How do I transfer my pics and music from my laptop to my Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

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Jeanie

I just upgraded my phone from a Iphone 4 to a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and boy of boy are they different. I love the new phone but I hate the fact that they don't come with papers,a booklet,or even a disc to learn about them. Atleast with the iphone I had Apple support,which I had to pay for. But so far anything I need to know about the phone I have to look it up online,like how to check my voice mail,how to turn on the hot spot,how to how to lol but I have not been able to figure out how to transfer stuff from my computer to it. I have all my music and ringtones I had made with the iphone still on my computer,I have it in itunes and in my windows media. I still have to keep itunes cause my husband has a iphone and I have a ipod. I have alot of pictures and music I want to transfer from the laptop to the phone or copy and send but I can't figure out how. Also when I am on facebook with the phone,how do you save pics? Thank you to all answers in advance and if you think of anything else that you think I might need to know about the phone please include,it seems I don't know how to do anything with it yet,took me a bit to figure out how to text and add apps but that and talking and web searching is all I have done so far. The thing is smarter than me lol.

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I know exactly how you feel. I received my ATT Galaxy Note 2 at the end of January. Even though I'm a computer Professional/Technician, this was my official first smart phone and I had no idea how to use it at all.. I had never used Android before, either.

Well, the day I received it in the mail, I went to Staples and bought a 32GB MicroSD card and then went next door to an ATT store and had them install for free. I told the guy I just got the phone today and he showed me the basics.. like how to hold it to create or remove additional Home Screen. Over time, I learned all the tricks and I think I've become an expert on this phone.

To answer your question... about copying over music and photos. BEFORE you do this, let me tell you that the Note 2 officially comes with 16GB of storage, but after all the preinstalled apps, you will have about 9GB of usable storage left. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you install a MicroSD card FIRST before you start loading up on media files because you will use up all the phone's storage space in no time. You should be able to find a 32GB card for under $30. Staples had some on sale recently...

METHOD #1
Connect the cable to your computer... should automatically detect your phone... once that is done, your phone will be shown in Computer as a storage device. To copy over your music, just select the files you want to put on your phone and copy them over to the folder that says Music... they will be automatically recognized. For Photos, pictures and videos taken with the phone's camera are stored in the folder DCIM/Camera. There is also another folder on the phone called PICTURES... You can copy stuff to that location too...

If you install a MicroSD card, this all becomes a lot easier for you. I created the following folders on my card: Videos, Wallpaper, Music, & Ringtones. So when I want to copy something onto my phone, I just connect the cable.. and copy/paste the files into their respected folder.


METHOD #2
This next method might be easier for you if you're not comfortable with folders. Just download and install Samsung Kies... It's like their version of iTunes for their devices. It will handle all the media syncing between your device and computer and make backups of your apps and data.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'll let you know about a few hidden secrets with the phone. Most people don't realize there is a button on the S Pen. You can use the button to edit your texts... and taking screen shots. Keeping your finger pressed on the screen opens up a context menu that allows you to create a Folder on your screen, change wallpaper, or go directly to Apps or Widgets.

The Phone comes with a great File Explorer app called My Files. When you first use it, it seems bland and generic. However, after playing around with it I discovered it's one of my most important apps. You can Add Shortcuts to the links that are displayed. For instance, on my phone, I links to all the important locations I have on my phone that I might have something stored. So I created links (shortcuts) to: Videos, Ring Tones, Screenshots, Wallpaper, and eBooks. So when I want to go to those locations, it's very quick and easy for me.

There is another file manager called ES File Explorer. This is a very useful app because it can be configured to connect to your wireless router and allow you to access shared folders (or any folder you choose) from your phone. so if I want, I can use it to open up my music or video folder on my desktop and stream the media file and play it from my phone. Very useful if you have a huge video collection.

There are tons of other stuff... but you get the idea. If you have any more questions... just send me a message and I'll be happy to offer you some advice or quick tips since I know so much about the Galaxy Note 2. View my Answer History and you'll find other stuff I've said about the Note 2.

Where can I download free G1 applications?

Watagatapi

When I got the phone the T-mobile guy said there were thousands of free apps I could download. Yet every site i go to there is onl a list, such as the "Android Market" where it only has links to the creator of the app. Do you know an sites that have acutal downloadable apps (that are for free?)Such as the one for editing your photos?
Thanks in advanced.

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The tmobile guy lied he doesnt know anything about it.

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Is an Android phone better than an Iphone?

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Ame

I've been thinking of getting a new phone. It seems that some people prefer Android phones than Iphones. I'm not sure what the differences are. Any suggestions?

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Well, having worked with both pretty extensively, I prefer Android. Now, keep in mind, I am more into technical things. The iPhone has its pluses. It is easy to use, and the mail app seems better than "stock" Android.

A few dislikes though. First, you have to use iTunes for just about everything you put on or take off your phone and that gets VERY annoying. For example, I wanted to add some nice pictures. So I had to "sync" them through iTunes which optimizes the photos. Not only is this slow, but it basically takes a beautiful shot and scales it down to VGA quality (low quality) which is fine on the phones tiny screen, but if you go to send it to someone or whatever and they look at it on their system, its crap. Same with music, video, etc...all goes through iTunes crappy slow process.

With Android, all that is just drag and drop. You plug it into your computer and it shows up like a drive and you put stuff where you want, the way you want.

Second...and this is a big one...the apps. Everyone talks about the amazing app selection for iPhones. Well, here is the rub. There are very few free apps and most really are not that great. If they are great, expect to shell out some decent cash for them.
Android, while having fewer apps (keep in mind fewer still is hundreds of thousands) there are a LOT of free apps and many of them are very high quality. Not to mention Amazon has a free paid app every day and some of them are pretty awesome.

Third, lag...people say "Android phones lag compared to iPhones" this is such a load of crap. First off, iPhones have lag as well. I've experienced it so many times. Second, people who claim their Android phones lag have one of two issues. The first I outline in the next paragraph. The second is they have a boat-load of widgets running (something you can't do on an iPhone) which is basically a little program that puts (usually) dynamic information on your "desktop" for lack of a better word. Well, if you little phone gets turned on, has to establish an internet connection, download a bunch of contact and update a dozen widgets...yeah...there is going to be some hesitation. In my experience, if you don't run widgets then a decent Android phone has the same, if not less, lag than an iPhone 4.

Fourth, phone quality. This is an issue as well. People seem to have no trouble dropping a couple hundred dollars on an iPhone, but then if they get an Android phone they find the "free" or $50 phone and get that...then they get all bent out of shape saying that Android sucks, blah blah. Well, if you buy a $2000 computer and then buy a $200 computer, which do you think will perform better? In other words, if you are going to buy an Android phone, don't settle for some crappy low-end one. Drop that same $200 like you would on an iPhone and you will have a very nice experience with Android. But if you buy that $50 Android phone with a measly 600Mhz processor and 128mb RAM...your phone will hesitate, sputter, lag, and frustrate you beyond words.

EDIT: I just read what Borna said and I was laughing. Completely inaccurate in almost everything he said.

How do you put quotes on top of pictures?

katniss

And is there an app for that? If so, what is it called?

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App or website? You find apps through the device ur using (blackberry, android, app store)

Websites..
www.picnik.com
It's closing in April but right now you can use all their tools for free.

www.picasa.google.com
Download and use this. You can add text to photos.

That is just 2 websites, they are plenty out there. Just search photo editing and go through the results.

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