![]() It's always on by default, but you can turn that off in Settings. Redesigned shortcuts wheel: Called Air Command, this floating icon hangs out on any screen and opens up to reveal a circular menu of most frequently used apps - say, the S Note app, the browser or your photo gallery. ![]() New featuresĬompared with 2014's Galaxy Note 4, the new Note 5 has some additional tricks up its sleeve. As with previous versions, the pen stays sensitive along the corners of the page, and onscreen controls will momentarily disappear so you can continue to write and draw "below" them. In the app itself, you can customize everything from the way you select color to the way you save favorite combinations of pen tips and ink thickness. You can also download a ton more tools, like a chart helper and an extension pack that includes advanced tricks like a heartier toolbar and shape recognition, handwriting "transformation" and the ability to record sketches. The S Note app itself is greatly simplified, with extra features tucked into the More menu. If you try that, bad things will happen, as some users report when their S Pens got stuck with the square end wedged, possibly irretrievably, deep inside the phone.Ī glimpse at the redesigned S Note app (left) and drawing with the S Pen. ![]() It is not meant to holster on the non-business end. ![]() Important tip: That S Pen can only be inserted in the holder pointy end first. Its single button slightly recesses from the surface to tone down the mispresses, which I've found common in previous S Pen designs. The plastic pen has long, flat planes to keep it from rolling away on a tabletop. It's kind of fun, but the fit is so snug, you have to really tease it out. ![]() This time around, the stylus audibly clicks into place inside the Note 5's chute like the crown of a retractable pen. The Note S Pen stylus, which is made of polycarbonate plastic, changes a little bit every year.
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