LG V20
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 17 Oct 2020
FRILL, 16 Oct 2020I do financial transactions all the time. In fact, my phone... morePartly. But it takes two to tango.
The company/app holding your account information can be hacked if their website's security vulnerabilities are not patched regularly and if their user database gets compromised. But a phone with outdated security patch also contributes to that security vulnerability equation as well because it transacts payments with the app/website.
You can always gamble though like I did where I never had problems for years with an outdated LG V20 security patch until one day when I finally lost the gamble.
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- FRILL
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- 16 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 16 Oct 2020Security updates are important if you do any financial tran... moreI do financial transactions all the time. In fact, my phone is the only method of payment I use these days. It's the companies that hold your info that mess that up. I've never had any phone security issues what so ever, ever. Just saying. Updates are up to the user. This user has lost too many key features through updates over the years. I Just got tired of that. I don't want a new phone every year. I like this one.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 16 Oct 2020
FRILL, 14 Oct 2020Over the years I've noticed that I sometimes lose key ... moreSecurity updates are important if you do any financial transactions on your phone. But if you don't do financial transactions on your phone, you can get away with no problems at all.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 16 Oct 2020
Country Bumpkin, 14 Oct 2020Phone has horrible reception. Bought the dual sim phone to ... moreThe dual SIM model (H990DS) lacks network bands for the US Market and was never meant to be used in the US. Get the single SIM variant with the correct network bands for the US. There are many US models meant to work with each of the major US networks (ATT, Verizon, Sprint, T mobile and US cellular)
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- Rimac
- mQS
- 15 Oct 2020
FRILL, 14 Oct 2020Over the years I've noticed that I sometimes lose key ... moreI think that the updates aren't the reason of the healthy condition of your V20, more than this update calendar is the 820 Qualcomm 'Snapdragon' processor, among the Qualcomm's best, the responsable.
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- FRILL
- q$J
- 14 Oct 2020
Over the years I've noticed that I sometimes lose key features when I accept an Android OS update. That being said, I can't stress enough, at least for me, the importance of keeping the OS your (this) phone was designed around. Never do I update my OS. The first thing I do is turn off automatic updates... I do update certain apps only after I read the comments on said update. My V20 is still running the Nougat it was developed with. The phone is still as awesome as it ever was, last update patch Sept 2016. Probably one of the reasons I'm sitting here typing on it now, 4 years later. Can't say it enough how much I like this phone, and anybody that knows anything about this phone knows why...Beware the Dreaded I update.
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- Country Bumpkin
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- 14 Oct 2020
Phone has horrible reception. Bought the dual sim phone to use for side business and can't make calls. Had to switch back to $50 Wal-Mart burner to get decent reception on ATT. If you live in a big city and don't travel to rural areas this may be a good phone for you. I can't rely on a phone that won't make calls in rural areas. My cheapo burner keeps me covered.
Sorry to say but they missed the boat on this one.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 12 Oct 2020
Rimac , 09 Oct 2020Dear Anonymous, I think that if one of your V20 doesn'... morePossibly. It's still a great phone after all these years.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 12 Oct 2020
patrice, 12 Oct 2020the i have issues with the internet settings. i can't ... moreYou probably have the Korean variant if you are seeing Korean characters or Hongkong model if you are seeing Chinese characters. You may probably also have a unit with tampered/custom ROM. Google Playstore issues are very common with custom ROM's. Return your unit and ask for an international model, H990DS or at least one that is compatible with your country.
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- patrice
- CGH
- 12 Oct 2020
Linda, 08 Oct 2020Thank you so much for your reply. The phone was working ... morethe i have issues with the internet settings. i can't download things.only whatsapp and Facebook work. it keeps on heating as well. the battery drains fast when it's heated. the China writings are also too much. I can't access my internet browsers. Even Google play store i can't access it. what's the problem here pls?
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- Technique5
- pvL
- 10 Oct 2020
Ndailorin, 07 Oct 2020How can I get a very good battery for my v20?Hello
This store in aliexpress, i bought two batteries for LG v20. One battery capacity is 95% second one 97%.
a.aliexpress.com/_mOsRZXZ
Best regards
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 10 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 09 Oct 2020Help. After updating to Oreo, quad dac doesnt work even whe... moreJust do a factory reset. Major android updates can bring bugs, even official ones.
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- Anonymous
- 4Hn
- 09 Oct 2020
Help. After updating to Oreo, quad dac doesnt work even when its enabled. It still sounds as if its turned off.
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- Rimac
- mQS
- 09 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020I still have 2 units LG V20. One is still on Nougat (never ... moreDear Anonymous, I think that if one of your V20 doesn't had been stuck at Nougat, your interest to change of phone could been on the limited manner.
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- Linda
- bJt
- 08 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020I still have 2 units LG V20. One is still on Nougat (never ... moreI agree with you, I like this phone a lot too, that's why I said that I am so unlucky to lose it.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 08 Oct 2020
Linda, 08 Oct 2020Thank you so much for your reply.
The phone was working ... moreI still have 2 units LG V20. One is still on Nougat (never updated by LG even once) and the other on Oreo. Both are still doing well without any problems whatsoever other than having old Android software and very old security patch. No bootloop, no screen or performance issues other than image retention which is fixed by an app. I've already since moved on to 2 other newer phones (one after another) after them (both non-LG) but still, I keep coming back to the V20's to features only they can provide.
They can still outperform my snapdragon 865 smartphone in many ways (features and unique capabilities) - learning remote that makes it possible to control all appliances with IR based remote, bar none (even from unknown/unpopular brands), superb audio quality playback and recording that my newer phones can only approximate but never quite match, wireless screen sharing of offline downloads with DRM encoding, a sharp, lovely 16:9 screen that didn't age/changed very little with time and doesn't give me black bars all around during wireless mirroring not like the newer elongated 19.5:9, 20:9, etc. bezelless phones, a very reliable, fast, fingerprint scanner that's not fussy and inconsistent like optical under display fingerprint scanners, slimport (USB C to HDMI)/video out support, and removable battery (0% to 100% in less than a minute of battery change). Amazing phones. No longer my main driver but still does many things my newest phone can't do.
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- Linda
- bJt
- 08 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020If you can't return the unit and ask for a refund, buy... moreThank you so much for your reply.
The phone was working fine with the battery in the previous 42 days. Meanwhile I also have an original new one bought in LG store on 2018.04, and bought a new extended 4100mAh battery online, both failed to break the bootloop.
I only used the original LG AC wall charger, and never used computer USB for charging. I tried power button and volume down button to initiate hard factory reset, but when I clicked yes to clear all my data, it just jumped to bootloop again immediately, and I don't feel like any erasing process was actually taken place. The phone just kept bootlooping when plugged to the charger, without any charging sign.
I bought my phone used without any warranty, and 42 days already way past my return and refund period. I guess LG did do something to avoid bootloop on V20, but it will still happen to a small portion of users, and I am just being unlucky.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 08 Oct 2020
Linda, 08 Oct 2020During my 42 days of usage (as I said it was working fine d... moreIf you can't return the unit and ask for a refund, buy an extended battery (6500mAh or so). The 'original/OEM' LG V20 batteries you see being sold online as brand new nowadays, (4 years after the V20 has been released) are all fake/counterfeit and fake/counterfeit batteries cause bootloops because they can't handle the power load of the boot up sequence and so they shutdown before the boot sequence completes. After shutdown with the load lightened, it automatically boots up again, only to repeat the cycle - hence, the infamous bootloop.
What you do is to use the third party extended battery (assuming it has battery power left) while permanently attached to an AC fast charger (Quick charge 3.0 compatible charger). Don't use slow computer USB charging.
While the phone is charging on AC (QC3.0), press power button and volume button to initiate hard factory reset. Through the entire process, do not remove the phone from the QC3.0 wall charger. If this doesn't solve your problem, (the phone doesn't indicate charging icon using 3rd party extended battery that is tested to be fully OK and functional), then your unit was fried beyond repair. Only a trip to an LG service center will do.
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- Linda
- bJt
- 08 Oct 2020
Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Some moisture/condensation or water probably got into your ... moreDuring my 42 days of usage (as I said it was working fine despite of the higher temperature), I never let it near any water, and I even put a plastic plunger on the headphone jack, cos I never used the headphone jack and worried about any moisture.
If this were a problem before shipping, it took 42 days to come out? I did my research and found the exact same symptoms with the OP of this post "Boot-loop. Phone won't boot at all. H918.": https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/apspta/bootloop_phone_wont_boot_at_all_h918/
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 08 Oct 2020
Linda, 07 Oct 2020LG V20 BOOTLOOP is a REAL THING!!
I bought a "claim... moreSome moisture/condensation or water probably got into your V20's internals - usually through headphone jack. That's why its showing the headphone jack even when there's none.
When you see the headphone jack logo when there's none attached, it should alert you to a short in the circuitry of the unit which is usually due to moisture. You should have removed the battery and allow it to dry. Water damage is irreversible. Once you continue using a phone with one, it will heat up as you noticed, and fry the circuit, causing hardware and correspondingly bootloop. Return the unit if it was never near water or didn't have condensation. It probably already has it even before shipment or during shipment (improper storage/packing).
With water damage, circuits can fry and cause bootloop.