Why the Galaxy Note 5’s S Pen design flaw doesn’t matter

There has been a recent outrage over the Galaxy Note 5 in that if you put the S Pen in backwards it gets stuck, and you can potentially break the S Pen features along with the device’s internal hardware. Many have called it a design flaw, but it’s not.

Samsung designed the Galaxy Note 5‘s S Pen tray thinking that consumers would insert the S Pen the correct way. Why should you design it to prevent stupid actions?

Samsung has no need to go back to the drawing board with the Galaxy Note 5. They just didn’t design it to handle stupid actions. It’s not a design flaw at all. When you get down to it, what people are whining about is that they don’t want the consequences for their actions of doing something the wrong way.

When you’re changing the brakes on your car, should you put them on the wrong way and then blame the problem on Ford, GM, or Dodge for this supposed “design flaw?” No, it was a consequence of your own action.

But this isn’t the heart of the issue.

The issue is, and I’m certain most of us realize this already, is that Internet users on places like Reddit or general forums just want something to bark at. They want to, for some reason, let the world know they’re unhappy. And then if they can get a following, all of the news outlets will be certain to put it in the spotlight, helping these unhappy Internet goers parade their cause for all to hear.

This is a childish issue. If you put your S Pen in backwards, call up your carrier or the manufacturer and see if you can’t pay to get the consequence of your actions fixed. In most cases, they’ll be more than willing to help you sort it all out.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 S Pen walkthrough

Earlier this month, Samsung launched its Galaxy Note 5 flagship smartphone. It includes all high end specifications and is currently one of the best smartphones you can buy so long as you’re willing to pay the cost.

Samsung brought some new tricks to the Note series with its updated S Pen stylus. Some include a newly designed air command menu, scrolling screenshots, better sensitivity and an all-new spring to pop the pen out easily. The only negative is putting the S Pen in your phone backwards which could result in damaging your smartphone. The Galaxy Note 5 also brings the same useful tools as seen on the Note 4. Meaning you will still get access to screen write, smart select, quick notes and more. It also comes with a new feature giving users the ability to take a note without having to turn on their phone. Listed below is our hands on experience with the Galaxy Note 5 and everything you can do with the enhanced S Pen.

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Samsung could bring the Note 5 to India before the end of 2015

The fact that the Galaxy Note 5 is only being launched in the US and Asia has been well-documented since the handset was launched on August 13th, with a great fuss and even a petition (10,000 signatures so far) has been raised about Europe having to make do with the Galaxy S6 Edge+. But what about the other regions? Even India, with its fast-growing smartphone market, was ignored, but that could change in the near future.

Thanks to some digging by SamMobile, it has now been discovered that a test firmware build for the Indian Note 5 with a build date for August exists. The build version is N920GDDU1AOH2, with N920G being the model number of the Indian variant of the Note 5. Samsung India has said it can neither confirm nor deny whether the existence of the test firmware means anything at this point. Which, depending on your level of optimism, could be a sign that the Note 5 will launch in India before the end of 2015. Especially when considering the next snippet of news.

Before my fellow European consumers get their hopes up, this means diddly for us, as the last firmware for the European variant, N920F, was created way back in June with build number N920FXXE0AOFT.  Still, at least it means that Samsung is at least starting to turn its thoughts to expanding availability of the Note 5, albeit extremely slowly. If you live in India, are you excited by the possibility of the Note 5 being released before the end of 2015? Or have you decided to order a different handset? Let us know in the comments below.

Source: SamMobile

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a design problem with the S Pen

The Samsung Galaxy Note’s are some of Android’s most popular devices and earned their place by their signature S Pen. However, the most recent Note 5 may have a potential problem with it’s S Pen that can cause it to break.

It’s being reported that unlike previous versions of the Note, you can now insert the pen in reverse. When you do this however, the pen gets stuck and can possibly break. If you do managed to get the stuck pen out, there is a good chance that the detect pen feature will stop working. Meaning the phone will no longer be able to tell if the pen is in or out of the phone. Considering many of S Pen features rely on knowing when the pen is in or out, this could ruin your Note 5 experience.

Yes, it is a pretty simple problem to avoid. Just don’t put the pen in backwards and you have nothing to fear. Nevertheless, you may not be paying attention and accidentally do it or let your kid play with the phone and they get it stuck. Either way, if that happens, you are screwed.

Source: Android Police

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