New features

[jcip17]

Just got the note 8 yesterday and been messing around with it. I'm coming from the Note4 with Note7 software. I think I have a pretty decent setup. I'm taking advantage of the always on screen. I use it like a lock screen. So I disabled the lock screen. I long-press the home screen to unlock the phone its pretty awesome. Or double tap the notifications to go directly to them, without swiping again.

I wanted to create this discussion so ppl can share their shortcuts and little efficiencies so everybody can enjoy them.

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Update: So I lied I assumed there would be notifications on the AOD screen with the lockscreen off but unfortunately there are no more notifications on AOD without the lock screen that's silly

Update, Update: there is a setting in the display>navigation bar settings that bypasses the lock screen on a long press!!!

 

[leyvatron]

Double tap recents for switch to last app

press on power button twice when phone is completely off for a camera shortcut

bxActions from the google play store to remap bixby

 

[jcip17]

Double tap recents for switch to last app

press on power button twice when phone is completely off for a camera shortcut

bxActions from the google play store to remap bixby

dat double tap doeee

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[alhadee12]

Just got the note 8 yesterday and been messing around with it. I'm coming from the Note4 with Note7 software. I think I have a pretty decent setup. I'm taking advantage of the always on screen. I use it like a lock screen. So I disabled the lock screen. I long-press the home screen to unlock the phone its pretty awesome. Or double tap the notifications to go directly to them, without swiping again.

I wanted to create this discussion so ppl can share their shortcuts and little efficiencies so everybody can enjoy them.

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How do you like the phone?

 

[jcip17]

How do you like the phone?

I like it a lot but in my opinion the curve screen does not improve anything and is unnecessary, it just looks good. Typing on it takes getting used to. The q & p keys are on the edge and it's a little weird to press them and long press them.

The phone was super hard to handle with one hand without the Samsung military grade rugged case. It's a long phone. With the case it's thicker and more manageable. Having the case on it also makes it harder to touch the edge of the screen by accident when using one hand.

Really not a fan of the curve screen as you can see lol. But other than that the phone is perfect.

I wish they had an option to disable the edges or something.

You planning on getting it?

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[alhadee12]

I like it a lot but in my opinion the curve screen does not improve anything and is unnecessary, it just looks good. Typing on it takes getting used to. The q & p keys are on the edge and it's a little weird to press them and long press them.

The phone was super hard to handle with one hand without the Samsung military grade rugged case. It's a long phone. With the case it's thicker and more manageable. Having the case on it also makes it harder to touch the edge of the screen by accident when using one hand.

Really not a fan of the curve screen as you can see lol. But other than that the phone is perfect.

I wish they had an option to disable the edges or something.

You planning on getting it?

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I ordered one because I had the Note 7 and they offered the discount. It’s supposed to be delivered 9/12 and I was using the S8 Plus at one point. The Note 7 was the first time I used the pen extensively, so I wanted to try it again.

 

[CtrlZThis]

Double tap recents for switch to last app

press on power button twice when phone is completely off for a camera shortcut

bxActions from the google play store to remap bixby

Long press recents for split screen multi task.

Press on power button even when the screen is on for a camera short cut.

 

[jcip17]

Long press recents for split screen multi task.

Press on power button even when the screen is on for a camera short cut.

Click on recent button, long press the app of choice, and drag it in the pop-up window square to make the app a pop up window quickly. Or you can enable the multi-window setting to diagonal swipe from the top right of the screen to make the app a pop up window.

In the sound settings you can choose apps to default to a specific output channel. I find this useful for using Google maps while playing music. I have maps defaulting to phones speakers. I think it is working lol but it still lowers the music volume when maps is talking. It doesn't seem to blast the annoying gps voice over my music that I was playing loud.[emoji108]

I ordered one because I had the Note 7 and they offered the discount. It’s supposed to be delivered 9/12 and I was using the S8 Plus at one point. The Note 7 was the first time I used the pen extensively, so I wanted to try it again.

Sweet ! Have fun ! It's such a dope phone. I think the new UI hit the sweet spot. I'm not sure what the S8 is like but I assume it is very similar. The navigation bar looks sick. The toggles have no text [emoji7]. Ahhh it's the little things in life lol

Also I'm looking into trying this very soon to make the nav bar always black

www.xda-developers.com/change-galaxy-s8-navigation-bar-color/amp/

[emoji16]

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[alhadee12]

Click on recent button, long press the app of choice, and drag it in the pop-up window square to make the app a pop up window quickly. Or you can enable the multi-window setting to diagonal swipe from the top right of the screen to make the app a pop up window.

In the sound settings you can choose apps to default to a specific output channel. I find this useful for using Google maps while playing music. I have maps defaulting to phones speakers. I think it is working lol but it still lowers the music volume when maps is talking. It doesn't seem to blast the annoying gps voice over my music that I was playing loud.[emoji108]



Sweet ! Have fun ! It's such a dope phone. I think the new UI hit the sweet spot. I'm not sure what the S8 is like but I assume it is very similar. The navigation bar looks sick. The toggle have no text [emoji7]. Ahhh it's the little things in life lol

Also I'm looking into trying this very soon to make the nav bar always black

www.xda-developers.com/change-galaxy-s8-navigation-bar-color/amp/

[emoji16]

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I’ll find out how similar they are this week. I’m always looking for was to make my job easier

 

[cherylbaker]

So far loving the note 8. But one thing I hate and don't see how to change. When i start and app that is inside a folder when that app ends it goes back to that folder. Would rather the folder closes and i go back to hone. Any thoughts

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[leyvatron]

Press recents > click on the three dots on top > lock apps > select and lock apps that you don't want to close when you close all.

 

[jcip17]

double tap the screen with the spen while holding the spen button opens a quick notepad

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[Dodge DeBoulet]

double tap the screen with the spen while holding the spen button opens a quick notepad

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That's a feature that was available via the much more feature-rich Action Memo that was included with S Note on pre-N7 models. So while it's a new feature from the perspective that it's a new app, it's a crappy app in comparison.

 

[jcip17]

That's a feature that was available via the much more feature-rich Action Memo that was included with S Note on pre-N7 models. So while it's a new feature from the perspective that it's a new app, it's a crappy app in comparison.

yeah I know I'm just putting it out there

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[twospirits]

I didn't have the Note 7, only the S8+, but I do not recall if this feature (below) was on the S8+ or a previous device.

While in the app drawer, and I scrolled up to the top of the list, I then swipe within the drawer downward (but not from the top) and a popup comes up showing me a list of apps that were are frequently used, recently used and those that were new/updated. Pretty cool.

 

[black96ss]

I had a note 7 last year and I am coming from a s7 edge so I'm sure I have some new things to learn as well

 

[imatts]

Hey I have a question for the Note 8 owners here. I read earlier last week that you could touch and swipe left/right the home button when its hidden to go back / activate recent, and then regular force touch to go home. Is this a legit gesture, or is there an app that can enable such a thing?

I would absolutely love if I could ditch the nav bar entirely and get DAT space.

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double tap the screen with the spen while holding the spen button opens a quick notepad

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This is an amazingly small yet useful feature, thanks! I use Notes very frequently, and this will absolutely be invaluable!

 

[jcip17]

Hey I have a question for the Note 8 owners here. I read earlier last week that you could touch and swipe left/right the home button when its hidden to go back / activate recent, and then regular force touch to go home. Is this a legit gesture, or is there an app that can enable such a thing?

I would absolutely love if I could ditch the nav bar entirely and get DAT space.

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This is an amazingly small yet useful feature, thanks! I use Notes very frequently, and this will absolutely be invaluable!

Np happy to help!

Also!!

"Nav bar Apps" in the play store let's you apply a static color to your nav bar in every app! There is a flash of white when it launches an app where it is supposed to be white but I dont mind that. It looks like the app can do other things but I just wanted to make it black at all times! Exactly what I wanted.

If you go into the settings you can change the color change animation to fade. That is the smoothest animation with barely any white flash.

Alsoo

My OP setup is obsolete!!! There is a setting in in the display>navigation bar settings. See picture

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[jcip17]

Substratum with the paid samsung addon works with the paid swift dark and black themes. Got Maps, YouTube, gmail, Instagram, Google Play, Chrome themed successfully. Not sure what else it can do I gotta play. I also was able to use "status bar icons for samsung" free app from the playstore to change the nav bar icons but I'm in love with the stock nav bar black all the time. I reverted.

Not rooted

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[jcip17]

http://www.xda-developers.com/change...bar-color/amp/

This works. Followed the directions. I changed my nav bar to all black on all apps with adb. Make sure you uncheck "apply current theme" in the nav bar settings within the display settings.