Galaxy Note 3 Tips & Tricks Ep. 52: S Pen Works as a Kickstand

<div id="tdncontent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqiR9VOqhdM" target="_blank"><img onload="tdnembed()" onmouseout="tdnout(this)" onmouseover="tdnover(this)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p6M84AQLOzOgl1vifFaoP8CC_rCYBI6nDHYnp6LCmTa_aBtUvfpeuTLlTGF3x-Riv_QErmulxZ0PsGUBcCoIPZgilh1_5IjDUPHmAqWkm8Mjf4C45trYWALLYhlmsVCUsBP_SU3CPtg/s685/%5Bgalaxy+note+3s%5D062007h35m00.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><br /><br /> </a></div> Here's a hot tip making it's rounds across the Internet.<br /> <h3> S Pen Works Remarkably Well as a Kickstand</h3> Thanks to a reddit user (dr_f***), it turns out you can insert the rear of the S Pen sideways into the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and end up with a pretty usable kickstand.  It goes to show that 9 months in with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it is still full of surprises.  However it is not sturdy enough for you to use the touchscreen.  It works only well for viewing.<br /> Source: <a href="http://goo.gl/InqsQe">http://goo.gl/InqsQe</a><br /> <h3> Use a Ballpoint Pen and a Flip Cover</h3> Another hack to prop up the Note 3 is to use a standard ballpoint pen after turning over the flap on a flip cover completely.  It is more sturdy and the touch screen can be used gently.  But be careful when doing this for long or even short periods with flip cover cases made with stretchy material.  Your flap may never close the same way again if it's not made with a resilient material.<br /> <h3> Use a Mousepad and a Flip Cover</h3> <div> The last hack to prop the Note 3 is to use an old mousepad and a flip cover.  Just flip the flap over nearly all the way, and let the note 3 sit horizontally and propped up by its own flap.  The mosepad adds friction to hold it in place.  Out of the 3 solutions, this offers the most stable and least amount of chance of wear on your Note 3 or flip covers.  And it should be stable enough to comfortably use the touchscreen without worrying that it's going to fall over or stretch out the flap.</div> <h3> The Winner?</h3> The one that is probably going to get the most use is surprisingly the S Pen kickstand.  It is because majority of the people still carry their devices without a flip cover.  As unstable as it is when you try to use the touchscreen it still could benefit from a kickstand .  Samsung is really quick to pick up on these ideas that hit the Internet.  Maybe we'll see a kickstand stylus on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4?

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Galaxy Note 2 & Android 4 4: What's New, Pt.3

<div id="tdncontent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5C2B9xG_YM" target="_blank"><img onload="tdnembed()" onmouseout="tdnout(this)" onmouseover="tdnover(this)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lo3sZI0mJehWgS10-tbveekpOG8zd9Rd2ipap1x41ZjLt9mbfvzzSKigADLk2zFB9yqXXBSVEq6edC0xsHesV_Kpt9yeilR_wAXEvhghbKNWywiSNHqT6T01vjk7g1kqS3X9DJH9s8E/s1600/%5BIMG_5252%5D061905h38m12.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><br /><br /> </a></div> <i style="font-size: x-small;">This is Part 3 of a multi-part video series on What's New in Android 4.4 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.</i><br /> <h3> Location Toggle vs GPS Toggle</h3> GPS icon that is now the Location icon.  The reason for this change is to mostly save you battery without turning off your location completely.  For example, apps like Google Now works better if it knew of your general location.  It doesn't necessarily need your exact location updated every few seconds.  But if it knew you were in a general area Google Now can do a lot with that information.  And with this update, your general location information can now be acquired using your network information without the cost of using any battery<br /> <h3> How to Enable Power Saving Mode for Location Services</h3> When you turn on your Location from the notification panel, your gps antenna will enable by default.  But you can long tap on the Location icon, then switch it over to Power saving mode.  Now you can benefit from having some location services without using your battery.<br /> <h3> Process Stats</h3> This is a new reporting tool for your background services.  It can be accessed by going inside Developer options.  This feature sheds the light on the apps that have processes that run in the background, even if you’re not interacting with the app directly.  It gives you a sense of how hard it works in the background, meaning how much battery it’s probably using.  The percentage indicates is how active the background process is.  The blue bar is an indicator of the load of the process in the memory.  Without getting into too much detail, the smaller the blue bar, the better.  If you see an app that's heavy when it comes to background processing needs, you can decide whether if the app is worth keeping for the sake of better battery life.  If you do not see Developer Options you will need to enable it.<br /> <h3> How to Enable Developer Options + Easter Egg</h3> Go to About device.  And click on the Build number a 5-7 times.  While you're in "About device" you can check out the easter egg by clicking on the Android version a few times.  You'll see a large bold K with a dark transparent background.  You can make the "K" rotate in different direction.  If you long tap on it you will get the Android logo.  Long tap on it again, and you get these tiles you can interact with.  The tiles don't do anything special other than spin into different positions and sizes.<br /> <h3> Up Next, Part 4</h3> This is just part 3 of What's New in Android 4.4 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.  Make sure to check out <a href="http://www.thedailynote.net/2014/06/galaxy-note-2-android-4.4-kitkat-whats-new.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> and <a href="http://www.thedailynote.net/2014/06/galaxy-note-2-android-4.4-kitkat-music-lock-screen-widget-emoji.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> if you haven't already.  Please check out part 3 as it becomes available.

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Galaxy Note 3 Tips & Tricks Ep. 51: Word Lens, Augmented Reality Live Word Translator

<div id="tdncontent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tjLhhbxwms" target="_blank"><img onload="tdnembed()" onmouseout="tdnout(this)" onmouseover="tdnover(this)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNemQowfqbUGxkGKWRMCXlhdxftAVbLZqlEc6jq3SvDb7JKOtluV57nDvzUQrpUahgpRUktCRd5-93Q0caKFnvdhKWQOl5bIRJwvD48PIuEmGvE54G2wV51v-GYJOuOvAOVcerGL2EQpQ/s685/%5Bgalaxy+note+3s%5D061801h27m34.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><br /><br /> </a></div> Ever worry about traveling to another country and not being able to get around or food? Google hopes to solve that problem with the app Word Lens.<br /> <h3> Word Lens: An Augmented Reality Live Word Camera Translator</h3> Word Lens has been around a while, but Google has just bought the company and the app is now free.  One of the reasons they bought the app is to bring this app to Google Glass.  This also means all Android phones can now get this app for free.  This app will work without an Internet connection which is a critical requirement for an app of this kind.  When you travel to a foreign country, you won’t have Internet service on your phone, but luckily the translation is done all from within the app.<br /> <h3> Tips for Using Word Lens</h3> To use the app, just select the language you need translating from and point the camera in that direction.  However, like any app that tries to do word recognition through the camera, make sure your lens is smudge free, and it works best in bright environments, such as outdoors where it probably would work best.  For indoors, try the flash, but bright soft lighting would be best so that glares don’t get in the way of word recognition.<br /> <h3> It's Cool, But Not Perfect</h3> You’ll notice that when it struggles to read the words, the words it will kinda act wild.  We found when it does this, it is usually a focusing issue.  Make sure you give it at least the minimum focus distance for your smartphone's camera.  Holding it steady as possible will also help a lot.  One thing you can do is when you got a good lock on the words, you can hit the pause button to access each word in the dictionary individually. <br /> <h3> Limited Language Support For Now</h3> The list of supported languages is very limited: English, Spanish, German, Russian, French, Portuguese, and Italian. The good news is Google is planning to incorporate their translation engine into the app, which can only mean better translations and more language support.  This update can’t come soon enough.  Look for a big update in the future.  It may be world-changing.

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Galaxy Note 2 & Android 4 4: What's New, Pt.2

<div id="tdncontent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ujzPe7opw" target="_blank"><img onload="tdnembed()" onmouseout="tdnout(this)" onmouseover="tdnover(this)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlXHdo7wDQ5yTlfkN4WvamlgRokL2XpynPCeQoT-a3s-ywN9sEP2-UAn2EPOIWyIUiwLztRekMFyAF0qkIb1I3NlJOuAZLD9Xq-xhyphenhyphenD57iqIW9tBHLvwoD30UG-f3gWpI7jjkhq2_Y3c/s685/%5BIMG_5252%5D061702h58m27.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><br /><br /> </a></div> <i style="font-size: x-small;">This is Part 2 of a multi-part video series on What's New in Android 4.4 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.</i><br /> <h3> Galaxy Note 3 Style Handwriting Recognition</h3> Samsung Keyboard has been updated with Galaxy Note 3 style inputs for handwriting.  And it works a little bit differently in the way that if you take out the S Pen when the keyboard is already showing, it will now switch to the handwriting mode automatically.  Before, it would only show you the handwriting mode if you enabled the keyboard after the S Pen was already out. <br /> <h3> More Updates to Samsung Keyboard: Emoji Character Support</h3> Samsung Keyboard now supports emoji characters.  Emoji is more than just emoticons.  They have become adopted as a standard and are considered more like characters on a keyboard.  The emoji icons here should be the same for all android devices.<br /> <h3> Camera Unlock (Select Carriers Only)</h3> A lot of people have gotten the camera unlock on their lock screens.  You can enable a camera icon that you can swipe on the bottom right corner, which will open the camera directly from the lock screen.  However, it’s missing from my update completely.  Not a big deal since you can add something like the Nexus Camera Widget which you can download from the Google Play store and add it as a lock screen widget.  And it works just as efficiently, maybe even better.<br /> <h3> Tip: Remove "Help Text" From Lock Screen</h3> You may notice a message that says "Swipe screen or say wake-up command to unlock."  That’s a new message that you probably don’t really need to see every time.  Fortunately, you can remove it by going to Settings -> My device -> Lock screen -> and uncheck Help Text.<br /> <h3> New Music Lock Screen Widget</h3> Unlike before where you had access to a music widget all the time placed from the list of lock screen widgets in this list, now you can only see it when the stock music player app is playing music.  When the music is paused it doesn’t appear.  To resume playing music, access your notification panel, and hit resume from here.<br /> <br /> Visually, it looks identical to the Note 3 music lock screen widget however on the note 3, you can jump to different parts of the track by long tapping on it.  You can’t do this on my Note 2.  Let's hope this gets updated in a future update.<br /> <br /> There is a reason for why the music lock screen widget disappears when you pause the music.  The widget is not specific to a music player.  For example, when you play music with Google Play Music, you will see the same lock screen widget when you turn on your device.  So when you pause the music, the widget wouldn't know what app you want to resume music from.<br /> <h3> Up Next, Part 3</h3> This is just part 2 of What's New in Android 4.4 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.  Make sure to check out <a href="http://www.thedailynote.net/2014/06/galaxy-note-2-android-4.4-kitkat-whats-new.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> if you haven't already.  Please check out part 3 as it becomes available.<br /> <br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Galaxy Note 2 & Android 4 4: What's New, Pt.1

<div id="tdncontent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SImLy-YgEXk" target="_blank"><img onload="tdnembed()" onmouseout="tdnout(this)" onmouseover="tdnover(this)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DtuWeN0vpOohyAA0joGwVdf5vMnkKVH8lAciFSJTVYEyhQqrDqDGne_tB9NEgz_gzKt1acCL3twPqmDEtQM00kHSoXcQPw7_xQEG8g3-GFm4o9xPG27uUxwQ600LkdiOSlm_wr-Ij0E/s685/%5BIMG_5252%5D061602h11m36.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><br /><br /> </a></div> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>This is Part 1 of a multi-part video series on What's New in Android 4.4 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.</i></span><br /> <h3> Updated Multi-Window</h3> There is a new cascading function, just like on the Note 3 when you use multi-window.  If you stack apps on top of each other on one side, there is a new function when you select the blue dot.  You will be able to flip through apps that you've opened previously. <br /> <h3> Multiple-Instance Support</h3> Another update that applies to the updated multi-window is that it now supports multiple instance for the apps that support it.  One of those apps is Chrome.  You can open chrome for the top and bottom and have them work independently.  When you have multiple instances open, you can select it in the multi-window bar and select or close a specific instance.<br /> <h3> No More Dragging to Maximize</h3> An update that you’ll see is that when you try to expand the window fully by dragging all the way up or all the way down is that it won’t maximize the window anymore.  If you drag the blue dot all the way to one side, you’ll see it only goes to about 80%.  Try to drag it all the way again, and it goes a little bit more to 90%.  After that, it won’t go any further.  If you want to maximize it fully, you can only do it by selecting the maximize function on the blue dot.<br /> <h3> Save App Pairs</h3> Another big update in my opinion is the ability to save pairing of apps, again, just like the Note 3.  For example if you like catching up on TV shows and surfing the web, well, you can just pair it by having the video app and a web browser open.  Then select the create button.  And next time you want to open those apps side by side, it will open them.<br /> <h3> Stock Gallery, S Note, E-Mail, Messages Now Supports Drag & Drop</h3> <br /> The official gallery app now supports images being dragged out from it, just like the Note 3.  The e-mail, messaging, and S Note can now have images, and possibly more object dragged into it.  Drag and drop is not limited to stock apps.  The app Evernote and Photo Desk also support drag and drop.  The apps are limited so if you know of others, please let us know in the comments.<br /> <br /> An additional tip, although it’s not a new feature, even if the app doesn’t support special drag and drop functionality, most apps that let you select text should let you drag and drop the text to any input field in most apps.<br /> <h3> New S Note Animation</h3> Crumple an S Note by pinching the note with with 3 fingers.  The crumpling animation is not new, but an animation of it rolling away is new.  The paper will fall to the direction that your galaxy note 2 is tilted towards.  Maybe Samsung does have a sense of humor after all.<br /> <h3> There is More!</h3> This is just part 1 of What's New in Android 4.4 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.  Please check out part 2 as it becomes available.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Galaxy Note 3 TV Antenna: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know

<div id="tdncontent"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2wMdTB_bHU" target="_blank"><img onload="tdnembed()" onmouseout="tdnout(this)" onmouseover="tdnover(this)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxv5lYrzvm6hxQ-tPxBZtTMmZJaQDOstkPtpwyMMfwN6cDa4gKJvrVwxmNUBZuxRCouZezTeORGj0THwzZLQbS9B_conXPGsj7nbO6FpBcMumMj-QaHz6ElAmlz9fPete8ftAPENWVPE/s685/%5Bgalaxy+note+3s%5D06406h28m56.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><br /><br /> </a><br /> Here is everything you may have wondered about the TV antenna on select models of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (and all Samsung Galaxy devices sold in Korea). They all come with a TV antenna.<br /> <h3> Small But Sturdy Design</h3> </div> The antenna is surprisingly sturdy, despite the thinness.  The last leg of the antenna however is very flexible.  There is a sensor inside the antenna compartment that detects when the antenna is out. Then the antenna is extended, it will launch the TV app called "DMB".<br /> <h3> Built-in DVR Features</h3> The TV app is full-featured. It comes with features like the floating-popup feature.  It even has a DVR features that works surprisingly well.  In Korea there are currently 14 TV channels and 5 music channels for the free broadcast service.  It is different from regular broadcast TV which still exists in Korea today, although it will likely be phased out eventually.  Just like anywhere else in the world, if you want premium TV programming, you have to subscribe to cable, satellite, or a paid Internet TV service.<br /> <h3> Higher Definition with Smart DMB</h3> The resolution, which is 240p, is substandard for today's standards, however the TV networks have rolled out an app called Smart DMB which improves the signal video resolution to 480p for channels that support the new standard.  The Smart DMB app, which supports the new HD standard, comes with an impressive channel guide and other interesting features such as chat with screen-capture.<br /> <h3> The Outlook for T-DMB</h3> The technology being used is called T-DMB. T-DMB was developed in Korea, and it is still being adopted around the world today.   Many beta programs are in progress. However, considering how fast data speeds are and how the carriers want to offer HD streaming of premium channels (for a fee), the future of this technology is uncertain.  Every single Samsung Galaxy phone sold in Korea, from the original S to the S4, comes with a TV antennas.  Maybe not surpsingly, the S5 is the first Samsung Galaxy phone to come our without one.  It is still able to pick up the free T-DMB broadcast by using the wire of the earphone plugged in as a removable antenna.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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