Some Gripes About my new LG G6

[evanborkow]

I wish the double-press-volume-button actions could be reassigned too -- I don't understand why volume-up is set to capture+. How often do I need to capture my screen's contents while it's locked???

Double pressing the volume up button takes you to capture+. Then pressing the T button takes you to the lock screen. When you unlock the phone you will be on the note screen where you can type or dictate a note or set a reminder.

 

[Sammytheorangutan]

You know, you can access ALL of the icons on the taskbar with a 2 finger down swipe. Put the flashlight where you want. It's just as easy to get to.

 

[russ351]

I use Key Plus from the Playstore. I designated the volume up button as the flashlight shortcut when the screen is off.

 

[Diehlirious]

I just received my new LG G6 today, and I've been testing things all day.

So far I found 2 issues:

Return it, now is the worst time to buy a phone. You might regret it in a couple months.

 

[Jezza819]

I've gotten used to the two finger pull down method for the notification drawer because for some reason I can't get it through my head which icon is for Bluetooth so I need the actual name to show. But there is where my flashlight widget is.

I have the stock calendar icon on my Verizon G6 but I also have the Google Calendar in my Playstore library I just haven't downloaded it onto this phone yet. I miss having my next notification always showing up on my home screen but I'm not sure if it would also put it on the AOD which I'm not sure if I want or not.

 

[patruns]

I have a flashlight widget on my T-Mobile phone. It is towards the back and called "smart flashlight".

 

[ByteMyAscii]

It should not work on others people's phones unless you have similar voice patterns.

"should not" did not stop TV advertisements making google home and assistant respond.

Burger King did an advertisement with the line:
"OK, Google, what is the Whopper burger?"

They apparently won't respond now, but were doing just that originally.

Therefore I am not planning on using voice commands any time soon.

 

[Morty2264]

I think my G3 had the same deal with the flashlight only being accessible through the drop-down menu. I agree with the user who suggested going to the Play Store and downloading a torch app. Worth it for those emergencies or, in my case, when you just can't find something.

 

[LeoRex]

torch apps... ew... be VERY wary of them. There are a ton of apps in the Play Store that are glorified ad bombs that ask for way too many permissions to function.

 

[nathdogg1985]

torch apps... ew... be VERY wary of them. There are a ton of apps in the Play Store that are glorified ad bombs that ask for way too many permissions to function.

Good point. I remember my girlfriend installing one on her phone and it asking for calling permissions etc. This was before Marshmallow though so it was all or nothing. I was an iOS user at the time and found it very odd.

 

[chanchan05]

"Ok Google, flashlight on"

I know not everyone likes talking to their phone, but in terms of turning on the flashlight asap, this works.

I'd rather use 'lumos maxima' as my command.

https://youtu.be/ZL3weocN5Cs

 

[jchapman01]

I wanted to remove all of the shortcuts but 2 of them are stuck there and cannot be removed.

I just checked on my T-Mobile US version and I was able to remove the remaining 2 shortcuts from my lock screen. Go to Settings > Lock screen > Shortcuts. At the top right is a trashcan icon. Click that and then select the two shortcuts you want to remove. Hope this helps!

 

[ubizmo]

Here's another gripe: Despite my settings, the G6 insists on playing music via Poweramp, my default player, when I plug in headphones. But that's not the real gripe. The thing I don't like is what happens when I unplug the headphones, if I'm listening to a podcast. What should happen is...nothing. The podcast should stop and that's all. Instead, when I unplug the headphones Poweramp starts playing again on the phone speaker.

 

[Mike Dee]

"should not" did not stop TV advertisements making google home and assistant respond.

Burger King did an advertisement with the line:
"OK, Google, what is the Whopper burger?"

They apparently won't respond now, but were doing just that originally.

Therefore I am not planning on using voice commands any time soon.

Never had a problem but I hate having only one phrase

 

[evanborkow]

Never had a problem but I hate having only one phrase

Actually there are two phrases. Hey Google works also.

 

[ByteMyAscii]

Never had a problem but I hate having only one phrase

Amazon's I think introduced some additional "wake words", though limited to a predetermined selection.
"Computer", "Amazon", "Echo", as well as the default "Alexa"