It’s not easy to root LG phones because of tough procedures to unlock bootloader. Also, the development for these phones is very less so you won’t see any custom recovery & custom ROM for LG V40 ThinQ. But you can still root the device to get the advantage of it like you can use Apps that require root access and you can also modify system files. Rooting any phone gives full control to users over their phones. So if you want to root your phone then follow the below guide.

How to Root LG V40 ThinQ

To make any type of modification including root first, you need to unlock the bootloader of your phone. There are only a few LG device which has a bigger development community and LG V40 is not of it, so you can not expect too much like installing custom ROMs and TWRP Recovery. But rooting with Magisk is available without any problem if you have unlocked the bootloader of your phone. Before going to steps make sure to read prerequisites, as it is very important to root the phone.

Prerequisites

Unlock the Bootloader of LG V40 ThinQ (follow this guide) Take a full backup of phone’s data Charge your phone to at least 50% Download & Install Magisk Manager on your Phone Install ADB & Fastboot drivers on your PC Download patched_boot_a.img (for LNV405EBW on 10e firmware)

Steps to Boot into Download Mode

Steps to Root LG V40 ThinQ with Magisk

After rooting your phone you will have more controls then you had earlier. You can now uninstall system Apps, install any zip file including custom ROMs and Recovery. Also, you can install various Modules on your phone for fixes and modifications. If you go through any error while rooting the device, then let us know in the comment section. We will reply with the solution to fix the error. Enjoy your rooted phone. Related to LG:

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