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Is a New OG Pro Coming Out Soon?

is there a new version of the OG Pro coming out soon? someone at the at&t store said that. any clue?

7xnari said:
is there a new version of the OG Pro coming out soon? someone at the at&t store said that. any clue?
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It was discussed already http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332838
Not a new OG Pro, but simply a completely new phone G2. Even Samsung can release Note III, why LG may not release any new phones?

unlocked bootloader?

I'm trading my s4 for an lg optimus g pro today.. are there any firmwares on this phone that keep the bootloader locked or are unable to be rooted? just wanna make sure I can root this phone and flash any rom I want

deadenz said:
I'm trading my s4 for an lg optimus g pro today.. are there any firmwares on this phone that keep the bootloader locked or are unable to be rooted? just wanna make sure I can root this phone and flash any rom I want
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I sold my S4 and bout the LG OG Pro recently myself. The bootloader is locked, but there's an exploit called Loki that allows flashing and custom recovery, but to be honest, I've found that the LG section of the forum is a bit dead in comparison to the Samdung forums. Probably there's fewer users, of course, but even simple questions with yes or no answers than ANYONE with the device could answer sit unanswered for days.
Not too impressed so far, and I haven't even taken delivery of the device yet. It's great hardware, so I think we are taking a gamble. I'm possibly getting mine tomorrow, if the mail pulls through.

donalgodon said:
I sold my S4 and bout the LG OG Pro recently myself. The bootloader is locked, but there's an exploit called Loki that allows flashing and custom recovery, but to be honest, I've found that the LG section of the forum is a bit dead in comparison to the Samdung forums. Probably there's fewer users, of course, but even simple questions with yes or no answers than ANYONE with the device could answer sit unanswered for days.
Not too impressed so far, and I haven't even taken delivery of the device yet. It's great hardware, so I think we are taking a gamble. I'm possibly getting mine tomorrow, if the mail pulls through.
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well my s4 has the mf3 firmware so there is no chance of custom roms right now like aosp or cm. there is a workaround with safestrap but you can only use touchwiz based roms. this is why I'm trading it for an optimus g pro if I'll be able to put any rom I want on it..

deadenz said:
well my s4 has the mf3 firmware so there is no chance of custom roms right now like aosp or cm. there is a workaround with safestrap but you can only use touchwiz based roms. this is why I'm trading it for an optimus g pro if I'll be able to put any rom I want on it..
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Yeah, I had the 9505 and Knox did the same sorta crap. Basically, as I am understanding it, from days and days of reading and attempting to discuss, there are custom ROMs, and some good ones, but it's honestly not anywhere near what an unlocked bootloader device would give you.
I am a bit torn. I'm going to give it a chance. IF I hate it, I'll sell it.

Give it an chance I just got my LG Optimus Pro a few days ago and it's pretty good. Your right about not having too much support comparing to Samsung but I also took an gamble. My last LG phone was the Nexus 4 and find a nice build. I'm running on CM 10.2 nightly build and runs smoothly. My previous phone was Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I'm glad I sold it to get this phone.. make sure you download an app called FreeGee on play store, it would bypass LG security and you can install any rom you want it but don't forget to root the phone first..

Latest news and discussion about LG updates

Heeeey
This is my first post here.
Here's is my comment and response on LG India page. everything is clear
Seems that LG is going to upgrade all his smartphones to 4.4 together

akahroba said:
Heeeey
This is my first post here.
Here's is my comment and response on LG India page. everything is clear
Seems that LG is going to upgrade all his smartphones to 4.4 together
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Is not very clear.. we know how this is.
But is a very good new.:good:

If I'm not mistaken it's not LG that replied to your comment but some random dude. So it doesn't mean anything. But on the other hand even LG had lied about updates in the past.
So don't get your up too much.

if it's true what he said he didn't mentioned our model, and i don't believe in that story until i see update on my e975 for 4.4

In consideration of all the other kitkat update claims, its either a very ballsy, stupid or genius first XDA post...time will tell.
Sent from my LG-E975 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

jordy1990 said:
If I'm not mistaken it's not LG that replied to your comment but some random dude. So it doesn't mean anything. But on the other hand even LG had lied about updates in the past.
So don't get your up too much.
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as he says we're working I don't think that he's a random guy. and you know, LG admins don not have the right to announce anything until they arre told to do. So they act more conservative. look at the screenshot attached. Some information are company confidential. But the employees are more free to do it. I mean even if he's not true about next month he must be true about the coming of the update.
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if it's true what he said he didn't mentioned our model, and i don't believe in that story until i see update on my e975 for 4.4
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Well, Optimus g is optimus g. my model is e975 too. and this one must be the first to get it. becaause AT&T models should be customized and also requested by AT&T... International ones are the ones supported directly by LG.
nchc said:
In consideration of all the other kitkat update claims, its either a very ballsy, stupid or genius first XDA post...time will tell.
Sent from my LG-E975 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I hope it won't be the first one

One again, a "no-news" and a lack of reliable source...
Don't get me wrong, I'd like the KK update as anyone else but what is provided here is just enough to built hope on some, nothing more.
No reliable source, nothing official, and, IMHO, someone using terms like "dude" on a responce is far from beleivable. I don't know what is "confirmed" by this screen, but it's nothing but hot air!

t1mman said:
One again, a "no-news" and a lack of reliable source...
Don't get me wrong, I'd like the KK update as anyone else but what is provided here is just enough to built hope on some, nothing more.
No reliable source, nothing official, and, IMHO, someone using terms like "dude" on a responce is far from beleivable. I don't know what is "confirmed" by this screen, but it's nothing but hot air!
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We're going to receive it man. believe me. By the way, I can't see any dude in his response

His reply:
"Dude's new all LG smartphones are too gud..."
IMHO, sound juvenile!
And I do HOPE we receive an update, but will all due respect, don't expect anyone to believe you unless you provide solid proof.

t1mman said:
His reply:
"Dude's new all LG smartphones are too gud..."
IMHO, sound juvenile!
And I do HOPE we receive an update, but will all due respect, don't expect anyone to believe you unless you provide solid proof.
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Cannot see the word Dude mentioned in this thread before your posts and in any case, I'm not bothered what words are used to describe hopeful software updates for our devices
Also, belief in something is personal and I'm happy to at least hope for future updates based on this thread
As I'm sure other people are too
LG Optimus G E975
Palm Pre
"Success calls five times a day everyday, but people are too busy to answer the call because they are too busy trying to be successful."

I want to believe that our LGOG will get KitKat next month, but considering that not even G2 has it, I don't think that it's possible.. Maybe 1, 2 months after G2 - if LG decides to respect their customers..

artssa said:
I want to believe that our LGOG will get KitKat next month, but considering that not even G2 has it, I don't think that it's possible.. Maybe 1, 2 months after G2 - if LG decides to respect their customers..
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The G2 already has 4.4 In Korea tho.

World wide, I meant.

Let's study the situation a bit deeper.
reasons we get the update:
1. if we consider the 18 months period of recieving updates, we still have 4 months left. G was released in October, 2012
2. I think except for the initial batch, most of the devices had Jelly bean 4.1.2 while being sold and they still have the same version. So there should be at least an update to a higher version.
3. Physically the device has all the potentials to be upgraded to kitkat and as a previous flagship deserves to get it.
4. the leaked news says that they were testing kitkat on both g pro and g. Now that they are releasing the update for g pro by the end of Q2. There should be an update for g as well since we know that the device doesn't lack anything to run kitkat smoothly.
resons no to get it
1. Why should a company care for a phone from 2012 while there are so many other new phones 2013 onward?
Well I think we have more reasons to get it than not to get it.
to get or not to get. this is the question

and look
Samsung officially announced the models which will get kitkat. Among them you can see Note 2 which was released in September, 2012 and Galaxy S3 which was released in July, 2012!!
So let's keep our fingers crossed :angel:

humm... i think we`re going to be in 4.1 forever :s

i think this guy forgot to add this screenshot ... in this image you can see the official (As usual) Announcement of 4.4 update to G....

krk2krk said:
i think this guy forgot to add this screenshot ... in this image you can see the official (As usual) Announcement of 4.4 update to G....
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They give the same answer on the phone and on fb page in Latvia.

krk2krk said:
i think this guy forgot to add this screenshot ... in this image you can see the official (As usual) Announcement of 4.4 update to G....
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And where is the announcement in that?
Standard canned response telling nothing at all. They'll forward the request! Dosen't mean LGOG is getting anything as of now.

Heeeeeeey
I didn't forget anything. I have written the question everywhere and I've got the same response as the one you attached. I myself attached one last page.
They are not allowed to announce anything. Actually they don't know anything. They are simply page admins. Whenever they say something it's not true or exact. No one knows exactly when everything will be ready but I believe it will be ready one day not so far from today.

LG's software update record?

Hey folks. Looking at the G3, but I'm wondering how good LG has been with keeping their previous phones up to date. I know we have custom roms, but even those tend to be better if made from an official release. Anyone have past experience with LG?

Most of it is due to your carrier, but LG getting it there is on the slower side as well.
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Yes 2 past experiences with lg. One never got updates other OGP still on 4.1.2 in India as launched since last 14 months.
Helping Others is helping Ourself

On g2 which is kinda how they are handling their flagships updates were in line with everyone else
Sent from the BEST phone I've ever owned my LG G2

their "flagship" Flex took 6 months to get kit kat
their G2 took a long time as well months to get it
both on T Mobile
Problem is, you can never really tell if its the mfg or the carrier that makes this process so incredibly s-l-o-w

It was discussed already in all Optimus forums like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46985909& and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465663 and here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491277
wase4711 said:
their "flagship" Flex took 6 months to get kit kat
their G2 took a long time as well months to get it
both on T Mobile
Problem is, you can never really tell if its the mfg or the carrier that makes this process so incredibly s-l-o-w
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Of course its your carrier which is to blame. I've bought F320K and have had my kitkat on Christmas present, around 27 December. Yes, stock Kitkat on G2 was available before New Years eve.

yeah, that is probably the case; although, of course, when I would call tmobile and ask why there was no update out, they always said that LG hadnt released it to them, so you can't really know who was feeding the line of BS to folks..

NaveenKumarXDA said:
Yes 2 past experiences with lg. One never got updates other OGP still on 4.1.2 in India as launched since last 14 months.
Helping Others is helping Ourself
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wase4711 said:
yeah, that is probably the case; although, of course, when I would call tmobile and ask why there was no update out, they always said that LG hadnt released it to them, so you can't really know who was feeding the line of BS to folks..
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First of all. .. If you believe anything you hear from customer service of any of the u.s. carriers them I have some ocean front property in Phoenix to sell you.... none of them know anything ... They are just lackies who don't really care about their jobs and could really care less about the phones etc .... Yes I will abut l admit their are a couple that do know but 99.99 % are freaking retarded
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agreed; I never call them when I really want to know the "facts"; I do have a inside contact in mgmt at T-Mobile, who all along admitted they weren't sure when kit kat was actually going to be out for the 2 lg phones I have..
my only point was if you are buying a phone from any of the domestic carriers in the USA, you can never really be sure when and if your OS will be updated, so if that's important to you, a unlocked, international model might be a better choice. What annoyed me was the "implied" promise of kit kat, on the G2 and the Flex from LG never actually turned out to be accurate, and, as I said, It took 6 months for kit kat to come to the Flex, which seems crazy, for their "cutting edge, top of the line" product..

Chances are that if you are not receiving updates it is only because your carrier doesn't give a rats ass about your satisfaction. Un-branded and unlocked devices typically receive updates shortly after new versions are released by Google. The order of major manufacturers' speed in updating software goes like this:
Motorola
HTC
Samsung
LG.
I highly recommend unlocked devices if you have the money to spend. However if you a poor schmuck like me and rely on contract devices, then you can either root and flash custom ROMS (say goodbye to warranty) or suffer in eternal damnation like the damn peasants that we are (according to carriers).
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mediumsteak said:
Chances are that if you are not receiving updates it is only because your carrier doesn't give a rats ass about your satisfaction. Un-branded and unlocked devices typically receive updates shortly after new versions are released by Google. The order of major manufacturers' speed in updating software goes like this:
Motorola
HTC
Samsung
LG.
I highly recommend unlocked devices if you have the money to spend. However if you a poor schmuck like me and rely on contract devices, then you can either root and flash custom ROMS (say goodbye to warranty) or suffer in eternal damnation like the damn peasants that we are (according to carriers).
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I have both G & G Pro unlocked but never got update since last year .

NaveenKumarXDA said:
I have both G & G Pro unlocked but never update since last year .
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Korean version will be the first device to be updated.
Only then LG will work on Int'l version.
Of course US Residents(Tmo,att,verzion,sprint etc..) will get updates later than the int'l version due to carriers.
As far as I know, G2 int'l version got kitkat two or three months later the Korean version got it...
I know this so well because I have been watching LG from Optimus LTE2 (Currently using)... (G G Pro G2 GFlex Gpro2) - I am Korean

Samsung and HTC used to be notorious for slow updates, now LG has the tag. With any of the new Flagships (S series, M series, G series) updates will be in line with each other. My G2 got Kit Kat on T-Mobile before my wifes HTC M7 did.

Us cellular LG G4

I just switch carriers an got the LG G4 an it's running great..I m living the G4...but was wondering if the us cellular G4 will get any love like root an custome kernels/rims..really would like to keep on rooting an such an to stay with xda..
Thanks

I was wondering the same thing myself i think we can root by following one of the other guides for cdma version

Does the US cellular version of the G4 have any LG software removed?
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CooForMe said:
Does the US cellular version of the G4 have any LG software removed?
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None that I can tell.it's all here..an we have the oem unlock as well...I'm just hoping we get some love aa well..

I'm planning on upgrading my S4 to the G4 in the next few days. Most of the dozens of ROMs I've used with the S4 have been less than stable but I hope we do have some options for the G4. It looks like a really nice phone. I am really disappointed with the new Samsung phones.

CooForMe said:
I'm planning on upgrading my S4 to the G4 in the next few days. Most of the dozens of ROMs I've used with the S4 have been less than stable but I hope we do have somew options for the G4. It looks like a really nice phone. I am really disappointed with the new Samsung phones.
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Ya I really like the g4 an I so agree with u on Samsung the s6 Is cool look I g but come on no sdcard slot or removable batter wow...but the g4 Is wow like rain it's so sick..the battery could be better but I guess that why lg is giving away a free battery...besides batter life an a few screen glitches it amazing...just can't wait for root an some rims...just wish we have that for us us cellular g4 owners

donbudafuko said:
I just switch carriers an got the LG G4 an it's running great..I m living the G4...but was wondering if the us cellular G4 will get any love like root an custome kernels/rims..really would like to keep on rooting an such an to stay with xda..
Thanks
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please show us cellular variant some love

donbudafuko said:
I just switch carriers an got the LG G4 an it's running great..I m living the G4...but was wondering if the us cellular G4 will get any love like root an custome kernels/rims..really would like to keep on rooting an such an to stay with xda..
Thanks
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Most likely not from LG.. unless someone xploits as the g2-g3..