So I've had the G3 for a while but haven't played with it at all like I have with some of my old phones. I'm not currently rooted and have already taken the Verizon update to Lollipop VS98523C. Can I even root my phone in it's current state? If I can root, what root method would be the best one. I've seen a few different ones. If I did root are there even ROMs that would work for my phone. I'm most interested in putting CM on it. Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've searched the forums quite a bit and haven't found this information. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Downgrading via kdz or tot, then rooting using the new method, then install latest version of TWRP for our phone, then flashing the rom from TWRP would be the easiest, most brick resistant method
Can you tell me which root method is the new one?
Don't need to downgrade at all anymore. The new root script is somewhere in the regular LG G3 sections (not Verizon specific) and there's now an app in the Play Store (there's a thread from only a day or more ago in these Verizon LG G3 sections about it) for installing TWRP on our phone that's supposed to work under Lollipop. I haven't tested it yet, myself, mind you.
For reference, the old root method is called Stump and didn't work with 12B or newer.
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I just received my LG G3 in the mail today and I couldn't be more happier with my purchase. I still have a lot of reading and toying around with this device, being that it is my first LG device of any kind. With that being said, is there any useful information or links that would be helpful to learn about this device. I have been using Google of course but I am interested in Unlocking & Rooting this device if it's possible. I have the LG G3 Verizon Wireless Prepaid device, with the device being a prepaid device and not on a contract with Verizon I was unsure of whether or not I am limited to what I can do with this device. Any info or links are very much appreciated and I am looking forward to looking at, and hopefully trying out, some of the work for this device. I see a lot of familiar developers on here with their work and I am excited to feed my flashing hunger!
Thanks in advance!
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I just received my LG G3 in the mail today and I couldn't be more happier with my purchase. I still have a lot of reading and toying around with this device, being that it is my first LG device of any kind. With that being said, is there any useful information or links that would be helpful to learn about this device. I have been using Google of course but I am interested in Unlocking & Rooting this device if it's possible. I have the LG G3 Verizon Wireless Prepaid device, with the device being a prepaid device and not on a contract with Verizon I was unsure of whether or not I am limited to what I can do with this device. Any info or links are very much appreciated and I am looking forward to looking at, and hopefully trying out, some of the work for this device. I see a lot of familiar developers on here with their work and I am excited to feed my flashing hunger!
Thanks in advance!
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I'm not on a contract either and i have not found any issues with not being able to do anything.
Here is a one click root thread for easy rooting. http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
As far as a custom recovery i believe you need to be on 10b for it to stick. Go into settings/about phone/software info and see what software version you are on now. VS98523C is what i am on now from a custom lollipop rom. Most likely you are on VS98512B kitkat rom.
If you do need to roll back to 10b this is what i do. http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/guide-flash-to-stock-10b-kdz-method-t2928140
It's very simple to rollback if you have to. I don't believe you can apply twrp any other way unless that has changed.
Get Flashify from the google play store and the latest twrp. Flash the twrp img file in Flashify.
After you have that all setup find a sweet rom you want and go to town.
Some of my info may be a bit old as things change fast lol.
This is a very useful thread to keep an eye on as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/reference-stock-img-files-t2966958
Thanks for the info! You are right, I am currently running VS98512B/Android version - 4.4.2. I am going to do a bit of reading up on downgrading and getting this thing rooted so I can start flashing some ROMS. I just want to make sure I don't do anything out of order that could potentially brick the device. Thanks again for the info and links, very much appreciated!
So after reading for countless hours in the past couple of days, I have obtained a lot of new information for this device. I am also a bit confused about a couple things which I expected because this is my first LG device I have ever owned. After looking through all of the info and the links posted above and still a bit hesitant to root and start flashing. I am currently running Android version 4.4.2 with my software version being VS98512B, would it be a good idea to upgrade the device to Lollipop 5.0? I wouldn't mind upgrading but I don't want it to prevent me from being able to root the device. I saw that some people with the same software version have been using the LG one click root tool and have had success with rooting the device. Is downgrading the device to "10B" the only way to install TWRP recovery so that I can flash ROMS/MODS etc? Sorry for the noobish questions, with work piling on top of me I am limited to how much reading I can do. Any advice/ info is very much appreciated, of course I will continue reading up as much as possible until I feel confident in taking the necessary steps to rooting the device.
Thanks in advance
There was some discussion about being able to boot a bumped recent TWRP from a rooted v23c if you replaced the aboot partition with one from like v10b. I don't have any details past that, because I believe rooted KitKat is a far better firmware for my vs985 than the crappy v23c Verizon has put out, and I like stock for the camera, etc.
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You can root on 23c and get bumped twrp. It's early and cannot find the link atm. Look around the lg g3 Verizon forum for a one click root method. Took less than 10 minutes total to get root..
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To install TWRP on 23C, once rooted with the one click script, search Google Play for VS985 TWRP autorec.
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To install TWRP on 23C, once rooted with the one click script, search Google Play for VS985 TWRP autorec.
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As with the OP of this thread, this is my first LG mobile device and for that matter first time using Verizon as a mobile carrier. I was hesitant on updating and installing the latest firmware update release from Verizon. I would of been going from 12b to 23C. I waited a couple days even though my phone was continuously asking me to do the update, so I finally broke and went through the update. So I did the install and put me were I am now on 23C running 5.0.1.
I also have a Samsung Galaxy S3 from AT&T (unlocked) which since this is my first time rooting, possibly learning to use X-Posed and testing out RAM, possibly better files to get the most out of my phones that I could.
Which is why I truly appreciate how great our community development teams have put worked together for us users.
As far as my LGG3, I like the stock rom especially over TouchWiz from my S4 and seeing it on my girls S5. My only complaint that I really have is that I wish I had more control over the settings in the camera. Such as the ISO, white balance, aperture, etc. Yet, I did find an camera application that does allow me to access those features. I just don't understand why LG wouldn't have that already customized into the camera settings.
I'll keep an eye on this post and see how far we get. Also, like OP stated any URL or previous posts I might help us are very much appreciated. Thanks so much in advance. Also, thanks for the users who have posted useful links already.
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There was some discussion about being able to boot a bumped recent TWRP from a rooted v23c if you replaced the aboot partition with one from like v10b. I don't have any details past that, because I believe rooted KitKat is a far better firmware for my vs985 than the crappy v23c Verizon has put out, and I like stock for the camera, etc.
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Hey @trent999 right now I'm using also using 23c. I'm on stock and after I went from 10b to 23c 5.0.1 I am losing battery life a lot faster than I did on 10b.
But my question to you is how you commented on the camera. I like the stock camera, but I really feel it's missing A LOT that say like that Samsung Galaxy line comes stock ready. But I saw yesterday ( since I haven't looked really into the G4,) that the G4 comes with all the settings that I really wish the G3 came with. For example is being allowed to change the ISO settings, white balance, focus mode, etc.. The best application that I've found to substitute it is an app called " A Better Camera " and one that was recommended " FV-5. "
I really don't know or understand why they left those out on there flagship phone of 2014. Don't get me wrong, IMO the only camera that shoots out the box as good, even better is the S6 Edge.
So you have any opinion on this bud?
You made the right choice. This might be the first phone I actually keep for 2 years.
@0secdox, in the run-up to the release of the G3, LG made a big point of how quick and how easy the camera was going to be to use, what with very fast laser focus and all. I think they wanted it to be limited in options so it would not confuse us point&click folks.
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I got mine last week too, I lost my root access on my Note 3 for good (well until the community gets a lollipop exploit). I bricked my phone while it was on lollipop and odin could only restore lollipop.
BTW LG G3 way better than the Note 3.
I will be buying a used LG G3 to place on pageplus nest week. Already have the SIM card, but I want to wait a week or two prior to activating.
My question is this. I want to root and install TWRP prior to activating?
I have read that I can use (Vol up, Vol down, Back, Home to bypass the activation screen). This gets me to wifi.
but can I then root and install TWRP using One Click and Autorec without activating the phone?
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I will be buying a used LG G3 to place on pageplus nest week. Already have the SIM card, but I want to wait a week or two prior to activating.
My question is this. I want to root and install TWRP prior to activating?
I have read that I can use (Vol up, Vol down, Back, Home to bypass the activation screen). This gets me to wifi.
but can I then root and install TWRP using One Click and Autorec without activating the phone?
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If that doesn't work try tapping the corners of the screen starting top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left. That should skip setup also... I believe
Kickin it on my VS985
Edde3d said:
If that doesn't work try tapping the corners of the screen starting top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left. That should skip setup also... I believe
Kickin it on my VS985
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Thanks for that info, but my real question is about being able to root and install TWRP without the phone being activated.
I don't think being activated or not activated will affect the ability to root or put TWRP on. You can always side-load the app from the play store AutoRec TWRP VS985 after rooted to put TWRP on the easiest way.
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I don't think being activated or not activated will affect the ability to root or put TWRP on. You can always side-load the app from the play store AutoRec TWRP VS985 after rooted to put TWRP on the easiest way.
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I just bought a LG G3 and just rooted it and installed TWRP. I noticed I'm on 23C. Still on stock and keep getting prompted for an update (24B??). Do I need to upgrade to 24B to be able to install roms that list 24B as required firmware?
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I just bought a LG G3 and just rooted it and installed TWRP. I noticed I'm on 23C. Still on stock and keep getting prompted for an update (24B??). Do I need to upgrade to 24B to be able to install roms that list 24B as required firmware?
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OK. I'm about three weeks ahead of you and have done a lot of reading. I see you have root and TWRP.
First thing don't take the update. There is a thread a few threads down in this forum on how to disable the update.
Once you have done that, you can download the TWRP Manager to update TWRP to 2.8.7.0 if you aren't there already.
Once that is done, you have two 24B ROMS to choose from Jasmine 8.0 and Skydragon 5.0 (I am using Skydragon 5.0)
Both ROMS are in the Verizon LG G3 Android Development forum. The Skydragon forum is titled Skydragon 4.0 but the link to the 5.0 ROM in on page 429.
Skydragon also has an accompanying kernel (4.2) the link is on page 141 of the Skydragon 4.02 Kernel thread found in Verizon Lg G3 Original Android Development forum
I don't use the Jasmine ROM so I am not sure if there is an accompanying kernel.
There is also a 24B version of the Modem you search for.
I strongly suggest you take the time to read the forums listed above.
As I said, I am only three weeks into my LG G3, but Skydragon is fast, stable and easy on the battery.
Any more experienced participants, please feel free to correct any errors on my part
Edit: There are other ROMS listed in the Verizon Lg G3 Original Android Development forum such as CM or Paranoid Android, but Jasmine and Skydragon are very close to stock which is what I wanted.
Interesting... I tried to boot to recovery (Power+Vol Down) to flash a rom and TWRP didn't come up, but "System Recovery" did. Not sure whats going on since I was able to get to TWRP earlier. I tried using the One Click Root tool to boot to recovery, but it seems to just sit at a black screen. Any ideas?
Has anyone seen it have tried this?
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Has anyone seen it have tried this?
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There is no root for 6.0 unless there is a bootloader unlock
If the method you see on srs is real im sure you see it here on xda that 6.0 is rootable
Untill then root is not possible on 6.0
If you are on 5.1 i do have a video that shows you how to root 5.1
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There is no root for 6.0 unless there is a bootloader unlock
If the method you see on srs is real im sure you see it here on xda that 6.0 is rootable
Untill then root is not possible on 6.0
If you are on 5.1 i do have a video that shows you how to root 5.1
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Why is this being said? 5.1.1 on Verizon V10 got rooted without bootloader unlock.
Not that I have anything to offer here for root but it kind of seems no one is trying. This Phone has horrible developer support. Idk why since this is such a great phone.
5.1.1 rooted without bootloader unlock. All the way up until root was achieved for 5.1.1 people kept saying bootloader must be unlocked, which obviously wasn't true.
While he claims to have it working, it is not tested on marshmallow LG Verizon phones.
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beavis5706 said:
Why is this being said? 5.1.1 on Verizon V10 got rooted without bootloader unlock.
Not that I have anything to offer here for root but it kind of seems no one is trying. This Phone has horrible developer support. Idk why since this is such a great phone.
5.1.1 rooted without bootloader unlock. All the way up until root was achieved for 5.1.1 people kept saying bootloader must be unlocked, which obviously wasn't true.
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if i was a dev i can tell you, but all the post that talks about root and questions about root, downgrades etc. i subscribed to the post, thats the answer i see, maybe someone can put it into detail for you
all i know is they need the bootloader to be unlocked so it can be modified, without the bootloader being unlocked and you just root the system, it will just fail and this is true ive tried it on my G4
i tried upgrading my g4 and it got ito a bootloop and when i KDZ it it knows its been modified and no one knows why fter doing a factory reset unless you KDZ it,
if you want a downgrad, that is not possable but there was talk about it in another post but no one had gotten around it for the V10 cause they work, have a life and family
someone may step up and do the work, its all a matter of time, it may take 2 years like i heard 1 device they want rooted took 2 years before it got root
hacking, modifying bricking and waiting to get a replacement takes time and money for the research to be done with the time the dev has
Well unless there is something specifically different about MM 6.0 unlocked bootloader not needed for root. Every VS990 owner with 5.1.1 already knows this.
The same was said about Lollipop 5.1.1 in the months prior to root, that unlocked bootloader was needed for root. This obviously was not true since 5.1.1 was rooted without bootloader unlock.
OEM unlock for VZW lg10 vs990 MMallow
I got my unlock OEM dev options marked... Its super simple.... Just saying... Message me if interested. I'm super excited to finally start the rooting process, my first time ever. Some help would be sees him shpanx
seems that all the "developers" have disappeared as of late. Havent seen one even make a comment now that rooting requires a bit more of a challenge.
Hi guys
I just got LG G3 from Sprint and I did somehow manage it to root it using kingo. I also got notification that update is downloaded (OTA), should I install it or not? Root and Hotspot are important to me but feel free go give me any suggestions - I would appreciate them. If you decide to do that I might need some help because I was away from android for a while....
Thank you in advance!
Forgot to mention, running 4.4.2 Stock Rom, rooted
The OTA you got is probably to take you Lollipop...I recently unrooted and went from 4.4.2 KitKat to 5.0.1 Lollipop. I read numerous times not to take the OTA updates when rooted on KitKat. I used an unrooting method that used the LG Flash Tool - something like this - http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/07/how-to-unroot-lg-g3-all-variants.html - though there's a similar guide here at xda, too. You'll need to download some files, including the flash tool. It seems daunting at first, but follow the instructions closely and you'll get through it.
Thank you on your response, I was very disappointed that many people viewed thread but ignored. My primary concern is - will OTA make device not rootable or rooting should still be easy process?
Hi,
I was just just reading the previous topic on rooting the v30, on the very last page it says that that posting is pretty old and it was suggested to start a new thread about rooting the v30. By chance has a new thread been started yet? I'd like to get my phone rooted, but I want to do so in a safe way. I'm currently running android 9.0, version H93130g, kernel 4.4.153.
Thanks
Davy49 said:
Hi,
I was just just reading the previous topic on rooting the v30, on the very last page it says that that posting is pretty old and it was suggested to start a new thread about rooting the v30. By chance has a new thread been started yet? I'd like to get my phone rooted, but I want to do so in a safe way. I'm currently running android 9.0, version H93130g, kernel 4.4.153.
Thanks
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If you read that, then you also read to go to the updated version. It didn't say to start a new topic -- it says we already have newer thread.
Since May 2018 ALL V30/V30+/V30S can be bootloader unlocked and rooted. But people keep finding that older thread which only covers LG's official bootloader unlock, which covers only 3 variants and that thread has outdated TWRP and other older files.
Here's the Sticky you overlooked?
Read post #1. It's about bootloader unlock and root.
Post #2 is V30 custom ROMs FAQ.
ROOT YOUR V30!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
ChazzMatt,
Sorry about that, since I've gotten older my thinking process doesn't work as good as it used to. Thanks for your help & patience, at this point in time I don't think that my mind is in good enough condition to perform the rooting of my phone. Just installing the TWRP backup itself seems rather difficult at least for me at this point.
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ChazzMatt,
Sorry about that, since I've gotten older my thinking process doesn't work as good as it used to. Thanks for your help & patience, at this point in time I don't think that my mind is in good enough condition to perform the rooting of my phone. Just installing the TWRP backup itself seems rather difficult at least for me at this point.
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OK. Yes, rooting has gotten harder and some people coming from even older phones than 2017 V30 series haven't run into that yet. There's no more 1-click root methods.
You should see what's needed to root the 2018 V35! More complex than V30.
But everyone who has rooted their LG V30/V30+/V30S has used this technique or something similar (LG's official bootloader unlock). The only exceptions are T-mobile H932 which has completely different, more tedious method using a Linux boot disc.
The difference between the thread you found (LG official method) and the "WTF Instructions" are we are using an early Oreo exploit which covers 99% of all the V30/V30+/V30S variants. All except for T-mobile H932, and that variant has its own root method documented. The WTF method is very similar to LG's official bootloader unlock -- but we use a fake bootloader unlock code and you have to (temporarily) flash to the specific firmware you need for the
1) bootloader unlock exploit and
2) fastboot flash commands.
(AT&T H931 and most other North American V30 variants don't have fastboot flash commands, so you have to temporarily convert to Open Market US998 V30/V30+/V30S firmware.)
Then once bootloader is unlocked, and TWRP installed and Magisk flashed -- plus a couple more files to disable LG's root checking, etc -- THEN you can update back to newer stock rooted firmware via TWRP-flashable zip (i.e. stock ROM) or move on to custom ROMs.
The thread you read only explains LG's official bootloader unlock method -- for which only 3 V30 variants out of like 36 are eligible. That thread also has very outdated TWRP. Back when it was written, only those 3 variants could be rooted, with permission from LG. Now we can root ALL V30 in the world and don't need LG's permission.