LG G2 Android smartphone can now be truly transformed so as to make the device look like LG G3 Android smartphone. It’s all possible with the custom ROM firmware as it brings in all the features of LG G3 Android device including most of the apps along with the skew morphic design. The best part of this is that it comes with almost all the features of LG G3 and also the much needed stability of the firmware which is currently not there in most of the other custom firmwares for LG G2 Android device. While LG G2 won’t be getting the LG G3 like UI anytime soon, so with the help of this custom ROM dubbed as “Optimus G3”, you can transform your LG G2 into LG G3.
Note: This firmware only supports LG G2 D802 variant and not any other variants.
Benefits: Why to Update LG G2 with LG G3 Firmware?
- Ability to shoot videos in 4K Resolution,
- LG G3 Ringtones, Themes & Wallpapers,
- LG G3 UI and apps
- LG G3 Magic Focus
Quick Pre Requisites:
- Create a backup of all the data like SMS, Call Log, Pictures, Videos & Songs (by transferring the data to the PC),
- Battery should be more than 50%,
- Enable USB Debugging mode in your LG G2
Procedure to Update LG G2 to make it look like LG G3:
- Root LG G2 needs to be rooted. Download “Root Checker” app from the Google PLAY Store to check on whether the device is rooted or not. Also, you need to make sure that your LG G2 comes with the custom recovery image installed.
- Download the LG G3 Firmware Package and Baseband zip package from here to your computer for your LG G2 D802.
- Connect your LG G2 Android phone to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place the two zip files in your device’s root folder. Make sure that you are not placing the files deep into any sub folders.
- Turn off your device so that it can be entered in the Recovery Mode. Press the Volume Down + Power button and once you see the LG logo, you need to leave the pressed buttons to press again for entering the device in the recovery mode.
- In recovery mode, select options to clear the data and wipe the cache by selecting the appropriate options. Once done, you need to select the option of “install zip” to choose the firmware zip package and baseband zip package which you have earlier placed in your device.
- Once the zip files are selected, it will take around 4- 5 minutes for applying the update. Once done, head over to the Software Information section from your Settings to see on whether the update has been successful or not.
- If your LG G2 gets stuck while applying this LG G3 update, long press the Power button to turn off the device and follow the above mentioned instructions from the start.
Most of the times, the update will be applied successfully. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues when you update with this LG G3 custom ROM firmware in your LG G2.
