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If you’re an LG G4 user I’m not surprised. The phone boasts a strong spec list and a pretty unique and stylish design.

Still, it’s not all perfect and it’s been highlighted that, for a flagship phone, the battery life, build quality and camera launcher speed have all been criticised by various commentators.

That said, it’s still a decent phone but whilst LG will work to fix the problems attributed to the G4 you can do some DIY tricks to enhance the phone too.

• Help Save Battery

Battery has been a common theme on QOTD in the past couple of weeks. From cases which can charge the iPhone 6 on the go to power banks, we explored the best ways to save an iPhone 6’s battery in a previous article.

Now it’s the G4’s turn. Despite the criticisms attributed to the phone’s battery life, it has a removable battery which means you can alternate, but if this isn’t always the most convenient of solutions.

Instead, enact the phone’s Battery Power Savings mode by visiting the General tab.

Whilst battery saver will make the phone’s display dimmer and the processor slower, if you need to save battery these aren’t exactly your highest priorities.

• Say No to Smart Bulletin

Often manufacturers try to impose their own customisation onto an Android interface- just like ZTE did with the S6 Blade after layering the MiFavor 3.0 Skin over Lollipop 5.0.

More often than not it’s not the most welcome addition, just as LG’s incorporation of their Smart Bulletin isn’t exactly what you bought the phone for.

Smart Bulletin is essentially just a reference to LG’s in-built apps; which I doubt the majority of G4 users would miss/use.

Luckily, it’s easy to get rid of, simply follow these steps:

Apply a pinch gesture to the G4’s screen (this opens the Home Screen Layout Editor) -> Select the Smart Bulletin page and drag it to the Remove Icon.

• Knock Knock

Having the power button on the back of the G4 was both inspired and somewhat clumsy. Inspired for the way it allows the user to manipulate the phone without shifting their hand, clumsy because you wouldn’t put the phone down screen first…

As with many manufacturers who adopt Android’s operating system, LG have devised their own security measure: the Knock Code.

The Knock Code affords the user the opportunity to create a security password based on a series of taps to be plugged into a 2 x 2 grid.

3-8 Taps are required to make a successful password, but this negates the problems a user might have because of the power buttons placement.