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Why bother with having both S Note and S Memo?

ICS Note has both the old S Memo and the new S Note.
I have tried both. The S Note is very similar to S Memo, but has some extra new features of the Premium Suite.
I would say use S Note is good enough, but I am lost to see the reason for Samsung to include both apps. May be I missed something.
Can someone with good experience shed some light here?
Differences compiled from replies:
1. S Memo has a S Memo Lite (double tap with pen button pressed to quickly bring up app),
2. S Memo has widgets.

Unfortunately SNote does not have the double screen tap while pressing the SPen button to pop up a S Note Lite version ontop of any application running (pretty convenient for me actually). So in order to conserve that function they had to leave it installed.
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OK. that counts one. Anything else?

S-memo has a widget for home screen, the other app doesn't have it.
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Any others?
If these are the only two features, I would say Samsung shall really merge the 2 apps into one. It should be an easy task for them.

roamingphiul said:
Any others?
If these are the only two features, I would say Samsung shall really merge the 2 apps into one. It should be an easy task for them.
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I totally agree... in fact, yesterday morning I searched the forums and couldn't find any threads relating to this so created my own:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681747
They say great minds think alike!
My biggest frustration is the functionality with Evernote. S-Note syncs, but uploads as an attached file.

geordie1976 said:
I totally agree... in fact, yesterday morning I searched the forums and couldn't find any threads relating to this so created my own:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681747
They say great minds think alike!
My biggest frustration is the functionality with Evernote. S-Note syncs, but uploads as an attached file.
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I have read the other thread of yours. Your shared experience and others replies enhance my thought: Samsung did not think twice before launching S Note, may be it was in a rush to get out the Premium Suite.
My frustration is similar to yours: I do not want to use all three apps (and spend time on riding through the learning curves), but just one primary note taking tool. If I have to use all three apps with complimentary features, they should be easily synced and shared.
The app is preferred to be/have:
Nice features of S Note and the S Memo Lite (the quick double tapping feature),
Manageable. With all the different file name extensions and folder locations, I have problems in finding where the S Note, S Memo, and S Memo Lite files are.
Portable. Will S Note and S Memo still be around in a year time after the current hot Galaxy Note phone is superseded? May be Evernote is a better choice in this regard.

Also once I saw a record button over top of the app... Donno in which app but it's not there!!! That's for recording the onscreen activities right?
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Also once I saw a record button over top of the app... Donno in which app but it's not there!!! That's for recording the onscreen activities right?
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Screen capture directly into SMemo with S pen?
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priyanv said:
Also once I saw a record button over top of the app... Donno in which app but it's not there!!! That's for recording the onscreen activities right?
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When opening the s note application choose idea note out of the 6 templates. Thats where the recording feature is found. And yes it does record everything done on screen.
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open S note notebooks in my desktop
Hi,
is there anyway to open the .snb notebooks in my desktop and edit them ... i love the app and use it as my daily diary ... but cant continue if i cant edit them and save them on desktop ...
please help

I have not found one.
S-features are nice, but not really suitable for notes that are to be kept and used in future.
I am going to use something like Evernote.

I am too a bit underwhelmed and puzzled by those two apps, the fragmentation and lack of critical features (like seamless sync to online with full editing support, not only picture edit) makes all this pen thingy little more than gimmick.
I installed mostly everything that was mentioned on xda (like quill, skitch, floatnote, etc) but still nothing clicks for me.
It looks like the companies develop such software just to have something nice to put on your home screen or to make some enticing marketing videos. It's a pity, especially that some features are very nice and surely there was some serious work put into them (like handwriting/ecuations recognition).
In the end even if I would really like to use more then notes and such I can't find myself using more than the following two features:
- screen shot editing
- handwritten formula for calculations (via search->wolframalpha).
Both because they are mostly self-contained and once the activity is over I'm done, so no further editing/sync/open format/ future proofing is needed.

best app to take notes in math class?

What is the best app to take notes in class with? I'm looking for something that I can draw notes with, as well as type with... mainly something I can use during my math classes so I'd have to be able to draw out things like (dx/dy)(X^e^3 + (5/3)X^2) into something easy to look at. And I'd also like to be able to save it into a printable format. Any recommendations?

Try the SNote app available in this forum.It has a formula button which recognizes math formula .... though i dont think it can be put into a printable format...

I don't really care if it recognizes what I'm writing, as long as a can draw something in the same space as I'd be able to type it into... And I'd have to be able to save my notes as a PDF or some other easily recognizable/ printable format.

Try handrite and handraw from the play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsIm15LmhhbmRyaXRlIl0.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmhhbmRyaXRlLnNrZXRjaCJd
LectureNotes is also pretty good:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEwOSwiY29tLmFjYWRvaWQubGVjdHVyZW5vdGVzIl0.

Pencil & paper work well
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While that is true, that's not really useful information for Some_Biker or pertaining to his initial question.

There's bunches of handwriting recognizer note apps in the play market. example quill, handrite ,FreeNote, etc.
If it doesn't need to recognize writing I much prefer Evernote for its vast variety of formats it can export and the cloud sync across devices and desktop
Also Evernote can ingest handwritten notes
see this for Handrite, and how the inclusion of a share feature makes it easy to send handwritten notes to Evernote using an Android tablet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhADNUwSqJc

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Pencil & paper work well
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LOL yea thanks... but i've got engineering hand writing... which pretty much looks like tiny 6 year old hand writing, while the 6 year old had to go pee realllllly bad. Plus i'm a fan reducing my carbon footprint.

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Pencil & paper work well
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"This application stop work, would you like to kill it?"

Anybody actually use Evernote?

Anybody actually use Evernote?
There are free apps that do as good or better job such as Google Keep.
Does not even the Samsung bloatware package have a note taking app?
But there is the Gear App for Evernote, do you use it and Evernote?
Why?

I use evernote.. specially for the task on it. Helps me a lot to tick the task..
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Nope!! Never tried evernote before...
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I do. Handy for grocery checklist. Lol
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evernote, that over 100 mb (on windows) notepad with pictures and checklist? no thanks.
i'd rather use TickTick and bluetooth tethering to use it for my tasks..
normally i use keep on other devices, but i doubt keep will work on gear, as we have to use our gmail accounts.

Yep use it to sync S-Notes. Great to have Gear support for other notes and checklists

Evernote is fantastic.. Use it a lot for work.

I use Evernote everyday. Its an essential part of my workflow.
Im a photojournalist and have been using Evernote to take notes on all the assignments/photos I take for around 4 years and its just awesome.
The key is to make sure that you create many notebooks so that the content is well organized.
The only other app that I use is OneNote which is fantastic in a different way.
Evernote on the Gear is actually quite functional (but limiting at the same time)
Its really easy for me, when Im processing the photos I shot, to just take a peek at names in the Evernote Gear app.
Besides that, Evernote is also great when used in conjunction with the Chrome clip extension on desktop, or EverClip app on Android, to grab stuff you want to check out later from the web.
The only other app that I use regularly (and there is an app on Gear) is Pocket. I use Pocket because it gives me the ability of having my phone read me the story while I drive. Thanks to the Gear app you can access the particular story you sent to Pocket from your browser real easily.
Hope that gives you a little more info.

I use evernote constantly for everything. Very useful for deeply complex tasks which require note taking in order to close off. If you ever try to tackle something that seems overwhelming, try using something like evernote. Just break it into parts, brainstorm around those parts, and do excessive note taking. Review your notes frequently. It'll help your brain figure it out.
I'm sure Google Keep is just as good, I haven't really had a chance to use it.
Still, give evernote a chance! It's free! And monoculture sucks...

I was an original beta for Evernote. Frankly I subscribe to the premium and like the new two stage security authorization they just added. The S-Note integration is useful. Making lists that work on the watch is a bonus. It's utility comes from the simplicity of getting all kinds of information in and out of it quickly - you have to develop good tagging habits (and the premium OCR of scanned documents, PDF's etc. is worth the premium). Searching is quick and making notebooks and favorites are key. The power is the cross-platform sync (in my case - Note 3, macbook pro at home and HP AIO at the office).
Developing drawbacks are the usual... As the service becomes more popular the complementary, symbiotic products hype is becoming very pervasive. They added the "market" and though most of the products "could be useful" (like scanners, pens, elephant branded stuff), the constant "Announcement" alerts and product pitch emails are ANNOYING. Perhaps the suits have taken over and they don't get it or don't care. Perhaps I'm (40+ and) not in the key demographic anymore. Anyhow i's the only bad thing. Suits aside the engineers seem to keep trying to making the service better. I use it constantly all day to lookup stuff I need, both personal and business.

Yes I use Evernote,
I don't need the paid version.
The only thing it really misses is a dark/ inverted theme for at night.

I use it all the time since I bought a livescribe wifi (great for meetings and conferences. I wish I had this when I was in college). Love that it automatically sync with evernote and can pull up anytime to recall.

WRichieX said:
I use it all the time since I bought a livescribe wifi (great for meetings and conferences. I wish I had this when I was in college). Love that it automatically sync with evernote and can pull up anytime to recall.
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How is the livescribe? Can't get around to the idea of buying paper specifically for it ...
I just started using Evernote recently and I do agree it's pretty interesting; the gear part is pretty good for shopping lists .

j89 said:
How is the livescribe? Can't get around to the idea of buying paper specifically for it ...
I just started using Evernote recently and I do agree it's pretty interesting; the gear part is pretty good for shopping lists .
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Yea I was thinking the same thing but the paper isn't that much more expensive. Please, you can print out the paper as well. If you take a lot of notes, then it's definitely worth it. There's a new one that came out that connects through BT and connects to an iOS app. But an android is coming out soon. However, i like the idea of pulling the notes and recording from the cloud.

[Q] shape and handwriting recognition, where did they go?

I tested a Samsung galaxy note 8 mini tablet nearly 1 year ago and was amazed at the snote app which instantly converted rough hand drawn shapes such as squares into an editable vector equivalent, and also converted handwriting into text on the fly with near 100% accuracy. It was a note takers dream
I just bought a galaxy note 4, and the snote app is missing both those features.
Why did Samsung cripple the note 4?
Without these 2 features, I find the spen useless for meeting note taking, the only reason I bought it.
Or am I missing something?
I found the handwriting keyboard and found the recognition rate appalling.

nutmix said:
I tested a Samsung galaxy note 8 mini tablet nearly 1 year ago and was amazed at the snote app which instantly converted rough hand drawn shapes such as squares into an editable vector equivalent, and also converted handwriting into text on the fly with near 100% accuracy. It was a note takers dream
I just bought a galaxy tab 4, and the snote app is missing both those features.
Why did Samsung cripple the note 4?
Without these 2 features, I find the spen useless for meeting note taking, the only reason I bought it.
Or am I missing something?
I found the handwriting keyboard and found the recognition rate appalling.
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It is there
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nutmix said:
I found the handwriting keyboard and found the recognition rate appalling.
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Same here and I'm not sure why it's so bad, I have a 2004 toshiba touchscreen pentium m "tablet" pc running xp that blows my note away with shorthand and cursive.
Maybe it only nails Korean perfectly

vector how to
Thanks for posting the "how to" for making a vector shape. I would never have guessed how to do it.
Unfortunately, this is not what I was looking for - the snote app "used to" do it on the fly, as you draw, which was FANTASTIC.
The way you outlined is slow, laborious, and un-initiative - i.e. useless for note taking.

My 2012 Note 10.1 has the on the fly shape recognition feature. I love that.
The version in this Note 4 isn't as good and I miss the Wolfram Alfa integration as well.

nutmix said:
Thanks for posting the "how to" for making a vector shape. I would never have guessed how to do it.
Unfortunately, this is not what I was looking for - the snote app "used to" do it on the fly, as you draw, which was FANTASTIC.
The way you outlined is slow, laborious, and un-initiative - i.e. useless for note taking.
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I miss that feature from Note 2 but I think only that is available in Note 4. Maybe someone with knowlege can extract S-note from Note 2 and possibly it could work with Note 4.
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Auto Awesome Movies? (Supported on Note 4)

Has anyone figured out how to enable auto awesome movie creation on this device yet?
I used to use it on the Note3 and on a particular ROM for my Note 2 it worked, but the Note 4 dies not support it.
Official Google site for supported devices:
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/6027520?hl=en
Is there a way to trick the Google+ Photos app into thinking my Note 4 is a Note 3?
Or is there another work around to get this feature to work?
It is probably to coolest thing the Photos app can do and a bit disappointing the Note 4 can't do it.
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ShrekOpher said:
Has anyone figured out how to enable auto awesome movie creation on this device yet?
I used to use it on the Note3 and on a particular ROM for my Note 2 it worked, but the Note 4 dies not support it.
Official Google site for supported devices:
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/6027520?hl=en
Is there a way to trick the Google+ Photos app into thinking my Note 4 is a Note 3?
Or is there another work around to get this feature to work?
It is probably to coolest thing the Photos app can do and a bit disappointing the Note 4 can't do it.
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You could try changing the device ? in the build.prop file. But be sure to make a backup of that file and possibly a backup of your rom. Just in case something goes wrong.

My suggestion exactly, if you edit the build.prop to register your device as a note 2 or note 3, I can't imagine why it wouldn't work?
BUT REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOUR EXISTING BUILD.PROP FIRST

I modified the build prop and for the feature to show. It's pretty cool, but for some reason I couldn't get the movies to save. Makes me think it's still not working correctly even though I tricked it into appearing.
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Wow, I wonder what could possibly be different?

Can you tell me what ROM does Auto Awesome Movies work on the Note 2? I been looking to get this feature on my phone and was very disappointed it wasn't there.

Why wouldn't it work on the Note 4? It uses any similar pics taken, such as burst mode and makes it into a animated pic. It would be done in Google+ and not your phone.

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Can you tell me what ROM does Auto Awesome Movies work on the Note 2? I been looking to get this feature on my phone and was very disappointed it wasn't there.
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CM 12 or any complete stock tw ROM. It's listed on the supported devices list.
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madmike23 said:
Why wouldn't it work on the Note 4? It uses any similar pics taken, such as burst mode and makes it into a animated pic. It would be done in Google+ and not your phone.
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Yeah for some reason Google had the feature turned off on a bunch of new devices. Was going someone would know a work around.
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I have flash stock rom 4.3 on the Note 2 and do not see it. The only options I see are for motion and mix. FYI, I have a T889 (T-Mobile), does that matter?
The Note 3 is listed on the supported device list, but I do not see the Note 2 on that list. I have previously flashed the i317 4.4.2 EZKAT rom but did not see it.
Will download CM12 and see if it is the option pops up.
Thank you.

I shoot with my phone and a couple other digital cameras. As long as you upload to Google+ or Picasa, its Google+ that renders all the stuff and will notify you when they do it. Then you can view them on whatever device you have. It's not always instant, you have no control of when or what will be done. I give it a couple days. I use the Stories a lot for events.

Fail - I couldn't get auto awesome movies on the Note 2 SGH-
t889.
Please let me know what note 2 rom you are on. Did you have to modify the build.prop, and if so which fields?. Thank you so much for you help..

So if you go and check the supported devices list...Note 4 isn't listed. Seems like an oversight. A lot of newer phones isn't. I can do Motion and Mix AutoAwesome from the device but not videos...I wonder why. I've posted to every social media I can to see if I could get an answer out of them.

I found the solution to enable making movie feature in google photos, but you will need to have your phone rooted.
You need to edit build.prop file in /system folder in root and find and edit as following:
(be sure to backup your build.prop file first)
ro.product.brand=google
ro.product.name=shamu
ro.product.manufacturer=Google
o.build.product=shamu
ro.product.model=Nexus 6
ro.product.device=shamu
ro.cm.device=shamu
Save the file and do a reboot and then try selecting multiple photos and click on the plus button on top, it will now show an option to make a movie, if still it does not show, reboot again it will show up.

Thank you for this.
I tried changing build.prop file after rooting my Galaxy S3, but still when I open Google Photos there is no option to create a movie.
When I'm checking About device in Settings it now shows:
Model number: Nexus 6
Android version 4.3
I wonder what wrong I'm doing. Someone else found a way to have it working?