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LG G5: What does a line through my battery mean when I'm trying to charge my

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:47:46 -0700

What does a line through my battery mean when I'm trying to charge my phone

⟐ Answer edited October 19, 2025 at 23:47 MST

LG G5: The phone didn't work, how can I fix it?

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:35:38 -0700

The phone didn't work, how can i fix it?

⟐ Answer edited October 03, 2025 at 0:35 MST

LG G5: Repairing & cleaning a water damaged LG G5 (Backlight not working)

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:38:19 -0700

Hello!

I recently left my phone in the pouring rain for about 10-15 minutes (long story, i'm an idiot basically) and now I'm left with a dead back light. After sitting in rice for about 3-4 days, everything was working perfectly other than the "auto" brightness option (it would just stay on whatever setting I left it at). But recently my back light decided to give up completely and I'm only able to /barely/ read my phone by shining a flashlight on it. As far as I can tell, everything else seems to be working fine!

It's been a little over two weeks since the incident (backlight stopped working 3 days ago) and I KNOW I shouldn't have waited this long to take apart my phone, but I was terrified to do it until now~

Here are some pictures of the water damage:

https://i.gyazo.com/a5e3a1bbe21b1d2a69d4...

https://i.gyazo.com/0562940839b0b1ecc7e3...

https://i.gyazo.com/fb31052e3b1e9a4048c5...

If it isn't obvious, I don't have a whole lot of an idea of what on earth i'm doing, but i'm assuming this blob (corrosion?) is part of the issue)

https://i.gyazo.com/35ddadcdf3bc2dd4f65b...

I can also unscrew the logic board if needed (:

So my question is -- Are there any areas that I need to NOT get isopropyl alchohol on? I know I need to use something stronger than 90% so I'll have to go search for that :p

And after cleaning everything, do you think if I replace the LCD screen WITH the frame attached, it will fix my backlight issue?

Thank you for any help!!

⟐ Commented April 28, 2025 at 4:38 MST

LG G5: Proximity Sensor after screen replacement

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:18:43 -0700

Hello!

I just had my LG G5's screen replaced after it got cracked. However, now as soon as I dial a call, the screen goes black (locks itself). Similarly, if I am making a call on whatsapp, as soon as I dial the call the Whatsapp screen locks itself!

I understand that this might have something to do with a proximity sensor? The person who repaired the screen for me has no idea about how to fix this unfortunately so I am a bit stuck here.

Anyone else faced similar issues? I have tried resetting the phone as well as calibrating the sensors.

Would appreciate some assistance.

Thank you.

⟐ Answer accepted February 15, 2024 at 21:18 MST

LG G5: Ringtone Setting not understood

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 23:58:24 -0700

I cant work out how to assign different ringtones to different callers in my contacts list. I can enter edit mode in contacts view and change notification sound, and can change group membership, but I cannot change ringtone. I have tried it with the fiull contacts file copied from Google to Phone...makes no difference. I cannot see how to copy contacts to the SIM...maybe that is what is required..? Can anyone help please..?

⟐ Answer edited July 19, 2024 at 23:58 MST

LG G5: Power Button not working

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:22:50 -0700

Hi, On my LG G5 power button stopped working. phone won't turn on or off but finger scanner is working and I used for a week by tapping the screen to turn on/off. Today I pulled battery out, to figure out that it may help to reset but in vain. Now phone won't turn on as of power button. Any advice to fix existing one or I need to get replaced power button.

Thanks

⟐ Answered September 05, 2023 at 16:22 MST

LG G5: What is a GPS Gasket?

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:50:26 -0700

A lot of G5's out there are experiencing GPS issues. This is definitely a defective hardware because I've tried fixing it with software like gps calibration. I called verizon and they said that there have been G5's going in to replace the GPS Gasket. Does anyone know what that is and can point it out?

⟐ Commented June 29, 2023 at 18:50 MST

LG G5: Accidentally broke a little tab off the motherboard

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:38:55 -0700

There is a small tab with 2 metal connectors that is right beside the battery connection on the motherboard. It also seems to slide into the phone base. Broke this off by accident. However the phone still charges, and the speaker and mic still work. Anyone know what it does?

[Broken piece https://imgur.com/gallery/TNMFL|Link to picture of broken part]

Edit: fixed link

⟐ Answer edited February 02, 2023 at 18:38 MST

LG G5: Phone keeps vibrating repeatedly when plugged in. (LG G5)

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:31:20 -0700

I recently purchased a phone lot off of eBay just for fun, and I wanted to test it for myself. When I plug it in (with a USB-C cable), it repeatedly vibrates. The vibration patterns change whenever I unplug it and plug it back in for some reason. Is there any explanation for this behavior?

Clarification Edit: When I plug in the phone, the LCD’s backlight should light up displaying the charging symbol, but it doesn’t appear to do that. Instead, the phone vibrates at random intervals. However, when I hold down the power button, the vibrating stops.

⟐ Commented January 28, 2023 at 12:31 MST

LG G5: Phone died due to empty battery, after restart the battery is full.

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:37:22 -0700

Hello. My barely used G5 after full charge keeps discharging really fast(like 100% to 1% in 20 minutes) but after boot up the phone shows its real battery percentage (like 75% after first cycle) this continues on and on rendering the phone unusable. Here you can see an graph of battery usage, the phone wasnt connected to a charger during this testing period.I used an app to measure the battery voltage and the phone reads like 4.1 V at the first power off.(It shows like 4129.3V but it is bugged somehow it probbably reads x1000) So it is unlikely that this is caused by the battery(i tried two of them, the same thing happens)Have anybodey seen this before? Im thinking of instaling some custom os because this looks like software bug( i already instaled newest android updates).If you know how to fix this i woud be glad for any reply.

⟐ Commented January 13, 2023 at 16:37 MST

LG G5: Rear-facing camera won't focus

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:16:47 -0700

The rear-facing 16MP camera (not the wide angle) will no longer focus. I've tried all the usual software fixes (factory reset, etc.). I can actually hear a mechanism inside the phone "trying" to focus, but it seems to be locked into the nearest focal point.

Before I send this thing back for warranty replacement (which involves fixing an old, busted LG G3 first so I'm not without a phone for two weeks), does anyone have a suggestion about how to fix it? I'm not particularly inclined to disassemble the G5, but I thought I'd at least check to see if anyone else has run into this problem.

⟐ Answer deleted April 25, 2022 at 1:16 MST

LG G5: Is it possible to replace a contact spring on Motherboard?

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:37:00 -0700

Hi:

I received an LG G5 model VS987 phone. It was reported the power button did not function but on closer inspection I found 3 contact springs on the motherboard that are broken- these connect with the power button on the back panel. I have safely removed the 3 broken contact springs, and removed three good ones from another motherboard for replacements. But, how can I safely solder the new contacts to the good motherboard? Anyone done this already?

Thanks!

Tom

⟐ Commented March 03, 2022 at 16:37 MST

LG G5: GPS Not working well at all

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:36:54 -0700

Are there any ways to fix the gps on the LG G5? Where is the antenna located? I've found several fixes and tried a couple. Getting better contact with some of the pins has helped but its temporary. I only get one satellite to connect currently which is better than the none I had before. Help?!

⟐ Answered December 13, 2021 at 6:36 MST

LG G5: What happened to my screen?

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:01:32 -0700

So I have an LG, and when it dies and I turn it back on, all i get is this

the blue led is blinking and half the screen is black and the other half is just some colored pixels. (low quality pic sorry) so how do i fix this?

⟐ Commented December 03, 2021 at 17:01 MST

LG G5: Is the speakerphone pick up extra noise or is it actually my husband’s

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:55:13 -0700

I’ll background noise on speakerphone

⟐ Answered December 01, 2021 at 23:55 MST

LG G5: Wrong date after battery swap reboot

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:31:53 -0700

After LG G5 battery swap and reboot, device time is wrong

⟐ Answer accepted October 17, 2021 at 20:31 MST

LG G5: Replacement 16mp rear camera is unfocused and "nodding"

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:59:56 -0700

The replacement camera focus is stuck and blurry, the quality looks arguably worse, and it "nods".

When I hold the camera still, the camera shifts downwards then back to the centre (when holding portrait-view-- left/right in landscape). You can see the camera lens move if you look directly at it.

I'm not sure what to do to fix this, or did I get a faulty one? When I opened the package, the camera was at the bottom of the box and not cushioned in-between the packing material so could it have been damaged during shipping.

⟐ Answered August 28, 2021 at 12:59 MST

LG G5: Finding the correct motherboard

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:48:19 -0700

There are alot of model numbers for this phone for this motherbaord.

What should i consider and what numbers should we take note.

LG G5: How to fix ghosting?

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:30:34 -0700

My Lg G5 is ghosting. How can I fix it?

⟐ Commented March 14, 2021 at 17:30 MST

LG G5: power button pin out?

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:52:10 -0700

i cant find the pin out for the Power button flex. can someone highlight the two leads for the power button? im trying to diagnose a phone that wont turn on, but i dont have a spare button to compare it to.

thankyou.

⟐ Commented March 03, 2021 at 6:52 MST