Samsung Galaxy Note II

kevin2me · 02-01-2013 04:30PM

dulpit wrote: »

I am thinking of picking up the flip cover, any opinions either way from people who have it? Is it durable, does it feel like it might break or anything? Does it affect the overall use of phone?

Ya its very durable, ive been pretty rough with mine though
and could do with bit of a clean and edges have bit of wear.
But its great and no need screen projector and actually great uses as a stand to watch movies. Id recommend official one.

Sinbad_NI · 02-01-2013 04:47PM

dulpit wrote: »

I am thinking of picking up the flip cover, any opinions either way from people who have it? Is it durable, does it feel like it might break or anything? Does it affect the overall use of phone?

Great accessory. Well made and fit is perfect.
Team it with free intelliscreen app nd phone will turn on when you open it. Works great with my grey cover but think it has some issues with the black one.

creaghadoos · 03-01-2013 02:23PM

Wife got one of these after years on iPhoneProblem is that she can't get her iTunes music onto it even after trying a couple of converters.

Can anyone direct me in an uncomplicated way so that I can explain it to her

Also, where is the best site to download music for this phone

Forgive me for sounding a wee bit thick but I use my phone for making phone calls and not much else

Lardy · 03-01-2013 02:54PM

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Great accessory. Well made and fit is perfect.
Team it with free intelliscreen app nd phone will turn on when you open it. Works great with my grey cover but think it has some issues with the black one.

What settings do you use in the app to get it working with the cover? Having problems getting it to work. Also, does it have to be the premium app for it to work? Thanks.

Lardy · 03-01-2013 02:57PM

creaghadoos wrote: »

Wife got one of these after years on iPhoneProblem is that she can't get her iTunes music onto it even after trying a couple of converters.

Can anyone direct me in an uncomplicated way so that I can explain it to her

Also, where is the best site to download music for this phone

Forgive me for sounding a wee bit thick but I use my phone for making phone calls and not much else

I just did copy and paste to get all my music accross. Open itunes and highlight all the albums you want on the phone, then connwct the phone to the pc as a usb device and paste into the music folder on the sd card. Disconnect the phone and all done!

dulpit · 03-01-2013 03:32PM

Lardy wrote: »

I just did copy and paste to get all my music accross. Open itunes and highlight all the albums you want on the phone, then connwct the phone to the pc as a usb device and paste into the music folder on the sd card. Disconnect the phone and all done!

When you connect phone to PC you have 2 options - media device or camera. If you choose media device the phone will appear as something you can sync to with windows media player or similar (not itunes though).

If you choose camera it will appear as 1 or 2 drives (2 if there's an SD card in phone) that you can then drag/drop files into.

Lardy · 03-01-2013 03:53PM

dulpit wrote: »

When you connect phone to PC you have 2 options - media device or camera. If you choose media device the phone will appear as something you can sync to with windows media player or similar (not itunes though).

If you choose camera it will appear as 1 or 2 drives (2 if there's an SD card in phone) that you can then drag/drop files into.

Actually, you're right. The method I did in my last post was for my previous phone and I swapped the sd card into the Note when I bought it.

Apologies for giving the wrong info there.

Sinbad_NI · 03-01-2013 08:18PM

Lardy wrote: »

What settings do you use in the app to get it working with the cover? Having problems getting it to work. Also, does it have to be the premium app for it to work? Thanks.

No it's def the free version. Lockscreen turned off on the phone so that when it senses it being opened and screen turns on it is ready to go and then turns off screen when closed.
I'll see if there is anyway to export setting but don't think I changed it too much.

Sinbad_NI · 03-01-2013 08:20PM

Sorry no export option. Have you ticked to run in foreground?

Lardy · 03-01-2013 08:35PM

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Sorry no export option. Have you ticked to run in foreground?

Yeah, figured it out... I hadn't turned the lock screen off!

Thanks for the reply.

Foxhole Norman · 04-01-2013 05:02AM

Got one of these last Friday and it's my first experience with Android, previously coming from a WP 7.5 HTC HD7. I must say I am loving the power of it, it's just amazing, everything is so smooth on it and can run a fair few apps without breaking a sweat.

Haven't done anything to the ROM or Kernel yet as I am still learning Android but I am lobving it so far.

Inquitus · 04-01-2013 04:18PM

Got a 4.1.2 Update today

Lardy · 04-01-2013 04:26PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Got a 4.1.2 Update today

What network are you on? Or is it a sim free phone?

Zimmerframe · 04-01-2013 04:27PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Got a 4.1.2 Update today

Mine was supplied by Emobile, but is sim free (definitely unlocked, and with no sign of branding) it's on 4.1.1 and says, "latest updates have already been installed"

Lardy · 04-01-2013 04:29PM

Zimmerframe wrote: »

Mine on 4.1.1 still says, "latest updates have already been installed"

Same for me at the moment. I bought mine on Three, then unlocked it. Will probably have to wait for Three to push out the update.

Inquitus · 04-01-2013 04:34PM

Mine is Vodafone, my mate got it at the same time, he's also Voda

long_b · 04-01-2013 04:34PM

Lardy wrote: »

Same for me at the moment. I bought mine on Three, then unlocked it. Will probably have to wait for Three to push out the update.

Release dates and features [URL="Http://www.sammobile.com/2012/12/11/galaxy-note-ii-receives-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-lots-of-new-features"]here[/URL]

Lardy · 04-01-2013 04:40PM

long_b wrote: »

Release dates and features here

Http;//www.sammobile.com/2012/12/11/galaxy-note-ii-receives-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-lots-of-new-features/

Three not even on the carrier release list!!

dulpit · 04-01-2013 04:52PM

Rooted my phone, checked for updates and it says that I have modified my phone so software updates are unavailable...

Will using Kies get around this?

Lardy · 04-01-2013 04:55PM

Just checked Kies and it says that it doesn't support upgrades for my device. I'm guessing because it's Three branded, even though it's unlocked.

BenEadir · 04-01-2013 05:23PM

Lardy wrote: »

What network are you on? Or is it a sim free phone?

Got my update today also, on Vodafone.

Ben

kave2 · 04-01-2013 07:33PM

No update for me. :-( Sim free, no branding, from clove UK. Did you guys got OTA or used kies. Does the Google service framework trick work on Note 2 as well or it is only for nexus devices?

Sinbad_NI · 07-01-2013 01:34AM

Mine is an EE UK 7105 but now using giffgaff sim. Nothing here yet. Still 4.1.1

long_b · 07-01-2013 09:16AM

Any issues with wifi for those who have received the upgrade?

tallus · 07-01-2013 09:37AM

On Three.ie, Still waiting.

Supertoucher · 07-01-2013 09:49AM

Bought mine SIM free from Handtec in the UK pretty much release date.

Could have sworn I received this update a couple of weeks ago but mine updated again on friday and it is still 4.1.2.

FWIW it appears to be a French handset given the included instructions.

dulpit · 09-01-2013 04:56PM

Decided I'm going to get the flip case for my phone, but it's €30+ inside in Carphonewarehouse, and even Amazon will cost ~€25. Is there anywhere that may have it cheaper?

evolutionqy7 · 09-01-2013 06:06PM

dulpit wrote: »

Decided I'm going to get the flip case for my phone, but it's €30+ inside in Carphonewarehouse, and even Amazon will cost ~€25. Is there anywhere that may have it cheaper?

Its a 600 euro phone. 30 euro flip case is cheaper than a new one :-) so quite cheap :-)

Thinking of trading up my S3 for this. How's the battery life on it? My only real complaint on the S3 is the battery life.

pah · 09-01-2013 06:24PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

How's the battery life on it? My only real complaint on the S3 is the battery life.

Ridiculous.

unplugged at 8.20 this morning 75% left.

yesterday was the first in 2 months that it fully died after 13 hours, spent loads of time on Web and hours playing angry birds.

evolutionqy7 · 09-01-2013 06:50PM

pah wrote: »

Ridiculous.

unplugged at 8.20 this morning 75% left.

yesterday was the first in 2 months that it fully died after 13 hours, spent loads of time on Web and hours playing angry birds.

That's why I sort of want one. Heard reviews of the battery life being great. The only concern I have is that once I put an otterbox on it, it will def be a behemoth.

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