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Fido LG Optimus 2X upgrade to Android OS 2.3.4 now available

By on January 27, 2012 at 7:39pm in Fido News, Mobile News


Fido released the LG Optimus 2X back in August and 6 months later the device has received its first OS upgrade. Various users let us know that the 2X has been bumped up with OS 2.2 to OS 2.3.4 Gingerbread. So if you have this device make sure you connect your device to the LG Mobile Update software.

On another note, LG Optimus 2X users can look forward to being upgraded to OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at some point. LG stated in November that they are “currently in the process of planning the ICS OS update for the LG Optimus 2X as well as other LG high-end smartphones.”

(Thanks Warren!)

Related posts:

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  2. LG Optimus 2X hits Fido shelves, available today
  3. Update on the Koodo Mobile LG Optimus One 2.3 OS upgrade
  4. LG announces the Android Optimus 2X (first smartphone with a dual-core processor)

Discussion

28 comments for “Fido LG Optimus 2X upgrade to Android OS 2.3.4 now available”

  1. Thanks but I’m on 2.3.7 already with CM7 and still waiting on for CM9.

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    Posted by Barry | January 27, 2012, 7:41 pm
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    • how did you receive a higher upgrade with fido’s optimus 2x

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      Posted by KeviN | February 9, 2012, 10:56 pm

  2. And wind will never see it.

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    Posted by Briggs | January 27, 2012, 7:55 pm
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    • Either WIND invests money to get both upgrades (Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich), therefore selling more 2X without cutting the cost; or WIND releases neither upgrade, has an overstock of 2X, and is forced to sell them at a reduced cost.

      i’m pretty sure it costs less to upgrade a phone’s software than to sell it at clearance prices. We can’t let the Optimus Chic horror story happen again. Recap: Bell sold the Chic for $250 outright,, sales were very poor, so the unit was discounted by 50% to as low as 80%. Bell’s big selfish attitude hit them really hard. Unfortunately, anyone who got the Chic won’t get any official software updates, despite LG’s numerous promises in 2011.

      Also, keep in mind the LG Optimus 2X costs the same as the Google Nexus S. LG and WIND will need an argument other than “it’s dual-core” to entice customers to purchase this phone.

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      Posted by Alex Perrier | January 27, 2012, 8:31 pm

  3. LG’s the new Samsung of updates, they’ll say they’ll bring out an update and either it’ll never come or it’s gonna take ages and the phone is gonna be old news by the time the update does come. I highly doubt this thing is gonna get ICS and when/if it does it’ll probably be when the next version of Android has been out for a month or two.

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    Posted by Lawlerballer | January 27, 2012, 9:05 pm
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  4. anyone with the LG optimus from Fido that does not have the “system software upgrade” option show up on their phone? I have this issue…how do I go about fixing it? I WANT THAT UPGRADE!!

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    Posted by wata | January 27, 2012, 9:26 pm
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  5. @Wata I have the phone too, and it’s not there. This model doesn’t have over the air updates. You would need to connect it to your computer and get the upgrade when it’s available from the LG website.

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    Posted by Brian | January 27, 2012, 9:32 pm
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  6. Same issue – software upgrade not an option settings menu/ about phone sub menu. Weird thing is that is you look closely at the screen shot included in the original post for this thread, there is no software upgrade option in that menu either. Go figure!

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    Posted by dh | January 27, 2012, 9:35 pm
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  7. Just read Brian’s response and from the tech forum discussions that I have been reading on the FIDO website and it sounds like upgrade does need to be done with phone tethered via USB to PC. I will and indicate success or failure in a future post.

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    Posted by dh | January 27, 2012, 9:41 pm
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  8. How can people be excited to be upgraded to an obsolete OS version. It’s like being excited to install Windows XP.

    Nothing fun here. Where’s ICS?

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    Posted by TheCyberKnight | January 27, 2012, 10:55 pm
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  9. I was the person who submitted the tip this morning, and yes, I had to tether to my pc via USB and run the LG Mobile Update software. So far the update is pretty slick, everything just seems to run a bit faster, and I think battery life is a bit better as well.

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    Posted by Warren | January 28, 2012, 12:37 am
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    • Speak for yourself Warren. I’ve got the Liquid E from Fido and I’d love to be upgraded to anything above Froyo. Not everyone has the money to upgrade their hardware every two seconds.

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      Posted by Jay | January 28, 2012, 10:07 am

    • Woops, sorry Warren that was supposed to be addressed to TheCyberKnight. My bad.

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      Posted by Jay | January 28, 2012, 10:08 am

    • @Jay

      I understand your point and you exactly hit the heart of my comment.
      You shouldn’t have to always get the latest device to benefit from the latest OS (up to a certain point in time, evidently).
      The Android ecosystem is rotten in that aspect.

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      Posted by TheCyberKnight | January 29, 2012, 8:01 am

    • warren, i could not do it. it says connect my phone but my phone is already connected. i desperately need to upgrade my phone. it goes dead even there is still a lot of battery left.

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      Posted by raul | April 24, 2012, 12:44 am

  10. Finally. late is better than nothing

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    Posted by Wes | January 28, 2012, 12:55 am
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  11. The only thing I would ever buy from LG is a TV or Microwave.

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    Posted by MARS | January 28, 2012, 1:00 am
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  12. Upgrade went fine. Thanks Warren for the heads up on it’s availability. Dark nite you compare the update to being an xp user. Well I say that i would rather be running xp instead of windows 95….

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    Posted by dh | January 28, 2012, 1:05 am
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  13. “in the process of planning” an update to something that was released 2-3 months ago for a phone they released over than a year ago??

    That’s funny.

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    Posted by wewewi | January 28, 2012, 2:45 am
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  14. did you guys need to backup your data or does the update not erase any of your data?

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    Posted by Rahul | January 28, 2012, 12:23 pm
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    • I did back up my data. But seems I did not need to restore after upgrade.

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      Posted by Sudla | January 28, 2012, 12:50 pm

  15. Works great on lg Optimus 2x, upgrade took 40 minutes to complete. Phone seems to run faster and finally front camera works using gtalk and google+ messenger.
    Now let’s see how long it will take LG to upgrade to ICS.

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    Posted by Netcoor | January 28, 2012, 3:41 pm
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  16. Just tried to upgrade with the LG computer software but failed. The LGMobile Update showed my current 2.2.2 was the most update version and no need to upgrade. I found someone posted the upgrade procedure on Youtube but need to download their software from their web site. Is it really work?

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    Posted by Gigabyte | February 5, 2012, 9:43 am
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  17. Very strange. I purchased the phone recently and tried upgrading it since 2.2.2 is VERY buggy. The screen hangs and freezes etc. But it seems that as of february the update tool stopped working. Strange :( Anyone called Fido regarding this? Or LG?

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    Posted by Martin P. | February 10, 2012, 10:59 pm
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  18. I just called LG support and they said there is no update available.

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    Posted by Mike | February 11, 2012, 4:27 pm
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  19. Just go the LG canada website and download the update tool. It is very simple. go to http://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/index.jsp

    Put in the phone ID p990hn. Download the drivers and update program.

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    Posted by KrisD | February 12, 2012, 12:28 am
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  20. Still doesn’t work , Mobile updater on my PC says I have the latest version

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    Posted by Sniper | February 12, 2012, 1:42 pm
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