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I struggle to understand why it's so difficult to get any information about when I can expect my phone to update to Oreo. I understood that it would be updateable out of the box when I bought it back in August, but I'm still waiting. I'm not overly bothered about the new features, but I need an Oreo device to properly test an app I have to update, according to Google Play.
Anyway, I was wondering. It's November the 2nd, Oreo has been about for a while now, I have a 2018 phone running 7.1. I've tried updating through the few legitimate means available but am still being told my device is up-to-date. Trawling the Internet for clues about who has or hasn't got this update, I've failed to find any definitive information. So I don't know if my phone is not updating when it should be, and I'm reluctant to do any hacking. Too many bad experiences there.
So the question is, is anyone else here with a Galaxy A8 (2018) still waiting? I'm on giffgaff, with an unbranded, unlocked (i.e. not network locked) phone.
Thanks,
Paul.
Are you rooted?
Try odin
mchlbenner said:
Are you rooted?
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djvmen said:
Try odin
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I'm not rooted, and I wanted to avoid using Odin or any unofficial means of updating. In the past I've just had too many headaches with those approaches. I guess I was really just wondering who else out there is waiting for this long overdue update.
took my phone half a month to see a new update
baykah said:
I struggle to understand why it's so difficult to get any information about when I can expect my phone to update to Oreo. I understood that it would be updateable out of the box when I bought it back in August, but I'm still waiting. I'm not overly bothered about the new features, but I need an Oreo device to properly test an app I have to update, according to Google Play.
Anyway, I was wondering. It's November the 2nd, Oreo has been about for a while now, I have a 2018 phone running 7.1. I've tried updating through the few legitimate means available but am still being told my device is up-to-date. Trawling the Internet for clues about who has or hasn't got this update, I've failed to find any definitive information. So I don't know if my phone is not updating when it should be, and I'm reluctant to do any hacking. Too many bad experiences there.
So the question is, is anyone else here with a Galaxy A8 (2018) still waiting? I'm on giffgaff, with an unbranded, unlocked (i.e. not network locked) phone.
Thanks,
Paul.
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Have you tried Otg?
I run Oreo but and doesn't work.
jkrgalaxy said:
Have you tried Otg?
I run Oreo but and doesn't work.
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You can try SamFirm downloader, when there is an update available it will show up.
Odin is safe to use, you can flash official filmware through it without a problem.
It is possible to flash other country filmware with the Oreo update with the same bootloader that you've got.
For some countries there won't be any updates to Oreo, and they stay on Nougat 7.1 August patch.
solamente said:
You can try SamFirm downloader, when there is an update available it will show up.
Odin is safe to use, you can flash official filmware through it without a problem.
It is possible to flash other country filmware with the Oreo update with the same bootloader that you've got.
For some countries there won't be any updates to Oreo, and they stay on Nougat 7.1 August patch.
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My device came with oreo out of the box.
I'll try every possible solution before samfirm.
Btw I tried it on a friends device and it doesn't worked on his also.!
jkrgalaxy said:
My device came with oreo out of the box.
I'll try every possible solution before samfirm.
Btw I tried it on a friends device and it doesn't worked on his also.!
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Whats the other solution you have left?
With SamFirm you can see directly if there's an update or not, its that simple and can do no harm.
solamente said:
Whats the other solution you have left?
With SamFirm you can see directly if there's an update or not, its that simple and can do no harm.
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Want to try the original otg.
jkrgalaxy said:
Want to try the original otg.
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I don't see the problem, from SamFirm you get an official update just like OTG, the difference is that its updating right from your Phone with an OTG.
Basically you receive the same update.
But, "Suit yourself"
solamente said:
I don't see the problem, from SamFirm you get an official update just like OTG, the difference is that its updating right from your Phone with an OTG.
Basically you receive the same update.
But, "Suit yourself"
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I mean the actual hardware not firmware.
Don't forget that I cannot see any device that is connected via OTG adapter at this moment.
Problem solved.
OTG is supported only with the original adapter.
LG finally started out rolling out the Android Oreo 8.0 Update for the Unlocked V20 US996
https://www.mylgphones.com/unlocked-lg-v20-us996-received-oreo-update-us99620f.html
Download Unlocked LG V20 US996 Oreo Firmware
IMEI:3522910808xxxxx
Model:LGUS996
Suffix:AUSAOP
Buyer:USA
Software Version:US99620F_00
OS Version: Oreo
File Name:US99620f_00_1120.kdz
KDZ File size:2457935354
http://pkg02.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/d...=FW16EO12A25DA5F18A0CPJD/US99620f_00_1120.kdz
asialove2013 said:
LG finally started out rolling out the Android Oreo 8.0 Update for the Unlocked V20 US996
https://www.mylgphones.com/unlocked-lg-v20-us996-received-oreo-update-us99620f.html
Download Unlocked LG V20 US996 Oreo Firmware
IMEI:3522910808xxxxx
Model:LGUS996
Suffix:AUSAOP
Buyer:USA
Software Version:US99620F_00
OS Version: Oreo
File Name:US99620f_00_1120.kdz
KDZ File size:2457935354
http://pkg02.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/d...=FW16EO12A25DA5F18A0CPJD/US99620f_00_1120.kdz
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Old news already reported almost 24 hrs ago
Sent from my LG-H910 using XDA Labs
Took the download and update - and lost VoLTE (Verizon). Old shortcut app doesn't work to enable it.
Chipster0 said:
Took the download and update - and lost VoLTE (Verizon). Old shortcut app doesn't work to enable it.
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Got VoLTE back... :
In dialer - *#*#4636#*#* select Phone Information. Scroll to VoLTE Provisioned - turn it on.
cnjax said:
Old news already reported almost 24 hrs ago
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Know the arb version?
zeusofyork said:
Know the arb version?
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On mine: Anti-rollback Version= APPSBL(LK) : 0, SBL1 : 0, TZ : 0, RPM: 0
Not sure what that means...
What's the consensus ? Go or No-go?
Any one care to share their experience? How is it? Everything working? Anything broken(other than the Volte that was mentioned earlier)? Any quirks? Upgrades*(better battery life, more fluid performance, etc) ?
I got a notification the other day for the update too on my US996, but I didn't want to mess up a "good thing", haha... or more over, my V20 is running relatively fine on android 7 for now, thought I'd wait and see feedback before I touch the waters...thanks to those brave pioneers out there who fearlessly try out the latest and greatest updates.
Never rooted it.. and kept to stock firmware.
Everything is working so far on Verizon - once I got VoLTE back (see above - and that would be a deal breaker for me - I was prepping to roll it back). For now - I'd say it's a go.. but I'm also already committed.
My advice - you waited this long.. give it another week or two...
My battery is still settling in for Oreo. Once it settles that I should get more battery Screen on Time.
Overall, its an amazing experience.
Chipster0 and YPG70, thanks for the feedback. I suppose I'll wait a little longer before I upgrade, good to hear that everything seems to be positive; a real upgrade, rather than an "upgrade" that messes things up.
Anyone have any ideas why my unlocked US996 isn't getting an update notification? I'm on AT&T network (if that matters). In fact I'm running 99610d. Security patch of Oct. 1 2016. I thought there was a security update more current than that.
I did try LG bridge before Jan 2019 and it didn't report any new security updates. I'm yet to try LG Bridge now that it seems oreo is finally being rolled out on US 996. I was trying to avoid LG Bridge because I want to avoid losing all my settings (which I believe will happen when you go the LG Bridge route).
Thanks
EDIT: I just ran LG Bridge, and it reports back with "your phone is up to date". When I click OK, and the "your phone is up to date" window disappears, I am then presented with what looks like there is indeed a "new version" dating 12.11.2017. However, it states that I must go to the Update Center settings on my phone to do the update. But when I do that, my phone says I'm on the latest...
Ended up online chatting with LG support. Spoke with two of them who were adamant that LG doesn't push OTA firmware's and that it must be through the carrier (despite my phone being the unlocked version). They also said LG Bridge is for Android 6.0 and lower (despite LG bridge being the software specified at the v20 US 996 website). Anyway, with ridiculous statements like that, I knew I wasn't going to get any help from them. I ended up downloading the firmware from the link (thanks!) and using uppercut to flash the downloaded. So I'm happy to report that I am now running Oreo and haven't encountered any issues so far.
Can this be safely installed on US996 UCL?
US99610n current version
https://www.mylgphones.com/unlocked-google-fi-lg-g7-received-android-9-pie-firmware-update.html
asialove2013 said:
https://www.mylgphones.com/unlocked-google-fi-lg-g7-received-android-9-pie-firmware-update.html
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I'm not seeing any update available yet on my ULM.
mr3p said:
I'm not seeing any update available yet on my ULM.
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Use LG Bridge to upgrade your phone.
asialove2013 said:
Use LG Bridge to upgrade your phone.
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Thank you. That worked.
Fastboot is gone on my cross-flashed PM model. I verified that fastboot still works when rolling back to Oreo. Lame.
I cannot for the life of me get any of the LG software on Windows to work with my LG G7 ThinQ Sprint (710PM). I chatted w/ LG support and they said that they don't support after 6.0 which I don't believe that is true.
MTP is enabled and the phone shows up in device manager as well as my pc. I cannot for the life figure it out! I've tried it on my desktop as well as both of my windows tab pros.
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Fastboot is gone on my cross-flashed PM model. I verified that fastboot still works when rolling back to Oreo. Lame.
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I saw your posts on Lg g7 thinq (lg710pm) to (g710ulm10g) thread, I'm wondering did you manage to get the ota or had to flash all over again using the LG 1.15 cmd method? Also did you roll back to Oreo using the same method?
Nickitt said:
I cannot for the life of me get any of the LG software on Windows to work with my LG G7 ThinQ Sprint (710PM). I chatted w/ LG support and they said that they don't support after 6.0 which I don't believe that is true.
MTP is enabled and the phone shows up in device manager as well as my pc. I cannot for the life figure it out! I've tried it on my desktop as well as both of my windows tab pros.
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ALL LG devices from SPRINT, ATT, BOOST mobile, Virgin mobile, Cricket wireless, and Tracfone are not supported by LG Bridge.
Cubezon said:
I saw your posts on Lg g7 thinq (lg710pm) to (g710ulm10g) thread, I'm wondering did you manage to get the ota or had to flash all over again using the LG 1.15 cmd method? Also did you roll back to Oreo using the same method?
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I used LG UP 1.15 to update to Pie, and used the same to go back to Oreo.
I'm also not sure if fastboot is *supposed* to disappear when going to ULM Pie on a PM model, or if it disappeared because I goofed when I originally tried to flash using the patched LG UP 1.14, which promptly crashed while flashing and made my phone have the common "no serial number in the menu" issue (and who knows what else). It's possible the removal of the serial has caused some other issue, maybe? At least one user on the Telegram group has confirmed that when running the ULM firmware on the ULM hardware, fastboot is still available on Pie. That has not at all been the case for me, though.
In general, I think it's a good idea to just avoid the patched LG UP 1.14. I'd just wipe with 1.15 command line and deal with restoring after each update. 1.14 causes problems, and, in my experience, the upgrade option doesn't work anyway.
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I used LG UP 1.15 to update to Pie, and used the same to go back to Oreo.
I'm also not sure if fastboot is *supposed* to disappear when going to ULM Pie on a PM model, or if it disappeared because I goofed when I originally tried to flash using the patched LG UP 1.14, which promptly crashed while flashing and made my phone have the common "no serial number in the menu" issue (and who knows what else). It's possible the removal of the serial has caused some other issue, maybe? At least one user on the Telegram group has confirmed that when running the ULM firmware on the ULM hardware, fastboot is still available on Pie. That has not at all been the case for me, though.
In general, I think it's a good idea to just avoid the patched LG UP 1.14. I'd just wipe with 1.15 command line and deal with restoring after each update. 1.14 causes problems, and, in my experience, the upgrade option doesn't work anyway.
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Got any other issues that might hold you back from updating to ulm pie?
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Got any other issues that might hold you back from updating to ulm pie?
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Not that I've seen. I can't root anymore because I can't get to fastboot to flash / boot a rooted boot image. Other than that, though, everything seems pretty much the same as it was on Oreo. No crashes or nasty battery drains that I've seen so far, though it's only been a couple days.
Not much difference between Oreo and Pie here.
Can someone send me the official link for the official stable Pie update? Cuz my phone which is Unlocked AT&T Note 8 has a problem updating.
When I go into settings>>software update>> it always says "Current software is up to date". Same thing happens when I use Samsung Smart Switch on Windows it says the same thing.
I would try to flash the .zip file on the stock recovery.
I would provide the other details below if you need cuz I'm unsure what update file should I use. Thanks!!
There are threads available to help you with that, just need to do a little bit of searching.
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There are threads available to help you with that, just need to do a little bit of searching.
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Affirmative!
When the August security update comes out for the U.S., will my Cricketwireless SIM allow me to get the AT&T update? Or, do I have to put an AT&T SIM in the phone. Could I just take the SIM out & connect to wifi instead?
Thanks.
OnePlus 8 Verizon Bootloader is now unlockable. If anyone is installed Coloros on his op8 then please share you experience.
I'm doing it right now, for the fact. I'll attempt to install it and get back to you ASAP.
Update: Cellular data does not work for whatever reason. I'm pretty sure the Verizon variant just isn't compatible...
[email protected] said:
OnePlus 8 Verizon Bootloader is now unlockable. If anyone is installed Coloros on his op8 then please share you experience.
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You can't even install it; I did exactly as the ColorOS guide suggested but the update still failed verification even though I was on the EU ROM. In any case, you won't be getting cellular data at all, likely because of the modem.img, and it's quite unoptimized.
Xryphon said:
You can't even install it; I did exactly as the ColorOS guide suggested but the update still failed verification even though I was on the EU ROM. In any case, you won't be getting cellular data at all, likely because of the modem.img, and it's quite unoptimized.
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Thank alot bro. Please tell how you installed eu rom on your op8 Verizon. do eu rom works good on op8 Verizon?
[email protected] said:
Thank alot bro. Please tell how you installe gbd eu rom on your op8 Verizon. do eu rom works good on op8 Verizon?
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I followed the conversion guide for the T - Mobile model that also works for the Verizon one. You also won't be getting cellular data if you switch to a global/ EU ROM. Other than that, it works fine.
Did you tired to relock your bootloader. I relocked my bootloader but its still showing device is not certified in play store.
[email protected] said:
Did you tired to relock your bootloader. I relocked my bootloader but its still showing device is not certified in play store.
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I used MSMTool to restore; I'm not sure about the Google Play certification (I still get OTA updates from Verizon), so something is still working on my end.
Which msmtool you used Android 11 or 10?
Yes OTA is also working on my device.
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Which msmtool you used Android 11 or 10?
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I used the Android 11 one. We'll just have to wait until Verizon pushes the OOS 12 update (seems to be quite soon, as they recently released a security update).
Xryphon said:
I used the Android 11 one. We'll just have to wait until Verizon pushes the OOS 12 update (seems to be quite soon, as they recently released a security update).
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Hope So.