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Note 8 Tips and Tricks!

As this is already in the public domain, an useful test is:

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Sometimes all a phone needs is a hard reset after running certain processes.
 
On the N8, Any easy way when using Chrome browser to Forward to next page without having to click in the upper left vertical 3 dots for the Forward button??
For returning to prior page, the back-button is conveniently located on the lower navigation bar.
 
On the N8, Any easy way when using Chrome browser to Forward to next page without having to click in the upper left vertical 3 dots for the Forward button??
For returning to prior page, the back-button is conveniently located on the lower navigation bar.

Aks every page to open in a new tab and then flick left or right through as you wish.
 
I have a favourite widget, Glass Analogue Clock, and it was just too small on screen when ported to the Note 8 from the 4. It just didn't look right and alternatives just weren't the same or had the same issue.

I resolved this by going to Settings->Display-Screen Zoom and font

I Moved the zoom to medium and the font down 2 notches so nothing else was affected.

Worked a treat and now all my widgets that use fixed size images as backgrounds are fixed but my notifications, contacts and so on do not diplay the font any larger.

Hello gang,



I found a small battery saving adjustment that will make this battery last even longer. I'm currently getting 24hrs + with full charge with heavy use. But, first two days I noticed even though I wasn't using my phone during some idle time battery was going down. I played with it a few times and found that GPS is the evil culprit of this. For example I disabled my GPS this morning before full charge that finished at 10am and I'm still at 100% (about 2hrs). I did open and check few things but no more battery going down 1 or 2 % out of the blue.


So hint is if you are not using your GPS shut it down because it will cause small amounts of drain.


Hope this helps some people.


Cheers.
Android has become quite intelligent about turning off GPS and other location tracing when not in use. If you are having to manually disable Location to save battery it is worth investigating which applications are abusing it. Poorly written weather apps/clocks/widgets are a prime culprit but social media, news apps and others can also be to blame.
Decent apps will give you, or even default to not updating during Do Not Disturb hours so it is worth checking them to ensure it is enabled or findig one that gives this.

I'm not entirely sure how you can check which apps areusing location services the most. That would be a fantastic next tip. Off to search the web.....

If you go to Settings->Connections->Location you can put it into Battery Saving mode as an option to only use wifi and networks for location using Location Method.

It will also tell you which apps have recently been asking your location.
 
I recently struggled with the People's & Apps Edge moving from the right side of my screen to the left side. I have absolutely no idea how that happened but it did. So, for anyone else with this issue, here is the fix:

1. Open the People's Edge or Apps Edge (either one).
2. Ignore the "Edit" option and look for the little settings "sprocket" on the opposite side and select it.
3. Look for the 3 vertical dots, and select it.
4. Select "Edge Panel Handle" and then select LEFT or RIGHT.

I have to give credit to the General Manager (Milan Ivey) of a restaurant that I recently visited. He wasn't sure how to do it either, but he figured it out in seconds! I guess it helps to always have the most recent phones! Thanks Milan!
 
While the name is misleading, Samsung's Good Lock 2018, lets you put the customization of your phone into your own hands. I installed this application after reading SamMobile's article about it and I really enjoyed what it has allowed me to change. After I made several changes, it felt like I just applied a new, exciting UI update.
Good Lock 2018 has 4 core apps and you can also incorporate other Lock applications into it. Each application giving you control to customize their specific function. Here are some links to read more about it and you can download it from the Galaxy App Store.
 
Very interesting - especially now that it has an official US release. I'll try these out on Jeanette and see which ones I like and use... then, if I decide that the Note9 is worth my while, I'll already know what to do with them. Great post, thanks!

:)

EDIT: I'm actually very impressed with the features so far!
 
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Liking Good Lock so far. Thanks for the tip on that! I use Samsung Themes but don't always like the clock that the developer chooses for the lockscreen. Clock Face gives me a lot more options without ruining the nice lockscreen theme that I paid good money for.
 
I did turn off the Task Switcher, because there was no option for multi-screen. So if you use two apps on the screen at the same time, that is not a Good Lock feature you want.
 
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