Develop Bugs

HTC Style Digital Pen (Stylus)?

Are there any Stylus' that work like the HTC Digital Pen?
I notice that when one is used on the Jetstream, there's an icon which allows you to change pen settings ect. I think that's the only reason I'd choose an HTC Tablet atm.

I don't think the Galaxy Tab has a digitizer layer like the flyer, jetstream, or thinkpad tablet. You can use a capacitive stylus to make annotations, but it's not the same as having a digitizer pen.

Fine Point Cap Stylus
Just read my signature!!

Flaco05 said:
I don't think the Galaxy Tab has a digitizer layer like the flyer, jetstream, or thinkpad tablet. You can use a capacitive stylus to make annotations, but it's not the same as having a digitizer pen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhUcZ51FNQQ&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXWa0FQhfM

How is it that what I posted is wrong? The Galaxy tab does not have a digitizer.

Flaco05 said:
How is it that what I posted is wrong? The Galaxy tab does not have a digitizer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your right m8... Our Tab 10.1's don't have the hardware or software for that matter to do any type of drawing or accurate hand written notes like the Flyer or Jetstream. I had the Flyer before I got my Tab... I keep the styles in hopes that it would work with my Tab, it didn't.
Sent from my Galaxy10.1 TouchWiz/ADWex equipped Starship.

conchchowder said:
Wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhUcZ51FNQQ&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXWa0FQhfM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Note even close to what the OP was asking...
But I'll give you a plus 1... Perrty kewl little toy.
Sent from my Galaxy10.1 TouchWiz/ADWex equipped Starship.

conchchowder said:
Wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhUcZ51FNQQ&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXWa0FQhfM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, cool toy, but not even close to what the OP was asking. And you're wrong. There is no digitizer layer in the GT10, so your best bet is a capacitive stylus. Or a sausage.

I've posted this elsewhere, but I'll repeat it here - I bought the Wacom Bamboo Stylus for my iPad2, and it worked brilliantly with the iPad. I have since sold the iPad and got the GalTab 10.1, and the Bamboo barely works at all. It cant be used for POINT selection (pushing a button on a webpage or game) and it doesnt DRAW well unless you push down really hard - almost like the screen needs pressure depression in order to register.
I relied HEAVILY on the stylus on the iPad for both drawing and basic navigation, and that it doesnt work on the GalTab is disappointing. I dont know what the problem is, or what technically causes the difference, or if it's just the Bamboo, but it just doesnt work.
(And I cant imagine it's a problem with the Bamboo as all the stylii are essentially the same thing - just varying quality.)

Check out the App "TouchScreenTune" in the Development Forum or in the Android Market. You need Root to use it, but it solves your problem (especially about drawing)

Thank you... after reading through about 12 pages of posts (hard coming into a device this late and keeping up), I finally found that. Not sure I want to root yet - until now, getting rid of the Navbar was my #1 reason to root, but TSTune just moved up to the #1 spot. Waiting for Cyanogen, though.

DevonSloan said:
Thank you... after reading through about 12 pages of posts (hard coming into a device this late and keeping up), I finally found that. Not sure I want to root yet - until now, getting rid of the Navbar was my #1 reason to root, but TSTune just moved up to the #1 spot. Waiting for Cyanogen, though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just root it. It's super easy. Tasks rom is incredible and with the tst app its just awesome.

It's not a matter of it being "easy", but if I want to. I'm on my fourth Android phone, the first 3 were rooted and ROMed - several times, the fourth doesnt need it... yet.
So far I have only TWO things I want to change that I can only get through rooting/ROMs... I'm not sure that's enough.

For me task's roms were the only driver for rooting.
With this installed the device was literally reborn!
The user experience is like night and day, I will never regret it.
After that i also installed TouchScreenTune...well now with a stylus (Adonit Jot Pro) and Supernote I no longer use paper for taking notes! It's just amazing.

Something Smells Fishy

Does this seem like a simple mistake from when my phone was produced from the factory in China or Korea, where ever our phones where made. Or does it sound like an employee from T Mobile did, for whatever reason.
So I purchased my Note 2 from T Mobile last Friday. While loving the phone for the first couple days. I finnaly pulled my S pen out for the second or third time. And ever since I put it back inin, I noticed a simple tap on the back of phone. The S pen would just fall out. One time it even went in sideways, so turned 90 degrees then it should be. And had a tough time getting out.
When getting the box ready to exchange for new at T mobile. I looked at the s pen on the box, then looked at mine. And its not even the same S pen. I'm guessing the one I had was from the Note 1.
I just found this really odd. And there's no way mine got swapped with one from note 1, cause I don't even no anyone who owns the first note. Actually I've never even seen one. And no one I no has the note 2 either. And I haven't had anyway touch or hold my phone. Especially with all these posts of everyone cracking there screen lol.
So I don't no what to think about this. Just think its really weired. Has this happen to anyone else?

trevor7428 said:
Does this seem like a simple mistake from when my phone was produced from the factory in China or Korea, where ever our phones where made. Or does it sound like an employee from T Mobile did, for whatever reason.
So I purchased my Note 2 from T Mobile last Friday. While loving the phone for the first couple days. I finnaly pulled my S pen out for the second or third time. And ever since I put it back inin, I noticed a simple tap on the back of phone. The S pen would just fall out. One time it even went in sideways, so turned 90 degrees then it should be. And had a tough time getting out.
When getting the box ready to exchange for new at T mobile. I looked at the s pen on the box, then looked at mine. And its not even the same S pen. I'm guessing the one I had was from the Note 1.
I just found this really odd. And there's no way mine got swapped with one from note 1, cause I don't even no anyone who owns the first note. Actually I've never even seen one. And no one I no has the note 2 either. And I haven't had anyway touch or hold my phone. Especially with all these posts of everyone cracking there screen lol.
So I don't no what to think about this. Just think its really weired. Has this happen to anyone else?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What possible reason could you think a tmobile employee or switched your spen....
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda app-developers app

You probably have a defective s pen port or spen.
ionic7 said:
What possible reason could you think a tmobile employee or switched your spen....
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

The Note 1's S-pen is round. Unlike the N2's pen which has a 'flat' side to it.
Pics would help a lot here OP. Because right now you sound like a crazy person. Just take a pic of the pen. Upload to imgur or upload it on here.

This post title is what's fishy, misleading, and a hoax. Because I "no" you didn't wait days to treat your pen. Some post are so counter productive and add nothing to the forums. I mean really a bit 1 pen lol if any part of this is true. You inserted by force the s pen incorrectly and now you say depraved indifference
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

bipoler said:
This post title is what's fishy, misleading, and a hoax. Because I "no" you didn't wait days to treat your pen. Some post are so counter productive and add nothing to the forums. I mean really a bit 1 pen lol if any part of this is true. You inserted by force the s pen incorrectly and now you say depraved indifference
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually I did wait days before using the s pen. I didn't buy the note for that. I bought it for the multi screen. Which is why I rooted day 1 and after playing with all the settings I got to the s pen last.
The only reason I new it was the wrong s pen. Is because the logo was on the side but on the box its not.
I already exchanged for a new one. But my new s pen can only be inserted one way. The other one could twist around while 3/4 in

bipoler said:
Because I "no" you didn't wait days...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sorry, lol.

I didn't pull my spen out until the 4th day of owning the Note 2.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium

Markor13 said:
I didn't pull my spen out until the 4th day of owning the Note 2.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I pulled it out on the next day I believe... Almost 100% sure it wasn't the first day...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium HD app

Markor13 said:
I didn't pull my spen out until the 4th day of owning the Note 2.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, I was kidding.. I didn't get mine out for a couple of days as well.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

I took mine out the first day but havent used it all since...

trevor7428 said:
The only reason I new it was the wrong s pen. Is because the logo was on the side but on the box its not.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Umm... like this? It's a note II S pen, without a doubt.

dmathis said:
Umm... like this? It's a note II S pen, without a doubt.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that actualy reminds me of what it looked ed like my i dont think the end was as shiny as yours. or might seem that was cause of the picture, idk. also i remember the samsung logo was on the side of the s pen. cant tell if urs is too.
but did samsung make different models of the s pen for the note 2. cause the one i have now, doesnt look like urs from the pixture.

bipoler said:
This post title is what's fishy, misleading, and a hoax. Because I "no" you didn't wait days to treat your pen.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was trying so hard to let it go lol

Always pull your spen out early!

trevor7428 said:
that actualy reminds me of what it looked ed like my i dont think the end was as shiny as yours. or might seem that was cause of the picture, idk. also i remember the samsung logo was on the side of the s pen. cant tell if urs is too.
but did samsung make different models of the s pen for the note 2. cause the one i have now, doesnt look like urs from the pixture.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have no idea whether or not Samsung makes two different models of the s-pen. It seems unlikely that they would, given that the phone has only been out since the last of September/first of October. The only logical reason that I can think of for them to redesign something that they'd already gone to market with would be if there were something functionally wrong with the original device. Nowhere online do I see any indication that they've made such a change. I got my GN2 on October 29th, which would be several weeks before your stated purchase date (according to your initial post, you purchased yours on "last Friday" and that post is dated November 30, so that would put your purchase date on November 23), and my pen design matches those in all of the ads and all of the photos I've been able to locate online (for a few examples, look here). However, with that said, I suppose that it is possible that Samsung has redesigned the s-pen and is now including a different pen with their phones.
As an aside, you might want to begin proofreading your posts for spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors before posting. Well written messages lend credence to your posts, whereas poorly written messages can call the veracity of your message into question.
Good luck with your new GN2 and s-pen. It's a great device and I'm enjoying mine more and more as time goes by and as I learn more about it. As a matter of fact, I ran across an article this morning that taught me even more about this great phone. It's a couple of months old, but there is still meat there for the taking. Here's the link if you're interested: 50 Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Tips and Tricks

Doubt they changed it. Got a replacement one yesterday and it had the same s pen.
Penned with my Galaxy Note 2 via XDA premium

bFORTIFIED said:
Always pull your spen out early!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL. I use the S Pullout method as well. Not as effective, but feels soo much better.

dmathis said:
I have no idea whether or not Samsung makes two different models of the s-pen. It seems unlikely that they would, given that the phone has only been out since the last of September/first of October. The only logical reason that I can think of for them to redesign something that they'd already gone to market with would be if there were something functionally wrong with the original device. Nowhere online do I see any indication that they've made such a change. I got my GN2 on October 29th, which would be several weeks before your stated purchase date (according to your initial post, you purchased yours on "last Friday" and that post is dated November 30, so that would put your purchase date on November 23), and my pen design matches those in all of the ads and all of the photos I've been able to locate online (for a few examples, look here). However, with that said, I suppose that it is possible that Samsung has redesigned the s-pen and is now including a different pen with their phones.
As an aside, you might want to begin proofreading your posts for spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors before posting. Well written messages lend credence to your posts, whereas poorly written messages can call the veracity of your message into question.
Good luck with your new GN2 and s-pen. It's a great device and I'm enjoying mine more and more as time goes by and as I learn more about it. As a matter of fact, I ran across an article this morning that taught me even more about this great phone. It's a couple of months old, but there is still meat there for the taking. Here's the link if you're interested: 50 Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Tips and Tricks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I never said they came out with a new s pen for note II. I just posted when I bought my note II, it came with the first notes s pen. Anyways I exchanged it awhile ago. All is fine now. My s pen fits perfectly in now. And for sure is not the same s pen then I had before.
But thanks for the link will check it out now

[Q] S PEN functions different on Sprint and Verizon?

Hello. I bought both a Sprint and Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Amoung the many differences is the S PEN. The Sprint one does not have tne non-touch of the stylus to perform funtions on the phone.
For example, I can swipe pages or select a function without ever touching the screen with Verizon' stylus. And both sylus' are compatible with ea h phone. Tne manuals are correct for version.
My question: Has any body else experieced this. Is there a way to tell which stylus model you have? Would buying one off from Samsung products page help? Thanks!

My guess is what you are experiencing as non-touch S-Pen activities are actually the result of a mis-calibrated S-Pen. The S-Pen can actually be calibrated by carefully removing the button and turning the potentiometer nearest the tip clockwise with a tiny screwdriver. ( Clockwise decreases sensitivity )
I did this myself, and it solved the problem of Air-View activating touch elements. My service is with Sprint, by the way.
Are you finding other differences?
1Brite1 said:
Hello. I bought both a Sprint and Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Amoung the many differences is the S PEN. The Sprint one does not have tne non-touch of the stylus to perform funtions on the phone.
For example, I can swipe pages or select a function without ever touching the screen with Verizon' stylus. And both sylus' are compatible with ea h phone. Tne manuals are correct for version.
My question: Has any body else experieced this. Is there a way to tell which stylus model you have? Would buying one off from Samsung products page help? Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

There are no differences between the two. As mentioned in your other thread (Verizon GNII section), my roommate has the Verizon flavor and each stylus works the same with both of our phones.
Here is the solution for a mis-calibrated pen - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34995231
Sent from my Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk

I guess my point is...which is correct? Should you be able to use it without touching the screen like Verizon manual shows, or do you have to use the hover feature with the light beam like the Sprint manual tutorial shows? Each is different. Thdy both work as it is stated for each carrier. ThT is what got me to finally post to see if anyone else who might have both to do a side by side comparison. Thanks!

1Brite1 said:
I guess my point is...which is correct? Should you be able to use it without touching the screen like Verizon manual shows, or do you have to use the hover feature with the light beam like the Sprint manual tutorial shows? Each is different. Thdy both work as it is stated for each carrier. ThT is what got me to finally post to see if anyone else who might have both to do a side by side comparison. Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
your Sprint one is correct the thing you are experiencing on the Verizon one is a bug that had also been reported (and fixed) on the Sprint version... although if you like it better there is nothing wrong with "uncalibrating" your Sprint stylus so that air view touches on your Sprint one too... it's more of a matter of personal preference
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda app-developers app

reinaldistic said:
your Sprint one is correct the thing you are experiencing on the Verizon one is a bug that had also been reported (and fixed) on the Sprint version... although if you like it better there is nothing wrong with "uncalibrating" your Sprint stylus so that air view touches on your Sprint one too... it's more of a matter of personal preference
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Finally an answer. Thank you! I will be trying the "uncalibrating" method as it is really cool. Have a great day.

I guess I am going to have to actually go into the Verizon and Sprint stores to look at their models as even after "calibrating" both, they still function the same. Like I said before, the Verizon S Pen not actually having to touch the screen is totally cool. If you want to swipe to a different page it does it in the air. If you want to select a function or App, you just "tap" it without touching the screen. It has no round circle indicator that shows up like the Sprint model. I can't believe that I am the only one to have this working like this.
I tried the hard tap calibrating and also where you take the actual button cover off and calibrate to try to make them the same but they both still do their thing. And both S Pens function the same way if I use them on either phone. Trust me, if you could get this to work you would love it. I just wish I could figure out how to get the Sprint S Pen to do the same as it seems like it is missing something after using the one from Verizon.

Solved thanks to XDA-member!
Originally Posted by Its TwiX
All it is is that your Verizon s-pen has the pen nib jammed in so it always thinks it is touching the screen. When you get close to the screen, the Wacom technology kicks in. You can test this pretty easily. On your Sprint s-pen hold it against your pinky and do the same thing as you do with your Verizon one. It will move around without touching the screen. That's also the reason why you don't get the air view functionality on the Verizon because it always thinks it is touching the screen. Hope this helps.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
Yea! You are totally right. I wasn't sure at first what you meant by the pinky thing, but once I put my pinky on the tip of the S Pen and tried to swipe or whatever, it works. I guess now I just need to "jam" the rib in on the Sprint one and I will be good to go! HA! Thanks so much. You made my night.

Which Galaxy S4 features will/won't/might work on the Note 2?

I surprisingly couldn't find a thread asking this question, but if there is one I apologize in advance. I watched the dreadfully corny Galaxy S4 unveiling, and wondered which S4 features could realistically make it to the Note 2 when we get Android 4.2?
Air view for example, which is basically what we can do with our spen when hovering over objects, but without having to use the pen, seems like more of a software related feature that we could get with Android 4.2.
Being able to swipe screens without touching the screen, which is great when you have dirty fingers, is a tricky one. It could be that the screen, which is hardware naturally, is simply more sensitive on the S4 than the Note 2. If that's the case we probably wouldn't get this feature with a 4.2 update. It could also be software that makes this possible as demonstrated with some apps that allow you to interact without touching the display. If that's the case, I guess it could be heading our way.
The camera feature that allows you to use the front and back camera at the same time on the S4 (which I find very cool) SEEMS software related to me, but I'm not really sure about this (or any of these questions), which is why I created this thread
Would any devs out there care to comment on which features from the S4 they could see coming to the Note 2 via a 4.2 software update, and which ones we definitely won't be able to have (like infrared)? I don't want an S4, but it does have a few software features that I would love to see on the Note 2 when 4.2 arrives.
@Mods - This thread is aimed at developers, but I wasn't sure exactly whether to put it there or in General, or in Q&A. My apologies if this is the wrong section.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

Hope all of them are in!
I guess the screen swipe without touching the screen should be pretty easy, the front facing camera/sensors should be able to detect that pretty easily, the software changes probably will at least have some sort of port for the Note 2. The Air view with the fingers i'm not sure, it might need some sort of hardware beyond the existing on the note 2, and if it doesn't anything else, i'm pretty sure someone will port it!

inimigor said:
I guess the screen swipe without touching the screen should be pretty easy, the front facing camera/sensors should be able to detect that pretty easily, the software changes probably will at least have some sort of port for the Note 2. The Air view with the fingers i'm not sure, it might need some sort of hardware beyond the existing on the note 2, and if it doesn't anything else, i'm pretty sure someone will port it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is, if the air gestures are even camera-related. It might be an entirely different thing, though. Based on the initial hands-on videos, it may be the case. It doesn't trigger unless the hands are very very close to the display. Hmm...
I hope the camera interface makes it to the Note 2. I like it.

Infrared and temperature.
this is XXXDDDAAA

air view needs the screen to be adjusted differently from regular capacitive so we probably wont get that
the air gestures we will get because they work like the wake up motion thing we have
eye scroll will work

[Q] Using the S pen

I've had the Note 4 for about two months now. Up until the other night I never even took out the S pen. I was in a store and had to calculate some prices and I hoped that writing them in a note was faster than typing the info in. It was, and significantly so.
Why do you use the S pen for?

paulb104 said:
I've had the Note 4 for about two months now. Up until the other night I never even took out the S pen. I was in a store and had to calculate some prices and I hoped that writing them in a note was faster than typing the info in. It was, and significantly so.
Why do you use the S pen for?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In no particular order:
Handwriting notes (when it's the only thing available, you come to appreciate that it really isn't all that bad of an experience).
Using the S Pen in combination with the swype keyboard functionality has proven remarkably efficient to me.
The S Pen allows for the equivalent of scrolling over a webpage element without needing to "click" on it. This is very useful for navigating websites.
Selection of text, however mundane.
Image clip is kind of useful at times.
Image annotation.
I'm sure I do more with it, but it's not immediately coming to mind. I highly recommend using it every now and again for everyday tasks you would ordinarily execute without it (gaming excepted). You might find it works better than you thought for a particular job.

My wife is very sick and I have to be her care giver. I use it to write down appointments and phone numbers and other info I need to remember. I don't know where I'd be without it. I need to learn how to do the other stuff it'll do.

I love using the Note Series Phones. Though I have the Note 4. Because of the lack of Root. I am using my Note 3 for certain things.
But, on either phone, here are some apps that are just great. For quick access to a short note taking app. I use Snap Desk. Very convenient. The next app that is awesome for writing anything frome notes, to a whole book if you would like. That app is Papyrus.
Sent from my SM-N910V