How to use an S Pen with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

You no longer need to splurge on a gigantic Galaxy Note to use a stylus with your Samsung phone. The Galaxy S21 Ultra, which launched in February, also supports Samsung’s S Pen, although you do have to buy one and store it separately because unlike the Note, the S21 Ultra doesn’t have a built-in stylus slot. .

But if you decide to buy an S Pen (or if you already have a Wacom-compatible stylus on hand), you can use it to do a bunch of cool things with your S21 Ultra.

You don’t need to pair the stylus with your phone; it automatically recognizes the S Pen when you hover over its screen. From there, you can view a multitude of options by pressing the floating button that appears on the screen.

You can take notes and draw on the Ultra, and in Live Messages you can draw your own emojis, create GIFs, and jot down notes on photos. Selecting AR Doodle allows you to draw with the S Pen in 3D space. You can also use Smart Select, which allows you to select, trim and collect images or videos to quickly share with friends.

For now, the S21 of the S The stylus can’t do the exact same thing as a Galaxy Note, but Samsung is expected to release an even more chic and expensive S Pen Pro in the future (although the company hasn’t said when). This more advanced stylus will allow you to use it as a remote shutter for your phone’s camera and unlock aerial gestures, just like you can with the Galaxy Note’s stylus.