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Galaxy Note 4 S View Flip Cover Guide

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1) What is S View Flip Cover?
2) What can you do within Galaxy Note 4 S View Window?
3) How to use the camera from Galaxy Note 4 S View Window?
3.1) Step 1: Turn on S View window
3.2) Step 2: Launch the camera in the S View window
3.3) Step 3: take photos or record videos.
4) How to set Galaxy Note 4 S View Flip Cover from S View Window?
4.1) Step 1: Turn on S View window
4.2) Step 2: Launch app drawer in S View window
4.3) Step 3: Choose Settings from available apps in S View window
4.4) Step 4: Change Galaxy Note 4 S View window settings
5) How to set Galaxy Note 4 S View Flip Cover from normal window?
6) Can I buy third-party S View flip cover for Galaxy Note 4?

What is S View Flip Cover?

The Samsung S View flip cover was first introduced when announcing Galaxy S4.

The major difference between the S View flip cover and other flip covers is the S View window. S View flip cover provides a functional touch window (S View window)  for you to access selected features and info without unlocking the screen.

Of course, the S View flip cover is a smart cover: it will turn on the screen when it is open and turn off the screen when it is closed (covering) the screen).

Over the last few iterations, Samsung tweaked the S View window features and the build materials (still plastic).

The Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover protects your screen when it is not in use and is easily flipped open for full access to the screen. When closed, the S View window provides access to some useful features.

Please note the S View flip cover requires you to remove the original battery cover.

What can you do within  Galaxy Note 4 S View Window?

After installing the Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover, and when the cover is closed,  you will be able to access the S View window.

The features provided in Galaxy Note 4 S View window (without opening the cover) include:

  • Display time,  weather, and other status items;
  • Accept or reject incoming calls;
  • Mute or switch to speakerphone when on a call;
  • Reject calls with a preset message;
  • Control music playback;
  • Display notifications;
  • Take photos;
  • Record videos;
  • Ring favorite contacts;
  • Turn on the flashlight;
  • Use a heart rate monitor;
  • Change Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover and window settings

Please note the features, especially the special apps that you can access from the S View window, changed a lot from Note 3 to Note 4.

How to use the camera from Galaxy Note 4 S View Window?

You can quickly take photos or record videos without unlocking the phone when the Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover is closed.

To use the camera from the Galaxy Note 4 S View window, you may follow these steps.

Step 1: Turn on S View window

When the Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover is closed, press the power button once to turn on the S View window.

If the S View flip cover is open, pressing the power button should give you the normal lock screen.

Step 2: Launch the camera in the S View window

Tap, hold, and drag the camera button to the left in the S View window, as shown below.

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Step 3: take photos or record videos.

Tap the camera button to take photos immediately, as shown below.

Tap the video recording button to record a short video.

You can also adjust the flash settings. Tap the flash icon to toggle it among flash on, flash off, and flash auto.

Once you finish the photo or video, tap the cross icon in the top right corner to close the camera app in the S View window.

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How to set Galaxy Note 4 S View Flip Cover from S View Window?

You can not only access some special apps in the Galaxy Note 4 S View window but also change the settings for it directly.

Step 1: Turn on S View window

When the Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover is closed, press the power button once to turn on the S View window.

Step 2: Launch app drawer in S View window

Tap, hold, and drag the more button (3 dots in a circle) to the right in the S View window, as shown below.

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Step 3: Choose Settings from available apps in S View window

There are four special apps for the Galaxy Note 4 S View window:

  • Favorite contacts. You can ring some favorite contacts directly from the S View window.
  • Settings. You can change settings for the S View window.
  • Flashlight. You can turn on a flashlight (e.g., use it as a torch).
  • Heart rate. You can check your heart rate with the built-in heart rate monitor (next to the LED flash)

Tap Settings.

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Step 4: Change Galaxy Note 4 S View window settings

You can change Galaxy Note 4 S View window settings as shown below:

  • The style of the clock. There are a few different styles to choose from for the clock.
  • The wallpaper for the S View window. You can choose from the available S View window wallpapers or use your own photos/images on the phone.
  • The info to be shown in the Galaxy Note 4 S View window. You can turn on/off info, weather info, camera shortcuts, and pedometer readings.

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How to set Galaxy Note 4 S View Flip Cover from normal window?

In addition to setting the Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover in the small S View window, you can also change the settings in the Galaxy Note 4 normal window.

The S View flip cover settings are located at Settings– Accessories, as shown below.

Tap the Accessories.

In the S View cover section, as shown below,  you can change the settings for:

  • Set automatic dock;
  • Set style lock;
  • Set S View window wallpaper;
  • Select items to show.

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Can I buy third-party S View flip cover  for Galaxy Note 4?

The S View cover (mainly the S View window feature) requires a Samsung ID chip.  Third-party accessories makers can license (certify) it from Samsung.

So, it is possible to get a Galaxy Note 4 S View cover from third parties.

But it seems major accessory makers are not currently offering S View covers. For example, Spiegn offers an S View cover for Galaxy Note 3, but not for Galaxy Note 4.

Please note there are some knockoffs in the market. Such cases or covers may stop working after the firmware update.

So, currently, you probably still have to buy a Samsung one.

Do you have any questions about Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover?

If you have any problems or questions about using or buying a Galaxy Note 4 S View flip cover,  please let us know in the comment box below.

We will try to help you find the answer for you.

More how-to guides, tips, and tricks for using Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are available on the Galaxy Note 4 how-to guides page.

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Comments

  1. Ikram says

    I’m using a s-view cover with my s6.
    Before the updates I could Mute or switch to speakerphone when in a call from the sview window. I can no longer do this

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  3. Pascual says

    I don’t have any setting option in the s view window and i cannot activate/deactivate it even pressing the power button. I only have message and camera option. I cannot access my phone it seems like it was locked.

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  4. Shoukry says

    I have my S View Flip cover. It was working perfect and suddenly It doesn’t work. I checked the Accessories in the settings but I didn’t find any thing about the S view Flip cover. I checked the sensors and It works fine. Can you guide me on how to solve this problem. Thanks in advance.

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  5. Tech Lord says

    Hello.
    The S-View has a video recorder and a flashlight? That’s good. The missing action memo from the Note 3 is a huge disappointment.
    However, Hopefully, closing or opening the S-View cover will not end video recording, because that can actually happen accidentally.
    But the camera, which previews a picture with 1:1 in S-View mode should really capture full-res 16:9 photos, because the maximum resolution with an aspect ratio of 1:1 on 5312×2988 Pixels is 2988×2988. That’s just 8928144 Pixels, which is not much higher than half the sensor resolution.

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  6. Gail says

    My phone with the flip cover took a 6 inch drop onto the carpet. NO damage except when I close the cover the screen no longer goes to sleep (goes dark), it stays on my main page. A setting appears to have been jolted. How do I get the normal function for me back

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  7. bhanuprasad says

    finally i changed the new cover. now it is started working even after using clean master. look like previous one is faulty. it is co incidence that it is stopped working after clean master. how ever i have un installed the clean master for some other problems. thank you a lot for your support.

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  8. Mike says

    After the last update the s window will only show the my music app for a couple songs. After that I can no longer control the music from the s window. I have the note4 with Samsung cover.

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  11. Doc says

    Since you rooted your phone it’s no surprise that features don’t work. I stayed with my carrier, have Marshmallow running and have had my phone over 2 years with this cover and no issues. I would suggest you roll back to your carriers version, hopefully you have a Titanium backup.

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  12. Igor says

    Hello,

    I’ve bought original Samsung S-View Cover and it was working well with my Note 4 (N910F – Snapdragon) till some of Lillipop’s update. After the update Note 4 refuse to react to opening and closing of S-View Cover. I also noticed that Accessory menu become missing docking and S-View related sections, only HDMI is shown there. I’ve bought another one original S-View cover, my Note 4 recognized this new one and returned to initial order of reaction but only till first power off. After the power off the new cover is also not recognized. Rolling back to even KitKat firmware through Odin did not help.

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  13. Nitish says

    Hi there. I just purchased a galaxy note 4 for India. Its Accessories menu is showing only 2 options. 1. Docking and 2. Hdmi. There is nothing for S view cover. Will it show s view options only if S view cover is installed? .
    Please suggest. Thanks

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  14. Stephen Rozas says

    My media controls stopped showing up on flip cover sceeen while playing music on any media player…. all i see is pause ,then when you pause, play

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  15. Thomas says

    My Samsung note 4 N910H doesn’t have the S-view cover software . I bought an original cover yet it doesn’t work

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  16. Tracy says

    My s viewer on note 4 worked fine and showed me who was calling however no more My s viewer does not show the caller or number anymore Only small green phone on top left of screen. Can you help as this was really useful

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  19. Brett says

    I have an interesting issue and have not been able to find anything about it anywhere on the internet…I have a Verizon Note 4 (Black), using a Samsung original S-View cover (also black) and my S-View cover constantly asks me to set the wallpaper. I’ll select a stock image, but then the next time I go to use my phone, it displays set wallpaper from the S-View screen again. It’s been doing this for about a month now, and I’ve probably set my S-View wallpaper image over 500 times now. I’ve restarted my phone, pulled the battery and let it sit without any power for over 10 minutes, cleared cache, and even performed a factory reset! Any ideas on what might be causing my S-View to constantly ask me to reset the wallpaper??

    I’ve even tried setting it to one of the fancy clock screens, but I still get a prompt to change the wallpaper – even though when using the clock the wallpaper isn’t displayed! I’m at a loss here! Hope you might have a thought, or maybe someone else has had this issue? Totally perplexing…

    Again, I have a Verizon Note 4 (Black), using Samsung original S-View cover (also black), running lollipop. Thanks for any suggestions!

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  20. Evil Dave of Canada says

    I’ve read all the comments and while some came close to my question, none actually did answer it.

    What is the actual X x Y resolution of the S-View wallpaper?

    I want to resize the photos I want to use for its wallpaper before using the app to choice them so I don’t have to use the limited cropping feature available but I wish to resize the section of a picture I wish to use so that no cropping is needed. There are some good free photo editors that give me this resizing function BUT I need the S-View wallpaper resolution to resize to the right size.

    EDC

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  21. Ashutosh says

    my s view flip cover is not working…i bought a new cover..bt..when i tried to cover the flip cover..nothing happens. .!! what 2 do..??

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  22. Vince says

    When I have the S View installed, I open the cover and swipe down my notification panel to see what notifications I have. After a few seconds, the screen locks. I then have to push the power button to turn it back on. After a few seconds it does it again. When I have the S View cover off, and the original back cover on, it does not do this. I do have lollipop installed and I believe it started doing this when it installed. I have all the auto lock settings set to manual.

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  23. Andrew Churko says

    When the s-view cover is closed there are no notifications of incoming calls in Skype. When s-view cover is opened also as with usual covers it works correctly. Note 4, Android 5.1.1., Samsung S-View cover.

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  24. Mahmoud elsheshtawy says

    Please help
    Some times when i close s view cover
    Screen shot has been taken i don’t know how or why .. but i want to stop it

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  26. chris says

    I have an original s view cover which does not work. Which pin on the back of the phone needs to be lifted for better contact. I have been to the local supplier and he tested another cover with the same results. He then lifted one of the pins on the phone and that worked for about 2 months. After that it went back to not working.

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  27. Eyup says

    When i use S View, i can hear opponent clearly but my voice becomes muffled for them and becomes some interruptions. When there is no cover, my voice clear for opponent. All features of cover is working good. By the way, I have an AT&T Note 4 (N910A) (I dont know it differs or not.) Is there any solution?

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  28. Mad Wombat says

    Are there any other apps for S-Cover? I do not make many phone calls and I never use the heart beat monitor, so I would like to replace those shortcuts with something more useful.

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  29. Eric says

    I’m using an analog clock in s-view window but the clock is 3 hours ahead. When I use the digital clocks it’s the correct time. Is there anyway to adjust the analog clocks for sview window?

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  30. Doc says

    Yes it is a genuine Samsung S view cover and I locate it in accessories. As it turned out, my SD card went flakey (SanDisc) and I replaced it with a Samsung and it appears that all is well again. Thank you for your quick replies.

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  31. Yogita Jadhav says

    I have installed s flip cover to note 4 but I don’t get answering call feature in the s window. I have to open the cover and answer the call. please help me with the settings.

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  32. Doc says

    I read some of the posts about the cover not being compatible with Lollipop. Will there be any update (or can there be) to solve some of the issues? I am experiencing a delay of the screen coming on (about 5 seconds) when I open the cover. It’s not consistent so sometimes the screen comes on right away and other times there is the delay. Have others reported this issue with the cover?

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  33. Youssef Emad says

    After the lollipop update, the phones vibrates only once when the s view cover is closed when someone calls me, I always have the phones on vibrate only mode, and power saving on, but when i turn off power saving mode, it vibrates normaly, this wasn’t an issue on kitkat, this happened after the lollipop update, so any fix for this ?!

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  34. dani says

    My clock doesn’t show, when I close my case it goes black, with the wifi , battery percent and the time at the very top. I don’t see my chosen wallpaper or anything, just black. How do I get the screen to show the clock? S view is all set up in my settings.

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  36. Jeroen & Sofie says

    Same problems here! Number of missed messages & calls don’t show anymore in de S-View (when the cover is closed). Verry annoying!! Wished I never did that update! TomTom also not working anymore!

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  37. Tony says

    I have a note 4 with lollipop and when I get messages or e-mails it comes up saying message hidden which I think I chose in the initial setup for S view but want it to preview the message and can’t find where to change it back.

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  38. Dean Newburn says

    I have a Samsung note edge cover fitted to a note 4 edge and there is this weird sound / notification everytime I open it or flip it all the way round to the back of the phone.

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  39. mabubaker says

    Hi
    i bought my note4, 5 months ago, every thing was going fine with s view cover. But after the new version of note4 from kitkat to lollipop new version, i am facing a serious problem with s viewr , that if only i have any kind of lock screen security such like finger print or pattern or whatever ..when i get a call and cover closed , a black screen coming in s veiw space and its prevent the id caller to appear , it takes like 5-6 seconds while its ringing then the caller id shown , else
    i have to remove security lock option to get the caller id direct.
    Means, in my expectation as IT person point of view, there is a conflict between your software for s view cover and lollipop o.s when there is any kind of security lock type a delay will happen to show the caller id on s view screen.

    i went to samsung support center they did a firmat for my device since maybe its a software issue , but unfortuantlly the problem still happening

    Please advise.

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  40. Jean says

    What’s most disturbing for me is Samsung’s complete lack of customer service. They do not respond to emails, and their phone techs don’t seem knowledgeable at all about their products.

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  41. Jean says

    Thanks, Simon. I had already done that, but it didn’t work. I just tried it again, and still no luck. At least I do have the weather widget on my home screen, but I have to open the S-View cover in order to see it. I wish I never did the update.

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  42. Jean says

    I just did the recent Lollipop update, and everything worked okay, but then it automatically updated “S-Health”. After that, my S-View Cover doesn’t show my weather widget any more. It shows that weather is checked, but it still doesn’t show. I emailed Samsung support, but they did not respond at all. I’m not too happy.

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  45. Peter says

    I am unable to remove the missed phone calls and messages notifications in the window. Occasionally if I go in and dial the missed number and hang up, or go into message. However, if I clear or go to missed calls when cover is open it does not clear the notifications in the window

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  47. hamzeh says

    S View screen stay black for a few seconds when receiving a call before showing caller number. Its on galaxy note 4 lollipop

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  48. Tony says

    After OTA upgrade to Lolipo I can’t ring some favorite contacts directly from the S View window. It says “Device Locked. Open cover to view favorite contacts.” I use the finger print scanner to lock my device.
    This feature did work in KitKat.

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  49. Jeffrey D. Yuille says

    I used to be able to have my screen dimmed while charging with the galaxy note 4 cover closed. With the update to lollipop, I can no longer do this, even with going into developer options and checking the box to keep the screen lit while charging. With the S view cover closed after a few seconds, it goes out completely. Any ideas to get this feature back?

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  52. SG says

    In S-View for Galaxy Note 4, is it possible to get a clock that has the features of stopwatch, alarm, and timer, and if so, how? Quick access to a clock with such features would be useful in the gym.

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  53. hamzeh says

    Hi

    Now and then S view screen is not turn on immediately after finishing the call i.e after bring note 4 down the ear. Due to this issue i cannot end the call until open the cover and press end call.

    Thank you in advance

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  54. Gunu says

    I applied the S view wallpaper from my gallery (other than the default ones). However i did not like it and changed It.
    Now I do not want it in the S view wallpaper list. How do i remove it from there ?
    Moreover it got replaced with one of the S view wallpaper already in the list that came with this S view cover only and it is not in my gallery. I want it back. Help me.

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  55. Amber says

    What is the best app to download to use this bc the apps I see don’t have the camera feature I’m new to android .

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  56. libertyguy62 says

    So does anyone have any reccomendations on cases that work with S-View cover? Leather belt cases? Holsters? Etc. How do you carry your phone? In your front pocket? Back pocket?

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  57. wendell says

    thanks i tried that….i was thinking maybe i changed a setting or moved something or the case eventually wears out some type of sensor…..

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  58. wendell says

    I have an S View cover which has been working fine for months and now it seems slower to power on the screen sometimes….any thoughts i what i need to reset?

    Thanks

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  59. konrad says

    My s view cover says that it will display contacts when i add thme to favourites, how do I do it? I have favourites contacts in my phonebook but they are not displayed in the s view window

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  61. Ms. Gault says

    Hello,
    Thx for all of your hard work & providing us with helpful information.
    I purchased an S-view cover for my Note 4 from Best Buy, Sunday (22nd) & the option to “Select items to show” is no longer an option; discovered Tuesday (24th).

    I have rebooted my phone; removed & replaced the cover, but nothing … still the same.

    Please advise.
    Thx in advance, \m/

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  62. hatim says

    i have brought third party s view cover…its not work…even there is no option for s view cover in setting accessories…. it seems software doesnt install in my mobile….how to do ?

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  63. yy says

    ive got a problem – under accessories my note 4 has the option for ‘select items to display’ greyed out.

    any idea on how to get that to be active?

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  66. Hannu says

    I have s-view cover at note 4 and camera function worked only 3 days. Change cover from my buddy, still same But in his phone it works. So issue is with the phone. Norma camera working fine when open cover. What to do?

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  67. Simon says

    Really like the cover, but when I have it closed, it doesn’t show email notifications in the status bar through the window. Messages work fine, but no email. With the cover open, new email notifications display, but not for an email that was received with the cover closed.. This seems like a bug. Anyone else get this.

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    • Jean says

      If you go to the Email app, then on the top left beside “Inbox” touch the three bars. Next to “Priority senders” there is the settings gear. Tap that and then tap “Email Notifications.”

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  69. Anita Tigner says

    I just bough the Samsung S Flip Cover. I really like it, but wonder is there a setting to change how long the S-View stays open longer? It seems that it is lit up for only 5 seconds with the cover closed. I can’t always read what is on my screen in that amount of time. Thanks,

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  70. Febby says

    Hi, the weather does not appear in S-View on my device. In Settings, I
    have selected both the weather and pedometer as items to display,
    however only the pedometer is present in S-View. It is really
    unfortunate that I have to unlock the device and view the weather
    widget. Help?

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  72. David says

    Probably is a bad software programmed…
    Sometimes it respect the timing of the settings lock automatically sometimes not, so this is the problem.
    I hope in a future update.

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  73. David says

    Hi there is a bug with s view cover.
    I set finger print to unlock the device.
    I set it to lock after 10 minutes the screen auto switch off. Well, when I close the cover and the screen switch off, if I open the cover within 10 minutes, sometime it’s locked sometimes it’s unlocked and this is annoying. I try to set more time or less time for autolock the device but nothing.
    I try it with 2 note4, same issue.
    Samsung should fix it!

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  74. Bob DOle says

    Hello,

    I`m trying to find the warranty and the user manual of the Samsung galaxy note 4 s view cover.

    Could you please post the link.

    Thank you

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  77. junhao says

    Just got my s view cover today. Everything works fine except that i am missing the ‘select item to display’ option

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  78. Danielle says

    How do I disable the clock on the s view flip. I no longer want to use that feature and want to go back to the wallpaper display only.

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  79. kristinashara says

    Hallo, I’m galaxy note 4 user too, I bought a flip cover but not an original, but it doesn’t work on my phone, how can I fix it ? thanks

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  81. Sergio says

    The weather option is on to show on the S view cover but it doesn’t come out. I have tried unselecting it and selecting again, but it still doesn’t come out. What else can I try?

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  83. Kenneth says

    I just bought a note4 recently and a flip cover too but not samsung flip cover. In my setting-accessories there’s no s view cover setting. What should i do to enable the setting?

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  85. Manny Mendoza says

    How do I change the weather feature in the S view cover? I think it’s for the wrong city because it says 32 degrees and that’s not the temperature where I live

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  88. libertyguy62 says

    I can’t ring some favorite contacts directly from the S View window. It says “Device Locked. Open cover to view favorite contacts.” I use the finger print scanner to lock my device.

    Reply

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