How To Install Apps On Lg Phone

Introduction

LG sample smart phone picture Normally LG smart phones with Android operating system are updated like any other device via OTA (Over The Air) service, or with LG PC Suite software installed from user's reckoner.

At that place also exist another option. For service purposes, LG adult an archive file format which is used to distribute firmware for its mobile devices. This is mainly meant for various service centers, beta testers, etc. only tin can likewise be used by users if they know what they are doing.

Firmware stored in a *.kdz file can be installed to your telephone via service utilities like the LG Flash Tool 2014 and in this short article we tin can show y'all how to exercise it.

Some facts about KDZ archives

Typically inside a KDZ archive you can find the following files:

One *.dz annal with the actual phone firmware
Ane *.dll file which is used to specify phone blazon and firmware version

To view the content of KDZ archives you can apply one of the available browsing utilities, for example the popKDZ Extractor tool.

The installation of firmware from *.kdz files allows users to install clean, stock system to your phone and clean it from a mess caused past some custom ROMs. You can as well downgrade your arrangement with older ROM for rooting and ROM customizing purposes, etc.

How to flash firmware to LG smart phone with LG Flash Tool 2014

Y'all need both of the following software, so download information technology and install on your computer:

LG Flash Tool 2014 (external link)
LG Phone Drivers (external link)

These drivers are for international versions of LG phones. If y'all have LG phone customized for Verizon, or any other mobile providers, y'all demand to download special drivers from their web sites.

Now you need to detect a *.kdz file for your smart phone. At that place are some KDZ catalogs available on the Internet that can guide you and assist you to discover *.kdz files via your telephone IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) number, for example DevTestercatalog.

IMEI number is unique identifier of mobile phones that can be constitute on mobile telephone package, label under battery, or type *#06# code in Phone phone call app.

When you lot have downloaded *.kdz file for your phone and installed LG Flash Tool and LG phone drivers, y'all can start the firmware flash procedure.

Installing firmware on LG smarphone

The first thing y'all demand to practise is to get-go your LG device in Download way:

Switch off your phone and prepare your USB cable by connecting information technology to you lot computer
Press and concur Volume up push button for 3 seconds and connect the USB cablevision to telephone while still holding Volume Up push till the the phone will show up Download mode screen.

LG G3 Download mode

LG G3 download manner

Everything else will be done with your computer.

Now on your figurer start LG Flash Tool 2014 ► Select Blazon box ready to CDMA ► PhoneMode set to DIAG.
Click on Folder icon side by side to Select KDZ file box and navigate to your *.kdz file and finally click on it and use Open up button.

LG Flash Tool for Windows

At present you tin can chose from two variants of firmware flashing:

Normal Wink - install new firmware without data lost
CSE Wink - install new firmware, reset phone to factory defaults and delete all user's data

Option whatever selection suits your needs best and on the next screen click on the START button.

Start flash firmware to LG phone
Read Telephone Information and Start flash firware to LG telephone

Wait until the LG Flash Tool installs the new firmware to your phone. Progress volition also be shown on the screen of your smartphone. After the wink operation phone will be restarted and kick to Android Launcher.