Daily Tech News Show Your Hate for Thin Phones Saved the S-Pen - DTNS 5231
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Mar 23, 2026 Talks about Samsung adding AirDrop-like Quick Share for Apple devices and why cross-platform sharing will stay limited. Discusses how a rejected thin-display plan preserved S Pen support and what that means for stylus fans. Covers prompt tips for chatbot users and using chatbots as study partners. Rapid tech briefs touch on Intel Core Ultra reviews, malware, AI hiring moves, and gaming and transport news.
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Samsung Keeps Digitizer To Save The S Pen
- Samsung reversed a plan to use a thinner display without a pen digitizer, preserving S Pen support for the S27 Ultra.
- ET News says the change was driven by poor demand for ultra-thin phones and concerns the digitizer conflicts with Qi2 magnets.
Enable Quick Share But Expect Limitations
- To use Android-to-iPhone AirDrop-style sharing you must enable 'share with Apple devices' and the iOS recipient must set AirDrop to Everyone.
- Tom and Robb warn this is less secure and often no simpler than messaging, RCS, or cloud links.
Qi2 Magnets Clash With EMR Digitizers
- Magnets for Qi2 charging may have been omitted from S26 because magnets interfere with the S Pen's electromagnetic resonance digitizer.
- Robb argues many users keep phones in cases with magnets, so case-based magnets can restore functionality without changing the phone.