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Enable Smart Pause on a Samsung Note 10.1

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You're watching VisiHow. This is a video tutorial on how to enable "Smart pause" on the Samsung Note 10.1 (2014 Edition).

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In order to proceed, make sure that your device is unlocked and that you're on the home screen
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Now, swipe down from the top
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This will open up the notification panel.

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In the top right-hand corner, there is the gear-shaped settings icon
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Tap on it once.
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Tap once on "Controls"
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On the left-hand panel, look for "Smart screen" and tap it once
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Then, locate "Locate "Smart pause".
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To enable "Smart Pause", simply check the box
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The checked box will have the green checkmark. A message will pop-up and read:
- Smart pause detects that you are facing the screen with the front camera and pauses the video when you are facing away from the screen.
  Smart pause works best under the following conditions:
  - When the device is held steady and upright.
  - Device is in well lit conditions but the screen is not in direct light.
  You will be unable to use smart pause if you are using downloaded video players, pop-up player or multi window.
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We tap on "OK"
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"Smart pause" is especially useful for videos. When you don't want to pause a video directly on the screen, simply look away from the screen; and you'll be able to have the video paused. There are two cameras on the front panel of the device: the first one is your front-facing camera and the second one is your eye-detection and eye-movement camera.
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