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[Q] S-Pen/S-Note issue

I recently noticed that the S-Pen is having a slight issue with my S-Note. I used to be able to click the button on the S-Pen to change from write mode to erase mode. I don't believe I changed anything other than rooting my phone. I'm still running stock ROM and with no custom recovery. Anyone know of a way to get this function back? I searched but all I could find were issues with the S-Pen being too sensitive or just not working. Thanks for any help.
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I recently found that if I hold the S-Pen button and double tap the screen to bring up the quick note, I can change from write to erase by clicking the button on the S-Pen but the ability to do so in the normal S-Note app still isn't working.

Maybe spen don't work man. Idk what to tell ya seems to be a problem in the pen itself
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fupidstucker said:
I recently noticed that the S-Pen is having a slight issue with my S-Note. I used to be able to click the button on the S-Pen to change from write mode to erase mode. I don't believe I changed anything other than rooting my phone. I'm still running stock ROM and with no custom recovery. Anyone know of a way to get this function back? I searched but all I could find were issues with the S-Pen being too sensitive or just not working. Thanks for any help.
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I recently found that if I hold the S-Pen button and double tap the screen to bring up the quick note, I can change from write to erase by clicking the button on the S-Pen but the ability to do so in the normal S-Note app still isn't working.
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I would say that your SPen just needs to be replaced. I had a customer the other day in the sprint store I work at with a similar issue. We called samsung they are sending her another Spen.

Well I'm glad to hear in not the only one with this problem but it's still perplexing that it works on the quick note but not the s-note app itself. I will contact Samsung and inquire about a replacement. Thanks!
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Not a prob
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[Q] very slooow wake up!

I have SM-P605 (LTE version) running on BMJ9 (also tried few others before it) but the only thing I do seem to resolve and iritate me is the amount of time it takes to come whenever I pick it up. It is the same whether I use the home or the power button. I have switched off lock screen effect, I even switched off lock screen all together but the screen still wakes up sometimes after 2-4 seconds of pressing the button. Otherwise, it is not laggy in general.
Any ideas and wise words?
Cheers.

sakiin said:
I have SM-P605 (LTE version) running on BMJ9 (also tried few others before it) but the only thing I do seem to resolve and iritate me is the amount of time it takes to come whenever I pick it up. It is the same whether I use the home or the power button. I have switched off lock screen effect, I even switched off lock screen all together but the screen still wakes up sometimes after 2-4 seconds of pressing the button. Otherwise, it is not laggy in general.
Any ideas and wise words?
Cheers.
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Have you tried disabling the home button from bringing up My Magazine? Either hit the home button from home screen or swipe up to launch My Magazine, then go into settings via the left capacitive button to left of home button and uncheck "open using the home key".

mi7chy said:
Have you tried disabling the home button from bringing up My Magazine? Either hit the home button from home screen or swipe up to launch My Magazine, then go into settings via the left capacitive button to left of home button and uncheck "open using the home key".
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Thanks mate. Done that even disabled the svoice getting launched from the home button. THis behaviour is the same using TW or Apex.

This right here is why I returned it. No matter what I did, even using the Samsung Book Cover, nothing worked.
Drove me crazy til I finally had enough and exchanged it for the iPad Air.
If this issue gets fixed, I'd probably pick it up again.

Han Solo 1 said:
This right here is why I returned it. No matter what I did, even using the Samsung Book Cover, nothing worked.
Drove me crazy til I finally had enough and exchanged it for the iPad Air.
If this issue gets fixed, I'd probably pick it up again.
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It is driving me nuts! but it is my dislike of ipad and believe some xda developer (and or samsung) will come up with a solution that is making me keep this otherwise wonderful tablet.

sakiin said:
It is driving me nuts! but it is my dislike of ipad and believe some xda developer (and or samsung) will come up with a solution that is making me keep this otherwise wonderful tablet.
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I'm not a fan of iPad either but I got sick of opening the cover and always saying, "Ok, hold on a minute" when wanting to show it to someone.
You'd think this expensive spec beast would be able to wake up as fast as a dumb tablet with a third of its RAM. IPad is an instant wake.

Do you have power savings mode disabled?
Do you a micro SD card installed? If so, temporarily remove it and see if it makes a difference. Also, note the brand, model and speed class. And, did you format it in the device you're using?
Downgrading to a child's iPad with DRAM limitations and crashes is not an option for a lot of us.

it's a "feature" of the exynos processor. it puts itself into a deep sleep that has a slight delay when waking up. just about every exnyos4 and higher have the "feature".

madsquabbles said:
it's a "feature" of the exynos processor. it puts itself into a deep sleep that has a slight delay when waking up. just about every exnyos4 and higher have the "feature".
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This is worrying!
Got me searching and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208267
I am hoping some developer can make it easy for us!

madsquabbles said:
it's a "feature" of the exynos processor. it puts itself into a deep sleep that has a slight delay when waking up. just about every exnyos4 and higher have the "feature".
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Ummm...it's not limited to exynos processors my friend. It also happens on the snapdragon variants as well.
Just go in Developer Options and check box the option for "Force GPU Rendering". That did the trick for me so hopefully it'll work for you guys too.

Crazypinoy9 said:
Just go in Developer Options and check box the option for "Force GPU Rendering". That did the trick for me so hopefully it'll work for you guys too.
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You mean you have instant wake?

Crazypinoy9 said:
Ummm...it's not limited to exynos processors my friend. It also happens on the snapdragon variants as well.
Just go in Developer Options and check box the option for "Force GPU Rendering". That did the trick for me so hopefully it'll work for you guys too.
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No change so far but will monitor it.

Better...
After todays firmware update it starts up a lot faster. Now I think it's acceptable but Samsung can do better. Had the same issue on my "old" Note 2, but after a few firmware updates the problem disapered. I'm hopeful.

Arla said:
After todays firmware update it starts up a lot faster. Now I think it's acceptable but Samsung can do better. Had the same issue on my "old" Note 2, but after a few firmware updates the problem disapered. I'm hopeful.
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which update? are you using SM-P605?

Anyone working on this ?? kinda stuck with the same issue : (
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??? 2 seconds ....???
Anyway when I open my Smart Cover it is on not even a One Second .... lag, like that is a big deal.

AstroDigital said:
??? 2 seconds ....???
Anyway when I open my Smart Cover it is on not even a One Second .... lag, like that is a big deal.
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In my case from sleep it can easily take 5-6 sec ( though trust me it feels like ages) and compared to my old transformer prime it's downright embarrassing!!

AstroDigital said:
??? 2 seconds ....???
Anyway when I open my Smart Cover it is on not even a One Second .... lag, like that is a big deal.
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have you tried without the smart cover? are you saying smart cover is the solution? I do not have smart cover on mine.

sakiin said:
have you tried without the smart cover? are you saying smart cover is the solution? I do not have smart cover on mine.
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Smart cover is not the solution. I have the Samsung Book Cover and it still lags on wake.

Han Solo 1 said:
Smart cover is not the solution. I have the Samsung Book Cover and it still lags on wake.
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the above post sort of implied that. good to know it is not the solution.

The s pen features stopped working

I made this account to adrress the issue here, as ive not seen someone realy give an answer before apart from 'restart your device' or 'turn air command on'
The story s short: one day it worked, the other day i updated the tab to 4.2 and then it stopped working... i went back to 4.1 and it still didnt work, so now im stuck without being able to open the menu, nor can i use the button related features.
Ive tested my s pen on other note, and it works perfectly too, so im sure it has to do with my device.
Any help, ideas or well... anything???
Thanks in advance

jpkillerage said:
I made this account to adrress the issue here, as ive not seen someone realy give an answer before apart from 'restart your device' or 'turn air command on'
The story s short: one day it worked, the other day i updated the tab to 4.2 and then it stopped working... i went back to 4.1 and it still didnt work, so now im stuck without being able to open the menu, nor can i use the button related features.
Ive tested my s pen on other note, and it works perfectly too, so im sure it has to do with my device.
Any help, ideas or well... anything???
Thanks in advance
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Some more info: i checked and in 4.1 theres no air command option now (if there ever was). Cant remember if there was such an option in 4.2, but i guess there was...
Maybe i somehiw turned it off, then it dssapeared then when i went back to 4.1 i lost the option to actually turn it on??????

See if you have Spen settings under System
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mankand007 said:
See if you have Spen settings under System
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There was is Air Command in Note 8.0. Air command was introduced with Note 3.0
however, if you mean the "quick command" then you press the button on pen and drag from bottom of screen towards top.
and that should bring out the panel for you.

S pen not working
I have an Note 8 N5120. I have also lost access to my pen. The pen itself works fine on my Note 2. It is possible that it was related to the latest update to version 4.2.2. I do not have any idea how to get access back. I am probably going to do a factory reset but I didn't really want to lose my level in Candy Crush . Rooting is another possibility and of course it could be the proximity sensor hardware in the device. If anyone else has run into this and then fixed it please let us know.

intelliriffer said:
There was is Air Command in Note 8.0. Air command was introduced with Note 3.0
however, if you mean the "quick command" then you press the button on pen and drag from bottom of screen towards top.
and that should bring out the panel for you.
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what I meant was trying to bring up to the menu by touching the button On The spen.

[Q] spen issues

Hey guys,
I have been having spen issues for a long time now. Stock, rooted, or different roms dont change it. When the spen is docked the screen is like super sensative around the spen dock location. Constantly vibrates when using touch screen with fingers. Pops up spen commands while docked. Shows spen is detached when its not. When I take spen out everything is fine. When I put it away and just tap the end of the spen it can trigger spen removal notification. So annoying. Whats my solution? Anyone else have this happen?

Anyone?

maybe?
I had an issue with my pen on my note 2 where the tip was permanently being pressed down, and it made my note go crazy. Maybe there is something in the pen hole that is depressing the tip down when you insert the pen?

Maybe there's a way to go in and adjust the spen settings. I know there was a way to calibrate the s pen on the note 2
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I will check out the inside where the pen docks. Not sure thats the issue and I dont think its software related. I might take it down to Best Buy and try a new spen and see if mine is just faulty. Thanks

tantangula said:
I had an issue with my pen on my note 2 where the tip was permanently being pressed down, and it made my note go crazy. Maybe there is something in the pen hole that is depressing the tip down when you insert the pen?
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You need to adjust the potentiometer located under the button, there are videos on youtube.

Still have the same Spen issue.
Hey guys,
Now that the tablet has been put so long, anyone e else had this issue I posted a long time ago? Samsung wants $350 to fix this issue outside warranty. That is ridiculous. So I am stuck with the tablet being super sensitive to touching the side of the tablet where the spen is, while docked, and acting like it's being pulled out. Causing it to always interupt my activities and say Spen detached and pop into Recent Notes. So annoying. About ready to throw this in the trash. Please help.

I think S-pen is faulty since tablet works fine with pen removed. Did you try:
1) Using a different S-pen
2) Reinstalling stock firmware
3) Adjusting S-pen Potentiometer suggested above
4) Check out XDA post: 'Very Sensitive S-pen' by bobotski.

shayind4 said:
I think S-pen is faulty since tablet works fine with pen removed. Did you try:
1) Using a different S-pen
2) Reinstalling stock firmware
3) Adjusting S-pen Potentiometer suggested above
4) Check out XDA post: 'Very Sensitive S-pen' by bobotski.
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I tried stock firmware, not the rest. I will give those a try. Could it be something internal or more likely the spen?

Dedline said:
I tried stock firmware, not the rest. I will give those a try. Could it be something internal or more likely the spen?
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I suspect that the S-pen is faulty since the tablet works fine without the S-pen.

Back button on left issues

Hi all, does anyone encounter any issues when using their back button on the note 10+? Very office I have to tap multiple times in order to return to the previous page. I wonder if this is a ROM issue here.
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I'm lefty and I have no issue.
Now I love the app One Hand Operation +
I can swipe to the right for back.
You should try it. It is developed by Samsung

I believe you can switch where the buttons are located. Might have to get to Developer Settings to do it, but I am pretty sure there is a way. I think you can not only switch where the buttons are located, but also add another button into the mix too. Can't remember where I saw the guide on how to do this, but 99% sure you can.

teegunn said:
I believe you can switch where the buttons are located. Might have to get to Developer Settings to do it, but I am pretty sure there is a way. I think you can not only switch where the buttons are located, but also add another button into the mix too. Can't remember where I saw the guide on how to do this, but 99% sure you can.
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It's not about the back button locating on the left or right, it's about the back button intermittently not working.
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My back button works fine. Does it do that for all apps?

koppee1 said:
My back button works fine. Does it do that for all apps?
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It happen in almost all the apps, but intermittently. Sometimes it works by just one tap, sometimes I have to tap 3 to 4 times before it goes back....
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knight900 said:
It happen in almost all the apps, but intermittently. Sometimes it works by just one tap, sometimes I have to tap 3 to 4 times before it goes back....
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i set mine as invisible gesture, no issues in any apps

3 note 10s.. no issues like the OP describes, and ive been setting these things up from a fresh install since wednesday last week, so the back button on all 3 have been put to good use.
i took off the screen protector that came with it and these are unlocked variants...