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How To Root The LG G3

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How To Root the LG G3

The LG G3 has just been released and already it is looking like one of the top Android phones to beat, with the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Google Nexus 5 also being heavy contenders. It should be an interesting battle. But if you do have a G3, you’ll want to get the most out of it. This guide will show you how to do so by rooting it.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the LG G3?

To root the LG G3 you will need the following.

  • An LG G3 you want to root in your hand
  • A PC.

Step 1 – Download the LG G3 root file to your PC

In order to root the LG G3 you must first download a root file to your computer which you will then copy to the LG G3 and run from your PC in later steps

You can download the LG G3 rooting file here

Save it to your computer in a safe place such as your desktop and extract the contents to a new folder which you will need later

Step 2 – Download the LG G3 USB drivers for your PC and install them

Before you can connect the LG G3 to your PC you first need to download and install the LG USB drivers for this phone which are available here.

Once you have downloaded and install the USB drivers you can proceed to the next step

Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the LG G3

Now that you have installed the USB PC drivers successfully you need to enable USB debugging on the LG G3 itself.

The first thing you need to do is enable the USB debugging menu

You can do this using the following steps.

  1. Go to the Settings menu.
  2. Keep tapping the About Phone option.
  3. It will say ‘You are now a developer’ once you have tapped enough times and the USB debugging menu will now be accessible.
  4. Go to the Settings menu.
  5. Go to the Application menu.
  6. Go to the Development menu.
  7. Go to the USB Debugging menu.
  8. Make sure that the USB Debugging menu is enabled.

Now that you have installed the LG PC USB drivers and enabled USB Debugging on the LG G3 itself it is time to root the phone.

Step 4 – Root the LG G3

We now need to root the LG G3 which can be done using these steps.

  1. Make sure USB debugging is enabled on the LG G3 itself (see step 3).
  2. Connect the LG G3 to your PC using a USB cable.
  3. On your PC navigate to the folder you downloaded and extracted in step 1.
  4. Double-click the run.bat file to start the rooting process.
  5. Press any key when the window appears to start the rooting process.
  6. The LG G3 will reboot in to recovery mode automatically after some time.
  7. With the LG G3 in recovery mode go to the Apply update from ADB option and select it.
  8. Let this process complete. The LG G3 will restart itself automatically when finished.
  9. When the LG G3 reboots go to the Play Store.
  10. Search for the app titled SuperSU and install it

You can then use SuperSU to verify that the LG G3 has been successfully rooted.

 

 

 

Comments

9 responses to “How To Root The LG G3”

  1. Mervin Manalo Avatar
    Mervin Manalo

    i got a parse error after i’ve chose “update from adb”…please help

  2. gin Avatar
    gin

    i ALSO got a parse error after i’ve chose “update from adb”…please help AND it did NOT auto reboot it did nothing

    1. FlexiSPYBlog Avatar

      Hi Gin, we’ll look into it, but for the time being we recommend that you use towelroot to root your LG G3

      https://towelroot.com/

      no computer needed, just enter the url above on the phone you want to root, press the red towelroot symbol on the center of the screen, open the apk that was downloaded, and then follow the steps. Should take less than a minute!

  3. user22216746615 Avatar
    user22216746615

    i want to why there is nothing update of my account since 4 Jan?

    1. FlexiSPYBlog Avatar

      Hello.

      These rooting guides are not a means of getting technical support for FlexiSPY.

      If you are having issues with the software please contact the FlexiSPY support team via livechat on their website or by submitting a support ticket using http://support.flexispy.com.

      Thank you.

  4. Andrea Avatar
    Andrea

    Hello how do i install flexispy without the need to root?

    1. FlexiSPYBlog Avatar

      You install as normal, you just don’t get a pop-up asking to grant root permissions. by the way, here’s a chart that shows what features require root – http://www.flexispy.com/en/spy-on-android-compatibility.htm#table-compatibility

  5. FlexiSPYBlog Avatar

    Sorry about that.. The only other thing that we recommend for rooting your phone would be to contact our rooting partners at Perfectroot

  6. FlexiSPYBlog Avatar

    Hello Maxime.

    All guides were correct at the time of writing. Unfortunately though – yes, as you say, they may be outdated as root exploits are patched some phones may not be rootable any longer.

    We will try to update this guide with any new rooting information, if there is any.

    Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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