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Thanks, once again, to an anonymous donor we now have the ZV8 TOT. I have also broken down the TOT and uploaded the individual partitions which can be flashed if rooted and custom recovery(TWRP) is installed. Speaking of root... ZV8 blocks StumpRoot and Bump. If you wish to have a rooted ZV8 you must be previously rooted, have TWRP installed and then install ZV8 manually. If you end up taking the ZV8 OTA and want root then -AS OF RIGHT NOW- you will need to downgrade using the ZV4 TOT then root and install TWRP... then upgrade manually to ZV8, either by flashing individual partitions or waiting for a flashable zip.



Changelog:

Material Design for fluid animation, multicolored themes and 3D views

More efficient battery use

Android™ TV support

Notifications on the lock screen and customizable options with prioritized notifications for events, reminders, messages and calls

Updated Lock Screen features allow users to quickly access notifications and active apps

Enhanced low vision and color blind capabilities for added Accessibility

Integrated location menu enables users to easily activate GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks, while simultaneously checking the battery usage of apps running location service capabilities

Enhanced Messaging with Google Hangouts™ support for SMS and MMS and a larger assortment of updated Emoji icons

Upgraded Google Mobile Service™ apps automatically back up photos and video and can open, view, rename and share Google Docs and files

--TOT (*.zip) can be downloaded *HERE*

--Individual ZV8 partitions to flash manually can be downloaded *HERE*

Code: dd if=/sdcard/system.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot dd if=/sdcard/modem.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem dd if=/sdcard/rpm.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/rpm dd if=/sdcard/tz.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/tz

--ZV6-to-ZV8 OTA update.zip *HERE*

Code: adb sideload update.zip

Flash this TOT using the same method as ZV4/ZV6. You will need to select "Board DL" in LG Flash, otherwise you will get stuck. After the TOT flashes it will reboot your phone into the "MiniOS".. unplug the USB cable and press and hold the power button on the phone then press on the "Normal Boot" option on your phones screen. You are now on stock ZV8.**after TOT flash the Sprint-specific carrier settings many not be set properly and in some cases a ##786# reset may be needed to correct this issue. Phone will work just fine otherwise. If flashing a custom rom zip or manually updating through TWRP this will most likely not be needed**Thanks to @colin0998 and @juggalo483 for the system.img mirrors HERE and HERE Also, you may need a "bump'd" stock boot.img if you are still running on the old KK bootloader. See my post HERE for a bump'd boot.img.The ZV8 bootloader blocks Bump... do not flash the bootloader img files if you want to use Bump'd files. If manually updating I'd suggest system.img, boot.img, modem.img, tz.img and rpm.img.To manually flash a partition in TWRP use ADB shell or TWRP's built in terminal to enter the following commands after placing the files on your internal sdcard (changes to commands will be needed if file names change or location of img files changes):(be sure to wipe data in TWRP [wipe button > swipe slider] if coming from an "AOSP-type" rom)Thanks to @nkyer for dumping and uploading the original update.zip.1. Rename downloaded .zip into2. Remove USB cable from phone.3. Power phone off.4. Press and hold volume down + power until you boot into stock recovery.5. Select "update with adb"1. Format microSD card as EXT4.2. Rename downloaded .zip to3. Move update.zip onto external SD card. EZ way would be to stick SD card in phone then connect phone to PC and use MTP.4. Power off and boot into stock recovery (vol down + power)5. Select the Update from SDCARD option.1. Stick OTA zip file in the /cache directory2. Power off and boot into stock recovery (vol down + power)3. Select the Update from cache option... then select the update zip you placed in /cache