I got my first ever LG phone. its LG V10. I dont know how to root it. Please all of you experts, I request you people to englighten me the Rooting process for my V10 smartphone. Currently my phone has Lollipop 5.1.1 with build number LMY47V and with Kernel Version 3.10.49. I want to root my phone with the latest android 6.1 lollipop ROM for LG V10. Thank you all.
First of all. Upgrade your Firmware to Android 6.0 by going into Settings-> General -> About Phone-> Update -> Software Update.
You don't have to root to upgrade to Android M.
But still if you want to root your phone.
First of all unlock unlock bootloader of your LG-V10. using the following link to the official guide from LG. (Enable USB debugging and OEM unlock) (This is only for H960A)
https://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Once unlocked.
Install TWRP.
Put SuperSU in your phone and flash it using TWRP.. That's it.
If its your first time. Then use the following guide. It has all the details.
https://itechify.com/2016/08/29/root-lg-v10-install-twrp/
I would not suggest a firmware update yet as far as I know the latest firmware is 6.0.1 which I don't think is rootable
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evo4g63t said:
I would not suggest a firmware update yet as far as I know the latest firmware is 6.0.1 which I don't think is rootable
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if they have the H960A wich have bootloader unlockable (when updated to Marshmallow) they can root it for sure!
First update to Marshmallow if you have H960A and then unlock your bootloader follow LG website to instructions and then search here for TWRP and then flash SuperSU zip file.
- and the last version of V10 H960A is 6.0 not 6.0.1.
sun_is_shinning said:
if they have the H960A wich have bootloader unlockable (when updated to Marshmallow) they can root it for sure!
First update to Marshmallow if you have H960A and then unlock your bootloader follow LG website to instructions and then search here for TWRP and then flash SuperSU zip file.
- and the last version of V10 H960A is 6.0 not 6.0.1.
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I was having lollipop 5.1.1 for GCC countries like UAE/KSA and due to that reason my phone was not going into bootloader/fastboot mode. But then I upgraded to MarshMallow European version, my phone now can go into bootloader mode and all those steps can be done to unlock my bootloader. Any idea what should I do next after unlocking my bootloader while running MM EU version for the ROOT?:silly::crying:
Hi,
if you have indeed unlocked your bootloader what you should do is the following:
1. install custom recvovery
2. flash SuperSu.
You find a step-by-step guide in this thread (first post).
I bought a LG G5 RS988 from USA and using that in India..
Is there any way to root this phone?
And also when will be i getting the 7.0 update?
No full root (Super Su) is available at the moment. However if you are still on marshmallow (with antirollback v0) and want ADB root, check this thread: (https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/guide-adb-root-rw-dm-verity-off-sprint-t3523499).
Use this on your own risk, as some users' phones got bricked.
However if you want keep updated with the progress of acheiving full root access, check this out:
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/currently-1-420-lg-g5-root-bounty-t3364586)
No Nougat per LG ever. Bonehead company politics with carriers.
OTA Nougat update and LG-approved bootloader unlock are both available for the RS988.
So the device is released.
And do u think the trend of bootloader unlock will follow as for any flagship lg phone or maybe different.
Any bootloader ,future development and security ..
Lg g3 - no bl unlock / only bump hack
Lg g flex 2 - no bl unlock on any variant
Lg g4 - only european variant of global model
Lg v10 - only european variant
Lg g5 - only european variant
Lg v20 - with france model as exception / dirtysanta exploit on all single sim variant
Lg g6 - ...
And oh yea ! T-mobile provides bootloader option support.
T-Mobile has had all their LG's unlockable.
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MicroMod777 said:
T-Mobile has had all their LG's unlockable.
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What you are saying is false.
adds08 said:
So the device is released.
And do u think the trend of bootloader unlock will follow as for any flagship lg phone or maybe different.
Any bootloader ,future development and security ..
Lg g3 - no bl unlock / only bump hack
Lg g flex 2 - no bl unlock on any variant
Lg g4 - only european variant of global model
Lg v10 - only european variant
Lg g5 - only european variant
Lg v20 - with france model as exception / dirtysanta exploit on all single sim variant
Lg g6 - ...
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I'm typing this on an unlocked bootloader, lineage os T-Mobile LG G5.
nima0003 said:
I'm typing this on an unlocked bootloader, lineage os T-Mobile LG G5.
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OP updated .. lol
Apache0c said:
What you are saying is false.
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How so?
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Only way I'd get the LG G6, is if the T-Mobile version bootloader is unlocked, and it gets CM14.1. What are the chances of that ?
Zorachus said:
Only way I'd get the LG G6, is if the T-Mobile version bootloader is unlocked, and it gets CM14.1. What are the chances of that ?
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High, me and some other people that made Cm possible for the g5 are already working on it.
har har har , a month and a week later and we find out about the bootloader situation and the probably options avail. what do you guys feel about this now?
masri1987 said:
har har har , a month and a week later and we find out about the bootloader situation and the probably options avail. what do you guys feel about this now?
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i feel i hope they still find an exploit to unlock the at&t model.
Hi everybody,
for a newcomer here: I understand there is not and will not be a chance of unlocking the bootloader and then rooting the G6 unless LG officially makes the device unlockable? Am I really very far from the actual
What are the chances of that?
I read somewhere (don't know where at this point after going over a bunch of threads) that most G5 models have never been unlocked...
Thanks!
albertoduqe said:
Hi everybody,
for a newcomer here: I understand there is not and will not be a chance of unlocking the bootloader and then rooting the G6 unless LG officially makes the device unlockable? Am I really very far from the actual
What are the chances of that?
I read somewhere (don't know where at this point after going over a bunch of threads) that most G5 models have never been unlocked...
Thanks!
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No one is working on an unofficial way to unlock the bootloader or bypass the locked one, AFAIK, so yes, we have to wait LG to add the G6 to the official bootloader unlock program, mind that usually only the european international model will support this method.
On G5 there are three models with a bit of modding: European H850 (Official bootloader unlock), T-Mobile H830 (Tot Exploit) and US Unlocked RS988 (Official Bootloader Unlock), also the G5 SE has is present in that program but there is no TWRP ATM.
If you have an European H870 then just wait for LG, if not and if you need root then there is no ETA and no information about a possibility to obtain root.
Killua96 said:
No one is working on an unofficial way to unlock the bootloader or bypass the locked one, AFAIK, so yes, we have to wait LG to add the G6 to the official bootloader unlock program, mind that usually only the european international model will support this method.
On G5 there are three models with a bit of modding: European H850 (Official bootloader unlock), T-Mobile H830 (Tot Exploit) and US Unlocked RS988 (Official Bootloader Unlock), also the G5 SE has is present in that program but there is no TWRP ATM.
If you have an European H870 then just wait for LG, if not and if you need root then there is no ETA and no information about a possibility to obtain root.
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Alright!
Thanks a lot for the reply. Seems I was understanding more or less ok the situation, although as for now I lack most of the technical knowledge.
I own a H870 so well, looks like we just need to hope and wait
Seeing how stuff is with LG's not unlocking its devices and all I was actually pondering wether to return it or not... Got 3 days left for full refund. Love the phone but not ever rooting is a bit of a sad perspective...
I'll keep an eye on things.
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we have to wait LG to add the G6 to the official bootloader unlock program, mind that usually only the european international model will support this method.
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What's the reasoning behind this?
Is it akin to LG's absurd decisions regarding which region gets what hardware / features?
This doesn't sit well with me, I'm used to an OEM fully supporting open development... I've had a Sony Xperia Z2 for the past 3 years and both the phone and the XDA community have been awesome.
rubiicon59 said:
What's the reasoning behind this?
Is it akin to LG's absurd decisions regarding which region gets what hardware / features?
This doesn't sit well with me, I'm used to an OEM fully supporting open development... I've had a Sony Xperia Z2 for the past 3 years and its been awesome.
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Just look to the G5 and G4, it's all based on that.
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My fault, didn't understand well xD
Well LG is not new to this strange and stupid decision, like not selling the V20 in Europe ecc...
Wow man, quickest quote / reply I've ever had lol.
Yep, I've been reading through the V20 forum as well as here, more than 6 months after release and there's still very little development on the V20.
I think coming from Sony to LG is gonna be an eye-opener for me.
MicroMod777 said:
T-Mobile has had all their LG's unlockable.
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Indeed they do. But, now they strip out all the fastboot commands, which is what makes twrp & root so difficult. Same on the g5.
I personally, would like to think based on LG's previous Bootloader Unlocking... That it will hopefully only be a matter of time for the G6 to be officially Unlocked.
It is something that I personally can wait for..
But it does ask the question?... Who or what/how are the bootloader decisions made @ LG as to what handsets are given the full LG Bootloader unlocking?
I hope so, but the g5 and v20, which are close to the same in this respect, haven't been cracked since a december pacth that blocked "recowvery". There are ways to keep root from previous versions, but we have no previous version.
Edit.. EU/International variant I was talking about.
LG G5 SE
Hey guys so i have the G5 Se, its stock, Voda uk branded, Running Nougat, i found a link on here to update it to Nougat from MM, unofficial of course, but its on Nougat, and i only have this 1 question -
1 - Can i root this phone yet, ive not unlocked the bootloader because of DRM reasons like The Sonys i know DRM will be lost forever, so ive stayed stock, but i would like to Root and use stock roms and want to know if this is possible and how to do it, i would unlock the bootloader if there was a way to backup DRM and restore it like ya can on the Xperias.
Does anybody have any info on this as yet as i am struggling to find any info all together that relates to the H840.
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LG G5 SE
Hey guys so i have the G5 Se, its stock, Voda uk branded, Running Nougat, i found a link on here to update it to Nougat from MM, unofficial of course, but its on Nougat, and i only have this 1 question -
1 - Can i root this phone yet, ive not unlocked the bootloader because of DRM reasons like The Sonys i know DRM will be lost forever, so ive stayed stock, but i would like to Root and use stock roms and want to know if this is possible and how to do it, i would unlock the bootloader if there was a way to backup DRM and restore it like ya can on the Xperias.
Does anybody have any info on this as yet as i am struggling to find any info all together that relates to the H840.
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No it is currently not possible and most likely never will be, you cannot unlock the bootloader and you cannot gain root access.
Currently the only way you're getting root is by selling your phone now before it loses anymore value and purchasing one with an unlockable bootloader.
Bootloader cant be unlocked???
Really, because im sure i read somewhere that it could be and that LG themselves now officially had provided an unlocking method/
Oh well thats a shame.
But surely root is still achieveable even without unlock bootloader, i dont want to install custom roms or kernels, i just want root access for some apps that ask for it, has anyone actually tried the Kingo method, i dont believe for a minute that it will never be sorted,, i had HTC phones for a long time with similar bootloader issues, but they always found a way around it in the end on XDA, granted it took a while, but i think itll be sorted at some point, especially as the official unlock tool is now supporting the G5, i dont think itll be long for support for the SE to be added to it.
Thanks anyway people.
Hello here is the official list of LG:
Https://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Supported Devices
The following devices will support unlocking the bootloader:
• LG V20: US996.USA for the U.S. open market
• LG V10: H960A for the European market and Android M (Except France)
• LG G5: H850 for the European market
• LG G4: H815 for the European market
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Unlocking the Bootloader
But in fact some models not listed in the list have been unlocked like the H830.
I have an H860N and I am in the same case as you, I wait for a developer to look into the subject ....
TGez said:
Hello here is the official list of LG:
Https://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Supported Devices
The following devices will support unlocking the bootloader:
• LG V20: US996.USA for the U.S. open market
• LG V10: H960A for the European market and Android M (Except France)
• LG G5: H850 for the European market
• LG G4: H815 for the European market
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Unlocking the Bootloader
But in fact some models not listed in the list have been unlocked like the H830.
I have an H860N and I am in the same case as you, I wait for a developer to look into the subject ....
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Has anyone tried it anyway with the H840, im gonna have a go at rooting today, i know most phones can be rooted with the methods now avail regardless of bootloader, bootloader is only really to stop firmware modifications, i will report back the results, worst case scenario ill just re-install stock rom if it goes wrong.
Im just wondering if anyone has attempted the H840 unlock?, and wether it bricked the phone or not trying it/
AND the ENABLEOEMUNLOCK tab is available in my developer options, one would assume if it wasnt unlockable then that option just would not be in the settings anyway.
I tried on my G5 H860N it didnt work ....
The idea of a gift, might be a solution for developers to look at the issue
Https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/collecting-money-person-wholl-proper-t3573005