Hi. Most of the time my phone is next to my notebook at work and I dont pick it up unless I get a call, i'm concerned about the back buttons.
Can you use the G2 in a plat surface without problems? Can you accidentally turn it off by tapping too hard? Is changing the volume a pain? Please share your experiences.
Yes, no, no. Works perfect on flat surfaces. Especially with knock feature. Volume can easily be controlled from toggles and or slider notification from status bar. After using the phone for a while, the back buttons with slider notification(not used often) feels right and makes perfect sense.
If you're gonna change the volume by pressing the back buttons, then it is a little inconvenient. But as the previous poster said, you can can change volume in the notification area. You don't need to worry about the power button, it will not be affected.
Verizon model doesn't have volume or brightness in the notification shade. So it can be a pain changing volumes with it laying down. But how often do you adjust the volume. Find a good volume and leave it.
Using it on a desk with it laying flat is awesome. Just double tap and go. Double tap off. I always turn my screen shutoff really low, like 15s.
To turn the screen off, you have to double tap the top status bar or anywhere on the home launcher. Tapping on the keyboard or browser or any other app won't turn the screen off.
I got used to it very quickly and it feels natural to have them on the back. I find it easier to slide my finger to find the volume buttons. Camera>slide down for Vol+ and Case>slide up for Vol-.
I think LG incorporated volume buttons onscreen like in a call or watching video. The whole phone software and hardware design is well thought out and executed. I've never felt inconvenienced. It seems when I need to adjust volume, it's there.
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Like the OP, my phone spends most of the day next to my keyboard on my desk. It is my MP3 player and I honestly do miss the side mounted volume rocker. I've got the G2 sitting face down half the day. The sliders don't work real great at click-up-one / click-down-one volume adjustments. Shame to hide the album art and spectrum analyzer this fabulous screen can render but such is my reality.
Even in-hand the back buttons don't work right for me. I rest the phone on my pinky and don't maintain a pinch hold of the device so using the back buttons requires a rather drastic shift in grip style. Generally, I find myself using my second hand to work the buttons.
Knock-on is wonderful. So is the QuickWindow case. Between the two, I really don't have need to use the power button much.
All that said, I wouldn't trade for an S4 or N5. The battery and screen are just too good.
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cggorman said:
Like the OP, my phone spends most of the day next to my keyboard on my desk. It is my MP3 player and I honestly do miss the side mounted volume rocker. I've got the G2 sitting face down half the day. The sliders don't work real great at click-up-one / click-down-one volume adjustments. Shame to hide the album art and spectrum analyzer this fabulous screen can render but such is my reality.
Even in-hand the back buttons don't work right for me. I rest the phone on my pinky and don't maintain a pinch hold of the device so using the back buttons requires a rather drastic shift in grip style. Generally, I find myself using my second hand to work the buttons.
Knock-on is wonderful. So is the QuickWindow case. Between the two, I really don't have need to use the power button much.
All that said, I wouldn't trade for an S4 or N5. The battery and screen are just too good.
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I rest the phone on my pinky too but not in call.
When listening to music, I have the screen off anyway.
Volume could easily be solved by having a volume slider on the lockscreen when it's playing audio.
What about a volume lockscreen widget?
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Playing music and using certain other apps gives me a volume notification in the notification shade... I mostly use the stock app though, don't recall if GPMusic triggers it. Even with Bluetooth slider . Video is swipe on side for volume and brightness. Lockscreen slider would be nice, one less step to pull shade.
in a flat service I dont know, on its fine
havent seen any microkeyboard docks if there is a market for it
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Steamer86 said:
Playing music and using certain other apps gives me a volume notification in the notification shade... I mostly use the stock app though, don't recall if GPMusic triggers it. Even with Bluetooth slider . Video is swipe on side for volume and brightness. Lockscreen slider would be nice, one less step to pull shade.
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Yea typically whenever there is audio, there is a slider in the notification dropdown shade.
So double tap to turn screen on > slide from top = volume slider.
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Yeah, even the VZW variant has the volume slider when media app is active. Too fiddly for me. I might use a virtual control if it offered a button at either end of the slider that would allow easier granular control. A numerical display would also be welcome.
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Does the window case have volume controls? It ain't that bad.
Back buttons are nice cause the buttons were hard to press with a slim case.
Granted most of these are features on stock Rom. If you flashed AOSP or CM, you'd lose those nice audio controls.
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Is there no other way to get the phone out of idle then pressing the button on the top of the phone?
it is a pain in the ass.
I agree, its not the most convenient.
Pressing the tracker ball does it for me.
lilHermit
You'll get used to it in no time!
Trackball method does not work for me.
doesnt work for me either, the tracker ball would be nice...
did you change an option for that?
The track ball doest do it for me either. I don't mind using the button on top of the phone. I've always used HTC phones and a lot of them use the button on top to wake it up. You should get used to it pretty quick.
Damn, I was hoping the trackball would work... I disliked this about the Droid as well. It takes two hands to unlock the phone, doesn't it? The G1 and MT3G methods were better.
shouldn't we be able to remap the button pressed to work with the trackball? (with root access that is)
i agree...im not liking the top button to wake up the phone...trackball does not wake it for me either...
CLOCK APP
I just realized if you open the clock application, and let the phone go to sleep, then you can "Turn it on" with the trackball or volume rocker.
Now if there was a way to have the phone set to "Sleep = Clock" we'd be golden; the clock screen doen't look that bad, either.
I will say, the button placement on the top is much better than the Motorola droid. I was worried myself, but I got used to it super fast, and it isn't an issue at all.
(Former G1 owner, used to just pressing menu twice)
Just download "Keyguard Disabler" from the Android Market. It will allow you to use the trackball to turn the screen back on.
The screen is capacitive touch, and so is the "hardware" buttons.
If you want to be able to power up the phone from sleep with these buttons, that would require the capacitive touchscreen to be active while the phone is sleeping.
Wouldn't that affect the battery life?
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Is there no other way to get the phone out of idle then pressing the button on the top of the phone?
it is a pain in the ass.
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Agreed. look here too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613864&page=2
David1171 has a partial solution. Problem is I'm guessing, that there is no way to setup a double tap. Maybe someone knows.
I'm hoping that a future release of spare parts will have a setting for both a double or triple tap of the track bar to wake up, with or without the slide lock. ( I think that the slide lock would be less annoying if the track ball woke it up first instead of the poorly located power button) Also I am hoping that it will have settings to adjust the trackball notification flash speed and color for different google apps.
Just to let you know:
There is a thread about the trackball for wakeup thing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5337345
I got used to it pretty fast, its funny my other phone is a G1 and i find myself trying to unlock it by pushing up top all the time now haha, just become instinct.
I've heard a lot of people say they have trouble unlocking the Nexus One with one hand, but personally I have no trouble unlocking the device with one hand... with either hand.
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Pressing the tracker ball does it for me.
lilHermit
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This person does not own a Nexus One.
Lockbot from market. Don't need pro, the free version will do.
Dunno why they copied the iPhone with the slide to unlock, with the magic its so easy you press the power button which is near the trackball then press menu.
It would be great if you could just press trackball then menu button to unlock.
I'm about to exchange my phone, but I wanted to check here if anyone might have seen a similar issue, or have a clean solution to the problem.
If I press the volume rocker (up or down) and the power button simultaneously, then the screen will shut off, and then turn back on to show the lockscreen. The display doesn't timeout, but if I clear the lock screen, then the phone sometimes acts as if the volume rocker is held down. That means if the volume down was depressed, then the phone continuously vibrates.
I was able to recreate the problem at the Sprint store, but I haven't heard of anyone else on the forums being able to do so. Can anyone here recreate the bug?
It seems that this should be a software issue with the screen off procedure, and perhaps a wiping of the original rom might help. So far a factory hard reset using the built-in procedure hasn't cured the issue. Anyone have ideas?
I tried it and it doesn't happen on my phone. I did notice that if I held the volume down that the vibrate would stay on as long as the button was held down.
Ohh, that feels funny and tickles! Hey guys, tell your lady about this feature... Watch sprint get a bunch of shifts with burnt out vibrating motors. Lol
I read about this on the AndroidCentral forums, and I can't get mine to do that. It will sometimes stop the lock process, but it hasn't gotten stuck on vibrate. The other people I read about also said their phones didn't do it.
ah, I was looking for the link and realized that was you (or someone with the same screen name and problem haha) on the other forum, so I'm sure you already know that part.
Yeah, that's me. Just thought I'd try a different audience in case there were some different ideas. Thanks for responding though. Hopefully the exchange won't be for a bug worse than this one like the screen scrolling up while messaging.
The earlier post just made me realize that none of my other phones could ever continuously vibrate. haha. Maybe button free continuous vibration is a feature not a bug?
Did you try a factory reset on the phone?
I was just able to reproduce this easily.
Kinda funny.
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Argh. I just exchanged my phone today and the new one does it too. I talked to an HTC person on the phone while at the store and they hadn't heard of the bug before. They also couldn't get the bug to reproduce, but I think it's just a matter of hitting the buttons enough times and at the right time. I also think the phone has to be in a ringer mode (at least two levels from the lowest setting).
I'm thinking I'm just going to have to get a case to make the rocker volume harder to hit. I think the size of my hands are just perfect for aligning my left thumb on the rocker when I'm powering off with my left index finger.
I did try the factory hard reset too, but no improvement other than it seemed like the odds of reproducing the bug went down a bit.
I don't see why this would be an issue, how often does one hit the volume rocker and the power button simultaneously? I've yet to come across this, and the thought of pressing the two buttons at the same time has never crossed my mind.
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oboroninja said:
I don't see why this would be an issue, how often does one hit the volume rocker and the power button simultaneously? I've yet to come across this, and the thought of pressing the two buttons at the same time has never crossed my mind.
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It would be great if I could claim to be an awesome bug tester, but unfortunately that is not the case. I discovered the bug because I was inadvertently hitting both buttons at once when turning off the display. I have the fortune of my hand being perfectly sized that my left thumb lines up exactly on the volume down rocker when my left index finger is on the power button. Same is true for my right index finger and right ring finger. It actually took me some time to figure out the cause of the continuous vibrate mode.
It would have been nice to replace the phone with a non-buggy version, but for now I'll just have to have better finger coordination haha.
nth_79 said:
It would be great if I could claim to be an awesome bug tester, but unfortunately that is not the case. I discovered the bug because I was inadvertently hitting both buttons at once when turning off the display. I have the fortune of my hand being perfectly sized that my left thumb lines up exactly on the volume down rocker when my left index finger is on the power button. Same is true for my right index finger and right ring finger. It actually took me some time to figure out the cause of the continuous vibrate mode.
It would have been nice to replace the phone with a non-buggy version, but for now I'll just have to have better finger coordination haha.
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Lol understood.
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I've had this happen to me a few times too. It's probably a Sense (or HTC's Android build) bug not a problem with the hardware.
Makes me think of the old joke doc it hurts when i do this. Well dont do that lol
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Does anyone else feel the power button is placed in a really odd spot?
A lot of times when I wake up in the middle of the night and want to check the time I end up pushing the speaker grill instead of the power button.
The first time I did it I was like wtffff broken phone already?
Hahha.
m0n3y0n7r335 said:
Does anyone else feel the power button is placed in a really odd spot?
A lot of times when I wake up in the middle of the night and want to check the time I end up pushing the speaker grill instead of the power button.
The first time I did it I was like wtffff broken phone already?
Hahha.
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Yeah, very odd spot indeed. I ended up purchasing Widget Locker from the market and use the Easy Wake which allows me to wake the phone with the volume buttons. I really don't mind if the volume buttons give out over time because the phone has a built in volume manager and I can toggle between silent and all that.
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Yeah, very odd spot indeed. I ended up purchasing Widget Locker from the market and use the Easy Wake which allows me to wake the phone with the volume buttons. I really don't mind if the volume buttons give out over time because the phone has a built in volume manager and I can toggle between silent and all that.
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kenio8185 said:
can you give me the name of that app you use to turn on the screen with the volume buttons?
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&feature=top-paid
It also has integration with the finger print scanner if you actually use it.
I'll admit that I have also grabbed the phone without looking and pushed in on the speaker grill thinking it was the unlock button.
you'll get used to it
At least we don't have to worry about butt dialing.
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I love the location. I can easily locate it one handed and then use the same finger to swipe the fingerprint reader, so on and unlocked one handed. Great place for it. I did not want to use the fingerprint reader for security, but I am using it for ease of operation.
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I love the location. I can easily locate it one handed and then use the same finger to swipe the fingerprint reader, so on and unlocked one handed. Great place for it. I did not want to use the fingerprint reader for security, but I am using it for ease of operation.
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+1 with what is said here
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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I do the same thing, gets frustrating.
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D-meist said:
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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Putting a case on made it a lot easier to find the buttons, and hit the right one. Without a case I had to flip it over every time. I feel like the back location of the buttons is basically OK, but the Verizon design change made them really hard to find by touch. Having them recessed inside a case really does help though.
D-meist said:
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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have you thought about putting a little drop of epoxy glue on the power button? it would give your finger something to feel for...
D-meist said:
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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Honestly this frustrated the crud out of me at first. the TPU case does help to find the buttons in general, But after using mine for a week and a half im starting to develop muscle memory and am looking or pressing the wrong button less and less. I think a couple more weeks and it will be a non issue.
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I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off.
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I completely agree about the home button, but you can knock knock on the status bar from anywhere to turn off (don't need to go to home screen).
Yo u can double tap the status bar to turn it off..
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trh1341 said:
Yo u can double tap the status bar to turn it off..
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Wow bro.... seriously I have been lamenting losing the tap to turn off feature since installing Nova launcher and now you have rocked my world with this revelation lol. You deserve a thanks for that. *high five*
trh1341 said:
Yo u can double tap the status bar to turn it off..
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Ah! I didn't know about the double tap on the status bar. This phone has so many cool hidden features. Thank you. I think I'm going to try that epoxy idea too. ✌
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PhilDX said:
have you thought about putting a little drop of epoxy glue on the power button? it would give your finger something to feel for...
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Best way to handle this.
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dajmanjt said:
Wow bro.... seriously I have been lamenting losing the tap to turn off feature since installing Nova launcher and now you have rocked my world with this revelation lol. You deserve a thanks for that. *high five*
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If you have nova prime, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441027&highlight=nova shows how to re-enable the knock-knock to turn off on the screen instead of reaching for the sbar, works perfect for me.
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If you have nova prime, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441027&highlight=nova shows how to re-enable the knock-knock to turn off on the screen instead of reaching for the sbar, works perfect for me.
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Can also be done with Nova and Tasker if you already have it.
I've been looking for a way to lock the screen while in an app since I got the phone. The double tap in status bar will be huge.
Is there a list of all the shortcuts LG included somewhere? Doesn't make much sense to develop them and the not tell anyone about them.
I found an awesome solution for this. I've been reading a few threads about LMT launcher, so I decided to give it a try. You can get it from here. (Under settings>Set gesture input...choose #2). I setup my pie controls to swipe from the right side of the screen. In LMT settings, In PIE tab select your pie piece and then under advanced command options choose KEY and enter the number 26. Now when you press the word KEY in your pie shortcuts it'll turn off the screen. Works great!
Yea I know what you mean OP, lots of times I am just looking for the volume button and can't tell the difference.. quite annoying
I don't want to cover up the small light ring (which Verizon made smaller) so maybe epoxy glue is best idea
Been trying to think of what the best way would be for me to modify the power button on the verizon model.. Its stupidly difficult to distinguish...
So I tried a small clear rubber "foot" that you might find stuck on the bottom of a glass vase or decorative tray. You can get these at any walmart or craft store. They are meant to protect the surface the object is sitting on, as well as to reduce slipping. I had to cut it into a square to make it fit and it looks and works great! However, I have a feeling the adhesive will soon wear off and this thing will fall off coming in or out of my pocket one day. Its clear too so the power button light shows through. Its great, it just wont last..
Anyone else thought of anything to make this work? My other thought was a dab of hot glue..
So sorry! I realized I just posted this in the wrong forum. But now I can't figure out how to delete the thread or move it... This is a Verizon specific thing, but its not a software mod...
Admin - feel free to move if not appropriate..
I've been considering a similar mod. Verizon really screwed up these buttons. If I didn't want the wireless charging, I'd just swap out the back and buttons from the international variant.
I'm thinking of adding a drop of clear epoxy to the buttons. Need to do a little testing first, though, to see how best to get a tactile bump since the epoxy will tend to self-level.
No pun intended, but I am not sure what the big deal is over the power button. I very rarely even use it. I use knock on for the screen on and off. I only use the power button if I need to reboot or to shut the phone off.
The problem for me isn't just the power button, it's also the volume buttons. In general they are just all hard to distinguish between..
I will add that over the past day of using the rubber "foot", my phone has rebooted a few times, I think cause the button is being pushed in my pocket... It does stick out a little too much.. Probably need to use one that's not quite as tall...
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Look into Sugru, it will bond to virtually anything. I have used it to build up certain buttons on my tv remote with excellent results!
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hd-renegade said:
No pun intended, but I am not sure what the big deal is over the power button. I very rarely even use it. I use knock on for the screen on and off. I only use the power button if I need to reboot or to shut the phone off.
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The only time I use my power button is to turn the phone on. To turn it off I use the "Universal Touch Service" that I start by triple tapping on the home button/key/icon (whatever you want to call it). The after I turn the phone back on I just turn the service off. Very cool.
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Look into Sugru, it will bond to virtually anything. I have used it to build up certain buttons on my tv remote with excellent results!
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WOW!! How have I not heard of this stuff before! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cut a tiny square of skateboard grip tape and placed it on the power button. Works great and it's not permanent.
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As above, The problem isn't so much with the power button as it is with volume. I use my phone as an MP3 player all day, every day. I can't hardly distinguish between buttons when holding the phone in my hand, let alone while in my pocket.
Maybe I should use the volume rocker dongle that came with my IEMs...
I'm going to try a TINY dab of clear silicone on the power button.. Just gotta get to the store..
I still think the best thing may be a very small clear rubber foot, since it's very easily removable.. Gotta get to the store for one of those though too..
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So finally got this done! Using Sugru works awesome!!! Just make sure the dab you just is very very small or your phone will constantly be turned on our rebooted when you set it down...