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[G2 General] g.b.a.:
I am not sure if this works also to a non-Japanese version of G2 but...

Translation works (as long as your connected to the internet) without exiting the app!

Example:

You received an email which contains Japanese characters like Kanji (or maybe other characters as well).

Long tap on any character, select the word or even sentences, then select Translate from the pop-up menu.

The translation will be displayed in a small window wherein you will also have the option to Copy, Share or Web Search.

(You can also choose on which language you would like to translate it)

I just hope that translation will also work even when not connected on the internet...
[G2 General] Tobold:
bad link, fix it please
[G2 General] Ajoli:
I haven't been able to check this yet, but it sounds wonderful! And the link is indeed broken, copied from somewhere where it was shortened.
[G2 General] Sharpshooterrr:
Here you go: http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=OW00220111201

File size is 23.6mb. Haven't installed it myself though.
[G2 General] frogman74:
I found this onelink it ends with the same set of numbers as his.
[G2 General] predictablyerratic:
EDIT:

Nevermind. I learned to read since I posted this.
[G2 General] DeamonFish:
I've found that you need to turn off wifi and then turn it back on and have the program refresh. Or what I typically do is just switch from my 5Ghz wifi to my 2.4Ghz and the program finds the phone.
[G2 General] miljbee:
Sorry for the bad link, here is the good one :

http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=OW00220111201
[G2 General] Ajoli:
Thanks a ton mate! Amazingly I couldn't find this on any other reliable source. The only one that was semi-okay was Softonic, which wanted me to install a download accelerator, which I happen to be violently allergic to.
[G2 General] predictablyerratic:
Strangely, I tried the safe mode just for ****s and giggles and after I rebooted it had removed all of my widgets from my screen, changed me back to the stock keyboard, signed me out of dropbox, and lost most of my downloaded app settings. So proceed at your own risk.
[G2 General] Ajoli:
That sounds like something that should happen while in safe mode, but not after. Weird. Contact LG about it?
[G2 General] predictablyerratic:
My thoughts exactly. It was almost like it didn't totally come out of safe mode. I am rooted, running TWRP, so I guess it's possible that safe mode only likes totally stock software.

I discovered something the other night that I think is kind of cool, however not very useful. If you open your contacts, beside the search bar there is an icon of a person with a text bubble and a pen. If you touch that it will display only your "VuTalk contacts". Basically this will show your contacts that are using LG smartphones with the VuTalk ability. If you select any of the people that have VuTalk (assuming you have any) it will send them a notification that they have a friend that is requesting to chat live via VuTalk. If they accept, it will open up a new live notebook where you can hand write messages to each other. It is crazy because you can watch the persons writing appear in live time. It's pretty useless but interesting none the less. It then automatically saves the conversation in the notebook app.
[G2 General] abhinavsg:
The on screen buttons (this is the only phone I'v used with on screen buttons) more so coz the positioning & choice of buttons is configurable.
[G2 General] CtK4949:
I think they removed this feature on the verizon version!! Freaking verizon!!
[G2 General] MarkyG82:
I'm a big fan of third party launchers. However, I got upset when they don't work with knock to sleep.

But they do :) tap the notification bar and all is good.
[G2 General] Ajoli:
In a lot of launchers you can set custom gestures, often including dubble tap. :)
[G2 General] WPWoodJr:
I just discovered the little arrows that appear on the nav bar when using the keyboard that let you move the cursor. Unfortunately they don't repeat.

Sent from my Verizon LG G2
[G2 General] MarkyG82:
I see your point and raise you another.

This can be used somewhere you can see the status bar so not just limited to being on the home screen :)
[G2 General] antawnm26:
cant seem to find the On Screen Phone connection on the att version
[G2 General] Ajoli:
Oh I know, I've been doing it like this all along. :)
[G2 General] g.b.a.:
I don't know if this is normal with Android phones but...

I just noticed that you can switch or choose input method from notification tray.

before i discovered this, every time I would like to change a keyboard to a different one,

I will launch Settings (from notification tray as well) then change keyboard on Language & Input section.

(because some keyboard doesn't have the option to select input method)

But now, as long as the keyboard pops-out, slide down the notification tray, then you can see there

Choose input method

I'm happy now that I can switch from one keyboard to another...
[G2 General] virtual-aidz:
In the stock camera app, when you take a picture, it shows the last taken picture down in the right corner.

You can preview this picture without going to the gallery by touching and holding your finger on it.

If you don't like it, you can slide your finger to the trashcan while still holding, then release to delete it without having to go to the gallery.

I love this feature personally.
[G2 General] 06stang:
Yeah this has been out for a while now. I think since ICS. I actually don't like the persistent notification since I just stay with a single keyboard
[G2 General] Filgaliel:
People don't know this.. But if you flip over your phone you'll notice a small lense. That's an actual camera. In your app drawer you'll see a little icon resembling a camera. Pressing it will launch a camera application which will allow you to take photographs... Right there on your phone. I **** you not!
[G2 General] android404:
Finally somebody's a jerk about people being happy about their phone also in this thread.
[G2 General] duke69111:
I love that feature on my custom rom for my gnexus. Glad to hear its available on the G2.
[G2 General] trickster2369:
I don't care who you are, that's funny.
[G2 General] instigator008:
Nice that the G2 plays wav voicemail attachments natively instead of needing a third party handler.
[G2 General] g.b.a.:
native DLNA client

G2 has its native DLNA client...

no need to install third-party apps like BubbleUPnP (though BubbleUPnP is a really nice application)...

Go to Settings-More...-Tap Menu Key- Use DLNA feature
[G2 General] Filgaliel:
Eat a cracker boy. It was meant as a joke.
[G2 General] mrbungle999:
Lol. Just discovered that today :)
[G2 General] android404:
You know, when I see somebody with around 700 posts and 86 thanks, I automatically assume that he probably is an ass and his ironic comment is meant as an insult. My bad. Out of crackers.
[G2 General] rfarrah:
Doesn't work for me. I'm on the VZW version - maybe that makes a difference....?
[G2 General] Ajoli:
So just because someone doesn't have a high enough thanks ratio you assume they're an asshole? Sorry mate, that kinda makes you the asshole.
[G2 General] WPWoodJr:
I'm only able to customize the key directly to the right of the space bar. The next one over is a period only.

Sent from my Verizon LG G2
[G2 General] djchru:
I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned, but I love the ability to choose which apps appear when I plug in my headphones.

Awesome phone! Enjoy!!!
[G2 General] jesssiii:
How?

VZW LG G2
[G2 General] djchru:
When you first plug in your headphones, a bar with 5 apps pops up briefly. When that bar pops up, there is a menu button on the right side. Click the menu button and it will take you to a list of all of your apps and you can check any 5 to pop up!

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FYI - I just check on my phone and the "menu" button is actually a light blue arrow on the right. Click that and customize away!
[G2 General] ElecEngineer1422:
Sorry, if this was said already. A lot of people reviewing the phone mock the custom front buttons for having the notification bar pull down button, but I tried it and found it is very useful when running full screen apps and games to easily read texts during those apps.
[G2 General] 20degrees:
I use it all the time. Way easier to do with one hand and no need to shift your hand.

LG G2
[G2 General] Rayan:
I too love and use this feature A LOT!

Cheers!
[G2 General] Mightym83:
It's also on the accessory option in settings on the phone. From there you can pick more than 5 apps to auto populate.
[G2 General] crashN2u:
BEST. FEATURE. EVAH! I can't tell you how many lives I've lost on candy crush cause someone called me. It's also come in handy while I was doing important stuff too.

I was going to post that. Better than the smartactions on my razr.

If you go to settings then accessories, you can customize it there. Same for what happens when you dock your phone.
[G2 General] litrekid:
Every time i try to customize it if force closes. Anyone else have this problem
[G2 General] Sharpshooterrr:
You can actually pull down the notification bar even while running full screen apps - just swipe down at the area of the screen where the notification bar was at least two times and the notification bar will actually show up, then swipe down from there. Although I agree that a fourth soft button for the notification bar pull down is that much more convenient.
[G2 General] rkaria1970:
Sorry if this is posted before. In my Nexus 4, i had to download an app called Play Folder for playing music according to folders rather than painstakingly making a playlist. I downloaded the same app for my G2, to my surprise i now found that the native music app on the G2 does play folders when you scroll sideways & has a functional mini equalizer to boost the bazz & other settings. I really like the way LG has smartly made subtle enhancement within it's UI. :good:
[G2 General] jesssiii:
Me three! Just the simple fact of being able to switch the order of those nav buttons, as well as choosing to show or not the notification pull down button is so nice. And with the ability to disable many apps through app manager, I could live with the phone unrooted if necessary. But I'm glad it's not necessary ?

VZW LG G2
[G2 General] jbaruch76:
Just forward the message to SPAM (7726)
[G2 General] qO_ol:
with the native Android keyboard or a downloaded Google one, you could long press the space bar to change keyboards. not on the LG one though.
[G2 General] crashN2u:
I used to use multiple keyboards and while the google one can be changed by holding space bar, you can't return the same way. The drop down was the quickest and easiest to use. I really like the LG keyboard now that I'm getting the hang of it. I was able to uninstall almost every other one.
[G2 General] purpleraintoxicity:
going into task manager than menu button>settings, will open the option to disable services.

this is stuff only rooted devices could do before ?
[G2 General] :
great find maybe in future updates we can choose which services :)

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] Gnarfsan:
I just love the wireless storage feature. One click file-sharing eliminates my need to plug the phone into my computer.
[G2 General] Barsky:
Have any of you happy G2 owners owned an HTC One, by any chance? Destroyed mine today by accident and am deciding between this phone, an N5 or just replacing my One. At the speed these phones all are now, S600 vs S800 is not a huge variable.

Anyway, welcome any thoughts you folks might have.

Thanks
[G2 General] Ajoli:
Yupp, go with the G2! :) I doubt you'll be disappointed.
[G2 General] htcm7:
Previously, I owned H1, then switched to G2. The most pleasant thing in G2 is battery life and camera.

Comparing to purple tint camera in H1, this one smoked H1even in low light condition.

And for battery life, on H1, I got about 20% battery drain for 1 hour screen on, on G2, only 10%. But make sure you get PVS_bin 4 on G2, like mine.

The most feature I mist from H1 is GPS. G2 doesn't lock as quickly as H1. H1 can locked GPS only for a few seconds, while G2 can locked after a few minutes.

That's my opinion, hope can help you make decision.
[G2 General] rfarrah:
I came from the HTC DNA, and the HTC One wasn't a huge step up from it. I can tell you the G2 is fast(er), bright, and you will love the larger screen. If you're a fan, you might miss Sense. I WAS/AM an HTC fan, and honestly - I'm not missing it. As always, YMMV.

And, also, you have posted this question in the wrong forum. Maybe a Mod will move it to General....
[G2 General] purpleraintoxicity:
after playing with some launchers, I've back to the lg one.

now I have Google search widget with no idea how it added! and no way to remove it.

maybe it's cause I've enabled Google now? if yes it great feature!

any one had this?
[G2 General] TonyK2005:
Same issue resolved here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2480514
[G2 General] xb0n3z:
That is a great find. :) And we can choose which services, you can scroll the list of all the apps and disable them.
[G2 General] :
you can only choose on app level per app all services, not a single service within app. At least what I saw

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] solemnservant:
A little known fact for some, you can changed the look of the settings (ATT not sure for the others) from the international tabbed layout to the list view seen in the Verizon version by clicking the menu button and selecting "list view." To revert back follow the same steps.

Also if you download the LG Suite from LG's official website you will have access to their version of a lite itunes. Its pretty nice. make sure you change your usb connection to pc mode first though. With this software you have the ability to back up EVERYTHING, including apks! :laugh: it will give you an easy way to transfer apks from your computer to the phone with ease.

Lastly, if you don't want the suite you can back up your phone through settings and it creates a nice zip file. If you wipe your phone just added the file back and it will restore all your apps,themes, etc.

Great phone. I am actually starting to like the camera now using normal mode the majority of the time. And videos in 60 fps is amazing looking. i doubted it at first watching reviews but I thought I was looking at a ledtv watching playback after a nature hike. :good:
[G2 General] Ajoli:
Works on D802 as well. Had no idea, thanks a lot!
[G2 General] The_Engine:
Thanks!

Just wanted to post a quick Thank You to everyone who posted here. This helped me find some cool things I did not know about. Agree with most that I really love this device on Stock so far.
[G2 General] WPWoodJr:
Where is the LG Suite located? URL?
[G2 General] Wekkel:
When sending a picture from Gallery by email, you can choose different sizes for the picture to be sent. Very helpful!
[G2 General] rfarrah:
Try this one: http://www.mediafire.com/download/x259xpg5n0ln13h/LG_PCSuiteIV_Setup.exe
[G2 General] Barsky:
Thanks for the feedback on my question about going to the G2 from my previous HTC One.

I picked one up today on sale for $100 with 2yr contract at Best Buy. I am liking it a lot so far. Some neat feature. Now to dig in with the rooting and custom recovery, etc :)
[G2 General] hd-renegade:
What is the LG Suite used for???
[G2 General] rfarrah:
Check Post 247 above.
[G2 General] hd-renegade:
Thank you

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http://www.soft-go.com/view/LG-Phone-Manager_21689.html

I found more info on the above in case anyone else want to know what you can do with the software

The LG Phone Manager/PC Suite program allows you to manage multimedia files such as picture, movie and sound files, contacts, mobile messages, etc. from your LG mobile handset using your PC. Key Features: - Manage and play your media contents (music, movie, pictures) on your PC. - Send multimedia contents to your device. - Synchronizes data (schedules, contacts, bookmarks) in your device and PC. - Backup the applications in your device. - Update the software in your device. - Backup and restore the device. - Play multimedia contents of your PC from other device LG PC Suite is a smart application designed to be interlocked with LG devices (mobile phones and tablets) for convenient management of multimedia contents and other applications. Soft-Go is not responsible for the content of LG Phone Manager publisher's description. We encourage you to determine whether this product or your intended use is legal. We do not encourage or condone the use of any software in violation of applicable laws. Any form of support or technical problems regarding LG Phone Manager must be addressed to its developer/publisher. Please be aware that we do NOT provide LG Phone Manager cracks, serial numbers, registration codes or any forms of pirated software downloads.
[G2 General] Ditey1:
I know - I just love this feature - it is so neat. :)
[G2 General] thecycleoflife:
I never would have found that since I hardly ever use the built in email app. I usually open up either the yahoo or Gmail app to send. Thanks.
[G2 General] g.b.a.:
Vibrate Strength

Happy to know that you can adjust the vibrator strength separately for Incoming call, Notification and Vibrate on touch...

Initially I thought that the vibrator of this device is so weak...

Then I noticed that the incoming call and notification vibrator settings are in the minimum level...
[G2 General] solemnservant:
No problem! It is so much better this way. It doesn't stutter in this mode as it does in the tabbed interface.

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sorry I am late. You can basically used the software to sync your data. it works like how the ipod and iphone sync to itunes. it lets you back up all your apps so you really don't need to root anymore for backing up apps. you can swap music and photos as well. I think LG just wanted to give the end-user a variety of ways to manage their data they way they see fit.

I would like to thank the person who up loaded LG on-screen, the functionality is amazing. I could only get it to work when connected usb but after that it worked like a charm. when you rotate your phone horizontal it reflects that on the pc as well. It basically emulates your entire phones interface. Freaking great!

Oh lastly and most importantly, for the person that recommended Snap Camera on another thread you are a life saver. The phone takes Samsung galaxy quality photos now without the ghosting and lagging autofocus (if you customize in the settings). The app is to me analagous to CM for android. It provides the stock appearance with a buttload of customization. It honestly is better than stock camera just from taking indoor shots. gotta play around with the hdr feature some more but this is my go to camera. Their is a trial version in the play store if anyone wanted to give it a shot.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marginz.snaptrial

Thanks for the tips guys I'll try to figure out some more later. Oh I do have one more. You can schedule text messages! just go into your friends thread or create a new text message and click the menu button. There will be an option to send a scheduled text. Tested this morning and it works like a charm. Now you can send that important message when you think of it without annoying friends and family while they are sleeping.

I think LG was definitely inspired by the GO team because the interface reminds me of it when I was using it for my Epic touch
[G2 General] purpleraintoxicity:
actually, the only two things that bothers me is:

1. that recent call page takes a sec to load...

2.that the built in correction check isn't applied.

this phone is so great that the little things annoy me
[G2 General] zathus:
This is one of my top features.
[G2 General] G@vi:
Capture plus option in browser. Its easy save whole web page as image.:)
[G2 General] tiguy99:
This!

I cracked up when I read his post
[G2 General] solemnservant:
Hold down the volume-down key and the power button at the same time to do a screen shot of any page instead of using quick memo. Seems cumbersome but it works!
[G2 General] dakunclear:
Do you guys think this phone is worth me upgrading from my galaxy S4?
[G2 General] android404:
Yes.
[G2 General] dakunclear:
I took you advice and I bought it so far I love it just can't wait to try low light photos out on it
[G2 General] evgenyyy:
Be prepared for some blurry heavily post-processed mess...
[G2 General] Rayan:
Really?

Mine's been great for me!

I don't know how shaky your hands are, how dark and how far your subjects are, but mine come up acceptable, just as good as my Galaxy Note. If only the flash where stronger, it would be awesome though.

Cheers!
[G2 General] android404:
There's people who expect a phone to work in low light conditions that dslr cameras can't handle.
[G2 General] evgenyyy:
I didn't mean to offend anyone but I do think LG put a lot of trust into their OIS by reducing the shutter speed far too low. As a result pictures with anything even slightly moving (even in fair light conditions) come up blurry. I don't expect it to be on par with any dedicated camera but what they have done with shutter speed and focus is terrible in my opinion.

Also low light shots do suffer from some heavy post-processing to the extent that photos come out all cartoon-ish. Again, this is something LG have done to smooth noise and sometimes that doesn't work. I'd much prefer to have less post-processing that they apply and have slightly worse pictures in low light.

What they should really do is open up hardware access to their camera and OIS and let developers have a go at it.
[G2 General] purpleraintoxicity:
I disagree.

I've compared pics taken without any adjustments in my g2 and my friend's iPhone 5, sgs4 and Xperia Z

In a lowlight pub, without flash and with flash.

All devices were on normal mode (and not night mode)

All was taken by me in the same moment at the same angle

G2 took them all.

I get clear pics with no flash.

Even took pics of the road next my college, again clear and beautiful. Better than s4 for sure

Maybe more optimization will improve. But I am happy with my camera

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One more great discovery.

Brows the net using built in browser.

Want on save a screen? No need to do a screenshot anymore.

Just press menu button, then choose Capture Plus.

With this you can choose what part of screen you want to save.

Then it'll be saved as image in your gallery.

I find it very useful as I'm constantly need to save my ever-changing college classes time list :)

No more screenshot of sites
[G2 General] dakunclear:
more so the fact that I just don't want uber grainy photos when I don't have enough time to grab my nikon dslr lol
[G2 General] MoreGone:
This may be a super Duh observation But you can Knock Knock the status bar allowing you to turn off the phone from any app.

took me awhile to figure that out.

But just read all 28 pages and learned some cool stuff.
[G2 General] g.b.a.:
this is sweet and i really like to have this...

but unfortunately, this is not possible with Japanese version of G2...

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maybe already discovered but...

it's nice to know that one can now hide/show albums in the default gallery app..

this is very useful especially to those who wanted to hide some of their private photos!
[G2 General] solemnservant:
awesome!!! didn't know that. Can't wait to tell the wife. takes it down to one step.
[G2 General] amankapoor4:
Not sure if posted before, but i absolutely love the option of multi wallpaper. I can select a different wallpaper for a different home screen. I am so happy i picked this phone. Except for the plastic back, there is absolutely nothing i can say negative about the Phone.