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S-Pen Inaccurate

l have problems with my S-Pen where some spots on the screen will not register correctly with light pressure, do that it will jutter arnoud the spot. As I want to use the note for draeing this isn't something I can just ignore.
Is anyone else having this? If yes or no please also state if you have the 3G or eifi only model.
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fenjen said:
l have problems with my S-Pen where some spots on the screen will not register correctly with light pressure, do that it will jutter arnoud the spot. As I want to use the note for draeing this isn't something I can just ignore.
Is anyone else having this? If yes or no please also state if you have the 3G or eifi only model.
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Read the thread about adjusting your pen.

fenjen said:
l have problems with my S-Pen where some spots on the screen will not register correctly with light pressure, do that it will jutter arnoud the spot. As I want to use the note for draeing this isn't something I can just ignore.
Is anyone else having this? If yes or no please also state if you have the 3G or eifi only model.
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I have the exact same problem and I'm using 3G version.
I was thinking to take my note 10.1 to warranty replacement.
Edit: also when using finger to draw, straight lines are inaccurate, see picture.

toenail_flicker said:
Read the thread about adjusting your pen.
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sorry but i cant find the thread. can u give me th link?

toenail_flicker said:
Read the thread about adjusting your pen.
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I have adjusted my pen actually. Doesn't help.
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etukeno said:
I have the exact same problem and I'm using 3G version.
I was thinking to take my note 10.1 to warranty replacement.
Edit: also when using finger to draw, straight lines are inaccurate, see picture.
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With your finger rhat is supposed to happen. Normal capacitive touchscreens aren't as accurate. The S-Pen is using different tech and is not communocating with your normal touchscreen. The pen should be pixel accurate.
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fenjen said:
With your finger rhat is supposed to happen. Normal capacitive touchscreens aren't as accurate. The S-Pen is using different tech and is not communocating with your normal touchscreen. The pen should be pixel accurate.
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0K. I can live with that.
What I cant tolerate is that the s-pen is doing litte misbehave in the middle of the screen,.

OTE=etukeno;33630881]0K. I can live with that.
What I cant tolerate is that the s-pen is doing litte misbehave in the middle of the screen,.[/QUOTE]
you to use this advice note to adjust S pen
http://smartphones.wonderhowto.com/...ensitivity-for-better-touch-response-0140084/

omnia1994 said:
sorry but i cant find the thread. can u give me th link?
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It's the thread right above this one that says"Adjusting SPen".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964551

sharkeecz said:
OTE=etukeno;33630881]0K. I can live with that.
What I cant tolerate is that the s-pen is doing litte misbehave in the middle of the screen,.
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you to use this advice note to adjust S pen
http://smartphones.wonderhowto.com/...ensitivity-for-better-touch-response-0140084/[/QUOTE]
toenail_flicker said:
It's the thread right above this one that says"Adjusting SPen".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964551
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That. Doesn't. Help. How hard is it.
I actually went back to the store and the show model and a new model which he got fresh out of the box for me all had the same issue. The Note 10.1 is a poorly made tablet. The pen should be pixel accurate, which it isn't. I actually got an ipad mini instead as Apple offers the best normal capacitive touchscreens on the market.

Hello my friends and welcome to samsung.
Here is how "well" the disgitisers of my note 10.1 N8000, grey, italian with 16GB + 3G, work.
FINGERTOUCH DIGITISER:
S-PEN DIGITISER:
I noticed the issue of the s-pen digitiser first, and just like you, went back to the store to check if the other notes they had there had the same issue. Result: all had the same issue. All in the same screen position. Knowing that the s-pen digitiser is very sensitive to electromagnetic field, and after watching this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUyI74c0DhE&feature=youtube_gdata_player I came to the conclusion that the issue is due to poor screening of the s-pen digitiser. In fact I bet that what we see is the field distortion caused by the electrical current flowing along the vertical battery wires running underneath the screen in that position. That's why the issue appears identical, at identical position on all the notes, because it is an hardware issue due to how badly this tablet was engineered.
The other issue, the one of the fingertouch digitiser, I have discovered it today, after having noticed that scrolling in my tablet was not uniform if i was sliding my finger slowly on the screen, and after having asked myself why so often I was missing to hit the virtual keys on the websites, even though I could swear to have tapped precisely in that position. Well... it appears that our nice friends at samsung equipped our beloved tablet with a digitiser with a ridicoluos resolution of around 40 x 25... (!!!!!!!) This means that we can forget forever precision touch input and smooth scrolling.
I was quite happy of this tablet when i bought it. Now I feel so pissed off that I would like to throw this piece of **** out of the window.
Another thing I noticed is that the Galaxy tab 2 10.1 of my friend does not have the fingertouch digitiser issue. Looks like in order to earn even more money than usual, samsung have introduced this feature into us starting from the latest, very acclaimed note 10.1....
wow....
kind regards, Luca.
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Using my fingertip :
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Too fast. Move VERY slowly with your finger, and you'll see the magic
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KoRoZIV said:
Using my fingertip :
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now try that but slower and you'll see the squiggles

that's true!!!!! it's like if there's a magnetic interference along a diagonalline in the center of the screen, going from top-left to bottom-right
but only if you draw slowly on that points

Well, yes but not exactly. The inteference is vertical, and as I said, I bet my bullocks it's caused by the battery wires.
The resulting effect is just like when you put a paper sheet over a coin, and you scratch over it with a pen (never done it when you were a child?). As you know, you get the image of the coin underneath.
The "scratches" here are the oblique lines that we draw slowly, and the "coin" is the field distortion caused by the electrical current in one of the wires (of which there are four, but for one reason or another, one must cause more interference than the others).
This being a magnetic induction interference, it affects only the s-pen digitiser.
The issue of the capacitive, fingertouch digitiser (or whatever its name is, sorry but I am not native english), I guess is simply due to the fact that it has a very small resolution, due to samsung deliberately wanting to piss us off

JuniorGG said:
Well, yes but not exactly. The inteference is vertical, and as I said, I bet my bullocks it's caused by the battery wires.
The resulting effect is just like when you put a paper sheet over a coin, and you scratch over it with a pen (ever done it when you was a child?). As you know, you get the image of the coin underneath.
The "scratches" here are the oblique lines that we draw slowly, and the "coin" is the field distortion caused by the electrical current in one of the wires (of which there are four, but for one reason or another, one must cause more interference than the others).
This affects only the s-pen digitiser. The issue of the fingertouch digitiser (or whatever its name is, sorry but I am not native english), I guess is simply due to the fact that it has a very small resolution, due to samsung deliberately wanting to piss us off
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So you're saying a fix would be to take apart the note and apply a better shielding to the battery and wires

JuniorGG said:
Too fast. Move VERY slowly with your finger, and you'll see the magic
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Why would I do that if I want a straight line? Pen on paper it's the same, if you go slow enough you will not go straight...
I'm not arguing with anyone, you may be right regarding the interference, but I don't think this device was made to replace a dedicated pro digitizer.
And I did get the general impression that on other tablets the touch is a little more accurate than this one, just to be clear, I'm not saying that is the perfect tablet because I've got one lol. A used 3 tf700 for a week and the screen resolution and touch responsivnes are great, but otherwise is a P.O.S.
I think this note is a decent enough gadget for the price.
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It also might not be the display itself. I got my S-Pen wet and when it dried it started to behave erratically. Sometimes it would work perfectly and other times it would be off from the position I had it placed on the screen. It was random. Replacing the pen fixed it.

Don't have this issue with pen or finger using Lecture Notes on Korean made GT-8013 bought from Amazon.

[GROUP] Italian S7/S7 Edge Users, here we go!!!

Simply thought a thread like this could be useful to exchange opinions, experiences, troubles and everything about our devices with other persons from the "Beautiful Country.
Avanti ragazzi!!!
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.

And a telegram group too
https://telegram.me/joinchat/BqQ20wbP86GentToJUdmhw
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preso 3 giorni fa (s7 edge)

annadnl said:
preso 3 giorni fa (s7 edge)
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We have to write in English, Forum rulez...[emoji6]
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.

Pepperoni salami bla bla
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Brava27 said:
Pepperoni salami bla bla
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Thanks for your contributin' !!! [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.

Group whatsapp no?
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francescorm said:
Group whatsapp no?
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There's the group at post #2, but it's international......
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.

Here i'am! Happy owner of a Gold S7 Edge from yesterday

turtuv said:
Here i'am! Happy owner of a Gold S7 Edge from yesterday
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Welcome with us!!! [emoji106]
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.

Purchased direct from Samsung Italia. Made the switch from an iPhone 6s+. Very happy. My only complaint is having to recalibrate the compass after each restart. Still unclear to me if an isolated problem or one shared by many others. In another thread is sounded like some had the problem, others not. And, it may have been an issue with the Galaxy 6. Overall, glad I made the switch.

jsamuels said:
Purchased direct from Samsung Italia. Made the switch from an iPhone 6s+. Very happy. My only complaint is having to recalibrate the compass after each restart. Still unclear to me if an isolated problem or one shared by many others. In another thread is sounded like some had the problem, others not. And, it may have been an issue with the Galaxy 6. Overall, glad I made the switch.
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Can't help with compass problem, I don't use it.
The two devices are similar, where did you find the biggest differences?
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.

Fuoritempo said:
Can't help with compass problem, I don't use it.
The two devices are similar, where did you find the biggest differences?
From my Galaxy S7 Edge.
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The problem with compass calibration affects GPS accuracy. I noticed the issue when driving along Lungotevere near Testaccio and Google Maps claimed I was in the middle of the Tiber - about 500 meters away. Once calibrated, all was good.
I like the greater flexibility to modify and adjust the Edge to my preferences. The camera is, IMO, significantly better, especially the fast focusing. I do miss the integration with the Apple ecosystem as I use a MacBook Air and have my music in iTunes. Still looking for a good music player. I have lots to learn although I have owned many Android devices in the past.

jsamuels said:
The problem with compass calibration affects GPS accuracy. I noticed the issue when driving along Lungotevere near Testaccio and Google Maps claimed I was in the middle of the Tiber - about 500 meters away. Once calibrated, all was good.
I like the greater flexibility to modify and adjust the Edge to my preferences. The camera is, IMO, significantly better, especially the fast focusing. I do miss the integration with the Apple ecosystem as I use a MacBook Air and have my music in iTunes. Still looking for a good music player. I have lots to learn although I have owned many Android devices in the past.
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Are you sure that compass calibration affects GPS accuracy? Where do you go to calibrate the compass? I tried to calibrate the edge screen compass, but i don't understand what kind of "eight" i have to do with the phone.
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turtuv said:
Are you sure that compass calibration affects GPS accuracy? Where do you go to calibrate the compass? I tried to calibrate the edge screen compass, but i don't understand what kind of "eight" i have to do with the phone.
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Positive. The simple way to recalibrate is to enter the HwModule Test by entering *#0*# on the phone keypad Then, select Sensor and look for Magnetic Sensor. There you will see a circle with a number inside and a red or blue line. If the number is 3 and the line blue, you are calibrated. Anything else indicates your phone needs calibration. It's easy. Rotate the phone slowly around each of its three axis. You should feel a vibration and a green screen flash when each axes calibrates. Whole process takes 10-15 seconds.

jsamuels said:
Positive. The simple way to recalibrate is to enter the HwModule Test by entering *#0*# on the phone keypad Then, select Sensor and look for Magnetic Sensor. There you will see a circle with a number inside and a red or blue line. If the number is 3 and the line blue, you are calibrated. Anything else indicates your phone needs calibration. It's easy. Rotate the phone slowly around each of its three axis. You should feel a vibration and a green screen flash when each axes calibrates. Whole process takes 10-15 seconds.
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I calibrated it by compass on the edge panel, is it the same thing? But with Gps turned on it calibrated on its own and now i see blu line and the number 3.
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Hi, I've still some doubts regarding this phone. It's very cool and full of high specs, but it looks hard to be hold (you know, edges ...) or taken from a table (cover free). Moreover sound seems not to be that awesome :/ Last but not least, daytime camera pics basically cannot be zoomed otherwise you'll start notice hugly effects, don't you?

net.cat said:
Hi, I've still some doubts regarding this phone. It's very cool and full of high specs, but it looks hard to be hold (you know, edges ...) or taken from a table (cover free). Moreover sound seems not to be that awesome :/ Last but not least, daytime camera pics basically cannot be zoomed otherwise you'll start notice hugly effects, don't you?
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Yes, without cover is hard to be hold. I bought a Ringke cover and i'm just fine with it.
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Hi guys, i would like to know two things:
1)intelligent standy, which prevent the screen turn off when you look at it, does it work in a dark environment too? Because mine doesn't.
2)when i use an app and i receive an iconized call then the little window stays on my screen and i can't "iconize" it on notify bar (when I'm using speaker phone obviously). I have to open the phone app and then press the home button. Is there a way to avoid that?
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Has anyone received the OTA aprile update?
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Surprised by Face Unlock on my EVR-L29

Hey All,
Just received my EVR-L29 today.....man this is SEXY!
I was shocked as I was setting it up that Face Unlock came up. I hadn't read or seen any reviews that mentioned it and it seems fairly accurate. Pleasant surprise that I wanted to share...hope there wasn't another thread already!

I also never thought I would use a phone that made my Mi Mix feel small ?

what does the codes mean at the end of the phone? i.e. EVR-L29, CLT-29, HMA-L29, LYA-L29 etc? which one do I need to buy so that it works in the UK?
Cheers
KK

I own the Chinese version of the Mate 20X but I'm agree..
the Huawei facial unlock had amazed me since the update on the old P10, here I use it as favorite unlock, though Google Smart Lock is missing.
It recognizes even in low light and with glasses

Biscuitcruncher said:
what does the codes mean at the end of the phone? i.e. EVR-L29, CLT-29, HMA-L29, LYA-L29 etc? which one do I need to buy so that it works in the UK?
Cheers
KK
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There are a tone of threads discussing this already but the EVR-L29 is the 'global' version from Hong Kong and has the Google apps pre installed but there are pros and cons to China and Global versions.

Would be nice if the phone unlocked and went to the home screen and didn't need a swipe after using the face unlock, but yeah it works amazingly!

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Would be nice if the phone unlocked and went to the home screen and didn't need a swipe after using the face unlock, but yeah it works amazingly!
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Settings/Security & Privacy/Face Recognition/Direct unlock

imapfsr said:
I also never thought I would use a phone that made my Mi Mix feel small ?
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Mi mix user here, wondering how does the size feel?
Ajusted to it quickly?

sexlord89 said:
Mi mix user here, wondering how does the size feel?
Ajusted to it quickly?
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Seconds, it's not much wider but certainly taller. If you love your Mix as much as I loved mine you will understand that when I say what made the Mix so great is here in this phone but with much nicer features and what a difference having almost no chin makes... My new love is the 20X... Sorry Mix

sexlord89 said:
Mi mix user here, wondering how does the size feel?
Ajusted to it quickly?
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Honestly depends on many things. I can adjust to just about anything.
As of now, I'm torn between the OnePlus 6T and the Mate 20 X. Size wise the 6T is so much easier to use, and with GCam development coming along, the pictures the 6T takes is simply amazing. I hate to say it but the Mate 20 X doesn't have great portrait modes. I've been testing both the Mate 20 X and the 6T extensively and while I was drawn to the Mate 20 X for its camera, size, battery life, etc. It looks like the camera is letting me down a bit for certain situations.
I could ramble on, but if you're genuinely only interested in size - you get used to it if your hands are of decent size. I've been told I have slightly above average hands and I can use it very well. While holding it with one hand, I can type and reach the "q" and "p" on the keyboard with a slight stretch.
My only gripe with the size being the actual software.. Huawei has poorly optimised the space available. On a 6.3" screen, I have 6 quick setting icons on the 6T. On a 7.2" screen, the Mate 20 X has 5. The icons look cartoonishly big.

The face unlock is very fast but I think it's less secure. On Galaxy phones they let me choose face unlocking speed and say the fast face unlocking is less secure. I guess it's because face scanning requires much complicated calculation than retina and finger print scannings.
The finger print scanner is so quick! Quicker than Samsung GS8 and GS9.

I too am supprised with face unlock in good light it's fast and works well, at night it might need a second attempt.
Having come from a mate 20pro in would say it's almost as good during the day (for ease of access) at night though the pro was a lot more reliable, probably because of the infrared camera etc in the notch.

Where did u buy the l29 ver.?
Have you had any updates so far?
Did they help?
How is the battery life with the dark mode?

Screen wobble?

Its just me or someone notice that the screen does move left/right a little bit?
Not much but still, that wobbling pretty annoying for me.
https://youtu.be/GCICLjnMut8?t=1320

GVN.Gallus said:
Its just me or someone notice that the screen does move left/right a little bit?
Not much but still, that wobbling pretty annoying for me.
https://youtu.be/GCICLjnMut8?t=1320
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left to right? meaning on landscape, its normal because its the sliding behaviour.
but when it wiggles on both sides when in landscape. then its the sliding mechanisms fault.
i eliminated that using the Beatle case.

bluviper said:
left to right? meaning on landscape, its normal because its the sliding behaviour.
but when it wiggles on both sides when in landscape. then its the sliding mechanisms fault.
i eliminated that using the Beatle case.
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Just click the video link, i seen 2 like that on youtube, seem like its a common problem then.

GVN.Gallus said:
Just click the video link, i seen 2 like that on youtube, seem like its a common problem then.
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yes. common problem for users, i guess the engineers didn't taught it through

Same problem here... Very annoying but don't notice it with the case which is always on. Can't really send it back to China with a custom rom and get a new unit.

Just received mine and same issue. Not sure if I want to return it or not. I'm concerned it could get worse over time.

...its a slider phone...it slides

Haven't noticed that it gets worse yet. Constantly fiddling with the slider. Using a case you don't notice it at all.

Honestly can't believe this is actually a topic, it's a slider phone and for the ability to slide there can't be any friction (basic physics). So of course there will be slight wobble as is the nature of the design.

The Honor Magic 2 seems to slide without any wobble.

PaulParanoia said:
The Honor Magic 2 seems to slide without any wobble.
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Different phone different design

Duncan1982 said:
Honestly can't believe this is actually a topic, it's a slider phone and for the ability to slide there can't be any friction (basic physics). So of course there will be slight wobble as is the nature of the design.
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Mackay53 said:
Different phone different design
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Duncan seems to think it's not possible to design a sliding phone with no wobble. I'm just pointing out that it is. Different phone, better design.

Hi,
Right there in France, my Mi Mix 3 wobble out of the box. A gap can be guessed between screen and body when hold through the light, may be half a millimeter.
Many people outlined this on Xiaomi forum, but not everybody knows this, others found it few weeks after use while fixation might loose a little.
Nevertheless, right now I can compare my Mi Mix 2 and my Mi MIX 3. The new screen is so gorgeous compared to the more yellowish and a bit washed Mi Mix 2 screen, and better balanced with its elongated shape. I am already in love.

JeromeKxda said:
Hi,
Right there in France, my Mi Mix 3 wobble out of the box. A gap can be guessed between screen and body when hold through the light, may be half a millimeter.
Many people outlined this on Xiaomi forum, but not everybody knows this, others found it few weeks after use while fixation might loose a little.
Nevertheless, right now I can compare my Mi Mix 2 and my Mi MIX 3. The new screen is so gorgeous compared to the more yellowish and a bit washed Mi Mix 2 screen, and better balanced with its elongated shape. I am already in love.
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A good solid tight case and the wobble disappears

Question Adding apps to bottom of screen

Hi all,
I'm just setting up my new mi mix 2. How do I go about adding apps to the main app tray at the bottom of the screen, I'm looking to add Google messages, and Samsung browser.
Thank you

Oops, sorted it! I was trying to add them from the recently used apps on the right!

jamesbilluk said:
Oops, sorted it! I was trying to add them from the recently used apps on the right!
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Yes, you can only touch the ones on the left of the divider bar. The rest is recent apps... A little bit stupid but I guess it is Apple IpadOS inspired...

OrionBG said:
Yes, you can only touch the ones on the left of the divider bar. The rest is recent apps... A little bit stupid but I guess it is Apple IpadOS inspired...
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Court believe it when I realized what I was trying to do!
Such a great device! Didn't take long to get set up how i wanted. Typing on the front screen is a joy compared to the Fold 4, and the inner screen is fantastic. I love, how it just feels like the S21 ultra I had to hold.

jamesbilluk said:
Court believe it when I realized what I was trying to do!
Such a great device! Didn't take long to get set up how i wanted. Typing on the front screen is a joy compared to the Fold 4, and the inner screen is fantastic. I love, how it just feels like the S21 ultra I had to hold.
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Yeah, every other foldable has a better outer screen experience than the Fold series... Hopefully, they fix that with the Fold 5 as dealing with Chinese only Android phones is getting old very fast...

Fingers crossed! I'm also interested to see how the pixel fold looks (if it arrives)

jamesbilluk said:
Fingers crossed! I'm also interested to see how the pixel fold looks (if it arrives)
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I was also excited about the Pixel Fold but it appears to be more of a Surface Duo form factor with a quite wide outer screen and smaller than ours inner one. On the bright side, once the Pixel Fold is released, someone will surely port its software to every other foldable out there including the Mix Fold 2.

OrionBG said:
I was also excited about the Pixel Fold but it appears to be more of a Surface Duo form factor with a quite wide outer screen and smaller than ours inner one. On the bright side, once the Pixel Fold is released, someone will surely port its software to every other foldable out there including the Mix Fold 2.
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Ah, is that similar to the OPPO Find N2? Except a bit larger.

jamesbilluk said:
Ah, is that similar to the OPPO Find N2? Except a bit larger.
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Yes, pretty much...