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dwp rumor

who started the rumor that phones branded with a dwp cannot be updated with kdz firmware updater? has this been confirmed by anyone? i'm just curious if anyone with a p999dwp has updated using either kdz or lgupdate tool.

there have been ppl that have updated that way its the reguler lg update prog that does not work

Xargon321 said:
there have been ppl that have updated that way its the reguler lg update prog that does not work
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that's what i thought. i just wanted to squash this rumor. thanks.

I've tried both methods and can't get either to work. What's weird is that the sticker on my phone says DW but when i connect to LG update tool it says i have DWP, and am up to date. Also, if i unplug my phone then update drivers and plug it in, it detects my phone as DW and allows me to start the update. However by the time the LG update tool is checking my phone the computer recognizes it as DWP and tells me my S/W version is not allowed to update and refers me to LG support page.
The KDZ starts working for me but once it gets the the msg dprarm part it shows zero then on the next line that pops up it shows 3000 and doesn't move even it left to sit for a half hour. Tried this over 10 times now. The good news is my phone still works but i just have to wait for someone to figure out the problem or the OTA to be released.

[Q] Unbricking the LG Escape?

Hi, I recently got my first smartphone, an LG Escape (P870). It recently came out on September 17. I figured out how to root it by following
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
I was recently using titanium backup to remove some of the stock applications I didn't want. However, when I try to start up my phone it displays "Security Error". Apparently this is because I uninstalled Google Movies (see post #20)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783324
How would I go about unbricking my phone? The post linked to this, but it's for the LG Nitro HD (P930). Are they similar enough that it would work? Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597488

Get the correct .KDZ for your phone, then use LG's kdz flasher. That will return your device to pure stock.
-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

post-mortem said:
Get the correct .KDZ for your phone, then use LG's kdz flasher. That will return your device to pure stock.
-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities
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Thanks! but how do I get the firmware? The csmg.lgmobile.com site doesn't seem to be giving the firmware locations.
csmg.lgmobile. com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=***
Also, is this the correct firmware installer?
mediafire. com/?jkk2dwewjmfz346

Honestly, I don't know. But the KDZ file is specific to your region & carrier. I think the flasher works for all LG phones. Just look around the internet for the right kdz file.
-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

Ok, I've looked all over and I can't find a firmware file. The LG server is supposed to have them, but I can't seem to find it.
My phone is
Model: LGP870
Region: AATTBK
Version: V10c
So the link should be this, but it doesn't seem to work for me.
hxxp://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP870/AATTBK/V10c_00/V10C_00.kdz
The BIN is on the server, so the firmware should be also, right?
hxxp://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/cs_auth_model_check.jsp?esn=***
Does anyone know how to access the firmware, or know another place to get it?

Use at your own risk:
[link]http://www.4shared.com/file/76pTTNWV/v10c_00.html[/link]
-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

So, the software versions are hardware independent?

sceaduwe said:
hxxp://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/cs_auth_model_check.jsp?esn=***
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I removed the ESN from your link. Never a good idea to post that online.

TeeJay3800 said:
I removed the ESN from your link. Never a good idea to post that online.
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I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

Ok, I've looked around and there are multiple files with that same version number, but are for different phones, and are different sizes. That mediafire link says that file's a year old, and my phone came out a month ago. I'll need one that matches my model.

Does anyone know where I can get the correct firmware for my phone? Or should I just go and see if AT&T will reformat it for me.

Well, I've made a decision. I'm still within AT&T's one month phone exchange time frame, so I'm going to return my Escape and probably get a refurbished S3 or HTC One.

Bricked!
sceaduwe said:
Ok, I've looked around and there are multiple files with that same version number, but are for different phones, and are different sizes. That mediafire link says that file's a year old, and my phone came out a month ago. I'll need one that matches my model.
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sceaduwe said:
Well, I've made a decision. I'm still within AT&T's one month phone exchange time frame, so I'm going to return my Escape and probably get a refurbished S3 or HTC One.
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I have bricked my phone with screen "security error" but flashed with method kdz update
is ready! The phone works 100% and worked perfectly on my LG P870 and
also already rooting

Everhez said:
I have bricked my phone with screen "security error" but flashed with method kdz update
is ready! The phone works 100% and worked perfectly on my LG P870 and
also already rooting
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Can you tell me how you did it exactly? I rooted my phone and need more details than what I'm reading here.

Bricked. Also seeking help
I also have a bricked phone.
I tried to send a text message and there was no keypad to type. I shut down phone to reboot hoping that would fix the issue. When I turned it back on I got the "security error" logo.
I had not done anything on the phone for several days.
I am going to order a new phone but would like to wake this up so I can sell it.
(PS not really happy with this phone anyway as it won't permit me to move apps to SD card and it is easy to run out of space.)

LG P925G ICS Release Upgrade

Hi, it appears that LG has released ICS for the P925G. Has anyone been able to update. How I found out is I did a phone recovery and at the end it asked to click on continue to update to ICS, unfortunately I keep hetting an error that it lost connection to the phone. Can anyone try and let me know if they were successfull ?

Voyebanm said:
Hi, it appears that LG has released ICS for the P925G. Has anyone been able to update. How I found out is I did a phone recovery and at the end it asked to click on continue to update to ICS, unfortunately I keep hetting an error that it lost connection to the phone. Can anyone try and let me know if they were successfull ?
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Send me with a PM your IMEI and i will tell you if it has ICS or not

Message sent
xbsall said:
Send me with a PM your IMEI and i will tell you if it has ICS or not
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Message is sent.

Received and checked.
No ICS yet , only http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/swdata/WEBSW/LGP925G/ARGSDB/V20c_00/V20C_00.kdz

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Received and checked.
No ICS yet , only http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/swdata/WEBSW/LGP925G/ARGSDB/V20c_00/V20C_00.kdz
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Then why is it giving me the option to upgrade ?

Probably the update script is changed in order to provide ICS upgrade (when available) but the server right now has no ICS in its repository (unless they use a secondary procedure which i highly doubt).

xbsall said:
Probably the update script is changed in order to provide ICS upgrade (when available) but the server right now has no ICS in its repository.
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The things is it went all the way to the end preparing the installation and just when it is about to install it lost connection to the phone.
Anyway, Great Job on Porting ICS for all of us to use, I appreciate your time and talent and hope that will not let any inconsiderate ingrate make you give up on us all.
THANK YOU.

Thank you for your nice words.

Voyebanm said:
Hi, it appears that LG has released ICS for the P925G. Has anyone been able to update. How I found out is I did a phone recovery and at the end it asked to click on continue to update to ICS, unfortunately I keep hetting an error that it lost connection to the phone. Can anyone try and let me know if they were successfull ?
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hi! the same thing happened with me.. i lost my imei so i was doing a restore with lg mobile tool and at the end it came up for me too if i want to update to ics or not. so i choose yes downloaded a file but was same size as the gb file and when the process is finished its asks me again if i want to upgrade and boots gb up when i start the phone.. oh and btw i installed xbsall's ics port and now i cant make or recieve calls and lost my imei once when i tried to put a different bb.. is there a way to put a bb on ics without deleting the imei?
oh and im from canada with rogers owning a LG P925G with v20c bb and running win vista32bit..

Voyebanm said:
Hi, it appears that LG has released ICS for the P925G. Has anyone been able to update. How I found out is I did a phone recovery and at the end it asked to click on continue to update to ICS, unfortunately I keep hetting an error that it lost connection to the phone. Can anyone try and let me know if they were successfull ?
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Hi,
Have you updated the LG PC SUITE to the ICS VERSION?
The earlier version did not support ICS. Please try after updating the LG PC SUITE version. Maybe we have something here!!
All the best, we are all waiting with bated breath!
schubeir

schubeir said:
Hi,
Have you updated the LG PC SUITE to the ICS VERSION?
The earlier version did not support ICS. Please try after updating the LG PC SUITE version. Maybe we have something here!!
All the best, we are all waiting with bated breath!
schubeir
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i tried installing the new pc suite and it said my device is not supported.. i tried with the update tool again and at the end of the process before it would download anything it said my phone is up to date.. so i guess no official ics update for p925g yet..

xhanzyx said:
hi! the same thing happened with me.. i lost my imei so i was doing a restore with lg mobile tool and at the end it came up for me too if i want to update to ics or not. so i choose yes downloaded a file but was same size as the gb file and when the process is finished its asks me again if i want to upgrade and boots gb up when i start the phone.. oh and btw i installed xbsall's ics port and now i cant make or recieve calls and lost my imei once when i tried to put a different bb.. is there a way to put a bb on ics without deleting the imei?
oh and im from canada with rogers owning a LG P925G with v20c bb and running win vista32bit..
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Have a look in the Ported ICS baseband thread if any Canadian user posted what baseband he is using.

xhanzyx said:
hi! the same thing happened with me.. i lost my imei so i was doing a restore with lg mobile tool and at the end it came up for me too if i want to update to ics or not. so i choose yes downloaded a file but was same size as the gb file and when the process is finished its asks me again if i want to upgrade and boots gb up when i start the phone.. oh and btw i installed xbsall's ics port and now i cant make or recieve calls and lost my imei once when i tried to put a different bb.. is there a way to put a bb on ics without deleting the imei?
oh and im from canada with rogers owning a LG P925G with v20c bb and running win vista32bit..
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on my wife's phone, I use BB V20A which works well. I also tried V18A but preferred V20A. I am in Ottawa, Canada

@voybanm what did you start with n her phone? I tried it with 18a and it did not work fr me. If you got the time for a fellow o-towner could you put the path you took.
I was able to do the upgrade! But lost my imei everytime, but I'm coming from v21e n promethius

shroomun said:
@voybanm what did you start with n her phone? I tried it with 18a and it did not work fr me. If you got the time for a fellow o-towner could you put the path you took.
I was able to do the upgrade! But lost my imei everytime, but I'm coming from v21e n promethius
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What I did is: I went back to V21E from XBSALL guide then Followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27912354&postcount=1 to restore my IMEI : You will need at least the 2 files LG IMEI.part1 and LG IMEI.part2
Follow
Restoring IMEI
1. Connect phone by USB
2. Activate USB debug mode
3. Enter 3845#*920# in dialer if that doesn’t work try 3845#*925#
4. Select Port Settings -> Select CP Image Download
5. A new device should appear at let it install
6. Open Tutty and select serial protocol. Click on open
7. Type AT if response is not OK, change port number (it is possible that when typing you don’t see any letters)
8. Type at%imei, it should display a dummy IMEI
9. Type at%imei=x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x where x,x,x... is your orginal IMEI number (found under the battery of your phone). It should response IMEI WRITE OK
10. Reboot phone

Voyebanm said:
What I did is: I went back to V21E from XBSALL guide then Followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27912354&postcount=1 to restore my IMEI : You will need at least the 2 files LG IMEI.part1 and LG IMEI.part2
Follow
Restoring IMEI
1. Connect phone by USB
2. Activate USB debug mode
3. Enter 3845#*920# in dialer if that doesn’t work try 3845#*925#
4. Select Port Settings -> Select CP Image Download
5. A new device should appear at let it install
6. Open Tutty and select serial protocol. Click on open
7. Type AT if response is not OK, change port number (it is possible that when typing you don’t see any letters)
8. Type at%imei, it should display a dummy IMEI
9. Type at%imei=x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x where x,x,x... is your orginal IMEI number (found under the battery of your phone). It should response IMEI WRITE OK
10. Reboot phone
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Do you need root at all for the imei recovery or the ICS update directly from lg?

Hello everyone i sent a email to lg asking about the update this was the response i got yesterday:
"The original upgrade announcement was a general statement issued from headquarters. Each country was responsible for evaluating its product line to determine an upgrade schedule based on the individual market needs. As such, each smartphone is reviewed on a case-by-case, and country-by-country basis to plan and roll out OS upgrades.
Based on this evaluation and LG’s renewed focus on innovation, the Optimus LTE will receive the ICS upgrade in late summer. All LG smartphones released in 2012 come readily available with ICS OS, including the LG Optimus L7 and Optimus L5."
Well im kinda disappointed..

So according to them there are 196-200 countries in the whole world and only Korea offers the ICS upgrade.

Why not all the thrill/ O3D owners go on Lgs facebook, and spam them saying
"ICS FOR P920/5"

Already done plenty of times in the past..
Send from my NXE4+ P920.

[Q] p920 debrand ?

Hi. Please could somebody help me. I have a UK model from orange. It's now unlocked but has orange bloatware. I have searched the forums for a debrand method but only found one, and that only works with win xp.
Is there any way to unbrand this phone with windows 7. Orange did not support this phone and it's still stuck on android 2.2.2.
Thanks in advance

miniyon said:
Hi. Please could somebody help me. I have a UK model from orange. It's now unlocked but has orange bloatware. I have searched the forums for a debrand method but only found one, and that only works with win xp.
Is there any way to unbrand this phone with windows 7. Orange did not support this phone and it's still stuck on android 2.2.2.
Thanks in advance
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AFAIK by installing any custom ROM your phone will be unbranded.

me2freedom said:
AFAIK by installing any custom ROM your phone will be unbranded.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm after an original LG firmware though.

miniyon said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm after an original LG firmware though.
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Have you tried updating your phone through EMERGENCY mode in LGFlashTool? Maybe you'll get stock ICS / JB because the branded ones are not made by LG?

03D
me2freedom said:
Have you tried updating your phone through EMERGENCY mode in LGFlashTool? Maybe you'll get stock ICS / JB because the branded ones are not made by LG?
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Wow, i had no idea ? Who made them ?
How do i go about the process ? To be honest, i'm quite nervous about doing it. I've unbranded a number of phones in the past but this a tad more complicated.
I really appreciate that you have continued to be of help. Thankyou !

miniyon said:
Wow, i had no idea ? Who made them ?
How do i go about the process ? To be honest, i'm quite nervous about doing it. I've unbranded a number of phones in the past but this a tad more complicated.
I really appreciate that you have continued to be of help. Thankyou !
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Could you try this?
I've done it a few times myself, with succes, and I think this is the way I've managed it.
*This asumes you've installed
Follow this on the official LG site: http://www.lg.com/uk/support-mobile/lg-LGP920 , and go to the tab "software update".
But instead of just updating your phone do this: Click on User/Support (above) then emergency mode, insert your IMEI and click on check

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It didn't work i'm afraid. What's really odd is that the phone is on froyo 2.2.2 and the OTA update from the phone says there's no update available. Yet the lg update tool tells me an update is available yet after it has downloaded and about to 'install' it stops and says that the update cannot continue because a 'fatal error' has occured ?
Very odd. I'm guessing the orange bloatware is the problem. I HATE orange !
Edit. Ok, i just installed all the flashing tools to my pc (win 7) But when i open flash tool a window appears saying 'lg usb/parallel key is not detected. i'm also asked for a password and id ?

miniyon said:
It didn't work i'm afraid. What's really odd is that the phone is on froyo 2.2.2 and the OTA update from the phone says there's no update available. Yet the lg update tool tells me an update is available yet after it has downloaded and about to 'install' it stops and says that the update cannot continue because a 'fatal error' has occured ?
Very odd. I'm guessing the orange bloatware is the problem. I HATE orange !
Edit. Ok, i just installed all the flashing tools to my pc (win 7) But when i open flash tool a window appears saying 'lg usb/parallel key is not detected. i'm also asked for a password and id ?
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If you follow this guide you know you got al the right settings: http://www.technopat.net/forum/andr...lg-optimus-3d-ultimate-flash-guide-print.html , it also has pictures to help you, and get the firmware from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217180

no crack
me2freedom said:
If you follow this guide you know you got al the right settings: http://www.technopat.net/forum/andr...lg-optimus-3d-ultimate-flash-guide-print.html , it also has pictures to help you, and get the firmware from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217180
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I downloaded everything but there was no crack included for the flashtool and no .dll file to enter into the flashtool ? it certainly looks incomplete so did not help at all.
Do i really have to keep entering an image verification everytime i need to reply on my own thread ? Seems so daft.

If it is rooted you can delete almost anything you want.

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If it is rooted you can delete almost anything you want.
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I don't quite follow ? I don't need to delete anything. I'm trying to flash the phone to an updated version of android. I have a UK orange branded p920 3D but it's on froyo 2.2.2 and won't update any further.

I thought you were wanting to delete bloatware. If you want ICS you can try my tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39269819

flash
drastic00 said:
I thought you were wanting to delete bloatware. If you want ICS you can try my tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39269819
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Funnily enough i tried your method first. The flashtool kept asking for an id and password so i could not continue. Where do i find the id and password ? that was with flashtool 1.1 running on win 7

Copy the indicated file over the original as instructed or use 1.2 if you want. You also have to run the installer before using it...It might be a good idea to run it in xp sp3 compatibility mode.

dll
The link for downloading the p920 .dll file is broken. Is it available anywhere else ?

Thanks for telling me, I'll repost it...
In the mean time you could try this. It's not my link, though
http://d-h.st/Kmp
Hey, link is working. Dev Host must have been down for service.

U should first delete imei if the carrier is locked
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

link
drastic00 said:
Thanks for telling me, I'll repost it...
In the mean time you could try this. It's not my link, though
http://d-h.st/Kmp
Hey, link is working. Dev Host must have been down for service.
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Thanks drastic00. I've downloaded the link :good:

not working
I've now tried all methods and nothing works. The furthest i have got so is to hit the yellow start button on the flash tool, but the port does not become ready. I have followed all instructions to the letter.

Recheck step 1 details carefully. Be sure antivirus and Defender are off when downloading and decompressing. It won't start until drivers are installed correctly.
You should see the devices in device manager with no 'blinking' of the omap device, and LG CDMA USB SERIAL, on which you change the port number to 41. Then you are ready to flash.
That part is fiddly.

lg stylo root problem

im new here so... im not sure if this is the right place to post. i have a lg stylo i have been trying to root for 3 days now and nothing. super user shows up and asks for a binary update but will not do it. root checker shows no root same with flashify. i have done factory resets and the one with the vol down key and power button. no luck super user shows up no matter what but no root no matter what method i try, the one listed here (one click?) and another like it where you add stuff manualy. i havent had any luck can someone help please. as a side note i dont know if its related to rooting my phone or a secondary issue but my rear facing camera refuse to work now. just shows black for a second then back to home screen. im on 5.1.1. thank you for reading

Please post which variant of the phone you have, the software number (not just the Android version) you're on, and links to the tools used.

es0tericcha0s said:
Please post which variant of the phone you have, the software number (not just the Android version) you're on, and links to the tools used.
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thank you! my software version is ms63110i according to my phone, i have tried this like 20 times: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/lg-g-stylo-t-mobile-lg-h631tn-t3123165 and this also about 10 times : http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-how-to-root-lgls770-5-1-1-t3184649

I would use the kdz to get a fresh start and try again. There are pictures in the first guide you linked to - did yours look like that or were there specific errors?

es0tericcha0s said:
I would use the kdz to get a fresh start and try again. There are pictures in the first guide you linked to - did yours look like that or were there specific errors?
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thank you! kdz worked. i now have root! but the rear camera still wont work. is that an issue from my previous root attempts? or something else? again thank you very much

Most likely something else. The kdz writes all of the software and firmware back to the device just like it was brand new. This should resolve any software issues when completed successfully, which it obviously was...

es0tericcha0s said:
Most likely something else. The kdz writes all of the software and firmware back to the device just like it was brand new. This should resolve any software issues when completed successfully, which it obviously was...
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that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you

meanoldrunk said:
that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
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did you try a different camera app?

meanoldrunk said:
that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
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If a different camera app doesn't work then follow this guide by DrakenFX and return the phone to metro for a new one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/rom-lg-g-stylo-h631-ms631-v10j-stock-t3211563

meanoldrunk said:
that stinks, i really need the camera for work. already had the phone for a week. doubt if metropcs would take it back. maybe i can find a shop locally to take a look at it. again thank you
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Thediesel1972 said:
If a different camera app doesn't work then follow this guide by DrakenFX and return the phone to metro for a new one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/rom-lg-g-stylo-h631-ms631-v10j-stock-t3211563
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Correct, but try this camera app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/xcam-xdabbeb-originally-g3-stylo-t3148847
I assume you haven't delete anything since you restore using kdz. If not and this app doesn't work that mean you phone is defected. Flaah my stock restore and return/exchange

DrakenFX said:
Correct, but try this camera app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/xcam-xdabbeb-originally-g3-stylo-t3148847
I assume you haven't delete anything since you restore using kdz. If not and this app doesn't work that mean you phone is defected. Flaah my stock restore and return/exchange
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thank you for the replies. i actually did that about 8 this a.m. took it back to metropcs and they filled out a warranty claim for me. i should have a new one this week. i wouldnt have known what to without your help! thanks again