"Last year, Samsung made the controversial move of removing Bluetooth capabilities from the Galaxy S25 Ultra's S Pen and if you were hoping for some restitution with the S26 Ultra, we have some unfortunate news. A new hands-on video of the S26 Ultra shows that its S Pen will once again lack Bluetooth functionality and will simply function as a stylus."
"The video is courtesy of YouTuber Sahil Karoul, who managed to purchase a Galaxy S26 Ultra unit ahead of its announcement. Bluetooth-enabled S Pens of the past allowed users to use the stylus as a tiny remote for all sorts of tasks, like a remote shutter for the camera app, swiping through photos in the gallery or controlling presentation slides."
"The removal of Bluetooth functionality from the S Pen on the S25 Ultra even sparked rumors that Samsung may be looking to ditch stylus support on its Galaxy S Ultra line altogether but that has fortunately turned out not to be true, at least for the S26 generation."
Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra S Pen lacks Bluetooth functionality and functions solely as a passive stylus, continuing the change first implemented with the S25 Ultra. A pre-release Galaxy S26 Ultra unit confirms the absence of Bluetooth-enabled remote features. Previously, Bluetooth-enabled S Pens allowed users to use the stylus as a tiny remote for tasks such as a camera shutter, swiping through gallery photos, and controlling presentation slides. The removal of Bluetooth prompted rumors that Samsung might drop stylus support on the Galaxy S Ultra line, but stylus support remains present for the S26 generation. The change reduces remote-control capabilities many users relied upon.
Read at GSMArena.com
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