The best Samsung deals! Galaxy Book 4 series, Watch 6, S24 Ultra or Z Flip 5! - Join SamMobile on Telegram!

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

Notifications
    News for you

    Samsung S Note to get scrolling screen off memo, fingerprint lock, recycle bin, other features

    General
    By 

    Last updated: May 19th, 2016 at 13:31 UTC+02:00

    In addition to the new Samsung Focus app, Samsung is also working on bringing new functionality to the S Note app with the Galaxy Note 6. Well, we're not sure if the new functionality will arrive with the Note 6 or as a separate update – the latter is possible as S Note is now available for Samsung devices on the Play Store, but S Note is set to get a few useful features at some point later this year.

    The Galaxy Note 5 introduced Screen off memo, which allows users to start jotting down notes when the device is locked by simply removing the S Pen from its slot. After the update, users will be able to scroll down to add more content to the notes they take using Screen off memo. It is similar to how one can capture bigger screenshots using the scrolling screenshot function on the Note 5 and on Marshmallow-powered Galaxy devices, and we know some of us here at SamMobile will be happy to see this feature.

    S Note will also let users secure their notes using their fingerprints, so you can keep all those crazy things you jotted down safe from prying eyes. This will require users to lock the device itself with a pattern, PIN or password, but if you like keeping your device unlocked, you can simply opt for a regular password to secure your notes. All this isn't new – Private mode on Samsung devices already lets you secure S Note entries, but the update will put all these settings right into the app, removing the need to enable Private mode.

    Other new features that will arrive with the update include an option to import notes from other apps, and a recycle bin that will let you retrieve deleted notes. Screen off memo will also possibly be making its way to non-Note devices, but we are told that may or may not happen. Since you don't get a stylus with non-Note devices, there will probably be an option to assign the hardware buttons to Screen off memo, but at this point this is only speculation on our part.

    General Galaxy Note 6S Note

    You might also like

    Samsung’s S Note now in beta mode at Google Play, Samsung calls for testers

    Samsung’s S Note now in beta mode at Google Play, Samsung calls for testers

    Samsung is no stranger to releasing proprietary apps over at the Google Play Store. Over the last year, the company has brought apps such as S Health, Wi-Fi Transfer, Samsung Music, Samsung Voice Recording, and even the Galaxy Note's most cherished application, S Note, to Google's app store for the larger Android user base. The […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cases spotted online, point towards a curved display

    Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cases spotted online, point towards a curved display

    Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note 7 on August 2, 2016, but a lot of information regarding the smartphone has been leaked already, including its possible specifications and color variants. Now, case maker Olixar has listed multiple Galaxy Note 7 cases online, revealing the physical design of the device. These case listings reveal the […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago
    Eldar Murtazin says Galaxy Note 7 will have a 3,600 mAh battery, reiterates leaked specs

    Eldar Murtazin says Galaxy Note 7 will have a 3,600 mAh battery, reiterates leaked specs

    With a little over a month remaining before the Galaxy Note 7's alleged official reveal, the rumor mill is expected to shift into higher gear with each passing day. Many of the Note 7's specs have been revealed by various sources in recent weeks, and another source – one that has both been right and […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 8 years ago
    Leak partially confirms hardware specs of the Galaxy Note 7

    Leak partially confirms hardware specs of the Galaxy Note 7

    Yesterday, a leak from @evleaks suggested that the Galaxy Note 7 will be available in a new Blue color variant, while also introducing iris scanner for the very first time in the Note series. The latest leak from China has now substantiated some of the previously leaked hardware specs of the Galaxy Note 7. This new […]

    • By Valerie R.
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to come with 64GB storage and a blue color variant?

    Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to come with 64GB storage and a blue color variant?

    It was reported yesterday that the next Galaxy Note device from Samsung would indeed be the Galaxy Note 7, and that it could come with an inbuilt iris scanner. Now, some more specifications of the upcoming Galaxy Note smartphone have been leaked. According to a new tweet from Evan Blass (@evleaks), the Galaxy Note 7 […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Note 7 or Note 7 edge on August 2, 2016

    Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Note 7 or Note 7 edge on August 2, 2016

    We've seen quite a few rumors about the upcoming device in the Galaxy Note lineup including the one which suggested that it would be the Galaxy Note 7. Now, we've received information suggesting that the Galaxy Note 7 with a curved edge screen would be unveiled at the next Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event. According to an image […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago