topic Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed? in Tablets

Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

stesioplaurometer — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:31:09 GMT

Hi,

The option to show/hide the floating sPen icon appears to have been removed from settings. Can someone check if they have it please?

It's mentioned in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHwctiuLJAE

But it doesn't exist on my device:

Any help would be greatly appreciated..

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

Fiona26 — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:09:13 GMT

I can confirm I no longer have the option on my s23 ultra. I have noticed if the icon isn't showing, a click with the s pen button brings it up again. I did have that option on my s21 ultra, also to turn s pen off completely. Where I can turn off air gestures only on the s23 ultra. Could be because the s pen wasn't built into the s21 ultra. So you could just turn it off if you didn't have an s pen.

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

stesioplaurometer — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:51:14 GMT

Ah thanks. They must have removed the functionality to disable it. I never use the sPen so I don't even carry it... But that means I permanently have that icon on my screen. Watching Netflix, working... The icon is always hovering there 🤦🏼

Re: Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

Fiona26 — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:11:40 GMT

The icon, while watching content. Hold down on the icon and move it about. You should see a remove sign show up. Just pop it there to remove the icon from screen.

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

keith30 — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:14:47 GMT

That's strange, I still have it showing on my S22ultra settings since my last software update June 1th

Re: Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

stesioplaurometer — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:55:57 GMT

Hmm... Would you mind screenshotting it for me please? I'm going to contact Samsung later and it would be helpful to be able to show them what I mean.

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

Lelon — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:57:39 GMT

Mines working fine

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

MontyS23U — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:33:16 GMT

What happens when you click on the air command item. I have it there.

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

Undergrid — Mon, 13 May 2024 20:48:56 GMT

Go into Air Command (in the first screen shot) then toggle off "Show Air Command icon"

Re: Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

AlexRG — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:03 GMT

Thanks. That works on my Tab S10 Ultra 🙂

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

AlexRG — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:04:50 GMT

Thanks. That works on my Tab S10 Ultra 🙂

Re: Spen... Option to 'show/hide floating icon' removed?

Vernon27 — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:59:59 GMT

On my Samsung S23 Utlra the floating S-Pen icon is not longer visible despite turning on the option in Settings. When I extract the S-pen the icon will appear, when I re-insert the S-pen the floating S-pen icon will disappear. How to I get the floating S-pen icon to display like it used to do three weeks ago.