How do I update my LG Ally from android 2.2.2

[AC Question]

My FlipPhone finally died and so my wife gave me her old LG Ally with Android 2.2.2 and I want to update it so that I can use/download current apps. My carrier is Verizon.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! That's a reeeeeeeeeeally old phone , so you won't have much luck updating it beyond Gingerbread (2.3). It looks like you'd have to root the phone (see this thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-ally/44084-how-root-ally-flash-rom-*****-proof.html), then search for a custom ROM designed specifically for that phone, like this one: http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-ally/478456-rom-android-2-3-4-lg-ally.html.