I really like the G pad 8.3 and have had no regrets since buying it couple of months ago. But last week I had the opportunity of messing around with a 7 and 10.1 g pad, and I have to say, I'm impressed with the new software. It's simple, more elegant, smoother and has more customization features than the previous version of Optimus UI.
For that reason, I'd like to know if anyone would like to port one of these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783192
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788077
Please, before posting, it's merely a suggestion, since I'm too scared of trying this myself and end up with a 300 bucks brick :silly:
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Sorry, just fixed them!
The Optimus would be a super port.Im using Optimus G3 to my G2...I hope that somebody will help to do this
Hi, I was hoping someone could explain something for me. I'm looking through the forums and seeing the threads for roms and kernels specifically for H815 and H811, usually separate. I'm from the US, considering the G4 on T-Mobile. As I understand it, both can have the bootloaders unlocked (H811 comes unlocked, and the H815 can be unlocked).
I know the H815 has had Marshmallow released, and the H811 has not yet.
What I'm wondering and what I can't find a straight answer to is why, for example, when I look at CM downloads, I can find a v13 for H815 but only a v12.x for H811. The best answer I could find is something about there not being a released bootloader or modem for the H811 compatible with that. I don't know if that was accurate or not, but if it is that confuses me because I've had a Galaxy SIII whose last carrier Android release was 4.4.2, yet is still getting CM 13 releases pretty quickly and other AOSP updates from developers. Is the reason the H811 isn't just because there isn't enough people or developers using that model, so less are working on an updated kernel compatibile with it? I've never had to update my modem or bootloader for an update between Android versions, so I'm assuming that answer was wrong unless there's something I'm missing? I don't think there's a real hardware difference between the two models besides the modems/bands supported, right?
I'm trying to figure out my best option here, have had a Samsung Galaxy SIII since Aug. 2012, bootloader unlocked not too long after, and have really liked it until recently when I was having a slight issue with streaming audio over my mobile network and decided to switch back to stock for a short time to see if it fixed it and compare some settings, stupidly not realizing that in the 3 years I had been away from the stock firmware that Verizon had locked down the firmware again to 4.4.2 and nobody has figured out how to get around it.
I'm looking for a phone that I can install AOSP or CM or similar Roms on (Although I'm not against playing around with the LG Stock Android, it doesn't look that bad, but I want the choice) and am really hoping user removable battery and MicroSD slot. It's not a major must, but I would also like a fairly good camera.
Sounds like my best bet is either the Nexus devices or the LG G3 or the G4 H811. These all either have unlocked boot loaders or ones that are easy to more or less unlock, which I know is something I'll want if I don't want to be stuck on the version of Android the manufacturer supports. I can't stand the size the Nexus 6 or 6P is, haven't had a chance to see the 5X, but it's lacking the removable battery and memory card. I'm currently on Verizon, and would prefer to stay there, but am considering T-Mobile as a potential possibility. If I go with a G3 I'll stay with Verizon, if I go with a G4 I'll have to switch to T-Mobile.
I've seen the G3 and G4 in person, I like both, but prefer the G4 just based on the color temp of the screen, the camera, and battery charging (The G3's in Verizon's store were all low on battery because the charger couldn't keep up, but the G4 was fine I'm assuming because of the quick charging). But, it's looking like the G3 is currently better in terms of development support than the G4. My worry is in a year or so I may be stuck on a version of Android, whereas with my GS3 (Up until it got re-locked) it was still being actively updated. I can get the G3 online for ~200$ versus ~$400 for the G4, and the rest of the specs on the phone aren't different enough for me to care that much about seeing as my GSIII was handing all my requirements until recently.
Wasn't sure if this was the best place to post this, but my only option for the G4 is the T-Mobile H811, and if there is a big reason why that isn't supported (Whether it's because there's not a large enough user base or something else) then perhaps it's best I not consider that device?
It's been a long time since I've done much with porting Android and have been focused on the device I've had for the past 3.5 years, so I might be missing something here. If anyone can clear some of this up for me, it's be appreciated.
Thanks.
If you want to be able to install an AOSP or CM or similar Roms you sure gonna have a bad time with the LG G4 cause the variants that can be unlocked are the H815 from the european market, hence the variable that are sell in the US ares as you mention the H811 that can't be unlcoked or the H815P wich can't be unlocked either, if you can afford a nexus i'll go with the nexus (I'm planning in upgrading to the nexus 6P for the same reason i own a LG G4 and i'm very dissapointed with the develop of the phone) since i come from the LG G3 that phone although it has a very limited amount of roms at the time it's now a little biger but nothing compare with any nexus... so for resume I'll go Nexus>LG G3>LG G4
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If you want to be able to install an AOSP or CM or similar Roms you sure gonna have a bad time with the LG G4 cause the variants that can be unlocked are the H815 from the european market, hence the variable that are sell in the US ares as you mention the H811 that can't be unlcoked or the H815P wich can't be unlocked either, if you can afford a nexus i'll go with the nexus (I'm planning in upgrading to the nexus 6P for the same reason i own a LG G4 and i'm very dissapointed with the develop of the phone) since i come from the LG G3 that phone although it has a very limited amount of roms at the time it's now a little biger but nothing compare with any nexus... so for resume I'll go Nexus>LG G3>LG G4
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Thanks for the reply.
The H811 is unlocked, which is the only reason I was considering it. The rest of the US carrier G4's are locked and have basically no development going on. I prefer the idea of the nexus just based on software and support being that it's a Google phone, and it's going to be guaranteed updates for quite a while, I just am concerned that since I cannot see any of the nexus phones in person currently (Besides the original Nexus 6 which are in some stores) the only way I'd have to see the phone is to buy it, play with it, then return it if I dislike it, which I prefer not to deal with. The newer Nexus phones aren't in stores here in the US besides one store Best Buy which is just getting them, but I was told today that they likely wouldn't get a display model, just boxed up ones to sell.
I'm probably over thinking the fact that I need a removable battery or memory card. It's just nice to not have to worry about not having it.
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Thanks for the reply.
The H811 is unlocked, which is the only reason I was considering it. The rest of the US carrier G4's are locked and have basically no development going on. I prefer the idea of the nexus just based on software and support being that it's a Google phone, and it's going to be guaranteed updates for quite a while, I just am concerned that since I cannot see any of the nexus phones in person currently (Besides the original Nexus 6 which are in some stores) the only way I'd have to see the phone is to buy it, play with it, then return it if I dislike it, which I prefer not to deal with. The newer Nexus phones aren't in stores here in the US besides one store Best Buy which is just getting them, but I was told today that they likely wouldn't get a display model, just boxed up ones to sell.
I'm probably over thinking the fact that I need a removable battery or memory card. It's just nice to not have to worry about not having it.
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I have h811 and we will have the same roms available to unlocked h815 variants as soon as T-Mobile updates us to marshmallow...cm13 is going to be available to h811 as soon as we get the bootstack that will come with the update...also we have a few great kernel devs that will more than likely release an h811 version with that release
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I have h811 and we will have the same roms available to unlocked h815 variants as soon as T-Mobile updates us to marshmallow...cm13 is going to be available to h811 as soon as we get the bootstack that will come with the update...also we have a few great kernel devs that will more than likely release an h811 version with that release
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That's what I was asking about... Why do they need T-Mobile to release an update? I mean obviously it's easier if they do, but is it required or is it just majorly helpful? I'm asking because my current phone this whole "bootstack" stuff was never needed for developers to release updates. I'm just looking for that clarification to make sure that there's not some new requirement with this device that I'm not used to seeing that would make it unlikely to see development in the future, say if LG or T-Mobile decided to not update to the next version of Android after Marshmallow, if we'd be stuck on Marshmallow, or if the development could keep going like it did on the phone I currently have, where the manufacturer stopped development on Kitkat, but people are still releasing even current marshmallow builds.
I would not buy the G4 again.
For some reason it struggles with games.
Qi Wireless Charging is very very very wonky.
Locked bootloaders. Rooting requires rooting a system image and flashing the entire 3.5gb image. LG has closed this loophole in the V10. So I think our days are limited. No custom roms, custom recovery, or much community support.
I love the phone itself and thankfully the stock roms are great but once updates cease, the device will be stuck.
I would pick a LG Nexus 6 or the Hauwei Nexus. I've honestly thought about going with Hauwei but the 6" screen is tablet territory IMO and too big for 1 handed operation. The 5.2" LG Nexus would be a better fit.
I love the TapOn/Off built in ability, but I may be looking at other options next time.
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Locked bootloaders. Rooting requires rooting a system image and flashing the entire 3.5gb image. LG has closed this loophole in the V10. So I think our days are limited. No custom roms, custom recovery, or much community support.
I love the phone itself and thankfully the stock roms are great but once updates cease, the device will be stuck.
I would pick a LG Nexus 6 or the Hauwei Nexus. I've honestly thought about going with Hauwei but the 6" screen is tablet territory IMO and too big for 1 handed operation. The 5.2" LG Nexus would be a better fit.
I love the TapOn/Off built in ability, but I may be looking at other options next time.
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Okay, if that's the reason why the v10 doesn't have any real development going on, that would make sense. I wasn't aware that that was a requirement. Figured it was just that there wasn't enough knowledgeable people working on it yet.
I got a clarification from a friend as to the bootloader question... I guess normally an updated bootloader has been needed moving from 5.x to 6.x, which doesn't appear to have been needed with the GS3 I have... I guess people must have rigged something, because updating the bootloader was never a step with that. He has a Nexus 5 (the orig one) and said he's had to flash a boot loader several times for this reason.
i'm too lazy to read all of this, but i was planing a long period of time to buy the G4, but i found some hardware cons and problems in it as a result of my deep search on youtube , gsmarena users reviews, xda forums and more.
The one problem that made me decide not to buy it and not to think about it any more is the self-die / bootloop hardware problem. read about it on xda bro. Adding this big possibility to the other cons (hardware + some software complexity) made this deal very risky as it will be my second device within less than a year.
i don't know if i'm right and made a good decision, i was believe in this device and i love it ..
By chance anyone pick this up and using it on metro pcs? I am looking at possibly getting this to replace a moto G5 plus.
q7 plus metro
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By chance anyone pick this up and using it on metro pcs? I am looking at possibly getting this to replace a moto G5 plus.
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I love it, I have had quite a few other devices.
S8+, Xperia XZ2, Moto Nexus 6, Zenfone 2 and zoom, LG nexus 5, LG g pro, G2, G3, G4, V10, Flex, Flex 2, Xperia Z ultra, Alcatel Idol 4 ,3 , 5S,
Feels Like a smaller LG G6,
Camera is only thing giving me few issues but that may be just me
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I love it, I have had quite a few other devices.
S8+, Xperia XZ2, Moto Nexus 6, Zenfone 2 and zoom, LG nexus 5, LG g pro, G2, G3, G4, V10, Flex, Flex 2, Xperia Z ultra, Alcatel Idol 4 ,3 , 5S,
Feels Like a smaller LG G6,
Camera is only thing giving me few issues but that may be just me
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That was precisely my first impression, that it was a smaller LG G6 but the camera was a bit lacking. The speaker is also lacking and gets tinny at higher volumes but I tend not to use the speaker unless I'm on speaker phone anyways. What drew me to the Q7+ was the price ($99 after port in from cricket) and the quad dac. Is it worth ~$329? I honestly don't think I'd pay full price for the phone but with port-in deals from Metro you can get it for next to nothing. The phone has a great display, great headphone quality, and decent cameras. For $99, if you decide you don't like it you can always return it or use it as a media device.
Wonder if it support bootloader unlock or is not unlockable similar to stylo 4
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It doesn't appear to be able to be unlocked. The fastboot command oem unlock is disabled. You would need a unlock.bin and flash that to unlock. What confuses me is the lg q7 610 is not supported on the http://developer.lge.com website.
I just switched to metro and was hoping it was unlockable so I could start development for this device.
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I see so it's similar to stylo 4.
Hey guys, I know it's been a while with this thread. I have the Metro PCS version of this. I was able to boot the phone into fastboot mode and run the "fastboot oem device-id" command which provides the "code" you need to provide to LG. Anyway I went onto LG's site and found that they need the IMEI number of your phone as well as the model and the "code" you get from fastboot.
Anyway when I entered all that information, the website throws back and error indicating that you can't do this on the LG Q7+ (model provided) and that you get 9 more tires until they lock your account.
So my question is if the "code" they provide to you MODEL SPECIFIC. Meaning, if you provide the model number and IMEI of a flagship phone, but you provide the "code" of an unqualified device (such as the LG Q7+). Would this work? It seems it could, not sure...
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Okay I just answered this question. The Device-id has the physical device encoded within the ID, so no it's not possible.
So question, where is this information stored within the device id? Or maybe they have a list of device IDs...
Just a heads up, since i got it, i check the dev option didnt see the oem unlock, but after few update, i decided to do cache wipe, but its factory reset, maybe theres no recovery mode or i press yes twice, after everything up, unlock the dev option again just want to change the anination, but then i saw the oem unlock, i dont know maybe the update was unlock or cuz the fac reset, for now i have the latest update, i dont know if futrue update will block it, ima post screeny incase anyone need it, i didnt root the device yet, will do when i home.
@qvnsq, you, uh, seem quite confident that you can root the device. You know something the rest of us don't?
Just because OEM Unlock is there does not mean the device itself can be unlocked.
Moto G5S Plus XT1806, Validus 8.1.0, microG-NanoDroid, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
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@qvnsq, you, uh, seem quite confident that you can root the device. You know something the rest of us don't?
Just because OEM Unlock is there does not mean the device itself can be unlocked.
Moto G5S Plus XT1806, Validus 8.1.0, microG-NanoDroid, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
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Roflmao, theres always a try, since i paid full price, and also i didnt said its rootable or whatsoever, i just post cuz i didnt have the oem unlock option , after i uodate and fac reset, seem u r on your period, and since u r seem to be impolite just to me nor called disrespect, to be honest i have most of the unlocking box before, octobus box ect, and u know what, its just for fun, not for any business. Whatelse u want me to say. Peace ofc.
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Just a heads up, since i got it, i check the dev option didnt see the oem unlock, but after few update, i decided to do cache wipe, but its factory reset, maybe theres no recovery mode or i press yes twice, after everything up, unlock the dev option again just want to change the anination, but then i saw the oem unlock, i dont know maybe the update was unlock or cuz the fac reset, for now i have the latest update, i dont know if futrue update will block it, ima post screeny incase anyone need it, i didnt root the device yet, will do when i home.
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Hope you find the way to root. I bought my q7+ from an official LG shop here in Brasil. It had a limited language option in OS, and I'm Norwegian, and it did not have my language. But I successfully changed to my language using an app, Wich normally use root, but I followed instructions for giving the app permission using ADB.
@qvnsq, sorry you got so offended. I didn't say anything negative or impolite or disrespectful to you so not sure what your on about. I saw the part where you implied you would root the device once you got home. Thus I was questioning whether or not "you knew something we did not".
*sigh* Must be that snowflake generation recently coined by The Roc. Easily offended or something.
Regardless, my apologies.
LG G3 D851, AOSPA-L ROM, Nebula Rev9.3 Kernel, microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
A problem I noticed with it today is it only has Widevine L3 which will prevent you from streaming at hd speeds even on wifi (sling,Netflix,prime video, etc) asked around and heard the TMobile version doesn't have this issue but not 100% sure
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A problem I noticed with it today is it only has Widevine L3 which will prevent you from streaming at hd speeds even on wifi (sling,Netflix,prime video, etc) asked around and heard the TMobile version doesn't have this issue but not 100% sure
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You are right. Its listed in the metro pcs terms and conditions. It very cleary states that they monitor and regulate the bandwidth of all videos and tethering traffic because its high bandwidth activities, you dont realize it, but they reduce the resolution of most customers videos ALWAYS. Its part of their data maximizing program, and it applies to everyone. Im really bummed out that we cant root this phone, i hate that they take away all the amazing things these things can do just to make money. Its definitely gotten harder and harder to root devices, and it feels like the freedom of the internet is disappearing. It used to be open source to set up ipv6 gateways and get free internet. You still can, kinda, thru Hurricane electric, but you have to pass a bunch of tests (a couple anyway) in order to get the tunnel you need. I had a asus gaming labtop with a wimax card in it and i had set it up as a high speed internet gateway and guess what? I had internet EVERY WHERE. And i started out bummed about wimax never having any service providers. Now all of our phones provide it, and they are all high speed gateways too
Yeah but they can't control you when you're on WiFi... I don't know who's to blame for the DRM shortfall,LG or metro
Anyone here take the plunge and get the new Moto G Power/Moto G Stylus USA variants?
I use the One Action as a backup, little hiccups like the slow(er) charging and the less-than-ideal screen sensitivity are making me lean towards replacing it with one of the new offerings.
I'd be interested to know if anyone else went from the One Action to either of these and what differences/improvements/downgrades you have noticed.
no offense but these are not the devices that are bought for pleasure or satisfaction. I like my MOA, but that said, I bought it for its price and some of its features (not camera).
I bought It for the possibility to get a ROM in 2 years. I got Moto g4 Plus and stopped updated in Android 7.0. I got a ROM from from ArrowOS and is still working with Android ,9.0 but no more updates but It is ok. Moto One Action is updated every month so no need to look for a ROM. Lets see if they update It to Android 11 or not. If yes I keep on going if not and there is ROM for It I Will buy a New Motorola and load the New ROM on this one. The truth is that with smartphones I want to have, always, the most Up to day operating system and updates
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So I learned how to root a phone, how to load twrp magist and so on. How to delete default applications and load ones that need root and the like. I am sure that at my 75 years old I can keep Altheimer a little blocked. So many thanks to so many skill programmers and Jeep on going, please