Last November, LG had confirmed that Android 4.0 would be arriving for a series of phones including of course the LG Optimus 2X. Then as recently as this past July, LG seemed to back track on their original statement, posting on their Canadian branch’s Twitter account that the handset would not in fact receive the update for Ice Cream Sandwich. Now… Read more
Flying under the radar this week was a comment on LG’s Singapore Facebook page on the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the LG Optimus 2X. After everything looked set for a second quarter roll-out, this update has been delayed for what are seemingly unknown reasons. The LG Optimus 2X has already been plagued by issues, random reboots, multiple… Read more
The LG Optimus 2x has benefited from the ROM known as MIUI for awhile, but users of the similar G2x have been left in the dark. Once again the good devs at XDA have ported the Optimus’ ROM over to the G2x, so any users interested now have a chance to try the Chinese ROM. It can be installed like any other ROM through ClockworkMod, but keep in mind that it… Read more
While LG was one of the first companies to come forward and announce which of their devices already on the market would be getting the much anticipated upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, there wasn’t a lot of information along with the list. In fact, there weren’t a lot of handsets on the list, either. But it looks like LG has found out that quite a… Read more
Earlier in the month we found out that Grand Theft Auto III would be coming to the Android Market on the 15th of December, and now that the date has arrived, so has the game. Keep in mind that the title does have some restrictions, though, and won’t work on every single Android device out there. The developers have decided to launch the game on only a… Read more
By now we’ve heard from HTC and Samsung as far as updates to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich are concerned, but LG has been pretty quiet on that front up until now. We figured that LG would keep the updates for their high-end Optimus handsets, and that seems to be the case. Of course, LG has said they will “continue to evaluate” other handsets to see if they… Read more
The update path isn’t a pretty one, and not every device is going to get the software upgrade that people want, but it would seem to us that manufacturers are trying to do their best here. And, unlike previous updates, that’s about all we can ask for. When it comes to LG, it looks like there were some rumors floating around that their Optimus 2X wouldn’t be… Read more
Tired of waiting for Gingerbread to make it’s way to your shiny new LG G2X? If you’re a seasoned modder, then wait no more. CyanogenMod nightlies for both the G2X and Optimus 2X have gone live over the weekend, and not only do they bring Gingerbread to both devices, but they bring all of the other CM goodies fans of the ROM have come to know and… Read more
If you’re stuck deciding between the HTC Sensation and the Optimus 2X, or LG G2X, and camera quality might sway your decision, then you have to take a look at the video below. Traditionally, HTC’s cameras have never been the best quality, but LG hasn’t ever made headlines with theirs either. After watching video samples from the two devices… Read more
Good news potential G2x buyers, the LG Optimus 2X — big brother to its Magenta branded vanilla counterpart — has just landed its very own ClockWork recovery and custom kernel thanks to Paul of MoDaCo. Whenever a high-end smartphone comes out with Android on board, you can almost guarantee it will be rooted and hacked one way or another. Not only… Read more
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