S Pen makes working with apps easier and more convenient. The possibilities the stylus offers for the Note S will be discussed below.

1. Quick commands.

This is one of those S Pen features for a long time which most people overlook. But it is incredibly useful - because it allows you to launch any application with one stroke of the pen. All you need to do is hold down the button on the stylus, then swipe across the screen from bottom to top. At the same time, a quick commands window immediately appears on the screen. Required application will be launched by you when you draw a symbol on the screen that you have previously defined.

2. Optical letter recognition.

The OCR function will allow you not to even remember about the virtual keyboard. And if you suddenly need to write text message, send a letter or find something in global network- take the stylus, and at this moment your keyboard will become a window for writing. OCR does an excellent job of character recognition, although we haven't tested this feature on a doctor.

3. Stylus keeper.

The S Pen stylus is a useful thing, but losing it is as easy as using it. Samsung has developed S Pen Keeper - a program that will not allow you, for example, to go far from the stylus. The gadget itself informs you that there is no stylus in the phone. It's easy to check - place the stylus separately from the phone and move away, then you will hear an alarm.

4. Draw with the S Pen.

The S Pen stylus opens up new horizons for creative people and children. The S Note has a great Idea Sketch feature. It makes it possible to add thumbnails of objects by name - ideal for teaching children or entertaining.

5. Screengrabs.

The stylus allows you to make screengrabs, and this is done incredibly easily. Hold the button on the S Pen and draw any area. Immediately after this, everything that was in the selected area will be saved as a screengrab.

Galaxy Note 9 Samsung is bigger and better than ever. With a slightly large display, a well-placed fingerprint reader and a new S Pen stylus, the phone is one of the best this year.

Yes, there is a new S Pen. In fact, this is perhaps the most big update, which Samsung gave to its stylus. In particular, the S Pen does much more than just launch Air Commands and allows you to draw on the screen, thanks to the standard Bluetooth Low Energy.

So what does this all mean? Well, let's look at some tips and tricks to get the most out of the new S Pen features.

It has a battery.

The S Pen uses a supercapacitor battery to power its Bluetooth functionality, but let's call it a battery for simplicity's sake. With such a small power source, Samsung estimates the S Pen's battery life to last 30 minutes or about 200 taps, whichever comes first.

The Note 9 will alert you when the stylus battery gets low, starting at 15% with a reminder that the battery continues to drain. The upside is that it only takes the S Pen 40 seconds to fully charge its battery.

You can still write to them.

Apart from the fancy Bluetooth features, the S Pen can still be used for notes, sketches and basic interaction with the Note 9 -
even if its battery is low.

Setting up application management.

The headline feature of the S Pen Note Note 9 is that the stylus acts as a remote control for interacting with selected apps. For example, you can pick up the stylus, hold down its button for a couple of seconds to launch the camera app, and take a photo each time you press the button. But the camera isn't the only app the S Pen works with. To view full list compatible apps, and how to customize how you interact with each one, go to Settings > Advanced Features > S Pen > S Pen Remote.

Here's the current list of apps (or actions) you can control with the S Pen:

• Camera
• Gallery
• Gate
• Media
• Office Hancom editor.
• Snapchat

Press and hold.

To customize what happens when you press and hold the S Pen button, click on the "Press and hold the Pen button to" button. By default, this action launches the Camera app. However, you can choose a third-party app or other S Pen features.

Alternatively, you can disable this feature completely using the toggle switch at the top of the screen.

Single or double click.

As you'll notice when scrolling through the app list, in addition to the On/Off toggle, almost every list has two customizable options: single tap and double tap.

Select one of the options to choose a different action if you want to change it. For example, you can set a single tap in the camera app to switch cameras, and a double tap to take a photo.

Samsung will eventually open up the interactivity of the S Pen to other developers, which will undoubtedly lead to more interesting uses.

Unlock with S Pen.

The S Pen can now remotely unlock your Note 9 if you want it to. You need to enable this feature by going to Settings > Advanced Features > Pen > Unlock with S Pen Remote and select "Unlock with S Pen".

Then, when your phone is locked and you use the S Pen to, say, show a presentation or control music from across the room, the phone unlocks with a single press of a button on the stylus.

Disabling the remote control.

If, after using the removed features for some time, you decide you'd rather return to the traditional way of interacting with the S Pen, you can turn off its features remote control.

The easiest way to do this is to pull down the curtain quick setup and scroll through the tiles until you find the S Pen Remote option and tap on it. Another option is to open the settings page remote control S Pen and use the On/Off switch at the top of the screen.

Either way, if you decide you want to use the remote control feature, it's easy to enable through the same process. One important note: if you disable remote control functions while the S Pen is outside of the Note 9, you'll need to place it back in the phone for a few seconds until the connection is restored.

Today we present a selection of applications for the lucky owners of a new product in the world mobile technologies- Galaxy Note 7. These applications automatically multiply the capabilities of this smartphone.

1. Samsung Note (formerlyS Note)

The S Pen stylus, especially on the Galaxy Note series smartphone, was designed primarily for taking notes among other things. S Note - now known as Samsung Note- offers simply best app when it comes to integration with the device as a whole. You have a wide selection of writing and drawing tools, from pens to brushes of various shapes, to apply graphic information- display.

Of all the full-featured, standalone apps on Android, S Note is the only one that allows users to (almost) immediately start writing the moment they slide the S Pen out of the case. And no watermarks.

S Note also has the unique feature of taking notes even when the screen is locked. The display will remember.

One main drawback is that your remarks are mainly tuned to samsung device, and you can't easily access them from other platforms.

2. Adobe Fill & Sign

Using the stylus you can now perform digital signatures to sign documents. Even legal ones. There are quite large number apps for this purpose, but when it comes to PDFs and document signing, Adobe's name may ring louder than anyone else. It's good that the creators of Photoshop and Acrobat actually created such an application that offers all the convenience of filling out and signing digital forms directly on your smartphone

Adobe is hardly the only player in this space, and SignEasy is one of the more popular competitors, also offering extensive capabilities. One huge caveat, however, is that SignEasy is free, but requires a subscription fee to use it after a 14-day trial period (according to the SignEasy website) or after the first three signed documents. And Adobe Fill & Sign is free of charge.

3. Autodesk Sketchbook

The S Pen has a thin tip that senses pressure on the screen, making it a great tool for creating visual masterpieces. If you, as a creative person, have enough space of 5.7 inches on the screen, then the canvas is ready.

As the name suggests, Autodesk's Sketchbook is designed for drawing, from drafts to sketches. Tools and interface applications have been specifically designed for mobile artists.

4. MyScript Calculator

From worker to artist to student. The S Pen can be useful for engineers, students, and accountants. The MyScript calculator offers a full range of computing capabilities, including equation solving. Want to find X and Y? Just enter your details. As if by magic, the calculator is ready to solve even your homework. Just take a photo of her. Let's hope this doesn't interfere with your studies too much.

5. Scribble Racer

How can you constantly study and work, but never play? The S Pen is great for entertainment too. Using a pen, we play a game that was specially created for it.

6. Colorfy

Speaking of stress, some psychologists say that there is nothing more relaxing than a coloring book. So the sudden explosion of interest in adult coloring books doesn't mean everyone wants to relapse into childhood. Just if there is an opportunity... then why not? Luckily, the app is available for all Android users too. So you can color with your fingers. But the stylus is more elegant.

7.VirtualTablet

A graphics tablet that can transfer your creativity to other gadgets. Just install the app wireless connection between a smartphone or tablet and a PC or Mac. Although manipulating a PC/Mac requires a special software and on these devices so that the connection can work. But it's worth it if you want to draw a snake and throw the picture on the monitor screen when one of the family members is sitting at it.

So the S Pen is more than just an eccentric accessory. It opens up a completely different world for the user, which is closed to those who use only their fingers.

The first years at school we learn to write, diligently fill out copybooks, look at notebooks during penmanship lessons, and form handwriting. Volumes of scientific papers describe how complex this process is and how it is connected to the brain. Information written by hand is remembered better than any text we type on the keyboard; the second one may not be remembered at all. Writing by hand is more difficult than typing, and it is a conscious action, a human choice. The advent of smartphones and their proliferation should have brought pen and notepad manufacturers to their knees, but they are doing just fine, since many people do not consider a smartphone a worthy replacement for a notepad. And this is easy to explain, since when we write, we do it for important things, information that we want to remember and/or think about.

The Galaxy Note line of smartphones from Samsung is unparalleled, as it unites two worlds – digital and analog – in a relaxed manner. For example, you can look at Samsung Galaxy Note8 is like the most modern smartphone, which has everything you expect from a flagship - a huge screen, excellent dual camera, water protection, plenty of memory and a fast processor that makes the device easy to handle.

Or you can look at the Galaxy Note8 as a modern digital notepad, which is as close as possible to ordinary paper notebooks, but has all the advantages of digital devices. You can forward your records, store them on your computer or in the cloud, or transfer them from smartphone to smartphone from year to year. At the same time, the S Pen electronic pen not only looks like a pen, it behaves exactly the same, has different degrees of pressure, and you can not only write, but also draw. For those who have tried the S Pen once and experienced how convenient it is, other smartphones seem not very advanced and they always lack a stylus. And someone in absentia thinks that this is self-indulgence. Let's take a look at real-life scenarios to see how convenient the S Pen is, what it allows you to do, and why many people can't give it up.

IN everyday life From time to time there are situations when I need to write down someone's number or some information, for example, the doctor tells how many times a day to put drops in the child's eyes and in what order. On the Galaxy Note8, I just need to press the stylus to start writing even on a locked screen, and I may have a hundred such screens, just in case I suddenly need a treatise. My experience suggests that treatises are not needed, but you only need to write down a couple of sentences and a phone number, and this is very convenient.

Information on the run, when typing on the keyboard is not so convenient, but writing it down by hand is quite possible. These are quick notes that can be placed on the screen in idle mode, and you will see such a reminder, like a piece of paper that you attached to the refrigerator. After the specified time, they will disappear and remain in the notebook among other entries.

The analogy with a notepad is complete, Galaxy Note8 acts as a modern digital notepad, and you can store various notes in it. For example, when the screen is unlocked, you remove the S Pen and a context menu, in which you can select the actions you need now. Due to my work, I often need to take screenshots of pages and highlight information on them. With the S Pen, it's much easier and faster to cut out pictures as accurately as possible, since you don't have to do it with your finger, like on most other devices. But the S Pen also has a unique function that is missing in other devices: text recognition on a photo or screenshot. You select part of the image, and the smartphone itself recognizes the text on it. Comfortable? Wrong word. For example, I often need to use information about store promotions in articles. Previously, you had to open a photo and meticulously type the text, with the Galaxy Note you just need to select the desired area, and the text in any language is recognized, you can immediately copy it to your mail, text editor, yes anywhere.

This is not just a time saver, but a convenient function that allows you to work with information in a completely different way. In notes you can draw, write, do anything. For creative people, Samsung's "notepad" has no alternatives; only on the Galaxy Note can you draw, mix colors, and draw individual sections of the picture so comfortably. And immediately share your creativity with tens of thousands of people around the world who can appreciate your artistic talents. When you look at the drawings made on the Galaxy Note, there is no feeling that they were not drawn on paper and then transferred to electronic file. Moreover, people are surprised that such things can be done on a smartphone.

I have always kindly envied people who know how to draw, since this wisdom was not given to me. Not long ago the world took over new fashion to adult coloring books, where you buy a book with templates and leisurely color them in the colors of your choice. Exactly the same coloring pages are available in the Galaxy Note, and you can also share your results with other people. This is a good activity to calm your nerves, and you get drawn into it instantly and never let go of your smartphone.

For those who are not good at foreign languages, the S Pen allows you to highlight a word or part of the text to immediately get a translation. Many Android smartphones can do this, the difference is that with the S Pen you select text faster and easier, and the translation appears instantly. Comfortable? Undoubtedly.

For those who want to go a little further, there is an option to replace standard keyboard for handwriting text input and write the old-fashioned way anywhere, in any application on your phone. This may seem too old-fashioned to most, but the nice thing is that your text is immediately recognized and the smartphone does it well.

And for those who like animated messages, there are “live messages”, they allow you to decorate what you write and send it to another person on any phone as an animation. It is possible that the heart that glows and appears after the stylus will melt someone's heart.

These are just some of the capabilities the S Pen gives you, and no one is forcing you to use the stylus. This is an additional tool in the Galaxy Note8, which comes in handy due to the fact that the device is made as similar as possible to ordinary notepads, and writing with such a “pen” is a pleasure, you can feel every press, be able to draw like simple circuits, and complex watercolors. There is not a single device on the market that allows you to expand the traditional capabilities of a smartphone so much; in this aspect, the Galaxy Note8 is unique, and the second question is how ready you are to use the S Pen. To understand this, you need to try it, and to do this you should go to a Samsung store and twirl the device in your hands. It is advisable to do this thoughtfully and not on the run, to imagine how you can use the S Pen in your life. And finally, I suggest you watch a video that talks in detail about all the functions you just read about.

Samsung's S-Pen stylus is one of the most recognizable smartphone accessories in the world. Have you ever wondered what he is capable of? In front of you is the most complete guide, from which you will learn what the S-Pen is capable of.

Galaxy Note series smartphones from Samsung are among the most popular and productive Android devices. IN at the moment eight generations of smartphones have already been released, latest model which Note 9. Samsung skipped Galaxy Note 6 went straight from Note 5 to Note 7. Each phone came with the proprietary S-Pen stylus, and the smartphone itself included software support for it.

This is an unusual stylus. Each new generation was replenished with functionality. Thus, we focused primarily on the S-Pen Galaxy smartphone Note 9. Most of this material will also be relevant for previous Note series devices. Well, let's begin.

Clicking on the stylus not only helps you remove it from your smartphone.

Let's quickly look at the main characteristics of the S-Pen of the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone. Some of these functions have been carried over from previous generations, and some are completely new. Of course, we expect the Galaxy Note 10's stylus to receive improvements as well.

The new S-Pen connects to your phone using Bluetooth, a feature introduced in 2018. The stylus is still inside the case, unlike most competitors.

It is powered by a supercapacitor instead of classic solutions with lithium-ion batteries like Microsoft Surface Pen or Apple Pencil. Samsung claims a full charge takes just 40 seconds.

A full charge allows you to use the stylus for up to 30 minutes or 200 button presses. Users are notified when the stylus battery is at 20 percent.

The S-Pen uses wireless charging while located in the body of the device. This method is different from the wireless charging method for the Note 9 itself. Therefore, you cannot charge the S-Pen wirelessly. charger smartphone.

By according to Samsung, the stylus requires a current of 0.5 mAh to fully charge. In other words, the S-Pen should not affect battery life, even if the supercapacitors slowly lose charge over time. For reference, 0.5 mAh is only 1/8000th of the 4000 mAh battery found in the Note 9.

The S-pen will still work without charging, you just can't use it as a remote control until the next charge.

The stylus tip is 0.7mm thick. It records up to 4096 pressure levels. This is on par with the Microsoft Surface Pen 2 and most Wacom device styluses.

The 2018 S-Pen is available in several colors - yellow, ocean blue, lavender, black and brown. You can check their availability on Amazon using these links. They range in price, from $40 to $50. They are also responsible for your main letter color, but we'll talk about that later.

The range of the stylus when using Bluetooth is approximately 9 meters.

A little-known feature of the S-Pen is its multiple tips. Each of the recent Galaxy devices The Note comes with a small tool that you can use to remove the stylus tip. By default, the stylus has a soft rubber tip, but you can replace it with a hard plastic one. The remover should be in the box of your Galaxy Note smartphone.

Basic functions

Air View function allows remote control Google browser Chrome.

Example of direct S-Pen input. Direct Writing is a direct input function that fully lives up to its name.

Notes made when the tap is turned off can later be saved as regular notes or saved for later use.

The S-Pen comes with various features. They are enabled by default and you can manage them in the settings menu.

Air View– Air View allows you to collect quick information by pointing the stylus at various elements. The feature works best in the calendar and gallery. We don't know how the stylus will work with third party applications such as Google Calendar or Google Drive.

Direct Writing Input– Direct input, which allows you to fill out text fields, virtually by hand. Just hover over an empty text field, click on it, and you can start handwriting.

Screen Off Memo– classic notes function. You can take notes on your device without unlocking the screen. Simply remove the S-Pen when the screen is off and follow the onscreen instructions. You can save these notes in the Samsung Note app, make multiple notes, erase, and even change the thickness of the digital ink.

PENUP- it's a kind of social network For Samsung owners Note. You can create drawings, color existing art, and share your work with others in the community. The application is installed by default and you can uninstall it if you don't need it. PENUP is also available in the store Google Play.

Changing S-Pen ink color– you can essentially change the color of the stylus’ digital ink. Unfortunately, there are only two options - the actual, physical color and the white color of the pen itself. If necessary, you can buy additional styluses in different colors. The applications themselves do not allow you to change colors; for example, the Screen-off memo function does not have such an option. Samsung Notes lets you change colors, just like most other apps that support a stylus. This is a minus, but not so noticeable.

Visible Pointer– a pointer displayed when the S-Pen is close enough to the screen. This is an old feature and is enabled by default.

Air Command Features

Click this button in the Air Command menu to quick access to S-Pen settings.

Air Command is the main interface for most S-Pen functions.

Screen Write takes a screenshot and then lets you write notes on it.

S-Pen Translate translates using Google Translate, and it's very convenient.

Air Command is the interface for using all the different functions of the stylus. It appears by default when you remove the S-Pen from the device. A circle appears where you can see all the available options. You can disable this in settings, you don't need it. The interface does not interfere and is not displayed anywhere else.

Notes– Of course, you can take notes in Galaxy Note. There are two features from Air Command for notes. The first creates new note, and the second one opens Samsung app Notes to view previous entries. Notes are synced between devices via account Samsung, this is useful if you decide to upgrade to a new Note device in the future.

Smart Select is our favorite way to take a screenshot. You can use the S-Pen to mark an area anywhere on the screen, and the smartphone will take a screenshot of that area. This is much better than taking huge screenshots and then cropping them when you just need to save certain information. There is also the option to capture animation in a specific area. Smart Select can make GIFs. A very convenient feature.

Translator– a useful but unremarkable feature. You point the S-Pen at a word on foreign language and just get his translation. The option uses Google Translate, and we appreciate that Samsung uses proven options. You can also listen to the translation.

The zoom function is very useful for visually impaired people.

Live Message creates GIFs. Not exactly productive, but we like it.

Bixby Vision when using the S-Pen.

Magnifier- This is another useful, but again completely unremarkable feature. Point your pointer at something and get a magnification that makes it easy to read or see anything small. It's very convenient. You can enlarge elements by 150%, 200%, 250% and 300%. There is also a switch to change the magnification type, but we didn't see much of a difference.

Glance– an excellent multitasking tool that allows you to enable picture-in-picture mode for applications. Open the application, turn on Glance, and it will minimize into a small window. Hover over it to open the app full screen again. Simply move the S-Pen area to return the app to Glance mode.

Bixby Vision is a slightly controversial feature that can identify various elements on the device screen and show information about them. It can be seen that the option was made haphazardly and, frankly speaking, it does not work well. It is best used to extract text from an image using OCR technology or to scan a QR code. The remaining features are simply not polished enough yet.

Adding applications– Air Command allows you to add your own applications to the interface. We recommend adding apps that you use frequently with the stylus. For testing, we even added the game Draw Something, since we often use the stylus with it.

Accessing S-Pen settings– after opening the Air Command interface, you can click on the wheel in the upper left corner to access all various settings S-Pen. This is the fastest way.

Hardware Features

S-Pen Menu – best place to check the stylus charge level.

If the S-Pen disconnects from the Note, be prepared to see this screen.

Many applications have individual functions S-Pen for remote control.

Using the S-Pen, you can open any application by holding down the remote control button.

There are additional small hardware features as well. Usually this section is pretty boring. However, the addition of battery, Bluetooth and remote control capabilities brought a lot more stuff into this category with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

Lost alarm– a hardware feature that came from older versions of the S-Pen. When the stylus is removed from the device and carried over a long distance, the Galaxy Note will constantly remind you that it is missing until you put it back. This good way Don't lose it, it's still an expensive accessory.

Power Saving Mode– enabled by default. Galaxy Note won't try to detect the presence of the S-Pen while it's in the phone. This saves valuable battery life. The option can be disabled.

Sound and vibration– you can configure your Galaxy Note to send sonic sound and vibrated slightly when the S-Pen was removed. Both of these options are enabled by default.

Unlocking with S-Pen– you can set up your device to unlock using the S-Pen instead of a PIN, password, fingerprint scanner, and so on. This is an interesting method, but we don't recommend it. Keeping a key in a lock is, let's say, not a good idea.

Alarm mode and power saving options for the S-Pen.

You can unlock your smartphone using the S-Pen. However, we think keeping the key in the lock is a bad idea.

Remote Control Capabilities– Galaxy Note 9 with S-Pen introduced remote control capabilities. This can be used in two ways. The first allows the S-Pen to perform tasks inside certain applications. It works with many applications such as Microsoft Office, Google Chrome and many others. You can view the available controls in the Settings menu. They will automatically appear to any application that may use them.

Changing Remote Control Settings– you can also configure any application that uses remote control. Each app can have up to two functions, with single and double taps of the S-Pen button. Popular examples include flipping slides. I use this feature with Google Chrome.

Remote application opening– you can also set the stylus to open an application when you long press the button. Unlike the real remote feature, you can open any app you want, but only one at a time. The camera starts by default.

Controls are not limited to just one application– any program that can use the remote control function works. You can switch from the camera app to PowerPoint and then to Chrome. All S-Pen compatible apps will work unless you disable the option.

Remote control– the stylus can be used to control the camera and play music. The option should work in all applications with camera or music playback functionality. You can, for example, take pictures on Snapchat.

Remote control for music playback worked in all the music and podcast apps I tried (Samsung Music, Pulsar, Google Play Music, YouTube, and even Pocket Casts). You can customize the feature, but it doesn't have many options.

The S-Pen has always been relevant. The stylus is still adored by people. It can do a ton of useful things, and we can't wait to see what Samsung has in store in the future.

If we missed any features, please tell us about them in the comments!