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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

Hello Galaxy Tab Plus forum!
I'm interested in purchasing this tablet and I was wondering, is this the right forum for the tablet? If not, can someone direct me to the correct one?
Thank you in advance!

Picked one up myself (great device for the money). There is no specific forum or root method yet.
good day.

seems like quite a few on ebay. Including w/3G. all selling for under $300. Appear to be from good sellers too. Hmmm.
Havent found anywhere else advertising the 3G model. under $300 for a dual-core 7" ICS phone, not too shabby.
edit: that 3g model may be incorrectly posted on ebay.

Chiming in to say hi as well. Picked up my Tab 2 7.0 on opening day and have been very happy with it. Be nice if it catches on and we get a kick-ass dev community behind it!

i think the '3G' model you see on eBay is probably the Tab 7 Plus...which is a pretty good deal if it is brand new...
i picked up my Tab2 on Sunday morning from BB....really great device for the price...
yes, looking forward to some rooting as well

The requirements for my tablet had to be cheap and powerful, yet not gigantic. I wanted something I could browse the internet with without breaking out the 15 inch laptop. I love how it runs ICS stock too.

FYI I have some dead pixels on mine! Actually it's as if someone had some light on their fingertips & wiped it on the screen (it's not dirt or smudges on the screen). It's strange. I am sending it in under warranty so hopefully I'll get it back soon! Check all of your screens out (get an all black screensaver).

I did notice that the Tab 2 lags on quite some games I have tried. Temple run is one of them so its not for casual gaming.
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elcidroyale said:
FYI I have some dead pixels on mine! Actually it's as if someone had some light on their fingertips & wiped it on the screen (it's not dirt or smudges on the screen). It's strange. I am sending it in under warranty so hopefully I'll get it back soon! Check all of your screens out (get an all black screensaver).
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The first one I got at BestBuy had a dead pixel and loose volume rocker. I took it back for exchange and opened before I left the store. They brought out two, opened them up and both had dead pixels! Finally they brought out #4 and it had a perfect screen. The dead pixels were black, easily visible on a white background.

aimfire72 said:
The first one I got at BestBuy had a dead pixel and loose volume rocker. I took it back for exchange and opened before I left the store. They brought out two, opened them up and both had dead pixels! Finally they brought out #4 and it had a perfect screen. The dead pixels were black, easily visible on a white background.
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I'm kinda nervous now. I was planning on buying mine on Amazon, but now I'm not so sure. I don't want to have to deal with sending it back through the mail and waiting for days.

Hmm mine has opposite of dead pixels then! On a black background smudges of light come through!
I'd go ahead and get one from amazon. They are quick with exchanges and replacements. Speak to customer service and ask them to cross ship if you need to.
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clubtech said:
I did notice that the Tab 2 lags on quite some games I have tried. Temple run is one of them so its not for casual gaming.
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My Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, doesn't lag on games. I got it on opening day and have been running, temple run and n64oid on it. Its been fine. I haven't tried Shadowgun yet, but it should run alright. If it can run good on my old Kindle Fire, it can run smooth on the tab 2.

My 2 7.0 tab shows 4.2GB available on tablet and not 8GB. I am sure this is normal, but just checking. Can someone confirm the same?
Thx...

Yes 4gb for me too. Also i just played Shadowgun...its smooth during gameplay but it crashed twice.
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I found a new bug. While watchin a movie stream from Google movies, i hit the volume rocker and the video turns black and the audio stutters. The volume bar appears sometimes but if it does, it doesnt move when i hit the volume. If i do this too much, my whole device reboots. This happens on a fresh out of the box device with nothing else installed. It continues to happen even after i update the Play Movies software. Does not happen while streaming youtube.
Can anyone else see if this happens to them as well before i return this device a 2nd time?
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stelv said:
Yes 4gb for me too. Also i just played Shadowgun...its smooth during gameplay but it crashed twice.View attachment 1028005
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Was a 4gb sd card supposed to come with this tablet? Mine also reads 4gb.

The user partition is only 4.2gb. That's the size of the volume mounted under /sdcard. The entire drive itself is 8gb, but ~4gb is in the seperate root partition of the drive firmware and recovery. This is true with most phones and tablets, a section of it is reserved for operating system use.
I picked up a 32gb class 10 microsd for $20 USD from NewEgg. Cheap and easy enough to add extra storage.
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Anyone know when we get our own forum/cat? It would be helpful to further development on this tab.
I use this as a deskclock and "wake up to lazy to get out of bed and go to my computer desk to check news" device. Would like root to run clocksync automatically to sync to atomic time.
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Anyone notice the distinct lack of the standard android Clock / DeskClock application? Nowhere. Trying to push a apk from CM9 of it over ADB resulting in it saying it was already there and such which is funny as there's no shortcuts to it.

Seems like someone rooted the device over on rootzwiki
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clubtech said:
Seems like someone rooted the device over on rootzwiki
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Here's the link.

clubtech said:
Seems like someone rooted the device over on rootzwiki
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3110 and 3113 has anyone tried this to root 3113?
I was able to use odin to load ClockworkMod Recovery 5.5.0.4 on my GT-P3113 and then flash for root with Superuser and busybox.
Thanks to nycbjr and xoomdev on RootzWiki...
You must use new Kies for 3113 to get correct driver for windows.

[DEAD] Sketchbook Pro on sale

*The Sale is Over... Back to Regular Price*
Since SGN owners get the most out of using Sketchbook Pro, I thought I'd post here.
Sketchbook Pro is on sale for $0.25 for a limited time.
Just in case, here's the page that shows all the discounted games/apps for today: Click me

tenderidol said:
Since SGN owners get the most out of using Sketchbook Pro, I thought I'd post here.
Sketchbook Pro is on sale for $0.25 for a limited time.
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nice one cheers. Didn't show up on my tablet (UK), but the app showed on the play store on the web (USA)... Also Batman is there...

....and Horn....and Nova prime

Just in case, here's the page that shows all the discounted games/apps for today: Click me

does Horn work for Galaxy Note 10.1 or is it only a Tegra game?

nice! for some odd reason it doesnt show up on i tried thru play store...maybe cuz im using my sg2

will25u said:
does Horn work for Galaxy Note 10.1 or is it only a Tegra game?
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I bought Horn a while ago and the game wouldn't load up on my Note 10.1

I've been wondering whether I should try SkPro since I already have SKMobile. But, for 25c, kind of a no-brainer! Thanks for the heads up!

will25u said:
does Horn work for Galaxy Note 10.1 or is it only a Tegra game?
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Didn't show up in my play store
I think it doesn't work for Galaxy Note 10.1
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will25u said:
does Horn work for Galaxy Note 10.1 or is it only a Tegra game?
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I bought it, just pulls up blank screen and closes within a second.
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Guess I blew that quarter. LOL

Thanks for the tip, I just bought it.
Could someone tell me how do I enable palm rejection?
Thanks, Nimel

Sketchbook Pro
Well, it's too bad I bought it yesterday for $5... Oh well, they make a good app and I am happy to support good developers.

ARGH. I paid full price for this just a week or so ago..
Oh well, it's not exactly *expensive* even at full price.
I just wish they'd add a lasso feature.

I agree the lasso feature would be nice.

Folks, is there some functionality in Sketchbook pro that's not available on Photoshop touch preinstalled on Note 10.1?
I am not a pro, as you can figure out on sketching... :laugh: but i was able to do sketch usinf PS touch.
Appreciate quick response, so that I can grab the sketchbook pro on a 25 cent sale, in case it's much superior to PS touch as per sketching experts here.

smrsxn said:
Folks, is there some functionality in Sketchbook pro that's not available on Photoshop touch preinstalled on Note 10.1?
I am not a pro, as you can figure out on sketching... :laugh: but i was able to do sketch usinf PS touch.
Appreciate quick response, so that I can grab the sketchbook pro on a 25 cent sale, in case it's much superior to PS touch as per sketching experts here.
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For 25c, hell yeah! What are you waiting for? PS Touch and SBP are almost two different apps. PS Touch sucks (really sucks) for sketching IMO. SBP, on the other hand has all the tools you need to sketch and even present full-fledged completed drawings if you take your time. The only gripes I have on SBP are the following:
1. Only 6 layers
2. No layer transformation on the go. No group transformation available either.
3. No palm rejection, but with WACOM it's not a big deal.
4. No Custom Pens, but there is a crap load of them already included so you can survive
5. No Portrait mode, the GUI is always on landscape mode
6. No custom canvas size; 1280 x 800 is the best you (and only size) you can work with.
But as I said, it's only a quarter. So, put the beggar bum down the street on hold today and buy the app before it's too late. You should only have a few more hrs of sale available on this app.

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For 25c, hell yeah! What are you waiting for? PS Touch and SBP are almost two different apps. PS Touch sucks (really sucks) for sketching IMO. SBP, on the other hand has all the tools you need to sketch and even present full-fledged completed drawings if you take your time. The only gripes I have on SBP are the following:
1. Only 6 layers
2. No layer transformation on the go. No group transformation available either.
3. No palm rejection, but with WACOM it's not a big deal.
4. No Custom Pens, but there is a crap load of them already included so you can survive
5. No Portrait mode, the GUI is always on landscape mode
6. No custom canvas size; 1280 x 800 is the best you (and only size) you can work with.
But as I said, it's only a quarter. So, put the beggar bum down the street on hold today and buy the app before it's too late. You should only have a few more hrs of sale available on this app.
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I bought it. :good:

smrsxn said:
I bought it. :good:
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:good: Let us know what you think. Maybe those of us that use the app every now and again critique it to finely for all it provides...
Ron

Can anyone tell me how to get pressure sensitivity going in SBM? I cant for the life of me figure it out...
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How-to and demonstration videos (max brightness, notification light, quick charging)

Hello everyone. I got a lot of good responses with my initial videos I posted, so I decided to make more videos based on questions that came up. If you guys would like me to see other features, just send me a message!
How To Achieve Maximum Brightness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYZ_LB9ziOM&feature=plcp
Notification Light - All the colors of the rainbow, and intensities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP45Y7-ZSIk&feature=plcp
OEM Battery Charging Case and Charging Times 5% -> 100%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaHYkNR6M5s&feature=plcp
S Note and S Pen work better with 2 hands. I show you how to write more precisely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTr1IIKCbgU&feature=plcp
Galaxy Note 2 get's Galaxy S3's awesome Smart Stay feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ1RWdMYNiU&feature=plcp
Slow Motion Open Waterfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTcftAlYxVI&feature=plcp
S-Note In Depth Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbrxQibPvOY&feature=plcp
Galaxy Note 2 as a one-handed operation review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ToPf7tYUv8&feature=plcp
Why a Stylus is absolutely necessary for hand-written notes, and why you never seen people writing comples notes without a stylus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYWRSL9hbp8&feature=plcp
Flip Cover Review (Geninue Samsung Case).....ohhh..you'll want one of these...
http://youtu.be/qiBW8HfdE2A
Flip Cover Review Follow-Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-sJOMwj8E
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Today must be a good day finally some good post... (didnt see the vids though youtube blocked in my country)
Hope theyre good

Jamal Ahmed said:
Today must be a good day finally some good post... (didnt see the vids though youtube blocked in my country)
Hope theyre good
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Really? What country are you in? I wonder if I can change that.
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Awesome videos mate . already subscribed to your channel.
I wanted to comment on something about the s note app, u mentioned the pen double tap to bring up the "lite" version to scribble a note on it, and when we click maximize it takes it to the full size s note app.
So, I have noticed that even after maximizing, the s note app is missing a few functionalities (like the shape and formula match), and it only serves as a simple note taking app (like the s memo on the original note), unfortunately I find this a bit of an inconvenience.
But I just discovered this trick , once u hover the pen or u touch it with the screen, the fingers touch input is completely disabled, even the capacitive buttons (so u can't accidently hit them), and if u touch the screen with a finger and draw a line (without lifting up yr fingers) then u hover the s pen, that line disappears!
I find those two tiny details extremely useful and important.
Thx again for the videos.

Lucidmike said:
Really? What country are you in? I wonder if I can change that.
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Im in pakistan!
We cab get the computer youtube working by using VPN shield but how to run it on android? it would be a great help if you help though

Settings > Wireless & Networks > VPN
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Really glad that u bought a note2 and did so many tutorials and videos..I saw most of them and am also subscribed to ur channel now..
Thank you..
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Goodm7sn said:
Awesome videos mate . already subscribed to your channel.
I wanted to comment on something about the s note app, u mentioned the pen double tap to bring up the "lite" version to scribble a note on it, and when we click maximize it takes it to the full size s note app.
So, I have noticed that even after maximizing, the s note app is missing a few functionalities (like the shape and formula match), and it only serves as a simple note taking app (like the s memo on the original note), unfortunately I find this a bit of an inconvenience.
But I just discovered this trick , once u hover the pen or u touch it with the screen, the fingers touch input is completely disabled, even the capacitive buttons (so u can't accidently hit them), and if u touch the screen with a finger and draw a line (without lifting up yr fingers) then u hover the s pen, that line disappears!
I find those two tiny details extremely useful and important.
Thx again for the videos.
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You're totally right about expanding S Note (lite). It doesn't open the full S Note. Just expands with the recording option. As much as I like S Note and the more I use it, I realize how the UI needs some serious improvements.
I don't have the second problem you reported though. Maybe I got an update?
Features I want...
drag and drop combine pages...
at the end of the day, I have many different notes. it shouldn't open a new file every time after the pen is pulled out (with the auto popup note option)
bigger hover previews.
swipe deletes.
multi page hover previews.
google doc syncs snb files that don't open anywhere else than on the galaxy note...grr...
popup note shouldn't pop up a note when you pull out a pen when you're already in S Note....
anyway, that's just for starters. Still love it. Can't wait for improvements.
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koen187 said:
Settings > Wireless & Networks > VPN
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Yes, the Android phones usually has vpn...although I know some carriers like to disable them.
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sumeshd said:
Really glad that u bought a note2 and did so many tutorials and videos..I saw most of them and am also subscribed to ur channel now..
Thank you..
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Thanks! Will keep going. The ideas don't stop. Samsung did so many cool little things. There is a lot to appreciate.
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Thanks for this videos, not easy for a french guy like me but it's great !

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Thanks for this videos, not easy for a french guy like me but it's great !
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Damn OP this is a great thread thanks a lot! !!!
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Google Cardboard DIY virtual reality app not working on note 2 ?

At the recent google IO, a fun little project was launched.
https://developers.google.com/cardboard/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.samples.apps.cardboarddemo
It's called cardboard, and it's google take on smartphone / VR helmet. I was really curious to try it on my Note 2, specially since I already had a helmet. (Made it when I was bored some time ago.)
Saddly, it seems the app won't work on a galaxy note 2. It should, but it doesn't.
So I wondered, does anyone else tried the app ? Did you manage to make it work on note 2 ?

Hi there! Same thing happens with me and not only with that app, with Google camera as well.
I'm running stock kitkat from samsung.
Could this problem be from Google apps?

It appears our devices don't support the "GL_EXT_robustness extension"
I encountered the same issue with WebGL not being supported in Chrome. It appears this is why.

i tried it in a stock i9300 and i9500 and both crash .

muppetmania said:
It appears our devices don't support the "GL_EXT_robustness extension"
I encountered the same issue with WebGL not being supported in Chrome. It appears this is why.
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Does this mean the app will never work the GN2?

one80oneday said:
Does this mean the app will never work the GN2?
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Thanks for the answer. Already clearer.
Would switching to a non-samsung rom help support it ? ( I guess not, even non-samsung rom probably use samsung drivers.)

Did anyone tryed to use the VR Toolkit provided by google?
I would like to know if apps build with this crash on the note 2.

I have a note 2 on the sprint network(sph-l900 running 4.4.2)
and the app works on mine
as for the cardboard case it seems the note 2s size may cause problems(i will be adding 1/4 inch to the front cover)
the note 2s camara is blocked(i will cut my own hole to compensate for phone difference)

xbartx99 said:
I have a note 2 on the sprint network(sph-l900 running 4.4.2)
and the app works on mine
as for the cardboard case it seems the note 2s size may cause problems(i will be adding 1/4 inch to the front cover)
the note 2s camara is blocked(i will cut my own hole to compensate for phone difference)
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Well, the app was just updated. Like 5 minutes ago on my phone. And now it works. On my note 2, only the "windy day" demo crash.
More info I found though on the subject though :
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=288731
"The problem is that the EXT_robustness implementation on the Mali-400 does not support reset notification. However, Chrome doesn't use virtual GL contexts on these GPUs, so in theory the effects of WebGL shaders could be confined to the respective WebGL GL context.
I did some further testing (https://codereview.chromium.org/24037006/) and turns out it's still possible for long running shaders in the WebGL contexts to block GL execution in other contexts -- not limited ones in Chrome. Based on this I don't think we want to enable WebGL on Mali-400 based devices.
Note that users can still override this by disabling the "Software rendering list" in about://flags."
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xbartx99 said:
I have a note 2 on the sprint network(sph-l900 running 4.4.2)
and the app works on mine
as for the cardboard case it seems the note 2s size may cause problems(i will be adding 1/4 inch to the front cover)
the note 2s camara is blocked(i will cut my own hole to compensate for phone difference)
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Even though I figured it wouldn't be the correct dimensions I went ahead and made the case per the instructions and the biggest issue is the focal point. Everything else including the magnet placement works. I'm going to pull the pdf into photoshop and increase all of the dimensions so it will actually be able to encase the Note 2.

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Even though I figured it wouldn't be the correct dimensions I went ahead and made the case per the instructions and the biggest issue is the focal point. Everything else including the magnet placement works. I'm going to pull the pdf into photoshop and increase all of the dimensions so it will actually be able to encase the Note 2.
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That would awesome if you could share that :laugh:

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That would awesome if you could share that :laugh:
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I finished it a couple of days ago and just got around to printing it and cutting it out of cardboard. It needs a little tweaking, but otherwise works pretty good. I need to scale it down just a bit since the one I made accounts for my phone being in my otterbox case. I'm almost done with that one though so I should have it complete in a day or two.
I've included a picture of my completed in-case version looks like. I still need to make one change I know of to this case. When increasing the dimensions I guess I missed making the back panel bigger so it doesn't actually close all the way now. I'll upload that one when I'm done too.

Hey SPIDERTECH,
nice to hear you got a note2-version of the cardboard. Can you share the Photoshop-file?
Best regards!
Drongo

Please share the template for Note 2

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I finished it a couple of days ago and just got around to printing it and cutting it out of cardboard. It needs a little tweaking, but otherwise works pretty good. I need to scale it down just a bit since the one I made accounts for my phone being in my otterbox case. I'm almost done with that one though so I should have it complete in a day or two.
I've included a picture of my completed in-case version looks like. I still need to make one change I know of to this case. When increasing the dimensions I guess I missed making the back panel bigger so it doesn't actually close all the way now. I'll upload that one when I'm done too.
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If you have it all finalized, I will glady send you some money for a copy of it sized for the Galaxy Note 2 housed in an otterbox. I will send you the money via PayPal...just let me know if you have it finalized and I'll gladly pay you for it.
jbccop

jbcoop said:
If you have it all finalized, I will glady send you some money for a copy of it sized for the Galaxy Note 2 housed in an otterbox. I will send you the money via PayPal...just let me know if you have it finalized and I'll gladly pay you for it.
jbccop
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I would have had this done sooner, but I wanted to print everything out and get it assembled before making the PDFs. I've attached a ZIP with 3 pdf files to print each individually and assemble like the original. I've also included a transparent PNG and a TIFF that is the entire thing for large printing.
I need to rework the version with the otterbox since after printing and assembling it I discovered that I had missed resizing certain parts. I should have that one done soon though.

SPIDERTECH said:
I would have had this done sooner, but I wanted to print everything out and get it assembled before making the PDFs. I've attached a ZIP with 3 pdf files to print each individually and assemble like the original. I've also included a transparent PNG and a TIFF that is the entire thing for large printing.
I need to rework the version with the otterbox since after printing and assembling it I discovered that I had missed resizing certain parts. I should have that one done soon though.
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I have sent you $10.00 Spidertech for the files you just posted...when you get the one for the Note 2 with Otterbox done, I will send you more for it as well. I appreciate you sharing this, and since I am also having trouble getting my Note 2 SGH-i317 upgraded to Kitkat 4.4.2 from 4.3, I will gladly pay you if you can offer advice to me on what to do via email.
Looking forward to the Note 2 with Otterbox case files.
Thank you!
jbcoop

I got this template from a friend (source unknown)
I made one using tgis template and works perfect.
Its not the best looking cardboard, but fits perfectly and works great.
Also i tried downloading some SIDE BY SIDE 3d videos from YouTube and played using MxPlayer ( have to set it to 80% zoom for 720p videos to get perfect display)
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jbcoop said:
I have sent you $10.00 Spidertech for the files you just posted...when you get the one for the Note 2 with Otterbox done, I will send you more for it as well. I appreciate you sharing this, and since I am also having trouble getting my Note 2 SGH-i317 upgraded to Kitkat 4.4.2 from 4.3, I will gladly pay you if you can offer advice to me on what to do via email.
Looking forward to the Note 2 with Otterbox case files.
Thank you!
jbcoop
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I saw that you sent the donation. Thank you for that.
Was there a particular ROM you were looking at for the 4.4.2 or were you wanting to update to the official release?
firoz3321 said:
I got this template from a friend (source unknown)
I made one using tgis template and works perfect.
Its not the best looking cardboard, but fits perfectly and works great.
Also i tried downloading some SIDE BY SIDE 3d videos from YouTube and played using MxPlayer ( have to set it to 80% zoom for 720p videos to get perfect display)
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Some other nice apps for use with the cardboard case can be found here http://www.divegames.com/games.html. I actually use the two I've listed below.
ViewR - uses your camera in SBS format so you can strap this to your head and view the camera feed. It has voice activated triggers that are used to change the "filter" on the screen which is actually pretty fun to play around with.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.buelter.viewr
Side-By-Side Video Player - Lets you play any videos from your phone in SBS mode. The only issue I've found with it on the Note 2 is that the videos cannot be played from the gallery. If you play them from a file viewer like Astro then they work fine.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funghisoft.sbsvideoplayer

SPIDERTECH said:
I saw that you sent the donation. Thank you for that.
Was there a particular ROM you were looking at for the 4.4.2 or were you wanting to update to the official release?
Some other nice apps for use with the cardboard case can be found here http://www.divegames.com/games.html. I actually use the two I've listed below.
ViewR - uses your camera in SBS format so you can strap this to your head and view the camera feed. It has voice activated triggers that are used to change the "filter" on the screen which is actually pretty fun to play around with.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.buelter.viewr
Side-By-Side Video Player - Lets you play any videos from your phone in SBS mode. The only issue I've found with it on the Note 2 is that the videos cannot be played from the gallery. If you play them from a file viewer like Astro then they work fine.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funghisoft.sbsvideoplayer
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I have tried both apps. Due to loss of edge data i don't really see a point watch videos in it. Unless the videos are made to compensate the loss (round cornered videos)
Also in my first post i attached template but its not getting attached.

With the Pro 12.2, will you get Note 4 or Gear S?

Hello, I am using the Note 2 LTE and the PRO 12.2 LTE. I am planning to buy either the Note 4 or the new Gear S. Sure the Note 2 and Note 4 are smaller than the PRO 12.2. The latter can do almost all the things that the Note 2 and 4 are capable of (can we upgrade the software of the PRO to the ones used in Note 4?). For me, the main use of the Note 4 and Gear S is: phone calls. I guess I can do it with the PRO using some kind of bluetooth headset. Of course, besides having a better camera, the Note 4 is better at photo taking because it is too heavy and difficult to press the photo taking button while holding the PRO 12.2.
I will buy a new MacBook Pro Retina 15". It will be too heavy to carry the laptop, the PRO 12.2 and the Note 4. I probably use the PRO 12.2 for pdf annotation, pdf viewing, note taking, video watching, etc. I may not carry the MacBook Pro 15" as often as I did in the past. I do need the Mac (Mac OS and Windows) for my research work though. The PRO cannot serve as a laptop replacement in my case.

Looking to pick up the Note 4 eventually though I'm not sure if I'll do so straight away. I still like my Nexus 4 w/ Mahdi ROM.
I'm not sure I want to pick up a Tizen based wearable. I just have this personal issue with entering into another platform and wonder what support there will be for it from application developers. Its just another consideration I'd have to make which may not exist as much on plain Android Wear devices. I'll most likely pick up a Moto 360 or LG's round watch though.
When I travel both my Note Pro and my rMBP come with me. I really don't mind the weight of carrying both at all and my use case simply doesn't support the Note Pro being a laptop replacement. My Note Pro is primarily for content consumption and web browsing. Note taking is secondary and productivity is a distant last. It's quite useful for email and whatnot but I can't get significant work done on it other than mild annotation of PDFs.

Probably not. I have a Note 3, the Note 4 feels like a step backwards. (Particularly if the EU gets the N910C with the Exynos. Rubbish.)
I'm a gamer and a designer, so I always carry my laptop(17.3" Asus N76VB) with me, as the NotePro is simply not capable of replacing it. Not because of the hardware, but mainly because of Android. (iOS won't help. Neither will Linux. And the Surface has an Intel HD, so not useful either.)
As such, my NotePro is my entertainment device. Films, magazines, comics, drawing, that sort of thing. My Note 3 serves as my go-to device for most things on the road, as well as an e-reader.
As for the Gear... I'm a Scifi fan. I didn't get stuck in 1960, and as such I will not be spending my money on tech with a 'retro' design. Not to mention, I want Android, no Tizen. Until it starts working and looking like this, I'm out.

Thanks for the warnings about the Gear. The Note PRO is more like a large screen device below 1kg that I could use on public transportation and while waiting for the foods in restaurants. For research work, I still need a laptop.

I don't know why, but I've always liked the idea of making phone calls with my watch, without the need of a smart phone nearby. The Gear S is the most interesting to me. As others have mentioned, the new OS is a bit of a concern. Not to mention how nice it plays with other devices, should I replace my Note 3. I'll be keeping a close watch after release to see how it does in the wild.
I may consider the Note 4 a few months after release once prices settle down, real world results are in, and the other manufactures have released competing devices. But for what it'll cost off contract (i.e. $700+), I hardly see a reason to hand over that kind of cash any time soon. And that's coming from somebody who frequently buys new gadgets way too often.

When it comes to smart watches and Android Wear what exactly is the draw to these devices?
I currently see them as wrist mounted notification panels cleverly disguised as watches LOL. What else am I missing?

muzzy996 said:
When it comes to smart watches and Android Wear what exactly is the draw to these devices?
I currently see them as wrist mounted notification panels cleverly disguised as watches LOL. What else am I missing?
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James Bond.
That's hilariously the main reason people want one; because he wore it and that made it cool, and ever since they were kids a lot of people have wanted one to feel like they're a spy.
I'm not kidding, that was the reason they developed them (employed or not, the R&D lads are still geeks and nerds.(Aren't we all?)) and it's the main idea behind the marketing of them.

Better if it has a camera and a voice recorder.

The exciting thing about the note 4 release is the eventual release of the software enhancements that may trickle down to the other note products. The snap note feature for example or the improved floating window support.
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Note Edge for me TYVM?

Turnover is just too damn fast for me.
Hi Y´all!
Got my P905 pro 12.2. Got my N9005 N3. Don´t really need anything new in the months to come.
Anyway - As the title says. The turnover in this business IMHO is just too damn fast, at the very least for me, to continually keep buying the very latest.
I might just decide to get the Note5. But - on an entirely different matter - I recently found out that the 50 GB Dropbox that Samsung proudly keep advertising everytime they present a new flagship(ish) device is actually a bag of hot air if you bought another device before I knew you´d only get the 50 (48 actually) GB once. I.e. not 48 GB per device. But at the very least i´d be able to extend the 48 Gigs. But Noo - no.
So at the moment i actually consider Sony next time.
Regards
Elo

Understand the frustration there but the purpose of the promotion is to bring users to Dropbox that eventually get hooked into having to pay. In their eyes once you are hooked you shouldn't be allowed to continously increase your free capacity using the sane promotion. Every giveaway has loss built in so allowing concurrent application of them surely can't be sustainable in terms of profit margins. Like I said I hear you, this is my second note pro since I lost my first. .. sucks. .
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Polar67 said:
Hi Y´all!
Got my P905 pro 12.2. Got my N9005 N3. Don´t really need anything new in the months to come.
Anyway - As the title says. The turnover in this business IMHO is just too damn fast, at the very least for me, to continually keep buying the very latest.
I might just decide to get the Note5. But - on an entirely different matter - I recently found out that the 50 GB Dropbox that Samsung proudly keep advertising everytime they present a new flagship(ish) device is actually a bag of hot air if you bought another device before I knew you´d only get the 50 (48 actually) GB once. I.e. not 48 GB per device. But at the very least i´d be able to extend the 48 Gigs. But Noo - no.
So at the moment i actually consider Sony next time.
Regards
Elo
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It's 50GB per dropbox account, once. You can, however, simply make a new account on dropbox. (That's what I do. I currently have 5.)
That is not something Samsung chose to do. It's Dropbox's doing.

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It's 50GB per dropbox account, once. You can, however, simply make a new account on dropbox. (That's what I do. I currently have 5.)
That is not something Samsung chose to do. It's Dropbox's doing.
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Hi!
Hmm - gotta try that - Thanks! :laugh:
Update: It worked - Yepiiee - You´re a life saver - Well - almost anyway - Now i can get the Note 5 and feel good about it
Regards
Elo
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Understand the frustration there but the purpose of the promotion is to bring users to Dropbox that eventually get hooked into having to pay. In their eyes once you are hooked you shouldn't be allowed to continously increase your free capacity using the sane promotion. Every giveaway has loss built in so allowing concurrent application of them surely can't be sustainable in terms of profit margins. Like I said I hear you, this is my second note pro since I lost my first. .. sucks. .
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Hi!
Your argument makes perfect sense. On the other hand: Samsung gets a benefit by increasing the value of their product as well.
It therefore struck me as logical that there had to be some sort of deal between Samsung and Dropbox. I.e. so many $ to Dropbox each time a unit is sold. If Dropbox gets an income per unit, i´d assume (yes - i know what is said about those) they´d also have to provide a service per unit.
Damn those assumptions
Regards
Elo

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Your argument makes perfect sense. On the other hand: Samsung gets a benefit by increasing the value of their product as well.
It therefore struck me as logical that there had to be some sort of deal between Samsung and Dropbox. I.e. so many $ to Dropbox each time a unit is sold. If Dropbox gets an income per unit, i´d assume (yes - i know what is said about those) they´d also have to provide a service per unit.
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LOL You're right! Sadly they're silent on the fact that you can't continually apply the credit. Perhaps its there in fine print somewhere and I'm just too excited at each product purchase to see it . . in any case I'll buy the Note 4 sometime before the end of the year and I'll lose the ability to take full advantage of that offer. Oh well . . .I'm not about to go through the hassle of using multiple dropbox accounts.
I wish Dropbox would match Google's pricing (I actually use both but reserve Google Drive for collaborating with others whereas Dropbox I use for myself and family) across the entire range of options. Would be nice to have a $2/mo 100GB option. I really don't need 1TB of space.
Back on topic though the Note 4 Edge looks interesting too. I'm concerned though that Samsung put the curved screen on the wrong product. Having never had a Note/Note 2/Note 3 I cant say for sure so I ask those of you who have - do you think its going to be hard to avoid touching the icons and menus on the curved edge while gripping the phone and doing other things?

Polar67 said:
Hi!
Hmm - gotta try that - Thanks! :laugh:
Update: It worked - Yepiiee - You´re a life saver - Well - almost anyway - Now i can get the Note 5 and feel good about it
Regards
Elo
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Happy to help!
It's such a shame to forgo a great device (As the N5 will uncountably be 64Bit and 4G) because of corporate stupidity. Good thing there's usually a way to bypass it.

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LOL You're right! Sadly they're silent on the fact that you can't continually apply the credit. Perhaps its there in fine print somewhere and I'm just too excited at each product purchase to see it . . in any case I'll buy the Note 4 sometime before the end of the year and I'll lose the ability to take full advantage of that offer. Oh well . . .I'm not about to go through the hassle of using multiple dropbox accounts.
I wish Dropbox would match Google's pricing (I actually use both but reserve Google Drive for collaborating with others whereas Dropbox I use for myself and family) across the entire range of options. Would be nice to have a $2/mo 100GB option. I really don't need 1TB of space.
Back on topic though the Note 4 Edge looks interesting too. I'm concerned though that Samsung put the curved screen on the wrong product. Having never had a Note/Note 2/Note 3 I cant say for sure so I ask those of you who have - do you think its going to be hard to avoid touching the icons and menus on the curved edge while gripping the phone and doing other things?
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Well - i´m left handed and use a bumper on my N3. Being somewhat of a klutz i have to protect my device. I couldn´t hold the N4E without almost constantly being in physical contact with the curved edge. The curved edge is on the right side of the phone and looks like an ergonomic nightmare for us "leftys".
For a right handed person your right thumb looks, to me, like the "intended digit". Then you´d have to hold the device between your other 4 fingers and the root of your thumb/edge of your palm. Seems to me it´d be very nearly impossible to avoid touching along the edge. This needs to be tested IRL the phone shape is IMHO just too special to extrapolate or assume (Insert scared whine here) anything.
Edit: And speaking of bumpers - will they even be possible?
Regards
ELO

Yeah my first impression of the edge was it's too bad the S5 didn't have a variant of that instead. The larger note size doesn't seem practical for the edge technology. Also it would be nice if earpiece speakers doubled as normal speakers, hard buttons on front were removed, microphones placed on all corners and an earpiece speaker on top and bottom. With this setup, use rotation sensor to detect orientation so that the proper earpiece gets sound when the phone is in use. Use proximity sensor to up speaker volume when paying media. It surprises me nobody does this, a phone that you can answer in either portrait orientation that also doesn't need speakers on the sides or back.
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hard buttons on front were removed
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No thank you!
Not only will that cost us 10% screen space, it is also highly irritating if you use full-screen apps. The 'hide the notification bar' feature is already highly irritating. (Every time I try to bring it up in the middle of a video, the swipe is detected by the video player first and it changes the volume or brightness before opening the bar. UGH!)
I don't need more annoyances with on-screen buttons. The Nexus can keep those, cheers. Samsung made the decision to keep the hard buttons for a very well-considered list of reasons.
And no, they can't simply extend the screen. It's bound by aspect ratio. No, they can't add it as an additional bar on the screen either, it breaks the ratio in landscape mode.

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No thank you!
Not only will that cost us 10% screen space, it is also highly irritating if you use full-screen apps. The 'hide the notification bar' feature is already highly irritating. (Every time I try to bring it up in the middle of a video, the swipe is detected by the video player first and it changes the volume or brightness before opening the bar. UGH!)
I don't need more annoyances with on-screen buttons. The Nexus can keep those, cheers. Samsung made the decision to keep the hard buttons for a very well-considered list of reasons.
And no, they can't simply extend the screen. It's bound by aspect ratio. No, they can't add it as an additional bar on the screen either, it breaks the ratio in landscape mode.
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All good reasons. I wonder if there's a way to get full use of the device in either orientation without those annoyances.