Mastering Galaxy Note 8 Wi-Fi Settings
Galaxy Note 8 Settings
There are a couple of ways to access your device settings.
From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps, and then tap Settings.
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Drag down from the Status bar to display the Notification panel, and then tap Settings.
Search for Settings
If you are not sure exactly where to find a certain setting, you can use the Search feature.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Search.
• Enter a word or words in the Search field. As you type, settings that match display on the screen.
• Tap an entry to go to that setting.
Galaxy Note 8 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a term used for certain types of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN). Wi-Fi communication requires access to a wireless Access Point (AP).
Connect to a Wi‑Fi Network
To scan for a Wi-Fi network and connect to it:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi, and then tap On/Off to turn on Wi-Fi.
• When Wi-Fi is turned on, your device automatically scans for available networks and displays them.
3. Tap the network you want to connect to.
• When you select an open network, you are automatically connected to the network. Otherwise, enter a password to connect.
Note 8 Manually Connect to a Wi‑Fi Network
You can connect your device to a Wi-Fi network manually.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi, and then tap On/Off to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Swipe to the bottom of the screen and tap Add network.
4. Enter information about the Wi-Fi network:
• Network name: Enter the name of the Wi-Fi network.
• Security: Select a security option and enter your password.
• Auto reconnect: Connect to this network automatically whenever available.
• Show advanced options: Add advanced options such as IP settings and Proxy settings.
5. Tap Connect to store the new information and connect to your target wireless Access Point.
Wi-Fi Options
The Wi-Fi settings menu allows you to set up many of your device’s advanced Wi-Fi services.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi, and then tap On/Off to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Tap Advanced for options:
• Adaptive Wi‑Fi: Automatically switch between Wi‑Fi and mobile data and save frequently used Wi‑Fi networks.
• Wi-Fi power saving mode: Reduce battery usage by analyzing Wi-Fi traffic patterns.
• Secure Wi-Fi: Set extra privacy protection while using unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
• Network notification: Receive notifications when open networks in range are detected.
• Manage networks: Manage your saved Wi-Fi networks.
• WPS push button: Set up a connection to a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) router or other equipment.
• WPS PIN entry: View the PIN used by your device to set up a PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or other equipment (not configurable).
• Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to disconnect from Wi-Fi.
• Install network certificates: Install authentication certificates.
• Wi-Fi control history: View devices that have turned your Wi‑Fi on or off.
• MAC address: View your device’s MAC address, which is required when connecting to some secured networks (not configurable).
• IP address: View your device’s IP address (not configurable).
Mastering Galaxy Note8 Settings
The Note8 Wi-Fi Direct allows direct device-to-device connections using Wi-Fi, without having to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Connect to a Device with Wi-Fi Direct
Use Wi-Fi Direct to connect directly to other Wi‑Fi Direct devices.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi, and then tap On/Off to turn on Wi-Fi.
• Wi-Fi must be on to configure settings.
3. Tap Wi-Fi Direct. Your device automatically scans for nearby Wi-Fi Direct devices.
4. Select a device, and then follow the prompts to complete the connection.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Tips and Tricks
Share Data with Wi-Fi Direct
Share data with another device using Wi-Fi Direct.
1. Connect your phone to the device using Wi-Fi Direct.
2. From an app, tap Share or More options > Share.
3. Tap Wi-Fi Direct and follow the prompts.
Disconnect from Wi-Fi Direct
Disconnect your device from a Wi-Fi Direct device.
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > Wi‑Fi Direct.
3. Tap a device to disconnect it.
Galaxy Note8 Problems
In any case, similar to Galaxy S8 or any present age cell phone or tablet, this gadget isn't without its issues. Which is the reason, we've gathered together a portion of the basic issues looked by Samsung Galaxy Note 8 proprietors, and offer potential arrangements on the most proficient method to settle them!
Disclaimer – Not each Samsung Galaxy Note 8 proprietor will confront these issues, and actually, it is more than likely that you won't run over any of these issues whatsoever.
Scrolling issues
A few clients have a run over uneven and laggy execution while looking down a website page, and while looking through certain applications like the Gallery specifically.
Potential arrangements:
This looking over issue is by all accounts looked by those clients who have likewise introduced a Bixby catch remapper application. While Samsung now enables an approach to sort of deactivate the catch, regardless it can't formally be set for an alternate capacity, which is the reason these remapper applications are very famous. Be that as it may, until the point when these looking over issues are tended to, your choice for the present is to uninstall the application.
Cannot expel application symbols from the home screen
Long pushing on an application symbol on the home screen prompts a fly up menu from which you can evacuate the symbol. Notwithstanding, a few clients have discovered that this fly up menu is never again showing up, and that they can't evacuate symbols.
Potential arrangements:
This issue is caused on the off chance that you have killed Animation Duration Scale in the Developer Options area in the Settings menu, which is something that a few clients do to enhance execution. You should simply set this to 0.5x, and the fly up menu will start to show up once more.
Face Unlock not filling in not surprisingly
A few clients have discovered that Face Unlock doesn't appear to fill in not surprisingly. Indeed, even in great lighting conditions, the gadget figures out how to open the telephone some of the time just once every twenty endeavors.
Potential arrangements:
An outsider application appears to behind this issue. A few reports recommend that it could be Whatsapp, and clients have discovered that incapacitating the camera get to consent for Whatsapp fixes the issue. On the off chance that Whatsapp isn't the issue, you can attempt uninstall all the applications you included just before this issue showed up, especially concentrating on those that expect access to the camera.
A yellow, pink, or purple tint on the screen
Many clients have discovered a yellow, pink, or purple tint on their Galaxy Note 8 show.
Potential arrangements:
For most clients, the tint that they are stating is on account of the show adjustment isn't right. You can alter the settings by going to Settings – Display – Color Mode. There you can choose one of the four choices accessible including Adaptive show, AMOLED silver screen, AMOLED photograph, or Basic. You can likewise change the shading balance by going into Advanced Options. You can likewise have a go at dialing *#15987# to modify the red tint of the show.
On the off chance that none of the product settings appear to settle the issue, your lone choice might be to get a substitution.
Dead pixels on the screen
A couple of clients have gone over bunches of dead pixels on the show of their telephones.
Potential arrangements:
You can download and run a pixel fixer application from the Google Play Store like Dead Pixel Test and Fix. Let the application run its course and the dead or stuck pixels on your screen ought to leave.
Be that as it may, if the applications don't work, your exclusive alternative will be to get a substitution.
Connectivity issues
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues ordinarily fly up when you get another cell phone, and the Galaxy Note 8 is no special case. Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues appear to be especially predominant with this gadget.
Galaxy Note 8 Wi-Fi issues
Turn the gadget and the switch off for no less than ten seconds, at that point turn them back and retry the association.
Go to Settings – Power sparing and guarantee that this alternative is killed.
Utilize the Wi-Fi Analyzer to check how swarmed your channel is, and change to a superior alternative.
Disregard the Wi-Fi association by going to Settings – Wi-Fi and long tapping the association you need, at that point choosing "Overlook". Re-enter the points of interest and attempt once more.
Ensure the switch firmware is state-of-the-art.
Ensure the applications and programming on the gadget are state-of-the-art.
Go into Wi-Fi – Settings – Advanced and influence a note of your gadget MAC to address, at that point ensure that it is permitted access in the switch's MAC channel.
A few clients have discovered that impairing the Hotspot 2.0 element appears to settle a considerable measure of issues with Wi-Fi.
NOTE: Many clients have discovered that on the off chance that you have set up your telephone utilizing SmartSwitch, the Wi-Fi doesn't appear to associate. For most clients, playing out a plant reset and setting the telephone up again physically has been the main arrangement.
Bluetooth issues
Check the producer's manual for the gadget and the auto and reset your associations.
Guarantee that you are not missing an essential piece of the association procedure.
Go to Settings – Bluetooth and guarantee nothing needs evolving
Go into Settings – Bluetooth erase every single earlier matching and have a go at setting them up again starting with no outside help.
Galaxy Note8 Problems where the main alternative is to sit tight for a product refresh
There are a few issues where there aren't any arrangements accessible yet, and the main alternative for the time being is to sit tight for an official programming fix from Samsung or the maker of the application that might face or causing issues.
Can't transfer recordings to Instagram – Some clients have discovered that while there are no issues with transferring pictures, they can't transfer recordings or boomerangs, paying little respect to whether it is an arbitrary video or on the off chance that it is something that has been recorded utilizing the telephone camera. Learn more how to recording using your phone.
Camera issues – Quite a couple of clients have run over issues when utilizing Selective Focus or the Live Focus camera highlights. For a few, wiping the application store has worked, yet for the dominant part of clients who have run over this issue, no arrangement is at present accessible and the main choice is sit tight for an official refresh from Samsung.
Aides – delicate reset, hard reset, boot into Safe Mode, wipe store parcel
Delicate Reset
Press and hold the power catch and volume down key at the same time for around 10 seconds until the point that the gadget controls off. This works when the screen is lethargic.
Hard Reset
Hard reset Note8 with the gadget killed, press and hold the volume up key, Bixby catch, and power catch all the while.
At the point when the Samsung logo shows up, discharge the power catch, however keep on holding the volume up and home catches.
At the point when the Android framework recuperation screen shows up, discharge all catches.
Utilize the volume down catch to flip the determination to "wipe information/manufacturing plant reset," at that point press the power catch to acknowledge it.
Utilize the volume down catch to flip the determination to "Yes — erase all client information," at that point press the power catch.
Sit tight for the reset to wrap up. You will inevitably be provoked to "Reboot framework now." Press the power catch to proceed.
On the off chance that the telephone is on, go to Settings – Backup and reset – Reset gadget – Erase Everything.
Wipe store segment
With the gadget killed, press and hold the volume up key, Bixby catch, and power catch all the while.
At the point when the Samsung logo shows up, discharge the power catch, however keep on holding the volume up and home catches.
At the point when the Android framework recuperation screen shows up, discharge all catches.
Utilize the volume down catch to flip the determination to "wipe reserve parcel," at that point press the power catch to acknowledge it.
At the point when the past menu returns, go up and select "Reboot framework now."
Boot in Safe Mode
At the point when the gadget is killed, turn the gadget on again and press and hold the volume down catch until a "Protected Mode" fasten appears. Tap that catch to boot your gadget in Safe Mode.
Along these lines, there you have it for this gathering of a portion of the regular issues looked by Samsung Galaxy Note 8 proprietors, and potential arrangements on the most proficient method to settle them. On the off chance that you have gone over some other issues, do tell us in the remarks area underneath and we will keep on keeping this rundown refreshed with them.