Alright guys, so here is something that I have been trying to figure out for a few days now (to no avail) and would appreciate if someone can chime in with their opinion on this.
Recently got my hands on an Clear View cover for the Note 5. I know Its not the best cover out there when it comes to protecting your Note 5 and with the Clear View fiasco for scratching up the screen and what not, but since its kind of hard (if not impossible) to come across a reasonable variety of accessories where I live (hoping against all odds to come across a UAG locally) I took a quick look at Samsung's official website for the covers functionality and made the leap.
The thing that has been irking me is that the description for the Clear View case on Samsung's websites mention a few features that are just not there. For example (amongst others),
"Swipe to preview expandable Messages/Missed Calls, Access Quick Camera and Video Recorder, Access Favorite Contacts, or Access Settings and App Notifications"
I cannot post a link to the description since it is my first post on these forums (been a lurker for a few years). But you can easily find it if you look up the Note 5 Clear View cover on any of Samsung's websites or even on ebay, etc.
Since buying the cover I have tried to look up reviews, YouTube videos, forums, etc in the hopes of being able to use the advertised functionality. Haven't been able to find anyone who has been able to get the Swipe to preview thing to work, or display the weather through the Clear View cover, not to mention the other actions in Samsung's description. No one seems to be complaining about it either, aside from the occasional "Yeah, it could do more at the price" passing remark.
Sure, accepting/rejecting calls works, I can get some basic controls for Samsung's music player through it, can see icons for missed calls/text messages. However, not being able to preview things is sort of a deal breaker.
To compress my primary dilemma in a nutshell, am I missing something here? Is there anyone out there who has used a Clear View cover on a Note 5 with the features working as advertised?
Recently got my hands on an Clear View cover for the Note 5. I know Its not the best cover out there when it comes to protecting your Note 5 and with the Clear View fiasco for scratching up the screen and what not, but since its kind of hard (if not impossible) to come across a reasonable variety of accessories where I live (hoping against all odds to come across a UAG locally) I took a quick look at Samsung's official website for the covers functionality and made the leap.
The thing that has been irking me is that the description for the Clear View case on Samsung's websites mention a few features that are just not there. For example (amongst others),
"Swipe to preview expandable Messages/Missed Calls, Access Quick Camera and Video Recorder, Access Favorite Contacts, or Access Settings and App Notifications"
I cannot post a link to the description since it is my first post on these forums (been a lurker for a few years). But you can easily find it if you look up the Note 5 Clear View cover on any of Samsung's websites or even on ebay, etc.
Since buying the cover I have tried to look up reviews, YouTube videos, forums, etc in the hopes of being able to use the advertised functionality. Haven't been able to find anyone who has been able to get the Swipe to preview thing to work, or display the weather through the Clear View cover, not to mention the other actions in Samsung's description. No one seems to be complaining about it either, aside from the occasional "Yeah, it could do more at the price" passing remark.
Sure, accepting/rejecting calls works, I can get some basic controls for Samsung's music player through it, can see icons for missed calls/text messages. However, not being able to preview things is sort of a deal breaker.
To compress my primary dilemma in a nutshell, am I missing something here? Is there anyone out there who has used a Clear View cover on a Note 5 with the features working as advertised?
