Note 5 Tips and Tricks Thread

[baggyp]

I don't know if this is something that is well know already but....


If you have an app that shows in your status bar and you can swipe it away, if you long press a menu will pop up. Turn off the top and bottom option and you won't see that notification anymore.

I did this with the mytmobile app, worked great.

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[debdroid1a]

Glad someone started this thread. This is one we need. I haven't played with mine yet, still getting everything like I like it. Hopefully to we can get some info on the spen and what it will do, in here.

I was thinking of starting a new thread, might get more replies. Just haven't stated it yet. I'm new to the Note and Spen.

*Note 5*

 

[Kelly Kearns]

I was thinking of starting a new thread, might get more replies. Just haven't stated it yet. I'm new to the Note and Spen.

*Note 5*

One separate for the spen might be good. I need to do some research on the spen, watch a couple of videos etc, and find some info. I am shocked how many Note owners of all the Notes, on this site, never use the spen.

 

[russel5150]

So i have a question.

Is there a trick to zooming on the camera in auto mode, which i believe is the default setting?

I cant seem to find how to zoom in lol.

sent with my white Note5 with nonremovable back and no SDCard!

 

[ctk4949]

So i have a question.

Is there a trick to zooming on the camera in auto mode, which i believe is the default setting?

I cant seem to find how to zoom in lol.

sent with my white Note5 with nonremovable back and no SDCard!

Pinch in/out

 

[ctk4949]

Triple click the home button to reduce the screen and easier to use one handed.
Have to enable in Settings...Display...1-handed operation.

 

[TJohnsonmp01]

Double click home button for camera to come up. Does so very fast too!!!

 

[russel5150]

Pinch in/out

Well that worked! Thank you!

sent with my white Note5 with nonremovable back and no SDCard!

 

[debdroid1a]

One separate for the spen might be good. I need to do some research on the spen, watch a couple of videos etc, and find some info. I am shocked how many Note owners of all the Notes, on this site, never use the spen.

I realized 2 games the Spen works great for. "Word Search". You have to highlight the words you find and I found it difficult with my fingers, but so easy with the Spen. Also "Spider" solitaire. The cards are tiny and the Spen works in moving then easier.

*Note 5*

 

[Katrina White1]

Best hidden features video I've seen so far. Not the same stuff the other reviews show.

Note 5 Tips & Tricks: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfXnhNcIUMPJKmBd2UAEECkqzELgX-HQl

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[Kelly Kearns]

I realized 2 games the Spen works great for. "Word Search". You have to highlight the words you find and I found it difficult with my fingers, but so easy with the Spen. Also "Spider" solitaire. The cards are tiny and the Spen works in moving then easier.

*Note 5*

Spen works great for many games because of that. I've had a jigsaw puzzle game for years and it is much easier to drag pieces with the spen.

 

[tmp3150]

Awesome feature. Thanks for the tip

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[lyingfromyou]

I don't know if this is new or available on other phones. I've seen 3rd party apps for this in the past, but now Google has it baked right in! For those of you who enjoy your privacy and have some sort of security set, you can now add trusted locations to allow your Note 5 to automatically disable the lock screen!

Settings > Lock Screen & Security > Secure Lock Settings > Smart Lock

 

[Connert]

I don't know if this is new or available on other phones. I've seen 3rd party apps for this in the past, but now Google has it baked right in! For those of you who enjoy your privacy and have some sort of security set, you can now add trusted locations to allow your Note 5 to automatically disable the lock screen!

Settings > Lock Screen & Security > Secure Lock Settings > Smart Lock
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Also trusted devices. I use an LG Tone + Bluetooth headset at work all day, so the phone stays unlocked unless I get to far away and the headset disconnects. Once disconnected, the phone will lock right away. Also, if you do not use the phone for 4 hours it will lock.

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[Earl_E_Adopter]

I've been seeing this image on a lot of YouTube videos and have not been able to figure out what it is. I'm talking about the video camera icon on the bottom left. Is this a native video calling function or an app that works within the phone app? I have a voicemail icon on my ATT Note 5,

 

[debdroid1a]

I've been seeing this image on a lot of YouTube videos and have not been able to figure out what it is. I'm talking about the video camera icon on the bottom left. Is this a native video calling function or an app that works within the phone app? I have a voicemail icon on my ATT Note 5,View attachment 192646

Mine has an icon that goes to t-mobile voice mail. I use Google voice so it's useless to me, but I couldn't see a way to change it in settings. So I'm not sure what yours is.

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[Kelly Kearns]

I don't know if this is new or available on other phones. I've seen 3rd party apps for this in the past, but now Google has it baked right in! For those of you who enjoy your privacy and have some sort of security set, you can now add trusted locations to allow your Note 5 to automatically disable the lock screen!

Settings > Lock Screen & Security > Secure Lock Settings > Smart Lock
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That came in Lollipop. I used it on my Note 4.

 

[Terry Tigner]

S Pen Ink notes integration with Desktop Apps with GN5

Findings in experimenting with S Note sync to Samsung App (Samsung account) and Evernote:

• Samsung S Note Desktop App is slow and ink has huge lags when updating notes
• S Notes synced to Evernote are just screen shot images of the S Note - not dynamic

Experimenting with GN5 OneNote Mobile integration to DeskTop OneNote

• Sync is Fast
• Ink inputted into your note on the phone STAYS as INK in the Desktop OneNote App
• Very tight integration - More capable than S Note integration

Two Images below:
1. Evernote's static bitmap of the S Note from the phone
2. OneNote's dynamic "live ink" integration of the Mobile OneNote now integrated into Desktop





Two More Images:
1. S Note on the phone
2. OneNote on the phone





Bottom line for me: There is a hugely effective solution in the tight and dynamic ink integration of notes between the Galaxy Note 5 and Desktop when using OneNote Mobile and OneNote Desktop.

Well done Microsoft and Samsung - this is a huge winner!

 

[mcgeorge36]

I've been seeing this image on a lot of YouTube videos and have not been able to figure out what it is. I'm talking about the video camera icon on the bottom left. Is this a native video calling function or an app that works within the phone app? I have a voicemail icon on my ATT Note 5,View attachment 192646

That might be for Advanced Calling. I have that on mine and I have Verizon.

 

[rsohne]

Found this video to be pretty helpful.

https://youtu.be/7OxY9znsjSg

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