[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Hi guys Zoid here,

writing to give you a comprehensive list of cool things I have found with the Galaxy Note 2. I figured it was about time we had one such list compiled considering the amount of people who now possess this wondiferous device (

3 million devices sold in 37 days

! sweet mamajama!!).

I will add a few things about the Galaxy Note 2 that may be common knowledge to the initiated, for those who are picking up a Galaxy device for the first time. I will try my best to keep the list updated with things you guys may find, along with the name of who posted the tip. These will be listed in various sections.

So without further ado:

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S-PEN Tips & Tricks

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* You can touch the lock-screen with the S-Pen to get a cool "ink spill" effect. You must have the water touch lock screen on. -Zoidpilot

* Press the side button on your S-Pen while hovering to quick change tools from pen to eraser in S-Note.-Zoidpilot

* Hold the S-Pen side button and double-tap your screen at any time to bring up a quick note. -Zoidpilot

* Hold the S-Pen side button and long press your screen to take a screenshot anywhere. -Zoidpilot

* Hold the S-Pen side button and draw on the screen to begin "cutting" out anything on screen. -Zoidpilot

* Hover over most things with S-Pen to see more info (like E-mails, or on screen buttons and links). This is called Airview.-Zoidpilot

* Hover over the edges of the screen to scroll in places that scrolling is available (i.e. XDA app).-Zoidpilot

* Drop down the notifications bar while the S-Pen is out and tap the violet icon on the right to open Quick Command.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > S-Pen > and check "S-Pen Keeper" to sound an alert whenever you leave your S-Pen somewhere and walk away.-Zoidpilot

* While you have the keyboard open (like while writing a text) long-press the button on the left next to the space bar and select the symbol that looks like a

"T" to begin Handwriting to Text. You can write and it transcribes it to text automatically. Long-press the same button to switch back.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > S-Pen > Quick Command Settings / to customize what you have to draw to issue a Quick Command.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Display > Page Buddy / to choose what shows on the screen when you pull the S-Pen out.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Language and input > Samsung Keyboard Settings button > Pen Detection / to have the keyboard automatically switch to Handwriting pad when the S-Pen is detected.-Zoidpilot

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TouchWiz Tips & Tricks

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* Go to Menu > Settings > One handed operation / to have the keyboard shrunk and moved to either the left or right side of the app of your choice.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Lock Screen Options / to add the weather, news, and other things to your lock screen as well as customize what apps are shown there.-Zoidpilot

* (So far only tested with an Xbox) If you are connected to the same Wifi as your Xbox, you can play a video through the gallery and press Menu to bring up the option to scan for nearby devices. Once it pops up, you can play the video through your Xbox! -Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Sound > Device Vibration / to select different vibration types, or make your own. -Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Motion / to add or remove Motion functions throughout your device.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Motion > Advanced / to choose what shows on the screen when you enable "Quick Glance".-Zoidpilot

* Go into S-Voice and tap Menu > Settings / and uncheck "Open via the home key" to eliminate Home screen lag. Or just disable the app altogether.-Zoidpilot

* Not rooted but want to get rid of some bloatware? Go to Menu> Settings> Application Manager> All / and find the application ( like S-Voice ) and touch "Disable" to do just that. Sometimes you may have to uninstall updates first.-Zoidpilot

* Touch "Apps" on your home screen and press the Menu Key. Scroll down to "Hide apps" to hide them from your drawer.-Zoidpilot

* In Messaging touch Menu > Settings / on the top there are options to change the Bubble Style and Background. On the bottom there are options to block Spam messages or specific numbers.-Zoidpilot

* Long-press the Menu key on the home screen to bring up Google Now.-Zoidpilot

* You can pinch to zoom some notifications to expand them ( like Emails) .-Zoidpilot

* You can use the S Note app to create a new page and insert pics to doodle on. Open S-Note > Tap on "Insert Object" button > and select "Images". -Sewhuy

* How to draw on images - Open image > menu > advanced > "Photo Editor" (if you don't have it get it via Play Store) > select "decoration".-ZenInsight

* Draw on Calendar - Open Calendar app > in portrait mode on "Month View" tap top left icon. When you exit out of writing mode, the drawings will disappear, but will reappear when you enter again.-cecilia

* Wifi turning on constantly throughout the day? Menu > Settings > More settings > Mobile networks > Connections Optimizer > uncheck.-Zoidpilot

* In contacts, swipe right on a name to call them, swipe left to text. Also works in messaging.- cruecu

* Make folders in app drawer - Open App Drawer > Menu > Create Folder. After creating one, Menu > Edit / to drop apps into it.-Zoidpilot

* Organize App Drawer. Open App Drawer > Menu > View Type.-Zoidpilot

* Go to Menu > Settings > Battery / and tap on an app to see how much juice it is using.-Zoidpilot

keep then coming!! :good:

P.S. Does anyone read Atomic Robo?