What is Reddit's opinion of Note Buddy (S Pen Helper)?

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Note Buddy.

Add any sound effect you want to the removing and replacing of the S-Pen.

I had the sound of a lightsaber opening upon taking the pen out, and the sound of the lightsaber closing when putting it back.

Edit - For those that can't get it to work, I'm sorry I don't know what to say... It was definitely working when I had my Note 8. The Google reviews have tips that I posted elsewhere in the comments that hopefully can help resolve any issues.

It's called Note Buddy.

It can take any mp3 sound file from the phone and apply it to removing or placing the S-pen. So naturally, I had lightsaber opening when I took it out, and light saber closing upon putting it back in.

Find a sound file of the sword noise you want and you'll be set.

Note Buddy

Rocked it on the Note 4 to give me a Lightsaber sound for pulling out the Pen, and brought it back on my Note 8.

Note Buddy lets you play a custom sound when you take the S-Pen out and put it away. I set mine to make a lightsaber noise when I take it out and a car lock sound (beep beep!) when I put it away.

System sounds you need root for

S-Pen sounds: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper

Bixby Button: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions

Download an app called Note Buddy - you can apply any sound effects you can find to pulling the pen and placing it back.

I have lightsaber noises personally.

To search for sound effects (and ringtones and wallpapers) - Zedge.

Not an xposed module, but I still use this even though I'm not using a note anymore.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dnote+buddy&pcampaignid=APPU_1_b934VfTED4TsoATz74rACA

There used to be an app that let you apply any sound file to removing/replacing the S-pen (I say used to because I don't know how well it'd work on Android 9 & 10) - Note Buddy.

I hope there's a successor somewhere out there.

Nice was looking for is a way to turn the screen off when the pen is inserted. Found an app to do that, but if the phone is locked by it, fingerprint reader doesn't work on the next unlock (only password). This Note buddy app sadly does the same. Might be an Android limitation.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper

Hopefully this link works (on mobile). I don't know what other benefits it has (it's probably grown since I had the Note 4) but it allows for sound effects when puking and inserting the pen, which is what I had it for.

Note Buddy https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper

I use gallery and sync the photos to Google Photos. I also use Google Play Music which is a better value than any of the other streaming services since you get YouTube Red. Textra is a terrific alternative for text messaging.

I've not solved this yet, but I discovered that Note Buddy adds Tasker plugins for S-pen attached/detached states. I've not yet figured out how to select a specific input method, but it's showing the input select menu, which looks like it might be as close as I can get without rooting.

I feel exactly the same! I couldn't stand the TouchWiz ui and the lag when switching recent apps. I love CM12 but now I've lost all the specific things Note 4 was good at.

SPen should be working though. You can get some of the detection features of the SPen back with an app like Note Buddy.

Although the app that /u/steve0suprem0 linked (Note Buddy (S Pen Helper)) does the job just fine, in the free version you're limited to only three (3) apps (the pro version disables this limitation along with adding many more features). This app is NOT just for the Note.

Alternatively, you can also do the same thing when you plug in your headset/headphones using Tasker by following these steps:

1. Select the Profiles tab, click [+], and select State.
2. Select event category [Hardware], followed by event [Headset Plugged].
3. Leave the [Type] set to "Any", but if want to be more specific as to the type of mic, you can choose "Mic" or "No Mic" if you wish to differentiate between headset types.
4. Now hit the back button on your device, and click on the [Enter Task] pop-up that appears, followed by selecting "New Task +". Type in a title/name for your task.
5. Click on the [+] at the bottom, and then select [Alert], followed by [Menu].
6. You are now in the "Action Edit" screen. Type in a title for this menu in [Title].
7. Select the amount of time (in seconds) that the menu will remain on your device's screen when you plug in your headphones/headset in "Timeout (Seconds)".
8. Press on the [+] at the bottom of this screen, and then click on the [Action] button to the right.
9. In the "Select Action Category" pop-up window, click on [App], followed by [Launch App]. Select an app to display when you plug in your headset/headphones.
10. After that, press your device's back button, and press on the [+] that is centered below the listed app you just chose to add more apps (do NOT confuse it with the [+] that is at the edge of the right-hand side, opposite of the word "If"). when finished, remain on the "Action Edit" screen to configure more options.
11. The "Layout" option should now be accessible after selecting a few apps. Choose from either [Icon and Text Menu], and [IconGridMenu].
12. Press your device's back button two (2) times, and on the "Profiles" tab make sure that your new task is set to [On].
13. Your task is now ready. Enjoy!

Hopefully my instructions are clear enough. I can also include pictures to accompany these steps if anyone would like me to.

you've got some interesting answers, but they don't really cover it.

1. you lose built-in s-pen features. you can install apps like Note Buddy, and CM S Pen Add-on to regain some functionality, however not all (and not like the TouchWiz integration. S-Pen still works as a pointer/mouse though.
2. you lose TouchWiz-only apps. S-Planner, Samsung Email, Galaxy Apps, S-Note, S-Health, etc - all go bye-bye.
3. Camera degredation. Pictures on CM will never look as nice as they do in TW, as the processing is native to TW. CM uses Google Camera (or a variation of it, depending on the ROM), which, by necessity, has generic image processing algorithms in order to work with the broadest number of phone/camera types.
4. Fast charge. This is TW-specific, and therefore gone.
5. Battery life. This one is hit-or-miss, depnding on so. many. factors. Some people claim better battery life on CM, others not so much. Personally, I get ~36 hours battery with 6 hours SOT while using TW. CM gets me about 18 hours battery with 4-5 hours SOT.
6. KK to LP feature loss. There are some features in LP that many believe to be inferior to those found in KK. The lack of a simple, native Silent mode is probably the biggest complaint, but I have issue with the quick settings tile implementation as well and lack of time-based sound profile switching. All the complaints about the differences between KK and LP will likely be ironed out a little better once CM and other 3rd party devs get more experienced with LP, so I don't consider this really a huge problem in the long run - but for now, it's an annoyance. On the upside, LP has some new features - like Smart Lock and Trusted Devices - that are on the plus side.
7. Xposed. This is a big one right now, as many, many people rely on Xposed for customization and tweaking. Xposed for LP is in alpha now, but I've heard of bootloops being a problem on our phones.

That being said, now that you know what you can expect - I recommend you still flash a CM build and play with it for a couple of days. While many of these items may seem like a dealbreaker, you may find that they aren't as important as previously thought.

For a bit of fun I have Note Buddy

It allows you to set custom sounds for the removal and insertion of your S Pen. You have to find and download your own sound files, but I've loved being able to make the wife eye-roll hard by having light sabre sounds.

This is a really nice AMOLED live wallpaper. Doesn't use more than 1% battery for me.

This let's you upload to Imgur with a nice clean non-album, advert-free URL, since I've found the Android Imgur app to be such a heinous POS.

This is incredibly useful for my job, and is well worth the small price to unlock all the calculators. The lighting one is also useful.

Sorry for the wall of text

Ok so 8 months ago, I got my first ever iPhone (XS Max). I was a devout Android user before that, dating all the way back to the HTC Incredible 2... Tried an LG G2, Note 4, S7 Edge, and Note 8 (seeing a recurrence?) before I went toward the XS Max for the experiment.

Each user is different, in terms of what they look for in a phone - I'm looking most forward to being able to customize ANYTHING I want on the phone - Android allows for different launchers, which can enable gesture controls (Nova Prime is my go-to, it is a paid app but it adds a lot of functionality - double tap screen to lock, Swipe Up/Down on the home screen with one or two fingers to open whatever app you want), change icon packs to match the aesthetic of your phone... adding to that, Samsung has a theme store and Good Lock that allows for more customization that most any other Android phone (to my knowledge) - you can change the colors on the notification shade, change the recent apps layout, add edge lighting notification lights... it's been almost 9 months, I'm honestly forgetting some Good Lock features (I will plug a video I found to be very informative for all the features - Thao Huynh - Good Lock For One UI - Detailed Overview (2019)).

It may seem like a LOT of work, and it can be, depending on how deep you want to go, but you can make the phone yours much more than any iPhone I've laid eyes on. On iPhone, you can't even place icons where you want outside of the left-to-right, top-to-bottom layout. You want your most-used apps at thumb level, just above the main dock? On iPhone, tough shit... on Android, put them wherever you want on the screen (you can even change the padding level to enable more grid space).

I'll also give a special shout out to the app Note Buddy which I used on my Note 8 to play the Lightsaber Open and Close sounds whenever I pulled out or put back my S-pen. I see that on the Note 9 it was much spottier in getting it to work, but if it no longer works, keep an eye out for a similar app because I love the functionality, if someone can pull it off.