{
  "id": "lg/v50-thinq",
  "vendor": "LG",
  "model": "V50 ThinQ",
  "aliases": [
    "flashlmdd"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "identifiers": {
    "sku": [
      "LM-V500EM",
      "LM-V500N"
    ],
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 21 (flashlmdd)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/flashlmdd/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/flashlmdd/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. The stock system must be rooted first; the recovery is then written from the device itself. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}