[GUIDE] How to check if a LG G2 is Fake D802

[xtremegamer132]

well nice thread man....thanks for info

 

[mahmoodsubhani]

I am also victim of this. Few days back i bought lg g2 on back it shows d802 and i check imei from imei database it also show its g2 d802. So i happily bought the fone and tried to flash lollipop through lg flash tools after installing my touch system was not working properly and it show only 10 gb space. After this i took the fone to shopkeeper he told me that its d800 u installed wrong version and ur fone is bricked. He show me after dialing *#06# no imei found its nulled. Now 4 days past he told me everyday he is working on it because my fone is in very critical stage. Can my fone is able to repair or total lost?

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[mahmoodsubhani]

Hi guys，today i found the trick to check refurbished lg g2. The only solution for lay man to check the refurbished phone is 4g compatibility. Very simple take warid 4g sim not zong because some variants accept zong 4g put warid 4g in cell and check if 4g worked then its fine otherwise refurb.
P.s. 4g lte option is not present by default in g2 d802 so do a trick to find the option.
Type 3845#*802#
Select LTE only from the list
Then rat selection
Then lte/cdma/gsm auto
Now u can see 4g in status bar.

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[Arhamsaeed]

Hi guys，today i found the trick to check refurbished lg g2. The only solution for lay man to check the refurbished phone is 4g compatibility. Very simple take warid 4g sim not zong because some variants accept zong 4g put warid 4g in cell and check if 4g worked then its fine otherwise refurb.
P.s. 4g lte option is not present by default in g2 d802 so do a trick to find the option.
Type 3845#*802#
Select LTE only from the list
Then rat selection
Then lte/cdma/gsm auto
Now u can see 4g in status bar.

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Bro what's the difference between d802 and other variants?

 

[mahmoodsubhani]

Bro what's the difference between d802 and other variants?

D802 is international version support all carriers frequency and no custome app in the phone. Other variants are carrier specified.

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[ksarim]

LG G2 Fake D802 Update Malfunction

Hi all,

I recently bought an LG G2 knowing it was a "convert" to D802 (seller's words). The software version was d80220b. It was working fine on android 4.4.2 KitKat.

I wasn't aware of the fact that it would cause so much inconvenience after I update it to lollipop.

I upgraded the phone via the LG Support Tool which said "Software Upgrade Available d80230a". I clicked on start upgrade and everything went smoothly up to the point the phone rebooted.

Now the touchscreen has become extremely erratic and the phone doesn't detect any sim card! I will try and find a USB mouse and attach it via the OTG cable and see if that works.

I don't even know how to check what board my phone is running so i can try and flash a compatible ROM.

Please tell me there's a fix? I desperately need one.

God Bless!

 

[mahmoodsubhani]

Hi all,

I recently bought an LG G2 knowing it was a "convert" to D802 (seller's words). The software version was d80220b. It was working fine on android 4.4.2 KitKat.

I wasn't aware of the fact that it would cause so much inconvenience after I update it to lollipop.

I upgraded the phone via the LG Support Tool which said "Software Upgrade Available d80230a". I clicked on start upgrade and everything went smoothly up to the point the phone rebooted.

Now the touchscreen has become extremely erratic and the phone doesn't detect any sim card! I will try and find a USB mouse and attach it via the OTG cable and see if that works.

I don't even know how to check what board my phone is running so i can try and flash a compatible ROM.

Please tell me there's a fix? I desperately need one.

God Bless!

Recently i have faced same issue most probably the actual board of ur phone is d800. For this issue u should go to market renowned software troubleshooter because your phone is hard bricked with no baseband and imei number. I spent Rs. 1500 and my phone is alive again.

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[xtremegamer132]

a lots of D802 have same issues here

 

[ksarim]

Thanks for the reply, man!

Turns out the board really was a D800. The phone was running a combo of D802 software and D800 Kernel. Funny thing is, EVERY app/test/IMEI check revealed it to be a genuine D802. Whoever did this really went to some extremes to cover up the tracks. But since I updated the entire firmware including kernels, the phone softbricked.

Moosani Electronics in Saddar near Star City Mall helped me flash the stock AT&T D800 firmware and it fixed the problem!

Everything was working fine but I found out the mobile hotspot feature wasn't working for some reason. So I rooted the device and downloaded "SQLite Editor" and tweaked the tether settings. That fixed the problem!

As for the garbage AT&T bloatware, I simply uninstalled all of it.

Everything is running silky smooth now!

A word of caution for those seeking to buy a D802. Just make sure your phone has a genuine D802 board!

God Bless!

 

[xtremegamer132]

everyone facing problems with their G2...it seems that 80-90% D802 are refurbished in pakistan

 

[Arhamsaeed]

Just got this today. Should i return it because its still in checking warranty?

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[babarhyd]

Just got this today. Should i return it because its still in checking warranty?

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Yup you should.

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[assasin42o]

Your best bet is directly buy a D800. At least it's cheaper and you know you're buying the real thing.

Sent from my LG L9

 

[Arhamsaeed]

Your best bet is directly buy a D800. At least it's cheaper and you know you're buying the real thing.

Sent from my LG L9

Whats the point of exchanging this with another d800? Do you think that they have messed with my device other than just changing my firmware?

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[syedfarazahmed]

I am getting a so called d802 for 16k and AT&T version for 15k but the D802 version has no logo on the back cover while the AT&T version has its branding so do they change the back cover as well ?

 

[depthcharge]

I am getting a so called d802 for 16k and AT&T version for 15k but the D802 version has no logo on the back cover while the AT&T version has its branding so do they change the back cover as well ?

Where they're going all the way to make the firmware deceive people, do you think they won't do that? They definitely must be doing that too. [emoji37]

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[Arhamsaeed]

I am getting a so called d802 for 16k and AT&T version for 15k but the D802 version has no logo on the back cover while the AT&T version has its branding so do they change the back cover as well ?

Yep bro they're changing back cover, the d800 i got also had its back cover changed. Just get the D800 in 15k. I've also exchanged my fake d802 with d800 thanks to the OP.

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My cousin got a D800 changed to D802 a month ago and now he wants too upgrade to lollipop, what should he do? Should he follow the method for D800 and will upgrading change D802 to D800 in system settings? [MENTION=14725]assasin42o[/MENTION]

 

[Arhamsaeed]

Can't download the ioroot file getting 404 error. Can anyone email me the zip file?

 

[assasin42o]

Yep bro they're changing back cover, the d800 i got also had its back cover changed. Just get the D800 in 15k. I've also exchanged my fake d802 with d800 thanks to the OP.

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My cousin got a D800 changed to D802 a month ago and now he wants too upgrade to lollipop, what should he do? Should he follow the method for D800 and will upgrading change D802 to D800 in system settings? [MENTION=14725]assasin42o[/MENTION]

No it won't change it to D802.

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[fawad]

one question: is 5.0 via lg pc suite available? anyone tried downloading it?