LG K30 Screen Replacement Guide – lmx410mk, lm-x410asr, lmx410pm

LG K30 has a curved edged 2.5D glass display with no Gorilla Glass or Panda King Screen Protection. A curved edge screen is more prone to damage than a flat one. So, it’s better to use K30 with a screen protector and case.

However, if your K30 glass or LCD is already damaged then the only solution is the screen replacement. A phone screen is made up of 3 parts. The outer glass, touchscreen digitizer and the inner LCD.

Now in most of the cases, the glass breaks but the touchscreen does work. In this case, the outer glass can be replaced with a newer one. If the impact is severe, then the digitizer and/or LCD would break. In such a case we need to change the LCD which includes the digitizer as well.

There is one more option which is the easiest one and can be done by a non-professional at home. The last option is to get an LG K30 LCD with Frame. Let’s check out these 3 methods of LG K30 screen replacement.

Follow the detailed guide to replace your broken K30 glass with a new one –

LG K30 Screen Replacement Guide / Kit / Cost – lmx410mk, lmx410as, lmx410asr, lmx410tk, lmx410(fg), lmx410cs lmx410um & lmx410ulml

 

1. LG K30 Glass Replacement – Outer Glass Lens without Touchscreen Digitizer

LG K30 Screen Replacement

In more than 90% of the cases, only outer glass breaks and touchscreen digitizer remains intact. In such a case, you would like to save money by replacing the outer glass only. It sounds great but is quite difficult to implement.

This new glass can be replaced only after removing the broken glass using a heat gun. The LCD film is quite thin and may get damaged while removing the broken glass.

To do this job you would need to hire a professional and you may end up spending more than the cost of LCD. Moreover, it can never match the precision of the factory fitted glass.

However, if you wish to give it a try, you can get the LG K30 glass lens for around $10.

2. LG K30 LCD Replacement

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LG K30 & K40 Dark Mode / Night Mode – How to turn on

There are 2 ways to turn on the Dark Mode / Night Mode on LG K40 & K30. You can enable it by turning on “High Contrast Screen” in the Accessibility Settings or by activating “Maximum Mode” which is a battery saver mode and can be enabled in the Battery settings.

Lets’ check out these modes with the help of the video and screenshots below –

How to Enable Dark Mode / Night Mode on LG K40 & LG K30

Dark Mode on K30 /K40 is like a Dark theme with a black background. Even the keyboard is darkened in this mode.

If most of the time you are using your phone indoors in low light conditions, then this mode may suit you. Moreover, if you enable dark mode in the form of Maximum Battery Saver Mode you would almost double the battery life of your K30 / K40 as compared to regular mode.

1. High Contrast Screen – LG K30 / K40

LG K30 Dark mode

The first Dark Mode is the High Contrast Screen.

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LG K30 Root & Bootloader Unlock – LM-X410(FG)

Gone are the days when rooting was done in one click using the Kingroot app even without unlocking the bootloader. That exploit worked until Android Lollipop 5. Since the marshmallow, the common root procedure is unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery (TWRP) & installing SuperSu or Magisk root via TWRP.

In this method, the first step is the most crucial step. If we fail to unlock the bootloader then we cannot proceed further. A TWRP cannot be flashed when the bootloader is locked.

Now let’s talk about LG K30. The predecessor to K30 was K20. It was a rootable device. Even a few Custom ROMs such as Lineage OS, AICP, AOSP, etc. are available for LG K20 Plus.

We are going to use the same rooting procedure which is applicable for LG K20 Plus. So Let’s do the first step i.e. unlocking the bootloader.

LG K30 Bootloader Unlock – LM-X410(FG).

To unlock the LG K30 bootloader, we need to turn on USB Debugging. This option can be found in the Developer Options.

Learn How to turn on Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging on LG K30.

The next step is to install the LG K30 USB Driver.

I’ve enabled USB Debugging and installed the LG Mobile Driver on my PC. Let’s proceed further –

lg k30 root

At this point, I’m ready to connect my K30 to the computer via the USB data cable.

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