After checking out on how you can install the latest version of Cyanogen mod firmware in your LG G2 Android smartphone, its now time for you to upgrade your device with the Galaxy S5 looks. If you are the one who wanted to get the taste of Galaxy S5 smartphone, then you can apply this custom ROM firmware which redefines your mobile experience with that of Galaxy S5. So after checking out the list of quick pre requisites summed up below, lets check out on what are the instructions which will help you update the device.
Note: This update is the custom ROM firmware and not the official firmware released by LG.
Pre Requisites:
- All the data in your LG G2 needs to be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps and not with the LG PC tool so as to make sure that the data can be restored manually.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Head over to the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging” in your LG G2 so as to enable the USB Debugging Mode. Battery charge left in your device needs to be a minimum of 60% or else device might get turn off in the middle of firmware update.
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible in any manner for any damage happened to your LG G2 which is very unlikely if you follow the instructions carefully.
So let’s proceed to the next step where we have mentioned the detailed guide which will help you upgrade the firmware of your LG G2.
Procedure to Update LG G2 with Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 Android Firmware:
- Download Galaxy S5 Firmware and Google Apps Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, you need to place the same in your device.
- Now, boot your device in the recovery mode by pressing power + volume down button together till the LG logo comes up on the screen.
- In recovery mode, select Clear Data” and “Wipe Cache” to clear the data and wipe the cache present in your phone so that all the cache data present in your phone is deleted.
- Once the data is cleared, select the option of “install zip from sd card” and then select the firmware zip file which you have placed in the device and then followed by the Google Apps Package. It will take around 4 -5 minutes to apply both the zip files in your device.
- Once done, select “go back” and choose the option of “reboot in normal mode” for rebooting the device normally. Please note that it may sometime take more than 3 -4 minutes for rebooting the device in the normal mode.
Note: If at all your LG G2 gets in the boot loop sequence then you need to turn off the device and then reapply the update from the start. To turn off you can reinsert the battery or say you can long press the power button.
- While there are many custom ROM firmwares available for LG G2 Android phone, we will continue to come up with the custom ROMs which will help you make the most of your device.
So there you go, you have now successfully updated your device with the latest version of KITKAT 4.4.2 in your LG G2 Android phone along with the Galaxy S5 looks.
