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[General Questions and Answers] Axelzzz:
Flashed 4.4.2 instead of 4.2.2. Apparently it's not possible to downgrade the firmware version. Had some other minor problems along the way but they are all easily fixed with google searches
[G Pad 8.3 General] nigelhealy:
Just today last couple of hours got in my hands a new Gpad 8.3 V500, I swapped up from a N7 which was getting idle relative to a N10 big brother due to the screen size, so hoping this Gpad gets more used.

It was a bit of an impulse decision as I saw the NewEgg $199+tax ($219) new offer so figured I'd quickly sell my N7, got $170 cash for it in Craiglists so with the $30 microSDXC I've spent $80 to move 1.3" bigger screen and 32GB extra.

Wow the unlocking rooting TWRP is a lot more fiddly than Nexus devices. I'm on Ubuntu not Windows desktop so I had to copy/paste all the command from the Windows scripts but it worked ok no bricking.

Welcome to this corner of XDA (I need to upgrade my sig....)
[G Pad 8.3 General] galaxys:
Welcome aboard! Got the GPE one a few months ago and luv it! Paid about the same on Expansys-USA.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] theotrman:
Hello Folks,

I'm have a HTC HK M8 that I need to get repaired. HTC is kind enough to offer REPAIR service to their customers, but my phone is stock, just unlocked and s-off. Will they work on it? It's just the metal case needs replaced, no software issues.

Or will they just return it to s-on?

Thank u in advance!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] PartimusPrime:
Had a buddy go through something similar here's what happened to him and how he got his phone fixed: https://plus.google.com/105636189571553998133/posts/P66eonF3cJL
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] theotrman:
Thank you friend for sharing this experience. HTC CS has always been good to me so I will wait for reply from them.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] AdamDawes:
I'm very pleased to announce the release of my latest game, WordsUp.

WordsUp is a fun strategic word-based board game for between 2 and 4 players. Each player takes it in turns to place letter tiles on to a game board to form words and score points. Unlike other word games, WordsUp allows you to stack letters on top of those already on the board, changing those words and forming new ones.

The more tiles there are in each word you form, the more points you score. As the stacks of tiles keep getting higher, so do the scores. Can you score the most points and become the WordsUp champion?

You can play local WordsUp games against your friends (hot-seat or "pass and play") or against the computer, or can play network games against other players over the internet. The computer players have four difficulty levels, from "beginner" through to "expert" if you fancy a real challenge. You can set local games up with any combination of human or computer players.

WordsUp was originally released for Windows 8 at the start of this year, but is now also available for all Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices (including those with low memory). Internet games can be played across all platforms. WordsUp is a universal app, so buying for Windows Phone will also include the Windows 8 version and vice versa.

WordsUp can be downloaded from the Windows Phone store, priced US$1.29, £0.99, €1.29. All features of WordsUp are available in the free trial, so that you can fully evaluate the game before buying. The Windows 8 version is available too. Please give them a try!

Download WordsUp for Windows Phone

Download WordsUp for Windows 8

I hope you enjoy the game, please let me know if you have any feedback. Thanks!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] lathevinh:
Like it!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] RezMeBro:
cool time passer. well done. :good:
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] totsboy:
usd

good luck! :)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] GoodDayToDie:
Blatant rip-off of Upwords, even to the name. You couldn't even be bothered to mention this little fact before trying to profit on somebody else's game? You want some feedback? You make Zynga (slimy scum that they are) look original; at least when they rip off existing games they bother to come up with new names for them instead of just switching the order of the words in the name....

Oh, and advertising paid apps on the forum is not permitted (seriously, read the forum rules). If you want to advertise, buy an advertisement. If the "trial" really is complete - and isn't time-limited or anything like that - then that's OK, but in that case you should describe it as a free game that people can contribute to the author if they want to support development.
[G3 General] dabug123:
All g3 owners would like a page just for tweaks, can be kernl,apps,etc.Post here so we can share
[G3 General] Flea0:
Install Nova launcher or similar. Never use the LG launcher again. 90% of lag issues solved. I had to do a factory reset yesterday and the few minutes I spent on the stock launcher while preparing to restore apps with Titanium made me feel murderous.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Ya always use nova its golden,I also use android tweaker,g3 tweakbox, set CPU which seem to help..Any personal tweaks you found that work well
[G3 General] teazgood:
Tweakbox is a must, I prefer action launcher as I'm not a fan of the iPhone style app draw. Also makes the phone easy to use one handed. Last but not least I reduce the DPI to 560 so I get more content per screen
[G3 General] dabug123:
Yes I have DPI at 570 love it
[G3 General] Eyalkn:
1. Nova launcher with fast animations and fast scroll speed.

2. You need this in order for step 3 to work. Install SElinuxmodechanger from the play store and set it to permissive.

3. In system tuner go to system mgr/one-click and turn on boot for app optimizations and reduce device lags.

4. When you boot up your phone the first time my phone got locked on the home screen and I couldn't launch any of the apps so I rebooted again and now I am using it for awhile and it is very smooth and responsive.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Nice I have all those but but system tuner will give it a go thank u
[G3 General] digitaldroid:
My At&t G3 setup

short version of my setup below

Nova Launcher

A customized Zooper Widget (both on my home & lock screen)

A mod/hack I found on youtube to have HotSpot enabled

Towelroot used to enable root

Xposed with G3 TweakBox

G3 TweakBox I enable:

Bigger Caller Picture,

Hide Battery Full Notification

Disable Safety Headset Volume

Skip Tracks With Volume Keys

Carrier Text Visibilty (Hidden)

Other then that I just disabled a few apps (bloatware)

Upate new xposed module installed

This weekend I wanted to test the NFC paypass option but since my phone is rooted softcard app says wont work with root and did not open at all. I searched the web and found RootCloak an Xposed Module. Once I installed that and followed the directions by adding it to the list within the RootCloak app it opened up just fine. So the SoftCard app works just fine on a rooted phone with the RootCloak module installed. Also I opened Google wallet which opened and worked just fine no problem at all. ALSO forgot to mention I installed the Swype keyboard been using it since my old S2
[G3 General] dabug123:
Good stuff guys, I know this will help new users too
[G3 General] radeonxt:
out of all the tweaks i've read in lg g3 forum - intl,at&t,tmo,verizon that have the most noticeable effect in removing lag and giving longer battery life are:

1. uninstall mc afee

2. freeze google play services and google services framework.

3. if anyone can give their experience regarding nlpunbounce? tia.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Hmm freeze google play services, have not done that..Sounds like it could cause issues?
[G3 General] 4ndroid99:
It can be safely disabled, but doing so will mean that you can't use the play store and any other gapps that depends on play services.
[G3 General] dabug123:
I think greenify would be a better idea,don't you.I use gapps way to much.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Great write

up man exactly what I'm looking for to help the new guy
[G3 General] meyerweb:
Which is almost every Google app these days. Only disable Play Services if you don't want to use any Google apps.

---------- Post added at 02:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:55 PM ----------

What does this do, exactly?
[G3 General] Eyalkn:
App optimizations: boost app loading, optimize databases, clear caches, clear clipboard.

Reduce device lags: increased responsiveness, eliminate some lags.

I don't know what each one does exactly what but I know that by switching both on I have entropy on and fs trimmer on.
[G3 General] lapocompris:
With Android Tuner, desactivate only some questionable services in Google Play Services :

- location reporting

- ads

- analytics
[G3 General] meyerweb:
Thanks. I'll have to look at these more closely.
[G3 General] two_handed:
Since i use play store and so only once a week, I just freeze it with titanium backup an d defrost it when I need it. Indeed improves battery life.

Not to forget to change and delete the default lg keyboard.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Delete lg keyboard hmmm
[G3 General] kadett-k2:
It would be very nice to have widget button or anything with I could turn on/off GPS in one click
[G3 General] dabug123:
90% sure this could be achieved though play store
[G3 General] Rodeojones:
[MENTION=4347161]if4ct0r[/MENTION] thanks for the tip regarding SD Maid. I was able to clean up a bunch of duplicate files and stuff from apps I no longer have installed. Super convenient app.
[G3 General] dondavis007:
Use LagFix. Even if trim is supported in 4.4.4 why not.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix
[G3 General] ASD007:
Is there any chance we could get the most of optimizations for someone like me who doesn't like to root his phone?

Sent from LG G3 32gb
[G3 General] Eyalkn:
Yes I know it really makes the phone smoother. I use it in system tuner.
[G3 General] furiify:
Custom

- Zooper Widget : great way to make your homescreen look beautiful

- Custom Icon Pack : I didn't like the stock icons :D

- Apollo : Best music player, way better than LGMusic

- TitaniumBackup : For uninstalling system apps etc..

Musthave!

- Rooted : if you're not rooted, you miss a lot. And it's required for mostly everything.

- Nova Launcher : I think it is the best launcher out there. It's fast, has many optimizations, is stable, .. Just perfect.

- Xposed Framework : brings a bunch of useful apps, like :

------------------------- + Youtube AdAway by Wanam

------------------------- + G3 Tweaksbox : great for customization and tweaks!

------------------------- + Greenify : set apps to sleep to reduce battery drain.

- ViPER4Android FX : has some great sound tweaks! It's a must have to get rid of the "flat" stock sound!

- BuildProp Editor : Useful tool to edit the BuildProp straight from the phone. Needed to change DPI etc. I applied some tweaks for the RAM, splitwindow, responsiveness, and DPI (560).
[G3 General] dabug123:
Thank you guys another great write up here.I have also found a really good easy way to speed up g3 ,disable or erase if rooted, the g3 keyboard. Use any keyboard u like.G3 keyboard seems to be coded badly and causes lag ,battery drain etc.
[G3 General] treyy:
Do you use the criclecase? Does anybody know which APP is responseble for the clock when you close the circle case THX.

Gesendet von meinem LG-D855 mit Tapatalk
[G3 General] dabug123:
No circle case here
[G3 General] treyy:
MH. This is the only thing that looks bad with 570 dpi because it is smaller than the cutout

Gesendet von meinem LG-D855 mit Tapatalk
[G3 General] dcm1200:
dpi?

How can I change my d.p.I settings?
[G3 General] treyy:
App texdroider dpi

Gesendet von meinem LG-D855 mit Tapatalk
[G3 General] exmatproton:
ART
[G3 General] GTCC:
Have you seen some of the reviews.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Looking at apk now.Update I wouldn't use don't like my computer didn't recognize after comment.
[G3 General] GroovyGeek:
Greenify GPS is a bit tricky, you have to first uninstall, then install as a user app, then Greenify. There are threads here with how to, including issues
[G3 General] clockwork58:
If you're rooted, use AdAway from the F-Droid App Store.

Removes ads from pretty much all of the apps which has ads.

=) [It was on google play loooong ago, but no longer allowed there for obvious reasons]

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=adaway&fdid=org.adaway
[G3 General] paratox:
-> enabling init.d support with term-init

-> flash Fly-On Mod init.d performance scripts with tethered TWRP or chinese recovery (or copy them with root file manager and correct permissions!)

you can also try other init.d scripts in this xda subforum.

after the Fly-On scripts phone feels a little bit faster but could be placebo.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Nice thank u
[G3 General] Protagoras:
My setup

These are all the tweaks I've done to my 3GB/32GB D855. I'm still on the original firmware UK 10A, as I have absolutely no problem with it currently, battery and performance are awesome, and there's no need to fix something that ain't broken.

So far (I have my G3 since day 1 in the UK), it's been great, and I don't even feel sad not to have AOSP. G3 Tweaksbox is good enough for me.

* Rooted with Towelroot

* Frozen all bloat with Titanium Backup (all the LG apps plus a couple of other ones)

* G3 TweaksBox for more control on the UI ("Tinted bar mod" NOT enabled as it causes lag)

* Nova Launcher with animations set to Faster than light

* Swiftkey keyboard (stock LG keyboard causes lag)

* Dev options: set all animations to 0.5

* Greenify installed as an Xposed module, then greenified everything that was causing unwanted wakelocks and/or notifications

* Trickster MOD settings in this thread (http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/lag-solutions-t2816188)

* AdFree to remove all ads from websites and apps (although it's not performance, I can't live without)
[G3 General] dabug123:
Thanks for the info
[G3 General] alojo:
I would like to see all of them together in the first post.

My trick: use GMD Gesture Control: it allows you to use the gestures you want to get the action you need.
[G3 General] TheKaser:
Hi, I tried greenifying some apps that bring trouble with wakelocks. Checking Wakelock Detector I see two different wakelock times depending on the screen info.

Adding up the listed wakelock times doesn't look like the global value showed in the pop-up.

Any insight on this?

Thanks!
[G3 General] Vivasanti:
Greenify and Wakelock detector - getting about %1 drop every 7 hours :D
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
Wow!

I used the xposed module nomoreoverlay and holy****! What a difference!

This thing is even faster!
[G3 General] brolic925t:
Finally. Our g3 users are learning :')
[G3 General] Marcovanbasten:
Could you please explain in what it is faster ?
[G3 General] Jagdish84:
Go to developers menu enable "disable hw overlays" and see for yourself...

Sent from my caseless LG G3, because I believe in myself
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
I already had most of the other stuff, Google Keyboard, Rooted, Titanium Back up with boat frozen, Nova Launcher, Animations off so the phone was already very fast but I noticed a major improvement in responsiveness immediately afternoon turning off the over lay. I also noticed an improvement with the appearance.

Really a major difference and very noticeable right after install and reboot. Everything is snappier.
[G3 General] oadam11:
Bump

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 General] Marcovanbasten:
Is it the same to use the xposed module or disabled it on dev menu ?
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
The difference is that the xposed module will keep the overlay disabled. Doing it manually will reset it when you reboot. This what I read here in XDA at least but I have not tried it manually.
[G3 General] pandakat:
tHANK YOU! That seemed to make my phone a lot more responsive.

D851
[G3 General] :
In Developers Options use ART instead of Dalvik. I changed to ART immediately after purchasing the phone so I never faced even a split second lag whatsoever. Also you can change Windows animation scale, transition animation scale and Animator duration scale to 0.5x which will make your interface much snappier.
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
I've never really noticed any difference at all when switching to ART. I've only had issues, certain apps and games crashing.

I don't think it is test for prime time yet our Google would have it as the default cache.
[G3 General] hwong96:
ART will be the default cache in Android L coming this 4th quarter 2014. It's the app developers who may not be ready for ART.
[G3 General] dabug123:
That is a good one also enable the force GPU rendering speeds phone up
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
I wonder if art will be a better version though in L.

Right now though as I said, I have tried it a few times and could never notice any improvement. The only thing I did notice was certain apps and games fc.

I'm sure they will have this sorted in the L release.
[G3 General] dabug123:
Most deff will be the way it should!
[G3 General] xRamz:
Has anyone used Android Tweaker 2 and what are the best settings?
[G3 General] insang-droid:
best tweak by far.. is google play services and google search ... greenifying them that is.
[G3 General] MrNutt:
I've noticed that disable hw overlays actually appears to remove the lag issues from the LG keyboard, I'm not a fan of swiftkey or 3rd party kb's, especially ones that profile your vocab and store it in a cloud.
[G3 General] dbh369:
Swype is a must, xposed mood Swype tweaks is a mod for Swype that lets you re-color and see the secondary characters.
[G3 General] Koont:
Solo launcher. It has the double tap screen off and Ok Google voice recognition. Even with your phone locked.
[G3 General] joelunch:
the G3 is touted as having Lollipop very soon , and I hear it enforces ART. This will surely break the exposed platform as it isn't ART compatible yet right? I'm holding off for now. I don't notice any lag with the stock software. It may have been bad in the past... (Maybe coming from an S3 makes it feel like butter)
[G3 General] dabug123:
As of today xposed will not work on 5.0 and a lot of ROM customized features are broken for now
[G3 General] meyerweb:
Lollipop will break a lot of tweaks and mods. This is a major update under the skin. ICS to JB and JB to KK were minor tweaks in comparison.
[G3 General] VictorJ1:
Great thread full of good tips :good:

I got my G3 only 2 weeks ago and have been obsessively modding it ever since.

Rooted running mm and xposed framework, full version of tweaksbox, gravitybox, greenify and icon pack.

There are a number of small things that bug me and I can't figure out how to do:

1) I can't get rid of the emergency dial box on lock screen. The xposed module used to work but no longer does. Perhaps due to numerous tweaksbox and gravitybox settings I use?

2) Can't hide the blasted users icon in to right corner on notifications panel. It's that awful pale green stock color that clashes with my black red overall scheme. Real ocd eye sore !

3) Can't control icon used for apps drawer button manually. I have having to used a theme in order to change it's appearance.

4) The sms and especially the dialer screens can't be modded color wise. At least no that I know of. This kind of sucks as the look it is nothing like the home and lock screens that I customized heavily.

5) Still using stock launcher, considering trying out others soon...

6) Still use clean master, is there anything better rooted?

Which things bug you?
[One (M8) General] mikeroch:
I can't fault nova launcher at the mo, so much simple customisation it just works a treat!

Anyone got any recommendations for other good ones to try? And any good lock screen apps!

First proper post from the app! Sorry if it's a duplicate

Cheers all!
[One (M8) General] GalaxyNotesTx:
I have always liked Nova....run it on all my devices ...Apex would be my next choice...
[One (M8) General] rorm2010:
+111 :good: Nova great
[One (M8) General] erapmicks:
Action launcher man
[One (M8) General] kartoonz:
nova followed by buzz launcher
[One (M8) General] MistaBishi:
I'm using Blinkfeed, nothing wrong with it, launches my apps and shows my widgets. I don't need much more than that!
[One (M8) General] exocetdj:
sense/blinkfeed hands down :good:
[One (M8) General] bricker1:
nova has been my goto since ice cream was the os apex would be my next choice
[One (M8) General] djlukas1983:
Before I've got HTC with sense I had had used many of launchers, but now I now the one and only sense. I don't want anything else right now.

Wysłane z mojego HTC One_M8 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[One (M8) General] onukomer:
i am using htc for sense/Blinkfeed :P
[One (M8) General] kartoonz:
does sense affect the battery in any way??
[One (M8) General] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
not really
[One (M8) General] gsmyth:
Usually always go for nova, used it on my s4 and using it on my nexus 7, but sticking with HTC launcher on the M8 (with blink feed switched off). HTC have done a great job with it, its very smooth and light. There's no extra animations or features hogging ram as it was on previous htcs, you always have more customisation with nova/apex/etc if you want it.
[One (M8) General] Darth:
Nova prime for the last 4 years. Tried many but always go back to it.
[One (M8) General] md1008:
Google now launcher, also love miui light/express
[One (M8) General] mattman5000:
I use Nova Prime on all my devices... except this one :)

I've got Nova installed, but haven't bothered to set it up. I've been using Sense the whole time. I guess I am enjoying the "minimalist" look and feel of Sense. I'm not running any widgets, just a few icons and icon folders.
[One (M8) General] Droff:
I much prefer Apex launcher for couple of reasons. My setup is single screen with some icons, folders and widgets. I don't use blinkfeed and standard launcher was our right away due to its limitations. With Apex I can turn off transition animations completely, so there are no distractions when swiping to the sides. Same can be done with Nova, but when checking CPU consumption Nova still uses more resources when swiping to the side, even if there is no other screen there and no animation. I feel that Apex is more optimized that way. The biggest advantage when compared to Nova is that gestures in Apex work on free launcher. On Nova you have to pay for the functionality. I use gestures a lot (swipe down/up), so Apex was the clear winner.
[One (M8) General] Elsydeon:
Thanks to Google Rewards credits, I've bought practically all the big name launchers out there...ADW, Nova, Apex, Action, Lightning, Go, Next 3D, TSF, missing Smart Launcher as I find it a bit too limiting to pay for yet. Also tried practically all the big name cutting edge free ones like Google, Aviate, Nokia Z, Terrain, Solo, Buzz, Themer. The one I keep coming back to time and time again after I'm done playing with a new launcher is Action Launcher. It just can't be beat in pure day to day efficiency. I love the Covers folder concept, and I find it hard to stick with other launchers on a daily basis after getting used to Action Launcher's slide out app drawer that has the quick first letter search.

I actually do like the stock Blinkfeed launcher a lot, and actually find Blinkfeed useful. I just wish it allowed for some gestures, especially one to pull down the notification tray from anywhere. I found myself missing that one gesture enough to go back to a 3rd party launcher.