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Ok, so after two weeks of ownership, I have noticed a slight flaw with the Note. While using S-Memo, I am constantly touching the capacitive buttons, causing the phine to exit to the home screen. It's nearly nearly impossible to avoid this issue, because my hand naturally lays on the screen while writing or sketching. I fond this quite annoying. Unfortunately, I have no programming skills, otherwise, Id create a utility that would disable the capacitive buttons when using the s-pen, or any app designed for writing or drawing.
Other than that, the Galaxy Note is without a doubt, the top banana of cell phones. I absolutely love this phone, and haven't put it down since I got it.
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not to be mean, but i think you may have a unique style of writing there. I personally lay my elbow or forearm on the table and my hand is actually off the paper/phone. how do you even write with your hand on the note?
Well, I would think it would be an easy mod to disable the Galaxy Note capacitive buttons and enable the on screen ones in ICS. Then it would make navigation with the spen even easier. In fact, I might try this right now.
if you wrote with your wrist off the table/paper/pad, your arm's gonna get tired. Standard is the side of your hand/palm resting on the surface.
That said, when using the s-pen, I tend to cradle the phone in one hand while writing with the other (and not laying the phone on a surface).
jpeg42 said:
Well, I would think it would be an easy mod to disable the Galaxy Note capacitive buttons and enable the on screen ones in ICS. Then it would make navigation with the spen even easier. In fact, I might try this right now.
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It is, you're right, but most of the Samsung apps don't play nicely with the navigation buttons.
lactardjosh said:
It is, you're right, but most of the Samsung apps don't play nicely with the navigation buttons.
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Ah thanks for the head's up!
kaishi00 said:
not to be mean, but i think you may have a unique style of writing there. I personally lay my elbow or forearm on the table and my hand is actually off the paper/phone. how do you even write with your hand on the note?
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That wasn't mean at all. Not sure if my writing style is unique. I've always reated the side of my hand on any surface I'm writing or drawing on. I've tried "levetating" my hand above the Note, but I find it incredibly difficult to write in that position.
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Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
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PeartFan40 said:
Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
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No problems here. Have you considered using it in a different orientation? Landscape or reverse landscape?
My hand is usually to the side of the screen, not near the buttons.
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yollasho said:
No problems here. Have you considered using it in a different orientation? Landscape or reverse landscape?
My hand is usually to the side of the screen, not near the buttons.
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I have. I've tried every position possible, without performing contortion. My hand naturally finds its way to a natural writing position. Grrr
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Use the app quick note. I think it has a settings to disable touch other than spen
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In all honesty, I've *never* hit a capacitive button while writing with the S-Pen on the note. Standing or sitting. You must write like a gorilla.
PeartFan40 said:
Am I the only one suffering from this issue?
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I also have the same problem but I don't use the pen too much.
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Err0xx said:
In all honesty, I've *never* hit a capacitive button while writing with the S-Pen on the note. Standing or sitting. You must write like a gorilla.
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I wasn't aware that gorillas could write or draw. I have big hands.
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Err0xx said:
In all honesty, I've *never* hit a capacitive button while writing with the S-Pen on the note. Standing or sitting. You must write like a gorilla.
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You must have elf hands.
In the stock video player you can lock the capacitive buttons by pressing volume up + power. maybe there's a similar solution in other apps?
Reclaim said:
You must have elf hands.
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LOL
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Reclaim said:
In the stock video player you can lock the capacitive buttons by pressing volume up + power. maybe there's a similar solution in other apps?
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Hmm, I'll give that a try. Thanks for sharing.
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Reclaim said:
In the stock video player you can lock the capacitive buttons by pressing volume up + power. maybe there's a similar solution in other apps?
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Gave it a shot, but no luck.
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Just curious if someone named Peartfan might be a drummer and maybe that has something to do with writing style
Why does my spen constantly register movements and button presses when I'm not in contact with the screen? I can just hover it over an icon and its like I pressed it or when drawing something and I pick up the pen and move it to the tools it's still acting like I'm drawing making random touch marks...
I've tried the ssid code to calibrate the s pen but no change...I even took off my screen protector ..no change...has anyone else experienced anything like this at all?? On an ICS rom btw..so any thoughts if its hardware or software...thanks
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I searched this on Google before I posted my original question and didn't find anything so on a whim I changed my search wording and found this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqGw297Fa0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
So if anyone else is having this problems I guess try this ...gonna go buy the aluminum tape now and will update later if it works for me!
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Nice fix. Thanks for that. No issues with mine (yet) but glad to know there is a fix.
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Friend of mine tried to smack the pen as stated in a few of the comments for that video and said it worked. Interesting stuff.
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Friend of mine tried to smack the pen as stated in a few of the comments for that video and said it worked. Interesting stuff.
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Lol smack the pen? I musta missed that comment? Being messing with the tape and not to much luck yet...called att and they got samsung on the line and said send us your pen and after we evaluate it we'll send you a replacement in 6 weeks!
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Ooooook apparently beating the pen repeatedly does help it discharge the magnetic field build up :what:
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There is an app in the store that lets you change the spen sensitivity. Its called screentune or something like that (its not free)
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LittleRedDot said:
There is an app in the store that lets you change the spen sensitivity. Its called screentune or something like that (its not free)
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If the issue is the magnet in the pen itself, a sensitivity app would be a bandaid solution if it worked at all.
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I love ESD....g
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If the issue is the magnet in the pen itself, a sensitivity app would be a bandaid solution if it worked at all.
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I paid the $3 or whatever and it works great for my spen issues, no problems since then. TouchScreenTuner is the name.
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I have similar issue but buying whole roll of alu tape isnt worth it when u can get a new s-pen for 20$ on ebay... Im glad to see the fix work however, might try it to confirm if someone is willing to ship me a 2" piece lol
Can't slide the pen in with the tape on :banghead:
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Anyone notice a significant slowdown when touching or holding the phone?
I go from 65Mb to 5mb. With 2Mb of actual speed.
Very annoying.
You're holding it wrong
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mundixx said:
You're holding it wrong
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Is there a special way to hold it that is not obvious to me. I can guess that the antenna is the top left corner.
mfpreach said:
Is there a special way to hold it that is not obvious to me. I can guess that the antenna is the top left corner.
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Actually, it's in the bottom left corner.
mfpreach said:
Is there a special way to hold it that is not obvious to me. I can guess that the antenna is the top left corner.
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He is joking. It's a reference to Apple's response to iPhone 4's reception issue lol. :silly:
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He is joking. It's a reference to Apple's response to iPhone 4's reception issue lol. :silly:
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Thanks, from what I have experienced, this phone is almost as bad as the iPhone for this issue. Why would they put the bloody antenna in the bottom left.
I get the same, unless I'm in the same room as the router I have to hold the phone in my right hand and keep my fingers behind the phone and the WiFi becomes unusable if I hold it in my left hand
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mfpreach said:
Thanks, from what I have experienced, this phone is almost as bad as the iPhone for this issue. Why would they put the bloody antenna in the bottom left.
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I have not experienced this before. What are you running? You can refer to the thread in my sig for the info you need to include to get the best results to your question.
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I'm on Resurrection 3.0.6 with the newest Siyah. Have tried most kernels too.
I feel like this issue is worse in jb but I'm not sure. I am thinking to downgrade to ginger just to try.
But I agree with the above I max out around 1mbs when holding with my left hand.
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When I'm trying to draw or write on my note, when I go to use it, it draws when i get within two inches or so of the screen....
So my regular, non-cursive, writing looks like crap. Bad.
How can I turn that functionality off, or turn sensitivity down?
***Tap the S-Pen on something hard, and see if there is a difference. Took me three tries.
I'm pretty sure that is not a feature, and is a defect either in the software or unfortunately the hardware. You might need a new S Pen to fix the problem the right way.
There's a youtube video out there on how to "fix" this issue, but what it really does is reduce the sensitivity of the pen to the screen and you probably lose some serious pressure levels when applying this fix. Sorry no link, but I would advise trying your S Pen on the verizon floor model and see if it does the same thing to that one. Then you can feel fairly certain you need a replacement pen.
baker954 said:
When I'm trying to draw or write on my note, when I go to use it, it draws when i get within two inches or so of the screen....
So my regular, non-cursive, writing looks like crap. Bad.
How can I turn that functionality off, or turn sensitivity down?
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That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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timmyd463229 said:
That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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HAHAHA!!!!
Well that just WORKED.
Definitely an S-Pen and not phone hardware issue.
Thanks!!!! XDA is da bomb!
timmyd463229 said:
That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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baker954 said:
HAHAHA!!!!
Well that just WORKED.
Definitely an S-Pen and not phone hardware issue.
Thanks!!!! XDA is da bomb!
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Excellent news, glad to hear this. Will remember for future reference. Thanks timmyd.
had the exact same problem...
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timmyd463229 said:
That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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Worked for me as well!! Who says banging on electronics never fixes anything.
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Worked for me as well!! Who says banging on electronics never fixes anything.
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Just brought back memories of my og Nintendo
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Is the tip of your s pen flat or rounded
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Mine is rounded.
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xxxxmarkxxx said:
Is the tip of your s pen flat or rounded
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I was thinking the same thing... if the pen is dropped and the tip is pushed back in to the pressure sensor then it would be 'active' all the time and the hover feature would be interrupted by the phone like touching the screen. A flat tip would be a good indication of that being the case.
Gottoon
timmyd463229 said:
That happened to mine when I first got the phone and I read a lot of forums saying to just tap the spen on something hard so I tried it and it worked and hasn't happened again
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Woa! Confirmed! :good: Just tap it flat on a table and it's like new again. :laugh:
yeah that happened to me too briefly. the pen nib is stuck down so it thinks it's touching the screen when it gets in range of the screen
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I've read that this happens when you use your finger to touch the s-pen tip/point.
I had the same problem on my s-pen too. But yea, the tapping on a hard surface seems to work.
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baker954 said:
When I'm trying to draw or write on my note, when I go to use it, it draws when i get within two inches or so of the screen....
So my regular, non-cursive, writing looks like crap. Bad.
How can I turn that functionality off, or turn sensitivity down?
***Tap the S-Pen on something hard, and see if there is a difference. Took me three tries.
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check to see if the tip of the s pen is pressed in as it would be if you were touching the screen. It is a physical button that pushes in while writing.
Hello, im on beans build 10 (it did the same on stock though) but when I press the unlock button there is a short delay until the screen turns on. Its fairly annoying. How can I make it so its instant? Thanks for any help
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droidx2.3.3 said:
Hello, im on beans build 10 (it did the same on stock though) but when I press the unlock button there is a short delay until the screen turns on. Its fairly annoying. How can I make it so its instant? Thanks for any help
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If it did the same thing with a stock rom, it might be a problem with the phone. I'm using the i605 and I've been on beans build 10 and i have never had a delay problem.
How long is the delay usually?
The delay is almost un noticable. I would guess less than half a second. But there is a slight delay.
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The delay is almost un noticable. I would guess less than half a second. But there is a slight delay.
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It's also well known and been asked a lot. Under display unchecked the auto adjust screen seems to help. Ultimately though it's just how the note 2 is and will (for now) always be there.
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kintwofan said:
It's also well known and been asked a lot. Under display unchecked the auto adjust screen seems to help. Ultimately though it's just how the note 2 is and will (for now) always be there.
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It's been talked about on the One x forums with the blame being directed towards jellybean. I don't know if this is true or not but what I was lead to believe.
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It's been talked about on the One x forums with the blame being directed towards jellybean. I don't know if this is true or not but what I was lead to believe.
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Well then even if that's the problem I guess we get to live with it. I know it's been talked about a lot here too. Never heard it was JB.
Oh well I'm far from important enough to need my phone so fast that a half second delay is gonna be a problem.
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Thanks for your replies. I am not really annoyed by this. It only seems to do it when the phone has been at idle for a while. Its not something I would knock this phone for. This things a beast so I can live with a tiny delay. Haha. Thanks again and hope that maybe itll get fixed in either official 4.2 or maybe key lime
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i got rid of the unlock delay by disabling the lock screen...been using my n2 this way for a month now. no pocket dialing or anything random...actually dont think i could go back to using a lock screen.
afaik it's an exynos issue. you can do a few things to get the most out of it, but the processor will always take a second to pull itself out of deep sleep.