Galaxy Note Tips & Tricks

Top 10 expected improvements in Galaxy Note 3

Almost certainly, Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 3 during (before) IFA 2013. Galaxy Note was announced during IFA 2011, Note 2 was in IFA 2012. There are some leaked images and specifications circulating around. But none of them accurate, because Samsung surely produced several prototypes for evaluation. A few additional prototypes may be just to confuse competitors. Based on Samsung's track record in Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note series, it is certain, that Galaxy Note 3 will be an "upgrade" to Galaxy s4, not just an upgrade to Galaxy Note 2. This is the product strategy for … [Continue reading]

Who stole my butter? Solving slowness probelms in Galaxy Note after Jelly Bean update

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Jelly Bean 4.1 updated for Galaxy Note has been rolled out in phases since February 2013. This update brings Galaxy Note owners many excited improvements, new features and apps. Some of the new features were explained in the Top 12 new features you should try after getting Jelly Bean 4.1 update for Galaxy Note. However, some users reported serious slowness issues after the Jelly Bean update in their Galaxy Notes. It seems the Project Butter is nothing, or Samsung stole our butter. What are the causes, and what are the solutions? First, Galaxy Note is powerful enough for running Jelly … [Continue reading]

Top 12 new features you should try after getting Jelly Bean 4.1 update for Galaxy Note

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Jelly Bean 4.1 update has been available in more and more regions since February. Now our almost 1.5-year-old Note gets a new life again after the Ice Cream Sandwich update last year. If the rumor can be trusted (and it is usually can be trusted), Galaxy Note will get Jelly Bean 4.2 update this year as well. Even better news for Galaxy Note 2 owners, Key Lime Pie (aka, Android 5.0) update will very likely be available for your Note 2. Well done Samsung!. Now Samsung is only second to Google in providing an update for their Android handsets. Last November, we list top 10 expected features … [Continue reading]

Is LG Optimus G Pro an Alternative to Galaxy Note 2?

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It is not a secret that LG wants to step into the phablet market which is dominated by Samsung's 5.3" Galaxy Note and 5.5" Galaxy Note 2. The 5" rectangle slab, Optimus Vu, and Vu 2, announced last year, failed miserably to get into this niche market. So, this year, LG Optimus G Pro was announced during Mobile World Congress 2013. It will be released in selected regions next month. This time LG gambles on the Optimus G branding. Will it be successful? The eye-catching feature of this phone is its 5.5" full HD IPS display. So, the targeted competitor of Optimus G Pro is not Galaxy S3 or … [Continue reading]

Galaxy Note 8.0: the largest smartphone in the history!

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Galaxy Note family now has a new member: Galaxy Note 8.0. It is different from Galaxy Note 10.1, which is clearly a tablet. It is simply a larger version of Galaxy Note 2, a giant phone. So, this is a smartphone, at least, not a pure tablet. This can be easily identified by: 1). an earpiece and, 2).the iconic Home button and two navigation keys. The major difference to Galaxy Note 2 is the odd location of the speaker. In Galaxy Note 8.0, it is in the bottom, not on the back. Designer may come from the Mars. Specification wise, this is surely not a top-notch smartphone or tablet. It … [Continue reading]

S Note tutorial: how to change text styles (appearance)

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This is our second S Note video tutorial. In this tutorial,we will learn how to change the appearance or typesetting of your text in S Note. This includes font type, text size, text decoration, paragraph spacing, paragraph alignment, paragraph indent, pre-defined styles, and list styles. This tutorials works on Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Note 8.0. Of course, this covers both typed (from keyboard) text, and handwriting recognition text (from Productivity tools). If you are not sure about productivity tools, you may check this post … [Continue reading]

Top 10 expected features in Jelly Bean 4.1 update for Galaxy Note

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We all know Samsung has been working on Jelly Bean (4.1) update for Galaxy Note, although this Korean company never officially confirm or announce this update. The information we have is the update may be rolled out as early as in December. and most users will get it in Q1/2013. There is no information on Jelly Bean 4.2 update yet. Anyway, the waiting is almost over. Now, let's list the top 10 anticipated features in this Jelly Bean 4.,1 update for our more-than-one-year-old Galaxy Note. For Top 10 new features in ICS update, please read this … [Continue reading]

Galaxy Note 2: the first Jelly Bean phone will reach your hands as early as this October

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As rumored (or expected), Samsung announced the second generation of Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, at IFA 2012 yesterday. Now, the first Jenny Bean(out of box, not through update) phone. So, here is a short list of changes (from Galaxy Note to Galaxy Note 2): Jelly Bean (aka, Android 4.1), vs Ginger Bread (Android 2.3). So Galaxy Note is the first Jelly Bean phone. 5.5 inch display, vs 5.3 inch 16:9 ratio (1280*720, HD), vs 16:10 *1280*800, WXGA) Quad core 1.6GHz CPU, vs dual core 1.4GHz or 1.5 GHz 2GB RAM, vs 1GB RAM; dimension: 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm, vs 151.1 x 80.5x … [Continue reading]

S Note Tutorial: how to use productivity tools

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S Pen is something unique in our Galaxy Note. ICS (aka Android 4.0) update simply made our Note more useful with some new apps specially for S Pen. S Note is one of these new and interesting apps. However, some Galaxy Note users are not sure how to use S Note, although, Samsung already includes the 6-page S Note tips, 6-page productivity tips, and 6 samples (not sure why Samsung guys like 6, 6=s) in the S Note app. So, I created this tutorial to give you some idea how to use the productivity tools in S Note. This tutorial works on all Note devices: Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy … [Continue reading]

Why Galaxy Note 10.1 will fail?

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Galaxy Note 10.1 was announced in last February to take the momentum generated by Galaxy Note. This is a wise decision to create a unique tablet with S Pen (and productivity tools). The initial specifications announced in MWC2012 were not impressive and the design was just another out-of-the-mill Android tablet. So, Samsung decided to re-work it. Now after more than 5 months, pre-order of this tablet was announced by Negri Electronics at $750 (No Jelly Bean, still ICS). Maybe the price will drop to around $500 soon. After reading the specifications, my first impression is this is just … [Continue reading]

Top 10 new features in Galaxy Note after ICS update

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After the official release of ICS 4.0.3 update for Galaxy Note in May and ICS 4.0.4 update last week, some users asked me what the new features are. Thanks to Samsung's Touch Viz UI, most users will not visually find any changes after the update. Here I prepared the top 10 new features in your Galaxy Note after the ICS update. Each update fixes some bugs and the performance should be improved, so we usually recommend users to apply the update, although some new problems may be reported, e.g. battery issues, RAM issues. Given the short lifespan (1-3 years) of samrtphones, it … [Continue reading]

ICS 4.0.4 update for Galaxy Note is arriving, globally

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After 2 months of the initial ICS update(4.0.3) for Galaxy Note, Samsung now quietly roll out ICS 4.0.4 globally. I was a bit surprised when I saw the update notification, because I just got the information the 4.0.4 update would be roll out gradually. Apparently, immediately after releasing the ICS update for AT&T's version Galaxy Note on July 11, Samsung also pushed out the ICS 4.0.4 update for Galaxy Note users in German. And today, more regions including most European countries and Asian countries get the Android ICS 4.0.4 update for Galaxy Note. Hopefully, this update will solve … [Continue reading]

Why did I get less free RAM after the ICS update in my Galaxy Note?

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Some users felt the sluggish immediately after the ICS update on the Galaxy Note. Some users even want to go back to Gingerbread, as commented by some users on the post of Top 10 questions on ICS update for your Galaxy Note and Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to your Galaxy Note Of course, it is NOT necessary to go back to GB. Don't over-react on the feeling. In this post, I will share with you how to read your available RAMs, and some tips to make your Note more responsive. During the ICS update, for some unknown reasons, all apps will be started (we all know all apps will be re-installed … [Continue reading]

AllAboutGalaxyNote updated: from one-way communication to N-way

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You may already notice this blog was updated this weekend: from a blog to a community. Blogging is an effective to share experience, to discuss some specific issues with a small group peers. This is the original format of AllAboutGalaxyNote.com, powered by WordPress. However, when a blog post has 100-200 discussions, the limitation is obvious: it is hard to navigate (although WordPress is really a solid platform). In addition, it is very hard for a visitor to start a new topic due to the default security control in WordPress. So, an integrated forum is needed. Sometimes, some people … [Continue reading]

How to solve battery issues after ICS update in your Galaxy Note?

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Update: although the post was initially written for Galaxy Note with ICS, the method actually works for Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 3 and many other Android devices with different versions of Android. After ICS update, some Galaxy Note users complained about poorer battery life compared with that with Gingerbread. Initially, I thought it is a problem of "feeling" because I personally felt similar battery life after the ICS update. I was a bit disappointed because I had expected some sort of battery life improvements. Suddenly, last week, I encountered the battery drain issue: battery just … [Continue reading]