During a media briefing on the new S25 series last week, Samsung explained that customers rarely ever used the “Air action” gestures. So the company decided to try and cut costs by ditching them entirely.

The S-Pen was introduced with the Galaxy Note series in 2011. Bluetooth was only added starting from Galaxy Note 9, unlocking the ability to tap the button on the pen to do certain tasks. On the Galaxy Note 10, more advanced “Air Actions” were brought in that allowed users to control the device remotely with the pen.

The magic wand spells and air gestures are no longer supported by the S25 Ultra's S Pen - and probably future models. Here's why.

Samsung has removed Bluetooth functionality from the Galaxy S25 Ultra's S Pen and it no longer supports a few handy features.