The LG G3 is another device in line for the Android 5.0 Lollipop update, but the question in everyone’s minds is when? Thankfully, an LG representative recently put our minds at ease when he disclosed that the official Lollipop update will be coming to LG’s flagship by the end of 2014.Update: It's now possible for you to get hands on the Android Lollipop update for an non-rooted LG G3 thanks to htcmania.com. Go to the new "how to get Lollipop on the LG G3" header for the tutorial.
Before you start jumping for joy, it must be made clear that even though a manufacturer might release an update for a phone, it might not arrive right away to yours. Why? Because individual carriers, especially those in the USA, usually take longer to get them dispersed to their own phone models. Owners with international variants are more likely to get theirs right away at the end of 2014, while LG G3 owners with the likes of Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint might have to wait until the beginning of 2015. Regardless, this is still good news.
Here you can find the entire list of smartphones and tablets that are getting Android 5.0 Lollipop and when.
Are you looking forward to getting Android 5.0 Lollipop on your LG G3?
How to install Android Lollipop on the LG G3
This is our manual install tutorial for Android 5.0 Lollipop on the LG G3 (D855). Please remember to create a backup of your smartphone data, and refer to the original forum thread for any help. Neither I nor AndroidPIT will be held responsible for any errors or problems that occur as a result of this.
- Download the Android Lollipop ZIP file to your PC and unzip it (if prompted for a password, type "lgbbs").
- Download drivers for the LG G3 and install them on your PC.
- Download LG Flash Tool 2014 and unzip it on your PC.
- Open the LG Flash Tool 2014 folder and run the LGFlashTool2014.exe.
- Connect the LG G3 to your PC in "download" mode. Download mode is enabled by turning off the device and pressing and holding the volume up button. Once done, connect it via USB to your PC. If your PC reports that it is "installing device", wait for it to finish.
- Flash Tool will offer several options. leave the section Type unchanged (in CDMA), while inPhoneMode choose the option DIAG.
- Now select the KDZ file from the zip file that you extracted in the first step.
- Run the Flash using the Flash option CSE, in order to automatically perform a wipe of all data.
- Select Start, then in the next window Country> Different Country to choose your preferred language.
- Do not disconnect your smartphone from your PC until the operation is finished.
Now you will have Andriod 5.0 Lollipop successfully installed on your LG G3. Let us know how this worked out for you in the comments below, and don't be afraid to ask questions if you have any.
Find previous Android 4.4.2 KitKat update information for the LG G3 after the break below.
Previous changes brought by Android 4.4.2 KitKat
The Android 4.4.2 update for the European model LG G3 appeared a couple of months ago, with users reporting a number of interesting things in the patch. For starters, the update seems to correct a few of the lag issues that some users experienced on the firmware out of the box, but there's also some display property changes and battery optimizations to be found.
The update is currently only for the D855 variant and brings a change to the software version (which you can check in Settings > About Phone) to V10e (Italy is reporting an update to V10g). Strangely, depending on which region you are in, the update claims to be bringing different things. In the UK, the update notice says the update is for apps, but elsewhere in Europe the update notice states power optimizations only.
No update notices seem to mention changes to the display, but a color spectrum analysis done by Android Central shows that saturation has indeed been tweaked in the update. LG made a conscious effort to go with more realistic color reproduction in the G3's display, but it seems they are pushing the desaturation even further in the latest update. The new color balancing also removes some of the over-sharpening that was producing nasty artifacts.
As always, the OTA is on its way sooner or later depending on your region and the batching process, but you can check for the update manually by going to Settings > About Phone > Update Center. If you're not the waiting type, you can grab the KDZ file from XDA Developers and doing it yourself. Of course, we cannot confirm the integrity of the contents of any files downloaded from XDA Developers, so proceed with caution.
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