What are the main issues of the lg g3 (planning to buy one)..
Does it have the screen issue like the g2? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5BTKpViUk
is there a fix for the overheating and shutdown issues?
how is performance in gaming?
is it possible to reduce the resolution to 1080p to save battery and gain performance (and maybe prevent overheating)?
yeahman45 said:
What are the main issues of the lg g3 (planning to buy one)..
Does it have the screen issue like the g2? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5BTKpViUk
is there a fix for the overheating and shutdown issues?
how is performance in gaming?
is it possible to reduce the resolution to 1080p to save battery and gain performance (and maybe prevent overheating)?
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Read through The G3 threads you will know the answer to all of these.
You cant reduce resolution.
Gaming is decent
I have had no such overheating since 10H update and no shutdown issues ever.
AndroidInsanity said:
Read through The G3 threads you will know the answer to all of these.
You cant reduce resolution.
Gaming is decent
I have had no such overheating since 10H update and no shutdown issues ever.
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OK the. Do other users also have temperature and shutdown issue fixed with the lg update?
Never had shutdown or overheating no matter what firmware. It's abit laggy tho but way better with art etc.
I guess you guys are not heavy users? cuz I read a lot of users have overheating issues with message prompting them to decrease brightness as it is overtheating and may shutdown (what the heck? ... LG really lost it on that one... Do you really expect to get that kind of message on a flagship pricey phone??). LG seems to be making great phones but each time there's a deal breaker. (screen issues with LG G2 and now overheating/performance issues on the LG G3)... I hope they get it right with the G4.
Did antutu x benchmarks, 3 times in a row with 90% brightness without auto with an ambient temp of 30c. I actually can't remember if my score was lower last time (because of throttling), gonna check it when I receive my phone again.
No message about high temp etc tho.
ok you are probably not a heavy user.
yeahman45 said:
I guess you guys are not heavy users? cuz I read a lot of users have overheating issues with message prompting them to decrease brightness as it is overtheating and may shutdown (what the heck? ... LG really lost it on that one... Do you really expect to get that kind of message on a flagship pricey phone??). LG seems to be making great phones but each time there's a deal breaker. (screen issues with LG G2 and now overheating/performance issues on the LG G3)... I hope they get it right with the G4.
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I am a very heavy user. No issues. People need to understand a simple factory reset and installing the latest update helps. When i first got it i performed a factory reset and installed thr latest update manually so i never really had time to see if it had issues on previous firmware . although i did run a benchmark when i got it it got really hot. But i did the same after the update it just got a little warm nothing to worry about.
ok. I want to know if other users have these issues solved with the updates like you.
yeahman45 said:
ok. I want to know if other users have these issues solved with the updates like you.
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Zero issues, apart from the screen sharpening and abysmal battery life when the screen is on
abysmal battery life?
No one is experiencing this lg g2 issue on the G3 right?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5BTKpViUk
yeahman45 said:
abysmal battery life?
No one is experiencing this lg g2 issue on the G3 right?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5BTKpViUk
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No.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCpcEtokiJ0
nice video showing that how lg g3 compares to the cat 6 version and the galaxy s5 prime
Sometimes the phone become hot specially when the phone is charging and I'm texting and browsing 'usually in a dark room so the brightness is 0%'
And yes my phone brightness decreased to 90% automatically and sometimes 80% due to overheating
Lg g2 was faster than g3 and you can see it when you use it for a long time
Overall. Go for it its awesome device
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Hi Guys,
I am really new to this forum and I deeply apologise if this thread or subject matter has been opened numerous times.
However, I am just somewhat really puzzled as to how amazing the spec this phone is. I just loving it apart from two things. The battery could be better but hey with all that juice and cpu it needs to run that beast of a screen its understandable. However, the ultimate thing that bugs me is how it gets incredibly laggy at times when hoping from an app back into the home screen.. Especially in games or Facebook.. Has anyone experienced this issue?
I have rooted my LG g3 too and I have also turned the developer options on in which I have decreased the transition times from the default settings to off or 0.5 for few of the minimise options..
I just hoping anyone can help or have ideas?
Thanks so much
By no means am I trying to be rude, but if you search around a bit, you will see that this is apparently an issue just about everyone has.
blazer2704 said:
Hi Guys,
I am really new to this forum and I deeply apologise if this thread or subject matter has been opened numerous times.
However, I am just somewhat really puzzled as to how amazing the spec this phone is. I just loving it apart from two things. The battery could be better but hey with all that juice and cpu it needs to run that beast of a screen its understandable. However, the ultimate thing that bugs me is how it gets incredibly laggy at times when hoping from an app back into the home screen.. Especially in games or Facebook.. Has anyone experienced this issue?
I have rooted my LG g3 too and I have also turned the developer options on in which I have decreased the transition times from the default settings to off or 0.5 for few of the minimise options..
I just hoping anyone can help or have ideas?
Thanks so much
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There are 2 theories. 1 is that the software isn't optimized and is causing lag. 2. It takes more resources to draw the QHD display, therefore the phones CPU and GPU is having to work harder than an HD display and this is causing lag.
Batfink33 said:
There are 2 theories. 1 is that the software isn't optimized and is causing lag. 2. It takes more resources to draw the QHD display, therefore the phones CPU and GPU is having to work harder than an HD display and this is causing lag.
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I couldnt agree more in regards to the QHD screen. I just hope that can flash Stock Android on to the device or just install something that is different.
Apparently I heard there was rumours that the screen could be decreased to 1080p?
Instead of crying, just got to the hidden menu and enable 60fps in the dynamic lcd refresh menu.
blazer2704 said:
Hi Guys,
I am really new to this forum and I deeply apologise if this thread or subject matter has been opened numerous times.
However, I am just somewhat really puzzled as to how amazing the spec this phone is. I just loving it apart from two things. The battery could be better but hey with all that juice and cpu it needs to run that beast of a screen its understandable. However, the ultimate thing that bugs me is how it gets incredibly laggy at times when hoping from an app back into the home screen.. Especially in games or Facebook.. Has anyone experienced this issue?
I have rooted my LG g3 too and I have also turned the developer options on in which I have decreased the transition times from the default settings to off or 0.5 for few of the minimise options..
I just hoping anyone can help or have ideas?
Thanks so much
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I did the same as you.. I also did a shutdown/restart and then found that everything runs fast. Been 24hrs like this now
I'm pretty happy I guess now. Just wish the AT&T and Canadian versions didnt have the PMA Qi charging
helikido said:
Instead of crying, just got to the hidden menu and enable 60fps in the dynamic lcd refresh menu.
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Who said anyone was crying?
Just stating a problem, and like said i am new to this forum and it take a while to get used to how things work.
blazer2704 said:
like said i am new to this forum and it take a while to get used to how things work.
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People here get mad if you don't use the search efficiently. It's actually one of the forum rules.
If people do get mad, realise that they've probably seen this question 2343636 times and you maybe could have found it. Just move on.
blazer2704 said:
Who said anyone was crying?
Just stating a problem, and like said i am new to this forum and it take a while to get used to how things work.
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Sorry, I did not notice that but just like the next post said, I have seen this complain about 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x when the fix is about 1 minute away..
Sent from LG Gangster 3
Hey its all good, no worries.. I have managed to find answers to my issues but even after going through the lg hidden menus as another thread states.. its still really laggy..
Just wish i can flash custom stock android rom on my g3 but there none as of yet...
blazer2704 said:
I couldnt agree more in regards to the QHD screen. I just hope that can flash Stock Android on to the device or just install something that is different.
Apparently I heard there was rumours that the screen could be decreased to 1080p?
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That's the stupidest thing I've heard. I own a Nexus 10, a two year old tablet with the same resolution as our G3. It has a dual core processor, running 1,7Ghz. And guess what, it is smooth as hell. Even smoother than my G3, like a lot. And I don't like it... But once the bootloader gets unlocked we could probably see the G3 running flawlessly with Android L.
rimatox said:
That's the stupidest thing I've heard. I own a Nexus 10, a two year old tablet with the same resolution as our G3. It has a dual core processor, running 1,7Ghz. And guess what, it is smooth as hell. Even smoother than my G3, like a lot. And I don't like it... But once the bootloader gets unlocked we could probably see the G3 running flawlessly with Android L.
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I am sorry to disappoint but some people are not as fortunate to have the intelligence that other have and as life has evolved, so will my knowledge as time goes by in having my phone...
I have been a LG G3 user for month and 2 weeks so far. First android phone. From an avid iPhone 4 user since it came out...
I'd greatly appreciate if people could respect me and help me rather than slate me for my 'noob' questions...
Other than that thanks to everyone who has shared light with me and who can continue to provide amazing advice.
After boundless and endless search, i have after hours of tedious trail and error managed to flash the leaked firmware 10j that i see floating about on the forum on my D855 and noticed a slight decrease in lag.. I have also changed the runtime from Dalvik to ART.. Which made a slight increase in speeds...
Aside from that can anyone please give extra tips and personal tweaks they done to boost there performance?
Thank you ever so much!:good:
blazer2704 said:
I am sorry to disappoint but some people are not as fortunate to have the intelligence that other have and as life has evolved, so will my knowledge as time goes by in having my phone...
I have been a LG G3 user for month and 2 weeks so far. First android phone. From an avid iPhone 4 user since it came out...
I'd greatly appreciate if people could respect me and help me rather than slate me for my 'noob' questions...
Other than that thanks to everyone who has shared light with me and who can continue to provide amazing advice.
After boundless and endless search, i have after hours of tedious trail and error managed to flash the leaked firmware 10j that i see floating about on the forum on my D855 and noticed a slight decrease in lag.. I have also changed the runtime from Dalvik to ART.. Which made a slight increase in speeds...
Aside from that can anyone please give extra tips and personal tweaks they done to boost there performance?
Thank you ever so much!:good:
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First I'd like to apologize for all the rude people around here. Sorry buddy.
Second there are many things you can do to make your phone faster and lag free.
I copied this from the post here to make it easier for you.
Open the dial pad, then type the following number, choose one code that matches with your device model:
- 3845#*855# (Intl)
- 3845#*851# (TMo)
- 3845#*850# (AT&T)
- 5689#*980# (Sprint)A hidden menu will be showing up, scroll down till you find “High Temperature Property”.Tap it, then*turn it ON.
Now find thermal daemon mitigation and turn it on either. switch off your phone, and wait for about 15 seconds.Next,*turn it on*again, when you see screen lock, wait at least 35 seconds.Enjoy your lag-free LG G3.
Third, I advice you to change the launcher. I suggest nova since it's full of customization and really light.
Here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Install it play around with for a while. It's easy to customize it the way you like.
Enjoy your phone buddy...
tntgdh said:
First I'd like to apologize for all the rude people around here. Sorry buddy.
Second there are many things you can do to make your phone faster and lag free.
I copied this from the post here to make it easier for you.
Open the dial pad, then type the following number, choose one code that matches with your device model:
- 3845#*855# (Intl)
- 3845#*851# (TMo)
- 3845#*850# (AT&T)
- 5689#*980# (Sprint)A hidden menu will be showing up, scroll down till you find “High Temperature Property”.Tap it, then*turn it ON.
Now find thermal daemon mitigation and turn it on either. switch off your phone, and wait for about 15 seconds.Next,*turn it on*again, when you see screen lock, wait at least 35 seconds.Enjoy your lag-free LG G3.
Third, I advice you to change the launcher. I suggest nova since it's full of customization and really light.
Here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Install it play around with for a while. It's easy to customize it the way you like.
Enjoy your phone buddy...
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Thanks ever so much for your amazing support and suggestions.
I have managed to do the sugggested list that you mentioned. I just realised a new issue with my phone that I really am surprised about now. I charge my phone at 100% and within 2 hours I have lost a good 30% of my battery within a space of 2 hours.. By having the phone on just locked.. All recent apps closed. Its a strange issue. I dont know why all of a sudden.. I can see in the battery menu that andriod os and android system are taken up about 47% and the display taking 35%...
Im sorry to branch from one issue to another but I dont really know what to do. And I am really worried in doing factory reset and losing my data. I am having to charge my phone in space of 2 times in a day.. doesnt make sense.
Thanks so much
blazer2704 said:
Thanks ever so much for your amazing support and suggestions.
I have managed to do the sugggested list that you mentioned. I just realised a new issue with my phone that I really am surprised about now. I charge my phone at 100% and within 2 hours I have lost a good 30% of my battery within a space of 2 hours.. By having the phone on just locked.. All recent apps closed. Its a strange issue. I dont know why all of a sudden.. I can see in the battery menu that andriod os and android system are taken up about 47% and the display taking 35%...
Im sorry to branch from one issue to another but I dont really know what to do. And I am really worried in doing factory reset and losing my data. I am having to charge my phone in space of 2 times in a day.. doesnt make sense.
Thanks so much
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Can you post a screen shot of your battery stats so we can see what's using the most battery? It could be a rogue process killing the battery.
There is probably some app eating your battery. Try to post a screenshot of you battery stats. To do so press power button and volume down at the same time and hold them for a second.
Any way, Apart from the battery issue, how's the smoothness?
As you can see in mine I'm off the battery for 3 hours. Haven't used the phone e so far since I'm home playing battlefield 4. Still at 100 %.
At first the battery drains a lot faster when in a new rom, the it settles.
But in your case it is draining way to fast.
Restart your phone, give it a full charge and let it rest for an hour. Let us know how it goes.
Thanks guys for your response, I am really shocked as to why my battery is just eating up soooo fast like that... You can see from the graph in the screenshot that it just plummets down sooo fast within hours..My screen brightness is set at 50% without no auto brightness and I don't really have much apps running.. Im really bemused as to whats going on?
I removed the battery for a while and I also restarted my phone.. This is a MASSIVE improvement because the Android OS and Android System was both taken up a good 40% and screen 30%.. but even with the stats shown I'm still reducing significant amount of battery..
blazer2704 said:
Thanks guys for your response, I am really shocked as to why my battery is just eating up soooo fast like that... You can see from the graph in the screenshot that it just plummets down sooo fast within hours..My screen brightness is set at 50% without no auto brightness and I don't really have much apps running.. Im really bemused as to whats going on?
I removed the battery for a while and I also restarted my phone.. This is a MASSIVE improvement because the Android OS and Android System was both taken up a good 40% and screen 30%.. but even with the stats shown I'm still reducing significant amount of battery..
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Hi guys i just quoted the above message, coz I have had issues with trying to login to my other account.... Same person just quote this username now...
Thanks and this is for moderators to also know..Cheers.
blazer2704 said:
Thanks guys for your response, I am really shocked as to why my battery is just eating up soooo fast like that... You can see from the graph in the screenshot that it just plummets down sooo fast within hours..My screen brightness is set at 50% without no auto brightness and I don't really have much apps running.. Im really bemused as to whats going on?
I removed the battery for a while and I also restarted my phone.. This is a MASSIVE improvement because the Android OS and Android System was both taken up a good 40% and screen 30%.. but even with the stats shown I'm still reducing significant amount of battery..
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It seems to me that your battery is settling down. Guy it a 3 or 4 full cicles and let me know it has stabilized.
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I'm Using it for a while know. Mine is doing really good.
Hey guys ! Today I traded my S5 for a G3 and I have some questions :
1. Which is the latest and which is the best firmware ? I am currently on V10H. I see that there are V10i and V10j firmwares, but I don't get a OTA. Should I manually flash them and are they newer and better ?
2.Is it normal for the phone to heat up so much. My G3 heats up just from listening to music and using facebook messenger on 3G. The first boot after updateing my phone it was hot like an oven. Barely touchable on the top side of the screen. (also the brightness could't go beyond 90%)
3. If I root my G3, do I loose my warranty ?
4. Can I do something after rooting to improve the battery life and lower down the heat ?
5. My G3 uses around 10-12% overnight (6-7 hours) Isn't that too much ? My S5 used around 2-3% overnight...
6. Also on Antutu v5 at exactly 27% I get High temperature warning and my phone reboots. Anyone else having this problem ?
Please guys !
niksssss said:
Hey guys ! Today I traded my S5 for a G3 and I have some questions :
1. Which is the latest and which is the best firmware ? I am currently on V10H. I see that there are V10i and V10j firmwares, but I don't get a OTA. Should I manually flash them and are they newer and better ?
2.Is it normal for the phone to heat up so much. My G3 heats up just from listening to music and using facebook messenger on 3G. The first boot after updateing my phone it was hot like an oven. Barely touchable on the top side of the screen. (also the brightness could't go beyond 90%)
3. If I root my G3, do I loose my warranty ?
4. Can I do something after rooting to improve the battery life and lower down the heat ?
5. My G3 uses around 10-12% overnight (6-7 hours) Isn't that too much ? My S5 used around 2-3% overnight...
6. Also on Antutu v5 at exactly 27% I get High temperature warning and my phone reboots. Anyone else having this problem ?
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1) I think I and J are kind of the same but others will know better, they are the latest firmware.
2) No but what you call heat and what others call heat might be different but it shouldn't get anything more than warm at most.
3) Yes but you can revert back easily to keep warranty. I used Stump Root.
4) Yes lots of things but I haven't tried any as I have very good battery. There are things you can do without rooting as well.
5) Yes that is way too much. Mine uses no more than 2% over 8 hours but I have a few of the Google things turned off.
6) Never done it but from what I've read others have had the same problem.
If you have an SD card in the phone remove it and see if the heat will stop.
It is a Saturday so give it some time for others to answer.
niksssss said:
Hey guys ! Today I traded my S5 for a G3 and I have some questions :
1. Which is the latest and which is the best firmware ? I am currently on V10H. I see that there are V10i and V10j firmwares, but I don't get a OTA. Should I manually flash them and are they newer and better ?
2.Is it normal for the phone to heat up so much. My G3 heats up just from listening to music and using facebook messenger on 3G. The first boot after updateing my phone it was hot like an oven. Barely touchable on the top side of the screen. (also the brightness could't go beyond 90%)
3. If I root my G3, do I loose my warranty ?
4. Can I do something after rooting to improve the battery life and lower down the heat ?
5. My G3 uses around 10-12% overnight (6-7 hours) Isn't that too much ? My S5 used around 2-3% overnight...
6. Also on Antutu v5 at exactly 27% I get High temperature warning and my phone reboots. Anyone else having this problem ?
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1) My D855 is on 10H at the moment with no OTAs available at the moment. Most of the OTAs so far have just been small bug fixes and such (the change log for J is exactly the same as H). Its not worth trying to manually flash them yourself. Sometimes the update is available by the LG PC Suite before the OTA, so maybe give that a go.
2) The G3 warming up isnt uncommon. I can usually feel mine warming up around the power button in usage similar to yours. I wouldn't worry too much about the phone being hot after just booting from an update, the phone has probably been running the CPU flat out during the update and boot process to finish everything. The limited brightness is an automatic thing put in place by LG to prevent overheating. (If it was limited to 90%, then I would have thought it is not getting that hot otherwise the brightness would be limited even more)
3) Probably. I haven't rooted mine, but I believe there is a root counter/status thing in the hidden service menu that LG may look if ever your phone is sent back by which they may deny repairs or charge you for them out of warranty. (But if it is a genuine hardware defect, they may be lenient. I sent my HTC One back for repairs for the purple tint issue on the camera with the bootloader still unlocked, but they didn't say anything)
4) Not sure about that (as I haven't rooted).
5) That usage seems about the same drain I have when leaving the phone while it is on cellular data. My G3 has superb standby battery life while it is on WiFi.
6) I think that is a common occurrence with the G3, the phone is rebooting as the phone is getting too hot.
niksssss said:
Hey guys ! Today I traded my S5 for a G3 and I have some questions :
1. Which is the latest and which is the best firmware ? I am currently on V10H. I see that there are V10i and V10j firmwares, but I don't get a OTA. Should I manually flash them and are they newer and better ?
2.Is it normal for the phone to heat up so much. My G3 heats up just from listening to music and using facebook messenger on 3G. The first boot after updateing my phone it was hot like an oven. Barely touchable on the top side of the screen. (also the brightness could't go beyond 90%)
3. If I root my G3, do I loose my warranty ?
4. Can I do something after rooting to improve the battery life and lower down the heat ?
5. My G3 uses around 10-12% overnight (6-7 hours) Isn't that too much ? My S5 used around 2-3% overnight...
6. Also on Antutu v5 at exactly 27% I get High temperature warning and my phone reboots. Anyone else having this problem ?
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That's really strange...
6) my phone barely heats up... And pass test without any problem...
Sent from from my LG-D855
Thanks a lot for the info guys !
When my phone reboots during antutu it is not even warm. I even tried doing the benchmark in the fridge and same thing happened. It just makes no sense.
Also 1 more question - Is there some kind of a list of apps that are safe to remove/dissable ?
Hello guys,
I'm thinking of buying the LG g3 which for me is the best phone right now. However, I have seen it has some bugs regarding overheating, WiFi drop, bad battery life etc.. Do you think it is still worth it or should I go for a Z2 which has the same price in my country (Spain). Regarding the overheating issue, a lot of people say they have it and a lot of people say they don't... Is This just chance or is it linked to a specific model and version?
Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1aqQQwFEgQ&list=UUO_vmeInQm5Z6dEZ6R5Kk0A
Watch that and make your own mind up - this is the opinion of Pocketnow - 3 months after launch.
nad4321 said:
Hello guys,
I'm thinking of buying the LG g3 which for me is the best phone right now. However, I have seen it has some bugs regarding overheating, WiFi drop, bad battery life etc.. Do you think it is still worth it or should I go for a Z2 which has the same price in my country (Spain). Regarding the overheating issue, a lot of people say they have it and a lot of people say they don't... Is This just chance or is it linked to a specific model and version?
Thanks
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As the overheating, since I upgraded to v10L firmware, overheating issues it completely gone for me, even after 40 minutes of playing Real Racing 3 on max detail mod or Dead Trigger 2 for about half an hour. It still heats just like every other device ( HTC, Samsung or Sony) but it doesn't get to extreme temperatures which turn off your phone automatically. What are those other bugs you are refering to?
Lavoslav said:
As the overheating, since I upgraded to v10L firmware, overheating issues it completely gone for me, even after 40 minutes of playing Real Racing 3 on max detail mod or Dead Trigger 2 for about half an hour. It still heats just like every other device ( HTC, Samsung or Sony) but it doesn't get to extreme temperatures which turn off your phone automatically. What are those other bugs you are refering to?
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I saw some people had problems with random rebooting of the phone
nad4321 said:
I saw some people had problems with random rebooting of the phone
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I have my LG G3 for 2 months now and I never experienced any random reboot,except for 2 times when it said the reason was extreme temperature, but that got away after updating firmware and never happened again. But it was only when I had first firmware. I also use ART as runtime which is considered to be buggier and more "app crashy" than Dalvik, but I never got any crash or random reboot.. Usage of unoptimized apps can random reboot any phone. As for LG software, LG's apps and the most common and most widely used apps work perfectly without any hiccup. You should never experience any error, crash or random reboot. At least I didn't. Always try to use trusted and well optimized apps if you want the best experience. Also don't install any battery or RAM cleaning apps, that **** just slows down your phone and drain your battery rapidly. It depends on you if your phone will random reboot or not. It's not just LG thing, it also concerns HTC, Sony, Samsung or any other manufacturer. You can ask my sister, she installed few cleaners, RAM boosters, 1 optimizer and 2 battery boosters on new Nexus 7 which should be most stable Android experience, but her battery life got worse and she does often get random reboot. So treat your phone well and it won't random reboot anytime
Hi all... I thought I would start a new thread based on long term usage of the LG G3, and how I've started to experience screen burn. I've had the International LG G3 D855 since the week it was launched.
I've rooted my phone and currently use CloudyG3, with stock kernel.
It has not been over-clocked, under-clocked or tweaked any way other than the Root and ROM.
Anyway, I've always been concerned with the temperature that the phone gets during heavy use and now it's here...the dreaded problem. On the lefthand side of my screen I have noticed that the screen is now starting to burn a yellow tint, that for the most part you won't notice but on white background or apps is highly evident and is getting worse ?
I wanted to see if any heavy users are starting to see the same effects? I'm guessing the over heating problem is causing a long term issue.
I will post a picture when I have my camera available.
its normal and i think it will happen with other G3 owners who dont know much how to prevent this problems...
i have my G3 only about 3 months and even i'm in guarantee time i search for some type of mod to do some precaution with the device, i feel my device too hot even in messages and music app, so i find a video tutorial to fix the problem of overheat, its simple to do, other user find there's a gap between the processor and the back of display support, and its safe to do...only thing is to buy good thermal compound, the same you use on your desktop computer and apply it between that gap!
see the video and think if you are able to do, if you are, i recomended to do as fast as you can: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH5wCeootNI
the G3 is easy, very easy to dissasembly so...with some caution and pacience you will give to your device a new life, but the burn-in part of your display will not be the same sure, but is better to be safe or buy a new screen i think!
jordyboy123 said:
Hi all... I thought I would start a new thread based on long term usage of the LG G3, and how I've started to experience screen burn. I've had the International LG G3 D855 since the week it was launched.
I've rooted my phone and currently use CloudyG3, with stock kernel.
It has not been over-clocked, under-clocked or tweaked any way other than the Root and ROM.
Anyway, I've always been concerned with the temperature that the phone gets during heavy use and now it's here...the dreaded problem. On the lefthand side of my screen I have noticed that the screen is now starting to burn a yellow tint, that for the most part you won't notice but on white background or apps is highly evident and is getting worse
I wanted to see if any heavy users are starting to see the same effects? I'm guessing the over heating problem is causing a long term issue.
I will post a picture when I have my camera available.
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I think I am a heavy user and I fixed my overheat by using mostafaz kernel (with bulet config), highest I accieved since is 53°c
Hi,
I'm planning to buy LG G3 (32 GB version). It's very cheap right now considering it's specs but I have some questions before buying it.
1- How is general performance and gaming on stock ROM (lollipop or kitkat)?
2- Does it overheat or force the screen brightness to be lowered?
3- How is battery life (screen-on time) with moderate to heavy usage?
4- How is development going? Does it have stable AOSP ROMs without major issues or camera problems?
5- Are there any problems or any thing that I need to know before buying?
I would really appreciate it if some one can help me. Thanks in advance
1- I don't game
2- Overheat yes but it never forced me to lower the brightness
3- It's not bad, I can last 2 day with it
4- LG G3 camera is bad in every custom rom (unless you install the moto cam, or another (I don't remember witch one))
5- Overheat is the biggest downside for this device, I can go to 75C+ easily
75 c with general usage?! Does it affect perfermance or cause lagging?
Navios92 said:
75 c with general usage?! Does it affect perfermance or cause lagging?
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The phone overheats but it isn't causing any performance or lag in my case. It is not getting up to 75. Also the gaming is very good. The battery gives me about 5+ hours of SoT.
Sreerag ag said:
The phone overheats but it isn't causing any performance or lag in my case. It is not getting up to 75. Also the gaming is very good. The battery gives me about 5+ hours of SoT.
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On stock or custom rom? And what is your brightness settings?
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Navios92 said:
On stock or custom rom? And what is your brightness settings?
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On stock I got about 4+. Using custom ROMs like cloudy and exodus gives me much more. My brightness is at 50% auto.
Navios92 said:
Hi,
I'm planning to buy LG G3 (32 GB version). It's very cheap right now considering it's specs but I have some questions before buying it.
1- How is general performance and gaming on stock ROM (lollipop or kitkat)?
2- Does it overheat or force the screen brightness to be lowered?
3- How is battery life (screen-on time) with moderate to heavy usage?
4- How is development going? Does it have stable AOSP ROMs without major issues or camera problems?
5- Are there any problems or any thing that I need to know before buying?
I would really appreciate it if some one can help me. Thanks in advance
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1) According to my experience, stock rom is a bit laggy, but absolutely tolerable.
If you flash an AOSP rom, lags should completely disappear, you can find the difference in heavier games.
But I can't compare the old KitKat rom to Lollipop one, since I immediately upgraded my device.
2) Yes, one of the worst problems of this phone is the overheating.
If you reach high temperatures (70 °C and above), device become to be laggy, as CPU need to be cooled by a process called "throttling".
On stock rom the maximum brightness is automatically decreased to 90%, or to 80% in very hot conditions, in AOSP roms brighteness is untouched.
3) It strongly depends by installed apps and mainly by the "damned" Google Play Services, which often cause a quicker battery drain.
During standby, the autonomy is excellent, during the utilization it's similar to the other devices, probably "a bit" longer.
4) The stock development is stopped to the February release (20H), but is also true that G3 was the first terminal to receive the Lollipop update.
On stock camera, 4K video recording is laggy, personally I prefer the excellent and smaller Full HD recording.
On AOSP roms (Resurrection Remix in my case) camera app is qualitatively comparable to the stock one... except for the audio quality in videos: volume become inexplicably lower and suffocated after some second of recording, it sounds me like a microphone which is turned off.
If you accept this issue (hope it will be solved) or you prefer to use a 3rd-party camera, I strongly suggest you to flash an AOSP rom, but be careful about rooting, if your intention is to immediately flash a custom rom, do not upgrade to Lollipop, or you'll have problems with "non-bumped" recoveries.
5) You have to know that G3 (according to many amateur crash videos) has a weak digitizer (so I suggest you to buy absolutely a proof cover like my Ringke Max).
Then... the already cited overheating, which would be a problem only for the laggy experience, no damage risks.
If you want to flash a custom rom, prevent to upgrade to Lollipop.
For the rest... you'll have a great device [emoji41]
I have found AOSP roms to be quite flakey, ive tried many of them and keep going back to stock - random reboots, crap battery etc.
Thermal throttling mod def helps with heat.
Simone98RC said:
2) Yes, one of the worst problems of this phone is the overheating.
If you reach high temperatures (70 °C and above), device become to be laggy, as CPU need to be cooled by a process called "throttling".
On stock rom the maximum brightness is automatically decreased to 90%, or to 80% in very hot conditions, in AOSP roms brighteness is untouched.
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Honest question... do people actually use their devices at 100% or even 90? I currently have my G3 set to 67% and I never really change it. My Nexus 7 I keep at around the same unless I'm reading in bed and it's too bright, so I knock it down some. The only situation I could see using it at 100% would be in direct sunlight, but the glare makes this a bad idea in general.
Just curious I guess.
Simone98RC said:
1) According to my experience, stock rom is a bit laggy, but absolutely tolerable.
If you flash an AOSP rom, lags should completely disappear, you can find the difference in heavier games.
But I can't compare the old KitKat rom to Lollipop one, since I immediately upgraded my device.
2) Yes, one of the worst problems of this phone is the overheating.
If you reach high temperatures (70 °C and above), device become to be laggy, as CPU need to be cooled by a process called "throttling".
On stock rom the maximum brightness is automatically decreased to 90%, or to 80% in very hot conditions, in AOSP roms brighteness is untouched.
3) It strongly depends by installed apps and mainly by the "damned" Google Play Services, which often cause a quicker battery drain.
During standby, the autonomy is excellent, during the utilization it's similar to the other devices, probably "a bit" longer.
4) The stock development is stopped to the February release (20H), but is also true that G3 was the first terminal to receive the Lollipop update.
On stock camera, 4K video recording is laggy, personally I prefer the excellent and smaller Full HD recording.
On AOSP roms (Resurrection Remix in my case) camera app is qualitatively comparable to the stock one... except for the audio quality in videos: volume become inexplicably lower and suffocated after some second of recording, it sounds me like a microphone which is turned off.
If you accept this issue (hope it will be solved) or you prefer to use a 3rd-party camera, I strongly suggest you to flash an AOSP rom, but be careful about rooting, if your intention is to immediately flash a custom rom, do not upgrade to Lollipop, or you'll have problems with "non-bumped" recoveries.
5) You have to know that G3 (according to many amateur crash videos) has a weak digitizer (so I suggest you to buy absolutely a proof cover like my Ringke Max).
Then... the already cited overheating, which would be a problem only for the laggy experience, no damage risks.
If you want to flash a custom rom, prevent to upgrade to Lollipop.
For the rest... you'll have a great device [emoji41]
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That was really helpful. Thanks alot.
I just have three more questions.
1- Does it reach 70c if I don't game?
2- Why shouldn't I upgrade to lollipop if I want to install custom ROMs? I've seen root method here for lollipop, what will be the problem exactly? And can't I just roll back to kitkat?
3- I've read some reviews saying that the screen is dim and has a low contrast ratio. Is it true? How does it compare to other LCDs like M8 and Z2 or the older G2?
Navios92 said:
That was really helpful. Thanks alot.
I just have three more questions.
1- Does it reach 70c if I don't game?
2- Why shouldn't I upgrade to lollipop if I want to install custom ROMs? I've seen root method here for lollipop, what will be the problem exactly? And can't I just roll back to kitkat?
3- I've read some reviews saying that the screen is dim and has a low contrast ratio. Is it true? How does it compare to other LCDs like M8 and Z2 or the older G2?
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1. Yes it does. I get 70C while using facebook and similar apps within 15mins of usage. Still not too much lagg even with high temperatures.
2. You will probably be able to achive root on lollipop but the problem is the aboot(bootloader) that comes on lollipop. It's not compatible with bump that needs to be applied to recovery and boot partitions so you would recive Secure Boot Error.
Although you could use benders autorec app on lollipop which flashes kitkats aboot and laf imgs along with TWRP.
3. While I can't compare the screen with any of these phones as I have not used them, personally I don't have issues with my contrast. I can see things well under suns reflection as well.
Navios92 said:
That was really helpful. Thanks alot.
I just have three more questions.
1- Does it reach 70c if I don't game?
2- Why shouldn't I upgrade to lollipop if I want to install custom ROMs? I've seen root method here for lollipop, what will be the problem exactly? And can't I just roll back to kitkat?
3- I've read some reviews saying that the screen is dim and has a low contrast ratio. Is it true? How does it compare to other LCDs like M8 and Z2 or the older G2?
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1) It may happens in every CPU stress condition, when device works at maximum clock (2.5 Ghz). Mostly in heavy games, but in other scenarios too, like continous switch between mobile data and Wi-Fi, or accidental screen on in pocket (which I encounter on my AOSP rom).
2) The Lollipop update enable the Secure Boot, which verify the signature of some critical partition of your device: if it find any inconsistency, the phone won't boot and send an alarming "blue-red" sequence of LED colours like a police light.
I've tried that on my device, I still get shivers!
Since you do the update, nor the downgrade to KitKat want to reverse the existence of Secure Boot, so you'll need to install only "bumped" recovery to prevent the issue.
It means that you have to manually flash TWRP recovery, since the standard "no-bumped" version will get your device in those terrible conditions.
3) I can't do a comparison since I'm not informed about these devices.
Personally for a long time I've disliked the "weak" colour intensity of G3, but after 6 months of experience I've understand that was the LCD of my old SGS3 to be abnormal, with a graceful but false contrast.
The real problem is not the contrast ratio, but the low brightness which you'll surely note in sunny conditions.
In the successor G4 the screen brightness is fixed by an increasing of almost 25%.
Simone98RC said:
1) It may happens in every CPU stress condition, when device works at maximum clock (2.5 Ghz). Mostly in heavy games, but in other scenarios too, like continous switch between mobile data and Wi-Fi, or accidental screen on in pocket (which I encounter on my AOSP rom).
2) The Lollipop update enable the Secure Boot, which verify the signature of some critical partition of your device: if it find any inconsistency, the phone won't boot and send an alarming "blue-red" sequence of LED colours like a police light.
I've tried that on my device, I still get shivers!
Since you do the update, nor the downgrade to KitKat want to reverse the existence of Secure Boot, so you'll need to install only "bumped" recovery to prevent the issue.
It means that you have to manually flash TWRP recovery, since the standard "no-bumped" version will get your device in those terrible conditions.
3) I can't do a comparison since I'm not informed about these devices.
Personally for a long time I've disliked the "weak" colour intensity of G3, but after 6 months of experience I've understand that was the LCD of my old SGS3 to be abnormal, with a graceful but false contrast.
The real problem is not the contrast ratio, but the low brightness which you'll surely note in sunny conditions.
In the successor G4 the screen brightness is fixed by an increasing of almost 25%.
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Screen quality is very important to me as I watch a lot of videos.
But heating problem is a turn off. I live in a hot country and had the same problem with Optimus 4X which was unbearable.
I might wait till G4 price goes down and buy it or get A5 and wait for a proper flagship next year.