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Verizon Updating Galaxy Note 10, S10 5G Devices With March, LG G8 With February Patches

Tim March 18, 2020

Verizon is pushing out multiple updates this week, mostly to the Galaxy Note 10 lineup from Samsung. To sum it up, the Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+, and Note 10+ 5G, Galaxy S10 5G are getting March's security patch, while the LG G8 is getting February's patch....

Some LG Phones May Not See Android 10 Update Until Q4

Tim January 24, 2020

LG recently pushed out Android 10 to the G8 smartphone on Verizon, but today, we're learning from LG Italy that it might be a while before some LG device owners see that same update. To cut right to it, LG says V50 owners can expect Android 10 in early...

Verizon LG G8 Just Got Android 10

Kellen January 20, 2020

The LG G8 ThinQ on Verizon picked up the update to Android 10 today in a somewhat surprising move by the phone maker. I say "surprising" because LG is really, really bad at updating its phones. For example, the Verizon LG G7 didn't get updated to Android Pie...

LG G8 ThinQ is $399 Right Now ($450 Off)

Kellen November 29, 2019

How does an LG G8 ThinQ at $400 sound? That's a $450 discount off LG's flagship phone from earlier in the year, one that is unlocked and capable of working on any major carrier. At that $399.99 price, LG's G8 features a 6.1" QHD+ OLED display, 128GB storage,...

T-Mobile Holiday Deals Include BOGO Galaxy S10 and Note 10, Free Moto Phones With Line Activation

Tim November 13, 2019

T-Mobile is kicking off its holiday deals this week in an attempt to spare customers the crazy rush of the shopping season. Here's an overview of what will be available from the carrier beginning Friday, November 15. BOGO DEALS Beginning this Friday, customers...

LG G8X CAD Renders Show a Company With Little Conviction

Tim August 12, 2019

The successor to this year's G8 ThinQ is reported to be the G8X, said to be unveiled at this year's IFA in September. Thanks to @OnLeaks, who has a solid track record of providing pretty spot on images created from CAD information, we're getting an early look...

LG G Pay Arrives for G8, Supports Handful of Banks

Tim July 16, 2019

After what must be years of rumors and reports (yup, 2015!), G Pay from LG has arrived for the G8 ThinQ. Basically, G Pay is an alternative to Google Pay and Samsung Pay, made specifically for LG devices and LG customers. You can use it at universally any...

LG Announces G8S ThinQ With Both Upgrades and Downgrades Over the G8

Kellen July 2, 2019

Just as Samsung was telling us about the Galaxy Note 10's event, LG announced a new variant of the G8 called G8S ThinQ. The device, which doesn't appear to be headed to the US, is kind of like a V50 and G8 mashup, with a downgrade in the display. The LG G8S...