Hey so while fiddling around with my Note 2 today I discovered a new feature that I have never seen in any videos or in any thread so I figured I must not be the only one who didn't know.
This is an alternative to the current back and menu gestures which are shaped like this < and ^.
1) Go back gesture: On the bottom right side of the screen flush to the edge, simply swipe down while holding the S-Pen button, this will trigger the back button soft key.
2) Menu gesture: Similarly, just swipe with the S-Pen pressed on the bottom left side of the screen.
Although this is ultimately the same as the other gestures, I find this one MUCH easier to get used to rather than the awkward backwards arrow. Hope you enjoy this tip :highfive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7bzJUbKPFc&feature=youtu.be
Dose do the job like u said
Much easier. Now if only it worked for HOME haha
Don't seem to work for me :s
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Wow, actually it does work.
Great tip, thank you!
Much easier indeed compared with the arrows.
For those who can't find the trick. The line should be around one quarter of the screen height and should be finished on the bottom on the screen.
Stefan
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Nice find buddy
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KyleDevlin12 said:
Don't seem to work for me :s
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What ROM are you using? Also, I posted a short video at the top to show you exactly where to do it. Good luck.
Wow works fine for me. Great, thanks.
Good find:thumbup:
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stefanjadex said:
Wow, actually it does work.
Great tip, thank you!
Much easier indeed compared with the arrows.
For those who can't find the trick. The line should be around one quarter of the screen height and should be finished on the bottom on the screen.
Stefan
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Even works from the middle for me, as long as you're in the lower half of the screen when starting. But quarter works fine as well
Nice find!
krwkenn said:
Nice find!
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Good Find !! :good:
HOME BUTTON: Make a "less than" sign anywhere on the screen
Quick Command: Make a 1inch line going UP anywhere on the screen
Menu: It's also works if you make a carrot sign, which is this: ^
EDIT: Nevermind, the less than sign is also a back button......
Cool! I was a little disappointed with those gestures, but now everything is so simpler! Thanks a lot!
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Its not working with me. Im using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005675
Could it be that the features are disabled?
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Thanks, good tip
I haven't noticed this, thanks!
Great find. Can't thank you enough.
The original back gesture was my one and only complaint about the phone
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Glad I was able to help everyone out. I just can't understand why Samsung wouldn't have documented this anywhere.
Awesome find!!!..Thanks
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My appoligies if this has been posted already, i did search.
I just discovered that if you press 'home' and 'power' together the phone takes an instant screen capture like the iPhone does. No need for root or 3rd party apps!
Hope this helps someone
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keyz86 said:
My appoligies if this has been posted already, i did search.
I just discovered that if you press 'home' and 'power' together the phone takes an instant screen capture like the iPhone does. No need for root or 3rd party apps!
Hope this helps someone
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WOW! Nice tip. I really liked it. Thanks for informing.
Holding menu key starts search too, if you didnt know
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TAEL said:
WOW! Nice tip. I really liked it. Thanks for informing.
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no probs, glad i could help
crx16 said:
Holding menu key starts search too, if you didnt know
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yes i did discover this too another little semi-easter egg lol!
Double tap the home button and Vlingo voice search pops up, great for use in cars!
Great. Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't know that before.
check out the "Motion" option in settings, some fun stuff in there too
we've got some good stuff going here! i might turn this thread into an 'easter eggs' and tricks & tips thread!
check out the features thread laying around here. You all will find something out new.
The thread is called " Feature discoveries " it's 13 pages long
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Hi guys...
I dont know how many of you are annoyed with the way u ''multi task'' or bring ''recent apps'' in S3.. im certainly...
I feel ''pressing and Holding the home button'' for a while makes me think its a lllllllloooooooooooonnnnnnggggg time... so being lazy & impatient i came up with an idea....
:good: why cant Samsung or Someone could use the gesture "SWIPE UP FROM THE ""BOTTOM EDGE"" OF THE DISPLAY" to bring up the recent apps screen? Just like the way we bring down the notification bar from TOP EDGE of the display
Logically I want the device to look for the initial value of Y=0 on the screen to enable this gesture
We all know there is enough gap between the HOME BUTTON and the BOTTOM EDGE of the display?
Kindly say what do you think about this ? A request to Senior Members of the forum to make this idea reach the Samsung Engineers please.. Thank you
Can't be implemented until there is some hardware change.
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When the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update hits soon, that gesture will activate Google Now.
hm.why dont implement it with gestures+siyah kernel (link)
but instead of swiping above the hardware button,swipe on the bottom of the screen to up.
Meraklis56 said:
hm.why dont implement it with gestures+siyah kernel (link)
but instead of swiping above the hardware button,swipe on the bottom of the screen to up.
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thats what i meant... thanks for your response kindly spread the word... let us have some painless multi tasking
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Hi guys...
I dont know how many of you are annoyed with the way u ''multi task'' or bring ''recent apps'' in S3.. im certainly...
I feel ''pressing and Holding the home button'' for a while makes me think its a lllllllloooooooooooonnnnnnggggg time... so being lazy & impatient i came up with an idea....
:good: why cant Samsung or Someone could use the gesture "SWIPE UP FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE DISPLAY" to bring up the recent apps screen?
We all know there is enough gap between the HOME BUTTON and the BOTTOM EDGE of the display?
Kindly say what do you think about this ? A request to Senior Members of the forum to make this idea reach the Samsung Engineers please.. Thank you
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I set that gesture on nova launcher prime. If I Swype up from the app drawer icon it opens recent apps so I don't have to press the home button to see recent apps!
Hope it helps!
Enviado desde mi Xoom running Android Jelly Bean!
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When the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update hits soon, that gesture will activate Google Now.
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are you sure about that? I found that only on the G Nexus 4.1....
He's looking for gestures on the small area between screen and the hardware home key. That's not possible because the screen doesn't have touch sensitivity there.
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cammel said:
I set that gesture on nova launcher prime. If I Swype up from the app drawer icon it opens recent apps so I don't have to press the home button to see recent apps!
Hope it helps!
Enviado desde mi Xoom running Android Jelly Bean!
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I meant ''swipe up from BOTTOM EDGE of the screen'' ..... not swipe up anywhere on the screen
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He's looking for gestures on the small area between screen and the hardware home key. That's not possible because the screen doesn't have touch sensitivity there.
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No... I want the device to look for the initial value of Y=0 to enable this feature.....
I think is verry possible considering swiping from very top downwards on any app in the sgs3 brings down notifications.
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are you sure about that? I found that only on the G Nexus 4.1....
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Nexus 7, too.
prking07 said:
I think is verry possible considering swiping from very top downwards on any app in the sgs3 brings down notifications.
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you got it right... cheers
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No... I want the device to look for the initial value of Y=0 to enable this feature.....
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Well that may interfere with functionality of a few apps. This could be implemented though.
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ceo.mtcl said:
Well that may interfere with functionality of a few apps. This could be implemented though.
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I have never come across this kind of functionality on any apps i have known... yeah.. kindly spread the word about this... let the Samsung Engineers know about this
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I have never come across this kind of functionality on any apps i have known... yeah.. kindly spread the word about this... let the Samsung Engineers know about this
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You will not need Samsung engineers for this. If it attracts any kernel developer here then that's all you need. Try gokhan or Franco.
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If you use Nova launcher prime you can set up gestures. I just tested it I set a two finger swipe up to show recent apps and it works like a charm
Edit not sure it works when any app has the focus but it does work when on the homescreen
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I use nova and set recent apps to double tap
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GMD Gesture Control is all you want.
graffixnyc said:
If you use Nova launcher prime you can set up gestures. I just tested it I set a two finger swipe up to show recent apps and it works like a charm
Edit not sure it works when any app has the focus but it does work when on the homescreen
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I meant from the BOTTOM EDGE of the display... not anywhere on the screen....
Since this is going to be my first phone with on screen buttons which I consider a stupid idea I am wondering what can we go with this back bar embeded at the bottom of the screen, Can we make it smaller?, will it be removed in games? Can we add extra buttons or ever widgets to it? Maybe ever make it pages so when you swipe over it it will reveal a rss feed or something. Any ideas on what can be done to make it helpful rather than a hinderance
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Since this is going to be my first phone with on screen buttons which I consider a stupid idea I am wondering what can we go with this back bar embeded at the bottom of the screen, Can we make it smaller?, will it be removed in games? Can we add extra buttons or ever widgets to it? Maybe ever make it pages so when you swipe over it it will reveal a rss feed or something. Any ideas on what can be done to make it helpful rather than a hinderance
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Once custom roms start rolling out you will be able to change the DPI of the bar.
AOKP i expect will support this feature as they do in current JB Roms
Why don't you like them? I think they're great.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nre2Uz-4QE0
CJHolderUK said:
Why don't you like them? I think they're great.
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+1
But that's the beauty of Android. We can choose whether they're always shown or not.
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Nitin985 said:
Since this is going to be my first phone with on screen buttons which I consider a stupid idea I am wondering what can we go with this back bar embeded at the bottom of the screen, Can we make it smaller?, will it be removed in games? Can we add extra buttons or ever widgets to it? Maybe ever make it pages so when you swipe over it it will reveal a rss feed or something. Any ideas on what can be done to make it helpful rather than a hinderance
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If you cam code you can do whatever you want with it, even turn it pink!
Edit: Beware, this is the devil's post
Hi guys ,
I had my new note from almost 3 weeks
But i noticed something in the pen
It not that Accuracy
You know when i put it on the screen the halo circle is a little bit to the left
Is it something with my note or every one have it ?
Adapt the way you hold it so they line up.
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There's an app called reset s-pen which helps.
Galaxy Note N7000: JonRom UBLSF 4CYL Turbo Tweak + SpeedMod + XXLSO
In settings, there is a section for the s-pen, choose which hand you hold the s-pen with.
Otherwise if it's correctly set, then reset it as the others have suggested.
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If you have done the step above and it hasn't helped or it still isn't perfect then download from google play "touchscreentune (galaxy note)" You can adjust the pointer with that along with other things with the screen... you will need root however.
Nianfur said:
In settings, there is a section for the s-pen, choose which hand you hold the s-pen with.
Otherwise if it's correctly set, then reset it as the others have suggested.
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oopes my bad didnt notice that choice works now great thanks
PJ147 said:
Adapt the way you hold it so they line up.
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indeed i did that
cheryanne said:
There's an app called reset s-pen which helps.
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XxPixX said:
If you have done the step above and it hasn't helped or it still isn't perfect then download from google play "touchscreentune (galaxy note)" You can adjust the pointer with that along with other things with the screen... you will need root however.
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thanks guys so much for helping me its like we are a very big family every one help the others :laugh:
Swiping from bottom to top works quite well. :good:
What bro?
CLICK THANKS IF YOU HELPED
Hä?
And whats better?
I just find it easier to swipe thumb from bottom to top is all. Rather than the depicted top to bottom, just a better hit rate..
dwardo1077 said:
Swiping from bottom to top works quite well. :good:
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Nice tip. Gonna try it out.
Starting from the home button and going upwards? Just doesn't work for me.
Haha can't say I've tried it! I'll give it a go one day.
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dwardo1077 said:
Swiping from bottom to top works quite well. :good:
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Why would you want to do that? It's not like doing it the normal way doesn't work. For me, it works almost always, first time.
dwardo1077 said:
Swiping from bottom to top works quite well. :good:
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Yes.works fine! Thanks for the tip!
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dwardo1077 said:
Swiping from bottom to top works quite well. :good:
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good tip..but it seems so un-natural
eyecon82 said:
good tip..but it seems so un-natural
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Let me get this straight. It's unnatural and it doesn't "fix" anything, so how is it a good tip? Just asking.
bimmerdriver said:
Let me get this straight. It's unnatural and it doesn't "fix" anything, so how is it a good tip? Just asking.
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good to know it can be done the other way too and it's not just unidirectional...