Details regarding LG’s upcoming Nexus phone’s camera surface
The camera was one of the weak spots for the Nexus 5. The flagship Nexus device manufactured by LG in 2013 had an inconsistent camera that never seemed to deliver quality shots. Now, in 2015, the company allegedly has plans to produce one of two Nexus phones. A media outlet from South Korea claims to have knowledge of LG’s plans for its upcoming Nexus phone’s camera.
The report, published by iNews24, states that the phone may use a 3D camera module. The capabilities of such technology in a Nexus phone are unknown but maybe Google has plans with Photo Sphere integration.
The report also claims that the processor will come from Snapdragon 810 and Google eyes October for a launch alongside Android M.
Yet another vague report from Asia causes plenty of people, myself included, to wonder what Google has coming.
Source: iNews24
Via: G for Games
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LG G4 will come with an extra battery and microSD card until June 30
LG announced today that they are continuing the promotion where the company is giving away an extra battery and microSD card with the purchase of an LG G4 until June 30.
Keep in mind that this promotion extension is specifically for the United States. The promotion was originally set to end on June 21.
If anything, this campaign is subtle jabs at other manufactures that have gone the way of Apple, refusing to offer support for external storage and a battery replaceable by the user.
While it’s sad to see external storage slowly become extinct on flagships, the battery issue isn’t much of a problem, considering that charging technology is getting better and better.
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Either way, consumers still get to reap the rewards of LG’s campaign until June 30. Are you picking up LG’s latest flagship?
source: LG
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LG and Nokia announce agreement on smartphone patent license
Although Nokia isn’t making smartphones by itself anymore, it still has a gigantic patent portfolio waiting to be tapped into by another company in need. In what seems like a mutually beneficial agreement, Nokia has just announced that LG Electronics has agreed to license a certain number of royalty-bearing smartphone patents from the company. The Korean technology giant is apparently the latest out of upwards of 60 licensees that are taking advantage of Nokia’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile communication technologies. LG is also the first major smartphone OEM to take part in the licensing program since Microsoft purchased Nokia’s Devices & Services business back in 2014.
Neither LG nor Nokia have given any financial details, but it seems as though both parties remain confident that each is receiving a fair trade. Ramzi Haidamus, President of Nokia Technologies, explains:
We are pleased to welcome LG Electronics to our licensing program. We’ve worked constructively with LG Electronics and agreed a mutually beneficial approach, including the use of independent arbitration to resolve any differences. This agreement sets the scene for further collaboration between our companies in future.
Other terms are remaining confidential for the time being, and the details of the royalty payments will be cleared up within a year or two.
Nokia and LG reach smartphone patent licensing agreement
LG and Nokia have announced that they’ve reached a licensing deal related to several of Nokia smartphone patents. LG has licensed a wide range of patents covering communications over a mobile network, although neither company disclosed how much LG is paying for the licensing.
Both companies have said the deal is mutually beneficial, which I’m sure everyone will agree with. LG gets access to some patents to make better phones, and Nokia gets some extra cash. It’s not like Nokia was using the technology to make any compelling smartphones.
Jabs aside, it’ll be interesting to see what comes of this agreement in the future. And we should all be very glad that this didn’t turn into another drawn out set of lawsuits.
source: Nokia
via: Android Central
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The LG G3 may not be updated to Android 5.1, skip straight to Android M
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Many of you will know that I own a LG G3, so excuse me if I get a little emotional during this post. News is circulating today that the LG G3 may not be updated to Android 5.1 after being updated from Android KitKat to Android 5.0 not long after Google’s official unveiling of Android Lollipop. It seems relatively legitimate news after comments made by LG on the LG Greece Facebook page said that there were no plans to bring Android 5.1 to the LG G3. Bummer.
Of course, this might just mean that LG is skipping Android 5.1 in favour of Android M, the next verison of Android due for release later this year – however given the state of the LG G3 right now on Android 5.0, I’m a bit disappointed that LG isn’t going to try and fix some of the more crippling problems like instability and battery drain that some users are experiencing. It’s especially unusual since the work has already been done for the LG G4 which ships with Android 5.1. All the same, we’ll take this news with a grain of salt just in case LG Greece just meant that devices in that region shouldn’t be expecting an update (sorry, Greece!).
What do you think about the news the LG G3 may not be updated to Android 5.1? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: TechValue.gr via Phones Review
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LG G3 won’t get Android 5.1, could jump straight to Android M, report says
It looks like the LG G3 won’t be getting the jump to Android 5.1, according to a social media post from LG Hellas. In fact, the device could jump straight to Android M.
There aren’t any immediate plans to offer the minor update to its LG G3 users, LG Hellas said in its post to social media. However, this isn’t new to LG. After all, the LG G3 went from 4.2 to 5.0, skipping the minor 4.4 update.
If that’s anything to go by, we could just see the device jump straight to Android M, which users probably wouldn’t mind, considering that 5.1 doesn’t bring much to the device anyway.
Read more: LG G3 review: everything you want in a smartphone
The major feature 5.1 brings to smartphones is Factory Reset Protection, which puts an extra layer of security over the factory reset option. It’s supposed to help defer thieves. But, who really uses that, let alone knows about it?
The LG G3 certainly has the hardware to support and run Android M, with plenty leftover. In fact, with Doze and App Standby on-board, along with a myriad of performance tweaks, users might even find the device running better on M.
Of course, if you’re smitten on downloading Android 5.1 to your LG G3, there’s always the option of rooting and flashing the image on your device. And if that’s your intention, you mine as well just take the Android M Developer Preview for a spin.
source: TechValue.gr
via: Phone Arena
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LG G4 allegedly plagued by touchscreen issues
Our LG G4 review was very positive, and most of our readers agree that this is the best smartphone of 2015 so far. Needless to say we love the device here at Android Authority, but that doesn’t mean LG’s latest flagship smartphone is perfect. In fact, it seems the device may be plagued by touchscreen bugs.
A recent onslaught of LG G4 touchscreen issue reports inspired XDA Developers senior user liamR (who is also experiencing this problem) to create a forum post touching on the matter. The matter in question is that the phone seems to dismiss quicker taps and swipes, which is not standard when it comes to smartphone performance.
This is not only a problem during day-to-day usage, but it can murder one of the hottest features the LG G4 touts. This would be Knock On (and Knock Code). Definitely a cumbersome situation for LG G4 users, but not everyone seems to be affected by it.
The guys at XDA Developers also conducted a poll and so far 40.21% of the 194 participants have reported no issue at all. That also means nearly 60% of the voters did find a problem, though, and that is a significant number! By the way, 27.32% of voters reported having issues while using no screen protector, so we really can’t blame those.
Are you having problems?
Some of us at Android Authority have been using the LG G4 and have found no problems so far, but maybe you are. You can check your touchscreen performance by following these steps:
- Open the Dialer and enter 277634#*# to enter the Service Menu.
- Go to Device Test -> Service Menu – Manual Test -> Touch Draw Test – Manual.
- Now touch/tap/knock/slide on the test area (all of it) until its almost full and watch for missing registration (you will touch the screen and there will be no red mark). I repeated the test several times and almost every time I had misses.
Please do let us know in the comments if you have encountered any issues. This seems to be more than just a slight manufacturing mistake, so we would love to hear more from users and get to the bottom of this.
Let’s just pray this is simply a software issue and LG can fix it soon. I have gone ahead and reached out to LG for a statement. Hopefully we can get a response soon. Until then, sound off in the comments and share your experiences!
LG and Samsung smartwatches leave data unencrypted
University of New Haven researchers have been able to uncover what they call sensitive information from the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear 2 Neo. On the LG G Watch, researches were able to get contacts, pedometer and calendar data. The G Watch also gave up the owners email address, but let’s be honest, everyone has your email address. The Samsung Gear 2 Neo yielded health, email, messages and contacts data.
They found all of this information, and none of it was encrypted. Your data is being left out in the open by Samsung and LG.
““It was not very difficult to get the data, but expertise and research was required,” said Ibrahim Baggili, director of the university’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHCFREG). He and co-authors Jeff Oduru, Kyle Anthony, Frank Breitinger and Glenn McGee plan to present their findings in a paper for a digital forensics conference in August.“
Both companies had a statement to share with CNET stating that they both take “security very seriously” (direct quote found in both statements). I mean, who doesn’t take “security very seriously”? Gosh, I have yet to find a company that just takes security seriously, they all take it very seriously.
Both companies also say that they look into all reported security flaws promptly in order to find a solution immediately.
Security is becoming a bigger and bigger issue with each new electronic in our lives. Electronics have snaked their way to our pockets, on our wrists, even on our faces. Google even wants to put them directly into your cloths.
The more electronics around, the more places hackers can grab your information from. Security is becoming a bigger issue than it was previously, and it was a huge issue previously.
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LG weighs metal cases for other models, report claims
Were you hoping that LG would take the build quality up a notch with the G4? Well, we just got some alleged word that might tickle your fancy.
According to a report from a Korean new site, etnews, LG is currently looking into if they can make a metal casing happen, specifically for the larger variant of their flagship, the G4 Pro.
“LG Electronics is reviewing whether they should apply metal cases onto G4 Pro. While it stressed analog feeling on G4 by applying leather cases, it now wants to stress digital and futuristic feelings on next models by applying metal cases. Its conclusion is that there are no other better ways to differentiate two products than to use different material.“
But allegedly, there’s some internal conflict at LG on whether a metal casing should debut on a niche model rather than on a flagship. This could be a safe move, as they wouldn’t need to produce as many units and get the process down pat until they need to apply it on a large scale.
The whole debacle over using metal comes as the competition has been stepping up their build quality, such as with the Galaxy S6 this year. LG is one of the remaining flagships still using plastic all around, which isn’t a good way to stand out. The leather offering on the G4 was welcomed, but was it enough?
There is no official word from LG on the matter, so we’re just talking about rumors until then.
Do you care enough about what your phone is made out of and await to see what LG comes up with, or do you just slap a case on it and love the fact that you can access the battery?
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LG’s G Stylo is now available on Sprint
Following the phone’s recent arrival to Boost Mobile, the LG G Stylo has just made it’s way to Sprint. Priced at just $288 off-contract, the mid-range smartphone aims to offer consumers a large screen with great multitasking features without breaking the bank. For those who’d like to sign up for a two-year service agreement with the carrier, the phone can be had for $49.99. If you’d like to go the Sprint Easy Pay route, however, the phone costs $0 upfront and $12 per month for 24 months.
Even though the LG G Stylo is priced extremely low, that doesn’t mean the phablet doesn’t have a few tricks up its sleeve. It boasts a big 5.7-inch 720p LCD display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of on-board storage, with microSD expansion up to 128GB. It also runs a customized version of Android 5.0 Lollipop, and brings along with it an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. Although the phone is being offered for almost $100 more than the Boost Mobile variant, $288 is still a great price for this device.
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