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[G2 General] Steamer86:
All other versions buttons feel a bit easier with buttons. Verizon's lays slightly flatter than others, camera is slightly recessed.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
But other than that and the bloatware they're the same right (and wireless charging I know is only Verizon). The cameras (actual pic taking I don't care about look) aren't any different and they're both getting official KitKat right? I don't want to get it and then end up not getting KitKat because of Verizon. I remember my old xperia play got ruined by Verizon with an update that broke auto sync and they never fixed it.

Also there's no difference between white and black besides color right? I know nexus 5 has small differences like speaker color and one more question. Do I need the original box for warranty? Because I'll only be getting the phone and charger?

Sent from my white LG Nexus 5
[G2 General] Steamer86:
Verizon tends to be the latest carrier as far as updates go, they have tons of junk to implement(wool get it though). Camera its the same minus look (actual a bit more protected and cheaper to replace lens). Difference between the two colors, led on white looks dimmer, but this is just visuals on white background, white has noticeable black border alone LCD. The warranty artillery depends on CS examination. You have a good chance of replacement though being within the year. Just make sure it's all bone stock per the carrier was purchased for.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Thanks for the help. I noticed that black line and it seems like it might be annoying but I'll be getting a black case that covers the sides so hopefully that helps as it'll be all black that way. I'll be activating on T-Mobile and flashing the T-Mobile fw so hopefully the KitKat version is still compatible with the patch. If I need warranty I'll use the return to stock thread.

Sent from my white LG Nexus 5
[G2 General] mhoss48:
We can change the folders color.

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 General] Rulandas:
Another delight. Camera can shoot by saying cheese or or smile or else. You only have to activate it in camera settings. So you no longer need someone else to shoot your parties...!!! Only buy some tripod to make your life easier ;)
[G2 General] patelbhai:
live effects in video shooting
[G2 General] Android The Greek:
Remote can automatically start when G2 detects home wifi
[G2 General] spooky75:
You can close notification drawer by taping status bar.
[G2 General] rfarrah:
Remote what can automatically start?
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Quickremote/Settings/Auto display at home
[G2 General] cachookaman:
It's nice that you can still use the camera shortcut with a QuickWindow case
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Can't wait to try out all these awesome features when my g2 gets here. (It says it has been processed through USPS sorting and is ready to leave to destination so I should have it tomorrow inshallah) :D
[G2 General] SPBoss:
Delightful discovery finding full potential of the battery. Everything stock ;)
[G2 General] Giocarro:
Yes, battery duration was definitely one of the most delightful discoveries about this device; simply stunning!

I get as much as twice the endurance compared to a Nexus 4, my previous phone.
[G2 General] drsaidalavi:
Lg keyboard

Is there any way to add more languages like Malayalam to stock Lg keyboard
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Go to settings/language and input/settings icon near lg keyboard/input language/Malayalam

I dont know if u r asking to use them simultaneously ..but yes u can do that too
[G2 General] drsaidalavi:
Malayalam in Lg keyboard

Hello,

Thanks Jitheshji for the reply

I am sorry that I forgot to mention that I bought the Korean version of LGg2 32 GB from Dubai. It has almost all the languages , but only Hindi from India. No option to set also Malyalam in the Keyboard. That is why I asked whether there is any way to add malayalam also along with other languages , not to use simultaneously

Thanking You very very much , especiall y for the quick response
[G2 General] jiteshj:
I have the indian version and it has many indian languages including Malayalam...
[G2 General] Axe-08:
You can lock the phone by double tapping status bar at the top. Doesn't have to be the home screen.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
This helps when u use a third party launcher
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Ok question to verizon users. When you push down at the top of your phone above camera from both sides (back and front) at the same time do u hear a creaking noise? It isn't a big issue because I'll rarely do that but I'd it's not normal I want to return it just in case because that make I' it appear that the phone has been dropped. If it's normal though I don't mind since everything is working and it has a case but I hate having any issues Shi so please help. This was an UNdelightful discovery:p
[G2 General] rfarrah:
Nope.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I don't think it's an issue because when I did it again I noticed it makes a small click noise but only when I pinch them together at the same time so I think it's just me looking for issues. It al also only happens towards the middle right next to the east piece.probably some empty space where the plastic maybe bends a little
[G2 General] jonstrong:
No creaking here -- had mine a few months -- rock solid phone.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Thanks for the Feed back. It doesn't creak unless I push hard and that was only because I bought it used so I was checking it firmly for any issues but with normal use it's great and no issues. I'm sure I was worrying over nothing :p
[G2 General] jonstrong:
A thought: I once flexed mine a bit too far -- and although I didn't break anything, I noticed that night that there was a slight gap between the front and back halves of the case. It was just a hairline, and in the right light, I could see the clips that hold the front and back together. So - I pinched all around the case and all the clips snapped back into place. You might want to check yours under a strong light around the edges and make sure both halves of the case are completely snapped together. Probably is - but it's worth taking a look. Mine only separated like that once, and no doubt it was from me 1) having played with opening it once before intentionally, and 2) over-flexing it shortly later. Since snapping it back, it's never opened again, and it's been totally solid.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Alright thanks. I'll make sure to do that
[G2 General] jonstrong:
Great -- I hope it works out for you. I've been using cell phones for (I hate to admit it) 22 years, and this is without question the best I've owned or otherwise used, for a variety of reasons. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Thanks. So far it's awesome. I had the nexus 5 before which was great but too plain for me. This one has really nice features and I love the knock knock feature. The battery is also amazing. I can already notice it and I just got the phone today. I've already checked to make sure everything else is working and so far so good.

Just checked to make sure it's pressed good and it seems it's all attached fine. I'll have to check in better lighting to make sure tomorrow

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I think I actually found an issue :(. It has passed all my tests so far but this one major one. The ball camera lags really bad in the preview while moving it to take pictures. Its not smooth at all. Is this normal? Or a defect? Videos are fine though and front camera as will. The pictures also rien out ok but the preview lags real bad. I longed at a video on YouTube and it didn't appear to have this issue but it was hard to tell from a video. Any feed back? Thanks. If this is an actual issue I'll have to return it and get a replacement because camera is real important for me. I can't believe I didn't notice that right away :(
[G2 General] jonstrong:
I really haven't used the camera(s) much -- but my initial impression is good. I just tried the back camera, but I'm sitting right now in a dimly lit living room, so the rear camera has to contend with low light - and in this situation, it does smear a bit as I pan back and forth across my face (probably just as well!).

BTW: I haven't tried other camera apps on it yet, but I used my Galaxy Nexus heavily for two years, flashed the heck out of it hundreds of times, and I found that I had a very different experience re: camera when using various 3rd party photo apps vs. the stock camera. Might be worth trying some of these as well if you're not entirely happy with stock on the G2. I also recall that once I had KitKat on the GNex -- and also had ART enabled, memory management was dramatically improved, and everything - including camera - was faster and smoother. I have no problems at all with the current build, but I'm also looking forward to KK when it finally gets through LG and Verizon to my phone.

Overall -- this is a keeper for me. If the HTC One had a 3000mah battery, it would be a closer contender, but short of that, I'm incredibly happy with this phone: it does so much so well, I can use it heavily for many many hours in a day, and still never drain the battery before I plug it in to charge while I sleep, and it's been stunningly stable. No phone on the market is "perfect" -- but for me, this is the best balance of features available today.

I'll be curious to hear what you come up with re: the camera.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Thanks a lot. After reading that I realized I was using it in dim light where it needs to constantly refocus. I'll try tomorrow during the day and see how it goes. Also I tried the nexus camera from the play spre which improved the lag but ruined colors of pic. At least I don't think it's hardware issue. I'll try in daylight tomorrow and see how it goes. Thanks again and sorry for off-topic but this seems to be a good place to ask at
[G2 General] Steamer86:
Software / driver. Check Canberra mods, shows how bad software is. Good hardware.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Your talking about the camera right?
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Voice mate is pretty cool. I just found that. Now if an iPhone person says I have Siri...
[G2 General] noris08:
i don't know if this is available for every android phone, but i found out that you can put your igo kit onto an external stick, then connect the stick to the phone through an otg cable and then install and run igo from external usb stick.

it's very useful considering the limited storage space of g2 and the fact that generally we need igo in the car and therefore we can keep the stick in the car and attach it to the phone only when navigation is required.

however, in order to fully benefit form this feature we need an Y otg cable that allows the phone to be charged and in the same time to read from external usb device. until now i found only Y cables that power the usb external device but does not charge the phone also. if somebody have a suggesttion for such Y otg cable that will also charge the phone it will be great
[G2 General] nednerbish:
I was SHOCKED how smooth this phone is. I was a die hard Samsung galaxy fan (s2,s3,s4) and was constantly dying for new updated. With this beast I could care less!
[G2 General] IntelligentAj:
Intelligent Auto takes excellent pictures. I was pleasantly surprised when I took a couple of shots!!
[G2 General] KennethTang:
The ir blaster and tap on/off functionality

Had issues with power buttons on plenty of other phones. The note 2 with the stuck power button was the last straw, this worked perfectly! Heck.. it even has vol control sliders on the notification bar
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
you can put up to 7 apps in the tray awesome.
[G2 General] Giocarro:
[MENTION=2472758]ingoljosh[/MENTION], yes, but one of them must be the shortcut to App drawer, am I correct?
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
I use GO Launcher but had to check. Yup. On the stock launcher you can't remove the app drawer from the dock.

Swyped from my Verizon LG G2 using Tapatalk 4.4.5
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
screen off effect - retro t.v. awesome.

app icons can be resized to a larger size

app icons can be changed individually or all by themes.

google b ar can be resized too.

screen transitions respond to the speed you are swiping. if you swipe fast it transitions fast but if you swipe slow the transition effect is slow too. my favorite is domino effect.

love the built in flashlight widget - no 3rd party app required

multiple screen wallpaper.

power button lights when... double tap screen on - during call it is lit - incoming call blinks.

live wallpaper is cool too - pre-loaded little prince. (My wife likes that one)

Sprint LS980 Black & White
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
Try downloading "Contacts Sync Fix" from the Play store. Worked like a charm for me!

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you could also pinch out and everything disappears and you could knock-off anywhere on the screen.
[G2 General] bigcletus:
I like the LG keyboard. Has some nice themes and the thumb gesture is pretty cool in landscape mode.
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
holy shi* !!! theres a thing called live icon now :D :D :D ? the calender app icon changes according to the actual date :o #OMG

edit- its only on the stock theme for lg home :)
[G2 General] abdel12345:
I never noticed that until you mentioned it now. That's a nice little feature no need to pull down the notification bar to see the date now :)
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
I see that on the stock launcher but how would you add it back if you deleted it?

Swyped from my Verizon LG G2 using Tapatalk 4.4.5
[G2 General] abdel12345:
There's a thread by jishnu with stalk launcher. It's meant for aosp roms but just try installing it and convert to a system app without flashing and see if that works. Back up first though just in case
[G2 General] :
found an awesome setting, in accesability there is easy acces, you can enable something by tripple tapping home, like universal button, inverted colours and such.
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
I have the sprint lg g2 and only one speaker works. What the heck? Is this true on all models? Or is it just my phone? How do i enable it?
[G2 General] abdel12345:
On the verizon model there's only,one speaker. I'm guessing that the second one is a Mic and just looks like a speaker to even the look out but not sure
[G2 General] dalbig:
Where is this "live icon" ?
[G2 General] margaretiak:
Not sure if it was already said but..

Native music player has a "youtube" button that refers to youtube with the name of song youre listening right now. So you can find results related to that song :)
[G2 General] abhinavsg:
the most useful feature for me on the G2, Knock Knock
[G2 General] Reginald476:
I am pretty sure you can't replace it with out some extra work (soldering). I haven't gotten up the nerve to remove it yet, I was hoping to see some cases that would utilize this as we would then be able to gain a few more mm of space with the back missing.

For me too, I had PGM on my GNex so this was an easy transition.

Has anyone else found themselves looking for the power buttons on the back of old phones? I know I have more than once sat there and tried to find the buttons on the back of my old GNex.
[G2 General] adamfair:
When viewing pictures in gallery pinch in and swipe up to delete or swipe down too share.
[G2 General] MobileNick:
I don't know if this qualifies as a "delightful discovery" but it didn't figure it out at first: on other phones I've had, if you want to share more than one picture at a time, you press & hold on a single image to bring up a selection box. On the G2, you have to press the share button when viewing thumbnails and each picture gets the checkbox.
[G2 General] lukeap69:
SmartShare Beam is handy. If you transfer files from G2 to G2, it is very easy. I like it better than superbeam.
[G2 General] WPWoodJr:
May have been mentioned, but I like that you can swipe the top of the lock screen left to use the camera without having to unlock first; or hold the volume button down to turn the G2 on and launch the camera.
[G2 General] hoonigan43:
Yes I was flashing roms on my s3 weekly, I don't feel the need on the g2
[G2 General] heleos:
I like reading all these delightful discoveries! Definitely found me some neat things I didn't know I had.

Love knock knock, don't want to live without it now. Also like the option that LG allows you to actually customize some stuff (only bring up qslide when you want to). Qslide looks really neat, it will be great when someone can mod it to have any window in there!

When I first got my rezound, I couldn't wait to get rid of sense. But I'm really liking the OptimusUI so far. I'm hoping the devs that be take some time to make some awesome roms based on optimus and not all jump to AOSP
[G2 General] trickster2369:
This, 100%.

Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
[G2 General] Sudbury78:
Thanks for these hints. Anyone have any luck finding a video on youtube with tricks and tips. Can't seem to find any!!
[G2 General] Tdeljr:
Look up BOSSYtexasCHICK on youtube she has some great videos about this phone.
[G2 General] Sudbury78:
Still unsure about keeping this over getting a note 3. Ugh

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 General] eclipxe:
Probably already mentioned, but pinch and zoom everywhere! Pinch and zoom the email list, messaging interface, etc.

Stocky browser will reflow when you zoom and tap.

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I had the Note 3 for 2 days. I couldn't do it. I got physically ill while using it (not being funny) - something about the size or refresh rate made me nauseous.
[G2 General] Sudbury78:
I had a note 2 prior to this. This g2 was intended to be my rental phone. But I love this phone.

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 General] mky4b11:
Nice. Thanks for the tip
[G2 General] abhinavsg:
Hi guys,

I'v posted this on the other LG G2 threads as well, but havent got any answers or comments. Would really love to. This is what I have experienced with the device(after using S3, Note2 & HTC One, I feel LG G2 is the best)

1. Loudspeaker performance is not good

2. Earpiece could have been better (in call quality is not 100% crystal clear)

3. UI definitely needs to get more smooth. Pretty jittery at the moment ( I am on 4.2.2)
[G2 General] Ironic12:
Actually I must tell , from my experience with stock roms they were slow,laggy and did not answet my expectations. But LG's rom is surprisingly fast,beautiful and customizable. For now I don't see why I need a custom rom.
[G2 General] kcharng:
Found out today that in sms app, you can pinch zoom in/out to change font size

-LG G2
[G2 General] heleos:
Another delightful discovery.. charged before bed last night, and almost 9 hours later, still 100% battery :D
[G2 General] :
the lg stock calander app icon is

there is only one, the other is microphone.
[G2 General] dalbig:
The fact that it shows the date day by day?
[G2 General] :
yep, not all stock roms have that, its nice anyway
[G2 General] jigwashere:
There is only 1 speaker. Google LG G2 take apart and watch the video. The 2 grills at the bottom of the phone -- one is the speaker, the other the microphone. All the G2s are the same in this regard.

Is this a delightful discovery? You're in the wrong thread.
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
in the main app drawer, you can have it on the home screen too.
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
Ok heres a delightful discovery for ya.

The stock file manager can zip and unzip files.

No 3rd party apps needed.
[G2 General] rbudiharso:
I must have missed it, how do you do that?
[G2 General] saggyballs89:
is the stock file explorer better in any way than ES?
[G2 General] abdel12345:
No. Except for the fact that when you open it it shows all your files like music and other abs media with how much space each takes. I use es for root access abs it shows hidden folders

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I take that back the stock one shouted hidden files as well
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
here is how you do it.
[G2 General] moxon345:
Hide Albums

Sorry if it was posted before.

You can hide picture albums in gallery.

Press menu in gallery.
[G2 General] .jRay.:
Delightful discovery? The fact that i don't have to reach for the charger everyday.
[G2 General] abdel12345:
Very delightful here as well coming from a nexus 5. I had to charge that midday on weekends and every night on school nights. Now just one charge every 1-2 days
[G2 General] Bornin:
And if you manage to run out of juice it takes just 95 minutes to charge from 0 to 100% :laugh::laugh::laugh:
[G2 General] gull_s_777:
Quick charge comes really handy when one is travelling

Experienced it well in last 3 days.

And also i watched a 2.5hour long 720p movie while travelling, and charge dropped from 100% to 82% by the end of the movie. How's that for a delightful discovery. :p
[G2 General] kapybarus:
In gallery you can change size of folders with pinching. also you can change size of picture in each folder with pinch.
[G2 General] archzz:
The same goes for stock messaging app. You can change size of the letters with pinch.
[G2 General] ndnesh:
Wow! We discover something new everyday! I just found out that we can do the same with the contacts app as well! I am going to check which all stock apps we can do this with!

so far we can pinch zoom in zoom out in :

Contacts app

messages app

Music app

Gallery app

Sweet! I wonder how many more such tiny things LG has baked into the phone. Is this why the updates take so Long?
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
What brightness setting? I think I get little less than that.
[G2 General] gull_s_777:
Brightness at 60% Auto. Used MX Player.

But now i have switched to "Lux" for auto brightness. Stock setting's response time is too slow. In bright sun, when i take mobile out to read a message, by the time it bumps up brightness i am already done with the message. :)

Lux response is instantaneous and it has many flexible settings.
[G2 General] jeremija8:
You can pinch to zoom in contacts, and all tabs except dial. Really like it in favorites tab :)
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Thanks everyone for those great tips!

For me - and it's no news here - the delight comes from feeling like this phone is stock-perfect. No need to root for better performance or battery life, everything is butter-smooth and the battery lasts way beyond my expectations.

Can't wait for more tips from here, sorry I have nothing to share that hasn't been already.

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Just a note for those looking for flashlight shortcut, I use power toggles which works great on the lock screen even for wifi/bt/gps/etc
[G2 General] Bornin:
Best flashlight shortcut for me is Xposed torch :thumbup:
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Not for unrooted users ?
[G2 General] mdfritz:
Sweet, I didn't know g2 Xposed had that until now. You can set a volume button to turn the torch on and off on long press when the screen is off. That's what I missed most on my old GS3 - the home button set to toggle the torch on long press.
[G2 General] Bornin:
What! are you doing here? :p:p jk
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
This phone is really easy to root. I started with G2 Xposed, then Crappalinks, then AdAway...

Swyped from my Verizon LG G2 using Tapatalk 4.4.5
[G2 General] bingbings:
For unrooted G2 you know that you can have a flashlight shortcut in the qslide? Not the native one you have to just install 2 apps ,seen in the themes thread ..

My G2 Tapatalking
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
thats exactly how i have mine stet up. but it auto turns off after about 1 minute.
[G2 General] Bornin:
Strange, for me it doesn't. Maybe a rom thing?
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
What Romare you on? im using stock Rom Sprint LS980
[G2 General] Bornin:
Black pearl, link is in my sig ;)
[G2 General] rfarrah:
Yeah, it really bugs me. But I use it anyway. :D

VZW Stock ROM (rooted).
[G2 General] ndnesh:
This is also a delightful discovery:

LG G2 vs the Samsung Galaxy S5:

From : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50599867&postcount=5

Thank you mackster248!
[G2 General] something_new:
Can someone tell me what this app is doesn't show up anywhere Google yields nothing
[G2 General] aaron105:
LG's own live wallpaper