112 PCWorld NOVEMBER 2020HERE’S HOW 8 ESSENTIAL S PEN TIPS FOR GALAXY NOTE 20
- AIR ACTIONS
Air Actions, one of Samsung’s signature S Pen
features, is back on the Note 20 with even
more functionality. You can use the S Pen
button to launch the camera (long-press) and
snap photos (short-press). It also supports
more apps, including Samsung AR Doodle,
Samsung Gallery, Snapchat, and Spotify. The
gestures vary by app, so make sure to check
the details under Settings > Advanced
Features > S Pen > Air Actions.
The S Pen can also control media when
you’ve got something playing in the
background. Simply press the button and
draw a line going up in the air to increase the
volume. Go down to lower the volume, right
to skip a track, and left to go back.
2. UNLOCK WITH S PEN
We’ve all been there: You’re in the middle of
reading something, and your phone goes to
sleep. On the Note 20, there’s an easy
solution for that. You can use the button on
your S Pen to wake the screen up again if
you happen to have it in your hand. You’ll
have to make sure this feature is enabled
under Settings > Advanced Features > S Pen.
Now, if the phone goes to sleep, you can
press the button to wake it up. The phone
will remain unlocked until you disconnect
or reinsert the S Pen.
3. AIR COMMAND
Samsung is trying to be helpful with Air
Command, but you probably don’t want this
full-screen UI to
interrupt you every
time you remove the S
Pen. Since that’s the
default behavior, you’ll
have to make some
changes. To get
started, go to Settings
Advanced Features
S Pen.
The Air Command
settings are near the
bottom. You can
change the removal
line to Do Nothing to
keep Air Command
If your phone goes to sleep, you can wake it with the S Pen. from interrupting you.