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Hey everybody,
Got my GNote 10.1 yesterday and I had a blast last night (only had lil bit of sleep, and it continues tonight again). Order from Amazon two weeks ago, it got to my peeps in Miami last week, and it got to Belize 2 days ago.
What a difference compared to my previous ThinkPad tablet. It's really smooth and that's because I haven't tried my art apps yet. Hopefully Sketchbook Pro works better on this tab. Few questions tho:
1. Has anybody noticed that sometimes the tablet locks on pen only? This morning I had to restart the machine because it was only registering pen and touches every now and again. And I know, the pen was not close to the screen (it was right on my desk). Just want to know if this was isolated or I'll be having this intermittently.
2. I see my tablet came already with ICS 4.0.4 IMM76D.N8013UEALGB. I thought there a later firmware update, but I saw the thread that somehow it was pulled. My question is, I thought the tablet shipped with an earlier build number. Can it be a case where Amazon sent me an Open Box product, refurbished, or a tab that was previously owned and updated? The tablet box had both of its seals at the bottom of it torn but the box passed thru so many hands that I will never know if Amazon sent the box like that.
Thanks for reading, and glad being part of this community.
Ron
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Hey everybody,
Got my GNote 10.1 yesterday and I had a blast last night (only had lil bit of sleep, and it continues tonight again). Order from Amazon two weeks ago, it got to my peeps in Miami last week, and it got to Belize 2 days ago.
What a difference compared to my previous ThinkPad tablet. It's really smooth and that's because I haven't tried my art apps yet. Hopefully Sketchbook Pro works better on this tab. Few questions tho:
1. Has anybody noticed that sometimes the tablet locks on pen only? This morning I had to restart the machine because it was only registering pen and touches every now and again. And I know, the pen was not close to the screen (it was right on my desk). Just want to know if this was isolated or I'll be having this intermittently.
2. I see my tablet came already with ICS 4.0.4 IMM76D.N8013UEALGB. I thought there a later firmware update, but I saw the thread that somehow it was pulled. My question is, I thought the tablet shipped with an earlier build number. Can it be a case where Amazon sent me an Open Box product, refurbished, or a tab that was previously owned and updated? The tablet box had both of its seals at the bottom of it torn but the box passed thru so many hands that I will never know if Amazon sent the box like that.
Thanks for reading, and glad being part of this community.
Ron
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Welcome on board! Glad you are enjoying your new Note.
1. This should not happen, I have only experienced this when the pen is near the screen as it should be.
2. If the seals were damaged, it is quite probable that it is a returned unit possibly due to the fault you described and the fact that the firmware has been upgraded.
If I were you, I would not take any chances and get the unit changed. The problems you described could be due to the firmware which is why it seems to have been pulled by Samsung.
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Welcome on board! Glad you are enjoying your new Note.
1. This should not happen, I have only experienced this when the pen is near the screen as it should be.
2. If the seals were damaged, it is quite probable that it is a returned unit possibly due to the fault you described and the fact that the firmware has been upgraded.
If I were you, I would not take any chances and get the unit changed. The problems you described could be due to the firmware which is why it seems to have been pulled by Samsung.
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I contacted Amazon and the CSR says that the product is spanking new and I'm the first customer. I just bought it and had for only over a day, and if I want I can return it, but I live all the way in Belize and it's kinda pricey to Fedex stuff out to the US that way. Hopefully the screen freezing and not responding too well to touch (but the pen) was just momentary and is not a real issue. Having an updated firmware was kinda surprising to me too.
Thanks dude for the answers and the welcome.
Ron
Hey, Ron. Mine came with 4.04, and my seals were in tact, but nearly severed during shipping. There were a hundred little pieces of plastic on the tablet - if those were in tact I think you're safe that it is indeed new. Amazon doesn't ship used or refurbished unless it is a "Warehouse Deal". Any item bought through the regular site and sold by Amazon will be new.
I am unclear as to what you mean by "locks" in item 1. Please elaborate.
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BTW, Congrats! Hope you enjoy the tab. I love it. Butter smooth in comparison to the TPT.
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Hey, Ron. Mine came with 4.04, and my seals were in tact, but nearly severed during shipping. There were a hundred little pieces of plastic on the tablet - if those were in tact I think you're safe that it is indeed new. Amazon doesn't ship used or refurbished unless it is a "Warehouse Deal". Any item bought through the regular site and sold by Amazon will be new.
I am unclear as to what you mean by "locks" in item 1. Please elaborate.
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BTW, Congrats! Hope you enjoy the tab. I love it. Butter smooth in comparison to the TPT.
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Hey dude!
Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the clarification. When I said "the screen locks..." I meant that the screen did not respond to touch; only to pen input. And as far I know I have not seen a pen-only input option on the tablet so I knew something wasn't right. But anyways, it hasn't done it since, so I think I'm safe.
Now, with the seals broken, it is possible that shipping did that, or Customs in the US, or the shipping company from Miami to Belize, or Customs in Belize... Probably I'll never know. However, I didn't see no hundreds of lil pieces of plastic in my box. Do you mean the shipping box or the Samsung tablet box? My shipping box had those air pockets sort of thing they put in boxes to absorb shocks. My Sammy box had nothing but the tablet on top.
Ron
But my tablet was protected with thin transparent plastic foils on the tablet, large ones and small ones, on the corners, ... If they were there (front and back) it is quite unprobable that someone already used the phone.
The problem of the non-responsive touch screen sounds like a modified rom (see the section here), did you root the device and if yes, how?
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But my tablet was protected with thin transparent plastic foils on the tablet, large ones and small ones, on the corners, ... If they were there (front and back) it is quite unprobable that someone already used the phone.
The problem of the non-responsive touch screen sounds like a modified rom (see the section here), did you root the device and if yes, how?
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Yeah, the tablet had litle transparent soft plastic stickers (covers) on the front, edges and back (if that is what you meant). My tablet is unrooted. I'm not that naive to technology and I'm quite a fanatic and deal with gadgets pretty well; but I haven't gathered the guts and enough research to root the tablet.
I read that few of them have been bricked and that there are issues when upgrading. So, I think I'll either pass or wait.
Thanks
Ron
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Hey dude!
Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the clarification. When I said "the screen locks..." I meant that the screen did not respond to touch; only to pen input. And as far I know I have not seen a pen-only input option on the tablet so I knew something wasn't right. But anyways, it hasn't done it since, so I think I'm safe.
Now, with the seals broken, it is possible that shipping did that, or Customs in the US, or the shipping company from Miami to Belize, or Customs in Belize... Probably I'll never know. However, I didn't see no hundreds of lil pieces of plastic in my box. Do you mean the shipping box or the Samsung tablet box? My shipping box had those air pockets sort of thing they put in boxes to absorb shocks. My Sammy box had nothing but the tablet on top.
Ron
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So, you have no touch capabilities, only pen? That's not right.
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What I meant by pieces of plastic is all the protective stickers covering the tab. There were so many that I was still finding them days later.
i have had two nexus 5 and both have been faulty. the first had no vibration and when i tapped the phone it would vibrate. second just came and has a white stain on the screen which is common with lcds when they are faulty or pressed to hard... i dont know shall i take another chance or change to a g2 or something?
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i have had two nexus 5 and both have been faulty. the first had no vibration and when i tapped the phone it would vibrate. second just came and has a white stain on the screen which is common with lcds when they are faulty or pressed to hard... i dont know shall i take another chance or change to a g2 or something?
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I went back to my S4 because of horrible battery life. The G2 looks tempting, but it is kind of old.
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i have had two nexus 5 and both have been faulty. the first had no vibration and when i tapped the phone it would vibrate. second just came and has a white stain on the screen which is common with lcds when they are faulty or pressed to hard... i dont know shall i take another chance or change to a g2 or something?
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Hiya!
I would ask for a refund and buy the phone from another store and hope the phone is in another batch. The N5 really worths it and I am glad that I bought the phone even though it has a dust particle under the screen
G2 old? Whaaat
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G2 old? Whaaat
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My thoughts exactly.
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Who says if you get a G2 it will be perfect? It is an electronic device, they will always be bad ones in the bunch. You were just unfortunate to get 2 of the same device.
I think it is funny to complain about the N5 and then ask if you should go to a G2. They are both made by LG. You think they make the G2 in their perfect factory.
There are a ton of N5 users with perfectly working devices so I am sure your issues are not the norm. I have yet to see anyone even mention the white spot thing.
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I went back to my S4 because of horrible battery life. The G2 looks tempting, but it is kind of old.
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I think when the N5 behaves the battery life is outstanding. I can unplug at 8am and then plug back in at 11:30pm with 31/2 - 4 hoursof on-screen time and still have battery left. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that battery life. There does seem to be some Google issues with battery the last few days but that looks like it is worked itself out or should at least get worked out.
Soldier 2.0 said:
I went back to my S4 because of horrible battery life. The G2 looks tempting, but it is kind of old.
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Hiya!
I would ask for a refund and buy the phone from another store and hope the phone is in another batch. The N5 really worths it and I am glad that I bought the phone even though it has a dust particle under the screen
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I think you may have been a bit hasty. My Nexus 5 had incredibly bad battery the first week but now Its probably a bit better than my GS4 on cm. It gets really good screen off time which is great for me because I play lots of music.
Thanks for the responses. i might try once more but i also cant get over the viewing angles after coming from a gs4. the g2 has it better but not as great. im confused but i love this phone other than that
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Who says if you get a G2 it will be perfect? It is an electronic device, they will always be bad ones in the bunch. You were just unfortunate to get 2 of the same device.
I think it is funny to complain about the N5 and then ask if you should go to a G2. They are both made by LG. You think they make the G2 in their perfect factory.
There are a ton of N5 users with perfectly working devices so I am sure your issues are not the norm. I have yet to see anyone even mention the white spot thing.
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I think when the N5 behaves the battery life is outstanding. I can unplug at 8am and then plug back in at 11:30pm with 31/2 - 4 hoursof on-screen time and still have battery left. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that battery life. There does seem to be some Google issues with battery the last few days but that looks like it is worked itself out or should at least get worked out.
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There are also tons of users with bad devices as well... The white spot is new and i havent heard that before but who knows... The battery has been better than my old Galaxy S2
Hey all,
So I have just purchased a 1+1 to replace a 1 month old G3...long story haha. Anyway hoping it will come next week as I paid for the quick delivery. Also ordered a glass screen protector and a Diztronic case to go with it.
Anyway, just have a question regarding issues with this phone that I should be on the lookout for when I start using it and is there anything that can be done about them. e.g. the screen ghosting issue...is this still a thing with this phone? some of the one year old reviews mentioned it and it has me worried.
Thanks
Just check if your phone has a yellow part at the bottom of the display or if you have touchscreen issues(choose a multitouch tester app and check if it recognizes everything correctly if you have your fingers on the same x achsis or the same y achsis)
Okay will do, what's the yellow thing about? Hoping I don't have any of these issues as I'm not wanting to have to mess around getting a replacement sent out.
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I have the yellow tint at bottom. Its just a small section about half inch that has a very slight tint only noticeable on a white page like a internet page, it is a bit annoying but isn't bad enough that I wanted to send the phone back,
The phone is such good value it don't really bother me.
If you switch on the on screen buttons then its not there anymore, but I favour the capacitive button's .
But shouldn't be there on newer devices so wouldn't worry about it and enjoy a nice phone
I love the rough back cover it don't slip out the hand or off my leg
My galaxy s3 shoots all over the place
And I like the fact that when someone sees you using opo, they never heard of it b4. But love the look of the phone screen.
Anyway enjoy.
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Just looked and I can't see the tint anymore. It seems to have faded out,
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We already have other threads asking this question, here's one of them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/buy-switch-nexus-5-wait-op-t3131139
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We already have other threads asking this question, here's one of them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/buy-switch-nexus-5-wait-op-t3131139
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This.
Thread closed.
Did anyone else G5 come with scuffs under the tray that hold the sd and sim card? Should I try and get it swapped out through t-mobile?
I honestly don't even see any scuffs
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Don't see anything either. Better pictures maybe?
I thought I did but they were clear stickers really.
Sorry I already exchanged the phone, but the dent is in the middle under the tray that holds the sim and micro sd card.
It looks fine!
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Did anyone else G5 come with scuffs under the tray that hold the sd and sim card? Should I try and get it swapped out through t-mobile?
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I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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Hey i'm the same way so don't feel bad lol. :highfive:
I went to a tmobile store see how it looks and the store model had the bottom part way off, it had a few centimeters off, it wasn't flushed to the metal, i said for showing what will happen to thia phone if i would purchase it, very bad store display to show of the new phone, i said i will probably get the nexus 6p, he said we don't carry that, i said i would get a unlocked version with 64gb at Google or newegg.
Ive been a sammy guy since the htc m7, and i had the htc smartphone with windows htc tmobile dash,, then htc touch then touchpro then evo, from the 1st htc, then i went to samsung galaxy s2, s3, note 2, 3, 4.. now gonna see, i hate crapple, but maybe will see the apple 7 plus..
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Got my g5 today. At first I thought I had a messed up corner by my battery , turns out it just had plastic wrap around it.problem solved
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I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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LOL @ OCD.
Well, for all us OCD folks, I highly recommend the Otterbox Defender. We got them for free (normally $50 each) from a TMobile rep hook up via telephone sales. They also gave us Puregear Extreme Impact custom fit screen protectors too ($25), free, in case we did want to use the Otterbox (which also has a screen protector anyway).
Does anybody else have a small gap at the bottom? I mean where the module pops out.
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Does anybody else have a small gap at the bottom? I mean where the module pops out.
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I have a tiny gap. I can only see it if I shine a light behind it and look directly at it but it is there.
I really love the phone so not sure if I should care or not.
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I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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It sucks doesn't? I legit have it to (I absolutely hate when people joke about having it. It's awful and not fun. Every minute of the day is a struggle..). I obsess over every phone I buy. I've also been working on not checking for things.
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LOL @ OCD.
Well, for all us OCD folks, I highly recommend the Otterbox Defender. We got them for free (normally $50 each) from a TMobile rep hook up via telephone sales. They also gave us Puregear Extreme Impact custom fit screen protectors too ($25), free, in case we did want to use the Otterbox (which also has a screen protector anyway).
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For me, it's not a problem about what will happen to the phone if I drop it or anything, it's more about obsessing over there being a problem with it right after opening it up. Screen coloration issues, scratches, etc. And the worst part is having that thought that, "Well I could exchange it and get a perfect one. There's always that chance." That's never worked out. I've returned and exchanged so many phones just from obsessing. The solution is to just use the phone. Not matter what. The 4th R: (read the book Brain Lock for info on the 4 R's). Do what you would be doing if you weren't having this obsession.
Easier said than done lol.
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It sucks doesn't? I legit have it to (I absolutely hate when people joke about having it. It's awful and not fun. Every minute of the day is a struggle..). I obsess over every phone I buy. I've also been working on not checking for things.
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For me, it's not a problem about what will happen to the phone if I drop it or anything, it's more about obsessing over there being a problem with it right after opening it up. Screen coloration issues, scratches, etc. And the worst part is having that thought that, "Well I could exchange it and get a perfect one. There's always that chance." That's never worked out. I've returned and exchanged so many phones just from obsessing. The solution is to just use the phone. Not matter what. The 4th R: (read the book Brain Lock for info on the 4 R's). Do what you would be doing if you weren't having this obsession.
Easier said than done lol.
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I ended up checking it for imperfections, and....I couldn't take it. I swapped out for an HTC 10. =/
Today while I was checking Facebook, my G Flex suddenly went off. Don't worry because that happened to me about 4 times a week. But this time, it was different, the phone didn't turn on again, not even connecting it to the power outlet. Apart from that, it was on its third battery purchased, as many will know, it always failed.
Now I kept thinking about the beautiful and horrible moments that this phone brought me. So many headaches from the stagnant LG system in Lollipop and with that disgusting layer of customization, added to the impossibility of unlocking the bootloader and the problem of super overheating of the Snapdragon 810 that even with retouched interactive governors could avoid it.
But at the same time great things like 24-bit audio support (It was wonderful to hear music on it.), a good rear camera with optical stabilization, the fact that this phone could be said to be "competitive" in terms of power today (obviously not taking into account overheating) and, most importantly, the CURVE SCREEN.
I'll miss this phone, probably buy a Galaxy S8, or a Moto Z2 Force, but something is sure.
I WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN AN LG IN MY LIFE.
My phone died too. It has the same symptoms. What I would like to buy is either OnePlus 5 or LG G6, but more towards the 1+.
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Today while I was checking Facebook, my G Flex suddenly went off. Don't worry because that happened to me about 4 times a week. But this time, it was different, the phone didn't turn on again, not even connecting it to the power outlet. Apart from that, it was on its third battery purchased, as many will know, it always failed.
Now I kept thinking about the beautiful and horrible moments that this phone brought me. So many headaches from the stagnant LG system in Lollipop and with that disgusting layer of customization, added to the impossibility of unlocking the bootloader and the problem of super overheating of the Snapdragon 810 that even with retouched interactive governors could avoid it.
But at the same time great things like 24-bit audio support (It was wonderful to hear music on it.), a good rear camera with optical stabilization, the fact that this phone could be said to be "competitive" in terms of power today (obviously not taking into account overheating) and, most importantly, the CURVE SCREEN.
I'll miss this phone, probably buy a Galaxy S8, or a Moto Z2 Force, but something is sure.
I WILL NEVER BUY AN LG IN MY LIFE.
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I may be in the majority when I say this, but I miss the old designs of phones. The plastic design of the LG Flex 2 and LG G4 was perfectly fine by me. Now they make the phones out of delicate aluminum that is so slippery. The plastic phones can take more drops and hit than the aluminum ones can today.
I have mine rooted on the most recent image. How did you manage the overheating issue ? I'll admit the thing still has sentimental value to me lol.
My Flex2 died too. It was pretty good phone but what mostly I liked about it was, of course, the curve! That was so ergonomic, very comfortable to use and also to have in your pocket. That enabled 5.5" screen to manage with no hassle.
On the other hand the screen was pixelated (especially on low brightness), camera had no manual settings (except like on/off for HDR or flash, lol). SOT was barely acceptable, sometimes not even 4 ours. 2/16 GB were also very very limiting, not enough internal memory for apps, always forcing you to chose them carefully. Oh, I almost forgot - "self healing" battery cover. All it did for me was collected micro scratches from nowhere. Very unpleasant view to the careful phone owner.
What's next? Maybe G6, who knows.
For me LG share the blame with Qualcomm for this phone. The first version of the SD810 always overheated and was probably at fault for many of the hardware issues that users have suffered over the years. LG should have provided 3GB RAM on all versions to fully exploit the high end SoC. LG's software support for a flagship was also poor.
On the other hand, it was a beautiful piece of hardware. I really liked the screen and the curve felt excellent in the hand. The red back on some versions was much nicer than the grey of the H950.
So like others, I'm torn.
Second time this same problem happened to me also . I thought it was a rare occurrence; but today, my 2nd G Flex 2 died, just 5 months after my other one. Symptoms are the same as yours. Heat gunning the chips under the shields on the motherboard did nothing. Not sure if to get an LG phone next anymore...
My G Flex 2 also died and LG Support says they dont have the needed replacement parts and instead offered me to get an LG Q6 as replacement which feels like being ripped off.
Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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I'd rather the phone stayed in my smartphone cemetery. The S8 is already part of my life.
I'll fix it if you send it to me.
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Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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What's the worst that could happen with this method? I'm nearly convinced to try this, although I still want to get the data off the EMMC chip.
My Flex 2 is still alive and well, about a year after I bought it. It heats up, slows down, is laggy, too bright in the dark and dim outside. Battery, seems to have improved over time, however, occasionally something will drain it in no time. Can't quite figure out what it is. Sometimes I get random restarts and weird behavior, but not on a daily basis. Perhaps once every week or two. Because it's too bright in the dark I use a dimming app, when dimmed you can noticably see that large areas of the screen (roughly half) have a sort of dark stain. This has been there since day 1. On MM stock.
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What's the worst that could happen with this method? I'm nearly convinced to try this, although I still want to get the data off the EMMC chip.
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Worst thing is that you bump it while it's still hot and ruin the board. Don't try and rush things. I'll fix it for you if you don't want to do it. I'm in the metro Detroit area though.
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Worst thing is that you bump it while it's still hot and ruin the board. Don't try and rush things. I'll fix it for you if you don't want to do it. I'm in the metro Detroit area though.
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Does this really works?/? i May try this tonite when i get off
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Disassemble the phone and place the motherboard onto a piece of aluminum foil and bake it at 300°f for 8 minutes. Then letting it stand in the oven with the door open for a half hour. This generation of LG phones used bad solder compounds. Remelting them fixes them back to working order. Reassemble and enjoy.
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Am going to try this... Mines boot but loop from there
This will not fix software problems, only hardware. Just so you are aware.
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Does this really works?/? i May try this tonite when i get off
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Am going to try this... Mines boot but loop from there
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I'm on lollipop, and I notice the same lag as you. I think it has to do with how the Kernal and driver's use the available cores. This might have 8 of them, but they are vastly different. Some are fast, some, not so much. There are init d scripts that can help. I'm on the 3gb variant, and that helps as well. Hopefully we can find a bootloader bypass or an unlock, it would make this phone so much better. It's almost a mid ranged current phone. It's aged well. Let's hope something soon happens.
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My Flex 2 is still alive and well, about a year after I bought it. It heats up, slows down, is laggy, too bright in the dark and dim outside. Battery, seems to have improved over time, however, occasionally something will drain it in no time. Can't quite figure out what it is. Sometimes I get random restarts and weird behavior, but not on a daily basis. Perhaps once every week or two. Because it's too bright in the dark I use a dimming app, when dimmed you can noticably see that large areas of the screen (roughly half) have a sort of dark stain. This has been there since day 1. On MM stock.
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bountyman334 said:
Does this really works?/? i May try this tonite when i get off
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Am going to try this... Mines boot but loop from there
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Angablade said:
This will not fix software problems, only hardware. Just so you are aware.
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I'm on lollipop, and I notice the same lag as you. I think it has to do with how the Kernal and driver's use the available cores. This might have 8 of them, but they are vastly different. Some are fast, some, not so much. There are init d scripts that can help. I'm on the 3gb variant, and that helps as well. Hopefully we can find a bootloader bypass or an unlock, it would make this phone so much better. It's almost a mid ranged current phone. It's aged well. Let's hope something soon happens.
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LG told me it was a hardware issue..I haven't tried...been at work lately..I will try and report my findings
I just got a V20 used, and I miss my Flex2 already. The curve was brilliant, and I feel like I'm carrying a brick around with a straight phone
LG, will you PLEASE setup a bootloader unlock for this? I don't see why they don't, considering there's no official support for this phone, and even the carries don't care at this point.
bountyman334 said:
LG told me it was a hardware issue..I haven't tried...been at work lately..I will try and report my findings
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How is it working?
Angablade said:
How is it working?
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Haven't even taking apart yet...wrk has me at the balls...off day tomorrow will dig into them
bountyman334 said:
Haven't even taking apart yet...wrk has me at the balls...off day tomorrow will dig into them
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As stated though, if you don't feel right about it, I'm in the metro Detroit area. If you're close by, I could do it for you this Saturday.