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FINALLY , AT&T LG Vigor D725 Stock KitKat 4.4.2 KDZ Firmware File

Hi everyone, I've been a longtime lurker here on XDA for anything and everything I've needed for my devices, but in the six-or-so years I've been on here, I've never had anything to contribute on my own for the community. Today, however, I'm stoked to say that for the small number of people that haven't given up on the LG G3 Vigor, I FINALLY was able to obtain a stock firmware 4.4.2 file in .KDZ format direct from LG.
I, like many others on here and other G3 communities, have struggled for the past few months in trying to keep this device stable, but apparently the Vigor (more so the D725 AT&T variant, since it seems the Sprint LS885 has a little more support, but still basically next to nothing at all for both) is a redheaded stepchild or something since no one I've seen on here has been able to offer anything other an a root method for it, however I can't help but think that was just dumb luck since that root method has been proven to work on to work on ALL the G3 variants. Anyway, after almost giving up on this device after six months of not being able to find a stock firmware ROM file for it, let alone any custom ROM, I tried calling LG as a last resort with not much hope. Lucky for me though, I got a super nice rep by the name of Rachel, who immediately understood what I was asking and e-mailed me a link to the only stock firmware file they have for it - a D725PR 4.4.2 firmware file in .KDZ format.
You may notice that the model number - D725PR - isn't either of the AT&T or Sprint models. It's actually for the LG G3 Beat that was released for Puerto Rico, but it is basically identical to the D725 and LS885 minus the carrier APN settings, and of course no AT&T or Sprint bloatware. Rachel was so confident that this file was what I needed, that she wanted me to flash it while on the phone with her, and if it didn't work and I ended up with a brick, she'd open a warranty ticket to replace it free of charge since my Vigor is still under warranty (as are almost all others I think, since the Vigor was released late 2014.) I used the LG Flash Tool under Windows 10 while on the phone with the rep the whole time, and sure enough, about six minutes and two reboots later, the device booted right up to the LG setup welcome screen. I was told that since the KDZ is technically for the Puerto Rico variant, I'd likely have to manually input AT&T's APN settings for data, but it configured itself and AT&T's APN profile in the mobile network/tethering menu was already in there. Now, my device is unlocked, so I don't know if maybe that's why it configured itself on its own, but if you flash this file to factory restore or downgrade, or remove root and find you don't have your carrier's APN profile in there, just do a Google search for the settings, and you should get your data back.
Sorry this post ended up being a novel, but I'm very happy that I finally managed to score this stock firmware file after LITERALLY six months of it sitting in a drawer, pulling it out every so often in hopes that somewhere online, someone posted the file to finally get everyone flashed back to stock, but nope. I don't see why this wouldn't work for anyone else with an AT&T or Sprint Vigor, but obviously I must say I can't be held responsible if, for whatever reason, something bad happens. I hope this was able to help at least SOMEONE other than myself, because like I said, I've been using this forum for the past six-or-so years to keep up with development and learn to root whatever new device I got, but never contributed myself. This community deserves it, because no one on here has to do what they do, yet they choose to do it all for free, as a public service or something, in order to help others have a better experience with their devices. And for that, I myself am forever grateful. I hope this helps - good luck!
Stock 4.4.2 KitKat .KDZ Firmware File for AT&T LG G3 Vigor D725 & LG G3 Beat Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1hunq5HgRmTQkItSjY4R0l5dVE/view?usp=sharing

TJBilyk said:
Hi everyone, I've been a longtime lurker here on XDA for anything and everything I've needed for my devices, but in the six-or-so years I've been on here, I've never had anything to contribute on my own for the community. Today, however, I'm stoked to say that for the small number of people that haven't given up on the LG G3 Vigor, I FINALLY was able to obtain a stock firmware 4.4.2 file in .KDZ format direct from LG.
I, like many others on here and other G3 communities, have struggled for the past few months in trying to keep this device stable, but apparently the Vigor (more so the D725 AT&T variant, since it seems the Sprint LS885 has a little more support, but still basically next to nothing at all for both) is a redheaded stepchild or something since no one I've seen on here has been able to offer anything other an a root method for it, however I can't help but think that was just dumb luck since that root method has been proven to work on to work on ALL the G3 variants. Anyway, after almost giving up on this device after six months of not being able to find a stock firmware ROM file for it, let alone any custom ROM, I tried calling LG as a last resort with not much hope. Lucky for me though, I got a super nice rep by the name of Rachel, who immediately understood what I was asking and e-mailed me a link to the only stock firmware file they have for it - a D725PR 4.4.2 firmware file in .KDZ format.
You may notice that the model number - D725PR - isn't either of the AT&T or Sprint models. It's actually for the LG G3 Beat that was released for Puerto Rico, but it is basically identical to the D725 and LS885 minus the carrier APN settings, and of course no AT&T or Sprint bloatware. Rachel was so confident that this file was what I needed, that she wanted me to flash it while on the phone with her, and if it didn't work and I ended up with a brick, she'd open a warranty ticket to replace it free of charge since my Vigor is still under warranty (as are almost all others I think, since the Vigor was released late 2014.) I used the LG Flash Tool under Windows 10 while on the phone with the rep the whole time, and sure enough, about six minutes and two reboots later, the device booted right up to the LG setup welcome screen. I was told that since the KDZ is technically for the Puerto Rico variant, I'd likely have to manually input AT&T's APN settings for data, but it configured itself and AT&T's APN profile in the mobile network/tethering menu was already in there. Now, my device is unlocked, so I don't know if maybe that's why it configured itself on its own, but if you flash this file to factory restore or downgrade, or remove root and find you don't have your carrier's APN profile in there, just do a Google search for the settings, and you should get your data back.
Sorry this post ended up being a novel, but I'm very happy that I finally managed to score this stock firmware file after LITERALLY six months of it sitting in a drawer, pulling it out every so often in hopes that somewhere online, someone posted the file to finally get everyone flashed back to stock, but nope. I don't see why this wouldn't work for anyone else with an AT&T or Sprint Vigor, but obviously I must say I can't be held responsible if, for whatever reason, something bad happens. I hope this was able to help at least SOMEONE other than myself, because like I said, I've been using this forum for the past six-or-so years to keep up with development and learn to root whatever new device I got, but never contributed myself. This community deserves it, because no one on here has to do what they do, yet they choose to do it all for free, as a public service or something, in order to help others have a better experience with their devices. And for that, I myself am forever grateful. I hope this helps - good luck!
Stock 4.4.2 KitKat .KDZ Firmware File for AT&T LG G3 Vigor D725 & LG G3 Beat Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1hunq5HgRmTQkItSjY4R0l5dVE/view?usp=sharing
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Thanks for this, but that kdz has been around for a good while now. It's just not many people want to test it on there device.
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Not meaning to beat a dead horse as I know this thread hasn't seen activity in several months but I wanted to let others know that I took a chance with my D725 running the factory 4.4.2 firmware from AT&T and installed the firmware in the OP and voila, it works without any issues that I've noted so far aside from a particular menu option not being available (the Phone info page when using *#*#4636#*#*). Everything else so far has worked with one additional bonus:
If you attempt to use the factory D725 firmware with T-Mobile's network or any MVNO that uses their network you will not get LTE service - it just won't happen. It frustrated me when I discovered this little aspect because AT&T's firmware only supports LTE bands 1/3/7 for "roaming bands" aka anything that's not AT&T - T-Mobile uses bands 2 and 4 which AT&T also uses but it appears that if you put a non-AT&T SIM in this device (the D725 running the factory firmware) it will not allow connections using those bands 2 and 4.
You also can't even choose LTE using the Phone info page - the option to choose a preferred network type is removed in that firmware (to the best of my knowledge it's not there - I only have my D725 as a point of reference so I can't speak for anyone else and again this is strictly for the 4.4.2 firmware, I won't touch the Lollipop update anytime soon).
However, I took a chance and installed the Puerto Rican firmware just now and voila, with the addition of the T-Mobile LTE APN info (fast.t-mobile.com) and changed the network type under Mobile networks (an option that does not exist in the factory AT&T firmware there either) I've got LTE AWS service now.
I made a post in the "main" G3 Vigor thread with screenshots if anyone is interested:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65081251&postcount=300
I'm already committed to selling this Vigor but I just wanted other D725 owners out there (probably not a whole hell of a lot of us it seems based on hardly any posting activity about our device) that yes, if you're missing out on T-Mobile LTE service with your presumably unlocked LG G3 Vigor by using the factory AT&T 4.4.2 firmware that there's hope and it comes from the Puerto Rican bloatware-free firmware + adding the fast.t-mobile.com APN information.
Have fun, always...

Thank you. I've been looking for a ROM to flash my D725. I will give this a try. Thank s again to TJBilyK and br0adband for this info!

how do you flash you phone??? wich what tool you doing this flash????? thanks in advance!!!
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br0adband said:
Not meaning to beat a dead horse as I know this thread hasn't seen activity in several months but I wanted to let others know that I took a chance with my D725 running the factory 4.4.2 firmware from AT&T and installed the firmware in the OP and voila, it works without any issues that I've noted so far aside from a particular menu option not being available (the Phone info page when using *#*#4636#*#*). Everything else so far has worked with one additional bonus:
If you attempt to use the factory D725 firmware with T-Mobile's network or any MVNO that uses their network you will not get LTE service - it just won't happen. It frustrated me when I discovered this little aspect because AT&T's firmware only supports LTE bands 1/3/7 for "roaming bands" aka anything that's not AT&T - T-Mobile uses bands 2 and 4 which AT&T also uses but it appears that if you put a non-AT&T SIM in this device (the D725 running the factory firmware) it will not allow connections using those bands 2 and 4.
You also can't even choose LTE using the Phone info page - the option to choose a preferred network type is removed in that firmware (to the best of my knowledge it's not there - I only have my D725 as a point of reference so I can't speak for anyone else and again this is strictly for the 4.4.2 firmware, I won't touch the Lollipop update anytime soon).
However, I took a chance and installed the Puerto Rican firmware just now and voila, with the addition of the T-Mobile LTE APN info (fast.t-mobile.com) and changed the network type under Mobile networks (an option that does not exist in the factory AT&T firmware there either) I've got LTE AWS service now.
I made a post in the "main" G3 Vigor thread with screenshots if anyone is interested:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65081251&postcount=300
I'm already committed to selling this Vigor but I just wanted other D725 owners out there (probably not a whole hell of a lot of us it seems based on hardly any posting activity about our device) that yes, if you're missing out on T-Mobile LTE service with your presumably unlocked LG G3 Vigor by using the factory AT&T 4.4.2 firmware that there's hope and it comes from the Puerto Rican bloatware-free firmware + adding the fast.t-mobile.com APN information.
Have fun, always...
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how do you flash you phone??? wich what tool you doing this flash????? thanks in advance!!!

How to safely root after going to D725PR
After following the steps in this post to install the D725PR firmware successfully, I am wondering how to safely root this device.
Background
Six months ago I used the above method successfully to resolve a problem I had with my LG G3 Vigor D725 which I purchased unlocked on eBay. I had been and continue to be able to use the phone network here in the Fiji islands where I live, with either of the two main providers here, Vodafone and Digicel, depending on which company's SIM card I have installed. My problem was that I was unable to enable the wifi hotspot feature in the phone (with either provider) so I could connect my laptop to the internet via the phone. Upon pressing "Enable" (of wifi hotspot) in the phone, it would disappear for 15 secs then come back with an error saying it could not connect with the network due to a network fault. I took it to the best engineers at the mobile phone companies here and they tried everything they could and in the end advised me the problem was in my phone, not with their networks. So I flashed the phone with this Puerto Rican version of the firmware and voila, I have been able to use the wifi hotspot feature ever since. So a sincere thank you for making this available and as this was my first and only phone flash experience and I could never have done it without all the detailed instructions, the link to the flash tool etc. I still have one problem though, I would like to be able to root the phone but I am unsure how to do that without bricking it or undoing the progress I have made. "Root Checker" tells me "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device". Thank you in advance.

Unbrick stock rom lg tribute 5 ls675

Took me a while to find this so I'm posting a link to all the files. I picked up this phone a couple days ago at Best Buy for $20.00 for my mom. I rooted it with Kingroot, and that went fine, but when I tried to use an app called supersu-me-v6.7.apk to switch root to SuperSU, it messed the phone up very badly. It was basically so slow it was unresponsive. So here is the link to the files, it contains the DLL and LGUP and USB Drivers and the dz (kdz) file. If you already have LG UP installed, just install the DLL file and fire up LG UP and point it to the dz file after putting the phone in download mode. You put it in download mode by first powering off the phone, holding down the VOLUME UP button and plugging in the USB cord to the phone from your PC at the same time. Once it's in download mode, just fire up LG UP and go from there. I got these files from the links in the description of the video that shows how to do it and I just extracted the dz and used the password and just 7zip'd all the files without any password needed.
LINK:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/keayg1yoki1aqih/Tribute5.7z?dl=0
mirror:
https://mega.nz/#!88VABLoC!_XNlbPYqJzTY5aKgI8Pml3iLsl0NBdtk2pJ4QVZDNjk
And this is the video that has the description where I actually got all these files:
https://youtu.be/CwHg042b_OE
It's in spanish. Again, Took me a while to find all this so thought I'd post it here for safekeeping. I'll probably post a mirror and anyone else can feel free to do the same thing. Thanks! Oh, and I tried it, and it worked.

petermg said:
Took me a while to find this so I'm posting a link to all the files. I picked up this phone a couple days ago at Best Buy for $20.00 for my mom. I rooted it with Kingroot, and that went fine, but when I tried to use an app called supersu-me-v6.7.apk to switch root to SuperSU, it messed the phone up very badly. It was basically so slow it was unresponsive. So here is the link to the files, it contains the DLL and LGUP and USB Drivers and the dz (kdz) file. If you already have LG UP installed, just install the DLL file and fire up LG UP and point it to the dz file after putting the phone in download mode. You put it in download mode by first powering off the phone, holding down the VOLUME UP button and plugging in the USB cord to the phone from your PC at the same time. Once it's in download mode, just fire up LG UP and go from there. I got these files from the links in the description of the video that shows how to do it and I just extracted the dz and used the password and just 7zip'd all the files without any password needed.
LINK:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/keayg1yoki1aqih/Tribute5.7z?dl=0
mirror:
https://mega.nz/#!88VABLoC!_XNlbPYqJzTY5aKgI8Pml3iLsl0NBdtk2pJ4QVZDNjk
And this is the video that has the description where I actually got all these files:
https://youtu.be/CwHg042b_OE
It's in spanish. Again, Took me a while to find all this so thought I'd post it here for safekeeping. I'll probably post a mirror and anyone else can feel free to do the same thing. Thanks! Oh, and I tried it, and it worked.
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Sweet!
Any luck on using this Boost phone on another network (TMO) ?
I'm more of a Samsung user, but I also bought one of these for my mom because she doesn't like her Win10 Lumia 640 phone for lack of Apps.

glen5678 said:
Sweet!
Any luck on using this Boost phone on another network (TMO) ?
I'm more of a Samsung user, but I also bought one of these for my mom because she doesn't like her Win10 Lumia 640 phone for lack of Apps.
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I don't have a sim card that will fit it.. I was gonna try. I don't mind paying to get an unlock code for it if I need to.

petermg said:
I don't have a sim card that will fit it.. I was gonna try. I don't mind paying to get an unlock code for it if I need to.
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Just typed in it's IMEI number into the cricket wireless compatibility page and it took it so... hopefully I can swap her over to Cricket one day using this phone.

petermg said:
I don't have a sim card that will fit it.. I was gonna try. I don't mind paying to get an unlock code for it if I need to.
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I thought those online unlock codes were a scam...?

glen5678 said:
I thought those online unlock codes were a scam...?
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I don't think so.. you can also purchase some off eBay. Either way they usually cost $9.99 or less so you're not risking much for what you want to do.

petermg said:
I don't think so.. you can also purchase some off eBay. Either way they usually cost $9.99 or less so you're not risking much for what you want to do.
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I've found them as low as $4 but I want to use these on TMO (GSM) so I know I'm gonna need to load some other ROM but it appears that many are saying the BL is locked, but I'm wondering about the modem firmware...?

glen5678 said:
I've found them as low as $4 but I want to use these on TMO (GSM) so I know I'm gonna need to load some other ROM but it appears that many are saying the BL is locked, but I'm wondering about the modem firmware...?
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There shouldn't be a reason you need to load another ROM! Just SIM unlock it and use a TMO SIM. As long as the phone physically supports TMO's bands via hardware you'll be fine.

glen5678 said:
Sweet!
Any luck on using this Boost phone on another network (TMO) ?
I'm more of a Samsung user, but I also bought one of these for my mom because she doesn't like her Win10 Lumia 640 phone for lack of Apps.
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I have the files right here for T-Mobile version.
https://www.cloud.furycloud.tk/index.php/s/amPmATczPdz6xlc LG K7 K330

Billybobjoe13245 said:
I have the files right here for T-Mobile version.
https://www.cloud.furycloud.tk/index.php/s/amPmATczPdz6xlc LG K7 K330
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The LGK330 file will work on a Tribute 5 (LS675) ?

glen5678 said:
The LGK330 file will work on a Tribute 5 (LS675) ?
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Not sure. I think the tribute 5 is the same as the k7. It was changed to K7 on T-Mobile I think.

petermg said:
Took me a while to find this so I'm posting a link to all the files. I picked up this phone a couple days ago at Best Buy for $20.00 for my mom. I rooted it with Kingroot, and that went fine, but when I tried to use an app called supersu-me-v6.7.apk to switch root to SuperSU, it messed the phone up very badly. It was basically so slow it was unresponsive. So here is the link to the files, it contains the DLL and LGUP and USB Drivers and the dz (kdz) file. If you already have LG UP installed, just install the DLL file and fire up LG UP and point it to the dz file after putting the phone in download mode. You put it in download mode by first powering off the phone, holding down the VOLUME UP button and plugging in the USB cord to the phone from your PC at the same time. Once it's in download mode, just fire up LG UP and go from there. I got these files from the links in the description of the video that shows how to do it and I just extracted the dz and used the password and just 7zip'd all the files without any password needed.
LINK:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/keayg1yoki1aqih/Tribute5.7z?dl=0
mirror:
https://mega.nz/#!88VABLoC!_XNlbPYqJzTY5aKgI8Pml3iLsl0NBdtk2pJ4QVZDNjk
And this is the video that has the description where I actually got all these files:
https://youtu.be/CwHg042b_OE
It's in spanish. Again, Took me a while to find all this so thought I'd post it here for safekeeping. I'll probably post a mirror and anyone else can feel free to do the same thing. Thanks! Oh, and I tried it, and it worked.
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Thank you so much for this. Already downloaded. Haven't tested it yet. As soon as I get home I will try it out. I did the same thing you did the day after I got it, but mine wouldn't boot at all. Secure Boot error. lol I spent $99.99 on it at Boost Mobile. About 4 months ago. Been waiting for the files since then. Much love! I'll get back with ya.

Billybobjoe13245 said:
Not sure. I think the tribute 5 is the same as the k7. It was changed to K7 on T-Mobile I think.
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No, different CSC and bootloader. It might boot up, but you will have a load of issues. Not much on this phone, but I did unlock it. About to post a tutorial.

Here is my guide to SIM Unlock this device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/boost-mobile-lg-tribute-5-ls675-lg-g-t3442895

mabry said:
No, different CSC and bootloader. It might boot up, but you will have a load of issues. Not much on this phone, but I did unlock it. About to post a tutorial.
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I unlocked it too, but on TMO, it only gets 3G speed.
It's a pre-paid Boost phone..BTW.
I guess there's not much we can do until the bootloader is unlocked...?

glen5678 said:
I unlocked it too, but on TMO, it only gets 3G speed.
It's a pre-paid Boost phone..BTW.
I guess there's not much we can do until the bootloader is unlocked...?
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Yes, its prepaid. I'm with Boost Mobile too. Do a speedtest on it. Mine on ATT shows only 3G also. But if you go to Settings/About Phone/Network Status, it says HSPA or HSPAP (+). That is the old 4G, before LTE. I even mentioned that in my tutorial. I was up til 5 in morning writing that thing. As for the Bootloader unlock? Don't hold your breath on that one. Boost Mobile might be Sprint, but they alot more shady and stingy on their devices. Why you think it is so hard to find the firmwares for our LG devices? lol
Here is my tutorial. Works on Boost Mobile LG G Stylo LS770, also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/boost-mobile-lg-tribute-5-ls675-lg-g-t3442895

mabry said:
Yes, its prepaid. I'm with Boost Mobile too. Do a speedtest on it. Mine on ATT shows only 3G also. But if you go to Settings/About Phone/Network Status, it says HSPA or HSPAP (+). That is the old 4G, before LTE. I even mentioned that in my tutorial. I was up til 5 in morning writing that thing. As for the Bootloader unlock? Don't hold your breath on that one. Boost Mobile might be Sprint, but they alot more shady and stingy on their devices. Why you think it is so hard to find the firmwares for our LG devices? lol
Here is my tutorial. Works on Boost Mobile LG G Stylo LS770, also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/boost-mobile-lg-tribute-5-ls675-lg-g-t3442895
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Yes, thank you for the tutorial. I used it to unlock mine.
I did not see any screenshots on your tutorial though.
I did not try the dial option #.*.. yet.
BUT I am only getting 2Mbps both up and down.
I usually get 10-25Mbps on TMO with my Verizon Note 4.
I was hoping someone would exploit the bootloader just like Beaups did for the Verizon Note 4's, so we can REALLY have some fun with this!

glen5678 said:
Yes, thank you for the tutorial. I used it to unlock mine.
I did not see any screenshots on your tutorial though.
I did not try the dial option #.*.. yet.
BUT I am only getting 2Mbps both up and down.
I usually get 10-25Mbps on TMO with my Verizon Note 4.
I was hoping someone would exploit the bootloader just like Beaups did for the Verizon Note 4's, so we can REALLY have some fun with this!
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You must of skipped the part in my tutorial where it says you will NOT get LTE. T-mobile and AT&T run on different bands/frequencies than Sprint's Band 25, 26, and 41. The most you will get is HSPA+.
Also, I posted screenshots in the attachments.

mabry said:
You must of skipped the part in my tutorial where it says you will NOT get LTE. T-mobile and AT&T run on different bands/frequencies than Sprint's Band 25, 26, and 41. The most you will get is HSPA+.
Also, I posted screenshots in the attachments.
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I read your post a few times and yes, I know about not getting LTE.

glen5678 said:
I read your post a few times and yes, I know about not getting LTE.
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Ok, try Speedtest in different areas. I was getting 12mbps down on ATT. That was with full signal bars, though.

Wrong build?

So I was helping a friend with his Pixel he bought from the Google Store. He wanted to install the new update. However, when I took a look at his build number, it was NDE63X not NDE63V. I remind you that he bought his phone directly from Google and not from Verizon. I do remember that when he set it up and put his Verizon sim in, he had to uninstall a couple Verizon apps. Could this have anything to do with him being on the wrong build? Also how can I get him off the Verizon build? Can I just sideload the NDE63V OTA or do I have to use a factory image?

The November update sent X to google store phones if they had a Verizon sim in them.
Same thing here, play store device but on Verizon, when the OTA pushed it was X.

atlp99 said:
The November update sent X to google store phones if they had a Verizon sim in them.
Same thing here, play store device but on Verizon, when the OTA pushed it was X.
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If we bought a phone from Google, have a Verizon sim, and are on build nde63x, can we and should we push a different build? Also, can we push the new build?

kenjoma said:
If we bought a phone from Google, have a Verizon sim, and are on build nde63x, can we and should we push a different build? Also, can we push the new build?
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You can flash another build, but there isn't a reason to. Only reason I can think is relevant right now is you want to get to the new ota that got pushed to Canadian phones for the new features. In that case you would need to move to the nde63v build, then sideload ota. If you're not doing that, then there is no reason.
If you are concerned with the "Verizon Pixel vs Google Pixel" discussion, then you have bought into the internet hype. Tsst. Your Google store Pixel is identical to a Verizon Pixel. There is a server side whitelist / blacklist that gives users the ability to toggle oem unlock or not(based on CID I think). That is all. Firmware (nde63x vs nde63v) is independent of where you bought the phone from or whether you can unlock your bootloader. Nde63x likely has some minor changes in it that Verizon and Google think will work better on their network (wifi calling changes, advanced calling tweaks, or something else). Pop a ATT or Tmobile sim in your phone and you will eventually be prompted to update to the unlocked build. Pop your VZW sim back in and it will try to go back. No big deal.

I have a bl unlocked Verizon Pixel, flashed the V build over P, then sideloaded the Canadian J build just for the new features. Now I'm on J with root and unlocked bl on Verizon. . So yeah, you can do whatever you want.

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You can flash another build, but there isn't a reason to. Only reason I can think is relevant right now is you want to get to the new ota that got pushed to Canadian phones for the new features. In that case you would need to move to the nde63v build, then sideload ota. If you're not doing that, then there is no reason.
If you are concerned with the "Verizon Pixel vs Google Pixel" discussion, then you have bought into the internet hype. Tsst. Your Google store Pixel is identical to a Verizon Pixel. There is a server side whitelist / blacklist that gives users the ability to toggle oem unlock or not(based on CID I think). That is all. Firmware (nde63x vs nde63v) is independent of where you bought the phone from or whether you can unlock your bootloader. Nde63x likely has some minor changes in it that Verizon and Google think will work better on their network (wifi calling changes, advanced calling tweaks, or something else). Pop a ATT or Tmobile sim in your phone and you will eventually be prompted to update to the unlocked build. Pop your VZW sim back in and it will try to go back. No big deal.
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So just to be clear (cause I don't wanna **** up my friend's phone) I can side load the NDE63v OTA on the NDE63x pixel? Or do I have to use some other method?

FrostedWaffle said:
So just to be clear (cause I don't wanna **** up my friend's phone) I can side load the NDE63v OTA on the NDE63x pixel? Or do I have to use some other method?
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No. I haven't tried it myself but others reported side loading 63v from 63x errors out. YMMV on that. The otas that are available are good for moving from a certain build to another. Not any build to 63v. I don't think you can get the ota that takes you from 63x to 63v.
If it was my friends phone, I would flash the factory image if you want to move to the other build. Edit the flash all script so it doesn't wipe data if he wants to keep apps and settings.

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No. I haven't tried it myself but others reported side loading 63v from 63x errors out. YMMV on that. The otas that are available are good for moving from a certain build to another. Not any build to 63v. I don't think you can get the ota that takes you from 63x to 63v.
If it was my friends phone, I would flash the factory image if you want to move to the other build. Edit the flash all script so it doesn't wipe data if he wants to keep apps and settings.
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OK thank you I will try that.

Might as well ask: S7 from Sprint to ATT

I'm kind of newb at this S7 stuff, I'm more of an HTC guy. I bought an unlocked G930P (sprint) and want to go w/ T-Mobile. I know the SIM card "just works" and I can change the APN & all, but there are some things I'm unclear about, which I am mostly guessing at from my HTC knowledge.
1. Suppose I don't update any ROMs at all and just use the phone. Will it be using all the bands that T-Mobile uses, or just some of them?
2. Does the over the air bands it uses depend on the baseband that is on the device? Will I be missing out on some bands because I have the sprint firmware? Can I update the baseband?
3. I heard T-Mobile uses an updated boot kernel (3.0?) and ATT & others use an older boot kernel. Will this affect my use on T-Mobile if I'm using a 2.0 boot kernel?
4. I don't like all of Sprint's bloatware. I'd rather use a stripped down, cleaner ROM. Can I clean up Sprint's ROM and get that stuff out of there?
5. I'm assuming T-Mobile has some nice for-TMobile-only apps. (Like Wifi calling?) Can I switch my OS ROM over to TMobile from sprints? I'm guessing NOT.
I'm considering selling the G7 I just got and going from a G930F (now that I'm a bit wiser). Any common sense why not to do that? I already HAVE an ATT G7 (not the sprint one I just bought), but it has a "bad signal". It gets only about 1 bar indoors, on a good day. I took it to a repair facility and they said, "nothing wrong with the antenna, it's your mainboard, don't bother just buy a new phone". Anybody have any advice on that line?
thanks

BroncoBilli said:
I'm kind of newb at this S7 stuff, I'm more of an HTC guy. I bought an unlocked G930P (sprint) and want to go w/ T-Mobile. I know the SIM card "just works" and I can change the APN & all, but there are some things I'm unclear about, which I am mostly guessing at from my HTC knowledge.
thanks
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Hi mate
You may have better luck asking that over the right forum, check here

First place *I'd* look to move my sprint phone to T-Mobile would be the T-Mobile forum. Then I thought, "why not post in the general section, see what sticks"?
for what it's worth, I *only* used Odin, got the G930U firmware, and odin moved my phone right to the U firmware, without any other issues. It was so weird to see that happen without fuss. After the phone rebooted, I downloaded the latest OTA and it worked. It's still on 6.0, but it seems like a legit process.

Question Root Moto G Stylus 5g 2021

After 72 hours I was able to OEM unlock. I then unlocked the bootloader. The device has been successfully rooted with Magisk 23.0. I used the Motorola recovery tool to get original boot.img. Although I have root, there seems to be some restrictions on /product/media & other various permissions. I haven't been able to change the boot animation or install BusyBox.. The root directory seems to have some things "re-arranged". Not sure what that's about. Android 11 is proving to be less awesome than Android 10. I am playing with a few ideas, mainly terminal commands using su, chmod, and others, to potentially gain permissions back. I'll post here when I find solutions. I have the phone through boost, the Denver Variant. This is a great phone, and I'd hate to be permanently blocked from making the changes I'd like to after rooting.

dammi.forza0910 said:
After 72 hours I was able to OEM unlock. I then unlocked the bootloader. The device has been successfully rooted with Magisk 23.0. I used the Motorola recovery tool to get original boot.img. Although I have root, there seems to be some restrictions on /product/media & other various permissions. I haven't been able to change the boot animation or install BusyBox.. The root directory seems to have some things "re-arranged". Not sure what that's about. Android 11 is proving to be less awesome than Android 10. I am playing with a few ideas, mainly terminal commands using su, chmod, and others, to potentially gain permissions back. I'll post here when I find solutions. I have the phone through boost, the Denver Variant. This is a great phone, and I'd hate to be permanently blocked from making the changes I'd like to after rooting.
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Glad to see your looking to improve our device. Cheers

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rawhide85 said:
Glad to see your looking to improve our device. Cheers
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Who is "our"?

The Stylus 5G 2021

dammi.forza0910 said:
Who is "our"?
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Hey man i have the same phone but mine is the metro pcs variant and i manege to gain root as well i hope we can get the twrp recovery soon, i get in here almost avery day just to see if the twrp is available now but it seems its gonna be a while till we can get it and i agree with you "our" phone this is for that guy who ask who is "our" i noticed the way he said it dont worry thanks for sharing that info bro i appreciate after i read your post i could get my phone root it as well...

Raul7821 said:
Hey man i have the same phone but mine is the metro pcs variant and i manege to gain root as well i hope we can get the twrp recovery soon, i get in here almost avery day just to see if the twrp is available now but it seems its gonna be a while till we can get it and i agree with you "our" phone this is for that guy who ask who is "our" i noticed the way he said it dont worry thanks for sharing that info bro i appreciate after i read your post i could get my phone root it as well...
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Thank you brother for the response. I really hope the devs become more active. It is so great to have TWRP and custom roms to flash. Cheers

Seems like everyone has the non-5g version. Which is good till April 2022 at least.

RodimusConvoy said:
Seems like everyone has the non-5g version. Which is good till April 2022 at least.
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Why is it only good till April 2022?

Daveed1013 said:
Why is it only good till April 2022?
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Their (talking Metro by T-Mobile) 3G shutdown was scheduled for October 1st of this year, but they moved it to April 2022. 3G shutdown = phones not capable of 5G will no longer work on that network. So its kinda puzzling why the non-5G version of the Moto G Stylus is getting such development and the actual 5G version...isn't. Also weird that Metro is selling a non-5G version at all given the looming 3G sunset but...here we are.
But, at least they have till April. I have till February (I'm with Cricket(AT&T)). Verizon is holding out the longest with January 2023 for their 3G sunset.

So it is a good thing I upgraded to 5G. Thanks for the info.

RodimusConvoy said:
Their (talking Metro by T-Mobile) 3G shutdown was scheduled for October 1st of this year, but they moved it to April 2022. 3G shutdown = phones not capable of 5G will no longer work on that network. So its kinda puzzling why the non-5G version of the Moto G Stylus is getting such development and the actual 5G version...isn't. Also weird that Metro is selling a non-5G version at all given the looming 3G sunset but...here we are.
But, at least they have till April. I have till February (I'm with Cricket(AT&T)). Verizon is holding out the longest with January 2023 for their 3G sunset.
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The 3G network is being phased out, not 4G. The 4G service will be around for a long time for all of the carriers. My wife just purchased a iPhone 11 phone and it is 4G. Low income people have the subsidised free mobile service and cheap 4G phones. The 5G coverage is still in its infancy. The non-5G version will work just fine on T-Mobile's network with 4G, as will any 4G GSM phone that is supported on T-Mobile's network. Same goes with all the other carriers. Your 4G phone will continue to work on AT&T's network. You need to do your research first before posting incorrect information.

ITGrouch said:
The 3G network is being phased out, not 4G.
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I didn't say 4G was going away. I said 3G. And you of course you know the carriers won't allow 4G/LTE only, right? you'll need two, 3G/4G together, and when the sunset happens, 4G/5G together. More on that below:
ITGrouch said:
Your 4G phone will continue to work on AT&T's network. You need to do your research first before posting incorrect information.
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I'd ask the same of you, sir/ma'am. 4G is not enough, or else Cricket wouldn't be sending out texts saying to buy a 5G phone (from them, of course) by February or lose your service. You...DO know they're doing that, right? Surely one accusing one of not doing research has done research themselves on the matter? Let me help you: the xda board for the phone I currently have, the Note 10 Lite, talked about that.

RodimusConvoy said:
I didn't say 4G was going away. I said 3G. And you of course you know the carriers won't allow 4G/LTE only, right? you'll need two, 3G/4G together, and when the sunset happens, 4G/5G together. More on that below:
I'd ask the same of you, sir/ma'am. 4G is not enough, or else Cricket wouldn't be sending out texts saying to buy a 5G phone (from them, of course) by February or lose your service. You...DO know they're doing that, right? Surely one accusing one of not doing research has done research themselves on the matter? Let me help you: the xda board for the phone I currently have, the Note 10 Lite, talked about that.
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All I will say is if you want to believe that a customer has to buy a 5G phone to continue service with Cricket, go right ahead.

Oh right I forgot the best part: once a month any outgoing call I make? Will be re-directed to customer support with a recording saying my device won't work February 2022 and to upgrade now.
Now, if Metro/T-Mobile is going a different route, as in not being a horse's behind about this, great. It was still a good idea that folks got this phone versus the non-5G version. Anyone saying "herp derp 3G is sunseting not 4G!" well Google is free is all I can say. Might wanna look it, heck walk into a Metro/T-Mobile store (if one doesn't feel comfortable with customer support) and ask them.
Anyway, I'm waiting for a working TWRP before I finally pull the trigger and switch. But I'm glad people with this phone has root. Its a great start.

OK... Here's a brief rundown.
ALL the carriers (ATT/Verizon/Tmobile)
are retiring their 3g networks next year.
I believe ATT's is at the end of February 2022.
Started this thread because I was affected.
AT&T marked my redmi note 9 plus as a 3G phone, instead of as a 4g phone.
and I moved to a 4g ONLY location, and lost all service.
Thus, I moved to a moto G5 stylus 5g (what a mouthful!)
Now I again need to re-root, to remove the tether provisioning app.
I forgot that when I had a moto G3 I swore to never buy another moto phone for that reason!
sigh
update notes:
just got bootloader unlocked
about to root to install magisk.
and then disable that darn hot-spot check!
and insert ad repellent!
cheers
Another update : july 2022
gave up, and bought the hot-spot feature from AT&T.
still haven't rooted it yet.
And btw,
there are TWO different MOTo 5G stylus (2021) versions. the one Motorola sells via amazon (6GB ram, 256GB Storage) and the one AT&T sells, which is 6GB Ram and 128GB storage)
The one from Motorola does NOT run wifi calling, the less robust one from AT&T does.. I spent about 5 months arguing for them to upgrade me.
I wound up having them send me a "micro/Piko" Cell tower, [hardwired iinto my [IOT network] which brought me from one bar of service to 5 bars of service in my apartment
and will also support 5 other AT&T users
AT&T wound up getting a new 'tower' via my apartment, and I dont care. have the phoone, and happy.
Now for a new ROM!

dammi.forza0910 said:
After 72 hours I was able to OEM unlock. I then unlocked the bootloader. The device has been successfully rooted with Magisk 23.0. I used the Motorola recovery tool to get original boot.img. Although I have root, there seems to be some restrictions on /product/media & other various permissions. I haven't been able to change the boot animation or install BusyBox.. The root directory seems to have some things "re-arranged". Not sure what that's about. Android 11 is proving to be less awesome than Android 10. I am playing with a few ideas, mainly terminal commands using su, chmod, and others, to potentially gain permissions back. I'll post here when I find solutions. I have the phone through boost, the Denver Variant. This is a great phone, and I'd hate to be permanently blocked from making the changes I'd like to after rooting.
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Can you please post the steps that you went through in rooting your phone?

Hey guys i was wondering, if is there a custom recovery for the moto g stylus 5g Denver variant?

I have figured some thing out.
IE: How to replace bootanimation, edit prop, etc. If anyone reads this and wants info, just reply

rawhide85 said:
The Stylus 5G 2021
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I unerstand what you were saying. I tend to be paranoid... Pun intended. I'm still working with the new "scoped storage" but where there is a will...