Does the S Pen have Bluetooth on the Galaxy S26 Ultra?

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✏️Quick answer: No, the S Pen doesn't have Bluetooth. And honestly? Most people won't miss it.

What Happened to Bluetooth?

Samsung removed Bluetooth from the S Pen starting with the S25 Ultra. According to Samsung, basically nobody used the remote features. The data showed that people weren't waving their pens around to change slides or clicking to take selfies - they were just writing and drawing.

So Samsung simplified things. The S26 Ultra's S Pen is now a passive stylus - no battery, no charging, no Bluetooth. It works through electromagnetic magic between the pen tip and the screen.

What You're Actually Losing

The Bluetooth features were:

• Remote camera shutter - Hold up the pen, click the button, take a photo
• Air Actions - Wave the pen around to control stuff
• Presentation control - Click to advance slides

If you never used these (most people didn't), you won't notice they're gone.

What Still Works Great

Everything else the S Pen has always been good at:

• Taking handwritten notes
• Drawing and sketching with pressure sensitivity
• Hovering to translate or magnify text
• Quick screenshots with Smart Select
• Signing documents
• The Air Commands pop-up menu

One Annoying Change

Here's something that might bug you: the S Pen isn't reversible anymore. The slot moved to accommodate the phone's new rounded corners, and the pen shape changed. You have to insert it the right way or it won't click in.

Not a huge deal, but worth knowing if you're used to just shoving it in without looking.

The Future

Samsung says they're working on a next-gen S Pen with some cool tech - maybe NFC charging and new standards. But that's not this generation.

Do I Miss Bluetooth?

Personally? No. I never used the remote shutter thing, and Air Actions always felt gimmicky. The core S Pen experience - writing, drawing, annotating - is exactly the same, and I don't have to worry about charging it.