Useful tips

What is the button on the S Pen for?

What is the button on the S Pen for?

The Pen button can be found on the side of the S Pen. You can customise the use of the Pen button in two ways: Choose the app that launches when you press and hold the Pen button. Choose what you would like to happen if you single or double press the Pen button.

How does an S Pen work?

The answer: the S Pen pulls the power wirelessly from the device. See, behind the screen is a circuit board, a grid of coils, and a magnetic reflector. Together, these generate an electromagnetic field that emanates outward from the screen.

How do you write with S Pen?

Screen Write Take out the S Pen or tap the pen icon on the right side of the screen to open the Air Command menu. From the menu, tap Screen Write. This will immediately take a screen capture of the content you were reviewing and open the S Pen annotation tools.

How do I use my S Pen to take pictures?

The S Pen is connected via Bluetooth to your device and can work as a remote control camera trigger from up to 10m away.

  1. 1 Set the phone at a distance.
  2. 2 Place yourself nicely in the frame.
  3. 3 Press the S Pen button once to snap a picture.
  4. 4 Press the S Pen button twice to switch between front or rear camera.

How do I put the home screen on S Pen?

Touch the Compose icon. Hover your S Pen over a text input field, and touch the S Pen icon that appears. Write the recipient’s name with your S Pen. The feature converts your handwriting into text.

How do I add handwriting to my Samsung keyboard?

Turn on Handwriting

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open any app that you can type in, like Gmail or Keep.
  2. Tap where you can enter text.
  3. At the top left of the keyboard, tap Open features menu .
  4. Tap Settings .
  5. Tap Languages.
  6. Swipe right and turn on the Handwriting layout.
  7. Tap Done.

How do I take a selfie with my S Pen?

You can use the S Pen’s new gesture function to scroll through modes, zoom in and out and then snap a photo by pushing the button on the stylus. All this is done without touching your phone. The new S Pen features make taking a selfie way easier. The new Note 10 LTE is $949 and the 5G is $1,049 in the US.