A hands-on video with the Galaxy Note 20 still to be announced appeared earlier this month, and among other things, it briefly revealed a new addition to the S Pen called S Pen Pointer. Now a new video from the same source has appeared on YouTube, detailing this new addition to the Galaxy Note 20 line.
The S Pen’s pointer can be considered an evolution of Air Actions, a feature introduced with the Galaxy Note 10, or at least, it seems to be the way Samsung makes more extensive use of the S Pen’s new internal gyroscope. The S Pen pointer turns the Galaxy Note 20’s S Pen into a laser pointer with mouse-like functionality, and we assume it will be quite useful for Powerpoint presentations and similar applications.
The new feature comes with a handful of settings. Galaxy Note 20 owners will be able to set the S Pen’s pointer speed, choose a different color and size, and also have the option to enable or disable a trace effect for the pointer.
How does the S Pen pointer work?
The S Pen pointer can be enabled by holding down the S Pen button and shaking the S Pen. The pointer will appear on the screen of the Galaxy Note 20, and users can move the pointer by pressing and holding the S Pen button.
Pressing the S Pen button once while pointing at an item on the screen will select the item, while holding the button down while moving the S Pen will scroll the page. Yes, this seems to be the same command as moving the pointer, so Samsung’s explanations are still incomplete or the ones presented in the videos are not entirely accurate. In any case, you can check out the video below and get a better idea of what the S Pen pointer feature added to the Galaxy Note 20 is all about.
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