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I'm looking into buying a (possibly refurbished) G4, but I read up that there's a bootloop problem on certain devices, how do I know if it's safe or not? I've heard that serial numbers 505-509 and/or hardware revision 1.0 are the ones afflicted, but some people reported devices with the S/N 511/512 and HW revision 1.1 with said same problem. Should I be worried with just buying a certified refurbished device from amazon/ebay with this floating around? What should I look for to be safe?

Hello everyone, I want to buy a used phone for 150-200 euro. I found 4 options but I don't really know which one to pick. The phones are: HTC one M8 for €140 1 of 28 months and 1 of 22 months old LG G4 for €225 12 months old LG Nexus 5 for €110 I guess more than a year (simtray partially broken) Sony Xperia Z2 for €175 4 months old The HTC is on 5.1 while the rest is on 6.0. I dont know how big of a diffrence that is. I need your advice on which phone to pick and why -Jelmrtje99k

Hi there ;> I was asked to recover the data from LG G4 smartphone which is now in a boot loop. Any ideas how to got it work, even only for a while long enough to transfer the data to PC? There is 2 solutions i found on the internet: Resothering connections on the board with heat, Second is removing EMMC Memmory chip and puting it to specialized device to transfer a data to pc. Both of that solutions is rather extreme and none is perfect. I need to get it work fo like 10 minutes nothing more. BTW. is there really no way to acces the memory while phone is off ?

Hello! I've had a LG G3 for awhile now and it's been nothing but hassle, the phone design and every thing is great! But I've had the flickering screen issue and SIM card not reading issue and now the touch doesn't work most of the time and if it does it's only for a few seconds before it stops detecting my touch! So I'm looking for a used phone, don't want to pay any more than £120, I've seen a few options, my favourite so far is the LG G4 but do I dare risk it? I don't want to waste another £100! Another option is the Samsung s5 or s6 but the s6 doesnt have a very big battery (2550mAH on a 1440x2560 screen!? That will be worse than my LG G3!) and I would prefer a 5.5" screen but I could manage with a 5.1". What do you guys think? Any suggestions etc? Thanks for your time!

I have a LG G4 that is currently boot looping, does anyone know of any methods for pulling the data off of the phone? I have looked on ifixit and have determined the memory is soldered on. I don't know much about software utilities and I'm running out of ideas. If anyone has suggestions that would be awesome

Hi, I own a LG G4 and I have trouble finding where "MAC address" is. I've looked it up and I was told it was under About Phone>Status, but it wasn't there. If software plays an issue to this I am currently on Android 6.0.

So im on the look for a new phone, and im looking at these 3 phones, since they are somewhat in my price range. Which to choose? Phones: Huawei P9 Lite P8 LG: G4 They all serve what I'd require, and cost almost the same Im currently using the Moto G (1st gen) It's slow, has bad camera and low storage, and really just not capable of serving me much anymore... Thanks alot -Crafting

My G4 (LG-H815, running lastest updates) is experiencing frequent crashes. The screen will freeze and the screen will show some kind of visual artifacts such where part of or the whole screen will gain a fuzzy TV static like look, then the phone restarts. After the reboot, apps that were previously running are still remembered and shown in the multitasking window. I thought it might be a GPU issue so I ran Antutu benchmark and on the first try it crashed during the 3D part but ran through it fine the second time. It also survived the 15 minute CPU stress test. I haven't tried a factory reset yet. It's still under warranty so I can get it replaced.

I have made a plex media server with freenas and I works perfectly fine streaming content to PC through the Plex web app at //ip_address:32400/web/index.html and it also works remotely on PC using the web app. I can even stream to by old nexus 7 tablet through the web app using some reduced settings because of the slow wifi. The problem is that my LG G4 refuses to play videos to completion. I will start videos then eventually I will get the message that "there was a problem playing this item". I have played around with the transcode settings and player settings and it doesn't seem to matter whether or not I am direct playing, transcoding h264 and direct streaming audio, or transcoding h264 and mp3. I have tried many different file types and none of them seem to work. It also doesn't matter what streaming quality I choose to play the video. I don't know why my G4 which is superior in every way to my nexus 7 cannot play videos while while my nexus 7 can. I am using the chrome android browser in both cases. Opera has similar issues and firefox refuses to even start videos. Any ideas?

Let me give you a timeline of my experience with the best phone I have ever used... For awhile. When I first purchased my G4 about a year ago I was unbelievably pleased. The camera was great, it was fast, the battery lasted for nearly 2 days, and the screen was great (The only thing that has held up with this phone). For awhile I did not have a single issue with the phone. My experience was going great and I couldn't stop telling others about it. However, this "new phone high" only lasted a few months. Eventually issues began to arise for no clear reason. (The phone always had a case on it and I took care of it well never tampering with software or anything of that sort.) First, I noticed a massive drop in battery life. I used to be able to go to school (a massive concrete building that hates cell service), and have nearly 70% of my battery when I would come home, even with a decent amount of use during classes. However, it soon became an issue that my phone would die within a few hours. Originally I thought I torched the battery somehow, however this was not the case. After reviewing performance through multiple analytics apps, the bloatware was simply raping my phone battery incessantly. At first I tried force stopping unnecessary processes, but this only helped a little bit since the processes would just reopen themselves anyways. Then on top of that the wall charger died within 4 months and I was stuck without quick charge. Which, while not entirely detrimental, anyone who has had to revert from quick charge to standard knows how incredibly annoying and slow it can be to charge a 3ah battery on a .8a regular charger. Overall, I was becoming very fed up with all the issues the phone had been having even though it wasn't even a year old. Especially towards the lack of software updates and support from AT&T and LG on these issues. However, on Tuesday I finally got my wish for an update. I got prompted with a message to install marshmallow and thought well great sure I want to. I probably should have done a bit of research first... Most certainly a lesson for the future. For the first 36 hours everything was going pretty smooth. I appreciated the slight changes in design and I believe I noticed some performance benefits as well. Then last night I got a notification for a text message and so I went to flip open the cover (I have the quickcircle case). Guess what happened when I opened up my cover. Please go for it guess. My phone was a brick. For no reason whatsoever it went from working to being bricked while in idle. Restarting the phone would get me to a reboot loop, but I couldn't even get that to happen without taking out and replacing the battery first. Without a doubt I was PISSED that I was recommended with a message from AT&T to download an update that would kill my phone. On top of the fact that their online support team is atrocious. To make this even better I brought my phone into the store this evening and (I do not blame the store reps for the issues I had with AT&T while I was there) after sitting with a rep on hold with corporate for 45 minutes the woman who finally answers slurs every sentence. She then went on to try and research pointless "troubleshooting" that she clearly was reading from the website that she had no experience with. Mostly throwing a hissy fit that the store doesn't keep extra batteries even though we told her multiple times the phone shoes that it can not only charge, but is at 70% battery. (Now let me preface the rest of my rant by saying I'm still covered by the fucking warranty). Her solution to my brick of a phone that gets stuck into an infinite loop every time it turns on and crashes when you try to factory reset is to (try to hold back your laughter hear) send me a new battery. What. An. Imbecile. On top of that she told me I have to not only pay for shipping, wait a week for it to arrive, and then go to the post office to purchase return shipping if it still isn't working. Apparently when you buy a phone from AT&T and their negligence breaks it, you're just shit out of luck for a few weeks until their incompetent support team decides to send you someone else's phone that was refurbished. I officially now can not contact any of my friends, I have now lost out on any potential clients through my home business, and I have no way of getting help if something happens to me while I'm away from home. It honestly blows my mind that this is considered not only legal, but acceptable business practice. If AT&T's support is this bad... I do not even want to know what it's like to be a customer of Sprint or T-Mobile. I don't think I had this many issues with my old I-Phone 5 for christ's sake. In conclusion LG sucks, AT&T sucks, the entire phone market sucks, and I still hate everyone.

So i have the LG G4 and my friends got me the gear vr for my birthday and it' awesome, but I can't get the gear vr menu to pop up. I know the device is meant for samsung phones, but is there a way to download the gear vr main menu on my LG G4? Also, why is the a charging port on the gear vr? do I need to charge it for it to work or is it just so the gear can charge my phone

So yesterday I made a post that really got no attention/ response. Now while it is in sleep mode or even on it will randomly restart. The only things out of normal was there was a major os update the other day, the incident listed above, and today I came to it and it would not power on for any reason unless I removed and replaced the battery. Any ideas guys? I really need it operating soon. I have heard some people talk about boot loops but this seems a little different.

I'm looking to buy a case for my LG G4, i want it to protect my phone without being too bulky, anyone got a good suggestion? Location: UK Budget: <£25

Let me start off by saying THANK YOU LINUS, I OWE THIS COMPLETELY TO YOU! Basically what happened, was on Friday, my phone got stuck in a boot loop. It would get to the "Optimizing Apps" screen and shut off again. Other people may just get to the Verizon screen, or even just the LG screen. I looked it up and found that it was a major issue affecting many people, so I just filed for a warranty and received my new phone today. Well, on Saturday night Linus, released a video on how they fixed a dead Graphics Card and PCI-E SSD by heating them up past the melting point of solder and then testing them. For them, it only worked on the GPU. As I was packing up my seemingly dead phone to ship back to LG TODAY, i decided to give it one more shot. I disassembled the device to the point where I could take out the logic board. I took the logic board and wrapped it in one layer of parchment paper and two layers of tinfoil, shiny side facing in(FYI tinfoil has two sides, shiny and matte). I then placed this package into a barbecue. I turned on the left and middle burners and left the package with my logic board inside on the right side to the grill so it wasn't receiving direct heat. After 10 minutes, I took it out, re-assembled my phone and it booted. I was able to get all of my pictures off of it. This has only been confirmed to work on my phone, but seeing as this SAME issue is affecting thousands of people, It's definitely worth a shot. If you are going to use an oven, PLEASE, make sure it's above 385 degrees Fahrenheit and that you don't plan on using that oven for food ever again, this may release some toxic chemicals etc. I plan on using my grill again, so I just made sure to leave the grill open for 24 hours and I'm going to clean it before I use it next. If you have any questions let me know!P.S. My LG G4 was the Verizon model.

On Friday I turned on my phone and it got stuck in a boot loop. It boots into the optimizing apps screen then shuts off and on again. I googled it and LG made an announcement that some of their phones are deffective, and unfortunately, mine was one of those phones. My g4 was rooted, but that's not why it's in the bootloop because it's been rooted for about 7 months. Is there a way to get the phone into a recovery mode to get my data off of it? my other idea, though adventurous, was to desolder the NAND chip and then just replace the NAND on my new phone with the old one, because the storage and OS isn't the issue causing the bootloop, LG says it was a "connection" which is very specific :). I got another idea while looking up the issue online. There is a way to read from NAND chips if you solder the points to a breakout board using a method called "drag soldering" and then connect the board to a smartmedia reader, but I need to research this option more. Any ideas?

Hi guys, I don't know why but I can't root my LG G4 (H815) because of a weird problem I have. Basically, before I install the LG Drivers the phone is detected on the My Computer screen as usual from my pc but as soon as I install the drivers the phone no longer gets detected and it shows up as "LGE Android MTP Device" (see Photo 1) in device managment. Does anyone knows how to solve this? Photo 1: Photo 2 (tools I'm currently using to root, this is my first time trying to root an Android phone.):

Which one is better(I care about the camera and battery life)? Their prices are almost the same here(the oneplus one is slightly cheaper). Also, I considered getting the LG G4, but the difference in prices between the G4 and the G3 is about 300$. Are the improvements from the G3 worth the (rather big) difference? Thanks in advance.

Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/thewanshow/the-wan-show-time-warner-cable-97-profit-on-internet-also-other-things-feb-6-2015 News LG G4 To Feature A 3K Display Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Qwertywarrior Source 2: nextpowerup.com leaked specs for G4 show a 1620x2880 display under note “screen size” display size is currently unknown, but rumors point to 5.3-inch display ~626 pixels-per-inch, compared to the 5.1-inch Galaxy S5 which has 576 PPI announcement should take place in Q2 2015 G3 had a 5.5-inch display in quadHD(2560x1440) 538 PPI Microsoft now pays AdBlock Plus to not have its ads blocked Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Goodbytes Source 2: winbeta.org joins Google, Taboola, and Amazon - other companies that have paid to be removed from the default ABP blacklist non-disruptive ads are automatically added to the whitelist for smaller sites getting added to the whitelist is costly for large companies remember AdBlock Plus is not the same as others Time Warner Cable's 97 Percent Profit Margin on High-Speed Internet Service Exposed Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Victorious Secret Source 2: huffingtonpost.com based on 2013 records proof of what was already very apparent - that ISPs overcharge, nickel and dime customers average revenue from high speed data in 2013 was 43.92 per customer, while the average cost to TWC was $1.32 mark up prices with a bunch of fees including modem rental and “franchise fees” some customers have reported fee increases of over 100% in a matter of two years New consumer Intel 750 NVMe SSD pops up in UNH-IOL compatibility list - Storage Solution Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Its Me Source 2: tweaktown.com code-named August Ridge popped up on the roadmap as a release for Q4 2014 that time has passed, but we can still expect it… soon-ish? no official news 750 series SSDs available in both 2.5” and M.2 capacities of 180, 240, 360, 480, and 600GB will feature NVMe 1.1b interface NVMe will provide a low-latency interconnect that will allow Intel to break the SATA performance barrier appears that Intel is close to being the first SSD manufacturer with a consumer NVMe SSD Sony has sold SoE Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Kingcry Source 2: forums.station.sony.com Source 3: shacknews.com Source 4: gameblogs.net studio behind games like Planetside 2 and H1Z1, and the upcoming EverQuest Next acquired by Columbus Nova, a New York-based investment management firm new name is Daybreak Game Company John Smedley, President of Daybreak Game Company said they want to “fully embrace the multi-platform world in which we all live” rumor has it they’re looking to bring H1Z1 to consoles mobile was also mentioned as a future route for Daybreak Game Company Apple converting its Sapphire plant into a datacenter. $2 billion investment Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Goodbytes Source 2: theverge.com plant was initially built for GT Advanced Technologies to produce sapphire glass for iPhone 6 & 6 Plus mismanagement by both Apple and GTAT left GTAT unable to mass produce sapphire glass GTAT filed for bankruptcy, Apple is repurposing the factory it purchased for GTAT 1.3 million-square-foot building, will be powered entirely by renewable energy expected to create 150 full-time jobs and 300-500 construction and trade jobs sapphire production plant would have created 2000 jobs this is one of the largest investments Apple has ever made Ubisoft Reinstating Fraudulent Far Cry 4 and Assassin's Creed Unity Keys For Customers Already Playing Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Rohith Kumar Sp Source 2: vg247.com Source 3: linustechtips.com some codes purchased through G2A and other online game retailers fake/stolen credit cards were used to originally purchase some of the codes sold on these sites Ubisoft decided that their best course of action was to deactivate all keys purchased through third party resellers one gamer compared it to “purchasing a hammer from Wal Mart and then having the makers of the hammer sneak into your house at night and steal it back.” Ubisoft has now reinstated all codes that had already been successfully activated and played on a consumer’s account they have stated that they will continue to deactivate fraudulently purchased keys in the future, though it seems that they will take more care in their future investigations Consoles may get 4K Hardware upgrade Q4 2015 [RUMOR FROM NETFLIX] Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Craider Source 2: forbes.com Chief Product Officer of Netflix, Neil Hunt, stated at CES that Sony had “promised” a PS4 hardware revision that would give the console 4K video capabilities since then they have stated that they aren’t in a position to speak definitively on Sony’s plans timing makes sense as it lines up with their usual 2 year hardware revision Netflix believes that this will bring the necessary components to deliver 4K video playback (note: in case it was unclear, this is NOT for 4K gaming) Sony and Microsoft both declined to comment when contacted by Forbes speculated that this would also bring an upgrade to HDMI 2.0, though that is not confirmed by any reputable source 3-Month later, Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has only 1.6% market share Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Goodbytes Source 2: neowin.net Source 3: linustechtips.com only 1.6% of Android devices are operating on Lollipop actually a big jump from last month, when only 0.1% of devices were operating on Lollipop Jelly Bean is still the leader with 44.5% between 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 39.7% of users are still operating on KitKat number of KitKat devices grew by 0.6% over the last month, which is a big slowdown from the previous month’s growth (5.2%) Dual GPU cards may finally be able to combine their VRAM. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Assassin Source 2: wccftech.com Source 3: twitter.com memory does not stack because a complete copy of a game has to be run in each GPU frames are alternated between the cards Mantle will allow developers to surpass old soft architecture limitations and enable buffer stacking it is likely that future low overhead APIs will follow in Mantle’s footsteps in this sense "just because you are running Windows 10 and DX12 and/or Mantle API does not mean that your multiple GPU configuration is now stacking memory. The capability is present in these low overhead APIs but they will not come into affect until devs specifically optimize the game as such." luke note: Profiles for multi GPU are already often delayed till after launch... Razer updates the Blade with Maxwell and more RAM Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Alexgoeshigh Source 2: anandtech.com minor updates to the GPU and more RAM 870M is upgraded to the 970M 16GB of RAM is now an option upgrading CPU from an i7-4702HQ to an i7-4720HQ (higher clock speed, 47W TDP compared to 37 on the 4702) the more efficient 970M allows for a higher TDP CPU also a new lower-end version, 1080P IPS display, non touch, with 256GB SSD for $1999 aside from that it’s the same FCC will declare the internet Title II & apply net neutrality to mobile Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Smittyshmee Source 2: theverge.com Source 3: wired.com Tom Wheeler, Chairman of FCC, gave a statement to Wired RE: net neutrality and Title II “This week, I will circulate to the members of the FCC proposed new rules to preserve the internet as an open platform for innovation and free expression.” tells the story of NABU: The Home Computer Network (a competitor to AOL), a startup that he was the President of that failed because networks acted as gatekeepers “Using this authority (title II), I am submitting to my colleagues the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the FCC. These enforceable, bright-line rules will ban paid prioritization, and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services. I propose to fully apply - for the first time ever - those bright-line rules to mobile broadband. My proposal assures the rights of Internet users to go where they want, when they want, and the rights of innovators to introduce new products without asking anyone’s permission.” also wants to modernize Title II, tailoring it for the 21st century, in order to provide returns necessary to construct competitive networks no rate regulation, no tarrifs, no last-mile unbundling under the modified Title II, there will be a general conduct rule that can be used to stop new and novel threats to the internet “This means the action we take will be strong enough and flexible enough not only to deal with the realities of today, but also to establish ground rules for the as yet unimagined.” “The Internet must be fast, far, and open. That is the message I’ve heard from consumers and innovators across this nation. That is the principle that has enabled the Internet to become an unprecedented platform for innovation and human expression. And that is the lesson I learned heading a tech startup at the dawn of the Internet age. The proposal I present to the commission will ensure the Internet remains open, now and in the future, for all Americans.” details of the updated Title II have not been released yet, but it is likely that the proposal will be leaked soon China Will Require Real Name Registration for the Interwebs Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Powderbanks Source 2: variety.com beginning March 1 putting the burden on ISPs and Internet companies to enforce the rules 650 million Internet users new rule is intended to halt the spread of rumors and the use of social media accounts masquerading as public figures The Great Firewall of China stepped up measures to prevent VPN use last week, limiting their access to global news and global social media Samsung Galaxy S6 chassis leaked ? (all metal ,but non-removable back, very simiIlar to the Phone 6) Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Nineshadow Source 2: phonearena.com Source 3: phonearena.com Source 4: phonearena.com Source 5: phonearena.com said to have a sealed, unibody metal casing use of glass material on the front and back “one executive at a parts supplier” said “The Galaxy S6 will make its debut in two versions - flat and rounded screens. It will have a meta build, which will make it look even more like Apple’s latest models.” Samsung Pay said to be embedded in the new phone might be based on magnetic emitting that mimics your credit card, not NFC potentially accepted in 10 million points of sale without retooling existing machines Apple Pay is only available in about 200,000 spots allegedly based on Loop Pay Galaxy S6 was intended only as a dual-edged screen, but Samsung is including a flat screen model as swell due to insufficient yields of curved glass panels 5.1” display, Samsung Exynos chipset, same size battery as previous generation (more focus on safely storing the flammable liquids) but non-replaceable, not upgradable set to be unveiled a day before the MWC expo starts, March 1 Nintendo creators program forces youtubers to delete videos of competitors games if the want all benefits of the program Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Alexgoeshigh Source 2: recode.net Link 1: r.ncp.nintendo.net/whitelist/ Recap: The Nintendo Creators Program, which launched last week, lets video creators split the 60 percent of ad revenue left to them by YouTube with Nintendo. Nintendo is telling YouTubers that if they want to get paid, they may have to delete some videos from their channels completely. Video makers won’t be accepted to the program at the higher revenue-share rate — 70 percent — if their channels have any videos of any games not explicitly permitted by a Nintendo whitelist. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg wrote on Tumblr last week, he and his personal brand of silliness are more popular than the titles he highlights. “If I played a Nintendo game on my channel, most likely most of the views and ad revenue would come from the fact that my viewers are subscribed to me,” Kjellberg wrote. “Not necessarily because they want to watch a Nintendo game in particular.”