Table of contents:
- Take screenshots with the pointer
- Preview videos with the pointer
- A more personalized lock screen
- Use the keyboard with one hand
- Show more than one app on screen
At this point, any owner of a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 already knows that the screen of your mobile turns off by itself if you are not looking. Or that it is enough to answer a call by bringing the terminal close to your ear, without touching the screen. But what many do not know are these 5 secret functions or that have gone more unnoticed. 5 functions that make life easier.
Take screenshots with the pointer
Everyone knows that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is accompanied by a man who was christened the S-Pen. But this is not only used to write on the screen or navigate through the terminal menu. The S-Pen has more functions. And the first one is being able to take more detailed screenshots. That is, to be able to capture parts of the screen without the need to make a complete capture. This feature will be great for making presentations. To use it, the client must hold down the pointer button and circle or square the area they want to capture. Subsequently, a previous presentation will be made in case you want to reject the final result.
Preview videos with the pointer
Meanwhile, another of the functions that the S-Pen can perform is to be able to select a part of a video without altering the playback. Place the pointer ”” without actually touching the screen of the Galaxy Note 2 ”” on the playback bar and a pop-up screen will appear that previews that part of the video. To enable this function, you will also have to go to the "Settings" menu and click on the "S-Pen" option. Once inside, you just have to activate the alternative "View on the air".
A more personalized lock screen
Lock screen terminal can display more information than time, date or battery status. And is that the menu of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers the possibility of including several shortcuts to applications such as the phone, Samsung ChatON "" the company's instant messaging service "", the Internet browser, the camera or Google Now.
How is this feature enabled? The user must go to the main menu and enter "Settings". Once inside, look for the option "Lock screen" and enable "With blod scroll." After this step, you must enter the option that will be displayed called "Lock screen options" and activate "Shortcuts".
Use the keyboard with one hand
It is true that not all hands are the same size. And it must be recognized that the screen of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is large: it reaches 5.5 inches. Writing on it is easy and comfortable, especially when used with two hands. However, Samsung knows that there are users who prefer to use one hand to operate some functions of the phone. Hence, the option called "One-handed operation" can be enabled. Within this settings menu, the user will be able to choose several options: keyboard and call buttons, the full Samsung keyboard, the calculator or unlock the terminal whenever it has been decided to use a pattern.
Show more than one app on screen
Another attractive feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 that not everyone knows about is being able to use two applications at the same time. And both from the same screen. This function is called "Multi Window". In the notification bar, and after the update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean version, a new button is offered that enables or disables this feature.
But in order to start using it, the customer must press and hold the return touch button next to the central physical button for a few seconds. Once the multi-window function is activated, a small tab will appear on the left side of the screen, listing all the applications that support this feature.
