In case your Galaxy smartphone has S Pen points, it may very well be your case

There was a number of pleasure round Qi2 when it was introduced. The success of Apple’s MagSafe has proven the potential for magnetic telephone equipment, and the truth that Qi2 is appropriate with MagSafe and vice versa solely makes the deal sweeter. Sadly, we’ve solely seen a single Android phone undertake Qi2 up to now. Case producers reacted higher although, releasing Qi2-enabled instances for all kinds of Android flagships. Nevertheless, in the event you use one in all Samsung’s S Pen-equipped Extremely fashions, you may need to suppose twice earlier than boarding the Qi2 case wagon.

For a very long time now, we’ve identified that magnetic equipment could cause points for the S Pen. Samsung has acknowledged this for the reason that launch of the Galaxy Observe 8, and it made the information cycle when the S24 Extremely launched.

Nevertheless, Qi2 instances are rising in popularity, and plenty of customers could not know the problems they will trigger. We’ve seen reviews over the previous couple of months from folks experiencing issues with their S Pens, like Reddit person ddelin86’s submit this week. Most instances for earlier Galaxy Extremely flagships lacked magnets, however that’s modified with the S24 Extremely this 12 months, and such instances will solely turn out to be extra widespread as we enter 2025, so it’s value reminding folks of what to look out for.

The S Pen has turn out to be a staple of the Samsung expertise. One of many issues that makes it so particular is that it doesn’t require energy to operate, apart from the Bluetooth options newer fashions have added. The fundamentals of writing, drawing, and hovering over the display screen all occur passively, because of, you guessed it, magnetism. Telephones and tablets that assist the stylus emit an electromagnetic area that reacts to the coil inside the S Pen. Your machine detects that response and makes use of that data to grasp the place the S Pen is and what it’s doing.

Including a powerful magnet to the again of your telephone interferes with this electromagnetic area, leading to points with the S Pen, like having to press extra firmly on the display screen or having a lifeless zone the place it doesn’t work.

Fortunately, this doesn’t imply you’ll be able to’t use Qi2/MagSafe equipment. As famous by Dbrand on Reddit, it’s uncommon for the case itself to trigger any points as a result of the producer ought to have examined its product with the telephone. Issues come up when you add equipment to the case. In my testing, easy equipment like card holders don’t trigger any points with the S Pen, however a battery pack with stronger magnets does.

How this impacts you will depend on how you utilize MagSafe equipment. A magnetic automotive mount will in all probability trigger points with the S Pen, however you’re unlikely to make use of it whereas driving. Likewise, in case your battery is low and also you want a Qi2 battery pack to maintain your telephone going, you’ll be able to in all probability forego any S Pen use till your battery has some cost.

Don’t let this difficulty cease you from utilizing magnetic equipment together with your telephone; simply hold this in thoughts in order that you realize what’s inflicting the problem in the event you encounter it.

This does elevate questions on how Samsung will combine Qi2 into its smartphone lineup. To get rid of any probability of this occurring, it could probably must utterly overhaul how the S Pen features, which might be a big endeavor.

Do you utilize Qi2/MagSafe equipment together with your Samsung machine? In that case, have you ever encountered any points with the S Pen? Tell us within the feedback.