No S-Pen Bluetooth Connectivity

[ButtaBean_420]

Samsung this was definitely a deal breaker for me as I use Air Actions every day I was going to upgrade but I'm now sticking with my S24 Ultra I mean seriously Air Actions was the main selling point of the S-Pen 

[OldSoldier]

Yes, they will. I will stay with my S23 Ultra.

[Rifleman56]

Yes, they will lose customers.

[César]

Very disappointing and frustrating having to purchase a flagship mobile phone which is intended to provide you all of the features but now Samsung has decided to get rid of the Bluetooth feature for the S Pen, is it because the MagSafe cases caused interference and crashes on it or just to save money and manufacture cheaper devices?

[reburauphigh]

Because Bluetooth features saw very low usage—approximately 0.5% of users, according to their research—they were removed. This also eliminated the need for an internal battery, resulting in a lighter and simpler design. Therefore, the removal wasn't for their benefit; rather, features like remote capture were underutilized, with users preferring hands-free capture instead.

[Rifleman56]

Their research department sucks. They don't know what they are doing.

[graydi66y]

Its a stupid decision if they don't at least offer a BT-enabled S-Pen. Why have a phone for sale that you gear in many directions including astrophotography, if youre going to remove the most useful feature to do astrophotography. Keeping the device completely still and being able to trigger the shutter remotely so you dont touch your phone and mess up your shot.

[userRqWvseD7HT]

Where are the stats for this? 0.5% of users? I use the remote pen for photos when I need it, I can't believe they would remove something so awesome and useful.

[LongHiker]

During one of our sessions today at the Unpacked event, the Samsung manager confirmed that the S25 Ultra S Pen does not have Bluetooth. He said that the data showed that the Air actions weren't heavily used by users and removing Bluetooth helped with overall device battery life.

[TipsyTrex]

Doesn't matter. It's a removal of functionality that has been standard for 5 years without a reduction in cost. It is unacceptable and should be called out for what it is.

[Cartyyyy]

Wanted to upgrade SO bad from my S23 Ultra, but what the actual heck Samsung?!? Removing Bluetooth functionality from the spen on S25 Ultra was a HUGE letdown. Of all things to take away, y'all chose that. I will not be upgrading.. it would just be downgrading really. I get the whole A.I stuff, but you can't keep taking away features that make the device unique. It's no longer an Ultra. Just an S25. I really wanted to upgrade, man.. I'm also a fan of the squared corners, and not rounded. I'm not saying it should all be to my liking, but the Spen is mainly my concern. Soon, they'll end up removing it, then that'll draw the line for me. So sad and disappointing.