Samsung introduces S Note beta to the Play Store

posted by Ben R. / Sep 03, 2016, 9:13 PM

Samsung introduces S Note beta to the Play Store

Back in mid-May, Samsung shared its S Note app with the wider Android community over at the Play Store. Those wielding a compatible device have since been able to download and test out the note-taker, which was previously only available on Sammy's own fleet of handsets. Like many of the company's popular utilities, S Note is the subject of constant updates and adjustments, and if you're the kind of user that likes to test out upcoming features early, you might wish to jump on S Note's new beta option.

Interested parties can now enrol themselves in the beta by a link provided below. Once you arrive at the beta signup page, process is a simple one-click operation. As you can see in the screenshot above, it also forewarns that bugs and instabilities are likely to be prevalent, such is the territory that comes with being a regular beta fiend.

Provided the public version S Note app is installed, the beta update is then subsequently applied, though Samsung suggests that this can take up to a few hours in some cases. As for features, the changelog mentions a new Folder View, Trash and tweaked style for testers to get to grips with.

If you do hop aboard the Beta bus, let us know what you find via the comments.

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8 Comments

2. joey_sfb

Posts: 6794; Member since: Mar 29, 2012

I never used their Note S before because its proprietary to their handset. If they release to the common Android handsets then I would use it. I don't think it will serve me well to get my data struck into one vendor. Be it that I might have 3 Samsung devices currently at hand.

posted on Sep 03, 2016, 9:52 PM 0

3. therealestmc

Posts: 679; Member since: Jul 23, 2012

Quite frankly, without the S-Pen the app is mediocre. I am trying it now on my Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and it is underwhelming.

posted on Sep 03, 2016, 10:34 PM 0

4. therealestmc

posted on Sep 03, 2016, 10:35 PM 0

5. cncrim

Posts: 1586; Member since: Aug 15, 2011

All their S-apps should be on Play store.

posted on Sep 04, 2016, 12:35 AM 0

6. joey_sfb

Even if they are on the Play Store doesn't mean your phone can download it. Samsung has to open their software up to non-Galaxy phone.

posted on Sep 04, 2016, 9:10 AM 0

7. rkoforever90

Posts: 437; Member since: Dec 03, 2011

for what ? it simply dont work well with non note device. after all these years why cant someone come out with a note competitor, sony almost did with xperia ultra but never bother to launch a sucessor

posted on Sep 05, 2016, 12:28 AM 0

8. joey_sfb

I am using Remix OS for PC on my DELL 7140 that support a pressure sensitive stylus. Yes, the pressure sensitive is working verified with my Autodesk SketchBook Pro app. Having access to S Note outside of Samsung Note would make me be more willing to park my data there. The speed of Remix OS demostrated that Android on Intel core M is addictive. So much so that its my go to OS over Win 8.1