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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] egorre:
I have another one. I use folders in my home screen. Once you open them, It will remain open even after you close out the app you just used. It does not close on its own. You either need to hit home twice, touch anywhere outside the folder or hit the back button. Annoying.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] blazinazn:
* sms mixed with call logs; makes a huge mess when using SMS Backup+ backing up to Gmail & gCalendar

^ My sms isn't in the call log. I'm completely stock too

If you use folders, I would suggest checking out circle launcher on the market as an alternative. It's what I'm using now instead of folders and find it highly useful and customizable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] woodat:
Left handed, pen is on the wrong side.

And do you guys have burn-in already? That seems awfully fast
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] psn1819:
I hate the fact this beast is not running cyanogenmod 10 yet!! Itll be like xmas
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] moSess:
I don't like that my girlfriend, just because she's hot, is always asking me to put it down and spend more time with her. I can't geek in peace!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dasudevil:
Totally agree. I am using apex launcher and it still does it. Why do we need to get out of a folder when we are done with it. ARG...

Also have a huge issue with the volume up and down on the headset. What are the volume buttons for then? Why do i need two things to change the volume. When the headset is plugged in the up and down should change tracks for peat sake. I have headset button control to fix but i should not have to pay for something that should be standard.

Other then that I have never been happier with this thing. I have yet to charge the phone while at work after using it for 5 hours straight (streaming music, listing to music player, youtube, net, netflix) Not all at once but you get the gist. LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
press the single button on the headphones to skip the song
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] craighwk:
My biggest complaint, and others have already said it, is not being able to hit the back or menu buttons with the S-Pen. I've learned to use gestures instead, but it still would be nice to tap the buttons to make them work.

My LED light is also very dim. It's about half the brightness of my previous S3, so that's a bummer. I think it's a hardware issue more than anything, but not sure if it's serious enough to ask for a return. Sometime's it's at normal brightness, but usually when the phone is idle, it looks like it's struggling to power the lamp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gatorrph:
I finally found something I don't like; when a call comes in while listening to music with 3rd party headphones I have to unplug the headset to talk to the caller. On my old HTC I just spoke to the phone as if it were in speaker mode and the caller could hear me via the phone while I heard them through the headphones. Funny thing is I swear it worked like that on the Note 2 the first time I got a call. I remember grinning that it worked that way but now the caller hears nothing. The only difference I know of is I did a factory reset hoping to get access to my mysteriously locked SD card without having to reformat it. Now I have to remove the buds from my ears so I can hear them and from the phone so they can hear me while trying to accept the call. There seems to be a delay while the ring is routed to the ear buds and another delay getting the phone out of my pocket and so far I have missed every call while trying to manage it all. I hope I get better at juggling it all as I am spoiled with the sound of good quality headphones and can't tolerate the giveaways they include with the phone and refuse to replace my expensive Shure series 4 buds.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Crwolv:
It does not have the radio where u have data while on a call. Sgs3 has it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mottyengel:
what are you talking about?? that was one of the first thing i tries with this phone and it works perfectly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] geoff5093:
I've been using the US Cellular Note 2 for the past few days, I do love it and if it wasn't for the HTC DNA then I would definitely pick this up when it comes to Verizon. Here's what I noticed about this phone so far.

Most phones have been able to fit in my cup holder, which is perfect since it's the only spot in my center console to easily store a phone and be able to glance down at it. The Note 2 is just slightly too wide to fit.

Surprisingly I've adjusted to holding it in two hands rather well, it feels just as natural as using my TB one handed. Of course you really can't use the Note 2 in one hand easily, as you need to readjust your grip in order to reach the pull down, then to press the back or home button.

I'm not on who cares for the physical home button, I get why some people like it but for me I'm used to the capacitive buttons which are a simply touch to activate, so I find myself attempting the same thing on the Note 2, but then have to press is twice because the first time wasn't hard enough. It also offsets your balance of the phone when trying to use it one handed and you need to go back home.

The S-Pen. Great feature, however I think I only took the S-Pen out once. It has the potential to be handy, I have it configured to open up a pop-up note when removed so if I need to make a quick note I just pull the pen out, no need to open an application. As far as normal day to day tasks, you could use it to swipe between screens, to scroll, etc. but it's much easier to use your finger. The pressure sensitivity seems to work well, but I would hardly call it hundreds of varying levels, it seems to be bold, normal, or light. Also, when you try to write very lightly the pen tends to "skip", even though it's still touching the screen it doesn't always register. Honestly, the S-Pen is a neat feature to have, but for me it's basically pointless (along with many of the features they have)

The new touchwiz software has the capability to prevent the display for rotating if you are lying down while looking at the phone. This is great in theory, as I find myself lying down in bed and having to manually disable rotation on my TB, however I found that in a dark room the phone never detected my face, and continued to rotate on it's own.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kwiggington:
I dont use the s-pen as much as i thought I would so its pretty much an over sized gs3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] recepo1:
Mine does on wifi
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pezlomd:
Im having one problem and only one.. volume when put at the loudest causes some distortion and the audio is loud but like really really loud so loud it distorts. Only solution is lowering it 2 steps under max then the audio quality sounds pretty good. Anyone else having this problem??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] awesomedeals88:
Same here. I wish the volume was loud and clear. Not loud and distorted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pezlomd:
So is this the same for everyone or do we have faulty speakers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
Mine sounds fine, but I am not a big audiophile. I don't sense any distortion of any kind at max volume.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdkinc:
My biggest complaint about the Note 2 is I can't out where the coffee comes out.

Other than that it's perfect :silly:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gatorrph:
Download the GoEspresso app from the Samsung market and hit the yellow button after the green button lights up telling you every thing is warmed up. I haven't actually been able to brew a cup yet, the 1300 watt heating element keeps killing the battery before the boiler reaches full temperature. I have the 3 gigaAmp battery on order but it hasn't arrived yet. I will update the post after I get it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Mine is the same way. What I don't like about the note 2 is..... I paid 680.00 dollars. You pay to play with new toys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] DeoreDX:
One thing I really dislike about it is that I have the feelign with this phone that Samsung created and threw a ton of features on the phone that have zero real life usability that I will never use that just adds bloat to the system. Just some examples:

Photo Note. I'm never going to turn my digital photo over to write on the back. Someone thought this was a good idea?

Photo tornado view. Really? Not useful at all. One of the many features that seem like it was added with no real useful purpose that just adds more bloat.

Photo tagging thinggy that learns faces and automatically tags photos. I guess I can deal with that but who the hell needs to tap a random photo in the gallery and device to call from gallery app. Come on that's just stupid and needless bloat.

Page Buddy. Decent idea but I really really hate the execution. Just take me to a home screen of my choice would be totally awesome. But to take me to some page that wastes 25% of the space with some stupid inspiration slogan just really irritates me.

Palm screen shot. You have home+power why do you need this useless gesture that just pain doesn't f'ing work well?

Quick glance. At least mine takes several seconds to pop up. Nothing quick about it. I have notification lights to tell me if I have missed calls or messages. Again how much power does this drain constantly on and monitoring waiting for input? How much bloated code does this add? Not a fan of crap like this.

I'm sure I could think of a ton more but this is just off the top of my head.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kwiggington:
Mine won't make me a sammich :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Turbo Brian:
only a few things bother me after my first full day of use with a tmo note2.

1. s-pen doesnt work on the capacitive buttons.

2. samsung keyboard doesnt autocorrect. thats a giant wtf. i like the #s on their own row and you can switch to s-pen input for text fields but, ive gone back to swiftkey for autocorrect. its too bad i cant enable spen input without switching back to the sammy keyboard.

3. power button location. prefer on top. i find myself frequently hitting the volume keys when gripping to hit the power button. that tends to change the sound profile if im on silent or vibrate.

4. complete lack of any "designed for" car dock. surprised sammy doesnt have one available yet.

other than those minor things, this phone rocks and is full of win :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaded_tree:
I have only had this for a couple of days now, after almost couple of years using an HTC HD2 - the Note 2 runs and downloads almost as fast as my desktop computer, and that reason alone makes me want to keep it for as long as I can.

Still, I already have a couple of issues, which have not even been mentioned in reviews I read so far:

Location of USB and headphone jacks. The HD2 and the Blackberry Curve 8320 (which I also previously owned) had the jacks next to each other. The Note 2 fits nicely into my car's cupholder, which is good since it's the only place where it can go during my long distance commute, but the headphone jack is at the top and the USB jack is at the bottom. There are times when I will want to have the ability to play music while the phone is charging at the same time, but as it stands now I'll have to choose one or the other.

Charging. It doesn't want to start charging instantly when plugged into a computer's USB port. It will charge when it's completely off and plugged into a wall outlet, and so far that's the only method working for me.

Linux support. None out-of-the-box, apparently. Plugging the Note 2 into the computer gives me an error message on the phone about being unable to find software that can recognize this device, and of course the SD card I put in it doesn't mount. I will continue looking for a solution for this when I have time tomorrow.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
Can't blame the phone for charging. The USB port doesn't push enough to charge.

I would blame Microsoft for MTP not working on Linux. What distribution are you running?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Hello there. I'm a current HD2 user, and I'm considering getting a Note 2. However, I've never used an Android phone before (using stock ROM on my HD2). How did you migrate all your info (in particular, telephone contacts and text messages) from your HD2 to your Note 2? Thanks in advance for your reply!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaded_tree:
I'm guessing now that the USB charging situation is getting somewhat stranger for me. The phone charged nicely in my car this morning, even though there was no red light on to indicate it was charging, like it was when it was charging through a regular wall outlet.

As far as MTP is concerned, I think my energy is better spent on making things work. What Microsoft has done has been done. . . and from what I understand, Google chose to implement MTP in the most recent versions of Android and completely ditch USB mass storage.

I am currently running Sabayon Linux. I installed libmtp and mtpfs before going to bed, but was not still not able to mount anything. I now have access to a Windows system, so I'll find out first if it's really the USB ports or if it's something more serious which requires an exchange of the phone.

I don't know how that's done; I was using Sundawg's TBD Sense 3.5 ROM (a port of the HTC Sensation XE ROM, I think) prior to this. I was willing to give up the Windows Mobile call log and text messages before switching to my first Android ROM on the HD2 (I didn't have much to lose). I used MyBackup Pro to migrate my call log, contacts, and text messages without any problems. However, if you have the Gmail app installed and have put your contacts there, they should easily migrate from Windows Mobile to Android. Those contacts will show up after you set up the phone and do the first sync. (I can try to help further, but we'll have to do this on another thread.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Thanks for your reply. I'm still looking into possible migration solutions, and I think I'll go over to the HD2 forum to look for some answers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
This isn't just the note but Android, in general. When you're using the keyboard and you misspell a word, its pain in the a$$ to get the cursor where you need. Soooooooo frustrating
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
If yiu use the samsung keyboard you can tap anywhere within the word and auto correct it. That's what I have been doing? Try it :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dre89:
My only issue is the damn thing is too slick, I would have liked a soft-touch back cover rather then the glossy plastic one. I gotta say I like the look of the cover though, it looks like a brushed metal on the gray one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
i need the swipe feature and i use light flow. Also need the notifications....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Feeling-Premium-Verizon-Unlocked/dp/B009POUJ5S Comes in Black and white Adds grip and no thickness
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dope3:
I don't have one that's what i don't like
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
My gripe is about the implementation of the s-pen.

1. What it does is good but they make the learning curve too steep.

2. It doesn't do enough. Samsung has the potential to revolutionize how people use devices and they are dragging their feet. Or maybe they're clueless that they are really on to something here.

The s-pen isn't being paid enough attention by Samsung. If they made this thing as awesome as it has the potential to be, they would kill the iphone with this device as it wouldn't compete with it so much as create an entirely new category.

3. Dedicated camera button should have happened.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dre89:
I got a Xtremeguard full body protector for it, fixed the slickness and it can't even be seen

noted for future reference on my Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wngmv:
That the keys are not softkeys. Really Samsung, what were you thinking about, making a phone with S-pen but the pen can't operate on the keys?!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] maniac5999:
I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but the S-Pen overall, I don't see how it's all that usefull, and if they ditched it they probably would have been able to fit a 4500mAh battery. I Like the two day battery life, but THREE days would have been killer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kushXmaster:
I just wish the s pen controlled the menu and back buttons also. Lack of multi Window with tmobile. That should come in am update eventually lol. If not I'll just unlock and flash a custom rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] diego1985:
It does just draw a back arrow to go back and a upwards arrow to get to the menu.

And it's fl dreadful waiting for the update. I would flash on multi view rom, but I need wifi calling.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
agreed, the only thing I'm waiting for is multiview, but wifi calling is more important for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kushXmaster:
I did find a nice list of s pen gestures. It Makes it much easier than putting the pen down or adjusting grip to press the buttons.

I really hope tmo doesn't take forever to release the update...They haven't done a very good job with timely releases with the other phones I've had from them.

Edit: I still can't seem to get the gesture for accessing the home screen down any pointers there?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] akkidy:
I'm still waiting for cifs.ko support on T-Mobile stock ROM rooted. Nobody seems to care about this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tracerit:
not even Touchwiz ROMs have wifi calling enabled?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jjcore:
I hate how large the text messages font is even after reducing to tire smallest size possible. I feel like you could read it across the room
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
My #1 gripe is no Google Wallet support. There are so many places I go to frequently that I could use that.

#2 would be a minor one at no 5x5 launcher. I mean, we have a giant screen for a 4x4 layout sammy. I think they did a lot of great things with their software and surprisingly like TW, but would prefer a couple small launcher tweaks too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
Yes and No, currently all ROMs are Touchwiz ROMs (AFAIK) but the problem is that Wifi Calling is specific to the T-Mo USA models, and the multiview ROMs are currently based off the N7100 ROMs and not the TMo USA, however, once a developer manages to integrate WiFi calling in, then it should be fine, but currently you've got to choose 1 or the other (both have touchwiz however)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Glad to hear that is the case -- I'm 50+ with failing eyesight, so I'm looking forward to having large text:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mizanari_Kae:
1...I used to be a hardcore windows power user until they dropped the ball big time with windows phone 7, in my opinion the s pen isnt better that windows transcriber in a few ways for one was able to write in cursive and teach the phone how I write for better recognition, I can only imagine how far the transcriber would have if they would have. dropped it, poor old windows trying to be something its not, and now the s pen steal the glory with half decent hand writting recognition and options, 2...now second touchwiz is crap I dont care what anyone says, I say limited features and functions period..... 3...third the ui is the most ugliest thing ever, im coming from the htc one s and hands down sense ui is the better ui except for the memory consumption part, looks way better and more classy, the calender, the weather app, contacts etc.. , this cartoony ui is gay, and totally look like something I would buy for a child, im a grown man for goodness sake they could have made something more mature looking of at least make changeble theme like htc did with sense, I have to look at this crap eveyday. Someone please make something to overwrite these ugly blue bars and menus, I can slap the one who that it was cool to do this, its out of touch and mix matches with google and all the other app n stuff... I dont know about you guys, but I like options why? Cause everyone is different with different tastes some will agree and other will not, thats why options fills the gaps to satisfy people like me who dont like people to tell me that imma gonna take It in The butt however they give it to me, I bought this phone for power and features.. for looks and style on the ui Only they get 1 star from me, I rather rock the plain vanilla ui before this crap...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kushXmaster:
You could always use a 3rd party launcher...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tracerit:
will using another launcher lose any of the Samsung features?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] diego1985:
I guess they didn't include it, since you can actually touch the home button with the s pen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mizanari_Kae:
Nova launcher is great its what I using which I didn't mention in the previous post however the other parrs of the ui is ugly and mix matches with everything else, anyway i haven't. Noticed any lost features its not like ist sense switching launcher with cost you your pretty htc widget I was able to still use the s pen widget on the nova launcher, personally widget are gay if they aren't interactive a live, they jus waste ram, its called organization of your apps and gestures and utilizing existing shortcuts to open apps quickly, my home screen is blank but I can open any app in three taps minimal or no scrolling do to the use of categorized folders, and when you memorize the layout it extremely fast. TOUCHWIZ SUCKS!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] saseekutz:
Debated heavily about this phone or the new nex, but opted for this. Its a monster of a phone. I don't regret this buy at all.The battery is amazing. The s-pen I don't really have a use for though
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kushXmaster:
That's sorta what I figured. I'm just not sure if that is gonna end up being bad for the pen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] madman604:
had the phone for a day. stellar so far, but one complaint. i hold it with my left hand, and its almost impossible to hit the back button.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wngmv:
No. Try either Apex or nova. I think the former is more popular
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] initial_k:
That's incorrect. You will lose some Samsung widget like the Calendar Mini 4x4 widget and the weather widget.

Also page buddy does not work with another launcher. Going back to touchwiz for now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mike2518:
Would have been great if the s-pen could control the capacitive buttons.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fix-this!:
love the phone, hate some of the lag. hopefully 4.2 will fix this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mike2518:
Also, don't know why people are complaining, but I personally love the new touch wiz. I've used sense and was on plain jelly bean on my Nexus, but love this one. It looks real nice and is very functional. Much better than sense.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] knarfies:
Ive actually used nova since my s2 days. Great launcher and you dont lose any touchwiz functions. Only thing I could think of that this phone needs is multiwindow. Thought it had it when I first looked into it.