I licked my Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen so you don’t have to

by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

As a reviewer at Android Authority, I usually get my hands on brand-new smartphones before many of my colleagues. When that happens, I do my best to help the team by asking if anyone has any questions, concerns, or things they’d like to know during my first few hours...

Looks like Samsung was right about how much Galaxy S25 users want Bluetooth on their S Pen

by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen, Survey Results

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series has largely gone smoothly, but there’s been a bit of confusion over the last few days about the whole S Pen situation for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. What was clear the whole time is...

The S Pen should’ve stayed far away from the Galaxy S series for its own sake

by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The announcement of the Galaxy S25 has been a bit doom and gloom for fans of the S Pen, most of whom are refugees from the Note series. Samsung decided to downgrade the beloved pencil to remove Bluetooth functionality, thus...

Now Samsung says there is a separate Bluetooth S Pen for S25 Ultra (wait, what?)

by dbadmin | Jan 26, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority A Samsung blog has claimed that Galaxy S25 Ultra owners can get a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen as a standalone purchase. This comes after Samsung ditched Bluetooth from the S25 Ultra’s included S Pen. However, Samsung’s websites...

Is Samsung done with the S Pen? I hope so.

by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority When you eventually get your shiny new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, you’ll quickly notice it looks a lot like the Galaxy S24 Ultra (which looked a lot like the S23 Ultra, which looked a lot…you get the idea). However, one thing...

It’s evolving, just backwards: Galaxy S25 Ultra could come with a major S Pen downgrade

by dbadmin | Jan 10, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority A new leak suggests that the S Pen on the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra might not come with Bluetooth functionality. If true, this would mean that the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen would also lose features like gestures and remote...