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update from lg g8 thinq to android 11
Will the lg g8 thinq that went from sprint be updated to android 11?
11 hours after posting the above post, I received a notification from settings and in the Update area, Android 11 was ready to download and install. It took about an hour and it's up and running with Android 11. The only thing I can think of is that the update rollout was based on serial numbers. The phone had been left on overnight and the update notification happened during that time. It's a good feeling that such a good phone is on an updated OS after 2 years of ownership. (LM-G820TM)
Mikep62 wrote:Please stop blaming phone carriers for lack of operating system updates. The phone manufacturer, in this discussion LG is the company that sends out updates to t- Mobile and other carriers. Then the carrier needs to add their additions, in this case T-mobile updated scam shield, t- mobile login screen, T- mobile billing screens and alot more. Then T-Mobile can update our phones. LG is the problem here because they shut down their entire cell phone sales division. Yes, LG did promise operating system updates to phones to continue they have lagged most of the industry by almost 1.5 years. Ahain, T-Mobile can't do upfates to our phones unless lg sends the update to them. I own an unlocked LG G8 (not T-mobile). On an unlocked, non carrier branded phone LG sends updates directly to the phone with no carrier overlay. No update yet to A11 is happening on unlocked USA phones either.
FYI, T-Mobile was supplied the android 11 source for LG UX 10 in March 2021. Last year.
A11 isn't slated for updates, and Sprint G8 to T Mobile is likely going to be lost in limbo as the phone can't be released to t-mobile for t-mobile branding.
LG phone division is gone, and Sprint tech division is already shut down (not retained). All there is, is the online help chat left of Sprint to help trouble shoot the G8 and other sprint devices.
