Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 defective? [solved]

Ughhh on 12/10/2014 - 19:26
Last edited 12/10/2014 - 23:07 by 1 other user

So I was drawing some random stuff in Autodesk sketchbook and I noticed that I couldn't draw a straight line in a particular area. So I tried again in S note, and tried drawing straight diagonal and vertical lines using a ruler, and this is what I got

https://s3.amazonaws.com/pushbullet-uploads/udfyd-vGngLugF3z…

Is the tablet defective? Is it something that I can do or will I have to get a replacement/repaired?

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  scrimshaw on 12/10/2014 - 21:30

  +1

  If you root your tablet you may be able to sort of 'recalibrate' it

  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitedavid…

  but this 's-pen' drifing is apparently a very common flow on Samsung Note devices. My brother's Galaxy note II phone also has a small portion of the touchscreen (lower right hand corner) ignoring the s-pen completely and drifting a few pixels off in the six o'clock portion.

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  eug on 12/10/2014 - 22:13

  +3

  Is there anything magnetic underneath that area?

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    Ughhh on 12/10/2014 - 23:06

    :O I think you solved it! I just took off the Note cover book (has a magnet), and the lines dont drift anymore. A little annoying however.

    Thanks eug and scrimshaw

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      eug on 12/10/2014 - 23:28

      Good to hear. :)