I have questions because I might get this phone. Is this the most active forum for this phone?
-do you guys see a lot more development coming?
-is this the forum for the ATT version of this phone?
-how long will it be before anyone actually starts working with this phone? I'm scared to leave my current phone. For a dead one.
-does this take a micro SIM and does it have a SD card slot?
Please answer these questions with the best of your ability. I know I can't ask about development but I wanna know what you guys know before I get a dead cell phone. I understand it's new and will take time. But I wanna know what's going on behind the scenes.
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Braxton355 said:
I have questions because I might get this phone. Is this the most active forum for this phone?
-do you guys see a lot more development coming?
-is this the forum for the ATT version of this phone?
-how long will it be before anyone actually starts working with this phone? I'm scared to leave my current phone. For a dead one.
-does this take a micro SIM and does it have a SD card slot?
Please answer these questions with the best of your ability. I know I can't ask about development but I wanna know what you guys know before I get a dead cell phone. I understand it's new and will take time. But I wanna know what's going on behind the scenes.
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yes. no. now. yes. depend (AT&T has SD but 16GB internal. All others have no SD but 32GB internal)
chadouming said:
yes. no. now. yes. depend (AT&T has SD but 16GB internal. All others have no SD but 32GB internal)
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Do you think the development will extend? I'm on an HTC one x and I'd hate to leave all of the options I have :thumbdown:
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I don't have this phone ... I have LG Optimus 4X .
As you know , Optimus 4X is exactly the same as your phone (one x) . But we don't have any developments .
In a general view , LG Phones don't have a high developers (frankly speaking , don't have any developers) .
LG phones is very cheap with a high performance & excellent hardware , stylish . But I don't know why it's dead in development .
If you want to change from one x to optimus G and want some development, I don't think you will get that .
You can get Root , Unlock BL , Recovery ... but after that you won't get that much of ROMs or Kernels .
I always check one x forum and there are millions ROMs & Kernels . While we aren't even if we have the same RAM , GPU & CPU .
But I'm not sure of Optimus G .
I hope this helped .
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echo "Sender.product.model=LG-P880" # (O4X) .
if [ $thanks -eq $pressed ] ; then
thanks_meter=$((${thanks_meter} + 1)) ; fi #Press it
OS_Hacking said:
I don't have this phone ... I have LG Optimus 4X .
As you know , Optimus 4X is exactly the same as your phone (one x) . But we don't have any developments .
In a general view , LG Phones don't have a high developers (frankly speaking , don't have any developers) .
LG phones is very cheap with a high performance & excellent hardware , stylish . But I don't know why it's dead in development .
If you want to change from one x to optimus G and want some development, I don't think you will get that .
You can get Root , Unlock BL , Recovery ... but after that you won't get that much of ROMs or Kernels .
I always check one x forum and there are millions ROMs & Kernels . While we aren't even if we have the same RAM , GPU & CPU .
But I'm not sure of Optimus G .
I hope this helped .
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echo "Sender.product.model=LG-P880" # (O4X) .
if [ $thanks -eq $pressed ] ; then
thanks_meter=$((${thanks_meter} + 1)) ; fi #Press it
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Haha thanks man. For your feedback. I'll just stick with what I have!
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Why?optimus g> hox anytime.
The phone is great.we already have cm 10.1,but this phone is flawless on stock too.
It's true,there aren't many devs,but those working here are great.to be honest,not the devs is the problem,but the users.we are not many.i bet all my money if this phone would've been made by sammy or htc,this section would've been different,with much users and devs.but it's not the case.
Regarding your criteria for choosing this phone,wow,i'm surprised,i mean,if nokia 3310 has more devs ,youl'd choose that?.
Like i said ,lgog beats hox by a mile.
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I agree with the previous posts. Probably not much development for this because LG makes a good phone.
If google picked them this year to make their Nexus phone, then they got to be doing something right.
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khanfed said:
I agree with the previous posts. Probably not much development for this because LG makes a good phone.
If google picked them this year to make their Nexus phone, then they got to be doing something right.
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That's true to. I'm just sticking with my current phone a little longer. Thanks for the feedback guys.
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Braxton355 said:
I have questions because I might get this phone. Is this the most active forum for this phone?
-do you guys see a lot more development coming?
-is this the forum for the ATT version of this phone?
-how long will it be before anyone actually starts working with this phone? I'm scared to leave my current phone. For a dead one.
-does this take a micro SIM and does it have a SD card slot?
Please answer these questions with the best of your ability. I know I can't ask about development but I wanna know what you guys know before I get a dead cell phone. I understand it's new and will take time. But I wanna know what's going on behind the scenes.
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Nah, it's pretty quiet hear. A nice getaway from the usual hustle-bustle of XDA traffic. Well, Samsung, HTC, and even Sony, they all have a good amount of developers. The XPERIA Z was released after the Optimus G, yet it's got much more developers than the former. I guess LG phones, even though this is a really good device, don't sell that well, and this puts off developers from developing. So, if it's development that you want, I'd advise you to move to another option or even brand.
You already have the 3 main developpement: CM, AOSP, AOKP.
Comming from HTC, I can understand the need for "more roms", since the OEM does totally blows. But honnestly, LG roms aren't half as bad as HTC!
t1mman said:
You already have the 3 main developpement: CM, AOSP, AOKP.
Comming from HTC, I can understand the need for "more roms", since the OEM does totally blows. But honnestly, LG roms aren't half as bad as HTC!
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For the Canadian variant, maybe, but development's seriously lacking for the international E975. We just have CM, but that's a little buggy at present.
Well,chad's version has the call bug and the 8mpx camera,but official cm,with kernel based on lg source,is bugfree.
I tried them both.now i'm looking for a dual boot system,so i can run both official and chad's version untill they decide to merge the projects.if this happens,it will be the best decision.
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kimitza said:
Well,chad's version has the call bug and the 8mpx camera,but official cm,with kernel based on lg source,is bugfree.
I tried them both.now i'm looking for a dual boot system,so i can run both official and chad's version untill they decide to merge the projects.if this happens,it will be the best decision.
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Where did you get official CM?
get.cm/?device=e975
Try here.
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kimitza said:
get.cm/?device=e975
Try here.
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It's a nightly, not the final, polished version. So, it's surely got to have some bugs. By the way, is GAPPS included, because 180 MB seems a little too small for a ROM? And is there a risk of the EFS partition being erased? How do you work around it if there is?
gapps are never included in CM since version 9
you have to flash it manually
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gapps are never included in CM since version 9
you have to flash it manually
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That's what I thought. There were no GAPPS on CM for the XPERIA Arc. Where can you find GAPPS for CM10.1, though?
Google?
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MarcSinger said:
That's what I thought. There were no GAPPS on CM for the XPERIA Arc. Where can you find GAPPS for CM10.1, though?
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Goo.im/gapps
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I had the exactly same question before buying OG.
In my case, the painful experience with my Optimus 2X made me circumspect about another LG phone. I look up for Nexus 4 and I found that it has many problems... so I asked myself the question what is the closest best phone to Nexus 4?
It turns out it was OG. Hardware is identical but OG is faster, better built, has an powerful stock ROM, better camera and radio.
This two phones are so identical that can share 99.9% of N4 kernel. So I guess future android versions will be ported to OG with close to none problems.
E975 is recently launched so development is in its infancy but as you can see, we already have official CM support!
My bet is on OG.
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I am not a programmer or dev, but it seems that O4XHD community is bigger than ours. They just managed to improve their ROM with Optimus G and G Pro goodies.
How to put this keyboard an DSP manager to our devices?
http://bbs.angeeks.com/thread-2994742-1-2.html
It is popular but we already have those features custom ROMS have DSP Manager or any other one you like. Sony, Beats, Acid... You can find them here on XDA in the general sections. Just have to unlock and install a recovery to flash those... You can find in the OG support threads how to do the above on stock.
And it doesn't really matter because the LG OG will always perform better.
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leaving that aside , look at lg optimus g at&t community. they have so greater stuff than us , look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099784
i'm very curious , can someone from our section try to make that awesome mod work with our phone ?
skate4life said:
leaving that aside , look at lg optimus g at&t community. they have so greater stuff than us , look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099784
i'm very curious , can someone from our section try to make that awesome mod work with our phone ?
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With that mod you can only use max. 16 GB of you storage.
cyraxx84 said:
With that mod you can only use max. 16 GB of you storage.
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Not to mention the risk of bricking etc.
cyraxx84 said:
With that mod you can only use max. 16 GB of you storage.
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you can use only 8 gb. and after a "fix" you can use 16 now , on optimus g with 16 gb. that fix might work for 32 gb too.
- and risky .. yes .. it is. but it's also awesome.
- making the camera work will be the real challenge.
skate4life said:
you can use only 8 gb. and after a "fix" you can use 16 now , on optimus g with 16 gb. that fix might work for 32 gb too.
- and risky .. yes .. it is. but it's also awesome.
- making the camera work will be the real challenge.
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That thread you pointed already belongs to the Optimus G, so there's no fix for 32gb.
I don't think it's worth it to be honest, with more roms coming natively to our device, and Official ones also ( CM, PAC ).
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you can use only 8 gb. and after a "fix" you can use 16 now , on optimus g with 16 gb. that fix might work for 32 gb too.
- and risky .. yes .. it is. but it's also awesome.
- making the camera work will be the real challenge.
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But why would you want that? You can install CM 10.2 and you will get pure AOSP experience, also there are few kernels for it.
adwienc said:
But why would you want that? You can install CM 10.2 and you will get pure AOSP experience, also there are few kernels for it.
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i hate some cm bugs like the one with the headset when someone is calling and there is no sound volume.... i mean i have to walk like 2 hours/day between the university buildings with my phone and I listen music into the headset and i really need that bug to be fixed...
Karcha said:
That thread you pointed already belongs to the Optimus G, so there's no fix for 32gb.
I don't think it's worth it to be honest, with more roms coming natively to our device, and Official ones also ( CM, PAC ).
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- beside the thread i pointed .. there is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124
here is a fix from 8 to 16 gb. i belive that it can work with 32 gb too , maybe with some modifications .
i mean yes .. it's a lot of work to do. the mod works with our device , confirmed by a dev from their section .. but the camera won't work / nfc either and we will get 16 gb user space for now.
if someone is willing to work with the camera and space to 32 gb and maybe nfc.. it would be great. if not.. it's fine either. i just found something interesting and presented to you.
skate4life said:
i hate some cm bugs like the one with the headset when someone is calling and there is no sound volume.... i mean i have to walk like 2 hours/day between the university buildings with my phone and I listen music into the headset and i really need that bug to be fixed...
- beside the thread i pointed .. there is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124
here is a fix from 8 to 16 gb. i belive that it can work with 32 gb too , maybe with some modifications .
i mean yes .. it's a lot of work to do. the mod works with our device , confirmed by a dev from their section .. but the camera won't work / nfc either and we will get 16 gb user space for now.
if someone is willing to work with the camera and space to 32 gb and maybe nfc.. it would be great. if not.. it's fine either. i just found something interesting and presented to you.
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You really think the Bluetooth bug would go away because you converted? If it was that easy they would just use the Bluetooth files. If you were to convert, I bet you would run into more problems than you would solve. Not to rain on your parade but you will need to wait for someone of our devs to fix this bug.
wargreymon89 said:
You really think the Bluetooth bug would go away because you converted? If it was that easy they would just use the Bluetooth files. If you were to convert, I bet you would run into more problems than you would solve. Not to rain on your parade but you will need to wait for someone of our devs to fix this bug.
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yes... you are right. that's what probably what will happen. :angel:
Another thing yu guys shud knw abt 4xhd is they ve their bootloader unlocked officially by LG nd they are more open than us...!!
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hi. im a hardcore samsung fan but now im kinda bored of it. just sold my galaxy S4 yesterday. now i wanted to jump to LG and see if its good or not.
i have heard a lot good about this phone. im kinda power user (if thats a thing ) cause i like to try new roms and tweak a lot with my phone. every body knows samsung gets the most love from developers because of so many users and there are tens of roms to choose from for sammy phones.
its my first time with LG phone so, im confused like HELL! cause i see there are like 5 versions of Optimus G pro.
my question here is which version should i buy which has easy Rooting and the most number of roms?
as i have already said i dont use the phone much for other things like TV (i guess there is TV antenna in the korean model) i just keep changing and trying out new roms. so which version should i get which had the most love of devs here? should i get the E980, E986 or E988
and how to check the EXACT MODEL NO while buying?
thanks
aami.aami said:
hi. im a hardcore samsung fan but now im kinda bored of it. just sold my galaxy S4 yesterday. now i wanted to jump to LG and see if its good or not.
i have heard a lot good about this phone. im kinda power user (if thats a thing ) cause i like to try new roms and tweak a lot with my phone. every body knows samsung gets the most love from developers because of so many users and there are tens of roms to choose from for sammy phones.
its my first time with LG phone so, im confused like HELL! cause i see there are like 5 versions of Optimus G pro.
my question here is which version should i buy which has easy Rooting and the most number of roms?
as i have already said i dont use the phone much for other things like TV (i guess there is TV antenna in the korean model) i just keep changing and trying out new roms. so which version should i get which had the most love of devs here? should i get the E980, E986 or E988
and how to check the EXACT MODEL NO while buying?
thanks
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I would get an e980. They can use almost every ROM on here flawlessly. The f240x models don't get nearly as much love.
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Just got my e980 today rooted with Kingo and threw cm10.2 on it and its pretty nice actually. I've been running Samsung for a while with my note i717 and my Mega i9205...so glad I made the move. It was different not using Odin but I'm all set now and this phone is blazing fast. No Sammy has felt like this for me..props to the e980
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*
shayneflashindaily said:
Just got my e980 today rooted with Kingo and threw cm10.2 on it and its pretty nice actually. I've been running Samsung for a while with my note i717 and my Mega i9205...so glad I made the move. It was different not using Odin but I'm all set now and this phone is blazing fast. No Sammy has felt like this for me..props to the e980
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*
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Dear god why do you use cm 10.2 it is nothing like kitkat ........use the unnoficial beanstalk kitkat rom with multi window I have been using it since the first update a couple weeks ago...m....its great and really fast and stable....its in the orig android development section
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rjmxtech said:
Dear god why do you use cm 10.2 it is nothing like kitkat ........use the unnoficial beanstalk kitkat rom with multi window I have been using it since the first update a couple weeks ago...m....its great and really fast and stable....its in the orig android development section
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Well I'm not new to flashing I just like to use a good stable cm setup the way I like it as a backup. That's all .. Believe me I'll be flashing away tomorrow.
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*
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And no your right kitkat is totally different....how stable are the releases of kitkat by the way.....
I just came from a galaxy megai9205 and we had extremely stable builds of kitkat
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*
Nigglenuts said:
I would get an e980. They can use almost every ROM on here flawlessly. The f240x models don't get nearly as much love.
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shayneflashindaily said:
Just got my e980 today rooted with Kingo and threw cm10.2 on it and its pretty nice actually. I've been running Samsung for a while with my note i717 and my Mega i9205...so glad I made the move. It was different not using Odin but I'm all set now and this phone is blazing fast. No Sammy has felt like this for me..props to the e980
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*
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rjmxtech said:
Dear god why do you use cm 10.2 it is nothing like kitkat ........use the unnoficial beanstalk kitkat rom with multi window I have been using it since the first update a couple weeks ago...m....its great and really fast and stable....its in the orig android development section
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ok thanks guys for ur help and reply just one more thing, is E980 the AT&T model or is it the international model?
Att version as far as I know
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*
aami.aami said:
hi. im a hardcore samsung fan but now im kinda bored of it. just sold my galaxy S4 yesterday. now i wanted to jump to LG and see if its good or not.
i have heard a lot good about this phone. im kinda power user (if thats a thing ) cause i like to try new roms and tweak a lot with my phone. every body knows samsung gets the most love from developers because of so many users and there are tens of roms to choose from for sammy phones.
its my first time with LG phone so, im confused like HELL! cause i see there are like 5 versions of Optimus G pro.
my question here is which version should i buy which has easy Rooting and the most number of roms?
as i have already said i dont use the phone much for other things like TV (i guess there is TV antenna in the korean model) i just keep changing and trying out new roms. so which version should i get which had the most love of devs here? should i get the E980, E986 or E988
and how to check the EXACT MODEL NO while buying?
thanks
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I think it depend on where you live. Which version is available in your country. Here in Indonesia, only the E988 version is available. Since myself is a new LG OGP user, i don't know much about custom ROM yet.
iamsacti said:
I think it depend on where you live. Which version is available in your country. Here in Indonesia, only the E988 version is available. Since myself is a new LG OGP user, i don't know much about custom ROM yet.
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My is an E989
Man if I were in your place I wouldn't have sold the s4 ull be underwhelmed by the contrast of this screen like I was when I switched to this phone and also the contrast of the camera but it has much better build quality than s4
Its a really good phone no doubt but the s4 is just better including the developer support if I were you I would get the new HTC one or wait until the s5 comes out but if that's not in your budget. The g2 is a lot better than this and not much more expensive either I would recommend that it also has a much better camera another option is the note 3 but that is also quite expensive
But if your set on getting this phone I won't stop you cause I literally can't
You can confirm the version by going to the settings > about phone> phone identity
You can also confirm it by taking off the back cover and battery u will find the imei number and version of this phone
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http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/android-be-together-not-same.html - i hope magicans from XDA are going to port it or smth - its almost same device as Nexus 4 IMO.
It means we should have better port's for our G.
Don't expect an update from LG because that isn't happening.
patalao said:
It means we should have better port's for our G.
Don't expect an update from LG because that isn't happening.
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I'm not expecting update from LG - did i say so?
You didn't but I also wasn't being rude writing that.
Writing can't express many things.
Sorry if i sounded rude by saying that ?
Easy man
From now on, our beloved optimus g, has died with android KitKat, now the life of this device depends on the developers, I have a feeling that the community optimus g will be more active from android lollipop output, this device will still is much war, as their specifications in my opinion are excellent even for these dates.
Long live optimus G
Sorry my bad english.
I mean, if someone does multi device rom port for Nexus 4, it shouldn't be hard to port it to Optimus G as it is almost same device. I even saw tutorial that changed your Optimus to Nexus, but idk if it is still working, maybe i'm wrong
I'm almost sure that all Optimus G variants will get working Lollipop ROMs all within due time.
From what I'd seen I actually don't doubt of it getting an official update around next year. Tho i bet that if it happens, it'll have less features of LG software than a g2 mini.
LG would show how different they are if they St least help officially with a aosp project as Sony does often.
I can dream, right? Lmao
Heeeeeeeeey, We don't need to port anything. Devs can build it from source. Kernel wise good efforts by devs are in action now. Don't worry. We've always been a step forward and we will be. N4 sucks
I am not expecting any official update coming for e975 from lg for Android L. However relying on xda developers to port nexus 4 build for gee like they did for preview release.
Thanks
If Nexus 4 are getting it.
There must be a way to port it Optimus G.
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Lollipop builds by kevinjoa
https://s.basketbuild.com/devs/Kevinjoa/gee-l/
akahroba said:
Lollipop builds by kevinjoa
https://s.basketbuild.com/devs/Kevinjoa/gee-l/
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Can't find the thread. How to install it. Any bugs?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/opt...nt/port-android-l-preview-gee-t2818325/page29
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Release 14.4 mobile data doesnt work? Using E975 here
seems no one is excited by the output of Android Lollipop like me, usually in the release of a new version of android, all developers are put to work to carry the latest version of android, I know that developers are human, and have their own life, but it seems that the community of this device is dying, yes, we have many roms and very good developers, but as there is no such feeling of excitement for having "the most updated".
I do not know about android development at all, that is the reason of why I have not done my own port of Android Lollipop.
Sorry if I sound angry, but it's not lol, it's just my opinion.
And I apologize for my English, my knowledge is very basic
Javier_Vzla said:
seems no one is excited by the output of Android Lollipop like me, usually in the release of a new version of android, all developers are put to work to carry the latest version of android, I know that developers are human, and have their own life, but it seems that the community of this device is dying, yes, we have many roms and very good developers, but as there is no such feeling of excitement for having "the most updated".
I do not know about android development at all, that is the reason of why I have not done my own port of Android Lollipop.
Sorry if I sound angry, but it's not lol, it's just my opinion.
And I apologize for my English, my knowledge is very basic
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Heeey, devs are working on it. Don't worry. The great Dirty Unicorns team is one of them. And maybe having a ported preview build ceased our excitement. If you see other communities are too excited that's because they've never had the luck to try lollipop.
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Heeey, devs are working on it. Don't worry. The great Dirty Unicorns team is one of them. And maybe having a ported preview build ceased our excitement. If you see other communities are too excited that's because they've never had the luck to try lollipop.
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Rom's just don't feel stable tho, official kernel source released and no one bats an eye, maybe two debs working with it, and it just doesn't feel like I could tweak some roms without everything getting screwed up.
Galileo said:
Rom's just don't feel stable tho, official kernel source released and no one bats an eye, maybe two debs working with it, and it just doesn't feel like I could tweak some roms without everything getting screwed up.
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What's your exact request mate?
I've been struggling to make a decision between the G3 and the G4. The G4 obviously is the newer device with the better specs, but I didn't see any (official) cyanogenmod support yet for it, whereas the G3 has that going for it already. Having some custom roms available is a killer feature for me in a device. I already read that even only the european version (I'm from Germany) of the G4 can be rooted - is that the reason why there are next to no custom ROMs or kernels at all?
Do you recommend the G3 if I'm going for customizability or is the G4 going to get CM support eventually?
Thanks in advance for any help
vadsvads said:
I've been struggling to make a decision between the G3 and the G4. The G4 obviously is the newer device with the better specs, but I didn't see any (official) cyanogenmod support yet for it, whereas the G3 has that going for it already. Having some custom roms available is a killer feature for me in a device. I already read that even only the european version (I'm from Germany) of the G4 can be rooted - is that the reason why there are next to no custom ROMs or kernels at all?
Do you recommend the G3 if I'm going for customizability or is the G4 going to get CM support eventually?
Thanks in advance for any help
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No idea about CM but I think we all have root now. I am using the Canadian model (H812) and we have root but no unlocked bootloader.
We flash things using FlashFire since we can't install TWRP. No idea about roms, I don't use them.
If you're looking for strictly customization you won't find much for the G4. Maybe you'd be satisfied with what's available as far as themes, Xposed, etc.
You can change things up quite a bit, but it's pretty far from a custom rom or kernels. If you're not in a rush maybe wait it out a bit to see if the G4 scene improves. In my opinion it's the much better device out of the two. If anything when you do buy the prices could be lower.
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I would also like to add that flashing roms can get old after a while. On my G2 and previous phones I was constantly flashing and changing things. Seemed like everything was buggy in one way or another. In the end I was happier with a nice phone where everything worked the way it should.
With the G4 I'm pretty happy with the stock software, sure I rooted and changed a few things appearance wise, and removed a lot of bloat ware. I'm stuck with a stock rom and recovery(stupid Verizon model), but that's ok!
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@rick09 Why do you think it's better? Other reasons besides performance?
But the G3 should still be a good phone, right? Currently, I've got an HTC One M7, on which the battery lift has gotten quite horrible... Now I don't really know what to get - I've thought about these (In brackets my concerns about them):
Moto X Play (No replaceable battery)
Oppo R7 Plus (Last gen processor, Huge but unreplacable battery)
LG G3 (Nice overall, but the G4 is newer)
LG G4 (No CM support yet)
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@rick09 Why do you think it's better? Other reasons besides performance?
But the G3 should still be a good phone, right? Currently, I've got an HTC One M7, on which the battery lift has gotten quite horrible... Now I don't really know what to get - I've thought about these (In brackets my concerns about them):
Moto X Play (No replaceable battery)
Oppo R7 Plus (Last gen processor, Huge but unreplacable battery)
LG G3 (Nice overall, but the G4 is newer)
LG G4 (No CM support yet)
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Ok look, if you're going to buy one of these phones so go with the G4 H815 (not any other model! because of unlockable bootloader) it will get the cm very soon, the development is very fast,
BUT if custom roms are you're thing and you can't live without it so don't but lg at all, go for the oneplus 2 or the new nexus devices the n5x or the n6p
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Ok look, if you're going to buy one of these phones so go with the G4 H815 (not any other model! because of unlockable bootloader) it will get the cm very soon, the development is very fast
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No, I'm totally fine with CM, but will it really be actively developed given that only a small portion of the G4 users can really use it?
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No, I'm totally fine with CM, but will it really be actively developed given that only a small portion of the G4 users can really use it?
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Is it will be and also bliss is in development but it will take a little more time to be really stable
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solokiller11 said:
Is it will be and also bliss is in development but it will take a little more time to be really stable
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Thanks for your help How's your battery life? That sweet 4100mAh on the Oppo R7 Plus is really tempting
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Thanks for your help How's your battery life? That sweet 4100mAh on the Oppo R7 Plus is really tempting
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The battery is enough for the day but every night I have to charge it, not a problam at all!
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The battery is enough for the day but every night I have to charge it, not a problam at all!
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Oh, I'm totally charging overnight. I also have a pretty huge powerbank with me all day, so that shouldn't be a problem. On my current M7 though, when my screen is on, my battery even drains while charging
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Why not just get your m7 battery changed then and stick with it ?
after two years its not going to be as good as new.
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Why not just get your m7 battery changed then and stick with it ?
after two years its not going to be as good as new.
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The M7 is by no means a bad device but changing the battery is nearly impossible on that thing. Also, because of a hardware failure which affected the whole M7 series, all my low-light photos look like this which renders the camera totally unusable is some situation. The strongest reason for me wanting to get a new device is that my employer will pay it though, so I'm going to get a new phone anyways, it's just that i've only got a certain budget and the G4 would fit the bill, I think
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The M7 is by no means a bad device but changing the battery is nearly impossible on that thing. Also, because of a hardware failure which affected the whole M7 series, all my low-light photos look like this which renders the camera totally unusable is some situation.
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Service centre ? they do this work. replacing a camera module is no big deal either.
The strongest reason for me wanting to get a new device is that my employer will pay it though, so I'm going to get a new phone anyways, it's just that i've only got a certain budget and the G4 would fit the bill, I think
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What do you like about the G4 ? seems you are more interested in roms.
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What do you like about the G4 ? seems you are more interested in roms.
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I'm not sure I'm even allowed to root the device since it's from my employer - Otherwise, the G4 is just an upgraded version of the G3, isn't it?
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I'm not sure I'm even allowed to root the device since it's from my employer - Otherwise, the G4 is just an upgraded version of the G3, isn't it?
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What made you choose LG ?
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What made you choose LG ?
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Why do you wanna know? I just compared multiple phones (like the ones I already listed above) and I just like LGs approach when it comes to the removable battery and the choice to expand the storage via microSD
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Why do you wanna know? I just compared multiple phones (like the ones I already listed above) and I just like LGs approach when it comes to the removable battery and the choice to expand the storage via microSD
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That's what i wanted to know because some people don't care about that. Also you did not mention any other brands so was curious.
The G3 comes in two variants, 2 & 3GB RAM with storage of 16 & 32GB. The 3GB is the better choice. They did away with this in the G4 and its just 3GB and 32GB like the G2 and optimus G earlier for storage.
The G4 has a much better camera than the G3 which is the same one used in the G2 and flex models. The G3 is a capable auto shooter but the manual controls on the G4 mean more control and better low light ability. The aperture is 80% brighter.
The screen on the G4 is also better and brighter. This you will have to see for youself to decide. Then decide whether you are ok with the slight curve on the G4 that the G3 does not have. Roms will come in time but i see a number of people who are not bothered.
Have you seen the V10 ? will be more expensive since its 4GB and 64GB only. and the manual controls of the stills camera carry over to the video side as well. This right now isn't possible on the G4. The V10 is a little bigger though.
How much battery do you need ? mention your expected SOT/runtime.
I have H815 and have root, unlocked bootloader and flashed TWRP, please, get the G4. Getting a G3 is pointless. Think of the G4 as an optimised G3.
I had the g3 for a few days and it was full of lag and heat. Screen was also bad!
The G4 is a totally different phone. Everything about it is better except for size.
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I have H815 and have root, unlocked bootloader and flashed TWRP, please, get the G4. Getting a G3 is pointless. Think of the G4 as an optimised G3.
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Thanks for your feedback
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Have you seen the V10 ? will be more expensive since its 4GB and 64GB only. and the manual controls of the stills camera carry over to the video side as well. This right now isn't possible on the G4. The V10 is a little bigger though.
How much battery do you need ? mention your expected SOT/runtime.
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I did hear about the V10, of course, but that will, at least on release, be way out of my price range of about 400-500€ I can use from my employer. Also, I can't add from my own money because law restrictions and stuff.
Battery-wise, I'm quite the heavy user - I commute about 2 hours a day by bus and have the screen on almost all the time, but battery's not really a concern for me as I have a 13k mAh powerbank and the possibility to charge at work.
I was also considering a Galaxy Note 3 or 4, as they also have microsd and a swappable battery but meh, it's TouchWiz. Also it's a teeny tiny bit too expensive for my budget.
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Why not have cm 13 for lg gpro ??????
That´s the reason why my next phone will definitely be a Nexus...
Because our Cyanogenmod maintainer has not updated our phone's kernel (probably missing) and we don't have info on what google_msm kernel/CAF kernel repos or anything we need to update to MM..
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Because our Cyanogenmod maintainer has not updated our phone's kernel (probably missing) and we don't have info on what google_msm kernel/CAF kernel repos or anything we need to update to MM..
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There is Marshmallow for LG Optimus G (E975). Also there is Android 6 for Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One (M7) both on Snapdragon 600 so why not for our Optimus G Pro? Is there any hope for our phones?
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There is Marshmallow for LG Optimus G (E975). Also there is Android 6 for Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One (M7) both on Snapdragon 600 so why not for our Optimus G Pro? Is there any hope for our phones?
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I think cyanogen will support MM for gpro, hope:highfive:
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There is Marshmallow for LG Optimus G (E975). Also there is Android 6 for Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One (M7) both on Snapdragon 600 so why not for our Optimus G Pro? Is there any hope for our phones?
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I don't want to float anyone's boat, but E975 is much widely used... and is basically Nexus 4, so they use everything from there. S4 and M7 are much much more popular than this damn device, so yeah... that's pretty much why
I'm working on 6.0 bringup, but I have issues - not only from software side, but from hardware side too: my battery is slowly dying (and I can't find proper replacement), and looks like my usb board (or connector, let's hope its connector) died this morning, I can't do anything but charge it with all four cables I have and thats it... no serial connection means no data transfer, no adb access, no logs. It basically renders phone useless for any work.
I'm kind of sick of this phone, so I'm not sure I'll even keep this phone anymore... so my efforts towards M bringup are halted for undetermined period.
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I'm kind of sick of this phone, so I'm not sure I'll even keep this phone anymore... so my efforts towards M bringup are halted for undetermined period.
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Thx for replay. To you knowledge is any one else working on Android M for our phone?
duongthinh441 said:
Why not have cm 13 for lg gpro ??????
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This phone is at the end of it's development life. We had a good run while it lasted. I ordered a Nexus 6 this week and will be moving on shortly. I'm keeping the E980 as a backup so I'll still try to tinker around with it but for daily use it is time to move on.
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This phone is at the end of it's development life. We had a good run while it lasted. I ordered a Nexus 6 this week and will be moving on shortly. I'm keeping the E980 as a backup so I'll still try to tinker around with it but for daily use it is time to move on.
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Why? I bought my G Pro last year for 240 euro brand new . Its in perfectly good condition, I don't see any reason to replace it . Screen is still fantastic, it has good enough performance, battery life is good - I menage to use it for 2-2,5 day.
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Why? I bought my G Pro last year for 240 euro brand new . Its in perfectly good condition, I don't see any reason to replace it . Screen is still fantastic, it has good enough performance, battery life is good - I menage to use it for 2-2,5 day.
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While that is great you enjoy your device, the only reason we have custom ROMs on this device in first place is basically a complete hack, and also we have gotten no support from LG at all. All of this combined makes for a very unsatisfactory reputation for this device and hence why development is no longer very active and I do not expect it to pick up activity any time soon or ever (I could bbe be mistaken but this is just my opinion).
Yes, so sad for gpro
So, do you think the same level of support as the G Pro (i.e. minimal to non existent) can be expected on the V10?
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So, do you think the same level of support as the G Pro (i.e. minimal to non existent) can be expected on the V10?
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Maybe not even that, because OEMs are getting really good about locking bootloaders and such nowadays.
Well as an owner of an E986 for about 2years 9 months and using it a lot of time every day I can confirm that this device is a beast, good performance, good battery,quality... and its like I bought it yesterday! Its so sad seeing G Pro slowly dying... I really hope it will be lucky with cm13
There might be a vietnamese marshmallow/6.0 project. @duongthinh441 mentioned it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-g-pro/general/please-register-to-bluros-support-lg-t3372926