I am currently in sprint, and had a V30 plus phone.
I lost it and cannot find it, so I had to switch to my backup which is a moto g5s plus (bleh)
So I am looking at getting a LG g8x, and had a couple of questions.
1: does the under screen fingerprint reader work with the screen off?
All I could find is even you turn the phone on to the unlock screen. The v30 you can go from screen off to unlock without having to do an extra step.
2: does it do volte? Specifically on sprint.
Volte support from sprint says: G Series (G7 and newer models)
My guess is yes but with these carriers these days you never know.
Anyone in sprint with a g8x that can confirm this??
Yes the fingerprint reader works with the display off
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So I bought the G Pad X intending to use it on Project Fi (the data only T-Mobile sim). Still sim locked I popped it in and it registered on the network and changed the apn's correctly for me automatically. But as soon as it got signal it would drop showing an X next to the empty signal bars, then get signal again, over and over. Flipping back and forth every half second. I rebooted and it started working great until I toggled airplane mode and it started doing it again. When it works seems random, but it'll work until signal is turned off or lost. Has anyone had similar issues?
Sidenote, it's possible unlocking it may help, but it seems to accept the sim as T-Mobile since there is no error. I put my Verizon sim in for comparison and it flat refuses to acknowledge there is any sim inserted. Anyone wondering, the G Pad X does support two of the Verizon LTE bands so it is theoretically possible to use it that way.
Hoping the Android 7 upgrade (whenever that will be) will upgrade the radio as well.
The LG G PAD X is not a supported device that would work on Project Fi. You can pretty much only use select devices, most of which are Nexus devices, on Fi:
https://fi.google.com/about/faq/#supported-devices
https://support.google.com/fi/answer/6330195?hl=en
This is true of the normal call sim cards. But they sell data only sim cards that only do T-Mobile (no sprint, no calls) that they advertise for tablets and cell phones. They say on their website you can use it in any T-Mobile or unlocked GSM device.
To anyone looking to use the V521WG on FI: Just updated my T-Mobile G Pad X 8 (still carrier locked) to version 10e, and it now works great with Project Fi!
Downside is I now don't have root, but I'll live with that until the dev's figure it out.
I'm looking to do the exact same thing for my parents. They just signed up for Fi and I wanted to get my mother a light weight cheap tablet. (It was between the galaxy A 8 and this one, I think this one is better).
Just to be clear, eventhough it is CARRIER LOCKED, you can still put in a fi sim card (which is another carrier) and it works?
Or did you mean to say the bootloader is locked
I've been looking on ebay and many of them seem like they are locked. If this isnt an issue, that simplifies things
FWIW i got a network unlocked / bootloader unlocked v521 on Swappa and it works great with the fi data card.
https://swappa.com/buy/lg-g-pad-x-8-tmobile
I know that doesn't fully answer your question but its a datapoint. There are services online that can carrier unlock devices for $10-30.
Lg V60 5G UW (Verizon Variant) dunno if it matters but anyway the dual screen rotation is backwards it defaults upside down every time and I have to force 180 rotation to correct it and that isn't always available or reliable. I am posting this to see if anyone else has experienced this. i don't know if I should call LG and try to get a replacement.
I have the Verizon variant and haven't had that issue once.
That is WEIRD. AT&T version, and no such issues for the few days I used the dual-screen accessory before I dumped it.
hello please help me replace my phone.
hello friends, admittedly my custom rom days are behind me. exciting times participating in xda with windows phone/ nexus 4 and lg g3. however these days i must discuss with you a practical matter:
i must replace my lg v20. i bought and am trying to return soon-to-be-paperweight v50 thinq from sprint. i saw the cheap price, i asked no questions.
this volte thing has me in quite a tizzy. i didnt think i would make such a mistake. volte white-list on att and voodoo-magic on t-mobile.
is it possible to use the g850QM (usa unlocked from what i understand) on att and receive all proper updates? will i be able to switch and use on tmobile? are these lg phones essentially just one-carrier deals? i don't exactly have pixel money but i would prefer that style of universality. with volte it seems we can't even jump around gsm provider anymore!
i have heard happy tales of some xda member using the Qm on att. it is not on the white-list (only shows um version) so if it works on att that would be a plus and might leave option for also functioning with volte on tmobile?
i think i would settle on the phone just running on att. that is how i intend to use it. tmobile would be nice to try switch for cost savings. i worry about traveling to europe and no longer being able to pop in a sim ...
as i understand it the att 850UM will be locked to att with never a hope for tmobile volte. and also the same for the vanilla g8 versions ATT and TMUS also.
i weep at night over this ... who will console me?
please offer up any experience or insights. i beg of you. please. i am poor and can't afford another hundreds $$ blown in the dark.
many thanks.
Check the threads, there's a volte fix thread here. But you have to root and install twrp.
Hi everybody. I'm new here. It looks like this is the place where the battle is raging against the poorly handled 3g sunset from AT&T. I need your wisdom and guidance.
Background: March/April 2022- I was on AT&T prepaid with an LG G8 G820UM, happy as a clam until The Sunset happened and I could no longer make phone calls. Spent a good chunk of time in the AT&T store and on the phone with customer service but no one could get it to work even though it was on the approved list. Finally gave up and had to change devices because I needed a phone. Ended up getting another LG phone (because they are great) LG V60 ThinQ LM-V600AM. This worked out of the box with the AT&T prepaid sim card on android 10 for months with no problems. I switched to Red Pocket in September, partially because I was still salty with AT&T and the terrible way they handled The Sunset, and that sim card worked fine as well. 5G, calls, texts, everything. Until yesterday... *dun dun dun*
Somehow I was forced to update to Android 11 via a pushed software update from AT&T. Sadly this broke VoLTE and calling on my V60. Tried rolling thru all the rest of the updates available and got up to Android 12 V600AM30d. No luck. Still no VoLTE. Tried messing around with the Hidden Menu. No luck either. So now I'm looking at the possibility of doing some sort of rollback to Android 10, or some sort of Crossflash on the V60 (or on the G8).
What I want to know is: Who has actually gotten their LG V60 or LG G8 to work properly with VoLTE reliably in 2022?? What carrier?? What software flash?? And most importantly, how do I replicate it? Tell me your success story. Mine is a story of failure and clinging to LG because I like their phones but AT&T apparently doesn't lol.
Thanks for listening.
Yeah it's a crap. ATT dialer is locked down and so is BAND service menu. Something not right w/ Phone info prob b/c ATT lock down hoodoo. I'm on LMV600AM30c A12 Sept2022 and had to edit build.prop . set ro.telephony.default_network=26,11 (26=NR/5G,LTE,GSM,CDMA & 11=LTE Only) for T-mobile. On stock ROMs seems no 5G. I debate if it's truly avail but got 42.xxM on LTE this morning. I think I am going to go back to GSI ROMS. It's PIA 2 erase data every flash. Shame can't share or split /data & switch between slots. GSI actually worked better! There is a thread for restoring . I cross flashed to T-mobile and was fine. Updated & screwed everything up bad. This uses QFIL & "LUN" backups or chunks. IMO think LG would release more tools or remove damn region locks. My savior was here:
LMV600AM Restore/Ugrade Guide
This restore process is intended for the AT&T V60 (lmv600am) model and will WIPE your data so back it up if you want to keep it! This process will restore the lmv600am to original factory state for the AT&T v60 v20q build (a11). I’ve dumped all...
forum.xda-developers.com
well, my devices is v60 by verizon and after 1 month using this devices, i really annoyed right now because verizon disable very more app by LG service, look like: LG smart world, icon change, ..., and i don't have face id option in lock screen security, i very miss this feature on my old device lg v50 . Any one can help me?