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5 Powerful S-Pen Features Of Galaxy S23 Ultra – Tips and Tricks
The S-Pen gives a whole new identity to the Samsung flagship phone; earlier, the S-Pen came with the Note series devices, then introduced the Note 20 series. The Korean giant has discontinued it; however, after knowing the importance of the S-Pen, the company has reintroduced it with its Galaxy S22 Ultra model, which is dedicatedly made for the S Pen lovers; then continuing this, it again comes with the latest S23 Ultra series and will continue with the upcoming Ultra models of S series.
With every new generation of Samsung devices, S-Pen is also evolved; it comes with new and interesting functionalities; now, the Galaxy S23 Ultra device S-Pen is updated with some new abilities as well. Let’s discuss them.
There are five new things you can do with the S Pen in your Galaxy S23 Ultra:
Galaxy S23 Ultra S-Pen: Creative Note
You can easily create a note with the S Pen with the help of Samsung notes; after gouging to the app, you can do different things like auto-fix shapes, which allows you to draw different shapes, and it will quickly refine them and make them more accurate.
Galaxy S23 Ultra S-Pen: Calendar writing feature
It is a very useful feature for those who mark the dates on a physical calendar for upcoming events or to remember something. Now you can do the same thing with the Samsung calendar app; it allows you to mark or put details under any specific date; this can be done more accurately with the help of the S Pen.
Galaxy S23 Ultra S-Pen: Air preview
If you are a little bit familiar with S-Pen, you have probably heard about air command; basically, with this feature, you can use various functions with the help of the S-Pen by hovering on the screen of your device; let us introduce some new features you can enjoy.
Now with the latest version of the S Pen on Galaxy S23, you can see the preview of any photo or video without actually going into it. However, the feature is not enabled by default; you have to turn on this feature by going to the S Pen menu, which you can find under the Additional settings.
How to turn on Air preview
- First, Go to Settings
- Scroll down and tap on the Advance feature
- Go to the S Pen option
- You will find the Air view option by going through this will get different options
- Here you can select
Galaxy S23 Ultra S-Pen: Unlock your device with S-Pen
With the help of the S Pen, you can now easily unlock your Galaxy S23 device. Basically, with the latest feature, you can now easily unlock your device with a single click S Pen button. However, the option is not available by default; you have to turn it on by system settings.
How to enable Unlock feature
- First, Go to the System Settings;
- Tap on the Advance feature menu;
- Now go into the S Pen menu;
- Scroll down to more S Pen Settings;
- Now switch the toggle of the S Pen Unlock option to on;
- It will ask you for the pin number or password which you have set your device to unlock; by putting the password, you are now ready to use the feature.
Galaxy S23 Ultra S-Pen: Customize Air Command
As the device have the full support of the S-Pen, it has some dedicated Air command functionality; it is a built-in feature that brings a slab of the app that you want to use frequently. To open this up, you just have to click the S Pen button; it will pop up and help to access your favorite apps quickly. Now with the latest Galaxy S23 Ultra device, you can easily customize it. You can easily add or replace the apps from the Air command menu.
How to Customize Air command
To change the look of your Air command, you just have to go to tap on the settings icon then you can choose a style that provides a compact style other than the default. And just below, next to that menu, you will find shortcuts; by tapping on this, you can easily manage what app you want to display on the Air command menu.
Nowadays, every smartphone user generally uses hundreds of applications on their devices, and due to the large number of applications, it’s a bit difficult to find the desired application, so to make it simple, users have only one solution: manually search for the application with its name using the finder option.
Samsung Swipe Down To Access App Finder
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Home Up application. With the latest update, users have received some useful features; Finder Access is one of them, which has made app access more convenient. It allows users to quickly jump to the app finder with one swipe. Let’s understand how you can use it.
How to Enable Samsung Home Screen App Finder with Good Lock Home Up
To use the App Finder, your Samsung Galaxy phone should support the Good Lock application and then you need to update the Home Up application to the latest version (v15.0.01.19), then follow the below steps:
- Go to the Good lock.
- Here, select the Home Up module.
- Turn on the Home Up
- Then tap on the Home screen option.
- Here, you will get the Finder access option, then tap on it.
- Now choose any option from the “Home screen” or “App screen” where the feature should be activated.
- Now if you swipe down on the Home Screen to access App Finder.
Note: The latest update for Home Up is only available for Galaxy devices that are running on One UI 6.1 or above. And Swipe Down control centre won’t work after enable this feature.
Samsung has recently rolled out the One UI 6.1 update for several Galaxy devices. With the late One UI update, the company has brought several innovations that will provide several utility options for the users. From several features, the AI power ones are the most highlighted, and voice record summarization is also a unique feature.
What is voice recording summarization?
Now, with the One UI 6.1 update, Galaxy users can easily transcribe any voice recording into text form and summarize it in their own language. This will help users easily make notes according to what is recorded.
To use this feature, you need to go to the settings and then select the Advanced feature. Here you will see the voice recorder, tap on it, and then touch the summaries option. Now turn it on. When it is turned on, you can enjoy summarizing voice recordings.
To summarize the voice recording Go to the recorder application, select the desired recording file, and here you will see the option ‘transcribe’. Once it finishes transcribing, you will see one more tab for summarization. However, the option is currently not working correctly as it fails to detect the exact wording of other languages except English. However, it is expected that the company may bring more optimization to the device to make the feature more powerful.
How to Transcribe Voice Recording into Text on Samsung Phones
If you are using a Galaxy device that has installed the One UI 6.1 update, then you can easily use voice recorder summarization by following these steps:
- Go to the Settings and select the advanced feature.
- Here you will see a voice recorder option. Tap on it to access
- Now turn the toggle on to activate it.
- Once activated, open the voice recorder, then select any saved file.
- Now you will see the option “transcribe.” It will provide all the information from the test.
- Once the transcription is done, you will get a summarize tab adjacent to it; just swipe write to access it.
Samsung has introduced some new utilities with One UI 6.1 for the AOD display. Users who own the Galaxy S24 can put wallpaper in the Always on display and add some widgets as well; however, the company has removed the manual brightness settings for the same feature. But you don’t have to worry, as you can still manage the always-on-display brightness with new methods.
How to manage AOD brightness for Galaxy S24 series
With the latest One UI 6.1, Samsung has removed the manual brightness settings for the Galaxy S24 devices. If you want to adjust the auto brightness, you have to set the preferred brightness level of the main display from the notification panel. The reason behind the removal of the feature is to give convenience to users, as it brings automation for brightness by default, so it will dim or increase the brightness of the AOD according to the light condition.
How to Manage AOD Brightness after One UI 6.1 update
Apart from Galaxy S24 devices, Samsung has placed the AOD manual control option in the Good Lock – LockStar App settings, so if you want to take advantage of the manual control settings, first you need to update the Lockstar application to the latest version, then follow the below steps:
- Open the Good Lock on your device’
- Then tap on the LockStar module from the list of “Makeup” modules.
- Here you will see the option Always On Display Auto Brightness.
- If you don’t see the manual brightness control, then turn the auto brightness off.
- Then you will get a dedicated slider so you can set the brightness to a different level.
