Hi I am considering getting a Verizon LG G2 (its on kitkat at the moment), just had 2 questions.
1. Is it possible to unlock(bootloader)/root and install custom ROMs on the device?
2. A google search revealed a majority of the users experiencing some or the other touch related issue with this device. Does it still exist? Or was it a software issue that got fixed?
You cannot unlock the bootloader on the LG G2, but you can still root, install recovery and flash ROMs on it. On my old G2, the top of the screen was unresponsive (about an inch in width, and all the way across). I believe it was a bad digitizer.
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I know there are tons of threads complaining about the display, this isn't one of them.
I had a droid x2 and didn't really have any issues with the display and recently upgraded to the bionic.
The specific issue I've noticed is that after restarting my phone the display is fine (I don't notice the cross hatching) when I do notice it is after locking/unlocking my phone.
I'm not sure if its just my phone... Anyone know if there is a way to fix it or what might be happening behind the scenes following an unlock?
I've done several searches to no avail so, forgive me for just asking outright but, here goes:
Does Netflix (any version) work on any of the custom ROMs that are available for the Moto X at this time? Seems like there's always some issue with it for some reason or another, and so far each time I've tried to get it working it's always the same result on custom ROMs: half the screen is greyed out (usually the bottom half), the top 1/3 is out of place and shifted to one side more than the other, and there's a slice of what should be at the bottom through the middle of the screen...
It's the oddest thing I swear.
Anyway, there doesn't seem to be much about it here in the Moto X subforum, nor anyplace else for that matter so, I had to ask. I can live without it on a custom ROM, but since I'm paying for it each month (primarily the Wife using it a great portion of each day), it wouldn't hurt to use it myself sometime.
If anyone has any clues or info, I'm interested.
Guess I didn't notice till you mentioned it. I never watch on my phone though I use Chromecast all the time
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So I'm thinking about getting an LG G2 on Verizon, and I have a few questions about it. Is the bootloader unlockable/can custom ROMs be installed on the latest stock OS? Is battery life good? What is your average screen on time? Have you had any problems with the G2?
Thanks for your time.
redusk said:
So I'm thinking about getting an LG G2 on Verizon, and I have a few questions about it. Is the bootloader unlockable/can custom ROMs be installed on the latest stock OS? Is battery life good? What is your average screen on time? Have you had any problems with the G2?
Thanks for your time.
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My experience: xlnt screen, long battery life, easily bootloader-unlocked by Stump v1.2, TWRP is good custom recovery,
and there are lots of good roms being cooked up. See XDABEB and other great dev's work in dev sections here.
On the two I own, both had GPS issues. I took xlnt advice from others here and opened the case, located the GPS antenna,
and put a bit of black tape underneath it to hold it up to the connection on the caseback. Second part of GPS repair is
installing Play Store app called 'GPS Status". It runs in the background and keeps your GPS honest. I had another issue
caused by flashing several roms in a row: lost double-tap-to-wake which is essential on this phone for me. The fix sounds
kinda complicated, but it's done in 20 minutes and now tap to wake is perfect. That fix is also here on xda.
It's a great phone that seems to do everything well.
Thanks!
The reason the GPS gets goofy is because the backplate clip isn't springy enough. I've owned a few Verizon models and never had an issue with GPS.
Later versions (seems fixed now) of Maps would mess up my compass heading at a stop. I never taken my phones apart.
Best phone ever. I love the stock rom. Been using G3 ports lately
Hello,
I on lollipop (soak test) build on my moto maxx. It was working great until one day there was no vibration. The vibrator wasn't working at all. The phone then was super laggy. Every action took a good 2-3 seconds to execute.
2 reboots failed to fix it. A final 3rd reboot fixed the issue. I have not faced the issue since.
I don't really know what the issue was about but it was annoying.
I just want to put this out there because there was not a single post about it.
Cheers !
- Navneet
Problem persists
After the official 5.0.2 update..things were looking good for a few days.
The vibration issue is back and it takes numerous restarts to get the vibrator to start working again.
There is nothing about this anywhere else. I've tried safe mode and it doesn't seem like a software issue.
A lot of Motorola users (Droid MAXX and few others) have been complaining about vibrator motors being faulty which just shows the quality of parts being used here.
Verizon has been replacing the motors or handsets if within warranty. However Motorola doesn't seem to acknowledge the issue.
Anyway this is my last Motorola device. I've picked up an S6 Edge and extremely happy with it.
rednav said:
After the official 5.0.2 update..things were looking good for a few days.
The vibration issue is back and it takes numerous restarts to get the vibrator to start working again.
There is nothing about this anywhere else. I've tried safe mode and it doesn't seem like a software issue.
A lot of Motorola users (Droid MAXX and few others) have been complaining about vibrator motors being faulty which just shows the quality of parts being used here.
Verizon has been replacing the motors or handsets if within warranty. However Motorola doesn't seem to acknowledge the issue.
Anyway this is my last Motorola device. I've picked up an S6 Edge and extremely happy with it.
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never heard about this issue, try installing official firmware from rsd, to play safe.
I am interested in a buying a 2nd all-arounder phone that mostly ticks all key boxes and found out that the XZ2 is almost there.
As it will be my first Sony I need your experience with the device to decide to buying it or get a different one:
1) are there any serious issues that affect the device, maybe design issues or bad experiences with the device? Maybe display, speakers, or other hardware stuff to concern me?
2) I am interested in root-ability o this phone. Is I saw that there is some development. for this phone and since I am sort of experienced in Custom ROM stuff, I want to know if there are specific rooting issues? Are the valid options for un-bricking it, just in case. Is there a big amount of bricked phones?
3) how's sony with the updates for this device for official firmware updates?
4) is Google Camera functional after rooting?
5) is the phone performance still holding good in late 2019?
I appreciate your responses in any form or shape!
catalindobre said:
I am interested in a buying a 2nd all-arounder phone that mostly ticks all key boxes and found out that the XZ2 is almost there.
As it will be my first Sony I need your experience with the device to decide to buying it or get a different one:
1) are there any serious issues that affect the device, maybe design issues or bad experiences with the device? Maybe display, speakers, or other hardware stuff to concern me?
2) I am interested in root-ability o this phone. Is I saw that there is some development. for this phone and since I am sort of experienced in Custom ROM stuff, I want to know if there are specific rooting issues? Are the valid options for un-bricking it, just in case. Is there a big amount of bricked phones?
3) how's sony with the updates for this device for official firmware updates?
4) is Google Camera functional after rooting?
5) is the phone performance still holding good in late 2019?
I appreciate your responses in any form or shape!
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I like my still fast XZ2 with OmniROM 9.0
catalindobre said:
I am interested in a buying a 2nd all-arounder phone that mostly ticks all key boxes and found out that the XZ2 is almost there.
As it will be my first Sony I need your experience with the device to decide to buying it or get a different one:
1) are there any serious issues that affect the device, maybe design issues or bad experiences with the device? Maybe display, speakers, or other hardware stuff to concern me?
2) I am interested in root-ability o this phone. Is I saw that there is some development. for this phone and since I am sort of experienced in Custom ROM stuff, I want to know if there are specific rooting issues? Are the valid options for un-bricking it, just in case. Is there a big amount of bricked phones?
3) how's sony with the updates for this device for official firmware updates?
4) is Google Camera functional after rooting?
5) is the phone performance still holding good in late 2019?
I appreciate your responses in any form or shape!
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1-some devices are affected from bad production including mine, ghosting on LCD below room temperature, horizontal static electric lines appearing after rubbing the screen, speakers may get temporary damage for no reason (can be fixed by opening the sim tray and pulling that paper in there and waiting a little) or can get permanently damaged if you overdrive them with something like xLoud easily, if you dont want a super slippery 200g heavy 1.1cm thick glass brick look somewhere else (buttons are jiggly too)
2-custom roms have problems with audio and camera and it'll take some time to get fixed and at the end there's the possibility of it not being better than stock camera (also typical sony drm stuff will be lost after unlocking the bootloader)
3-device getting regular security patches and will be updated to android 10 in early 2020 (keep your bootloader locked if you want OTA)
4-no, gcam requires full camera2api and raw support which isnt there on stock
5-performance is good probably due to having close to stock android
this is my first xperia and I'd not recommend this phone to anybody unless you are crazy about what is sony doing with their sony open devices project like the guy above martin
Faruk.ErdaL said:
1-some devices are affected from bad production including mine, ghosting on LCD below room temperature, horizontal static electric lines appearing after rubbing the screen, speakers may get temporary damage for no reason (can be fixed by opening the sim tray and pulling that paper in there and waiting a little) or can get permanently damaged if you overdrive them with something like xLoud easily, if you dont want a super slippery 200g heavy 1.1cm thick glass brick look somewhere else (buttons are jiggly too)
2-custom roms have problems with audio and camera and it'll take some time to get fixed and at the end there's the possibility of it not being better than stock camera (also typical sony drm stuff will be lost after unlocking the bootloader)
3-device getting regular security patches and will be updated to android 10 in early 2020 (keep your bootloader locked if you want OTA)
4-no, gcam requires full camera2api and raw support which isnt there on stock
5-performance is good probably due to having close to stock android
this is my first xperia and I'd not recommend this phone to anybody unless you are crazy about what is sony doing with their sony open devices project like the guy above martin
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I'm sorry to hear that you got a faulty unit.
Did you try to RMA it?
Because I never had such issues, except touch issues in Android 8, which got 90% fixed now (Sometimes while I super fast do swipes on the keyboard it may not recognize only a single swipe at the beginning of the writing).
Camera and Audio are work in progress on the custom roms based on sony open devices project.
SODP is an isolated sony employee team in the sony company + volunteers which need to implement everything by themselves without access to the stock source code (but with access to the closed source Qualcomm source code and documentations).
The camera doesn't degrade on unlock on your stock firmware, so you can freely continue using the stock firmware until the SODP camera reaches a equal or better quality.
(Since SODP supports the entire Camera2API with RAW and GCAM support to raise the quality it may become better than stock.)
And the performance is like stock on SODP.
My benchmark shows the same values like stock, too and you don't have bloat/stock apps preinstalled without the possibility to remove them without root.
PS: The SODP based custom roms are not affected by DRM, since they are a reimplementation of the hardware drivers, there isn't any usecase for DRM keys.