[Q] S-Pen Functions?? - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

What all can I do with the S-Pen... people talk about losing it when you go to CM10.1, but I can't really see any major functions I'd be missing out on. It still works as a stylus (for drawing and stuff) right?

Just type s pen on YouTube.
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[Q]Did your lower right corner don't respond to s pen?

Hi, i was playing with my brand new galaxy note 2 when i faced this issue. In le lower right corner, spen don't work at all.
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djboulette said:
Hi, i was playing with my brand new galaxy note 2 when i faced this issue. In le lower right corner, spen don't work at all.
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Sounds like a hardware fault to me.
A friend had the same problem, it's a little triangle shape area like 4mnx4mn
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Same problem here.
or... it's not really a problem for me, didnt notice it before i read this post.
Its already been noted magnetic fields interfere. Is it near the speaker per chance?
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Same issue here.
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It's not a hardware fault, that's just how the spen work (the note one had a simular 'issue' too). If you go to settings and change the s pen settings from right handed to left handed it's the left corner that won't work.
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Nope, when i change the setting, nothing change. Maybe it's the speeker, or the pen captor?
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After hours of testin, it must be something interferencing with this corner.
When i push a little harder the stylus in this corner, Spen work but the cursor is shaky.
This would really irritate me - does it happen with every note? Or just some? And is it always the same size (4mm triangle)? And exactly where is it - is it right in the corner if the screen or somewhere nearer the middle?
If it does not happen on every note I'd be returning the phone for a new one, if it does happen on every note I'd be thinking very hard as to if it would irritate me too much.
Mine also does not respond, its where the head of the s-pen lies, so maybe there is no sensor in there.
I'm lucky enough for not having the issue.
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he's right , here's a screenshot taken after trying to fill the area in with sketchbook mobile. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0h1jfkzhgy6zksh/notecorner.jpg most apps don't use that area though. ( sketchbook does )
I just checked, it works for me.
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Hmmmm, seems to be only affecting some people from these replies - could it be ROM related (are you all running same ROM) or is it a true fault? If its just a ROM then there are no real concerns for me but if its hardware related........!! Would annoy the hell out of me - I love sketching on devices - I'd be returning it
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he's right , here's a screenshot taken after trying to fill the area in with sketchbook mobile. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0h1jfkzhgy6zksh/notecorner.jpg most apps don't use that area though. ( sketchbook does )
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Now try to fill it using a very thin pencil. Normally it's the hole right and bottom border that won't get colored (happens to me on my note 1 and 2). That bottom right corner just happens to be in the intersection of both lines which makes it a little harder to fill even with a large brush.
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I tried scrolling down a page using air view and it works. Should I test something else?
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So is this normal behavior? I'm looking to get a n2 this week and I want to be able to spot defects
I have a white International version, stock Rom. Airview work in this corner, but it's shaky an i have to aproche the Spen, more than in the other area of the screen.
super interesting thread would like to know if this is normal. with hover , the arrow disappears as well when it enters this "note 2 Bermuda triangle"
( tried with a really thin brush on sketchbook, same thing )

Curious

What do you think will be the next update for the GNII to improve it to be more like a tablet? Any ideas?
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I was wondering the same thing, but to be totally honest with you, it's already like too perfect. I really don't know anything else that can be done to it to make it any better except maybe, being able to use the voice feature on it without being connected to the Internet? Just my 2 cents.
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Being able to designate which apps are by default started in full-phone or full-tablet UI mode would be great.
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Being able to designate which apps are by default started in full-phone or full-tablet UI mode would be great.
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I really doubt they will enable tablet mode, they have tablets for that. That and for most people the screen is still to small from the tablet UI. heck even the Nexus 7 runs the same UI as the Note 2 does
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Being able to designate which apps are by default started in full-phone or full-tablet UI mode would be great.
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Paranoid android and king kang had roms that would run specific apps in tablet mode on my old epic 4g touch. It would be great to see our phones added to their development......
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International version has pa. We will see it sooner or later
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Devi0124 said:
International version has pa. We will see it sooner or later
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I don't know, I think the whole phablet thing had many hesitant about this phone. I sincerely hope you're right though. I love CM10, PA, and other similar ROMS but they take so much time to get fully functional. I just hope there is Dev out there who will jump in and take it on for our Sprint variant.
the note II is anything but perfect. I have a lot of "gripes" with it.
first 320dpi. seriously? is that a joke I could not root it fast enough to get it going at 240dpi. Ahhh so much better
burst mode is borked. the huge delay built into the implimentation on the Note II renders is useless. as a temp fix use best shot its instant but only 8 shots.
on my S3 I can assign my favorite upload method (imgur for pictures youtube for video) as defaults. just tap the imgur or youtube icon and its going
this is GONE in the NOTE II I have to tap share and scroll to my selections EVERY TIME. very annoying once you got used to the S3 way.
toggles are gone. so I can't turn off mobile data etc.. on the Note II easily from the pull down like I can on the S3.

How much battery Air View consumes?

Hey guys, I was wondering if this feature drains the battery significantly or not? Did a search but didn't really get any results, can anyone comment here?
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I don't think it actually use any extra battery due to the way the S-Pen works. The s-pen is detected above the screen whether or not you have air view on or off.
You can test it for yourself by holding the s-pen above the screen close enough for air view to work and clicking the nub on the pen in with your nail, it's all to do with electromagnetism as far as I know.
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Thanks for reply because Im wondering tis q asa..
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You can even use your phone without touching it. Just put your finger over the tip of spen, and go close to your screen...
Handwritten from my Note 2

Homemade swype keyboard

Hypothetically speaking, if one found a keyboard they liked but the only thing missing was swype, could a developer rebuild the app to include it? I'm really liking A.I.type keyboard but no swype capability is a bummer. Just curious.
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Anything is possible, though I would think that's too much work to reverse engineer something that's already available on the play store and fits 99% of people's needs.
As it turns out, while using the keyboard the app prompted me to leave feedback and of course I told them it was awesome but would love to see swype integrated and they actually emailed me last night and told me they were currently working on putting it in. :thumbup:
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Why not just use the stock keyboard???
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Why not just use the stock keyboard???
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I really like the stock keyboard but I like the layout options they have on theirs. I can put up the "period" key, "comma" key, smiley face, mic key, and numbers keys all at the same time without needing any of them to be long press keys. You can also adjust the keyboard height from the keyboard itself without going into settings. It seems to be a lot more convenient to use the keyboard this way.
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Air view and Air touch

are the two features of samsung galaxy note2 called air view and air touch one and the same ??
also from my note 2 I am not able 2 scroll home screen or type letters in the keyboard by just hovering the S-pen over it..
whereas i can scroll up and down and use my note2 hovering future while playing a video.. so that means my S-pen is working.. then y not I am able 2 type letters from keyboards using S-pen by just hovering it as written in many websites
specially i cant perform any of these features given in the video
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?featur...ch?v=1XDyPqX3Jw8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Read the comments on the video, it's a broken s-pen.
its broken but i heard from many people that they are able 2 scroll through home page...
i wish its all fake.. coz if its not fake it means my note2 has some problem
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Although the stick is broken but he is able
to use that airtouch feature... dialing numbers in dial pad from a distance.. using keyboard from a distance
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got it guyz... n it works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2248278
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amit.dhatrak95 said:
got it guyz... n it works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2248278
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Yeah seriously, that's really a nice way to quickly break your pen's nib (on the bright side though, you'll get the "airtouch" always enabled!). And sort of pointless too.

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