Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - Candy coated goodness.

[corpomonkey]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

I did the "clear Google services framework" trick and got the update. I was going to do a factory reset after the update anyways so went this route. Now my battery lasts longer!

If you're going this route;

make sure you use the LG Backup app and back up everything, then copy this backed up file to your computer BEFORE you do a factory reset.

Backup
Copy over backed up file to a computer or somewhere off your phone
Update
Factory Reset
Copy over the backup file back to your phone and do a restore

 

[BecomingDeath13]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

I have the same issue - on mine - it shows the full download, then requests that you press a button to install and reboot and it warns you that it will reboot a few times... Then you see the android installation wizard and a progress bar... Upon the first reboot - it reboots back into the 4.2.2 state as if nothing at all happened... I've tried it about three times so far as well...

Hm... Okay, so back up your information. If you use LG Backup it will erase it if you don't move it to a pc. After backing everything up (or at least your applications, most everything else is tied to your Google account and should be okay), do a factory reset. My guess is that during the initial download of the update, it got corrupted. Do an fdr to ensure it's removed from the phone. Then try to re-download it and initiate the install (before restoring your backups). See if that helps you out.

-Adam-
Sent from my LG-LS980.

 

[depechemodegurl]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Same here. It tells me to hit the button to reboot, our little Android robot pops up and appears to be installing the update and then it reboots back into 4.2.2. The time of installing the update seems awfully quick though. Maybe 20 seconds. Then when it reboots there is no optimizing of apps which actually makes sense if it never really updates.

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Yeah, mine rebooted 4 times, each time going back to Mr android and the spinning belly. Sounds like your install files are failing to me.

Rockin my LG G2

 

[nickc71]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Hm... Okay, so back up your information. If you use LG Backup it will erase it if you don't move it to a pc. After backing everything up (or at least your applications, most everything else is tied to your Google account and should be okay), do a factory reset. My guess is that during the initial download of the update, it got corrupted. Do an fdr to ensure it's removed from the phone. Then try to re-download it and initiate the install (before restoring your backups). See if that helps you out.

-Adam-
Sent from my LG-LS980.

Hey Adam - I did the LG Backup and have that info on my PC, and did the FDR. Now it doesn't seem to like that "Google Services Framework" trick anymore, so it won't throw the update file like it used to. I'll keep trying though.

 

[Xtremeyouth1]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Yeah, mine rebooted 4 times, each time going back to Mr android and the spinning belly. Sounds like your install files are failing to me.

Rockin my LG G2

So how did you correct this?

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[Stl_Knight]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

So how did you correct this?

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You say your not rooted? Was you rooted in the past? Can you confirm you have stock recovery?

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[Mikey47]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Sounds like your install files are failing to me.

That would seem strange, I would assume they're smart enough to put an MD5 checksum into the process.

I know it's not LG, but for one update on my HTC EVO 4G LTE I had to download the update 4 times (it kept complaining that the downloaded file was corrupt).

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[bcbbanga4l]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Shhesh I'm still waiting to update

Sent from the sexy LG G2

 

[Xtremeyouth1]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

You say your not rooted? Was you rooted in the past? Can you confirm you have stock recovery?

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Never rooted. Weird. May go to sprint.

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[Stl_Knight]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Never rooted. Weird. May go to sprint.

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My last suggestion is boot into recovery and do a factory reset. If it don't take the update after that than you will need to go to Sprint or flat back to ZC7 than update to ZVA and ZVC. Thanks.

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[Goldschmidt]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

For me I get into recovery by turning the phone off completely than holding the power and volume down at the same time. Do not release the two buttons until it goes to recovery. If you can do a factory reset through recovery than do so.

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I tried this and I was able to get into a recovery looking screen for about 1 second and then my phone immediately went into a black screen and it once again said "Fastboot mode started". I'm able to boot it back on but I'm pretty sure this means I can't boot into my recovery at all. Now what?

 

[depechemodegurl]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

So how did you correct this?

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I didn't need to fix it, that's what it does when it fully installs, so if you are only rebooting once then something is failing. Are you sure it downloaded the whole update? It took about 10 minutes to download the update on Wi-Fi for me..

Rockin my LG G2

 

[themartyred]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

that's a good question. did the update fully DL to his phone.

and for what it's worth to the other FL people waiting, I too still have not received the update. has anyone in FL gotten the OTA notification to update?

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

My wife got her update on her black G2 on the 1st. Me and my white G2 are still waiting. Philly market if anyone cares.

 

[Xtremeyouth1]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Yes it did fully download. At this point I tried 7 times, then I factory reset my phone and have tried an additional 6 times. No problem with the spark update. Very dissapointed. By the way, thanks everyone for all the help.

 

[Robert Floyd]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

When I did the update,it said to do a profile first. Might sound dumb,but did you do that before trying kitkat update?

 

[mlb51]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

I'm in Tampa and I still haven't gotten the update. I've waited this long I'm going to ride it out.

 

[DWR_31]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

Yes it did fully download. At this point I tried 7 times, then I factory reset my phone and have tried an additional 6 times. No problem with the spark update. Very dissapointed. By the way, thanks everyone for all the help.

Download the update again take it to the Sprint store and have them hit install update. They will fix it or get you setup with a new phone.

Sent from my SPARK enabled Sprint LG G2. K00949438Yd FRAMILY!

 

[themartyred]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

So, still KitKatless in FL, so I am going to do the frameworks attempt tonight on my white G2.
never been rooted and as long as I do the backup all should be fine, eh?

 

[Jimmy Gillentine]

Re: Sprint's LG G2: Official KitKat info - ***Release starts March 31st***

So, still KitKatless in FL, so I am going to do the frameworks attempt tonight on my white G2.
never been rooted and as long as I do the backup all should be fine, eh?

Back up to your computer to be sure and do the fdr and you should be good.

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