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Will the us cellular version get it's own thread...an will we get any love...pls say we will pls o pls thank you...just really hope uscc will get some love really like the phone but really want some love for it..
donbudafuko said:
Will the us cellular version get it's own thread...an will we get any love...pls say we will pls o pls thank you...just really hope uscc will get some love really like the phone but really want some love for it..
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Don't know about thread but I am sure a dev can create a patch for you guys once we get root of course. Probably gonna need to sacrifice for testing unless a dev picks up your variant.
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Will the us cellular version get it's own thread...an will we get any love...pls say we will pls o pls thank you...just really hope uscc will get some love really like the phone but really want some love for it..
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I am wondering the same thing, though I will be making ROMs for our varient of the G4......Also if anyone needs testing done on the US991 I would be more than happy to be the guinea pig (I picked up multiple G4's just for this purpose, lol).
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Don't know about thread but I am sure a dev can create a patch for you guys once we get root of course. Probably gonna need to sacrifice for testing unless a dev picks up your variant.
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Z3ldaFan88 said:
I am wondering the same thing, though I will be making ROMs for our varient of the G4......Also if anyone needs testing done on the US991 I would be more than happy to be the guinea pig (I picked up multiple G4's just for this purpose, lol).
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Ya that will be good just hoping we don't get left behind...us be a genie pig but this is my only phone with I had more but saidly I don't..but I am willing to help with what I can...
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Don't know about thread but I am sure a dev can create a patch for you guys once we get root of course. Probably gonna need to sacrifice for testing unless a dev picks up your variant.
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Why is us celluer not that popular..phone seems to be stock from what lg puts out unlike verizon an AT&T..we even have the oem unlock thing that I know verizon for sure took out...just seems like we don't get much attention an just wondering why? Go lg g4..an thanks to the devs that are putting the own time in to root an unlock the boot loader u all rock!!
donbudafuko said:
Why is us celluer not that popular..phone seems to be stock from what lg puts out unlike verizon an AT&T..we even have the oem unlock thing that I know verizon for sure took out...just seems like we don't get much attention an just wondering why? Go lg g4..an thanks to the devs that are putting the own time in to root an unlock the boot loader u all rock!!
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You don't get much attention because US Cellular is a MUCH smaller company than Verizon and AT&T.
If it makes you feel better, the Verizon and AT&T version also don't have published root yet
What's the command to back up the system to the internal storage? I wanna root the 10A
CC @Z3ldaFan88 @donbudafuko
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All done!
Tis is now the [Discussion] US Cellular us991 thread:good:
Getting delivery of US991 tuesday. Curious whether to stay on Lollipop or upgrade to Marshmallow? Anyone get MM update? How is it?
FYI. I wanted to run MM but couldn't get the update. Called US cellular and they said they pulled the 20b update due to a lot of reports of boot loops. No eta on when they will begin to push it out again. Take it for what it's worth.
For Anyone Who Bought an Unlocked US991!
Just a heads up for anyone purchasing an unlocked US991, the firmwares are different than the US Cellular US991's. I bought one the other day from Best Buy (then returned), and it came on 10A with a kernel date of Sep 25, which is far later than the Jun 1 kernel date of 10C for branded US991s. As far as rooting goes, you'll have to manually inject root into your system image, outlined here in step 2. The 10A the unlocked version comes with is not the same as the US Cellular US991 10A firmware. There is no KDZ available for this device/firmware yet, so be very careful about rooting.
The unlocked US991 is fully compatible with US Cellular KDZs. So that leaves the option to flash the branded US991 10C via KDZ, then root using a prerooted system image. I would not recommend doing this because it will brand your phone to US Cellular, and probably will not allow OTAs because of the model mismatch. You will be stuck on 10C until there's a KDZ released for newer firmwares. I flashed my phone to US Cellular's 10C, and I obviously could not go back to my original firmware. I have another one on order, and I'll post a prerooted system image ASAP.
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Just a heads up for anyone purchasing an unlocked US991, the firmwares are different than the US Cellular US991's. I bought one the other day from Best Buy (then returned), and it came on 10A with a kernel date of Sep 25, which is far later than the Jun 1 kernel date of 10C for branded US991s. As far as rooting goes, you'll have to manually inject root into your system image, outlined here in step 2. The 10A the unlocked version comes with is not the same as the US Cellular US991 10A firmware. There is no KDZ available for this device/firmware yet, so be very careful about rooting.
The unlocked US991 is fully compatible with US Cellular KDZs. So that leaves the option to flash the branded US991 10C via KDZ, then root using a prerooted system image. I would not recommend doing this because it will brand your phone to US Cellular, and probably will not allow OTAs because of the model mismatch. You will be stuck on 10C until there's a KDZ released for newer firmwares. I flashed my phone to US Cellular's 10C, and I obviously could not go back to my original firmware. I have another one on order, and I'll post a prerooted system image ASAP.
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Thank you for the post, this was very helpful in understanding why I couldn't update my firmware from 10A, no matter what I tried. I even thought of ordering a US cellular SIM card at one point, in the hopes of getting my IMEI registered with US cellular to enable OTA updates. Now I'm getting a feeling that would be a futile attempt, as this US991 unlocked model isn't the same as the locked model. (i.e., no OTA update whatsoever with unlocked model)
A question I had was, when you flashed to 10C, I would have assumed that would allow you to get MM update. But I guess it didn't work? My guess was either OTA or LG mobile support tool would have recognized the 10C as the US cellular version, and just pushed through the MM update...
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Just a heads up for anyone purchasing an unlocked US991, the firmwares are different than the US Cellular US991's. I bought one the other day from Best Buy (then returned), and it came on 10A with a kernel date of Sep 25, which is far later than the Jun 1 kernel date of 10C for branded US991s. As far as rooting goes, you'll have to manually inject root into your system image, outlined here in step 2. The 10A the unlocked version comes with is not the same as the US Cellular US991 10A firmware. There is no KDZ available for this device/firmware yet, so be very careful about rooting.
The unlocked US991 is fully compatible with US Cellular KDZs. So that leaves the option to flash the branded US991 10C via KDZ, then root using a prerooted system image. I would not recommend doing this because it will brand your phone to US Cellular, and probably will not allow OTAs because of the model mismatch. You will be stuck on 10C until there's a KDZ released for newer firmwares. I flashed my phone to US Cellular's 10C, and I obviously could not go back to my original firmware. I have another one on order, and I'll post a prerooted system image ASAP.
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That's very interesting, I thought I was in the same boat. I have a US991 that I got off ebay which I assumed to be the same as the ones at Best Buy or B&H. Mine has the US99110C firmware, so maybe that means it is a US Cellular model? There's actually nothing on the phone that says US Cellular - no branding or bloatware. I've tried getting information from US Cellular and from LG, and the official word from LG is that they don't sell unlocked phones unless they are a Nexus, so that led me to believe that the ones retailers are selling are really US Cellular models (maybe overstock). It's also clear that the people at LG who answer customer questions don't know anything about the unlocked phones being sold.
Assuming that mine is a US Cellular phone, it should receive the update, which it hasn't. That could be due to the previous post that USC has pulled it due to issues, but when I've spoken to them, they didn't know anything about it. Is there a web source for information about the update on USC or a forum? There is a recurring theme with tech support - the people who answer are just there to solve simple user problems, not to troubleshoot real issues.
I've tried getting my phone connected via LG Bridge, but Bridge doesn't see that my phone is connected (it is). When I try the Mobile Support Tool, it sees the phone, but says it's up to date. I'd love to hear from anyone who actually gets one of these phones updated to Marshmallow. I also tried putting a USC sim card in the phone, to no avail.
Does anyone know if it's possible to put the H815 firmware on one of these phones? Those seem to be receiving lots of updates.
Really LG? No support?
I contacted LG US about the issue with US991 not connecting to LG Bridge. Here's the response I got:
Thank you for contacting LG Mobile Communications and for the additional details you have provided.
I have made note of the information with the currently open ticket so that this may also be looked into. I will check on this ticket as well personally and as soon as I get updates, I will send you an email immediately. For the meantime, you may opt to backup media files through direct USB connection (via MTP) or use Cloud Services that may also be downloaded from the Google PlayStore.
Once again, I’m sorry for any trouble this may have caused and thank you very much for your patience and understanding on this. We highly appreciate you contacting us with regard to this matter and we hope to address this issue at the soonest possible time.
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In other words, we don't care, get lost. This was more than 2 weeks ago.
So the way I see it we have two options in the US: the US991 which they do not provide updates for but (hopefully) has a US warranty or the H815 which they do not warranty but you can get updates for.
Is LG US trying to compete with Comcast for the worst support in the US?
lilpetamoix said:
A question I had was, when you flashed to 10C, I would have assumed that would allow you to get MM update. But I guess it didn't work?
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I couldn't even OTA to 10D, which was my original intent of upgrading to 10C. However, the 10A we have is probably at 10D's patch level (build date of Sep 15), so I wouldn't worry about getting updates unless you're itching for Marshmallow. Given the experience I had with Marshmallow on the Moto X Pure I had for a week before getting my G4, I'm totally fine with Lollipop for the time being. In addition to Doze not really being effective (still had major Android OS and oddly Cell Standby drain), I had a lot of backwards compatibility issues because of the new permissions model. I also hate that they took out the option to disable interruptions until the next alarm after the release of MM. Some weird OTA Google thing removed the feature a while after 6.0 came out, and only 6.0.1 has it now.
Robert18 said:
Does anyone know if it's possible to put the H815 firmware on one of these phones? Those seem to be receiving lots of updates.
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H815 firmwares would definitely brick your phone, but you can flash USC KDZs with no problem. As far as you being on 10C, what's your kernel build date (shows in the *#*#244773825625#*#* secret menu)? My firmware is 10A, but I'm pretty sure it's at the same patch level as at least 10C, possibly 10D, since the kernel date is Sep 15, and 10C's was Jun 1.
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This was more than 2 weeks ago.
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I'd try emailing them again
ecaslak said:
I couldn't even OTA to 10D, which was my original intent of upgrading to 10C. However, the 10A we have is probably at 10D's patch level (build date of Sep 15), so I wouldn't worry about getting updates unless you're itching for Marshmallow. Given the experience I had with Marshmallow on the Moto X Pure I had for a week before getting my G4, I'm totally fine with Lollipop for the time being. In addition to Doze not really being effective (still had major Android OS and oddly Cell Standby drain), I had a lot of backwards compatibility issues because of the new permissions model. I also hate that they took out the option to disable interruptions until the next alarm after the release of MM. Some weird OTA Google thing removed the feature a while after 6.0 came out, and only 6.0.1 has it now.
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I'm coming from a Nexus 5 which, of course, has all the updates. I had no trouble with MM. I can't say it made a huge positive difference either (my battery still dropped quickly but 2 years old), but for security reasons, I always want updates. I'm very skeptical about this phone getting the monthly updates that Google is pushing out, I'll consider that better next time I buy. Got duped by the stores calling this unlocked, though LG clearly doesn't want to support it themselves referring me to the carrier when I ask. I will keep pestering them to fix Bridge and hopefully provide the USC update.
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H815 firmwares would definitely brick your phone, but you can flash USC KDZs with no problem. As far as you being on 10C, what's your kernel build date (shows in the *#*#244773825625#*#* secret menu)? My firmware is 10A, but I'm pretty sure it's at the same patch level as at least 10C, possibly 10D, since the kernel date is Sep 15, and 10C's was Jun 1.
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That's too bad. I would expect LG to make the phones as similar as possible which is easier on the engineering and parts supply. I'm thinking this phone might be identical to the Sprint model, saw some posts about mix ups, not sure if it ever worked. At least on that one they get the radio.
Thanks for that tip about the hidden menu:
SW: US99110c
Sub SW: 00
Kernel: 3.10.49-ga670774 Sep 3 2015
Factory: US99110c_00
Here's a link to my system image, if anyone wants it: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24399994186368303
I'll upload more partition dumps when I get the chance (i.e. the bootstack and modem) into this folder: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=49118
Android Marshmallow 6.0 20C for the US Cellular US991 is out now. This is an update from 10D.
You can install 20C on any US991 regardless of current version. 20C is specifically for US Cellular users... not the unlocked US991 users with the unbranded model on 10A. Though it would work on those devices.. the phone would have some things set to US Cellular rather than the unlocked version it is now.
If you don't already have LG Bridge you can grab it here - www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-preinstall-apps
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Android Marshmallow 6.0 20C for the US Cellular US991 is out now. This is an update from 10D.
You can install 20C on any US991 regardless of current version. 20C is specifically for US Cellular users... not the unlocked US991 users with the unbranded model on 10A. Though it would work on those devices.. the phone would have some things set to US Cellular rather than the unlocked version it is now.
If you don't already have LG Bridge you can grab it here - www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-preinstall-apps
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Lucky you!
LG Bridge doesn't recognize my phone at all, and I've heard others say the same thing. We'd have a chance of getting the update if LG's software worked with their phones.
Can you grab the KDZ file from your upgrade? You'd make many people happy!
The US Cellular US991 is totally unlocked. I haven't seen anything on my phone that actually says US Cellular, but it does have the 10c version, which I understand is USC only. It works on all GSM networks, not sure about the CDMA folks who seem to lock out phones.
Robert18 said:
Can you grab the KDZ file from your upgrade? You'd make many people happy!
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Newbie alert! Is there a guide on how to create a KDZ file? I'd love to know how to do it.
Thanks
P.S. I still cannot get LG bridge to connect to the phone.
I'm new to the LG Ecosystem and I have a few questions.
I have an LG G6 H870 from Entel in Chile, its currently on Android 7.
1) Can I flash it to something like the OPEN EU images which are newer?
Because they're all H870's are they the exact same hardware, meaning the functionality on different H870 kdzs should work fine? The Entel doesnt even have a 2018 release yet so I don't have great confidence they will update the LG G6.
2) Does flashing a KDZ affect the boot loader?
If I unlocked the bootloader for rooting would flashing the KDZ back reset it back to locked?
3) Is it safe to flash a KDZ via a virtual machine? The LG Bridge app wont detect my phone on Mac no matter what I try (High Sierra), (adb is fine iv tried the drivers etc), however it shows up when I connect it to a Windows 7 VM.
4) Is it likely that when the official Oreo 8.1 update comes it would be better to switch to something like an OPEN EU or UK image?
Or even just flash the new 8.1 KDZ when its available?
5) If I rooted and flashed something like LineageOS, can I easily go back to any of the KDZs with the LG tool?
I noticed theres an "error link which seems to download a KDZ for resetting your phone. Does that work off some kind of internal hardware serial, meaning that if things are ever soft-bricked I could just hit that button and go back to square one no problems?
6) Anything else I should be aware of or concerned about if I want to play with flashing different KDZs or custom roms? I dont care about warranty e.g. unlocked bootloader.
7) Whats the best tool for unlocking bootloader and gaining root these days, I know theres a tonne of AIO tools and things like KingRoot. Any suggestions from other LG G6 modders?
madhavajay said:
I'm new to the LG Ecosystem and I have a few questions.
I have an LG G6 H870 from Entel in Chile, its currently on Android 7.
1) Can I flash it to something like the OPEN EU images which are newer?
Because they're all H870's are they the exact same hardware, meaning the functionality on different H870 kdzs should work fine? The Entel doesnt even have a 2018 release yet so I don't have great confidence they will update the LG G6.
2) Does flashing a KDZ affect the boot loader?
If I unlocked the bootloader for rooting would flashing the KDZ back reset it back to locked?
3) Is it safe to flash a KDZ via a virtual machine? The LG Bridge app wont detect my phone on Mac no matter what I try (High Sierra), (adb is fine iv tried the drivers etc), however it shows up when I connect it to a Windows 7 VM.
4) Is it likely that when the official Oreo 8.1 update comes it would be better to switch to something like an OPEN EU or UK image?
Or even just flash the new 8.1 KDZ when its available?
5) If I rooted and flashed something like LineageOS, can I easily go back to any of the KDZs with the LG tool?
I noticed theres an "error link which seems to download a KDZ for resetting your phone. Does that work off some kind of internal hardware serial, meaning that if things are ever soft-bricked I could just hit that button and go back to square one no problems?
6) Anything else I should be aware of or concerned about if I want to play with flashing different KDZs or custom roms? I dont care about warranty e.g. unlocked bootloader.
7) Whats the best tool for unlocking bootloader and gaining root these days, I know theres a tonne of AIO tools and things like KingRoot. Any suggestions from other LG G6 modders?
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1) If it's just an "H870" than yes, it should be fine.
2) You cannot unlock the bootloader. Only unbranded US997 and European H870 can.
3) Never tried, it should, but in this i cannot give you a certain answer.
4) 8.1? We don't know it'll be 8.1. Anyway it's always better to flash the right firmware for your region.
5) You cannot do any kind of modding on your device atm, see the 2nd answer.
6) Flashing a wrong kdz could hard brick your device, so be careful on names. For the warranty you're good to go, you cannot do any kind of modding.
7) For G6 there is no "best" tool, there is only ONE way to unlock the bootloader but it won't work on your model (as explained in the 2nd answer), other tools like KingRoot don't work at all.
Bonus answer: No, flashing an european firmware won't allow you to unlock the bootloader.
Sorry for the noob question, it's probably been asked on here, but have not been able to find a solid answer. I have a US Cellular LG G6, which by now I know bootloader can't be unlocked. But, is there any way to update to Android Oreo? Currently on Android Nougat 7.0. thanks in advance.
FrankoHN said:
Sorry for the noob question, it's probably been asked on here, but have not been able to find a solid answer. I have a US Cellular LG G6, which by now I know bootloader can't be unlocked. But, is there any way to update to Android Oreo? Currently on Android Nougat 7.0. thanks in advance.
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Yes if you use non-UScellular US997 KDZ (21B is latest) US99721b_00_0823.kdz
https://lg-firmwares.com/downloads-file/16302/US997U21b_00_0823.kdz
HueyT said:
Yes if you use non-UScellular US997 KDZ (21B is latest) US99721b_00_0823.kdz
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Thanks. I just want to be sure before flashing any firmware, don't want to brick my phone :crying:
FrankoHN said:
Thanks. I just want to be sure before flashing any firmware, don't want to brick my phone :crying:
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See this KDZ guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/development/uppercut-lgup-loader-g5-variants-t3511295
FrankoHN said:
Sorry for the noob question, it's probably been asked on here, but have not been able to find a solid answer. I have a US Cellular LG G6, which by now I know bootloader can't be unlocked. But, is there any way to update to Android Oreo? Currently on Android Nougat 7.0. thanks in advance.
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I have found out the hard way that there are several versions of the model US997 variant of the LG G6:
https: //lg-firmwares.c o m/lg-us997-firmwares/firmwares/
(I apologize that the forum's spam filters are preventing me from posting a working link. Just take out the spaces.)
There is a USA unlocked version, two US cellular versions, two "Brightpoint" versions (whatever that is), and an Amazon version. And they all share the same model number. This is quite confusing because with most phones, usually there is only one version per model number. If your phone is stuck on Android Nougat, chances are you're like me and you're on the USA unlocked version of this phone, not the US Cellular version. The US Cellular and Brightspot versions have all been updated to Oreo and the latest update was in September 2018.
I have no idea why LG isn't upgrading the USA unlocked version. It was very frustrating when I bought it used and found out it was still stuck on Nougat, which I was not expecting.
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I have found out the hard way that there are several versions of the model US997 variant of the LG G6:
https: //lg-firmwares.c o m/lg-us997-firmwares/firmwares/
(I apologize that the forum's spam filters are preventing me from posting a working link. Just take out the spaces.)
There is a USA unlocked version, two US cellular versions, two "Brightpoint" versions (whatever that is), and an Amazon version. And they all share the same model number. This is quite confusing because with most phones, usually there is only one version per model number. If your phone is stuck on Android Nougat, chances are you're like me and you're on the USA unlocked version of this phone, not the US Cellular version. The US Cellular and Brightspot versions have all been updated to Oreo and the latest update was in September 2018.
I have no idea why LG isn't upgrading the USA unlocked version. It was very frustrating when I bought it used and found out it was still stuck on Nougat, which I was not expecting.
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Just use the US997 and NOT US997U and it'll work perfectly on non-US-Cellular or US-Cellular KDZ. 21B is latest Oreo
midtempo said:
I have found out the hard way that there are several versions of the model US997 variant of the LG G6:
https: //lg-firmwares.c o m/lg-us997-firmwares/firmwares/
(I apologize that the forum's spam filters are preventing me from posting a working link. Just take out the spaces.)
There is a USA unlocked version, two US cellular versions, two "Brightpoint" versions (whatever that is), and an Amazon version. And they all share the same model number. This is quite confusing because with most phones, usually there is only one version per model number. If your phone is stuck on Android Nougat, chances are you're like me and you're on the USA unlocked version of this phone, not the US Cellular version. The US Cellular and Brightspot versions have all been updated to Oreo and the latest update was in September 2018.
I have no idea why LG isn't upgrading the USA unlocked version. It was very frustrating when I bought it used and found out it was still stuck on Nougat, which I was not expecting.
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Actually the US Unlocked version has gotten the update and it's bootloader unlockable... My phone is the US997Z which is the US Cellular version. I believe you have to be connected to their service to be able to receive the update through their towers. I went ahead a upgraded my LG G6 with the US unlocked version kdz as the @HueyT mentions above. Update went great using LG up and uppercut no set back going through the update. If you need help I would happily help you out. Because I was in the same boat as you.
FrankoHN said:
Actually the US Unlocked version has gotten the update and it's bootloader unlockable... My phone is the US997Z which is the US Cellular version. I believe you have to be connected to their service to be able to receive the update through their towers. I went ahead a upgraded my LG G6 with the US unlocked version kdz as the @HueyT mentions above. Update went great using LG up and uppercut no set back going through the update. If you need help I would happily help you out. Because I was in the same boat as you.
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It's very strange that some versions of the LG G6 "US997" are not updated to Oreo yet and other ones with this version are. But if there is anyone out there reading this, you know know there is a workaround and you can force your computer to update the firmware on your LG G6 with the official LG ROM that runs Android Oreo.
For the $254 I paid for this phone used, with a case and the original charger, I can live with a phone that I have to update manually if I won't get OTA updates for some reason. And I did not break the phone's security because I'm still able to use Google Pay and online banking.
What's the latest non-oreo software version for the non us cellular version? Mine's stuck at LGUS99716A
cheerleone said:
What's the latest non-oreo software version for the non us cellular version? Mine's stuck at LGUS99716A
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Mine has US99717a, with security patch level dated January 1, 2018.
@sp_1st_timer Thanks!
Contacted LG, their first line of defense insisted it was a US Cellular variant until I escalated. Turns out their regular support people don't have the carrier free version in their system. Days pass... No further response from LG. I guess I'll wait a few weeks & see what happens, if nothing It'll be LinageOS like my other devices, or Maybe time to sell.
Was it rooted?
Sorry for the noob question, it's probably been asked on here, but have not been able to find a solid answer. I have a US Cellular LG G6, which by now I know bootloader can't be unlocked. But, is there any way to update to Android Oreo? Currently on Android Nougat 7.0. thanks in advance.
FrankoHN said:
Sorry for the noob question, it's probably been asked on here, but have not been able to find a solid answer. I have a US Cellular LG G6, which by now I know bootloader can't be unlocked. But, is there any way to update to Android Oreo? Currently on Android Nougat 7.0. thanks in advance.
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https://lg-firmwares.com/downloads-file/16302/US997U21b_00_0823.kdz (it'll work fine for US Cellular)
I do believe that because LG is not going to update the us996 to Oreo now a lot of themes being developed no longer work on this device any suggestions on where to go from here tried to unlock bootloader with no success......
Many have been successful in unlocking/rooting the US996, and there are a few discussions on XDA on how to do that.
My question is what the new date is for the Oreo update. I've heard mid-Nov and late-Nov. Does anyone know?
With only a couple of days left in November it is not looking good for the v20
Do we have any more information on updates?
Kinda a bummer when you buy the US996 thinking that the "carrier unlocked" status would make it get updates from LG quicker than carriers update the phones.
baldybill said:
Do we have any more information on updates?
Kinda a bummer when you buy the US996 thinking that the "carrier unlocked" status would make it get updates from LG quicker than carriers update the phones.
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Last I read some time ago oreo for the 996 was scheduled for sometime in December
Sent from my LG-H910 using XDA Labs
It's January, has LG released an ETA for Oreo for the us996?
1/2/19 @ 8:50PST Receiving the Oreo update on my US996.
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-us996-firmwares/#tab=firmwares kdz for us996 oreo is here @runningnak3d i wonder if the us996 oreo kdz is like the v30 us998 "WTF" root exploitable?
darkknight200 said:
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-us996-firmwares/#tab=firmwares kdz for us996 oreo is here @runningnak3d i wonder if the us996 oreo kdz is like the v30 us998 "WTF" root exploitable?
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Maybe you now how unlock bootloader on US996 US Cellular Android 8.0?
Oreo update for US996 is now live.
YPG70 said:
Oreo update for US996 is now live.
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Yeah we know
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YPG70 said:
Oreo update for US996 is now live.
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Not for me here
Got the notice this morning......took 20f. It had a little more battery this evening than on Nougat. No SIM though; gotta swap devices in VZ account due to unlocked Note 3 using Micro SIM.
Good timing; was getting very frustrated with losing signal/sim on Note 3 custom roms. May camp out on the V20 for a while and see how it improves things.
I've been trying to get 20f on my (supposedly) unlocked US996 phone.
Originally tried downloading OTA, but got Invalid Software Package twice.
My wifi is capped at 30gb/mo(!), and it forces me to use wifi - no option to use LTE, and I have unlimited (22gb) of it.
So I decided to try LG Bridge.
It downloaded & started applying the update, only to say "Your phone cannot update". I tried it a few times. Same thing @ same spot.
Then I decided to try LGUP. See error here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/ady77a/help_upgrading_from_us99610n_to_us99620f/
(I've downloaded the TWRP img for v20 linked, but the kdz file linked has a note: * - unlocked non-US Cellular)
Now I can't get into my phone. It just brings up the Firmware Update screen.
When I checked using fastboot, it says it is not unlocked. Is that because of the SIM card?
Is there anyway to restore the existing(?) 10n firmware? Can I flash anything (TWRP, etc) without it being unlocked? And if not, do I need to call US Cellular to get it unlocked?
I'm quite rusty with custom roms & the like. It's been awhile!
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I was able to get 10n (what I had before this mishap) reinstalled with no errors, using LGUP.
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-us996-firmwares/
I lost some pictures that weren't on my SD card, but I'm trying to restore a Google backup now.
Hopefully this will be helpful for someone else!
Have had Oreo update now for a couple of days and it is running smoothly.......never thought it would get here........
Bought a H871 cheap on eBay and it worked awesome at first..then i got the software update notification to upgrade to Oreo. Thats when it all went downhill. The phone is just a laggy mess now ive deleted the cache and factory reset the phone so many times I lost count now. Nothing has made it any better. Then i get the update to go to pie and its the same story. I've factory reset and deleted cache so many times with no improvement. So my question is how can i go back to stock 7.0. Where all was right in the world. I saw you can use LGUP but I cant find a h871 kdz to flash....thanks for any help that can be provided
www.lg-firmwares.com
Here you can easily find the nougat 7 but my question is that can you downgrade your phone to nougat from pie without unlocking your phones bootloader.....?
the phone is probably damaged internally causing the processor to run slower to keep itself from overheating? no way to downgrade as the at&t firmware files have never leaked nor been made public. best bet is to follow a flash guide to load up oreo from US997 device.
see this guide -->> https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-g6/how-to/convert-upgrade-att-g6-to-h873-oreo-t3791848
please note this firmware will work on AT&T network however you will lose the ability to revert back to AT&T firmware. You will also not be able to use AT&T wifi calling
Want to convert my AT&T LG G6 to H873 OR US997
undivide said:
the phone is probably damaged internally causing the processor to run slower to keep itself from overheating? no way to downgrade as the at&t firmware files have never leaked nor been made public. best bet is to follow a flash guide to load up oreo from US997 device.
see this guide -->> https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-g6/how-to/convert-upgrade-att-g6-to-h873-oreo-t3791848
please note this firmware will work on AT&T network however you will lose the ability to revert back to AT&T firmware. You will also not be able to use AT&T wifi calling
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Want to convert my AT&T LG G6 to H873 OR US997 but my device is already on 8.0.0 on AT&T. Does the LGUP+Patch work on H87121j?
Can anybody tell me how to go back to H871 after converting to H873??
i have dump how to flash that dump on my lg g6??
talvigi said:
Want to convert my AT&T LG G6 to H873 OR US997 but my device is already on 8.0.0 on AT&T. Does the LGUP+Patch work on H87121j?
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This is a great question. I believe some users have successfully tried it with Oreo. I tried unsuccessfully with my AT&T H871 but it is currently on pie. I have asked this question for my situation, but so far I have not received an answer. Head on over to the thread referenced above for conversion. You may need to read many pages of posts, but there are some who have tried this with Oreo and may have suggestions for you.
I have an AT&T LG G6 H871 that has been updated to Pie, and I was looking for a way to flash it so it would no longer have AT&T firmware. I live in Canada, in a rural area, so it would be great if I was able to switch the Network Mode to LTE( it favors HSPA signal at the moment) and get rid of the AT&T bloatware. I have tried using LGUP to flash this thing following the steps laid out in various forums, but I can't get it to work. Any help would be appreciated!