Change the S Pen settings on your Galaxy device

Your Galaxy device’s S Pen can be customized with a touch lighter than air. For example, simply wave the S Pen near your screen and the Air view feature will give you a preview of information, images, and so on. You can do this and so much more in S Pen settings, like enabling S Pen unlock, customizing remote commands, or adjusting the pen's shortcuts.

Change the S Pen settings on your Galaxy device

Use S Pen features and settings

Available features may vary by model and software version. Some of these features may only appear on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, S23 Ultra, and S24 Ultra. Certain apps may have additional options for the S Pen. In Samsung Notes, for instance, you can change the thickness of the pen, or draw exclusively with the S Pen by selecting the option for Finger drawing off. Replacement S Pens are available on our website.

Maybe you’d like to see a pointer displayed on the screen to show the path of your S Pen. Or, maybe you want an alarm that will sound if you accidentally walk away from your phone without the S Pen. Follow these steps to customize the S Pen's settings.

From Settings, tap Advanced features, and then tap S Pen. Here are all of the different settings you can adjust:

Air actions: Turn on or adjust the remote controllability features that come with your S Pen.

Tap More S Pen settings to access the following:

• S Pen unlock: Unlock your device without entering your PIN or Password. You just need to press the Pen button on the side of the S Pen.
• Allow multiple S Pens: Use other S Pens on your screen while your S Pen is attached to your device. Keep in mind that this may drain your battery.
• Keep S Pen connected: Keep your S Pen connected so it's ready for Air actions as soon as you remove it from your device. This increases battery use.
• Warn if S Pen is left behind: Show a warning if you walk away from your device without attaching the S Pen and the screen is off.
• Sounds: Play sounds when you insert or remove the S Pen or write on the screen.
• Vibrations: Set your device to vibrate when you insert or remove the S Pen.

Turn off S Pen features and settings

If you’d rather not use the S Pen and its features, you can disable them.

1. From Settings, tap Advanced features, and then tap S Pen.
2. You can turn off the following features by tapping their switches:
   
   
   • Air actions
   • Air view
   • S Pen to text
   • Screen off memos
   • Quick notes
3. Next, tap the switch next to When S Pen is removed, and then tap Do nothing when prompted.
4. Then, tap more S Pen settings. You can turn off the following features by tapping their switches:
   • S Pen unlock
   • Allow multiple S Pens
   • Keep S Pen connected
5. It is recommended to enable Warn if S Pen is left behind, so you can receive an alert if the S Pen is not inserted.

Adjust S Pen touch sensitivity

Although there is not a specific option for adjusting the S Pen sensitivity, you can enable general touch sensitivity if you are using a screen protector with your device.

Navigate to and open Settings, then tap Display, and then tap the switch next to Touch sensitivity to turn it on.

S Pen features and settings Note: Available features may vary by model and software version. Some of these features may only appear on the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra. Certain apps may have additional options for the S Pen. In Samsung Notes, for instance, you can change the thickness of the pen, or draw exclusively with the S Pen by selec

Compatibility While most S Pens may have some handwriting compatibility between devices, the remote control functions are only available on supported devices. S Pen remote features are available on most S Pen compatible devices including Galaxy S Ultra series phones, and Tab S series tablets. FE devices are not supported. The S Pen Creator edition

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