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Own a Galaxy Note 4? Here's how to get the intriguing Montblanc digital content for free

posted by Peter K. / Nov 13, 2014, 4:06 AM

Own a Galaxy Note 4? Here's how to get the intriguing Montblanc digital content for free

Along with the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung announced an exclusive partnership with Montblanc, a manufacturer that is popular for its luxurious writing instruments, watches, and jewellery. The results of this collaboration are two custom S Pen-like styluses for the phablet (Pix and e-StarWalker) and a duo of luxurious leather cases (the Extreme and Soft Grain) for the beastly phablet.

Regardless of which ones of these you get, you will be also treated to some downloadable digital content, developed by Montblanc itself, which consists of two nice wallpapers, additional virtual S Pen nibs for S Note, and a 3D ink effect for the lock screen.

While not everyone will be able to lay their hands on one of the Montblanc accessories listed above, there are certain workarounds that enable you to download the available Montblanc content for free, regardless if you have laid your hands on the custom pens or the leather cases. We'll show you how to do this.

Update: It appears that many users of the Verizon Galaxy Note 4 have no access to the downloadable Montblanc content, which makes us think that Big Red has decided to remove these from its version of the phablet.

Here's how to get the intriguing Montblanc content for free

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Display 5.7" 1440 x 2560 pixels

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22 Comments

1. tedkord

Posts: 17414; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

Hmmmm. I don't have the Montblanc option under popuireceiver, and I can't locate the current in the Samsung store. I don't care about the wallpapers, but I wouldn't mind getting the new s-pen tips.

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 5:08 AM 0

4. PeterK.

Posts: 314; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

Are you, by chance, using a Verizon Note 4?

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:00 AM 0

6. tedkord

Posts: 17414; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

Yep. Did Verizon screw me again?

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:26 AM 1

7. PeterK.

Posts: 314; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

Many Verizon users over at XDA report that they have been stripped off of these, so... sorry. On the bright side, the wallpapers are easily obtainable!

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:35 AM 0

2. Tsepz_GP

Posts: 1176; Member since: Apr 12, 2012

Brilliant, whoever found this is a genius! Got it all done in 5mins. Using the dark red wallpaper on my Charcoal Black Note 4.

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 5:08 AM 5

3. sssbeesss

Posts: 20; Member since: May 04, 2014

cool :-)

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 5:32 AM 1

5. mbp432

Posts: 50; Member since: Nov 13, 2014

Don't see nothing on Verizon Note 4.

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:05 AM 0

8. PeterK.

Posts: 314; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

It appears that Verizon has decided to remove these...

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:36 AM 1

10. mbp432

Posts: 50; Member since: Nov 13, 2014

That's lame!

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:58 AM 0

9. Noonting

Posts: 135; Member since: Sep 19, 2014

Verizon is an evil

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 7:53 AM 2

11. Jdzspace

Posts: 21; Member since: Oct 21, 2014

wow, VERY nice. the pen tips legitimately make a difference. very smooth and fine. awesome!

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 11:09 AM 1

12. Univice

Posts: 39; Member since: Jun 15, 2010

Thanks PA! Already had Nova Launcher running on my AT&T version, followed your great instructions and voilà.

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 12:13 PM 0

14. Univice

Posts: 39; Member since: Jun 15, 2010

However the ink effect on the lock screen did not activate with the wall paper - it still does the bubbles. Can't find how to change the lock screen animation. I don't see it in the lock screen settings and the options I'm finding for other galaxy phones don't seem to work on the note 4.

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 2:44 PM 0

17. PeterK.

Posts: 314; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

Really? Well, that's how we did it: Settings > Lock Screen > Unlock effect (at the bottom) > Ink in water. This doesn't work for you?

posted on Nov 14, 2014, 2:30 AM 0

18. Univice

Posts: 39; Member since: Jun 15, 2010

No I don't have the "Unlock effect" in the list, only "Screen lock" (Secured with fingerprints), Show information, Camera shortcut, Action memo on lock screen, and Secured lock time. But I did get the Montblanc pens, templates and wallpaper.

posted on Nov 14, 2014, 11:31 AM 0

19. Univice

Posts: 39; Member since: Jun 15, 2010

First of all thanks for answering my post. Secondly I found the solution. It turns out that the "Screen effects" is removed from the options of "Settings> Lock screen" if you have certain options other than "Swipe" selected under "Screen lock". Also thanks to forums at androidcentral for pointing me in the right direction on this. I had an inkling (no pun intended) this might be the solution but didn't want to mess up the stored fingerprints. No worries, the function can be turned off and on without losing them.

posted on Nov 14, 2014, 1:07 PM 0

22. PeterK.

Posts: 314; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

Glad you've figured this out! Enjoy your new goodies!

posted on Nov 17, 2014, 4:51 AM 0

13. MasterSyrron

Posts: 59; Member since: Dec 08, 2012

Awesome... I'm loving this on my Verizon GSN4... oh wait, no I'm not. Damned Verizon...

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 1:13 PM 0

15. Jdzspace

Posts: 21; Member since: Oct 21, 2014

maybe someone else can beam you the apk?

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 3:11 PM 0

16. supermario

Posts: 5; Member since: Sep 06, 2014

Here's another way you might be able to do it: Open S Note. Click on the button on the top left (the 3 lines). A little menu should slide into the screen. Click on "more features" on the bottom. There should be 4 options now. The last one is "Montblanc". Click on that. Then Click "Go to download screen". And then install it. Alternatively, if you've installed it using the method in this article and want to get rid of it, you can do it this way. Not sure if this "Montblanc" option appears only after you've once downloaded it using the method in this article because I only discovered it after that. But its worth a shot for someone who is having trouble doing it this way.

posted on Nov 13, 2014, 6:57 PM 1

20. dmakun

Posts: 382; Member since: Jun 06, 2011

Got this up and running yesterday. Thanks a lot for the tip. The Samsung galaxy note 4 continues to impress. Best choice smart phone for 2014 without a doubt.

posted on Nov 14, 2014, 4:45 PM 1

21. mbp432

Posts: 50; Member since: Nov 13, 2014

Found apk on XDA website and it worked for me, but it won't let me leave a link here because I haven't been registered for 7 days. I searched for Samsung Montblanc apk and it was the second option on Google search results page 3 of the XDA website. Enjoy!