Before you start

Make sure that you have installed the LG Phone Manager in your pc and ensure that it works properly. (You should be able to transfer pictures, videos and music from your pc to your handset).

This is because windows need to have the proper drivers for connecting the handset to your usb port and also because you need to know which "Com Port" is used for establishing a connection with your pc and the handset.

When using GThing you need to choose a Com Port that must be two digits less than the normal Com Port used when connecting by the LG Phone Manager.
(For example if Com Port 5 is used when connecting with the LG Phone manager then you need to choose Com Port 3 to connect the handset to the PC with GThing).


Connecting the handset to the pc for the first time

If you are connecting your phone to your pc for the first time put the cd that came with your phone package in the cd drive of your pc and connect the phone to the pc with the usb cable provided.

The "Found new hardware wizard" will open. If it does not then go to control panel, click "Add Hardware" and have the wizard search for connected hardware. Then choose "LG U8XXX" from the list of devices that will appear. Click "Install the software automatically" and click "next".

Click "Continue anyway" if a window opens that says "Hardware installation".
When installation is completed, click "finish" to close the wizard.

The "Found new hardware" wizard will appear several times since windows will require to install different drivers for the handset.
Repeat the same steps as above untill a message appears that says "Your new hardware is installed and ready to use".

Now you are ready to install the "LG Phone Manager" from the cd included in your phone package.


Transfer games to your handset

After you download a game from this site, to transfer it on your handset you need to connect the handset to the pc (use the usb cable included on your mobile phone package) and run the GThing application (similar to the LG Phone Manager). You can download GThing and see how it works here.
You can transfer only one game at a time. Transferring a game to your handset takes only a few seconds.

1. Make sure your handset is on the idle screen

2. Open GThing.

3. Set the Com Port two digits less than when using LG Phone Manager and click "Connect".

4. Click the Java icon on the left.

5. Drag and drop the game from where you saved it on your pc to the Java field on GThing.

6. Wait for the top blue bar on the "File transfer progress" window to disappear.

7. Press "Cancel" on your handset.

8. Right click on the Taskbar and click on "Task Manager". Choose "GThing.exe" and close it.

To play a game

1. Go to "Applications" from your handset menu and open "My applications".

2. Click OK to open a game.