LG is shutting down its developer website, last chance to unlock your bootloader
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- lesonoeu
- 0xV
- 06 Dec 2021
AnonD-909757, 06 Dec 2021To me, the fact that you need an online service to unlock a... moreWhat about apple? Do you know how many obstacles you have to go thru just to get JB? Security issues (and ios users act like ios have amazing security, i got hacked twice)
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- famakate
- pAH
- 06 Dec 2021
DMX, 06 Dec 2021They do not care about the users who suffered the sudden de... moreand the best oled TV's
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- famakate
- pAH
- 06 Dec 2021
Narazumono, 06 Dec 2021I never owned an LG phone so i can't really say i'... moreyou obviously forgot that sony is still making phones
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- Narazumono
- 3bm
- 06 Dec 2021
I never owned an LG phone so i can't really say i'll miss them, but seeing as how Chinese phones are bloating up the market these days, it's pretty unfortunate
No choice but to stick to Samsung and Apple, even thoy're one of the greediest companies on the planet removing features and things every year just to get some more sweet money, there's really nowhere left to go anymore
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- Anonymous
- jMx
- 06 Dec 2021
I stopped buying LG phones in 2014. Specifically the LG G3. Great phone, ahead of its time with screen to body ratio. But they couldn't create a compelling phone since that time.
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- AnonD-909757
- pZV
- 06 Dec 2021
To me, the fact that you need an online service to unlock a bootloader is a big red flag.
Why is Android so bad at EVERYTHING?
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- springer222
- qyh
- 06 Dec 2021
Since LG supports bootloader unlocking for few recent phones mostly in european market, this mostly concerns euroepan users of LG phones. Many older LG phones, including LG G3 (the best supported LG phone for LineageOS), has never had official bootloader unlock. Here is complete list of phones which bootloader can be unlocked using LG developer website:
• LG VELVET: LMG900EM/LMG900EMW/LMG900EMX/LMG900D for the European market
• LG V60: LMV600EA for the European market
• LG V50S: LMG850EMW/LMG850EMWX for the European market
• LG G8S: LMG810EM/LMG810EMW/LMG810EAW for the European market
• LG V50: LMV500EM for the European market
• LG V40: LMV405EBW for the European market
• LG G7: LMG710EM for the European market
• LG V30: H930/H930G for the European market
• LG G6: US997/US997Z for the U.S. open market
• LG G6: H870 for the European market
• LG V20: US996/US996Z/US996D for the U.S. open market
• LG V10: H960A for the European market and Android M (Except France)
• LG G5 SE: H840 for the European market
• LG G5: RS988 for the U.S. open market
• LG G5: H850 for the European market
• LG G4: H815/H818P for the European market
LG is a giant conglomerate, so shutting down mobile division doesn't mean it's going out of business as a company. They should be generous to offer unlocking bootloader for ALL LG phones at this point, not shutting down bootloader unlocking for few LG phones they offer this option at this point. LG phones may not be sold anymore, but how company supported it's phones impact how people view it's brandname in considering purchase of other LG products in the future.
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- Anonymous
- 3Rs
- 06 Dec 2021
what is bootloader? how to unlock? where from to get it?
- EskeRahn
- 35g
- 06 Dec 2021
Anonymous, 06 Dec 2021Youve been here loooong time, and also a moderator on old g... moreYou lost me? I see no info in the article about contacting the registered users.
That the mobile division is dead, does not mean that LG as a brand is dead.
So if they treat their customers poorly here, it will rub off on their many many other products with the same brand....
- TheWildShadow55
- NJV
- 06 Dec 2021
YUKI93, 06 Dec 2021This could be useful for LG phones that don't have a d... moreI know it's not quite related, but I also remember how on the LG G6 custom ROMs couldn't use the native Always On display for the same reason
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- Anonymous
- I@H
- 06 Dec 2021
YUKI93, 06 Dec 2021This could be useful for LG phones that don't have a d... moreagreed...
have no plans of unlocking my 4 lg phones too...
if they got no more updates, at least they can all work as camera anyway... g4, g8, v50s, wing... phones that some techtubers call gimmicky... and i love gimmicks...
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- JoXim
- swm
- 06 Dec 2021
LG, 06 Dec 2021LG need Rollable.. Pls no kill this.Well, they rolled...and died.
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- Anonymous
- mXr
- 06 Dec 2021
EskeRahn, 06 Dec 2021Less than a year after last device was released... Hmm a co... moreYouve been here loooong time, and also a moderator on old gsmarena blog sites where majority off the user's use too comment than rather read the main news
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- DMX
- JQn
- 06 Dec 2021
EskeRahn, 06 Dec 2021Less than a year after last device was released... Hmm a co... moreThey do not care about the users who suffered the sudden death of the g4 and the g5 less will they care about this since they left the business hahaha, they dedicate themselves to making microwaves and washing machines that do better in that
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- gringo
- fwG
- 06 Dec 2021
LG always used the best hardware on their smartphones ... but software development was the worst : this is the main reason for leaving the mobile division !
- EskeRahn
- 35g
- 06 Dec 2021
Less than a year after last device was released... Hmm a company that size ought to offer better service. I hope they at the least mail all registered owners directly with this...
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- Anonymous
- tZ0
- 06 Dec 2021
Well someone compared LG to the 911. Very very poor taste and kinda disrespected 🤦🏻♂️
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- Mrn
- 06 Dec 2021
LG need Rollable.. Pls no kill this.
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- Mediatek sux
- DkQ
- 06 Dec 2021
YUKI93, 06 Dec 2021This could be useful for LG phones that don't have a d... moreYeah, but could just keep it unlocked, you might want to try an app later that wont support an older android version. Can always revert back to stock rom.