The LG G4 Thread

RtD · 21-12-2015 4:49pm

To provide an update, the new battery as predicted did nothing to bring the phone back to life so I rang LG today. After one or two questions, trying to start the phone on only mains power, trying to start the phone on battery power etc. they gave me the number of SBE who are the Irish centre for LG repair (01-4018176). Talked to them and it's just a case of me sending in the phone by registered post with a description of the problem and they should be able to repair it under warranty. Without having looked at the phone themselves and with the time of year that's in it they weren't able to predict a turnaround time but hopefully not more than 2 weeks or so.

One thing the guy in LG did mention though is that the phone would be repaired to UK specs (which is also I imagine the Irish spec) so that means 32GB. Makes no change to me but may be of note if any of you have a 64GB handset.

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-12-2015 5:01pm

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shrapnel222 · 21-12-2015 5:01pm

RtD wrote: »

To provide an update, the new battery as predicted did nothing to bring the phone back to life so I rang LG today. After one or two questions, trying to start the phone on only mains power, trying to start the phone on battery power etc. they gave me the number of SBE who are the Irish centre for LG repair (01-4018176). Talked to them and it's just a case of me sending in the phone by registered post with a description of the problem and they should be able to repair it under warranty. Without having looked at the phone themselves and with the time of year that's in it they weren't able to predict a turnaround time but hopefully not more than 2 weeks or so.

One thing the guy in LG did mention though is that the phone would be repaired to UK specs (which is also I imagine the Irish spec) so that means 32GB. Makes no change to me but may be of note if any of you have a 64GB handset.

pretty sure there are no 64GB handsets

RtD · 21-12-2015 5:08pm

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Repair is what they said yeah. Now they may just want to look at it and just make sure it's not in bits before committing to a replacement. I imagine the Irish crowd don't have a stack of them ready to send out either. Will update as I hear anything more.

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-12-2015 5:08pm

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RtD · 21-12-2015 5:17pm

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Yeah, they'll be wiping it themselves they tell me. Not ideal but I've removed the SD card at least and there's nothing too delicate there otherwise anyway.

hu4rorZ · 27-12-2015 8:42pm

hey guys,

is anyone else having issues with messages from apps like Whatsapp, where it doest send the notifications if the screen is turned off?
I have background data turned on, but it hasnt solved this

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-12-2015 8:53pm

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hu4rorZ · 27-12-2015 11:14pm

Nope, just the standard 5.1 os.

have seen it mentioned as an android bug that appears on other phones, but the standard "factory reset the OS" didn't work for me

god's toy · 28-12-2015 12:47pm

I have that with Hangouts (don't use whatsapp)
I'm on 5.1 and more and more I have to log into hangouts before it shows me people who sent me a message.

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-12-2015 12:59pm

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moggser · 28-12-2015 3:58pm

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whats it been replaced with?

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-12-2015 4:04pm

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moggser · 28-12-2015 4:09pm

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Oh noooo. The hangouts is a far better sums app than standard phone one ffs...that's my xmass ruined lol

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-12-2015 4:12pm

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phantasmagorie · 06-01-2016 1:27pm

So, American phone providers have now began rolling out marshmallow, where I am yet to even receive an update for 5.1, I guess it's safe to say that 3 won't be rolling out the update.

Does anyone know if any Irish providers will be doing do? I plan on swapping if so.

god's toy · 06-01-2016 2:33pm

On three myself but not using a ’three' phone. On 5.1 for what feels like ever. Funny how lg are able to role it out to everyone but us.

Yep I know its not as good on battery's and stuff but I'd love the chance to try it out for myself.

Squeeonline · 06-01-2016 2:55pm

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On three myself but not using a ’three' phone. On 5.1 for what feels like ever. Funny how lg are able to role it out to everyone but us.

Yep I know its not as good on battery's and stuff but I'd love the chance to try it out for myself.

There's no difference really with 6.0. You lose the swipe up for google now, replaced with (the almost useless IMO) now on tap until you turn it off.

I don't see any benefit to battery life nor anything else that was promised really.

It's not worth the hassle and I usually love the hassle of upgrading devices far past where they are supposed to be.

Now a good root might be worth while.

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-01-2016 5:54pm

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god's toy · 06-01-2016 7:04pm

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There's no difference really with 6.0. You lose the swipe up for google now, replaced with (the almost useless IMO) now on tap until you turn it off.

I don't see any benefit to battery life nor anything else that was promised really.

It's not worth the hassle and I usually love the hassle of upgrading devices far past where they are supposed to be.

Now a good root might be worth while.

Yep I understand what you and many more have said about it not being a huge update... but I still want it... and I can't understand why it can't be just an opt-in or beta for those like me who are will to try it, I mean Sammy let you beta test why not LG?

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Did any of you try plugging it into the PC and checking using LG Bridge? As far as I know there was no OTA rollout of M here, and I got it via Bridge over a month ago.
As was said, there's not much different from 5.1, but stuff like the app permissions is very handy and I've noticed the OS is noticeably snappier to navigate too. Doze is good if you leave the phone down for long periods, but it won't work if in your pocket. They've also made the silent/vibrate/priority thing work better, it's still a total mess as always on Android but at least you can actually put the phone in silent now.

If you've an early model one of these phones (built before Sept 15) then do not root it.

Its funny, I look every day on LG bridge and I was just about to say 'Yea I look every day' when I just now made sure before posting this and... It's there! HA! Or at least I think that's it waiting for me... says something about a knock code... hope thats it!

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-01-2016 7:11pm

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opus · 08-01-2016 10:31am

For anyone who's interested you can download the latest stock version of MM here & flash it using this yoke.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-01-2016 11:30am

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choons · 09-01-2016 2:05am

A quick tip for anyone who listens to flacs on their LG G4 - there is a sound equaliser mode called 'pure sund'. This will give the purest sound output from the high quality on-board DAC.

Took me a while to see this but when I tried it, the sound difference was noticeable playing through hifi system. A lot cleaner with deeper bass is my best attempt at describing the difference.

Edit - It says pure surround which leaves me to believe it may be processed and therefore less pure than normal mode. Perhaps I heard what I wanted to hear. I'll test it out again.

god's toy · 09-01-2016 1:21pm

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A quick tip for anyone who listens to flacs on their LG G4 - there is a sound equaliser mode called 'pure sund'. This will give the purest sound output from the high quality on-board DAC.

Took me a while to see this but when I tried it, the sound difference was noticeable playing through hifi system. A lot cleaner with deeper bass is my best attempt at describing the difference.

Edit - It says pure surround which leaves me to believe it may be processed and therefore less pure than normal mode. Perhaps I heard what I wanted to hear. I'll test it out again.

Are you using a player built in the the G4 or an app?

choons · 09-01-2016 4:13pm

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Are you using a player built in the the G4 or an app?

Built in player called ''Music''

Squeeonline · 09-01-2016 7:06pm

Been using Shuttle and pretty happy with it.

god's toy · 11-01-2016 8:12pm

Oh and for the record, 'Doze' don't work on my G4. It runs about 15 to 30% over 3 hrs doing nothing at all. on lp I was about 10% per 3hrs

Not complaining, just saying for the record.

Squeeonline · 12-01-2016 9:44am

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Oh and for the record, 'Doze' don't work on my G4. It runs about 15 to 30% over 3 hrs doing nothing at all. on lp I was about 10% per 3hrs

Not complaining, just saying for the record.

Rogue app is my guess.

I think it works on mine. No increase in battery life, but I do notice occasionally notice when I turn on the screen the clock is an hour or two out, before it updates.

OldMrBrennan83 · 12-01-2016 12:01pm

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moggser · 16-01-2016 7:44am

just toss it out there i have a otter box for G4 for sale if any one wants one

god's toy · 23-01-2016 11:50am

Received a patch of about 33mb last night. Says it was for battery and stability. Still 6.0 however.

Squeeonline · 23-01-2016 7:19pm

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Received a patch of about 33mb last night. Says it was for battery and stability. Still 6.0 however.

I would love if there was a more detailed change log than this for updates. Even if there was a basic and "click here to learn more about the update"/advanced.

god's toy · 23-01-2016 8:21pm

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I would love if there was a more detailed change log than this for updates. Even if there was a basic and "click here to learn more about the update"/advanced.

For sure. Really hate generic/blanket info with no meaning.
Google and a few of the bigger apps out there are the worst for not telling you anything, or worse still, a copy and paste of the last good info they had.... Three updates ago!

AnimalRights · 26-01-2016 9:19pm

What's the story on Marshmallow for the LG G4? I got that massive LG 400mb ota file the other day but still no sign of Marshmallow even though my friend who brought the 2 phones back from Hong Kong has hers! Both phones are sim free and I am on 3.

god's toy · 27-01-2016 7:08am

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What's the story on Marshmallow for the LG G4? I got that massive LG 400mb ota file the other day but still no sign of Marshmallow even though my friend who brought the 2 phones back from Hong Kong has hers! Both phones are sim free and I am on 3.

I was the very same with no OTA but it came after a while using the LG Bridge software via my PC.

If your on PC or Mac, see here: http://www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-preinstall-apps

In other news, I see LG have committed to replacing devices that show the boot loop error. Turns out it was hardware after all and they only looked into it after people started banding together and shamed them into it... nothing new there for any hardware manufacture

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-01-2016 8:57am

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shrapnel222 · 27-01-2016 10:35am

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no it doesn't. it just means that if you bought from elsewhere, your phone will be repaired to irish/uk specs and not the ones where you bought it from. This is only an issue if the phone with the spec you bought is not available in ireland/uk.

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-01-2016 10:48am

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shrapnel222 · 27-01-2016 10:57am

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is there an LG repair centre in Ireland or do they all go to the UK?

pretty sure Irish and UK specs are the same in any event for all phones sold here/there.

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-01-2016 11:19am

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recyclebin · 27-01-2016 11:19am

There is an LG repair centre in Dublin. I looked at getting my LG3 screen fixed there but it was too expensive.

The company that fixes them is not LG themselves but just a third party approved by LG.

recyclebin · 27-01-2016 11:20am

There is an LG repair centre in Dublin. I looked at getting my LG3 screen fixed there but it was too expensive.

The company that fixes them is not LG themselves but just a third party approved by LG.

shrapnel222 · 27-01-2016 11:29am

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just checked there and it's available from loads of irish retailers (pc world, expansys, dabs, fonez,etc.) so why are you saying it's not available in Ireland?

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-01-2016 11:46am

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shrapnel222 · 27-01-2016 11:53am

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i'd say it's pretty hard to induce a specific loose contact.

opus · 27-01-2016 12:01pm

AnimalRights wrote: »

What's the story on Marshmallow for the LG G4? I got that massive LG 400mb ota file the other day but still no sign of Marshmallow even though my friend who brought the 2 phones back from Hong Kong has hers! Both phones are sim free and I am on 3.

It's fairly easy to update it yourself assuming it's the unlocked European version, have a look here.

Squeeonline · 28-01-2016 3:17pm

Right so my G4 died a couple nights ago. I got the dreaded bootloop issue. My retailer is sending it for repair but it'll be a couple weeks before I get it back unfortunately.

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-01-2016 5:20pm

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