Phones Lg g2

[gotluck]

What does all this rooting mean lol?!?
Is that something I have to do or is it optional? This is my first android phone you see...so no nothing about all these things!!!!

eek Personally I'd only push the android savvy to the G2

IMO Root & Rom are almost required for the G2

If you want to learn, find your device on xda-developers.com and read, then keep reading, and then read some more.

 

[viskon]

What does all this rooting mean lol?!?
Is that something I have to do or is it optional? This is my first android phone you see...so no nothing about all these things!!!!

Don't worry about it. The only reason to root and rom is if you are unhappy with the current software on your phone. If you like your phone as it is, you don't have to do anything.

 

[Fireblade]

I switched from S4 to the G2 one week ago, and couldn't be happier.
What an awesome device, especially the batterylife, I get double sot and standby

 

[spinedoc77]

eek Personally I'd only push the android savvy to the G2

IMO Root & Rom are almost required for the G2

If you want to learn, find your device on xda-developers.com and read, then keep reading, and then read some more.

The G2 is very nice stock IMO, LG did a great job with the UI. Certainly it's much better than the atrocity that is touchwiz. I'd definitely recommend LG's UI to anyone considering Android even if they don't root. My favorite ROM was CleanROM which is basically just LG's UI with all the AT&T stuff cleaned out, quite an excellent ROM. I must say that Cyanogenmod was pretty awesome as well, but not necessarily head and shoulders above stock.

Of course it's supposed to get KitKat in March or something like that, so you have something to look forward to as well.

 

[jmebbk]

I have just got the LG G2....

How do you get rid of one of your home screens?

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I switched from S4 to the G2 one week ago, and couldn't be happier.
What an awesome device, especially the batterylife, I get double sot and standby

How long do you get? I just got my G2 today....

Also does anybody recommend a case?

 

[jmebbk]

No essential apps for me. Unlike previous android phones ive had, the G2 seems to perform brilliantly straight out of the box.

I just got this phone on a contract with 3

How do you get rid of the apps that came with the phone like ebay....or is it installed and cannot be removed?

Also are there any apps that you recommend to download or anything you should do to save battery on your phone?

 

[SR71]

What does all this rooting mean lol?!?
Is that something I have to do or is it optional? This is my first android phone you see...so no nothing about all these things!!!!

Rooting is equivalent to administrator access on a computer; it allows you to modify/change nearly anything on the phone. This, combined with an unlocked bootloader, allows you to put a custom recovery (pretty much a menu that allows you to install custom software onto the phone to replace manufacturer software, such as putting stock Android onto a phone like the G2 that normally comes with LG's custom UI) onto the phone allowing you the ability to change everything about your device, for better or for worse.

In most cases, you'll be fine with just having root capabilities as this will allow you to change the interface, remove bloatware, and use root apps such as ad blockers. Rooting, in most cases, is very easy and cannot harm your device. Installing a custom recovery/custom software (known as custom ROM's) onto your device is more dangerous, but is also very easy once you get the hang of it. Hell, I taught my 38 year old cousin—who was new to rooting/ROMing—how to do it to his Nexus 4 in a few days and now he switches between ROM's all the time. It can take time to learn, and there's a lot to read up on, but it's very fun and interesting and can allow you to get the most out of your device.

For me, this means being able to put the best ROM on my phone that will give me the most battery life. On the G2 with the stock LG ROM I can get about a day's use out of the phone without having to recharge it, but if I put a custom ROM like CyanongenMod 10.2 (usually referred to as CM10.2 for Jellybean (Android 4.3) or CM11 for KitKat (Android 4.4)) I can easily get my G2 to last two days on a charge while also offering better performance. Some people may instead prefer a different ROM, and there's tons to choose from.

If you're interested in learning all of this, the G2 will be a great phone for you to start learning with since it has an easily unlockable bootloader, an active and growing development community (see the LG G2 section on the XDA-Developers forum), and tons of custom mods, ROM's, etc. to choose from. If you're not interested in learning this, then the G2 is still a great device to choose! Contrary to what most people think, the stock LG ROM is great. It offers tons of customizability out of the box, has tons of features, and offers great battery life. If the buttons on the rear of the device don't bother you, you'll love this phone.

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I have just got the LG G2....

How do you get rid of one of your home screens?

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How long do you get? I just got my G2 today....

Also does anybody recommend a case?

I believe you pinch the screen in (or out) to view all of your home screens and from there you can remove or add them. As for a case, I've heard good things about the Incipio DualPro and have just ordered one for myself.

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I just got this phone on a contract with 3

How do you get rid of the apps that came with the phone like ebay....or is it installed and cannot be removed?

Also are there any apps that you recommend to download or anything you should do to save battery on your phone?

If you go into Settings->Applications->All Applications, you should be able to either disable or uninstall those apps. Disabling them stops them from running/wasting battery. If you can't disable or uninstall them then the only way to remove them is to root your phone. If you're interested in rooting and need assistance, I'd be happy to help; just send me a PM. Same goes for anyone else who wants help with rooting.

For battery saving apps, I've heard good things about JuiceDefender, so you might want to check that one out. Personally, I don't use any battery saving apps, though, so I'm not of much help in that department. Maybe someone else can chime in with some suggestions.

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I sold mine a while ago. It's a phenomenal phone and also having owned the Nexus 5 I think I would choose the G2 over that ONLY if the G2 didn't have the rear placed buttons, which eventually wore me out. I was hoping the Nexus 5 would have been a G2 without rear buttons, but it was different enough to push me away.

I'm not the biggest fan of the rear buttons, but that's only because the ones on the Verizon model REALLY suck. On the plus side, there's cases that are supposed to help with this issue such as the Incipio DualPro which add individual ridges and bumps to each button so I'm hoping that'll be enough for me. I do have to say, however, that LG should've just stuck with the buttons on the side. Would've made this phone perfect, IMO.

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eek Personally I'd only push the android savvy to the G2

IMO Root & Rom are almost required for the G2

If you want to learn, find your device on xda-developers.com and read, then keep reading, and then read some more.

I'd say the G2 is a great phone for everyone. It comes with top of the line specs, an amazing display, awesome battery life, a great camera, and a highly customizable UI on top of all that. It's also a great phone for those who are interested in the development scene, such as rooting and ROMing.

 

[jmebbk]

Rooting is equivalent to administrator access on a computer; it allows you to modify/change nearly anything on the phone. This, combined with an unlocked bootloader, allows you to put a custom recovery (pretty much a menu that allows you to install custom software onto the phone to replace manufacturer software, such as putting stock Android onto a phone like the G2 that normally comes with LG's custom UI) onto the phone allowing you the ability to change everything about your device, for better or for worse.

In most cases, you'll be fine with just having root capabilities as this will allow you to change the interface, remove bloatware, and use root apps such as ad blockers. Rooting, in most cases, is very easy and cannot harm your device. Installing a custom recovery/custom software (known as custom ROM's) onto your device is more dangerous, but is also very easy once you get the hang of it. Hell, I taught my 38 year old cousin—who was new to rooting/ROMing—how to do it to his Nexus 4 in a few days and now he switches between ROM's all the time. It can take time to learn, and there's a lot to read up on, but it's very fun and interesting and can allow you to get the most out of your device.

For me, this means being able to put the best ROM on my phone that will give me the most battery life. On the G2 with the stock LG ROM I can get about a day's use out of the phone without having to recharge it, but if I put a custom ROM like CyanongenMod 10.2 (usually referred to as CM10.2 for Jellybean (Android 4.3) or CM11 for KitKat (Android 4.4)) I can easily get my G2 to last two days on a charge while also offering better performance. Some people may instead prefer a different ROM, and there's tons to choose from.

If you're interested in learning all of this, the G2 will be a great phone for you to start learning with since it has an easily unlockable bootloader, an active and growing development community (see the LG G2 section on the XDA-Developers forum), and tons of custom mods, ROM's, etc. to choose from. If you're not interested in learning this, then the G2 is still a great device to choose! Contrary to what most people think, the stock LG ROM is great. It offers tons of customizability out of the box, has tons of features, and offers great battery life. If the buttons on the rear of the device don't bother you, you'll love this phone.

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I believe you pinch the screen in (or out) to view all of your home screens and from there you can remove or add them. As for a case, I've heard good things about the Incipio DualPro and have just ordered one for myself.

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If you go into Settings->Applications->All Applications, you should be able to either disable or uninstall those apps. Disabling them stops them from running/wasting battery. If you can't disable or uninstall them then the only way to remove them is to root your phone. If you're interested in rooting and need assistance, I'd be happy to help; just send me a PM. Same goes for anyone else who wants help with rooting.

For battery saving apps, I've heard good things about JuiceDefender, so you might want to check that one out. Personally, I don't use any battery saving apps, though, so I'm not of much help in that department. Maybe someone else can chime in with some suggestions.

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I'm not the biggest fan of the rear buttons, but that's only because the ones on the Verizon model REALLY suck. On the plus side, there's cases that are supposed to help with this issue such as the Incipio DualPro which add individual ridges and bumps to each button so I'm hoping that'll be enough for me. I do have to say, however, that LG should've just stuck with the buttons on the side. Would've made this phone perfect, IMO.

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I'd say the G2 is a great phone for everyone. It comes with top of the line specs, an amazing display, awesome battery life, a great camera, and a highly customizable UI on top of all that. It's also a great phone for those who are interested in the development scene, such as rooting and ROMing.

Ahh okay thanks.....just got the phone today so playing around with it!

Yeah the ebay app doesn't give me the option to delete, just the option to disable so I'm guessing its part of the bloatware that comes with the phone!

 

[jmebbk]

What does clear cache date do? Should you do this....?

Also you know how on an iPhone you would hold down the screen and close the apps fully to save battery and have them running in the background....does the same apply to android?

 

[SR71]

Ahh okay thanks.....just got the phone today so playing around with it!

Yeah the ebay app doesn't give me the option to delete, just the option to disable so I'm guessing its part of the bloatware that comes with the phone!

Yes, that's part of the bloatware that you cannot remove unless you root the phone.

What does clear cache date do? Should you do this....?

Also you know how on an iPhone you would hold down the screen and close the apps fully to save battery and have them running in the background....does the same apply to android?

Cache just saves a little bit of an app into storage so that it can launch faster (or something like that), so deleting it just removes those stored files. It's rarely ever a bad thing.

As for your second question, the answer to that is yes and no. On iOS, you actually didn't really ever need to close those apps as iOS would eventually just shut them down and stop them from running after a minute or two. Android, on the other hand, has true multitasking; that is, those apps that are in that list usually are still running. This is a good and a bad thing, but in essence you don't really need to close them, especially on the a device like the G2 so it usually a good thing. It can handle having those apps open with ease.

It's a good a thing because it allows you to quickly switch between apps without having to reopen them and possibly lose data that was stored in them (for example, on iOS if you open Safari, type out a new topic, and switch to another app for a while, then switch back to Safari to post your new topic, you'll notice that the app has to reload and everything you typed would be lost). Also, after the apps have been unused for a while, Android, similar to what iOS does, will put the apps into a low-power state so that they don't hog up system resources. It can be a bad thing because some apps that aren't coded properly can constantly run in the background causing them to not go into that low-power state that I talked about before, but this is rare and almost every app can handle this properly.

So yeah, don't worry too much about closing the apps, Android handles them itself to make sure that they aren't hogging your battery life or other system resources.

 

[jmebbk]

Yes, that's part of the bloatware that you cannot remove unless you root the phone.



Cache just saves a little bit of an app into storage so that it can launch faster (or something like that), so deleting it just removes those stored files. It's rarely ever a bad thing.

As for your second question, the answer to that is yes and no. On iOS, you actually didn't really ever need to close those apps as iOS would eventually just shut them down and stop them from running after a minute or two. Android, on the other hand, has true multitasking; that is, those apps that are in that list usually are still running. This is a good and a bad thing, but in essence you don't really need to close them, especially on the a device like the G2 so it usually a good thing. It can handle having those apps open with ease.

It's a good a thing because it allows you to quickly switch between apps without having to reopen them and possibly lose data that was stored in them (for example, on iOS if you open Safari, type out a new topic, and switch to another app for a while, then switch back to Safari to post your new topic, you'll notice that the app has to reload and everything you typed would be lost). Also, after the apps have been unused for a while, Android, similar to what iOS does, will put the apps into a low-power state so that they don't hog up system resources. It can be a bad thing because some apps that aren't coded properly can constantly run in the background causing them to not go into that low-power state that I talked about before, but this is rare and almost every app can handle this properly.

So yeah, don't worry too much about closing the apps, Android handles them itself to make sure that they aren't hogging your battery life or other system resources.

Ahhh thankyou. You have been a big help!
See i am new to android... i previously had an iPhone 4s and got the G2 on an upgrade yesterday....

May i also ask, should you leave the mobile data on even when your using wifi, or should your turn off wifi and mobile data whenever your not using them to save battery?

Also how do i turn the predictor off when typing a text message or anything.....I find it really annoying!

 

[Fireblade]

I have just got the LG G2....

How do you get rid of one of your home screens?

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How long do you get? I just got my G2 today....

Also does anybody recommend a case?

If you believe or not, I get 6 hours sot while 48 hours off the charger.

 

[jmebbk]

If you believe or not, I get 6 hours sot while 48 hours off the charger.

Huh you got 2 days out of your phone

I didnt get that long....maybe there is something wrong with my phone!

 

[SR71]

Ahhh thankyou. You have been a big help!
See i am new to android... i previously had an iPhone 4s and got the G2 on an upgrade yesterday....

May i also ask, should you leave the mobile data on even when your using wifi, or should your turn off wifi and mobile data whenever your not using them to save battery?

Also how do i turn the predictor off when typing a text message or anything.....I find it really annoying!

No problem, I'm happy to help.

With the G2 you don't really need to turn off wifi or mobile data when you aren't using them since it's got such a big battery. Of course it may save you some battery, but in the long run I don't think it's worth it. Maybe just turning off wifi, but if you're going to turn both of them you might as well put it into Airplane Mode.

To turn off text prediction go to Settings->Language & Input and click on the gear icon next to LG Keyboard. Then uncheck Word Suggestion. That should turn off text prediction.

 

[jmebbk]

No problem, I'm happy to help.

With the G2 you don't really need to turn off wifi or mobile data when you aren't using them since it's got such a big battery. Of course it may save you some battery, but in the long run I don't think it's worth it. Maybe just turning off wifi, but if you're going to turn both of them you might as well put it into Airplane Mode.

To turn off text prediction go to Settings->Language & Input and click on the gear icon next to LG Keyboard. Then uncheck Word Suggestion. That should turn off text prediction.

Ahhh done it thanks......
How much battery are you getting with yours? With mine i get like 8 hours with kinda high usage....is that alright or is there something wrong with my phone and i should return it?

 

[Beeplance]

Finally got my LG G2 today, my first android phone. Really good phone, performs exactly like all the reviews and videos have demonstrated. Liked everything about it, save the fact that the back is a fingerprint magnet

 

[Fireblade]

Finally got my LG G2 today, my first android phone. Really good phone, performs exactly like all the reviews and videos have demonstrated. Liked everything about it, save the fact that the back is a fingerprint magnet

There is a thread over on XDA, how to give the back a mate finish with 0000 ironwool ;-)

 

[jmebbk]

Finally got my LG G2 today, my first android phone. Really good phone, performs exactly like all the reviews and videos have demonstrated. Liked everything about it, save the fact that the back is a fingerprint magnet

How long is your battery lasting?

 

[JC17]

Picked this up today for my upgrade
Feels mighty coming from an S2!

 

[jmebbk]

Picked this up today for my upgrade
Feels mighty coming from an S2!

how you finding it?
what network

 

[JC17]

how you finding it?
what network

Really impressed so far, although coming from an S2 I suppose that was always going to happen.
I'm on O2.

 

[SR71]

Extremely annoyed to see that GPS (something I use frequently) is still very messed up on the G2. Can't get a lock that's closer than "within 30 feet" and it is very slow to update my location when navigating. Constantly missing turns or exits because it doesn't tell me to turn until I've passed the street/exit. So very annoying. I've tried AOSP and stock ROM's and the issue persists, so it's definitely a hardware issue... just like on my first G2. Honestly think I'm going to return it for this very reason. Wish they would fix this issue, this would be near-perfect for me if it was fixed.

 

[JH-]

Extremely annoyed to see that GPS (something I use frequently) is still very messed up on the G2. Can't get a lock that's closer than "within 30 feet" and it is very slow to update my location when navigating. Constantly missing turns or exits because it doesn't tell me to turn until I've passed the street/exit. So very annoying. I've tried AOSP and stock ROM's and the issue persists, so it's definitely a hardware issue... just like on my first G2. Honestly think I'm going to return it for this very reason. Wish they would fix this issue, this would be near-perfect for me if it was fixed.

I don't understand how so many phone manufacturers manage to screw this up. I've also seen this from Samsung.

 

[jmebbk]

what's the best keyboard for android phone?

 

[Beeplance]

How long is your battery lasting?

Not sure whether it's good or bad. 6 hrs usage with more than average web browsing, downloading apps, playing temple run 2, social networking and more. Currently on 59%. Expected battery to last for another 6 hours plus.

Any battery saving tips? It seems i've already turned off alot of stuff...