The Samsung Galaxy Note and a look at the TouchWiz UI updates

The Samsung Galaxy Note is one of the most popular smartphones on the market thanks to its large screen and excellent processing power. Samsung has been listening to feedback on the device from thousands of users and has introduced an update to its TouchWiz user interface that brings some improvements to the model. We take a look to see what users can expect from this update.

The Samsung Galaxy Note includes a very large 5.3-inch screen. This screen size makes the phone perfect for viewing photos and multimedia files, but it also causes some minor problems in other areas, such as entering text. Typing with one hand on the Galaxy Note has always been a difficult task, as it is almost impossible for the user’s thumb to reach all areas of the screen. The new UI update gives you options to realign the keyboard layout so that it faces toward the side of the screen. This means that users can easily access all the keys with their thumb and that the keyboard can be adjusted to suit both right- and left-handed users. In addition to these changes, Samsung has also decided to make better use of the large screen by placing a row of number keys towards the top of the screen. This means that numbers and letters can be displayed on the same page rather than requiring the user to switch between a keyboard and a numeric keypad. Several other small improvements have been made to the model, including an updated lock screen that is similar to the one used on Android Ice Cream Sandwich devices and a dedicated torch app that makes use of the LED camera flash.

Improvements made to the interface of the Samsung Galaxy Note should ensure that this excellent model continues to be a huge hit with consumers. The model’s unusual screen size has made it attractive not only to smartphone users who require a large screen, but also to people tempted by a tablet, but who have been put off by the physical size of such units. It’s not just the great display that draws this model in, but also a host of other great features that make the phone stand out from the competition. The Galaxy Note comes with a stylus called the S-Pen. Rather than acting like a traditional stylus, the S-Pen offers a number of interactive functions that control the behavior of the phone. A great example of this is when you press the button on the stylus and then double tap anywhere on the screen. When you do this, a notepad of what you were viewing previously appears so you can quickly jot down notes or type an important number. This can be saved so that you can come back to it later.

The excellent user interface updates of the Samsung Galaxy Note really benefit the performance of this magnificent model. The changes also show that Samsung listens carefully to consumer feedback, an area that is sadly neglected by many other phone makers.