New owner here.
The 10.1 manual says:
"Do not cover the antenna area with your hands or other objects. This may cause
connectivity problems or drain the battery.
Do not use a screen protector. This causes sensor malfunctions"
Obviously lots of folks on here are using one and/or both of these. Have you found the malfunctions that the manual says will happen? I'd really like to protect my tablet, but don't want to cause a problem with it. Thanks.
A screen protector designed for your device is fine. They actually have a hole over the proximity sensor. I have two cases, a keyboard case and a pro case both designed for my Note. They are just fine as long as the are designed for your device. The slots and holes around the case are not random, they are there so as to insure the device functions correct.
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I had the same problems with multi touch as others have stated before, I also posted this fix in the other thread but that one turned out to be more about the wifi issues which I do not have.
About a week ago I installed the Rootzboat ROM on my phone, and after that my multi touch issues went away. I could now play shooting games! But, at the same time I also put an otterbox case on it and didn't think anything of it. Yesterday i took the case off while I was playing a game and the issues reappeared--I could no longer use both the right and left corners for input. I turned the screen off and put the case back on, the issue disappeared once again. So, if you're having the problem try putting an otterbox or some other thick screen protector and case on it.
I think the solution comes from the thick plastic screen protector which comes attached to the case (and is not actually applied to the screen) is lowering the capacitance readings for the phone (probably because of the distance). So the solution may lie in the driver software. Anyways just my 2 cents.
I've noticed a skewing while using the stylus near the border of the bezel. Lets say 2cm in. First I thought it's because of a parallax effect and respectively the mismatch upon where you actually hold the stylus and what you see on the screen. But then i made a test with a ruler, drawing straight lines across the screwn. Here the effect is clearly visible on aforementioned areas.
This is particularly annyoing if you annotate on the sides of a pdf as in trying to follow the skew, you screw up the handwriting to no avail. Does someone else also have this problem or can try to replicate it?
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I've noticed a skewing while using the stylus near the border of the bezel. Lets say 2cm in. First I thought it's because of a parallax effect and respectively the mismatch upon where you actually hold the stylus and what you see on the screen. But then i made a test with a ruler, drawing straight lines across the screwn. Here the effect is clearly visible on aforementioned areas.
This is particularly annyoing if you annotate on the sides of a pdf as in trying to follow the skew, you screw up the handwriting to no avail. Does someone else also have this problem or can try to replicate it?
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I just noticed I also have this problem, when I turn the cursor to make it visible it off-set in certain area's. Anyone have this who had it replaced?
Is this not caused by a case having magnets that are too powerful
If neither of you have cases then obviously a fault.
i thought all devices have this problem, mine does and the one at best buy did too. I have a case but it's foldable and the magnets are not near the case when the device is stood up. It's minor, but it's there.
So, who doesn't have this issue when then test the edges using a straight edge.
Just tried it right now and noticed it happens on my tablet too. I'm pretty sure these aren't isolated cases and all the tablets do this. The surface pro 2 which uses the same digitizer also does this.
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I'm not using a case and it also happens on my tablet.
So we have here 3 different opinions. Once classified as a defect, once as a cause of using magnets in a case and twice to be normal behaviour. Thx all for testing it out. On my part, I confess to have used a preliminary sleeve with magnets on the closing flap. Though only for two weeks and I'm not sure if it is causal as making permanent "damage". I now use a 360° case with no magnets.
The magnets are not near the area it happens and I also noticed it's not necessarily isolated to the sides There are a couple spots closer to the middle that it occurs on also. Is this classified as a defect covered by the warranty?
Also, as far as the magnets go does it generally happen only when the magnets are close or is it that once a magnet got close once the problem will always be there?
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The magnets are not near the area it happens and I also noticed it's not necessarily isolated to the sides There are a couple spots closer to the middle that it occurs on also. Is this classified as a defect covered by the warranty?
Also, as far as the magnets go does it generally happen only when the magnets are close or is it that once a magnet got close once the problem will always be there?
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From what we know so far it's not supposed to do any permanent damage.
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I am a new user of this tablet, and I can assure you, it's not caused by magnets or cases. Mine arrived a couple of weeks ago, and due to some mail incidents, the case and other accessories that I bought for it haven't arrived yet.
So, I have been storing it on its box, on a table that is away from any electronic device or magnet, and it has this issue. I have noticed it most prominently on the included SketchBook app. That leaves us with 2 options: An issue that is inherent to this tablet/digitizer or a widespread bug.
Happens for me too. But very faint, like a few pixels. I think the touchscreen driver could use an update... There are other issues with it as well as you can see in this forum..
I was experiencing random screen shutoffs after fitting my galaxy note 10.1 (2014) for a new case.
It took a while before I finally realized that the random shut offs were being triggered by the case, more specifically, when the edge of my case came in line with the edge of the tablet, which is an awesome feature when you have the cover covering the front of the unit.
But the problem is it manages to shut off screen regardless of which side of the unit the cover is on, as long as the edge of the cover is aligned with the units edge. This can be quite frustrating when trying to read while holding the tablet in certain orientations.
Questions: I was wondering if anyone else has experienced similar issues with their cases/covers (a little research seems to indicate this is not an isolated issue and many, if not all, cases/covers suffer from this issue).
1) If you have not, which cases/covers do you use? Do these cases resolve the issue by never aligning the cover to the same position when flipped backwards as when flipped forwards (i.e. skewed slightly short of the edge when in backwards position)?
2) If you have experienced this issue, how have you addressed it? Can you disable the magnetic sensor?
3) Would weakening the magnet in the case perhaps ensure that it was only sensed in the forward position?
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I was experiencing random screen sback andk ffs after fitting my galaxy note 10.1 (2014) for a new case.
It took a while before I finally realized that the random shut offs were being triggered by the case, more specifically, when the edge of my case came in line with the edge of the tablet, which is an awesome feature when you have the cover covering the front of the unit.
But the problem is it manages to shut off screen regardless of which side of the unit the cover is on, as long as the edge of the cover is aligned with the units edge. This can be quite frustrating when trying to read while holding the tablet in certain orientations.
et in the case perhaps ensure that it was only sensed in the forward position?
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yes i have the same problem. pick up A generic folio type case for my P600. Case looks and feels great. Auto wake works brilliantly when I open the cover, but there is the problem of The screen turning off when I flip the cover over to the back and the magnetic edges meet. Dunno how to fix this yet. Tried the magnetoff xposed module but that doesn't seem to work.
I got the Moko slim case and the same thing happens, what I did to circumvent the problem was to put my screen cleaning cloth between the case and the tablet. This prevents the magnet from locking the screen when completely folded backwards, the only thing is that this method will block the camera with the cloth. For me this is not a problem I don't see myself using the camera on my tablet when I can use my SGS3's camera, and this way I never forget my screen cleaning cloth .
I've read about this on other devices on various covers as well. they think it mah be due to the magnet not being properly shielded. dunno any fixes other than get another case.
I hade a cover for my old Ipad and it all so turn off the Ipad when I flipped over the cover.
It did turn out the problem was with the magnet and after getting a new one, the problem was solved.
My poetic slimline work perfectly no issues at all. Love the look and feel, I do want a carry slevee tho for more protection if I wanna bring it out of the house. Or even just to store in the house. But overall love this case.
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Get a piece of sheet metal (strip out a cheapie magnetic whiteboard , a few dollars at a variety store) cut to just less than the back of the tablet screen.
Cover it with a thin plastic film (to safeguard from cutting yourself)
It will adhere to the back of the screen magnetically and flatten the magnet's field
Now you can use the device with the keyboard tucked away behind the screen. (you may have to leave a small air gap say 5mm to 10 mm)
This does not affect the normal screen-keyboard functions when used conventionally
Same problem with Galaxy Tab A (Nougat)
There is an option in the tab to turn it off, but regardless what you choose, the tablet still responds to the magnet. Very annoying when you lay down your tablet flat. For now i just put something between the cover and the back of the tablet, like a handkerchief. This works for me, but ofcourse it's not a solution just a workaround. I'm still trying to find a solution.
Did you find any way to turn off the magnetic lock and unlock function? When I backfold my cover (aftermarket), it automatically locks my tab. Which is very irritating. I have Samsung galaxy tab S5e
There wasn't a good search result on a way to disable it via software or hardware mod so I thought I would post the solution I just did on my daughter's new tablet folio.
She has an old S3 Tab so the options are quite limited so figured modification was the only way. I ended up removing 3 magnets until I figured out which one actually did the on/off Hall effect. The smart thing to do would have been to use a magnet to find where on the tablet the Hall effect sensor was first, then remove just that magnet. The other magnets are for holding the clasp in place when the folio is open or closed.
I just cut an X over the magnet location, removed it, then filled it back in with hot glue. On her tablet, the Hall sensor was on the top left (fat arrow). It's annoying to have to do this but there's no other way. I tried the metal plate trick but that looked pretty bad and didn't always work.
Hope that helps someone
I'm considering buying this phone especially for hiking and sometimes I need to use it when it is raining. I own a S5 that is waterproof, but as soon as the screen is a little wet, the phone becomes totally unresponsive.
Is the Active 7 still usable when there are drops on the screen or is all wet? As far as I know the Note 7 has that functionality, and I was wondering if it is the same with this phone.
Thanks.
Didn't work well for me
depends on how wet it is. Water interferes with the capacitive touch screen. If you want something that works well when wet, go for the Note 7. It doesn't use capacitive touch for the stylus, and you can disable the screen when the stylus hovers, so you can use it, even when submerged
In case of any potential buyers interested, I finally got the phone and it worked very well for me. I used it while it was slightly raining and my screen got drops everywhere but I could keep using the phone with no problems.
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Water interferes with the capacitive touch screen.
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That's true but when you "touch the screen" on the Galaxy S7 Active you're not touching the capacitive screen, you're touching the polycarbonate overlay which sits on top of the actual glass digitizer.
The Galaxy S7 Active is much better than previous Active models for use when the "display" is wet and the reason is because the polycarbonate overlay doesn't have the same issues when it's wet that the actual Gorilla Glass 4 which is under that overlay would have. That "plastic" (it's not really plastic but people call it that anyway) allows the GS7A to respond much better to touch controls than the previous Active models.
Test it yourself, put a few drops of water on it or dunk it in a bathtub and see for yourself, at least it does for me when I took mine swimming with me the other day for some testing. Was able to do most everything perfectly normally - I owned a GS4A years ago when it first came out and once that display got some water on it that was it - it just would not work at all until I removed it from being submerged.
That's the main reason the Active has the physical buttons and can take pictures or video using the Volume buttons, but the GS7A is a definite improvement for actual submerged use.
That polycarbonate overlay is more scratch-prone than the GG4 underneath it so, at least Samsung is planning to offer the replacement kits for sale at some point.
I have a cover for my tablet - can u recommend an app to auto turn on / off screen when I open / close the cover, because HOME button is quickly wearing out! Thanks.
I seem to remember that there were several complaints about their tablets shutting off when closing a third party cover. It turned out that there were magnets in the cover that affected the on/off switch. Maybe you could do a search to find out what cover they used and buy that cover. I may have seen that post somewhere on another forum also. Try a google search also as it may turn up the post you need.
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I have a cover for my tablet - can u recommend an app to auto turn on / off screen when I open / close the cover, because HOME button is quickly wearing out! Thanks.
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The tablet has built in functionality for this.
most folio cases have magnets in them that activate the screen when you open them.
That being said the magnet can temporarily interfere with the Waccom layer of the screen used to get Spen input. (the pen will stop reading accurately/at all in the areas affected by the magnet.)
there were a lot of reports of the magnets permanently affecting the screen but the official word is that if the magnet is removed from close proximity to the screen the issues will eventually go away. (This was a big deal a while back because even Samsungs own folio case has magnets)
note that not everyone reported the issues so I'm pretty sure it has to do with how strong the magnet in the case is.
if you use your pen a lot I would stay away from those cases.
on the other hand if you don't use the pen then it wont affect you.
There are apps to let you double tap the screen to wake it (even for android versions before it was supported) which would save the physical buttons some wear but I suspect you would take a hit on battery life with that option.
The answer to just about everything: Tasker.
There's a how-to for this particular setting here. Battery drain is pretty low, about 2% every 12 hours or so.
Only flip covers with a magnet can use the system's inbuild auto-on/off functionality. Everything else needs to use the proximity sensor.
There are three types of flip covers, two of which use a magnet.
One is a strong, single magnet. This is the cheap option and causes problems with the Wacom sensors, which are also magnetic. You'll find this in pretty much 90% of all auto-on/off covers, especially the cheaper ones. The first Samsung covers also used this method, until they figured out it was a terrible idea.
The second is a ring patterns of thin magnetic strip woven through the entire back of the cover. This is used by most expensive brands (Like Samsonite), and doesn't interfere with the Wacom sensor.
The third are the most common one: Covers without a magnet. All these do is protect your screen.
ShadowLea said:
The answer to just about everything: Tasker.
There's a how-to for this particular setting here. Battery drain is pretty low, about 2% every 12 hours or so.
Only flip covers with a magnet can use the system's inbuild auto-on/off functionality. Everything else needs to use the proximity sensor.
There are three types of flip covers, two of which use a magnet.
One is a strong, single magnet. This is the cheap option and causes problems with the Wacom sensors, which are also magnetic. You'll find this in pretty much 90% of all auto-on/off covers, especially the cheaper ones. The first Samsung covers also used this method, until they figured out it was a terrible idea.
The second is a ring patterns of thin magnetic strip woven through the entire back of the cover. This is used by most expensive brands (Like Samsonite), and doesn't interfere with the Wacom sensor.
The third are the most common one: Covers without a magnet. All these do is protect your screen.
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