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[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] skyfox99:
It'll work with both standards, or so I have read. I have an old Power Mat it works with OK. I will probably buy new charger, probably Qi since it's more popular. Wouldn't worry about fast wireless charger as the LG G6 does NOT support the fast wireless charging.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] direese1:
I am having the same issue. I really didn't want to do a factory reset. But it seems like the only option. Phone had been turned on for 3 hrs and only has 3 hrs of battery remaining.

This sucks!

Key me know whether you have any other thoughts?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] hawkye:
My battery has been sucking balls compared to my Pixel XL. I wanted the G6 because I am on the JOD & IP68 & Wireless Charging. I might have to go back to my Pixel XL until a custom ROM comes out...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] pathtologos:
Hey all. Got my G6 the day before yesterday. Just got the update notification. For anyone who's updated already, any issues? Just wanna make sure the update is good.

I'm happy with the device so far. The battery could use some tweaking sure, but overall the look and feel of the device is great. I'm of course curious about the s8 and I am a JOD customer but I just hate Sammy's software. Now they added anther layer of crap with bixby. Gonna try to stick with G6.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] skyfox99:
Battery life is good. If it's not, you're either used to a larger battery or you just upgraded from a Nokia 3310.

Make sure you're not running any bad apps. I had almost 7 hours SOT and put it in the charger with 10% left on Saturday.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lostatsea23:
So tmobile removed auto brightness offset, but other variants have it. Anyway to bring it back?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] vintagerock:
The battery life can't even beat my 2 year old one m9. I tried a factory reset and clean installed all the apps. Ive been browsing the web for the last 20 minutes and watched my battery drain 8%. The stand by is good but sot is like 3 hours.

I'm on the att version and am haven't heard much from anyone else on att. I want to like this phone but something isnt right.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] skyfox99:
Sounds like AT&T version has some battery drain issues. Maybe an update will fix it?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ElBeaner:
Wondering why so many people having battery issues, Mine has been perfect (better than my V20)

45% battery left - 3h24m SOT 6h13m usage on battery

I'm easily getting over 5hr sot daily (and my V20 I was barely getting 4).

I have wifi calling off, VoLTE on, AOD on, Wifi on, Bluetooth on, background sync on and connected to my Gear S3

I do have high Phone Idle time, and if it's anything like the Samsung I had before, it has to do with VoLTE. On my S6/S7 I had to turn VoLTE and Wifi calling off, reboot the phone and my phone idle was under control again

I prefer the HD calling so I can suffer with some loss (I'm a power user so I have to charge daily anyway(use my phone a lot at work)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] vintagerock:
Yeah it seems like most people are getting great battery life. I wish I was. I've been on battery for 5h 46m with only 1h 49m on screen time and I'm already at 50%. What carrier are you on. I'm trying to determine if I got a bad phone or if it's at&t's software.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ElBeaner:
I'm on Tmobile, and from the sounds of it most of the people complaining are AT&T customers.

Have you tried turning off wifi calling and VoLTE(if At&T has it)?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] vintagerock:
I never enabled wifi calling. At&t has HDvoice, I don't know if thats the same thing as VoLTE. I'm going to take it back to the store today to exchage for a new one and see what happens. I worried it's at&t's software optimization and if that's the case who knows how long it will take to release an update. If they even know they have a problem.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ElBeaner:
HD Voice is probably the same, go to you phone app, click the settings 3dot, choose call settings and see if you have a VoLTE option (wifi calling will be here too)

If so turn it off, reboot phone and then charge phone and see how it goes.It's very possible it could be the ATT software but best to test options first
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] d.cortez:
i'm using the T-Mo version on ATT and i'm getting very good battery life for my uses; averaging between 5.5 - 7 hrs screen time with 1.5 - 2 hours phone calls. at the end of my 14-17 hour usage (e.g., off the battery), i have between 14%-20% left. i'm not using WiFi calling (it won't work) and VoLTE is enabled - not sure it's activated on calls. Phone Idle is pretty high in the list of apps/processes consuming power. definitely pleased with performance (so far) and thinking the LG will hold me until the Note 8 is released. :D
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] masri1987:
man i ordered mine from t-mo on sunday with overnight shipping paid for and they barely processed it today , i've been phoneless for 4 days since my 3t screen took a huge dump
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yung40oz84:
Could have sold u my 3T ?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] masri1987:
na selling mine after i get it fixed. You good with your decision to go with G6?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
Disable all the facebook apps. :)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] direese1:
I factory reset the phone and now the battery life is sooo much better.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] jahnbodah:
Just ordered mine in store overnight shipping, they said I should have it tomorrow. Coming from s7 edge. Edges drive me crazy. S7 has locked bootloader and will probably never be unlocked. At least with the gym there is hope for custom ROMs.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] steely123:
We also ordered our G6s yesterday. Also coming from S7 and S7E. S8 was just too expensive (as expected) and too much bloat to warranty going through the Note 7 debacle again.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] maruichan:
My battery life has been fantastic tbh. Not looking forward to having to open the phone though to replace the battery... XDA article said it can't be done, but then in the tear down video, the guy does it by pointing a heat gun at the screen. May just upgrade by that point :(
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] masri1987:
you know what i can't wait for ?

LG Roms that are debloated :D
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] masri1987:
i haven't been able to find the aggressive doze option on the g6. wth?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mhill1986:
Traitor!

Just kidding. I feel like I might be the only one who wasn't that impressed with the s8 when I saw it in person. The display was great, but it was laggy, and I didn't like how it felt in my hand as much as the G6. Hopefully, the lag will be fixed as the release date comes. I think I'll wait to check out the Note 8 and next iPhone iteration before I think of moving on from the G6, though. Meanwhile, hopefully LG irons out some of the wrinkles in the G6 software.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheSleezkIng:
Anyone elses Android pay not working? Don't know if it was the terminal or not, but I've tried twice to no avail
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
Anyone receive the April 7th update yet?

---------- Post added at 09:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------

I thought I used it, but I looked and I had no transactions listed. I'm curious now.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
So the $120 for the Google Home is cancelled out by the $130 down payment. Lol
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] masri1987:
So far this phone is missing aggressive doze mode and contacts on my phone keep disappearing and reappearing
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] dantes5823:
I might do a factory reset tomorrow. Sounds like that's helped. I may also turn off WiFi calling as I think I've been having issues with that. Call quality isn't the best and it's always coming in an out. I'll grab my phone and the icon is gone. Comes back. Disappear later and so forth​. T-MOBILE​ phone.

Also does anyone know when if ever we are going to 7.1.1 or .2?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] IntelligentAj:
I've had it since Friday morning and yesterday was my first full day. Got about 6 hours of SOT with moderate to heavy usage. The first thing I did though was disable most of the apps that come with the phone. Facebook got deleted and the facebook app manager disabled. Coming from the G5 the battery life is great and the phone runs smooth for me
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
Did you end up disabling the apps one by one or did you use an app to do so?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] crawler9:
I used Android Pay today with my G6. It does work, and I have a transaction listed in my Android Pay history. However, the pin pad gave me a card read error twice before it worked, and I used my V20 on that same pin pad regularly without issue. My case is not that thick either. Could be related, I also had trouble getting a wireless charger to work with my G6 last night until I pulled the case off, so maybe it is interfering to some degree.

Also, what's with the popup message stating my phone will wirelessly charge faster if I place it vertically? I tried placing my G6 on the charging pad facing both directions and got the same message both times.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
I used it on the 8th. No problem here.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lostatsea23:
So my phone randomly stopped fast charging...

Pretty annoyed by this. Factory reset it twice and nothing.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
That's a new one. I use my charging pad and don't fast charge. I'd go to a T-Mobile corporate store and exchange ASAP. You only have a 14 day buyer's remorse period.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lostatsea23:
Yeah bought it full price on ebay... Waiting to see if the seller responds with a receipt if not I'm gonna have to sell it at a loss... Not too impressed by the phone anyways. Pretty laggy
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
Ouch. I hope they seller replies.

The phone should still be covered by LG if you need warranty work performed, receipt or not.

I'm not experiencing any lag with mine. It did on the second day I had mine. I found the blue tooth app was using over 800 megs of RAM. Once I stopped the app, and then there was the software update, I haven't had any issue with lag.

But on a side note, I don't do Facebook, snap chat, Instagram, Twitter, or whatever the flavor of the month social media craze is. I don't have any games installed either. And about the apps included with the phone, what ever I couldn't uninstall, I disabled. I don't use Chrome, it's disabled, and I use the free Adblocker browser. And Silence for texting, not the built in messaging app. And Nova Launcher for my launcher. My phone flys.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Velrix:
Anyone had luck buying one outright and getting a sim unlock approved?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] shaun0207:
Does anyone know how to add messages to the "Saved Box" in the messaging app?

*Edit: I figured it out. But it only allows you to save pieces of messages and not the entire conversation
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Saythis:
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[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Anybody get their Google Home yet???
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
4 - 6 weeks is stated in the confirmation email. It's been two weeks for me.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mhill1986:
I just switched from Sprint, taking advantage of the offer for T-Mobile to pay off what's left on my device loan ($600 on a 128gb iPhone 7). I followed the instructions for sending in the iPhone that were included in my G6 shipment. I attached the included shipping label, packed the phone nicely, and brought it to USPS. USPS took the box, and tried to scan it but said they couldn't print a receipt. It turns out there was no tracking on that shipping label; there is only tracking if you print the label off of the T-Mobile website and don't use the label included in the box (stupid).

So, now it's been ten days since I shipped it, and the TMobile site shows no indication that I ever shipped the package. I'm starting to get a bit anxious here. Anybody ever experienced this? I can't be out $600, or I would not have switched phone companies in the first place.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheSleezkIng:
Finally got the Android pay to work with it, think it might of just been that particular store that it didn't work in.. good a wireless charger too, working fine
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Tmobile receiving warehouse is horrible. They can take weeks to process a return or anything. One rep told me it can take 2 billing cycles.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] echto:
My wife's V10 was in limbo for TWO months after I sent it in. I was billed for the two months, but T-Mobile finally credited me back when their system showed the phone returned. Very frustrating.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mhill1986:
Wow. I just wish they could tell me they received it. With my wife's trade-in I made sure to get tracking/ship confirmation, but the only proof I have that I sent mine is a photo when I packed it and another when I dropped it off at the post office. Oh well, no sense worrying about it for now, I guess.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
Yep, their warehouse is a mess, absolutely.

If it comes down to it, they can do what's called a "phone (device) research form" or something like that to track your phone..If it got received by the warehouse. You MUST have the IMEI for them to research it.

I swear they just receive all the packages and throw them in a giant bin to be examined by "top men". .."TOP..MEN"

Former T-Mobile employee ?
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] UniX1rm:
Just got the email today that says it's ready to ship but then it said it should be shipped in a few weeks. Like wtf
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Yea their idiots right! lol
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Don't they then ship then all to the Philippines to be examened by these TOP MEN there? They've pretty much outsourced almost all Customer Service jobs there now for $1.50hr pay.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
Lol I'm not sure, it used to be Kentucky. The "top men" term was a joke from a movie, or family Guy, take your pic lol

And I agree, I will not deal with those Philippines CS reps. They screw up everything they do.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Well what u expect for cheap labor. They see us like rich snobby Americans that want to dominate the world!

What a second, we are like that! hahahahaha...
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MicroMod777:
Watch "Google Home unboxing from free LG G6 Promotion" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/hiQbhDA_2Qk
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] zPacKRat:
Picked one up yesterday, 150 off and i still get the google home, hell yes. time to post my v20 on swappa, at 2 months old it will be my shortest lived device. Simply too big for my taste, loved my G4, perfect size for me. So far I'm loving the G6.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mingkee:
You know root will never, ever, ever, ever happen on G6, don't you?

If you need root, you should keep V20.

After V20, I will move to iPhone.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] zPacKRat:
I don't worry about root any more, ad block was the only thing of value I got from it. And good luck with your iPhone and locked down ecosystem. My kids love theirs.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Char_G:
Never say never ;)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] mingkee:
Frankly, I chose Android over iPhone is the freedom. Android isn't better than iPhone if it's locked down like this, period.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] zPacKRat:
Simply your opinion, just like ass holes, we all have em.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] steven.rn:
Owned an OG droid, then Note, Note 2, Note 3, Note4,(rip Note 7), and now into an LG G6.

I was sure it would be hard to go from Amoled to this LCD, but naw. It's a crisp display, very enjoyable. At 500 bucks, beats the hell out of the s8 at 750 or the plus at 850. Got a Google Home and an LG Gpad X for free with it. (I thought to cash in on a free Gear VR and a free entertainment pack with the available S8 promos, but in my heart I know the VR stuff would grow dust in a corner after one or two playsessions).

I wouldn't have a problem spending the extra money on the S8 or plus, but I just don't see the value in it for what you get- Bixby- meh. Google assistant is fine. Iris scanner- meh. I swipe unlock anyway. Had the s8 been a flat screen with standard aspect ratio and a 6.2 screen, I would have bought it in an instant.

All in all, though, I don't feel much progress past the Note 4 I was using in terms of functionality. The G6 is snappier though, with the 821 on it. I do miss the 8000 maH battery I had hanging on the Note 4, and the IR blaster. Miss the removable battery thing. Still, if the G6 needs a replacement battery down the road, I won't have any problems replacing it- been there, done that, got the t-shirt -)

I do despair of root for this and future phones, unless some manufacturer comes out with a more enlightened build philosophy. They're getting pretty good at locking things down, and even though I'm handy, I can't build my own phone from scratch.

Alrighty then. Since I have a butt-hole, I thought I'd put in my 2 cents too :highfive:

Cheers!

Steven.RN (Registered Nurse or Rescue Ninja- forgot which:cool:)
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] steven.rn:
Any way to block ads without root? I'll google it but maybe someone has a quick answer.

Cheers,

StevenRN

:highfive:
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
I did this with my G5. Their requirements are that you be with them for 40 days and have spent $100 on you Prepaid plan. Still wouldn't work until I contacted someone who fixes the issues.

Without meeting those requirements and TMO's stupid Device Unlock app, I think you could be out of luck unless they have since figured out how to put an unlock code in and have it stick.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] zPacKRat:
They have an unpublished "policy" where the phone has to be on their network for 40 days before a permanent unlock will be provided. I had to be difficult for them to provide an unlock for my v20 that I paid cash for. took about 2 weeks of harassing support to get this done. that being said, no rep even a manager could provide a good reason that the 40 day policy is there if a phone is paid for in cash.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Char_G:
Yeah, that policy is a pita. I had to get a replacement G5 just before I got my G6, I had to return it 3x before I got a decent replacement. It was paid for and the original had already been unlocked, but each time they sent a new one, they started the 40 days over. Very frustrating
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barsky:
I am not sure why this is being called "unpublished "policy"" . When I looked into it at this site when I was having unlock problems , it clearly stated 40 days for Prepaid customers. Still says 40 days for other types.

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588

You might notice that they have Now raised that to 1 year. Geezus Fooo
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Globespy:
I'm thinking of getting this Coming from nexus 5 that just had unfortunate screen incident. Not sure the pixel is big enough and xl is too big. G6 seems in the middle.

Only thing concerning me is that they have this locked down against development and several months in there's still little options. I like tinkering and the innovation in the community so not being able to flash new ROMs might be a deal breaker and I'll have to settle with the regular pixel. Shame really.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] skyfox99:
Normally I agree with you, but other than wanting to disable a few system apps that would require root, I'm not missing any thing else really because this phone is great as is.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aimless Rambler:
Coming from cheaper and/or older devices (of late, Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy Amp 2, LG G Stylo, ZTE Zmax Pro) the LG G6 is a battleship. I generally go through phones like a hot knife through butter (pure hobbyist). I'll tweak em, get bored and sell em, except for the Nexus 5 which with it's horrid battery life I still loved but I may hang onto to this device a bit longer than most. Folks have complained in various ways about certain phones abilities, or lack thereof, since the first smartphones came about. I started out with a Samsung Captivate, a millennia ago in tech years. I'm sure development will ensue with the LG G6 despite the naysayers, even if it's at a snails pace it's still a pretty snappy device ... for the moment. Like a prom queen with her dress still on. By August it'll be some other shiny thing.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Globespy:
I ended up getting one and for the first week it was a pleasant surprise. Snappy, fantastic battery life (6+ hours SOT) and I thought that just maybe you were all right.

Then it starts to get sluggish, I remove the handful of apps I installed and it's still sluggish. Web pages are taking much longer to load, when typing (like now) I'm able to swype words faster than the phone can keep up with and this happens a lot more - often delays up to 15 seconds for the key presses to appear on the screen. Horrible lag. I didn't get this on my N5, in fact it's close to the performance of my original Galaxy S that I used for a few days after my N5 died.

Also, the phone is running much hotter than it ever did when I first used it - a lot hotter, and I can't find what's going on even with tools like system panel.

I'm sure I could find a way to reset the phone to stock factory but my point is that I should have known the reason why I've stayed far away from carrier ROMs that are overloaded with bloat.

And there doesn't seem to be any headway on getting this thing unlocked and open for development. I would imagine that devs will just give up soon and work on phones that are able to be rooted. If they don't find a way soon, this phone is a turkey.

I'm sure not everyone is seeing the same things at me (everyone had a different experience), but I'm OCD and very attuned to even small changes. And this phone is slowing down even without any third party apps installed.

I'm going to see of TMobile will let me change it for the S8 - I dislike the form factor of the phone (curved glass isn't my thing) and never liked TouchWiz but I'm sure there are a ton of ROMs that I can flash.
[T-Mobile LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Josh McGrath:
You can't root the S8 yet...if ever.

T-Mobile V20