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Breaking the Galaxy Note 5 is as easy as reinserting the stylus backwards
Owners of Samsung's new Galaxy Note 5 should be careful about how they handle the device's stylus. According to reports from various outlets, reinserting the Note 5's S Pen into the smartphone the wrong way can permanently disable the handset's stylus detection feature. This means that functions like quickly taking notes when the phone's screen is off, or automatically accessing the S Pen's radial menu no longer work. A video from Android Police shows the flaw in action, with the outlet...
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Personally, I think having a stylus with a phone makes as much sense as a bicycle with integrated scuba gear. Most people already have 9+ styluses already attached after birth.
That being said, they explicitly say in the owners manual "don't put the stylus in the wrong way. It can damage something". What did they expect?
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