Do you actually use your s-pen?

[Mavis Cruet]

I use mine a lot .. especially for messaging on a sliding keyboard, it's much easier and more precise than my finger. I also use it for Draw Something and Wordfeud, and occasionally for notes, but I often just jot those down on a bit of paper.
I would miss it if I swopped to a phone without it.

 

[mlk2]

I used to but my pen makes these ugly "tracks" in the protective screen so I cant use it anymore.

 

[Howard Hopkinson]

I use my s-pen quite a lot and find it extremely useful for taking notes and as another poster said, it's also very handy for navigating websites that have mouse over menus etc.

 

[fairycorpse]

All my classes are online except one, I use it ti take notes in that one class. Then again when I'm using Smemo to edit pictures. And to write long emails, for me its faster.

 

[Pcrat]

i use it to jot down notes, its easier to explain notes to myself when i write it rather than trying to type and make mistakes and forget what i was trying to type lol. but i dont use it for every day use taping on icons or nothing, nooo

 

[ebusinesstutor]

I don't use it as much as I thought I would because it doesn't work with more than the few apps that came with it.

I use Out of Milk as my grocery list and SpringPad for notes and would love to use the spen on these, but it won't work.

 

[edlps]

always every day in s note, i must have 200 notes on my note

 

[bluenova]

No, because every time I reboot the phone the s-pen reverts to right-handed mode (I'm left-handed) and I can't be bothered to change it back to left-handed in settings every time I want to use it. Hopefully JB will fix it.

 

[aidjek]

Use in extra cause when need to write anything

 

[irieone]

Im useing my s pen right now to Post this. I love the write to text feature!

 

[irieone]

No, because every time I reboot the phone the s-pen reverts to right-handed mode (I'm left-handed) and I can't be bothered to change it back to left-handed in settings every time I want to use it. Hopefully JB will fix it.

l am a Lefty also and mine never switches back to right handed

 

[dorrien12]

Actually, tell a lie, i have used it once and it came in very handy.

I scanned a bank statement with note that i needed to email, and i didnt want them seeing all the figures going in and out of my account, so drawing black lines through the bits of info that i didnt want them to see was very easy. With my previous phone i had to zoom right and blank it with my finger. with the s pen, it was so quick and accurate.

but yeah, that's legitimately the only time i've had a use for the pen.

What app did you use to scan on a note?

 

[bluenova]

l am a Lefty also and mine never switches back to right handed

Really? The option will still say left-handed after a reboot but if you turn on 'Hovering pen icon' you see it's setup for a right-handed when you try and hover. So in order to correct I have to change it to right-handed then back to left. Can you try and see?

 

[ScandaLeX]

This S-Pen has become an extension of my hand. I don't do anything on my phone without it except for the occasional button presses that require a finger.

It's completely natural for me because I'm one who never wished the stylus into oblivion. There was a time when stylus was king until S Jobs decided capacitive touch screens would be the wave of the future.

I'm delighted Samsung made it a come back in the form of the S-Pen. Sure some may never use it but there's a lot like me who embrace it's brilliance.

 

[fairhsa]

I use mine all the time. I HATE the touch screen keyboard - I find just handwriting much faster and the recognition is fabulous. It's the reason I keep the Note and the reason I am considering getting a larger one as well!

 

[greggstroud]

Thinking about getting this tablet as I'm getting an android phone, and I'm replacing my ipad 2. I'm thnking ill never use the s pen tho. Is it still worth getting if I don't?

 

[bluenova]

Thinking about getting this tablet as I'm getting an android phone, and I'm replacing my ipad 2. I'm thnking ill never use the s pen tho. Is it still worth getting if I don't?

From someone who rarely uses the S-Pen I'd say yes it's worth it. I'm so used to the screen real-estate now that using my wife's Galaxy SII is painful.

 

[Vipfreak]

Only for Screen shots. If there was a less cumbersome note widget where I could quickly write down stuff I'd probably use it much more.

 

[fairycorpse]

apparently I'm the odd Person who actually uses the stylus frequently. My only issue is the random capital letter that pops up while writting.

 

[bluenova]

Only for Screen shots. If there was a less cumbersome note widget where I could quickly write down stuff I'd probably use it much more.

Why for screen-shots? Just swipe your hand across the screen.

 

[PiscesCloud]

apparently I'm the odd Person who actually uses the stylus frequently. My only issue is the random capital letter that pops up while writting.[/QUOTE]

Are there any answers here for you ?

How to Quickly capitalize letters for speedy texts with Swype

 

[irieone]

Really? The option will still say left-handed after a reboot but if you turn on 'Hovering pen icon' you see it's setup for a right-handed when you try and hover. So in order to correct I have to change it to right-handed then back to left. Can you try and see?

I tryed this and mine is still set for left handed even after reboot. It never changes

 

[Vipfreak]

Why for screen-shots? Just swipe your hand across the screen.

Are you pulling my leg... ? That doesn't do anything for me.

 

[Howard Hopkinson]

The way I use my hand to take screen shots is I place the edge of my right hand on the right hand edge of the screen and simply swipe it to the left. It works every time without fail.

 

[ScandaLeX]

Are you pulling my leg... ? That doesn't do anything for me.

How are you positioning your hand? The position should be like a karate chop from edge to edge.