LG G8 ThinQ User Manual

USER GUIDE

LM-G820TM

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MFL71445301 (1.0) www.lg.com

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Table of contents

Custom-designed Features

6 Air Motion 10 Camera features 22 Sound quality and effects 23 Floating Bar 26 Google Assistant 28 Fingerprint recognition 31 Face Unlock 34 Hand ID 36 Always-on display 37 Quick Help 37 Notes on Water Resistant

Properties

Basic Functions

41 Product components and

accessories

42 Parts overview 46 Turning the power on or off

47 Installing the SIM card and

memory card

49 Removing the memory card 49 Battery 52 Touch screen 55 Home screen 65 Screen lock 70 Multi-tasking feature 71 Memory card encryption 72 Taking screenshots 73 Entering text 80 Content sharing 82 Do not disturb

Useful Apps

84 Installing and uninstalling apps 85 App trash 86 App Shortcuts 87 Phone 90 Messaging 91 Camera 110 Gallery 119 Chrome 120 Google apps

122 Contacts 124 QuickMemo+ 126 Clock 127 Calendar 128 Music 129 Calculator 129 Game Launcher 129 LG Health 131 Email 132 HD Audio Recorder 134 FM Radio 134 File Manager 134 Smart cleaning 135 LG Mobile Switch 135 LG SmartWorld

Settings

137 Settings 137 Network 149 Sound 151 Display 153 General

Appendix

167 LG Language Settings 167 LG Bridge 168 Phone software update 170 Anti-Theft Guide 171 Open Source Software Notice

Information

171 Regulatory information

(FCC ID number, etc.)

172 Trademarks 173 Laser safety statement 174 More information 176 FAQ

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LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

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Air Motion

activated

Air Motion overview

The ToF sensor and IR illuminator located near the front camera can recognize the location and shape of your hand to launch certain features or apps without touching the screen.

Show your hand to the front camera and then perform hand gestures to launch desired features or apps.

Air Motion bar

Air Motion feature

• This feature may not be available depending on some features or apps.

• Make sure that the ToF sensor and IR illuminator are not blocked by a

sticker or any other foreign substances.

• Make sure not to move your hand too fast or bring it too far from or

close to the device while using the Air Motion feature.

• If you are wearing gloves or the ToF sensor and IR illuminator are

exposed to direct sunlight, the recognition accuracy may decrease.

Using Air Motion

You can launch the desired features or apps by using the Air Motion feature.

Shortcut and capture

While viewing the Home screen or using an app, you can swipe left or right in the air to open an app or pinch with all fingers to take a screenshot.

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Tap Settings General Air Motion Shortcut and capture.

Tap to activate this feature.

Select desired apps under Swipe left and Swipe right to use as

shortcuts with Air Motion.

Hand gestures

To enable Air Motion, place your palm at a distance of 2-5 inches from

the device.

When the Air Motion bar appears at the top of the screen, cup your

hand in the air while lifting it to the distance of 6-8 inches from the device to launch the Swipe shortcuts controller.

Swipe your hand left or right to open the desired app.

Or, pinch with all fingers to take a screenshot.

To open an app To take a screenshot

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Control music and videos

While using the music app or video player, you can play, pause or adjust volumes with your hand gestures in the air.

Tap Settings General Air Motion Control music and

videos.

Tap to activate this feature.

Place your palm at a distance of 2-5 inches from the device to enable

Air Motion.

• When the Air Motion bar appears at the top of the screen, cup

your hand at a distance of 6-8 inches from the device to launch the Player controller.

Swipe your hand left or right to control the player as desired.

Player controller

To adjust the volume, cup your hand in the air and wait until the volume controller appears. Then, turn left or right to decrease or increase the volume.

• This feature is available only on the music or video player screen.

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Control calls and alarms

You can receive a call or stop alarms and timers by swiping your hand left or right in the air.

Tap Settings General Air Motion Control calls and alarms.

Tap of each menu to activate.

With Air Motion enabled, cup your hand at a distance of 6-8 inches

from the device to to launch the controller.

• Air Motion is automatically enabled when a call or alarm notification

is received.

Swipe your hand left or right to control as desired.

Alarms controller

• You can end a call with Air Motion while using the speakerphone,

earphones or headsets.

• You cannot end a video call by using the Air Motion feature.

Show hand guide

Turn this on to preview your hand gesture. Make sure your hand stays within the guide circle while you control the Air

Motion controller.

Tap Settings General Air Motion Show hand guide.

Tap to activate this feature.

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Camera features

Studio

You can create studio level photos by using Light Effect and Backdrop features in the camera.

Lighting Effect

You can apply various lighting effects while taking photos.

Tap , then tap Studio.

Tap to select a lighting effect.

Lighting Effect

icon

Lighting Effect

options

Tap the desired lighting effect icon.

When Studio effect is available. appears on the screen, tap

Capture to take a photo.

• The Studio feature may not work if the camera cannot recognize

the subject.

• While taking a selfie, tap

temperature and brightness level. You can also change the light location by dragging

3D Lighting to adjust the color

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Backdrop

You can apply various effects for background while taking portrait photos.

Tap , then tap Studio.

Tap

2 3

to select a backdrop effect.

Select a background color you want to apply.

Backdrop icon

Background colors

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Portrait

You can create an artistic portrait photo, whereby the subject is in focus and the background is blurred. You can also edit the image by applying lighting or color effect to the background.

• While taking a photo, keep the distance to your subject to 1.3 ~ 5 feet.

• This feature is not available if the surroundings are too dark.

Tap , and tap Portrait.

Drag the slide bar to the left or right to adjust the blur strength.

Adjust blur strength.

When Portrait is available appears on the screen, tap to take a

photo.

• The Portrait feature may not work if the camera cannot recognize

the subject.

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Makeup Pro

While taking selfies, you can apply various makeup techniques. When using the front camera, adjust the skin tone and apply eye and lip

makeups.

Tap , switch to the front camera, then tap .

Select a desired makeup option, then drag the slide bar to the left or

right to adjust the effect.

• When you select None, the slide bar disappears.

Tap to take a photo.

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AR features

You can use various AR (Augmented Reality) features with the Camera app. You can create your own My Avatar, AR Emoji, or AR Sticker for rich content. My Avatar helps you create a cartoon version of yourself and customize it. AR Emoji help you create 3D animated animal emojis that mimic facial expression. AR Sticker allows you to choose from several different stickers to use on a photo or video while facing your camera.

Creating My Avatar

Tap , switch to the front camera, then tap .

Tap to take a photo.

• Follow the on-screen instructions to align your face on the screen.

• To make My Avatar by using one of the saved photos from Gallery,

tap

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Select My Avatar's gender and select details including avatar type, skin

tone, hairstyle, and clothes, then tap OK.

• Taken photos are saved in Gallery.

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Creating My Avatar, AR Emoji, AR Sticker

Tap , switch to the front camera, then tap .

Select an option you want to record.

My Avatar AR Emoji AR Sticker

To take a photo, tap . To record a video, tap .

• Taken photos are saved in Gallery.

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Using Avatar Stickers

Avatar.

Tap on the LG Keyboard.

Select the desired Avatar Sticker and tap Send.

Avatar

Sticker icon

Select My

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Using Ani Sticker

Tap on the LG Keyboard.

Select the desired My Avatar.

Tap to record voice and video, and then tap to save.

• Ani Stickers with various facial expressions, motions, and voices are

created.

Tap to upload Ani Sticker, and tap Send.

to preview the created Ani Sticker.

• Tap

Select an

Ani Sticker

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Preview icon

AI CAM

You can use the AI Cam feature to automatically recognize the object when taking a photo or recording a video for an optimal quality.

Tap , then tap AI CAM.

When the object is recognized, the best effect for the scene is applied.

• To apply other effects, tap the scene icon.

• A wide range of categories, such as portrait, animals, food, sunrise,

sunset, landscape, sky, beach, babies, flowers and text, can be recognized automatically.

• The result of the scene recognition may differ depending on the

illumination or the location of the subject while taking photos. Keywords do not appear on the actual photos or videos.

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Cine shot

You can record a moment and make a video with only a part of the scene in motion.

While recording a video, hold the device steady. After recorded, rub the area in the video you want in motion. The selected area starts moving and the rest of the video remains still.

Tap , then tap More .

Tap to record a 3 second video.

• Hold the device steady while recording the video.

Tap and rub the area you want in motion with the cine shot effect.

Undo

Redo

Select the area to move. Erase the selected area.

Play forward and backward repeatedly.

Play forward repeatedly.

• Tap to erase the selected area.

to play the selected area in motion forward repeatedly.

• Tap

to play the selected area in motion forward and backward

• Tap

repeatedly.

Tap SAVE.

• The selected area will be in motion.

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Cine Video

You can record a movie-like video.

Tap .

Tap More .

Tap to record a video.

: Record a video by selecting the point zoom feature to zoom in/

•

out around a specific area.

: Select an effect to apply to the recording. You can also adjust

•

the vignette and strength for each Cine effect. This feature cannot be changed after you have started recording.

• The Point Zoom feature supports a zoom speed of up to 3x.

• This feature only supports video recordings in standard angle.

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Graphy

You can adjust the white balance, ISO and shutter speed referring to the recommended images.

Tap .

Tap Manual Camera.

Tap and then tap Graphy photos to activate the feature.

Tap and select the desired scene from the recommended images.

Tap to take a photo.

• This feature is available only in the Manual camera mode.

• You can add more scenes by tapping

Graphy app from Play Store. You may be charged for data usage, depending on your pricing plan.

Add and downloading the

Sound quality and effects

DTS:X 3D Surround

You can play a song or video in three-dimensional, immersive and vivid sound. To use this feature, connect earphones, speaker or other external audio devices to your device.

Settings Sound Sound quality and effects, then tap DTS:X

Tap

3D Surround

Adjusting the sound direction

You can adjust the sound direction as desired.

Tap Settings Sound Sound quality and effects DTS:X 3D

Surround.

Select the desired sound direction.

to activate this feature.

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Floating Bar

Floating Bar overview

You can access frequently used features, including shortcuts, screen capture, music player, and quick contacts, by touching and swiping Floating Bar on the screen.

To enable the Floating Bar feature, tap Floating Bar

Opening and closing the Floating Bar

• To open Floating Bar: Tap or .

• To close Floating Bar: Tap

or .

Floating Bar

Settings General

• To access the rest of the bar options, swipe left or right on the floating

bar.

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Moving the Floating Bar position

Touch and hold Floating Bar, then drag it to the desired location.

Changing the position of Floating Bar

You can set the area in which the Floating Bar can move or be pinned.

Tap Settings General Floating Bar Position.

Tap the desired option and tap OK.

• Floating Bar can only be moved within the area between the Status bar

and Quick access bar. See

Home screen layout

for details.

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Disabling Floating Bar

You can disable Floating Bar by using one of the following methods:

• With Floating Bar closed, touch and hold

or and then drag it to

Hide at the top of the screen.

or on Floating Bar, then tap at the top of the screen.

• Tap

Settings General Floating Bar .

• Tap

Setting Floating Bar

You can select contents to display on Floating Bar and change their display order. Tap Floating Bar.

• Shortcuts: Quickly access frequently used apps or features.

• Screen capture: Capture the screen to crop the desired part or to

create a GIF file.

• Music player: Control the music you are listening to.

• Quick contacts: Call or message people set as quick contacts.

from Floating Bar or tap Settings General

Launch Capture+ on the desired screen.

Launch Extended capture to capture a scrolling screen.

Capture a desired part of a screen.

Save a current screen as a GIF file. You can adjust the size of the image you want to capture.

•To move to the desired location, drag

•To start recording a GIF, tap

•To stop recording a GIF, tap

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• A maximum of 5 apps or features can be added to the shortcuts.

• A maximum of 5 contacts can be added as quick contacts.

• You may use this feature solely for creative purposes. The use of this

feature involving infringement of any other person’s rights, such as copyright or defamatory or offensive statements, may be subject to civil, criminal, or administrative liabilities and/or penalties under applicable laws. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, or otherwise make illegal use of any copyrighted materials without permission of the rightful owner or copyright holder. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, LG Electronics disclaims all expressed and implied warranties as well as liabilities associated thereto.

• A GIF can be created up to 15 seconds long.

Google Assistant

Google Assistant overview

Your device has the built-in Google Assistant feature. Find answers and get things done while on-the-go. To get started, just press the Google Assistant key on the side of the device or touch and hold

• To use this feature, first connect to the network and sign in to your

Google Account.

Touch and hold from the Home screen to launch Google Assistant

or Press the Google Assistant key on the left side of the device.

Tap GET STARTED.

Follow the on-screen instructions and say “Ok Google”.

• The device saves your voice data for recognition.

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Select whether to use the voice recognition unlock feature.

• When this feature is activated, you can unlock the screen by saying

“Ok Google” while the screen is turned off or unlocked.

• This feature may be more vulnerable to security than the other screen

locks, such as Knock Code, Pattern, PIN, and Password. When a similar voice or your recorded voice is used, the screen may be

unlocked.

• To use this feature, tap

security screen lock method you set to unlock the device. Tap Voice Match,

then tap Unlock with Voice Match unlock method again. Note that Swipe is excluded.

• You need to unlock the device by using the specified method if you fail

to unlock the device with voice recognition. See for details.

Tap Save.

Secure lock settings Smart Lock, and then use the

Settings General Lock screen &

, then enter the currently used

Setting a screen lock

Launching Google Assistant

Touch and hold on the Home screen.

or Press the Google Assistant key on the left side of the device. or Say “Ok Google” when the screen is turned off or locked.

Say a command or question when you see on the bottom of the

screen.

• Voice recognition accuracy may decrease if you speak with an unclear

voice or in a noisy place. When you use the voice recognition feature, increase its accuracy by speaking with a clear voice in a quiet place.

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Fingerprint recognition

Fingerprint recognition overview

You must register your fingerprint on your device first before using the fingerprint recognition function.

You can use the fingerprint recognition function in the following cases:

• To unlock the screen.

• To view locked contents in Gallery or QuickMemo+.

• Confirm a purchase by signing in to an app or identifying yourself with

your fingerprint.

• Your fingerprint can be used by the device for user identification. Very

similar fingerprints from different users may be recognized by the fingerprint sensor as the same fingerprint. To ensure security, set the screen lock using a Knock Code, pattern, PIN or Password.

• If the device cannot detect your fingerprint, or you forget the value

specified for registration, visit the nearest LG Customer Service center with your device and ID card.

Precautions for fingerprint recognition

Fingerprint recognition accuracy may decrease due to a number of reasons. To maximize the recognition accuracy, check the following before using the device.

• Ensure that the fingerprint sensor is not damaged by a metallic object,

such as coin or key.

• When water, dust or other foreign substance is on the fingerprint

sensor or your finger, the fingerprint registration or recognition may not work. Clean and dry your finger before using the fingerprint sensor.

• A fingerprint may not be recognized properly if the surface of your

finger has a scar or is not smooth due to being soaked in water.

• If you bend your finger or use the fingertip only, your fingerprint may

not be recognized. Make sure that your finger covers the entire surface of the fingerprint sensor.

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• Scan only one finger for each registration. Scanning more than one

finger may affect fingerprint registration and recognition.

• The device may generate static electricity if the surrounding air is dry.

If the surrounding air is dry, avoid scanning fingerprints, or touch a metallic object, such as coin or key, to remove static electricity before scanning fingerprints.

Registering fingerprints

You can register and save your fingerprint on the device to use fingerprint identification.

Tap Settings General Lock screen & security Fingerprints.

• This feature is available only when the screen lock is set.

- Lock the device with a Knock Code, pattern, PIN or password.

• If the screen lock is not set, enable it by following the on-screen

instructions. See

Locate the fingerprint sensor on the back of the device and gently put

your finger on it to register the fingerprint.

Setting a screen lock

for details.

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