Make Sure That You Do Not Lose the S Pen on Samsung Galaxy Note 3

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The S Pen is what makes the Galaxy Note series unique from other Android devices. This particular accessory is not cheap. The thirty dollars the S Pen sells for [S-Pen sold on Samsung's official site, is not something you want to misplace. In spite of its price, the S Pen has a lot of things that can help you get the most out of your Galaxy Note 3. To make sure you don't lose your Note 3's S Pen, set your device to warn you when its screen is turned off without the S Pen in its slot, it by reading through this article.

Enabling S Pen detection will show a pop up alert on your Note3's screen whenever the S Pen is removed. This keeps you informed whenever the S Pen is removed accidentally, or left somewhere. The function "S Pen Keeper", when enabled, will emit a sound while you are walking with your Galaxy Note3 without the S Pen in its slot. This is a neat feature that will remind you that you have left your Note3's S Pen somewhere.

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   Tap on the "Home" button to get to your home menu

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   The Home button is the middle-lower button on your Note3.

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   From the home menu, tap on the "Apps" icon

   

   to get to your device's list of applications.

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   From the application menu, scroll your way to "Settings"

   

   and tap on it to open the selected application.

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   The settings menu will open

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   Go to the "Controls" tab by tapping on it.

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   From the Controls, tap on "S Pen" to open S Pen page.

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   On the S Pen, remove the check mark on the option "Turn off pen detection"

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   This will enable Pen detection to warn you every time the S Pen is removed from your phone.

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   Put a check mark on the option "Check S Pen Keeper"

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   This will enable S Pen Keeper, and your phone will emit a sound as a warning that you are walking with your Note3 without the S Pen in its slot.

   

   S Pen settings showing where to tap to enable S Pen Keeper.

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   You have now successfully set your phone to warn you when the S Pen is removed by displaying a pop up alert and emitting a sound when walking without the S Pen in the slot.

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There will be times where you want to disable S Pen Detection and S Pen Keeper. If you want to stop your phone from detecting your Note3's stylus, then follow these procedures:

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   Get to your Home screen by tapping on the Back key a few times

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   The Back key is located on your phone's lower-right.
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