Summary

  • A petition asks Samsung to bring back Bluetooth-enabled S Pen for the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
  • Samsung justified the removal of Bluetooth Low Energy from the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen, citing low user adoption.
  • This has led to removal of features like remote camera shutter and Air Actions.

Samsung has made no notable improvements to the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen. There are no hardware upgrades or software features to enhance the S Pen experience further. Instead, the company removed Bluetooth Low Energy functionality from the stylus, stripping it off features like Air Actions and remote camera shutter. Some die-hard S Pen owners are not happy about this and have started a petition asking Samsung to reintroduce a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen for the Galaxy S26 Ultra next year.

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Started by Jeff Springer, the Change.org petition appeals to Samsung to “listen to their user base and incorporate beneficial feedback into their product development process. As a show of commitment to edge-cutting innovation and customer satisfaction, we collectively ask Samsung to bring back the Bluetooth S Pen for the Galaxy S26 Ultra launch in 2026.” In the petition, Springer says many Samsung fans like him heavily rely on the S Pen’s Bluetooth functionality in daily life (via SamMobile).

Apart from using the stylus as a camera shutter, they use it for remote-controlling presentations and music applications.

The petition argues that a “significant number” of Galaxy users worldwide use the S Pen’s Bluetooth features. But on its part, Samsung justified removing Bluetooth Low Energy from the S25 Ultra’s S Pen by citing low user adoption. It revealed less than 1% of Galaxy users took advantage of the S Pen’s Bluetooth capabilities.

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The petition has garnered over 820 signatures within two days of going live. That’s unlikely to make Samsung reconsider its S Pen plans with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. But if more people sign the petition, it might just have an impact.

A misleading blog post on Samsung Insights sparked speculation that the company might sell a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen for the Galaxy S25 Ultra separately. Sadly, that was not the case, as the company eventually confirmed. However, this could be a strategy Samsung should consider for its future flagships.

If it cannot integrate Bluetooth into the built-in S Pen, offering a separate, Bluetooth-enabled option could be a practical solution to meet the requirements of users who rely on those features.

The S Pen has long had a dedicated fan base, which led Samsung to integrate it into its flagship Galaxy S series when it retired the Note lineup. And the company knows disappointing them may not be the right business decision.