Hello all. Have my tab a with s pen rooted and running a lean ROM. I bought the Wacom bamboo smart stylus for it. My concern is the Wacom pen isn't recognized if the s pen is installed in the tablet.
Is there a way to keep the s pen installed and still use the Wacom pen? I don't want to lose the s pen due to using the Wacom.
The7thcircle said:
Hello all. Have my tab a with s pen rooted and running a lean ROM. I bought the Wacom bamboo smart stylus for it. My concern is the Wacom pen isn't recognized if the s pen is installed in the tablet.
Is there a way to keep the s pen installed and still use the Wacom pen? I don't want to lose the s pen due to using the Wacom.
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That's a feature somewhere in the settings. It should be called "Pen Detector" or something like that.
The S pen sensor in the screen uses extra power, so to save battery, by default the tablet turns it off when it senses the pen is tucked inside the device.
m477m said:
That's a feature somewhere in the settings. It should be called "Pen Detector" or something like that.
The S pen sensor in the screen uses extra power, so to save battery, by default the tablet turns it off when it senses the pen is tucked inside the device.
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Ahhh! Thank you. The option is called "s pen power saver." Disabled it and now the Wacom pens works with the s pen docked.
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Hi everyone,
I wonder if I'm going crazy, but you're supposed to be able to turn off S Pen detection when the S Pen is holstered. However, on the lockscreen this doesn't seem to be properly implemented. What I did was to holster the S Pen with that option turned on supposedly to reduce power consumption, then take my Note 10.1's S Pen and hover it over the lockscreen. I could then clearly see the watercolour effects as if a finger or S Pen were being dragged across the surface. However, the device will not unlock. I have to say though, that my device is a lemon - the screen has blue specks and streaks on dark areas so I'm waiting for Samsung's response to my case. I don't know if these two issues are related, but... is that option to turn off the S Pen detection actually working properly? Could someone else with another wacom stylus please try this and see if the device continues to detect the S Pen at the lockscreen even with that option on?
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I am happy, apart from WiFi problem, Note 3 user but I have some questions regarding spen. I havent head any experience with spen before but I guess my expectations were higher then the reality, so here we go:
1. Shell the spen be sensitivity be equally good to my fingertip? In my case, finger servse it purpose better.
2. When I use the spen at an angle ( so colled natualr writing angle) the reception is poor. is it normal?
3. Shell I apply slight pressure when using the spen, or shell "the touch" itself be enaugh?
4. The worst part is about the capacitve buttons, I need to tap with the spen, 2-3 times before the device registers it.
Please help me out, as I need to make my mind before I go complaining
Thanks!
I went to the shop and tried the note 3 before I bought it. (3 different shops).
At the shop I played around with it, mainly with the s-pen.
I can definitely say from my own experience (30 min all up) that I found using the pen quite easy, and while I I needed to get used to it for the first couple of minutes, I experienced no issues.
I also used the pen from another samsung tablet that was next to it and found no problem.
I will say that my finger is much less accurate than the s-pen.
If you have a problem, try and go to a shop and try their note 3 pen on your device to see if its different.
You could try a tablet pen as well to see if that makes a difference for you.
Good luck.
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The S-Pen is Wacom pen technology based device, which allows presure sensitive writing/drawing if the program/App makes use of this.
You will see a pointer if you come close to the screen with the wacom pen and moving across the screen, in windows tablet the mouse pointer is already there but will move with the pen movement too.
You have to touch the scrren with the pen tip an provide at least minimal preassure. The benfits are:
- if the programs do not support preasure sensitive input you may assume that it's not better then your finger.
- If the program supports preasure sensitive writing/drawing the line will get thicker or more pronounced e.g. if you draw using the spray paint. -
- Other Wacom pens work too, e.g. the S-Pen from my Samsung Slate7 win7 X700T1a tablet. It's slightly larger and better suited for work.
- The main benefit over the smaller pen that come with the Note is that on the opposite site of the pens tip is the erase button, that allows you to erase parts you don't won't.
- In addition to the keayboard you get also handwriting recognition, which is toggled by a button on the keyoard.
Unfortunately Samsung does not provide many details on the interfaces or versions, but I would assume it to be around 256 presure steps. Wacom tablets may be as high as 1024 -2048 steps.
I hope that helps you to have a better understanding of Wacom technology and what to look for. For me the Wacom based pen was a large reason why I choose a Notes.
Thank you for your answers but I am rather then understanding the technology trying to identyfi if the s-pen that came with my note 3 works as yours.
I just wanna ask if it register / works the same as yours and if you are experiencing the same when using it.
1. Is is as respoosive as your finger when touching the screen? Is just "touching" just enuagh, or sligh pressure need to by applied when navigatin between screen or while browsing?
2. And the captivate buttons, do they register your taps every time?
Thanks!
cudo said:
Thank you for your answers but I am rather then understanding the technology trying to identyfi if the s-pen that came with my note 3 works as yours.
I just wanna ask if it register / works the same as yours and if you are experiencing the same when using it.
1. Is is as respoosive as your finger when touching the screen? Is just "touching" just enuagh, or sligh pressure need to by applied when navigatin between screen or while browsing?
2. And the captivate buttons, do they register your taps every time?
Thanks!
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1. A slight touch on it. Just like how you touch or tap it using your finger.
2. Yes, since Note 8.0, S Pen works with the captive buttons. Ours one too.
Different between using S Pen and finger for the Air View is:
1. Finger - you can preview picture / SMS / header / email / speed dial etc
2. S Pen - besides what the finger could detect, S Pen also act as the mouse hovering mode and you can hover it above most of the icon and shows you a description what does the icon do
So i just got the note 10.1 2014 black 16gb and for some reason, once in a while, when i either touch it at the corners or just pick it up, the device vibrates and activates the air command action, as if i had ejected the spen. i ran all the updates but cant find the source.. i would just return it and get a new one but was wondering if anyone else had this problem.
Does this happen when your S-Pen is still in the silo?
If that is the case, its likely that your S-Pen doesnt have a snug fit, and your tablet is just detecting pen detachment which can be set to auto-open air command.
Try tapping/pushing on the backside of the pen while it is still in the silo, you'll probably trigger similar results.
No software workaround if that is the case, but others have suggested to wrap a piece to tape around the s-pen to give it a better fit in the silo.
Anybody having a problem with s-pen? I'm on Beans' rooted 4.4.2 from stock 4.3 and my s-pen won't work on screen. The phone detects the pen as I can hear the notification when pulling the pen out and reinserting it. Also, if the Air Command setting is turned on, the widget will appear when pulling the pen out. It just seems like the screen doesn't detect the pen. I've even tried numerous pen tips. The same pen does work fine on my note 4. Thanks.
try a different s-pen. the little "battery" in it might have died. the sound comes from a switch inside the note that moves when you slide the pen in/out
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try a different s-pen. the little "battery" in it might have died. the sound comes from a switch inside the note that moves when you slide the pen in/out
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The S-Pen doesn't have a battery...besides which....he said the pen worked on a Note 4.
The S-Pen gets its power from coils behind the screen. If those go bad..the pen doesn't work.
http://www.androidauthority.com/break-it-down-how-does-the-s-pen-work-154435/
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Thanks guys. Since its not the screen...does anyone know if the coils can be replaced?
Hey guys!
I have a SM-P580. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with S pen. I'm looking for an app that I turns the tablet into a drawing tablet to connect to Windows 10.
I tried out VirtualTablet (S-Pen) and it works pretty well. However it doesn't seem to have tilt input. Only pressure. I can confirm the the galaxy tab has tilt by using Autodesk SketchBook app.
Anyone know of any program like the VirtualTablet app but also with tilt input? Or am it does have tilt but my photoshop can't pick it for some reason.