How to update LG Optimus G to Android 4.4 Kit Kat

How to update LG Optimus G to Android 4.4 Kit Kat

We already have it here, just five days after the official launch of A and the Nexus 5, the first fully functional Rom for the LG Optimus G international models.

This Rom is valid for international models E-975, E-976 and E-977, it is fully functional except the NFC what cause some other bug.

Requirements to install this Rom

The first requirement to install this Rom that will update our device to A unofficially, is to have one of the compatible models that I mentioned above, that is, the E-975, E-976 or E-977.

In addition, the terminal must be correctly rooted and with the Modified recovery installed.

The battery should be at 100 × 100 of its capacity as well as the USB debugging enabled from the settings of the LG Optimus G that we are going to update.

It is advisable to have a nandroid backup of the entire system in case something fails or we are not happy with the Rom returning to the immediately previous state.

Required files

How to update LG Optimus G to Android 4.4 Kit Kat

The files needed to flash this Rom Android 4.4 KitKat are as follows:

After downloading the four compressed files in ZIP format, the files we will copy without decompressing in the internal memory of the LG Optimus G and we will restart in Recovery Mode to proceed with the flashing method of the Rom

Android 4.4 Kit Kat Rom installation method

  • Wipe data factory reset
  • Wipe cache partition
  • Advanced wipe dalvik cache
  • Go Back
  • Install zip from sdcard
  • choose zip
  • We select the kernel and flash it
  • choose zip
  • We select the Rom and flash it
  • choose zip
  • We select the Gapps and flash them
  • choose zip
  • We select the Supersu and confirm its installation
  • Reboot system now

With this we will have correctly updated our LG Optimus G a A through a cooked Rom and functional 100 × 100 except for the problems mentioned regarding the NFC, recommended to disable it.

We look forward to your comments telling us how this is going and feeling new version of android in this sensational terminal of LG.

More information - How to Root the LG Optimus G model E975, LG Optimus G, how to install the modified Recovery


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