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I made this with the intention to keep one update thread for our beloved v30's.
Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and unlocked Variants have already received Oreo.
T-Mobile has halted the Oreo update as mentioned on the last reply to this post. The update has been posted on the lg-firmware site and some users have posted links. The links should be posted once I find them.
If any issue arises please feel free to drop a reply and also take note of differences going forward.
Also if your specific variant has not received any updates yet I'll drop a link to redirect you to the crossflashing thread below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/using-lgup-crossflashing-t3780969
Please be aware of the possibility of bricking your phone if you flash the incorrect firmware. I take no responsibility on damage done. Crossflashing is on your own risk so do not point fingers if you destroy your phone. We are here for support so ask questions before attempting for reassurance.
Oreo updates below:
H930/G kdz
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076
US998/U kdz
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-us998-us99820a040330-kdz-t3786337
AS998 kdz
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/as998-oreo-20b-kdz-t3780930
H930DS HK
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930ds-lg-v30-hong-kong-hh93020ds-t3782935
T-mobile H932: Link provided is this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/oreo-update-t-mobile-v30-t3785844
LS998 - Sprint Oreo KDZ(translate the page)
http://lgviet.com/forum/threads/oreo-8-0-kdz-update-8-0-lgls998u-lg-v30-sprint.70987/
AT&T KDZ's are not available.
if i missed some KDZ's let me know.
thank these guys for providing download links:
@ChazzMatt
@jonzey231
@Moriatier
@kazimali25

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Unlocked variants are recieving Oreo.
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The only open market LG US998 getting Oreo to date are part of the beta test.
Unless there are reports I've overlooked.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+

R800x_user said:
I am making this so we do not over fill the general thread with multiple threads for updates on our v30's feel free to talk about updates and such here.
Verizon V30 has recieved Oreo 8.0.
T-Mobile has the update in the works.
AT&T updates are unknown at least to my knowledge.
Sprint updates are unknown to my knowledge.
Unlocked variants are recieving Oreo.
Sprint and AT&T users keep us posted on your updates.
Any user feel free to keep the threads nice and clean and let us know how the experiences have changed from nougat.
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Correction: Unlocked variant isn't getting anything yet aside from the one random user a couple months ago...

ChazzMatt said:
The only open market LG US998 getting Oreo to date are part of the beta test.
Unless there are reports I've overlooked.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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jeston said:
Correction: Unlocked variant isn't getting anything yet aside from the one random user a couple months ago...
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Both of you are correct. More accurate information for everyone to see.

R800x_user said:
I am making this so we do not over fill the general thread with multiple threads for updates on our v30's feel free to talk about updates and such here.
Verizon V30 has recieved Oreo 8.0.
T-Mobile has the update in the works.
AT&T updates are unknown at least to my knowledge.
Sprint updates are unknown to my knowledge.
H933 Rogers no updates as of yet.
Unlocked variant(US998)so far has been testing Oreo.
Sprint and AT&T users keep us posted on your updates.
Any user feel free to keep the threads nice and clean and let us know how the experiences have changed from nougat.
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No update to Freedom Mobile yet
Sent from my LG-H933 using Tapatalk

R800x_user said:
I am making this so we do not over fill the general thread with multiple threads for updates on our v30's feel free to talk about updates and such here.
Verizon V30 has recieved Oreo 8.0.
T-Mobile has the update in the works.
AT&T updates are unknown at least to my knowledge.
Sprint updates are unknown to my knowledge.
H933 no updates as of yet.
Unlocked variant(US998)so far has been testing Oreo.
Sprint and AT&T users keep us posted on your updates.
Any user feel free to keep the threads nice and clean and let us know how the experiences have changed from nougat.
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Please add also V30+ model H930DS

H933 is listed March to first half of April for Oreo.

ern88 said:
H933 is listed March to first half of April for Oreo.
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NO. Recent tweet (March 5) from LG Canada says mid March to end of March. What sources say differently?
Here's the actual tweet from LG Canada:
https://mobile.twitter.com/LGCanada/status/970685082607464448
10:38 AM · Mar 5, 2018
Hi Deejay, we apologize for the inconvenience. It's true those were our previous anticipated launch dates. Due to unforeseen delays, the update has been pushed a bit and is expected to launch sometime between mid - end of March. Thank you.
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Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+

ChazzMatt said:
NO. Recent tweet (March 5) from LG Canada says mid March to end of March. What sources say differently?
Here's the actual tweet from LG Canada:
https://mobile.twitter.com/LGCanada/status/970685082607464448
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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This is the latest. Says end of March beginning of April.
https://twitter.com/LGCanada/status/971121906983276545?s=19

ern88 said:
This is the latest. Says end of March beginning of April.
https://twitter.com/LGCanada/status/971121906983276545?s=19
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Hmmmm...sent one day later. Well, at least beginning of April still isn't "mid April".
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+

ChazzMatt said:
Hmmmm...sent one day later. Well, at least beginning of April still isn't "mid April".
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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That's why I said between end March and FIRST HALF APRIL.

Europe H930 no update ;/

ern88 said:
That's why I said between end March and FIRST HALF APRIL.
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Just very strange their timeline slipped in 24 hours.

/rant
Has LG always sucked @$! when it comes to after sales support? Its bad enough discovering the lockdown on the Canadian version for modding after buying. But seriously, the worst of 16 cell companies for OS update?
This March 2018 article indicates LG is the one of 2 companies out of 16 that had not pushed an Oreo update out to its flagships. And the other company had released it as an open beta if you want to go with it. I suppose you could argue that the article doesn't account for some versions getting it a few weeks ago, but that doean't really change the overall conclusion. And it looks like Canadians are 3 weeks away. Come on LG.
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Has LG always sucked @$! when it comes to after sales support? Its bad enough discovering the lockdown on the Canadian version for modding after buying. But seriously, the worst of 16 cell companies for OS update?
This March 2018 article indicates LG is the one of 2 companies out of 16 that had not pushed an Oreo update out to its flagships. And the other company had released it as an open beta if you want to go with it. I suppose you could argue that the article doesn't account for some versions getting it a few weeks ago, but that doean't really change the overall conclusion. And it looks like Canadians are 3 weeks away. Come on LG.
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Its not letting me edit my post. Anyhow, here is the article:
http://bit.ly/2tBrd45
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I always thought the carriers controlled when the updates rolled out.

bilbo60 said:
I always thought the carriers controlled when the updates rolled out.
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Carriers do for carrier-branded models -- but the OEM (LG in this case) has to give them the update first. Verizon was always the worst, they would roll out their updates long after AT&T, T-mobile, etc. Because they didn't care -- they wanted to you to buy a new phone, not get updated to new OS on your current phone.
One example: With the Motorola Quarks (Droid Turbo, Moto Turbo, Moto Maxx), Verizon was always the last. Most of the Quarks got Marshmallow in July 2016, but Verizon Droid Turbo got it December 2016. Yes, same exact version of Marshmallow, 6.0.1. Motorola gave all the carriers the update, and even released it directly to the "Motorola factory" models (what LG calls "open market" models) -- but Verizon sat on it for 5-6 months.
And then when Verizon DID finally roll out Marshmallow, it bricked Droid Turbo phones that were encrypted, because Verizon didn't even bother to really test the update. They just put the update in a drawer for several months, while they tried to persuade users to buy NEW phones. So, then Verizon had to issue an update to the update so it wouldn't brick encrypted phones. It's not like they didn't have enough time to TEST the Marshmallow update, right? WHAT were they doing from July to December? And Motorola gave them the update BEFORE July. July was when it started rolling out from other carriers and Motorola around the world.
So, very surprising that Verizon is the first of the North America carriers to roll out the LG V30 Oreo update.
Whereas for the open market versions, LG fully controls when the the update is released -- not any carrier. LG could release it same time they gave the South Korean models. If Verizon V30 has Oreo, why doesn't the open market US998? LG controls that.

It is part of the reason why LG struggles to compete with other mobile devices in the market. Product support is little more than an afterthought. For all it’s faults, if Apple needs to put out a software to support its phones, they don’t just sit around to think about it. They do it... and then they’ll tell everyone and their granny that they did it so they can market that support as a critical service.
Software is critical in any piece of electronics.

Yeah, it's bizarre and frustrating that Verizon, of all carriers, has released the update, and us open market folks are sitting out in the cold, without even an expected time of arrival.
And I just read that a Korean V30+ has gotten a hefty (800 or so MB) ThinQ update, too.
/shrug

Met someone from LG today. Apparently the H 930 DS (India model at least) won't be getting oreo until the second half of the year. The G6 may get it around the same time.
The person said that right now the plans are to get the V30S on sale (by May-June) and then roll out the update as people might not buy the V30S if the V30 has the same feature set at a lower price.
Same person said that in recent years, LG has pruned their software developers and they don't have the wherewithal to do a full fledged rollout of new Android roms unlike Samsung or Sony.
Take this with a massive grain of salt but you've been warned in case any of this is true

Would make sense with the AI software which is LG's product, but not Oreo which is a Google/Droid operating system. LG would be cutting their own throat if they did this as customers would be cutting bait and leaving for Samsung in droves, and the V30S wouldn't stop that. Besides, all they have to do is to sell the V30S going forward, which is their original plan. They don't have to alienate the customers that purchased their product since October until now.

AT&T Oreo Update Available

Just downloaded and installed OTA.

jschramm said:
Just downloaded and installed OTA.
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Does it include AI camera ? Or just normal Oreo update?

Seems to include AI camera. On boot it now says LG V30 ThinQ

sai444 said:
Does it include AI camera ? Or just normal Oreo update?
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Per Reddit:
8.0.0 with March 2018 patch level. Update complete. Took about 30 minutes including downlaod time. Hopefully all works well. Interested that the boot splash screen ID'd the phone as LGV30 ThinQ

Got the update when I wasn't on Wifi. Now when I click continue update, I just get "checking software update....." with nothing, been over an hour now.
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Updating now

The fact that the Globally Unlocked US998 is behind AT&T and Verizon is extremely frustrating.

ragtim said:
The fact that the Globally Unlocked US998 is behind AT&T and Verizon is extremely frustrating.
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Someone explained why in another thread. Because the official carrier unlocked model has to work on all carriers, not just one.
By the way, the AT&T Oreo update is better than Verizon's:
https://www.droid-life.com/2018/03/28/atts-lg-v30-now-getting-oreo-update-too-adds-thinq-features/
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+

ragtim said:
The fact that the Globally Unlocked US998 is behind AT&T and Verizon is extremely frustrating.
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Not for AT&T customers.

I know it's a small thing, but I was hoping we'd get the solid white navbar buttons with the Oreo update. Oh well.

I don't have att anymore but I stayed with the device, can I still get it on wifi?

Montechristo said:
Not for AT&T customers.
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Actually, I'm an AT&T customer with a globally unlocked US998 that is extremely frustrated.

Lmax579 said:
I don't have att anymore but I stayed with the device, can I still get it on wifi?
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I have not been able to yet.

jaysus145 said:
I have not been able to yet.
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So it looks like the acct had to be active right?

Mejilan said:
Actually, I'm an AT&T customer with a globally unlocked US998 that is extremely frustrated.
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Understand the frustration. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on what we actually get), even though you are on AT&T, your phone is still the unlocked US998 version. The version of Oreo that we US998 owners will eventually get will not be the same as the carrier locked ones, because the version that we receive has to work on every carrier that could actually support our devices, and not just the one carrier that a locked phone uses.
Personally, since LG is the one pushing that version, I hope that it is the 8.1 with the additional software for the AI features.

Wolfsbane58 said:
Understand the frustration. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on what we actually get), even though you are on AT&T, your phone is still the unlocked US998 version. The version of Oreo that we US998 owners will eventually get will not be the same as the carrier locked ones, because the version that we receive has to work on every carrier that could actually support our devices, and not just the one carrier that a locked phone uses.
Personally, since LG is the one pushing that version, I hope that it is the 8.1 with the additional software for the AI features.
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Oh I know. I was just responding to the person I responded to because it seemed like he/she didn't get that.
That said, it appears that AT&T is rolling out 8.0 with the AI features, so that's what I expect, at best.
I wouldn't mind be surprised with an 8.1 + AI update instead, though.

Lmax579 said:
So it looks like the acct had to be active right?
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I just spent some time with LG Chat and they confirmed that the only way to update a carrier device is to have an active SIM from the carrier inserted.
Looks like I may be buying a cheap AT&T plan. Yay.

jaysus145 said:
I just spent some time with LG Chat and they confirmed that the only way to update a carrier device is to have an active SIM from the carrier inserted.
Looks like I may be buying a cheap AT&T plan. Yay.
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So I can just get a prepaid plan and I'm good to go?

Lmax579 said:
So I can just get a prepaid plan and I'm good to go?
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In theory, yes. In practice... who knows It looks like the cheapest plan is $35 per month, but there may be ways to make that cheaper. I will be with family for the holiday this weekend, I am pretty sure that my parents are AT&T users... I may see about using one of their SIMs for a little bit to see what happens.

jaysus145 said:
In theory, yes. In practice... who knows It looks like the cheapest plan is $35 per month, but there may be ways to make that cheaper. I will be with family for the holiday this weekend, I am pretty sure that my parents are AT&T users... I may see about using one of their SIMs for a little bit to see what happens.
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I should be able to get a regular plan like a 25 cents per minute plan right?

Lmax579 said:
I should be able to get a regular plan like a 25 cents per minute plan right?
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you know what, I did not even look that closely. I just went straight to the prepaid page - lol.
Let me know what you find though, I'd be cool with something like that.

At&t oreo update

Come on AT&T where is our Oreo update, you're last again !

The AT&T Oreo is here! Finally

Still waiiting here, checked ATT website no indication of the update there, is it a beta or a phased rollout?

Jim Jehosophat said:
Still waiiting here, checked ATT website no indication of the update there, is it a beta or a phased rollout?
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Maybe they stopped, I had one unexpected reboot so far...never had one before.
I got it on June 6th
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On at&t no Oreo here yet. Though they say at&t released it..NO THEY DIDN'T !

Jim Jehosophat said:
Still waiiting here, checked ATT website no indication of the update there, is it a beta or a phased rollout?
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On at&t no Oreo here yet. Though they say at&t released it..NO THEY DIDN'T !
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Huh.. well then I guess I lucked out ?

I think you might be one of the lucky beta testers.

I got the update. Last week.

ATT site is live with the update, still nothing for me and software update check doesn't show anything.
What am I missing here?

Ok, I need advice....I'm in Japan for work I had to change to a local sim to get coverage, I don't have the ATT sim with me. How do I get the OTA update?
I believe that is the reason the update isn't materializing.

Anyone in the US get the update yet
Has anyone on AT&T in the US with an H871 received the Oreo update yet. I'm on the east coast and nothing here

louvass said:
Has anyone on AT&T in the US with an H871 received the Oreo update yet. I'm on the east coast and nothing here
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If you look at my post (the literal 2nd post) on June 6th, I've received it.

Guys nobody can make the kdz official for h871 and not to use the h873 ore? how is that possible that there isn't any kdz for at&t

louvass said:
Has anyone on AT&T in the US with an H871 received the Oreo update yet. I'm on the east coast and nothing here
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Are you using an AT&T sim?
Sent from my marlin using XDA Labs

RagedElimanator said:
Are you using an AT&T sim?
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Yes I am, I have the H871 and still nothing here. I did a factory reset also and nothing

Spoke with AT&T
I chatted with ATT today and they said it was an issue with them, that my phone should have gotten the update. I have to wait for 24 hours to see if it updates they will email me tomorrow to see if I got it, though I have to check it manually. I suggest anyone that didn't get the Oreo update to chat with att from the website and they will get it for you.

there is any chance to get one f...ing official kdz for the att&t? how is that possible that nobody can create or make a official kdz for the att&t

Jim Jehosophat said:
Ok, I need advice....I'm in Japan for work I had to change to a local sim to get coverage, I don't have the ATT sim with me. How do I get the OTA update?
I believe that is the reason the update isn't materializing.
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no really, I mean what you need is a internet connection.
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Some of you have already received the Oreo update ... or for some reason AT & T stopped the updates
A few days ago I bought a LG G6 H871 (AT & t) and I thought that I was going to get Oreo immediately and still nothing happens ... I have read several forums and some are updated but others are not.

So I never received the update after AT&T when they said they "pushed" it to my phone. Then today chatted them again for 30 mins they couldn't do a thing. A supervisor called me and spoke to me for 10 minutes asking for the build number the IEMI. His final response was that AT&T did not push the update just the base band version so the phone can receive the update from yep LG. He gave me LG'S 80 number spoke to them they said Google actually pushes the update not LG.. I said so why did you open this big deal update center then she didn't have an answer.What a joke. I'm still thinking of moving onto an iPhone as much as I hate saying that but the Android updates just don't cut it and with locked boot loaders what's the diff. AT&T said the update has been available for the G6 (H871) since June 5th... SO WHERE THE HELL IS IT, I give up

louvass said:
So I never received the update after AT&T when they said they "pushed" it to my phone. Then today chatted them again for 30 mins they couldn't do a thing. A supervisor called me and spoke to me for 10 minutes asking for the build number the IEMI. His final response was that AT&T did not push the update just the base band version so the phone can receive the update from yep LG. He gave me LG'S 80 number spoke to them they said Google actually pushes the update not LG.. I said so why did you open this big deal update center then she didn't have an answer.What a joke. I'm still thinking of moving onto an iPhone as much as I hate saying that but the Android updates just don't cut it and with locked boot loaders what's the diff. AT&T said the update has been available for the G6 (H871) since June 5th... SO WHERE THE HELL IS IT, I give up
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Since June 5 and nothing happens, incredible! I tried to use LG BRIDGE, but I received a notification '' Verification error '' so I do not even use LG BRIDGE to update it, it's for these reasons that phone companies and manufacturers lose prestige, I think that just like you will use IPHONE once again . less problems.

FALSE: US998 V30/V30+/V30S will receive LG Android 10!

UPDATE: No, it won't. This was click-bait article posted by some website that has no clue what they are talking about. No V30 variants will receive LG stock Android 10.
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US998 V30/V30+/V30S will receive LG Android 10!
Found something funny, as this site lists 2018 V30S as getting Android 10, but not the 2017 V30 & V30+.
LG Android 10 update (UX 9.1): Device list, Release Date, and More
LG V30/V30+/V30S ThinQ Android 10 update
* Only the V30S is eligible for Android 10
* The update could arrive in Q2 or Q3 2020
* LG V30 and V30+ are not eligible
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However, ALL V30 variants are "Joan" phones. For US998 V30S, there's no difference in firmware with the US998 V30 and US998 V30+. A KDZ for V30S US998 is also SAME KDZ for US998 V30/V30+
All that announcement means if if your model doesn't ALSO have a V30S variant (only Korean carriers and US998 came with V30S), then you won't get LG stock Android 10. However, all US998 WILL get stock Android 10 -- either native US998 or those North American models Frankensteined to US998. This would include AS998, LS998, VS996, H931, H933, H932PR (Puerto Rico).
This would NOT include T-mobile H932, and all H930 variants (H930, H930D, H930DS, H930G). Those models are out of luck.

Might be eligible for it, but probably won't see it until 12 is out.

Android 10 has to be trebelized, right? It'd be awesome to have Verizon/(LG?) out of the update loop.

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Android 10 has to be trebelized, right? It'd be awesome to have Verizon/(LG?) out of the update loop.
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No. We will never get Treble.

ChazzMatt said:
This would NOT include T-mobile H932, and all H930 variants (H930, H930D, H930DS, H930G). Those models are out of luck.
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Couldn't a modified ROM be made as a flashable TWRP zip?
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs

If it ain't an actual press release or officially verifiable LG statement I'm not gonna put any faith in whatsoever, but it'll be interesting to see what does eventually happen. So figure what, 18-24 months from now it'll start leaking out?

br0adband said:
If it ain't an actual press release or officially verifiable LG statement I'm not gonna put any faith in whatsoever, but it'll be interesting to see what does eventually happen. So figure what, 18-24 months from now it'll start leaking out?
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They claim 2nd OR 3rd Quarter 2020.
We know how "2nd quarter" 2019 promise went with Pie... Today is start of 4th quarter...
Assume a year from now.

Just my guess, but if this actually happen then it's because of the V30S being released with Oreo (instead of Nougat like the "normal" V30). Which means it has only received one OS update so far, and since LG gives their flagship phones 2 OS updates normally....
Anyway this is good news. More reason for me to not replace my H933 any time soon.

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Just my guess, but if this actually happen then it's because of the V30S being released with Oreo (instead of Nougat like the "normal" V30). Which means it has only received one OS update so far, and since LG gives their flagship phones 2 OS updates normally....
Anyway this is good news. More reason for me to not replace my H933 any time soon.
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Well they tried to pretend the 2018 V30S was completely different phone, to compete with the new 2018 Galaxy S9/9+ at the time (which had newer Snapdragon 845 Samsung had exclusively for a while). It wasn't' a new phone. It was merely a "Joan" V30+ with more RAM. (It did have the then-new ThinQ software, but all V30 variants eventually got that on Oreo.)
Whereas the later 2018 V35 ("JudyP") was indeed a new phone with Snapdragon 845 -- but both releases left a sour taste in people's mouths.
V30S (Snapdragon 835 "Joan" series, same as V30/V30+) was pretending to be new phone, while V35 (Snapdragon 845 "JudyP") looked so much like V30S people were afraid of being fooled again -- and V35 didn't have enough internal memory. Except for a Brazil variant the V35 was only 64GB internal memory. Joan V30S had more than that!
But if LG still wants to pretend V30S is a different phone from the V30/V30+ for the purposes of updates, fine.

It would be nice if this would actually be the case... we will see, LGs official annoucements are usually always a bit... late xD
Even if its "just" for the US/korean variants... there are ways.

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It would be nice if this would actually be the case... we will see
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Indeed. And seeing as how:
There were never carrier-specific versions of the V35 in the US
The only differences between the carrier-sepcific KDZs and unlocked US KDZ are the radio and preinstalled bloatware
It should be a breeze to get Andoid 10 on all V30 variants. :angel:

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If it ain't an actual press release or officially verifiable LG statement I'm not gonna put any faith in whatsoever, but it'll be interesting to see what does eventually happen. So figure what, 18-24 months from now it'll start leaking out?
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True. Re-reading the original article I see they don't cite official sources. They SEEM to be only basing their prediction on the fact the LG V30S (which is just a Joan variant with 6GB RAM) was "released" in 2018, along with G7, V35, and V40. My apologies for not noticing that when I posted.
The V30S is still just a V30, which is why the V30S does NOT have Treble. The V30 launched with Nougat and Treble is not required. The V30S is just a 2017 V30 which was updated to Oreo FIRST, then all the other V30/V30+ were updated to Oreo.
LG can still give all the V30 variants Android 10, but they aren't going to give ONE V30 variant Android 10 and not the others.

It is hard to know if I should laugh or cry. The V30S is being brought up to rationalize Android 10 for the V30 series. It would be awesome if it happens, but I fear the phone will be worn out by then if it ever happens.
As a V30S owner, I am still waiting for an open carrier US998 Pie rom. The last one was Oreo 20H dated from February. It is pretty good, but there have been improvements that would be nice to have. The US Cellular US998 30B Pie rom is NOT a substitute. It lacks VoLTE and VoWIFI support, ouch.

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It is hard to know if I should laugh or cry. The V30S is being brought up to rationalize Android 10 for the V30 series. It would be awesome if it happens, but I fear the phone will be worn out by then if it ever happens.
As a V30S owner, I am still waiting for an open carrier US998 Pie rom. The last one was Oreo 20H dated from February. It is pretty good, but there have been improvements that would be nice to have. The US Cellular US998 30B Pie rom is NOT a substitute. It lacks VoLTE and VoWIFI support, ouch.
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Sprint LS998 also doesn't have Pie yet...
Maybe Open Market US998 Pie will come after that is released.

I really hope that LG will do the same like Samsung will be doing with the S8.

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LG can still give all the V30 variants Android 10, but they aren't going to give ONE V30 variant Android 10 and not the others.
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Ohhh... never say that. I heard of a previous LG phone where only the Korean version got the update, and not the other models... They were stuck on an older Android version .-.
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Sprint LS998 also doesn't have Pie yet...
Maybe Open Market US998 Pie will come after that is released.
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Sprint seems to be slow in general... Not even sure if they released Pie for the V40 yet (only found a 18f for the LMV405UA3)

trouble. said:
I really hope that LG will do the same like Samsung will be doing with the S8.
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First Samsung Samsung has to actually do that. They probably won't.
I can't find any Samsung statement saying they are going to upgrade the S8 to Android 10. Some people are just making that up, based on alleged conversation with famously ignorant Samsung customer service rep.
Samsung Customer Service Reps don't even know the difference between carrier unlocked and bootloader unlocked. Back 3 years ago someone posted on XDA screenshots of conversation with Samsung Customer Service Rep saying the U.S. Galaxy 7/7+ would be bootloader unlocked. I pointed out carrier unlocked maybe -- but never bootloader unlocked. U.S. carriers won't allow that. The guy said, "No look I specifically asked about 'bootloader unlock' and I have screenshots to prove it." So, what? That's like asking a child the answer to a complex algebra equation. Of course the U.S. Galaxy S7/S7+ was not bootloader unlocked.

In all likelihood Sprint is now a dead brand. The FCC approved the merger with / take over by t-mobile. It will be interesting to see how legacy sprint phones are handled. It may be affecting support already, granted that is speculation.
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Ohhh... never say that. I heard of a previous LG phone where only the Korean version got the update, and not the other models... They were stuck on an older Android version .-.
Sprint seems to be slow in general... Not even sure if they released Pie for the V40 yet (only found a 18f for the LMV405UA3)
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SGCMarkus said:
Ohhh... never say that. I heard of a previous LG phone where only the Korean version got the update, and not the other models... They were stuck on an older Android version .-.
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Yeah I think something like that happened with LG G4

cmrntnnr said:
In all likelihood Sprint is now a dead brand. The FCC approved the merger with / take over by t-mobile. It will be interesting to see how legacy sprint phones are handled. It may be affecting support already, granted that is speculation.
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Yes, Sprint is dying/will die. The need to T-mobile merger to bail them out. But with 15 states or whatever suing them, will still be another year before it comes to pass. These states have their hands out, want money.
If merger does not happen Sprint will file bankruptcy and in a year (same amount of time as merger) they will shed their debts but will be even smaller and less relevant. At this point in time, they are certainly NOT focused on releasing updates for a 2-year old phone. That makes them NO money. Selling new phones makes them money. If Sprint V30 is is not updated to Pie, this Christmas Sprint V30 owners may buy a new Sprint phone instead. So, the incentive is to NOT give update!
Sprint may soon be a dead brand ... one way or another
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/23/tech/sprint-history-tmobile-merger/index.html

Which version of the LG G8 to get today for trouble free OTA updates?

I currently have a G7 ULM which was the unlocked version for the US. I bout it from Google Fi, but this phone since it is not carrier specific will never be updated by LG. Still on Android 9.
Other versions of the G7 have received OTA updates.
So I wonder which version of the LG G8 I should buy in order to not get stuck (apparently they will update up to Android 11 for this model)
But I need a GSM unlocked G8 that I can update OTA using any carrier other than the one it is tied to.
Which one would you recommend for this and also for less bloatware etc?
I really like having the fingerprint sensor on the back and it seems that the LG G8 is the last iteration of phones from LG with this feature and it is an upgrade from the G7. (which is great in my opinion)
It is cheap here in the US too.
Suggestions appreciated.
Thanks a lot.

Just came across your post. I have an unlocked LG G8 that I purchased from Best Buy running on Verizon. I have had some OTA updates but, as you know, LG is slow with them. I am on Android 10 with the 4/1/21 security patch. They say that it's supposed to get Android 11; keeping my fingers crossed. I hope this helps a little.

OldSk00l60 said:
Just came across your post. I have an unlocked LG G8 that I purchased from Best Buy running on Verizon. I have had some OTA updates but, as you know, LG is slow with them. I am on Android 10 with the 4/1/21 security patch. They say that it's supposed to get Android 11; keeping my fingers crossed. I hope this helps a little.
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thanks man! You are the only one who likes pink floyd apparently lol..
I have Tmobile and would need a version that works with tmobile.. not sure which one to get. The unlocked versions are harder to get updates because according to a rep from LG they need to test with many carriers before they release the OTA update. May or may not be true.
But thanks for your input !

Brighter85 said:
thanks man! You are the only one who likes pink floyd apparently lol..
I have Tmobile and would need a version that works with tmobile.. not sure which one to get. The unlocked versions are harder to get updates because according to a rep from LG they need to test with many carriers before they release the OTA update. May or may not be true.
But thanks for your input !
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Yep, I do like Pink Floyd. Amazon does have some lg g8’s both unlocked and locked to t-mobile. Most of them seem to be “renewed”, as they put it. T-mobile locked would be best as long as t-mobile keeps up on their updates. Hopefully lg will keep their promise to bring out Android 11 for these phones.
I hope that you’re able to find a good deal.