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Am I a palm swiping failure?

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fezzle

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I have tried countless times to take a screenshot by using the palm swiping gimmick all the reviews make such a big deal about. I was able to do it successfully on the demo phone in the Sprint store, but I cannot seem to do it with my own.

I know I can alternatively take screenshots by pressing Home + Power, but that is beside the point. I should be able to swipe my palm as well.

Has anyone else tried this and had no luck? I know it takes a little practice, but how much effort should it actually take?
 
fezzle said:
I have tried countless times to take a screenshot by using the palm swiping gimmick all the reviews make such a big deal about. I was able to do it successfully on the demo phone in the Sprint store, but I cannot seem to do it with my own.

I know I can alternatively take screenshots by pressing Home + Power, but that is beside the point. I should be able to swipe my palm as well.

Has anyone else tried this and had no luck? I know it takes a little practice, but how much effort should it actually take?
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I'll ask just because I've seen a bunch of people do it already. You are making contact with the screen with the side of your palm correct? I know it sounds stupid but a bunch of people have tried swiping their hands over the phone not touching the screen with the thought that some sensor would pick up the motion...

Also, under settings->motion, make sure motion that "palm swipe to capture" is turned on at the bottom of the page.
 
brava27 said:
Such a gimmick. Just press home and lock button and it does the same thing and no smudge on the screen.
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That's not what the OP asked.

OP, be sure that you are using the side of your palm (touching the screen) and not your hold hand to swipe the screen.

When I read about it, I was using my whole hand and was trying to figure out why it didn't work. I read the Galaxy S3 manual and that explained it better. I have a pdf copy on my phone so I always have it for reference.
 
fezzle said:
I have tried countless times to take a screenshot by using the palm swiping gimmick all the reviews make such a big deal about. I was able to do it successfully on the demo phone in the Sprint store, but I cannot seem to do it with my own.

I know I can alternatively take screenshots by pressing Home + Power, but that is beside the point. I should be able to swipe my palm as well.

Has anyone else tried this and had no luck? I know it takes a little practice, but how much effort should it actually take?
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Well mine worked well yesterday. Today I tried several times and it would not work...yes I was also doing it correctly.

I went into settings, turned it off, turned it back on, and voila...works again. Try the same and see if this helps.
 
Thanks, my friends! I didn't realize my hand had to be literally on the screen. I thought it motioned sensed from a few millimeters above, doing something similar to Smart Stay. Now it works!
 
fezzle said:
Thanks, my friends! I didn't realize my hand had to be literally on the screen. I thought it motioned sensed from a few millimeters above, doing something similar to Smart Stay. Now it works!
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Great, glad it's working for you now!
 
fezzle said:
Thanks, my friends! I didn't realize my hand had to be literally on the screen. I thought it motioned sensed from a few millimeters above, doing something similar to Smart Stay. Now it works!
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Fezzle last week I was having the same problem. It did seem really cool in the video on youtube, it does work, but for the most part moves the screen over. I did go back to just home and power button lol
 
Optimus Prune said:
On top of that, I can't get the home button /lock combination to work. Only option that works for me is the palm swipe.
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You have to press them both at the same time and hold them for a second. If you press either button before the other one you'll end up locking the screen or opening the task manager.
 
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