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T-Mobile is First US Carrier to Deploy Enhanced Voice Services

Tim April 6, 2016 38

Announced today, T-Mobile is the first US carrier to deploy Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) across its network, bringing a much improved voice experience to all of the network's users (with supported devices). As an added bonus, for those on T-Mobile who tend to...

iFixIt Tears Down the LG G5, Receives Very High Repairability Score

Tim April 6, 2016 28

The good folks at iFixIt released their teardown of the LG G5 this morning, much to the excitement of those who enjoy breaking down and rebuilding little pieces of mobile tech. As you might imagine, thanks to LG's new modular design, iFixIt had a pretty easy...

Verizon LG G5 Gets First Update to Improve WiFi Calling

Kellen April 6, 2016 24

Verizon's LG G5 is getting its first update this week as software version VS98711A. The update appears to be minor, according to Verizon, with only WiFi Calling enhancements being the focus. To grab the update, which at least one reader has told us is live,...

LG G5: First 10 Things You Should Do

Kellen April 4, 2016 114

When you buy a new phone, like the LG G5, you are excited about your future ahead, but you may also be somewhat overwhelmed at all that is new, especially if it has been a couple of years since you last upgraded. For example, coming from an HTC One M7 or...

LG Refutes “Erroneous” Reporting of the G5 Being Plastic

Kellen April 4, 2016 57

The LG G5 is supposed to be LG's first all-metal, unibody phone. It is, of course, but because a guy on YouTube who likes to break Nexus 6Ps for a living, scratched a G5 a bit with a razor blade after mistaking the phone for plastic and found a whole fat layer...

Your Retail LG G5 Doesn’t Have a Launcher With App Drawer, So Download One That Does

Kellen April 4, 2016 50

The LG G5 doesn't have a home launcher with an app drawer and it's kind of a big deal, for some. Kind of. An Android phone without an app drawer, in a way, is a phone without a soul since the app drawer has been a standard on Android from day 1. Taking the app...

LG G5 Day!

Kellen April 1, 2016 3

On this return episode of the Droid Life Show, we'll recap the latest on the LG G5, since we have had one in house for a couple of weeks now and it is also in stores. After that, we will share our mostly-final thoughts on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, now that...

LG G5 Now Available at Your Favorite US Carriers

Kellen April 1, 2016 102

It's LG G5 day! I know that doesn't ring as loudly as it did on Galaxy S7 day, but the G5 is still a big phone, a big deal, and worth your consideration now that it is available for purchase and in stores. We've unboxed one, done a non-unboxing and tour,...