yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
Case and point: Me.

I wasn't in the market for a new phone. I loved my Nexus 5. I signed up for their forum a while back in an attempt to get an invite because, why not? But I never figured I'd get an invite, especially because i didn't participate in any of the contests.

When I got my invite I was VERY surprised. So naturally I ordered it. When it was in route I started doing more research on phones because I was now in "maybe I want a new phone afterall" mode. This lead to my discovery of the G3. In the end I realized the G3 was going to be perfect for me even though I hadn't even anticipated getting a new phone until fall. OnePlus' terrible marketing tactics, shipping delays, and lack of truthful information helped seal the deal on the G3 for me.

So yes, their horrible marketing strategy pushed me into another phone when all was said and done. And I have no desire to ever attempt doing business with them again. And I'm even one of the "lucky" few who got an invite and got the phone!

Sent from my LG G3 (D851) from XDA Mobile
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
I may take a look at the OnePlus Two, next year, if that ever happens...

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Interesting - so, the OnePlus One was indirectly responsible for your purchase of a G3? Yeah, same here. What forum name and member number were you over there? I had the same name and was 16358, and just now received that invite...

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Wow, almost 15 hours have gone by and I still have 50% charge left on my G3 - only about 130 minutes of screen time, though....
[T-Mobile LG G3] bustinstugots24:
Waited for an invite but never received one. Was gotta give it a chance to but my member number is in the 130, 000 and they are only up to 18,000. Either way loving the g3. Battery is so so right now. Hoping what people will say about it adjusting to your habits to prolong the battle life is true. Having said that the speaker is great even blew my wife away. The remote app worked fanatically and flawlessly. A breeze to set up. The wife thought that was impressive too. I did have issues with my chrome cast. The cast to screen option displayed but it won't work for whatever reason.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
My account got messed up over there when I tried to change the associated email from mine to my coworker's after I gave him the phone. The account still exists but can't be accessed because neither email will allow you to login to it at this point.

And of course my 8 support ticket requests to get help fixing it all went unanswered as well. My coworker is pretty pissed because I told him he could have the account and invites as well. However, my username was (is?) sn0warmy there as well. My member number was in the upper 94,000 range, believe it or not.

The only part that bugs me about that whole situation is that the qccount should be getting 3-5 additional invites put into it this month. But at this point I highly doubt that's true because most of what OnePlus has said has been innacurate.

How i got an invite, I have absolutely no idea.

Sent from my LG G3 (D851) from XDA Mobile
[T-Mobile LG G3] hello00:
ive seen u on that forum before..mine is luckyboiii69
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
That seems familiar - Yeah, I had like over 4400 posts and over 2400 likes in a short time there - especially when compared to this site...I regret wasting that much time over there - but, oh well...it was an interesting experience, to say the least...
[T-Mobile LG G3] Mele:
Here's a cool setting to tweak the contrast and colors, make them more vibrant:

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/super-amoled-contrast-g3-display-t2817248
[T-Mobile LG G3] budco2000:
Volume down and power at the same time takes a screenshot for those of you who might not have known
[T-Mobile LG G3] drazyw:
Yeah I got my invite finally for the Oneplus a couple days ago but I gave it away to a forum user. I already had the G3 in hand by the time it came.
[T-Mobile LG G3] bustinstugots24:
I fully charged the phone and for the first 10% discharge I had 47 min of screen on time. Not bad if you ask me so far!
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2816060

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Looks like the rooting part is being perfected before it is released...
[T-Mobile LG G3] budco2000:
How come we dont have a dedicated forum for our phone yet. Just this thread. Almost every other phone I've had there was a dedicated forum for each phone/carrier before the phone was even released.

Sent From My LG G3
[T-Mobile LG G3] ThePagel:
I was wondering the same thing and honestly have strong feelings to carrier separation. Carriers sharing the same general section can get hairy. Plus you run a stronger chance of people accidentally going into the wrong development section and f***ing up phones.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Jubeldum:
Lazy Modmins?

Sent from my LS970 using my thumb
[T-Mobile LG G3] mrmacedonian:
Thank you for this research & reporting. I want an unlocked off contract G3 and these are the two places I'm likely to purchase from since there is no direct vendor like Google Play Edition etc.

I'm wondering, is there a way to know where this 850MHz LTE band is in use? I want to purchase the T-Mobile handset for its unlocked bootloader (nexus4 and 5 have spoiled me) yet I'm not confident that I should give up this band in order to have an unlocked bootloader, as I assume the good folks here will get there eventually but I can't add an LTE band later :)

Yup, this is exactly what I'm likely going to do :p

Thanks!

andrej
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
There may yet be a GPE version, who knows?

Unfortunately the only way to tell what bands are in use is observation, the helpless-desk-types you get on the phone are not going to have that information. AT&T generally wants to keep GSM/HSPA going on their 850 bands, as a rule, but if it's an area where they don't have a 700 MHz license or an AWS license, who knows?

THe upside is that you'd only be losing LTE on the 850 band, HSPA+ and regular GSM will work fine. So you might be able to live with it.
[T-Mobile LG G3] stevew84:
FINALLY, on truck for delivery.
[T-Mobile LG G3] JohnnyDanger:
Well I'm ready to get the G3 today when my local TMOBILE opens. There is something that I have a question about. I woke up this morning and have an email from a friend talking about the G3 Prime. Should I be worried that there will possibly be a new version of the phone out in a few months? I remember I was kind of mad when that happened with the HTC One X when the HTC One XL came out soon after. What do you guys think, will we be seeing the G3 prime released any time soon outside of Korea?
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
There's ALWAYS a new phone coming out in a few months. That being said, I doubt the G3 Prime will be released here. While everyone's all buggy about the Snapdragon 805, the fact is that it doesn't have an integrated modem, which means an extra modem chip is needed, which will hurt battery life, which will cause people to complain that they should have released it with the Snapdragon 801 instead...which makes it a regular G3, so just go buy one. ;)
[T-Mobile LG G3] jeyd02:
But still, people will buy it or wait for it..
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
Now that we're finding out just how much the devices are differentiated, yeah, it's probably a good idea. We're already seeing confusion since the AT&T model (bootloader) and T-Mobile (root) model are both different from the international ones.
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
On my second complete battery cycle, I was able to get 24-25 hrs of use from my LG G3 - the best in battery usage, out of the box, imo - granted, I was not being a heavy user, but, most phones that I have seen, especially iPhones, people complain about how they hardly use it and need to charge the damn thing, lol...
[T-Mobile LG G3] sanchez:
Got mine yesterday, pretty solid thus far. I can't wait for an AOSP rom though, this Optimus is killin' me.
[T-Mobile LG G3] InsaneJester17:
Anyone been to a T-mobile store yet? Any truth to the rumors they would carry 2gb/16gb models? Did they have quickcircle cases in store?
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
:confused: There likely won't be any AOSP ROM's for this device for a long time, if ever....
[T-Mobile LG G3] lowlife546:
how come?
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
Because in order to get AOSP ROMs for the phone, Google or LG will have to release the original source code for this phone. If Google releases a Google Play Store edition of the phone, they will release the source code for that phone, which can lead to AOSP ROMs being ported to our versions of the phone as well. But if they don't do this it will likely be quite a while before the source code is released.

At least that's how it has previously been for most other non-Nexus carrier provided devices.

EDIT: I retract my previous statement. It looks like LG has already released the source code for the D850 variant (impressive!). Which means they will likely release the source code for the other variants soon as well.

https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=g3

I just hope that developers are able to create AOSP ROMs that still work with T-Mobile's wifi calling since that was one of the key selling points on this phone for me.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sanchez:
That's what I'm hoping for at least. You'd think with the specs of this phone they'd offer a slimmed down version on their software. It'd run GPe great :)

Also, hello fellow STi owner!
[T-Mobile LG G3] mingkee:
I had chance to try at corp store. The color looks pale and the font looks washed out. It has a bit lag but it's okay.
[T-Mobile LG G3] joshnichols189:
GPe is NOT a prerequisite for releasing source, and releasing a GPe does NOT mean that AOSP roms will run on a phone. GPe roms still have underlying frameworks similar to the OEM skin and do not really help in AOSP development at all.

That said, if an AOSP rom does eventually come out for the G3 (they will), it will also NOT have t-mobile wifi calling. No AOSP rom since Gingerbread has incorporated T-Mobile wifi calling.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
:laugh: Hello sir!

*Off topic*

I'm pretty excited actually... my new ID1000 injectors, Walbro 255 fuel pump, and Grimmspeed 3 port EBCS were all delivered yesterday. This weekend they all get installed and tuned with e85. Time for more POWA!!! :highfive:

:( That's what I was afraid of. Luckily I'm actually pretty impressed with the stock ROM. Some root provided tweaks/optimizations here and there will be all I need.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sanchez:
Sweet! I miss mine, had 3 subies in the past. 83 supra now though :)
[T-Mobile LG G3] Epix4G:
There is a winner every day until the 29th. .... not just one

Sent from my SM-G900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[T-Mobile LG G3] jeyd02:
Every Sunday there will be a winner.
[T-Mobile LG G3] BedfordTxEvoJoe:
Believe it. I got my UPS tracking info this afternoon, they'll be delivering it in the morning. I'll post a couple of pics here and likely make my first unboxing video. They've made it a point to inform me that this is still beta hardware/software and there may be some changes before the general release.

As far as the contest goes, they're doing 7 winners every week, except the week ending the 29th, which will only have 6 winners. You have to re-enter every drawing period. And believe me, I was as surprised as you are. Shocked even. Especially since I didn't like the performance of the KitKat upgrade on the G2 and did a Jump to the HTC One M8 just a month ago. Now I'll have the M8 as a backup phone, since I think I'm gonna just love the G3.

More proof coming tomorrow... just a coincidence that it's an XDA member. (And not a very active one at that)

Joe
[T-Mobile LG G3] jeyd02:
When they say beta, do they refer to hardware or software?
[T-Mobile LG G3] BedfordTxEvoJoe:
According to the documents, it can be both. If the hardware changes before release, I'll get the release hardware at no additional charge.
[T-Mobile LG G3] jodvova:
Does anyone know whether Korean versions F400K, F400S, F400L would work with T-Mobile LTE ?

I assume no, because they all lack support of Band 4 / 1700. But from what I read in ATT topic, K and S versions do work on ATT LTE, because it uses extra bands.

So the question, does t-mobile only uses Band 4 / 1700, or some other bands ?
[T-Mobile LG G3] DrexelDragon:
So I won one of the G3's from T-Mobile in the contest they are running. Would you guys like me to do an unboxing video or AMA or something like that?

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Oh wow, you won too? So did I!
[T-Mobile LG G3] BedfordTxEvoJoe:
OK, this phone is awesome so far. Big, beautiful, light and comfortable. And FAST! Here's my badly focused unboxing (I don't normally shoot video, so forgive the bad quality):

http://youtu.be/0XFsP_WTkxg

Joe
[T-Mobile LG G3] DrexelDragon:
Man Joe, turn that camera the right way! lol
[T-Mobile LG G3] BedfordTxEvoJoe:
Ha it showed right on my computer! I edited the video at YouTube to rotate it, once it processes again it will show correctly. I'm a NOOB!
[T-Mobile LG G3] 20degrees:
Does it have qi charging?
[T-Mobile LG G3] BedfordTxEvoJoe:
It doesn't appear to have it. It didn't arrive with a manual or anything, but I can confirm it's the 3GB RAM, 32GB onboard storage and has the MicroSD slot above the battery. It's slightly shorter and slightly wider than my M8 and weighs about the same, but feels oddly lighter. The screen is beautiful! Loving it so far!
[T-Mobile LG G3] 20degrees:
OK thanks.

Can you post a pic of the back of the phone under the battery cover and the back of the battery cover?
[T-Mobile LG G3] BedfordTxEvoJoe:
Ask and you shall receive. No qi charging.
[T-Mobile LG G3] 20degrees:
Looks like the pins are on the phone though.
[T-Mobile LG G3] jeyd02:
It looks like it does have QI charging.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Kawaisa:
That's what it looks like to me...
[T-Mobile LG G3] xgman:
What exactly does that look like?
[T-Mobile LG G3] jeyd02:
The back cover have two pins along with a pad that you can see underneath the back cover. That is what uses the panel to absorb some electricity or some sort of energy to transmit it to the pin and connect to the pin that is besides the camera.
[T-Mobile LG G3] DrexelDragon:
It has QI charging, but I'm unsure if the T-Mobile variant has it preinstalled. I get mine tomorrow and I can try it on my wireless charger.
[T-Mobile LG G3] erapmicks:
No AOSP rom has T-Mo Wifi Calling. EVER!
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
Awesome! Yeah, I'm on my 3rd as well. It will likely be my last (unless they come out with an FA25 powered STI in 2017 *rumor*). Otherwise, I'm going to be ready for something different in the next 2-3 years I think.
[T-Mobile LG G3] bfranklin1986:
Got a white one at the T-Mobile store this morning. 32gb/3gb version at my store
[T-Mobile LG G3] sanchez:
Nice! You'll miss it if you switch haha
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
Yeah, if you want to use T-Mo WiFi calling (a prerequisite for me since signal in my condo is shaky) make sure you get a device who's Android build you can live with. Because you're stuck with it. You can debloat it maybe, or replace the launcher, but you can't replace the version itself. Hence me getting an LG, and not ever ever ever getting a Samsung.
[T-Mobile LG G3] hello00:
funny how ppl camp outside of the store when a new iphone gets released unlike other phones..there are no ppl buying them just two or three in the line
[T-Mobile LG G3] cdsbj6508:
Got my White 32/2 this morning loving it!
[T-Mobile LG G3] IXChicharitoXI:
Thank God, makes it less of a hassle to get the phone.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
I'm surprised there are even that many in line. :laugh:
[T-Mobile LG G3] zemaj800:
Just got back from my local corp store. They only have the 3.32gb versions. no 2/16. My rep confirmed T-Mobile only has the 3/32. They had already sold 2 this morning, and were down to 4 left. No circle cases as of yet in the store. Thats the last thing im waiting for now.
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
None that I have seen - at least 3 major carriers only carry the 3GB/32GB models...
[T-Mobile LG G3] stevew84:
Oh I hope AOSP comes here more quickly than the Galaxy S5..that dev section is horrible.
[T-Mobile LG G3] xxjrsmith3xx:
Guys how do you disable lookout, i hate it running in the background.
[T-Mobile LG G3] splcfiya:
I just upgraded from a Nexus 4 to the G3, is there any way to toggle off LTE? My old Evo phone on sprint had a 4g toggle.

LTE of course is fine and dandy, but hspa+ is almost as fast so far in my location today. Hoping that might help with some of the battery woes.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Jocelyn:
Settings > Apps > All > find lookout, clear data, disable it, reboot.
[T-Mobile LG G3] InsaneJester17:
Setting > Tethering and Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Mode > GSM/WDCMA Auto

that should do the trick.
[T-Mobile LG G3] xxjrsmith3xx:
Wow it wont let me disable it at all... nor does it let me disable Tmobile My account....
[T-Mobile LG G3] splcfiya:
thanks friend
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
I thought I saw it in Lookout's settings menu - what is weird now is that I can no longer find Lookout on phone after disabling it - OH WELL...lol

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Battery woes? Huh, I have found the battery to be awesome...
[T-Mobile LG G3] InsaneJester17:
Settings > Security > Phone Administrators

Uncheck lookout, then disable it in the app settings.
[T-Mobile LG G3] splcfiya:
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Battery woes? Huh, I have found the battery to be awesome...[/QUOTE]

That's good to hear, i was just going by the mixed messages on these forums. I've only had it for 3 hours.
[T-Mobile LG G3] stevew84:
Whats the name of the TMO variant? Does it start with a D or an F?
[T-Mobile LG G3] InsaneJester17:
D851
[T-Mobile LG G3] stevew84:
Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G3] xxjrsmith3xx:
Thanks man that did the trick for lookout any way about tmobile my account app?
[T-Mobile LG G3] stevew84:
Alright so no root yet, damnit. Just barely released so I'm not going to complain that much.
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
Weird, all I see in Phone Administrators the Android Device Manager option, only...
[T-Mobile LG G3] kirdroid:
Picked up the black G3 from local store today.
[T-Mobile LG G3] EvoYas:
Got mine at 10:13 AM today, they opened the store at 10:00 AM. Lovin it. ?
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
Interesting. I think that means it's already disabled for you. After I disabled it the option for it no longer showed up in device administrators.

Go into Settings / Apps and scroll down to see if you can find "Lookout Security". If it's there then disable it. If it's not there, scroll right to the "Disabled" apps and I bet you will find it in there. If that's the case you are good to go!
[T-Mobile LG G3] kirdroid:
How to turn off or cancel from the annoying tmobile name id service?
[T-Mobile LG G3] xxjrsmith3xx:
Guys is it worth to put the phone on ART runtime? Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G3] theorioles33:
I thought TowelRoot worked?

EDIT: Just read it doesn't work for TMO or Sprint. Bummer!
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
Actually, if it's reasonably priced (big "if" I know) I don't mind such things.

Last time I tried to use AT&T's equivalent, however, it ended up corrupting my device.
[T-Mobile LG G3] splcfiya:
I came from a Nexus 4 and it looked like I was already starting to get that, Caller ID's from numbers I didnt already have.
[T-Mobile LG G3] RMXO:
Why don't you turn it on to find out yourself? Some folks will say yes its worth it while others say no.
[T-Mobile LG G3] zone23:
Is the animated weather on the lock screen working? I haven't seen it work on mine yet.
[T-Mobile LG G3] rjscott2005:
Yes. It works.
[T-Mobile LG G3] zone23:
Strange can't seem to get it to work..

edit:

maybe its the conditions the G2 has sun and clouds maybe the G3 doesn't.
[T-Mobile LG G3] drazyw:
I've only see it do thunderstorm animations so far.
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
Weird, lookout is just gone and I see no weather on my lock screen, even though it was enabled - oh well, I need to play around with the phone more, I guess...lol
[T-Mobile LG G3] JohnnyDanger:
Well I have had the phone for 3 hours now, and although it might be premature to say, I believe I now that the phone Ive been looking for. So far I love it. Whats strange is areas that I would not get any signal on with my Moto X when I had it, I now get a strong LTE connection. Not sure if it has better radios or what, but thats a major plus. I think Im going to really enjoy the phone the more I use it. Now I just need to buy a case.
[T-Mobile LG G3] aaronc_98:
Yes- w/o question
[T-Mobile LG G3] witeboy07:
I'm glad everyone is finally getting the phone! Time for some development to hit soon!
[T-Mobile LG G3] zone23:
It appears as though LG did not enable all the weather animations for what ever reason. I just saw a ROM that the DEV said he was able to enable them. So it looks like the custom ROMs will be able to turn that on.
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
Wrong.

There are several things that are not ART-compatible. I'm sticking with Dalvik.
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
Great news guys. According to thecubed, we may have root as soon as tonight...

Original post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54196612&postcount=130

Then...

Original post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54197034&postcount=134

Both these posts came from this thread: **Discussion**: Root for ALL G3's

:fingers-crossed: :highfive: :D
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
So far, I have not encountered any issues with ART...
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
Agreed. But I'll be curious to see if it will be required to use Davlik to successfully root. No idea if it will make a difference but when root is achieved, I'll likely switch back to Dalvik to be safe, until I hear otherwise.
[T-Mobile LG G3] npaladin2000:
XPosed doesn't work with ART

Several Final Fantasy games don't work with ART

And at that point I stopped caring about ART. But you can bet there's more.
[T-Mobile LG G3] shook187:
Ok i made the change from a HTC One m8..so far I like it. The speaker isn't as disappointing as I thought it would be.
[T-Mobile LG G3] networkdood:
oh, ok, yeah, I do play emulators and I may use Xposed, once rooted - ok, well, thanks...
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
:( Well that's a deal breaker for me. The whole point of rooting for me is to use the xposed module and changing the DPI. Looks like I'm going back to Dalvik...
[T-Mobile LG G3] PDXMatt:
I just bought a 32/3 at T-Mobile in Portland. That's all they had.
[T-Mobile LG G3] HigherSensation:
Does anyone know if Google wallet tap to pay is working?
[T-Mobile LG G3] 20degrees:
Yes. It's working for me.

G3
[T-Mobile LG G3] bjc112:
You can change dpi without xposed if rooted
[T-Mobile LG G3] sn0warmy:
I wrote that strangely. I plan on changing the DPI in the build.prop with root explorer. But I also plan on using Xposed for some other tweaks.
[T-Mobile LG G3] alias3800:
I got mine earlier today as well from the T-Mobile store, where they only had the 32/3 (for anyone still wondering). It's really a spectacular phone. I came from an HTC one m8, and while the screen isn't as contrasty, the size and screen bezel ratio along with the sharpness and slightly warm colors really make this screen stand out. The lightweight feel of the phone is fantastic as well. I could go on for a while but for now I'm going to continue setting this up and getting a feel for the rest of the phone.
[T-Mobile LG G3] budco2000:
I went from 21.7GB of storage to 20.5GB when I switched to ART. I have a 128GB SD card so I really didn't care, But the phone was smooth as butter on Dalvik, And it's just as smooth on ART, however apps load almost instantly now.

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So how loud were the M8 speakers. I never got to hear them.

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Me too, I really like my clock in the center.