LG G5 is one of the best smartphone on the market. If you just bought the flagship smartphone and want to configure it properly – we wrote to you this article.

Return application drawer

LG has decided to remove user interface application drawer for LG G5, like iOS. If you like this Android feature, we have a solution to return application drawer.

Enter application called LG SmartWorld. Search LG Home 4.0, download and install it.

Now click on the start button, check the box ‘Use default’, choose Start (UX 4.0) and press OK to change the default launcher. You can also change from Settings> Display> Home screen> Select Start.

Hides applications and resize the grid

Default launcher LG G5 (which has no application drawer) can hide the applications that come default on the device. Also you can change the size of icons to get more applications in the same space.

These two options are available in Settings> Display> Home screen. Options called ‘Grid’ and ‘Hide apps’.

QSlide

If you’re a fan of LG then you need to know this function, but new users of the South Korean company’s smartphone may discover new favorite feature.

QSlide is a feature that allows you to have applications in a floating window. The function can be found at Settings> Display> Home Touch Buttons> Button Combination of QSlide and add to the navigation bar.

Click on the button QSlide you just added and you will get direct access to applications that support this feature. Choose the one you want and skip a popup.

Additional opportunities for volume keys

The physical buttons LG G5 have extended functions. The start button is both a fingerprint reader and volume buttons can set functions when you press twice quickly. Physical buttons are configured via the menu Settings> General> Shortcut key.

You can set volume buttons to take a screenshot or open camera application.

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Mobile World Congress 2016 came to an end, and we can sum up the results. We chose the 5 best devices of the show MWC 2016.

Best Smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

The last two generations of Galaxy S are not the best smartphones on the market. Galaxy S5 nicknamed “patch”, while Galaxy S6 looks pretty, but it has not protection from water and slot for memory cards. This year Samsung to rectify the situation and released the excellent smartphones.

Smartphones have a three-dimensional glass on the front and back panels, even Galaxy S7 Edge got rounded edges, making the smartphone easy to hold in hand.

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge become better to take photos in the dark. Also they have slot for memory cards, and you can put a second SIM-card if necessary. Smartphones got a waterproof bodies (30 minutes at a depth of 1.5 meters) and significantly increased the capacity of battery.

Best tablet: Huawei MateBook

Everyone was waiting to see a new smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer at the show MWC 2016.  However, Huawei released an unusual hybrid tablet. Huawei MateBook works on Windows 10 and it is a direct competitor of Microsoft Surface.

Huawei MateBook looks impressive: super-slim (6.9 mm) and super-light (640 grams) metal case with a 12-inch IPS-display with a resolution 2160×1400 pixels. You can connect a keyboard and use the device as a laptop. Also the company released a stylus with laser pointer and two buttons to switch slides during presentations.

The most unusual device: CAT S60

New Caterpillar S60 smartphone looks very brutal. The smartphone is not only protected from knocks and water, but also equipped with a powerful specifications: Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor and 3GB of RAM. So if you already have a fashionable shoes and shovel, then you need to buy another important part for $599.

CAT S60 has an integrated imager. You ask why? We do not know. Perhaps the smartphone will be useful for professional workers. Ordinary users are unlikely to appreciate this feature.

Best Laptop: Lenovo Yoga 710

It’s been a long time since the release of the first notebook-transformer, and since then Lenovo Yoga computers only prettier every year. New Lenovo Yoga 710 pleases excellent balance between a nice design, portability and performance.

Lenovo Yoga 710 has 11-inch screen and weighs 1kg. Processors Intel Core m line does not require fan cooling. The model with a screen diagonal of 14 inches is even more interesting: it is still quite compact and lightweight, but it is equipped with Intel 6th generation up to i7 processor and discrete graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 940M. It is a powerful solution that is suitable even for modern games.

The most innovative device: LG G5

The company completely rethought concept of flagship smartphone: new smartphone LG G5 has nothing similar with last year’s generation. The buttons on the back panel have been moved to the side, the body is made of metal, as well as a new smartphone has three cameras.

But the main feature is modular design. Smartphone allows you to get the battery. Also, LG G5 has a lot of “Friends”. The company gave name Friends to all modules for a smartphone. Now available camera and speaker modules. LG promises to release more modules, if the concept will be popular.

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