The Galaxy S25 Ultra S Pen is losing its Bluetooth superpowers - but Samsung has a pricey fix

I remember so vividly when, seven years ago, Samsung introduced Bluetooth wireless connectivity to the S Pen with the Galaxy Note 9. It was such an innovative feature because the Note 9 would automatically and burdenlessly charge up the stylus whenever it was inserted into the phone. Once charged, which took less than a minute to do, the pen could be used as a wireless clicker for taking photos and videos, scrolling through presentations, and more.

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With the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, much of that pizzazz is no longer available, and I don't blame the company. According to Samsung, most users simply didn't use the wireless, air gesture features enough. Instead, more handy methods (pun intended)  for taking photos, for example, such as waving a hand on-screen to ...