14 DAY TRIAL // By now, you’re probably aware that a major design defect has been identified in Samsung’s latest premium phablet, the Galaxy Note5. The problem becomes apparent if someone inserts the S Pen backwards into the slot.
As it turns out, it is extremely easy to do so, with it virtually encountering no resistance form the pen whatsoever. The result of inserting the S Pen the wrong way? You could be damaging the S Pen recognition mechanism to such an extent that the stylus will no longer be useful.
You’d think that Samsung might want to provide a solution to this problem. Well, you'd better think again. The Korean tech giant was made aware of the situation but its response was to instruct users to read the Galaxy Note5 user manual very carefully.
But what are you to do if you accidentally do split the S Pen the other way around? Luckily, there’s still hope for you even if Samsung doesn’t want to lend a helping hand.
There is still hope for a stuck S Pen
Some ingenious folks at How2Tech have come up with a fix from the problem, and they have posted a video on YouTube showing others how to do the same. As it seems, the solution to the issues is quite easy and inexpensive. According to the tutorial, all you’ll be needing is a rolled-up piece of copy paper, scissors and a willingness to follow directions.
So if you want to see how you can salvage your S Pen-enhanced Galaxy Note5, take a look at the video below and do the same with your phablet. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly for you.
If you think about it, it’s quite odd Samsung didn’t think inserting the stylus the wrong way might become a problem. All it takes is a moment of distraction. You might be tired, or maybe you gave the phablet to your kid or you borrowed it to a friend. The scenarios are endless.
Puzzlingly enough, the previous Galaxy Note 4 makes it a lot more difficult to push the S Pen into the slot backwards, providing enough resistance for the user to figure out that something is wrong.
So why didn’t Samsung apply the same treatment to the Galaxy Note5?
