LG Q Stylus Tips and Tricks
Factory OS: Android 8 (Oreo)
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If you have a frield, child, or family member who frequently borrows your phone, but you want to make sure that your personal settings and apps don’t get messed up, using Guest Mode on your Lg Q Stylus is the best solution.
Now not all phone models have a Guest Mode feature, but if your Lg Q Stylus model has this, just follow the steps below to activate it:
- On the home screen, swipe down using two fingers.
- Look for the User icon (usually located at the top-right portion of the screen).
- Tap “Add Guest.”
- Fill in the form and follow other instructions to set up the Guest Mode profile.
- You may also tweak the settings of each profile by tapping on the Guest or User profile. This includes access to contacts, making calls, sending messages, and even access to images and other files.
- Just tap on a Guest/User name to use that mode. If you want to exit Guest Mode, just tap on your main user profile or remove the guest account entirely.
This method generally works for Android phone users. However, certain brands may have different variations in setting up the Guest profile. For Huawei phone users, you can add up to 3 guest user accounts.
Just follow these steps:
- Go to Settings → Users & Accounts → Users
- Tap “Add User” then start setting up the User Profile.
- Alternatively, you can tap “Add Guest” instead. From there, you can also set up the Guest profile.
You can manually set up the settings and allowable activities per user or guest. Just tap on a guest/user profile and tick certain boxes of which they may be allowed to do. This includes making calls, sending messages, and sharing contact records.
Google have hidden a clone of an Octopus inside of the Android Oreo OS.
To access this follow these instructions:
Drag down the notifications screen and go to Settings. Then scroll down to About device. Then tap on the Android version option 5 times.
You should now see a Lollipop on the screen or a double layer Oreo for Android 8.1.
Keep pressing the Lollipop/Oreo and after awhile a flying Octopus will appear.
You may need to long press on the Lollipop if multiple presses doesn’t work.
You can drag and fling that Octopus all around your screen. The eight tentacles represented 8.0
When using your Calendar App, you will normally be in Month view. To quickly switch to Year view, you can pinch the screen to zoom out.
This is useful if you want to quickly jump backwards or forwards through a few months at a time.
To go from Year to Month, you can do a reverse pinch.
If you call someone regularly this can be useful as you will have a shortcut to them handily placed on your homescreen.
To bookmark a Contact on your Home Screen, then first go into your Contacts App.
Find the Contact you want to add to the Home Screen and press on them.
Then press More or the Menu key and select Add shortcut to home.
Then go to your Home Screens, find the Contact you’ve just added. Press, hold and drag to another position.
If you don’t want to have to unlock your screen every time you take your device out of standby then go to Settings – Personal – Lock screen and security.
Then select Screen lock type and select None.
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There is a great app called Moves by a company called Protogeo that makes use of your devices accelerometer to record your movements, whether by walking, cycling or running.
Go to the Play Store and search for Moves.
To take a screen shot, hold down the Volume Down and Power Buttons together (i.e. exactly the same time).
This will save the current screen to your phone’s memory card. They will be stored in the folder /Device Storage/Pictures/Screenshots. You can get to this folder by going to your My Files App.
The most common and effective way to copy photos to your PC (from your Lg Q Stylus) is to do it via a USB cable. Just plug your phone to a PC using a USB cable and wait for a notification to pop up on your phone.
This notification usually tells you that your device is charging. For some phones, it prompts the user to choose from several options. Just swipe down the notification and choose either “Transfer Photos” or “Transfer Files.”
For smartphone users who don’t see such notification, you may go to Settings → Developer Options → Networking → USB Configuration then tap on MTP (Media Transfer Protocol).
After that, check “This PC” on your desktop and see if there is a removable drive for your phone. The drive would be named as a Removable Device or it would bear the name of your brand or phone model.
Click on the drive and find the “DCIM” folder. This is where all photos and videos from your camera are stored. You can use the search bar function of the folder to find it quickly.
Using Google Photos to transfer photos on your Lg Q Stylus
Alternatively, you can use Google Photos to copy photos from your phone to PC. This can be done when you sync and back up all your photos and videos on Google Photos. To do this, just follow these steps:
- Make sure you have set up your Google Account on your smartphone.
- Open the Google Photos app on your phone.
- Then go to its Menu (you can find this at the top).
- Find Settings then look for Back-up & Sync
- Tap / check to turn on back-up and sync.
When you do this, all your photos and videos will be saved simultaneously to your Google Photos account (via WiFi). To retrieve these photos on PC, just turn on your PC and go to photos.google.com.
Then sign in with your Google Account, and you will gain access to all your backed-up photos and videos right away! You can click on any photo and download it to save it on your PC. Just click on “More Options” on the upper right corner of the photo, and you will see a download option.
Using Hi Suite to transfer photos
For Huawei phone users, you can use the HI Suite. This program is exclusive for Huawei users, and it provides an easy way to transfer different files from your phone to PC (and other devices). It also functions as a backup device for all data and settings on your phone, and it can be used to retrieve and copy photos to your PC. Just follow the steps below:
- Connect your Huawei and PC with the use of a USB cable.
- Go to your phone’s Settings and search for “HDB” on the top search bar.
- Tap on “Allow HI Suite to use HDB.”
- You have to agree on certain terms and policies to make use of the function.
- To backup your photos and videos, tap on Backup and select the “DCIM” or “Camera” folder where your images are saved.
You can access all these backed-up files (including photos) on your PC through HI Suite. Just don’t forget to install HI Suite on your PC too!
Transfer Specific Photos Using Google Drive on the Lg Q Stylus
- Since you are using a Google phone you can transfer your photos first to Google Drive. To do this, tap on the GOOGLE DRIVE app on your phone to open it.
- Tap on the plus (+) icon from the homepage of GOOGLE DRIVE
- From here, you can start uploading the photos you want by selecting them from your storage device.
- To download your photos to GOOGLE DRIVE, open GOOGLE DRIVE on your computer and log in to your account. Choose which photos you want and then from the given options, select to download them into your PC.
Transfer Photos from Google Pixel to a Computer using a third party application
There are also different programs you can use to transfer photos from your Google Pixel phone to a computer. These include Mobile Trans – Backup, Free Syncios Mobile Manager, ApowerManager, and Droid Transfer.
Transfer Photos using MobileTrans
- Connect your Pixel phone to your computer using your USB cable.
- Open the MobileTrans app on your computer and choose BACKUP.
- Once your phone is detected, the snapshot will be shown on the screen.
- Enable the PHOTOS option from the list of selected data types.
- Finally, click on START and your photos will be moved to your computer.
Transfer Photos using Free Syncios Mobile Manager
- Install and launch the Free Syncios Mobile Manager app on your computer. Choose BACKUP mode from the list of choices.
- The program should turn to the GOOGLE PIXEL to computer transfer window.
- Use your USB cable to connect your phone to the PC. There is a chance that you mey have to enable USB debugging mode on your phone to allow Syncios to connect.
- Wait for the selected files to be fully transferred to your PC.
Transfer Photos Using ApowerManager
- Download and open the ApowerManager on your PC and phone.
- Connect your phone to the PC via the USB cable.
- On the desktop version, choose MANAGE found on the top and go to the PHOTOS tab.
- Choose the photos you want to transfer then click on EXPORT.
- Wait for the photos to be transferred and remove the USB cable.
Transfer Photos Using Droid Transfer
- Install the DROID TRANSFER app on your PC and phone.
- Connect both devices by scanning the QR CODE found on the app’s interface using the TRANSFER COMPANION app on the phone.
- Once both devices are connected, proceed to the PHOTOS tab.
- Choose the photos you want to transfer and click COPY PHOTOS.
- Wait for the photos to be completely transferred to your computer and remove the USB device.
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