Bixby Vision - S Pen Problem - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers

Hello everyone,
I'm having a stupid issue with my Bixy Vision and S pen..
Normally, it tries to analyze the screen when you click Bixby Vision and then hover the s pen around the screen..
Mine just stopped doing it.. Bixby Vision just works in camera app. I did not root my device. I did a factory reset, then it's been fixed.. After couple of hours, maybe because I've deleted something or installed something, it stopped working again.. I see the options bar at the top, and the Vision Eye where I do hover the S pen, but nothing happens..
What can be the reason?
Anybody can help?
Thanks in advance.

Bixby vision with the S Pen is not working for me either, I wonder if it has something to do with using Nova Launcher instead of the Touchwiz, are you using a different launcher?

Yeah I'm using Nova too, but it used to work on Nova.. After a while it stopped working, I don't know why..

Working here ok. Just tested Using Nova too.

mk89pwnz said:
Working here ok. Just tested Using Nova too.
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Mine stopped working and cannot fix it :S

emirism said:
Mine stopped working and cannot fix it :S
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What version Bixby vision?

mk89pwnz said:
What version Bixby vision?
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1.3.05.2

emirism said:
1.3.05.2
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Same, rly strange. When you hover the s-pen do you see and eye near it? when it stops to work? When the green bubbles move?

mk89pwnz said:
Same, rly strange. When you hover the s-pen do you see and eye near it? when it stops to work? When the green bubbles move?
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I see the eye near the hover but no bubble thing is happening since a week..

emirism said:
I see the eye near the hover but no bubble thing is happening since a week..
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Try reporting to Sammy or use that live sammy support app never tried it

mk89pwnz said:
Try reporting to Sammy or use that live sammy support app never tried it
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I did.. And I already did everything they've tried.. not solved yet

emirism said:
Hello everyone,
I'm having a stupid issue with my Bixy Vision and S pen..
Normally, it tries to analyze the screen when you click Bixby Vision and then hover the s pen around the screen..
Mine just stopped doing it.. Bixby Vision just works in camera app. I did not root my device. I did a factory reset, then it's been fixed.. After couple of hours, maybe because I've deleted something or installed something, it stopped working again.. I see the options bar at the top, and the Vision Eye where I do hover the S pen, but nothing happens..
What can be the reason?
Anybody can help?
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe try clearing the Cache/Data of Bixby Vision. I too use Nova and it is working.

SiNJiN76 said:
Maybe try clearing the Cache/Data of Bixby Vision. I too use Nova and it is working.
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I already did.. Thanks..

SiNJiN76 said:
Maybe try clearing the Cache/Data of Bixby Vision. I too use Nova and it is working.
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What Samsung bloatware are installed in your device?
Could you please list them?
I'm not sure but I guess that happened after I did uninstall a Samsung app.. Maybe Galaxy Essentials, or something similar.. I'm not sure

emirism said:
What Samsung bloatware are installed in your device?
Could you please list them?
I'm not sure but I guess that happened after I did uninstall a Samsung app.. Maybe Galaxy Essentials, or something similar.. I'm not sure
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All. I haven't disabled any Samsung apps.

SiNJiN76 said:
All. I haven't disabled any Samsung apps.
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I did uninstall some of them but I don't remember the whole list..

emirism said:
I did uninstall some of them but I don't remember the whole list..
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In the apps settings... You can filter by disabled apps. But if you still would like screenshots... I'll post them... or rather, i cam do the Scroll Capture! Hehehe

Thanks... I have all of them.. But mine is not working :S :S :S

emirism said:
Thanks... I have all of them.. But mine is not working :S :S :S
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Maybe a restart if you haven't. Also you said that a factory reset worked? Just don't disable Samsung apps if you decide to do it again. :good:

still couldn't fix it

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Jelly Bean has killed Light Flow

Installed Jelly Bean this afternoon and so far so good.
However, Light Flow keeps crashing, so I can't use it. I've followed all instructions, restarted, removed and reinstalled but still no luck.
Anyone else having the problem, or know of an alternative?
I only need it for Gmail and Handcent SMS.
It's not Jelly Bean - it looks like the latest update to Gmail caused it.
milesg said:
It's not Jelly Bean - it looks like the latest update to Gmail caused it.
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Ah ha, good point. I just assumed it was the update to JB, but you're right, Gmail updated pretty much straight away afterwards aswell.
In that case, hopefully the lightflow guys will be on it pretty quick...
Lightflow fix is now available on Google play
milesg said:
Lightflow fix is now available on Google play
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I've just installed 3.5.2LITE and still having the same issue?
What version are you running and is it fixed for you?
I've just checked back on Play and fix in the next few hours, so I'll give it a look in the morning.
Thanks for the pointer though
WannabeMKII said:
I've just checked back on Play and fix in the next few hours, so I'll give it a look in the morning.
Thanks for the pointer though
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You'll need 3.6.0 to show in the play store.
Manic evening for me with over 10000 emails in 5 hours!
andrewpmoore said:
You'll need 3.6.0 to show in the play store.
Manic evening for me with over 10000 emails in 5 hours!
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Great, thanks for fixing so quickly and that's quite a few emails
One minor issue, I'm unable to change or the settings for 'Google Now'. If I click on it, it does nothing?
andrewpmoore said:
You'll need 3.6.0 to show in the play store.
Manic evening for me with over 10000 emails in 5 hours!
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I've been using the free version up until now - just bought the paid version!
Great app and good back up deserves to be supported :good:
milesg said:
I've been using the free version up until now - just bought the paid version!
Great app and good back up deserves to be supported :good:
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Hmm, removed the free version and upgraded to the paid one... now I don't get any LED flashing for Gmail!
milesg said:
Hmm, removed the free version and upgraded to the paid one... now I don't get any LED flashing for Gmail!
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I'm still running the free version at the moment and getting no notification for Gmail?
I'm also still unable to change anything for 'Google Now'?
Can anyone else do anything with 'Google Now', or is it just me?
I've updated to JB but don't have a app called Google Now, am I better leaving the phone as is?
kenrw7 said:
I've updated to JB but don't have a app called Google Now, am I better leaving the phone as is?
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I don't appear to have an app as Google Now in my drawer, but it's showing in Light Flow?
You start google now by holding the home softkey on the display and move your finger up to the magnifier.
Tip: Don't even try it out, let it disabled. Your phone will have ~30% less runtime when it's activated.
CentaXx said:
You start google now by holding the home softkey on the display and move your finger up to the magnifier.
Tip: Don't even try it out, let it disabled. Your phone will have ~30% less runtime when it's activated.
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Yeah, I stumbled across it that way aswell and it's disabled, as I've no intention of using it.
I just wish I could also uninstall 'SmartAction', but that's another story for another thread, as keen to get my LED notifications working first.
Thanks for the Google now I'm leaving it as well
WannabeMKII said:
I'm still running the free version at the moment and getting no notification for Gmail?
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Ah well, not just me then. I dropped the developer a mail, I guess he's probably sleeping after spending the previous night fixing the crashing problem caused by the gmail update.
WannabeMKII said:
I just wish I could also uninstall 'SmartAction', but that's another story for another thread, as keen to get my LED notifications working first.
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You can't uninstall SmartAction but you can disable it go going into settings\apps\all apps, find SmartAction and click on the disable button at the top right.
flashsam said:
You can't uninstall SmartAction but you can disable it go going into settings\apps\all apps, find SmartAction and click on the disable button at the top right.
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If you're rooted maybe, but you can't if you're not. The only option is to uninstall updates.
New version of Lightflow (3.6.1) in the Play Store that is supposed to fix the problem with Gmail notifications.
Still doesn't show Gmail notifications via the LED on my phone though.
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Quick update - I've been in touch with the developer and he suggested the following, which worked with the latest version (3.6.1) for me:
Go into lightflow->notifications gmail, select the gmail label you want (disable and enable it if already enabled) and see if that works.

Proximity sensor not working.

My capacitive buttons will not light up unless I cover the sensor first. Is there any known fix for this? Is this enough to get the phone replaced?
UOKM8 said:
My capacitive buttons will not light up unless I cover the sensor first. Is there any known fix for this? Is this enough to get the phone replaced?
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They only light up if it's really dark.
Du22ty said:
They only light up if it's really dark.
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This^
Bump.
The developer of Capacitive Button Brightness recently made a version of his app that turns the capacitive buttons on with the screen, regardless of lighting. Idk if he implemented those changes in the Play Store version, but I'm linking his post below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43806603&postcount=91
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Bump.
The developer of ... recently made a version of his app that turns the capacitive buttons on with the screen, regardless of lighting. Idk if he/she implemented those changes in the Play Store version, but I'm attaching the apk for anyone who wants it.
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this is exactly what I need! How can I give this app root permissions though? It doesn't request it...
mattjcl said:
this is exactly what I need! How can I give this app root permissions though? It doesn't request it...
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That's weird. Try changing something (select one of the different brightnesses); it may trigger a request. Just change it back to default if you wish.
Simba501 said:
That's weird. Try changing something (select one of the different brightnesses); it may trigger a request. Just change it back to default if you wish.
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Tried that, I only got the error message "root access denied...", no option to allow permissions D:
mattjcl said:
Tried that, I only got the error message "root access denied...", no option to allow permissions D:
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Which one are you trying (apk or play store)? You could try to reboot and/or clear the application's data (settings -> apps). Idk beyond that; it works for me.
EDIT: It could be an issue with the apk I attached; I noticed that the file name is different from when I got it from the developer. I linked his post; grab it from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43806603&postcount=91
Simba501 said:
Which one are you trying (apk or play store)? You could try to reboot and/or clear the application's data (settings -> apps). Idk beyond that; it works for me.
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The apk you linked. I've used the play store version in the past no problems, but I've installed a new rom since then. It seems I'm getting this problem now with both versions, so I guess the source of the problem is elsewhere...
mattjcl said:
The apk you linked. I've used the play store version in the past no problems, but I've installed a new rom since then. It seems I'm getting this problem now with both versions, so I guess the source of the problem is elsewhere...
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I'm guessing you can grant other apps access?
Simba501 said:
I'm guessing you can grant other apps access?
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hurm.. this is embarrassing. I've recently installed a new ROM, so I must have messed up somewhere as I'm getting errors from all apps as though the phone isn't rooted, which I don't understand how that could be since I'm already on a custom ROM... I'll reinstall the rom for now and see how that goes..
mattjcl said:
hurm.. this is embarrassing. I've recently installed a new ROM, so I must have messed up somewhere as I'm getting errors from all apps as though the phone isn't rooted, which I don't understand how that could be since I'm already on a custom ROM... I'll reinstall the rom for now and see how that goes..
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It may be as simple as installing Superuser from the Play Store (if you don't have it).
Simba501 said:
It may be as simple as installing Superuser from the Play Store (if you don't have it).
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Turned out using SuperSU rather than superuser seemed to fix the problem. Getting back on topic I suppose, this version of the brightness app solves the issue of the capacitive buttons! They now illuminate when the screen is on, turn off when the screen is off! you're a lifesaver.
mattjcl said:
Turned out using SuperSU rather than superuser seemed to fix the problem. Getting back on topic I suppose, this version of the brightness app solves the issue of the capacitive buttons! They now illuminate when the screen is on, turn off when the screen is off! you're a lifesaver.
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EDIT: For anyone else interested, the developer of the app has just added official support for our devices. He has a thread in Themes & Apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2402153

scroll capture option is missing

Hi
I have got my new note 5 few days ago and enjoying it. However, the scroll capture option is missing. I tried in different apps and websites but it is not there. Someone asked the same question and he said it was fixed by clearing catch without further info. I cleared catch and data for both air comand and screen write but it is still missing. Any help is appreciated. Ss attached
ahomad said:
Hi
I have got my new note 5 few days ago and enjoying it. However, the scroll capture option is missing. I tried in different apps and websites but it is not there. Someone asked the same question and he said it was fixed by clearing catch without further info. I cleared catch and data for both air comand and screen write but it is still missing. Any help is appreciated. Ss attached
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Are you using package disabler pro? You may have disabled something you needed for that to work. Try reenabling everything to see if that fixes it.
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ahomad said:
Hi
I have got my new note 5 few days ago and enjoying it. However, the scroll capture option is missing. I tried in different apps and websites but it is not there. Someone asked the same question and he said it was fixed by clearing catch without further info. I cleared catch and data for both air comand and screen write but it is still missing. Any help is appreciated. Ss attached
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Are you sure you know how/where to find that option?
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Can't help you, but it should be there.
rlsroufe said:
Are you using package disabler pro? You may have disabled something you needed for that to work. Try reenabling everything to see if that fixes it.
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Hi I haven't disabled anything and I am not even rooted
ambervals6 said:
Are you sure you know how/where to find that option?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A
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I think thats why I attached ss to show that I am looking in the right place, if I am not please let me know what am I doing wrong
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Can't help you, but it should be there.
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yeah you see, my ss is like yours but scroll capture is missing
ahomad said:
Hi I haven't disabled anything and I am not even rooted
I think thats why I attached ss to show that I am looking in the right place, if I am not please let me know what am I doing wrong
yeah you see, my ss is like yours but scroll capture is missing
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Are you at the bottom of the page when you did the screen shot?
It only works if you use the screen write option with the S Pen. A regular screenshot doesn't do the scroll capture thing.
thanks guys for trying to help. I cleared cache and data for both air command and screen write and restarted my phone and now scroll capture is there
Can you please explain me how you got your scroll capture back? I didnt understand this "air command,screen write".

Massive Galaxy Apps update

Went to Galaxy app store and checked under "My Apps" I had updates for messages, Bixby Vision, Live Messages and about 8 or 10 other apps. They weren't there yesterday, so you all might want to check. I'm not sure what's different yet, but it was a hell of a lot of updates.
Thanks for heads up, here's what I got
same here...
hope something's good
I think the pull down for notifications is new
marcushesketh1991 said:
I think the pull down for notifications is new
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Glad to see that's up in the official app store. People had to sideload an apk to get that for the past week or so
marcushesketh1991 said:
I think the pull down for notifications is new
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What theme are you using.
I have like none of those apps on my Verizon Note 8 Verizon sucks......
I didn't have nearly that many but I also have been looking at it the past few days so I'm pretty sure I've done most of them recently
Just checked, had like 12-13 updates! Thanks for the heads up
thunderbread said:
What theme are you using.
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Android o black
Hi all. Just checked mine and......
marcushesketh1991 said:
I think the pull down for notifications is new
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That's the only useful new feature of all the updates.. rest all are related to integration with bixby.
It was pain to reach all the way up on this everest tall phone to pull down the notifications, real pain with one handed use. Now the issue is solved.
Thanks for the info
did you guys notice that if you go to optimize your battery it stays a 90% and if you agree to mcafee scan it bumps it up to 100%
cmart0125 said:
did you guys notice that if you go to optimize your battery it stays a 90% and if you agree to mcafee scan it bumps it up to 100%
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I disabled Mcafee...mine goes to 100 without it.
whelmar said:
I disabled Mcafee...mine goes to 100 without it.
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Did you turn it on first then disable it? How did you disable it?
cmart0125 said:
Did you turn it on first then disable it? How did you disable it?
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I use the program BK Disabler from the play store. ...Enables you to disable any program that is on the phone...including system apps...
whelmar said:
I use the program BK Disabler from the play store. ...Enables you to disable any program that is on the phone...including system apps...
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Awesome, what is the name of the system app, couldn't see mcafee.
Ryano89 said:
Went to Galaxy app store and checked under "My Apps" I had updates for messages, Bixby Vision, Live Messages and about 8 or 10 other apps. They weren't there yesterday, so you all might want to check. I'm not sure what's different yet, but it was a hell of a lot of updates.
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Yep and it broke my subs black theme for messages. I had to uninstall reboot and reinstall. All good again. I get concerned when they update the UI because subs applied can crash the UI then we need a factory reset.
touchwiz also updated. the new drop down menu in home screen settings might be new for some people but I downloaded a previous apk version from sammoble.com that already had the notification pull down option. FYI sam mobile uploads most of the apks a lot quicker then Samsung lol.
black96ss said:
touchwiz also updated. the new drop down menu in home screen settings might be new for some people but I downloaded a previous apk version from sammoble.com that already had the notification pull down option. FYI sam mobile uploads most of the apks a lot quicker then Samsung lol.
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Drop down menu?

Bad experience with the new One UI update

After the update, those 2 useless bars appeared I've tried to find every setting to turn them off but I can't find any (I already looked in the Edge Screen and all those advanced function settings) nothing helps
Please help me Thank you!
P/s: its function is Back, but I don't need 2 extra Back! My nav works fine!
(Solved) it turns out that the One Hand Operation+ app causes this, I uninstalled it and they are gone
shojojidai4ever said:
After the update, those 2 useless bars appeared I've tried to find every setting to turn them off but I can't find any
Please help me Thank you!
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Disable edge screen gestures.
sandeepkumar0153 said:
Disable edge screen gestures.
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It is in here? It's not working
shojojidai4ever said:
It is in here? It's not working
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Its been removed i guess, if you haven't cleaned your phone after a major update, now would be a good time for that.
sandeepkumar0153 said:
Its been removed i guess, if you haven't cleaned your phone after a major update, now would be a good time for that.
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Thanks but I dont wanna lose all my apps and game progress moreover they only appeared after the update, I'm not sure factory reset can help do you have the same problem to your phone?
Oh it turned down that the One Hand Operation+ app cause this. Thanks guys
shojojidai4ever said:
Thanks but I dont wanna lose all my apps and game progress moreover they only appeared after the update, I'm not sure factory reset can help do you have the same problem to your phone?
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I dont have the issue, i haven't factor reset too. Few people have it and it was solved by reset. It is highly advisable to factory reset. Those lines are actually a navigation gesture. If you swipe download from the line, it acts as back button and swipe straight horizontally to go to home. Swipe upwards for recent apps.
Make backup using smart switch and use google to sync game progress.

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