So i got a seperate battery for my LG G4. SO i regulary change the battery. However, now i have a problem where th clips on the back on the phone which hold the case on have broken off, alot of them have. as shown in the photos below.
What do you recommend I do? Would LG fix this?
http://imgur.com/a/bWYW9
Its very annoying and I am not sure what to do? It seems like taking the case of twice a day to change the battery has coursed this.
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Having a problem with my Dinc screen. The screen colors will suddenly change and look like some retro camera view. At first I noticed it when my batter got low the other day. Now, it's been doing it at random, everyday, no matter the battery life.
Today, it did it and I pushed down on the battery or back of the phone and it stopped. I released the back, and it went back. So I'm thinking its a connectivity issue with the batter and the 4 prongs in the back... if that makes any sense.
I've checked all the connections and there's nothing broken or corroded.
Has anyone had a similar problem or have any recommendations?
I would like to replace it but am waiting for the GNex. Was thinking I could get Verizon to send me a replacement, then get the GNex when it comes out and sell the replacement.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. - Tried to post a screen shot of the regular screen and the messed up screen colors, but the screen shot is normal, even thought what I'm seeing is 'psychedelic' colors.
The girl next to me has a phone that is doing it... Same identical symptoms right to the squeezing the battery part. Ill look into it and see if they'll send some replacements
I have been using my G4 for about a month without any problems. Today, each time I turn on the phone, the display hiccups for a few seconds and what I see is an incorrectly rendered version of the lock screen. I don't know the correct way to describe it, but it looks like tv's did in the old days when the vertical lock was incorrectly set (yes, I'm THAT old).
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? Anyone have any thoughts?
mitchs11 said:
I have been using my G4 for about a month without any problems. Today, each time I turn on the phone, the display hiccups for a few seconds and what I see is an incorrectly rendered version of the lock screen. I don't know the correct way to describe it, but it looks like tv's did in the old days when the vertical lock was incorrectly set (yes, I'm THAT old).
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? Anyone have any thoughts?
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Yes, mine has been glitching all day. I'm mailing it back tomorrow and going back to my LG Optimus G.
I used to see that on the Nexus 5 which casually is LG. However the hardware is so different between both that I just think it could be a common bug on the display driver. Just my imagination :angel:
I had the same issue with my G4 as well, except it was the left side of the screen. I just got back from replacing it with another G4 at a Sprint store... I hope it doesn't happen with this one. It started as a subtle error and progressively got worse and reared its ugly head even more during and after I charged the battery, until it was bad and made the phone almost unusable. Im guessing its a design issue with the screen and battery.
This isn't a new issue and there are tons of threads and sites out there, all heralding a top list of ways to make your LG work as intended. This particular problem has been a total nightmare for me as I've had a few weddings to attend and some much needed time away from work. So you can imagine that my phones infuriating habit of switching off after taking a decent shot had had me browse these each in turn for a solution.
I discovered that removing the back of my phone that keeps the battery from falling out prevents my phone from randomly switching off. I've got a silicon case that does the trick in keeping the back safe and and the power pack in place.
What I will try next is placing some tape over the wireless charging connectors and replacing the back plate to see if that is the cause of all of this.
Hope this helps some of you out there!
Seemed to have solved it
So no further complaints from me here, sticking some tape over the wireless charge connectors on the inside of the case has stopped any further switch-offs!
So this happened last August and still no luck to this day. What happened was I saw an update for Fulmics ROM which was at version 6.0 at the time and I was still running the previous version so I updated it and the installation was successful until the screen went black while I was browsing the net. At first I figured a clean install would solve things but the problem persisted up to this day. I tried other ROMs (both AOSP and Stock) and had no luck on either. There are some days when things seem to be working fine but then the screen just turns black on its own. I was able to download some apps and even use it for a time but the screen will just go black all of a sudden. I tried wiping the storage (internal and external) and still it goes black. I tried backing up the current "working" ROM I have which is an AOSP one but then during the backup the screen went black and the file is probably corrupted at this point. I also feel that even when it "turned off" there's still power in the phone since the battery becomes drained of its charge over time. I tried replacing the battery with a new one but it didn't solve things for me. Additionally, I encountered a weird part of the recovery wherein there's an orange background and white text which really surprised me like pressing detonate. Any help is appreciated.
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So this happened last August and still no luck to this day. What happened was I saw an update for Fulmics ROM which was at version 6.0 at the time and I was still running the previous version so I updated it and the installation was successful until the screen went black while I was browsing the net. At first I figured a clean install would solve things but the problem persisted up to this day. I tried other ROMs (both AOSP and Stock) and had no luck on either. There are some days when things seem to be working fine but then the screen just turns black on its own...
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It sounds like you may be experiencing the lcd flickering/fading/dying issue some other users have experienced. It is a problem with the main board/connectors, and not the LCD itself. You can try an easy fix, but it may not be a permanent fix.
You'll need to take the back cover off of your phone and put some folded up tape or a label of some sort - something with a little thickness to it - on the rear camera connector; you can also put some on the front camera connector and the metal can that covers the processor chip, but the rear camera connector is the most important spot. Here's a pic with the spots labeled for you.
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What you are looking to do is put enough - but not too much - tape on those spots to add a little pressure to the board when the rear cover goes back on & it is screwed back together. I've done this fix on a friend's phone and it has worked well, although I ended up having to do it again about 4-5 months later.
*Follow this G3 teardown guide to step 7, carefully/gently re-seat the connectors once for good measure(optional), and then put your tape on... https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+G3+Screen+Replacement/33203
**Remember that when you put your back cover on and screws in that there is one shorter screw - it is labeled in step 4 of the teardown.
***Here's a youtube video of someone doing the "fix"(I didn't make the video, so don't blame me for the classical music ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IVFA_224Aw
startswithPendswithOOH said:
It sounds like you may be experiencing the lcd flickering/fading/dying issue some other users have experienced. It is a problem with the main board/connectors, and not the LCD itself. You can try an easy fix, but it may not be a permanent fix.
You'll need to take the back cover off of your phone and put some folded up tape or a label of some sort - something with a little thickness to it - on the rear camera connector; you can also put some on the front camera connector and the metal can that covers the processor chip, but the rear camera connector is the most important spot. Here's a pic with the spots labeled for you.
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What you are looking to do is put enough - but not too much - tape on those spots to add a little pressure to the board when the rear cover goes back on & it is screwed back together. I've done this fix on a friend's phone and it has worked well, although I ended up having to do it again about 4-5 months later.
*Follow this G3 teardown guide to step 7, carefully/gently re-seat the connectors once for good measure(optional), and then put your tape on... https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+G3+Screen+Replacement/33203
**Remember that when you put your back cover on and screws in that there is one shorter screw - it is labeled in step 4 of the teardown.
***Here's a youtube video of someone doing the "fix"(I didn't make the video, so don't blame me for the classical music ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IVFA_224Aw
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I followed the instructions by adding some paper/tape to the labelled areas. However, the phone now won't turn on. The last time I was able to boot it up was yesterday and it only went so far as the LG logo. The logo seemed off and broken, white lines were all over the place. I tried going to recovery but the phone just died afterwards. I tried charging it and the screen remained black but the phone gets warm specifically around the power button/volume rocker area. I was able to boot it up now and I managed to successfully install a ROM but the screen still goes black and then boot up again but I wasn't able to use the ROM. I tried entering recovery and sometimes, booting up the recovery is a success other times the screen will just go black before entering the recovery. I'm using TWRP 3.0.2 and when I tried to wipe/flash some ZIPs or just tweak some of the settings the phone will just freeze and vibrate so much to the point that the only way to stop it from vibrating is by removing the battery. What seems to be the problem in my phone? Is my phone bricked in any way?
Hi - new to the G3 world. Occasionally I buy faulty electronics from ebay, in the hope of fixing the item. I like the challenge
So I bought a G3. This phone I bought is a mini work in progress to repair. I really like it.
I am going to put the workaround that worked in my case here first. It may not work or work for you
WORKAROUND FOR SEVERE NOISE CRASH:
SYMPTOM of NOISE CRASH PROBLEM: Using the phone, when out of the blue a horrible screech from the phone and a software (OS) crash and reboot.
When I got this phone it had big issues. I read and got a lot of help from here, thanks !!!
It would happen just about every time I used the phone.
The phone was also hot at the back and chewing through the battery. Was it overheating ? I'm not sure what temperature is normal for a G3.
WORKAROUND (THAT IS HOLDING UP AFTER A WEEK) NO DEATH NOW BY SOUND CRASH:
1. I think the best thing I did was to loosen (not remove) *ALL* the tiny screws around the phone at the back, around the edge. I will post a picture, but haven't done so yet.
I then flexed the whole phone a very little bit once the screws were loose. Yes I now have a few 'screws loose'.....
THATS IT. The phone hasn't fallen apart BUT obviously it could if dropped.
2. I also ran an app I learned about here called "battery guru".
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I am not using this phone to make calls - just use spotify and a video streaming service. Battery life great now and heat minimal.
I realize it's not an ideal solution, and may only worked with my phone. Will post a picture of the screws soon.
Cheers