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If you want more space for widgets and app icons, you can add extra home screens. LG doesn't allow you to simply drag an app or widget to a blank screen to create a new home screen. You have to follow these steps. Note: this is with the Home & app drawer home screen. Pinch to zoom out on the...

If you're getting spam calls or you want to block that annoying ex, the LG G6 can do it from the dialer app. Open the phone app Tap the number from your recent calls Tap the three-dot menu icon Select Block number Tap BLOCK That's it! Unblock the number by follow the same steps.

If you're like me, you hate when phones have bright white UIs. Unfortunately, that's exactly what you get on the LG G6 out of the box. The good news is you can change the theme and even download themes from the Play Store. Here's how to do it. Go to Settings > Theme Select one of the preloaded...

One of the things you'll notice right away is the "rounded square" shape that LG puts behind all the icons on the home screen. It's kinda annoying, but the good news is you can turn it off, Here's how to do it: Go to Settings > Home screen Select Icon shape Choose Original Tap OK

When you turn on the LG G6 for the first time you will probably notice the Home Screen does not have an app drawer. All of your apps will be on the home screen just like how it is on the iPhone. If you use a 3rd-party launcher, this isn't a problem, but if you use the stock launcher you might...

As you know, the LG G6 has an 18:9 screen aspect ratio. A traditional smartphone display is 16:9. All that means is the G6 display is slightly longer than a normal phone. You get extra vertical space for apps. LG allows you to fine tune how apps are displayed with a feature called "App...

The LG G6 has a couple of different methods for taking a screenshot. Method 1: Press and hold the power and volume down buttons simultaneously Method 2: Swipe down to show the Quick Toggles Find the Capture+ icon and tap it This will take a screenshot and allow you to draw on top of it...

Out of the box, the Honor 5X uses a 3rd party keyboard from the folks at Swype. It's pretty functional keyboard, but in the event you'd like to use something different (there are hundreds of great keyboard apps on Google Play), we want to show you how you can swap it out for another. Here are...