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VanguardLH <
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> After rooting my unlocked LG V20 (AT&T model H-910), I`d like to get
> something newer than the Android 8.0.0 that is on it now. I thought
> about Lineage OS, but
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#lg does not
> list the V20, just the V30, and up. They have a clear warning "Devices
> not listed are not supported." Yet I read where someone said they got
> LineageOS 21 on their LG V20 phone, but they didn`t mention which model,
> yet the following mentions LineageOS on the H-910 model:
>
>
https://xdaforums.com/t/official-lineageos-20-for-the-lg-v20.4618097/
>
https://xdaforums.com/t/closed-official-lineageos-21-for-the-lg-v20.4649861/
>
> However, both note some significant failures of these OS versions in
> handling all the hardware or proprietary libs used on my phone.
>
> With the old Android 8.0.0 now on my phone, too many apps have severed
> their usability by upping the minimum Android version they require
> either to get installed, or to operate correctly. I`m losing too many
> apps because they require a higher Android version, and there are some
> apps I can`t get at all because their manifest mandates a higher minimum
> Android version. I`m loathe to buying a pricey phone just to satisfy
> the requirements of these apps which sometimes to be due to non-critical
> changes in functionality or simply a different UI.
>
> What other Android replacements (maybe getting me to v15) could I put on
> this phone? Unlike some ardent anti-Google users, I don`t need a
> de-Googled OS. Tis why I was uninterested in GrapheneOS, plus they seem
> geared to only Pixel phones.
>
> crDroid is a fork of LineageOS, but they don`t list LG. Havoc-OS is, I
> believe, another fork of LineageOS, and they don`t list anything LG,
> either.
In general, for any phone, your best bet is to search XDA Forums and see who
has done a third party OS for your specific model number (and I mean number,
ie not just the marketing name Samsung Galaxy Note N, but the number
SM-GT1234). In your case it`s this subforum:
https://xdaforums.com/f/lg-v20-roms-kernels-recoveries-other-developm.5874/
Unless there is a build for your specific model there`s no point considering
any OS because it won`t run.
Many of those threads look like they`re from 2019-21, even though they might
have more recent posts. So that`s probably the kind of age of OSes that
might be available.
Be prepared for things not to work. Porting a newer OS to an old device is
comparatively easy, getting all the hardware to work reliably is a long
slog. You may find some components don`t work - the threads should say
this.
> One of the problem I`ve read about with the LG V20 is some models cannot
> be rooted. There are several unlocked models which were factory
> unlocked by the carrier, like Verizon. I have the H910 model unlocked
> by AT&T.
Carrier unlock is not the same as bootloader unlocking. Carrier unlock
means you can use a different carrier`s SIM card. Bootloader unlock means
you can use a different OS. Many phones sold in the US have locked
bootloaders, which means no OS replacement. Although if you have rooted then
maybe your bootloader isn`t locked.
Theo
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