Sign out of your Google account on your lost phone so that no one else can access it. You will still be able to ring, locate, lock and erase your phone.

LG G8s ThinQ details

Your operator may be able to help by disabling your SIM card, ordering a new SIM card or redirecting your calls to a new number. This may also help protect you from identity theft since a finder could use text messages to access your information, send messages on your behalf, or make expensive calls. By choosing Erase, you'll activate Android Device Manager as your device administrator. This is required to remotely lock or erase your phone and to change the screen lock. Open your device's Settings. Open play. 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.

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. If longevity is a priority, the screen can be dialed back to 1, x p to eke out an extra drop of battery. Even at this setting, fonts are still plenty defined for reading.

The notch can be hidden by applying a black bar across the notification area. Those feeling funky can apply different gradient bars, but they can look a bit out of place in certain apps. Color quality can be adjusted by shifting between Cinema, Game, Photos, and Web settings, which slightly alter the color temperature and saturation.

It even provides sliders for red, green, and blue in Expert mode. Many other subsystems including the neural engine, ISP, and modem have been made faster and more power efficient as well. The differences are close enough to be considered negligible. Since PC Mark Work 2. The scenarios are designed to be more intensive than most real-world apps to truly stress the GPU. The LG G8 comes with a dual and triple camera configuration. The cameras are tucked behind a single glass back pane and look beautifully slick.

With that said, tricky lighting conditions can throw off its HDR mode. A few pictures shot in harsh daylight show clipping in darker areas.

How to trigger photo capture with a gesture or word

Tuning the post-processing to brighten the blacks would have easily mitigated this. Lowlight photography is another disappointment. The image quality is still rich with detail, though. The ToF sensor not only enables Air Motion — a feature where it senses hand gestures to control the phone — but also is an essential part of secure facial unlock and — get this — handprint unlock.

Aptly named Hand ID, the phone can scan the veins in your hand to unlock your phone. For example, forming a claw shape over the front camera allows you to adjust the music volume by turning your hand left and right. A few other gestures enable screen capture, muting alarms, and answering calls.

The Time-of-Flight ToF sensor activates quickly, but gesture registration is lacking. Finally, using Air Motion outdoors is a two-hand operation: one hand to hold the phone and the other to gesture, which adds unnecessary complexity.

With that said, there are still other useful features available. Dual app installs a second instance of compatible social media apps and allows for a second account. This is useful for managing both work and personal social profiles on one device.

Floating Bar is another useful feature, which provides a list of app and function shortcuts through an expandable floating button. LG adds two-year warranty for phones purchased in the U. Granted, I tested my unit at the sharper 1,p constantly, so dialing back on the resolution can extend the run time slightly. The included charger is a QuickCharge 3. The phone also supports wireless charging at 9W. One benefit of being in an awkward second place is cost. An excellent alternative, though, is the Huawei P