How To Root At&t and Verizon LG V10

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When it comes to making a unique smartphone, LG is the name that can’t be put under the hood. Just last year, we saw LG’s flagship device the LG V10 which definitely was one of its-own-kind smartphone. LG V10’s might specifications and cool design inside a premium build helped it to stand apart from the crowd. LG used a 5.7-inch QHD display with 515 ppi accompanied by a 5 MP duo camera setup on the front. At the back we saw a 16 MP shooter. LG made the use of Snapdragon 808 CPU to power this device up and backed this up by an Adreno 418 GPU. A RAM of 4 GB is plugged inside. LG V10 ran on Android Lollipop out of the box, the device is in the queue to get Android Marshmallow.

LG V10 is a pure beast in its original form, but you can further enhance its performance by breaking all the rules which means you can do this by gaining root access on your device. Usually, the rooting methods do not take long to come up for international variants of the device, but when it comes to carrier branded devices, rooting seems something close to impossible. LG V10 under the umbrella of At&t and Verizon have tons of users who have been looking forward to a method to fulfil their desire of root access. The good thing has finally happened.bg-tech-specs-right-desktop

Root for At&t and Verizon LG V10 has finally been achieved. The root for both these devices comes from XDA senior member tungkick and XDA member tekjester. We are about to take you through a comprehensive tutorial that will help you easily root your At&t and Verizon LG V10 with the model numbers H900(At&t V10) and VS990 (Verizon V10).

Early Preps:

  1. This root method is intended for At&t and Verizon LG V10 only. At&t V10 has the model number H900 and Verizon V10 has the model number VS990. Do not try this on any other device otherwise you may result in bricking it. Check your device’s model number in settings > about device.
  2. Charge your phone up to 50% to avoid power issues during the rooting process.
  3. Backup everything including Contacts, Call Logs, Text Messages. Also copy media content to your PC. This is important just for the sake of safety of your data.
  4. Enable OEM Unlocking on your LG V10. Also enable USB debugging mode on it.
  5. Follow this guide to the letter to avoid mishaps.

Disclaimer: In case of a mishap, TechBeasts or the Root developers may not be held responsible. Make sure that you’re doing everything at your own risk.

How to Root At&t LG V10 H900

  1. Download TOT file for At&t LG V10: rootedsystemh900.zip [Extract this file to get the .TOT files and other necessary files.]
  2. Download LGUP flashtool: lgupnew.zip [Extract this get required files.]
  3. Download and install LG USB drivers.
  4. Now from the lgupnew.zip extract files, run the following files one by one.
    • LGUP_Store_Frame_Ver_1_14_3.msi
    • LGUP_8994_DLL_Ver_0_0_1_18.msi
  5. Now from the extracted lgupnew.zip file copy the “common” folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\LG Electronics\LGUP\model.
  6. Now connect your phone to your PC in download mode. To do so, turn off your LG V10 completely. Now press and hold Volume Up key and plug the data cable into your phone.
  7. Now run the LGUP tool from the program files.
  8. In the LGUP tool, select your phone if you find the option to select the phone.
  9. Click the BIN file option and select the rootedsystemvs.tot file that you got after extracting the rootedsystemh900.zip file.
  10. Click start and sit back now. It will take around 3 minutes for the tool to flash the file and root your phone.
  11. Reboot your phone and verify root access using Root Checker now.
  12. That’s all.

How to Root Verizon LG V10 VS990

  1. Download TOT file, LGUP, LG Drivers for Verizon LG V10VS990 Root.zip [Extract this file to get the .TOT files and other necessary files.]
  2. Unzip the LGUP flashtool from this file: lgupnew.zip [Extract this get required files.]
  3. Install LG USB drivers that you got from the VS990 Root.zip file as well.
  4. Now from the lgupnew.zip extract files, run the following files one by one.
    • LGUP_Store_Frame_Ver_1_14_3.msi
    • LGUP_8994_DLL_Ver_0_0_1_18.msi
  5. Now from the extracted lgupnew.zip file copy the “common” folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\LG Electronics\LGUP\model.
  6. Now connect your phone to your PC in download mode. To do so, turn off your LG V10 completely. Now press and hold Volume Up key and plug the data cable into your phone.
  7. Now run the LGUP tool from the program files.
  8. In the LGUP tool, select your phone if you find the option to select the phone. Select the upgrade option as well, otherwise it will result in completely wiping your phone.
  9. Click the BIN file option and select the rootedsystemvs.tot file that you got after extracting the VS990 Root.zip  file.
  10. Click start and sit back now. It will take around 3 minutes for the tool to flash the file and root your phone.
  11. Reboot your phone and verify root access using Root Checker now.
  12. That’s all.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. Is there a TOT file for the H900 using Marshmallow (6.0)? I’ve been searching desperately for it. I’m in Canada, and all the AT&T bloatware is useless to me.

  2. Thanks to Tungkick for releasing this root exploit, but unfortunately it doesn’t work on h900’s running Marshmallow. Is there a TOT file available/in the works for rooting AT&T LG v10 H900’s?

    Please and thank-you.

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