Magsafe chargers and s pens dont play well together – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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MagSafe chargers and S-Pens don’t play well together.

If you try to use an S-Pen on a Galaxy Ultra phone that’s attached to a MagSafe charger, “users can expect to encounter a large ‘dead zone’ in the shape of the magnetic ring,” according to a post from Dbrand on Reddit.

Dbrand also says that you “may observe a negligible reduction in S-Pen accuracy when drawing directly over the magnetic array within a MagSafe-enabled case.” If you’ve purchased one of Dbrand’s MagSafe cases for your Galaxy Ultra, the company is offering non-MagSafe replacements.

Samsung S23 Ultra standing upright on a table top with S Pen showing a colorful home screen wallpaper.
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
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