I've got an LG Optimus T (T-Mobile Optimus One) that's fully bricked and I can't find anyone in the area to assist saving this device. I contacted several of the cell phone ripoff shops here in town and they all say they "know a guy that can do it but doesn't work for us" but they won't put me in direct contact with this so-called genius and I'm stuck for a solution.
Also... I was kinda hoping someone might be able to help for no charge - I honestly don't have the cash to save this phone but I can't afford another one either. If I had the cash I'd just get another phone, duh, but I'm between a rock and a hard place so, figured I'd ask and see what happens. I know people expect hard cash for most everything these days, but I could use a break and it'll be good Karma back on you if you can help.
It's the only Android phone I have and I'd love to get it functional once more.
Mods: I couldn't think of any other place to ask the question so, if this is off-limits or going against any rules (that I'm not presently aware of) feel free to delete it outright instead of just locking it.
Contact me by PM if you're able to help, and my Wife and I appreciate any assistance possible.
After a pro-LG article and the announcement of the Optimus G, I have some hope that I may have found a phone worth upgrading to. (I still have my Droid Incredible from launch day.) However, I've read some of the LG threads, and most posts were some form of "LG sucks, buying another brand next." So, I'm here asking to be educated on LG as a brand, specifically in regards to Android.
What has been the company's history with regards to topics such as...
Unlocked or unlockable bootloader; or crypto secured
Root friendly (easy?)
AOSP involvement; open device support
Hackable-ness
Hardware quality history; getting better?
Is the stock ROM survivable until CyanogenMod is available?
Posting requests: I want this thread to be information rich and dense, so please...
Focus on LG, with other brands only used to support statements. Start another thread if you want talk about another brand, please.
No "LG sucks, buying another brand next" posts, unless you back it up with information.
No "me too" posts. "Thank" the post instead, or something.
No alternative phone suggestions. I keep abreast of the news. I know what's out there.
Hi all,
Sorry if posting in the wrong thread.
As the title states, anyone in Chicagoland area (Schaumburg/Bartlett) willing to meet up somewhere public to convert my phone to gpe? I've read through/watched videos and did it before with my m7, but it was such a bad/scary experience, and I don't want to throw away $700 bricking my phone.
I'm coming from my n5 and just prefer it without sense. I have the AT&T model just bc wanted gunmetal.
Pm or reply, thanks in advance, I really appreciate it.
After almost 1 year later it seems like no one's interested about rooting h860s on the market so I was thinking maybe we can collect some money from all the H860 users around the world and give the money who roots the H860 first. I don't see anything illegal about doing this on this website... What do you think guys?
Good idea, but we need the guarantee that the person or team that happens to pass our LG G5 H860 (H860N for me) in ROOT mode to make this gift and that also it is a guarantee to have the said sum
TGez said:
Good idea, but we need the guarantee that the person or team that happens to pass our LG G5 H860 (H860N for me) in ROOT mode to make this gift and that also it is a guarantee to have the said sum
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You're right. We need a authorized collector. That's why I choose this forum because they had a bounty system for rooting G5s before. Maybe they can accept this project too. Otherwise we need to take a look at some other websites which gurantees giving the collected money to the person or group.
So in this case we need to know how much money they'll ask from us for the rooting process. If there's no one else who'll do the process cheaper we can start to collect money for them let's say in couple weeks. But we also have to be sure that person/team will release the root in a reasonable time otherwise we'll have to refund all collected money to people who have donated before.
ismet470 said:
But we also have to be sure that person/team will release the root in a reasonable time otherwise we'll have to refund all collected money to people who have donated before.
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rooting is a process to find a bug in firmware. you can't be sure, that this bug exist (or qualification of any person enough to find it).
so better to buy unlocked phone from beginning (like google's own)
Hi everybody i made this topic just for share what we know about android 8 for G6 like release date futures news and... about android oreo for G6 plz share what u know tnx
I heard that probably would be in january , but not even a word from lg...
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I heard that probably would be in january , but not even a word from lg...
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Hearing it and not from LG probably means that we still have no info at all on this, just some random G6 spotted in benchmarks...
3. useless spam topic ....
I've somewhere it will come end November. On a Turkish website , if I find the link I'll put it here. It's 23/11 still no info nor te update. So I guess it's wrong info [emoji24]
Edit:https://www.lgdestek.net/lg-android-8-0-oreo-guncellemesi-alacak-telefonlar-belli-oldu-37845/
Wysłane z mojego LG-H870 przy użyciu Tapatalka
Well, for being one of the first to roll out updates, LG is dropping the ball.
OnePlus and Nokia are rolling out updates.
Essential and Samsung has betas
And LG has said nothing. Continuing disappointment.
That's what I got from LG via email:
"Thank you for contacting LG Customer Service in regards to your LG G6 phone.*
I have taken a look into your query and as of yet, we currently do not have any time frames or exact dates for when Android 8.0 will be released. We are testing on older models to see if it is compatable. However we have no information to give at this current point in time.*
I know this probably was not the answer you were expecting but as soon as we have any details regarding this, we will be more than happy to inform you!*"
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d3ft0n3s said:
That's what I got from LG via email:
"Thank you for contacting LG Customer Service in regards to your LG G6 phone.*
I have taken a look into your query and as of yet, we currently do not have any time frames or exact dates for when Android 8.0 will be released. We are testing on older models to see if it is compatable. However we have no information to give at this current point in time.*
I know this probably was not the answer you were expecting but as soon as we have any details regarding this, we will be more than happy to inform you!*"
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Seems like this is the generic answer they provide to anyone who asks about the Oreo update
Exactly the same answer was sent to another user (ant78) from the LG V30 forum. I wouldn't be relaying on Customer Service of any mobile manufacturer... Similar type of answers I was getting back in the days when I had Samsung Galaxy S2. Turned out that two days later I got an update, where Customer Service had no specified date for the update
btw. Korean LG V30 got the Oreo update today
Well, LG just released the Oreo beta for the V30 and V30+ in Korea, and has previously said the final version will come in December, so hopefully that's good news for the G6 getting the update in a timely manner
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-android-oreo-beta-lg-v30-korea/
Gc13psj said:
Well, LG just released the Oreo beta for the V30 and V30+ in Korea, and has previously said the final version will come in December, so hopefully that's good news for the G6 getting the update in a timely manner
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-android-oreo-beta-lg-v30-korea/
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It depends on what the timely manner means
Some of the sources like Androidauthority mentioned about having Oreo on G6 around October/November. It's almost the end of November and I doubt we'll see the update anytime soon
Gc13psj said:
Well, LG just released the Oreo beta for the V30 and V30+ in Korea, and has previously said the final version will come in December, so hopefully that's good news for the G6 getting the update in a timely manner
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-android-oreo-beta-lg-v30-korea/
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If you're phone is carrier locked, there is no warranty you will receive Oreo. For example Videotron in Canada are used to block updates.
mana4.com said:
If you're phone is carrier locked, there is no warranty you will receive Oreo. For example Videotron in Canada are used to block updates.
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Seriously?!?
This kind of practice should be denied! I think it's already a big mess with all those carriers and manufacturers who can't keep up with updating phones to the latest versions of Android. And I'm not saying about every device, but even flagship phones... which is a joke.
Ok I understand that it requires a lot of work (sometimes) to port, test and test new Android version, but I can't understand how come some of the phones are not getting security patches. LG seems to be a good example of this mess... H870 is stuck on July security update and we are almost at the end of the year
I wish all the phones were getting as quickly as Nexus/Pixels are getting... I wish I wish I wish...
The 'porting and testing' of a new android version by a carrier is, more often than not, just a case of adding some unwanted apps to the system.
The excuse of thorough testing is just an excuse for 'can't be bothered' just yet.
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The 'porting and testing' of a new android version by a carrier is, more often than not, just a case of adding some unwanted apps to the system.
The excuse of thorough testing is just an excuse for 'can't be bothered' just yet.
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I totally agree with you. Updating software on already sold phones will not bring carriers new money, so not point in investing time and money into that. It's better to come up with new commercials, so people will buy more units.
In my opinion same story holds for the manufacturers who need to/want to grab as many users as they can, hence they put most of the effort into developing new models.
Was hoping to receive the update before Nov. ended but here we are. I at least hope something does come...
I'd be really freaking excited if the update drops this month.