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[Q] I seek help and guidance

Hello everybody,
I am terribly sorry to do this to you, but I'm writing this on a very crappy tablet as my PC has run into quite a number of problems. That makes it very hard for me to dig for the info and my phone should arrive tomorrow. Anyway, now that I have somewhat justified this mischief of mine, I would like to ask you, the G2 people, a few questions. As I stated earlier, I ordered a G2 and I would like to root it and slap a good AOSP/Stock Android/AOKP/Nexus-ish ROM on it as quickly as possible. I have to do this over a friends PC, so I should tell him which files to download in order to make his life easier. Now, let's get to the questions. I live in Croatia (which is a part of the EU) so will I get the d802 variant of the phone? Which ROM would be most suitable for my needs, which are GTA San Andreas (when it comes out, trading a kidney for an early release), listening to music, a stock android experience and good battery life? The camera could come in handy because of all the holiday events taking place in the near future, but good camera quality isn't that much of a factor. Again, I am very sorry for asking these questions. If I had a normal PC, I would have searched for the answers myself, but I am desperate here. I'm going on a trip to visit my friend soon and I'd love to go there without the LG software and also without my phone getting stuck in bootloops or with bad battery life.
Thanks in advance!

Hi!
There's two paths:
Modding the stock rom
Benefits
Stable, fast
Excellent camera and audio quality
Bug free
Cons
Takes some modding in order to get it the way you like, if you like AOSP
You don't get the quick pulldown live tiles function from AOSP no matter what you do..
4.2.2
Recommended mods:
ROM and mods
StockROM from g.lewarne as a basis is a good choice
iOS7 navbar, looks just really nice in general
iOS7 icon pack 'Ios7 Flat' (dig around a bit for it) in conjunction with Unicon - an Xposed module (on Play Store) for nicer icons. Yuo can also use other icon packs of course. I say this because LGHome is recommended instead of ie. Nova Launcher, it's just smoother and nicer on the G2.
xdabebb camera mod for even better camera quality (the original app has its flaws)
Volume increase mod, the sound on stock is a bit low
V4A Viper4Android for even better sound
Freeze any unneccecary LG bloat through Titanium Backup (there's no need deleting them as the space isn't available anyway
iFont - changed system font to Helvetiva Neue, if you want the KitKat look you can change it to a light version of Roboto.
AOSP rom:
I've heard that Vanir rom is the smoothest atm
Pros:
4.4.x
AOSP apps
Lightweight
Cons
Unoptimized kernels
Not better battery time or performance
Feels rough around the edges
The implementation of things like the LED and 'knock off' and 'knock on' functions are not very good (you will learn to love them!)
audio quality is very bad, aosp camera also. there is a port of the LGcamera.apk, but it is very buggy unfortunately. Will make you upset very fast!

Thank you, you have been very helpful! I just might stick with stock for a while, at least to the end of the holidays.

ViktorN said:
Thank you, you have been very helpful! I just might stick with stock for a while, at least to the end of the holidays.
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Good luck with that, my preferred choice is stock, even coming from a Nexus 4, and being very design-concious

Incep said:
Good luck with that, my preferred choice is stock, even coming from a Nexus 4, and being very design-concious
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I couldn't resist, I simply had to flash stock Android. OmniROM first boot happening as I'm typing this.

ViktorN said:
I couldn't resist, I simply had to flash stock Android. OmniROM first boot happening as I'm typing this.
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Please write some opinions on the camera quality of OmniROM. I'm a new user as well, still on stock though and I'm curious as to how the camera quality is in OmniROM.
Pozzz.

ViktorN said:
Hello everybody,
I am terribly sorry to do this to you, but I'm writing this on a very crappy tablet as my PC has run into quite a number of problems. That makes it very hard for me to dig for the info and my phone should arrive tomorrow. Anyway, now that I have somewhat justified this mischief of mine, I would like to ask you, the G2 people, a few questions. As I stated earlier, I ordered a G2 and I would like to root it and slap a good AOSP/Stock Android/AOKP/Nexus-ish ROM on it as quickly as possible. I have to do this over a friends PC, so I should tell him which files to download in order to make his life easier. Now, let's get to the questions. I live in Croatia (which is a part of the EU) so will I get the d802 variant of the phone? Which ROM would be most suitable for my needs, which are GTA San Andreas (when it comes out, trading a kidney for an early release), listening to music, a stock android experience and good battery life? The camera could come in handy because of all the holiday events taking place in the near future, but good camera quality isn't that much of a factor. Again, I am very sorry for asking these questions. If I had a normal PC, I would have searched for the answers myself, but I am desperate here. I'm going on a trip to visit my friend soon and I'd love to go there without the LG software and also without my phone getting stuck in bootloops or with bad battery life.
Thanks in advance!
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I've spent quite much time with many ROMs and the best I find in CyanogenMod 11. I get 0% battery loss over the night. I get the latest software with best features of CM. I get above 31,000 Antutu benchmarks on this ROM and GTA San Andreas works flawlessly! Don't forget to use the latest TWRP 2.6.3.4 and you're good to go with this amazing phone. You can even get the quick remote and the LG camera apk on CyanogenMod. Good luck!
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Slimkat doesn't have many issues... its very nice small and stable as well. instead of knock off use the navbar ring to set lock screen on a vertical swipe knock off problem solved until it is fully implemented. knock on works perfect. Great KITKAT rom.
stockmod rom is EXCELLENT no other way to describe it - my only issue has been audio quality when playing on my stereo through jack is very crackly...

[Q] Is LG G2 worth buying?

Hi all,
I'm thinking to buy a new smartphone and im between nexus 5 and lg g2, i saw many issues about the g2 but i just wanted to ask if there are fixed with the last updates for this phone... i love camera and i saw that the camera was better at g2, can someone help me which one to choose?
Thanks.

Which kind of problems did you read about? Tell me so I can help you.
I'm loving this phone but if you're after the latest and greatest then waiting for the s5 will be better for you.
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Weigh out the pros and cons. In the end, it really comes down to what you want. I suggest playing with both of them in a best buy store since they have the Nexus 5 in the Google section.
Sent from my JEE TWO

Now i got s4 but i dont like it so much dont know why it doesnt fit me, had nexus 4 before it, now im liking the lg g2, nexus 5 seems to have more issues than the g2.
Some issues that i saw in forum: bad voice call, bad gps, and found this one...: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472319

Those issues are not widespread from the post you provided. I don't have most of those issues. IMO, G2 is a step up from Nexus 5. Nexus 5 definitely can't compete with the battery of the G2, or the camera. Also, stock Android is overrated if you ask me. Not every single feature of the G2 is useful, but most of them are. The Nexus 5 hardly has anything special about it.
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Ditbardh said:
Now i got s4 but i dont like it so much dont know why it doesnt fit me, had nexus 4 before it, now im liking the lg g2, nexus 5 seems to have more issues than the g2.
Some issues that i saw in forum: bad voice call, bad gps, and found this one...: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472319
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I'll let you gain insight into my experience with this device.
Bad voice calls are not an issue. My voice calls are really loud and clear and I use quite some time doing calls. Gps usually locks within a few seconds if I'm about the same position and even when I'm not, it takes no longer than 10 seconds to lock my position.
Regarding that post : well you read how the solution to all those problems was to get a replacement because it's simply not normal for the g2. I do have the stuttering issue with xda-developers app. I don't know why this occured, it wasn't there from the beginning.
That said, do NOT expect upgrades for the G2. If you choose to buy it, you acknowledge to stay on 4.4 (once we receive it) because LG are really bad with updating their phones. If you intend on flashing custom ROM then it shouldn't bother you. Stock is awesome though and has a lot of features.
My two cents
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No, it isn't, yes, it is.

Thanks for the answers and suggestions, still dont know what to do will way a bit...

To me, the LG G2 was worth buying. First phone I chose to go back to stock Rom. After the KitKat update, I'll re-root for sure, but probably stay on stock Rom.
Gosh, I love this phone, it has so many features!
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EsmeWeatherwax said:
To me, the LG G2 was worth buying. First phone I chose to go back to stock Rom. After the KitKat update, I'll re-root for sure, but probably stay on stock Rom.
Gosh, I love this phone, it has so many features!
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I have had this device for 2 days coming from an HTC one which died
The htc one is a beautiful device with build quality second to none however, my new G2 has excellent build quality too IMO despite many opinions to the contrary. I intended not to root my device (skygo requires an un-rooted device) but yesterday I went ahead and did so for one reason and one reason only - so that I could use GMD auto hide soft keys pro - an app which enables you to utilise the whole of the screen all of the time.
Now I have a beautiful 5.2 inch screen in a device that is the same size as my previous HTC one which only had 4.7 inches of screen estate. I am very, very happy with my new device in comparison to my previous one which, incidently, cleaned up in the best mobile device awards.

Its down to you lol. I was in the same boat as you but went for the G2. Better battery and bigger screen. Hopefully the 4.4 update will bring a better camera. I think nexus 5 camera is better mainly because it focuses much much quicker. Got my G2 for the same price as a nexus 5
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G2 is definitly worth of buying.

i had the N5 before my G2, and the G2 is far better. The battery life is about double that of the N5, i get on average 6 hrs screen time per day. Also the rear buttons are amazing!:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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bobsie41 said:
I have had this device for 2 days coming from an HTC one which died
The htc one is a beautiful device with build quality second to none however, my new G2 has excellent build quality too IMO despite many opinions to the contrary. I intended not to root my device (skygo requires an un-rooted device) but yesterday I went ahead and did so for one reason and one reason only - so that I could use GMD auto hide soft keys pro - an app which enables you to utilise the whole of the screen all of the time.
Now I have a beautiful 5.2 inch screen in a device that is the same size as my previous HTC one which only had 4.7 inches of screen estate. I am very, very happy with my new device in comparison to my previous one which, incidently, cleaned up in the best mobile device awards.
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I had my G2 rooted too (even flashed Hellfire Rom). But first step was to restore stock Rom and finally I flashed stock software to unroot and reset my device to be prepared for the official OTA update. After the KitKat update, I'll root again to optimize this awesome phone with Xposed modules and Romtoolbox Pro.
But this is just for fun. Basically, the LG G2 is so full of features out of the box together with great hardware that rooting let alone flashing is nothing you have to do to make the G2 awesome. Because it's awesome by nature...
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My brother has the 5 and i have the g2. the funny thing - we both love our phones but we do like each others a little more.
Nexus 5 - P/C's: google created and always up to date, no bloatware, feels a bit better in my hand, [IMO] takes better pictures but the UI leaves many things to be desired, lower battery life. If I had the nexus 5, I'd feel like i would no reason to use a custom ROM, just root and xposed
G2 - P/C's: dat screen size, buttons on the back [if you like that], good battery life, stock bloatware isnt that bad, and the UI as a whole isnt bad, you can get ALMOST the exact feel of the n5 with a kit kat rom [but all the rom related issues ]. I like my g2 but just wish we could get kit kat out officially so I can just root and xposed and i like the blinking button on the top rather than bottom

G2... I love this phone. I have yet to root this thing and I have no complaints. Call quality is great, wifi and 4G perform wonderfully, I noticed that the phone switches between the various modes (4g, 2g, etc) really quickly and I rarely have issues surfing the web. The camera is awesome, the speakerphone is adequate, no buttons on the sides of the phone is awesome, and I prefer the G2 location of the headphone jack at the bottom of the phone. Battery life is insane! I've gone two full days with moderate use (down to 2% before I plugged the phone in), and with heavy use I get at least 28 hours before I see the battery get into the 10-20% range. Finally I can hand my daughter my phone so she can keep herself busy for an hour or so and not worry about having enough juice to make it through the rest of the day.
All of the included apps have added useful features and it seems that they have pulled some of the best/favorite tweaks and made them part of their default app suite. For the first time in quite sometime, I have not felt the need to root or modify the phone, save for that Android soft key bar at the bottom of the screen, I hate that thing. I might root just to run an app that removes it.

I'm not a person that likes to root, i will use it as it is, with stock rom, it's enough to have good call quality, to feel productive with it and have no lag, feeling good in hand, and battery life of course , i'm a designer and i need good camera, and i think it has a great one. thanks all for the comments, i'm going with G2.

[Q] LG G2 (D802) why to buy

Hi there mates, Id like to ask You an advice. Im going to buy a new phone today and I was all in samsungs hype and wanted Galaxy S4 as the price went down since S5 is out. Than I started to read XDA S4 threads and discover this crapy Knox thing. As rooting my device is main priority for me, so I can use my device for a specific tasks only rooted apps provide and want to be able to modify the ROMs, with Knox S4 seems to be very limited for this. I really dont care about voiding warranty, but Knox seems to be causeing a lot of faults anyway and will be improved in next android updates with Knox 2.0. So S4 is no go for me. Than I started looking for other brands and ended up with LG G2. The price is to the cent Same as S4. Hardware seems to me bit better. I really like display of G2 and the overall look, compare to cheap plastics used with S4. Also like buttons on the Back. I tried to read a lot and watched some vids of G2 on youtube, but still have few uestions.
1. Im for 32 Gb G2, haveing no slot for aditional memory Id like to know if G2 can do USB OTG, and if so can I also use classic big PC HDD?
2. Can i get rid of navbar? as Im useing IMD Gestures I Dont want navbar to take display space.
3. Rooting G2 seems to be not difficult and problematic with android 4.2.2 on it, the version i want to buy is 4.2.2.
Is that right?
4. As I love my music and have Senheiser ears, Id like to know how It sounds?
5. As comming from samsungs android and seen others and also seen lg one, I really do love its look and clearnes and easy handling. Lgs android seems to have very childish/amateurish look and messy to orient myself in it. Question is are there ROMs or MODs that can change the look and feel a bit closer to samsungs android?
6. Battery seems to be all for G2 am I right? Whatabout gaming, heard it takes a lot of battery?
7. Whatabout the display, any disadvantages?
8. How solid is it Made, can it be easily broken?
9. Anything Else I soud know? Reasons why to buy or look for any other device?
10. Whatabout updating and rooting on Kitkat?
Thanks in advance to all, for help.

Greetings
Well i make it Step by Step i have th G2 32 GB and use it for Everything
1.Yes the G2 Supports Usb OTG and you can use Most of the Usb Sticks and also Hdd's (Ofcourse need the Big Externals theyre Own Powersource and the 2,5" ones maybe an Additional Powered Usb Hub since the G2's Usb Port might not deliver enough Power)
2.Ofcourse but i think thats only possible if you root the Phone and Install the Xposed Framweork + G2tweakbox
3.The Rooting process is indeed Pretty Easy just Follow the Nice Tutorials you can Find in the G2' Forums And 4.2.2 is okay and the 4.4.2 Update is already out too.
4.The Audio Quality is Amazing especially if you give the Audiochip the Support of the Viper 4 Android app
5.There is already a Rom Who gives a Samsung S5 Look but i think its onl for the D802 G2 Variant but there are enough Themes and Mods available to Customize it the Way you like.
6.On Android 4.2.2 the battery Life is Better than on 4.4.2 (But that depends on the usage ofcourse) On Custom Roms with the Right kernel and settings the G2's Performance Range varies but you will figure that out.
7.No Disadvantages the Display is Awesome Colors are not too Saturated (Like on many Oled/Amoled Displays)
8.Thats a thing wich made me Worry a bit,the Backside seems very Scratch Sensitive and without a Case or Bumper it can Slip out of the hand...Atleast thats how it feels like.
9.Ofcourse thats up to you and what you prefer, The G2 doesnt has a Removable battery,No Hardware Homebutton and the Buttons on the Back of the Phone are strange (My opinion) And ofcourse the lack of a Micro-Sd Card slot
10.If you Buy the phone just Update it Via the Update Section in the Settings to get KK directly from LG then you can Root it (Tutorials are available on XDA)
I hope i helped a bit and sry if my English is difficult to Understand

The G2 is still cheap plastic and it's better not going without a case. This thing breaks if it's dropped :cyclops:
1. Im for 32 Gb G2, haveing no slot for aditional memory Id like to know if G2 can do USB OTG, and if so can I also use classic big PC HDD?
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The LG G2 supports USB OTG but whether you can use your PC HDD is something I doubt.
2. Can i get rid of navbar? as Im useing IMD Gestures I Dont want navbar to take display space.
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Yes you can. Either modify build.prop or install G2Tweaksbox. The latter is preffered.
3. Rooting G2 seems to be not difficult and problematic with android 4.2.2 on it, the version i want to buy is 4.2.2.
Is that right?
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Rooting the G2 is easy as eating a pie, even on 4.4.2. Just use IORoot
4. As I love my music and have Senheiser ears, Id like to know how It sounds?
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Sounds great with poweramp, but don't expect good sound from the loudspeaker. It's trash.
5. As comming from samsungs android and seen others and also seen lg one, I really do love its look and clearnes and easy handling. Lgs android seems to have very childish/amateurish look and messy to orient myself in it. Question is are there ROMs or MODs that can change the look and feel a bit closer to samsungs android?
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That's a matter of personal opinion. For me, the Samsung and LG roms look pretty close to eachother. With G2 Tweaksbox you can tweak most of the UI and you can also flash a "flatter" notification panel. There are plenty of mods.
6. Battery seems to be all for G2 am I right? Whatabout gaming, heard it takes a lot of battery?
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Battery is great - well it used to be great prior to 4.4.2. If you wanna flash, I suggest a Cloudy rom from cloudyfa + dorimanx kernel.
Asphalt 8 drains about 10% battery per 15-20minutes of gaming.
7. Whatabout the display, any disadvantages?
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Yeah. It looks so good that it makes you wonder if this is real life?
8. How solid is it Made, can it be easily broken?
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Yup - broken screen = broken digitizer. It feels plasticy all around and doesn't have that solid build. Just slap a case on it,
9. Anything Else I soud know? Reasons why to buy or look for any other device?
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G2 gives most bang for your buck (the OPO does too but it's not avaliable yet) - so no, it's a fine choice but all a matter of personal preference
10. Whatabout updating and rooting on Kitkat?
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You can update it to kitkat and root - no problems.

Thanks for an answers so far guys. So it seems better to stick with Jelly rather than Kit kat due to its performance discutability and battery life. Im I correct?
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0bu said:
Thanks for an answers so far guys. So it seems better to stick with Jelly rather than Kit kat due to its performance discutability and battery life. Im I correct?
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Performance wise, KitKat is a lot better, but the battery is a bit worse. I'm personally on KitKat because speed is more important than 1 hour extra of screen on time. I mean, I'd spend that 1 hr extra SOT watching my phone lag so it breaks even - if you know what I mean

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Performance wise, KitKat is a lot better, but the battery is a bit worse. I'm personally on KitKat because speed is more important than 1 hour extra of screen on time. I mean, I'd spend that 1 hr extra SOT watching my phone lag so it breaks even - if you know what I mean
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I think the battery life of the G2 on kitkat will still kick the S4's butt by a margin. We have been spoiled on jellybean but with kitkat it is still far better than any smart device that I have used.

The battery life still can be improved with a custom kernel like dorimanx. For me the phone is running for 27hrs straight with wifi on all the time, got 2hrs of SOT and yet I still have 83% battery left.
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Okay I hoped for more opinions. But seems to me I made right dicision and can do no wrong going for G2. Anyways they had only 16GB version, so I have to wait few more days till I have my hands on 32GB. Will try gather some more info, bout customs and kernels around here.
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custom recovery
Hi there mates,
so I finally get my LG G2 (d802). I updated to 4.4.2 KK and rooted it with IOroot, it was oh so easy. But than I started to read about custom recoveries and it is oh so mess. I pushed twrp with adb sucesfullyl, but cant reboot into recovery because some boot error and have black screen, when i hold power button i can get in to system normally. I red about autorec, but seems to be buggy and i dont want to loose knock on. Also red about Philz and CWM, but dont want to run into some kind of trouble, so I thougt it would be wise to ask someone more experienced for an advice. Would You please be so kind and give me a helping hand on this topic? Can You recommend me a custom recovery working on 4.4.2 KK without needing to unroot and downgrade and the method to push/flash/install it?
Thanks in advance mates!

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I might switch my SGS4 for a G2... but before I do, some Q's

I'm using a Galaxy S4 (Black Edition, just got it - I really shouldn't) now... been using a white one for almost a year, then decided I should get rid of it and get an all black one, with warranty. I should have tried some other different model instead, I guess...
I might be able to sell it. With nothing else to get at this price point (aside from the Nexus 5, which is a no go due to poor speakers and battery performance and the HTC One which would be a more like a sidegrade if not a downgrade), I've turned my head towards the LG G2.
I know the LG G2 does not have a microSD card slot, and I also know it comes in both 16GB and 32GB flavors.
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So... first batch of questions (I sure will think of more ). Thanks in advance!
1) Is there any difference between the 16GB and 32GB variant, aside from the actual storage? In terms of ROMs and kernels support, I mean. The last thing I want is to buy the 32GB model and realise I can't flash anything on it because all the awesome development (dorimanx? ) is happening on the 16GB model and nothing of that works on the 32GB one
2) How fast did you get used to the physical button layout? I hear once you get used to them, they're freaking awesome.
3) Battery life... is stellar, right (dorimanx awesomeness? )? Like... 6~7+ hours of screen-on time, like I saw reports of in some places?
I can get 4 hours of screen-on time out of my Galaxy S4, maybe 5 at best (with very low screen brightness and little to no gaming, perhaps).

1) Basically just the storage, you can get a small "meenova" stick. Roms are vice - versa
2) Buttons !.. YES ! Knock on / knock off (sweep to sleep-dorimanx) etc etc etc...You'll keep tapping every other device (which hasn't got the knock on/off) and wonder why the heck it isn't implemented into all devices. Also vol up + down - genial..
3) Battery life is very good. Depends on what you're doing.
Since you're switching devices there might be some vice and versa opinions on your behalf. But at the end, the g2 wins.

1) I'm not sure. But I keep up in the development forums and never have I seen a 16gb only version of something vs a 32gb.
2) Very quickly. I love the back buttons, very accessible when needed.
3) superb battery life. I'm running stock with dorimanx kernel and get those kind of numbers with automatic screen brightness, constant Web and app surfing and a little bit of gaming. I do listen to music on mine A LOT (2-3 hours with v4a and neutron) and still get great battery life.
I recommend it, I doubt you'll be disappointed!
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bender_007 said:
1) Basically just the storage, you can get a small "meenova" stick. Roms are vice - versa
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What? I don't get it . So... do all ROMs, kernels etc. work on both the 16GB and 32GB variants?
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2) Buttons !.. YES ! Knock on / knock off (sweep to sleep-dorimanx) etc etc etc...You'll keep tapping every other device (which hasn't got the knock on/off) and wonder why the heck it isn't implemented into all devices. Also vol up + down - genial..
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That's what I hear from everybody, but of course, me, being used to the standard layout (volume rocker on one side, power button on the other), I'm quite skeptical. The button layout is not a problem, though, but I was just curious so I asked :silly:.
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3) Battery life is very good. Depends on what you're doing.
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Well, basically, some Tapatalking, browsing the Internet and playing a game (Castle Clash - yes, it got me addicted, f*** my life) throughout the day, on Wi-Fi or 3G... which usually yields 3h30m of screen-on time with ~1 hour of gameplay. I'm sure the G2 will be able to top that by at least an extra hour, though, at least that's what I make from all battery reports out there :silly:.
bender_007 said:
Since you're switching devices there might be some vice and versa opinions on your behalf. But at the end, the g2 wins.
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Yeah... there's always gonna be that awkward feeling I get every time I switch devices. 1) leaving community 2) entering new community 3) getting used to the device 4) missing the old device :silly:
The G2 wins for me because of the expanded storage (32GB vs. only 16GB on the S4 - no more microSD crap, having to deal with two storage devices), better performance and screen (I'm so sick of this AMOLED... even this new one is rubbish, but with AMOLED it's all about luck, as 1 out of 3 devices have weird / uneven colors when it comes to white / gray).

njstein said:
1) I'm not sure. But I keep up in the development forums and never have I seen a 16gb only version of something vs a 32gb.
2) Very quickly. I love the back buttons, very accessible when needed.
3) superb battery life. I'm running stock with dorimanx kernel and get those kind of numbers with automatic screen brightness, constant Web and app surfing and a little bit of gaming. I do listen to music on mine A LOT (2-3 hours with v4a and neutron) and still get great battery life.
I recommend it, I doubt you'll be disappointed!
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I can't get a 16GB variant. No way! 32GB for the win!
Buttons, yeah, nevermind, they're so awesome I shouldn't have brought them up as they're not an issue .
Battery life... just the answer I expected . DorimanX is the best - another reason why I'm switching to this device (kind of late, hope he doesn't buy a new device soon, lol).
I won't be dissapointed by the G2... if I manage to sell the S4 and get a G2 in the condition I want (brand new, with warranty and all that). By the looks of it so far, it appears that in less than 24 hours I could be selling this and buying the G2. Hope that works well...

In general, you just have to match the rom to your variant
d800, d801, d802, d803 etc...
we don't diff 16 vs 32 gig for custom roms.
And I also come from samsung and htc and this knock on, off, back rockers are just perfect..no problems at all getting used to them

bender_007 said:
In general, you just have to match the rom to your variant
d800, d801, d802, d803 etc...
we don't diff 16 vs 32 gig for custom roms.
And I also come from samsung and htc and this knock on, off, back rockers are just perfect..no problems at all getting used to them
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How about AOSP based ROMs? Are they working well? And... knock... has that been implemented on anything else except LG ROMs?
I know I could find this info if I searched through the forum but I figure someone who already has the device has already gone through all these and is able to provide an all in one answer, so to say.
RIP English, lol.

They do work pretty good, but the stock ones work so nice.
You've got plenty of roms to try. But you need to read. The g2 is really really brickable.
Someone should write a book: "1001 ways to brick the g2"
knock on works on most aosp roms, knock off works mostly only by tapping the notification bar.

I love SlimKat, so... go go AOSP and sc**w everything else .
bender_007 said:
You've got plenty of roms to try. But you need to read. The g2 is really really brickable.
Someone should write a book: "1001 ways to brick the g2"
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Sh*t. Care to elaborate? :losinginterestallthesuddenthisshouldbeanactualemoticon:

Enough to see the q/a thread. If you follow some main guides you are safe. Also people help out a lot so mostly everything is fine.
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Formhault said:
I'm using a Galaxy S4 (Black Edition, just got it - I really shouldn't) now... been using a white one for almost a year, then decided I should get rid of it and get an all black one, with warranty. I should have tried some other different model instead, I guess...
I might be able to sell it. With nothing else to get at this price point (aside from the Nexus 5, which is a no go due to poor speakers and battery performance and the HTC One which would be a more like a sidegrade if not a downgrade), I've turned my head towards the LG G2.
I know the LG G2 does not have a microSD card slot, and I also know it comes in both 16GB and 32GB flavors.
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So... first batch of questions (I sure will think of more ). Thanks in advance!
1) Is there any difference between the 16GB and 32GB variant, aside from the actual storage? In terms of ROMs and kernels support, I mean. The last thing I want is to buy the 32GB model and realise I can't flash anything on it because all the awesome development (dorimanx? ) is happening on the 16GB model and nothing of that works on the 32GB one
2) How fast did you get used to the physical button layout? I hear once you get used to them, they're freaking awesome.
3) Battery life... is stellar, right (dorimanx awesomeness? )? Like... 6~7+ hours of screen-on time, like I saw reports of in some places?
I can get 4 hours of screen-on time out of my Galaxy S4, maybe 5 at best (with very low screen brightness and little to no gaming, perhaps).
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Which carrier are you using? I have tmo and came from Verizon s4 and have no regrets...the stock ui is very much like aosp/vanilla and is very fluid...love the aosp ROMs as well...battery life is amazing on Mahdi ROM...13 hours on battery today and still at 91% with some calls and texts as well as browsing xda forums on my breaks at work...switching from s4 you won't have any regrets

jamesd1085 said:
Which carrier are you using? I have tmo and came from Verizon s4 and have no regrets...the stock ui is very much like aosp/vanilla and is very fluid...love the aosp ROMs as well...battery life is amazing on Mahdi ROM...13 hours on battery today and still at 91% with some calls and texts as well as browsing xda forums on my breaks at work...switching from s4 you won't have any regrets
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I'm on Cosmote (Romania). Irrelevant, though.
bender_007 said:
Enough to see the q/a thread. If you follow some main guides you are safe. Also people help out a lot so mostly everything is fine.
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
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You know Odin? Is there such a tool for LG? Guess not, huh? :laugh:

Formhault said:
I'm on Cosmote (Romania). Irrelevant, though.
You know Odin? Is there such a tool for LG? Guess not, huh? :laugh:
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There are a couple tools similar to Odin to flash back to stock which will fix most major issues...but there are also a lot of great ops to fix other issues

jamesd1085 said:
There are a couple tools similar to Odin to flash back to stock which will fix most major issues...but there are also a lot of great ops to fix other issues
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So... the G2 is very easily brickable... That's a bummer. How about revivability?

Formhault said:
So... the G2 is very easily brickable... That's a bummer. How about revivability?
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I have had mine about a month and am a flashaholic...not once have I bricked my device...its the people who aren't reading everything before flashing that are having issues...and I haven't heard of a large amount of permabricks so I should say so...I had more issues on my s4 learning than on g2

jamesd1085 said:
I have had mine about a month and am a flashaholic...not once have I bricked my device...its the people who aren't reading everything before flashing that are having issues...and I haven't heard of a large amount of permabricks so I should say so...I had more issues on my s4 learning than on g2
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I did my S4 in like 5 minutes. Flash PhilZ recovery in Odin, boot up recovery, full wipe, flash ROM . Piece of cake. The S4 is not really brickable, by the way. Unless you flash a wrong bootloader, I guess...

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I did my S4 in like 5 minutes. Flash PhilZ recovery in Odin, boot up recovery, full wipe, flash ROM . Piece of cake. The S4 is not really brickable, by the way. Unless you flash a wrong bootloader, I guess...
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Not the case with the Verizon s4...it was a nightmare...but nonetheless I will never buy a Samsung device again due to my experience... After buying my g2 though I'm pretty sure I'm going to stick to lg

jamesd1085 said:
Not the case with the Verizon s4...it was a nightmare...but nonetheless I will never buy a Samsung device again due to my experience... After buying my g2 though I'm pretty sure I'm going to stick to lg
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Yeah, lucky I don't have to meddle with locked bootloaders, hehe.
How fast and easy was to get G2 going with unlocking the bootloader and throwing a custom ROM on it?

Formhault said:
Yeah, lucky I don't have to meddle with locked bootloaders, hehe.
How fast and easy was to get G2 going with unlocking the bootloader and throwing a custom ROM on it?
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When I got mine it required a bit more...but now you can 1 click root with towelroot and install recovery with autorec...after that you just read up before installing anything and flash away

I got my G2 about 3 weeks ago and love it. I previously had an Amaze 4G and prior to that an HD2. There are no comparisons between the devices. I happened into it by chance. My Amaze was stolen and I needed a replacement with a good camera for work quickly. I went into the T-Mobile store intending to buy a Nexus 5, but the G2 was on sale for the same price. After comparing the specs, it was a no brainer decision.
I'm currently running the stock Kit Kat ROM and kernel (rooted and debloated) and find the native OS to be the most pleasing manufacturer's UI I've used to date. Very close to AOSP and only a fraction of the crapware found on other UIs. This is the first handset I've owned where I didn't want to immediately remove the stock ROM because it's so well integrated. Whatever features that LG didn't include that I wanted are easily installed with Xposed and appropriate modules. All in all the G2 is probably the best bang for the buck (value for your money) on the market.
Good luck

[Q] Is the camera that bad?

Hi everyone,
I just purchased a lg g2 (hasnt arrived yet), but I read about the terrible camera afterwards and am wondering if I should return it. I currently have a htc sensation, i think that camera is ok, it at least has a quick shutter speed. I also used a sony z1 compact, although it takes great pictures, its slow as hell, it doesnt take a picture until 2-3 seconds after pressing the shutter.
1. is the camera is deal breaker? I tend to take spur of the moment pics so I need quick shutter speed
2. does the camera mod help much?
3. did the newest 4.4.2 update do anything to improve the camera? I'm not sure if what I read was before or after the update
4. are there any other major issues that I should be aware of?
I'm a simple person, I like to customize a bit but stability is most important. appreciate any responses that will help me decide. thanks

walkinhotdog said:
Hi everyone,
I just purchased a lg g2 (hasnt arrived yet), but I read about the terrible camera afterwards and am wondering if I should return it. I currently have a htc sensation, i think that camera is ok, it at least has a quick shutter speed. I also used a sony z1 compact, although it takes great pictures, its slow as hell, it doesnt take a picture until 2-3 seconds after pressing the shutter.
1. is the camera is deal breaker? I tend to take spur of the moment pics so I need quick shutter speed
2. does the camera mod help much?
3. did the newest 4.4.2 update do anything to improve the camera? I'm not sure if what I read was before or after the update
4. are there any other major issues that I should be aware of?
I'm a simple person, I like to customize a bit but stability is most important. appreciate any responses that will help me decide. thanks
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1. No it's not, shutter is pretty good and you have an option for multiple shots so don't worry about it, it's not a deal breaker.
2. Camera mod? Don't know any but if you will replace the rom you will lose the stock camera which is as I said pretty good, amazing photos in full light and nice photos in dimmed area.
3. Not that I know of, as a 4.4.2 user of the d802 I haven't noticed any difference.
4. I think that the most major issues on android in General is the memory consumption.
Also the stock 4.4.2 doesn't support ART which is a major update for kitkat, you can really feel the difference.
And ofcourse the damn LAG issues on stock rom which drives me crazy when I surf the web or open a PDF file which BTW the CM or any moded rom doesn't have these problems...
I hope you enjoy your new G2 phone but I would consider buying the G3 if you can

roeio82 said:
I hope you enjoy your new G2 phone but I would consider buying the G3 if you can
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Its not really worth it, G2 is a great buy atm, with all the people going nuts for that extra resolution that isnt really worth it the G2's price has dropped and its specs are still some of the best, plus the G3's stock rom has mostly the same features(IIRC), its mostly just aesthetics changes that the G3 has over G2.
Also, there are G3's stock rom ports, what more do you need?