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Not charging. Unable to turn on after factory reset

Hi everyone. I am very VERY inexperienced with phones and I attempted to root my old LG G5 (European) device. I gave up and let the battery run out. I have tried to turn the phone on again to give it...

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Can't unlock bootloader of a refurbished "European H850"

Hi, Trying to unlock the bootloader of a recently buyed refurbished device (from here - information of it below) via the LG’s official unlocking website leads me to an error: "Device ID is unmatched....

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Make DirtySanta unofficial unlock work on LG G5

Hi! Since LG shut down their services to officially unlock boot in December 2021, we have to deal otherwise. In the past DirtySanta was able to unlock LG V20 H990 independently. We need to expand this...

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[HowTo] enable VoLTE and VoWiFi for bootloader-unlocked and bootloader-locked...

Hello, by studying and editing of the config files in /cust from various .kdz with and without carrier branding I was able to activate VoLTE for alle three German network providers Telekom, O2 and...

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NTCODE Error Solution

1. Go to secret menu of your phone (*#546368#*850#) 2. Tap SVC menu, then Version Info. 3. In Version info find NT Code. 4. Change wbatever code you have there to "1","FFF,FFF,FFFFFFFF,FFFFFFFF,11" -...

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[GUIDE] Fix wifi Mac address changing on reboot

This guide will fix the issue of the wifi MAC address changing on every reboot that multiple people were having. I've tested this on T-Mobile, although it should work on the h850 as well. I've seen...

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Guide to update LG G5 H860 to Android 7.0 Hong Kong ROM

I am from India and I have an imported LG G5 from taiwan which doesn't support VoLTE, by installing the below mentioned Hong Kong Nougat ROM, I got VoLTE. I am making this guide to help anyone who...

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Give Life To Our LG G5 (F700L,K,S)

I'm working on an LG G5 F700L and modifying it to H850, and it was successfully done by changing the partition on UFS without changing bottom module, and secondly by replacing the bottom module with...

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LG G5 Official Oreo download [H830][KDZ-FLASHABLE]

​LG has started rolling out OREO update for LG g5. Either you can flash or by using KDZ file or TWRP. Anti-Rollback Version: 01 Android Version: 8.0 Software Version: H83030C Android security patch...

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[Root][RS988] Rooting RS988

Now that LG has released the bootloader unlock for the RS988 it can now be rooted....

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When Android Keep Booting Into TWRP Recovery

Thousands of android users having this problem, when you install custom ROM and then you try to reset your phone; it keep rebooting into TWRP recovery (not system), even after you flash your ROM again....

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Unlocking LGUP features for fun and profit

I wasn't sure where to post this. If this is better posted somewhere else, please tell me or move it. LGUP comes in different variants. Dev, LAB, Store, 3rdParty. Depending on the variant you're...

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GPS issues demystified

I updated with possible permanent solution HERE​ Hi, I'm opening this thread in hope to make some order with the GPS issues many of us are having. There is a lot of misleading information as to the...

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[INFO] Autoprime's All-in-One G5 Thread (Updated April 11 2017)

LG G5 ALL-IN-ONE THREAD​ Making a thread where I can throw random info about the G5 in one place. Will add to this as we go. See the changelog in post #2 to keep up with what's been added. Woo! As of...

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unpack kdz to root and repack.

hi guys .. i want to make rooted flashable kdz file ... i found how to extract it using LGFirmwareExtract .. and it is working for g5 firmware .. link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2600575 this...

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Recovery mode (new combination)

Just like many others I too thought something was wrong with recovery combination. The usual Vol Down + Power hold, release/hold at LG logo stopped working. Seems LG likes to change this combination...

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[Repair] LG G5 Stuck in Fastboot with Bootloader Locked, Hard Brick, and Other

NOTE: This method must have special expertise for hardware, if you don't understand this, don't do it, because it will cause your device to be totally damaged !!! For those who have problems stuck in...

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HI,I generate some 9008 for g5 file such as rawprogram.xml , patch.xml

I have get some script to generate some 9008 file,and if you want to flash you need to extract the kdz to dz then extract the dz and then rename those partition file ,for example aboot.img *.img,except...

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List of LG G5 Stock KDZ firmware

[added on June 27 ] Check LG G5 Software Update History Here T-mobile LG G5 H830SV H83010d_00_0523.kdz ------------------------------------------ H831 Suffix: RGS Country: Canada Carrier: Rogers...

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[EXPERIMENTAL] Full ADB Root, System RW, and DM-VERITY Off for ALL G5's!!!

UPDATE Thanks to [MENTION=4089069]thjubeck[/MENTION] for testing this, it seems that this userdebug kernel actually works on all devices running antirollback v0 and running Marshmallow! I only have the...

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