I made an extra user account for my wife on the G pad so she can use it as well and have her own screens and settings etc.
On my old nexus 7 it was very easy to switch between users via the menu bar.
But I do not see any easy way to switch users on the G pad.
The only way seems to be to lock the device and then switch user via the lock screen.
Am I overlooking something here, are there other/better/easier ways to switch user?
Kick.
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Hi guys!
I wanted to know if it is possible to add to the notification bar some shortcuts one most important that i want to add is to turn on and off the 3G (internet) do you guys know if it is possible on stock version? and if it does require a ROM then which one?
with best regards.
There are several widgets available to turn off data or select edge speed only. My question is why? Smartphones become pretty useless without a connection or at least a connection that can provide data in a reliable manner.
There should be a few roms that allow this. Look for quick panel settings in op features. I know FreeGS3 has it.
I always keep data turned off unless I am using it. Significantly improves battery for me plus I have never liked the idea of so many system apps 'checking in' without my knowing.
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Hi, thanks for the replies i downloaded the wigdet to turn on or off, but i was wondering if there is any way to add it to the status bar? Couldnt find any widget that adds it as a shortcut near the wifi sign.
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Hi All,
I'm a long time member of xda-devs since the original xda phone back in the early 00's. I had a second gen galaxy tab but ditched it for an ipad 3 as it wasn't quite the experience I was after. Now I've ditched the lead weight that is the ipad and am absolutely loving the Note.
I have a few questions...
1. Are there any gestures (e.g. multi finger swipes) that can be used to cycle through the open apps, or am I limited to a long press on the home button then a tap?
2. Are there any other gestures that are possible to streamline use?
3. When typing a number or symbol, is there any way of configuring it to go back to the letter keys once the number/symbol has been typed, rather than having to tap the ABC button?
4. Is there any way of displaying the email or gmail widgets on the lock screen?
I'm sure there'll be more questions as I explore further.
Thanks for any guidance.
Coj
Very happy that you made the switch, but given that the note 8 is new just be patient. If I were you I would install an AOSP rom and install nova which supports a ton of gestures. Spend some time playing with mods and you will find that you can customize your Os to your liking. Something that is very difficult to do with even a jailbroken iPad. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your investment.
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Very happy that you made the switch, but given that the note 8 is new just be patient. If I were you I would install an AOSP rom and install nova which supports a ton of gestures. Spend some time playing with mods and you will find that you can customize your Os to your liking. Something that is very difficult to do with even a jailbroken iPad. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your investment.
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If the first few days is anything to go by I can't fail to enjoy it. I'll check out AOSP and other mods and start playing!
cojones said:
Hi All,
I'm a long time member of xda-devs since the original xda phone back in the early 00's. I had a second gen galaxy tab but ditched it for an ipad 3 as it wasn't quite the experience I was after. Now I've ditched the lead weight that is the ipad and am absolutely loving the Note.
I have a few questions...
1. Are there any gestures (e.g. multi finger swipes) that can be used to cycle through the open apps, or am I limited to a long press on the home button then a tap?
2. Are there any other gestures that are possible to streamline use?
3. When typing a number or symbol, is there any way of configuring it to go back to the letter keys once the number/symbol has been typed, rather than having to tap the ABC button?
4. Is there any way of displaying the email or gmail widgets on the lock screen?
I'm sure there'll be more questions as I explore further.
Thanks for any guidance.
Coj
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1. GMD GestureControl works pretty good for multi finger swipes, just not as good as iPad. There is a lite version on playstore. You can give it a tr there but for me I'm using LMT launcher which is also good too, can find it here or just google it.
2. I'm not sure.
3. I think you need to tap ABC button for that.
4. There will be on 4.2 but for now you may need to try aosp or cm10.1 for that which is not available for our note yet? Or maybe not stable yet.
Check Nova launcher for 1 and 2. For example, I use a double tap on the screen to open up recent apps. There is also some built in spen gestures under settings, spen, and Samsung gestures under settings, motion. The spen settings allow youto add your own spen gestures too.
3. In the built in Samsung keyboard you have access to numbers and letters simultaneously, can use swipe instead of tap, or write letters with the spen that are converted to text. In other keyboards, long pressing a letter on the top row usually equals a number, so you can avoid going back and forth the number and letter sets.
4. This is possible with Daydream add ons but we'd have to wait for Samsung to update the Note 8 to the current Android OS, 4.2.2, then install Daydream widget clock plus. Maybe there are other apps that can be used in the meantime or launchers with that feature. (I turned off lock screen on my device, I find it annoying, I would rather open the cover and be in the app where I left off immediately. )
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GMD gesture control is what I've been after.
Thanks very much!
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cojones said:
GMD gesture control is what I've been after.
Thanks very much!
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I was just like you with an ipad 3 and this was the first thing I was after as well. I found gmd gesture control and I'm so very grateful. Just be careful because one of those apps (pen control or gesture control not sure which one since I have both) have issues when I use my spen and lay my hand on the screen. I blacklisted handwriting apps but when I use the pop-up note I can't blacklist anything since it hovers on the home screen.
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I was just like you with an ipad 3 and this was the first thing I was after as well. I found gmd gesture control and I'm so very grateful. Just be careful because one of those apps (pen control or gesture control not sure which one since I have both) have issues when I use my spen and lay my hand on the screen. I blacklisted handwriting apps but when I use the pop-up note I can't blacklist anything since it hovers on the home screen.
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Same problem here. I just disable gmd when in the notes app.
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For additional gesture control check out Pie Control in market. Customize anyway you want.
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Dear Expert
This may be my personal preference and complaint hope this Q&A helps other users too.
I was used my touchwiz devices and used S-pen and s-memo, more extensively than most average users.
I even had chance to experience note 3 from my girlfriend, I used note I and II previous. Now, I switch out to Nexus and got Galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition. I couldn't help but feel very familiar to note 3. It felt really same the screen showed improvement but it just felt like they just moved everything from note 3 right onto 2014 note 10.1 if anything it felt really buggy. Buggy as my old 1st at&t tab 7.
---main concern: never were a fan of physical home button. Aesthetic point of view it may be hit or miss. I still don't know how it would look w/o it but the glossy, plastic-ky material is bigger issue. Home button is annoying reading or using in portrayed mode, a lot of review on internet mentioned it. Q1. does anyone know how to disable this? this isn't my priority.
Q2. (LIKE IN THE TITLE) I want to put to NAVIGATION BAR like nexus or like the old honeycomb devices so i'll have home, back maybe even menu at any orientation. I see people experimenting with rooted app / ROM but I was looking for stock option.
Q3. coming from using note 1 and 2, PAGE BUDDY. I saw twitter's "COVER" lock screen. it seems like a alternative but I would like permanently set layout whenever there's an action. Anyone find app alternative or repack .apk ?
lastly, can anyone point out how to transcribe script into text on memo? like what action memo does. I don't like action memo. I like pen button, double tap on screen to launch quick note much better. They should have made s-note versatile instead of make that separate. I really don't like pen action. NOTE 2 is far advanced and easy in usability than any note device. I maybe tuned into it I'm wondering if there's any other user feel the same?
Q2:
What you could do is modify the build.prop before you flash the rom. You open up the zip file and activate softkeys then flash it. You won't be able to activate the buttons without root after the firmware is already on the device. I don't know if modifying the build.prop will trip knox.
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I know that the Note 4 has a "Button Savior"-esque menu with softkeys for app/menu, home, and back. What other tips are there?
Is there anything I can do to access the pull-down notification screen other than by swiping down from the top of the phone?
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IBNobody said:
I know that the Note 4 has a "Button Savior"-esque menu with softkeys for app/menu, home, and back. What other tips are there?
Is there anything I can do to access the pull-down notification screen other than by swiping down from the top of the phone?
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My number one suggestion is to get a FlyGrip which attaches to the back of your phone or case. I can't live without mine, especially on such a large phone. That does more for being able to use the phone one handed than anything else. They're $30 and worth every penny. My second suggestion is to ditch TouchWiz and get another launcher which allows customizable gestures. I use Nova Prime. Worth the money and allows you to pull the notification pulldown with whatever gesture you want, though that only works on your home screen. Another option, if you're rooted, is to use Pie and set that to have a button that triggers the notification pulldown. You could use that instead of the similar idea that Samsung has implemented. One other thing I do is use my S-pen as it gives a longer reach.
Hope some of this was helpful. Just my 2 cents.
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My number one suggestion is to get a FlyGrip which attaches to the back of your phone or case. I can't live without mine, especially on such a large phone. That does more for being able to use the phone one handed than anything else. They're $30 and worth every penny. My second suggestion is to ditch TouchWiz and get another launcher which allows customizable gestures. I use Nova Prime. Worth the money and allows you to pull the notification pulldown with whatever gesture you want, though that only works on your home screen. Another option, if you're rooted, is to use Pie and set that to have a button that triggers the notification pulldown. You could use that instead of the similar idea that Samsung has implemented. One other thing I do is use my S-pen as it gives a longer reach.
Hope some of this was helpful. Just my 2 cents.
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Forgot about FlyGrip. Thanks.
I've been using ADB as a launcher for a while and I knew that had the gestures I could set up, but I didn't know if Sammy implemented that yet in Touchwiz. It looks like Pie is a button-savior style of app. I probably need to look into what's available now.
One-Handed Keyboard
My biggest gripe about the Note 4 compared to my Note 3 is that you can no longer be able to select which apps you would like the one-handed keyboard used in.
On my Note 3, I used the one-handed keyboard only on the phone-dialer and calculator, but still liked the full size keyboard for swiping on everything else (like chrome, text, etc.)
However, on the Note 4, you only have the option to turn the one-handed keyboard on or off for use in all apps.
Wish there was a way around this, but haven't found one yet.
Anyone have any idea?
I isn't possible stock or so I read. This is a bump for you though because I would like to reclaim that real estate myself. Ideally I would like to delete the text below the icons as well to get another 1/4 inch back along with losing the unused s finder and quick connect boxes.
Somehow those options disappeared from my phone and I really didn't noticed until recently, only things I can tell you is that i'm using Nova Launcher.
Hmm. I'm using nova launcher too, still have those buttons.
I really dislike touchwiz, with cyanogenmod I could save probably about 1 1/2 inches of space in the notifications window.
If my buttons go away I'll let you know.
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