Hi all,
I'm considering buying a used V20 for ~$150 for my teenage sister-in-law. That said, I have absolutely no experience with the phone. I've read plenty of reviews but those were all from when the phone was released. Would anybody mind giving me the down-low on update support and expectations with official LG firmware? I don't want to give her a rooted phone (mostly because I don't want to provide tech support for it).
Would I be wise to buy this for her at this price or should I look elsewhere, perhaps at a Moto G5 Plus or one of the newer budget phones coming out this spring? I'm probably looking for this to be a 2-3 year phone for her, even if security updates only last another 1-2 years.
Thanks!
This phone will not get security updates for another 2 years -- MAYBE a year, no matter the model.
It is a great phone if you root it, but you said you don't want to do that. The only way you are going to get really good battery life is either get a bigger battery (and deal with the bulge), or root it
-- Brian
runningnak3d said:
This phone will not get security updates for another 2 years -- MAYBE a year, no matter the model.
It is a great phone if you root it, but you said you don't want to do that. The only way you are going to get really good battery life is either get a bigger battery (and deal with the bulge), or root it
-- Brian
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Dude, the next security patches for our V20 will be available on late May. Or June. Or July at worst. What are you talking about. XD :silly:
And is May or June over a year away? Did I fall into some alternate dimension? It is close enough so let's call this April. This phone will not receive any more updates after April 2019. How do I know this -- history. LG just doesn't change.
-- Brian
Anyway, LG (or pretty much any manufacturer nowadays) has a record of releasing 2 major updates for its flagship devices. Since it came out with Nougat, I guess it should receive P next year (because LG )
Not much idea about security patches though, might last around 2-3 years. Then again, the amount of security patches you receive heavily depends on the variant you have. US carrier variants seem to be getting patches recently, while on the other hand, my unlocked US996 is still stuck on December 2016 patch (while my Galaxy Note 4 is on August 2017), and the lastest one is Dec 2017.......
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runningnak3d said:
And is May or June over a year away? Did I fall into some alternate dimension? It is close enough so let's call this April. This phone will not receive any more updates after April 2019. How do I know this -- history. LG just doesn't change.
-- Brian
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I seriously don't know whether you are being sarcastic or not, really
The V20 will probably receive Oreo in May anyway, which is why I said that.
Although I can agree that LG is terrible when it comes to patches. I mean, from 2016 to 2017, I've only seen a single patches for my US996, which is Dec 2017, A.K.A the one I am downloading right now. Since mine is stuck on Dec 2016 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you think this phone is getting P you have not owned very many LG devices. The V10 got Nougat because a big stink was made, but it was a crap build, riddled with bugs.
The V10 was released on Oct. 2015 with Lollipop. Marshmallow was released on Oct. 5 2015. Most models got their update to MM on or around April 2016. Finally (after much community outrage) they released Nougat for some models in July 2017. BARELY two years of support.
The V20 was released on Sept. 6 2016 with Nougat. Oreo was released on Aug. 21 2017. Finally some V20 models will get Oreo around April 2018.
So let me get this straight, you really think that LG is going to give this phone three years of support and supply Android P?!? LOL
-- Brian
It Is going to get P probably(every flagship gets two major updates).
Although, I do agree that the amount of time they need to release it is just.. well, I should behave.
Then again, I am coming from Nexus line..
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as anybody got a clue when the nougat update will be rolling out to the moto G4 and was wondering if it will be any longer this time around since lenovo owns motorola compared to last year which say the moto devices receive the marshmallow update rather fast thanks.
I've seen some estimates that say from the end of this year to sometimes early next year. Motorola is pretty good with pushing the updates out so I would expect 3 to 4 months from June when "N" was released. If it's a branded Moto, then it's anyone's guess since the service providers aren't too speedy with updates.
Update summary
Effective September 30, 2016, AT&T released a software update for the LG G5 (H820). You can download the update via Firmware Over The Air (FOTA). A Wi-Fi connection is required.
Software update includes
Android device security updates
https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tut.../id/stepbystep_KM1100881?make=LG&model=LGH820
Yup. I got notification of this last night, and woke up to it confirming to be installed this morning.
Last time I ever buy an LG device
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Yup. I got notification of this last night, and woke up to it confirming to be installed this morning.
Last time I ever buy an LG device
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That happened with the previous update I got. The g2 which i had before this phone was so freaking good and it's the reason I got the g5. Now that I have it I regret buying it. My next phone will probably a OnePlus or an iPhone (ew, I know).
Yeah, I came from a G3. The ROMs and support on the device were incredible, and I expected the same on the G5, just with better hardware. Shame. I will probably just buy a used G3 and stick with it. Mine had no problems other than that I cracked the screen and the replacement had some quirks I couldn't deal with.
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Let's make a thread about when YOU guys think Nougat will hit, based on experience, the speed they got beta out this year and such.
January to February.
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Q2, for the S7E being one of the most popular flagships Samsung can sure be late to the party since even irrelevant phones from some other OEMs are already getting the Nougat update.
This crap takes for ever. Whatever.
I will say this again, remember how long Samsung took to release Marshmallow for the S6 / S6e? I bought mine in October 2015, they promised Marshmallow by end of 2015, nothing came, then they said February, nothing came, then they released it in the end of March, by then I had already got sick of that crap phone and sold it for a Nexus 6.
Let's hope they've learned from their mistakes and step up their game with Nougat on the S7/S7e.
when the booty is shown to us
Probably some day in January.
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I've had my H990N since about February, and I haven't received an software update since I first started using the phone. My security patch level is from February 1, 2017 and every time I check for an update, I receive a message saying that I'm using the latest software version for the current OS.
Any ideas why the H990N isn't receiving any updates? Is there a way to switch to an official ROM for another region?
I love the phone, but am irritated how I haven't received any updates since February.
Lg sucks with respect to releasing updates. 7.1.1 is expected by end of this month or next month.
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Lg sucks with respect to releasing updates. 7.1.1 is expected by end of this month or next month.
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Awesome... just in time for the Android O release.
Just received an update today. It was released Sept. 11, 2017, but I only got it today. It was for Android 7.0 security patch level Sept. 1, 2017. Go figure. At this rate, I might not receive Android 8.0 for another couple of years.
After the new update the VoWiFi is working even in airplane mode just in time before I pull the trigger on note 8 may be S9 then
I own the S10+ unlocked SM-G975U1 how come there was no March update for it?
February is the latest. Samsung is a little slower on the USA unlocked variants...
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February is the latest. Samsung is a little slower on the unlocked variants...
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Welcome to Samsung world! This is their flagship and they are already a late month. My Tmo Note8 still sits waiting for Pie while other phones are already playing with Android Q. If you want timely updates, never ever buy as Samsung phone. Look at their horrible update history which is 10 years old by now and it speaks for itself. Buy a Pixel phone instead and every 1st Monday of the month, you can expect an update as timely as clockwork. Samsung makes great hardware but don't expect software anything. It'll come when it does. And it will always be behind schedule.
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I tried to recover my S10+(G975F/DS) from crushing on flashing Vendor.img through odin by flashing orignal firmware ASBA and then upgraded from OTA to ASCA, so try a clean recovery in odin
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February is the latest. Samsung is a little slower on the unlocked variants...
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Disagree, my unlocked generic G9750 is on March update (and security patch) already
My unlocked SM-G975U1 still hasn't received the Match update. I think is mostly European versions of the phone that have received it now