Been running CivZ rom since couple days after getting this device. Wondering if any SPen functionality found in stock rom has been lost. It has been way too long since I've been stock so don't know about this. The Note 10 (2014) has ability to hold the pen down over any notes section in apps and handwrite instead of using keyboard. This is a really cool feature that I can't seem to replicate on my Note. Can someone running stock chime in and let me know if this functionality on our tablet exists?
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So, I was torn with this issue:
I had a Note 10.1 and REALLY all I wanted was the S Note version from Note 8 (GT-N7000) on my note 10.1. I liked all the features but the one I liked most that was missing from my note 2 was how you can change the background and page ruling independently. I instead got a Note 10.1 2014 edition, but I still like the S Note suite from the GT-N7000 - which is still my favorite iteration of S Note. The new one is ok - but all I wanted was a common template with blue paper and wide ruling. The integrated internet search was nice as well! But it got me thinking...
Could I take the GT-N7000 S Note apk and put it on my Note 10.1 2014 edition? Where would I get it. I looked around and got a zip file -= but there was nothing fruitful resulting from my search. Can I rename that apk and have BOTH the 2014 S Note and the Note 8 versions? I could find uses for both.
I know the screen resolution is different, so I am guessing, it will act wonky, or is there something I can do about that. Can someone point me to resources to this, or how to do it. I have given my note 10.1 2014 a shot but I am missing some features and I want them back. Also PDFs in S Note seemed to work better before, so I would use this for pdfs. A lot of people are missing some of the basic s note features we have come to expect - and I have a note 2. Would the solution be putting a classic version of snote on the tablet we just bought?
As I am a fair novice at this, who wants to learn more - if this is a stupid idea, please tell me why. I am trying to understand. I have gotten other apks from resources that took them from the Note 8 and put them on my phone, and they work well.
Thank you, in kind, for your responses.
I have the 8.0 version running on a rooted Note 2 device
I am currently running the Note 8.0 version on my Note 2.0. It does have some screen resolution issues. My note 2.0 is rooted, and I expect you would need to root your note 10.1 2014 to be able to install an apk like S-note that is tightly integrated into the device. If rooting is something you want to pursue I may be able to the find the thread on xda that will walk you though the install of the note 8.0 version on a rooted device. I have a note 10.1 2014, but I have not yet rooted it out of concern that it may void my warranty.
I had to remove the Note 2 version of Snote from my phone to install the 8.0 version.
If you really just want a different background, I may be able to help you. I'm currently working on a little program that essentially creates a template file (fully customizable) and then injects it into the SNote flow as a standard note with a standard template and custom background. You could accomplish the same thing manually by creating a custom background from an image each time.
Ryan Feeley said:
If you really just want a different background, I may be able to help you. I'm currently working on a little program that essentially creates a template file (fully customizable) and then injects it into the SNote flow as a standard note with a standard template and custom background. You could accomplish the same thing manually by creating a custom background from an image each time.
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I would be interested in this, I can't understand why Samsung have omitted this, they could have even included it as a paid upgrade app.
Helium?
Not sure it will work in this instance
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup&hl=en
Hey Guys ,
Ive had the n7100 for around a year now ,
I Always liked the phone but recently it became Sluggish to a point of crushing and i couldnt even use it.
I Switched a few roms and lastly i tried the Clean Kitkat rom (Asylum)
Up untill now i re-fell in love with the Phone and i love how it runs so smoothly , However i have one question ,
I Can bare the idea the pen is less "useable" as i cant use the keyboard features i had and others , however the touchwiz on 4.3 had one feature i really miss - which is the one handed control (where it minimizes the whole screen to a use of 1 hand).
1. is it possible to implement or install such mod on the AOSP / CM Roms ?
2. Do you know any other feasible ideas that will allow me to use it with one hand ?
Thanks!
Search the theme/app forum spen detection note buddy and gesture control plus papyrus. They all pretty much give you your spen features back. Ommirom has multiwindow not sure if you can substitute Samsung multiwindow though but I'm pretty sure you can use floating apps to have different windows open at the same time
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Just curious if anyone is running Cyanogenmod (n5100) on their Note 8. couple quick questions....
1. Is it stable?
2. Anything not work? Any bugs?
3. People talk about the sPen stuff or whatever on the Note 8. Is it worth keeping the stock ROM for some of that Samsung stuff?
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Just curious if anyone is running Cyanogenmod (n5100) on their Note 8. couple quick questions....
1. Is it stable?
2. Anything not work? Any bugs?
3. People talk about the sPen stuff or whatever on the Note 8. Is it worth keeping the stock ROM for some of that Samsung stuff?
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Only for the sPen and the double window thing. I dont care about the bloatware that comes included. In fact I just bought it for the sPen feature.
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Only for the sPen and the double window thing. I dont care about the bloatware that comes included. In fact I just bought it for the sPen feature.
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I donno what peeps here are calling bloat ware... Samsung apps are some the the finest available on Android. Google apps are just about needed for secondary apps and extras.
Out of the many apps I removed or disabled, I personally could not find much improvement with storage or RAM consumption.
The only issue that I found from an app is Googles Music Player, and 4.2.2 and earlier OS not able to fully categorize RAM used with over 45GB of MP3 files. I think it has to do with how many folders and mp3 files are stored. Any way Music Player will consume battery power not what peeps call bloat ware.
Too many developers and so called know it alls will point out bloat ware as an issue, when the issue is how things are configured and used.
I have tried custom ROMs and found nothing better than a properly setup Stock ROM. Sad to say for the Note 8.0.
If need be safe root and install TI backup pro and Xposed framework with plugins, to have the power of most custom ROMs and to remove all you want. If you need to send in for repair, just do a factory reset and be done with it. Simple and effective without need to jump though hoops in flashing and dealing with Triangle away and looking for proper OEM firmware. Plus you can always update through Kies or Settings as if nothing was touched. )
Sorry for the long rant, just tired of peeps pointing at bloatware being an issue with devices. The issue is proper implementation and usage. Take it from me, having an engineering degree in applied science in technology. I find it easier to pick at the problems people create than to deal with the limitations of pushing out new tech without proper testing. That is why I never applied for Google, MS, or many other big named companies. Samsung tablets seem to have less issues with what they load than many other competitors. Google may complain about customizations, but as long as they work that is all I care about. So many who do complain about bloatware are probably Google biased.
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Just curious if anyone is running Cyanogenmod (n5100) on their Note 8. couple quick questions....
1. Is it stable?
2. Anything not work? Any bugs?
3. People talk about the sPen stuff or whatever on the Note 8. Is it worth keeping the stock ROM for some of that Samsung stuff?
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I put CM 11 on my note 8.0 n5110 (not the n5100) as I love CM11 on my note 2. However, although the CM 11 on my note 2 seems like a polished final product with no issues whatsoever (although it's only a nightly), definitely CM11 on my note 8.0 seemed like it was still a work in progress.
1. Yes, it is stable for everyday things.
2. Often (about once every other day) an app would disappear from the homepage. I would then have to put them back. I could not remove unwanted preinstalled apps from my homepage (like the camera app for example). Usually you would grab the app and bring it to the top of the screen and it would be removed. For some reason there was no way to remove them. Usually there is a simple way to "close all" the opened apps by going to the pull-down menu. This was missing my nightly.
3. The pen works perfectly on CM11. Of course, there is no "air gestures" like on stock. For me, I just use the spen as a pen: for drawing, sketching, and taking notes (like using my favorite app LectureNotes). For such things, the pen works fine. In my opinion, it's well worth getting CM11 --- besides for the things mentioned in 2 (and other small things) the note 8.0 runs amazingly smooth, like the dream tablet I always wanted.
BTW, later I moved to Omnirom on my note 8.0 and I'm still using it and I am liking Omnirom even better than CM11 (which in my personal opinion is much better than the stock rom).
I'm currently running PACROM nightlies. Is there a way to install SNOTE back on my note 2 running pacrom? From what I have read it will need touchwiz to run. Can anyone point me in the right direction, I haven't found much searching.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/app-snote-apk-t1986036
Nope.
Being in the same boat, I use Handy Note Pro. A utility that is all around superior to S-Note in every way shape and form when combined with CM-SPen Addon and Note Buddy. All are on Play.
No. You read correctly. Most Samsung apps require TW to install and function. You will have to decide between custom AOSP or touch Wiz... one or the other. I have the same dilemma as a lot of others do. Torn between TW apps/keyboard vs AOSP.
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No. You read correctly. Most Samsung apps require TW to install and function. You will have to decide between custom AOSP or touch Wiz... one or the other. I have the same dilemma as a lot of others do. Torn between TW apps/keyboard vs AOSP.
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At this point there is nothing that Note 2 TouchWiz has that hasn't been ported over into an app for AOSP.
Kii keyboard has all the features of the TW keyboard and more...and is configurable how you like.
Hi All,
i recently got my AT&T Note 5, and i always use floating keyboard (in Note 3)
but i'm unable to see the option in Note 5.
If any one know how to achieve this in Note 5 (or any alternative) that would be great.
Sucks, I also notice the writing input with the s pen is awfull. Slow and have to wait for it to put a space all the time I'm before you even write.
Have you checked other variants? I know att disabled read reports for mms and sms.
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Hi All,
i recently got my AT&T Note 5, and i always use floating keyboard (in Note 3)
but i'm unable to see the option in Note 5.
If any one know how to achieve this in Note 5 (or any alternative) that would be great.
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Yes the A.I.type Tablet Keyboard Free is a floating keyboard alternative. It has a split keyboard also, and a floating one.
I honestly don't know of any other alternative.