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With a stable battery, a power to envy and an amazing hardware, the new problems with your predecessor, and succeeded.

One of the top-of-the-line features of smartphone arrived in Brazil on October 5 and for now it is in order phase. You can buy it in black and in two versions: 64 GB, for R$ 4.399. The 128 GB version sells for R$ 4.799. According to the South Korean giant, on the 21st of this month, sales in stores will begin.

So here are some tips on what to do when you get your new phablet.

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One of the first steps for anyone who purchased the Galaxy Note 8 is to adjust the home screen. You can adapt the way you want where you will place the widgets, select the themes, it is also possible to resize the widgets enabled, add or delete shortcuts, create application folders and even customize the device's virtual buttons. That in the menu Settings > Fabric > Navigation Bar and, once there, you can change the order of the Back, Home and Multitasking buttons – you can also change the color of the bar where they are located, in the less of the screen. 

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One of the great novelties of the new line of smartphones from Samsung it's up to the new personal assistant Bixby. To access it there is a button on the left side – tapping this brings up the Bixby, which is loaded with information pertinent to you. By pressing and holding the key, one will appear on the screen so that you can issue voice commands to Bixby, while 'Hi, Bixby' can be used in a similar way.

Even when your phone is locked the function works. Make sure speech recognition is enabled in the specific settings menu Bixby and voice recognition in Bixby.

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It's also worth training the assistant to better understand what you want. To do this, simply access the option 'Advanced voice recognition' from the settings menu of Bixby and recording the phrases specially chosen for your voice.

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If you use the English Personal Assistant, you can choose between three different voices: Stephanie, John or Julia. To change just select in the upper right corner of the screen. You will find the option 'Speech style and language' in the section 'voice' from the menu and just choose the desired option.

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Despite the size, at 6,3 inches, it is possible to use the Galaxy Note 8 using only one hand. To configure, just access the advanced settings, and enable the option 'One-handed operation'.

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Na application drawer from your smartphone you can select and drag the desired application to the home screen. In this location you can also customize this section the way you want, changing the order of the icons and creating or deleting pasta. For create a new folder, hold any icon and drag it to the one you want to group it with, then drop it and the folder will be created.

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To quickly uninstall an app, open the application drawer and hold the shortcut of the software you want to remove. The device will display a small window with the option 'uninstall'. If the app you want to remove not is displaying the option in question, it may be that it is linked to the Results of the device. In these cases, you can try deactivate the app going to Settings > Apps > Manage Applications > Desired app > Disable.

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One of the main reasons to buy a Notes 8 is to utilize the full capacity of the S Pen. Samsung's stylus and its feature set has grown and evolved dramatically since the first Footnotes.

No Galaxy Note 8, there is a list of icons that are suspended when you take the pen out of the place where it is stored in the Footnotes. To change the options available in the menu in the lower left corner. Thus, it is possible to adjust everything related to the shortcuts that will be available there.

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navigation bar of Galaxy Note 8 is already very discreet, disappearing when running something in full screen. However, if you want it to disappear when you are on the internet, for example, just click on the point in the left corner of the bar. You can return the bar by swiping your finger from the bottom of the screen

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If you don't want to activate the mode 'Do not disturb' completely and yes, just mute notifications for specific apps, just select the option 'Notifications' in the menu. Then go to advanced options. Selecting the requested application and then simply disabling the option 'Allow Notifications'.

It is possible to perform this function by selecting the application in the notification bar and disabling notifications.

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There are many ways to extend the battery life on your smartphone, but luckily the Notes 8 there is an option that makes our life easier. It allows you to customize screen resolution, brightness, contrast etc. This is all possible by selecting the option 'Personalize' in the notifications .

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With so many functions, finding what you want to customize isn't always simple. That's why Android has adopted search to make it easier for the . look for the search box and enter the term you are looking for. 

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One of the strengths of the new top of the line from Samgung is the new camera. To get the full quality of the photo, save to RAW is the most suitable. However, they are 'heavier' than those in JPEG ou PNG. That's because they carry more information. 

To enable RAW capture as well, go to Camera and being there, look for the photo size adjustments. 

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One of the functions also available on the Note 8 is the possibility of using two programs at the same time on the same screen. This feature is already available on other Samsung devices. 

To split the screen, open the multitasking pressing the button to the left of the Home key, this button is called 'multitasking'. While on the multitasking screen, look for the image of two rectangles at the top of each background app; when clicking on these rectangles, the application in question will occupy half of the screen, opening a second app simultaneously. 

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Usually, the latest smartphones have blue light filters, which are usually activated automatically during the night period. 

To activate this filter, go to the Settings > Fabric > Blue Light Filter. In this menu, you can set the filter to work automatically after a certain time – but you can also enable it only when you want, that is, Manually.

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Just as S8 (Photo) Note does not have a physical central button, which can make it difficult to take screenshotsThe screenshots. However, it is possible to do this by simultaneously pressing the button   and that of turn down the volume. 

To make the process less complicated, Samsung lets you take a screenshot dragging your finger horizontally between the corners of the screen. To enable this option, go to Settings > Resources Advanced. 

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Samsung promises that the battery will not be a problem in the Note 8 and a more efficient processor, if you want to control energy consumption, you can access it by going to the Settings > Device maintenance > Battery. 

In the menu you can select the level of savings you want. Attention, the bigger the economy, the more limited the device will be – so use this feature with care.

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Some people don't like a dirty home screen. Often, even the Play Store, by default, creates a new shortcut for any and all applications recently installed. 

Disabling this functionality is simple: open the Play Store, access the side menu to the left and go to Settings. Within this screen, uncheck the box that says 'Add new icons to Screen training of'. 

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As Quick Settings – the ones above the notifications when you pull the status bar down. Edit this screen so that it displays the content most relevant to you is an easy task. Just open the Quick Settings, click on the option 'Edit' and then decide which shortcuts you want to keep, include, or exclude from the list.

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The Note's differential is its S Pen Pen. The floating menu, unique to the pen, appears as soon as it is taken out of its compartment or ed over the screen. This menu does not work with the touch of the fingers, only using the S Pen, and is completely customizable.  It is also in this menu that all the device's functions are found. 

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The Note has a number of Snapchat-style motion control stamps and stickers. You can put a watermark on your photos or transform yourself into a cross between a man and a dog. 

On the 'My Stickers' screen you can later rearrange the order of the sticker and stamp packs by tapping the 'Edit' button in the corner and then swiping the options up or down. 

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You changed the voice, customized everything and still didn't like the  Bixby. Don't despair, there's still the good and ever-present Google Assistant. To access it, just hold the home button for a while, as in other smartphones with Android. The Google Assistant experience can be quite complete.

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