- This is just a pointers thread, as most any google'd "install TWRP/Lineage OS" finding will give you a great tutorial- but specific to my goals and the LG G3 there were some key lessons.
- LG G3 official 3.0.2-0 and even the un-official 3.0.3.2 does not support updating via OS GUI (must download from website, manually update via TWRP) nor decryption (if you encrypted the phone) to update when updating manually. 3.0.3.2 does at least prompt you for the swipe/pin to decrypt, but it just doesn't work.
- If you have already encrypted and now stuck in a loop where you can't format the internal storage to start over (as you can't mount it to start with), in TWRP go to command line and:
"recovery --wipe_data --set_filesystem_encryption=off"
- Don't encrypt the phone, you will not be able to update the OS and the LG G3's snapdragon 801 does not have hardware optimization for encryption, you take a huge read/write speed hit.
- I did not choose the superuser/root option, I actually wanted to run un-rooted this time to use android pay.
- Android pay works! Its great going to a store and not caring if their network or POS device is compromised, my info and CC is still safe! And its convenient (and much faster than chip and pin).
- My LG G3 isn't super fast/snappy, but Lineage has breathed new life into my old phone- saving me from having to ditch it and buy a new phone.
- Part of that 'new breath' is SUPER fast security updates- faster than Nexus/Pixel! I got the WPA2 Krack patch the first Monday after the announcement of the hack!
- LG G3 official 3.0.2-0 and even the un-official 3.0.3.2 does not support updating via OS GUI (must download from website, manually update via TWRP) nor decryption (if you encrypted the phone) to update when updating manually. 3.0.3.2 does at least prompt you for the swipe/pin to decrypt, but it just doesn't work.
- If you have already encrypted and now stuck in a loop where you can't format the internal storage to start over (as you can't mount it to start with), in TWRP go to command line and:
"recovery --wipe_data --set_filesystem_encryption=off"
- Don't encrypt the phone, you will not be able to update the OS and the LG G3's snapdragon 801 does not have hardware optimization for encryption, you take a huge read/write speed hit.
- I did not choose the superuser/root option, I actually wanted to run un-rooted this time to use android pay.
- Android pay works! Its great going to a store and not caring if their network or POS device is compromised, my info and CC is still safe! And its convenient (and much faster than chip and pin).
- My LG G3 isn't super fast/snappy, but Lineage has breathed new life into my old phone- saving me from having to ditch it and buy a new phone.
- Part of that 'new breath' is SUPER fast security updates- faster than Nexus/Pixel! I got the WPA2 Krack patch the first Monday after the announcement of the hack!
