Wow. I heard a lot of people say the G2's biggest drawback was LG's software... but damn, they weren't kidding. This interface is hideous and clunky. A great phone otherwise ruined by the manufacturer overreaching.
Consider yourself extremely lucky. I've had cases on all my phones. Trust me, I rather leave my Note 3 bare, but I know it only takes one drop ...
The G2's software is nice. Some of the features are sorely missing from stock Android. I find stock Android boring. Touchwiz does suck. Sense 5.5 UI is nice though.
Nice touches such as Quick Slide (messages, emails can pop up in a box when messages received). Copy text has a visual notification for the clip board. Of course the Knock, Knock feature for on and off. Rooting can get a way to remove the notification drawer clutter with G2 Exposed. There are other little things.
I think most gripes about HTC is their ****ty Android upgrade support. They are quality phones, but you'll be lucky to get one version upgrade before they stop it. They may or may not be popular enough to get 3rd devs to continue making roms for.
Yep. This. I have the EVO LTE on Sprint. Rooted once I realized this phone would be slow to upgrade just like all their others.
There are so many hidden and/or undocumented features, it would take pages and pages to list. Wireless storage, copy/paste clipboard, IR blaster and app, excellent stock music app, etc. See the XDA thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2454340 Yes, the UI is a bit clunky out of the box, but it is one of the most customizable of the "skinned" Android UI's. And with some minor tweaks and adjustments, it's actually pretty good. And I was a 100% Nexus guy before this phone. I don't know if I can ever have another phone without knock on-off.
That applies to any phone regardless of build quality which is the point I was making. Doesn't matter if its made out of metal or not, the screen is the most fragile part of any phone.
Knock on-off is available on the Nexus 5 with Faux123 kernel. (probably more kernels but I only had it for 2 months) It's basically a Nexus G2 minus the rear buttons.
Knock-off is easy to do (I've got it with my Nexus 7 using Nova gestures and Lock Screen shortcut). Haven't yet found a way to add Knock-on to a device. If anyone knows a way, please let me know.
I just told you. Nexus 5 was made by LG. It was disable because Google does not have that feature as stock. FauxKernel reactivates the feature. You can knock on and off all you want.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LUiAmQuawCY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> This is Bricked kernel so it looks like other devs implemented into their kernels as well.
Should have clarified: I know folks have added it to N5 kernels. I'm looking for a way to add this to a Nexus 7 or any other Android device, not just the Nexus 5.
Yes, there are kernels for the N7 (and most Android devices nowadays) that have the double tap to wake feature baked in. Here's one for the 2013 Nexus 7. For the Nexus 4, 5 & 7 (2013), there's the original app (the one that LG jacked the idea from) called TouchControl, which can give you this functionality. Both of these methods do require a custom recovery, and in the case of TouchControl, root is required as well. No, you don't have to be rooted...but you do have to have a custom recovery.
