LG G3 Posts on XDA

Official LineageOS 18.1 builds arrive for Xiaomi Mi A2, LG G3, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S5

Official LineageOS 18.1 builds arrive for Xiaomi Mi A2, LG G3, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S5

April 20, 2021
The team at LineageOS dropped LinageOS 18.1 late last month, with the first official builds going live for nearly 60 devices at the time of launch. A week later, a bunch of new devices were added to the roster including the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and Moto X (2014)....
LineageOS 16 arrives officially on the 2014 Moto X, LG G3, and unofficially on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e

LineageOS 16 arrives officially on the 2014 Moto X, LG G3, and unofficially on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e

September 9, 2019
The smartphone and consumer electronics industry moves at breakneck speed, with new devices coming out one after the other. With all the quick releases and the shiny new hardware, we tend to forget that devices that have already been launched do not necessarily become unusable just because their successors have been released. Smartphones have a...
Two High-Severity Vulnerabilities Discovered for the LG G3, G4 and G5

Two High-Severity Vulnerabilities Discovered for the LG G3, G4 and G5

January 17, 2017
We generally get alerted to Android vulnerabilities for major phones like the Nexus/Pixel phones, LG and Samsung phones directly by these companies on a monthly basis. Sometimes though, there are some exploits discovered in the middle of the month and that's what has happened with LG right now. MWR Labs has just published two vulnerabilities for...
LG Says an LG V20 Bootloop was Caused by a Cheap USB Type-C Cable

LG Says an LG V20 Bootloop was Caused by a Cheap USB Type-C Cable

December 19, 2016
Over the last few years, LG has had a serious issue with their smartphones going into a bootloop at seemingly random times. This didn't seem to be a huge issue with the Nexus 4, LG G2, or the Nexus 5, which are all manufactured by LG. However, since the LG G3, there seems to be some...
LG G3 Set to Receive a Marshmallow Update in December

LG G3 Set to Receive a Marshmallow Update in December

November 17, 2015
Poland is once again a country where a new Android revision for a popular phone will appear. According to reports, LG will release an Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its LG G3 2014 flagship in just four weeks. Marshmallow updates are rolling out for many devices of major Android OEMs. We know that HTC and Samsung are...
Would The LG G4 Fare Well With The Snapdragon 808?

Would The LG G4 Fare Well With The Snapdragon 808?

March 30, 2015
The LG G4 has a lot to prove, given that last year’s LG G3 was among the best smartphones of 2014. The Global Mobile Awards given out during the time of MWC 2015 named it the Smartphone of The Year (SOTY?) alongside the iPhone 6, and at the time of its release it packed the...
Verizon LG G3 Finally Gets CM11 Nightlies

Verizon LG G3 Finally Gets CM11 Nightlies

December 5, 2014
If you've ever thought of flashing a custom ROM, CyanogenMod's name more than likely rings a bell. This custom ROM project is one of the most popular on XDA. Its developers have created dozens of device trees and kernels used by many other developer teams. As such, CyanogenMod is often used by developers to create the first functional...
LG G3 Oversharpening Fix Just Got Simpler with Aroma Script

LG G3 Oversharpening Fix Just Got Simpler with Aroma Script

December 1, 2014
A couple of days ago, we reported on a much needed and welcomed fix to the oversharpening issue LG G3 owners have been reporting about their screens. The issue seems to have manifested from the high resolution quad HD display of the device, which on the software side, has a noticeable sharpening effect (much like...
LG G3 Receives Oversharpening Fix via Modified Kernel

LG G3 Receives Oversharpening Fix via Modified Kernel

November 28, 2014
Nothing is perfect, as they say. No matter how alluring or seemingly perfect, everything has some or the other flaw. When the flagship LG G3 was released earlier this year, it outdid all the company's previous attempts at far. Cutting edge hardware, narrow bezels, appealing design were expected, but the Quad HD screen made the phone stand...
Bump! Workaround for the LG G3 Locked Bootloader – XDA TV

Bump! Workaround for the LG G3 Locked Bootloader – XDA TV

November 22, 2014
The LG G3 is a power house device. It's been a favorite of many people. However, the Bootloader is sticky. If you want to unlock the bootloader so you can flash a custom recovery or ROM, you have your work cut out for you. LG did not make this easy by any means. Of course...
Android Lollipop Leaked for the LG G3

Android Lollipop Leaked for the LG G3

November 9, 2014
Earlier today, we talked about how LG was gearing up to release Android 5.0 Lollipop for its flagship LG G3. The upcoming update, which is slated to reach consumer devices in Poland later this week, is undoubtedly in the final stages of preparation and testing. But since it's so close to release, you may be wondering where...
LG G3 Set to Receive Lollipop This Week

LG G3 Set to Receive Lollipop This Week

November 9, 2014
It hasn't even been a full week since Android 5.0 Lollipop was officially released and its source code was made public. But in that short time, we've already seen quite a bit of progress on the OEM update front, with an incredibly early Motorola Lollipop Soak Test that was quickly captured, Sony's efforts on the AOSP...