I chanced upon the XDA Forums while looking for a way to update the original Motorola Defy to Android 4.0 ICS. Now I help people find answers to similar questions while covering the latest ...

LG shut down its smartphone division earlier this year, but promised to continue providing Android updates for its latest flagship phones through 2022. Want to keep using up to date software on an LG ...

LG pulled the plug on its mobile phone business earlier this year, promising some level of support for its devices for a limited period of time. The Android developer community is well known for ...

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As far as the U.S. market is concerned, LG has typically been in the middle of the pack when it came to their bootloader unlock policies. They aren't as open as other companies like Google or OnePlus, ...

Earlier this year, we were hearing and seeing leaks about an LG smartphone with a rollable screen. The company was also expected to launch a flagship with Qualcomm's flagship platform. However, in ...

Have an LG smartphone and want to unlock the bootloader so you can install a custom recovery, custom ROM, or other firmware? Now you can do that… maybe. LG’s last few flagship phones have shipped with ...

The LG G6 has now been added to the list of smartphones which LG officially supports for bootloader unlocking. To be specific, it is the H870 model of the LG G6 which is meant for the European market ...

Bootloader unlock policies are always a sticky situation. On one side you have the Android modding community wanting full control over the devices they’ve purchased, to do things like modify the ...

LG's Android handsets are not the best choices for enthusiasts. Bootloaders are tightly locked, so loading a different kernel or installing another distribution is next to impossible. And there is no ...

When it comes to rooting and applying custom ROMs, an unlocked bootloader is one important step before being able to do that. Now, owners of the European LG G6 (H870) can use LG’s official bootloader ...

LG started giving users of select devices the ability to unlock the bootloader a few years ago, and the tradition continues with its latest flagship Android smartphone, the G6. This option is not ...