I've had a couple of units (I had to return the first unit because of a possible 'dust under the screen'-issue). But the first unit that I had, and that I returned, was quicker overall, especially on the screen rotation. It was especially noticeable when sliding out the keyboard from the home screen and then press '1' in the popup launch menu: whereas my first unit would launch the SMS app almost instantly with no spinning wheel, my current unit brings up the spinning wheel and takes about 2-3 sec before opening the SMS app.
I did some investigating and pinned down the problem to the screen rotation: it doesn't launch the SMS until it has finished rotating the screen, and since the rotation is slower overall, it brings up the spinning wheel.
My first unit blew me away overall with its speed. My second unit is generally quick, but that's it. I've also read at least one review stating that his phone was very slow, as if the CPU was constantly working.
FWIW, my ROM version is 1.14.402.0 (unfortunately I didn't check this on my first unit), and the radio version is 0.24.30.24.
So how quick are your phones, especially on the screen rotation and opening up the SMS app from the quick launch menu?
mine is 1.14.407.1
The phone is very fast switching between V to H (if there are no application running) and it takes ~2 sec to enter sms
switching between H to V is slower...
You have a slightly newer ROM.
Anyone else who cares to share their what ROM version they're running?
My ROM is 1.14.401.1. I notice short lag when switching between landscape and portrait, but it's short enough to not bother me.
My rom is 1.14.404.0. Works perfect, no lags in menus.
Anyone problems with the gps? Mine doesn't get a fix. Resetted three times to factory defaults and now working. Hopefully it stays working
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My rom is 1.14.404.0. Works perfect, no lags in menus.
Anyone problems with the gps? Mine doesn't get a fix. Resetted three times to factory defaults and now working. Hopefully it stays working
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No problem with the GPS. On the contrary it gets a fix within seconds even indoors. Might be an issue with nav-software (I use Garmin XT).
I edited my home screen by removing the missed calls (you get the missed call icon in the status bar anyway), mail (don't use it), getting started, and the weather app (quite useless given that it doesn't show the current weather on the home screen), hoping for a speed improvement in the screen rotation. Now it's subjectively a little faster, not by much but enough to make it worthwhile.
I am running Blastagator TWRP 3.3.0-0 on an LG G2 with a screen hardware problem. The screen is no longer touch sensitive in the center of the lower part of the screen. Updates to Lineage on this device do not automatically install Magisk, so it needs to be installed manually through TWRP each time I update Lineage. The problem is that installing any zip file through TWRP requires confirmation by moving the slider across the screen, through the dead spot. When I try to do that, the slider drops back as if I lifted my finger off the screen. The same thing happens if I let the screen time out - I can't get past the lock screen without the slider, so I have to crash TWRP and reboot.
Is there an alternative to sliding across the bottom of the screen? I can recompile TWRP if there's a flag in the source code. I've tried sideloading Magisk, but I can't do it because I have to swipe across the bottom of the screen to start sideload mode. If I try it through the ADB command line on a connected LInux system, I get "sideload connection failed", presumably because I haven't put the phone in sideload mode. All roads lead through that sliding bar.
It would be frustrating to have to trash the phone just because of a single bad spot on the sensor. Once in a blue moon the bar slides and I can get Magisk to install, but it's frustrating to keep trying for five or ten minutes hoping I get that one shot.
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I am running TWRP 3.3.0-0 on an LG G2 with a screen hardware problem. The screen is no longer touch sensitive in the center of the lower part of the screen. Updates to Lineage on this device do not automatically install Magisk, so it needs to be installed manually through TWRP each time I update Lineage. The problem is that installing any zip file through TWRP requires confirmation by moving the slider across the screen, through the dead spot. When I try to do that, the slider drops back as if I lifted my finger off the screen. The same thing happens if I let the screen time out - I can't get past the lock screen without the slider, so I have to crash TWRP and reboot.
Is there an alternative to sliding across the bottom of the screen? I can recompile TWRP if there's a flag in the source code. I've tried sideloading Magisk, but I can't do it because I have to swipe across the bottom of the screen to start sideload mode. If I try it through the ADB command line on a connected LInux system, I get "sideload connection failed", presumably because I haven't put the phone in sideload mode. All roads lead through that sliding bar.
It would be frustrating to have to trash the phone just because of a single bad spot on the sensor. Once in a blue moon the bar slides and I can get Magisk to install, but it's frustrating to keep trying for five or ten minutes hoping I get that one shot.
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I believe you can disable the lock screen in the options totally (the slider thing). Not sure though but yes, it's a crap design. Hope someone is able to help
Did you trying to use mouse through otg cable..?
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Did you trying to use mouse through otg cable..?
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Wow. Does it work? I didn't even knew it did lol. Thanks for the tip. Hope OP sees your post and gives it a try
Brilliant! That worked. It appears the mouse has to be plugged in at boot time, but if it is, the arrow appears and the mouse and slider are fully functional in both system and recovery.
By the way, I get around the dead spot on the keyboard when booted into the system by using one of the many Set Orientation apps that allow me to turn the screen upside down. I haven't found an app yet that needs touch sensitivity at the top and bottom of the screen at the same time. Well, games, but I don't play games on an LG G2
I wonder if a Y cable will work on the USB port, so I can plug in a thumb drive for storage and still use a mouse to move the slider to start the backup?
BTW, I checked the TWRP settings screen. There is no setting that affects the slider.
Thank you, eyobaaa.
Glad to hear that the Y cable things i didn't test it why don't you give a try..
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I'll have to buy one to do that. Probably next week.
The simple user experience of unlocking the device on is so bad on Pixel 6. There's just no winning option.
Smart Lock randomly kicks in, so I can't be sure that a single tap of the screen will turn on the phone.
The fingerprint sensor sucks, and requires a tap on the screen just to bring it up. And sometimes I don't even get the option to use my fingerprint.
I don't even like the single-tap gesture to begin with. It means I'm accidentally turning my screen on all the time just when carrying the phone. It almost started a call with my deadbeat father, who I haven't talked to in 20 years
I could go with no screen lock but then I'm locked out of several key features (like viewing my account passwords). Also, pressing the Power button at all on a phone this big is cumbersome, since I then have to reposition my entire hand to go from pressing it to then interacting with the screen.
I'm already rooted because I absolutely needed the Back button to be on the right side. Now I'm hoping modders can fix the unlocking experience because it's the next big issue in my mind.
The fingerprint scanner is actually very good if you set it up right, and will always be displayed with always on display... No tap required. Problem solved
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The fingerprint scanner is actually very good if you set it up right, and will always be displayed with always on display... No tap required. Problem solved
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Or lift to check turned on rather than AOD.
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...and will always be displayed with always on display... No tap required. Problem solved
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This is not my experience at all. Sometimes I get a fingerprint sensor icon. Other times my phone is unlocked via Smart Lock and I get an Unlock icon in place of the fingerprint sensor. Other times I get a Lock icon indicating Smart Lock is expired. Other times I get no icon there at all.
If the fingerprint sensor is there and I'm on the dimmed screen, sometimes it'll just light up and deny, and other times it won't even acknowledge that I've put my finger on the sensor.
If the Unlock icon is there, it requires a tap to unlock (no holding!). So that means I have to actually look at the screen and discern which icon is there to know whether I need to tap or hold.
And Lift to Check Phone would be even more problematic for me, since I'm trying to avoid accidental screen interactions and this would only cause more.
On all my other Pixel phones I just touch the back fingerprint sensor and the phone is on. I don't have to think about a dozen different possible states the phone could be in every time I want to turn it on.
Have you tried to recalibrate it via the Pixel tool thing Google has?
Google Pixel - Update and Software Repair
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The simple user experience of unlocking the device on is so bad on Pixel 6. There's just no winning option.
Smart Lock randomly kicks in, so I can't be sure that a single tap of the screen will turn on the phone.
The fingerprint sensor sucks, and requires a tap on the screen just to bring it up. And sometimes I don't even get the option to use my fingerprint.
I don't even like the single-tap gesture to begin with. It means I'm accidentally turning my screen on all the time just when carrying the phone. It almost started a call with my deadbeat father, who I haven't talked to in 20 years
I could go with no screen lock but then I'm locked out of several key features (like viewing my account passwords). Also, pressing the Power button at all on a phone this big is cumbersome, since I then have to reposition my entire hand to go from pressing it to then interacting with the screen.
I'm already rooted because I absolutely needed the Back button to be on the right side. Now I'm hoping modders can fix the unlocking experience because it's the next big issue in my mind.
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It sounds like smartlock working as intended (which I find useless, and poor security). It will give you an unlock icon instead of the fingerprint. Maybe you simply don't want smart unlock, which is more useful for password only. This seems like more of a matter of figuring out what features you want to use.
If you changed the Animation Scale in Developer Settings then the AOD fingerprint icon can disappear.
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It sounds like smartlock working as intended (which I find useless, and poor security). It will give you an unlock icon instead of the fingerprint. Maybe you simply don't want smart unlock, which is more useful for password only. This seems like more of a matter of figuring out what features you want to use.
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I never used to use Smart Lock, but on this phone it means I don't have to deal with the inconsistent fingerprint sensor as often.
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I never used to use Smart Lock, but on this phone it means I don't have to deal with the inconsistent fingerprint sensor as often.
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Try setting up the fingerprint scanner again, slightly moving your finger with ever press during set up to get every angle and view of the print. It's been pretty much perfect for me. I suppose Google could have helped instruct people to do that better in the process.
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It sounds like smartlock working as intended (which I find useless, and poor security). It will give you an unlock icon instead of the fingerprint. Maybe you simply don't want smart unlock, which is more useful for password only. This seems like more of a matter of figuring out what features you want to use.
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I just restarted my phone, and then repeatedly unlocked and locked it (sometimes by fingerprint, sometimes by tapping). By the end of the video, the fingerprint sensor icon disappeared completely and wouldn't come back until after another restart:
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This is just one example of the inconsistencies. I haven't changed the animation settings either.
I did see it happen a couple of times in your stream. I don't recall seeing that on mine, but I haven't been looking for it. The only other thing I can suggest is make sure you have the latest updates and/or factory reset.
Edit - I tried to replicate your stream, and the sensor showed in all 30 attempts for me. For whatever it's worth, so might be something specific to your device, maybe settings or software issue
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I did see it happen a couple of times in your stream. I don't recall seeing that on mine, but I haven't been looking for it. The only other thing I can suggest is make sure you have the latest updates and/or factory reset.
Edit - I tried to replicate your stream, and the sensor showed in all 30 attempts for me. For whatever it's worth, so might be something specific to your device, maybe settings or software issue
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It could be a bug related to my specific settings:
Rooted device, still on the October update
Lock after screen timeout: 30 minutes
Power button locks instantly: Off
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I just restarted my phone, and then repeatedly unlocked and locked it (sometimes by fingerprint, sometimes by tapping). By the end of the video, the fingerprint sensor icon disappeared completely and wouldn't come back until after another restart:
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This is just one example of the inconsistencies. I haven't changed the animation settings either.
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what are you going on about lol. this is the kind of nonsense that is so irritating. you had 100% success rate unlocking your phone. what's the problem. looks to me like it works. so what's the big deal. and then you have the gall to complain that the sensor icon disappeared after you repeatedly locked and unlocked your phone? yea. try starting your car repeatedly. see what happens with the engine.
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what are you going on about lol. this is the kind of nonsense that is so irritating. you had 100% success rate unlocking your phone. what's the problem. looks to me like it works. so what's the big deal. and then you have the gall to complain that the sensor icon disappeared after you repeatedly locked and unlocked your phone? yea. try starting your car repeatedly. see what happens with the engine.
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Sure, ignore my multiple posts on the subject. It's not nonsense. I have no idea why you're trying to minimize this, and why you feel the need to be so combative.
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I'm already rooted because I absolutely needed the Back button to be on the right side.
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You know gesture navigation is a thing now right? Back buttons are so "last decade".
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You know gesture navigation is a thing now right? Back buttons are so "last decade".
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Yes, I know and I hate it. It's extra motion that tires out my hand and I often trigger the gestures when I don't mean to.
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Sure, ignore my multiple posts on the subject. It's not nonsense. I have no idea why you're trying to minimize this, and why you feel the need to be so combative.
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i will just apologize and go on with my day. good luck with the phone.
I went ahead and updated to the November firmware, and wiped my data as well. Now my phone won't show the fingerprint sensor while unlocking under any circumstances. I also found an interesting bug wherein I'm still able to turn my screen on by tapping it repeatedly even with "Tap to check phone" disabled:
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EDIT: And, of course, as I was typing this the fingerprint sensor just magically came back. And it still doesn't work unless I tap the dimmed screen to wake it first. Watch as it straight up ignores my finger the first time:
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I can recreate this 100% of the time by just setting my phone down for a second and picking it back up, then trying to unlock it. And you can't see it in the video, but the sensor doesn't even light up the first time I touch it. This is clearly a software bug.
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I went ahead and updated to the November firmware, and wiped my data as well. Now my phone won't show the fingerprint sensor while unlocking under any circumstances. I also found an interesting bug wherein I'm still able to turn my screen on by tapping it repeatedly even with "Tap to check phone" disabled:
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EDIT: And, of course, as I was typing this the fingerprint sensor just magically came back. And it still doesn't work unless I tap the dimmed screen to wake it first. Watch as it straight up ignores my finger the first time:
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I can recreate this 100% of the time by just setting my phone down for a second and picking it back up, then trying to unlock it.
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but at least we know you like dunkin donuts, dominos pizza, and your mom forgets stuff
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try starting your car repeatedly. see what happens with the engine.
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Guess you don't know anything about cars. You can start and stop a fuel injected car until the battery dies, and nothing will happen to the engine or fuel system. (Yes, the battery will die if you keep starting the car and tuning it off right away) Just as proof of this, most modern cars shut off the engine when you come to a stop, and restart when you let off the brake. If you're in stop and go traffic, the engine will shut off and turn on repeatedly in a short amount of time nd distance.
Now with classic cars and motorcycles, you my flood the carb with repeated starts. Not a big deal, and not any kind of damage.
The only "damage" in repeatedly starting a car would be normal wear and tear on the starter. They do have a finite lifespan. But again, not damage, just use.
Anyone else has problem with screen autorotation? After December update autorotation randomly stoppps working and only reboot helps.
Hi, i had it right now.
However after some Display off and ons it worked again.
Me too. As you say screen off and on usually rectified it.
Yup me too
And another thing... Gyroscope and Acceleration sensor. Try Google maps navi and you'll see that the arrow never change direction when rotating phone. Google must have done something really wrong
Same problem for me after December update. Screen Rotate doesn't work, also direction in Google Maps and photos/videos are always vertical which is really annoying.
Yeah most of sensors are dead. Really don't know what to say now. How is that actually possible? And most important why we haven't heard any news from Google yet?
I thought it was just me !
Since the update, rotate randomly stops working and it needs a reboot. Glad to hear I`m not alone.
Yeah so annoying. Gyro and accelerometer, compass all dead