Using the LG G4 in 2024 - Review!

[@91Tech]

The LG G4 is a device that had a lot of good, mixed with a lot of bad- namely, bootlooping, which was ridiculously widespread. Even so, I had a lot of fun looking at this device today- did any of you ever own one? How'd you like it? Join the discord! --- discord.gg/CWvGgGUZ2P

[@JasonJrake]

This was my first good experience with an android phone. I kept it even though it died in boot-loop, just to show people what phone innovation looks like. Ever since then I have used LG phones as media players. LG v-60 forever!

[@kcastillo1234]

You should have removed the account from settings before you reset it

[@orangeyellow-me1pz]

I had one but don't remember why I sold it. It wasn't because of boot looping. I think I had it for 3 months or so.

[@chriswright8074]

Bootloop was because of the soc

[@orangeyellow-me1pz]

@@kcastillo1234 you still need the password for that I think.

[@rosemaryshumka8037]

Hi Josh! Your antiquated Aunt here! Hilarious that seals weren’t removed on back…my bad, not your Uncle’s. As a senior, I primarily used a mobile phone for taking photos…and I loved the ones that this one took! When I was gifted a hand me down iPhone so that my devices would connect I was almost disappointed…just always thought the LG camera was better. Thanks for reviewing…you are SO good at what you do!

[@rushsale5086]

Hi, Auntie! your old phone looks good, shows how you take care of your belongings!

[@ZiggyMercury]

I actaully remember really wanting the LG G3 or G4 (don't remember which one), but couldn't afford it at the time as a poor student. I think it still looks quite good today, actually (from an aesthetic point of view).

[@nathanmerritt1581]

It's quite a crying shame we don't have LG in the phone market anymore. they had such great innovative ideas that just didn't work out at the end unfortunately.

[@mister_stang]

Agreed. Loved the G7. Loved the G8. Was sad when it came time to upgrade (had to move to a 5G compatible phone) and there was no G9 to move to.

[@thetechrealist]

Nah, thank god they got out, OnePlus took their place & they're honestly way better than LG

[@nathanmerritt1581]

@@thetechrealist nah! oneplus settled. they're not the old one like they used to be. They are are definitely not better now.

[@thetechrealist]

@@nathanmerritt1581 OnePlus settled, that's true but they're still way better than the nonsense LG was peddling before their end...

[@_5e7eN_]

​​@@thetechrealistLol funny you said that. Probably they've failed on their past models. But nope, if it wasn't for LG pioneering Dual Camera, 18:9 aspect ratio, Double tap to wake, QuadHD Display, LG Prada, which where apple copied on they're first iphone. and other things they made first, smartphones wouldn't evolve for what they are today. Even almost all mobile phone reviewers respect LG, for what it did in mobile phone industry.

[@pettigrew95]

I loved my LG G4, had it with the leather back and it felt so premium. I never had bootloop issues with mine.

[@Davej82]

Me neither, but I used to have problems with overheating, if I remember correctly.

[@enricod.7198]

I had the phone replaced 3 thimes until it broke out of warranty and that's it. It was an amazing phone though.

[@alisadamia]

@@Davej82 same as mine. no issue with bootloop but the overheating was so bad.

[@Sprier]

Great phone but unfortunately the boot loop did end up getting me and I was still a young buck and was not too keen on backups at that time 😭 G5 ended up being pretty fun though with the modular design. Bad phone to have doing delivery though with the GPS always being terrible 🤣 G6 still the prettiest phone they ever released in my opinion but trying to be before Samsung and taking the slower snapdragon was a huge fail. G7 imo probably being one of the best most competitive phones especially with the deals but the 4gb ram being it's downside. After 4 pretty mid "flagship" releases G3-6 they were too far in the mud. Still love my v60 dual screen and I'll keep that forever as my LG memoir but as usual with LG it was slightly behind when new with only a 60hz display. Man you notice that these days. I was loyal from the G2 to the v60 though, they will be missed!

[@876gas]

Bootloop happened with overheating... Mine was fine until I was gaming on pubg, the camera can also cause it as well.

[@ReadtheBible88]

I found a LG L70 on the side of the road. I used that phone for 5 years. Had a cracked screen but worked well. Then started boot looping. Thanks for the video.

[@vishweth]

How lucky

[@itchylol742]

cell broadcast is its own app because it lets you view messages from past broadcasts. while on other brand phones, you get the broadcast, and once the notification is dismissed you can't see the broadcast message again.

[@spicyweasel]

I feel old after hearing someone genuinely confused to what "Cell Broadcast" is. I remember using it on my old Nokia 8850 where it'll show the current location I am in on the home screen.

[@MalcomHeavy]

I miss my G4 dearly. I remember when I got it. I got the grey plastic with the fake aluminum looking back because it was the only option available through AT&T. Within a month of buying the phone, I ordered the gold outer bezel and gold buttons, and the light tan leather back directly from LG, and quickly swapped all of my parts over. I was blown away by how LG encouraged you to modify your G4 to your liking, and they also encouraged you to keep backup batteries with you. I had an LG phone battery storage box specifically for my spare battery. Back in 2015, this was the single coolest phone you could have. I got questions about my boujee leather phone at school all the time and didn't hesitate to show off hotswapping my batteries in class while the iPhone kids had to have portable batteries and charging cables in thier bags. Well. Here we are a decade later. I still have my G4, but it doesn't boot, but it's sentimental to me. From a time when smart phones dared to be different, and it felt like every few months, another cool Android phone was coming out. I wish I could go back in time and relive those days.

[@EastsideBodega_]

Oh the LG G4. I was a tech for Sprint when this phone came out, received it for free from LG. I can’t tell you how many of these we replaced because of the boot loop

[@AJKilgore97]

I still have PTSD from the waves and waves of walk-ins with boot looping G4's. I have no clue how many DHRPs I ordered for dead G4's. Luckily we could usually get the data back by heating the board really hot with the heat gun or freezing them for a while. It was hilarious when Asurion tried to pawn them off on the stores to use as loaner phones, I don't think any of them lasted more than a couple of customers before they too boot looped.

[@passivevii4052]

Nice story

[@EastsideBodega_]

@@AJKilgore97 OH DOGG I REMEMBER THIS 😂😂

[@krazyolie]

Literally put me off android

[@redvivid]

I got lucky. Had the phone for 2 years and never got bootloop. I did get screen retention though.

[@Garrettdx1988]

The G4 had the best camera on the market at the time

[@LumpAdd]

Wish they did look into the Pro mode for this phone. It was pretty amazing for the time. You could pretty much clear off the issue with low light by properly setting the shutter speed and ISO.

[@andrewsmith2247]

I used to work for Sprint back in the day.. You just had to throw the phone in the freezer for an hour and it would power up for 20-30 minutes. I made so much money on tips from saving customers pictures/ contacts. And early upgrades! Thank you LG lol😂

[@AJKilgore97]

I was a tech around then! It was almost daily that all customers in our queue had boot looping G4's and all we could really do was order them another G4 or do an in-store exchange for a G5 if we happened to have one and got the approval to take one from store stock for the exchange. It was miserable and I can't even begin to count how many we either froze in the back or melted with the heat gun to get them booted up long enough for a data transfer, luckily we were mostly successful! Later on after they sold us to Asurion they had the nerve to send G4's out to stores to use as loaner phones, suffice to say we almost never issued those and when we did they'd usually come back boot looping. Glad those days are over!

[@Sprier]

Man I wish I knew that back in the day!

[@ThunderTHR]

I started out with a LG G2, and whilst I missed out on the G3 and G4, I did eventually upgrade to a G6 when that was the latest on offer, and its honestly still one of the greatest smartphones I've ever used. I feel like a hole has been largely left in the market ever since LG left the phone market. Nothing to me will ever replace the experience I had with that G6. Still have it lying around, still works!

[@GabrielIgnacio]

The worst part about LG leaving the phone space was that their last phone, the LG Wing was probably their most exciting release after years of flagships that performed well but didn’t have that “wow” factor behind it.

[@onelyone6976]

I also had the G6, it was my first LG because originally I came from the windows phone world. The G6 still works for me despite the abuse i put it through for 4.5 years as my main and only phone. The G6 still is the best phone I’ve ever had.

[@Sprier]

If only they waited until after the s8... Got the 835 instead of 821 snapdragon. It would of seriously been so much more competitive at the time

[@SwiftHDX]

Ahh, the G4. I owned one. It got hot during mid-load usage and charging. Eventually it started bootlooping, and I lost all my data. Learned my lesson from that and started backing up everything.

[@ThePianist51]

The camera of this thing was just brilliant. Very good interface, easy to use. Dang it… I miss it…

[@MisterWhatWhat]

Fortunately I've never experienced any bootloop issues. Still running a V60 on a backup line. This video brings back so many memories. I miss LG.

[@kevinpitts3548]

I think they were onto something, but it's really unfortunate that they left.

[@Sprier]

I'll never sell my dual screen v60, it's my LG tribute 🤣🫡

[@LatrixVerboon]

Only the G4 bootloops. No other LG phones has the same issue since 2015

[@maslelviz]

I used LG G4 for 5 straight years. I had a bootlopp issue, but LG fixed it, as it was under warranty. I loved the design that was really standing out at the time (and in today's context it would be even more bonkers). What was cool that in the box we not only got the leather back, but also a plastic one, as a replacement for more rugged-use days. It's first party window case was mad. But the thing I loved the most was the camera. It's picture quality largely came from optics, not the computational stuff (yeah, HDR was really bad on it). I looked at the old photos that I took on a trip to Australia, and honestly it's a breath of a fresh air in comparison with my current device. I'm not saying it's sharper, or has better resolution, but it has a unique look of a camera that does not try to create a fake reality but has it's one signature. It's just as looking at an analogue photo, even though it's not :)

[@libertycity4life]

I used to have an LG G3, G4, G7 and Q60 back in the day... I've always kept them as backup phones and still use those for fun. Thanks for putting out this video about those forgotten phones, so cool!

[@cosmic_drew]

I had (and still have in a drawer somewhere) the LG G4 with the leather back. LG has always been my main phone brand. My two current phones are the last two LG phones (LG V60 UW5G with the dual screen and LG Wing). I honestly don't know what I'm going to do when these eventually get too slow. I'm super glad they both have Android 13. I've had the LG G2, G4, G7 and G8X. I've also had an iPhone 4 and Nexus 5, but everything else was an LG.

[@mehdiriver]

I had it back in university. It was beast of a phone, the screen and camera were great. I loved the curved design with the leather strap on it.

[@enricod.7198]

The curved screen was amazing to use, it was a weird feeling but it was amazing.

[@alvarojflorez]

I owned it. The camera was something out of this world for the time. The back leather felt amazing. Unfortunately the battery didn't last enough, the display had burn-in issues, and it ended up bootlooping and dying out of nowhere one day.

[@rauldeandrade]

Aesthetically the G4 is my all time favourite phone and I still love it to this day. Unfortunatelly mine was one of the ones that got bricked. If they were up to date today, I'd keep them as my main phone still

[@goxy287]

Still miss lg. Had a g5 back in the day and it still beats my current Poco x3's camera. Also had a spirit before that which was like a budget g4

[@karu3067]

still rocking my v50

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

LG G3 and LG V20 user here. I just keep laughing at my mom's camera after my LG phones beat her camera. That's why i am going for a older LG phone instead of a crappy chinese budget phone with a poor resolution and poor camera XD.

[@joaomaranga7982]

Spirit gang!

[@Thedarkshadow08]

One of my favorite phones ever.. Got it mainly for the camera, learned photography settings from this phone ❤

[@techheadz00]

Loved my G4. I even had an external battery charger with 2 spare batteries. It was a great accessory you could bring on your travels. I also loved that LG fixed the boot loop issue for me despite the fact the phone was purchased via eBay.

[@pieroalferranorivera8690]

I used to have one in high school and loved it. I previously had a G2 mini as my first smartphone so the G4 was my first flagship smartphone and boy, was it something. The camera was better than the iPhone 6 (which most my friends had) and on pair with the Galaxy S6. It felt huge but the curvature made it confortable. I remember the G4 variations were not flagships and were very laggy after a while, none of the people I know that had them liked them. I used it for 2.5 years, never had the boot looping issue but sometimes it just didn’t want to charge and became a little bit laggy although it was bearable. The reason I stopped using it was because one day I accidentally dropped it, the screen was fine but it started restarting itself in my pocket and overheating. It was my first year of university and once I recall not knowing where my class was and had to find a place to wait until the damn thing turned on again so I could see my schedule. My mom was about to change her 3 year old iPhone 6, so she gave it to me and even though it was a bit of a downgrade in camera and storage, it never failed me until I replaced it 4 years later . Moral of the story, LG products lasted me less that 3 years and Apple ones 7+… I’m not going back to androids even though when new, they are indeed way nicer.

[@nicholasblackmore8344]

One of my all time favorites except for the boot loop bug

[@matthewsjardine]

I have been a techie and phone geek for over two decades. I loved the LG G4! Using it on the daily, the phone had a lot of character and it took some of the best photos I took at the time. Photos I cherish to this day. My G4 ultimately did succumb to the bootloop issue and my carrier at the time was woefully incompetent at repairing it, leading me to the Galaxy S6. I enjoyed both phones, but despite less a less polish experience, I have fonder memories of the LG G4.

[@ChristopherCo]

I was totally in love with this phone! It was a massive upgrade from my old Note 3, and I skipped the Note 4 for it. The curved screen was so cool at the time, and the extra battery with its own charger was a total game-changer. I loved swapping out the back covers, and the back button placement felt perfect in my hand. Plus, the infrared blaster was a hidden gem for controlling my TV and stuff. But, man, the bootloop and screen burn-in were such a bummer. If it wasn't for those issues, I'd probably still be rocking LG phones today.

[@komalthecoolk]

I had this and I LOVED IT. I loved the back button with the colorful large notification LED.

[@alexstava]

I loved it so much. Camera was so ahead of its time, and the buttons on the rear so nice and easy to use.

[@flexibezt]

LG has always been my favorite brand when it comes to smartphones. I've owned a series of LG phones from the G3, G5, G6, to the V20, and fortunately, I never encountered any issues with boot looping. Even though these devices are a bit dated now, I checked on them last year and found that they were all still functional, albeit with reduced battery health due to their age. One standout feature that drew me to LG was its impressive screen ratio in comparison to the body of the phone, unlike Samsung's larger bezels reminiscent of older iPhones. The user interface, especially features like Qmemo and Qslide, added to the overall experience, but what truly set LG apart for me was the unique knock-lock feature. In 2019, I made the decision to stop upgrading to LG phones as I noticed they tended to slow down significantly after about a year, even with a factory reset. It became apparent that other phone manufacturers were embracing the trend of maximizing screen real estate on their devices. Additionally, some of my favorite LG UI apps, such as Qmemo, found counterparts in apps like Google Keep, and the split-screen functionality reminiscent of Qslide was becoming more prevalent in Android OS. The discontinuation of LG phones left me feeling nostalgic and saddened since they were such an integral part of my journey as a tech enthusiast.

[@Diggy22]

Headphone jacks aren’t dead; my Moto G Stylus has a headphone jack, one of the big reasons I bought it. Aside from that, it is good to see a flagship phone from back in the days with a swappable battery. I do miss LG being a big name in smartphones. Their budget phones, like the Tribute HD, were go-tos for me back in the day. I bought a used V50 ThinQ off of eBay for videography purposes, and wow, it’s a powerhouse.

[@Maximus20778]

He meant flagship wise it's dead. The only new phones with it are budget phones and the new HTC phone

[@abzhuofficial]

​@@Maximus20778this is sadly true

[@AzureRT456]

My mother gave me some older LG phones, a Stylo 3+ and the original Stylo. I liked the power button on the back and the flat frames. I wish phones still had character nowadays.

[@peterdevreter]

It's a miracle this one works. Mine was dead within 1 year and the second one also. Something with bad soldering from factory. Used the oven trick to fix it temporary and pulled all my files from the device.

[@GabrielIgnacio]

The LG G4 was supposed to be my first proper LG smartphone back in the day but the T-Mobile near me at the time didn’t have it in stock so I got the V10 instead, which was basically an overall improvement over the G4 in terms of features since the power button integrated a fingerprint scanner, a slightly more rubberized yet still sleek build that also used stainless steel, and had an extra ultra wide front facing camera. I think it also had an extra screen bit along the top. Unfortunately since it’s basically an LG G4, it suffered from the boot looping issues too and mine had some BAD image retention issues where I’d have screen elements look literally burned in after a mere minute where the only way to minimize it was via a blue light filter app with a 1-5% yellow filter on top and that would only last for about 4 hours tops. Despite that, I still keep it around as a spare phone to mess with custom ROMs as my trusty HTC One M8 finally kicked the bucket.

[@johnathanblade1]

Big fan of the G4! Mine shipped with 2 back plates and 2 batteries. It also came with a stand alone charger for the spare battery. That main camera took really nice shots, but it was not great for capturing things in motion

[@bizzarovision]

This takes me back. G2-G4 were some of my favorite phones

[@topangursada1895]

Using this phone for years. Then switch to V30 plus. Still using it as daily driver. Great phones.

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

I had a v10 that boot looped for no apparent reason one day after I had been using it for about a year and was and still am angry because I lost everything stored on the 64 gig phone even though I enabled Google backup and even phone backup to SD feature in Dev options. I still lost every pic and video on the phone.

[@taonakaz]

I just bought lg g7 2 months ago. Vert cheap price, Slim body, Qdac, 1000nits display (very goth for under sunlight without worry about burn). Live with 6 year old phone isn't bad as you thought

[@LegendaryPhenom]

Back in 2015, I've bought this thing to replace the Note 5. Camera wiped the floor with any phone at the time, including GS6, but the phone on the whole was a big pile of crap.

[@vleiznaid]

Hi! I had a LGG3 back in 2016, kid you not I think it was one of the best phones ever made, absolutely loved it and android back then, I recently picked up a Samsung flip 4 and it’s okay but no where near as good as LG was, I wish they still made phones, I would’ve loved to pick up the LG Wing but never had the opportunity too! Awesome video!

[@andrew7720]

I had a G4 back then... Within the 2 years of the warranty: 3 mainboard replacements for the bootloop issue. After the 3rd time came back fixed (and with 3 months still remaining on the warranty) I sold it. It was a matter of time before breaking again. The fact that it only got 1 update was painfull. But the camera was mindblowing for the time.

[@michaelmiller3598]

I had the G3 and the G4 never had a problem with them. Loved them both

[@1984Cutlass2nv]

I owned one of these back in the day and at the time it was probably the best phone I ever had. But I sold it because I was worried about the bootloop issue and I just wanted an excuse to try something else. While I didn't have any more lg phones after that up until 2020 when I got the v60. Still using that today and I'm happy with it other than having no face unlock and now the headphone jack is worn out so it keeps popping out when I'm listening to something on the go. I think LG fixed their major hardware failures after the g5 but it was too late by that time.

[@zackmejia8764]

Ooof that camera was so sick…one of the many reasons i purchased it…getting to manually control the shutter speed and iso and aperture was pretty sick

[@jamesstobaugh]

I had the LG G3 and absolutely loved it. I never had any boot loop with it but i do remember the whole debacle very well. I remember wanting the G4 when it came out. Glad i didn’t make that jump.

[@Benzo97]

Loving the selection of background music here!

[@rakesh1519]

User removable battery needs to come back

[@Ghovilord]

No they don't! Batteries are dangerous to keep around the house and people are stupid and many accidents will happen

[@Daemonarch2k6]

The new hmd skyline could be your thing then

[@NGHmusic]

​@@Ghovilordthere was nothing wrong with them, people still continue to use batteries incorrectly, squeezing them inside a thin glass/metal furnace is not the greatest idea humans have come up with in terms of safety.

[@NGHmusic]

these sealed waterproof devices cause heat, 1# things batteries don't like is heat.

[@ShinyAbsol92]

Nice nostalgic look back. I had a G4 for a couple of years it suffered from bootloop, I was sent a new one that had the same issue. I didn't learn bought the G6 after.

[@GeForce1080]

I had the G Stylo (basically the budget version of the G4) and it was great tbh, the UI is so sleek, even by today’s standards

[@rudfil]

I still use my LGG6 occasionally, and until this day, I am still impressed with the build quality of those old LG phones. Even the camera on the LGG6 is amazing.

[@YgorCortes]

The buttons on the back were such a cool concept tbh. The back is where your hand already is when holding the phone, so having the buttons there definitely makes sense

[@zylxreal]

Bro I’ve been trying to find this channel for the past 2 years

[@roki977]

proud owner of lg g2, g3, g4 and g6 with few Xperia Z at the same time, including Z ultra. Biggest thing about G4 was its camera with full manual controls and low f stop for that time aka fast lens. I use to shoot lightnings with it.. Mine died after few weeks but i was lucky to get new motherboard quickly. It was one of those phones than fall apart when dropped and that made it drop proof. I loved that phone. After i had g6 for short time and from than Iphones only..

[@ozzzy3z946]

The g4 was my first LG. I've also had a v20, g8, v50, and v60. I still use the 8g (I listen to podcasts and KZbin to sleep), the v50 as a media player, and the v60 to surf the web and watch videos. I wish LG would return to the cell phone market. My favorite cell phones by far.

[@In2jeep]

I used to love love love my g4, I too agree the camera is surprisingly good. Shockingly I actually ran into one of these still being used by a customer in Richmond the other day haha

[@Silkl4sh]

At later years of college 2014-2016 worked for one of carriers and I loved to sell LG smartphones. They were awesome.

[@SwissFenyx]

Had this phone, absolutely loved it in every way

[@guerrinlove69]

LG Tribute was my first smartphone, then i upgraded to an LG Stylo 2 and kept that for 2 years. Miss having LG in the phone market

[@00TheAceOfSpades00]

I remember the G4 as it was the first flagship phone I bought. All I remember now is the problems I had with it. Within a year the battery life deteriorated so quickly and no amount of Factory resets helped, I had to charge it at least twice a day. Eventually I had the bootloop issue and LG took more than a month to replace the motherboard. the new motherboard only lasted for a few months and then had the same bootloop issue again.. for obvious reasons I gave up on LG and as good as their V series was I still wouldn't get close to an LG phone. I'm pretty sure most of their loyal customers had a similar experience and that explains their downfall after the G4

[@drunkenmonkey5529]

I bought LG-G2 in Dubai....On its first day launch,,, One of best screen during that time,,,,,

[@craigregnier3220]

I still miss my red LG G Flex 2 so much. I had no idea what boot loop was and brought it to a Sprint store after it started. The two guys working there told me I might as well just go throw the phone away. Broke my heart and that was the last LG phone I ever had.

[@JayBarty]

This takes me back to when I had the G2. During the root process, I deleted a system file and bricked the phone completely. I spent 3 weeks searching and finally found the file I needed to flash and bring it back to life. We have come so far with modern phones!

[@Ajgorr]

I used to own the G4 and it was amazing and I loved it, until it started bootlooping. I was able to get a backup of all my data by placing the phone in the freezer while being connected to the PC and transferring the data. I then went with the phone to my carrier, who has sent the phone for repairs to LG. At first they denied the repair, but after some e-mailing and calling they accepted my warranty claim. I was so excited to get it back when I got a call that I am able to pick it up, but when I arrived at the store I was shocked to discover that they didn't send back my old phone, but some other - hard beaten and cracked phone (must have been mistakenly swapped while being repaired). After some time of arguing with LG departament in my country, I was sent a brand new G4. I then promised myself that I won't support the company anymore. I took the unopened phone and traded it the same day for a brand new Samsung S7 edge. Also, it is funny to see that one of their better OLED TV's serie is now also called G4. What a stupid idea.

[@aleccino]

Absolutely LOVED my LG G4

[@archive5376]

LG did not use thermal pads on their G series phones until to G6. Wifi problems and automatic shutdown in LG G2, screen darkening, blue screen problem and automatic shutdown in G3, bootloop and wifi problem in G4 are all just because there is no thermal pad. It can easily exceed 80 degrees when using the LG G3. Since the processor cannot transfer heat towards the screen, it remains on the motherboard and spreads to other parts. And it causes other parts to overheat.

[@coreyklima8929]

I actually had this phone back in the day when I upgraded every year. I thought the screen and speed were awesome and I didn't think I would like it but the buttons on the back make sense once you get used to it. I miss you LG this was a solid phone.

[@thematsQ]

G6 was one of the most premium feeling smartphones I’ve ever owned with glass back and aluminium edges. Loved the main camera and the wide lens camera was a kind of new gimmick in that time.

[@MihaiTrica]

I have had an LG G4 after having used a Nexus 5. It had very good audio, it took very good photos (I still have a photo taken in a vacation in Greece that still looks amazing to this date) - except night time or low light photos. The leather back was extremely nice to the touch and it held up pretty well. Unfortunately software support was not that good, back then you'd be pleased with one major Android update. My G4 started having issues, it started to heat up and I sold it. Funny thing is that I still have my Nexus 5 from back then in a functional state. I think I moved to a Note 8 from it. I discovered I still have the battery pack accessory that comes with an extra battery and a charger for it. I must have forgotten to sell it with the phone.

[@Unan1mouz]

Ahhh the LG G4... One of my most fav phones back then if NOT for the fucking boot looping issue. Really loved the gorgeous and unique design and the camera was really good during its time, I was so happy with the results most of the time. Then, that boot loop happened... Even after my phone was "repaired" under warranty, I still experienced that damn boot loop the second time. Blacklisted LG phones till the end of their days. Such a shame and I lost some unrecoverable data from this bitter experience as well 😕

[@mikes41720]

One of my favorite phones, the LG G4! I really loved the photography aspect and using this in manual mode. Eventually, it bootlooped and I had to replace it with the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (which is one of the best smartphones ever!).

[@Stock--Rosso]

I'm currently using a phone from around the same time, the HTC 10 as an MP3 player and using the original HI-RES headphones (I own 5 pairs, they're that good). Paired together, they sound better than my £300 DAC and Sennheiser HD6xx headphones(Subjective, I know). The phone is really slow for anything else really, but the sound, oh the sound❤ Great video👍🏼

[@ragonoga]

I loved that phone. My first LG Android phone which made me fall in love with the brand. I had the g6, g7 and g8s later. Only skipped the weird G5

[@Brainfly-]

I adored my LG G4! The bootloop issue was annoying, but I got it repaired under warranty and didn't experience it since. The worst issue was that after just over a year and a half of usage the already pretty middling battery life had gone down to plain terrible; I'd be lucky to get 2h of SOT, usually it'd die after 1.5h. I know I could've replaced the battery but it was difficult to find any official ones where I lived so I ended up upgrading before my full 2 years were up.

[@Minto107]

I loved my LG G4, I had the post bootloop phone in leather black. You could tell them apart by rear buttons color. Ones that had bootloop issues had black/grey and fixed ones had gold buttons (at least for leather black edition). It had a superb camera for it's time, it was miles ahead of what my Galaxy Note8 would do or my Flip3, it's only the S23 Ultra I own now that takes better pics

[@drakeb6168]

never had the boot loop issue, but have been locked out of apps on LG phones and their only recourse was to replace the phone. Had that happen twice while working 3 jobs and when the third one came up they didnt want to replace it, so moved back to iphone. literally just needed something that would open an app reliably.

[@BojanBojovic]

I really liked the G4, it was the most comfortable ergonomic shape of every phone ever, but mine died as you mentioned. It was not considered a true "flagship" device because of a bit slower processor, but it was good. I did not like the green tint when the flash was used, and shifted reds to magenta on the display, but the rest was ok.

[@bastitube8694]

if LG would build a Flagship Smartphone today... Take my Money!

[@Rr-j4x]

bought lv20 2mos ago it run most apps other than amazon nova prime insta ebay and adidas. i downloaded apk versions for android 8 theyre all working now. the phone is 3 o 5 sec slower opening some apps and it gets warm i guess the thermal paste is dry already. good throwaway phone plus is it has ir blaster

[@zarelinoise3866]

The LG G2/G3/G4 era was the best in smartphones, they could be repaired, had a thriving community of modders, those phones were built to last. My G2 served for more than 5 years, as a daily driver. No other phone I've had has been that durable and usable for such a long time.

[@moussebelmondo]

I use it as a DAP paired with TakstarPro 80s. Pletora of custom fw around to play if you need to update it. Currently very cheap. Really easy to disassemble/replace parts. Beautiful screen colors and nice camera. Never had a boot loop issue with mine. Great phone.

[@YoutubeWatcher264]

LG G3 was the first phone with the tiniest side bezels. It is also the first to use time of flight sensor for detecting distance for the main camera.

[@rayddit]

had the lg g4, g5, v10, v20, v35 and now using v50, love them

[@Daemonarch2k6]

I had the LG G-flex 2, they sold them very cheap, and besides the similar bad update politics, this was an awesome phone, with a flexible oled-display and a quite good camera. I liked it very much.

[@jordanlucien426]

The LG g5 was my first phone and i loved it, my next LG was the v40 then v50 and they're all great phones

[@demaurimitchell3167]

I remember LG was the first Brand I fell in love with simply because I loved their logo. Also really loved the G3 because of laser autofocus 1:01

[@josephpetty2268]

I owned almost every LG flagship device from the G2 thru to the V60. The G2-G5, and V10-V30, skipped the V40 and V50 and got the V60. I felt like LG was actually doing meaningful innovation, especially on the camera side, with the V series. I personally never experienced any of the boot loop issues with any of my phones. The G4 itself holds a special spot in my memory because I remember working for Best Buy Mobile during the time it came out. Us employees could get a special "work" line, a "concession line" and the G4 was one of the phones we could get for free on a 2yr contract, but we got 1yr contracts 😁😁😁. We could also choose between multiple different leather colors on the back. Mine was the orange variant, and it got quite a bit of attention lol. Also, the camera at the time was one of the best cameras you could buy on a phone at the time. The laser autofocus was very reliable for me. Especially when you realized other phone companies started copying the trend (Samsung, HTC, etc...) Top 5 of my fav phones ever.

[@ericharrison619]

I had a G4 followed by the V10. Both excellent devices for me with no bootloop issues.

[@shier_it4956]

watching this made me miss my LG G3... gawd I loved that phone.

[@redvivid]

I had a G2, G4, V20 and V60. The G4 was probably my favorite phone I've owned from LG.

[@themacintoshnerd]

The update was because they had to go through cell carriers on 90% of Android phones. I had a Sprint G4 back in the day and it never got Android 7 because Sprint never decided to update it. That didn't really change until Google broke that precedent with the Pixel for carrier models.

[@james8606]

I loved the G4 and the G5 getting the wide angle camera was amazing. Never had the issue with it but I know people who did.

[@VeggiePopper]

I had this device back in 2015!!! I loved it to death... Literally, as I was victim to the bootloop issue... Twice. You (and your aunt) are so lucky that it made it so far! But it was an awesome, beautiful, piece of hardware. So much so that after it died on me twice, I got the G6 (which lasted me until a few months ago) and was very happy with it. Funny that you criticized its photography quality. Back in the day, the G4 was THE phone. In 2015, its camera capabilities were simply unmatched. Of course, in order to take full advantage of its photographic goodness you had to use the manual mode, but my god! The pictures it was able to get you! It was unbeateble when it came to low light conditions (indeed, one of its selling points was the f/1.8 aperture), and it was among the first smartphones to support RAW images. Another goodie it featured was that instead of including a cheap hands-free earbuds, it came with audiophile iems tuned by beloved hi-fi company AKG (now a Samsung subsidiary, ironically), so there you have it. The buttons on the back, may be a love it or hate it situation, but it seems your disliking of it comes from pure prejudice fo going against the norm. If you think about it, it's both practical and aesthetic. On the one hand, the buttons are located on the exact center of the back panel, so matter if you're left or right -handed, you'll always be equally able to reach them. On the other hand, thanks to this, the sides of the device remain completely clean, plus it give the device some symmetry. What's wrong with that? Today it may look like a "mediocre" phone to you, but back in 2015 when it first came out, everybody was talking about it. It was either praised for its photography and screen resolution, or critiziced for the bootloop issue, but it never went unnoticed. It was, among with the usual iPhone and Galaxy, one of the most talked-about smartphones in 2015.

[@simple_networks]

I LOVED my G4. It's was the one and only phone to successfully pull me away from the iPhone. Always had iPhones before and have always had them since. It was very disappointing the day it boot looped and never came back. Watching TV shows and movies on that screen was awesome and it just felt excellent in the hand with the curve. As far as I'm concerned it was the best phone ever made. Technology felt like art at the time and you really don't see that anymore.

[@HuntersGamingx]

Ngl i love the button/volume on the back of the phone way more comfortable to me

[@xxxkunti]

I have LG Magna, absolutely love how its nice if you hold it in hand, and in front jeans, is follow leg curve, and you cant feel the phone in your pocket, so seamless

[@andrewchang4915]

The "bug" with the home button and multitasking is when the Setup Wizard prop values aren't set correctly, so it still thinks it should be in setup mode where you can't use the home and recents button. Common issue with custom roms though! Seems your software opinion is well justified :D

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

I have a LG G3 and it works perfectly. I also own a LG V20 too and it didn't bootlooped. Yes i was right the LG V20 fixed the bootloop issues. The LG G3 isn't affected by the bootloop because it didn't bootloop either but it will bootloop if you installed a faulty OS on it. I used to own a LG G4 back in 2019 until 2021. It hopefully didn't bootlooped on me but i smashed the screen after i dropped it. It was a masterpiece after all but sadly i am not getting another LG G4. I'll straight up get a G3 instead and i already had a LG G3. LG makes good phones but i hate to say that the G4 has this self destructive flaw but that affects the LG V10 as well. The LG G5 fixed it but very few models still had it (Assuming it's a OEM defect) but on the LG V20 and onwards this issue should be gone and yes it was gone since the V20 and i confirmed this since that's my main phone. I don't see the LG G6 and LG V30 bootloops in either way. I don't recommend using the LG G4 as a main phone still. But i would recommend you go for the LG G3 or LG G5 or The LG V20 if your a audiophile instead. The LG V20 and G3 still rocks today despite being from 2016 and 2014 respectively. They are the better option compared to the low end chinese phones that had a very poor quality screen that only provide 720p which is really outdated. But these LG phones hella they are powerful and perfectly usable especially if you put a custom rom on it.

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

At least on the LG G3 you can flash a proper KDZ file to fix the bootloop because it's rather a software issue. But the G4 is a hardware issue now.

[@compaqdeskpro5770]

My buddy had one of these, I thought it was the perfect smartphone. Repairable, high performance, and stylish, with multiple swappable backs. The problem is you couldn't really use it with a case or it would overheat, and the leather back didn't fit in a case either.

[@strmbrkr77]

Loved this phone. The SOC basically melted because the phone got so hot. Thermal management wasn't that great. Went out and bought an S7 because I needed the phone for work, while LG replaced the G4 for me -- no questions asked. I eventually gave the new G4 to my father-in-law, who loved it