Was going to order Note 10 until...

[gjh1978]

I just watched a video and it appears that the power button doesn't turn off the phone. It just activates bixby no matter how long you hold it down. You have to pull down the notification tray and use an on screen icon?!?

That's INSANE AND A DEAL BREAKER..what happens if the screen malfunctions? You're screwed.

Was going to trade in my S10E for $600 and get the Note10 for $350, but this is a no-go now. Not for essentially an extra 2GB of RAM and an s-pen. Writing this in case others didn't know about this and would reconsider based on this.

 

[msm0511]

I just watched a video and it appears that the power button doesn't turn off the phone. It just activates bixby no matter how long you hold it down. You have to pull down the notification tray and use an on screen icon?!?



That's INSANE AND A DEAL BREAKER..what happens if the screen malfunctions? You're screwed.

Was going to trade in my S10E for $600 and get the Note10 for $350, but this is a no-go now. Not for essentially an extra 2GB of RAM and an s-pen. Writing this in case others didn't know about this and would reconsider based on this.

You can remap it to long press for power. Also, pressing volume down and side button will power off.

 

[gjh1978]

You can remap it to long press for power. Also, pressing volume down and side button will power off.

Is there a video showing this?

 

[msm0511]

Yeah, there's a few. I'll see if I can remember which vids I saw it on.

 

[o4liberty]

There is a setting to change the use of the button.

 

[msm0511]

Is there a video showing this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyygyNFcp7I

Go to about 18:30 or so. It shows them hitting the onscreen power button, then there's a button at the bottom of the screen to go to the settings page to remap the button. I saw a much more in-depth one on it, but can't seem to find it right now. If I do, I'll post it here as well.

 

[msm0511]

Ok, I got a blurry screenshot of the menu to remap the button.

 

[Katrina White1]

Take a look at the photos posted by Corvette in More Best Buy demo pics. There's a photo showing options to remap the side key also. Go get your Note 10

 

[Borgie]

Do people actually power their phone off that much? It's a matter of swiping down and hitting the power button, not a big deal IMO

 

[Bkdodger1]

Are we supposed to turn our phones off?

 

[Bkdodger1]

Here's the menu..

 

[JeromeM]

Maybe someone can help,on my S10+ when I finish on my phone I hit the power button to lock the screen and put it in my pocket. How would we do that on Note10/10+?

This is a millisecond action as I move my phone to my pocket.

 

[msm0511]

Maybe someone can help,on my S10+ when I finish on my phone I hit the power button to lock the screen and put it in my pocket. How would we do that on Note10/10+?

This is a millisecond action as I move my phone to my pocket.

Same way.

 

[ClintRo]

The power button is now on the left.... Where Bixby used to be. But it locks your phone just the same.

 

[JeromeM]

The power button is now on the left.... Where Bixby used to be. But it locks your phone just the same.

Same way.

Thanks! It will take some getting used to for sure but I often accidentally hit the Bixby button now lol

 

[Gary02468]

The power button is now on the left.... Where Bixby used to be. But it locks your phone just the same.

Yup. When the Bixby button first appeared in the Note series, the forums were flooded with angry comments about the useless third button. But now that it's reverting to the previous two-button arrangement, people are panicking.

 

[ClintRo]

Yup. When the Bixby button first appeared in the Note series, the forums were flooded with angry comments about the useless third button. But now that it's reverting to the previous two-button arrangement, people are panicking.

Not me.... Going to set it up as a standard power button and forget it. Might use it as Google assistant button with an app.

 

[me just saying]

I am not concerned about it. very seldom turn my phone off anyway. pretty sure there will be a way to disable it, one way or another

 

[ClintRo]

I am not concerned about it. very seldom turn my phone off anyway. pretty sure there will be a way to disable it, one way or another

You can

 

[SpookDroid]

For those confused, quick press of the power button will still turn the screen on/off (or lock/unlock). You can customize what double press or long press does now (the latter usually reserved for power options (power off, restart,emergency mode) and now available to do Bixby). The power menu toggle on the notification bar has been there for a few iterations on Samsung phones (and it's more useful now if you choose not to assign the long press action to that).