Download and Install LG G5 Android Oreo

Finally, LG rolled the Android 8.0 Oreo update for LG G5. The update basically brings the latest Android 8.0 Oreo along with new features and updates. Along with this update, you guys will also get the latest Security Patch and many other bug fixes. Now you can also download LG G5 Android 8.0 Oreo for the model. Such as Verizon (VS987), AT&T (H820), Sprint (LS992), T-Mobile (H830), US Cellular (US992), Europe (H850), Taiwan (H858), and International variant (H860N) as well. Now you can also download and install LG G5 Android 8.0 Oreo Update. In this article, we are going to talk about Download and Install LG G5 Android Oreo. Let’s begin!

Right now, the update is rolling for LG G5 along with variant F700S and brings the August 2018 Security patch. This is actually the second major upgrade for this device. LG won’t really upgrade the LG G5 to Android 9.0 Pie.

Before proceeding, let’s first understand about the device. LG G5 smartphone was basically launched in February 2016. The phone basically features a 5.3 inch IPS Quad HD Display; 2.1 GHz Qualcomm SnapdragonTM 820 Processor; Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) OS; Dual Rear Camera 16 MP & 8 MP Wide; and also 4 GB RAM.

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1 Download and Install LG G5 Android Oreo

What’s More

The update is currently rolling through OTA (Over the air) to users. The rollout is basically in a phase-wise manner, it may also take a couple of days or weeks in order to receive the update notification on your phone. If you are not patient, then you can also upgrade LG G5 to Android 8.0 Oreo manually.

With the new update, LG G5 will also see a couple of changes such as, New boot splash screen that will say “LG G5 ThinQ” along with new AI integrations. Such as AI Camera, that introduces new camera filters as well as scene recommendations. The Security Update on this build is still running in March 2018 as well.

If you guys can’t really wait for the official OTA update, then you can also install LG G5 Android 8.0 Oreo update manually. Before that, let’s now brief about what is new in this OS:

What’s on Android 8.0 Oreo?

Android 8.0 Oreo is basically the latest released sweet from Google. It is the latest iteration of Android OS after the release of Android 7.0 Nougat actually. Android Oreo comes along with features such as New app notifications, notification dots on app icons, picture-in-picture mode, Android Instant App compatibility, Auto-fill (like on Chrome), Better copy and paste, also Faster Android behind the scenes, Better battery life along with more advanced Doze mode, and much more.

New features for Android Oreo:

Notifications Channels
Picture In A Picture
Multi-Display Support
Keyboard Navigation
Background Limits
New Wi-Fi Features
Better Icons
Autofill

How can you check OTA Update on V30 manually?

First of all, open Settings on LG G5.
Head to General > About phone. (If using the List view, then scroll down to PHONE MANAGEMENT,’ then tap on about phone.)
Now tap on Update Center.
Then click System update.
Click on Check for the update.
If you guys have any updates, just follow the on-screen prompts to update the device.

Before proceeding to upgrade the LG G5, your phone must have enough battery backup along with at least 50% battery and also enough storage in order to complete the installation process.

We suggest you to select a Wi-Fi or a 4G connection in order to download it. Before following this, just take a complete data backup to prevent any problem in case if things go wrong. After following the procedure mentioned above, you can now start downloading the update for LG G5 as well. As this update is based on Android 8.0 Oreo, it wouldn’t take a lot of time in order to download and install as well.

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Build Number	Carriers/Supported
VS98730a	Verizon LG G5
H83030c	T-Mobile LG G5
H85030A	LG G5 H850