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There seems to be large regional variance. I live in South Korea, LG definitely advertised a lot. I recommended LG phones to a lot of people who asked me, and n

There seems to be large regional variance. I live in South Korea, LG definitely advertised a lot. I recommended LG phones to a lot of people who asked me, and no one complained. Edit: For example, people love LG's KnockON feature.

rnotaro 6y ago
Samsungs S10+ and Google Pixel phones have a double tap to wake up too. [1] https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-quickly-access-your-lock-screen-with-tap-or-double-tap/ https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-qui... [2] https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7443425 https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7443425
- erhk 6y ago
  My LG G3 had it in like 2014 or whatever year I bought it.
  - distances 6y ago
    Introduced by Nokia in Symbian but I forgot when, maybe around 2008? I have to assume Nokia patented the feature as it's super useful but was missing from all non-Nokia phones for the longest time.
  - minusf 6y ago
    g2 was the first to have it, because the buttons migrated to the back and there had to be a way to wake it while lying on the table
kiwijamo 6y ago
Here in New Zealand, I see Samsung advertising everywhere. TV, billboards, in store, digital, etc. Whereas LG has very little advertising and usually not for their mobile phones. LG is a South Korean company so I guess they advertised heaps domestically but not internationally?
- vbezhenar 6y ago
  In Kazakhstan both companies advertise a lot. But people buying Xiaomi, because they are cheaper and better.
  - camhart 6y ago
    Xiaomi's battery management (aggressively killing apps) is horrendous.
    - shaicoleman 6y ago
      Here's a guide how to fix it: https://dontkillmyapp.com/xiaomi https://dontkillmyapp.com/xiaomi
      - camhart 6y ago
        I appreciate what dkma does--but the steps are still a major annoyance for customers who typically blame the app developer.
moreati 6y ago
For others wondering about KnockON > With Knock ON you can set the phone to turn the screen on by quickly double-tapping the screen. Double-tap an empty area in the Home screen, Status Bar, or Lock screen to turn the screen off. -- https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-knock-on-knock-code-CT10000025-20150103612056 https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-knock-...
- JCharante 6y ago
  Huh I thought that was a stock android thing since mi UI (xiaomi) also has it.
  - Mogzol 6y ago
    LG was one of the first to add the feature back around 2013. Now it's more commonly known as dt2w (double-tap to wake) and is a feature on a lot of stock roms, as well as pretty much any custom rom.
  - Moru 6y ago
    I believe it is, it's just never activated. My guess is they are saving that for a later upgrade when they can't add more cameras. I loved my LG with knock on, would still use it if it could handle today's apps...
- dividedbyzero 6y ago
  I loved that feature back on the LG G2. I think I never stopped expecting phones to behave like this, and it seems even Apple agrees somewhat, the iPhone 11 Pro I now use turns its display on when tapped once.

rnotaro 6y ago

Samsungs S10+ and Google Pixel phones have a double tap to wake up too. [1] https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-quickly-access-your-lock-screen-with-tap-or-double-tap/ https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-qui... [2] https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7443425 https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7443425

erhk 6y ago
My LG G3 had it in like 2014 or whatever year I bought it.
- distances 6y ago
  Introduced by Nokia in Symbian but I forgot when, maybe around 2008? I have to assume Nokia patented the feature as it's super useful but was missing from all non-Nokia phones for the longest time.
- minusf 6y ago
  g2 was the first to have it, because the buttons migrated to the back and there had to be a way to wake it while lying on the table

kiwijamo 6y ago

Here in New Zealand, I see Samsung advertising everywhere. TV, billboards, in store, digital, etc. Whereas LG has very little advertising and usually not for their mobile phones. LG is a South Korean company so I guess they advertised heaps domestically but not internationally?

vbezhenar 6y ago
In Kazakhstan both companies advertise a lot. But people buying Xiaomi, because they are cheaper and better.
- camhart 6y ago
  Xiaomi's battery management (aggressively killing apps) is horrendous.
  - shaicoleman 6y ago
    Here's a guide how to fix it: https://dontkillmyapp.com/xiaomi https://dontkillmyapp.com/xiaomi
    - camhart 6y ago
      I appreciate what dkma does--but the steps are still a major annoyance for customers who typically blame the app developer.

moreati 6y ago

For others wondering about KnockON > With Knock ON you can set the phone to turn the screen on by quickly double-tapping the screen. Double-tap an empty area in the Home screen, Status Bar, or Lock screen to turn the screen off. -- https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-knock-on-knock-code-CT10000025-20150103612056 https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-knock-...

JCharante 6y ago
Huh I thought that was a stock android thing since mi UI (xiaomi) also has it.
- Mogzol 6y ago
  LG was one of the first to add the feature back around 2013. Now it's more commonly known as dt2w (double-tap to wake) and is a feature on a lot of stock roms, as well as pretty much any custom rom.
- Moru 6y ago
  I believe it is, it's just never activated. My guess is they are saving that for a later upgrade when they can't add more cameras. I loved my LG with knock on, would still use it if it could handle today's apps...
dividedbyzero 6y ago
I loved that feature back on the LG G2. I think I never stopped expecting phones to behave like this, and it seems even Apple agrees somewhat, the iPhone 11 Pro I now use turns its display on when tapped once.