OFFICIAL: LG G3 Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA imminent

Deleted User · Nov 26, 2014

Sorry my friend I used to spend a lot of time travelling in the US on business the price difference on many products can be huge more than the tax difference often the same price in dollars as pounds . In my view Apples pricing policy here is a scandal. There is a move here in the UK for more and more companies to offer phones unlocked rather than linked to a network and it is something the EU is looking at. My own phone came unlocked which means one gets updates more promptly and a better resale value. Still no sign of Lollipop here

mikedt · Nov 26, 2014

The iPhones can be expensive pretty much everywhere, except North America it seems. They're expensive here in China, there is no carrier subsidy available and Apple are considered luxury products, like Prada or Gucci. But then on the other hand flagship Samsungs and LGs can be expensive here in China as well, the G3 is around 6000 yuan CNY, which is about £600, which is not that much less than the iPhone 6+ actually. I paid about half that for a flagship Oppo Find 7a, which is a Chinese phone of similar specs.

andruoid · Nov 26, 2014

IPhone 6 here in Canada is $264, $374 and $484 for the 16GB, 64GB and 128 GB respectively on a 2 year contract. $110 for more memory is ridiculous.

My LG G3 with 32GB was $0 from a vendor special on a 2 year contract. A high end 64GB micro sd was $50. You already know the benefit of Android and the hardware so it's a no brainer. :cool:

pastafarian · Nov 27, 2014

Getting back to the 100% iPhone free thread subject, anyone hear any rumors as to when Sprint will be releasing 5.0?

nickdalzell · Nov 29, 2014

Probably the same time Verizon gets theirs. Most likely never. Second possibility next year or the time Android 6 comes out. We know how long it took Samsung to get the GS3 version 4.4.2.

The G3 is currently two versions behind--three if you count lollipop.

I hope custom ROM's for the G3 VS985 are better than the ones for the SGH-I535 were. The US GS3 sucked for custom ROM's. The international model had tons! Its unfair.

mikedt · Nov 29, 2014

nickdalzell said:
Probably the same time Verizon gets theirs. Most likely never. Second possibility next year or the time Android 6 comes out. We know how long it took Samsung to get the GS3 version 4.4.2.

The G3 is currently two versions behind--three if you count lollipop.

I hope custom ROM's for the G3 VS985 are better than the ones for the SGH-I535 were. The US GS3 sucked for custom ROM's. The international model had tons! Its unfair.

I think many ROM devs are in Europe and Asia. There's some very active AOSP development goes on here in China. Devs can only develop for the phones and tablets that they have and know about. Which wouldn't be specific Verizon versions of course. Cyanogen are US, but even they're doing much of their work and business in China, things like OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi.

nickdalzell · Nov 29, 2014

Even now, the only Note 3 and GS3 lollipop ROM's are for international models. USA GS3 still no love.

mikedt · Nov 29, 2014

If you're referring to the VS985 G3, that's only for Verizon Wireless. It's got CDMA/EVDO radios. Which you wouldn't find in the international, or at least the European versions. Presumably a G3 you might get from AT&T or T-Mobile or not from a carrier(unlocked/unsubsidized) at all, i.e. GSM/HSDPA, would be pretty much the same as the international, apart from maybe FCC approvals. If a phone has different hardware, then a ROM has to be made specifically for it. It's likely to be the same for the China Mobile TD-SCDMA version of the G3, but then there's a lot of ROM devs in this country.

nickdalzell · Nov 29, 2014

The Verizon model has GSM/CDMA/EvDO/UMTS radios. It is global compatible

mikedt · Nov 30, 2014

Yeh, but the EU versions don't have CDMA/EV-DO, no need. Very likely there's a different baseband in them and other technical differences, which could make ROMs incompatible. Samsungs are like that, and there's specific Verizon versions of those. The only countries that really use CDMA/EV-DO are US, Canada and China AFAIK, certainly not Europe. When it comes to an "international" G3 or any phone for that matter, they will usually be geographic specific versions of them, like EU, China, America, etc. Devs are mostly likely concentrating on GSM/UMTS/LTE only ones, which would be the most common and the ones they have.

Other thing with Verizon, they often go out of their way to ensure their phones are really locked-down, locked boot-loaders, e.g. Droid. Which can make rooting, developing and loading custom ROMs rather difficult.

nickdalzell · Nov 30, 2014

Is it possible to use a Nexus 6 on Verizon? I am sick of not getting any updates beyond what my phone comes with.

Rxpert83 · Nov 30, 2014

nickdalzell said:
Is it possible to use a Nexus 6 on Verizon? I am sick of not getting any updates beyond what my phone comes with.

Yes, but since Verizon isn't currently selling them there's some hoops you have to jump through.

I'd suggest starting a thread in the nexus 6 forum if you want to pursue that.

nickdalzell · Nov 30, 2014

What about buying one on Google Play and pop my SIM card into it?

Rxpert83 · Nov 30, 2014

nickdalzell said:
What about buying one on Google Play and pop my SIM card into it?

If its an already activated micro sim - yes.

But let's be respectful of G3 owners and keep n6 talk in the n6 forum

jhawkkw · Dec 1, 2014

Rxpert83 said:
If its an already activated nano sim - yes.

But let's be respectful of G3 owners and keep n6 talk in the n6 forum

FTFY

nickdalzell · Dec 1, 2014

I got a nano SIM in my Note 3. Worked fine?

I know it is designed for a micro SIM but it did work.

nickdalzell · Dec 5, 2014

BTW still no sign of the VZW update to 5.0. They said Q4 or the 'end of the year' but now that we're four versions behind (lollipop is currently at version 5.0.1, while we are stuck on the very first KitKat 4.4.2) I am betting Google will release the next major version of Android before we finally get 5.0. The Galaxy S3 got KitKat long after it came out as well, a year later.

Rxpert83 · Dec 5, 2014

LG may release the update by Q4, but expect delays for a month or 2 while Verizon tests it

CL3nglish · Dec 7, 2014

Best Buy rep told me LG and, I think, HTC payed extra to get the update sooner. Said it should happen by January 1st.

I know Lollipop will be custom fit to LG but I'd love for the navigation icons to change to the circle, square, and triangle. I liked that look on the Nex6.

nickdalzell · Dec 7, 2014

I wonder if HTC will use lollipop's PlayStation style navbar or keep using the tiny hard to see house, back and square recent key?

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