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Been playing with the phone for a couple if hours, does anyone know if you can change the background of the app drawer to a solid color? I'll post tips as I find some.
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Semantics said:
Been playing with the phone for a couple if hours, does anyone know if you can change the background of the app drawer to a solid color? I'll post tips as I find some.
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kinda. go into app drawer, hit menu and hit apps wallpaper...not solid color, but some diff deisgns

I kept getting Edge/H+/LTE switching like mad at my office so I tried *#*#4636#*#* and changed it to LTE/WCDMA and I'm getting LTE pretty much all the time now. Not sure if anyone has a lot of switching, this does work under phone settings.

i'm hoping someone will post the secret hidden verizon menu..someone posted the ATT one, but doesn't work on verizon.
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i'm hoping someone will post the secret hidden verizon menu..someone posted the ATT one, but doesn't work on verizon.

jayochs said:
i'm hoping someone will post the secret hidden verizon menu..someone posted the ATT one, but doesn't work on verizon.
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i'm hoping someone will post the secret hidden verizon menu..someone posted the ATT one, but doesn't work on verizon.
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Which hidden menu is that?
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idk, they awlays have options in them..for examle, the att menu has the option to turn off the screen dimming when teh phone hits a certain temperature.

jayochs said:
idk, they awlays have options in them..for examle, the att menu has the option to turn off the screen dimming when teh phone hits a certain temperature.
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That seems like a setting you wouldn't want to mess with.
Just because a setting can be changed, doesn't mean it should be.

Having used AOSP for the past year, it's taking me some time to get used to the LG features, but it's interesting.
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Semantics said:
Having used AOSP for the past year, it's taking me some time to get used to the LG features, but it's interesting.
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Yes this phone has options out the ying yang...and not in a useless touchwiz kinda way
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If anyone wants to get qslide out of the notification tray, I found a guide on androidcentral that worked.
To remove qslide from your notification tray...
First, pull down the notification tray, then in the quick setting at the top, scroll to the right and look for qslide. If you have it, toggle it and qslide will go away. If you don't have it in quick settings already, select edit and add it in. Then go back and toggle it, then return to settings and remove the qslide toggle. Qslide will be gone like it should be and we will have world peace!

Namtaru said:
That seems like a setting you wouldn't want to mess with.
Just because a setting can be changed, doesn't mean it should be.
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nono, i'd keep that on..but the other content adaptive brightness absolutley needs to be turned off

I was trying to figure out how to take a screenshot (stilll cant), and noticed that holding down the power button and the home button brings up recent apps!

Semantics said:
I was trying to figure out how to take a screenshot (stilll cant), and noticed that holding down the power button and the home button brings up recent apps!
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Easiest way, QuickMemo

i'm able to do power+vol down with one finger..makes it even easier for me
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Semantics said:
I was trying to figure out how to take a screenshot (stilll cant), and noticed that holding down the power button and the home button brings up recent apps!
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also, just hold down home without power......

jayochs said:
i'm able to do power+vol down with one finger..makes it even easier for me
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also, just hold down home without power......
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Nice tip. One finger is easy!
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jayochs said:
nono, i'd keep that on..but the other content adaptive brightness absolutley needs to be turned off
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You can turn off auto dimming without root, the option is under settings -> display

it's not auto brightness though. it's something completely different.
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jayochs said:
it's not auto brightness though. it's something completely different.
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U talking about thermal throttling that when it gets a certain temp, it dims they display? This can be turned off in the service menu ....
Open dialer, and type 3845*#800# I always turn off thermal throttling that dims ur display when phone gets over 100 degrees. Do this by going to High temperature property off, and thermal deamon mitigation off, and enable them both...
That is the code for the at&t version. The 800 between the #'s is the model number, so Verizon guys would insert there model there...
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nope. mines running very cool, at like 29 Celsius.. i love the phone because it runs so cool lol
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Try this tricks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296447
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292012

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how to take a screenshot

does anybody know how to take a screenshot or save pictures from facebook or any other places...i can't figure it out...
any help will be great..
thanks
just press up and down volume at same time then press the floppy disk icon
got LGOG?
Hold down and power together
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Use the quick memo in the notification bar. Does the same thing. Just have to remember to save it from there.
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thank you guys for your help.....it worked....
thanks
Can't get it to work
I can't get the screen shot to work? Tried vol down and power. Any ideas?
Big_dog, did you hold those buttons for a second or two?
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For screen shot to automatically write on it just hold volume up and down and the edit options will show up
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Big_dog, did you hold those buttons for a second or two?
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[/COLOR]BTW, the quick memo app puts a signature "lg quick memo" (annoying) at the bottom right of pictures. I found that this can be turned off in the settings, so if the automatic screenshot (vol dn + pwr) doesn't work this will be a reasonable work around, but I would like to be able to do it the easier way if possible.
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Figured it out. It is timing sensitive. I had allowed too great a gap between the first and second press. I wonder if this can be adjusted or if a different combo or shortcut can be used/created. Thanks for your friendly replies/suggestions. :victory::highfive:
Random: Unrelated, but I can't wait for the JB update. I had been running jellytime on my inspire and feel like, regarding the LGOG, a great phone is being held back by an OS that is now two updates behind. Hoping once official JB update is out, we can start to see some custom JB roms as well. Not sure if that is how it works, but would think that it would help to have the factory/carrier rom as a point of reference would be a positive step. Too bad they are only updating to 4.1. Anybody think we'll see some 4.2 roms anytime soon? The development threads don''t seem to have a whole lot happening yet.
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Thanks man. Thats the main procedure. Screenshot using quickmemo leave a 'LG Quickmemo' logo on right bottom corner. Thats why 'Volume Down' + 'Power' is the best
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samomamo said:
Hold down and power together
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Thanks mannn. This is the actual procedure! Using quickmemo, leave a 'LG Quickmemo' logo on right bottom corner. So, 'Volume Down' + 'Power' = Rocks

Sluggish waking up.

The slow wake time is making me nuts. Anyone else?
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I think I've seen that addressed on YouTube. Try disabling the ripple effect on the lockscreen and see if that helps you any.
Cool, id say that cut it in half.
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Even with that disabled it still takes about 1.5 seconds for it to wake up.
Also under lockscreen, disable Pop-up Note on Lockscreen. I turn my animations to none or .5 under developer options as well, which speeds everything up a bit.
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Disable popup note on lockscreen, and also in S Voice settings turn off the wake up commands. Problem solved.
kpkimmel said:
Disable popup note on lockscreen, and also in S Voice settings turn off the wake up commands. Problem solved.
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But I like popup notes... lol
And also I have it all disabled....still about a 2 second lag
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where are s voice settings
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sbcdave said:
where are s voice settings
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Open S voice and hit the menu button then settings and scroll down to "Wake up in lock screen". I turned off the option above that one too.
punchingpigeons said:
And also I have it all disabled....still about a 2 second lag
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same here. I have the popup note setting disabled, and also have S voice completely disabled. Still the delay.
I have everything disabled that's been mentioned, and I also have the lockscreen disabled, and there's still a delay for me as well.
Possible fix for the lag
Okay, so this lag has been driving me crazy, and I believe I found a way around it, but it has a big trade-off:
Unmount and remove your SD card, and the lag will go away.
Super weird, and hopefully someone can identify what it's looking for on the SD card. This has worked for me in a bit of quick testing, curious to see if it works for other people as well.
Would using a class 10 card help?
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What kind of sd card are you using?
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earled said:
Would using a class 10 card help?
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What kind of sd card are you using?
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I have a class 10 SDXC card, and there's still a slight delay when pressing the power button to turn the display on, even with the lock screen completely disables.
I'm sure it's hardware. Our screens are relatively big and LCD tvs take a lot longer to fully turn on etc.
Maybe it is app related because my phone wakes up as soon as I hit either button. Even with lock screen and s-voice on. I have a 32gb class 10 sdcard as well. I only have a few gigs of data on the card though.
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My phone takes about 1 full second for the screen to turn on after I hit a button.
same here...pulled sd card and even ended up doing a full data wipe/factory reset...still have about 1 second delay....so frustrating
i actually believe its the TouchWiz launcher. i switched to ADW launcher and theres no lag. the lock screen ripple/spen ink blots are smooth. though if i reset my phone it loads TouchWiz first and makes me choose adw launcher again, and that first time i notice the lag. as soon as i pick adw launcher all the time..perfect.

Official LG Hidden Options

Hi Guys, i am starting this thread to share some of the Official LG hidden options which have been overshadowed by a race of themes, patches, custom roms, etc to make your device better. I've found these hidden options after fiddling around with my device for hours and I was surprised to know it was there the whole time and I was unaware about it. I know many of us will be surprised but would also like to:good: Invite people to share if they know they have found a secret inside their device.
Changing Homescreen Icons:
This is the pictures of my Homescreen before the change:
Steps-1
Press & hold icon for 2 secs & then release. as you release you'll see a small paint brush picture on the top of the icon. When you see that quickly tap the Icon again.
Step 2:
Now you can choose icons from the presets or use our own picture from the phone by clicking on CREATE PHOTO ICON.
Step 3:
Now select the icon picture from your gallery and done! :laugh: :good:
Wow!
OMG! I Surprised. But i don't think that its HIDDEN.
But Nice.
Ya may be not for you but i thought sharing would be nice.
woooow. that's a secret!
This does not work on the LG p76920f
4.1.2 jellybean
3.0.31
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Dragusdrake said:
woooow. that's a secret!
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No need for sarcasm mate....
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Good job.. There is another secret, use pattern lockscreen on jelly bean. Enter the pattern and stop at the last dot and keep on holsing for 3 seconds. You will get shortcuts like slide.
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And another "secret", pull down notification bar, on quick settings when u press and hold for example wifi quick button u will enter on wifi full settings
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And one more "secret" Safe mod- here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435669
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Jishnu Sur said:
Good job.. There is another secret, use pattern lockscreen on jelly bean. Enter the pattern and stop at the last dot and keep on holsing for 3 seconds. You will get shortcuts like slide.
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I tried this (P765 using P760 20h ROM), nothing happens.
Dadovvv said:
And another "secret", pull down notification bar, on quick settings when u press and hold for example wifi quick button u will enter on wifi full settings
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And one more "secret" Safe mod- here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435669
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Very good, thank :thumbup:
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Another secret - hold power button down for 8 seconds and phone will shut down...
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3845*#76Ж# (which "Ж" is name of L9 model) code opens hidden menu.
Dadovvv said:
And another "secret", pull down notification bar, on quick settings when u press and hold for example wifi quick button u will enter on wifi full settings
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And one more "secret" Safe mod- here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435669
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that's not a secret...just and android 4.1.xxx feature...so its work on al android phones with 4.1xx
bludevil84 said:
that's not a secret...just and android 4.1.xxx feature...so its work on al android phones with 4.1xx
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Read then post. i wrote "secret" not secret
Jishnu Sur™ said:
Good job.. There is another secret, use pattern lockscreen on jelly bean. Enter the pattern and stop at the last dot and keep on holsing for 3 seconds. You will get shortcuts like slide.
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I don't think its working as I tried on my mobile which is L9 jb
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So much irony here
Alert for Noobs. ..!!
You have been warned...
Funny
lg p765
this was the best part of lg
realized it the first day i bought my phone
LG stock ROM had almost 95% of good features one would ever need
the onscreen phone was also good
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3845*#76Ж# (which "Ж" is name of L9 model) code opens hidden menu.
which menu what it does
any screen shot
cannot see it now that i have a custom ROM

A: How to change front buttons

Go into settings
tap menu button at the bottom -> Switch to tab view
Go to display tab, there is the "Front touch buttons". You can change the buttons and the color.
I could never find it in the list view.
This is useful on the verizon lg g2. Probably already tab view and easy to find on the other ones.
jpayne97 said:
Go into settings
tap menu button at the bottom -> Switch to tab view
Go to display tab, there is the "Front touch buttons". You can change the buttons and the color.
I could never find it in the list view.
This is useful on the verizon lg g2. Probably already tab view and easy to find on the other ones.
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No need to change to tab view. It's under "Display".
Where do we change the lock screen apps on the bottom?
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Is there any fix to make the menu button a recents button lol I hate holding the home button.
razball said:
Is there any fix to make the menu button a recents button lol I hate holding the home button.
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Yeah this would bother me also. I believe the only other option is a toggle notification button. So lame.
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No one knows how to change apps on lock screen?
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Hardcore73 said:
No one knows how to change apps on lock screen?
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I think it's in display? in the settings hold on I saw it in a review.
Edit: It's under device tab and it'll say lock screen
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No one knows how to change apps on lock screen?
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Also from home screen hit the menu button on the right and it'll say lock screen settings.
It'd not under lock screen. Can you check it out and try to change apps there.
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Just checked again. Absolutely nothing in lock screen settings for apps.
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Hardcore73 said:
No one knows how to change apps on lock screen?
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Settings - lock screen - shortcuts
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who MIKE D said:
Settings - lock screen - shortcuts
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I don't have a shortcuts on my screen.
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Hardcore73 said:
I don't have a shortcuts on my screen.
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I'm on the Verizon G2... which one do you have??
We finally found it. If you have anything other then swipe to unlock the shortcuts button dissappears..

I have it in hand, ask away.

I know what it's like to have a million questions that can't be answered because no one has it on display and no one can get their hands on one. Well I'm holding mind, just grabbed it right now. If you have questions I can answer them.
I also have an iPhone XS Max and a Note 10+ so if you want me to compare things such as screen brightness or speaker loudness, let me know.
seh6183 said:
I know what it's like to have a million questions that can't be answered because no one has it on display and no one can get their hands on one. Well I'm holding mind, just grabbed it right now. If you have questions I can answer them.
I also have an iPhone XS Max and a Note 10+ so if you want me to compare things such as screen brightness or speaker loudness, let me know.
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Can you send me an email to [email protected]
I have a favor to ask which is theme related. Im planning on getting this phone very soon and will be making themes for it.
markbencze said:
Can you send me an email to [email protected]
I have a favor to ask which is theme related. Im planning on getting this phone very soon and will be making themes for it.
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Sent.
hi @seh6183 ,
I'm updating my (foss F-Droid rc8 ) DeviceInfo app , with multi screen metrics reporting; can you give a try and post resulting G8X json (renamed with additional .txt): the app doesn't connect to internet, and the json (~Android/data/com.xda.kalturadeviceinfo/files/*.json) does not include any private data or ids.
-latest rc8 debug (xda)apk: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4865429&d=1572812941
oF2pks said:
hi @seh6183 ,
I'm updating my (foss F-Droid rc8 ) DeviceInfo app , with multi screen metrics reporting; can you give a try and post resulting G8X json (renamed with additional .txt): the app doesn't connect to internet, and the json (~Android/data/com.xda.kalturadeviceinfo/files/*.json) does not include any private data or ids.
-latest rc8 debug (xda)apk: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4865429&d=1572812941
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Sure, here you go.
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So i just got mine and in the revuew videos it kept saying something about some type of 3 finger gesture to swap screens. Is there a setting somewhere to toggle that? I haven't figured that one out yet aside from the new floating bar for it
markbencze said:
So i just got mine and in the revuew videos it kept saying something about some type of 3 finger gesture to swap screens. Is there a setting somewhere to toggle that? I haven't figured that one out yet aside from the new floating bar for it
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Nope, no setting, just use 3 fingers and drag from the right to the left of the screen (right screen) and whatever is on the right screen will transfer over to the left screen.
seh6183 said:
Nope, no setting, just use 3 fingers and drag from the right to the left of the screen (right screen) and whatever is on the right screen will transfer over to the left screen.
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Ah ok. I was going up and down
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Can you still use android split screen? So have 3 or 4 apps showing at once?
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inzimam said:
Can you still use android split screen? So have 3 or 4 apps showing at once?
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Yes.
I really hate how you can't use the blue light filter on the dual display. Anyone find a workaround for that yet?
sportsinger75 said:
I really hate how you can't use the blue light filter on the dual display. Anyone find a workaround for that yet?
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No. The closest approach I could find wasn't automated.
Settings > Display > Screen colour
Apply to Dual Screen - On
Then, I think 'Web' is the least harsh with blue light of the preset profiles.
sportsinger75 said:
I really hate how you can't use the blue light filter on the dual display. Anyone find a workaround for that yet?
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Surely lg can fix this with a software update..
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seh6183 said:
Yes.
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Thanks. Can you share a photo showing this please?
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uidgid said:
No. The closest approach I could find wasn't automated.
Settings > Display > Screen colour
Apply to Dual Screen - On
Then, I think 'Web' is the least harsh with blue light of the preset profiles.
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Does a third party app like Twilight not work?
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inzimam said:
Surely lg can fix this with a software update..
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Thanks. Can you share a photo showing this please?
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Does a third party app like Twilight not work?
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No Twilight does not work. It only shades the main display and does nothing to the secondary display.
You can split apps by 1/4:3/4 or 1/2:1/2 ratios on the main display but on the secondary display you can only have one app (the recent apps button is greyed out. When you're not in split view on the main display, the recent apps button is normal).
do u face display problem? like screen burn or shadow
sayaoks said:
do u face display problem? like screen burn or shadow
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Shadow stripes on the secondary display. Which is why I returned it and now have a Galaxy Fold.
seh6183 said:
Shadow stripes on the secondary display. Which is why I returned it and now have a Galaxy Fold.
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What are these...
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Returning mine as well. Very bad banding on the 2nd display.
charlieb620 said:
Returning mine as well. Very bad banding on the 2nd display.
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LG had a really good thing going with this device and then just didn't follow through as usual. In many ways it's superior to something like the galaxy fold so it had a lot of potential.
I mean they couldn't even get the keyboard right of all things. Their software always falls soooooo short, it's so disappointing. I hope they don't wonder why their sales are always in the tank.
This coupled with the hardware flaws is just the nail in the coffin. I will say though that the phone itself when outside the case is actually a very nice piece hardware wise. I wish the dual screen case was as polished as the device itself. That coupled with a polished software experience would have been the ticket.
This really could have been the device to put them back on the map, so it's a shame they blew it.
It sucks because I was using it on T-Mobile. It has full coverage with bands/wifi calling etc.... Can't look pass that screen.

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