LG blames cheap USB Type-C cables for V20 bootloops

19 December 2016
An LG Service center has reportedly concluded V20 bootloops were caused by cheap USB-C cables.

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  • Julliard
  • HjB
  • 20 Dec 2016

I agree that knock off cables can cause problem. There are $1 usb 2.0 cable so cheap that people actually buys it. Dont buy chinese knock off. One thing I learn from buying cheap cable is that they are either super tight fit or super loose. So tight you need to push very hard to plug it in phone and not easy to take out too. The loose ones kept coming off, disconnecting and simply annoying to use. Do they even mold those cables properly in size? And Type C usb transition is worst. There are not many usb type c supplier out there that sells genuine cables. Usb type c format is too new. Knock off manufacturer takes advantage of this situation because they know they can gain profit from the lack of genuine supplier.

    although i don't really like lg's statement i have to say that usb is one of the weak points on an android, especially compared to a solid lightning port. even from the micro usb 2.0 times this has been a source of problem..i have had to replace charging cables and hard disk connectors so many times...and cheap knock-offs do affect performance...i'm not talking of standardized cables like from belkin or something, the chinese ones do cause problems..on the other hand lg is notorious for having bad circuitry in its sub-boards

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      • krisko
      • pwT
      • 20 Dec 2016

      I have a LG G Flex2 and I had bootloops at one point. I removed some 3d party battery saver app and the phone started to operate normally for 4-5 months, then various problems started again. It might be a battery issue or software problem. I am going to send it to the seller as it is under warranty.

        Tourettes Guy, 20 Dec 2016Why Sony? They never suffer from anything with their phones... morewhat about self cracking screens???

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          • AnonD-484983
          • XMk
          • 20 Dec 2016

          AnonD-484983, 20 Dec 2016lol now i understand why lg device such as g4 suffered cra... morelol my g4 works well for 1 years now because of using original lg charger or usb cable super high quality

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            • AnonD-237389
            • avG
            • 20 Dec 2016

            LG smartphones just have good cameras,otherwise they are bad in terms of screen, battery, and performance plus problems such as bootloope

              Oh man...
              I heard bad condition battery cause bootloop also...

                My sister's G4 that she bought 4 months ago, running Marshmallow, is not affected by bootloop

                  Anonymous, 20 Dec 2016Supply a destroyable parts to promote the chinese brand. Ve... moreWhy Sony? They never suffer from anything with their phones, their phones are flawlessly working. No explosions or bootloops

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                    • Anonymous
                    • thH
                    • 20 Dec 2016

                    Supply a destroyable parts to promote the chinese brand. Very good strategy. Wake up lg sony samsung, try to find a very reliable supplier that not chinese influenced.

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                      • AnonD-484983
                      • XMk
                      • 20 Dec 2016

                      lol now i understand why lg device such as g4 suffered crap bootloop because of cheap cable...usb cheap cable...then blame lg for bootloop...pity Lg haters out there....

                      LOL

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                        • Anonymous
                        • IVN
                        • 20 Dec 2016

                        They use a crap USB-type C for the LG V20, they admit it.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • X{3
                          • 20 Dec 2016

                          Have Shock Resistance, Dont Have Bootloop Resistance. LG V20.

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                            • AnonD-191884
                            • gML
                            • 20 Dec 2016

                            And then you at laugh at the Chinese smartphones. Time has changed.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4@D
                              • 20 Dec 2016

                              Lg phones are still bootlooping?