Switching from Galaxy Note 2 to LG v20 - LG V20 Questions & Answers

Hey guys!
I am switching from Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to LG v20 and was wondering how to import all my data from Note 2. I have few backups with Samsung Kies and is there a way to just import a fresh backup from Kies to LG?
I will prefer a program like Samsung Kies for Windows that can work with both phones but if there's an App that I can install on both phones and transfer data via bluetooth / wifi or something is fine too.
Thanks!

You have to use LG backup, download it from the play Store
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Nick281051 said:
You have to use LG backup, download it from the play Store
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Thanks Nick, I just checked it on playstore and there are many reviewers saying its not working with new LG phones. I will still give it a try when I get the phone.
Any other suggestions are appreciated!

lovelywaz said:
Thanks Nick, I just checked it on playstore and there are many reviewers saying its not working with new LG phones. I will still give it a try when I get the phone.
Any other suggestions are appreciated!
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I had issues with it myself mainly stemming from time constraints so I can't comment on that myself
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Some carriers like AT&T have apps to do it as well.
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lovelywaz said:
Thanks Nick, I just checked it on playstore and there are many reviewers saying its not working with new LG phones. I will still give it a try when I get the phone.
Any other suggestions are appreciated!
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I used the app to move from my Note7 to my V20. It moved all my apps (without saved data), call logs, contacts, and texts.
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Lg backup and set your phone down for awhile. Should work.

@rbiter said:
Lg backup and set your phone down for awhile. Should work.
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yup...from the NOTE 2, make sure you download the one that says LG BACKUP (SENDER), should work fine...

Thanks everyone!
Waiting game now, already got the "Sender" version of Backup app on Note 2.

spexwood said:
I used the app to move from my Note7 to my V20. It moved all my apps (without saved data), call logs, contacts, and texts.
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I did it as well - but just as a suggestion, when setting up the V20, make sure your sim card is in or it's connected to wifi and make sure that you setup your google account. Otherwise it will not install your apps.
First go round, I bypassed the google screen and was going to do it after and I still had my sim in my Note 7 and was at work (no wifi) and it did not install any of my apps.

I made a backup on my SD card using LG backup, installed the SD card in my lgv20 and transferred it that way. Worked out fine.
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[Q] LG Backup Software on AT&T

I was just reading a review on the AT&T version of G2 (I have the Verizon version) and there was a piece of software called LG Backup, that basically looked like an in built Titanium Backup that didn't require root.
I can not find this on my Verizon version.. is it removed? Is it named something different?
Thanks
Vzw probably removed it because they offer their own backup app with a monthly subscription.
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lumpysherman said:
Vzw probably removed it because they offer their own backup app with a monthly subscription.
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Maybe someone can get the apk for it, and we can put it back?? looked pretty decent actually from the review I saw.
dlang123 said:
I was just reading a review on the AT&T version of G2 (I have the Verizon version) and there was a piece of software called LG Backup, that basically looked like an in built Titanium Backup that didn't require root.
I can not find this on my Verizon version.. is it removed? Is it named something different?
Thanks
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I have At&t, but its not in the App drawer, its under settings/backup and restore/LG Backup......If u have it that is....
canecbr600 said:
I have At&t, but its not in the App drawer, its under settings/backup and restore/LG Backup......If u have it that is....
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I just looked. The only thing I find there under the Backup & Restore menu is
(all of this appears to be tied to google)
Backup My data
Backup Account
Automatic Restore
then the Factory data reset
So there does not appear to be that app on the Verizon.. damn you verizon..
Guess I will have to root it after all....

[Q] Hangouts MMS not working

The 12/10 hangout app still won't send MMS messages. I'm on Sprint, not rooted. Anyone else still having this issue?
It's love to use hangouts for all my messages, but I get no love from Google.
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APN.XML
Just tried it and no bueno on the mms
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Steamer86 said:
APN.XML
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Yes, share more. Am I supposed to do something with it?
Also, it sometimes switches from Wi-Fi to 3g when I try to send an mms. I have no idea why. Stock messaging app works fine.
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Jocelyn said:
Just tried it and no bueno on the mms
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Open app as archive, go into res, xml, delete apns.xml, reinstall. Works for me on Verizon. Full MMS/ group. Damn Hangouts and its custom xml.
It is in /data.
p2cactus said:
Yes, share more. Am I supposed to do something with it?
Also, it sometimes switches from Wi-Fi to 3g when I try to send an mms. I have no idea why. Stock messaging app works fine.
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I hate to be dense, but how do I open it as archive?
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Z archive through a file explorer
The issue is with app not the phone and BTW it was fixed in latest update.
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Elite Tester
It's actually not fixed on Sprint with the latest update. MMS doesn't work still and you can't change apn within the app itself.
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Omar04 said:
The issue is with app not the phone and BTW it was fixed in latest update.
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Unfortunately it didn't fix the Sprint version mms issues. Come on Google!
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Steamer86 said:
Open app as archive, go into res, xml, delete apns.xml, reinstall. Works for me on Verizon. Full MMS/ group. Damn Hangouts and its custom xml.
It is in /data.
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Navigated to it but do not show apns.xml in the res folder. Am I missing something?
Xml folder after res
I don't know what 'open app as archive' means. Please give some details for the n00b.
I'm not rooted, if that matters.
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zArchive (Google play free) can open apks as "folders". Root doesn't matter if you get the apk link and edit before install. Overwrite.
Steamer86 said:
zArchive (Google play free) can open apks as "folders". Root doesn't matter if you get the apk link and edit before install. Overwrite.
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Thanks. I did it, but still no go on Sprint. That just causes it to force close.
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Same with the last guy. No idea. :/
And still no go for mms on 12/12 update. Come on Google, you have got to be kidding me. I can download 10 apps from the play store in 1 minute that can do this.
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Had anyone been able to get this to work on Sprint?
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[Q] moving from s4 to lg g2

i have sent my s4 back as i have had nothing but issues with it, my question is whats the best way to backup my s4 stuff, then restore it to the lg g2, i wont have the 2 handsets together at the same time ....
and time is limited, any ideaS?
wifiuk said:
i have sent my s4 back as i have had nothing but issues with it, my question is whats the best way to backup my s4 stuff, then restore it to the lg g2, i wont have the 2 handsets together at the same time ....
and time is limited, any ideaS?
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Google does this automatically
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Intub8 said:
Google does this automatically
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care to expand? as i have contacts , text messages, photos etc .... ?
Intub8 said:
Google does this automatically
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Use titanium backup for user apps just copy your tb folder to pc or any removable storage so you can later just copy to your lg i do this with pics and stuff also
Go into settings, accounts and sync, Google and make sure it is set to sync contacts and pics. For sms use an app like go sms pro. Back up the sms and copy the files to your computer until your new phone arrives.
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What version of android is on your s4? You might want to be careful when restoring app data across different platforms.
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garywojdan81 said:
What version of android is on your s4? You might want to be careful when restoring app data across different platforms.
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gt-i9505 lte uk / 4.2.2
wifiuk said:
gt-i9505 lte uk / 4.2.2
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Should be ok then. Just be careful with any system app data. Never a good idea to restore that across devices.
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Beep'nGo App

Since updating my Galaxy S4 to the 4.3 OS, the app “Beaming Service for Beep’nGo” continues to appear as an update in Play Store. The problem is that the ‘parent’ app, “Beep’nGo” is NOT installed on my phone. Does anyone know how to remove it? Tx
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randun said:
Since updating my Galaxy S4 to the 4.3 OS, the app “Beaming Service for Beep’nGo” continues to appear as an update in Play Store. The problem is that the ‘parent’ app, “Beep’nGo” is NOT installed on my phone. Does anyone know how to remove it? Tx
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Since I use BeepNGo, I don't want to myself, but have you tried freezing it with Titanium Backup?
nunjabusiness said:
Since I use BeepNGo, I don't want to myself, but have you tried freezing it with Titanium Backup?
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Where did you find the app? I don't find it in my list of apps & it didn't appear in an ES Explorer search. Haven't tried TB.
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randun said:
Where did you find the app? I don't find it in my list of apps & it didn't appear in an ES Explorer search. Haven't tried TB.
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You may have to reinstall BeepNGo first in order to properly get rid of it.
Titanium Backup is acknowledged as the best backup app out there and well worth buying the license.
It can do many things - freezing and removing apps being one thing, but you may need the full licensed version to do what you need.
You also need to be rooted.
nunjabusiness said:
You may have to reinstall BeepNGo first in order to properly get rid of it.
Titanium Backup is acknowledged as the best backup app out there and well worth buying the license.
It can do many things - freezing and removing apps being one thing, but you may need the full licensed version to do what you need.
You also need to be rooted.
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Got it. TB won't work for me as I'm not rooted. Tx
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nunjabusiness said:
You may have to reinstall BeepNGo first in order to properly get rid of it.
Titanium Backup is acknowledged as the best backup app out there and well worth buying the license.
It can do many things - freezing and removing apps being one thing, but you may need the full licensed version to do what you need.
You also need to be rooted.
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Well, I installed the app from Play Store then uninstalled using Android Assistant. Then powered off & the Beep’nGo app was no longer there. However, the beaming app was still listed as an update in Play Store!!! I double-checked my backups via MyBackupPro & the parent app had not been backed up in the past. So, I guess I'll just have to live with the stupid beaming utility existing in Play Store forever as I'm not going to root my phone.
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Mobeam service application'
That's what you want to freeze/uninstall using Titanium to remove 'Beaming service for 'Beep 'n go'.
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Scottbg1 said:
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Mobeam service application'
That's what you want to freeze/uninstall using Titanium to remove 'Beaming service for 'Beep 'n go'.
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Thanks for the tip. Can't use Titanium as I'm not rooted. It has now disappeared anyway.
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I have the same problem. Can't get rit of it in the google play list, so can't remove it, and it keeps trying to install with any updating. Realy awfull spam app. Hate it, but can't be removed...****ty google play!!!! Google should make it easier to remove apps from your list!!! Why don't they??
Please give the add-on (link) and the original app (link) a 1-star rating. With enough low ratings, they might reconsider forcing this down our throat. (I have an S5 by the way, same crap)
I got it removed...finaly.
I installed Titanium Backup and deleted it from the backup list. After that it had a "x" in google play and so i could then remove it. FINALY!!.
But still...removing ANYTHING should be made a lot easier by Google in the first place!

does anyone have stock music app?

Sprint users did not get it and i would greatly appreciate it if someone could upload it for me. A LG rep informed me there is one but sprint did not get it.
I tried like 20 other music apps and just not liking them
kyhassen said:
Sprint users did not get it and i would greatly appreciate it if someone could upload it for me. A LG rep informed me there is one but sprint did not get it.
I tried like 20 other music apps and just not liking them
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The apps are blocked. You can't install them at all I've tried. Unless someone makes a modification to the app or device OS sprint users will be sol. I also want the stock music, gallery and email from lg. I got ten bucks towards a pot if any of you would like to start a small bounty.
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EROMITLAB said:
The apps are blocked. You can't install them at all I've tried. Unless someone makes a modification to the app or device OS sprint users will be sol. I also want the stock music, gallery and email from lg. I got ten bucks towards a pot if any of you would like to start a small bounty.
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Hmm there might be a way around that. I was also looking to get the email app eventually. But i ran into a similar issue way back on a older device. I just need to find the apk.
kyhassen said:
Sprint users did not get it and i would greatly appreciate it if someone could upload it for me. A LG rep informed me there is one but sprint did not get it.
I tried like 20 other music apps and just not liking them
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There is a possibility that all of you have already tried this but... I could do a backup of the apk and post it. Then download it and see whether they work with your variant or not. (i mean, it worth a try, right? Let me know.
One is the music app and the other is the widget i believe. These ones are from T-mobile's variant, Nevertheless, it is worth a try
I get package is corrupted when trying to install
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Same here. Im gonna play with it tho. See if there is a way to force it on. Thank you for it. Now to find the stock email app lol
smooth703 said:
I get package is corrupted when trying to install
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kyhassen said:
Same here. Im gonna play with it tho. See if there is a way to force it on. Thank you for it. Now to find the stock email app lol
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Let me try another method. And then im going to zip it. it would be less susceptible to get corrupted that way
Here The files zipped
There. If they dont work, then chances are carriers are becoming even more b**chier than they already are.
in the zipped file you will find: Music, music widget, and email app
Same issue all corrupted
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smooth703 said:
Same issue all corrupted
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Alright. I checked all the files on my pc using some tools to check for corruption and they pass the test. Which means that,,,, Your carriers are being b**chy. Perhaps the signatures of the apps are different, that's why it takes it as corrupted files. Then again, im barely starting to learn programming and all that, but i have been digging around on XDA since 2014 LOL. Anyway people, I WISH YOU THE BEST LUCK TO FIND THE WAY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT! :good:
Yes I did all of this day one. I quickly realized that the carriers hands were all up in it. Hopefully there will be a way eventually to get the stock apps.
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Yes I did all of this day one. I quickly realized that the carriers hands were all up in it. Hopefully there will be a way eventually to get the stock apps.
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By the way, have you noticed that no matter how you do the back up of the app, there is always a file with a format (systag)? that never happened to me with samsung galaxy s or notes devices. Then again, that file is only showing the apkpath as if it were presenting the file.
I believe the issue is happening because you can't sideload the apps, maybe placing them in system/app but for that we need root.
I may be wrong..
Ive tried several different ways. Even using an app to restore it.. Its a no go. Maybe because its a tmobile app and they use some kind of special security code that prevents other varients. But kbrn post above might be right... Might need to go in the system/ and require root...
same issue and im on att. kind of funny since this phone is marketed toward the audiophiles. play music does decently though
You'll probably have the same result, but here's 3 music APKs from my rooted T-Mobile V20.
If someone could get the gallery to work I imagine it's possible for the music app as well... I hope.
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Want to see this work.. .I loved th LG music player back in the day and dont like play music so much
Can you tell me where in the device the file is stored? I checked system/app but do not see the music app. I do have it installed. I am on Verizon.

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