Technology and Body

Every year, the Note comes out with better specs, better stylus and improved notetaking features. This year is no exception. The Note5 has a whole new mechanism for interacting with the S Pen. You just have to click and pull it out. It’s easy and smooth. Doesn’t matter if you’re writing a quick list of todo items or doodling around, the S Pen works well. There’s only one button on the S Pen, and that’s to bring up the floating Air Command menu. If you recently bought a Note5 and are not sure how exactly you should be using the notetaking features, follow along. Screenshot and annotation: Learn how to take scrolling screenshots and how to annotate them using your Note5. 1. Screen Off Notes The Note5 has a really handy feature for quick notetaking. When the screen is off, just pull out the S Pen. The screen will light up in this dark mode and you’ll be able to write anything on it. As soon as you put the S Pen back, the note will be saved as a memo. 2. Taking Qui...

After spending 3 weeks with the Note5 and fully embracing TouchWiz for what it is, I’ve had a change of heart. I don’t hate it any more. My hate for TouchWiz stemmed from the cluttered UI and the laggy-ness. Both of which have been taken care of if you own any of the flagship 2015 Samsung devices running the new TouchWiz ( S6, S6 edge, edge+, Note5 and so on). And while the lower end devices might still face performance issues, most of the TouchWiz features do seep in. TouchWiz, for the uninitiated, is Samsung’s take on Android (5.0/5.1 Lollipop). They take the stock Android experience and try to enhance it. Granted, not all the features they add are particularly exciting (looking at you, bloatware), but you’ll be surprised to find, just how much of it really is. So it’s time to hang your Android Purist hat and embrace the world of TouchWiz. 1. Customize Quick Toggles Samsung phones have this really handy quick toggles in the notification drawer. So you can q...