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The Galaxy Note 9 is up for pre-order and arriving soon, so that means many of you will have one in hand. When you do open the box the first time, we've got the first 10 things to do with the Galaxy Note 9!
In this video, we'll walk through various security options (biometric, fingerprints, iris scanning, etc.), the best ways to setup your home screen, how to use the S Pen's new Bluetooth features, and the settings to tweak in the Note 9's camera.
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My humble suggestion: When making a Top 10 list, create some type of graphic to distinguish which number you are on. I found this video helpful, but it was hard to go back and check through 20+ minutes to find what I needed. If I see you are on #1, and it is not what I need, it is much easier to skip to #2. Thanks.
Watching on my 3 day old note 9 from iPhone X, this phone is insane!!
Just got mine a few weeks ago and I love it. I've wanted a note for ages but couldn't afford it until now. Never had an iPhone and never wanted one. This is the phone for me.
Just retired my Note 3 for the Note 9. What a difference. Thanks for the video.
I JUST GOT MINE TODAY THE PURPLE AND I FREAKIN LOVE IT 💖💝💕💖💝💕
Same here 😀😀😀
What new features does it have?
Tabitha Cavitt mines blue
Me too..absolutely love it❤
rocking a classy Alpine White
I just got mine yesterday and I think I'm in love. I upgraded from the S6+ edge and there's no comparison between the two.
1st thing i would do is use the s-pen and draw a message to all my apple friends. lol
good one!
The Note 9 is still the king 😁
Do you still have the note 9?
Still?
@kiyonexus i don't think so, its still a great deal
@kiyonexus sure bud
@@mihajlomatkovic739 Check ebay, you can get a 10 plus for under $800
I feel like these are kinda the things I do when I am learning to use a new phone playing around with it getting the feel of it. Great video.
Thank you so much! Just switched from iPhone to Note 9 and this helped me get familiar with it. So far living android
Oh my you just changed my life was having a hard time switching to having the back button on the right, many thanks for the vid just that was worth a half hour of my life.
The first thing i would suggest you do when u buy the phone is buy a screen protector and a case.....
Tameko Marshall No, turn it on first! Lol
Comes with a case in the box with raised edges to protect the screen
Yes, a case is kind of important. But to stress it is like admitting you're a butterfingers.
Exactly. I usually buy a screen protector and case before I even get the phone. Last time my case came 2 days after I got my Note 8 so I literally kept the phone in the box until the phone case came.
bought a case in store, haven't dropped my note 9 yet so that's good
It's going to be my first brand new Samsung device to buy ever since I was born :-D
Watching it on my Note 9 😋, anyone else "Hit like"
I'm watching this on my note 9 as well
Shut up bitch
Sameee😀😀
@@limoxxe5776 Watching it in my note 20 ultra
Same here😁
This actually taught me a lot about my S8 Thank you!
Got mine today! Loving it!
These videos are pretty much for new comers to Android, but I’m still watching cause ...DroidLife
M83 Collective excited about the switch? lol
The Samsung Experience is not the same as Android... definitely a lot of extras to "learn" if you're used to stock Android. :)
James Baker I've owned a few galaxies and that's definitely true! Whole lot of goodies to discover haha
My last galaxy phone was the s4 and I’ve had iPhones ever since but I’m waiting for the s10 to come out, but this is new to me
M83 Collective same here
@Droid Life FYI, if you didn't know, they have updated Bixby settings... There is now a feature you can choose "double press (the Bixby Key) to open Bixby. 😁 (I paused the video at 13:56 & I did not see that option on the phone screen.)
This was a crucial video in my straight out the box setup. Thank you sir
just went through this today with my new note thanks heaps! helped me so much
Just got mine w black fri sale. Price did not sting as much. TY for the pointers
Life changing event tmrw. After 9 years of iPhone I am officially switching. Note 9 here I come.
Well.... Are you feeling the Note 9?
@@Mr102185 I have zero regrets switching. Loving the Note 9. Right now it doesn't seem as user friendly but that will change once I actually get use to the phone.
Tommorow im getting the note 9!!im excited
Sheldon Verge im considering switching now, is it easy to swap the data from your iPhone to Samsung?
@@irrayplaceable1858 Yeah its quite easy. Beware though. After two months I wish I never made the switch. After experincing both phones I can say I enjoyed the simplistic style of IOS more the Andriod. Iphone = social media phone, Samsung = work phone.
Thank you for such a wonderful and detailed tutorial! As a partially sighted guy I appreciate your verbal guidance around this wonderful device! The note9 is Simply the Best smartphone I've owned thus far & you are personally responsible for helping make this device (which is currently my only means as communication, entertainment & connection to support services after a fire caused asbestos to be released and resulting in the loss of every possession I owned. This phone was saturated from the sprinkler & I stuck it in rice to dry it. Haven't had trouble since which is a good thing because when I ordered the phone from Shop blSamsung app which had glitches... handset for texting with not available because it disappears at checkout and Samsung refuse to apply it and took seven months with multiple hours of e-commerce and phone Communications just to honor the promotional add-ons. I'll never order directly from Samsung again although I really love my Galaxy's!
Thank you for doing this video!! I just ordered the note 9. I currently have an S7.
The responsiveness on the Note 9 is incredibly impressive. I just got my 512GB version and it’s exceeded my expectations in every way. Remember though, the 512GB version has 8GB of RAM so I’m not sure how the 128GB version does compared to this one.
#11 uninstall the built in facebook app
why?
I wish I could uninstall Facebook on my note 9, it's built in though just like KZhead,
You can disable it with ease...
마이크 드롭mic drop just disable it. It completely removes any activity from it. So the only thing its really taking up is space.
마이크 드롭mic drop or root it if you have the exynos version.
So happy i can keep my edge feature when I upgrade to the s9 note. I really love it.
'Brightness slider on top'!!!! You are a god!! Thanks!!
All I can say is you do a very good review it teaches people a lot . your videos are really good, job well done, Samsung is making a better skin than stock Google it seems to be with the extra functionality...
Did you not see this Note hang at almost everything he did? Having a feature rich skin has its trade offs...
Owen Gee I didn't really notice it, can you please give timestamps? The only delay I've noticed is when he goes to security settings and puts the unlock sequence
It has more features than stock
Owen Gee OS is in beta and will be updated when device will hit stores
I love the edge panel for the tools, and especially for contacts really quick always at your fingertip nothing quicker.. I have the S7 Edge upgrading to the Galaxy Note 9 ;)
going from a note 5 to a note 9 thus far very excited🤙greetings from holland
Where have U been all my 'Tech Not Savvy' life!...Luv the Tips; Options R explained w simplicity. I have Sam Note 9. Quite a Bit to take on. U R appreciated
And thats why I dont buy iphones. The Background is the only thing you can change.
Huawei is a criminal organization. => I see an intense trust in conspiracy theories.
You should definetely download smart switch on your previous phone and new phone. It helps out a lot and you can transfer all of your apps and data and basically everything through that app
Great video, I'm with you about turning some of the features off that I probably won't use.
This guy is clear, precise, and knowledgeable about the Samsung phones. I like that his video is not shaking or moving all over and not following his topic. Interesting enough for me and not to much personal share. I am trying to learn the phone and not hear his war stories. Thanks for a great thought out video on the Galaxy Note 9 cell phone. This is a keeper.
Software is beta in this device and will be updated to final release once it will hit stores. Try to convey these things to consumers as well.
How you know this?
Other journalists and reviewers have mentioned this. It'll probably just be little performance improvements. It's kind of a trend nowadays for day one updates to release when the products release
I heard the same thing.
how do I get rid of the swipe up Samsung Pay?
I just got a note 9 the other day (absolutely am in love, especially after being with a iPhone for so long) and I did everything in this video lol
Thanks man I only wanted to know how to make folders but watched all !
The unlock with the S Pen works only if you took the S Pen out before the phone locked
@Its Me yes, you can do this, but what is the reason of locking the phone than?
I lost mine, already.
This guy gables on so quickly I don't have time to even find the icon crazy
😂
Great video man! Thank you!! Two questions: How do I add voice recorder to S pen functions? & How do I stop the content of my notifications show on the notification screen while unlocked?
I really learn a lot now than before. Thank you so much.
Ask Bixby, "Who's the fairest of them all?" LOL
Never use the edge panels?? Lol wht, it's so quick to jump to any app/folder/functions with a swipe and tap..Been using it since s6 edge *shrug*
+1 for the apps edge. Little to no battery diminishment and if one so desires, one can set it up so there is literally NOTHING on their desktop. Which is kinda cool.
Sean DoLLa I agree, I use the edge all the time on my note 8.
Exactly, use it so much on my s7 edge rarely ever need to go to my home screen.
I've been spoiled by the Edge Screen since I first used it on the Note Edge lol
Interesting that it could prevent you have having anything on the home screen. Never thought to use it that way. I’ve always disabled it. Might try it once i get mine this coming week.
Thank you for showing that beautiful theme. Instant eye relief after a day and a half with the stock theme. I brought over my nova launcher layout from my S7 and the note 9 had no idea what to do with it to the point that I had to factory reset the phone and start fresh. I'm in love all over with the note with the darker layout. Now if I could still bring nova in for all my custom icons. Any custom layout videos plannned?
I've been looking at videos to ease the "what do these buttons do" time frame lol. So yeah, this is definitely a go to for me when I get my Note 9 tomorrow. I mean I have had Samsung in the past , but there's always different things to learn when it comes to new phones , so thanks!
First thing to do: Go on KZhead and watch review videos AFTER you purchase 😅
Here's my 5 settings. 1. Download Nova Launcher 2. Turn down transition effects in developer options 3. Load up the game launcher app 4. Download BK Manager app and disable all bloatware, including some of Samsung's redundant apps. 5. Disable sensor gestures you will not use. Battery savings galore. Disable always on display. Adds 1.5 to 2 hours of battery.
KDS1000 new to note series, last Galaxy I had was an S4, whats BK Manager?
@@jaredpnk It is a app that lets you disable any app on the phone regardless of system security. Meaning that every Samsung or Google system service or app and any bloatware put on by the likes of AT&T and Verizon can be disabled. This is similar to using ADB via a windows or Linix computer except you don't have to connect to a computer and it works on the fly. No root necessary. I've been using it for almost a year now and it had keep my S8+ with around 1 to 1.5gigs of free RAM consistently. You probably don't need it with 6gigs on the Note 9 but knowing how many features Samsung packs in, I would be surprised.
who makes the one you use? There are a few disable apps in the app store
@@FatPeanutsFat Looks like it has been taken off the Play store since I installed. It's still on my device. Look around on the web for the APK. This one was made by wakasoftware.com. I also use to use Package Disabler Pro by police developer. It looks like it is still in the play store but does require hooking up to a computer now and giving it device owner permissions to work.
You forgot 1 thing............I filled the ball with a funnel
Don’t know if I’m late to the party but I got my Note 9 last week and my Bixby button is now my camera quick launch! :D
on man i love using the edge screen features. great video.
Watching from the $550 Note9 I picked up yesterday 😂
How did you get it for $550.00?
@@kathleenviens1003 eBay
Been using iPhone my whole life. Went from a 7 plus to this Note 9 and I don't regret it. Such a bad ass phone, and so much more to do than you can on iOS.
TheCASEYLEEHUTCH same here been on the 7 plus for 2 years now. Before that I had the note 5 which was my favorite phone ever.Just ordered the note 9 , can't wait to go back to the note.
@@DoritosResidue you will love it. I never realized how much bigger they were than the iPhone plus phones as well. It's amazing
TheCASEYLEEHUTCH yeah man I'm sure I will. Impatiently waiting for my order lol. Also how is the battery life compared to the 7 plus?
@@DoritosResidue Battery life is good. I have a note 9 and you can play it for like 8 hours before it reaches 10%. Battery life was never really good on Samsung devices but its not bad
Omae wa mou shindeiru exactly battery life on Samsungs have not been good. 8 hours should be fine as I'm a heavy user, my7 plus lasts about 8 hours with my usage And I'm satisfied with that.
Just got this phone Black Friday for 550 bucks... and im speechless this is amazing. (Was a sprint deal paried with a 6splus trade in).
Love the edge panel and find it super easy to get to stuff
Going from a Pixel 2 XL to a Note 9 next week. There's a few good tips here for folks not privy to the "Samsung Experience" and how to turn it off. LOL
lol I agree. Had no ides the themes can so drastically change the look of this phone's UI. It's a good thing
The only reason I'm not getting this phone is because my note 8 is already an amazing phone... Holding out for the note 10 😁
Mord Fustang I skipped note 8 to get this😁
stormrider777 me too
stormrider777 me too, cause...can’t stand the small battery
Yea it just doesn't make sense to upgrade unless you are on a s7 or older
Lol me. The S7 Edge is such a damn good phone, but I'm too impatient to wait for the big ten year lol
Love your video! You explained very well. Thank you!
Enjoyed the video, glad you did something in the edge screen as I am a fan of it. Look forward to more on the note 9... Just can't wait for mine too arrive
Ken Geraths do you play fortnite by any chance?
@@lxlxl1407 lol I tried playing that game. I'm no gamer and I pretty much suck at it. But thanks for the offer
Ken Geraths okay do you think you could do me a favour?
One of the first ten things i did was watch this video
I bought the Galaxy S10+ on April 30 from Samsung got it on May .6th and love it.so I sold my Apple Series 4 watch and am sell my Apple iPhone 8+ Product Red and kisses my 10 years with Apple good bye.
Very helpful overview for a guy making the jump from a Galaxy S5 to this phone. A "Tiips and Tricks" would have been too much, too soon. This video allows the viewer to "get the lay of the land" with the Note 9 phone and its considerable features set. Thanks!
Just got mine 🔥🔥
You can actually disable the bixby button.... By taking it out. Yup, it works. If you ever feel like using it again just pop it back in and it will start working. You can do that with all the other side buttons aswell.
Poor Bixby, nobody likes it.
Switching from iOS and do not regret it iPhones seem like they are stuck in the past. Last android device I used was five years ago and at the time I think android was not worth it because there were many many many bugs and was not fluid. But times have changed. Android you get fluidity and customizability and for iPhones only get fluidity In terms of functionality both phones provide pretty much all of the functions that the vast vast majority of people need. Also as a programmer I hate the fact that Apple products are closed off and many many respects.
I just switched too
I'm switching also just ordered the cloud silver. 2 years with the iPhone 7 plus and I'm completely bored. I had the note 5 before that and realized how much more I like the note series.
@Username 1991 u know, I went from note 5 to the iPhone 7 plus thinking ios would be less buggy. In my experience it's not. They are at the same level. So I'm happy to go back to the note series. Either way it's only note 9 and iphone that matter to me. I can be happy with any one of those devices only.
I switched from an iPhone 8 to note 9 but for different reasons. The only thing I lost is communication through imessages. 😅
Good choice.
Thank you for the your videos on the Samsung galaxy note nine. They are some of the best videos that I have found on youtube. I am a senior citizen and its very hard learning how to work or set anything on these new Android phones. I had a very old phone that did not do all of this. Your videos have been so easy and simple to understand that I have been able to set up my phone and learn how to change a lot of the settings with no ones help. You also mentioned junk apps in your video that you removed soon as you got the phone. That is another big problem that I have I can not tell the good apps that I need to run the phone and the junk apps or bloatware that I do not need or can remove with out hurting my phone. Could use please make a video about how to know what apps are bloatware and how to remove them off of the Samsung galaxy note nine. Again thank you for the great video
Just ordered mine today, always wanted a note 😍.
Just saying if you unlock your note phone with your thumb you're a Boss XD Update: Just got my note 9 today it's niiice
John Montoya lol
Will do buddy, will do
Will you get me the galaxy skin on fortnite, please?
@@rjf7573 what does Jon montoya have to do with this.?
how to eliminate once and for all BIXBY
I just want to be able to re-map the button to something else that is useful. The most popular idea is a "ringer on/ringer off" type of thing. What you think?
Install "bxActions" and it lets you remap it.
www.androidcentral.com/how-completely-disable-bixby
@@violetsickness7315 bxactions does work I remapped to play spotify
@@landoncosworth5972 NO WAY! FRFR?
Thanks for the info, I just reluctantly upgraded from my Note 4 (BEST PAST NOTE) lol since Samsung intentionally designed the note 4 to become obsolete and stop turning on without issue in approximately 30 months of manufacturing. I did A LOT of research to find that to be true. Supposedly the individual responsible for that gift has been fired but that doesn't help those of us that lost our Note 4's :( So as a note girl I obviously had to try the note 9 out and since they ran the Bogo deal I just got mine and hooked my mom up in the process, coming out of a gal S5 she is blown away by the Note 9 lol.. I am impressed so far but still learning all the ins & outs but definitely want to say ty for the info, keeping it simple, speaking clearly and not dragging it out. Thumbs up from Kelly in MD!
This was so helpful as I just upgraded to a Note 9 from a Note 4. One question: I started getting ads after my screen locks. I think it started when I was playing with the S pen. How doI make them go away?
Good
Very
Do y'all say gif or gif? I heard him say gif
How Can i get your other videos, first time seeing your video. Very informative and understandable.❤
Very informative. Thanks for doing this.
iPhones are wayyy too overrated, I always thought so .... I've been a samsung fan since they came out..... I just brought this phone and I have to say this is the best phone I've ever had... ever! I recommend it to anyone 😁
Lmao you didnt buy this the phone in your profile picture says otherwise quit lying.
@@joliearanda6481 that could be an old picture
Great video, except no one has one, so shit. I pre-ordered a Note 9, but the only thing i can't f'ing stand is curved screens, makes the screen look less wide.
Yes It's Me Its more immersive believe me Recently i went to a store which have all devices available I was so amazed to use Note 8 in comparison to iphone x and pixel 2xl Design is simply beautiful and it put my iphone 7 plus design to shame I will be going for Note 9 as well as it checks everything i need Camera Storage Ram Battery Display Design Feature of s pen Fast charging Wireless charging Increased LTE speed and strong network reception I will give my presentations using that S pen😄 Cant wait
I got mine today (512GB Ocean Blue). Some people got theirs a couple days back
Himanshu Chamoli good luck
Himanshu Chamoli preordered my one as well, its been long i have used android and i have always wanted a note....waiting
You won't be disappointed. Unlike the iPhone, it is actually functional.
I purchased an Otterbox Defender Pro Case for my Note 9 and I am happy with the case. The holster which clips on to your belt (and can be used as a desktop holding device) and holds the phone to your belt broke when the belt clasp spring loaded device broke within minutes of use. That is ok as I put my phone inside of a Military/Construction Grade Horizontal Entry phone bag which is looped to my belt. Otterbox belt holsters are prone to failure but the case itself is what I was after.
thank you. learned a lot.
Am I the only one that disables the lock screen right away?
LethalPhatGuy why?
Dude, are you on freaking SPEED? This is a tutorial. There are people like me who might need for you to move at a human pace, not faster than the speed of light.
Agreed.
Loved it. Waiting for my Note 9 to get delivered!
Have you actually gone through setting up the face unlock with iris scan on the Note 9? It had me setup with and without my glasses and has been working pretty flawlessly.
After upgrading from a Samsung s3 to a note 9 the first thing I will do is watch some 4k VR porn! FTW
Leather Neck do you play fortnite by any chance?
@@lxlxl1407 yes why
Leather Neck I was wondering if you could help me get the galaxy skin
The screen resolution is basically 1440p not 4K
@@lxlxl1407 yeah man I don't mind, how can this be done
First thing to do : 1.Install fortnite 2. Get galaxy skin
wow this made me actually want to look through all my settings to set up my phone which i never do??? and i've had a samsung since the first s phone wow
That navigation bar setting got me like I don't think I want this phone because of the bottom center hold to turn on the screen thing but thanks for the vid :D
The first thing to do is wait till October to buy it for $700 on eBay. Update: today is September 9th and they already for $750 on eBay haha
Tech1Tv or save 300 by trading in you 100$ s7 edge
waiting is for looser like you.
Or you can trade in your s8+ and get it for $500 now. Like I did
Bullshit
Traded in my iPhone 7 and got it for £549
1st thing. Install nova launcher
Lifetime iOS user here looking to switch to Android (Galaxy S/Galaxy Note/Pixel). What's nova launcher?
@@limanovember8435 best launcher period... Gets rid of stock Samsung skin and can get 9.0 skin
Lenford Morris nah bro since the s8 the Samsung launcher is pretty good imo
LimaNovember84 it a launcher that allows you to put a custom skin on the OS. I found that on Samsung their TouchWiz skin will bog the phone down over time. So I highly recommend using nova launcher if you are gonna get a Samsung. My phone is so quick and snappy. I also highly recommend getting a Samsung over the other android phones
TheGeekSoup I have a note 8 which has 6gb of ram and touch wiz was slowing down my phone so bad. I was gonna bring it in under warranty but I remembered nova launcher. It's a way better alternative
Terrific video _ Thanks for taking the tme to make it
My sister just changed over from the iPhone to Note 9. I am sharing this video with her so she can get started. Thanks.
1.download fortnite launcher 2. Download fortnite 3.login 4.play a match 5.play another match 6.play one more match 7.get galaxy skin 8.flex on friends 9.flex on the popular kids at school 10.Turn off phone
if you have note8 wait for noteX
That may not be an option... lots of rumors this may be the last in the note series
I must agree since they will crush any completion next year. Go watch the video why Samsung let Huawei win and you will know. Probably the new phones will be foldable like books. It may be the last or maybe preceded.
I just ordered on! Arriving in a few hours! Yay! :D
I just got mine boy it's big and snappy. Beautiful screen. Mine came with latest one UI update it's pretty smooth.
i can't 2ait for my Noto 9 to be delivered... thank you...
This video is useless, he hasn't really tried the phone's new features yet, he even try to avoid them. The only new thing I learned was 25:00(themes) since it's new to me and mostly ignored. I suggest adding time stamps with the "10 things" in the description.
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i want 512gb and 4000mah Galaxy note 9 😃❤🇮🇱
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Really?
And it has 8GB of RAM compare to the 128GB version where it has has 6GB of RAM.
BlueGreyWolf agreed, bought the 512GB version because of the RAM (8GB).
128gb is not good for me i need more i don't like to have sd card Big games I'm touching a lot of pictures and video on 4k 30fbs
Got mine yesterday. So far it's cool
Just got mine love it. Cheaper too.👍