LG is recalling certain models of its smartphones because they may have been defective in the manufacturing process. If you have an LG smartphone, please return it to your store or LG’s customer service center as soon as possible. The recall affects the following models: LG Optimus G, Optimus L, Optimus R, and Optimus V. The defect can be caused by a small piece of metal that can fall out of the phone and create a risk of injury. If you have an LG smartphone and think it may be affected, please return it to your store or LG’s customer service center as soon as possible.
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LG posted on its developer website regarding the change. Here’s what the company said:
That means anyone who owns an LG smartphone on which they’d like to unlock the bootloader to install a custom ROM or root the device will need to make it happen before December 31, 2021, as that’s when the website will shut down.
After the service is terminated, all information provided on the website and issuing the bootloader unlock key will not be available. Personal information collected to provide services will be destroyed. However, we store personal information for a fixed period of time if required by relevant laws and regulations.
Of course, you’ll still be able to use your LG phone long after December 31, but if you ever plan on tinkering with the device, that’s the deadline to get that bootloader unlocked and ready to go.
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