I do contract work for a cellular dealer, and they've given me some demo units to set up as loaner units for client devices going out for service.
I've been able to disable and remove the Retail Mode application on most of the devices, but the G7 Thinq doesn't seem to allow it to be removed - it's effectively baked into the ROM (it can be stopped/disabled, but that doesn't allow for full access - each time the device is wiped it goes back into demo mode, something that's useless for a service loaner).
Since I'm in Canada I'm assuming that there's no bootloader unlock available so I'm stuck until this (hopefully) drops/releases? My knowledge in my time with devices leads me to understand that there's no way to remove an app that's baked in (although some Samsung devices have bloatware removal tools or ADB commands to help with this process, so I figured asking might be a long shot!)
Thanks in advance
sh0nuff said:
I do contract work for a cellular dealer, and they've given me some demo units to set up as loaner units for client devices going out for service.
I've been able to disable and remove the Retail Mode application on most of the devices, but the G7 Thinq doesn't seem to allow it to be removed - it's effectively baked into the ROM (it can be stopped/disabled, but that doesn't allow for full access - each time the device is wiped it goes back into demo mode, something that's useless for a service loaner).
Since I'm in Canada I'm assuming that there's no bootloader unlock available so I'm stuck until this (hopefully) drops/releases? My knowledge in my time with devices leads me to understand that there's no way to remove an app that's baked in (although some Samsung devices have bloatware removal tools or ADB commands to help with this process, so I figured asking might be a long shot!)
Thanks in advance
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What model is the phone? Maybe you will be lucky to somehow have the European version.
I also have LG g7 LDU we can help each other I opened it it's LGM710N board inside so I flashed with Korean kdz so now my Wi-Fi not working & storage showing 32gb phone, can someone provide some help?
Muridkegns said:
I also have LG g7 LDU we can help each other I opened it it's LGM710N board inside so I flashed with Korean kdz so now my Wi-Fi not working & storage showing 32gb phone, can someone provide some help?
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After flashing the KDz did the retail mode gone ?
Do the demo units have a active modem?
Maby it's disable to prevent them from being sold to customers.
U probably nead to flash correct kdz if its a real fully functional unit..
The demo mode is activated automatically so stores can wipe a unit fast when costomers try to tamper with demo units.
Help me please
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After flashing the KDz did the retail mode gone ?
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yes i already turned off retail mode but after flashing its unstable & restarting itself also wifi not working & its showing 32gb storage instead 64gb. please someone help me.
Hi!
I have this G7 with the model LM-G710V with an unlocked bootloader and managed to successfully flash Phh-Treble by following this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/rom-phh-aosp-8-1-t3808649 :victory:
but then i would like to convert back to stock but unfortunately there are no available KDZ for G710V in the interweb.
would it be possible to convert G710V to G710EM ,or to a similar effect, by flashing 10b Vendor img and boot img then the kdz found in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/dump-g7-stock-vendor-t3840834 ?
or would this just leave me with a dead bricked phone?
additional notes:
bought this phone as a secondhand from someone in facebook with the bootloader unlocked and with, as the seller stated, "G7+" rom with issues.
no backup was made before
Thank you for anyone willing to answer! :good::fingers-crossed:
Pics for reference
https://i.imgur.com/xSnRnL1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PebWDAM.jpg
Hello @xElouise, according to the LG Open Source Code Distribution website (here), the G710V is equivalent to:
G710VM
G710AWM
G710AWMH
G710VMP
G710VMX
KDZs from any of the models above should work fine, just note that they may come with carrier bloatware. Reflashing the stock firmware is the same as any other G7 version (here, up to the first half step 5).
Does your phone have an IMEI code and working telephony? Because from the info I have gathered on the internet, looks like the G710V is a retail demo unit without either baseband or IMEI.
Hey there! Thanks for the reply!
Unfortunately since after flashing Phh-Treble LGUP does not recognize the phone anymore (Shows up as Unknown)(maybe because i flashed the vendor img(?) idk.)
Anyway, since back then before flashing Phh-Treble i was already trying to flash KDZs Thru LGUP, but unfortunately LGUP throws me error saying it does not support cross flashing.
I have tested the following before:
G710VM - LGUP Error cant cross flash G710V to G710VM
G710AWM - LGUP Error cant cross flash G710V to G710
G710VMX - LGUP Error cant cross flash G710V to G710
This unit IMEI & Baseband says unknown. This also has the white sticker at the back with some of it's details like unit model, FCC Id, etc.
xElouise said:
Hey there! Thanks for the reply!
Unfortunately since after flashing Phh-Treble LGUP does not recognize the phone anymore (Shows up as Unknown)(maybe because i flashed the vendor img(?) idk.)
Anyway, since back then before flashing Phh-Treble i was already trying to flash KDZs Thru LGUP, but unfortunately LGUP throws me error saying it does not support cross flashing.
I have tested the following before:
G710VM - LGUP Error cant cross flash G710V to G710VM
G710AWM - LGUP Error cant cross flash G710V to G710
G710VMX - LGUP Error cant cross flash G710V to G710
This unit IMEI & Baseband says unknown. This also has the white sticker at the back with some of it's details like unit model, FCC Id, etc.
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Try hooking it up to LG bridge. It will automatically recognize the phone in download mode and it will update it to the latest stock.
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Try hooking it up to LG bridge. It will automatically recognize the phone in download mode and it will update it to the latest stock.
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LG Bridge fails to recognize the phone on download mode.
It says " Notice: Can not connect. disconnect the USB cable from your computer and reconnect" done this multiple times, even swapped usb cables with other phone
edit: So i was able to make LGUP recognize the device again but still same problem with cross flashing <see pic for reference>
https://imgur.com/JZrllUp
xElouise said:
LG Bridge fails to recognize the phone on download mode.
It says " Notice: Can not connect. disconnect the USB cable from your computer and reconnect" done this multiple times, even swapped usb cables with other phone
edit: So i was able to make LGUP recognize the device again but still same problem with cross flashing <see pic for reference>
https://imgur.com/JZrllUp
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You can contact the guy that sold the phone to you and see if he has a dump. Otherwise I can pack the system and the vendor but I'm not 100% sure if it will work
Hi, is your unit the demo unit one, without phone function and with retail mode app? Did you encounter any issues with the flashed ROM so you're changing again? I managed to land one of those demo units but there's too much restriction for usage so I was thinking of flashing another ROM but I'm a complete noob with regards to that.
Thanks.
xElouise said:
Hi!
I have this G7 with the model LM-G710V with an unlocked bootloader and managed to successfully flash Phh-Treble by following this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/rom-phh-aosp-8-1-t3808649 :victory:
but then i would like to convert back to stock but unfortunately there are no available KDZ for G710V in the interweb.
would it be possible to convert G710V to G710EM ,or to a similar effect, by flashing 10b Vendor img and boot img then the kdz found in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/dump-g7-stock-vendor-t3840834 ?
or would this just leave me with a dead bricked phone?
additional notes:
bought this phone as a secondhand from someone in facebook with the bootloader unlocked and with, as the seller stated, "G7+" rom with issues.
no backup was made before
Thank you for anyone willing to answer! :good::fingers-crossed:
Pics for reference
https://i.imgur.com/xSnRnL1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PebWDAM.jpg
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@LameMonster82 , The seller said that he bought it off someone when it has boot loop issues and have his buddy fix it for him & he does not have any backup (guess that makes me a third hand(?) not really affected by it since i got the unit for a dirt cheap price around <$100 and it's quite a smooth unit too).
If you could, in your spare time of course, make the pack that would be really much appreciated! Thank you very much!
@ceezae , This may be a demo unit since i got it without any sim functions and a blank IMEI. I don't know about retail mode, though there was an widget applet before which showcases LG G7's features. I already bought the unit with it's boot loader already unlocked so I have no idea how a G710V got unlocked. When i bought the unit it does not have any audio at all either thru the headphone or speaker that's why i flashed a custom rom.
Anyway , since I flashed Phh-Treble 8.1 the phone's working smoothly aside from the aforementioned bugs in this thread
I am going back to stock since i can not utilize the quad DAC feature in custom rom and I could not get Gcam to work (it either crash or extremely Laggy)
I would also like to mention that:
I can not seem to boot to recovery via (Vol down + Power button) it always say that "Factory Reset is Disabled by Kill Switch" even though OEM Unlock is ticked in the developer settings as well as unsynced Google Account.
And my internal storage is showing that I only have 16 GB of internal (would be easy to fix with TWRP but again no luck with custom recovery)
xElouise said:
Hi!
I have this G7 with the model LM-G710V with an unlocked bootloader and managed to successfully flash Phh-Treble by following this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/rom-phh-aosp-8-1-t3808649 :victory:
but then i would like to convert back to stock but unfortunately there are no available KDZ for G710V in the interweb.
would it be possible to convert G710V to G710EM ,or to a similar effect, by flashing 10b Vendor img and boot img then the kdz found in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g7-thinq/development/dump-g7-stock-vendor-t3840834 ?
or would this just leave me with a dead bricked phone?
additional notes:
bought this phone as a secondhand from someone in facebook with the bootloader unlocked and with, as the seller stated, "G7+" rom with issues.
no backup was made before
Thank you for anyone willing to answer! :good::fingers-crossed:
Pics for reference
https://i.imgur.com/xSnRnL1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PebWDAM.jpg
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Hello! Publish the partition backup of G710V
I need it thank you
Can be backed up with the following adb command
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abl_a of=/sdcard/abl_a.img
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/ftm of=/sdcard/ftm.img
[email protected] said:
Hello! Publish the partition backup of G710V
I need it thank you
Can be backed up with the following adb command
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abl_a of=/sdcard/abl_a.img
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/ftm of=/sdcard/ftm.img
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Hi there!
I am terribly sorry but my device is kinda a bit soft bricked(?) at the moment.
I was trying to flash the Stock Korean PIE KDZ and was successful but it had problems like WIFI can not be turned on and Random Reboots.
I think I also have lost access to Fastboot since the phone only Reboots itself normally.
My dumb self did not make a backup so I am a bit screwed at the moment.
Someone with an intact phone (which hasn't been flashed) will have to pack up their partitions and post it here. The G710V seems to be technically similar to the G710N but can't actually be flashed to a G710N (you can force this through using LGUP but it results in a phone that crashes all the time due to some issue with the wifi driver).
[email protected] said:
Hello! Publish the partition backup of G710V
I need it thank you
Can be backed up with the following adb command
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abl_a of=/sdcard/abl_a.img
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/ftm of=/sdcard/ftm.img
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Hey, I tried backing up these via adb shell myself on my G10V but... "permission denied". Great. Probably because the demo units force a Retail Mode device administrator that you can't remove at all. Can't even access the page itself in Settings ("you are not authorized..." blah blah). It's a shame, because I was really looking forward to helping OP.
have you succeeded I have the same problem as you
xElouise said:
Hi there!
I am terribly sorry but my device is kinda a bit soft bricked(?) at the moment.
I was trying to flash the Stock Korean PIE KDZ and was successful but it had problems like WIFI can not be turned on and Random Reboots.
I think I also have lost access to Fastboot since the phone only Reboots itself normally.
My dumb self did not make a backup so I am a bit screwed at the moment.
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have you succeeded I have the same problem as you (I have the same thing as you me I have the retail mode app) and i also have the widget that introduces the lg g7 thinq i have to do what to remove the retail mode because i would like to use it as a phone to go on the internet etc and i also have the restrictions in the paremetre for the tab securiter
ok i also need to go back stock rom, is this possible? need g710v rom if anyone have
Lg g7 demo Lmg710v backup need
spacespeed01 said:
Someone with an intact phone (which hasn't been flashed) will have to pack up their partitions and post it here. The G710V seems to be technically similar to the G710N but can't actually be flashed to a G710N (you can force this through using LGUP but it results in a phone that crashes all the time due to some issue with the wifi driver).
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I also need backup of LMG710V please anyone give backup (dont flash any firmware in g7 demo)
I tried All g7 firmwares flash in g7 demo unit
Lmg710n
Lmg710vm
Lmg710awm
Lmg710em
Lmg710em full modem files with octoplus..
Lmg710N qcn
I all tried but nothing work
Same problem
Wifi, storage, fasboot, restarting, auto fectory reset,
Problem still in all lg g7 firmwares
Ithink g7 demo unit have some hardware changes
G7 demo Wifi only has 2.4ghz wifi not 5ghz
Anyone want try fix problem
1.Flash LMGG710N firmware global version
2.write LMG710N QCN
3.fectory reset
Possible its works for
LMG710N qcn attached link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TWTtqOkzdR9FjHeghTF4CZHevwPqSmVG/view?usp=drivesdk
[email protected] said:
Hello! Publish the partition backup of G710V
I need it thank you
Can be backed up with the following adb command
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/abl_a of=/sdcard/abl_a.img
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/ftm of=/sdcard/ftm.img
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no way to pull whith adb two files
check image
Did op found the firmware??
Does anyone have g710v firmware or backup???Appreciate !!
Gebozen said:
Does anyone have g710v firmware or backup???Appreciate !!
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Is this for a Verizon G710VM?
i know, old thread.... but is there still no stock retail demo firmware dump anywhere?
paparansen said:
i know, old thread.... but is there still no stock retail demo firmware dump anywhere?
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I have a dump. I did it using the EFM program from the Z3X team.
If you want to try to restore, write to the telegram.
Hi everyone, I'm from Brazil and I was wondering if it is possible to remove the demonstration mode of the LM-G710V, I bought it from a promoter of the manufacturer and the device has several limitations, is it possible to replace the ROM? and if so how?
It's just a setting in the setup.
Just enter setup.. Think it's under display
maydayind said:
It's just a setting in the setup.
Just enter setup.. Think it's under display
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It's not that simple
Just activate developer options and there you will have turn off retail demo mode.
Developer settings then demo. Turn it off. And yeas it's that simple.
does not work
Inerent said:
Just activate developer options and there you will have turn off retail demo mode.
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the demo mode option is disabled, it's a demo-only cell phone, no chip, no memory card, I wanted to know if I can change the ROM to fix this, and if so, how?
ruanpatrick said:
the demo mode option is disabled, it's a demo-only cell phone, no chip, no memory card, I wanted to know if I can change the ROM to fix this, and if so, how?
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You cant, only variant that have roms are the European variant due to it having an unlockable bootloader
Or you can try to flash Korean pie firmware. Search here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg...how-to-install-pie-stock-treble-aosp-t3914079
i have a lg g7 demo unit installed lineage 16.0 and it show my mac address 02:00:00:00:00 no wifi connectivity
i also tried to go back to stock but no success if someone has any solution plz help me
Which lg up version are you using as the demo unit requires dev mode or to be placed into retail mode first
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which lg up version are you using as the demo unit requires dev mode or to be placed into retail mode first
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lg up 1.14
Hi everyone.
I've decided to convert my OnePlus 7t T-mobile version to international version accoding this instruction: https://liyuanlucasliu.github.io/blog/2021-01-oneplus/
So, I've done everything end I got international version. But after that, I locked bootloader and bricked my phone.
The problem is, that I can't enter eld mode, because pc doesn't detect phone during entering the eld mode. The same issue was while I was converting the phone to international version, but that time I used "All in one tool", to enter eld mode.
The first question is, what version of msmtool is should use, for T-mobile versions phones or for global versions?
And second, why pc doesn't detect phone while entering edl mode. It doesn't makes any sounds new device connection.
Thanks in advance.
The problem is solved I've used not stock cable