Adjust stylus settings

Keep track of your stylus

To prevent misplacing your stylus, turn on these settings:

  1. Go to Settings > Stylus.
  2. Adjust settings:

    • To receive notifications when you’ve taken out the stylus but haven’t used it for a while, turn Removal reminder on . To change how long before the notification is sent, touch Removal reminder and select a time.
    • To record the time and location you last removed the stylus, turn Record last removal on .

      Be sure to agree to location access at all times. (Grant permission > Allow in settings > Allow all the time)

    • To feel a vibration that confirms you insert the stylus securely, turn Vibrate when inserted on .

Set action for when you remove stylus

You can choose what happens after you remove the stylus from your phone when the screen is locked.

 

  1. Go to Settings > Stylus.
  2. Touch When stylus is removed.

  3. Choose what should happen when you remove the stylus:

    • To see the stylus menu, touch Show shortcuts. To customize the shortcuts, touch .
    • To open a particular app instead, touch Launch an app > and select the app.
    • To stay on the current screen and not react, touch Do nothing.

Change shortcuts on stylus menu

  1. Touch & hold one of the shortcuts on the stylus menu.

    Or, go to Settings > Stylus > When stylus is removed and touch by Show shortcuts.

  2. Make changes:

    • To add a shortcut to a blank space, touch an icon.
    • To remove a shortcut, touch .

      You can't remove the (new note) and (screenshot) shortcuts.

    • To change the order, drag icons to new positions.

Turn stylus menu off/on

Turn off temporarily

Touch & hold , and drag it to .

The next time you remove your stylus, the menu will appear again.

Turn off entirely

  1. Go to Settings > Stylus > When stylus is removed.
  2. Remove all shortcuts from the menu.

Turn stylus menu on again

  1. Go to Settings > Stylus > When stylus is removed.
  2. Select Show shortcuts.

Every time you remove your stylus, the menu will appear.