New Update for Verizon LG G4 - Verizon LG G4

Just to give a heads up,i woke up this morning and checked my phone as usualy then i see something downloading.
Imthinking woahh i just woke up, i havent downloaded sh*t?
I check it and its a update by verizon, it was already half way and i canceled. I know i had my update settings to not auto update but for some reason it tried updated.
Iv got xposed and root, updates usually mess up the phones with a combination of these 2.
Headsup for everybody else, dont let verizon sneakup on you !

Downloading now, should be done in 10-15 min

Anyone with root install?

FYI it is a security update. 413 mb in total. Screenshot to come soon

Just got this 30 or so mins ago. Haven't installed it yet

I have not rooted my G4 yet. Does anyone know if taking this update will prevent me from Rooting? Also, will I be able to do the update after rooting??
thank you

126robert said:
I have not rooted my G4 yet. Does anyone know if taking this update will prevent me from Rooting? Also, will I be able to do the update after rooting??
thank you
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I am rooted and have attempted the update. Upon rebooting, i got a message stating, "System update unsuccessful" , "Sorry, there was a problem updating your LG VS986. No changes were made. Please try again or you can upgrade using the Software Upgrade Assistant from your computer."
I have not looked into logs, but i imagine the message is due to my phone being rooted. I really wanted the update as it is supposed to some of the touchscreen response related issues on the G4.
Well, At least, it didn't brick.
sideone.

Oh that's great news. This phone has been ridiculously slow because of the missed taps (missed the "p" in the word phone twice just then) and swipes registered as taps. Brutal. I'll gladly unroot and update if it makes this a functional phone.
This is my third G4 vs980 and they all have had this issue. Really hoping this fixes it or I'm moving on to the nexus 6p. Way to go LG!

The touchscreen issues seem to be resolved now after the update. Haven't noticed anything else yet..

I'm rooted on 11A and now to figure out how to install 12A and keep root....
Anyone know?

docfong said:
The touchscreen issues seem to be resolved now after the update. Haven't noticed anything else yet..
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There was a lot of initial placebo effect reported about this after the first update months ago and in fact nothing changed. I have not done the update yet myself as I am waiting 1-2 days to see what others say, but I do hope this is addressed..... for real this time.

Anybody who does install a quick review would be greatly appriciated

I am not rooted and I just took the update. The touch/tap function does seem to be working better. I hope that I will be able to root the phone at a later time after taking this update.

Touch screen issues on the G4 is the only thing that keeps bothering me everyday. If the 12A software update would fix this and I could keep root, this phone would be perfect for me!

hd-renegade said:
I am not rooted and I just took the update. The touch/tap function does seem to be working better. I hope that I will be able to root the phone at a later time after taking this update.
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Did you lose root? Would using Super SU's survival mode work?

rfarrah said:
Did you lose root? Would using Super SU's survival mode work?
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I was not rooted.
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woozzy101 said:
Touch screen issues on the G4 is the only thing that keeps bothering me everyday. If the 12A software update would fix this and I could keep root, this phone would be perfect for me!
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The touch screen does seem be a lot better than what it was before the update.

hd-renegade said:
I am not rooted and I just took the update. The touch/tap function does seem to be working better. I hope that I will be able to root the phone at a later time after taking this update.
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i dont believe i ever experienced a touching issue, but at the same time i never really looked into it.
what are they symptoms that their are touch issues?
Im wondering becuase i notice their is a small delay of when i click on things, but never really thought of it as an issue.
how does the touch seem to work better on the update?

Phurkus said:
i dont believe i ever experienced a touching issue, but at the same time i never really looked into it.
what are they symptoms that their are touch issues?
Im wondering becuase i notice their is a small delay of when i click on things, but never really thought of it as an issue.
how does the touch seem to work better on the update?
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The screen seems to be more sensitive to touch. I am not seeing a lag in the touch.

I was seriously just looking around SWAPPA to sell my device because the touchscreen issues were getting ridiculous. If that is fixed and I can root on the new software this phone will be perfect.

Is it possible to downgrade back to 11a if I update and don't find it useful. I'd rather have root if it doesn't fix touchscreen touches

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[Q] SGS3 screen flashes off and on randomly while in use

This never used to happen but in the last week has.
While using it, whether I'm in GoSMS Pro, or Chrome or even in the homescreen the screen will fade to black then back one to three times. It almost feels like proximity detection but there's absolutely no obstruction nor am I in a call.
Running 4.0.4 stock unrooted, latest update from Rogers.
Has anyone had this? Getting a bit worried!
Screen blacking out randomly
I'm also having this problem. I'm also on Rogers but I'm am rooted. I am however still using the stock rom. It all started happening after I did the latest update. Any help would be appreciated.
dropzone01 said:
I'm also having this problem. I'm also on Rogers but I'm am rooted. I am however still using the stock rom. It all started happening after I did the latest update. Any help would be appreciated.
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YES! Finally I'm not alone.
I was worried this was isolated. This confirms even more my suspicion it's a software not a hardware issue. The other reason why it would be so is because after it flashes off and on, the screen elements also do, which indicates the software is trying to refresh the display. If it were hardware it would likely not fade flash and nothing would change on the screen.
It sounds like the software update caused it as I noticed it started after installing it.
I ended up doing a hard reset yesterday after having had no responses. I am hoping it might help. I hate having to reinitialize so much crap while unrooted though. I was hoping to keep it stock and not worry about saving app data until Jelly Bean official stock is out. Oh well.
I also learned S Memo Samsung account syncing doesn't work. Good thing I made a Kies backup. Sigh...
Victorminator said:
YES! Finally I'm not alone.
I was worried this was isolated. This confirms even more my suspicion it's a software not a hardware issue. The other reason why it would be so is because after it flashes off and on, the screen elements also do, which indicates the software is trying to refresh the display. If it were hardware it would likely not fade flash and nothing would change on the screen.
It sounds like the software update caused it as I noticed it started after installing it.
I ended up doing a hard reset yesterday after having had no responses. I am hoping it might help. I hate having to reinitialize so much crap while unrooted though. I was hoping to keep it stock and not worry about saving app data until Jelly Bean official stock is out. Oh well.
I also learned S Memo Samsung account syncing doesn't work. Good thing I made a Kies backup. Sigh...
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Update: unfortunately the hard reset did not fix it. Problem has returned as of Sunday. I hope Jelly Bean comes soon. :S
In the meantime I'm talking with Rogers about this and pointing them to this thread.
Temporary solution found
Victorminator said:
Update: unfortunately the hard reset did not fix it. Problem has returned as of Sunday. I hope Jelly Bean comes soon. :S
In the meantime I'm talking with Rogers about this and pointing them to this thread.
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I think I've solved it, but this may not be a solution for most people experiencing this (my friend also had this issue). In my case removing the game Modern War solved it.
I remember that after I installed it, the system started doing these flashes. It now has been behaving ok for 4 days since uninstalling it.
I don't think the game itself is the cause, but rather there could be some background task from it (it does occasionally push game event updates as notifications) that doesn't like the 4.0.4 update. In this case I can't quite identify what nor do I know how to diagnose it.
Just thought I'd update people in case they still have this issue. It may be one of your apps, essentially. It sucks and it shouldn't happen, but alas unless we test with a new stock OS update, we won't have much to eliminate it without removing the offending app.

Random Reboots since JVB by OTA

This has happened to me twice while in my pocket since receiving the OTA a week ago. This never happened with ZV9 since getting the phone months ago.
Has anybody else seen this? Any ideas what this might be? Any apps to help figure out what's causing this? Is this related to the location service reboots that other phones on Jelly Bean like the Nexus were having?
I am not a big fan of Android version changes via "patching" for this very reason. I suggest doing a factory reset and see if it continues to happen.
Lokifish Marz said:
I am not a big fan of Android version changes via "patching" for this very reason. I suggest doing a factory reset and see if it continues to happen.
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Good call, thanks for the input. I was considering doing that if it keeps up.
I'll probably root and unlock soon anyway once I have some time.
spackmanbr said:
Good call, thanks for the input. I was considering doing that if it keeps up.
I'll probably root and unlock soon anyway once I have some time.
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I had this problem and it only happened after I had updated the Android Booster FREE app. I uninstalled Android Booster FREE (as it really wasn't useful, in my opinion anyway) and the problem disappeared. If you have this app installed maybe you can uninstall it and see if that solves your problem.
Thanks for the input, but I never use any apps of that nature, and no power saver apps either.

[Q] N7 shutting itself off at night

So my first N7 had dead pixels and when I returned it I had to open 3 others in store to find one that was perfect. Or seemingly perfect. Twice now I've woken up to find my N7 off. The first time it happened I thought maybe I turned it off but last night I know I left it on. I did some searching and found that I am not the only one with this issue, but I haven't found any recent threads about it or any known fixes. Now I'm still on 4.3 and really don't want to update to 4.4 but if this bug was addressed I'll update it. Anyone here have this issue, found a fix, or updated and had the issue disappear? I really don't want to exchange it yet again but I will if it's the only way to get one that doesn't do it. Any insight would be appreciated.
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_MetalHead_ said:
So my first N7 had dead pixels and when I returned it I had to open 3 others in store to find one that was perfect. Or seemingly perfect. Twice now I've woken up to find my N7 off. The first time it happened I thought maybe I turned it off but last night I know I left it on. I did some searching and found that I am not the only one with this issue, but I haven't found any recent threads about it or any known fixes. Now I'm still on 4.3 and really don't want to update to 4.4 but if this bug was addressed I'll update it. Anyone here have this issue, found a fix, or updated and had the issue disappear? I really don't want to exchange it yet again but I will if it's the only way to get one that doesn't do it. Any insight would be appreciated.
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Why don't you want to update to 4.4.2? It might solve the problem.
Anyway, the only device I had that had random reboots was my Nokia Lumia 520 which I straight away replaced.
I would advise you to do it aswell incase 4.4.2 doesn't fixe it.
username4this said:
Why don't you want to update to 4.4.2? It might solve the problem.
Anyway, the only device I had that had random reboots was my Nokia Lumia 520 which I straight away replaced.
I would advise you to do it aswell incase 4.4.2 doesn't fixe it.
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I don't like the way 4.4 looks. I am a big fan of the blue/holo theme of 4.3. I have 4.4 on my N5 and that's enough for me. 4.4 really doesn't bring much to the table (for me anyway) that would compel me to update.
My N7 isn't rebooting, it's turning off. Never had a device that did that before. I'll probably update just to see if it stops it, and plus I have some bad stuttering when watching embedded videos in chrome and from what I've read, 4.4 solves that too. I really don't want to have to exchange it again, and I'm sure the manager at Best Buy doesn't want me to either lol.
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_MetalHead_ said:
I don't like the way 4.4 looks. I am a big fan of the blue/holo theme of 4.3. I have 4.4 on my N5 and that's enough for me. 4.4 really doesn't bring much to the table (for me anyway) that would compel me to update.
My N7 isn't rebooting, it's turning off. Never had a device that did that before. I'll probably update just to see if it stops it, and plus I have some bad stuttering when watching embedded videos in chrome and from what I've read, 4.4 solves that too. I really don't want to have to exchange it again, and I'm sure the manager at Best Buy doesn't want me to either lol.
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Obvious question here but have you tried a factory reset?
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Obvious question here but have you tried a factory reset?
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I'm going to tomorrow if it does it again tonight. But the tablet is only a few days old and I already did a factory reset before I set it up initially.
Ok it just did it again right in front of my face. It didn't just go black in the middle of use, I picked it up to use it and before I could do anything it powered down, but did so as if I had deliberately done it. Meaning, the Power Off pop up was on the screen and it said "shutting off" the same way it does when you turn it off manually. That would lead me to believe it would be a software bug as opposed to a hardware one... am I correct in that assumption? Or can some hardware defect actually trigger the normal power down sequence?

Update for Verizon

I just got prompted for 12a (VS98612A). My update was unsuccessful because I'm rooted.
Apparently there are many updates (over 450 MB).
Here is the only link I could find.
http://phandroid.com/2015/10/09/tou...g-out-a-huge-system-update-that-could-fix-it/
I got the update and seems to have wrecked Google Hangout notifications. Was getting them just fine until after the update.
1) checked notifications were turned on .. they were.
2) messages are coming in only after I check.
3) uninstalled and reinstalled hangouts - no change.
4) wiped cache and reset defaults.
Did it help touch screen issues (if you were having them)?
I'm curious about touch screen issues as well. I did not realize how much it bothered me till I used a samsung phone the other day and not a single miss. It was bliss!
mistertek said:
I just got prompted for 12a (VS98612A). My update was unsuccessful because I'm rooted.
Apparently there are many updates (over 450 MB).
Here is the only link I could find.
http://phandroid.com/2015/10/09/tou...g-out-a-huge-system-update-that-could-fix-it/
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Assuming this is a StageFright patch? I'm rooted as well, but if this does patch StageFright, I want it. Any advice on how to get it and stay rooted?
DaBunny said:
Assuming this is a StageFright patch? I'm rooted as well, but if this does patch StageFright, I want it. Any advice on how to get it and stay rooted?
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This
I've got sync issues as well after the update. Not happy about this at all. When the lollipop update came on the g3 the same thing occured. Had to disable ipv6 on the phone or get it working properly on a router.
I have not tried a reset yet.
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Holy cow, I was able to scroll through Facebook without clicking on a story every time I scrolled and liking stupid memes! Using my finger to move the cursor when selecting a word is so much easier now too.
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Do we have confirmed fixes for the touchscreen? Or is it just placebo effect right now. I'd love to hear some honest feedback. I'm currently rooted and running xposed but if reverting to stock and taking 12a fixes touchscreen issues it would be worth it for me [as long as root for 12a will be possible ]
sbutera said:
I got the update and seems to have wrecked Google Hangout notifications. Was getting them just fine until after the update.
1) checked notifications were turned on .. they were.
2) messages are coming in only after I check.
3) uninstalled and reinstalled hangouts - no change.
4) wiped cache and reset defaults.
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Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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gkaz24 said:
Do we have confirmed fixes for the touchscreen? Or is it just placebo effect right now. I'd love to hear some honest feedback. I'm currently rooted and running xposed but if reverting to stock and taking 12a fixes touchscreen issues it would be worth it for me [as long as root for 12a will be possible ]
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For me it's definitely not placebo. Knock on is working great. No problems scrolling now. I got used to it before but now it seems like a new phone. I was getting jealous of my wife's s5 but not any more.
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Looks like just the Google acct isn't syncing, still getting notifications via Facebook. A lot of accounts disappeared in the settings -> accounts menu (Facebook , Microsoft)
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So after a few hours on this update I can tell you that I didn't notice ANY touchscreen misses at all. Also less lag with opening and transferring of big apps. Even tapping the google search bar worked immediately without extra taps or lag. So as much as I like root, it's crazy to figure out what an actual working phone feels like again. Maybe someone will root 12a. Hopefully.
Edit: and no missing account anything on my particular device either.
So if we rooted 11A, do we have to kdz to get the update?
kafreeman said:
Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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Not yet. That is my next step. Have to wait until Monday because I'm running GOOD Work and will need a new pin after the wipe. I also removed and re-signed in to my Google account. Right now notifications with Hangouts are hit or miss. Sometimes I get them, sometimes I don't, sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes.
As for the touch screen issues. I have noticed a major improvement. Can scroll through FB without clicking a picture or a link unexpectedly. Also, better hits when I'm typing a character using the edge of the screen, letters, numbers, and hitting the send button. Registers every time now. Also, noticed that when connected to bluetooth in the car, the radio displays song information again.
So there are definitely a few improvements I've noticed.
sbutera said:
Not yet. That is my next step. Have to wait until Monday because I'm running GOOD Work and will need a new pin after the wipe. I also removed and re-signed in to my Google account. Right now notifications with Hangouts are hit or miss. Sometimes I get them, sometimes I don't, sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes.
As for the touch screen issues. I have noticed a major improvement. Can scroll through FB without clicking a picture or a link unexpectedly. Also, better hits when I'm typing a character using the edge of the screen, letters, numbers, and hitting the send button. Registers every time now. Also, noticed that when connected to bluetooth in the car, the radio displays song information again.
So there are definitely a few improvements I've noticed.
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Camera was also updated. There is an actual "slo-mo" button now. It seems like an update with some meat to it.
sefirosu0522 said:
So if we rooted 11A, do we have to kdz to get the update?
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You could try the super user unroot option and update, probably have to wait for a confirmation to root this version.
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Can someone pull the camera apk and upload it, maybe us on 11a can utilize the update.
sbutera said:
I got the update and seems to have wrecked Google Hangout notifications. Was getting them just fine until after the update.
1) checked notifications were turned on .. they were.
2) messages are coming in only after I check.
3) uninstalled and reinstalled hangouts - no change.
4) wiped cache and reset defaults.
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This update seems to have wrecked all my notifications actually..Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Seems like its only Google applications..
I can definitely say the phone is much smoother than it was before. No more missed letters while typing, and mistaps whole scrolling. Sucks it took so long to get this update, but the phone is working like it should have from day 1.
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scrillakev said:
This update seems to have wrecked all my notifications actually..Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Seems like its only Google applications..
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Did you remove your Google account and set it back up again?
I noticed after the update I wasn't getting notifications when an email arrived. Disconnecting and reconnecting my Google account fixed that.
Otherwise I feel your pain. Hangouts notifications are still hit or miss.
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Install previous image version?

I have an issue that I think was caused by the May update. Did not have this issue with the April update. Is it possible to go back to the April or even the March update since I have installed the May update?
The issue in question is that the proximity sensor appears to be stuck on (covered/near/close). Noticed this the same day I installed the May update and that morning (on the April update) it was operating normally.
I have installed the April and March updates and it gets to the white Google screen with the colorful "G" on it. I get a scrolling 1/2' bar below the "G". But it never boots completely. I'm trying to do this without wiping data.
Running stock rooted with ElementalX 1.07.
I've taken the phone back to full stock and even run in safe mode and the issue remains.
Inane65 said:
I have an issue that I think was caused by the May update. Did not have this issue with the April update. Is it possible to go back to the April or even the March update since I have installed the May update?
The issue in question is that the proximity sensor appears to be stuck on (covered/near/close). Noticed this the same day I installed the May update and that morning (on the April update) it was operating normally.
I have installed the April and March updates and it gets to the white Google screen with the colorful "G" on it. I get a scrolling 1/2' bar below the "G". But it never boots completely. I'm trying to do this without wiping data.
Running stock rooted with ElementalX 1.07.
I've taken the phone back to full stock and even run in safe mode and the issue remains.
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In order to go backwards, you have to do a full wipe and clean flash what factory image you want. No way around it I'm afraid
I was seriously afraid that was going to be the answer., but was hoping that maybe someone knew a way around it. This isn't going to be fun. ?
Inane65 said:
I was seriously afraid that was going to be the answer., but was hoping that maybe someone knew a way around it. This isn't going to be fun. ?
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Meh...just backup as much as you can on your pc. Google restore and TiBu make it much less painful.
Yeah, I know. Just hate doing it. Always seem to have other things to do when something like this comes up. Like, you know, never enough time. LOL
Inane65 said:
Yeah, I know. Just hate doing it. Always seem to have other things to do when something like this comes up. Like, you know, never enough time. LOL
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I hear ya bruh! Grab a beer, turn on some tunes, and git-r-done! ???
LMAO! Yep. Gonna head in that direction shortly.

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