hey i ordered a lg v30+ US998 unlocked online and its on 7.1.2 android version and i heard there is android 8, when i tried to update on the phone it says your phone is not registered yet?? how can i update?
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hey i ordered a lg v30+ US998 unlocked online and its on 7.1.2 android version and i heard there is android 8, when i tried to update on the phone it says your phone is not registered yet?? how can i update?
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Been asked a million times. You can update it in 5 minutes with latest US998 Oreo KDZ posted in this forum, once you install LGUP. Latest as of this moment is US998 20H. Some of the answers below are over the PAST YEAR, so you may see older Oreo KDZ mentioned. It's the METHOD that's important, that is the same.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/lg-v30-oreo-t3831950
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/v30-us998-wont-update-to-oreo-t3831951
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/soemthing-wrong-phone-t3917081
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/lg-v30-lg-us998-able-to-update-ota-t3937046
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/bought-unlocked-v30-ls998-t3905647/page2
I would add that you can also use LG Bridge, which is their official tool for backup and phone updating.
https://www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-lg-backup-lg-switch
You can do other, more hacky and sophisticated things with LGUP, including rolling back to previous Android versions. You can also do things you shouldn't and which you'll regret. That's almost impossible with LG Bridge.
TheDannemand said:
I would add that you can also use LG Bridge, which is their official tool for backup and phone updating.
https://www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-lg-backup-lg-switch
You can do other, more hacky and sophisticated things with LGUP, including rolling back to previous Android versions. You can also do things you shouldn't and which you'll regret. That's almost impossible with LG Bridge.
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But you can't always use LG Bridge to update firmware...
* If it's former North American variant converted to US998, LG Bridge still sees the "LS998" IMEI or whatever. So you have to manually update through LGUP with downloaded KDZ. Same thing, you're just doing it manually. (Same reason these converted US998 probably don't receive OTA updates?)
They're still US998, there's nothing "wrong" with them, except manual updates. I just bought another converted LS998/US998 V30+ recently. I think I'm addicted... It's flawless condition, by the way.
* Also, even with native US998, I've had LG Bridge tell me I have the latest firmware -- when I don't. So, again LGUP is the answer.
Good points, Chaz. Until recently I always used LG Bridge myself, easy peasy. But I can see with so many Frankenphoned LS998 in circulation, that LGUP is a more predictable advice.
And, ahem... Yes, you may in fact qualify as addicted. How many of these are you up to now?
But they really are a great value at this point, no doubt.
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And, ahem... Yes, you may in fact qualify as addicted. How many of these are you up to now?
But they really are a great value at this point, no doubt.
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Yeah,
* Mint US998 V30+ is down to $170 now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-US998-128GB-Titan-Black-Unlocked-Smartphone-9-10-/183795406681
* Mint Sprint LS998 V30+ is $180:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-LS998-128GB-Titan-Black-Sprint-Smartphone-A-Mint-/192609345150
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Besides my wife's and my B&H Photo native US998 V30 (64GB) and V30+ (128GB) which we use daily...
I have one new (yes, actually new from Wal-mart) V30+ in box, and this recent mint V30+ off eBay. Both are former LS998 V30+ converted to US998 V30+. (Yes, came from Wal-Mart that way.) I tell myself these two are backups, in case of emergency. I probably only need one -- not two -- but I couldn't resist buying another.
I ALSO have a mint 2018 AT&T LG V35 flashed to Google Fi firmware, which I've taken out of the box once. I'm not sure what to do with that. I was hoping we would get bootloader unlock, TWRP, and root for the LG V35. There is some kind of remote bootloader unlock and root available, but not TWRP that I'm aware of...
All the other LG V30/V30+ I gave to family/sold to friends.
iv tried lg bridge and it doesnt work, but thanks chaz, my laptop has been downloading the kdz file i will follow the steps when its done
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Yeah,
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Besides my wife's and my B&H Photo native US998 V30 (64GB) and V30+ (128GB) which we use daily...
I have one new (yes, actually new from Wal-mart) V30+ in box, and this recent mint V30+ off eBay. Both are former LS998 V30+ converted to US998 V30+. (Yes, came from Wal-Mart that way.) I tell myself these two are backups, in case of emergency. I probably only need one -- not two -- but I couldn't resist buying another.
I ALSO have a mint 2018 AT&T LG V35 flashed to Google Fi firmware, which I've taken out of the box once. I'm not sure what to do with that. I was hoping we would get bootloader unlock, TWRP, and root for the LG V35. There is some kind of remote bootloader unlock and root available, but not TWRP that I'm aware of...
All the other LG V30/V30+ I gave to family/sold to friends.
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hey can you please help me, so i did the upgrade and its on 8.0 android. the problem now is i dont know why when i try to add the weather widget id press and hold on the home screen then it shuts me out and locks the screen like i pressed the lock button but i didnt
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So hi guys, I'm brand new here and don't know anything with new techs so I hope tht someone can help me out with this.
I just bought a V30+ this morning, and the IMEI is : 358166081226505, LG-H933 and S/N is 709KPPB0008640,.
I don't know how to check if this phone is legit or not and I don't even know which carrier it's belong to, because I bought it from a supplier who brought it from abroad ( I'm from Vietnam ). So can anyone help me to track where is it from ?, and is it legit or not ?
Besides, It's work complete ly fine with my local Vietnam's SIM card so I don't even know if it's unlocked or not, but when I tried to manual update the phone said that : " Device is not registered". I've tried googled up many method but nothing worked, including factory reset... Any help on this guys ?
https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v30-model-number-differences/
You have Canadian V30, if H933. All the carriers in Canada use the same model. Software loads depending on Canadian SIM card used.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S H933?
They don't have V30+.
It's either not H933 or is not V30+, just V30. Which is it?
Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
thanks sir for your quick reply, mive have Lg V30+ logo on the back and 128 gb storage , and when I check the phone info it said Lg H933, so i'm not sure, is that maybe someone changed it ?
kyubj said:
thanks sir for your quick reply, mive have Lg V30+ logo on the back and 128 gb storage , and when I check the phone info it said Lg H933, so i'm not sure, is that maybe someone changed it ?
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Maybe one of the Canadian guys can answer?
Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v30-model-number-differences/
It's not possible to have V30 plus H933. The H933 is the V30. Maybe is counterfeit or an refurbished phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/software-update-phone-registered-to-t3723704
I think same situation with mine.
Long story short,
The phone should be on the provided carrier at least once.
If not, it happens.
only way to fix is inserting active sim for original carrier, in this case you should go to Canada.
or, find H933 KDZ files and manually update it. you can find how to do from https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-market-us998-t3736910.
but DON'T USE US998 KDZ! you have to find H933 KDZ.
rhplusa10 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/software-update-phone-registered-to-t3723704
I think same situation with mine.
Long story short,
The phone should be on the provided carrier at least once.
If not, it happens.
only way to fix is inserting active sim for original carrier, in this case you should go to Canada.
or, find H933 KDZ files and manually update it. you can find how to do from https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-market-us998-t3736910.
but DON'T USE US998 KDZ! you have to find H933 KDZ.
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Well, not quite the same as yours. He has a phone that doesn't officially exist. An H933 V30+.
H933 is "Canada", but they have no V30+ -- only V30.
I'm in Canada and I have a H933 and its 64GB V30. All the new phones sold in Canada are carrier unlocked due to bew laws that is why it is working with your carrier.
You mentioned buying it off some supplier, the only thing I can think of would be that you got a refurbished unit. I don't even know if swapping a 64GB storage on V30 (H933) with a 128GB unit would work (since the OS and everything should be on that storage chip) but that is the only thing I can think off to explain the situation. Plus, a back panel saying V30+ with a H933 brand kind of suggests a refurbished unit since V30+ is not sold is not available in Canada.
Return the unit and get your money back!
hekermeker said:
https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v30-model-number-differences/
It's not possible to have V30 plus H933. The H933 is the V30. Maybe is counterfeit or an refurbished phone.
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Actually, the V30+is just a V30 with 128gigs of storage and a decent pair of earbuds. The "+" is just marketing. H933 is the Canadian V30. Carries or retailers may sell it as a "Plus" but it will have the same model number.
santeana said:
Actually, the V30+is just a V30 with 128gigs of storage and a decent pair of earbuds. The "+" is just marketing. H933 is the Canadian V30. Carries or retailers may sell it as a "Plus" but it will have the same model number.
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It is just marketing, but there's no official V30+ for the Canadian H933. No carriers or retailers sell it.
It's either not an H933, or it's not a real V30+.
Which means someone took a H933 V30, swapped out the internal 64GB storage for 128GB AND put on a V30+ back panel. A Frankenstein phone. DING. DING. DING.
He bought that "Canadian" phone in ASIA, so who knows how it got that way...
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
santeana said:
Actually, the V30+is just a V30 with 128gigs of storage and a decent pair of earbuds. The "+" is just marketing. H933 is the Canadian V30. Carries or retailers may sell it as a "Plus" but it will have the same model number.
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The 128GB version was never offered by any carriers in Canada. I am not sure if LG Canada actually sold them directly though.
The H933 is carrier unlocked out of the box. Have you tried another SIM card just to test it, even if the SIM isn't activated? If the SIM you are trying to use activated? Stolen phones are blacklisted in a database that spans most of the US and Canadian carriers in order to combat phone theft. Have you contacted your carrier to verify the IMEI and serial number is not stolen? I highly recommend removing your devices serial number and IMEI as well from your post.
Edit: There is one other thing you can try that might help. Go to the LG Dialer and put in *#546368#*933#. This should open up to a group of 4 menus. If it doesn't, it isn't an H933. If it does, go to Field Test, Modem Settings, and LTE-A CA setting. In here, you want to select the top option, which is, CA Enable/ SupportedBandCom.. (All Enable). You will need to reboot the device for this to take effect. When it boots, you will see an unlatched lock with a blue thing moving around it in a circle. This should disable carrier aggregation and allow the phone to search all bands it supports for service.
my lg v30 cant update via ota
pls i also bought lgv30 us998 version but the problem is when i try updating to pie it get stock at boot logo secondly it doesnt bring update via ota it doesn't bring update so i tried flashing oreo via lgup oreo works but pie stock at boot logo so i dont know why so im thinking maybe the devise is not us998 i dont know so pls how do i know if it us998 or not
and also when i check the imei online it says lgv30+
soulquest12 said:
pls i also bought lgv30 us998 version but the problem is when i try updating to pie it get stock at boot logo secondly it doesnt bring update via ota it doesn't bring update so i tried flashing oreo via lgup oreo works but pie stock at boot logo so i dont know why so im thinking maybe the devise is not us998 i dont know so pls how do i know if it us998 or not
and also when i check the imei online it says lgv30+
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There's nothing wrong with your phone.
This has been thoroughly discussed in the US998 Pie KDZ thread. And digging up a 1.5 year old thread which has nothing to do with Pie is ridiculous.
Go back to the US998 KDZ PIE thread and READ the workaround Installation methods. There's THREE of them.
my lg v30 cant update via ota
Thanks have already checked on that but didn't work for me unless I unlock it to use the TWRP method
soulquest12 said:
Thanks have already checked on that but didn't work for me unless I unlock it to use the TWRP method
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Yeah, there's three workarounds. If none work -- and you have NOT tried them all yet -- you have to wait for another KDZ.
Read bottom of screenshot, which you should have read earlier. There's no other answers.
my lg v30 cant update via ota
Yeah that what they said because I tried lgup Dev patch with other kdz nougat and Oreo it work fine only the pie giving me issues so I was told to wait for another kdz and even the pie is not stable and lags so I guess that why it not working for all except unlocked ur bootloader then flash TWRP then flash the TWRP us99830b that works for everyone but in my case don't want to unlock the phone now I just want it to be stock always since it aosp base and like the customization of lg with many features so there is .of point using custom roms I use custom roms on my mi 6x so I get pretty much tired because of battery life and heating issue so I prefer stock it fine ? and I love aod too ??
So, fun story! I bricked my AT&T V20! It got really hot during use, so i shut it off to cool off, went to turn it back on, and its "stuck" in some menu with an hourglass logo, that i cant really see because part of the screen is covered in static, cant even boot into recovery. So, i went to insurance, and theyre sending me an AT&T v30 as a replacement.
On to my questions;
What are some MUST KNOW tips that i should be aware of?
Where are we at with root?
Bootloader unlocked yet?
Any rom's you recommend?
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
So, fun story! I bricked my AT&T V20! It got really hot during use, so i shut it off to cool off, went to turn it back on, and its "stuck" in some menu with an hourglass logo, that i cant really see because part of the screen is covered in static, cant even boot into recovery. So, i went to insurance, and theyre sending me an AT&T v30 as a replacement.
On to my questions;
What are some MUST KNOW tips that i should be aware of?
Where are we at with root?
Bootloader unlocked yet?
Any rom's you recommend?
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No carrier models have root.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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No carrier models have root.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Dang! Any news on how far into development we are with root or is nothing being worked on?
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
Dang! Any news on how far into development we are with root or is nothing being worked on?
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Three non-carrier models have root. But LG allows bootloader unlock with full fastboot flash commands for those three.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3745006
T-Mobile H932 guys haven't given up hope yet. There's a dedicated thread for that discussion.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3690577
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=75936789
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=75936789
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Speaking of WETA, i was running it on my V20 (H910), and to install it, I had to use the US996 variant which worked fine. Is it the same situation with the V30?
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
Speaking of WETA, i was running it on my V20 (H910), and to install it, I had to use the US996 variant which worked fine. Is it the same situation with the V30?
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Yes, open market LG US998, sold by authorized retailers like B&H Photo.
Be careful buying of eBay, as the U.S.Cellular model US998 is otherwise identical to the open market LG US998 but is not eligible for bootloader unlock.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
Yes, open market LG US998, sold by authorized retailers like B&H Photo.
Be careful buying of eBay, as the U.S.Cellular model US998 is otherwise identical to the open market LG US998 but is not eligible for bootloader unlock.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Sorry, what i meant was, to run weta on the v20 h910 i had to download and flash the US998 rom, and it ran fine on the v20, would i have to do the same thing on the V30?
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
Sorry, what i meant was, to run weta on the v20 h910 i had to download and flash the US998 rom, and it ran fine on the v20, would i have to do the same thing on the V30?
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It ran fine until your phone fried, is what you meant to say...
redoregon said:
It ran fine until your phone fried, is what you meant to say...
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If you cared to read my post, It fried because it got too hot, not because of WETA. Go be a pleb somewhere else.
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
Sorry, what i meant was, to run weta on the v20 h910 i had to download and flash the US998 rom, and it ran fine on the v20, would i have to do the same thing on the V30?
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I answered your original question, I thought... I'm not sure I understand exactly what you're asking. You need an open market US998 V30 to run the US998 WETA ROM.
Are you asking if the WETA US998 ROM will work with other LG V30, besides the open market US998?
The dev @Mentalmuso was trying to make WETA US998 ROM work with the H930 V30/V930G (the other two in the series that have bootloader unlock with fastboot flash commands available), but he stopped because @Whiskeyomega Boombox ROM came back. They share a lot of the same audio mods.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3747290
At least one person with an LG H930 got WETA to boot, but the dev was doing things blind for the European models because he has US998.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
If you cared to read my post, It fried because it got too hot, not because of WETA. Go be a pleb somewhere else.
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Right. ROMs never overheat phones. Excuse my lack of experience in the ROM world.
redoregon said:
Right. ROMs never overheat phones. Excuse my lack of experience in the ROM world.
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Let me explain clearer since you don't get it, my phone got hot because it was in a hot environment, since you feel such a need to come in and be a know it all **** wit. Now sod off.
LyinCakeGamingYT said:
Let me explain clearer since you don't get it, my phone got hot because it was in a hot environment, since you feel such a need to come in and be a know it all **** wit. Now sod off.
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Oh, "it got really hot during use" invisibly included the reason it got hot as the environment. Silly me.
Unless an engineering abl (the new SD835 encrypted aboot) leaks specifically for the AT&T model V30, then you will never have root.
Unlike the V20, where all the models (except the T-Mobile H918) had the same RSA key in the CPU, on the V30, the key is different for every model I checked.
Even if a kernel exploit or some other temp root could be obtained, you have no way to flash TWRP, or permanent root, since neither recovery, boot or system can be modified.
-- Brian
I recently bought a US998 off eBay only to learn that it was a Frankenstein'd LS998; this wouldn't have bothered me except it can no longer receive updates from LG. That coupled with the fact that voLTE probably won't be coming to custom ROMs (I'm using Verizon so I cannot avoid that), I'd much rather have a vanilla OEM phone that gets OTA updates rather than hack my way into an already stock ROM. I figure if I get a VS996 with the Verizon logo on the back everything should go smoothly? If anyone has any advice I'd appreciate it, the specs on this phone are perfect for the price.
Also I should ask, does anyone know how much longer security updates will be pushed to the v30? If the phones gonna become insecure soon anyway, and custom ROMs are a no-go with Verizon, might just have to look at other phones. Thanks for reading.
Nooljaw said:
I recently bought a US998 off eBay only to learn that it was a Frankenstein'd LS998; this wouldn't have bothered me except it can no longer receive updates from LG. That coupled with the fact that voLTE probably won't be coming to custom ROMs (I'm using Verizon so I cannot avoid that), I'd much rather have a vanilla OEM phone that gets OTA updates rather than hack my way into an already stock ROM. I figure if I get a VS996 with the Verizon logo on the back everything should go smoothly? If anyone has any advice I'd appreciate it, the specs on this phone are perfect for the price.
Also I should ask, does anyone know how much longer security updates will be pushed to the v30? If the phones gonna become insecure soon anyway, and custom ROMs are a no-go with Verizon, might just have to look at other phones. Thanks for reading.
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Frankenstein to VS996 KDZ. Manually install updates from KDZ. Gives you total control.
I hate OTA updates. I always update from KDZ.
Even many stock LG phones still have to manually update, like my wife's native B&H Photo US998.
LG promised at least 2 years of updates once on Oreo. So about another year. Nothing prevents them from going longer, the two years was part of Google Enterprise Endorsed agreement.
I understand flashing the kdz myself is more expedient, but if the end result is stock anyway I'd rather get it pushed directly from LG/Verizon, rather than download the firmware from a third party. I don't always have access to a laptop and rely on my phone too much to want to hack it.. usually only bother with custom ROMs when manufacturer support dies out.
Also, if support for volte goes with LG, and there's only a year left, then I'll probably just stick with the Moto g6 I'm using now. Was gonna give it to my mom when her non-volte device stops working but given how convoluted LG wants to make volte support I'd rather stick to something that has more assured longevity.
For now I'm probably gonna return this phone and wait and see where things go.. can always upgrade later.
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Also, if support for volte goes with LG, and there's only a year left, then I'll probably just stick with the Moto g6 I'm using now. Was gonna give it to my mom when her non-volte device stops working but given how convoluted LG wants to make volte support I'd rather stick to something that has more assured longevity.
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Verizon VoLTE has nothing to do with LG security updates. People have Verizon VoLTE since launch in 2017.
But you can always buy native VS996 if you wish.
Nooljaw said:
I don't always have access to a laptop and rely on my phone too much to want to hack it.
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There's nothing unstable about unlocking the BL, installing TWRP, and then being ready for updates that way. With that setup, you can download the TWRP version of the ROM and install that, all without a computer.
As long as the ROM is stock, it won't matter one bit if you have an unlocked BL and TWRP installed. That's how my phone is, as well as my wifes... no issues whatsoever (both VS996 on TotalWireless).
You can do as you wish, of course, but what you're implying (that BL unlock and TWRP somehow make the phone less reliable) is not true.
Bump!!
I originally bought a VS996 for use on Total Wireless. and wanted to run it stock but the stock ROM would not allow Wireless Tethering which I wanted for my car. So I converted it to US998 rooted it and all is fine.
Can't wait for a Flashable version of PIE. One that works of course.
Nooljaw said:
I understand flashing the kdz myself is more expedient, but if the end result is stock anyway I'd rather get it pushed directly from LG/Verizon, rather than download the firmware from a third party.
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KDZ updates come from LG/Verizon. Where do you think they come from?
I often provide links straight to LG Bridge servers -- but they are slow... So I also use mirrors, but you can check the md5 signature, if in doubt.
However, for my rooted phone I use the TWRP-flashable zips devs create from the official KDZ.
Lenster45 said:
I originally bought a VS996 for use on Total Wireless. and wanted to run it stock but the stock ROM would not allow Wireless Tethering which I wanted for my car. So I converted it to US998 rooted it and all is fine.
Can't wait for a Flashable version of PIE. One that works of course.
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I'm on Verizon, have a LS998 Frankenstein and WTF to VS996 stock firmware. Everything works like it was a OEM Verizon VS996 V30. All the tethering is working and functional on my device. I wonder why you had problems?
ChazzMatt said:
Verizon VoLTE has nothing to do with LG security updates. People have Verizon VoLTE since launch in 2017.
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Right, what I meant was that since stock is the only volte compatible ROM for this device, once they stop providing them there'd be no more security updates as well. Unless someone's able to patch the stock ROM with new updates from Google? I'm not a developer so I dunno how much work that is, or if it's even possible in this case.
@Lenster45 were you getting OTA updates with the original Verizon branded v30?
4stringenator said:
I'm on Verizon, have a LS998 Frankenstein and WTF to VS996 stock firmware. Everything works like it was a OEM Verizon VS996 V30. All the tethering is working and functional on my device. I wonder why you had problems?
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Exactly. All he needs to do is Frankenstein to VS996 firmware. Doesn't even need bootloader unlock or root, if he doesn't want to mess with that for his mom.
Lots of Verizon users on this forum have bought LS998 V30+ or former LS998 V30+ already converted, and used them on Verizon. It's BETTER because Verizon never sold the V30+ (128GB) only the V30. By converting to VS996, you are making your own VS996 V30+.
If you do that, you do NEED an already-activated Verizon SIM card -- which you can use from whatever phone you are using right now on Verizon. Some people have even bought broken glass display Verizon phone cheap on eBay, just to activate a new Verizon SIM card -- then put that into V30, if they don't already have activated SIM card.
Nooljaw said:
Right, what I meant was that since stock is the only volte compatible ROM for this device, once they stop providing them there'd be no more security updates as well.
@Lenster45 were you getting OTA updates with the original Verizon branded v30?
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If you absolutely need OTA updates, then yeah buy native VS996. If you use converted LS998 you will have to manually install updates -- which I prefer, so I have total control. Even on my wife's phone which is native US998, and was never bootloader unlocked.
But for some reason, you don't want to do that and want OTA, then native Verizon VS996.
LG should provide updates for all V30 for about another year, for their 2-years once on Oreo guaranteed updates. Phone launched on Nougat, but got on the Google's Enterprise Endorsed list contingent on "imminent" Oreo upgrade, which wasn't so imminent. But the security updates clock started on Oreo.
We got Oreo in Q2 2018. That doesn't mean LG has to stop updates after that, but that was the time period they had to guarantee to Google once Oreo rolled out. They also had to agree to another letter OS upgrade, which will be Pie.
My mother has my old US998 V30. She's on pure stock firmware. But I have no concerns whatsoever about security updates running out in another year.
I recently bought an LG v30 US998, however I'm thinking it may be a converted H931 because of an AT&T logo on the back. Is there a way to tell for sure which version I got?
CKH4 said:
I recently bought an LG v30 US998, however I'm thinking it may be a converted H931 because of an AT&T logo on the back. Is there a way to tell for sure which version I got?
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If it was flashed to US998 firmware, it's now US998 -- including all bands, etc.
It is now carrier unlocked and you can manually flash any US998 updates. I've converted a few Sprint LS998 to US998.
If you are merely curious if it was originally AT&T H931, you can do an IMEI number check on any of several online databases.
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The only drawback to former AT&T H931 converted to "native" USS98 is same as former Canada H933 -- both need lots of extra prep to run AOSP/LINEAGE custom ROMs, if that's what you intended to do. (I run rooted stock firmware, so it wouldn't bother me.)
Both have to be at least temporarily converted to US998 for bootloader unlock and root.
I do intend to run LineageOS on it, so that's where my concern lies
CKH4 said:
I do intend to run LineageOS on it, so that's where my concern lies
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Then return it.
Most US998 you will see on eBay are former something else. Usually LS998.
If you use Swappa to buy, they don't allow converted phones. IMEI has to match.
I use eBay, because I understand the market and I don't care if it's a converted phone -- especially if it was a former LS998 V30+.
You should get US998 V30+ (128GB). It can't be former H931/H933 as those models only came in 64GB.
ChazzMatt said:
Then return it.
Most US998 you will see on eBay are former something else. Usually LS998.
If you use Swappa to buy, they don't allow converted phones. IMEI has to match.
I use eBay, because I understand the market and I don't care if it's a converted phone -- especially if it was a former LS998 V30+.
You should get US998 V30+ (128GB). It can't be former H931/H933 as those models only came in 64GB.
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I checked an IMEI TAC database, and while most didn't have it listed, the one that did said that it was a H931. Oddly enough I did buy it from Swappa, so maybe they changed their terms (or possibly didn't have the TAC in their db). I'll be getting V30+. I believe the right model number is US998U? Thank you for your help
I was able to figure it out only by creating an account on the LG website. When I did that, I found it WAS a Sprint phone prior to my purchase, but had already been Frankensteined.
Somehow this affected the OTA updates for me, but I'm not sure how
Long story short I had two US998 versions and one got the glass broke badly on both sides so you can't do much with it though I do have TWRP backups for it. I just got a replacement in but contrary to what the seller claimed it is not a US998 version but an H932 version running H93230d.
Can it be changed to a US998 via software?
How do I go about doing it and where do I start?
Any help greatly appreciated.