Using this guide you can finally achieve root access on your Verizonย LG G4 using a Low Effort Root.
Note: Root was achieved on the Sprintย LG G4 recently using Low Effort Root which is a root for your LG G4, named such because this is a root the developers weren’t too interested in releasing, but because the phone is gaining critical mass popularity they figured waiting any longer would be a disservice to them.
The root ends up being around 2-4GB, since we’re flashing whole new system partitions
Preparations
First of all you will need to ensure a few things before we start:
- Confirm you are using Verizonย LGย G4 model no. VS986ย , on software version 11A.
Note: Any other carrier model will not work with this method. User is to perform this at their own risk.
- Ensure that you have the necessaryย LG USB device driversย installed (Download here).
- Check if you have at leastย 80-85%ย of battery charge. We donโt want the phone dying in the middle of the process.
- If you have done this process before on other devices then you must be familiar with adb and fastboot. Ensure that you have it installed.
For those who arenโt familiar with adb and fastboot, Please refer to our detailed guide onย How to Setup ADB and Fastboot on Windows within Seconds
- Enableย USB-Debuggingย from Developer Options in the Settings menu.
- If you cannot find Developer Options, then youโll have to first enable it by going to Settingsย ->ย About Phoneย ->ย Build Numberย and tap it 7 times until you see a small notification that you have enabled it.
- Then return to the Settings menu, you should findย Developer Optionsย there. Open it and enable USB Debugging.
- Make sure that you have backed up all your personal data and apps as all data will be erased!
- For Contacts, Calendar and People details use Google Accounts Sync to backup
- For Apps and App Data check out ourย detailed post here.
Disclaimer:ย The following procedure is highly risky and there are chances that you may brick your phone if not performed correctly, DroidViews cannot be held responsible if that happens. So user should tread cautiously and at their own risk.
Downloads
Send_Commandย tools: LG-Root.zip
vs98611a.tar.gz (1.7 GB): Download Here
Root Verizon LG G4
Once you have downloaded all the files, we can begin with the procedure
Step 1 – Extractย the tar.gz format on your PC now. You should get a system.rooted.vs98611a.img file.
Step 2 –ย Now,ย transferย the system.rooted.vs98611a.img file to the root of your deviceโs internal storage. Donโt paste the file inside any other sub-folder of internal storage and do not renameย this file.
Step 3 – Extractย the Send_command tools file you downloaded on your PC. The Send_Command.exe file, and the ports.bat file are of most importance to us.
Step 4 – Now,ย open command windowย in the folder in whichย you have the Send_Command.exe file (shift+right click).
Step 5 – Reboot your LG G4 intoย Download mode. Make sure your G4 is disconnected fromย PC, Power off your G4. Wait for 5-6 seconds after screen goes off, hold the Volume up button and power it up again, connect your G4ย to PC using USB cable.
When screen turns on of your G4, you are in download mode. You would have the text โFirmware Updateโ written.
Step 6 โ Next we need to find theย COM portย through which your G4 is connected to PC. Just doubleย click the ports.bat file on your PC. You will get COM port nos. Look for port no. with DIAG written. Remember it.
Step 7 โ Now switch to the command prompt window you had opened in Step 4 and type the following command.
Send_Command.exe \\.\COM4
โReplace COM4 with the COM port no you found in Step 6โ.
Step 8 โ Once you get an output that ends with #, type in the following command next:
Id
Wait till you get an output like โuid=(0)root gid=(0)rootโ. If you donโt then press Ctrl+C and repeat Step 7 and 8 till you do.
Step 9 โ Once you get the โuid=(0)root gid=(0)rootโ output, type the following command next:
dd if=/data/media/0/system.rooted.vs98611a.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=548352 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
Step 10 โ Once the command finishes running type โLEAVEโ in Command Prompt window to exit the application and thatโs it! You have successfully rooted your Verizonย LG G4.
If you had any troubles do let us know in the comments section below.
In Step 6, when finding the COM Port an, “ERROR: The system was unable to find the specific registry key or value.” comes up..
What am I doing wrong?
About how long should this process take?
might want to change Id to id
Proper unix stuff ๐
In step 7, got the message, canยดt open this files, internet settings
so im lost on step 4. where is this command thing you speak of. all i have in my folder is Send_command whats this shift + right click? Im lost please help
Shift-Right Click inside of that folder (in a blank area) where the Send_Command.exe file is located. Don’t shift-right click on the .exe itself or any other file in there. At that point, a command prompt will pop-up. You WILL double click on the .bats file in that folder though to get your port number. On #5, just hold the volume up button and plug the phone into your usb port, you don’t need to press the power button at all (like I did!). Also, I skipped the Id command on #8, that didn’t work for me. I entered the command from step 9 and it worked. Be patient, it takes a couple of minutes for the root to work. You’ll see your phone restart when it is finished. Good luck! OH, BTW, I have the LG G4 V98611a version.
Yes exactly! Thanks for your help. Glad to know there are budding devs out there who lend a hand.