Looking to buy a new phone, settled on the G4, gonna make sure I get a revision 1.1 and a 603 serial phone.
I am gonna be on MetroPCS so let's keep that in mind.
Really need help chosing, I am looking at the 815 and the 811 along with US991.
Any help would be great.
Or if you had a phone suggestion below $350 that would be comparable or better please share.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-models-bootloader-unlockable-t3253750
thecrunked said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/lg-g4-models-bootloader-unlockable-t3253750
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So you would suggest the 815 then.
the h815 from the specific countries on that list are the only ones with unlockable bootloaders. if you buy an h815 from a region not on that list you cannot unlock it and thus cant have twrp, custom roms, etc
The H815 or international version is the best choice ...LG is giving u the files to unlock ur bootloader ...theres are many roms out there u can flash and try ....And I m talking from personal experience i have a H815 and i have already flash 3 different roms and i have unlock my bootloader and didnt encounter any problems at all ....A friend of mine bought another h815 and encounter a bootloop after a official software update but after a factory reset all was working good ....i live in europe ....
Annihilate This said:
Looking to buy a new phone, settled on the G4, gonna make sure I get a revision 1.1 and a 603 serial phone.
I am gonna be on MetroPCS so let's keep that in mind.
Really need help chosing, I am looking at the 815 and the 811 along with US991.
Any help would be great.
Or if you had a phone suggestion below $350 that would be comparable or better please share.
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id say go with h811... if you unlock bootloader you warranty is over... if you buy international if something happens you must send back phone for repair...to what ever country you get it from according to the list that can be unlocked... not sure if you buy in the states the h815 comes with no warranty. either..
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Hi everyone , sorry to bother with this totally noob question but i want to be sure about one thing , my lg g3 model number so that i can find the right roms and root guide. I bought my phone unlocked in taiwan , i was wondering if someone could tell me what i would use as my model number when searching for compatible custom roms. From what i understand i should use 10m but i wana be sure before i attempt to root. I have included an screenshot of my device info. Thanks in advance for time guys
z00ter said:
Hi everyone , sorry to bother with this totally noob question but i want to be sure about one thing , my lg g3 model number so that i can find the right roms and root guide. I bought my phone unlocked in taiwan , i was wondering if someone could tell me what i would use as my model number when searching for compatible custom roms. From what i understand i should use 10m but i wana be sure before i attempt to root. I have included an screenshot of my device info. Thanks in advance for time guys
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First of all, 10m is your software version, not model number. The 10m just means you are on firmware version 10m. Seeing as you bought your phone in Taiwan, you most likely have an Asian variant such as the F400 or F400k. You may possibly have an international D855, but it's impossible to tell from your picture. Take your battery cover off and let me know what model number you see on the sticker under the battery. The same model number should be plastered all along the inside edges of the phone once the battery cover is removed as well. Like I said, it should be F400, F400k, D855, or something similar. Please let me know.
Thanks for your help. I looked behind the cover and its a D855. So when i search for compatible roms and stuff i should look for that model numer? Thanks for patience with ny ignorance man lol
Ok so thanks again for ur quick help. Ive done alot more reading now and im ready to root my phone, one thing ive had trouble finding is the stock firmware for my device if anything should go wrong or if i want to dl the OTA lollypop update i just received in the future. My current firmware is v10m-TWN-xx and i havr d855 16gb, i could only find the 32gb version. Would really appreciate it if someone lets me know where i could get the 16gb. Thanks guys!
I am planing to buy LG G4 and here in Israel there are 2 models. LG-H815L and LG-H815, the LG-H815 model is cheaper and doesnt come with second battery and charger for the battery. I dont know whats the diference between the 2 models. The sell person told me that the LG-H815 is unnoficial and doesnt have FOTA and will not receive updates from LG. I asm new to this and I even dont know what is FOTA. Can someone please explain me the diference between these 2 models.
Thank you.
Hi,
The L model comes with a 2 years warranty from Ronlight (which is the official distributor of LG smartphones in Israel) plus all the accessories you mentioned , it also comes with Hebrew language enabled and FOTA updates which won't remove Hebrew. There is no difference in the hardware of the 2 models.
With this in mind the European model has the advantage of an official boot unlock available which the L model currently does not offer. If you are not interested in unlocking the bootloader right now I think the L model is a better choice.
Thank you very much for explaining. I will do as you suggested. For now I dont need to unlock the bootloader. In the future probably will have official boot unlock.
darko.baruh said:
I am planing to buy LG G4 and here in Israel there are 2 models. LG-H815L and LG-H815, the LG-H815 model is cheaper and doesnt come with second battery and charger for the battery. I dont know whats the diference between the 2 models. The sell person told me that the LG-H815 is unnoficial and doesnt have FOTA and will not receive updates from LG. I asm new to this and I even dont know what is FOTA. Can someone please explain me the diference between these 2 models.
Thank you.
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Hi
Can you please tell me if Orange in Israel sell the L model or not? And if it's the L model can i flash a stock rom of the H815 on the L model? Coz there will be alot of apps from Orange that i don't want...
One last thing can tou point me to the latest stock rom fore both models
I'm new at LG device (i have no need in root only stock)
Thanks
Hi Guys,
Is there any way to install TWRP/Custom ROMs, on the H815 TWN variant? I tried today to unlock the bootloader today, but it still says not supported (screenshot attached), let me know if any one has found a way to Bump the kernel like on the old G2/G3 models.
Thanks everyone =D
I have exactly the same issue unfortunately. I'd be happy with ROOT for now.
I hope someone in the community can help us out.
EDIT: root (and downgrade from MM if needed) for TWN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/twn-root-question-downgrade-root-t3328465
Sorry but it's not possible now. There's lots of us waiting for Bootloader to be unlocked for TWN model H815... but currently impossible.
Luckily we can still have Lollipop with root.
Vice83 said:
Sorry but it's not possible now. There's lots of us waiting for Bootloader to be unlocked for TWN model H815... but currently impossible.
Luckily we can still have Lollipop with root.
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And luckily phones like the Nexus 6P or almost any other competitor allows for bootloader unlocking unlike LG.
So if you get pissed off enough, that's an option
I know the EM can be rooted, but is someone working on a bootloader unlock for the other G7 models?
I got in touch with TMobile to see if their version would be bootloader unlockable. They gave me the run around, told me to contact LG who hasn't responded. One thing I did manage to get out of TMobile was a firm denial that they requested the device remain locked its likely apathy on the part of LG holding us back at this point. ?I haven't dug into mine yet because I have more interesting unlocked devices to work on
Giving that the only European models can be unlocked most likely not but maybe a bug in the future.
Have saw a AWM model which flash to EM model and get its bootloader unlocked on a second hand trading website in China. The seller said he flash the EM firmware and change the IMEI in order to unlock his phone "officially"
I'm eagerly waiting for the US unlocked G710ULM. If this variant is unlocked, why didn't LG unlocked bootloader?, it's been almost 4 months of no news from LG. .Why giving special status to unlocked European models , since LG V30? If that's the case then LG G6 US997 could be the last US model enjoying root?
someone have found a way to root g7 hong kong variant yesterday on bbs forum
Ellcid01 said:
someone have found a way to root g7 hong kong variant yesterday on bbs forum
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Do you have a link to that BBS forum?
Thanks,
joeminati said:
Do you have a link to that BBS forum?
Thanks,
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http://bbs.gfan.com/android-9524461-1-1.html its chinese site
well, thing is my device has a firmware from a carrier form mexico and i wanted to change it to get rid of those MANY apps it comes with. however, i ended up with some questions, i want a version that can give me OTA updates as they come out (this carrier takes a lot of time to realease updates) so as far as i could find the lm-g710em10b was a good option, but my model is a lm-g710awm, so...
1._ can i flash the g710em10b kdz on my g710awm model without having to worry about something in specific?
2._ Is that kdz version a good one or do you recomend another one for me?
3._ as far i know i do not need to unlock my bootloader to change my firmware, am i wrong?
hope you can help me, and thanks in advance hehe