Samsung Galaxy Note II

Craigels · 17-02-2013 05:56PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Never seen that button light up neither on the S3, S3 Mini nor the Note 2.

It's worked for me on my s3 and the note 2

dulpit · 18-02-2013 12:19PM

Got the flip case for note 2, came in post today. First impressions are good, doesn't add too much to the weight/size of phone.

Anyone know of a good app that will make the cover act like a smart cover? i.e. turn screen on when cover opened, turn screen off when it's closed? Preferably a non-paying app, and I don't have root...

evolutionqy7 · 18-02-2013 01:00PM

dulpit wrote: »

Got the flip case for note 2, came in post today. First impressions are good, doesn't add too much to the weight/size of phone.

Anyone know of a good app that will make the cover act like a smart cover? i.e. turn screen on when cover opened, turn screen off when it's closed? Preferably a non-paying app, and I don't have root...

Thats not a software feature. Thats usually set of by a magnet in the phone and the cover. You dont have either

There might be an app that uses a proximity sensor?

JoePie · 18-02-2013 01:44PM

Bought one last week with 3. Dropping gilfriend, marrying phone. Nuff said.

evolutionqy7 · 18-02-2013 02:10PM

Craigels wrote: »

It's worked for me on my s3 and the note 2

I have seen that working the other day on a vodafone s3 mini. All of my phonea were open europe software. Maybe its carrier dependant. Either way it dowsnt really matter as you can hide apps in the launcher anyways

dulpit · 18-02-2013 03:30PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Thats not a software feature. Thats usually set of by a magnet in the phone and the cover. You dont have either

There might be an app that uses a proximity sensor?

I get that it can't act as a smart cover properly, what I was looking for is an app that works by going with the proximity sensor and/or light sensor...

biebiebie · 18-02-2013 04:37PM

I'm not sure if this will work with your flip cover, but worth trying nonetheless

Settings > Motion > Quick glance

biebiebie · 18-02-2013 04:39PM

For those on Meteor stock, looks like the 4.1.2 update will be available within the next week or so.

evolutionqy7 · 18-02-2013 04:42PM

biebiebie wrote: »

I'm not sure if this will work with your flip cover, but worth trying nonetheless

Settings > Motion > Quick glance

Any one actually have a good explanation on how quick glance works? Ive messed around with proximity sensors and lifting it and it only seems to work random. Not entirely sure about the point of it either. It seems pressing the home button couls get you the same info possibly faster

Craigels · 18-02-2013 05:06PM

biebiebie wrote: »

For those on Meteor stock, looks like the 4.1.2 update will be available within the next week or so.

Where did u get this info from?

biebiebie · 18-02-2013 05:33PM

Meteor

mik_da_man · 18-02-2013 09:50PM

dulpit wrote: »

Got the flip case for note 2, came in post today. First impressions are good, doesn't add too much to the weight/size of phone.

Anyone know of a good app that will make the cover act like a smart cover? i.e. turn screen on when cover opened, turn screen off when it's closed? Preferably a non-paying app, and I don't have root...

I've definitely seen a post on that very topic here a few weeks ago. Can't find it at the moment though....

I'm pretty sure there's a way, with an app and leaving the screen lock off.

mik_da_man · 18-02-2013 09:52PM

mik_da_man wrote: »

I've definitely seen a post on that very topic here a few weeks ago. Can't find it at the moment though....

I'm pretty sure there's a way, with an app and leaving the screen lock off.

smart cover app - not free though...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=smart.cover&hl=en

tallus · 19-02-2013 08:41AM

mik_da_man wrote: »

smart cover app - not free though...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=smart.cover&hl=en

Just bought that App, it's pretty bloody sweet! Works perfectly!

tallus · 19-02-2013 08:46AM

Downloaded the free Galaxy Note users digest, it has some cool tips.

Sinbad_NI · 19-02-2013 09:07AM

dulpit wrote: »

Got the flip case for note 2, came in post today. First impressions are good, doesn't add too much to the weight/size of phone.

Anyone know of a good app that will make the cover act like a smart cover? i.e. turn screen on when cover opened, turn screen off when it's closed? Preferably a non-paying app, and I don't have root...

Intellicover... free from play store, uses proximity sensor. Works perfectly.

BenEadir · 19-02-2013 02:35PM

Guys,

Does anyone know how to change the email address on your play store account without having to buy all the apps again?

I (stupidly) set up my play store account with ben@XXXX.com. XXXX.com is about to be terminated altogether (the domain will no longer exist, no email hosting etc) so I need to switch to ben@OOOO.com but I can't find a way to 'migrate' my play store account from ben@XXXX.com to ben@OOOO.com wihout basically deleting my whole account and having to set up from scratch.

I've 400 apps on my Note II many of which are paid for apps so I reckon, apart from the downright hassle, I'd have to re-purchase €300 or more worth of apps just to get back to where I am.

Any ideas???

Ben

dulpit · 19-02-2013 06:03PM

BenThere wrote: »

Guys,

Does anyone know how to change the email address on your play store account without having to buy all the apps again?

I (stupidly) set up my play store account with ben@XXXX.com. XXXX.com is about to be terminated altogether (the domain will no longer exist, no email hosting etc) so I need to switch to ben@OOOO.com but I can't find a way to 'migrate' my play store account from ben@XXXX.com to ben@OOOO.com wihout basically deleting my whole account and having to set up from scratch.

I've 400 apps on my Note II many of which are paid for apps so I reckon, apart from the downright hassle, I'd have to re-purchase €300 or more worth of apps just to get back to where I am.

Any ideas???

Ben

Sounds like you can: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=19870

If you don't use Gmail with your Google Account, you can change your account username to another email address at any time. Your username is the full email address you used to create your account.

dulpit · 20-02-2013 11:18AM

Sinbad_NI wrote: »

Intellicover... free from play store, uses proximity sensor. Works perfectly.

This app is the bomb. One minor point for anyone who tries it, if you open app to set it up, and then press home key, whenever you re-open your flip cover it'll open the app back up. If you press back key when in app, this doesn't happen. (also doesn't happen if you select the option to open to home screen, but this is annoying for me if i'm in middle of an app).

I also recommend expanding the screen timeout time beyond the default of 0.5s, I was constantly turning screen off in error. :pac:

MuppetCheck · 21-02-2013 09:02PM

Got a replacement phone from vf insurance yesterday after my own wound up in a puddle of water. I'm amazed how much the battery had degraded in the time I had it. The new one is set up exactly the same and I'm still on 70%, my original would have been on half that by now.

tallus · 21-02-2013 09:52PM

I'm constantly amazed at the length of the battery life. For a phone with such a big screen it's amazing.

Fiddlex · 22-02-2013 02:48PM

Has anyone with a VDI note 2 or any network locked note 2 updated their phone to the latest 4.1.2 update with another countries stock ROM? I want to but not 100% that it will work with carrier since the phone is locked.

biebiebie · 22-02-2013 04:02PM

I believe the update to 4.1.2 for Meteor is imminent, so perhaps you should hold off for the time being and see if it updates on your network in the next few weeks.

MuppetCheck · 22-02-2013 04:18PM

tallus wrote: »

I'm constantly amazed at the length of the battery life. For a phone with such a big screen it's amazing.

That's true. The replacement is also getting better signal in poor signal areas. Much happier so far!

shuffles03 · 24-02-2013 09:37AM

In short, would everyone here highly recommend the Note 2? I'm looking to upgrade. I currently use a comp in work and then an iPhone. Doing any sort of work on an iPhone can be pretty annoying on such a small screen.

Only worry is onlookers, ha.

Just to check, there aren't any rumblings of a Note 3 are there?

biebiebie · 24-02-2013 12:57PM

What type of work?

shuffles03 · 24-02-2013 01:01PM

Online marketing. I was thinking the Note 2's screen would be perfect.

BenEadir · 24-02-2013 05:34PM

shuffles03 wrote: »

In short, would everyone here highly recommend the Note 2? I'm looking to upgrade. I currently use a comp in work and then an iPhone. Doing any sort of work on an iPhone can be pretty annoying on such a small screen.

Only worry is onlookers, ha.

Just to check, there aren't any rumblings of a Note 3 are there?

Don't know about an imminent Note 3 but I'm 100% happy with the Note 2. I used to be a ROM flasher etc always trying to get better performance out of my Android phones but this is the first one I've owned which I haven't felt the urge to 'Tweak' in any way. It just does the business. Long battery life, great big screen, fast performance.

Best phone I've ever had.

Ben

dulpit · 24-02-2013 09:38PM

BenThere wrote: »

Don't know about an imminent Note 3 but I'm 100% happy with the Note 2. I used to be a ROM flasher etc always trying to get better performance out of my Android phones but this is the first one I've owned which I haven't felt the urge to 'Tweak' in any way. It just does the business. Long battery life, great big screen, fast performance.

Best phone I've ever had.

Ben

This sums it up very well, great phone is great...

Fiddlex · 24-02-2013 10:15PM

biebiebie wrote: »

I believe the update to 4.1.2 for Meteor is imminent, so perhaps you should hold off for the time being and see if it updates on your network in the next few weeks.

Vodafone seem to take a while to update their phones so I was just looking to put another stock ROM on it but worked it wouldn't work since the phone is locked.

Samsung Galaxy Note II

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