r/AndroidQuestions • u/IcallPeopleG • 1d ago

What are you guys using the stylus for?

Just got my first android last week and I just discovered it has a stylus (Samsung S26 ultra) and im not sure what I would use it for

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u/aw9_dev 1d ago

smart select is a fun one to try. you draw around part of whatever is on screen and it grabs just that bit as an image, or a short gif if it's a video. it can also pull text out of a screenshot, which is handy for things like addresses. if none of it fits how you use your phone, ignoring the pen is fine too, plenty of people do.

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u/Cheetawolf Unihertz Tank 3 Pro (T-Mobile) 1d ago

I had a Note 4 and a Note 9 and I never used the stylus that much at all.

It's useful for precisely editing pictures or scribbling notes from the lock screen, but I just never got much use out of it.

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u/Lower-Watercress-490 1d ago

Some handwrite notes but mostly my friends draw dih

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u/calicoan 1d ago

I don't use it often, but handwriting to text works well when I do.

But for me, mostly it's great for clicking the teeny-tiny "x" to close popup ads.

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u/Razo-E 1d ago

Try Pen Up. You can draw and post. I mostly use it for precise cutting/pasting, and writing on screenshots. I also use it as a remote control for taking photos of my product (but Bluetooth functionality was removed starting with the S25 Ultra).

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u/Cheesie-x 1d ago

I use mine for drawing & colouring, writing notes and taking photos.

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u/woodwerker76 1d ago

I use it to play Arrows

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u/f_ckmyboss 1d ago

cropping pictures, editing videos, playing Assembly line, remote triggering camera.

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u/minerva42 11h ago

My fave is taking photos remotely, if i want to take selfies from farther away or get a group shot, the stylus lets me do that.

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 1d ago

Sound slime a waste of money to buy the one with a stylus if you're not going to use it. the Ultra is the Note but with a new name for some reason?

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u/IcallPeopleG 1d ago

I don't know bro I wasn't exactly thinking about a stylus when I bought this phone

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 1d ago

Sound slime getting a regular S26 would have saved you some money but maybe there's something I'm missing that still makes the Ultra worth it if you're not using the stylus?

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u/IcallPeopleG 1d ago

Its just the phone I chose since my iPhone broke

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 10h ago

Ah that explains it.