Has anyone else switched to quick controls in honeycomb's browser, by going to settings->Labs? It gives you all the menu items in a semi-circle at your finger too just from swiping along the edge of the screen. I have since day one and am not gng back! I haven't seen anyone comment on this awesome, somewhat hidden, feature, so I thought I would attempt to bring it to everyines attention.
in fact I love it so much I wish it was integrated throughout the rest if the os. I often find myself swiping the side of the screen attempting to use the back button or whatever else. Then sadly I realize I am not in the browser and begrudgingly reach down to the bottom left corner...
If you guys have tried it let me know what you think. If you havn't, give it a whirl and post back
I tried it, but couldn't get it in to it. You have to swipe very close to the edge of the screen, so the popup wouldn't appear several times because I wasn't swiping close enough to the edge. It seems like it would be good, but it needs a little work. Maybe they've fixed it or there are some settings that I didn't look at.
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xious1 said:
I tried it, but couldn't get it in to it. You have to swipe very close to the edge of the screen, so the popup wouldn't appear several times because I wasn't swiping close enough to the edge. It seems like it would be good, but it needs a little work. Maybe they've fixed it or there are some settings that I didn't look at.
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I have never had it not register...perhaps you're doing it wrong.
Simply move your finger from the bezel to the screen on the left or right sides of screen, like you are pulling the menu out. Move your finger to the option you want and release.
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I often catch myself swiping when using a 3rd party browser. Long pressing a page brings focus back to the tab as well so its the best of both worlds.
It does however confuse others when they want to check out my Xoom haha.
Yeah I love this option as well.. Took me a little while to figure it out as well.. Make sure your swiping closed to the middle as well because otherwise all the options wont be visible.
Yeah, honestly, my only complaint is that it registers sometimes when I am trying to click a link near the edge of the screen. But doesn't happen very often and a precise touch or quick zoom remidies this.
It is a nice option but I do not like the fact that it hides all of the other controls that are much easier to simply tap with one touch. I realize that it adds more screen real estate but it just doesn't seem easier to use to me. Maybe it is just me.
keitht said:
It is a nice option but I do not like the fact that it hides all of the other controls that are much easier to simply tap with one touch. I realize that it adds more screen real estate but it just doesn't seem easier to use to me. Maybe it is just me.
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Agree... would be nice if this was done by toggle so you could have both if you want.
Greedy users we are.
Didn't know about this but I really like it.
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The only thing I would like added is a "close tab" button. To anyone having issues activating the option wheel, you don't just touch the edge of the touchscreen...you start with your finger off the screen on the bezel and drag it on from the side.
I love it too. At first it seemed a little flakey but the more I use it the more it's become second nature.
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I love it too. At first it seemed a little flakey but the more I use it the more it's become second nature.
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Agreed... its bad ass. I too, find myself trying to do it all the time on the xda app. Hint Hint XDA...
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Thanks would never have seen this
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The first time I saw it (my brother actually found it), I didn't want it because I thought it would be too complicated (at least for the misses).
Now, its been fully embraced by everyone that touches my xoom
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how do you switch tabs while using it?
mobilehavoc said:
how do you switch tabs while using it?
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When there are multiple tabs open, they appear across the top just like before. To get another tab use the + (plus) sign.
There are different controls in others corners. This seems to make the browser faster. Thanks for the tip...
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This is great..love the full page effect.Thanks!!
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I've been using this since day 1. Best way to use chrome!
I like it too. Its very smart. Hopenwe get additional ui or improved.
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so I'm coming from the captivate and I feel like the touch screen on the Atrix is quite dull. The iphone4 is very obviously superior to both unfortunately.
Anyone else having some real difficulty with the touch sensitivity/accuracy of the atrix?
nope, so far I haven't had any problems with the touchscreen
No issues here. Last phone was an Epic 4G and they are about the same.
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I had some issues with catching the space bar on the keyboard at first, but I think that was just me... haven't really noticed any issues for the last couple days. I feel like the screen is generally pretty responsive. I'd say it's better than the screen on my 3GS.
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I had some issues with catching the space bar on the keyboard at first, but I think that was just me... haven't really noticed any issues for the last couple days. I feel like the screen is generally pretty responsive. I'd say it's better than the screen on my 3GS.
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I have problems tapping space bar frequently when using keyboard in a landscape position
its super responsive... it registers my touch when my finger barely hovers the screen...
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I have problems tapping space bar frequently when using keyboard in a landscape position
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I think I kind of got used to the position. I also ended up getting the gingerbread keyboard app which helps a lot since you can change the keyboard size and spacing. I only had problems in landscape, like you mentioned. Don't really have any issues now.
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its super responsive... it registers my touch when my finger barely hovers the screen...
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That's how it is for me... I've actually had quite a few instances where I accidentally hit something because my finger was too close or something.
no problems here works perfect
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its super responsive... it registers my touch when my finger barely hovers the screen...
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This is my experience as well. I sometimes wonder if I have even pressed the screen yet.
I haven't had any problems other then trying to relearn using a touchscreen.
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its super responsive... it registers my touch when my finger barely hovers the screen...
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I agree, if anything it's too responsive. Almost like it's trying to predict what I'm going to select. It can be annoying at times b/c I barely hover the screen and an app launches.
For the person asking the question, are you using a screen protector? I know those have a way of reducing the sensitivity of the touch screen.
Very responsive, far more than iphone 3g. As others have said I had issues with the space bar in landscape mode but keyboardpro helped a lot.
I think one reason I would think it isn't responsive is because I can't type as fast on the atrix as I could on my inspire and nexus s
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I agree that it is very dull. My dad just bought one and I set it up for him and showed him how to use it. If people think it is responsive, they haven't tried something like the Evo that will activate buttons with the slightest of contact.
Hopefully an update will fix it.
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I agree that it is very dull. My dad just bought one and I set it up for him and showed him how to use it. If people think it is responsive, they haven't tried something like the Evo that will activate buttons with the slightest of contact.
Hopefully an update will fix it.
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I just came from iphone 4 and this screen just seems a little off to me, so I agree... I just figured it was me.
Have to say though: I love the swype!
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I, too, came from an iPhone 4.... and the only issue i find is that i seem to make a fair bit more typos than i remember on the iPhone 4. Then again.... i don't find the Atrix auto-correcting much of anything... let alone the most annoying crap.
Sensitivity seems just fine to me. If you can launch an app with just enough of a touch that you barely feel yourself actually touching the screen.... i'd say it's doing quite well with the sensitivity.
Yes this is exactly what I mean. I came from the captivate with 2.2 cognition installed. I was very proficient at typing on that. This thing doesn't seem to be as accurate to pick up my letter taps. REALLY hope the update fixes that and the fact that it doesn't play MP4's like it's supposed to.
No... i think it's accurate.... it just doesn't have any form of auto-correct. It has the same style of keyboard as the iPhone, in that you can slide to the proper letter... which i think is where some of my typos are coming from. Finger is not quite off the phone before i move to the next letter.
I'm not sure that I feel the same way; there are times where I don't even feel my finger touch the screen and I'm getting feedback.
Very responsive and accurate for me. However, it did take me a few hours to get used to typing on the keyboard.
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I had some issues with catching the space bar on the keyboard at first, but I think that was just me... haven't really noticed any issues for the last couple days. I feel like the screen is generally pretty responsive. I'd say it's better than the screen on my 3GS.
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Bumping this because I'd like to see if others have this issue also.
I have found the Atrix to be extremely responsive while typing--everything except for the space bar. I can literally hover my finger just above a letter and it will register, but there is something about the space bar that only seems to give me issues from time-to-time (intermittent problem?).
I'm using the stock keyboard in portrait view.
By knowing obvious two ways of taking screenshot using S-pen and Palm sweep,
yesterday i discovered 3rd way which is by pressing lock button and home button simultaneously !
I dont know how many of us know this, just thought sharing, but nowhere i have read about this.
And if you really didn't knew this, being "Noob" i would really like to see something on my Thanks meter
Most of us know it I guess but thanks anyways
I didn't know it, thanks. probably won't use it though a its a little more awkward than the other 2 ways
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Actually pressing the lock button and home button simultaneously is quite easy... ive been doing that since i got my note. That was how I used to take screen caps with my iphone
Maybe in landscape
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how do you capture using palm sweep? i saw the video on youtube but can't seem to duplicate it. is there a setting i need to enable before i can do this?
You should just have to Swipe your hand from the right hand side of the screen to the left
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Left to right works also, learn something new everyday
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I don't really find the hand swipe convenient
Most convenient method is hand swipe but 9 out of 10 times, I can't get it to work. I always end up with the other 2 methods.
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Coming from iPhone (besides my BB days) this was a natural gesture I tried when I got my note. Still, I usually need a screenshot when I am going to annotate it with my SPen, so button+screen press is my preferred action.
I can't seam to get the swipe motion to work. Are you guys using one finger? 2, 3, 4? The Palm? right at the middle of the screen? the top? bottom? I tried them all, can't seam to get it to work.
The Lock/Home Button method seams to work on most android devices by default.
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Coming from iPhone (besides my BB days) this was a natural gesture I tried when I got my note. Still, I usually need a screenshot when I am going to annotate it with my SPen, so button+screen press is my preferred action.
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You do know that pressing the button on the pen and holding the stylus on the Note will take a screen shot, plus bring up the S-Pen annotation tools right? It would be faster to do it that way rather then save the screen shot, then go to the gallery and annotate the photo after the fact.
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I can't seam to get the swipe motion to work. Are you guys using one finger? 2, 3, 4? The Palm? right at the middle of the screen? the top? bottom? I tried them all, can't seam to get it to work.
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use the side of your hand. Too hard to apply even pressure across the entire screen otherwise.
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use the side of your hand. Too hard to apply even pressure across the entire screen otherwise.
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Thanks! So...apparently it works if you run your phone across your abdomen as well...yeah, don't ask.
deymayor said:
how do you capture using palm sweep? i saw the video on youtube but can't seem to duplicate it. is there a setting i need to enable before i can do this?
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use the edge of the palm below index finger and slide it from left to right or right to left. It helps applying uniform pressure on ample amount of pixels......
I'm having issues with Air View on my I9505, it works only very sporadically.
Most of the time I'm pointing my finger at the screen and nothing happens, while air view is enabled in the menu.
Tried it in the stock browser, video player, s-planner and flipboard.
I've only had it working once in the stock browser and flipboard.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Yeah you have to get incredibly close to the screen. I think it's like 10mm to the screen. Even in the presentations it was a bit hard for them to get it going. I feel like that's si close you might as well just touch it lol.
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Yeah you have to get incredibly close to the screen. I think it's like 10mm to the screen. Even in the presentations it was a bit hard for them to get it going. I feel like that's si close you might as well just touch it lol.
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I tried very close, sometimes it works, but mostly it doesn't work.
When it works it will keep working until I lock my phone, then it will stop working again.
Tried setting the enhanced sensitivity but that doesn't help.
Probably just a crap feature, right now I'm more woried about the screen smearing issue TBH
I know you half to turn on the option but tilting the screen up and down while on the web or anywhere else is not working is anybody else having issues with this?? does it go off the light?? I am unsure what is going on I have no seen anything work with my eyes either with all settings on but here the light has to be just right.... I went to Sprint and they are well nevermind lol I just am trying to figure out how to get the Smart Scroll tilting any suggestions would be nice thank you!
Instead of tilting the device, wait for the green eye and nod your head up or down
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I have not gotten mine to work either. I'm sure there is some setting I'm missing, but I have not figured out which one yet.
jejb said:
I have not gotten mine to work either. I'm sure there is some setting I'm missing, but I have not figured out which one yet.
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There is not setting at all, actually. Just wait for the green eye which indicates that the camera caught your eyes. After that you can just nod your head up and down and it works properly.
Tilting the phone seems much more intuitive (and comfortable) IMO. Here's a good demonstration of both.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT5YJWVMEeQ
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Instead of tilting the device, wait for the green eye and nod your head up or down
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I got a headache after trying for a while to look up/down to scroll, so I turned it off ahhah.
The Smart Scroll doesn't follows the movement of your eyes, just does you do with the head, and it makes it uncomfortable, so some people who had reviewed the phone [mine arrives on friday ] said that the best way is balancing gently the mobile up or down, up if you want to scroll down and down if you want to scroll up.
It would be awesome that it just detected the movement of the eyes but it's probably to soon for that "technology"
yea they made it look easy but its not as easy as it seems oh well still a great phone!! lol
My first Galaxy device. I know it's been this way for awhile with Galaxy devices but making it so long pressing the back button to get to the menu/settings window was a terrible idea. I can't even access some in app options due to this unless I use the Assistant Menu feature. Sorry, but I don't like having the Assistant Menu button icon on my screen 24/7. We need root so we can hopefully customize the hardware key shortcuts.
Oh, and I also find part of my palm always in direct contact with the edge of the screen and then the screen doesn't register any touch input until I remove my hand. Have to get use to this. Coming from an LG G3.
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My first Galaxy device....
Oh, and I also find part of my palm always in direct contact with the edge of the screen and then the screen doesn't register any touch input until I remove my hand. Have to get use to this. Coming from an LG G3.
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I actually have issues like this with note 5 sometimes with no case. Bezels are so narrow, that when a bit of palm is on screen, other touches don't register .. It can get pretty bad and totally unusable.
So I was nervous about getting the edge because of this.
I took to best buy to try it out, do some testing and simulating some clumsy fingering of the device and see if it was worse..
Well I barely had any of the issues unless I tried very hard. But the big difference was, sure..it was possible to touch something like an icon if my fingers or palm overlapped, but it wasn't as bad as my note5 could sometimes get...meaning that with slight overlap on s7 edge, I was STILL ABLE to scroll and make other touches on screen.. Maybe they improved it, but IF its still a bit flaky, its very noticeable to you because its your first Samsung since they've made the side bezels super thin. I hope its not too bad. I usually just like to use a skin or a nekkid phone. But a case sounds like a must with the edge7 if touch detection is jacked. I pad was able to sort it, I hope Sammy can.
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My biggest annoyance is waiting for tmobile to ship the dang phone
Its samsung taking long shipping phones to tmobile imbisels Im still waiting too im never preordering again
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My first Galaxy device. I know it's been this way for awhile with Galaxy devices but making it so long pressing the back button to get to the menu/settings window was a terrible idea. I can't even access some in app options due to this unless I use the Assistant Menu feature. Sorry, but I don't like having the Assistant Menu button icon on my screen 24/7. We need root so we can hopefully customize the hardware key shortcuts.
Oh, and I also find part of my palm always in direct contact with the edge of the screen and then the screen doesn't register any touch input until I remove my hand. Have to get use to this. Coming from an LG G3.
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I have the same issue. Main reason why I took my S6 Edge Plus back. I messed with this phone at the store didn't have issues. I bought the phone, I catch myself having that issue when I'm laying down because I'm trying to hold it tightly. Again something I hopefully can get used too. Cause I love the phone itself. Coming from iPhone 6S Plus
my annoyance is not being able to change to the font of my liking
By far not having the options of " just once " and " always " to set app defaults.
laureanop said:
By far not having the options of " just once " and " always " to set app defaults.
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Download the app "Better Open With". It fixes that issue completely to how it was before.