Whenever you call a contact or receive a call with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, it will be saved in the phone log or the history of the phone app. So you can always understand when and who you called.

If you would like to delete the complete list or a single call on the log, then this manual should show you how exactly this works on the Note 8.

Deleting the history of the calls on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Open the phone app and switch to the "Recent" tab - you will now see all calls already made or received. Now select the three-dot symbol on the top right and then "Delete".

You now have two options:

1. Delete entire list

To do so, check the box "All" in the top left corner and then select "Delete".

2. Delete a single entry on the list

To do this, select the entry to be deleted - Then touch "Delete" in the top right corner.

You now know how to clear the phone list log on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

If you use the "Clean master" app on your Android smartphone, then you will also have included the function "iSwipe" within it. This is usually active after the installation of the app and offers various shortcuts to apps.

If you no longer want to use this function, ie iSwipe, on the Android smartphone, then you now have the following options:

1. Disable iSwipe in the settings of the app

First, open the "Clean master" app on your Android smartphone. Now navigate to:

• Tools -> iSwipe or CM -> Settings -> iSwipe -> iSwipe Settings

Disable iSwipe via the slider

2. Uninstall the Clean master app

If the app totally bothers you, then of course you can also delete the entire app. Please do the following:

Open the Google Play Store. Click on the Hamburger symbol in the upper left corner. Select "My Apps and Games".

Search here for "Clean master". Select the entry and then the button "Uninstall". Finished!

You now know how to disable iSwipe on an Android smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has additional USB settings that you can call if a USB connection between your smartphone and a PC or MAC cannot be established. How exactly works on the Samsung Galaxy S8, which is explained in more detail in the following article.

In order to open the MTP + ADB settings on the Samsung Galaxy S8, you need a code, which is entered via the phone app of the Android software.

1. Open the phone app of the Samsung Galaxy S8

2. Now enter the following code via the keyboard: * # 0808 #

3. After you have entered the code, the following screen will appear:

4. Under "USB Settings" set the marking on "MTP + ADB". Finished!

5. Then reboot your Samsung Galaxy S8

A connection to your PC via USB cable should now be possible and no longer cause any problems.

If you want to make the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tidier in the App menu or on the Home screen, we recommend organizing the apps in folders. This is very easy and uncomplicated in Android if you only know how.

Below is our guide to help you create a folder for apps:

Creating a new folder on the home screen or the App menu of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8:

1. To do this, select two apps that you would like to merge together in a folder
2. Now tap on one of both apps and stays with it until it hovers.
3. If the app now moves to the second app that should be in the folder
4. As soon as both apps are on top of each other, release the app.
5. A window will now appear in which you can assign a new name for the folder.
6. Then the folder is created on the home screen or in the app menu of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

A folder must always contain at least two apps. If this is not the case, then the folder disappears.

You now know how to create a new folder on the home screen or in the app menu on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

If you have installed the app "Clean master" on your Android smartphone, then you also get the function "iSwipe" on your smartphone. But what exactly does iSwipe do and what options does this app offer me exactly?

Here we would like to inform you briefly, what you can do with iSwipe on an Android smartphone:

General:

iSwipe gives you quick access to other apps and tools without having to return to the homescreen. Simply swipe diagonally from the left or bottom right into the other corner. It will now open iSwipe.

ISwipe offers you the following additional features:

1. Faster access to apps
2. Access notifications faster with iSwipe Notifications
3. Favorites function - Set favorite apps as favorites in iSwipe

You now know what iSwipe is on your Android smartphone and where it comes from.

You can arrange the apps on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 within the App menu as you like. You can choose any sort of apps. If you are the type who would rather have everything sorted alphabetically, you can of course also have this done automatically by the Android system.

Here's how to show apps on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 alphabetically in the menu:

1. Just open the App menu on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2. Tap the top right corner of the icon with the three Dots - In the pop-up menu tap "Sort" - the following drop-down menu will appear:

• Custom Order (default)
• Alphabetical Order

3. Check the "Alphabetical Order" checkbox to have all your installed apps sorted alphabetically in the App menu,

You now know how to display apps on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in alphabetical order within the App menu.

If you use the Android Internet Browser with the Samsung Galaxy S8, then you may want to activate or deactivate JavaScript. Our following instructions explain exactly how this works on the Samsung Galaxy S8.

Instructions to enable JavaScript in the Android Internet Browser

1. Open the browser "Internet" on the smartphone

2. In the top right corner, tap the three-dot icon and then "Settings"

3. Select "Advanced" and you will then see the following entry in the next submenu: JavaScript

4. Now activate or deactivate the option by means of the controller

Subsequently, either JavaScript modules are displayed or hidden in the Internet Browser. You now know the procedure for deactivating or activating JavaScript for the Internet browser on the Samsung Galaxy S8.

If you have taken or saved a photo with your Samsung Galaxy S8, which is upside down or turned to the wrong side, you probably want to rotate it so that you can view it normally, without having to do any contortions.

How to rotate an image in the Gallery app of the Samsung Galaxy S8 is explained in the following article:

1. First, open the App menu and there the Gallery app, which is installed on the smartphone ex factory

2. Open now the picture, which you would like to rotate

3. Tap on the three-point-symbol above and a menu opens up. Now select one of the two options: Turn left (90 °) Turn right (90 °)

Touch the item until the photo is aligned so that you can see it in the right direction. You now know how to easily rotate and align a photo or picture in the Gallery App on the Samsung Galaxy S8.

If you tilt the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to the side, then you may be used to the fact that the display content also rotates. This is possible through the function "rotate screen", which detects the position of the smartphone by means of a position sensor and adjusts the screen content accordingly.

If this does not work on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, you now have the following options to solve this:

1. Adjust the status bar

To do this, pull the status bar of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 from the top into the display with two fingers. Swipe to the right and check if a toggle with "Portrait" can be seen here.

This is the new name of the toggle when the Rotate Screen function is disabled. Here's a little digression on how to understand the logic behind this toggle:

• When the screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 turns automatically, you'll need to tap "Rotate Screen" to lock the screen in the status bar.
• The other way around: When you see "Portrait."  then your screen is fixed. If you touch "Portrait", the screen automatically rotates while tilting the smartphone.

The quick start toggle in the status bar of your smartphone always shows the current state of the "Rotate screen" function. If you do not see the toggle, then tap the three dots in the top right corner and click "Button Layout" in the context menu.

Look in the gray area, if the toggle "Portrait" is stored here. If so, it simply shift it to the active area of ​​the status bar.

2. Sensor defective? - How to test it

A defect of the position sensor of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may be possible and it must be tested. You have to navigate to the service menu of Samsung.

• Show service menu on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

If you now see the different tiles of the service menu, then please tap on:

• Sensor

Scrolls then a bit down until you see the entry "Gyroscope Sensor". Click here on "Graph". Now hold the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 right in front of you and turns the smartphone with the display always to you. The Z axis, ie the blue graph, should now deflect. If not, then the position sensor of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is defective. If the blue graph deflect, then your position sensor will work properly and we recommend running a wipe cache partition on the device.

3. Wipe Cache partition to solve the problem

No data is lost and you do not have to re-set up the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. A wipe cache partition can be made on the Note 8 and as follows:

• Wipe Cache Partition – Instructions

We hope these workarounds has resolved your problem with the Rotate Screen feature on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is a big smartphone / phablet, which can also be operated with a pen. Many of you may have been anxiously waiting for this device and want to buy it.

But before that, perhaps the following question should be clarified:

Does the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 have a notification LED on the front?

Exactly this question should answer you this article briefly:

Yes, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a notification LED on the front.

With this you can easily inform you about new notifications such as missed calls, unread SMS and WhatsApp messages and other notifications.

It is usually possible to individually select a different LED light color in the apps themselves. You now know that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a notification LED on the front panel.

Have fun with the smartphone, if you buy this.