VS98523A OTA Release - Verizon LG G3

NOTE: This patch is only for upgrading from 12B to 23A. If you're currently on 10B or 11C, you'll need to upgrade to 12B before applying this patch. If wanted, I can upload those two patches as well.
Though there's already a thread about update 23A on the VS985, I figured an actual release of the OTA would warrant its own thread.
This is a release of the Verizon LG G3 5.0 OTA (VS98523A). The OTA package is unmodified (and probably couldn't be modified, at least easily, due to signing in the OTA package format). It was downloaded directly from Verizon's OTA servers. The OTA patch is only for version 12B; if you want to apply this upgrade and are running a version prior to 12B, you'll have to get to version 12B before applying the 23A patch.
You can download the package at http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/VS985/LG_VS985_12B-23A.dlpkgfile.
UPDATE: I've uploaded all three OTA update packages (10B to 11C, 11C to 12B, and 12B to 23A) to http://downloads.codefi.re/illegalargument/LG_VS985/.
The package is in an odd format and it is rather difficult to extract files from it, as many of the updates are provided in diff patches. However, there is a relatively simple way to apply this OTA using VerizonHiddenMenu. Root access is required to run the VerizonHiddenMenu activity.
Download the OTA package from the link above.
Copy the package to your device as either /storage/sdcard0/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up or /storage/external_SD/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up (technically, the filename can vary as long as it ends in the .up extension and is one of those two locations).
Run the following command:
Code:
adb shell su -c "am start -n com.lge.VerizonHiddenMenu/.fota.DmcTestFotaMenu"
This will start the diagnostic FOTA menu from the Verizon Hidden Menu.
From here, click on the "Select Package" option, and then choose "23A.up" from the list.
Once you've selected the update package, choose the "Do update" option from the menu. This should apply the update and if all goes well, you'll wake up with 23A when it's all done.
That's all there is to it. Have fun!

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Annnnnd here we go! Lol

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Nice work!
We need a Guinea pig that is willing to stay on stock/unrooted/locked 5.0 in order to test downgrade ability via kdz/tot.... Not it!
So if anyone is up for initiating this ota via terminal, can you please do some additional work by testing out downgrading? I have a 12b kdz file link in my thread that you can flash back to in order to push the lp update again (if downgrading works).
*edit*, command requires root, so full roll back to 10b will be required. Stock unrooted 12b is SOL unless you roll back for this method.

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Thanks .....

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Thank you!
I was going to mention I might become a guinea pig, but I'm not quite that brave yet. Maybe I will be in the morning when I've had proper sleep, and depending on what I've got got on at work.
I just planned on testing keeping root with SuperSU's keep root option, but otherwise completely stock besides the hidden menu requirement.
Sent from my VK810 4G

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Thank you! Finally!
Do you have to be on stock KitKat for this to work?

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I, too, am very anxious to see what the "guinea pig's" result of a potential downgrade is....that ominous "security software version" seen in that screenshot that has been circulating has me a tad worried though tbh. Thankfully I've gotten all the g3's I need for right now and have rooted/unlocked then all....but there's one more I'd like to get in about ~10 months (don't ask, long story) and would like to be able to root/unlock it, so really hoping for the best here!
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luke24 said:
Thank you! Finally!
Do you have to be on stock KitKat for this to work?
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You would need to be on stock KitKat w/ stock recovery, yes.

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luke24 said:
Thank you! Finally!
Do you have to be on stock KitKat for this to work?
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Yes completely stock. No modifications. A reminder that this will break any exploits we have so far for rooting, you've been warned. Please tread cautiously. [emoji106]
Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk

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skiman10 said:
Yes completely stock. No modifications. A reminder that this will break any exploits we have so far for rooting, you've been warned. Please tread cautiously. [emoji106]
Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk
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Yea I kinda thought so..
This is exciting, but I think I'm gonna wait too...

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Someone correct me if I'm wrong - but as far as anyone knows, literally anything could happen if one upgraded to his 23A update and then attempted to kdz back to 12B (or 10B_01, for that matter) - up to an including anything ranging from the downgrade simply erroring in flash tool and not working and you being OK but totally "stuck" on stock LP for the foreseeable future.....to a potential hard brick of your device, right?? It's the latter possibility that definitely would scare the ****ahky mushrooms out of me LOL

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IllegalArgument said:
Though there's already a thread about update 23A on the VS985, I figured an actual release of the OTA would warrant its own thread.
This is a release of the Verizon LG G3 5.0 OTA (VS98523A). The OTA package is unmodified (and probably couldn't be modified, at least easily, due to signing in the OTA package format). It was downloaded directly from Verizon's OTA servers.
You can download the package at http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/VS985/LG_VS985_12B-23A.dlpkgfile.
The package is in an odd format and it is rather difficult to extract files from it, as many of the updates are provided in diff patches. However, there is a relatively simple way to apply this OTA using VerizonHiddenMenu. Root access is required to run the VerizonHiddenMenu activity.
Download the OTA package from the link above.
Copy the package to your device as either /storage/sdcard0/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up or /storage/external_SD/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up (technically, the filename can vary as long as it ends in the .up extension and is one of those two locations).
Run the following command:
Code:
adb shell su -c "am start -n com.lge.VerizonHiddenMenu/.fota.DmcTestFotaMenu"
This will start the diagnostic FOTA menu from the Verizon Hidden Menu.
From here, click on the "Select Package" option, and then choose "23A.up" from the list.
Once you've selected the update package, choose the "Do update" option from the menu. This should apply the update and if all goes well, you'll wake up with 23A when it's all done.
That's all there is to it. Have fun!
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@IllegalArgument, thank you for the dlpkgfile patch. I'll use it to build a rooted 23A ROM.

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hsbadr said:
@IllegalArgument, thank you for the dlpkgfile patch. I'll use it to build a rooted 23A ROM.
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That would be awesome!!! Thanks!

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ohlin5 said:
I, too, am very anxious to see what the "guinea pig's" result of a potential downgrade is....that ominous "security software version" seen in that screenshot that has been circulating has me a tad worried though tbh.
You would need to be on stock KitKat w/ stock recovery, yes.
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Some info on that security software message
commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/st_vid10593-vr.pdf
niap-ccevs.org/st/Compliant.cfm?pid=10593
gsmarena.com/at_ts_lg_g3_is_receiving_the_android_50_lollipop_update_too-news-11143.php
TLDR: Basically, just its just a certification that all US varients have passed. Shows up in ATT version too, and ATT has confirmed rollback

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mattd7591 said:
Some info on that security software message
commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/st_vid10593-vr.pdf
niap-ccevs.org/st/Compliant.cfm?pid=10593
gsmarena.com/at_ts_lg_g3_is_receiving_the_android_50_lollipop_update_too-news-11143.php
TLDR: Basically, just its just a certification that all US varients have passed. Shows up in ATT version too, and ATT has confirmed rollback
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Interesting....well I still won't hold my breath given the things I've seen VZW do in the past, but thanks for the info, good find!

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hot wings and beer explanation of wht this means...?????????????

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great work

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annoyingduck said:
Nice work!
We need a Guinea pig that is willing to stay on stock/unrooted/locked 5.0 in order to test downgrade ability via kdz/tot.... Not it!
So if anyone is up for initiating this ota via terminal, can you please do some additional work by testing out downgrading? I have a 12b kdz file link in my thread that you can flash back to in order to push the lp update again (if downgrading works).
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I'd be willing to try it out and test the ability to downgrade but I won't be near a pc until 10 hours from now.

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IllegalArgument said:
Though there's already a thread about update 23A on the VS985, I figured an actual release of the OTA would warrant its own thread.
This is a release of the Verizon LG G3 5.0 OTA (VS98523A). The OTA package is unmodified (and probably couldn't be modified, at least easily, due to signing in the OTA package format). It was downloaded directly from Verizon's OTA servers.
You can download the package at http://downloads.codefi.re/autoprime/LG/LG_G3/VS985/LG_VS985_12B-23A.dlpkgfile.
The package is in an odd format and it is rather difficult to extract files from it, as many of the updates are provided in diff patches. However, there is a relatively simple way to apply this OTA using VerizonHiddenMenu. Root access is required to run the VerizonHiddenMenu activity.
Download the OTA package from the link above.
Copy the package to your device as either /storage/sdcard0/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up or /storage/external_SD/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up (technically, the filename can vary as long as it ends in the .up extension and is one of those two locations).
Run the following command:
Code:
adb shell su -c "am start -n com.lge.VerizonHiddenMenu/.fota.DmcTestFotaMenu"
This will start the diagnostic FOTA menu from the Verizon Hidden Menu.
From here, click on the "Select Package" option, and then choose "23A.up" from the list.
Once you've selected the update package, choose the "Do update" option from the menu. This should apply the update and if all goes well, you'll wake up with 23A when it's all done.
That's all there is to it. Have fun!
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Quick question on this...
I did all of the above, am on software 10B rooted with StumpRoot, put the file in /storage/sdcard0/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up, but after selecting the file at "Select Package" it hangs for a few seconds, gives me a toast notification that reads "Download = 23A.up", but when I press Do Update it reads, "RESULT_NOT_EXECUTED". Screenshots of the progress included. Any reason I'm getting this message? I tried renaming the file to 23A.up on the device first, then on the PC, and both times moved the file to the directory in sdcard0 (which didn't exist, I created the "SoftwareUpdate" folder). I'd be very grateful if someone could help me out.
First pic is selecting the file, second is it hanging and then returning to the FOTA Test Menu, and the last is obviously the error. I really would appreciate some help on this. Thanks in advance.

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KlausWillSeeYouNow said:
Quick question on this...
I did all of the above, am on software 10B rooted with StumpRoot, put the file in /storage/sdcard0/SoftwareUpdate/23A.up, but after selecting the file at "Select Package" it hangs for a few seconds, gives me a toast notification that reads "Download = 23A.up", but when I press Do Update it reads, "RESULT_NOT_EXECUTED". Screenshots of the progress included. Any reason I'm getting this message? I tried renaming the file to 23A.up on the device first, then on the PC, and both times moved the file to the directory in sdcard0 (which didn't exist, I created the "SoftwareUpdate" folder). I'd be very grateful if someone could help me out.
First pic is selecting the file, second is it hanging and then returning to the FOTA Test Menu, and the last is obviously the error. I really would appreciate some help on this. Thanks in advance.
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Additional info: each time the device restarts after trying all of that (manual restart of me turning it off and on), it goes to the blue Software Update screen and gives "err: 0x1111004". Once again, help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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KlausWillSeeYouNow said:
Additional info: each time the device restarts after trying all of that (manual restart of me turning it off and on), it goes to the blue Software Update screen and gives "err: 0x1111004". Once again, help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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If I remember right, "err: 0x1111004" means that something in the system filesystem has been modified, so when the FOTA program goes to verify the status of all of the files it wants to update, it finds a mismatch between what it expects and what is actually there. Since many of the files are updated with diffs, it can't patch the file if it has been changed from what it was expecting to find. I had trouble with this when I modified my HotspotProvision.apk to enable tethering.
And now reading what you said again, I'm pretty sure the problem is simpler than that. The patch provided is only from 12B to 23A. If you're currently on 10B, you'll have to upgrade up to 12B first before applying the 23A patch. I'll edit the main post to clarify that, sorry for not doing so earlier. I did just check and didn't see any direct patches from 10B available, unfortunately. If you need the OTA patches for 10B to 11C and then 11C to 12B, I can get those for you as files that you can then just apply manually.