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  1. sammyz

    Oh lord. I am old and this forum is new.

    And LG no longer makes phones. I own a Note 20 Ultra, and a Z Flip 3, and my fiancé has an iPhone 13 pro Max.
  2. sammyz

    Root How to Unroot Download Mode

    Ok so if you have rooted or have even attempted to root your phone and then try to boot to download mode, you will notice that it will say ROOTED like this picture below: So what do you do to get it stock and unrooted 100% ? You flash the tot firmware with LGFlashTool (not to be confused...
  3. sammyz

    Root Found some very interesting files

    So I was messing with partitions. I erased aboot. I always end up doing so :p But when I rebooted, I found interesting files after my phone acted like a flash drive. Here are the files: http://oudhitsquad.com/android/LGE/Firmware/MS323/Misc/w5_noaboot_a.zip I'm not sure what they're for.
  4. sammyz

    Root Recovery Keycombo for Devices That Won't

    Ok, well we have recovery, but some of us have no way to boot into it in an emergency situation (such as when you cannot boot device). My solution? Flashing recovery onto the laf partition and using the download mode key combo works (volume up+usb). You only need USB power to get the key...
  5. sammyz

    Root [TOOL] LG Laf Recovery MultiTool v1.2

    First off, thanks to these guys for everything we have thus far: Android Addict, junkie2100, Cheetopocalypse, biggiephil, bobdamnit, LoneStar, and PlayfulGod This tool is to help you guys with unlocking in the easiest way possible. Take note that drivers are not included and you may need to...
  6. sammyz

    Root New drivers!

    If you previously had an LG phone you probably have old drivers installed. Uninstall old drivers. Download this: LGUnitedMobileDriver_S50MAN311AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.11.3.exe Install it. You all will need it.
  7. sammyz

    Root [Virgin Mobile/Sprint] [APP][ROOT] Saferoot app

    PlayfulGod posted an app to root the MetroPCS/Tmobile LG Optimus F3 and F6, it works on the Virgin Mobile/Sprint/Boost Mobile version of the phone as well. Post any problems with the app in this thread if you have a Virgin Mobile/Sprint/Boost Mobile F3, not in the MetroPCS/T-Mobile forum...
  8. sammyz

    Help Various Unbrick Errors

    When you try one of the unbrick methods for your phone and get an error, please copy the error log and paste it in this thread or the thread in the All Things Root forum. You can also take a screen shot of the error. Each method is in the All Things Root forum with your carrier, except Sprint...
  9. sammyz

    Root [MetroPCS] Firmware Thread

    Hey, I am going to be posting all the firmware I can savage for this phone in this thread. I will be mirroring the firmware after the domain switches hosts on oudhitsquad.com MS50012b_00: http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW659495432109876543213/MS50012b_00.kdz MS50010e_03...
  10. sammyz

    [THEME] AndroidForums.com Stylish plug-in

    So I wanted a dark theme because I personally like dark themes rather than bright white everywhere. If you haven't heard of stylish, it's a plug-in for Chrome and firefox. Basically, you edit the CSS of the website to however you like it, copy the edited CSS and paste it into the plugin. So I...
  11. sammyz

    Root [Virgin Mobile/Sprint] F3 ZV6 Firmware (Devs* only please)

    Developers* only (for now). IF YOU UPGRADE TO THIS FIRMWARE, LOKI WILL NOT WORK UNLESS BLISS UPDATES LOKI FOR ZV6. Here: http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW865885432109876543213/LS720ZV6_03.S6_03.P25016.cab Just flash using my LG Motion unbrick guide with THIS^...
  12. sammyz

    Root TOT Extractor

    Just for devs mainly, read OP to learn how to use it: [TOOL]LG Bin Firmware Extractor - Page 20 - xda-developers
  13. sammyz

    Root To the kid I met at FAU, bike trail, etc.

    Those bikes falling over on the tri rail was ridiculous...reply please :p
  14. sammyz

    Root How to unlock?

    I read all the guides, watched the vids.......my device simply won't unlock...unless..........is waiting 30 minutes required? I read somewhere it's not required....I'm so confused. You flash firmware and then what? Do you HAVE to flash the radio fix file? Does it require a working internet...
  15. sammyz

    Root Got this phone and

    1) I plan on making an easier method to unlock boot loader. 2) Is there a way to root while staying on metro firmware? 3) What is the current method to unbrick? 4) I has firmware :) 5) I tried lelus method on metro fw (patching the bin file), no worky. 6) why is it so hard to get into...
  16. sammyz

    Root [Virgin Mobile/Sprint] Unbrick VM/Sprint F3

    IF YOU DO NOT READ EVERYTHING IN THIS POST, I WILL NOT HELP YOU. If you do not understand a part of the post, you may question the part you do not understand, but please do not ask for help without reading everything at least twice. If you are too lazy to read, you should have never messed with...
  17. sammyz

    Merge 2 phone subforums

    The LG Optimus F3 for Sprint and Virgin Mobile are EXACTLY the same. They even use the same firmware. Please merge them.
  18. sammyz

    Any phone you want

    Ok, so a friend of mine is letting me have any phone for free...he's paying for it. So which one should I get? I can't decide between the S4, the nexus 4, or waiting for the nexus 5...or is there a better device?
  19. sammyz

    Root [MetroPCS & T-Mobile] Unbrick Guide for this?

    Do you all need an unbrick guide or no? This weekend I don't have much homework, so I could make it today if one is needed.
  20. sammyz

    Sammyz, where is he now?

    About a little more than a month ago, I had to retire from being a guide here on androidforums. Why? Well, I started college on August 26th at FAU in Boca Raton and I got a job 2 weeks ago. This job I found, I get to test exam software on my laptop(yes, like an exam that you take in...
  21. sammyz

    2 New Devices LG Optimus F3 for Verzion and T-Mobile

    The LG Optimus F3 is coming to Verizon now as VS890. Looks like LG wants to make the same phone for every US carrier, trying to compete with Samsung I guess. They're using the same name though for variant phones. Also it came to T-Mobile as P659 already, it's exactly the same hardware as the...
  22. sammyz

    Group Messaging

    A friend of mine with an iPhone started group messaging me and another friend of mine. I didnt even know it was a group message till I got a text from the other person. I have searched Google about this and it seems that Google has not added any support for group messaging at all into their...
  23. sammyz

    Root Unbrick/Unroot LG Optimus F7 (Boost Mobile)

    Ok, this phone does not unbrick the same way as most other LG phones will. You will need: Drivers installed- https://www.box.com/shared/32c5t7fj2w8xcwr0krjo LG Firmware: www.oudhitsquad.com/android/LGE/Firmware/LG870/LG870ZV4_06.zip LG Flash Tool (read the Readme!): Flash Tool Setup LG DLL for...
  24. sammyz

    Root Bootloader Bypassing: Loki ported to LG Optimus F7

    What is loki? It's something Dan Rosenberg wrote (the guy who rooted the LG Spirit, unlocked the Motorolla phones based on msm8960 processor, and rooted a ton of other phones). It was originally made for The Samsung Galaxy S4 for the AT&T and Verizon variants because those phones have locked...
  25. sammyz

    Root Unbrick/Unroot LG Mach

    Ok, this phone does not unbrick the same way as most other LG phones will. You will need: Drivers installed- https://www.box.com/shared/32c5t7fj2w8xcwr0krjo LG Mach Firmware: LS860ZV7_08.S7_08.P25010.tot Alternative: http://www.filedropper.com/ls860zv708s708p25010 LG Flash Tool (read the...
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