Recent content by mattl2

I will try that, thank you. I personally think the battery is the problem. Before I had this new battery installed a week ago, I never had these issues (other than the phone dying after a few hours). But I agree that the problems I'm now having seem like they could be software-related. That's...

I tried this last night. The battery was low so I browsed the web for 30 minutes and the phone died. The battery percent indicator counted down and died when it ran out... Since the phone was dead, I decided to try a battery calibration technique I read about online where you boot up the device...

I appreciate the advice. What do you think of this though? This is the second time this has happened since the battery exchange. I plugged in my phone in the evening when it had a low charge and brought it up to 56%. Then I used my phone for like an hour, with the screen on almost the whole time...

Here are the screenshots. I wasn't 100% sure where to find each one so I hope these are correct. I took screenshots with my battery at 70% and again a while later with my battery at 47%. And here are the ones from two hours later

Thank you. I won't be charging the phone to 100% tonight but I'll plug it in when I go to bed and provide this information tomorrow afternoon.

Hello! I have a LG G7 that is going on three years old. The battery was needing to be charged every few hours so I brought the phone to a repair shop and got a new battery. I don't know where the battery is made but the guy has 5/5 stars on Yelp based on over 1000 reviews so I don't think he's a...

Original poster here, I am still using my factory battery all these months after posting about needing a new battery. However in the last few weeks it has taken a turn for the worse and I am charging my phone three times a day. I am still considering a new battery, although my phone is beginning...

I believe the question has been answered. A few people have said that the light sensor is just to the right of the camera - so as long as I cover the camera carefully and not go too far around the camera I should be good! Thanks all.

I feel like this got waaaay off point. All I wanted to know is if the camera doubles as an ambient light detector. Clearly you all think I am over paranoid, which is my business.

Perhaps I am paranoid. But I firmly dislike the idea that a hacker (or government) could be watching me. I do nothing on my screen I am ashamed of. I just don't want candid photos. That aspect of my post seems irrelevant. I am just wondering if covering the camera will mess with the phone's...

Hello. I am thinking about buying a Galaxy S20. I currently have an LG G7 ThinQ and I have the selfie camera covered because, well, I guess I don't trust the NSA. This doesn't interfere with the functions of the phone because there is a separate sensor for ambient light to adjust screen...

Hello. I have had my G7 for a little over two years, it is still running strong but the battery dies quickly now. I would love to get a third year out of this phone. I called a well-reviewed phone repair shop in my town and he said he never replaces batteries for LG phones. He said LG phones are...

The phone did come with a two year warranty. That is one of the reasons I picked this phone. However I don't think a fast-draining battery is covered by the warranty. As long as the battery actually works, I believe they won't replace it. Is that not true?

Hiya. I am just about to finish paying off my LG G7's two year installment plan (which is exciting becase my last two phones died after their one year warranty, but before they were paid off.) My G7 works great, other than a battery that runs out mid-day. Unlike an iPhone, not of ton of people...

Solved! If anyone is having this issue, I found the problem after months of frustration. The My Verizon app has a feature that once a week scans my phone for concerning issues. It alerts me that I have too much cache, I need to reboot my phone, etc. This program automatically does a number of...