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[G4 General] ambervals6:
Bezels are cheap plastic. I change phones frequently. I will resell it no problem. I would go for nexus 6 built quality any day, over the g4. even the g2 had better built quality. the g4 feels like a copy of the 1+1, especially the front. anyways you guys like this phone for different reasoms, I do not want to stsrt a bash war. different people have different preferences. the s6 sucks for example because it has a messed up ram management and you cannot really multitask.

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good to know. but yes is called preferences ;)

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[G4 General] Th3Bill:
I most certainly agree with you. For some, this is a great device, for others they want Glass everywhere (S6), aluminum (m9) or the kitchen sink in it (Note 4). It's really great that there are so many options out there. I just got to where I've jumped phones so many times getting a phone for looks only to be disappointed by how it works. Finally just said "Give Me Function". :)
[G4 General] ambervals6:
I change phones a lot too. And I do not get them just for the looks, otherwise I would use some iphone now. But I am saying come on, in 2015 you cannot expect to gain market share by selling this cheap plastic with unimproved ui, and a crappy camera ui and expect people to buy it just because of a removable battery and sdcard. I am sure the hardware is there but I feel LG rushed this phone. I tried setting it up and wifi goes to sleep although I have turn off the option that let's it go to sleep when screen off. Also camera ui feels like cm camera at early days.... I like multitasking on this phone though. s6 has ****ed up big time for example.

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[G4 General] Th3Bill:
I don't know why everyone thinks the iPhone is so stylish....it's a rounded flat brick. LOL I admit that plastic might be the most high-end material to use, but again, you do save a lot on the price of the phone. I mean, the next closest price-wise is the M9 (camera fail), followed by the S6 variants)...even the Note 4 is still more expensive.

I don't mind the camera UI too much, honestly. I admit it's a bit confusing and I'm still learning it. It does have a lot of functions in there, so I like it for that. Do I think they could take a page from HTC, SONY, or Samsung? Sure...at least on the Camera UI.

As far as the overall Home, I think that UX is an improvement for my uses to Touchwiz, though both pale in comparison to Sense, and are all behind Sony in terms of light and functional...but that's just my opinion.

I do feel you're right and that LG rushed the device...I also think that's why the forced updates hit this past week.
[G4 General] ambervals6:
is not stylish, it feels premium in the hand and so does the s6, the m9 and so does the nexus 6 up to a point. I have never owned a sony device because I believe they are behind when it comes to software. Even the 1+1 feeels more premium than the g4 when holding it. I know you don't care, but if you are the head of the design at LG or the CEO, I doubt you would still pay this guys. As I said the best they achieved with design this year is copy 1+1 front and keep g3 back. but w.e lol new phones come out every month.

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[G4 General] Mystikalrush:
Hey guys! Just got my G4 2 days ago, upgraded from G3 on VZW. Loving the hell out of this phone. Can't wait to get some root and got my awesome SupCase in today, great case BTW. Looking forward to this community growing!
[G4 General] 3rd Degree:
Well duuuhh it's a QHD screen. They're not really comparable to FHD screens. LG are only saying the screen is an improvement over the G3
[G4 General] shawnten:
this phone is so nice with the leather back but I keep going back to my nexus 6 for a couple hours a day just to feel what it feels like to be free and unlocked
[G4 General] geoff5093:
Similar here, I still use my G3 which is on 5.1.1 AOSP with many root-apps and tweaks. I like the G4, but there's something about picking up the G3 again that reminds me why I don't always need the latest and greatest. IMO the G3 feels much better in hand too, and isn't as sharp.
[G4 General] rfarrah:
See, I LIKE how the G4 is angled like that. For me, it just allows for a better grip.

And I think it looks cool. :cool:
[G4 General] player911:
I mostly like the rounded back and curved screen. They add strength and function. "Feels" thin even with my case on.

The only downfall is that I use Tap2Wake often while the phone is laying on the desk. The curved back makes the phone rock if tapped on the sides. Kinda annoying. Otherwise I like it.

It is funny reading reviews about the LG G4 vs Samsung S6. Some give LG all the points and others give Samsung all the points. The S6 does look really good but I always hated Orin and Kies software to do anything. I will admit I have never personally owned a Samsung, but I have worked on enough to know they are annoying to do anything with. I guess it always gave the the iPhone feel which looked to much like a copy cat. I want something that stands out. The Curved G4 does that.

I will admit that Octa-Core Samsung chip is a beast though.
[G4 General] LancerV:
I think the best thing about samsung and tmobile is how easy it is to root/unlock them no hoops and no cares to unlocked bl's root etc
[G4 General] larsdennert:
First LG phone on the way for me. Coming from a long line of Moto phones. I played with one in the store for an hour testing things like MS Exchange and looking for the dreaded lag people are talking about. I have to say LG included a lot of nice things Moto refuses to. Simple things like Reboot, lol. Well more serious things like Exchange Task syncing... If only it had a configurable hosts blocker I might not even be tempted to root. Motorola has really gone overboard recently with locked BL and Ready only system partitions. I think I'm done with them. It's my phone!! Also, every Moto phone has a crappy camera. The iPhone is the standard by which others are measured so we'll see. I really wanted to like the X but the smaller 2A battery scared me off as well. I'm currently using a spare Maxx. The battery is insane on that. I can go a whole work day and still have 75% battery left. Won't get that on the G4...
[G4 General] windozeanti:
Its better to avoid Samsung like a plague. Samsung/Exynos SoC is well known to be non developer friendly. :(
[G4 General] ambervals6:
What extras do you expect "developers" to bring to thee beast phones?

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[G4 General] kinubic:
tried out some video today and noticed some sort of warping~ is there a fix for this?
[G4 General] example508:
S6 or LG G4?

I'm trying to decide between the LG G4 and the Galaxy S6.

Here's my understanding of the two, please let me know if I have anything wrong or if you can help me choose.

I've already decided that the edge makes it too uncomfortable to hold and it doesn't add that much for the extra money.

I consider the screens practically equal although the S6 is better if I had to choose because of the better brightness range.

I like the removable back of the G4 and the leather backs look way better to the reportedly slippery Samsung alternative.

I'm not a hardcore photographer so the cameras are very similar (extremely good on both sides). Reviews I've read say that the S6's front facing camera has a wider lens and better color spectrum, so that wins.

My main concern is getting root/unlocked bootloader. I've only ever had root because I am coming from a Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and so I'm interested in a phone which will have tinkering options. The Galaxy S6 already has root as I understand, but not an unlocked bootloader. I really dislike all of the touchwiz based roms of the Galaxy S5 Active that I have, and things like Cyanogenmod look really appealing. The LG G3 got cyanogenmod, and since the LG G4 is new, I expect it to get root and unlocked bootloader soon. (Is this a fair assumption?) My main problem is that I need to buy it on AT&T, who lock the bootloaders of many phones. Will they lock the bootloader on this phone permanently as well?

Thanks for any help!
[G4 General] omersak:
1. I came to the same conclusion and chose the S6 over the edge when the time came

2. I loved that the S6 has diffrent screen modes for adjusing the color saturation - but I prefer the screen on the G4 for its size and cooler color temperature. Has to be noted that the S6 screen has much better viewing angles.

3. I didn't find the S6 slippery because of the flattened sides and IMO it felt much better in the hand than the G4. Also, it's flat from behind and doesn't wobble on a flat surface like the G4. I'd take removable back/micro sd/replaceable battery over all of those points, though.

4. Still cameras are indeed very similar. In my findings, the G4 is a bit better in very low-light scenarios. The S6 has noticeably better video quality, along with better audio capture and 60fps

5. If this point is your MAIN concern then I'd either wait and see how far it'll go on both phones, or just get a Nexus 6 and flash the universe. If and when CM does come out for either device, it'll take some time for it to be stable enough for daily use.
[G4 General] moobieboobie:
Hey guys, is there a way to disable the voice command prompt when i plug in a headphones? I just want to be able to plug them in, not have any prompts, and be on my merry way.
[G4 General] windozeanti:
Probably stock Android with Samsung camera quality. I dislike touchwiz. Fastest phone with crappy software means nothing to me.
[G4 General] tabp0le:
Did you look in Settings>Smart settings>Accessory ?
[G4 General] KingFatty:
I also am interested in disabling that. My headphones don't even have a mic, but occasionally the G4 will mis-identify my regular headphones as a full headset/mic when I plug them into the phone, and then bring up the voice prompt. Really annoying!

There has to be a way to turn off the voice prompt that asks for voice input. No idea why they thought it was a good idea to prompt for voice input every time you plug in your headset/mic???
[G4 General] SniperDroid:
Strange, mine doesn't prompt anything when I plug in a headset. It just shows the headset icon in the status bar. :confused:
[G4 General] XxD34THxX:
Sooooooo....... No root that doesn't have a high chance of bricking I see... This will be my next phone if it gets root + bl workaround... Hope the device is good, the only complaint I have heard is that it likes to overheat. Can someone else comment on that?
[G4 General] rfarrah:
Mine doesn't overheat, but I'm not a gamer.
[G4 General] moobieboobie:
I have smart settings off and the voice prompt comes up every time i plug in headphones. The headphones doesn't have a mic either.
[G4 General] kinubic:
Anyone have problem with the camera app? Every now and then it gets an error has occured pop up when I try to take a video. Restarting the phone is the only way to have it record video. Video recording on ig doesn't also work when this happens
[G4 General] jsho31:
Overheat and getting warm/hot are 2 different things. It gets warm but not too hot.

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[G4 General] XxD34THxX:
Ah. Overheat as in very very uncomfortable... 90-100 Fahrenheit...
[G4 General] jsho31:
Its only happend to me once so i wouldn't worry. It got nowhere as near as hot as my S6 though. That's a plus

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[G4 General] KingFatty:
This morning I tried plugging the headphone jack at a bit of an angle, like slightly toward the right if holding the phone vertically, and that seemed to avoid the problem where the phone correctly identified them as headphones and not headset.

I hope this is a software issue and not some physical problem with our headphone jacks!
[G4 General] K-Jet:
After i smashed my G2 into the floor in a rage of burning agony and hate yesterday, after the 2nd aftermarket screen from hongkong in 2 months failed on me, I ordered a G4 immediately.

Got my G4 (H815) 2 hours ago! All seems fast and fine so far =) Touch is very responsive! My only complaint after 2 hours is that the volume is too low when playing podcasts, but i guess that can be fixed with an amp app!:good
[G4 General] ambervals6:
Rofl

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[G4 General] K-Jet:
I tell you, it felt really good. Full force right into the floor.

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[G4 General] XxD34THxX:
I would have just taken a flathead to it....
[G4 General] larsdennert:
I recently replaced the glass screen on a Moto Maxx my wife dropped and was using it. I didn't use LOCA to bond the screen to the LCD and got lots of crazy reflections. Then I accidently dropped it on a grass field, well somebody hugged me actually and it exited my hand and cracked again. He wasn't even cute, lol. Gotta say it was a great excuse to get the G4!
[G4 General] srod562:
This is the first smartphone I have owned that didn't get extremely hot while using it as a mobile hotspot. Stayed at 87° degrees. After turning off the hotspot on it using T-Mobile the LTE worked like normal without delay. Now that they are adding 2 more GBs of hotspot data for free I will have 7gb to use a month. Impressed with the phone so far and service.
[G4 General] smw6180:
Used it as a hotspot for 45 minutes and it was fine.

Used it as a video camera for 10 minutes and it overheated and shut off. So yeah. YMMV I guess. Not happy about the overheating.
[G4 General] tabp0le:
You have a defective one. :(
[G4 General] smw6180:
Apparently. Plan on talking to TMO this evening about it.
[G4 General] jonny_blagwind:
Any idea if I get h815t over a h815 if I'd have any problems updating the 815t with firmware for the 815?
[G4 General] larsdennert:
Anyone know what this white box with the N is in the status bar?
[G4 General] ambervals6:
NFS is on. Go to settings and turn it off

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[G4 General] puch0021:
Near Field Communication NFC
[G4 General] cocous:
I got to Overheat warning.

I use the phone as gps and it show me overheating warning and the cpy had 58 celsius.

All this because the day it was very hot and inside on car the place burning and i had put the phone on front glass.

Exept this my g4 runs very smooth and cool but if you push it like playing games then you feel some hot on the screen.

But i wonder why have this warning with only 58 celsius. How can i learn what is the limit temp before shut it down the Lg G4?
[G4 General] larsdennert:
thanks on the nfc. Lithium batteries hate heat don't leave them in a car even one time or it Will Be ruined.
[G4 General] oile:
58°C from CpuTemp app?
[G4 General] FPtje:
Is it me or are the g4 forums very calm? I mean I know the device hasn't been around for long, but I expected threads like this one to go multiple pages a day already.

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[G4 General] cocous:
58 temp with real time monitoring with the android tuner. Its the same with cpu temp.

On cpuz thermals 58°C had only the cpu 1st and second thermals

The other thermals exept the last two had up to 70

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[G4 General] ambervals6:
Nobody cares anymore about getting new phones. Most users are happy with their g2 or s4.

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[G4 General] admops:
Well, android is a very powerful phone.. But, it can only be powerfull once its 'unlock'.. Or else its just the same like other (iphone/windows).. People get bored no new toys to play and theres you're answer.. :D
[G4 General] AvivEliyahu:
I guess the forum will be more alive when there will be a way to unlock bootloader & root all the international phones (at&t and such usually takes longer to root)

Then we will see costum roms (like Cloudy for g2/g3) and many mods like the camera mod that someone already posted :) cant wait!
[G4 General] FPtje:
Someone help me before I murder someone. The phone vibrates long and loudly when it's done charging.

How do I turn it off? I can't find a setting for it anywhere!

More importantly, how damn incompetent do you have to be to think this is a good idea? What idiot is responsible for this? Flood their twitter, bang on their doors and windows when they're sleeping and tell them their phone is done charging. Sneak into their houses at night and gently rub their ears before screaming in them.

This is outrageous.
[G4 General] ambervals6:
You are talking about a phone....do you realize that?

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[G4 General] shawnten:
i am actually surprised this phone hasnt been rooted yet
[G4 General] zedmarcus:
Loving the phone stock, but would be nice to have bootloader unlock and root. Coming from an HTC M8 where I was flashing new Rom's weekly if not daily, development here is non-existant.
[G4 General] Dennisg34:
...it has. Just waiting on a safe package. Patience is key, young padawan

Sent from my G4 using your mom
[G4 General] rfarrah:
Practice patience - the phone hasn't even been out 3 weeks yet.
[G4 General] shawnten:
O I know it has by jcase. I also know that for some reason people here seem to be rude to him sometimes so he may never release anything for the lg g4 just because he doesnt have to.
[G4 General] ambervals6:
For that you have to dig 2 years back ;)

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[G4 General] grimjeeper:
Just picked one of these up today, Verizon variant, came from an galaxy s4.
[G4 General] bucknerspc:
Disappointed

I have been through many flag ship smartphones and I have to say I am very disappointed with the vs986 ( verizon lg g4). The touchscreen is non responsive and very inaccurate when it does respond to touch. I don't have any games installed, basically a stock phone and the dialer freezes up. The lock screen freezes. And the battery barely last through the day on average use. The only thing I like about the phone is the camera. If I was still within my 14 day window I would go back to my note 3. Not to mention all the features the phone is capable of that verizon has cut off, such as the fm tuner. Called Tech support to tell them I wanted it working and I stated verizon is bottlenecking us to use our data tho listen to music and he said verizon would never do that. yeah right! Anyway I am sorry you guys had to endure this post, I don't know of anywhere else better to vent lol.
[G4 General] rfarrah:
If you can demonstrate that the touchscreen is non-responsive and very inaccurate, then you have a defective phone. Take it back - it is still under warranty.
[G4 General] windozeanti:
Congrats! My old device was a Galaxy S4. :D
[G4 General] aosmer:
I too am coming over to the G4 from a Verizon S4. Loving the G4 so far, and very happy to not have touchwiz anymore.
[G4 General] techbeck:
Will be buying this phone as soon as it is rooted. Unfortunately, no root = deal breaker for me. I have the LG G2 currently so I am fine with that....for now :)
[G4 General] anjini:
Bug Report generated by LG G4 T-Mobile

Does anybody else receive bug reports out of the blue? Have gotten now the 4th. Attached is the bug report. I am probably not knowledgeable enough to figure out what that file tries to tell me... :confused:

Besides that I seem to have trouble after the "Unauthorized" OTA "Upgrate" with the device starting my alarms when in my pocket or face down. It really becomes frustrating.

Any answer is welcome.
[G4 General] Mahapederdon:
I get em often. I always just swipe it away. It would be nice to know though.
[G4 General] FPtje:
I've seen them too, I've tried to save them with es, but that threw an error.

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[G4 General] gavo84:
Alarm think i seen this once didn't think much of it. I'm in the UK h815 model touch screen seems fine no update yet. For me this phone is great 6months time with roms and what not the phonebook be epic. Give it time guys. Everything will be sorted once devs get rocking things are starting to happen fourms are picking up kdz tot and more i think the camera on this pocket rockit is epic i have two young boys and always. Funny stuff stuff happing in my house for me to snap away at....
[G4 General] kinubic:
coming from ATT S4~ haha enjoying my g4 atn
[G4 General] spotmark:
Had my phone for two weeks now, and haven't been able to flash anything. I think I'm starting to get the DTs. :p
[G4 General] Th3Bill:
LOL! I know how you feel. I have a feeling there will be an avalanche of work in the Development section once it does, though. I've seen a few names that I know will put up some good work.
[G4 General] dlscott1111:
Me too! Things are pretty quiet on the rooting front. Maybe this is the calm before the storm! And I've been wearing out my twitter refresh button for days.

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I hope Scott from cleanrom fame has a G4!
[G4 General] spotmark:
Don't really care for stock based ROMs. I want me some AOSP lovin'.
[G4 General] rfarrah:
Agreed, or Jasmine from Hsbdr. I've had the best luck with stock ROMs - guess I just like the UI and don't need much in the way of extras.

As always, YMMV.
[G4 General] shawnten:
ya I doubt scott will get a g4 he just got an s6 and he didnt get the g3 I dont believe.
[G4 General] SpinningHook:
I miss flashing Imoseyon's Lean Kernels from my Galaxy Nexus days.
[G4 General] shawnten:
ya i use a sim adapter so I can use my nexus 6 still. I am very surprised this thing hasnt been rooted yet publically
[G4 General] dlscott1111:
How is your sim adaptor experience with the G4? I broke my g2 and g3 using sim adaptors. (You'd think I woulda learned).
[G4 General] shawnten:
i honestly change back and forth a couple times a day and I have no idea why I love the size and screen of the lg but love the freeness I feel with the nexus 6. never had not one problem switching
[G4 General] dlscott1111:
The LG is easier to hold in the hand and it's lighter than the Nexus.

What kind of sim adapter do you use? Is it an expensive one?
[G4 General] shawnten:
i use one from amazon fro like 15 bucks U BMSA is the brand
[G4 General] DylanTheVillian:
Coming from a GS4 this feels, looks, runs amazing. I almost bought a Sony Xperia Z3 instead... I chose wisely :)
[G4 General] JSkilnyk:
Take this for what its worth...

Spoke to an LG handset rep face to face. He said there is an update coming down the line in the next 2 or 3 weeks for bugs and such. I also got to take a look at his "pre-production" G4. If its true I can't wait. I've pointed out a few bugs to him that were bothering me.
[G4 General] snoz0r:
I loved his kernels, they ran so well and smooth. Using that and Gummy rom from the Gummy team and that phone was pretty bad ass. I just could never get over the poor signal reception I got in my area with it.
[G4 General] laurasaurisrex:
Just picked up a G4 yesterday. I read through the forums extensively, but decided to do it anyway... and I kept my G3 in case I would need a phone to fall back on. But so far I haven't had any issues! Going to sit here twirling my thumbs and checking the forums daily for when the root method shows up...

Does anyone have any experience with having an encrypted phone rooted? Or a rooted phone encrypted? I'd love to put my email from work on my phone, but it requires full device encryption. :( I wouldn't want that to mess me up down the line for root. Or, on the flip side, turn my G3 into the "work phone", but it's already rooted.
[G4 General] Jay Rock:
So I came from a a Galaxy S3 that had no problems using Wi-Fi calling on T-Mobile but with the G4 it only connects to Wi-Fi calling for a short while and then just stays stuck on "Enabling".
[G4 General] Jay Rock:
Just contacted them via Twitter. Possibly just need a SIM update for Wi-Fi Calling 2.0.
[G4 General] spotmark:
If any of the devs working on root are monitoring this thread, I'm sure we would all appreciate an update. Progress, eta, anything? Thanks.
[G4 General] dlscott1111:
+1 on that. Most other threads regarding root have been shut down for bickering so there's been little discussion on progress.