{
  "id": "lg/v20",
  "vendor": "LG",
  "model": "V20",
  "aliases": [
    "V20 (AT&T)",
    "h910",
    "V20 (T-Mobile)",
    "h918",
    "V20 (Global)",
    "h990",
    "V20 (Sprint)",
    "ls997",
    "V20 (GSM Unlocked)",
    "us996",
    "V20 (GSM Unlocked - DirtySanta)",
    "us996d",
    "V20 (Verizon)",
    "vs995",
    "lg-elsa",
    "lg-us996"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (h910)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h910/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (h918)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h918/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (h990)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h990/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (ls997)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ls997/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (us996)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (us996d)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996d/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS 22.2 (vs995)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vs995/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (downstream, lg-elsa)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/downstream/device-lg-elsa",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS wiki: LG V20 (lg-elsa)",
      "url": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/LG_V20_(lg-elsa)",
      "kind": "other",
      "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (archived: unmaintained, may not boot, lg-us996)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/archived/device-lg-us996",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos",
      "postmarketos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17",
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h910/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h918/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h990/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ls997/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/us996d/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/vs995/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "Nura/postmarketOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/LG_V20_(lg-elsa)",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with pmbootstrap and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "notes": "Uses the bootloader's fastboot mode. The bootloader must be unlocked first, which wipes the device. Installing replaces the stock system: back up your data first. This is a downstream port: what works varies, check the device page."
    }
  ],
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820"
    ]
  },
  "interfaces": [],
  "claims": [],
  "verification": []
}