.india.com/technology/lg-...-0-update-for-g4-and-v10-smartphones-1892938/

Better late than never as I intended to stay with this phone till late 2018!! wohoooooooooooo

Was wondering why english was so spotty, checking the link shows it's merely a translation from korean.
Whata ya know.... time flies by

I'll believe that when hell freezes over and/or when I'll see it running on my 815p.

Anyone else been getting "software update has stopped working" whenever the wi-fi/data is enabled? Problem seems to have started in alignment with this LG announcement.
On the plus side, we'll have a later security update to carry us beyond 2018 and it's not as if android 6.0 to 7.0 was a huge upgrade compared to 4.0 to 5.0.

I will also stick to this phone for at least a year so i am kinda happy, but LG...
On plus side, it seems that they listen to their customers.

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I will also stick to this phone for at least a year so i am kinda happy, but LG...
On plus side, it seems that they listen to their customers.
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Till now you were ranting about them and now when they confirmed you are happy! haha...

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Till now you were ranting about them and now when they confirmed you are happy! haha...
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Weird right?
I am happy that i will get what i was ranting about...

lol thats a long wait for a device that is riddled with hardware problems, I dont think most of us will see that day.

Well, if this works well & isn't riddled with bugs, I might just upgrade to a new LG in a year or two.

They shouldnt pretend that they are doing people a favor. And then saying it was optimized for Marshmallow. You should at least get 2 speedy big software updates. I can't trust these companies that just discontinues devices that are flagships.

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They shouldnt pretend that they are doing people a favor. And then saying it was optimized for Marshmallow. You should at least get 2 speedy big software updates. I can't trust these companies that just discontinues devices that are flagships.
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My thoughts exactly.

johnnysims said:
They shouldnt pretend that they are doing people a favor. And then saying it was optimized for Marshmallow. You should at least get 2 speedy big software updates. I can't trust these companies that just discontinues devices that are flagships.
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Give them chance at least, in development there's nothing like speedy updates, even here on xda it's one of main rules "no ETA"

God it would be amazing if we could get real LG Nougat. We all know this device (G4) can run Nougat, I myself has been running it for several months now. I just hope they ad UX5.0 rather than leave ux4.0 look.

Either way im on a sprint g4. Im sure it will be u rootable too. Just like mm. And some of lolipop. Im still on the second update ever released just so i can keep root.
Be nice to some some unlockable or crackable bootloaders in these suposed updates...

will you all keep dreaming and writing your thoughts here until the end of the year when we get the nougat source ?
and then what ? rename the thread to "curse LG" and start writing about the bugs until we fix them ourselfs ? ..........

I don't think this phone is gonna get nougat. They launched g6 in same time they announced that there is no nougat for g4. All over forums there was complaining about their statement for g4 so it would mean loosing customers for g6 because dropping support for not so old flagship. Lg is already lost bunch of customers with lg g5 so this would be too much for them. That is why the statement was changed so fast,to save this few loyal customers...and i think when time comes to update it will just be flashed down the toilet... I sure hope i am wrong because i wanna buy g4 again. It is great device overall,with all it's flaws.

why does all other companies make 2 updates than? HTC is almost dead and they updated 2015 flagship first if i am not mistaken.
If your logic would stand, they wouldnt even update their phones, just buy new phone every year.

Why does the article in OP state the G4 has been updated 2 times? Didn't​ the G4 start with Lollipop? Now we're on Marshmallow, that's one major update unless my math is off. However, since I bought mine last year I've done 5 updates but those were maintenance updates the last one was January security patch for example. The 5x runs fine on Nougat 7.1.2 from my experience and it was launched with and optimized for Marshmallow.
Corporate turds. Just do it already. I'm glad I'm not the only one outraged by their stating there isn't plans to update. Now they're doing it? Dunno.
I know that with he hard work of awesome people like Codeworkx & Genesixx we know how awesome Nougat os on thos device. I'm just scared of the in your face bloatware that could make the system just awful.
Ah, feels good to rant and keep it on topic! LOL
BTW correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the G3 AND the G2 both receive Marshmallow? Those old ass handsets!? Psssshhh, give us us Nougat!

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BTW correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the G3 AND the G2 both receive Marshmallow? Those old ass handsets!? Psssshhh, give us us Nougat!
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Both mentioned phones received two major updates:
G2 from JB to KK to LP
G3 from KK to LP to MM
Following this logic the G4 should have the Nougat right about now without playing this "maybe we will update it by the end of year" bs....

[News] Official LG Software support for G5 and V20 has ended

This is a sad day to be sure. This makes users now totally reliant on custom ROMs to receive updates.
May the G5 and the V20 live on, better than ever before.
Source: LG Security Bulletins/LG Mobile Security Maintenance Releases
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The most upsetting thing is that this post is not about updates to include new features, but safety patches: this means that a device like the G5, released in 2016, received only two years support for security. If we compare it to PCs, Windows XP was released in 2003 and it will stop this year receiving security updates: 16 years of security updates.
I'm glad they released first Nougat and then Oreo for the G5, and I'm ok if they don't release Pie, but only 2 years of security patches is far from being acceptable.

Very dissapointing. How can they be so blind and ignorant. I bought the LG G5 because it was the last flagship phone with a removable battery and expandable storage, also first one with the wide angle lens. With this phone, LG striked me as a creative and ambitious phone manufacturer that is not afraid to do stuff differently. In their last three flagships they just followed the trends, and didn't innovate at all. Suffice to say, I will never recommend someone to buy an LG ever again, as I may have before.

tremalnaik said:
I'm glad they released first Nougat and then Oreo for the G5, and I'm ok if they don't release Pie, but only 2 years of security patches is far from being acceptable.
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What's worse is not all carrier variants received Oreo, or even two years of security updates. If LG has fully abandoned the G5 already, that means the Sprint LS992 was left on Nougat with a security patch of February 2018 - less than two years after the April 2016 launch.
The unlocked RS988 was also left with only two updates ever, one for the KRACK security vulnerability and one for Nougat. The Nougat update was released very late in May 2018 but was only security patched up until March 2017 according to LG's website - less than one year of security. (I suppose LG expects users to take advantage of the unlocked bootloader to apply their own custom ROM and security updates, however those users who wanted this variant simply to be free from/compatible with any carrier are paying a premium only to get even less official support.)

PhantasmRezound said:
The unlocked RS988 was also left with only two updates ever, one for the KRACK security vulnerability and one for Nougat. The Nougat update was released very late in May 2018 but was only security patched up until March 2017 according to LG's website - less than one year of security.
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My RS988 got the December 2017 security update on January 3, 2018 which is slightly better than your statement. Still makes me mad that it doesn't look like I'll get Oreo or even a final security update to plug any holes found in 2018. It's not a very popular device so I doubt the community will support many ROMs for it.

bryantthesmith said:
My RS988 got the December 2017 security update on January 3, 2018 which is slightly better than your statement.
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Thanks for the response. I double checked the website for that model number as well as the T-Mobile and Sprint variants (which I could confirm are accurate as I own those.) Indeed, only RS988 software info is inaccurate on their site, which is a roundabout commentary in itself on how little LG cared to support that version in any way, shape or form.
https://www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000027-20150599267568-software-updates

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...which is a roundabout commentary in itself on how little LG cared to support that version in any way, shape or form.
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Totally agree. The RS988 has always been a low priority. LG probably should have never released it if they didn't have plans to support it. It just turns into another black mark on their already poor history of timely updates.

Really putting end to any hope they lg would release a bootloader unlock for their no longer relevant flagships, huh

Well, that's a bummer. I kept hoping it would get 8, but the software support didn't even outlast the original battery.

I now see that G5 and V20 came back to the list on the following page:
https://lgsecurity.lge.com/security_updates_mobile.html

My korean G5 was still receiving updates as of last feb. So.. it's not entirely true that LG is dropping support for it. And nothing to really be upset about. It may never get Pie and will never be root-able but at least it's up to date.

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Very dissapointing. How can they be so blind and ignorant. I bought the LG G5 because it was the last flagship phone with a removable battery and expandable storage, also first one with the wide angle lens. With this phone, LG striked me as a creative and ambitious phone manufacturer that is not afraid to do stuff differently. In their last three flagships they just followed the trends, and didn't innovate at all. Suffice to say, I will never recommend someone to buy an LG ever again, as I may have before.
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Yeah this is my last phone with removable battery. Now i'm moving with pixel 2

Still.on nougat with dec 1 2017 security patch , on 988

I will never buy LG again. I've owned 2 OnePlus phones. The OnePlus One and my current OnePlus 5. Tons of support! I have an rs988 but I don't use it. I use my VS985 G3 more than my G5 because I have more support through custom roms.

Update version Korea f700k
Good news ?
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So glad I moved on with LG., that's a bad move from them. My G5 is now with my little brother for his casual needs. I replaced its battery so that the original longevity is preserved. That's one thing I loved about that phone, sadly it's the last of its kind.