Reset Spen (free)
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About Reset Spen (free)
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For Samsung Note, Note II, and Note III phones (prior to Lollipop). Also works on Note 8 tablets prior to Android 4.2.2 update. NO OTHER DEVICES ARE SUPPORTED!
Your device likely must have a TouchWiz-based ROM for this app to work. Other ROMs may lack support for the S-Pen settings that this app manipulates.
You simply tap that app's icon and the quick change is performed - there is no other user interface and you will only see a popup message indicating success or failure.
Please email me from the link on this page with questions, comments, or suggestions. I cannot respond to reviews left by users so that is not the best channel to reach me.
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For Samsung Note, Note II, and Note III phones (prior to Lollipop). Also works on Note 8 tablets prior to Android 4.2.2 update. NO OTHER DEVICES ARE SUPPORTED!
Your device likely must have a TouchWiz-based ROM for this app to work. Other ROMs may lack support for the S-Pen settings that this app manipulates.
You simply tap that app's icon and the quick change is performed - there is no other user interface and you will only see a popup message indicating success or failure.
Please email me from the link on this page with questions, comments, or suggestions. I cannot respond to reviews left by users so that is not the best channel to reach me.
I have owned and really loved my Samsung Note for some time now. As an ex-Palm user, the S-Pen stylus was a huge draw. To my dismay, I began to see that over time the accuracy and the location of the floating pointer of my S-Pen began to drift. I searched and found many people complaining about this and saw multiple posts of "fixes" to try. I found one paid app in the marketplace that claims to deal with this but its price seemed excessive. I recalled that on my various Palm devices I occasionally had to re-run the touchscreen calibration routine and began to look for something like this thinking it should be built-in to the Note. But I could not find anything that actually seemed to help.
After more digging I discovered a technique that seemed to work. Simply changing the S-Pen's dominant hand setting back and forth from my choice of Left to Right and back to Left again made a big difference. But doing so was inconvenient and it really had to be done with some regularity to keep things really perfect. After yet more searching, I discovered how to change the S-Pen device's dominant hand by communicating directly with the device from code (not the preference setting). This technique requires ROOT access but I tired and found it worked well for me.
I decided to wrap this technique up in a little app called Reset S-Pen. It uses the same technique and therefore also requires ROOT access. Reset S-Pen is available free in the marketplace. You simply tap that app's icon and the quick change is performed - there is no other user interface. The app determines your current dominant hand setting from the Android preference file and then tells the S-Pen device to switch to the opposite hand and back again. It displays a popup message on success or failure.
I have also released Reset Spen Pro which, for a minimal cost, offers additional features and the convenience of having the Spen reset periodically on a regular schedule. Please check it out!
Please email me from the link on this page with questions, comments, or suggestions. I cannot respond to reviews left by users so that is not the best channel to reach me. Thanks!
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
1.1.1
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Added permission android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER to keep SU program happy.
1.1
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Added support for ROMs like SuperNexus which support the S-Pen but lack a dominant hand preference in the system settings. On first run, Reset Spen will now prompt for and use your preference.
1.1.1
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Added permission android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER to keep SU program happy.
1.1
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Added support for ROMs like SuperNexus which support the S-Pen but lack a dominant hand preference in the system settings. On first run, Reset Spen will now prompt for and use your preference.
More downloads Reset Spen (free) reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Reset Spen (free) reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Reset Spen (free)
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Hello! When i try to open this app on my galaxy note 8.0 it show me this message ( pen configuration file not found ) please fix it
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I tried multiple times yet it only works once, I try to write hiragana on it and it still drifts. I love it before though.
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I only get pen configuration file not found message on galaxy note 8 tablet
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using with Samsung note N7000 , Not working Fixit
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It can't it suck pen confuguration folder not found
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I apologized, I assumed it included galaxy note 8.0 I also have 4.2.2 and rooted. Is there a way for me to fix it? I love drawing but my s pen is a bit off and its really frustrating
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Exactly wat I needed......omg...thank you so....much. I've been a lefty & was finding it difficult to use the spent accurately in my draws. m on a CM 10.2 custom ROM. U r a genius.
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I tried multiple times yet it only works once, I try to write hiragana on it and it still drifts. I love it before though.
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Restored the accuracy of my S-Pen for my rooted ATT Note 3 with v4.4.2. App absolutely works as advertised.
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The app does not get user to calibrate pen. That would require user to point at something within the app.
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best of All Apps
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What gr88 app...
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Doesn't work
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awesome
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Best app
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It works
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I tried multiple times yet it only works once, I try to write hiragana on it and it still drifts. I love it before though.
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Tried to open after installing. Says pen configuration file not found. Note 4
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Does not work on note 3 lte
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What gr88 app...
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Pen configuration not found
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Fix it please
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Not working on my note 4
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Keeps crashing my phone when I choose a dominate hand
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Used it on note 1,it said error running exec () comman: [su] working directory: null environment: null and it's only working 10 sec before it back to fail
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Didn't work for me I got the left right choice but app doesn't open again i just get a null error pen hasn't worked since kit kat upgrade on my note 2 thanks for nothing Samsung.
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Mate great app! Using custom rom based on TW spen had some problem. This actually solved! Thanks
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I received an error when executing "pen configuration file not found" what do I do
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The author states it might work on 10.1 notes. Might work on the first version but not the second
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My spen working again. Thanks
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I only get pen configuration file not found message on galaxy note 8 tablet
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I'm running a custom ROM on my gt-n7000 and I hadn't been able to correctly set my dominant hand as I'm left handed. This app fixed my problem.
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Best app to fix spen. You can also open then pen and manual adjust it for better control.
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Usually in the corners the s pen would drift noticeably, I ran this app with the s pen already out (if that makes a differance) and already seen improvement, but I also went to settings and switched from left to right (using my s pen the whole time) tested it alittle (started looking better) and re ran the app and it was dead accurate (scary in a way).. Only took 20 seconds and it works as if it was calibration
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Works as advertised. Thanks. My only complaint has been addressed in 1.0.5.
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Cant find Pen Configuration File Samsung galaxy note 10.1 android 4.1.2
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Great app that leaves a very small footprint (
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Works well on ics 4.0.4. I enabled the pen pointer in system settings and I can see that it works!
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Whoever you are thank you
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Like: GD IR! I hate you,life,&all women. This app wont fix my bad screen. And no pen help on my LG QUATTO RUMP! I better go kik my dog. Ahhwwhh. Shucks! (All said in a hillbilly voice,:) wtf? Ppl wont read description. Too lazy/dum. But dam, THEY WILL SPEND FIVE DAYS &their foodstamps to too write negative reviews ect... why? Simple. Daddy left em. Starved for attention. So their gana be bitches till death. The human needs love. And (were all) starved for it. So sum ppl demand attention