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heycal · May 9, 2014

bberryhill0 said:
The answer by putting the phone to your ear feature was flaky for me and since I always have my ringtone as loud as possible it would blast my ear before it picked up.

Figures. Sounded too good to be true

bberryhill0 · May 9, 2014

I don't text enough to know. Maybe Handcent can do it.

PattiCakeUS · May 9, 2014

Handcent, & I think possibly every other text app has the option of a popup. I just always turn that feature off. I've used Handcent for years & right now I'm trying Textra because I've heard a lot of good things about it too & it seems like it's smaller in size. Both of these apps have the option of your text appearing in a popup, or in the bar at the top of the screen, or neither, or both... etc. Very configurable.

heycal · May 9, 2014

PattiCakeUS said:
Handcent, & I think possibly every other text app has the option of a popup. I just always turn that feature off. I've used Handcent for years & right now I'm trying Textra because I've heard a lot of good things about it too & it seems like it's smaller in size. Both of these apps have the option of your text appearing in a popup, or in the bar at the top of the screen, or neither, or both... etc. Very configurable.

But doesn't the G2 have it itself somehow? My LG Lucid does, so I would imagine this phone from LG would too. No?

Stannis the Mannis · May 10, 2014

heycal said:
But doesn't the G2 have it itself somehow? My LG Lucid does, so I would imagine this phone from LG would too. No?

Yes it does.

PattiCakeUS · May 10, 2014

It looks like the stock messaging app does have that function too, although I don't use the stock app for texting. Under Settings it says "change notification and pop-up settings" so... there ya go. It's a pretty standard feature.

heycal · May 10, 2014

OptimusL said:
Yes it does.

PattiCakeUS said:
It looks like the stock messaging app does have that function too, although I don't use the stock app for texting. Under Settings it says "change notification ad pop-up settings" so... there ya go. It's a pretty standard feature.

Good to confirm. All is right with the world after all.

markbehr · May 16, 2014

I swear I am constantly losing 4g and dropping down to 3g and sometimes down to 1x where I used to get 4g all the time. WTH

stef7 · May 16, 2014

There are people on VZW's site with Samsungs reporting post-KK, they have almost no reception where it used to be fantastic.

Did you backup your personal content and try a Factory Data Reset?

FWIW: there are people over there complaining of battery drain too on devices other than the G2.

heycal · May 16, 2014

Sometimes when I play with the G2 at the Verizon store, and try the volume buttons, the screen goes dark. Am I accidentally locking the phone perhaps, or is this just some stupid Verizon store thing?

I do wonder with the volume keys being right next to the power switch if this doesn't result in some issues. Anybody have any problems with this?

(I think I must be the most prolific poster in these G2 threads who doesn't actually own a G2&#8230

Stannis the Mannis · May 16, 2014

heycal said:
Sometimes when I play with the G2 at the Verizon store, and try the volume buttons, the screen goes dark. Am I accidentally locking the phone perhaps, or is this just some stupid Verizon store thing?

I do wonder with the volume keys being right next to the power switch if this doesn't result in some issues. Anybody have any problems with this?

(I think I must be the most prolific poster in these G2 threads who doesn't actually own a G2

heycal · May 17, 2014

Stannis the Mannis said:
Do you mean that the brightness level goes down or that it's actually locked?

Locked. Does this sometimes happen given that the volume keys are next to the on/off switch, or no reports of this?

Stannis the Mannis · May 17, 2014

heycal said:
Locked. Does this sometimes happen given that the volume keys are next to the on/off switch, or no reports of this?

I never had problems with they, but I do have the international version and the back keys are designed differently. The power button is raised and the volume buttons are larger.

PattiCakeUS · May 17, 2014

heycal said:
Locked. Does this sometimes happen given that the volume keys are next to the on/off switch, or no reports of this?

Sounds like that's what's happening, since the buttons are so close. I have the Verizon version too but I hardly every touch my volume buttons; I use Llama to manage my sound profiles & I always have it on vibrate only when I'm at work, full volume during the day, back to vibrate overnight. The only rare times I've messed with the volume keys has been if it's after my "night" setting kicks in & I'm fiddling with a ringtone or something like that.

It's definitely a risk since they're close together, but it hasn't happened to me even once yet.

Tronner · May 24, 2014

So far one of my only gripes is the stock video player. I use the camera to film golf swings once in a while. The G2 does 60fps which is great, but it doesn't seem that the stock player has the ability to play back frame-by-frame and dragging the slide bar doesn't move the video. Anyone know of any video players that would do this better?

The solution to knock off the screen with Screen Off and Lock worked great!

Deleted User · Jun 4, 2014

I have no gripes. Everything on the phone works well. I've come from a rooted SGSIII, which i had to root in order to get the features that i wanted. The LG G2(D800) has some of those features in stock, which i'm running now. No need for me to change the led colors, the double blink in green tells me to check the phone anyway. The time between blinks is so minimal, it's a non-issue for me. I have group messaging with the stock app, and i love the keyboard. The knock on/off has also worked well for me, so no worries there. What can i say, i'm very happy with my new phone.

heycal · Oct 13, 2014

So how is everyone liking their G2's these days? You mostly happy you have it, or wish you had something else?

olivierm · Oct 13, 2014

I like it a lot. First phone I am not upgrading after the first year. Only gripe is the battery life deterioration since KitKat, not great looking icon set and poor focusing in low light videos. And don't get me wrong, I'd get a G3 which looks like a great phone, if I seriously disliked something.

heycal · Oct 13, 2014

olivierm said:
I like it a lot. First phone I am not upgrading after the first year. Only gripe is the battery life deterioration since KitKat, not great looking icon set and poor focusing in low light videos. And don't get me wrong, I'd get a G3 which looks like a great phone, if I seriously disliked something.

How much battery life deterioation? Battery life is big selling point for me for G2.

I heard you can change the icons if you don't like them, even make them look like those nice ones iPhone has. That true?

heycal · Oct 13, 2014

creator69 said:
One I forgot to add in my previous post, when I have my bluetooth on my Text notification only goes off in my ear and not on the phone, like my email or any other notifications do. The others go off on phone and in ear. But if my bluetooth is not in my ear I don't know I got a text.

Isn't there a notification light that goes on for texts so you'd know that way?

olivierm · Oct 13, 2014

heycal said:
How much battery life deterioation? Battery life is big selling point for me for G2.

I heard you can change the icons if you don't like them, even make them look like those nice ones iPhone has. That true?

About battery life, I can't reliably finish the day without a top up with medium work day use. Before the upgrade that was not a problem. With light use like when I am on holiday then it's fine.

The icons don't bother me much so I've not looked into customisation.

heycal · Oct 13, 2014

olivierm said:
About battery life, I can't reliably finish the day without a top up with medium work day use. Before the upgrade that was not a problem. With light use like when I am on holiday then it's fine.

Wow. That's not great. I was in a Verizon store this evening and the salesman there was telling me he gets lots of battery life complaints about the G2 and G3, but who knows what his motivations are?

I thought battery life was supposed to be one of the great strengths of the G2, and a major reason I'm considering it over the iphone 6. If I couldn't get through a day of heavy use with it, I'd be annoyed. Even the iphone 6 may offer me that.

Anyone else on G2 battery life issues?

bberryhill0 · Oct 13, 2014

Someone did two factory resets after the KitKat upgrade and battery life came back.

olivierm · Oct 14, 2014

I did a factory reset too, but beats me that a second one would make any difference but maybe I'll try

lpd50 · Oct 14, 2014

I too would like to know if a factory reset would bring back some battery life. I'm just over a full year of service with my phone and have also noticed a significant decrease in battery life. At first, I would usually end the day with 60+% left, now I end up less than 20%, with no changes in use.

Don't get me wrong, still very happy with this phone and am not looking for a replacement, just wish the battery life was like 'the good ole days'. Im sure that 360+ daily charges/discharges have taken it's toll on the battery.

If someone who actually performs(ed) a reset and saw a difference (or not), please let the rest of us know.

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