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Open android. Note: If this device has more than one user profile, sign in with a Google Account that's on the main profile. To use Find my Device , your device must be: Powered on. Signed in to a Google Account. Connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi. Location turned on.
The LG Q8 will initially be available in key European markets starting this week followed by markets in Asia next month. It will make looking at the screen feel more natural, and maybe easier on the eyes as well. We have retested this device using the new Wide and Night test protocols and updated the scores in this review, but we have not changed the text from the original review. Conversely, there are many artifacts visible in images, and this brings down its overall score. The most noticeable problem is the inconsistent application of blur effects to images of the same scene. The design feels more like like a stepping stone to the foldable phone LG secretly wants to make.
Find My Device turned on. Log in using the same Google account that was setup on the lost device.
Select the lost device to see last known location and other options. Ring allows your phone to ring for 5 minutes, even if its on silent. Locate will bring up Google maps with the location of the phone and give you the following options: Play Sound - Device will ring for 5 minutes, even if set to silent.
Secure Device - Lock device and sign out of your Google account. Erase Device - Delete all content from the device. Once your device has been erased, you can't locate it.
Set a password to lock your screen Write a note to the finder optional Give a phone number for the finder to call optional. Erasing your device prevents others from seeing your content.
What must be set to use Find my Device? Tap Find My Device. The second screen also helped me schedule things.
To make a Google Calendar event from an email, I used to have to switch between Gmail and the Calendar app to get the location and time right. The list goes on. You can watch a YouTube video and browse Reddit at the same time, or even use the Dual Screen attachment to create a custom gamepad controller to use the G8X like a Nintendo 3DS handheld. To the dozen or so of you who regularly use the split-screen feature on Android, this is kind of similar.
Outside of these brief moments of joy, reality sets in. The Dual Screen case makes the G8X an unattractive, thick, and heavy phone. My colleague Lauren Goode had the same issue with the too-thick Galaxy Fold.
Eventually, foldables will be thin and sleek like the ones seen in shows like Black Mirror , but we're years away from that fiction becoming reality. Take away the gimmicky case and the G8X is a totally fine, standard phone. I like the flush camera on the back, but the design is dull otherwise.
The only double-take is when I see the amount of fingerprints this phone attracts. Speaking of fingerprints, LG is going all-in with an in-display optical fingerprint scanner under the screen. At first, I found it to be slow and unreliable. After registering my thumb a second time, it fared a lot better.
We've encountered this problem with other phones that rely on in-display sensors. The OnePlus 6T required a finger rescan before our reviews editor, Jeffrey Van Camp, was able to unlock it with any sense of urgency.
LG's solution is still not as speedy as a normal fingerprint scanner, but it's quick enough to not completely ruin the experience. There are two cameras on the back of the G8X. That extra lens usually adds 2X zoom-like capabilities. The dedicated night mode and the manual camera mode can help capture a drastically nicer image if the lighting is poor, but the results often still fall short of the new iPhone 11 and Google Pixel 4 phones, which are comparable in price. You need to be as still as a board to avoid a blurry shot in dim light.
The front camera has a large megapixel sensor, but don't let the big number fool you. It uses pixel binning technology to absorb more light for better low-light selfies at an 8-megapixel resolution. The results are nothing special. LG's handset is not all doom and gloom. The screens, audio, and performance are pretty good!
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The stereo speakers sound good too. LG phones are always some of our favorites for listening to music , and this phone lives up to the brand's reputation. It's about as fast and powerful as top devices out there. You also get GB of internal storage and a MicroSD card slot —a perk over phones like the Pixel 4 that cost more and come with less storage. Did I mention the body is IP68 water- and dust-resistant?