How do we take a screen shot without swiping the screen? This gesture idea is horrible, and I always swipe the screen to the next view while doing so....
Any help?
Thanks
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Hold home button and power together for a few seconds
yatbond said:
How do we take a screen shot without swiping the screen? This gesture idea is horrible, and I always swipe the screen to the next view while doing so....
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You know that you don't have to swipe right-to-left, and that left-to-right works as well? Also going slower seems to help.
Couldn't see anything obvious (like a way to map the double-top-tap gesture) so I guess your only recourse is Play store and a 3rd party screen capture app.
Thanks.. The hold power and home works. I tried earlier but didn't hold long enough... Gs2 was quicker.. But it works.... Thanks.
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Good to see you can still take screenshots the old way. Wasn't to keen on the swipe idea.
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Not sure everyone noticed but when sliding between the 7 home screens, if you slide it slowly with your finger, then you'll notice that the widgets are starting to pop out more. This effect is just like compiz for Linux.
Compiz sample pic:
http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/compiz_cube.jpg
That's pretty cool. I also noticed when on the homescreen with the weather widget, place a finger on top left of screen, and a finger on the bottom right of screen, then swipe left finger up at same time as right finger down, it brings up the screen where it shows all 7 screens.....hope you can follow that, haahaa!
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That's pretty cool. I also noticed when on the homescreen with the weather widget, place a finger on top left of screen, and a finger on the bottom right of screen, then swipe left finger up at same time as right finger down, it brings up the screen where it shows all 7 screens.....hope you can follow that, haahaa!
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The pinching in swiping that brings up all 7 screens can be done at any position and any screen, just start by having two fingers apart and pinch in then u get it. Cool thing with 3.0 is that you can slow motion this process.
I was hoping this would be a thread about how you had enabled landscape mode on the EVO 3d like on the flyer. Stupid that EVO 3d has this rotation locked
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i was hoping this was a thread that had a way to disable the carousel when swiping fast..When i want to get to a screen fast the stupid thing spins..Dumb feature,cool at 1st yes but when it comes down to every day use the carousel is stupid.
I don't know about all that pinching stuff to get the 7 screens, its easier just to hit the home button when on the home screen. I don't know if this was on my EVO 4G, but i like when I'm using the browser, you can long press the return key and it brings up the history.
You can also see the gears on the side of the flip clock.
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BrianBaker said:
i was hoping this was a thread that had a way to disable the carousel when swiping fast..When i want to get to a screen fast the stupid thing spins..Dumb feature,cool at 1st yes but when it comes down to every day use the carousel is stupid.
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Is there a way to turn off the carousel effect? Especially at unlock, it's really annoying and actually detracts from performance.
eec007 said:
Is there a way to turn off the carousel effect? Especially at unlock, it's really annoying and actually detracts from performance.
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Nope sorry. Just download spare parts and slow down the animations so it don't take off as much.
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I've learned that the carousel will only go if you swipe over more than half the screen. As long as you do short swipes it works a lot better.
Hey all!
The below information is for STOCK devices (or ROM's that are Stock and not using a custom launcher)
This is a Work In Progress, so if you have any tips that you found should have been in a manual, please feel free to post these and I will add them to the OP.
I just got my note yesterday and had to Google to find things that SHOULD have been covered in a manual or quick reference that wasn't.
Please keep in mind that this is my FIRST Samnsung phone (always been an HTC guy) so I am new to Samsung+Android+Touch Wiz and am guessing that I am not the only one.
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Change Dock Icons:
1. From the home screen, open the App Drawer
2. Click Menu
3. Click View Type
4. Click Customizable Grid
5. Click Menu
6. Click Edit
Now you can drag and drop icons to the Dock Bar.
Follow steps 1-3 but in step 4 select Alphabetical Grid to return back to default.
Change Lock Screen Wallpaper:
1. Press the menu button then go to settings
2. Click Display
3. Click Screen Display
4. Under Lock Screen you will find an option for Wallpaper
Screen Capture Without the S Pen (Thanks kimtyson)
You can screen capture without the S Pen by placing your right hand perpendicular to the right side of the screen (in a karate chop position) and sweeping left. If you are left-handed, you can use your left hand in the same manner, sweeping left to right.
Change Brightness (Thanks Boris Sidis)
Long press the notification bar and drag left or right to change brightness.
Reserved...
One more for giggles.
Those are pretty standard among android phones...My addition for the note would be using your palm or side of hand to take a picture.
Eric-1987 said:
Those are pretty standard among android phones...My addition for the note would be using your palm or side of hand to take a picture.
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True to a point. Those that have had Samsung phones and know how to use and navigate Touch Wiz, probably. But I know several folks that jumped ship from HTC to Samsung and we're all new and learning.
Thanks for the input though!
Could you go into more detail as to what you mean by using my Palm or side of my hand to take a pic so I can add it?
Thanks!
I thought this was going to be like the tips and tricks from the International forum but oh man was I wrong...
Atleast someone is getting a start on it right..
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Talderon said:
Could you go into more detail as to what you mean by using my Palm or side of my hand to take a pic so I can add it?
Thanks!
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Lmfao. I don't know if you realize he was just making a crack at the size and not making a sincere suggestion.
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RadDudeTommy said:
Lmfao. I don't know if you realize he was just making a crack at the size and not making a sincere suggestion.
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I don't know if you realize he was just making a sincere suggestion. If you "karate chop" it you get a screen cap.
From Samsung Site,http://www.samsung.com/us/article/tips--tricks-galaxy-note.
Screen Capture Without the S Pen
You can screen capture without the S Pen by placing your right hand perpendicular to the right side of the screen (in a karate chop position) and sweeping left. If you are left-handed, you can use your left hand in the same manner, sweeping left to right.
Long press the notification bar and drag left or right to change brightness.
Holding down on the notification bar and swiping for brightness will only work if you don't have auto brightness enabled. You can also take a screenshot by pressing Home and Power at the same time. I find that easier than karate chopping my phone.
This is normally presented to people when they set up their phones, but just in case someone skipped it, if you hold down the side button on the S-pen and double tap the screen, it opens up an s-memo over whatever app you're in so you can jot a quick note. There is also an option for this during phone calls.
EDIT: Here's a few other tricks that I haven't tested personally, but have heard from various sources:
1. If you are playing music and place your palm over the display, it quickly mutes the music.
2. While playing a video, tapping the power button will lock the display so it won't respond to touches. Pressing again will disable.
3. If you have motion activation enabled in your settings, when the phone rings you can flip it over to silence the ringtone.
4. Swiping a contact's name to the left in your contact list will quick-create a new message to them. Swiping to the right will call them.
Heres another, if you swype your fist accrpss the screen it takes a screenshot
Edit:nvm
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Talderon said:
Change Brightness (Thanks Boris Sidis)
Long press the notification bar and drag left or right to change brightness.
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Wish this worked without CheeseWhiz, odd it matters as the notification bar is framework, not launcher, but I couldn't make it work. Then again, I rarely managed to make the same function work in Cyanogen 7 either..
EDIT: Oops, yeah I'm an idiot, I had Automatic on, it works fine regardless of launcher.
johnus said:
Holding down on the notification bar and swiping for brightness will only work if you don't have auto brightness enabled. You can also take a screenshot by pressing Home and Power at the same time. I find that easier than karate chopping my phone.
This is normally presented to people when they set up their phones, but just in case someone skipped it, if you hold down the side button on the S-pen and double tap the screen, it opens up an s-memo over whatever app you're in so you can jot a quick note. There is also an option for this during phone calls.
EDIT: Here's a few other tricks that I haven't tested personally, but have heard from various sources:
1. If you are playing music and place your palm over the display, it quickly mutes the music.
2. While playing a video, tapping the power button will lock the display so it won't respond to touches. Pressing again will disable.
3. If you have motion activation enabled in your settings, when the phone rings you can flip it over to silence the ringtone.
4. Swiping a contact's name to the left in your contact list will quick-create a new message to them. Swiping to the right will call them.
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#2 is a no go.
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You can also just press the power button along with the home button for screenshot if you don't feel like karate chopping your screen.
dakleenupman said:
#2 is a no go.
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Has to be the stock video player ("videos").
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I came from an HTC Inspire..so these were very helpful. Thanks!
Are you finding the "back" button to be annoyingly out of reach?
Is there a way to switch the menu button and back buttons?
Also another quick question about the keyboard "one handed" function. Is there a way to make it full screen again without going into the settings? that seems very anti intuitive #justsayin
Yes it socks having the back button so far away but eventually I'll get on screen buttons and disable the capacitive ones. I've been using swype which is working quite well for one hand use
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mwedemeier11 said:
Yes it socks having the back button so far away but eventually I'll get on screen buttons and disable the capacitive ones. I've been using swype which is working quite well for one hand use
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i am a lefty but have long enough thumbs that it is within reach. as far as going back to full keyboard, the only way i have found is to long press the key next to the space bar and it will bring up keyboard setting and then just tic the box for full screen
digiburd said:
Are you finding the "back" button to be annoyingly out of reach?
Is there a way to switch the menu button and back buttons?
Also another quick question about the keyboard "one handed" function. Is there a way to make it full screen again without going into the settings? that seems very anti intuitive #justsayin
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If you "pinch out" or "reverse pinch" horizontaly on the keyboard it goes from one handed to two handed. Sometimes! It's difficult to get it to work. "Reåerse pinch" just above the space bar and wait a second to see if it worked before trying again.
When it gets officially unlocked us southpaws wont have to worry, I believe it wont be any problem for a real good dev (we got several) to swap the back and menu button, what samsung ought to do is make it swappable for us lefties.
We will get fixed up soon, be sure to tune in to xda tv tomorrow for Adam Outlers note2 bootloader fix.
I also wish the spen was on the left side. There's needs to be a left handed specific device that caters to all of our needs!
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I hope I asked the question right. I've got the home screen and two on either side for a total of five. I know more can be added because apparently I did it once unintentionally before reseting.
Thanks
Press the menu button (or whatever it is, to the left middle button), click "edit page" then the pages come up, theres one with a + in it, click that and it adds a new page.
Or you can pinch like you're zooming out.
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what happens if i reach the limit? can i add more?
I constantly open my phone to check the time, hit the home key one handed and look at time on lock screen. But now I'm holding my phone by the bottom right corner and have dropped the phone before while trying to reach up and press the side button to close... it's a pain.
Sure I can sit there and wait for timeout, or I can put it back in my pocket, in which case it might "swipe open" and be doing all kinds of things while in there.
Wouldn't it be cool to look at the time and just click something, like the home button again, or the 'back button' and have the phone close again??
Anyone know how?
stlfrosti said:
I constantly open my phone to check the time, hit the home key one handed and look at time on lock screen. But now I'm holding my phone by the bottom right corner and have dropped the phone before while trying to reach up and press the side button to close... it's a pain.
Sure I can sit there and wait for timeout, or I can put it back in my pocket, in which case it might "swipe open" and be doing all kinds of things while in there.
Wouldn't it be cool to look at the time and just click something, like the home button again, or the 'back button' and have the phone close again??
Anyone know how?
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Are you rooted? If so using the home or back button could be possible via smali edit. If your not rooted, I can write an app that will show a square (size determined by you) that will show on your lock screen. When you tap this square, it will shut off the screen, tapping and moving your finger on the square will move the square. Square is removed once unlocked.
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fffft said:
You can reassign one of the capacitive keys (e.g. "back button") to turn the display off with an Xposed framework module. And there are legions of apps that do similar actions if you do a search.
Even better IMO is to use a lock screen app like Dynamic Notifications which can automatically show you the time when you pull it out of your pocket and automatically turn off the screen as you put it back in a pocket. Without pressing any keys at all. It does this by using the proximity sensor and it works very well indeed.
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They may not be running xposed. Therefore an xposed module may not work. Secondly, all lock screen apps suck. Also, if it's using the proximity sensor to turn on the display from your pocket, it's draining additional battery.
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fffft said:
All lock screens suck? Your objectivity is astounding. No subjective bias there whatever. The idea is to provide options to the OP, not cater to your idiosyncrasies.
The battery draw for the suggested app is tiny, much less than most apps that do not poll the proximity sensor and you have no idea if the OP may or may not wish to use an Xposed module.
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No lockscreen app can provide the same amount of security as the default lockscreen. Therefore, it sucks. I can and have gotten around all popular lockscreen apps on the play store. Yes, the idea is to provide options to the OP, but make them good options and practical options.
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fffft said:
Ah, it makes more sense after looking at your post history. You have been trolling all along, not intending to be taken seriously. Since your intent is parody.. well done, carry on.
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Funniest thing I heard all day. This is a winner.
Anyhow, hope the OP has figured something out.