Using this guide you can finally achieve root access on your AT&T LG G4 using a Low Effort Root.
Note: Root was achieved on the AT&T 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 AT&T LGย G4 model no. H810, on software version 10G.
Note: Any other carrier model will not work with this method. The user is to perform this at their own risk.
- Ensure that you have the necessaryย LG USB device drivers installed.
- Check if you have at leastย 80-85%ย of battery charge. We don’t 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 ADBย and fastboot. Ensure that you have it installed.
For those who arenโt familiar with adb and fastboot, Please refer to our detailed guide on setting up ADB and Fastboot on Windows
- 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
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
h81010g.tar.gz (2.0 GB)
Root AT&T 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.h81010g.img file.
Step 2 –ย Now,ย transferย the system.rooted.h81010g.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 – Extract 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, open a command window in the folder in which 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 from 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 G4 to PC using a USB cable.
When the 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.h81010g.img bs=8192 seek=65536 count=579584 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 AT&Tย LG G4
If you had any troubles do let us know in the comments section below.
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