LG G3

LG G3 with 5.5" Quad HD IPS display, megapixel camera, and 4G LTE XLTE ready Android smartphone. It has a fast quad-core processor, and clever UI that makes Android 4.4 look good. Even better, we are back to having a removable battery and microSD card slot! These are two things the G2 did not have.

Size and Weight

• 5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 inches
• 5.28 ounces

Operating System and Processor

• Android 4.4 KitKat®
• 2.5 GHz Quad Core Processor

Battery Life

• 23 hours talk time
• 31 days* standby time

Memory

• 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM (user memory), 32GB (internal memory), Micro SD: 128GB up to 2TB

Connectivity

• Sync methods: WiFi, USB
• 4G Capable
• 4G LTE Capable
• Wi-Fi and Mobile Calling

Audio and Multimedia

• T-Mobile TV

GPS and Apps

• GPS enabled

International

• Quad Band GSM; LTE: 2, 4, 5, 7, 17; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850)

Hearing Aid Compatibility

• M3 & T3

WEA Capable?

• Yes

Review

under review.

Root

StumpRoot

You can use Stump Root 1.2.0 to root the LG G3 for the VS98510B software release. If you have VS98511C (which Verizon has been shipping with the phone since late 2014) then this version of Stumproot will fail with the error message:

device is patched, sorry

The VS98511C Verizon update implements an "anti-rollback" feature which prevents you from using any stock restore method to go back to a version older than whatever you're on. There is no root method for the VS98511C software if you are unrooted, only the stock VS98510B software.

• How to Unroot the LG G3 (All Versions) (Video)

A NOTE ON STUMPROOT - The developer has stopped releases. Do not expect a StumpRoot for KitKat.

Towelroot

For Kitkat 4.4.2. Goto the Towelroot by Geohot (https://towelroot.com/) and download towelroot. WARNING! Do not download towelroot from towelroot.org - the one at the .org site is a trick, it contains a virus. The real towelroot is at the .com site.

TowelRoot currently provide root access on all phones with a kernel date prior to June 3 2014. (The kernel date can be found in the About page of the Settings app).

NOTE: I tested this (Verizon) and it failed with "This phone isn't currently supported" Tested with Verizon software version VS98512B, which was a Dec 05 2014 update. Tried 3 different modstrings.

1. download towelroot from towelroot.com
2. Go to Settings -> Security and enable installing apps from unknown sources
3. install the towelroot apk (tr.apk)
4. run the app and click "make it rain"
5. download RootChecker from the Google Play App Store
6. Run it
7. After verification or root install SuperSU from the Google Play App Store

To change towelroot modstrings tap on the "Welcome to Towelroot v3" header (3) times... as in tap tap tap.

Code 1: 1337 0 1 0 4 0 (standard, works on most phones)
Code 2: 1337 0 1 7380 4 0 (for Samsung Galaxy devices)
Code 3: 1337 0 1 0 4 1 (universal, but give temporary root access only)

Sources advise that it is necessary to downgrade to phone software version VS98510B . After that, if you want to go back to 12b rooted, do NOT bump with TWRP. Instead, tell SuperSU to maintain root across OTAs and then take each OTA as it comes. Read from source here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/help/lg-g3-vs98512b-rooted-t2975180