The Official Note 5 thread

Chris344 · 27 Nov 2015 at 09:48

Muska said:
I'll second Package Disabler, worth every penny, and using Google calendar.

Must have apps for me were Google messenger & Google keyboard instead of the stock Samsung offerings. Nova launcher of you want to move away from touchwiz.

Enjoy and let us know what you think when you've had a good play! I can link you to the wireless quick charger from eBay if you like, it's an official Samsung product.

Thank buddy. Amazon would be better as I have prime.

How does Google Messenger work? Is it cross platform?

Chris344 · 27 Nov 2015 at 09:49

AndyCr15 said:
To remove bloat, look up Package Disabler. It's around £3 though, but lets you disable pretty much everything.

Probably best to switch to Google Calendar at this point. That doesn't matter what platform you're on. Google's good like that.

Thank you Andy. Does it support iCloud shared calendars? What about a good mail app in which I can still use iCloud mail for now? I'd like push.

Muska · 27 Nov 2015 at 10:30

Google messenger just replaced the stock SMS app, nice and light, you can make each conversation a different colour for people etc but above all it just works well

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAMSUNG-Wir...r=8-1&keywords=samsung+wireless+quick+charger

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobile-Phon...r=8-2&keywords=samsung+wireless+quick+charger

Black and white available on amazon ( Ihope there is no problem posting the links, OCUK do not sell these) but they're quite a bit more expensive than what I paid on ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181886257701?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

AndyCr15 · 27 Nov 2015 at 11:03

Chris344 said:
Thank you Andy. Does it support iCloud shared calendars? What about a good mail app in which I can still use iCloud mail for now? I'd like push.

An iOS user might need to tell you this. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple didn't allow it. This is one of the big differences for me between Apple and Google. Google are more than happy for you to use their services on any platform where as Apple will try had to not let you use their services elsewhere.

This is why if I where you I would simply export from one and import into Google's ecosystem, where you can live then on any platform you wish

Chris344 · 27 Nov 2015 at 11:38

AndyCr15 said:
An iOS user might need to tell you this. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple didn't allow it. This is one of the big differences for me between Apple and Google. Google are more than happy for you to use their services on any platform where as Apple will try had to not let you use their services elsewhere.

This is why if I where you I would simply export from one and import into Google's ecosystem, where you can live then on any platform you wish

Thanks Andy. I'll have to check this weekend, the good thing is that I have the following gmail accounts:

First name.lastname@gmail
Lastname @gmail

They are around 10 years old, I also have the same @me addresses which is nice.
Does Google now support push?

AndyCr15 · 27 Nov 2015 at 12:12

In what respect? Gmail has been push since I can remember on Android. (And I've been using it 5 years or more)

If you tie in another account to Gmail (done on you PC, not your phone) it will pull them in a frequency based on how much mail that account receives. This can be quite slow, 30 minutes to an hour.

**EDIT**

The Official S-View case is rather nice -

Chris344 · 27 Nov 2015 at 12:37

AndyCr15 said:
In what respect? Gmail has been push since I can remember on Android. (And I've been using it 5 years or more)

If you tie in another account to Gmail (done on you PC, not your phone) it will pull them in a frequency based on how much mail that account receives. This can be quite slow, 30 minutes to an hour.

**EDIT**

The Official S-View case is rather nice -

Google stopped push for iOS a couple of years ago now and only offer fetch using the iOS mail app. I always preferred that over the gmail app and didn't know if they supported push, thanks for confirming.

That's a rather nice case indeed, I'll take another look on good old Amazon.

Cosimo · 27 Nov 2015 at 15:53

Chris344 said:
That's a rather nice case indeed, I'll take another look on good old Amazon.

I got mine from ebay.

Columbo · 28 Nov 2015 at 11:52

Where the best and most reliable place to get the dual sim version of this?

Chris344 · 28 Nov 2015 at 20:22

Columbo said:
Where the best and most reliable place to get the dual sim version of this?

www.mygsm.me - they are around £425 for 32GB, most people on here (including me) have ordered from there, great CS and fast shipping.

kitkat2015 · 28 Nov 2015 at 21:46

Chris344 said:
www.mygsm.me - they are around £425 for 32GB, most people on here (including me) have ordered from there, great CS and fast shipping.

+1, all good so far from mygsm with my note 5.

AndyCr15 · 28 Nov 2015 at 21:58

I messaged them a day or two back, asking if they knew when they would have the 64GB back in stock... no reply

Chris344 · 28 Nov 2015 at 23:37

AndyCr15 said:
I messaged them a day or two back, asking if they knew when they would have the 64GB back in stock... no reply

Hey buddy. Their weekend starts Thursday to Sunday. That's probably why. You'll get a reply tomorrow. However, I was told they are expecting 64GB stock in two weeks or so.

BaZ87 · 29 Nov 2015 at 00:33

Is anybody using Deezer on their Note 5? Mine keeps stopping for some reason and it's a pain in the backside as I can't launch it with either my headset or from my car (although I can pause, skip track etc when launched).

Chris344 · 29 Nov 2015 at 09:40

Can anyone confirm that the wireless fast charger will work with a non-faster charger plug and cable please?

Also, can someone link me a genuine fast charger and cable from Amazon, they seem to be about £8 and i'd like a spare but don't know which are genuine.

Thanks

Chris344 · 29 Nov 2015 at 09:41

Sorry, also. How do I get 6.0 on my Note 5?

So far so good, I'm loving the Note 5, I have my iCloud emails synced with the Samsung mail app, i just need to figure out how to do sync my iCloud calendars.

Cosimo · 29 Nov 2015 at 09:54

Chris344 said:
Can anyone confirm that the wireless fast charger will work with a non-faster charger plug and cable please?

Also, can someone link me a genuine fast charger and cable from Amazon, they seem to be about £8 and i'd like a spare but don't know which are genuine.

Thanks

An older Samsung charger works and it just says charging wirelessly.

This cable also works with the fast charger if you need a long cable for the pad.

That one I got is this one and it is cheaper then when I got mine.

Cosimo · 29 Nov 2015 at 10:00

Chris344 said:
Sorry, also. How do I get 6.0 on my Note 5?

So far so good, I'm loving the Note 5, I have my iCloud emails synced with the Samsung mail app, i just need to figure out how to do sync my iCloud calendars.

You'll have to wait for Marshmallow (6.0), it is expected soon.

Is this what you want:

http://www.androidcentral.com/how-easily-sync-your-icloud-calendar-android

?

Chris344 · 29 Nov 2015 at 10:16

Cosimo said:
An older Samsung charger works and it just says charging wirelessly.

This cable also works with the fast charger if you need a long cable for the pad.

That one I got is this one and it is cheaper then when I got mine.

That's great thank you, I have a 2m iPhone cable so prefer the longer cables now.

Chris344 · 29 Nov 2015 at 10:17

Cosimo said:
You'll have to wait for Marshmallow (6.0), it is expected soon.

Is this what you want:

http://www.androidcentral.com/how-easily-sync-your-icloud-calendar-android

?

That's perfect, thank you again. Do you know if that App will store your credentials?

Also, do you know how to enable the location based rotating wallpaper? I am also looking to import my contact pictures from Facebook without syncing other Facebook data, is this possible?

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