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Newbie (well to the V30) here, coming over from the HTC 10, Nexus 5x previous to that... Would like to run a rather stock experience, rooted, twrp and debloated. I've got the AT&T version of this phone.
Which rom is the closest to that?
Thanks!
wdwms said:
Newbie (well to the V30) here, coming over from the HTC 10, Nexus 5x previous to that... Would like to run a rather stock experience, rooted, twrp and debloated. I've got the AT&T version of this phone.
Which rom is the closest to that?
Thanks!
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BoomBox rom falls under your criteria.
Just check if it's compatible with your model, I'm not sure.
wdwms said:
Newbie (well to the V30) here, coming over from the HTC 10, Nexus 5x previous to that... Would like to run a rather stock experience, rooted, twrp and debloated. I've got the AT&T version of this phone.
Which rom is the closest to that?
Thanks!
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I find it easier to just debloat manually...some people consider decent apps as boat and delete stuff you may like...so root delete the junk and enjoy
wdwms said:
Newbie (well to the V30) here, coming over from the HTC 10, Nexus 5x previous to that... Would like to run a rather stock experience, rooted, twrp and debloated. I've got the AT&T version of this phone.
Which rom is the closest to that?
Thanks!
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Boombox is partially debloated with some unnecessary apps being removed, but there's another full-sized stock rom named "Theory of Everything" which is more noticeably debloated and has the features for the AI software. I'd definitely recommend that to anybody new to the LG V30.
Thanks for the reply guys, i think i may jsut go stock and debloat on my own w/Titanium Backup...
wdwms said:
Newbie (well to the V30) here, coming over from the HTC 10, Nexus 5x previous to that... Would like to run a rather stock experience, rooted, twrp and debloated. I've got the AT&T version of this phone.
Which rom is the closest to that?
Thanks!
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Once you convert to Oreo US998 or H930 there's not much to debloat. Wallpapers, Facebook. What else? And I like Facebook. LG Health? I sort of like that, actually.
ChazzMatt said:
Once you convert to Oreo US998 or H930 there's not much to debloat. Wallpapers, Facebook. What else? And I like Facebook. LG Health? I sort of like that, actually.
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Ok whats this converting to US998 all about? I've got the H931 coming, so there is a way i read, so it seems to basically turn the phone into a unlocked version of the H931?
wdwms said:
Ok whats this converting to US998 all about? I've got the H931 coming, so there is a way i read, so it seems to basically turn the phone into a unlocked version of the H931?
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You need to actually read the instructions. Your haven't done that yet? You cannot bootloader unlock and root stock H931. You have convert root H931 to US998.
ChazzMatt said:
You need to actually read the instructions. Your haven't done that yet? You can bootloader unlock and root stock H931. You convert root H931 to US998.
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Don't have the phone yet, so been slowly going through this seeing what I have to learn coming from the HTC 10, was planning on following these instructions to get going: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
I assume thats what you are referring to?
wdwms said:
Don't have the phone yet, so been slowly going through this seeing what I have to learn coming from the HTC 10, was planning on following these instructions to get going: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
I assume thats what you are referring to?
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Right. Jump you post #193 in that thread. Post #1 in that thread has copy and paste of post #193, but the original is easier to read than quoted version.
Print it out if you can. Don't skip steps. It clearly tells when the go to the next section. It's not hard, you just have to follow the steps.
CONCEPT: @TxanMoe discovered LG Oreo on the V30/V30+/V30S has nice flaw where you can flash your own bootloader unlock code to successfully unlock the bootloader, install TWRP and root.
But you need fastboot flash commands. In North America, only the carrier unlocked US998 has that. But you can use dev patched LGUP to convert any other North America phone (except T-mobile H932) to become a US998 Oreo phone. FLASH bootloader unlock code. BOOM. Sprint and Verizon users then add back LTE bands or VoLTE/Wi-fi calling.
Similar situation for the the rest of the world with the European H930 Oreo. Some differences but for this overall view, it's the same concept.
Now, we have learned the June Android security patch will have fix for "LG bootloaders". Unlock the bootloader while you can!
Thank you to all for the input. The phone arrived, but OLED has an issue, some green dot thats always on. More than just one stuck pixel.. back it goes...
I would like to know if there is a way to change/remove the current software on my LG V30. It is software version US99810c and I would like to have the Verizon version of software instead of the one that is currently installed. Is there a way to change this?
gmadalian said:
I would like to know if there is a way to change/remove the current software on my LG V30. It is software version US99810c and I would like to have the Verizon version of software instead of the one that is currently installed. Is there a way to change this?
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Yes, see the Frankenstein thread. You can convert any North American V30 to any other, except for T-mobile H932. Yes, the instructions are written to convert to US998 (as that's the most popular), but you can do it the other way around also.
You can convert US998 to Verizon VS996.
Another way of doing it is to ROOT the US998 and then flash the most recent VS996 stock firmware "ROM" via TWRP. That also converts to VS996.
Frankenstein thread
Thank you very much for the fast reply. I do have one more questions (I hope not to stupid), how do I get to that thread. If you have time would you please paste the link. Thanks again, Greg
gmadalian said:
Thank you very much for the fast reply. I do have one more questions (I hope not to stupid), how do I get to that thread. If you have time would you please paste the link. Thanks again, Greg
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done.
gmadalian said:
Thank you very much for the fast reply. I do have one more questions (I hope not to stupid), how do I get to that thread. If you have time would you please paste the link. Thanks again, Greg
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Possibly you can go straight from US998 10C (Nougat) to latest Oreo VS996.
Ok, so first I apologise if this has been posted, but upon searching I found nothing.
Ok, so I unlocked my bootloader when I was still on 10d, but my friend updated my phone (I left it at his house to tamper with, never thinking he'd update it) and now is on 20o and has the October 2018 security patch.
All that to say, can I still achieve root (or twrp or magisk?) though my V30 has been updated but because my bootloader is unlocked?
And I'm quite familiar with rooting and unlocking bootloaders but LG phones throw my brain into a haze.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you in advance.
RyanMychael said:
Ok, so I unlocked my bootloader when I was still on 10d, but my friend updated my phone (I left it at his house to tamper with, never thinking he'd update it) and now is on 20o and has the October 2018 security patch.
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As long as you friend was "messing up" your phone why didn't he at least update you to the latest Oreo firmware? Some friend. T-Mobile H932 20o is old.
RyanMychael said:
Ok, so first I apologise if this has been posted, but upon searching I found nothing.
All that to say, can I still achieve root (or twrp or magisk?) though my V30 has been updated but because my bootloader is unlocked?
And I'm quite familiar with rooting and unlocking bootloaders but LG phones throw my brain into a haze.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you in advance.
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You searched and found nothing and know nothing about rooting the T-mobile H932? I find that hard to believe since the T-mobile H932 has been rooted since September 2018 and the thread is almost always prominently posted in the Guides section. Link posted below and the thread title is hilariously blunt and answers your question.
As you know or should know, for your T-Mobile H932, you will need to downgrade back to Nougat 10d to install TWRP and root. Ability to downgrade back to 10d has nothing to do with whether your bootloader is already unlocked or not. People on current T-mobile H932 20S can downgrade back to Nougat 10d to unlock bootloader, install TWRP and root.
As you know or should know, this method below is the only way to install TWRP and root the T-Mobile H932:
[ROOT] H932 - lafploit 1.5 (but you MUST downgrade to v10d)
(This method is ONLY for the T-mobile H932. Everyone uses the WTF method.)
Any further questions, please ask in that thread.
After you downgrade back to 10d, install TWRP and root, then you can use TWRP-flashable zip (ROM) to update to T-MOBILE H932 20S:
[STOCK] [H932] [20s] [Oreo] T-Mobile LG V30 Stock Collection (Includes Debloated)
RyanMychael said:
Ok, so first I apologise if this has been posted, but upon searching I found nothing.
Ok, so I unlocked my bootloader when I was still on 10d, but my friend updated my phone (I left it at his house to tamper with, never thinking he'd update it) and now is on 20o and has the October 2018 security patch.
All that to say, can I still achieve root (or twrp or magisk?) though my V30 has been updated but because my bootloader is unlocked?
And I'm quite familiar with rooting and unlocking bootloaders but LG phones throw my brain into a haze.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you in advance.
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Not going to make a long post.
Yes you can still roll back to 10D. Source? I bricked my device and recently just got it back from LG with the newest firmware on it. I'm rooted.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
BROKEN1981 said:
Not going to make a long post.
Yes you can still roll back to 10D. Source? I bricked my device and recently just got it back from LG with the newest firmware on it. I'm rooted.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
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THANK YOU for the info.
I totally misunderstood it at first, but that's on me. Sometimes I'm dense.
What I should have said is, that it was unclear to me if I was able to root 20o or not.
Thank you either way.
RyanMychael said:
What I should have said is, that it was unclear to me if I was able to root 20o or not.
Thank you either way.
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My post answers that question and tells you how. You have to downgrade back to Nougat 10d. Do you see the link?
Really, any further questions should be asked in that root thread AFTER you read the instructions.
ChazzMatt said:
THANK YOU for the info.
I totally misunderstood it at first, but that's on me. Sometimes I'm dense.
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lol i love your super detailed, prompt responses. Keep it going man, you are our titan
RyanMychael said:
What I should have said is, that it was unclear to me if I was able to root 20o or not.
Thank you either way.
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I've answered that for you.....
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
I'll clarify, T-Mobile did not implement ABR. You are safe to downgrade to 10D as I said in my other post to you.
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ChazzMatt said:
THANK YOU for the info.
I totally misunderstood it at first, but that's on me. Sometimes I'm dense.
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No worries. I had no idea if going back to 10D was safe or not. I tried it anyways since it seems LG will fix your device no matter what.
I also got my own device back. I put a piece of tape on the plastic sim holder. When I got my device back, that was the first thing I looked for.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
ChazzMatt said:
My post answers that question and tells you how. You have to downgrade back to Nougat 10d. Do you see the link?
Really, any further questions should be asked in that root thread AFTER you read the instructions.
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Okay so now I'm running into an issue where my phone is not recognized attempting to boot download mode or when booting into fastboot mode. Booting normally, the device is recognized.
RyanMychael said:
Okay so now I'm running into an issue where my phone is not recognized attempting to boot download mode or when booting into fastboot mode. Booting normally, the device is recognized.
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Maybe you should ask in that thread.
RyanMychael said:
Okay so now I'm running into an issue where my phone is not recognized attempting to boot download mode or when booting into fastboot mode. Booting normally, the device is recognized.
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Can you list all your steps?
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs
Hi again guys,
Do you know if the V30 US998 will get eventually the Pie update or I'll need to reconvert my V30 to H933?
Thanks for the answer!
Yes the US998 pie beta is already out so you will get it. Perhaps later than other models though
AxelR11 said:
Hi again guys,
Do you know if the V30 US998 will get eventually the Pie update or I'll need to reconvert my V30 to H933?
Thanks for the answer!
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Of course it will get Pie. Every variant will get Pie.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
Rahul721 said:
Yes the US998 pie beta is already out so you will get it. Perhaps later than other models though
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Oh! I've didn't see it in the forums
Thank you! :good:
ChazzMatt said:
Of course it will get Pie. Every variant will get Pie.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Ok! Thanks for the information :good:
https://www.mylgphones.com/lg-v30-us998-android-9-pie-beta-firmware-v28a.html
redoregon said:
https://www.mylgphones.com/lg-v30-us998-android-9-pie-beta-firmware-v28a.html
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Thanks for the link
But, if I do the update to Pie beta, can I later upgrade the beta ROM to the official one? Does the phone stay rooted with TWRP and unlocked bootloader?
Thanks for the answers!
Yes on TWRP if you pick "partition DL" on kDZ and unchecked "recovery and recovery bak" partitions (preserving TWRP recovery) OR use TWRP flashable zip created from kdz. Neither will close the bootloader. Root needs Magisk 19.4 zip flashing afterwards
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AxelR11 said:
Thanks for the link
But, if I do the update to Pie beta, can I later upgrade the beta ROM to the official one? Does the phone stay rooted with TWRP and unlocked bootloader?
Thanks for the answers!
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See above
LG V30 US998 Android Pie (9.0) update now available
https://www.mylgphones.com/lg-v30-us998-android-pie-9-0-update-now-available.html
asialove2013 said:
LG V30 US998 Android Pie (9.0) update now available
https://www.mylgphones.com/lg-v30-us998-android-pie-9-0-update-now-available.html
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US998 KDZ thread is now unlocked and live.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-us998-us99830a000704-kdz-t3952256/
Hello friend, I hope you are well. @ChazzMatt
I have installed us98830a beta pie in my Stock oreo us988h .... And after the update PHOTO, the phone has stuck in the logo, help please ....
I have a few hours trying to solve this error with ADB, the mobile is stuck in boot logo after trying to update US988h to US98830ft ... Please help-
Yeriorlando said:
Hello friend, I hope you are well. @ChazzMatt
I have installed us98830a beta pie in my Stock oreo us988h .... And after the update PHOTO, the phone has stuck in the logo, help please ....
I have a few hours trying to solve this error with ADB, the mobile is stuck in boot logo after trying to update US988h to US98830ft ... Please help-
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I answered in thread. You didn't follow instructions.
You tried FOTA update with full image KDZ with TWRP custom recovery INSTALLED.
I never ever have mentioned using FOTA and I never will. I specifically say IN THE INSTRUCTIONS do NOT mess with LGUP modes not mentioned in the instructions.
I am stuck
I converted from 931 to 998 oreo 20a and when i try to upgrade to 998 pie 30a it gets stuck at boot and i have to roll back every time to 20a when it happens, ANY HELP PLEASE ?
Hashtagkem said:
I converted from 931 to 998 oreo 20a and when i try to upgrade to 998 pie 30a it gets stuck at boot and i have to roll back every time to 20a when it happens, ANY HELP PLEASE ?
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First, there is no US998 30a. You're trying to flash US998 30b.
See the top sentence of attached screenshot. It's right there at the top of the KDZ post where found US998 30b.
If you don't want to do all the steps of the workaround, then you should do see least update to most recent Oreo US998B 20h, from the same KDZ thread you got 20a.
EDIT:
I also just answered your almost identical question in the KDZ thread, but saw this one first. The thread is a better place to ask.
I received some updates today .. I installed them one after the other but with the last one it seems stuck on the LG Life's Good screen ... do I need to wait; does it take a very long time... already waited like 5 mins now or I can assume it's stuck and what should I do?
I was on oreo and I think the last update was pie
edit: waited 25 mins now.. still nothing
Are you rooted?
Sent from my LG-US998 using Tapatalk
yeahman45 said:
I received some updates today .. I installed them one after the other but with the last one it seems stuck on the LG Life's Good screen ... do I need to wait; does it take a very long time... already waited like 5 mins now or I can assume it's stuck and what should I do?
I was on oreo and I think the last update was pie
edit: waited 25 mins now.. still nothing
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You don't say what variant you have, but known issue with US998 Pie 30b KDZ. So, I assume that's what you have.
See post #2 and post #6 of the US998 Pie KDZ thread for workarounds. If none work, then you have to stay of Oreo 20h until another KDZ is released.
i have us998 variant... I successfully flashed us99820a with lgup and it booted fine again.
I will use this as an opportunity to unlock bootloader, root and install TWRP.
Can I upgrade to pie using TWRP after that?
yeahman45 said:
i have us998 variant... I successfully flashed us99820a with lgup and it booted fine again.
I will use this as an opportunity to unlock bootloader, root and install TWRP.
Can I upgrade to pie using TWRP after that?
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Yes.
But if you can't get to Pie after installing TWRP, you should at least flash US998 20h, not 20a. 20a is only for bootloader unlock. Tons of fixes, improvements in 20e, 20f, 20g, 20h.
I also found this unlock tutorial:
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/lg/lg-v30/faq/faq/lg-bootloader-unlock/
it is a lot simpler than this method https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76584629&postcount=193
I think my used lg v30 was converted from another variant to us998 ... is it safe to unlock the bootloader knowing that my phone might have been converted?
yeahman45 said:
I also found this unlock tutorial:
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/lg/lg-v30/faq/faq/lg-bootloader-unlock/
it is a lot simpler than this method https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76584629&postcount=193
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Stop spreading misinformation.
That link you found is bogus. If there was easier method, I wouldn't have taken time to write up the WTF INSTRUCTIONS.
ChazzMatt said:
Stop spreading misinformation.
That link you found is bogus. If there was easier method, I wouldn't have taken time to write up the WTF INSTRUCTIONS.
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I was just asking mate ... no intention of spreading anything... I don't know what works and what don't at this point.
yeahman45 said:
I think my used lg v30 was converted from another variant to us998 ... is it safe to unlock the bootloader knowing that my phone might have been converted?
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Yes. The WTF INSTRUCTIONS are all you need for ANY variant except for T-Mobile H932. You should read them so you wouldn't be asking unnecessary questions like this.
All North American variants (EXCEPT T-MOBILE H932) HAVE to (at least temporarily) convert to USS98 for bootloader unlock. If people are not Sprint customers, then they stay on US998 firmware or flash to other firmware. Sprint customers can flash back to Sprint TWRP flashable zip to get back on Sprint firmware.
ChazzMatt said:
Yes. The WTF INSTRUCTIONS are all you need for ANY variant except for T-Mobile H932. You should read them so you wouldn't be asking unnecessary questions like this.
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better ask and be safe and be stupid than sorry imo
yeahman45 said:
I was just asking mate ... no intention of spreading anything... I don't know what works and what don't at this point.
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The WTF INSTRUCTIONS were written in May 2018 and have been updated constantly.
Read it web browser, not an app. Print out if you can.
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yeahman45 said:
better ask and be safe and be stupid than sorry imo
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Here, read the ROOT STICKY GUIDE:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
Start with Post #1.
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yeahman45 said:
better ask and be safe and be stupid than sorry imo
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All your questions will be answered in the WTF INSTRUCTIONS.
We've had bootloader unlock and root since May 2018 and all possible questions have already been asked and answered.
Read in web browser, not an app. Helps to print them out.
Note there are a dozen Troubleshooting Tips (Section 7) IN that post, so if you have any issues please don't ask questions until you've tried them all?
Because that's going to be our answer anyway.
Besides that, you can also SEARCH that WTF thread for key words. More recent posts would be more relevant, of course.