Hello Fandroids, this is a step by step tutorial to show Rooting and Unrooting of LG G2 in all variants. This tutorial show you a safe method to root and unroot your LG G2 without a data loss and without harming your device unless you will do something wrong during following my instructions. Dont use rooting to pirate applications and games, only use it for productive work. I am showing you this tutorial, because lot of people are worried about LG G2 software keys and they want to hide them to take a full advantage of LG G2 display while playing games and watching movies on their G2 . However rooting helps you to overclock CPU speed as well as many other things. But to keep it simple stay with the basics.
HOW TO ROOT
Before starting rooting process you dont have to make a backup of your device because this will not wipe a data from your phone just simply follow below instruction to get root access on your phone
STEP 1
Download a VRoot Tool Kit to Root your LG G2 and install it on your PC from a below link
http://cdnpic.mgyun.com/files/products/vRoot/2013/17235968/VRoot_1.7.0.3882_Setup.exe
STEP 2
Now you have to get in to your phone setting like a below picture and you have to select General
Press About Phone from General and you will see a window like a below picture
Now here you have to hit Build Number may be 5 or 6 times repeatedly because it will give us developer options like below picture in General
Now enter in to developer options and Enable USB Debugging like a Below Picture
STEP 3:
Now open up a Vtool Kit that you have installed in Step 1 in your PC and it will look like a below picture
Here all the things are written in Chinese, but dont get worried just simply connect your phone with your PC using a micro usb cable which comes up with the phone and you will see a window like below picture on your phone and you have to press ok here
Vroot Kit will show you your LG G2 logo like a below picture in it when you press ok in your phone
Now just simply click root and enjoy a full root on your device
Now once it rooted your phone get restarted and you will see Super Su in your device like a below picture that means you have successfully rooted your device.
So guys now you have super user installed on your device and you can download GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys from play store to hide your software keys like a below picture,you just have to grant access to super su once you open GMD and then you can easily hide your software keys.
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HOW TO UNROOT
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STEP 1:
Now press ok and software installation will be started if you see any error msgs on your pc ignore them and keep the process going on until your phone get fully update (this process is going to take little bit of more time as you are installing a stock firmware on your LG G2). Phone will also take its time to boot up a system because its installing all the new things.
After following these steps all of you can easily root and unroot your LG G2, if you have any questions just leave your comments here.
Video Tutorial Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAgfRpbNK6c
Download LG Software Update Tool Kit from LG site from a below Link and install it on your computer:
After installing it open it and connect your phone with your PC so it will install all the neccessary drivers in to your PC , if all the drivers get installed properly you see a window like below picture on your PC with LG G2 logo display on LG Software Tool and you have to enable a LG Software option in your phone by dropping down a notification bar and selecting a USB connected option
If still you wouldnt able to download drivers then close Lg Software Tool and download them manually from this link : http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda%2FLG+Optimus+G+Pro%2FPrograms%2F
STEP 2
Download LG G2 Flashing tool kit from a below link and extract it using a Winrar
After downloading this file you have to download a stock firmware for your device from a link below
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda%2FLG+G2%2FStock%2F
This site look like a below picture and you have to download a correct firmware for you LG G2 variant
After downloading firmware make sure your phone is not connected with the PC because we are going to turn off our phone to get in to a downloading mode. Turn off your phone now and once its get completely off Hold Volume Up Key + Insert a Micro USB cable in to your phone until you will see a below picture on your phone
Now get into Flash Tool and open UpTestEX like a below picture
Now we have Openned R&D Test Tool window and here we have to adjust some of the things. In Select Type Field we have to choose 3GQCT (top left hand side) and In Phone Mode we have to choose DIAG (top right hand side). Now lastly you have to select a stock firmware of your LG G2 which you have download by pressing Select kdz file. Once all these things selected they will look like a below picture.
Now press Normal web upgrade test which is appearing at bottom right hand side of R& D tool. You will see another window like below picture and once you see it press Upgrade Start
Now finally window like below picture pop out from your pc
Now press ok and software installation will be started if you see any error msgs on your pc ignore them and keep the process going on until your phone get fully update (this process is going to take little bit of more time as you are installing a stock firmware on your LG G2). Phone will also take its time to boot up a system because its installing all the new things.
After following these steps all of you can easily root and unroot your LG G2, if you have any questions just leave your comments here.
Video Tutorial Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAgfRpbNK6c
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DeleteThe link for downloading the Flashing Toolkit (in the unrooting section) is not loading for me, I've tried to access it using Chrome and Internet Explorer
ReplyDeleteHow do I change the super su app language from Japanese back to English?
ReplyDeleteHi, there u cannot do any thing about it, otherwise u will loose a root.Its not going to harm u neither its going to create any stopage
DeleteActually it does harm, because since I've used this root my phone restarts (reboots) itself almost every time I enter the lock screen and input a pattern or a camera recognition!
DeleteWhat have I done wrong when I root and how can I solve this problem?
Did you end up working it out? Curious cos I am wanting to root mine but done want to stuff it up
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DeleteHello, I just have a question before I unroot my phone. I bought it on ebay as it was already rooted when i bought it. It says Carbon Performance when it boots up. Is it safe to unroot it this way?
DeleteThis is very safe method to root your device and as well as unroot your device thanks. From this method you can go back to stock firmware and then offcourse its your choice to root and unroot the device. Follow all the instructions carefull
DeleteHi, does this work for Canadian D801V11A from Wind mobile?
ReplyDeleteHi there, i've used your unroot method sucessfully, but it doesnt remove the 'rooted' sign in download mode. Is there a way to delete it?
ReplyDeleteThank you this rooted my phone after I went back to unrooted stock. The method I used before to root the phone did not work but your method did. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the meaning of Err:0x1117008 when I tried to update I can not, how can I fix it ? Thanks a lot. My phone is f320S
ReplyDeleteHello! Like an idiot, I accidentally accepted the OTA software update after rooting my device. The phone is "stuck" in an infinite boot loop...the phone boots up, then updates applications and then reboots. This process repeats over and over again.
ReplyDeleteI may have further complicated the situation by trying to run the factory restore. Unfortunately, the phone continues to loop...except now it updates fewer applications and the phone is probably no longer in debug mode.
I tried running the steps above to un-root the phone. However, when I press "Upgrade Start" I get the following notification..."LG Mobile Phone S/W Upgrade is already running."
I'm afraid I might have bricked or soft-bricked my phone. Any help/suggestions/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
is your phone still bricked or did you make it work allready ? I would like to know because i also have those problems and it is really frustrating..... Thanks in advance Arthur Mink
DeleteI'm trying to unroot D802 but I'm stuck on the last step. My computer is not responding to the R&D test tool
ReplyDeletePlease make sure you have downloaded a correct firmware for you device
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DeleteI wish someone would respond to your question because I have the exact same situation. All I did was root my phone. I did not install custom recovery or a custom ROM. I just want to temporarily unroot to install OTA. Someone please help.
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ReplyDeleteHi there! I just want to know if it is safe to use the updated stock rom (kitkat d80220a) than my current stock d80210b. I just want to unroot but I want to use the latest and updated stock rom available. Im from Philippines and the update is being rolled out last day. The fimware is already available too. Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteAt the last step I have a problem, I downloaded the correct .kdz file as I'm in Indonesia and my software version is D80210E_00.
And after I clicked normal web upgrade test, instead of "select country and language" window pop-up, lg mobile support tool popup and it says waiting for connection.
I click start upgrade, not responding and nothing happen. I've waited for about 40 min, and still nothing happen.
Can you give me the solution?
I'm using windows 8.1 core i7-4700mq by the way
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DeleteI did exactly what the video says. I used the Middle east.kdz, then Indian and then Korean firmware downloaded from the site. All after starting upgrade says file extracting error, next line all test finished. after that nothing happens even after waiting 30 minutes. Kindly help me to unroot
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