LG V20
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- Anonymous
- Itw
- 01 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 05 Jun 2019Yes, for those who want an alternative to the V20, and want... moreone point regarding your recommendation: the cheapest Zenphone 6 I can find now is $500+. I just ordered a brand-new V20 ( sealed in box, Verizon) for $120.
And for anyone still questioning the battery life, besides the quick charge feature, a replaceable battery seals the deal. A spare battery is cheap, easy to carry around, and you go from dying phone to 100% charge in about 30 seconds, no charger needed. (I miss my Galaxy S5!)
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- Rimac
- 0Wa
- 01 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 01 Aug 2019The ported GCam app with Night Sight for V20's with Oreo ca... moreThank you so much for your clear information as I am accustomed in your posts. I hope more shared experiences among the maybe only two owners of V20 by duplicate.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 01 Aug 2019
Rimac , 31 Jul 2019Since I've my both V20s updated to Oreo and after reading y... moreThe ported GCam app with Night Sight for V20's with Oreo can only be installed by sideloading a GCam app made for the V20 by independent developers. You can't download or install it from the Google play store because the version in the Playstore is the original GCam app designed by Google for use in Pixel phones only.
For the V20 (only for those that were updated to Oreo) you need to download "NoHex_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a.apk" and install it in your V20 phones. You need to enable "allow installation from this source" for the GCam app to be installed.
Again, I'd like to emphasize the GCam for the V20 apk, "NoHex_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a.apk" only works with V20's that have been updated to Oreo. It doesn't work with V20's that are still on Nougat.
Here's the link to the "NoHex_MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a.apk" file installer:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/awtuza/latest_gcam_with_night_sight/
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- Rimac
- 0Wa
- 31 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 30 Jul 2019Nope. My H990DS phones are both unlocked. It's LG mobile di... moreSince I've my both V20s updated to Oreo and after reading your post, I'm surprised that Gcam warne that the device isn't compatible with it.
Any suggestion of your experience would be highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 30 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 30 Jul 2019Could be your carrier's fault. If it wasn't for these jerks... moreNope. My H990DS phones are both unlocked. It's LG mobile division's fault and nobody else's why many H990DS international unlocked variants were never updated even once.
Born with Nougat 7.0 and will die with Nougat 7.0. Good thing I have the -AME-xx variant. It got updated to Oreo and I can now take excellent low light photos with Google's GCam with Night Sight, plus a beautiful Portrait mode (blurs the background, adjustable blur in Google photos), plus an HDR+ mode and panorama mode that are so much better than the V20's default camera app, thanks to developers who ported GCam with Night Sight to LG V20's on Oreo.
The GCam port with Night Sight only works with Oreo so my other unlocked H990DS
V20 phone (-ESA-xx variant) doesn't have the excellent GCam port with Night Sight and is stuck with horrible low light photos.
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 30 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 29 Jul 2019It's because of LG's horrible, discriminatory software upda... moreCould be your carrier's fault. If it wasn't for these jerks and Google's shitty management, OS updates shouldn't even be a problem.
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- Princedede
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- 29 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 29 Jul 2019It's because of LG's horrible, discriminatory software upda... moreThere's update for h990ds. Or u can search for the kdz. H990ds i s currently on February security patch with Anqdroid 8. Or u can root to install a stock rom android 8. Android 9 is also coming for our device.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 29 Jul 2019
alex, 28 Jul 2019My LG V20 has not been updated and still on nougat 7.0. (li... moreIt's because of LG's horrible, discriminatory software update support. Many LG H990DS international variants were never updated even once so they will die with the Android version they were launched with (Android 7.0 Nougat). I should know, because I have two H990DS international variants of LG V20. The first one - ESA-xx, never got updated to Oreo even until now, while the second one, - AME-xx got updated to Oreo last December 2018.
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- Anonymous
- IbG
- 28 Jul 2019
Anonymous, 26 Jul 2019As it turns out LG will update this phone to Pie this quarter. this is a very nice phone.... almost 3 years old and works fine rarely occasional freeze but that's no problem
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- gx1
- 28 Jul 2019
Android 9.0 update will be come in 25 september
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- alex
- xCC
- 28 Jul 2019
My LG V20 has not been updated and still on nougat 7.0. (living on security patch) I have a H990DS. Why is that so? TIA
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- Anonymous
- IbE
- 26 Jul 2019
As it turns out LG will update this phone to Pie this quarter.
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- Cybermachiavelli
- 02D
- 23 Jul 2019
Mad Max Asif, 26 Jun 2019What's different between in Chipset : Qualcomm MSM8996 S... moreThe first set of specs. Although the second set has an octa-core processor (8 cores), the speed is slightly slower and the top specs have two separate processors, each with 4 cores. The GPU is better and the Adreno chipset is much newer and better.
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- Rimac
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- 09 Jul 2019
I think that if the S. O. Android updated afterwards Oreo, (even stuck at Nougat), doesn't signifie something relevant, a specially good phone doesn't suffers too much by the updates absence.
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- Daniyal
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- 28 Jun 2019
Nats97, 27 Jun 2019Besides all of its positive aspects, the only that ruin thi... moreNo it isn't, i'm using LG V20 from last 6 months and battery timing is not that bad.... Normal use will leads you to cover 24 hours approximately... although u have to charge at day end.....
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 28 Jun 2019
Mad Max Asif, 26 Jun 2019What's different between in Chipset : Qualcomm MSM8996 S... moreThe V20 off course. No doubt about it.
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- Rimac
- 0WW
- 27 Jun 2019
Nats97, 27 Jun 2019Besides all of its positive aspects, the only that ruin thi... moreProblem solved using an extended battery choosing the amperage that you want.
Some of them even with NFC function, due to the contacts on the cover for it.
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- Anonymous
- pxj
- 27 Jun 2019
Nats97, 27 Jun 2019Besides all of its positive aspects, the only that ruin thi... moreThe battery on my phone runs fine if its not 100% on (Meaning LTE on but no bluetooth / expensive Backgroung app running). It can hold Deezer with LDAC bluetooth for about 6 hours. It charges fast tho.
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- Nats97
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- 27 Jun 2019
Besides all of its positive aspects, the only that ruin this phone is it's battery timing, I've heard that it lasts only 5-6 hrs even if you don't use continuously. Is that true ?
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- Ahsan
- 6PA
- 27 Jun 2019
Battery ?