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Thursday Question: Galaxy Ultra Owners, Do You Even Use the S Pen?

Tim February 5, 2026 10

Word on the street is leading us to believe that due to the S Pen included with the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Samsung may be running into an issue implementing the magnetic charging coils that are required to adopt and implement the Qi2 charging standard -- something...

Samsung Brought Many ‘Ultra’ Upgrades to Galaxy Z Fold 7, Except for S Pen

Tim July 10, 2025 9

After Samsung made Galaxy Z Fold 7 official this week and I posted up a first impressions piece, we started noticing that folks were asking about S Pen support. Initially, I wondered why people would be concerned, but then I remembered that both the Z Fold 5...

TBT: Galaxy S23 Ultra Inbound? Insert Your S Pen Backwards Without Fear

Tim February 9, 2023 12

The year is 2015 and Samsung hasn't yet realized that if a human is given an opportunity to do something dumb, they're gonna do it. In this case, I refer, of course, to the Galaxy Note 5 and the infamous S Pen debacle. Related: Pre-Order the Galaxy S23 Ultra...

Samsung’s First Folding Tablet Coming Q1 2022 as Galaxy Z Fold Tab

Tim April 16, 2021 21

Samsung's first foldable tablet is reportedly scheduled for launch in Q1 of 2022, said to be called the Galaxy Z Fold Tab. There's not much known about this folding tablet yet, like specs or pricing, but the main takeaway is that it's a "tri-fold" design,...

Galaxy S21 Ultra Strolls Through FCC With S Pen Support

Tim December 23, 2020 16

Thanks to the FCC, it appears quite certain that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will indeed support Samsung's S Pen stylus. This latest development is just piling onto the countless reports and rumors that claimed Samsung's next super expensive flagship phone would...

COVID-19 Appears to Have Killed Any Hope for Galaxy Note Phones in 2021

Tim December 1, 2020 18

According to sources of Reuters, it's looking more likely that Samsung won't be releasing new Galaxy Note phones in 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic dissuading people from making high-end smartphone purchases. While this makes a ton of sense, it still totally...

Galaxy S21 Ultra Reported to Support S Pen, But Won’t Ship With One

Tim November 12, 2020 15

Known Samsung leaker IceUniverse reports that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will indeed support Samsung's S Pen stylus, though, the company doesn't intend to include one with purchase of the upcoming device and the phone won't have a built-in slot to house it. In other...

VIDEO: Galaxy Note 20, Note 20 Ultra S Pen Tips & Tricks

Tim August 25, 2020 18

Just like the devices it's paired with, the S Pen has received plenty of great improvements over the years. Even from 2017's Galaxy Note 8 to this year's Galaxy Note 20, there's plenty of new functionality to go over. In the below video, our goal is to make...