LG UX is an
Android -based mobile operating system
A mobile operating system is an operating system for mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, smartglasses, or other non-laptop personal mobile computing devices. While computers such as typical laptops are "mobile", the operating systems used on ...
developed and maintained by
LG Electronics
LG Electronics Inc. () is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest '' chaebol'' in South Korea, and often considered a ...
independently of
Google
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exclusively for its
smartphones.
There are different versions for each LG phone, and each version has variants according to the regions in which the phone is sold, such as China, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Indonesia, India, Taiwan and Turkey.
The original name of LG UX is
Optimus UI
Optimus UI is a front-end touch interface developed by LG Electronics with partners, featuring a full touch user interface. It is sometimes incorrectly identified as an operating system. Optimus UI is used internally by LG for sophisticated featu ...
, renamed to the current name with the launch of the
LG G4
The LG G4 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. Unveiled on 28 April 2015 and first released in South Korea on 29 April 2015 and widely released in June 2015, as the successor to 2014's G3. The G4 is pr ...
and the release of LG UX 4.0, with older versions retroactively renamed to LG UX
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Version history
Devices running LG UX
High-end Phones
LG Wing
G Series
* LG G4
The LG G4 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. Unveiled on 28 April 2015 and first released in South Korea on 29 April 2015 and widely released in June 2015, as the successor to 2014's G3. The G4 is pr ...
* LG G4 Beat
* LG G4 Stylus
* LG G Vista 2
* LG G5
The LG G5 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. It was announced during Mobile World Congress as the successor to the 2015 LG G4. The G5 is distinguished from its predecessors by its aluminum chassis and ...
* LG G5 SE
* LG G6
The LG G6 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. It was announced during Mobile World Congress on February 26, 2017, as the successor to the 2016 LG G5.
The G6 is distinguished by its 5.7-inch display, w ...
* LG G6+
* LG G7 ThinQ
* LG G8 ThinQ
* LG G8S ThinQ
* LG G8X ThinQ
* LG Velvet
V Series
* LG V10
The LG V10 is an Android smartphone manufactured by LG Electronics as part of the LG V series. Announced in September 2015 and released in October 2015, the device shares many similarities with the earlier LG G4. Its main feature is a customizab ...
* LG V20
LG V20 is an Android phone manufactured by LG Electronics, in its LG V series, succeeding the LG V10 released in 2015. Unveiled on September 6, 2016, it was the first phone with the Android Nougat operating system. Like the V10, the V20 ha ...
* LG V30
The LG V30 is an Android phablet manufactured by LG Electronics as part of the LG V series. Unveiled on 31 August 2017 as the successor to the LG V20, the V30 forgoes the V20's secondary display for a "floating bar" which has nearly the same ...
* LG V30+
* LG V30 Signature Edition
* LG V35 ThinQ
* LG V40 ThinQ
* LG V45 ThinQ
* LG V50 ThinQ 5G
* LG V60 ThinQ
The LG V60 ThinQ 5G, commonly referred to as the LG V60, is an Android phablet manufactured by LG Electronics as part of the LG V series. It was announced in February 2020 and is the successor to the LG V50 ThinQ. On April 5, 2021 LG announced ...
Mid to Low-end Phones
K Series
* LG K62
* LG K61
* LG K52
* LG K51
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* LG K42
* LG K41
* LG K31
* LG K22
* LG K10
* LG K8
LG Corporation (or LG Group) (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: ''Leokki Geumseong''; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is ...
* LG K7
* LG K5
* LG K4
* LG K3
* LG K20 Plus
LG Corporation (or LG Group) (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: ''Leokki Geumseong''; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is ...
* LG K10 (2017)
LG K10 (2017) (also sold as LG Harmony on Cricket Wireless) is a mid-range Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics and released in February 2017. As the successor to last year's model, the 2017 LG K10 has a number of improvements over i ...
* LG K8 (2017)
* LG K4 (2017)
* LG K3 (2017)
LG Corporation (or LG Group) (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: ''Leokki Geumseong''; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is t ...
Q Series
* LG Q6
* LG Q7
* LG Q8 2017
* LG Q8 2018
X Series
* LG X Screen
* LG X Cam
* LG X Charge
* LG X Style
* LG X Power
* LG X Power 2
* LG X Mach
* LG X Max
* LG X5
* LG X Skin
* LG X Venture
Stylus (Stylo) Series
* LG G Stylo
* LG Stylus 2
* LG Stylus 2 Plus
* LG Stylus 3
* LG Stylus 3 Plus
* LG Stylus 4
* LG Q Stylo
* LG Stylo 5
Other Series
* LG Magna
* LG Bello 2
* LG Zero
* LG Ray
Tablets
* LG G Pad X
* LG G Pad III 8.0
* LG G Pad III 10.1
* LG G Pad IV 8.0
* LG G Pad 5 10.1
References
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Android (operating system) software
Custom Android firmware