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LG UX is an Android -based mobile operating system^[1] developed and maintained by LG Electronics independently of Google 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.^[2]

The original name of LG UX is Optimus UI, and was given the current name with the launch of the LG G Flex 2 and the release of LG UX 4.0, with older versions retroactively renamed LG UX.^[3]

Version history


Version	Android version	Date of release	Notable change	Ref.
LG UX 1.0 (Optimus UI 3.0)	4.0 - 4.1	May 16, 2012	Added Quick Memo Added QSlide	^[4]
LG UX 2.0 (Optimus UI 4.0)	4.2 - 4.4	September 2013	Added KnockON Added KnockCode
LG UX 3.0 (Optimus UI 5.0)	4.4 - 5.1.1	May 2014	Added Gesture Shot Added Touch & Shoot
LG UX 4.0	5.0 - 6.0.1	April 8, 2015	Added Camera Manual Mode Added Smart Notice to provide more personalized notifications Simplified the design of the user interface
LG UX 4.0+	5.1.1 - 6.0.1	October 8, 2015
LG UX 5.0	6.0 - 6.0.1	March 28, 2016	Added LG Friends Manager Enhanced support for LG G5's camera features Redesigned user interface
LG UX 5.0+	7.0	September 6, 2016	Supports LG V20's display Added LG Health app Added Smart Doctor manager Added new audio recording tools	^[5]
LG UX 6.0	7.0 - 7.1.2	February 26, 2017	Customized to take maximum advantage of LG G6's display Added Square Camera feature Added Food Mode	^[6]
LG UX 6.0+	7.1 - 8.1.0	August 14, 2017	Optimized to work with LG V30's display Added new camera app powered by Graphy Added Floating Bar Upgraded always-on display	^[7]
LG UX 7.0	8.0.0 - 9	May 2018
LG UX 8.0	9	Unknown
LG UX 9.0	9 - 11	November 29, 2019		^[8]
LG UX 9.0 V50S UI	9 - 11	Unknown
LG UX 9.0 Velvet UI	10 - 11	Unknown
LG UX 9.0 Wing UI	10 - 11	Unknown
LG UX 10.0	11 - 13	Unknown

Devices running LG UX

High-end Phones

V Series

Mid to Low-end Phones

K Series

Q Series

X Series

W Series

LG W10

Stylus (Stylo) Series

Other Series

Tablets

References

[1] INTRODUCING A MORE PLAYFUL AND INNOVATIVE LG UX 5.0

[2] LG Phone firmwares regions descriptions

[3] LG UNVEILS MORE HUMAN-CENTRIC LG UX 4.0

[4] LG’S NEW OPTIMUS UI 3.0 ADDS NEW FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS WHILE BEING UNOBTRUSIVE AND SIMPLE

[5] LG releases a video for UX 5.0+ on Android 7.0 Nougat

[6] LG teases new UX 6.0 user interface for the G6

[7] LG Shows Off the V30’s New UX 6.0+ Features, Including a Floating Bar and Graphy Camera

[8] LG's latest Android 10-based UX 9.0 software looks a lot like Samsung's One UI

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