LG had really managed to impress us all with its new G2, which is a great Android based smartphone. So now, with the G2, LG can really compete with Samsung, HTC or Sony as, since now the company only (or mostly) provided mid range and budget friendly handsets. Anyway, if you have bought this smartphone, then probably now you are looking into tweaking the same. If so, then during the present tutorial I will try to help you out by showing you how to install a custom recovery image (TWRP recovery) on your LG G2.
First of all you should know that a custom recovery image, in our case TWRP recovery can be installed only on a rooted LG G2. So, before going any further you should check if your smartphone is rooted or not – you can download a free app from Google Play dubbed as Root Checker. If your phone isn’t rooted, then you should use our dedicated tutorial from here: “How to Root LG G2 (suitable for Verizon, AT&T and Korean branded networks)”.
Root access must be gained before a custom recovery image represents an intuitive user interface between you and your LG G2. So, in order to flash and use TWRP recovery, the internal system and OS that is running on your phone must be unchained. The root access is the only way in which you can remove the factory and default restrictions from your device, so rooting is really not an option for you.
Download the patched Kernel file for your LG G2 model from here, copy the KK_Kernel_XXX_jdi.zip to your phone and flash the file in TWRP recovery. If you do not know how to flash files in TWRP, follow Steps 4-7 from this guide. Latest 2016 LG Flash Tool (patch) Is Now Added To The List.[All Version] Download Latest LG Flash Tool (LGUP) To Flash KDZ & TOT Firmware: Here we are sharing a Direct link to Download Latest LGUP Tool for LG Devices (Flash tool).LGUP Tool is a must-have tool for LG devices. If you have an LG Android phone then []. AT&T and Verizon LG G2 now supported by Loki flashing tool. Developer Dan Rosenberg pushed an update to his Loki tool that adds support for the LG G2 from AT&T and Verizon. How to Root the LG G2 (All Versions) (Video) Posted by David Cogen. Friday, October 25th, 2013. Download the LG ADB Drivers and install them. On the phone, tap Menu > System Settings > General > About Phone > Software Information > Keep tapping Build Number until it tells you are a developer. Nov 02, 2013 If you are wondering what to do with your newly rooted LG G2, the next logical step is to flash a custom recovery image. A custom recovery image allows you to flash kernels, ROMs (different versions of your operating system including vanilla Android versions, newer versions of Android, etc.),.
You should also know that gaining root access and installing TWRP recovery on your LG G2 are both unofficial operations that have nothing to do with LG or with Google. That’s why when performing these procedures the binary flash counter of your phone will be increased. As you know, when that happens, the warranty gets void. Therefore, at this point you will lose the LG G2 warranty, though if you will need it back you will be able to regain the same. For restoring the warranty you will have to reset the binary flash by revoking the root access: downgrade your phone to stock Android Jelly Bean OS or wait for the Android 4.4 KitKat OTA firmware to be rolled out. Just be careful as on a rooted LG G2 you will not be able to receive the OTA updates – you will have to manually flash the Android 4.4 software.
But what is TWRP recovery and why to install this tool on your LG G2 since your handset is already running on a stock recovery image? First of all, yes your device is featured with a stock recovery, but this app is quite un-useful, especially if you are an advanced Android user. Basically, with a custom recovery image you can install a custom ROM firmware, flash a custom kernel (which can then be used for overclocking your Android device for bumping the speeds, or for undervolting the CPU for upgrading the battery life), wipe the data, clear the cache, make Nandroid backups, install custom tools, features and capabilities and lot more.
Root Intl G2 32Gb S/W D80230B stuck in fastboot. Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by aardvarkboy. (All the guides to loki I've seen online refer to 'loki flash', this has been replaced by loki_tool) Many thanks Steve #6 aardvarkboy, Aug 12, 2015. Currently my lg g2 got download mode and recovery by using. Download the Recovery Image from here. Make sure to choose your device compatible. Copy and Paste it inside ioroot folder that you have extracted in How To Root LG G2 All Versions. Download Loki Flash Firmware, click on Download zip on the Bottom Right side on Screen. Extract the Zip file and inside the extracted folder, Copy the loki_flash file.
Now, TWP recovery is the touch and improved version of the classic CWM recovery custom recovery image. This is one of the most used custom recovery for Android, the tool offering a stable user interface and great possibilities for the Android users. The best is that on TWRP recovery you can use the touch capabilities of your LG G2, unlike for CWM recovery when you have to navigate through the recovery menu by using the power and volume up and down buttons.
If you have decided to complete this tutorial for flashing TWRP recovery on your LG G2, then first prepare your handset for the installation procedure that will shortly follow. Just read and complete the tasks from the following list.
- Remember to root your handset before going any further.
- Backup the data that is saved on your LG G2. It is important to make a full backup as while installing the custom recovery image, your data might get corrupted or even wiped out.
- Just use suitable and free distributed backup and restore apps from Google Play and everything should be fine.
- Make sure that you can have access to a computer with Internet access enabled.
- Also, your LG G2 and its USB cable will be required.
- On the computer disable the antivirus and antimalware protection; in some cases the security protection is interfering with the installation process and we don’t want that to happen.
- Your smartphone should be charged – the battery status should indicate more than 60% power left; if not plug in the charger before going any further. If your device gets turned off in the middle of the flashing operation your G2 might get bricked.
- From path “menu – settings – developer options” you need to enable the USB debugging option on your smartphone; else you won’t be able to properly connect your handset with your computer.
- On your computer Android SDK must be installed; so use our tutorials for the same: “how to install Android SDK on Windows” or “how to set up ADB on MAC OS X / Linux”.
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Don’t forget that this guide is compatible only with the LG G2, so don’t use the steps from below for installing TWRP recovery on a different or similar device because you can end up in damaging or even bricking your Android based smartphone or tablet.
How to Install TWRP Recovery on LG G2
- Download the TWRP recovery file suitable with your version of LG G2 from this page – the custom recovery is being provided by those of xda-developers so we should thanks them for this opportunity.
- Go here and download the Root .zip file; unzip the file on desktop.
- Now, save the .img file you have downloaded in step 1 on the same folder as ioroot.
- Up next, from here download the Loki Flash file.
- Save this file on the same computer and unzip the files on desktop (right click on the file, select extract followed by extract all).
- Go to the Loki Flash extracted folder from desktop. From there access the bin folder.
- Select the loki_flash file and copy-paste the same on the ioroot folder – where you have placed the recovery image downloaded on step 1.
- From the ioroot folder select the recovery image and rename it into recovery.img (not recovery.img.img).
- Up next you need to connect your LG G2 with the computer.
- Plug in the USB cable in order to establish the connection.
- From the ioroot folder open a command prompt (right click on a blank space and select “open command prompt window here”).
- In the cmd window enter the following commands: “adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/loki_flash”; “adb push recovery.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img”; “adb shell”; “su”; “cd /data/local/tmp”; “chmod 777 loki_flash”; “./loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/recovery.img”; “exit”; “exit”; “adb reboot recovery”.
- Your LG G2 should now boot into TWRP recovery.
- If you can’t boot into recovery try to use our dedicated step by step guide from here.
Congratulations; you have successfully completed our step by step guide which means that now you know how to install TWRP recovery on your LG G2. Now you can look forward in updating your handset with an Android 4.4 KitKat based custom ROM firmware, or perform other complex procedures like installing a custom kernel, remove the bloatware or overclock the CPU. Stay close and use our how to section and suitable guides will be developed for you. Also, use the comments area from below if you want to talk with us, or if you want to share your experience with the other users who might want to apply this tutorial. If there are problems we will try to assist you as soon as possible.
· 4 years agoThese instructions are outdated. Where it says loki flash, replace flash with tool in the copy paste for the command prompt.
But ALL you need is Stump Root to root it, then AutoRec to install recovery. Quick and easy one-clicks.
cool, This works I spent 3hours on this, finally above works.
Thanks
· 3 years agoIs stump root anything like kingroot? After kingroot root was installed I replaced it with SuperSuMe. Now that I'm rooted I'm trying to install twrp recovery. I try AutoRec, but it's not working. Help!
· 5 years agoi open bin folder and i find only loki tool????? no loki flash ????please help...............
· 5 years agoLg Flash Tool Lg G2
Help :( I'm on a Verizon LG G2 on the latest update (still 4.2.2) I'm rooted and when I type './loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/recovery.img' it says '[+] loki_flash v2.0' followed by '[-] Input file is not a Loki image.'. What did I do wrong? :( I haven't been able to use CWM or TWRP. Any help is much appreciated!!
· 5 years agoit took me a day to figure out how to ope cmd from the folder.
for those who dont know press shift and then right click and you will get the open cmd option in the menu
get to 'su' and it says
system/bin/sh: su not found
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· 5 years agoLoki Tool Lg G2 Download
thank you so much for this idiot proof tutorial after spending hours trying to figure out my issue i completely reset my att g2 and used your tutorial. Worked first try in about 5 minutes!! i will be sharing this. thanks again