{"id":494481,"date":"2026-02-23T17:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494481\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:11:10","slug":"the-galaxy-s26-ultras-s-pen-can-be-stored-backwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494481\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galaxy S26 Ultra&#8217;s S Pen can be stored backwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Galaxy-S26-Ultra-retail-leak-S-Pen.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S26 is effectively no longer a secret, with one creator\u2019s early retail Galaxy S26 Ultra on full display. The posted leaks showcase some curiosities for the upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra, like an S Pen that might infuriate people for more reasons than a lack of Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not often that Samsung\u2019s devices get a full, unfiltered reveal just days prior to the official launch. One creator was able to obtain the Galaxy S26 Ultra from a local market, with the retail location seemingly putting up no fight in selling the phone early.<\/p>\n<p>That leak from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KaroulSahil\/status\/2025613802658795642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2025613802658795642%7Ctwgr%5E79e5f8c825d6a7214588b2653dc79664d395e8c0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F9to5google.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D705304action%3Dedit\" rel=\"nofollow\">@KaroulSahil<\/a>\u2018s Twitter\/X account has shown off a lot, but the S Pen in particular might ruffle some feathers. First off, the leaker confirms that Samsung\u2019s new Ultra model does not have a Bluetooth-capable S Pen. That means operating the phone with the stylus from a short distance isn\u2019t possible, just like with the previous model.<\/p>\n<p>It has its uses, like taking group pictures or using the phone for presentations. In any case, sending a signal to the Galaxy S26 Ultra with the S Pen without being right on top of it is impossible. Samsung ditched the feature in the Galaxy S25 Ultra. <\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>The second potential issue comes from the Galaxy S26 Ultra\u2019s new, slightly more rounded design. The S Pen silo can\u2019t sit so deeply into the device that the ejection port is square with the chassis. Instead, it\u2019s confirmed that the port sits one further than the other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Galaxy-S26-Ultra-retail-leak-S-Pen-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-705309\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>When the S Pen is seated properly, the end of the stylus sits flush with the phone. However, if seated the wrong way \u2013 there seems to be nothing preventing it \u2013 then one end of the S Pen will stick out further. It isn\u2019t the end of the world, but it might upset that part of the brain that expects things to go a certain way.<\/p>\n<p>The end of the S Pen is slanted, and we sort of expected this. But the videos showcase the S Pen seated incorrectly. They later correct the orientation, but it\u2019s an interesting aside to note.<\/p>\n<p>The leaks reveal several other important features of the phone, including <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/02\/22\/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-early-leak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the new privacy display<\/a>. That feature is shown in full, and it\u2019s rather impressive. The leak also corroborates other details, like a 5,000mAh battery.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764374954_669_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764374954_276_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benqurl.biz\/3WZyqpL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-704145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771866670_927_native-banner_750_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Galaxy S26 is effectively no longer a secret, with one creator\u2019s early retail Galaxy S26 Ultra on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,190,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-494481","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}