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T-mobile LG G8 ThinQ KDZ firmware is available now for download.
LMG820TM TMO T-MOBILE 04-12-2019

asialove2013 said:
T-mobile LG G8 ThinQ KDZ firmware is available now for download.
LMG820TM TMO T-MOBILE 04-12-2019
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Does this mean the T-Mobile version will be rootable in the future I'm coming from a pixel & the last lg phone I rooted was the g3

caligood3 said:
Does this mean the T-Mobile version will be rootable in the future I'm coming from a pixel & the last lg phone I rooted was the g3
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I think it is very hard to root LG G8, especially T-mobile Version.

asialove2013 said:
I think it is very hard to root LG G8, especially T-mobile Version.
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That sucks I need adaway bad lol

caligood3 said:
That sucks I need adaway bad lol
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Adguard works just as well without root
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phillymade said:
Adguard works just as well without root
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Okay thanks I'll look into it

asialove2013 said:
I think it is very hard to root LG G8, especially T-mobile Version.
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What about the unlocked version? Will that also be hard to root with OEM bootloader unlock?

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Can this T-Mobile firmware be flashed over the Verizon software? Also, is there an unbranded firmware that can be used for American phones kind of like the way Samsung S series are?

Just got my tmo g8 yesterday, there is very little bloat. It seems to mostly respect lg's work. Not sure if that's a concern for you.

I thought the bootloaders were locked on all the US variants. How exactly would you flash this?

rldev said:
I thought the bootloaders were locked on all the US variants. How exactly would you flash this?
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You can flash it with lg UP, but only to the intended variant, i don't believe we have a modified dll to allow us to cross flash kdz's between different models.

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Is it possible to unlock the V40's (EU) bootloader at the moment?

With the LG V40 finally being in stores in Europe, does anyone know if the EU version is unlockable at this moment? Or is no V40 unlockable at the moment, regardless of region, SKU and simlock or simfree?
Edit: EU SKUs:
LM-V405EB
LV-V405EBW
Possible? Yes. Risky? HIGHLY! The phone is still relatively new to the market, from the developer's view. Let them fiddle with it a while. Better to wait for a safe way. The phone has SO much potential, so I doubt it'll be ignored for long.
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TacoShow said:
With the LG V40 finally being in stores in Europe, does anyone know if the EU version is unlockable at this moment? Or is no V40 unlockable at the moment, regardless of region, SKU and simlock or simfree?
Edit: EU SKUs:
LM-V405EB
LV-V405EBW
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Unfortunately no
LameMonster82 said:
Unfortunately no
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Its interesting that for the V30 at first it was NOT on their site as unlockable, but a few tried it and it seems like if you manually entered the device details it WAS unlockable! I wonder if anyone has tried with the V40 this way?
banshee28 said:
Its interesting that for the V30 at first it was NOT on their site as unlockable, but a few tried it and it seems like if you manually entered the device details it WAS unlockable! I wonder if anyone has tried with the V40 this way?
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Well in order to try you need the Device ID which is the "Fastboot OEM Device-ID" aka you need Bootloader Access just to try to unlock the Bootloader but most variants just reboot when trying to access it...so we need someone with access to that to try it
banshee28 said:
Its interesting that for the V30 at first it was NOT on their site as unlockable, but a few tried it and it seems like if you manually entered the device details it WAS unlockable! I wonder if anyone has tried with the V40 this way?
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Ainz_Ooal_Gown said:
Well in order to try you need the Device ID which is the "Fastboot OEM Device-ID" aka you need Bootloader Access just to try to unlock the Bootloader but most variants just reboot when trying to access it...so we need someone with access to that to try it
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I've tried with my unlocked B&H V40. I even tried the page source edit that worked for the V30 a while back. No luck. It said that bootloader unlock was for the LG-V405QA was not "yet" available.
Interesting that is said "yet", so maybe it will be soon, I guess we will have to wait and see. Not sure why they make such a big deal about unlocking bootloader/rooting, I mean other than a few guys bricking phones, does root really cost LG that much of an issue?
V405EBW is in supported list now.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703
strk3r said:
V405EBW is in supported list now.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703
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Very nice!! Now for the V30 it says "LG V30: H930 and H930G for the European market" although the US998 version seemed to work. Maybe V40 US version will be in the same boat.
Lg v40 405ebw
I get this error on the LG Developer website.
Unfortunately, your device( Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, (HONG KONG), LMV405EBW.HKG.
Is there a way to change the image on it for something else than LMV405EBW.HKG ???
daigle1981 said:
I get this error on the LG Developer website.
Unfortunately, your device( Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, (HONG KONG), LMV405EBW.HKG.
Is there a way to change the image on it for something else than LMV405EBW.HKG ???
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I’m looking for this as well I purchased in the uk it’s Europe model with HKG firmware.
V10b-HKG-XX and would like GBR but doing this would stop any OTA updates I think..it did with my G7.
strk3r said:
V405EBW is in supported list now.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703
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But it's NOT supported! The LG Developer site simply lists LMV405EBW as being supported. It makes no mention at all of which versions of LMV405EBW are actually supported. In other words, their list is garbage and cannot be relied upon. How is the buying public meant to know if LG wont be straightforward about it and be honest? There is no official information from LG or anyone as to the differences between them. Which raises an obvious point. If LG can allow the 'European' version to be unlocked then why can't they do it for the HK or 'international' version as well?
I had naively assumed that LMV405EBW meant LMV405EBW!
It's not good enough and I have sent a pointed and direct email to LG, telling them to lift their game. Very frustrating.

Canada unlocked LG G8 ThinQ Stock kdz firmware

Model Buyer Suffix Buyer/Carrier Last Update Date
LMG820UM CAN CANADA 04-13-2019
LG today released the stock kdz firmware for Canada unlocked LG G8 ThinQ
how can i download this kdz?
I would also like to download this firmware? Does the G8 have same issue with V40 we cant flash yet?
awireless said:
I would also like to download this firmware? Does the G8 have same issue with V40 we cant flash yet?
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i really haven't gotten a straight answer to this question either. I'm assuming that it's not possible yet because I have searched long and far and haven't seen a video of this being done or a tutorial.
SantinoInc said:
i really haven't gotten a straight answer to this question either. I'm assuming that it's not possible yet because I have searched long and far and haven't seen a video of this being done or a tutorial.
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Do you have the kdz?
awireless said:
Do you have the kdz?
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https://zfirmware.com/how-to-update-lg-g8-thinq-to-android-9-0-pie/
This is the only site that gives instructions to flash a KDZ but I'm too afraid to try it. Isn't there a link provided in the OP?
SantinoInc said:
https://zfirmware.com/how-to-update-lg-g8-thinq-to-android-9-0-pie/
This is the only site that gives instructions to flash a KDZ but I'm too afraid to try it. Isn't there a link provided in the OP?
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there is no link from op and that link you gave was for the n model. Those sights never work for flashing.
awireless said:
there is no link from op and that link you gave was for the n model. Those sights never work for flashing.
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All signs point to BS as far as I can tell but the op title had my hopes up lol. I think LG is under a contract agreement not to release such firmware, it'll only happen if it's an internal leak.

V40 Firmware links by Ainz_Ooal_Gown

Here i will be sharing links to all the KDZ's that i happen to download and host on my mega account so if you are also paying for mega enjoy fast firmware downloads and even if LG discontinues a KDZ i will have it here (if i download it on time) in case we get LGUP to work correctly.
Oreo
US Unlocked 11e: https://mega.nz/#!jqoklIrY
Decryption Key: QxLg4LL7AkQ3LnqwrX9GccY3jfYrTveTK-wWxHy_HQ8
Model: LMV405QA
Pie
US Unlocked 20A: https://mega.nz/#!Gm5iFQIJ!4bM8iX-P7HeYR2vLVKzFAdMTdGJ5xRnGhQRSzrrZCJc
US Unlocked 20E: https://mega.nz/#!L74FjQAL!EgxAlueihRzuCKnX_44J5L72ZHjbcxYDLiKon1EVKqY
Model: LMV405QA
Verizon 20A: https://mega.nz/#!2v4ETQBK!efyx1wO2k7GjGsZcr5BbJNo4-eirqZg82YzG95ZfoRw
Model: LMV405UA
US Cellular 20A: https://mega.nz/#!imQ2VYpD!WZ9f1Xi5lk_csalkoxB0N7dFUp0iPdnI7LknyEp8g54
Model: LMV405UA
Korea 20C: https://mega.nz/#!quICECrL!fHjcDnrlODNC2cMuj2q77NxJ0Oa2XRyH-eJ5xpODwnc
Model : LMV409N
EU 20A: https://mega.nz/#!OmIHHQrL!YYkJJa6EuA4aD9AFeNRBOzSOb6EFpELtcGi4odQ-U1Y
Model: LMV405EBW
So hosting on Mega cost a bit a money so if anyone wants to donate, my paypal button should be showing up by my name.
Hello,
Thank you for giving all the links. I just want to know that can I flash korean or us based roms on my LG V40? Because I'm from India and it has the software version of v10b-ind-xx. And model number is LMv405ebw .Please reply asap!
Does an At&t KDZ exist?
seacrow01 said:
Does an At&t KDZ exist?
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I would have to look through the forums and the rest of the internet...
Ainz_Ooal_Gown said:
I would have to look through the forums and the rest of the internet...
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I've looked everywhere but couldn't find anything. Would be nice for those of us that use At&t.
Ainz_Ooal_Gown said:
Here i will be sharing links to all the KDZ's that i happen to download and host on my mega account so if you are also paying for mega enjoy fast firmware downloads and even if LG discontinues a KDZ i will have it here (if i download it on time) in case we get LGUP to work correctly.
Oreo
US Unlocked 11e: https://mega.nz/#!jqoklIrY
Decryption Key: QxLg4LL7AkQ3LnqwrX9GccY3jfYrTveTK-wWxHy_HQ8
Model: LMV405QA
Pie
US Unlocked 20A: https://mega.nz/#!Gm5iFQIJ!4bM8iX-P7HeYR2vLVKzFAdMTdGJ5xRnGhQRSzrrZCJc
Model: LMV405QA
Verizon 20A: https://mega.nz/#!2v4ETQBK!efyx1wO2k7GjGsZcr5BbJNo4-eirqZg82YzG95ZfoRw
Model: LMV405UA
US Cellular 20A: https://mega.nz/#!imQ2VYpD!WZ9f1Xi5lk_csalkoxB0N7dFUp0iPdnI7LknyEp8g54
Model: LMV405UA
Korea 20C: https://mega.nz/#!quICECrL!fHjcDnrlODNC2cMuj2q77NxJ0Oa2XRyH-eJ5xpODwnc
Model : LMV409N
EU 20A: https://mega.nz/#!OmIHHQrL!YYkJJa6EuA4aD9AFeNRBOzSOb6EFpELtcGi4odQ-U1Y
Model: LMV405EBW
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I've a LG v40 ATT and it's still network locked planning on crossflashing to Korean firmware I just want to know if it won't affect unlocking in the phone when the unlock code is available
Lediju said:
I've a LG v40 ATT and it's still network locked planning on crossflashing to Korean firmware I just want to know if it won't affect unlocking in the phone when the unlock code is available
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We recommend staying on your current firmware in order to unlock and then after cross flashing
Ainz_Ooal_Gown said:
We recommend staying on your current firmware in order to unlock and then after cross flashing
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Thanks so much for your response
What about the firmwares on the lg-firmwares site? Who uploads those and are they safe?
Hi i have at&t unlocked v40 , but now im in malaysia , any workaround to get pie ? Still ****ing oreo ...
Help i need kdz at&t lgv40
aimanzahra.dev said:
Hi i have at&t unlocked v40 , but now im in malaysia , any workaround to get pie ? Still ****ing oreo ...
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Help i need kdz at&t lgv40
Jhonny_Villatoro said:
Help i need kdz at&t lgv40
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How to help ?
Which firmware should i download for this model
LM-V405UM
MD5 for all of the kdz as of this time.
V405EBW20a_00_OPEN_EU_DS_0524.kdz
0D8D8510D30639CEE448FE22226310DF
V405QA720a_03_NAO_US_OP_0529.kdz
0B122580EF135B3308FBCE3FFB5D421A
V405UA020a_02_USC_US_OP_0515.kdz
74F84B2CF4D44B073CA476C11E72C40C
V405UA20a_07_VZW_US_OP_0425.kdz
0DA003D6CAE98A16E5126E84412EC5DD
V409N20c_00_LGU_KR_OP_0527.kdz
7ED81EA9426CCE448177AF1AD31B4360
who has modem.img and boot.img
V405QA711e_OO_NAO_US_OP_0118.kdz
Hello! my LG phone is v40 Korea. I would like to change to EU but I tried to use Your EU firmware above and it's not successfully!
Hi, I have a LMV405UA. It is not carrier branded and the 8.1 stock it has right now has no bloatware in it. Which would be the best ROM to flash to update to Pie? (update check says I have the latest)
Hi, I'm currently having an LG V40 AT&T LM-V405UA, with AT&T bloatware on it. How do I know if it's unlocked or not, I can use my SIM card from other carrier with no problem. Also, how can I unlock the bootloader if there is no fastboot available on my device? If I were to use LGUP, which one of the firmware file should I use?
Been a minute updated OP added 20e kdz for the QA Us model

Update Sprint V40 on PIE??

Hello I have a Sprint V40 updated with V405UA20a PIE version (See Pic) can anyone update it to V405UA20b for me, I have the kdz. file and also be able to keep root?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Droidman61 said:
Hello I have a Sprint V40 updated with V405UA20a PIE version (See Pic) can anyone update it to V405UA20b for me, I have the kdz. file and also be able to keep root?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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How did you get PIE? And that I know of 20a is the latest....
Ainz_Ooal_Gown said:
How did you get PIE? And that I know of 20a is the latest....
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Vlad installed it. Here is where I found the update. https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-lmv405ua-firmwares/#tab=firmwares
Droidman61 said:
Vlad installed it. Here is where I found the update. https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-lmv405ua-firmwares/#tab=firmwares
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hmmm...and they only have 20a listed for US unlocked
Yep my mistake, I found it out when I used LGUP. Thanks for response.
Droidman61 said:
Hello I have a Sprint V40 updated with V405UA20a PIE version (See Pic) can anyone update it to V405UA20b for me, I have the kdz. file and also be able to keep root?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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How was possible to install Verizon firmware on a sprint phone?
omintegru said:
How was possible to install Verizon firmware on a sprint phone?
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I wouldn't recommend it, but I used LGUP and installed the Verizon software on my Sprint phone by mistake. But to my surprise, the phone booted, and i could make phone calls.
Droidman61 said:
I wouldn't recommend it, but I used LGUP and installed the Verizon software on my Sprint phone by mistake. But to my surprise, the phone booted, and i could make phone calls.
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Why you wouldn't recommend it? Not everything works? Or there are other issues?
omintegru said:
Why you wouldn't recommend it? Not everything works? Or there are other issues?
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1. I didn't check to see if everything else worked. 2. If you want to stay on Pie, and everything else won't work you will have to find someone like VLAD to install Pie back on your phone.
Pie isn't installed on Sprint yet.
Where can I find Sprint KDZ for the v40? I can only find verizon and US cellular on lg-firmwares
jimmyStoo said:
Where can I find Sprint KDZ for the v40? I can only find verizon and US cellular on lg-firmwares
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Sprint doesn't release public KDZ.
Get the sprint LG V40 pie here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v40/help/pie-sprint-pie-beta-version-root-t4014721
I tried emailing to get the proper file, but have received no response yet.
bleichtman said:
I tried emailing to get the proper file, but have received no response yet.
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It took me a couple of hours to get a reply
foxsdaddy67 said:
It took me a couple of hours to get a reply
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Got the download but it write failed at 10%
---------- Post added at 01:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:53 AM ----------
Maybe I'm not putting it in the proper folder. Do you need root for this? What exact folder am I moving this to?
Sprint Pie update for V40
Just got it today! Late Christmas present
update v40 sprint.
Droidman61 said:
Hello I have a Sprint V40 updated with V405UA20a PIE version (See Pic) can anyone update it to V405UA20b for me, I have the kdz. file and also be able to keep root?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hi bro, i'm new user LG, i used LG V40 Sprint android 8.1 and i want update 9.0 pie and root it. can you help me instruction. my phone baseband V405U14a.
if i update pie , my phone still lock again. because i buying this in Vietnam store. thank you so much.
alanpham1199 said:
Hi bro, i'm new user LG, i used LG V40 Sprint android 8.1 and i want update 9.0 pie and root it. can you help me instruction. my phone baseband V405U14a.
if i update pie , my phone still lock again. because i buying this in Vietnam store. thank you so much.
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Get on Telegram app either on Windows or Android, and get on the V40 Telegram Members group and ask in there for some help.. Those guys are top notch, they can help you.

Changing firmware

Am I able to switch from LG V40 ThinQ V405UA to LG V405QA
Thanks in advance.:fingers-crossed:
Droidman61 said:
Am I able to switch from LG V40 ThinQ V405UA to LG V405QA
Thanks in advance.:fingers-crossed:
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So US carrier to US Unlocked? If so that answer is yes just not with the T-Mobile variant....
Awesome ty.
Droidman61 said:
Awesome ty.
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I tried with LGUP and it is still on V405UA, it won't swith over to V405QA. Am I doing something wrong, or since this was a Sprint phone it will only stay on UA not QA?
Thanks for any help anyone can give.:highfive:
Droidman61 said:
I tried with LGUP and it is still on V405UA, it won't swith over to V405QA. Am I doing something wrong, or since this was a Sprint phone it will only stay on UA not QA?
Thanks for any help anyone can give.:highfive:
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Variant should remain as UA but will act as QA if i'm remembering correctly.
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Ainz_Ooal_Gown said:
Variant should remain as UA but will act as QA if i'm remembering correctly.
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Thank you:good:

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