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AT&T is on a roll over the past few days. They just started the official rollout of Nougat for the S7 and S7 Edge last week and now the LG G5 is also starting to receive the update. Meanwhile who knows when Verizon devices will start to receive their Nougat updates. My VZW S7 Edge is patiently...

Phone season is nearly upon us. We are about to be bombarded with all sorts of new handset releases. As phone manufactures get ready to release their new phones case manufacturers are looking to offload inventory to make room for new case models. That just means you get to reap the rewards...

Here is an easy way to kill two birds with one stone on your Christmas shopping list. If you are considering purchasing an LG G5 or LG V20 Best Buy is currently offering a free 32" LG TV to go along with your purchase. Best Buy has not given a time line on this deal so you should jump on it...

The Nougat update is finally rolling out to the LG G5 on Sprint. Sprint is officially the first US carrier to offer the update to the LG G5. The file size is 1.2GB so you should probably download it over wifi. The kernel version will be updated to 3.18.31 the build number will be LS992ZV8. Of...

We have already seen the HTC Black Friday deals and now LG has put out their list of deals for Black Friday. There are a few decent deals on cell phones, but the 4K TVs seem to really be were it is at when it comes to Black Friday LG deals. AT&T: -Free B&O Play earbuds with V20 purchase -$200...

It is always nice to see a company take risks to bring something new and revolutionary to consumers. Unfortunately these risks often don't go as planned. This is exactly what happened to LG with the G5. Modularity seemed to be a feature that consumers were interested in as Google seemingly moved...

One of the most annoying things about my LG G5 is the lack of an app drawer. This is one of the most essential parts of the Android launcher. It allows you to keep all your apps neatly organized and clears up space on your home screen for widgets and your favorite apps. I thought I might be able...

Rootjunky is the man when comes to hacking and Mcgyvering his way around Android's Factory Reset Protection. He has released a bypass method for just about every phone out there on just about every version of Android. Every time his methods are patched by Google he just finds another way in. It...

LG is no stranger to risk taking and innovation. They were one of the first major OEMs to place the power and volume buttons on the back with the LG G2. Now they are the first to market with a modular design. Plagued with criticism and negative feedback by many of the tech reviewers at launch...

The LG G5 on T-Mobile now has root! So far it is the only US version that can be rooted. The root method is achieved by flashing a TOT file which flashes TWRP to your device from there you are able to flash SuperSU to gain full root access. There are some other commands you will need to type...

Custom Recovery has finally made its way to the LG G5. Now before you get too excited this is currently only available for the international variant H850. The international variant is the only version of the device that has an official bootloader unlock method from LG. The other variants are...

Google engineer Benson Leung has been giving us the low down on which USB Type-C cables are and aren't supported per the Type-C spec. This has been invaluable information as using the wrong type of USB Type-C cable can do severe damage to your device. He recently released a statement that...

If you were looking for a good reason to buy an LG G5 I may have found one for you! The LG G5 is now supported by LG's Official Bootloader Unlock tool! For now this is only available for the European H850 variant. You will need to obtain your device's ID and use it to unlock the bootloader on...

The LG G5 has been ROOTED! Team Codefire has uploaded a video showing the LG G5 give rooted app root permissions. The video then goes on to show the phone boot into Team Win Recovery Project. The team has made it pretty clear that they do not have an ETA . While their phone is rooted chances...

AndroidGuys puts together a series of awesome wallpapers just about once a week. This week the theme is real life photos. There are photos of epic scenery and wildlife. The wallpapers have been converted to resolutions fit for just about any QHD display. There are more than 63 wallpapers to...

When you intend to mod your devices you always have to be mindful of what an update will mean for mods on your phone. Many times OEMs and carriers will patch known root methods as they work to make their devices more secure. Normally when they do this the remove the ability to roll back to a...

Now that we have come to the realization that the T-Mobile LG G5 is shipping with an unlockable bootloader you may want to give the LG G5 TWRP a try. It was posted as "Not working", but that was before we knew the G5 bootloader is unlockable. This has not been tested officially and is not known...

Taking away one of the most loved features of Android is common practice on some overseas phones. Removing the app drawer makes a phone feel more iOSy which in my opinion is the opposite of what I want in an Android device. LG thought this would be a good idea for the LG G5. They quickly...

LG has really distinguished themselves among the pack with the modular design of the LG G5. The removable battery is awesome, but the modular design can offer much more. LG already has a camera+battery add on, VR add on, and 360 camera add on. They also just teased a whole list of crazy add...

We have already heard murmurings that the LG G5 will be rootable on day one. Many who are actually responsible for the root methods have come out saying they have workable exploits. Their is already a system dump of the H850 variant available for download. This means we may also see rom...