fueradeljuego
Lurker
I'm wearing out the "check now" area on the touchscreen....
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DanDroid
Well-Known Member
LOL. Really not missing much. Besides some minor UI changes I think the main goal here with KK was to shrink the code to be able to run it on a broader range of devices.
Muckle Dabuckle
Well-Known Member
Haha...me too. Still nothing. I'm guessing we missed the first wave. And once we get it it's going to be so anticlimactic....
fueradeljuego
Lurker
Haha...me too. Still nothing. I'm guessing we missed the first wave. And once we get it it's going to be so anticlimactic....
you know it! then we'll have to change phones for our next thrill, lol
fueradeljuego
Lurker
Still not a damb thing, this is really getting annoying....
Muckle Dabuckle
Well-Known Member
Same here. Nothing. And now my wife's S4 already has the Kit Kat OTA update, literally minutes after it went live, and I've been waiting for over a week for my G2. The S4 page on T-Mobile also mentions how to manually update the S4 through your desktop computer, where the T-Mobile G2 page says there is no update available through a desktop computer (even though people have done it that way in this thread and at other forums). Weird.
PlanetScott
Newbie
Annoying how? Your device is totally unusable?
Seriously, there is no reason to complain. You bought the device knowing the OS on it would not update until end of Q1. There still seems to be time left for that to transpire.
If anyone is to blame, it is you for buying a device that did not have the most current OS available as that seems to be what you wanted.
hipster7929
Member
What do you mean STILL nothing, get the lg mobile support tool, plug in your phone start the upgrade. It's the easiest thing ever, takes a total of maybe 30 mins.....
That still doesn't work in my case.
daposaspo
Newbie
No use waisting time wearing out the check now, just wait for notification.
K
KOLIO
Guest
Some have reported success using the GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK trick,listed in the link below:
Force Your OTA Update Using Google Services Framework | sf tech geek
NVM that Jellly Bean is mentioned,this is applicable to all firmware updates.
Whether this works or not is a up for debate.GOOGLE calls B.S. on it,but,others have reported success w/expiditing updates.
Whether this is purely coincidence,B.S.,or actually works is anyone's guess.FWIW,I've semingly had success in the past,& in no way will this harm your device or,any loss of data.
I'd say give it a shot & see what happens
PlanetScott
Newbie
Mine is currently installing.
I loved this phone before KitKat, but it is SO much better with the update! KnockOn works 100% of the time now, some of LG's ugly light blue accents are gone, Nova Launcher works full screen now. I lost root but I don't even care, everything except recent apps and disabled notification sliders is how I want it. Everything is so much faster. REALLY glad LG finally pushed this out. With a good launcher installed and some of LG's worse apps (ahem, calculator. WTF is that LG?!) replaced with stock Google apps, it's nearly the perfect phone. Can't wait to root it though and replace the menu button with recent apps.
Muckle Dabuckle
Well-Known Member
Finally got my OTA Kit Kat update at 3am this morning (tried the LG PC Suite and the mobile tool thing -- neither worked). Only took about five minutes total for the download and install and another few minutes to update some apps. Haven't noticed any major performance differences, but LG has tweaked a few things with their skin. Excited to see if the battery lasts even longer.
I loved the blue accents. There was actually some contrast in the notification shade making it easier on the eyes and easier to read. White on black is probably the worst combo for eye strain. But, I seem to be in the minority being everybody is praising the all white notification shade icons.
What's wrong with the calculator? It's the best I've ever used on a phone. I was surprised how much customization it has and the QSlide works great.
I loved the blue accents. There was actually some contrast in the notification shade making it easier on the eyes and easier to read. White on black is probably the worst combo for eye strain. But, I seem to be in the minority being everybody is praising the all white notification shade icons.
What's wrong with the calculator? It's the best I've ever used on a phone. I was surprised how much customization it has and the QSlide works great.
robvalvarez
Lurker
Has anyone else experienced mobile data problems since upgrading to kitkat? From the moment I put kitkat on my G2 my mobile data is sooooo slow and many times I lose data connection and pages wont load. Prior to kitkat my data was incredibly fast. I'm with T-Mobile
Muckle Dabuckle
Well-Known Member
Yes. Can't load any Web sites while using my mobile data. I usuallly use Wi-Fi so I'm not sure how it was acting the last few days.
bberryhill0
Android Expert
I never thought to look at the settings for the calculator. Thanks.
Download a port of the kitkat calculator from the Play Store. You might hate the color scheme, but if you swipe left and right you will see all the functionality that was lost when LG replaced Google's app with their own.