I have never used the S-Pen in my Note 4, Note 3, and Note 2.... (never even pulled it out)

[azdenn]

nope, because the phone is near my ear...
i send txt messages after the call is over...

 

[Kelly Kearns]

nope, because the phone is near my ear...
i send txt messages after the call is over...

Well I'm not sure how that works. I can be on a 30 minute call and need to take a note for some info whole on the call.

Speaker is what you use to take a note on the memo while in a call. With the Note 2 when you pulled out the spen while in a call, the blank note automatically popped up.

And this is how the call log looks, very easy to go and find your note for that call.

 

[azdenn]

C. ca ca.... ccc... Call? People still call?

So far everything I've tried with action memo is quicker and easier w/o the sPen... trying to spend more time with it today...

 

[droidntn]

I'd wondered if it was just me. This is my first Note. I dearly love it, but not for the spen.
I use the spen to grab a meme, crop it to send to a meme buddy or share.
I've used it once to total gift cards after a wedding shower for my daughter when I couldn't find a notepad. Lol. And it worked great there.
But day to day? Predictive text just works for me.
And I don't think the spen interface is user friendly...that's all good stuff, but Just give me a simple button thing that says:
Note to self.

 

[azdenn]

Galaxy Note 4's screen is smaller and visually less than appealing than the Nokia 1520 screen... Admittedly, I was hesitant back on June 20, even as I let the phone slip into the hands of the AT&T rep... kept reminding myself, I needed access to the work apps (which I have yet to open or use ;~(

... I was back there less than 12 hours later trying to undo my mistake... even though my phone was still on the premises, they would not agree to give it me back..

I have attempted to soothe my remorse by reminding myself how much pain the windowsphone ecosystem also inflicted prior to my inexplicable exchange... it had an almost useless calendar.... Android does allow all kinds of better interface with the apps I have used on both phones... not helping me much, as I'm an artist at heart and the visuals matter to me...

oh well, there's probably some contractual prohibition about selling a phone before AT&T has extracted their silver from me anyways, thanks one and all for letting me vent ...

 

[tadpoles]

Galaxy Note 4's screen is smaller and visually less than appealing than the Nokia 1520 screen... Admittedly, I was hesitant back on June 20, even as I let the phone slip into the hands of the AT&T rep... kept reminding myself, I needed access to the work apps (which I have yet to open or use ;~(

... I was back there less than 12 hours later trying to undo my mistake... even though my phone was still on the premises, they would not agree to give it me back..

I have attempted to soothe my remorse by reminding myself how much pain the windowsphone ecosystem also inflicted prior to my inexplicable exchange... it had an almost useless calendar.... Android does allow all kinds of better interface with the apps I have used on both phones... not helping me much, as I'm an artist at heart and the visuals matter to me...

oh well, there's probably some contractual prohibition about selling a phone before AT&T has extracted their silver from me anyways, thanks one and all for letting me vent ...

I really like the Lumia 1520 but don't think it's minimally larger lower resolution display is better than the Note 4's slightly smaller much higher resolution display. They're both great and its down to personal preference but I prefer the Note 4's display to the Lumia 1520's, though I do really like the Lumia 1520 and may pull one off of Amazon.

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[kirksucks]

I use it all the time for quick diagrams for stuff and doodling on screenshots.

I feel like I haven't figured out action memo and s note. I've never successfully used it and been satisfied with the results.

I would like a lightweight blank paper full screen app that's just like a pencil and paper. With a couple brush choices and a color picker. No extra crap. Autodesk Sketchbook is nice but it's so heavy just to jot something down to show someone something real quick.

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[Kelly Kearns]

C. ca ca.... ccc... Call? People still call?

So far everything I've tried with action memo is quicker and easier w/o the sPen... trying to spend more time with it today...

Yeah with businesses you generally have to call..

 

[plumcrazy]

thats it....im busting out my old palm treo 700WX

 

[azdenn]

Yeah with businesses you generally have to call..

depends on your business i suppose, mine gets along fine with txt, e'mails and a smattering of social media messages, nobody on my team takes calls much anymore...

 

[Sandi M]

I hardly ever used the pen on my note 3.
But I had fake nails put on for my sons wedding and was having a heck of a time with the touch screen...lol...
I have since shortened them up, but now I use it all the time! Love all the things i can do with it!!!
Guess i just had to get used to it being there.
Dont think i will ever buy a phone that doesnt have one now.

 

[GregMargie]

depends on your business i suppose, mine gets along fine with txt, e'mails and a smattering of social media messages, nobody on my team takes calls much anymore...

Just my opinion of course, but that is really sad to me!

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Just my opinion of course, but that is really sad to me!

Yup, because everything can't be handled that way and many businesses have landlines.

 

[Paradroid01]

This thing is about the pen. Why buying a Note if you don't use it?

 

[Mjranieri]

Its good to know you have it

 

[plumcrazy]

This thing is about the pen. Why buying a Note if you don't use it?

very simple, cause at the time it was the best samsung phone at that size.

 

[Paradroid01]

^Still: You pay for something you don't use.

 

[azdenn]

Still trying to like it, but not really finding any great uses for it yet... haven't managed to successfully complete any action memo activities that have been useful to me... for instance I have not been able to use this to answer any of these replies back to me ... without having to return to keyboard to correct spelling and punctuation, so for me, pulling out the S-pen effectively takes twice the amount of time to complete any of these posts

 

[rong21]

Why'd you even buy the phone??? I use my pen all the time as I hate finger prints on the screen.

I bought it for the killer big screen. Could give a flip for the pen

 

[rong21]

So fingerprints on the screen don't bother you???

Not that OCD about it. Same issue with phones that have no pen. I wipe it down once a day or so