So... I see that people are having issues with rooting on lollipop but I'm also seeing solutions for most of those people.
Except for me... Unless I'm doing something wrong.
My phone software info when I look at it in settings says AS99020a, but when I remove the back it says US990 all over the place which is the Sprint version? My question is what do I go by because I would like to downgrade from lollipop as I can't find a root method thAt roots properly.
Or if I'm just in a bind having ntelos in general. Ntelos and Sprint are the only companies with service where I'm at and Sprint is double the price of ntelos here for some reason so switching companies isn't an option. :/
Any advice?
Don't know anything about Sprint but US990 is USCelluar LG G3.
But I'm sure you figured that out by now....... never mind
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Hi,
I bought a LG G3 from Ebay which was blocked on AT&T for using it both in the USA and in Europe (I choose this model for its frequencies supported). It is a D850 model as you can expect.
After receiving it, I unlocked it to run different carriers. I rooted it as well.
I want to install the AT&T 5.0.1 update from OTA (I don't care about root right know). But I have one big problem. I keeps saying that my software is up to date which is wrong. Is it because I'm on T-Mobile right know and AT&T blocks the update ?!
I'm using build D85010d. right know and I never had a software update notification. I've tried to set my phone date to a couple days forward as suggested by Android Police. No luck.
I just want to have the update. After that if it says "you are rooted, you can't install", I will unroot it and reinstall.
Is there any way to update manually ? I heard it's impossible thanks to AT&T.
This is beginning to irritate me.
Thank you in advance
picobuntu said:
Hi,
I bought a LG G3 from Ebay which was blocked on AT&T for using it both in the USA and in Europe (I choose this model for its frequencies supported). It is a D850 model as you can expect.
After receiving it, I unlocked it to run different carriers. I rooted it as well.
I want to install the AT&T 5.0.1 update from OTA (I don't care about root right know). But I have one big problem. I keeps saying that my software is up to date which is wrong. Is it because I'm on T-Mobile right know and AT&T blocks the update ?!
I'm using build D85010d. right know and I never had a software update notification. I've tried to set my phone date to a couple days forward as suggested by Android Police. No luck.
I just want to have the update. After that if it says "you are rooted, you can't install", I will unroot it and reinstall.
Is there any way to update manually ? I heard it's impossible thanks to AT&T.
This is beginning to irritate me.
Thank you in advance
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have you found any solutions to this? i'm using an unlocked att G3 as well (although not blocked) and I can't figure out how to update. i even tried to put someone's ATT sim in it and it still said it was up to date, which is completely false. god i hate att. can't update, can't use Qi charging, can't do anything.
I can't update my lg g3(d855) too. It's have the 4.4.2 kitkat and i want upgrade it to 5.0.1 lollipop.
Plzz help if u find a solution to this problem
Same issue .......how to update to lollipop manually ....................... if someone can help it will be appreciated :good:
I am having an issue with the AT&T Lollipop update, as well. I bought a D850 from eBay on KitKat 4.4.2, and when I inserted my AT&T MVNO SIM and checked for updates, it found the Lollipop update. It started downloading, but about 2/3 of the way through, the display shut off (I had it set for 15 minutes). When I got the display back, this action had stopped the download, and it did not continue. Now, when I check for updates, it just says I have the current version. I have run system resets, and tried a different AT&T SIM, but I can't get the Lollipop download again. Does the start of a FOTA download set a flag somewhere that prevents re-downloading?
Only thing I could think of is asking for a .kdz file for your phone and carrier and then flashing that using the LG Flash Tool
unable to update D850
I have the same issue. I have a D850 AT&T version and my is not showing any update available. I am in 4.4.2. Any solution how to update? Please help. Thanks to all
I'm another victim of this. Have someone found a solution? I'm desperated. And sad, I feel scammed.
At&t LG g3 d850
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My name is Neeraj
And when I saw your post, I found me.
What ever you do please don't do custom rom update.i found that in a hard way.
Like you I too bought one from ebay, at&t logo but unlocked, and while trying to update says it's up to date.
Later I found out I need at&t SIM to update the phone. Because it's only network unlocked not the entire phone. It still got some sorts of at&t restrictions.
Any way I went and rooted, installed twrp, and cm13 6.0.1 then Walla my phone goes into reboot loop and when it finally opens up the network doesn't work.
By the I'm in Australia , temporary residence and I don't have at&t SIM.
So good luck and infact i'm hoping some one will guide me too
I fixed it, don't know exactly if it will work on others.
But what exactly I did was search Google download official stock rom for at&t LG G3 D 850 ( KitKat or lollipop), flash the rom and Walla got my IMEI number restored and it fixed my boot loop problem.
Then backed up by all data, IMEI, etc and then flashes back to custom CM marshmallow. Now all is well. ?
Hope it this will help some one aleast a newbie lie me
I have the LG G4 H812 (Canadian model). Bought from Bell and unlocked to use with Koodo (they don't have the G4) I read somewhere you can update an unlocked phone (because you update over WIFI) then I read that you CAN'T. That you have to root it and build an OS/ROM. I am not prepared to do that because I'm pretty certain I would ruin the phone. I'm terrified to even try. Rooting might be ok but building a OS/ROM? Forget it! I mean WHY do I want to build an OS? I just want to be able to update my phone! Not go through a bunch of crap. But no somebody said you HAVE TO build it...
So can I get android updates on my phone or not? It's running 5.1.
Watching this video. Would this happen with an android phone? youtubeDOTcom/watch?v=o8gGb2lqJjE
And PLEASE no "GO away newb. This is for developers only la la la". I'm asking here because I can't get a straight forward answer anywhere. I spent almost $800 on this phone and I want to be able to update it without it getting ruined in the process. Or else I will have to return it. I don't want to because there are no other phones I even remotely like.
Not sure what you mean with update. If you mean updates from LG, sure no problem. My unlocked G4 (H815, asian model) on AT&T was updated this morning, using wifi. Root not necessary.
Nyx001 said:
I have the LG G4 H812 (Canadian model). Bought from Bell and unlocked to use with Koodo (they don't have the G4) I read somewhere you can update an unlocked phone (because you update over WIFI) then I read that you CAN'T. That you have to root it and build an OS/ROM. I am not prepared to do that because I'm pretty certain I would ruin the phone. I'm terrified to even try. Rooting might be ok but building a OS/ROM? Forget it! I mean WHY do I want to build an OS? I just want to be able to update my phone! Not go through a bunch of crap. But no somebody said you HAVE TO build it...
So can I get android updates on my phone or not? It's running 5.1.
Watching this video. Would this happen with an android phone? youtubeDOTcom/watch?v=o8gGb2lqJjE
And PLEASE no "GO away newb. This is for developers only la la la". I'm asking here because I can't get a straight forward answer anywhere. I spent almost $800 on this phone and I want to be able to update it without it getting ruined in the process. Or else I will have to return it. I don't want to because there are no other phones I even remotely like.
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I would assume that since you are just unlocked in the carrier sense and not Root/Bootloader unlocked that this should not be an issue.....I mean I have never heard of this causing a problem before now.
I will try to look around and find out a concrete answer for you though as like you said, would hate to have something negative happen to that wonderful (and expensive) device.
Updates won't be a problem. I bought a G3 from Rogers because Telus didn't carry the LG Line. I immediately sim unlocked it so I could run it on the Telus network. Received the lollipop update with no issues.
I bought my LG G3 D851 brand new. As soon as I charged it and powered up I got a notice for a system upgrade. Naturally I did it. So it made Lollipop 5.0.1 on my phone. My next step was to root it. Well that's when the hell started. There several guides and tutorials. None are working. I'm with Wind Mobile in Canada ?. Not that that should matter should it? My question is will I be able revert my firmware back to the original and root it easily.? I was told that trying to root with ? is not likely going to work. How can I put my phone back to the "out of the box" state so I can root it?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
I am working on rooting my Telus LG G4. I have done a bunch of research and I noticed that LG has finally allowed people to root and void warranty in europe. Has anyone done this in Canada? Does this work on MM in Canada?
My other option is to downgrade to LL, I have already downloaded the KDZ I need and LGUP. I have everything backed up, before i go about this has anyone downgraded with success?
Thanks again I miss having custom rom installed, Plus we all know the LG G4 has its negative im hoping the roms will help with them.
rf12345 said:
I am working on rooting my Telus LG G4. I have done a bunch of research and I noticed that LG has finally allowed people to root and void warranty in europe. Has anyone done this in Canada? Does this work on MM in Canada?
My other option is to downgrade to LL, I have already downloaded the KDZ I need and LGUP. I have everything backed up, before i go about this has anyone downgraded with success?
Thanks again I miss having custom rom installed, Plus we all know the LG G4 has its negative im hoping the roms will help with them.
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As I have done some more research I see custom roms will not happen but there are WAY more reasons I want root on this thing. Again thanks everyone.
The latest version of the LG software for their unlocked phone is US99122a, which is Marshmallow. Trying to use software tool, it connects, correctly tells me that the phone is running US99111a (5.1) but incorrectly tells me that I have the latest version of the software.
I also get the same result trying to update in the update center on the phone.
Now, the plan was to use the phone with Cricket, but they claim that they don't push any updates, at all, even for phones they sell. ..
(TANGENT ALERT I had a rep from Cricket get SO vehement that the updates come from the manufacturer that he got on a three-way call with LG, and had them say so. Oh, was he livid when the LG rep verified that the carriers release their own updates. END TANGENT ALERT)
...So right now I've got no guarantee that I'll get the update if I go ahead and set up an account with them.
Has anyone else had trouble using LG's update tool like this?
I was planning to keep this phone unrooted and stock, but that's starting to seem an unviable option if I want to run Marshmallow.
I'd be happy just getting LG's stock software running. Suggestions for best next move? Is there a pristine copy of it somewhere, and do they have an Odin-analogue?
Sounds like you have the version from Rent a Center. This is causing your troubles. Also they don't know there ass from there elbow when it comes to where the updates come from. My Unbranded US991 just updated from 20A to 21A without a SIM card via WIFI...yet LG was trying to tell me only US Cellular can give me the "OTA update"...even though the phone is not from US Cellular, but from LG. Stupid is a stupid does...I'll never buy an LG phone again that's for sure.
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The 11A is what makes it Rent a Center. It would be 10A if it was Unbranded US991 and 10C if it was US Cellular
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I have same problem with this. I searched a lot in web for rom and i found nothing because it's a rent a center phone.
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What needs to happen is we need to get someone with a JTAG device to create a full dump of the US991's individual partitions so we can create a KDZ to flash and/or flash each one individually (if creating the KDZ is possible).
I would contact LG every single day and complain to them for a file to download on the website.
I work for Cricket and he's a moron. If you look in Settings-Networks-More-Moble Networks-Access Point Names and look in the "Internet ndo" APN, at the very bottom the APN Type has the fota tag aka Firmware Over The Air. Updates go through Cricket. Perhaps deleting that tag from the list will fix your issue, but I haven't tested this.
Why don't you use LG UP? Download the 22A KDZ and flash it?