I need a lot of people to tell me "I own a LG V10 in 2018 and it's working just fine"

[TLRtheory]

I need a lot of people to tell me "I own a LG V10 in 2018 and it's working just fine"

So I just got burned twice in a row. Bought an LG V20 that has an apparently famous "Radio: off" bug that will show it's face after an update and render it's cellular features totally unusable with no fix in sight... which was actually fine for me. I thought the V20 was an ugly lookin' phone anyway, and apparently I'd dodged a bullet on a pretty easily breakable piece of camera glass. Tons of threads were complaining about this, with many people ready to swear off LG altogether (apparently the radio can get un-fix-ably stuck in "off" position specifically on a lot of LG phones compared to other OEMs).

I let that one go, but then decided I was being a bit harsh to just go with the flow of LG hate since it's really the first time I'd ever had a problem with LG. LG Thrill, G3, Nexus 5 and G4 never gave me a single problem... so I decided to give 'em another chance. Got a V10 and was instantly enamored with the way it looked compared to the V20. The curved top and bottom, those sturdy silver edges, and that incredibly grip-friendly material on the back won me over immediately. Only one big problem: It's network features were all kinds of jacked up.

I tried connecting it to my work WiFi, home WiFi, a public access point, my mobile hotspot... this bastard wouldn't take anything. It displayed the networks just fine, but seconds after I typed in my key it'd simply say "saved" without even seeming like it made an attempt to connect. I could sleep->wake the device and be met with "disabled" or "authentication problem" no matter what sequence of disabling radios and powercycling were done prerequisitely. While this one didn't have the radio: off bug the V20 gave me (and it did allow me to make calls and send texts/SMS),what it had was arguably far more annoying: it would not get on 4GLTE and stay there. It was spastically jumping between 3G and HSPA+... sometimes dipping down to EDGE... I must've spent hours screwing with APN and network settings, only to have it validated in the rare instances I did see it on 4GLTE... my APN and network settings were fine, the phone was a dud in a way where I'd actually have to remove the freakin' motherboard and replace a chip (according to this video, anyway). Waaay more work than I wanna do on a phone that I could just return.

Well that's my last week and a half of nightmares. I just sent the V10 back today, but I'm kinda saddened by that 'cause I really wanted the V10 to work for me.


So what I'm asking you all to do is just tell me I've been exceptionally unlucky. Tell me third time's a charm. Sound off with how well your V10s have been working for you so that I'm inspired to give it another go.

 

[sanctitude888]

I do not have issues with network at all, as a matter of fact it is quite stable and all non gimmick features are ticked but I've been using Asus with SD625 chip. V10, however, is one power hungry device in comparison to the level I could barely stand. It simply won't replace my zenfone 3 anytime soon. I have 4000 mah battery being shipped out and going to test it once arrived. If the result turns out good, only then I probably give the V10 another try.

 

[AlexCEO]

I'm happy with my LG V10 and I had no problem until now. No connectivity issues (WiFi, Celular, Bluetooth), no screen issues, no battery issues, no nothing. I even got a software update to V30c-Mar-23-2018...

 

[ftaios]

After replacing the motherboard less than a year ago (bootlooped, no issues till then), there is no problem whatsoever with my V10 (H960A). As a matter of fact I just received a new firmware update (V30c-MAR-23-2018).

 

[sanctitude888]

I'm on 30c f600s too, Naptime and a few other tweaks found in threads seems to do a pretty decent job to slow down the standby drain. It's a pity I can't root the device but that's not really a big deal.

 

[joliv]

Have a LG V10 H960A European. It will do 2 years next 26th May. Never had any issues and love the phone., specially its audio features and screen. Last update 30C got it even faster.

Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk

 

[TLRtheory]

Based on the good word here, I decided to give it another go. And thank God I did because not only did I get a better condition V10, but I got it for $77 (about $40 less than I spent on one that didn't work). It came in yesterday, and third time was absolutely a charm.

Additionally, this one updated to 7.0 instead of being locked to 5.0... and most importantly... it works. It works tremendously... it even caters to all my little weird OCDs like being able to control what does and doesn't get to hide the navbar.

 

[OnceAMatrixMan]

Verizon 990 since the first week it was out. No issues except with GPS sometimes. But it is in need of a clean install

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Verizon 990 since the first week it was out. No issues except with GPS sometimes. But it is in need of a clean install.

 

[samy2015]

i owned the g4 for about 1 year then sold it after that i bought the V10 it worked for about 6 months then boom bootlooped on jan/2018 till now

 

[c4103]

I use the v10, and it's easily my favorite phone despite its various issues which I think says a lot. I messed up my original phone with a bad flash, and went through a string of 3 different refurbs before I found one with no issues. The one consistent issue I've had with it on occasion is the headphone jack. I walk around with it in my pocket a lot listening to music, and every now and then it will get into a state where the left headphone is cutting out. Since the headphone jack is user replaceable, I've done this a couple times. Today it happened again and I took a closer look. Basically, the connector that they use to connect it to the motherboard isn't held down with enough clamping force. A year of walking around with it in your pocket will eventually rock the connector loose. I was able to remedy the situation with a bit of electrical tape on top of the connector before I screwed the back on.

Overall it really has been my favorite phone. I really like listening to music when I walk around, but I'm picky about sound quality. I work for a company that makes pro audio hardware, and the v10 uses the same DAC as some of our top level gear. The sound is amazing through my HD-25's. Battery life is a little lackluster overall, but remember one of the key selling points of this phone is a removable battery. Not only that, the soft touch rubber back is super easy to rip right off without being afraid you're going to damage it. I bought the $20 battery cradle and just keep an extra battery charged at all times. I typically use the phone until the battery is near dead, then just swap it out with the other battery and plug the bank in wherever. Having the quick charge is handy in a pinch though when I've been lazy / forgetful. The fact that it's still my favorite phone for all its flaws is pretty amazing. Just imagine if they made a phone in the v10's enclosure, but a bit snappier and without all the QC issues? A man can dream right?

 

[cris royal (Elec)]

I use the v10, and it's easily my favorite phone despite its various issues which I think says a lot. I messed up my original phone with a bad flash, and went through a string of 3 different refurbs before I found one with no issues. The one consistent issue I've had with it on occasion is the headphone jack. I walk around with it in my pocket a lot listening to music, and every now and then it will get into a state where the left headphone is cutting out. Since the headphone jack is user replaceable, I've done this a couple times. Today it happened again and I took a closer look. Basically, the connector that they use to connect it to the motherboard isn't held down with enough clamping force. A year of walking around with it in your pocket will eventually rock the connector loose. I was able to remedy the situation with a bit of electrical tape on top of the connector before I screwed the back on.

Overall it really has been my favorite phone. I really like listening to music when I walk around, but I'm picky about sound quality. I work for a company that makes pro audio hardware, and the v10 uses the same DAC as some of our top level gear. The sound is amazing through my HD-25's. Battery life is a little lackluster overall, but remember one of the key selling points of this phone is a removable battery. Not only that, the soft touch rubber back is super easy to rip right off without being afraid you're going to damage it. I bought the $20 battery cradle and just keep an extra battery charged at all times. I typically use the phone until the battery is near dead, then just swap it out with the other battery and plug the bank in wherever. Having the quick charge is handy in a pinch though when I've been lazy / forgetful. The fact that it's still my favorite phone for all its flaws is pretty amazing. Just imagine if they made a phone in the v10's enclosure, but a bit snappier and without all the QC issues? A man can dream right?

Trueeee words!!!!

 

[timspoon]

Had the v10 for over two years. Very happy with it still, no issues

 

[joliv]

Still working like new since 26 May 2016

Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk

 

[skingg]

I'm wondering for those that replaced the mainboard (presumably through an authorized LG service centre), do they warrant that the replaced mainboards are free from bootloop issues that have plagued the retail ones? I'm on the fence between replacing the mainboard or sourcing a LG V30+ for cheap.

 

[sonic_boom]

My V10 died 2 days ago. Main board replaced by LG in Germany September 2017 . Suddenly died GREEN SCREEN OF DEATH

 

[nabril15]

I've had my US ATT v10 for 2 years, and it has worked fine. I got the dreaded bootloop issue, and LG fixed it for free; I don't know exactly what they did.
I do remain on Android 6, and despite emails to att and lg, no update has come since September of last year. I bought a Huawei Mate 10 Pro that will replace the lg very soon.
I love the v10, its size, grip, back, etc, but I can't stand the lack of updates in a year and a half.

 

[-Rye-]

Well, after upgrading form my recently deceased LGG2 (KK) to LGV10 (N) and having one hell of a time adapting to all the changes (/storage/external_SD => /storage/72DB-3A49/ OR /mnt/media_rw/72DB-3A49/):

It actually works !

**The FX Folder Shortcuts are all still alive, as FX has a stange way of making them work (by using it's internal media card as point for files)
** Most XPosed tweask still work (Aside from ForceTouch, HandleExternal Storage, all my other tweaks (PBCM, XPosedEdge, SliceToasts...) all work.
** A nice display that honors the old versions.

**Restoring with LGUP (if you have the right kdz... *cough*) actually works.


Not a bad phone. Even for 2018 Standarts. The operation is rather smooth aswell.

 

[seloka180]

كي زبي

 

[seloka180]

lg v10 is The most terrible phone I have ever known ( dac not work in most , battery , 2end screen problem… ..). lg g3 better than him . I have now lg v30 perfect smartphone.

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[Astrikol]

I had LG G3 for 2+ years and it was the best phone I ever had. When my wife decided she wanted a new phone I chose for her the V10 as if I was choosing it for me. Almost 2 years later the phone is working perfectly and she bought a P20 Pro, so I got to take the V10. My G3 died a while ago because of motherboard issues and I couldn't bring myself to fix, as I was afraid it was going to be only temporary. So for a time I went with an office provided K10, which was fine, but was no flagship. Believe me, when I say that now, with the V10 I can again get to feel that LG experience I was so accustomed to. Like the IR blaster, the back buttons (all of them, not like the K10), the menu and the ease of use. Put to the bowl the fingerprint, the second screen and the amazing back this phone has and I tell you - there is no better phone! When my wife decided to buy a new one, I also jumped on the wagon with her...and guess what - nothing caught my eye. NOTHING! So I settled for the V10 and boy, am I happy! So tl;dr - yes, in 2018 there are still people who use this phone and it works a blast!