Adjust stylus settings

Keep track of your stylus

To prevent misplacing your stylus, turn on these settings:

Go to Settings > Stylus.
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, tap Removal reminder and select a furation.
- 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. (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 it's locked or unlocked.

When phone is locked

Removing the stylus can open Moto Note, open Keep Notes, or open nothing.

Go to Settings > Stylus.
Tap When device is locked.
Choose what should happen when you remove the stylus:
- Select the app to open.
- Select Don't open anything.

When phone is unlocked

Removing the stylus opens the stylus menu. You can change the shortcuts on the stylus menu or remove it from the screen.

Change shortcuts on stylus menu

Touch & hold one of the shortcuts on the stylus menu.
Make changes:
- To add a shortcut to a blank space, tap an icon.
- To remove a shortcut, tap .
  
  If you remove all shortcuts, you won’t see the stylus menu.
- To change the order, drag icons to new positions.

Turn stylus menu off/on

You can temporarily remove the menu, until you remove your stylus again, or turn it off so it never appears when you remove the stylus.

Turn off temporarily

Touch & hold , and drag it to .

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

Turn off entirely

Go to Settings > Stylus > When device is unlocked.
Remove all shortcuts from the menu.

Turn stylus menu on again

Go to Settings > Stylus > When device is unlocked.
Add one or more shortcuts.

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