Use your S Pen as a remote control for media apps on your Galaxy phone
The S Pen’s fun features are not limited to just a select few apps. In fact, you can use remote Media gestures with pretty much any media app! This includes Spotify, YouTube, Netflix, Samsung Music, and more. Media gestures let you control songs’ or videos’ playback with the flick of your S Pen. And the best part is that you can perform the same commands no matter what media app is being used.
Note: Information provided applies to devices sold in Canada. Available screens and settings may vary for smartphones sold in other countries. Media gestures are only available on the Galaxy Note10 series, the Galaxy Note20 series, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
Media gestures on Note series phones, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, or the Galaxy S22 Ultra are a little different from App actions. They can be used to control songs or videos in an array of media apps, like YouTube or Spotify. And unlike App actions, the commands are the same for every compatible media app.
Here are the gestures you can use with all compatible media apps:
- Single press: Play and pause a song or video.
- Double press: Skips to the next song or video.
- Flicking up: Volume up.
- Flicking down: Volume down.
- Flicking left: Previous track.
- Flicking right: Next track.
When you want to perform one of these gestures, flick your S Pen in the appropriate direction while holding down the Pen button on the side of the S Pen. For example, if you are listening to a song you like in Spotify, you can flick the S Pen upwards while pressing the Pen button to raise the volume. Or, if you do not like a song, you can double press the Pen button to skip to the next song.
We already explained that Media gestures are the same for all media apps. But that does not mean you cannot customize them! If a certain gesture is not intuitive, you can simply change it. For example, maybe you keep accidentally double pressing the Pen button instead of single pressing it. You can easily change the commands to whatever works best for you.
From Settings, search for and select Air actions under "Advanced features". Then, swipe to the Media section at the bottom of the page. From here, you can customize what each gesture or button press does. Just tap your desired command (e.g. Volume up), and select a new command.
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