Update [December 11, 2016]: Verizon Nougat KDZ firmware has also been added now, which comes as version VS98726B
Update [November 25, 2016]: More firmwares added: Sprint LG G5, LS992ZV8 (ZV8 Nougat build), and Hong Kong Nougat update firmware, H86020A. Find the download links below.
Original article → We have already crowned LG as the first OEM to bring the Android 7.0 Nougat update as stable version, but they truly owned it today when they released the update in Europe. The G5 Android 7.0 update comes as H85020A, and is already available for download as KDZ firmware.
LG had initially released the 7.0 upgrade in its homeland Korea, before expanding it to USA at Sprint. Now, the G5 update is available for international users who are using the particular model no. H850 of the current LG flagship.
You gotta hand it to LG for software updates, as this is second time in as many years that they have been able to release a major Android upgrade before others, as last year, they were first to release Marshmallow update for their then flagship G4.
If you are rocking an LG G5 H850, we urge to grab the Nougat update now. Look for the 7.0 OTA under Settings > About device, and then hit up the ‘check for update’ button under ‘System updates’.
Let’s hope the G4 Nougat update is not very far now, as that looks like a next challenge for LG, where its competitor in Galaxy S6 already has a Nougat build under testing.
How to download and install the LG G5 Nougat update
Well, as the KDZ firmware file is available of the LG G5 European set, H850, it becomes pretty easy for you to manually update the device, without waiting for LG to push the update.
Here’s how you can do it.
Download Marshmallow KDZ firmware file
• H81520j → KDZ firmware
Download Nougat KDZ firmware file
• H85020A → KDZ firmware
• H86020A → KDZ firmware
• LS992ZV8 (Sprint) → KDZ firmware
• VS98726b (Verizon) → KDZ firmware
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