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[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sammae7:
Hasn't the flaking around the corners/headphone proven to be the antenna line?

As for the other issues, I keep hearing about these damaged/faulty construction issues. It's either the modular gap or dents, dings, and scratches.

I'm sorry but I don't see how anybody can defend the construction of this phone when a lot of people have had to return them for a new one. This is a $700 device.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Yes , even some known phones reviewers had defective phones like Erica Griffin , her G5 had some scratch , little space between screen and battery module and others things. But the headphone jack issue was ok i never saw an issue about it.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavinfabl:
Seems early batch load has faults. UK ones seem fine that I have seen so far.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
You have one ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Angie*:
Hello all!

Pre-order the G5 the 1st april, receiving the 18th normally (my bday !!!! :D ).... soooooo excited!!!

I read all yours messages on the differents threads, afraid of issues (blooming, bleeding, bad quality, bad camera, battery life... :-0 )

But also hoping the best: i will received the quick cover and the cam plus (for 1€ :D in France !), hoping it will be my new lovely precious, (i'll prefer the V10 -so beautiful ! -, but not available in my country :'-( ) Hoping great pictures at first.

and hoping the root too (but that's an other story )

thanx to all of you who are sharing your impressions. I will share mine as soon as i received mine!!

Maybe less issues with a French unit (without phone operator) ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Let us know how is your experience with this beast when you get it , enjoy !
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xPhantom:
I picked up my Sprint Titan G5 on Thursday and have been using it for a few days now. Everything works great on it and I don't notice any of the issues other people have been reporting. The one issue I do have is in the stock camera app though, and I haven't heard anyone else report it.

Whenever there are any dark areas in the frame, I get these weird flickering white dots all over the dark areas. This only happens in the stock camera app and not in any other app that uses the camera. When I take a photo, the white dots do not actually show up in the photo... so it looks like a software issue to me. Here is an example of what I'm talking about: https://gfycat.com/HardUniformIntermediateegret

Also, it does not happen in the Popout or Multi-view modes in the camera app.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Angie*:
Really strange !! [emoji15]

French girl -sorry for my bad English- Sent from my SGNote 3 using XDA-developers mobile app <3
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] _ray_:
M8 u need to take this phone and dip it in holy water !!! that is some spooky stuff right there. :eek:

On a serious not, return ur phone asap and get a replacement.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Thank you for sharing your experience :) , for camera issue have you tried clearing cache of the app ? Or a reboot ? If this doesnt solve the issue i hope a software update will do it.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xPhantom:
I just noticed that this same artifact/flickering is happening whenever I watch a full-screen video, whether it's on YouTube or a locally saved file. For example, in YouTube, if I turn the phone and watch it full-screen, these artifacts appear... then if I turn the phone back to portrait orientation and the video goes back to half-screen, they go away.

I'm thinking I need to go exchange it.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Try a factory reset first before you look for an exchange
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xPhantom:
I just did a factory reset... problem still exists.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Well return it and get a new one ...
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zkyevolved:
Might I ask where you're getting it from? I am in Spain and I have it pre-ordered on Amazon and there is no expected shipping date yet... ARG! I am getting a little nervous seeing how people are denting and scratching theirs and the paint is coming off... Ufff... I'm VERY nervous!
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Angie*:
@ zkyevolved : i pre-order at Darty, a generalist store.

Hope you'll received yours soon , and we two were very happy with our new phone!!

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[MENTION=2504412]xPhantom[/MENTION] : damn!!

so bad issue! yes, [MENTION=6240046]Soufiansky[/MENTION] is right, return it, that's the first time i see this problem, so strange.

Hope the next will be better.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
So did you return it or what ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] xPhantom:
Trying to... none of my local Best Buy locations have any in stock right now... so I'm just waiting.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Good luck..
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] GottZ:
[YOUTUBE]A1UZEzMCgUI[/YOUTUBE]

https://youtu.be/A1UZEzMCgUI

just for the lulz tried to figure out how the 4 GB ram aswell as screen recording would effect my gaming experience..

i'm kinda happy now.

without screen recording i can switch between 4 running games (GTA: SA, Asphalt 8, Modern Combat 5, Geometry Wars 3) without the slightest problem

(settings maxed where possible, lg gaming performance tweak disabled)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
No matter how powerful your phone is , screen recording specially while gaming will always slows it down.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
EE in the UK are selling the LG G5 for £399 on pay as you go. Just got an unlock code from EE for £8.99 put the voda sim in it and happy as Larry.

I dropped my s7 edge whch i like and a better all round phone tbh (not much in it) and the insurance gave me a cash settlement of £639! Ive basically made £239 profit!

Cant believe EE are selling this phone for £409 (have to buy a £10 top up). Thats ludicrous !!!!! at that price def worth getting

usage: very fast phone, the UI seems a little cluttered but a brilliant performer.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavinfabl:
That's amazing. Did EE unlock in the store or via telephone or online. Did you have to have another EE contract to get it unlocked?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
no went in and got it with a tenner pay as u go card. unlock done online, you need to have credit to cover the unlock charge on the pay as you go card and have it registered.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
409€ ? How is that possible ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavinfabl:
Thanks. So was unlocked in the store too. Really superb deal.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
yeah not gonna lie i was suprised! i basically dropped my s7 edge and cracked the screen, and since the phone is useless to fix on the amoled's bank mobile phone insurance peeps gave me a cash settlement of £639 (the online price from samsung).

was gonna pop into the carphone warehouse and buy the s7e sim free and just walked into EE and saw the LG G5 selling for £399 on the pay as you poor section (sorry joking slang).

if you buy on a vat registered business its a further 20 percent off!!!!

no u need to wait a few days for the unlock code

£239 profit :)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zen123:
Is this in store only?

I've just been on their website and this deal isn't there. I chatted online with someone and was told they don't do PAYG on top of the line phones and finally called them and was told the same.

My nearest EE shop is in the next town to me so I don't ant to go there only to be told no £399 PAYG for the LG G5

Thanks
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
in store only. so far been into 3 ee shops and all have them @ £399 with £10 top up on top

agent chatting total rubbish as they sell the s7 and s7 edge in store on pay as you go.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
see attached receipt
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstanton86:
I like the sound of this insurance company. Who you with?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] zen123:
Thanks mate I will make a trip to the EE store tomorrow, let's hope they have it in stock
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
This is amazing really !
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
hi, finally G5 arrived in stores also here in Italy. I've tryed two different phones in two stores and i've noticed that brightness isn't so good.. i've compared g5 to g4 and g4's screen was much brilliant.. i'm wondering if it was a setting for retail g5 ones or if it's really like i've seen.. that makes me not so sure to want one...
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
All reviews prooved that G5's screen is dim so yeah...
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
Not all reviews, here in italy some reviewers said that display was awsome..ans others said it was not..so i'm confused..there are different screens?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
I didn't said it's bad , it's just dim , you need to put brightness on 80% or more to have a bright screen.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
Also at 100% it's dim, it 's not comparable to g4 which is much brighter, maybe it's an lg choice to save battery, but sadly it isn't so good to see
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
Nationwide Flex plus, tenner a month mobile phone insurance for upto 5 phones, car breakdown insurance, worldwide travel insurance for you and family and kiddies.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] kms108:
I have mine at 50% bright, enough for me.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonathan-H:
Mine is easily as bright as my G4 was. Only thing that's different is that the contrast setting that made the screen more readable in sunlight doesn't work as reliably on the G5.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Thanks for the feedback. But to notice how the G5's screen is dim put it next to a Galaxy phone , you will see a huge difference , for example the S7 on 50% is much much more brighter than the G5 on 80% or even more.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
That's so good to hear! Can you verify it with another G4? Also can you tell me the production date of your phone?.. Maybe the ones i've seen in stores were built before your..
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavinfabl:
My first impressions are up along with the good and bad. https://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/04/18/lg-g5-first-impressions/
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Angie*:
Great posts [MENTION=241112]gavinfabl[/MENTION] ! Thanxx!
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonathan-H:
I will check the production date when I get home.

I think the brightness settings are just lower than the G4 until you hit the higher brightness settings if you know what I mean? At 75%+ it's as bright as my G4 was and much brighter than it outdoors in sunshine.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
is the international H850 bootloader unlockable and when is TWRP gonna be ready?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] brandon2309:
Ever since getting my G5 the screen brightness has always been set to 50% with adaptive brightness off. I find it to be perfect :)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Anyone got a software update or not ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstanton86:
No I still haven't. On EE on the UK. Had phone about 4 weeks
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
They need to fix some real issues going on like the camera bug someone reported last time
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstanton86:
What camera bug mate?

My phone works flawlessly at the moment. Camera, battery life etc. However I would imagine they have a big update looming. LGs recent record of big updates is pretty good so I'm not too bothered!
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
I dont remember but someone had reported a camera bug i'm not sure how it is but i'm sure it is related to software , or maybe he had a faulty phone who knows.

Dont get me wrong the G5 is a good phone !
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavinfabl:
There is an update awaiting -

https://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/04/26/lg-g5-first-update-now-live/
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] kms108:
That's only a app update, but there is a software update at 85MB V10C
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
Fine! What is the changelog?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] kms108:
improved usability and functionality.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
Nothing about automatic brightness?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
What's wrong with it ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstanton86:
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It's really erratic, and occasionally just goes from 20% to full blast or vice versa without a reason
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] lks72:
In an italian review they showed how on direct sunlight the brightness increases a lot, but almost for one second or two, then decreases immediately, so they said that automatic brightness also on low light doesn't work fine and they disabled it
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Ah okk
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] BabelHuber:
Got my G5 yesterday (my good old SGS4 died - R.I.P.)

I am positively surprised:

- Very smooth, very fast, good battery runtime (~5h SoT)

- rSAP works out of the box (Audi MMI Professional)

- Fingerprint scanner works well

- Double Tap to Wake/ Double Tap to Sleep - I guess I'll use this and turn off the fingerprint scanner

- Less bloatware than I expected

The bad:

- Telefone App/ Contacts/ Launcher is fugly, switched to according Google Apps

- Quick settings are fugly

Agenda for today after work: Unlocking, TWRP, SuperSU, removing encryption, removing bloat, fine-tuning :good:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] InflatedTitan:
Agree with everything. Just a helpful hint, set up your home as a trusted place, and you don't have to use fingerprint scanner. (As long as no one else in your house grabs your phone lol)
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] cerebellio:
So true haha
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Agree
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~~Tito~~:
I have had the device for a few days now and it seems that LG has really made a great device. My only gripes with it are very minor things that don't actually make or break the phone.

Build Quality, Auto Brightness, and this weird ffc bug are my gripes.

Build quality sufferers because they aren't as stringent as they should be. I see a paint bubble on the back top right of the phone, its very small and unnoticeable, but its there. The paint will scratch very easily it seems so a case is a must if you want to keep your phone in pristine condition, unless you want to beat the phone to hell then it wouldn't matter anyways. I am lucky enough to be one of the ones with out the infamous light bleed issue that plagues LG LCDs so I am VERY happy. I probably would have a different outlook if I did.

Auto Brightness issue has been noted and hopefully its only a software issue, which in that case I will wait for LG to dole out the first round of updates.

FFC Camera bug goes the same way as the auto brightness feature. When you are in low light the image "blinks". By that I mean the image goes bright then dark in rapid successions until you move the camera a bit then it stops. It could just be the sensor and I believe that both the auto-brightness issue and the FFC issue are related.

Overall though the phone feels great, runs great, and the battery life is meh, but I'll see how that goes once I stop playing with the damn thing :p. I'm surprised that LG has such a good feature set with the phone. It doesn't feel over the top like TouchWiz does. Coming from a Samsung device this doesn't feel like its over loaded with junk.

I feel as though this could be a daily driver that you don't have to put much thought into its operations. With the Note I definitely needed root just to fix the crap Samsung put on the phone. With the G5, the need doesn't seem to be as strong. I don't even think I'll root it if LG keeps updating the SW regularly(If root is possible on the Sprint model). I did miss Android Pay too. I still need to use the phone a bit more, but so far it seems like LG did a really nice job and they built the software up to be pretty decent.

EDIT: I have also added some screenshots with todays usage. This is after I have set up the phone, heavy usage.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Thank you very much for the feedback , much appreciated !
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nimueh:
Did you get the encryption removed yet? If so could you tell me how?

I'll be getting the G5 end of this week and just found out that it's encrypted (which I don't want at all). If encryption can't be removed then I'll be returning the phone - so please say you found a way? Otherwise we won't even be able to flash a custom rom once there is one :crying:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] BabelHuber:
Yes I installed Twrp meanwhile. When you wipe data after installing it, encryption is removed.

See the TWRP and the bootloader unlocking threats here, it's explained in the OP :cool:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nimueh:
Oh cool, thanks so much for that :)

Yea I've bookmarked a ton of those threads, but they all sound soooo complicated :eek:

My S4 2 years ago was so much easier :laugh: All this bootloader/TWRP/dm-verity stuff is giving me a headache and I don't even HAVE the phone yet :crying:

I'm sure I'll be back with more or less stupid questions - thanks again :) :good:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] BabelHuber:
I know what you mean - I also started with Samsung, Odin is easy.

You need to make yourself familiar with ADB and fastboot, after a few tries it becomes natural :good:

Good luck and have fun!
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nimueh:
So yes I made it, thanks for your encouragement: The G5 arrived around 1 PM yesterday and by 8 PM it was unlocked/rooted/TWRP installed/most bloatware uninstalled or frozen in TiBu :cool: :highfive:

Of course I lost the ability for OTA updates, I'll have to read up on that and/or how to flash those stock roms - and I have to look for an up-to-date list of LG bloatware safe to remove. :eek:

All it (desperately!) needs now is a custom rom, all that white hurts my eyes :crying:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
So how is it ?You like it ? ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nimueh:
For the most part - YES :D :good:

There's some small stuff, like it not using the IP my router assigned to it and I can't figure out why - both my S4 and tablet behaved and used the proper IP.

But yes, it looks + feels good and has a great performance ... I'm happy I got it :)

I just wish LG would've have added a "switch" for a dark theme. Having been on custom roms for the last 2 years really spoiled me, but I don't want to install Xposed like I had to on the tablet to get it to look better :laugh:

I'll just join all the others that are waiting for custom roms/themes :cool: :angel:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Happy for you mate , enjoy your beast !
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] iamtha1:
Got an OTA on att lg g5 today.. Anyone know what's in the update? Not around Wi-Fi to take the update.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfgart:
someone here with H850 Europe can make a clean system dump (not rooted) of 10a and upload ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] molanjami:
LG G5 has been approved for use in enterprises and in military programs.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfgart:
SOmeone ?

You make 5 minutes to create. System partition it doesn't have any personal info. So Please upload 10a
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Wait this is xda , you wont get an answer in less than a day lol
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
So how is the G5 going guys ?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nimueh:
Going strong, I'm loving it :victory:

Quite the difference to my "old" S4 ... like comparing snails and ferrets :laugh:

Just needs a custom rom now ... and a recovery that has the correct time/date :laugh:
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Happy to hear that !
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I like the G5. It has a lot of good things going for it. But I find that a lot of its strengths are also it's weaknesses. For instance I love the removable battery but it makes the phone extremely sensitive to water damage. I also find the battery quite small. Having to change my battery twice a day results in me always having something charging. Love the LCD display because of color accuracy and the whitest possible whites but hate the fact that the screen is never truly black when using the AOD. Hate the fact that auto display is all over the place, sometimes to dim and others too bright.

I find that LG spent a lot of times on the outside of the phone rather that optimizing and updating the software. The camera module is somewhat useless and makes holding the phone with one hand while taking pictures somewhat perilous.

I find that the camera department is where the LG G5 truly shines and actually challenges the s7/edge. (pictures only as video can me choppy)

I'm sure that it works for a lot of people but for me the G5 seems unfinished. I'm sure that the G6 will be a BEAST.

As far as the G5 goes. It's good but I was expecting great.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] brunek:
I am looking into switching from my G3 to G5. I know that performance of the phone is great, bit I was wondering how does this "module" part of the phone look like? Is it well built? Does it have any spaceing between the connection? Does it fit well?
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Yes of course it's working well , i've seen few people complaining about it and it seems it was a defected phone only.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blake303:
How do I make a mobile hotspot from my sprint LG G5.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
http://recomhub.com/blog/how-to-use-lg-g5-mobile-hotspot-feature/
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] isholay:
Hi, I got my LG G5 from Vodafone UK, sim unlock. I cant make or receive calls and it wont sound apart from boot sound. I plugged earpiece and the FM radio wouldnt recognize it. Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] PedroDaGr8:
Coming from a G3 this phone basically fixes MOST of the drawbacks and bugginess that I experienced on the G3. The overheating and lagging when using maps and spotify at the same time? Doesn't happen on here. The camera works great (I love the manual controls). The screen color rendering is excellent, especially in comparison to the washed out G3. Even though it isn't rootable yet (for me, I'm on SPrint) I can still force stop and disable apps. So that they never run (and they disappear from the apps menu). The build quality feels top notch, unlike the G3. The fingerprint reader works perfectly and works amazing for unlocking the phone. Bluetooth stack is also fixed, it never worked quite right between my headunit and the G3. Now it works perfectly, haven't had a dropped signal yet.

The biggest drawbacks left are as follows: The battery size is still so damn small, it lasts similar to my old G3 (though this is mitigated a bit by quick charge), no up/down volume buttons on the back (still miss those) and the auto-adjust backlight is really wonky. On my old G3 this was no problem. I set it to where I wanted and it worked really well. On this device, under auto it seems like it forgets when you adjust it a bit and ends up making things too dim.
[LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] jonny_blagwind:
Anyone else suffering serious lag on YouTube and from phone wake been ok until recently seems to be happening all the time now anyone else experiencing this?