How to root the LG G3 Sprint (LS990) {Out Dated} - Sprint LG G3

So first of all I have no idea if anyone has ever made a post on how to root the G3 (LS990) so I decided to go ahead and make one (to be helpful). This post was made on 3/4/15 check the date and make sure that this isn't to outdated
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[COLOR="Red"]IF YOU DO THIS, YOU ARE AT THE RISK OF BRICKING YOUR PHONE/ BREAKING IT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE(S) READ CAREFULLY!!!!!!!!![/COLOR]
1) Make sure that you are on ZV4 you can check this by going into settings>About phone>Software Info>Software version. If it is not on ZV4 then you should refer to the help post below on help down grading.
2) If you are in fact on ZV4 then you need to enable "Unknown sources". This will allow you to download/install the application needed to root our device. Go into Settings>Security>Unknown sources make sure to check this and agree (press "ok") to the pop up.
3) Once you have enabled that go to this xda link and install this app on your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/root-stump-root-lg-g3-sprint-verizon-t2850906. Download the latest copy and pull down your status bar and tap on the notification. You will be brought to a install menu now press "install" a security pop up will show up. Just say ok to it and allow the app to keep installing once it has installed press the "open" button.
4) Once inside the app press "Grind" a pop up will come up telling about brute force. Just say ok the reason for this is that our model (LS990) isn't officially supported but brute forcing will work so just let it run. Then turn up your volume and listen to the music good. Once it is done it will tell you to reboot, go ahead and reboot. Once you have gotten back into your system download this app from the playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&hl=en this app will give you root access/ mange it. Once it is open you might be prompted to update the binary go ahead and update it. You will have two options "normal" or twrp/cwm" press "normal" and then reboot once it is completed:
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5) Go to this thread and download the latest bumped twrp: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...recovery-twrp-touch-recovery-2-8-2-0-t2966096 make sure to download the .img file this is needed so that you can flash recovery. The is two ways of doing this 1) running commands from your computer or 2) using a app from the playstore called flashify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify&hl=en to make things simple we will use flashify.
6) Make sure the .img is in your download(s) folder and open flashify agree to the disclaimer and then grant it root access. Then click "Recovery Image". Then click "Choose a file" and navigate to your .img and select it. It will come up with a pop up just press "Yup" and it will flash. Now you can go ahead and be done just press the option to reboot to recovery. Or below I will link some videos with a how to boot into recovery so you can watch that to find the hardware key method. Or you can use this app it will reboot you really easily: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot&hl=en.
(Thanks goes to the creators of all of the work I have listed above! Make sure to thank them (thumbs up:good and maybe buy pro's/donate.)
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Lollipop ZV8 ROOT (MAYBE)
Here is the link for the new ZV8 lollipop root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3049772 I have no idea if it works so just read carefully. If someone can PM me and tell me if it works that would be great. Also since the thread has instructions I will likely not make a guide.

How to down grade:
If you want to root as of (3/12/15) then you have to be on ZV4 or ZV8(look above) Some phones may come updated on newer builds and you may have to down grade them use this thread to accomplish this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...de-how-to-restore-sprint-lg-g3-ls990-t2852042
How to boot into recovery via hardware keys (Do the same thing just press volume up rather then volume down):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waFrzMQivaI
How do I unlock my bootloader?:
As of now bump is the bootloader unlock without it we would not have a bootloader unlock. So pretty much (for the most part) by just installing the bumped recovery your bootloader is unlocked.
Can I update my phone once it is rooted?:
No, You cannot download a system update and update the phone. This will likely break it or really mess it up . What you have to do is install a rom that is all ready rooted and on the build you want I.E: "BarePop it is rooted" ZV8 or "BarRin" rooted ZV6.

For ZVA Phones
For phones that are running ZVA instead of ZV4 or ZV8, this tutorial helped me finally get rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/one-click-root-zva-t3141390
Check under About phone > Software info > Software version to see what you have. It will be the last 3 characters after LS990 for Sprint phones.

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I made topic like in in general G3 forums but probably many users dont go there I will post it here also.
There is more and more new users coming to G3 and most of them have the same questions. This is a small FAQ about most frequent questions. I will update FAQ from time to time with new questions.
Q1: How many models are outhere?
Many. HERE is the list so check here.​​
Q2: How do I make an EFS and MODEM backup?
In recovery. Flash TWRP recovery and choose EFS in backup. I would suggest you to make EFS backup before you do anything on the phone.
Or use this method and make flashable EFS backup.​​
Q3: How do I root my phone?
There are few methods. Choose one that is for your variant. Purple Drake, Stump Root, IOroot.
Check this spreadsheet to see with what tool you can root your model.​​
Q4: How do I flash custom recovery?
Download recovery from HERE and flash it with FLASHIFY APP.
Or use ADB command explained HERE.​Q5: Where can I find stock firmware image?
You can find it HERE. Just type your IMEI.
Or HERE thanks to hyelton.​Q6: How do I unroot my phone?
Just flash the stock firmware. Follow THIS GUIDE.​​
Q7: How do I enter recovery mode?
Power off the phone. Press Volume down and power button. When you see LG logo, keep holding Volume Down, release Power and quickly press it again.
You will be asked to questions and choose YES on them (do not worry, factory reset will not happen) and congrats, you are in recovery.​​
Q8: What ROM should I download?
Check index HERE. Thanks benkxda.​​
Q9: How do I install a certain ROM?
Make sure it is for your model, download it, place it on phone storage, boot into recovery, do a nandroid backup and then wipe the system. And least press install and choose ROM.​​
Q10: I am on rooted/stock Lollipop. How do I get back to Kitkat?
If you have nandroid backup just flash nandroid backup. Or flash stock firmware and see number 6. question.​Q11: Can I convert one model to another (example: D852 to D855)?
NO! Do not try to do that.​​
Q12: My IMEI disappeared. What should I do?
Restore EFS backup. It is explained HERE.​​
Q13: Where is Flashlight on stock ROM?
There isn't one. Use PowerToggles or some other toggle app.​​
Q14: How to get rid of battery fully charged notification?
See my trick HERE.​​
Q15: How to root stock Lollipop?
You can't. You will have to revert to stock firmware, root the phone and flash some prerooted Lollipop ROM.​​
Q16: How do I enter Download mode?
Power off the phone. Plug the USB cabel and press and hold Volume Up. Download mode will appear.​​
Q17: Can I get small navigation bar on Lollipop?
Yes you can. Check HERE.​​
Q18: Can I still receive and install an OTA on my rooted device?
If you are on stock ROM there is a chance you will get notification about update but you will not be able to install it successfully. To install it you will have to unroot the device and go back to fully stock.​​Q19: My PC won't connect to the phone by USB, what do I do?
Make sure you have the correct drivers installed and that USB Debugging is enabled. And always try other ports on your PC.​​Q20: My battery is draining fast. What should I do?
Monitor your battery with Gsam Battery Monitor or BetterBatteryStats and Wakelock Detector to find out what is draining your battery. After you find out uninstall or freeze that app/process.​​Q21: How to access camera when screen is off?
Press and hold volume down button (works on stock ROMs only).​​

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I made topic like in in general G3 forums but probably many users dont go there I will post it here also.
There is more and more new users coming to G3 and most of them have the same questions. This is a small FAQ about most frequent questions. I will update FAQ from time to time with new questions.
Q1: How many models are outhere?
Many. HERE is the list so check here.​​
Q2: How do I make an EFS and MODEM backup?
In recovery. Flash TWRP recovery and choose EFS in backup. I would suggest you to make EFS backup before you do anything on the phone.
Or use this method and make flashable EFS backup.​​
Q3: How do I root my phone?
There are few methods. Choose one that is for your variant. Purple Drake, Stump Root, IOroot. Sprint version use Stump Root.
Check this spreadsheet to see with what tool you can root your model.​​
Q4: How do I flash custom recovery?
Download recovery from HERE and flash it with FLASHIFY APP.
Or use ADB command explained HERE.​Q5: Where can I find stock firmware image?
You can find it HERE. Just type your IMEI.
Or HERE thanks to hyelton.​Q6: How do I unroot my phone?
Just flash the stock firmware. Follow THIS GUIDE.​​
Q7: How do I enter recovery mode?
Power off the phone. Press and hold Volume down and power button. You will boot directly into recovery.​​
Q8: What ROM should I download?
Check index HERE. Thanks benkxda.​​
Q9: How do I install a certain ROM?
Make sure it is for your model, download it, place it on phone storage, boot into recovery, do a nandroid backup and then wipe the system. And least press install and choose ROM.​​
Q10: I am on rooted/stock Lollipop. How do I get back to Kitkat?
If you have nandroid backup just flash nandroid backup. Or flash stock firmware and see number 6. question.​Q11: Can I convert one model to another (example: D852 to D855)?
NO! Do not try to do that.​​
Q12: My IMEI disappeared. What should I do?
Restore EFS backup. It is explained HERE.​​
Q13: Where is Flashlight on stock ROM?
There isn't one. Use PowerToggles or some other toggle app.​​
Q14: How to get rid of battery fully charged notification?
See my trick HERE.​​
Q15: How to root stock Lollipop?
You can't. You will have to revert to stock firmware, root the phone and flash some prerooted Lollipop ROM.​​
Q16: How do I enter Download mode?
Power off the phone. Plug the USB cabel and press and hold Volume Up. Download mode will appear.​​
Q17: Can I get small navigation bar on Lollipop?
Yes you can. Check HERE.​​
Q18: Can I still receive and install an OTA on my rooted device?
If you are on stock ROM there is a chance you will get notification about update but you will not be able to install it successfully. To install it you will have to unroot the device and go back to fully stock.​​Q19: My PC won't connect to the phone by USB, what do I do?
Make sure you have the correct drivers installed and that USB Debugging is enabled. And always try other ports on your PC.​​Q20: My battery is draining fast. What should I do?
Monitor your battery with Gsam Battery Monitor or BetterBatteryStats and Wakelock Detector to find out what is draining your battery. After you find out uninstall or freeze that app/process.​​Q21: How to access camera when screen is off?
Press and hold volume down button (works on stock ROMs only).​​
I'm not sure if you saw THIS yet, but we already have one of these since Sept.
I appreciate the effort you took to make it, but some of your info is wrong for the Sprint version.
Q2. There's a better/ more reliable way to do this. - In the other FAQ
Q3. We can only use Stump on ZV4, and nothing for ZV6 yet.
Q7. We press and hold vol dn+Power until recovery shows up. That's it.
I just don't want people getting confused, and saying we're to blame.
Thank you for your comment. Post has been updated with correct informations.
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Help ME Please OTA Update Has my phone stuck in a boot loop

So i read a bunch of threads and people said the new update was fine and wouldnt try to remove root. So i decided to give it a go and see if that was true. Well when it rebooted it keeps rebooting into twrp no matter what i do. Im not good with linux commands but how do i fix this? Also i only have one file to be modified and thats for the dual window mod so i could dual window all apps. Is this part of the problem?
I found a thread that told me some command lines to restart the phone without needing to wipe but how do i get rid of this ota update?
ToF_Itachi said:
So i read a bunch of threads and people said the new update was fine and wouldnt try to remove root. So i decided to give it a go and see if that was true. Well when it rebooted it keeps rebooting into twrp no matter what i do. Im not good with linux commands but how do i fix this? Also i only have one file to be modified and thats for the dual window mod so i could dual window all apps. Is this part of the problem?
I found a thread that told me some command lines to restart the phone without needing to wipe but how do i get rid of this ota update?
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While you can (sometimes) install an OTA while your phone is rooted, you should never try to install one when it is fully unlocked (i.e. - custom recovery installed). You edit seems to indicate you fixed it, but if you're still having issues I know there are steps to get out of the bootloop you're experiencing, I just don't have off hand where they're at. Bottom line, if you're root AND unlocked (running twrp), you should never take an OTA as there's no reason for it. You can install one of the fine stock-based roms that have been updated to the latest VZW software and have no risk in doing so. Just for future reference
ToF_Itachi said:
So i read a bunch of threads and people said the new update was fine and wouldnt try to remove root. So i decided to give it a go and see if that was true. Well when it rebooted it keeps rebooting into twrp no matter what i do. Im not good with linux commands but how do i fix this? Also i only have one file to be modified and thats for the dual window mod so i could dual window all apps. Is this part of the problem?
I found a thread that told me some command lines to restart the phone without needing to wipe but how do i get rid of this ota update?
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Follow this command lines and that will or should reboot your phone to before you tried to install the newest update. The same thing happened to me with the last update. Those commands came in handy.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Free mobile app
Bxrider117 said:
Follow this command lines and that will or should reboot your phone to before you tried to install the newest update. The same thing happened to me with the last update. Those commands came in handy.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Free mobile app
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Pays to have a copy of LG Flashtool and the stock firmware
See the first post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2907508
If you have a USB otg cable, you can put the flash...zip file linked in the post on a flash drive, then tell twrp to install that to clear the ota.
Alternately, twrp has a small terminal emulator. Look at the part of the post with the commands listed. Only input the su and two dd command lines, in twrp.
After either of the above, tell twrp to reboot to system.
Once you can successfully get back to your normal system, either freeze "System updates...." or use a file manager to rename the two LGDMSClient files found in /system/app, then reboot your phone one more time.
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How to Upgrade/Roll Back on Stock ROM (Officially)

Many people here don't know how to roll back or update their phones' firmware, and that's why I'm making this guide. I hope that it's easy to understand for everyone.
HOW TO UPGRADE/DOWNGRADE STOCK OFFICIALLY
To do this process you do NOT need an unlocked bootloader, and it will NOT void your warranty. If you have an unlocked bootloader, it will also not lock it.
What you need:
-Your phone model (NOT THE MODEL LISTED ON THE FIRMWARE). Flip the phone and look where the ZTE logo is at, it should say either A2017, A2017U or A2017G.
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-Stock recovery. If you didn't tamper with the device you'll most likely have this. If you have TWRP, you can use a flashable zip to get the stock recovery back. There are some for the A2017G, don't know about the others. You can find them at the Download Center. I recommend you to use the same recovery that your firmware version should have, for instance if you are on B04 use the one for B04 or maybe B03. But usually you shouldn' have trouble if you use an older one.
-The firmware that you'll install on the phone. You can either download it on a PC or on the phone itself, but you'll probably need to unzip it.
I recommend trying to download ot on the phone first. If it fails to download, the safe bet is using a PC though.
-RAR if you'll download the system on your phone, or an unzipper on your PC if you're gonna do it from there (7zip, winrar)
IF YOU ROLL BACK, ALL OF YOUR DATA (INTERNAL STORAGE INCLUDED) WILL BE WIPED. BACK UP EVERYTHING YOU CONSIDER IMPORTANT!
If you update, this usually does not happen, but always back everything up just in case.
Regardless that you download it via PC or phone, you'll need the system zip. Knowing the HARDWARE MODEL of the phone, download it either from the official ZTE pages, or via unofficial sites. If you download it from unofficial sites though, check that the zip is ~2.3 GB and that, if you open it with RAR or some zip manager, it has an update.zip inside and a PDF. If it has, follow the instructions; if not, just move it to the root of the sd card (/storage/emulated/0/) and go to Settings - Updates, and update. The A2017G has a list of previously unzipped system zips on the Guides section (Download Center by @raystef66, check it out)
If you know how to use an IDM, it can be very good on the phone. Just sayin'
For the A2017: http://www.zte.com.cn/china/sitecor...rt/detail?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78
For the A2017G:
http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=98CEB24F9FFD433EA99EC424163149A6
For the A2017U: 'Tis a little bit more fuzzy, there's many different carrier ROMs and there's only one zip from the unlocked model page. Either find a package here on XDA or, if you solely want to update to Nougat, go to the official page and download the zip available for your carrier:
https://www.zteusa.com/support_page/
Select 'Smart phones', the carrier, and ZTE Axon 7 (Not 'ZTE Axon' nor 'ZTE Axon 7 Mini'!)
So, process:
a. If you'll use the Phone:
Once you have the system zip, install RAR from the Play store or an apk, and find the Downloads folder, and the zip you downloaded. The screenshots here are just emulating how one of the official files will look, the numbers of the zip are just random and the sizes are not realistic (I just took some files and renamed them ).
Open the zip, find the update.zip inside, select it with the checkmark, and unzip it.
RAR will ask you where to extract this. Just remove everything after /0/, like on the screenshot. Press OK.
Go to System Update on the Settings, and there should appear the zip, with an sd card icon. Press Update and you're done!
b. If you'll use the PC:
1. Download the zip on your PC.
2. Open your zip manager of choice and open the zip. Throw the update.zip on your desktop.
3. Connect your phone, open the internal storage and throw the update.zip inside.
4. Go to Settings, Updates, and the zip should pop up, with an sd-card thumbnail (even though it's not on an SD card, disregard that). Install, and you're done.

Unbrick Asus MemoPad FHD 10 LTE (ME302KL)

Hey Guys,
tried to install LineageOS on my mothers tablet, but forgot to unlock bootloader first, so i got a softbricked device like some other guys here.
Because i haven´t found a solution/tutorial here, i tried some things out and now i got a working device
Unbrick The Brick
I found a version in this forum, which installs a ofw -> https://w3bsit3-dns.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=545744&st=2260
My Device was connected in this mode and via cmd : "adb devices" it was listet
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After unzipping 0.rar, i startet a cmd as administrator, navigated with cd to the unziped folder and startet "flashall.cmd"
The Device starts again
Install OFW
Unfortunetly the Unblock Bootloader APK from Asus ended up with an error , i tried a lot with adb install *.apk and so on, but nothing worked out... Therefore i installed the latest OFW
You need an SD-Card and the latest Version (https://www.asus.com/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_FHD_10_ME302KL/HelpDesk_Download/)
-> For me it is the "ASUS MEMo Pad FHD 10 LTE Firmware: V10.10.3.39 Only for WW SKU (Android 4.2.2)"
Copy the unzipped zip (you will see what i mean) to the SD-Card and unname it to "APQ8064_SDUPDATE.zip"
Insert the micro SD card into the tablet.
Turn off the tablet.
Press and hold Volume Up + Power Key, wait until the bootloader logo appears, and then the FW update process begins. (if this don´t work out try the APK "Recovery Reboot")
After the completion the device will automatically reboot.
Perform the factory data reset.
IUnlock Bootloader with the official APK
-> https://www.asus.com/de/supportonly/ASUS MeMO Pad FHD 10 LTE/HelpDesk_Download/ -> Utilities -> Expand -> "Unlock Device App"
Install TWRP
-> https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-0-asus-me302kl-t3609759
Install LineAgeOS
-> https://forum.xda-developers.com/an.../rom-8-0-0-lineageos-15-0-unofficial-t3693838
Enjoy
I had some hope when I saw this thread. I had problems with the bootloader unlock too.
slungshot said:
I had problems with the bootloader unlock too.
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And it helped?
My advice to anyone trying to revive this old tablet is to just buy a new one, no matter what the cost and you will come out ahead in comparison to time wasted trying to resurrect this old beast. Still if you are like me and perhaps when you arrive here are "already in way too deep", here are some hints to get you going. I'm 2 weeks into playing with this thing but making good progress. Wishing I'd just bought a new one but since I usually forget everything I learned dealing with ROM builds a few weeks after I set it aside,I can't say I learned a valuable lesson so I'm not sure of the benefit.
First of all, to ensure you don't brick this thing, be sure to RESTORE TO FACTORY before unlocking. Then once set to factory defaults and you are configuring it anew again, when you get to the screen asking to sign into Google, then don't do it because if you do, when you run the unlock routine it will go into a loop asking for your Google ID and password. Then when you sideload in the Assus unlock app and also accept any upgrades that Asus provides if at this point you have never logged into Google, the only requirement of this unlock routine is that you have a working wifi accessed so you will never get into the Google ID loop if you don't have a Google sign-in account set up.
So, I've loaded every version, evaluated them and rejected all but 14.1 due to some quirk or another. My mistake was loading multiple zips after the unnlock (including Gapps up front, a no-no in my opinion) and this has left me yet to load any of the Gappas package yet, discovering that is what gave me my black screen initially. I now have a full suite of mapping software loaded and working plus many basic language tools and other apps that support traveling and using this device as a guide. I have side loaded about 25 apps and all is well so far without the play store. I have the GPS working (couldn't get it to work in 13.x and 15.x versions) and additionally I was able to load Magisk systemless, Xposed V25 systemless, XprivacyLUA and a long list of Xposed modules that all work perfectly, plus I have a functional root. I haven't tried any super secure apps like banking because I haven't even set up playstore. So right now I have a great functioning device that is not so Googled-up. I am not sure if I will load the 7.1 Gapps at this point now but I plan to get everything working on this device I can without Google Playstore and the other Google suite and see just how far I can get without Google apps. I do miss the voice typing, however.
Another thing that will get you confused with this tablet is the first time after flashing it with the TWRP recovery and just as you enter fastboot reboot on your computer and press the enter key for the very first time, you have to hold in the power button and up-volume button on the tablet at the same time you reboot with fastboot and if you don't when you reboot after the flash of the new recovery, the stock ROM will revert the TWRP recovery.img back to stock. I know, it sounds hard to believe but if you flash it and don't get the TWRP menu on the next recovery boot, this is what happened.
https://w3bsit3-dns.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=545744&st=2260
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