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N4 official bumper in stock *Canadians*

If you're in Canada, you can get them here:
http://www.blueshop.ca/lg-oem-bumper-case-black-cch190blk/4A120A13756.htm
They cost a little more, but shipping is free (that's what it says on the page). I believe they ship internationally, but they're based in Canada so the Canadians will like this.

Out of stock already.

jhock said:
Out of stock already.
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Sorry, I can't do anything about that. Hopefully I helped some get their hands on one here.

baka2x said:
Sorry, I can't do anything about that. Hopefully I helped some get their hands on one here.
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It was in stock a couple days after the Nexus 4's came back in stock on the Canadian Play Store. I managed to order one on Feb. 1st and it's arriving tomorrow. Keep trying though. They seem to come in stock and go out randomly.
edit* I placed my order directly through the Play Store. The one you have listed is a few bucks cheaper but I think it will even out after they add taxes.

Samsung Confirms Lollipop 5.0 Updates For Galaxy S4

Feeling Happy . Good News
Below The List It Shows : The next version of Android: 5.0 Lollipop
http://www.samsung.com/fi/info/update.html#mobile
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_to_bring_lollipop_to_s4_note_2_and_others-news-10566.php

I've had lollipop on my s4 for a week thanks to ib4stid

Coming December 2015!
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Punisher420 said:
I've had lollipop on my s4 for a week thanks to ib4stid
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Was it easy to do on your AT&T S4??? Was everything working Wifi and connect to ATT Ok???

Neontc said:
Coming December 2015!
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Lol more like December 2016 with the way at&t lags with updates.

Punisher420 said:
I've had lollipop on my s4 for a week thanks to ib4stid
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StoneyJSG said:
Lol more like December 2016 with the way at&t lags with updates.
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Amen on SLOW AT&T UPDATES

Everything worked perfect first try

Punisher420 said:
Everything worked perfect first try
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You must be referring to kangapop? I wish I could try it.

Murasakiii said:
You must be referring to kangapop? I wish I could try it.
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Me as well, I ran @iB4STiD rom's for a long time then was forced into an update which locked my phone up so now I'm safestrapped for life. Really don't mind nj4 just want Lollipop. I have it on my Nexus 7 and with the update to 5.0.2 it's running smooth and quick.

Ask the important questions, man!
Does Samsung plan to unlock the i337 bootloaders with the lollipop update!?

VladimirMan93 said:
Does Samsung plan to unlock the i337 bootloaders with the lollipop update!?
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It's AT&T locking them not Sammy.

~wolverine~ said:
It's AT&T locking them not Sammy.
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I have an alleged i9505 with an AT&T BL.
however, the droid os belongs to samsung since they're the ones doing the edits, fixes and customization.

VladimirMan93 said:
I have an alleged i9505 with an AT&T BL.
however, the droid os belongs to samsung since they're the ones doing the edits, fixes and customization.
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The issue is AT&T says we will buy it if you lock it to us so we can keep our customers and make it more of a chore to leave our company. Samsung says ok because we want the sales and that's why it's done... Samsung can care less once they sell you the phone what you do with it and they already built ways to know what you did to the phone for warranty returns. (So they can deny the claims that are caused by you not listening.)
If you want to get mad at anyone get mad at AT&T just like verizon they play every trick in the book.
That's why if you buy a phone full price you always go international version

BehrendsTech said:
The issue is AT&T says we will buy it if you lock it to us so we can keep our customers and make it more of a chore to leave our company. Samsung says ok because we want the sales and that's why it's done... Samsung can care less once they sell you the phone what you do with it and they already built ways to know what you did to the phone for warranty returns. (So they can deny the claims that are caused by you not listening.)
If you want to get mad at anyone get mad at AT&T just like verizon they play every trick in the book.
That's why if you buy a phone full price you always go international version
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It is supose to be unlocked I had the same phone i9505 with i337 bootloader it came that way from the factory at Vietnam cause I bought it brand new,

Albie_Stark said:
It is supose to be unlocked I had the same phone i9505 with i337 bootloader it came that way from the factory at Vietnam cause I bought it brand new,
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I have heard of that happening from people that buy online but I don't know much about them I believe someone in one of the threads (that was an at&t or samsung source) said they were at&t branded internationals (meaning they were to be sold through at&t for corporate or maybe coverage outside the US?, though I don't know much more because I only stay up to date on the US versions
If you just bought it you might want to check your buying source (example amazon will give you a new phone if you buy the international that's meant to be used with several carriers), if you have owned it for awhile then you're in the same boat as the rest of us.
I don't think the bootloader will ever be unlocked unless..
A law requires them too...
Someone finally finds a exploit (which because less likely as more people switch to newer phones)
They have a security leak like Sony where the key is discovered.

BehrendsTech said:
I have heard of that happening from people that buy online but I don't know much about them I believe someone in one of the threads (that was an at&t or samsung source) said they were at&t branded internationals (meaning they were to be sold through at&t for corporate or maybe coverage outside the US?, though I don't know much more because I only stay up to date on the US versions
If you just bought it you might want to check your buying source (example amazon will give you a new phone if you buy the international that's meant to be used with several carriers), if you have owned it for awhile then you're in the same boat as the rest of us.
I don't think the bootloader will ever be unlocked unless..
A law requires them too...
Someone finally finds a exploit (which because less likely as more people switch to newer phones)
They have a security leak like Sony where the key is discovered.
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OMG!! I supouse that.... but it is ok for me, my phone was manufactured on 11-28-14,I bought it on december 12 if you want to see the whole story look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/bought-i9505-china-i337-bootloader-t2985230
@VladimirMan93 the answer to our pain

BehrendsTech said:
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Or at the very least stop the store worker from updating it when you first activate it. When I bought mine she took it out of the box, turned it on and immediately accepted the update notification and installed it after it downloaded when she put the screen protector on..

@Apoplectic1
You should have made her give you different one. I do not and will not allow a store clerk to setup or mess with a phone I'm buying. :good:

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@Apoplectic1
You should have made her give you different one. I do not and will not allow a store clerk to setup or mess with a phone I'm buying. :good:
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I would have had I known that AT&T locked their bootloaders. This is the first phone that I have owned that had one, and until I tried to mess around with it I had no idea that one could lock a bootloader.

Sadly, I won't be able to get the Lollipop update unless I want my phone locked down forever because I am one of the few people that is still on the MDL firmware which can use the LOKI bootloader bypass to boot custom ROMs.

Gear VR available for Pre-order

Spreading the news, Gear VR is available for pre-order from Samsung, Amazon and Best Buy.
Release date is November 20th in the US.
Here are the links
Amazon
Best Buy
Samsung

Yes I saw this however, I was reading up on Amazon and it seems like the devices will need to get a software update for this to work.
Can someone please confirm?
I am based in the UK and may be able to source this from the UK, however not sure when my software update will come through.
Will I not be able to use this at all without the update?
Ali

alitech said:
Yes I saw this however, I was reading up on Amazon and it seems like the devices will need to get a software update for this to work.
Can someone please confirm?
I am based in the UK and may be able to source this from the UK, however not sure when my software update will come through.
Will I not be able to use this at all without the update?
Ali
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I got a software update about a week ago that specified gear VR support.

gabynevada said:
I got a software update about a week ago that specified gear VR support.
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Can you please share your firmware ID so I can see if I have the same. Just want to make sure that I dont have to wait months for this to actually work with my phone.
Thanks.

alitech said:
Can you please share your firmware ID so I can see if I have the same. Just want to make sure that I dont have to wait months for this to actually work with my phone.
Thanks.
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The software version is G928PVPU2AOJ6
Build Number LMY47X.G928PVPU2AOJ6

Thank you. Mine ends with A0J5
So I guess I am one behind you. Can you confirm you are in the UK?
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alitech said:
Thank you. Mine ends with A0J5
So I guess I am one behind you. Can you confirm you are in the UK?
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Have you managed to find a UK seller for this yet mate? I'm looking for one and would like to get one asap [emoji6]
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Nope. I will be getting it delivered to my brother in the US then shipped over to me. I can do the same for you split the cost if shipping?
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alitech said:
Nope. I will be getting it delivered to my brother in the US then shipped over to me. I can do the same for you split the cost if shipping?
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Send me a message with costs etc [emoji6]
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I just ordered one on BestBuy! Can't wait!
I hope it works with the AT&T variant right out of the box.

Just came online in the UK briefly yesterday tattoo. It was on Samsung website for 80 quid

Whats the price? Is there any kind of discount available as well?

Are you in the UK markzuekarly
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Tatoo069sv.. so its now apparently launched in the UK as well. I came across this article yesterday.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/02/gear-vr-uk-launch
Its only available directly from Samsung before it goes out to 02 as a reseller.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...r/SM-R322NZWABTU?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000946
As you can imagine, a lot of people may have been waiting for this here and immediately ordered it so its out of stock now.
I have put an web page change alert via email to let me know if the stock status changes.
Set it up on http://visualping.io/

alitech said:
Tatoo069sv.. so its now apparently launched in the UK as well. I came across this article yesterday.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/02/gear-vr-uk-launch
Its only available directly from Samsung before it goes out to 02 as a reseller.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...r/SM-R322NZWABTU?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000946
As you can imagine, a lot of people may have been waiting for this here and immediately ordered it so its out of stock now.
I have put an web page change alert via email to let me know if the stock status changes.
Set it up on http://visualping.io/
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Cheers buddy nice find [emoji6]
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Got mine this morning in the UK (I ordered as soon as the site went live yesterday). I'm pretty impressed so far. I just need to get some decent bluetooth in-ear headphones now in order to maximise the overall effect.

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Cheers buddy nice find [emoji6]
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Where did you buy it?
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alitech said:
Where did you buy it?
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I don't know if you meant to quote me...
I bought it from http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/wearables/gear/SM-R322NZWABTU but they are sold out now.

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Where did you buy it?
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I haven't mate it was nobnut lol
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Sorry yes, quoted wrong person.
Nobnut.. good one mate. I envy you.
I have been waiting for over 2 years for this. The few things I want to do
1. Watch movies and TV in bed. There is a side by side android player that you can play videos with.. you can do that for local files on the mobile or you can use ES file explorer to browse to network files and play with that player.
2. I ordered a Kula Deeper kickstarter lens adapter so I can take 3d picture with my DSLR, want to use this for that purpose.
3. With the headset on, check out augmented reality. Switch the camera on and walk around with it turned on with overlaying data (think terminator)
4. Show off.
Gaming isnt really me.. I plan to use it for only the above stuff.

Marshmallow?

Any idea when this phone till get it with verizon, non GPE?

nervana1 said:
Any idea when this phone till get it with verizon, non GPE?
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If you check around it was suppose to be promised to tmobile a few days ago, so, knowing Verizon and the ungodly amount of bloat they shove down our throats and how they disable features because 'they' think they are not useful, i predict into February easy.

I miss the days when these RUUs leaked early. I'm not sure why that stopped.

MajikUF said:
I miss the days when these RUUs leaked early. I'm not sure why that stopped.
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If memory served me correct it was someone by the name of 'football' who leaked them. Maybe he got fired lolz.
I am considering jumping ship from HTC and getting a nexus 5x, I am just frustrated with 'Verizon Certified' stuff. it is usually a bunch of bloatware and then they go in and disable features. Besides HTC will only support the device for 2 years. I like the idea of the software update coming directly from Google; like Apple does it, zero carrier intervention is the way to go.
Not sure I know anyone with a nexus 5x to ask what they think.

No one knows. HTC promised it by the end of last year, but they only made that deadline for the international version. The US isn't a priority in Taiwan.
You can run Santod's NuSenSeveN if you're S-OFF. That's pretty close to what we'll get, minus bloatware. And it pretty much runs perfectly. I'm currently on Captain's GPE, which was made for Sprint but works just fine on Verizon.
I'm going to Project Fi in June, just as soon as my contract is up. To the day. I'm jumping to a 128GB 6P.
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Not sure I know anyone with a nexus 5x to ask what they think.
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Check Best Buy. I heard they were carrying the 6P. Might have the 5X as well. No guarantees though. YouTube should have some videos. I like Marques Brownlee. His specialty is cameras (pro grade) so when he talks about a phone's camera, he knows what he's talking about. And he's well versed in the other aspects as well. Here's his review of the Nexus 5X.

carm01 said:
If memory served me correct it was someone by the name of 'football' who leaked them. Maybe he got fired lolz.
I am considering jumping ship from HTC and getting a nexus 5x, I am just frustrated with 'Verizon Certified' stuff. it is usually a bunch of bloatware and then they go in and disable features. Besides HTC will only support the device for 2 years. I like the idea of the software update coming directly from Google; like Apple does it, zero carrier intervention is the way to go.
Not sure I know anyone with a nexus 5x to ask what they think.
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Fired...? hah nahh
Never made this connection huh?
Think backwards/sdrawkcab for a second.

Verizon... if you ever read any of this... HURRY UP

Well, the good news is sprint is getting the OTA. Perhaps that means we're closer than we thought....
@moversi Sprint HTC One M8 / M8 HK Owners! Great news, we have received technical approval on the Marshmallow OS update! OTA will start tonight! Thx!
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Planon going to project fi nexus 6p in April after contract also. Love my m8 but updates way to slow.
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rattfink said:
Planon going to project fi nexus 6p in April after contract also. Love my m8 but updates way to slow.
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:good:
I am not too optimistic we will see an official 6.0.1

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I am not too optimistic we will see an official 6.0.1
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Verizon m8 mm still in testing.

We'll see it some time in March watch

@moversi ..... For Verizon M8, we're still a few weeks away from approval. I am looking at the end of the month as it stands.
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So probably no sooner than 3 weeks.

eriknors said:
We'll see it some time in March watch
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Damn good call lolz
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So probably no sooner than 3 weeks.
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The M9 is about to get marshmallow for Verizon. It's getting close!
@moversi Another approval received! Verizon HTC One (M9) w/Marshmallow is approved! OTA to start on 2/16 Kudos to @arpu31 for pushing this through!!
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I spoke too soon... S-OFF officially accomplished 2/15/16
I just wish I could get S-OFF on mine... It's proving to be ridiculously complicated, and all before a week ago I could've gotten the code from VZNWRLS, but I asked a day late & a dollar short

Looks like its the 16th.
http://www.gospelherald.com/article...izon-sprint-at-t-t-mobile-and-us-cellular.htm

xetas said:
Looks like its the 16th.
http://www.gospelherald.com/article...izon-sprint-at-t-t-mobile-and-us-cellular.htm
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I must be blind. See nothing saying VZW M8 MM tomorrow.

M-FayeHTC said:
I just wish I could get S-OFF on mine... It's proving to be ridiculously complicated, and all before a week ago I could've gotten the code from VZNWRLS, but I asked a day late & a dollar short
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I spoke too soon... Officially accomplished S-OFF after all this waiting Sorry this isn't relevant to MM, although I'm sitting tight waiting for it to come through... Anytime now Verizon, just take your good old time when we pay top dollar for your svc's :-X

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I must be blind. See nothing saying VZW M8 MM tomorrow.
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It says m9 vzw tomorrow maybe when they drop mm for m8 vzw the m10 will be released too?

AT&T LG V10 6.0 Update News

All,
Found and interesting little article. Seems it may be early Feb for the update. Read here:
http://www.lawyerherald.com/article...-6-0-marshmallow-update-t-mobile-expected.htm
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Seems a dubious source to me., in regards to mobile phone news.

Feb 7th

Just got update will download when i get home Verizon LG V10

killajerv129 said:
Just got update will download when i get home Verizon LG V10
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What was the update?

killajerv129 said:
Just got update will download when i get home Verizon LG V10
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Any new features?

i42o said:
Feb 7th
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That's pretty specific. Care to share your source?

i42o said:
Feb 7th
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Only 3 days away, will be waiting

One more day..lol
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Thanks for the update, will keep my eyes peeled. Hoping to see marshmallow in the coming weeks.
Matt

CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Thanks for the update, will keep my eyes peeled. Hoping to see marshmallow in the coming weeks.
Matt
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My estimate was based off an internal email i recieved from my corporate plug. According to this email all of the latest lg phones will begin to get updates to 6.x on or after thia date. I will post email later to prove what i type

i42o said:
Feb 7th
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2/8/2016 - And no update.... :crying:
Oh well... LoL

Oditius said:
2/8/2016 - And no update.... :crying:
Oh well... LoL
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It is a tiered rollout usually.. So some may start to get it before we do unfortunately, it has to come to our devices. Though no mention of it being released.
Matt

ATT G4 got it, maybe we are the next

i42o said:
My estimate was based off an internal email i recieved from my corporate plug. According to this email all of the latest lg phones will begin to get updates to 6.x on or after thia date. I will post email later to prove what i type
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Although I'm usually wary of others claiming "inside contact" knowledge, in this case I'll remain optimistic. The T-Mobile variant is overdue for an update. Absolutely nothing has come through yet since I purchased the phone on Oct 30th. I'm stock and no root/locked bootloader. At this point there's a laundry list of issues that need to be fixed including but not limited to YouTube freezing at 1440p playback and fingerprint scanner w/case on. My phone is paid outright and if T-Mobile doesn't push an update by the time the LG G5 specs are confirmed and the phone is released, AND I'm impressed, I'll have no problem selling this phone for it.

http://www.androidauthority.com/att-lg-g4-getting-marshmallow-672368/

IS33D34DP30PL3 said:
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This is the V10 thread

amarryat said:
This is the V10 thread
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I believe the point was to related to the V10 -- articles from several sites reported that Feb 7th would mark the date that LG phones would start to receive Marshmallow. These phones included our V10 as well as the G4. Not all were going to be getting the update starting on that date, but that's the start date per these sites.
Matt

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Like Matt said I posted that because its related to the v10.

Abominabel said:
Although I'm usually wary of others claiming "inside contact" knowledge, in this case I'll remain optimistic. The T-Mobile variant is overdue for an update. Absolutely nothing has come through yet since I purchased the phone on Oct 30th. I'm stock and no root/locked bootloader. At this point there's a laundry list of issues that need to be fixed including but not limited to YouTube freezing at 1440p playback and fingerprint scanner w/case on. My phone is paid outright and if T-Mobile doesn't push an update by the time the LG G5 specs are confirmed and the phone is released, AND I'm impressed, I'll have no problem selling this phone for it.
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I suppose I agree, however being in the software design "Biz," and recognizing that missing Android 6 should not keep people up at night (understatement), it is far more important that LG gets it right, than if they are perceived as late. This is especially true with a phone is as highly customized as the V10. Also, I think that. 5.1.1 on the V10 is quite stable and fast overall. The upgrade promise was within 6 months of release, which would imply May at the latest. I would be OK with that- again, provided it is bug free, stable and fast.
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