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[G2 General] nexususer:
no or GO

wassup guys

i was thinking of buying this device. i dont always change my phone so i want it to last long atleast 2 years. i have been using nexus s for more than 2 years now so i was thinking of upgrading .. do you guys think that this phone is worth it or should i go with any other phone like xperia z1 ..

honest opinions appreciated

and also hows battery life and screen ??
[G2 General] jiteshj:
It has definitely the better screen coz its IPS which gives true to life colours unlike the Triluminous of the Z1 which has poor viewing angles. Yes, its battery is outstanding even after 4 months of my use. I get 6:30 hours easily on screen time on a single charge. If you can wait, i think you should go for Z2 which will be on sale in March hopefully. :)
[G2 General] rastigo:
Buy it, awesome display, better battery than any android made with 5.2in screen.what else you want...get 32gb one...terrific camera... All better than s4 and z1
[G2 General] rastigo:
Z2 is no better other than 3gb ram.will be expensive. Same 5.2 IPS screen but huge footprint.phone is like phablet.check on gsmarena
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
Battery on G2 will be better because of gRAM for static images/web surfing.

Also Sony has a bad history of optimizing battery life, you can read gsmarena reviews of phones with similar chipsets and battery size beating Xperia Z/Z Ultra in battery life by big margins.

As for AMOLED phones such as Sammies here is old info at the time of 800x480 displays, NOTE: things may have improved since then but general idea is still the same. AMOLED is bad for websurfing, and I would imagine higher densities/ resolutons AMOLED power gap with LCD on the rest of the categories would be reduced as it has to power each pixel.
[G2 General] nexususer:
Yes that's what I thought when I saw all the new flagships .. Z2 will be very expensive and the only good about it is that it has 3gb ram ... Only reason I can buy g2 is the price now is pretty low if u get 2nd hand and its terrific device after reading all the reviews ... All I want from the device to be solid till 2 years with no problems and stuff I want a long term device so just wanted some experienced users opinions ..

Thanks
[G2 General] rastigo:
You will never regret buying g2.its made with a lot of attention to details.I simply love the screen battery and its insane speed.plus Sony firmware issues are terrible. Am saying so as I had the xperia z1 for 6 months.sunlight legibility is horrid.device looks great but doesn't deliver. I had 600 MB ram free after removing bloatware. On g2 I get 1.2gb free after debloated.Sony has bad ram management issues too.only u can't beat Sony in the sound quality of music.it rules there.but that's not the only criteria for putting in so much money
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
Actually if you go to gsm arena see testing, audio on z1 is good but not that great compared to similar phones. Galaxy, iPhone, ONE & G2 all did slightly better than z1. They use equipment to test quality.

Other than bad battery management, Apple iPhone uses Sony Exmor sensor for cam just like Xperias, but Xperias generally take worse photos because software sucks.
[G2 General] rastigo:
I was happy with the z1 audio, probably due to walkman app, but yes comparing to 20mp camera, the pictures sucked like anything, low light photos were absolutely terrible. I was unhappy with the z1 on many counts. So I sold it and bought g2. Am so glad I did
[G2 General] SandyKick:
Hello Everyone

Finally got my LG G2 32 gb black version, im loving it all the way. No regrets at anything. i never wanted to root but i have rooted only for the purpose of Audio Mod.

Can anyone please confirm me whether we can do this? if we apply a stock wallpaper the status bar is transparent and if we apply any other wallpaper the status bar becomes 50% transparent. is there any mod to make is 100% transparent all the time ?

Finally guys, any date for KItkat 4.4 INDIA ?
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
That's too late for Kitkat other phones have been getting this.

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How did you debloat? Withour rooting?

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Did anybody manage to get the original LG g2 flip cover in India ?
[G2 General] smartjain:
Let's hope that it happens by the end of March.
[G2 General] Ash19_87:
You have the root access, download G2 Xposed Framework from the market and you can change these settings..Plus more features through this.
[G2 General] basappa:
Sorry to come in between but thought to share this OTA I received on 27th February on my G2. Pretty sure others would have got too. It was a 69mb update but didn't update to kitkat. In the software information under settings I saw a change in software version. Maybe a build up preparation to kitkat in the coming days??? Attached the ss of software information.

The previous ss was

Thanks
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
This is what LG India said
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
wow thats weird, im from india as well but i still dont have this update !

just use this link http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=

after = put ur device imei n telme which kdz file it shows u

result will be something like this

<response req_cmd="auth_model_check" status="OK">

<auth_model_check>

<result>OK</result>

<esn>xxxxxxx</esn>

<model>LGD802</model>

<suffix>AINDWH</suffix>

<msn>xxxxxx</msn>

<esn_date/>

<sw_version>D80210C_00</sw_version>

<sw_url>

http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW571885432109876543213/D80210C_00.kdz <<<<<<<what does it say here ?

</sw_url>

<sw_locale_url/>

<sw_recommand_uri/>

<app_version/>

<app_url/>

<cs_em_flag>N</cs_em_flag>

<cs_em_uri>N</cs_em_uri>

<chip_type>EG</chip_type>

<prod_type>GSM</prod_type>

</auth_model_check>

</response>
[G2 General] basappa:
Its D80210C_00.kdz
[G2 General] djpeesh:
Oh the joys of living in India. No Ota for a while apparently. Time to flash the Europe kdz once it's out.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Only carrier versions are out
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
okay, anyways its good to say that the D802 has finally started getting the OTA updates to 4.4.2 kitkat :) so lets just wait till we get outs.. (well be last i guess :| )
[G2 General] jiteshj:
LG INDIA is a b%%%%... These morons have no idea and crap attitude towards their buyers. I am thinking of flashing europe kdz when it comes out
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
exactly ! its not just lg , even samsung gives preference to european phones. such racists:p anyways im guessing itll work fine , just take note that you flash the one for ur storage capacity, if u got the 32 n flash 16 firmware youll get a g2 with only 16gb free space
[G2 General] jiteshj:
S4 have got kitkat in India few days back and LG India doesnt even tell us a date, just says early Q2
[G2 General] smartjain:
anyone tried this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50700841
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
So we need to use a flash tool to flash this version? I think I better wait for official version. What will I do after flashing KitKat? Wait for next version? This wait never ends!!!! LG g2 itself is fast with Jellybean!!!
[G2 General] basappa:
So the OTA I got is late? Does it depend on phone manufacture date?
[G2 General] doctorxerxes:
Don't be in a hurry and start flashing stuff if you aren't comfortable. You'll unnecessary cause a headache for yourselves. The phone works perfectly fine as it is. You're not missing much by waiting a few days/weeks more for KitKat.

The only real use of KK , personally, is the immersive mode and ART. The KitKat update on the G2 doesn't support ART (at least for the time being)

For those worrying about unrooting your phone for warranty , don't be. All warranties will apply to you even if you are rooted. Samsung honours rooted phones and so does Sony and LG.
[G2 General] Ash19_87:
How ru so sure about this? It says everywhere warranty voids with rooting..
[G2 General] Ash19_87:
Will i get OTA after i Root?

I was wondering if ill get any OTA updates after i root my phone? I know if i use some other ROM then i wont but rooted/stock ROM ill get ?

Also if stock ROM and Xposed Framework then will i get or will there be any issues if i update?
[G2 General] doctorxerxes:
They only mention it to scare you off. So many of my friends borked their Note2 when trying to flash CM. Naturally the phones were rooted and Samsung honoured the warranty. Same goes for LG (Borked G Pro) and Sony (Z1).

Maybe in America they may be strict about it but in India its quite safe. Unless you do some major damage like fry your IC or something of that magnitude (Read: Which costs them money) , they will not consider your warranty void.

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You could disable your xposed framework prior to the update installation just to prevent any weird issues. Also please don't update if you have a custom recovery like TWRP. It will boot loop.
[G2 General] Ash19_87:
Yes i am happy using Nova launcher and do not need to change my ROM and will be on Stock ROM only and hence i do not need custom recoveries. Just rooting the phone to use some apps like Xposed/Tweakbox/Tasker.
[G2 General] shockerz1z:
ok so i really want to buy this phone next month but was thinking of getting the LG G2 32gb because of the space is more and also the people who has got the LG G2 16gb ,how do you all manage with low space and thinking it might run out due to the quality of pics and videos being so high?

currently i have the galaxy nexus 16gb so just worried about the space for the high end mobiles
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Install dropbox or Google drive it will automatically save your photos and videos on cloud!16 gb is okay but I bought 32 gb version :p
[G2 General] jiteshj:
LG gives 50GB Box service for i guess 2 years
[G2 General] basappa:
Is it? How to get that.? I got G2 through Flipkart and there is no mention about any cloud service.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
I'm using 10C version, go to settings/general/cloud/add account

Or download box from playstore and u should get it
[G2 General] basappa:
Thanks.. I received 10c only couple of days back. It wasn't there in previous version
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
no kk in india till now

hands down to lg:(:(:(
[G2 General] whosaysjohn:
you've waited for so long, wait for a couple of weeks more...
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Yes!!! March will be the month for official kitkat for Indian LG g2! Worth waiting than losing warranty!
[G2 General] whosaysjohn:
warranty is not a problem, already rooted and running custom rom, but am used to HTC and this is my first LG, so not sure about flashing European kdz...
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Yup, you can flash any D802 kdz but you will lose all your data
[G2 General] whosaysjohn:
And if i want to come back to 4.2.2 indian version, i can flash the indian kdz?
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Yes
[G2 General] jiteshj:
LG is releasing Lte version in India at 46000 for 16GB
[G2 General] basappa:
So, the G2 which we have wont support LTE in India?
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
LTE is already in D802, but it's hidden as no support in India as of now. This can be activated from Hardware settings.
[G2 General] maddy1439:
anybody knows the date of kitkat update for lg g2 indian users?
[G2 General] basappa:
Everyone saying March end.. hopefully .. fingers crossed .. you may read previous posts ...
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Though LG India support says it's early of Q2, it should hit OTA in March itself!!!
[G2 General] maddy1439:
yeah

yep all saying march,,but der is no exact date,and too that is a rumor:crying:
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Though I'm waiting for Kitkat for battery back up improvements, I don't have any issues with speed and other performance in Jellybean! I wouldn't require root or different region rom on this phone
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Let's hope this lte version is D802. So i think we could flash the kdz and get lte support? Right?
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Yes, there are threads about how to activate LTE in D802, the same phone connects LTE in Singapore.
[G2 General] mvgadagi:
Guyz Don't worry about LTE..

The reason is.. Now Airtel and Vodafone are relesing LTE with spectrum of 2300MHZ

But

In our phone LTE spectrum is 1800MHZ

Which is supported in U. S

But Good news is that By this year end both Vodafone and Airtel relesing LTE in Both spectrum ie

1800MHZ and 2300MHZ

Then we can use.
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
LG here shows marketing tactics by announcing an AIRTEL compatible 4G G2 in India. In long run 4G should be available in both the frequencies for survival!
[G2 General] abhinav.tella:
Problem with having only one band is that companies use one band for load balancing and that band might not be in many places.... so you might not get LTE in all areas.

LG should have really sold the 802TA (Australia) in India which suppports LTE 2300 out of the box, stupidity on their part. Anyone try flashing TA firmware and see if you have hardware support for LTE 2300?
[G2 General] amankapoor4:
Our phone also supports Band 40, which is 2300 Mhz, i think some one who is rooted should try to flash the Australian Firmware.
[G2 General] jaidev.s:
I believe it's the modem that matters. Will have to see how good an Australian modem will be in India.
[G2 General] djpeesh:
So lg in kitkat has changed the hidden menu setting and now doesn't allow changes to be made to lte on it.

Can someone not on kitkat try the hidden menu 3845*#802# and see if you can edit lte settings? I distinctly remember being able to change the settings to choose the band etc.
[G2 General] djpeesh:
Just went back to jellybean and yes. You can access lte settings through the hidden menu. You can select lte bands, lte mode etc. Check the attached screenshots
[G2 General] warlock94:
The 1800mhz band is FDD LTE, Where FDD stands for Frequency Division Duplex, in which two different frequencies are used for receiving and sending data. A guard band is required to separate these frequencies so that there is minimal interference between them. This type of 4g LTE is used by majority of the countries worldwide.

The 2300mhz band is TDD LTE, where TDD stands for Time Division Duplex, in which same frequency is used for receiving and sending data thus outgoing data has to stop before data can be received. It's kinda like a regular radio, you have stop speaking first in order to hear the receiving signal. Thus the latency is more.

Since there is a scarcity of available frequency bands in India as there are large number of service providers , FDD LTE isn't a viable option as then each service provider would need two frequencies for receiving and sending data and a guard band in between them.

Thus the Indian government chose TDD LTE instead of FDD LTE

Our phones do not have the 2300 MHz radio(TDD LTE bands), therefore LG released a new model

I just hope that other telecom service providers get permission for the 1800 MHZ bands, So that we can enjoy 4g on our devices as well...
[G2 General] vjdjsingh:
Activating Pattern to lock Screen

Hello everyone,

I purchased my G2 today and was trying to Put a pattern in the Lock Screen, but the Pattern selection option is coming out to faded in lock screen menu. I have tried many a things after that, just toggling with settings if it can help....but nothing worked so far.

Please help me out here....i would like to put a pattern rather than a PIN which i am using right now....
[G2 General] warlock94:
It uses pin as a backup if you forget your pattern.

Choose a pin as your unlock option first, then try choosing the pattern unlock..

Hope this helps...
[G2 General] prratha93:
Hello I have 3 questions. I am sorry if they have been asked in forum earlier. My XDA app is crashing frequently so not able to search properly, anyways Questions are :

1.Is there any rooting method available which does not change the unroot status in download mode.(i.e without tripping root checker)

2.Is there any method aprt from IOROOT for rooting. As IOROOT seems to have some spyware code or can provide backdoor for spyware.(It was Mentioned somewhere in forum)

3. After flashing and hard resetting rooted phone 2 times does status UNROOTED stays or it turns back to ROOTED after few hours.??

Thank you.
[G2 General] jaidev.s:
Hello, did any one else get an update reminder of 849 mb? I got it earlier in the day while I was outside so I cancelled it, now I'm not getting it. Is THIS the official KITKAT update?
[G2 General] basappa:
Try again on wifi and let us know ... I haven't got anything yet
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Considering that size, it might be kitkat. But i am not getting any of that
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Are you in India? No update shows up for us!!
[G2 General] smartjain:
Damn, I am still waiting for the KitKat update.
[G2 General] gpkumaran:
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/lg-g2-4g-lte-variant-launched-in-india-at-rs-46000-490742

will this be the 802TA version??
[G2 General] maddy1439:
still how many days we have to wait for kitkat (indian users) ,,anyone know any news plzz reply for diz
[G2 General] pcoruganti:
Ask this by the end of this month if you still not received! May be first half of next month :P
[G2 General] maddy1439:
lool

:good: lol:p
[G2 General] mvgadagi:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50937257
[G2 General] createben:
Did any of u guys having any issues with cellphone reception? I am getting very weak signal with my G2 D-802,

my other phones didn't have any problem with their signal.is there any fix to get constant and fast signal?

also any way to boost cell radio? waiting for reply........:)
[G2 General] .jRay.:
I get full reception mostly. no problem here. which network do you use?
[G2 General] createben:
I am using bsnl,always have problem with reception.
[G2 General] jiteshj:
Then its not the problem of the phone, bsnl network is lol :P
[G2 General] smartjain:
I am facing reception problems with Airtel also
[G2 General] NixTriX:
This is the reply i got from lg India Facebook page

Dear nix

LG plans to offer the KitKat OS upgrade for LG G2 starting in early Q2 2014. However, it may take longer to prepare the upgrade package in accordance with the specific requirements of each carrier/operator. We will announce more details as soon as they are been finalized.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
which version I should buy so that I can use LTE when it's launched in India specially delhi
[G2 General] jiteshj:
LTE version probably for 46k 16GB because regular one isn't capable of that in India
[G2 General] smartjain:
http://www.bgr.in/news/lg-g2-4g-lte...or-16gb-and-rs-49000-for-32gb-in-india-hr314/

pricing confirmed.
[G2 General] raravi:
So, am I reading this right? The older LG G2(bought from Flipkart in Nov 2013) doesn't support 4g??

Never mind, I went back a couple of pages, found what I was looking for.

Basically, we have to wait for somebody to support LTE in 1800 mhz band. This feels like bad deal from LG. Didn't they know which 4G bands would be supported in India?
[G2 General] gull_s_777:
Regular international version isn't capable of LTE in india?
[G2 General] mohitgalaxy3:
Hey guys, Just ordered a LG G2 last night for 30k.

I have a confusion about flip cover that any flip cover will work like the original LG one works. Right ??
[G2 General] mor_1228:
bro plz do 1 thing as soon as u receive it do pm me because I will order from same link after you get it.

but sad its white I need black :(
[G2 General] mohitgalaxy3:
Ok I will, tell me you want me to check anything on that specifically.

Although I have bought many times from amazon and I trust them and got a good deal so I ordered it blindly :)

Also you can head over to indiatimesshopping they were selling black one with LG flip cover for 32k, that one is also worth because anyway LG flip cover is arnd 3K on flipkart.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
I hate flip cover. yeah I want you to check proper bill n seal and original only not copy or something damaged

instead of paying 32 for black I am thinking to go with white only it's not bad

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update : its sold out now
[G2 General] mohitgalaxy3:
I just kinda liked flip cover in that video I shared with you although I am not going to take LG one anyway lot of flip cover available on ebay for 250.

Waiting eagerly for amazon to do the delivery.

Which one is sold out amazon one ??
[G2 General] mor_1228:
it's sold out now and don't know if they are giving original flip cover or not because it's written only flip cover not LG or original
[G2 General] mohitgalaxy3:
Okay I am hoping that I will get the package by tomorrow then you can order one from amazon too.

Also pm me your gmail id will chat over there.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
it's sold out bro link no more available now on amazon also
[G2 General] sunny4691:
Hi guys, has anyone got this Nillkin super frosted case for g2 ?, link : http://www.ebay.in/itm/Nillkin-Supe...N_Mobile_Accessories&var=&hash=item2a38302420

Is it genuine nillkin ?
[G2 General] whosaysjohn:
Yeah...I got 1 though stopped using it...it's good and genuine. ..
[G2 General] sunny4691:
Ok, thanks for replying mate, are you using a different case now or just using the phone naked ?
[G2 General] whosaysjohn:
Naked...just looking to change the back cover to white from black. ..need to purchase white back battery cover
[G2 General] Pat123:
I bought this case for cheap from eBay. Have to say, I really love it. Quality is very, very nice for the price, it has a nice feel to it and the phone looks good with it.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Premium-Rubb...le_Accessories&var&hash=item338888cc02&_uhb=1
[G2 General] djpeesh:
I spoke to lg today and they said that Indian handsets will not be updated beyond jellybean. Any truth to this?
[G2 General] Xumit:
These are the saddest words I ever read.
[G2 General] whosaysjohn:
Who at LG? They will have to roll it out if other versions are receiving it...anyway if you are on xda better learn to take some risks to be on the latest software...am running g pro 2 Rom...already bricked my phone once when I was trying a kitkat Rom...had to take it to the.service centre since it was beyond my capability to recover...got.it back in a day...no questions asked...but kitkat is smooth and apps open faster...
[G2 General] mor_1228:
who at lg ? lg indian stores ? dude they dont know a thing about these updates dont loose hopes as LG is not dumb they recently launched LTE version at 46,000

so not possible that they will not release kitkat update.

i am using nexus 4 kitkat 4.4.2 and its not so good, also few bugs with camera but main thing is its very aggressive in killing apps so many times i miss things unless i open those apps again
[G2 General] djpeesh:
This is the customer service helpline. I was on the Vodafone Germany kitkat rom and flashed back to stock since the official kitkat thread said that the OTA would come today.

The helpline said that India will NOT get the OTA at this time. When I said when would it come, they said that the indications ate that the g2 will remain on jellybean in India.

Kitkat at least on the Vodafone rom is smooth and also offers hspap (h+) but the battery life isn't as good as jellybean.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
they dont knnow anything dont worry update will come :highfive:

u mean to say LG G2 4.3 ROM dont provide H+ ??????? :eek:
[G2 General] djpeesh:
The g2 has jellybean 4.2.2. No 4.3. And 4.2.2 doesn't have h+.
[G2 General] mehulpatel:
Recently I have got it from Amazon India, Nikkin Frosted Back Case. It is genuine and worth it with screen guard. Has good grip and light. I have white handset though I have bought black back case.

Previously, I have bought Cubix Hard base Back case (White). It was worthless, very poor quality, within 15 days got yellowish and got crack also.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
oh man i never knew that i guess i have to find a new alternative for G2

i was planning to buy this :(
[G2 General] mohitgalaxy3:
I don't find any sense in that, Obviously indian version don't have any limitation or difference that LG G2 can't be updated to kitkat.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
you got ur device?
[G2 General] sunny4691:
I am also going with the same combo, white phone with black case :) , I hope it will look good.