topic S26U s pen has stopped working on me in Galaxy S26

S26U s pen has stopped working on me

Capo — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:02:43 GMT

The S pen is in the phone in the proper direction but its showing as "Removed" in the settings and the phone doesn't respond to it when I try to tap the screen, scroll, write or anything else.

Re: S26U s pen has stopped working on me

Tdinh27 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:53:05 GMT

Did you try restarting your phone, see if that helps.

Re: S26U s pen has stopped working on me

JustRelaxAy — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:44:45 GMT

Restart didn't help me. Same issue. Says S pen is "Removed" after restart. Going to try a soft reset "Power + Volume down" for 15-20secs.

Any other fixes/thoughts?

Re: S26U s pen has stopped working on me

JustRelaxAy — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:13:14 GMT

Can confirm soft reset did nothing. Less than 1 week old and the pen is dead. Frustrating is an understatment.

Re: S26U s pen has stopped working on me

SamsungMod — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:24:55 GMT

Hello Capo, thank you for your feedback. I understand how frustrating it can be with your S Pen not working properly. Are you still within the return window? If you are within the return window I recommend reaching out to your retailer for further assistance. If you are outside the return window then we would recommend sending in the device for service. You can Private Message any moderator by selecting and clicking on the chat option with the following information:

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Re: Re: S26U s pen has stopped working on me

Capo — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:12:58 GMT

Is there any possibility that your phone was wet? My phone got wet but after about a day of leaving the s pen sitting out I guess everything dried out and its working like normal again

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Capo — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:14:52 GMT

Thank you for your response. My s pen is now functioning properly

Re: S26U s pen has stopped working on me

workfastmikeg — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:24:31 GMT

It may be that the S pen has lost its ability to receive & conduct\nElectric sensitivity to the phone itself which in manes making the feature work on the phone. Best to just purchase a new one. As there not fixable I'm working on it.

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workfastmikeg — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:26:45 GMT

Good work fantastic information for the future thanks.