Using the Note as a Computer - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

I was looking at the Galaxy Nexus threads and saw this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--zcmqIyRI and decided I would try it out on the Note. I did this on my Evo when I had one so this isn't a new idea but I kind like it. This isn't an in depth video, it just shows you how it works with what I have working with it. The commands that the Nexus user can use with his keyboard I couldn't get to work with the Note. Not sure if its an ICS thing or what. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laUNz7QJ9Wo&feature=youtu.be

I too have been playing around with this and it is a pretty novel idea. It isn't 100% there yet in terms of being a setup I could use full time, but it does let me travel without my laptop and plug in to a hotel TV.
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carricklongley said:
I too have been playing around with this and it is a pretty novel idea. It isn't 100% there yet in terms of being a setup I could use full time, but it does let me travel without my laptop and plug in to a hotel TV.
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Yea it is...What are you using for your keyboard and mouse?

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Yea it is...What are you using for your keyboard and mouse?
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I am using both an Apple keyboard and track pad in one setup and a Motorola keyboard/track pad combination in another. They both work well.
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Is there a way to make the Motorola Lapdock to work with the Note or something similar?
I was hoping to put Ubuntu on my phone and be able to mirror that to the screen.
Any suggestions?

carricklongley said:
I am using both an Apple keyboard and track pad in one setup and a Motorola keyboard/track pad combination in another. They both work well.
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Can you get any of the commands to work from the keyboard like the Nexus? I'm not having much luck there. Might be a gingerbread thing.

rsalib said:
Is there a way to make the Motorola Lapdock to work with the Note or something similar?
I was hoping to put Ubuntu on my phone and be able to mirror that to the screen.
Any suggestions?
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Not sure about that one...

Its pretty neat,thx for sharing!
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I just found an old Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard (it's a small black box that you set on a table, and it projects a full-sized keyboard onto whatever flat surface it's sitting on using a laser) I used to use with my Windows Mobile 2003 PDA and tried to pair it with my Note today. It works flawlessly! This thing hasn't worked with any of my devices since WinMo 5, and even then it usually required a driver to be installed. Not with the Note! Just need to be sure I have the Samsung Keyboard selected (but it doesn't need to be open). I just keep getting more and more excited about this thing (except for the dark splotches on my display and low Quadrant scores).

Ok this is neat for traveling. Anyone know what cable we need to connect to the lcd monitor?
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StarLog said:
Ok this is neat for traveling. Anyone know what cable we need to connect to the lcd monitor?
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You have to have the MHL to HDMI adapter for it to work. I got mine on Amazon for $22 including shipping and got it within 5 days. Then of course a bluetooth keyboard and mouse..works good. Does your monitor have HDMI?
Edit: If your traveling I'm sure the tv might have an HDMI...unless you stay in a Days Inn as I do..

egomezmorales said:
Its pretty neat,thx for sharing!
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No problem. Like I said, Its not the first time its been done but I thought I would share and see if anyone had any different experiences than I did.

The Logitech Tablet Bluetooth keyboard/android 3.0+ works nice with the Note.
It even has 3 special keys to enable the menu, home and search buttons.
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andrawer said:
The Logitech Tablet Bluetooth keyboard/android 3.0+ works nice with the Note.
It even has 3 special keys to enable the menu, home and search buttons.
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Sweet. Thats good to know.

Yes my TV has hdmi. Thanks
Just ordered the adaptor for $8.95 free shipping from ebay
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This is cool but I'll just use my laptop
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I do this with my Transformer Prime via.the.HDMI out. I have to get a MHL adapter for my Note. But this is very possible for people who browse, email and play games. NES and NES ganesh never looked better on my Samsung 60"
I dont touch my laptop anymore. Only to download ROMS lol
It isn't quite there like someone said. But this is the future. For me at least.
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Eddie Bombay said:
This is cool but I'll just use my laptop
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Yea its not a replacement but its fun to play around with.

Paring not connecting
carricklongley said:
I am using both an Apple keyboard and track pad in one setup and a Motorola keyboard/track pad combination in another. They both work well.
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Are u on stock rom? I am pairing with bt devices but nothing connects, I did delete all bloatware with titanium... Any ideas

Note 717 as a computer
I have been using the Note 717 as my home computer. I downloaded Liquid smooth 4.1.2 and now the HDMI to Micro USB adapter doesn't recognize the monitor? Please help....I would also like other ideas for hooking the phone to a monitor. The cables constantly cause issues with connection. thanks you

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My 8.9 LTE with Android Launcher as a car front end

So after using a car front end with my previous galaxy tab 7" 3G, I decided to try something else with my galaxy tab 8.9.
Here's the results. Its a work in progress, mind you.
www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=v6bQxkjOaDI
I hope the link works. I can post some pictures later. I'm using ADW, simple text and multipicture live wallpaper. I took the idea from a poster in the Transformer Prime forum. I'll find a link later to give proper credit.
It works as fast and as fluid as it does in my Transformer Prime (where I'm typing this and which has a similar setup.)
that is REALLY nice.
could you link to the xda thread (for your ui) you referred to so I can try it out?
Great.. Look awesome
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orlandoxpolice said:
that is REALLY nice.
could you link to the xda thread (for your ui) you referred to so I can try it out?
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Thanks: here is the link from where I took the inspiration
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473326
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That's great, how do you have it hooked into your deck?
MagicMan3 said:
That's great, how do you have it hooked into your deck?
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Good question. It's connected via bluetooth to Blackberry bluetooth adapter. I tried 3 different ones before choosing the RIM made one. The Rim bt adapter has no batteries, so I connected permanently, uses 5v mini usb connector. It turns on automatically when power is applied, no button presses required. Other units either turns themselves off to save battery/protect it or they require a button press to turn them on again.

Display Note on HDTV.

So I plugged my note in to my Samsung plasma tv. I used the mhl adapter that came with my infuse which I used with my infuse and it worked all the time. But it is not working with the note. Am I missing a setting or something? I am rooted with da g OC kernel but I haven't seen anything in that thread about this. So anyone have the same issue or could help me out?
Will gladly hit the thanks button fer ya!
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Did not work for me until I plugged in the power into MHL. Then everything worked but the quality on the big 42" screen was not that good.
I have not ordered one yet, but I've seen other Note users say this PNY cable works good. It's the one I intend to order soon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JKAN7U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rcs30-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006JKAN7Uhttp://
Anyone know if our Notes output 720p or 1080p to the TV?
ryanbmw51 said:
So I plugged my note in to my Samsung plasma tv. I used the mhl adapter that came with my infuse which I used with my infuse and it worked all the time. But it is not working with the note. Am I missing a setting or something? I am rooted with da g OC kernel but I haven't seen anything in that thread about this. So anyone have the same issue or could help me out?
Will gladly hit the thanks button fer ya!
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just need to plug the power into it too.
Thank you for responses but I did that as well. Just forgot to mention it. As far as I know mhl will never work without direct power supply. As I said this worked on my infuse and I have set it up the same way but no worky. Can anyone confirm they have it working?
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Punchatron said:
Anyone know if our Notes output 720p or 1080p to the TV?
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The screen only supports slightly above 720p so I wouldn't count on it handling 1080 externally.
keller.jeff said:
I have not ordered one yet, but I've seen other Note users say this PNY cable works good. It's the one I intend to order soon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...reative=390957&creativeASIN=B006JKAN7Uhttp://
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20 bucks god damn that's hella expensive. The one I just bought was only like 3 bucks hope it works.
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techntrek said:
The screen only supports slightly above 720p so I wouldn't count on it handling 1080 externally.
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I think it will output 1080p video files just like Samsung's larger tablets and play them in true HD on a capable TV.
From what I've seen, MHL adapters are a bit of a crapshoot for the Note. I have one made by CableMatters that seems to work well, but sometimes it inexplicably doesn't.
I don't need it for YouTube or anything but I use my phone to dl californication from demonoid. Be nice and easy to just plug the note in and fly but what I've been doing is using es file exp to drop the video file on my network HDD and then stream from there to my ps3. Is there a more efficient way of doing this? (Besides paying for showtime of course...LOL)
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ryanbmw51 said:
Thank you for responses but I did that as well. Just forgot to mention it. As far as I know mhl will never work without direct power supply. As I said this worked on my infuse and I have set it up the same way but no worky. Can anyone confirm they have it working?
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I saw somewhere there was a process. I think it was to plug in the hdmi, plug in the power, then plug into device. I saw it worked for the poster but i may have the order off.
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I agree, try it using the following steps.. HDMI from TV into MHL Adapter / Power from Wall into MHL / MHL Adapter into phone. if you hear the beep that the phone is charging, does not mean it made a connection with the HDMI side. if you get it connected there will be a 2 / 3 second delay between the beep and you will see something on your TV, also I have USB debugging OFF, seems to work better with MHL.
Edit: With my Adapter, I do not have to reboot the phone with the adapter in for it to work, it will auto detect whenever I hotplug it. I do have to mess with the connector plugging into the phone, seems it can be plugged in / detect power, but not HDMI, (Wiggle it
Bataga said:
I saw somewhere there was a process. I think it was to plug in the hdmi, plug in the power, then plug into device. I saw it worked for the poster but i may have the order off.
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Bataga said:
I saw somewhere there was a process. I think it was to plug in the hdmi, plug in the power, then plug into device. I saw it worked for the poster but i may have the order off.
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Will def try this when I get home. Thank ya
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Yup! Let me know
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USB Ethernet...No Browser lags

On ethernet the stock browser has no lags...... I connected a Linksys USB200M v2 adapter....I am gettting full bars on WiFi from my NetGear WNDR4500 router and lags persist.....Hope this helps ASUS with this problem.
How does it compare to desktop browsing loading times
So far so good on the ethernet here.
Most people who have the problem probably wouldn't if they would just go into Settings>Advanced in the browser and change "Enable plug-ins" to On Demand .. this stops the flash windows from auto loading and lagging it out
Nicely implemented by Asus, using the USB Ethernet Adaptor that came with Asus Zenbook.
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does anyone know if this will work if you dont have the keyboard dock but use the usb kit instead?????
NeoMagus said:
Most people who have the problem probably wouldn't if they would just go into Settings>Advanced in the browser and change "Enable plug-ins" to On Demand .. this stops the flash windows from auto loading and lagging it out
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I am using that setting ever since I purchased device... still ethernet loads faster with no lags.... Have you tried on USB ethernet?
It hasn't lagged for me or given the wait window since someone recommended I do that on here so no actually don't need to.
riyatch said:
does anyone know if this will work if you dont have the keyboard dock but use the usb kit instead?????
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It should work, but I would advice against using it because the network adaptor will increase the power drain quite a bit. Further more, the way it is connected to the prime makes it hard for the user to use the tablet properly without stressing the physical connection of the USB kit to the prime.
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So just about any USB ethernet device should work?
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EasyEEE said:
So just about any USB ethernet device should work?
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+1 looking to buy an adapter but don't want to buy one that might not work
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vincepg13 said:
+1 looking to buy an adapter but don't want to buy one that might not work
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I bought an apple one and that even worked
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jyan_osu said:
I bought an apple one and that even worked
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The fancy ones like apples one cost around £25...you can get just a simple converter from amazon for like 3 quid....I hope one of them will work
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vincepg13 said:
The fancy ones like apples one cost around £25...you can get just a simple converter from amazon for like 3 quid....I hope one of them will work
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Search for the USB to Cat5 thread, there is a post about an adapter from monoprice that works fine and was very reasonable.
EasyEEE said:
So just about any USB ethernet device should work?
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I bought a cheap one off ebay that was "compatible" with the Macbook Air for about a fiver and that is working fine.

MHL with OTG?

Is there a way to run both cables? With a splitter of some sort maybe? I've searched amazon for a cable with no luck.
Anyone on XDA know of a way?
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Nope, when I first got the phone when it came out in searched that answer out for months in hope. Finally I just bought a new controller which was why I wanted it. I lucked out and grabbed a ps3 controller from newegg new for 32.99. What exactly are you trying to setup? The one thing I can tell you won't work is trying to get say a keyboard hooked up otg and use the mhl adapter.
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I was hoping to hook up MHL and run a mouse actually. So I can control netflix and maybe a few games using the mouse on my tv.
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AntwanL said:
I was hoping to hook up MHL and run a mouse actually. So I can control netflix and maybe a few games using the mouse on my tv.
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Try using a bluetooth mouse to do that.
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Yeah, a Bluetooth mouse a keyboard work for me when using MHL.
I would like to do MHL and USB OTG for playing a flash drive files on the TV, instead of copying it over. But, a microSD card solved some f that.
Bluetooth didn't even come to mind for some reason haha, awesome idea! Thanks guys!
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I should mention for the storage bit that there are some apps that can mount samba (windows shared) folders and you can later access data using a media app and stream the data over the network.
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Can't make it function
Hi guys I see that you are talking about MHL and OTG...and it seems you don't have probemlms with it on your i777.
On the contrary, I can't seem to make it work....When I plug a mouse, keybord or flash memory....NOTHING happens.
I already searched a lot....some people say it depends on the kernel (mine is Siyah 5.5.1)...some say it depends on the ROM (mine is AOKP 7.3)....I don't know which answer is correct......or maybe my OTG cable is faulty????.......
Please if you know something else that I can do to enable or anything....let me know!
Thanks in advance!
I believe you misunderstood, I explained you can use mhl and bluetooth mouse and or keyboard @ the same time. However that's not technically using MHL and otg cable.
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Turning my photon into a nexus Q

Ok so I've got my deactivated Photon and I'm repurposing the device as an Android media player. I'm basically trying to make it a nexus Q/Google TV like device. Looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this. I would like to be able to control the device from my phone (Note 2) as the nexus Q allows you to modify it's music queue.
Some background: phone is unlocked, I'm using an HD dock to connect to my TV or stereo.
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schale01 said:
Ok so I've got my deactivated Photon and I'm repurposing the device as an Android media player. I'm basically trying to make it a nexus Q/Google TV like device. Looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this. I would like to be able to control the device from my phone (Note 2) as the nexus Q allows you to modify it's music queue.
Some background: phone is unlocked, I'm using an HD dock to connect to my TV or stereo.
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Buy an HDMI Cable & download an airplay server app from the market (the is one like that)
and an AIrplay Client
Hdmi out on my photon always looked terribly pixelly. I almost could not stand it but mine is locked so maybe custom roms and kernels fix that issue.
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xopher.hunter said:
Hdmi out on my photon always looked terribly pixelly. I almost could not stand it but mine is locked so maybe custom roms and kernels fix that issue.
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Well not for me im using a 21" screen with HDMI out thats work pretty well
LightingZ said:
Well not for me im using a 21" screen with HDMI out thats work pretty well
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Ah yes i forgot to mention my 40 inch tv
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Thinking of doing this on a 32" bedroom TV. How are you all controlling it, do you just set up whatever video you want and then plunk it into the dock, or do you have a wireless keyboard/mouse?
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thinking of doing this on a 32" bedroom tv. How are you all controlling it, do you just set up whatever video you want and then plunk it into the dock, or do you have a wireless keyboard/mouse?
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i am using ps3 controller for this =]
btrcp2000 said:
Thinking of doing this on a 32" bedroom TV. How are you all controlling it, do you just set up whatever video you want and then plunk it into the dock, or do you have a wireless keyboard/mouse?
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Well that's one of the things I'm trying to figure out. If I can get it to behave like the Nexus Q then I could control it from any Android device. Unfortunately I have yet to figure out how to accomplish this.
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