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The LG Enact VS890 for Verizon. This Android phone sports a slide-out text keyboard, 4G LTE, and a 5-megapixel camera. Other features include memory card slot, front camera, DLNA, and removable battery. This phone is manufactured for the Verizon Network phone carrier.

Review

No review his been submitted.

• Rated one of the Best QWERTY Keyboard Smart Phones by Android Authority.

• Meets or exceeds our current Considerations When Purchasing a New Mobile Phone (as of 2014.)

Specs

This is a 4G / LTE capable phone. The phone is 4.37" x 2.06" x 0.62" and weighs 5.99 oz or 170 g.

Slide out keyboard feature! A five row slide out keyboard for faster typing.

• Battery: 2460 mAh LiIon, Removable. Up to 11.6 hours talk and 216 hours standby time.
• Display: 4 inches, TFT/TFD 480 x 800 pixel 24-bit
• CPU: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 dual-core
• Storage: 8 GB internal and MicroSD expandable
• WiFi: 802.11 b,g,n
• Camera: 2 cameras, rear 5mp and front less than 1mp

Details

This phone has a slide out QWERTY keyboard, something that is difficult to find in smart phones today. The tactile keys make it easy to hit the right button every time, ensuring each word or message says what it should.

Starter Mode for Beginners

Go the simple route with Starter Mode, or get personal with Standard Mode. Enact was created for every level of smartphone user, featuring a simplified UI for those who are new to smartphones, or the standard, customizable interface that seasoned Android users are used to.

Root

There is a working root for the LG Enact. The Android KitKat OS is available for the LG Enact, however, it is recommended you do not upgrade to KitKat at this time from OTA update until it is verified that there is a root available for the update. You could lose your root access and not be able to apply once again. Do not update to 4.4.2

4.1.2 Jelly Bean

Root: YES

Root can be applied with saferoot or stumproot. Framaroot will root the phone and install SuperSU.

4.2.2 Jelly Bean

Root: NO

No working root. saferoot using a PC, saferoot app, and framaroot all fail with this version.

Root Resources

• Android Forums / Phandroid - LG Enact, All Things Root

Support

Enable USB Debugging

USB debugging is enabled via the "Developers Option" which formerly resided in the Settings menu. This option was removed from visibility with the Android 4.2.2 update. It can be made visible again though an Easter-egg style action. Goto:

• Settings -> About Phone -> Software information -> Build number
• Tap on the "Build number" area of the screen several times (5 or more). There will be a message indicating you are X number of clicks away from being a "Developer." Clicking until developer is active you will then return to the Settings menu. The "Developer options" will now be visible somewhere between "PC connection" and "About phone."
• Under the "Developer options" scroll down to "Debugging" and check "USB debugging."

MTP Connection to PC

The legacy USB Mass Storage Mode option has been discontinued as of Android version 4.1.1. Windows Vista and higher will automatically detect the LG Enact as an MTP device to allow read/write access to areas of internal storage and the external MicroSD. Windows XP will not automatically detect the MTP device without installation of a 3rd party device driver. The driver available from LG has the filename:

• LG_VZW_United_WHQL_v2.18.0

As of 11/2014 this driver DOES NOT WORK in Windows XP. No known workaround.

ES File Explorer, Microsoft Networking, and External MicroSD Storage

Since the release of Android Kitkit (Android OS Version 4.4.2) the operating system has very restricted access to External MicroSD storage. This is a Kitkit limitation imposed, for no logical reason, by the developers at Google Android.