How to Fix Stuck S-Pen on Galaxy Note 5! #SPenGate

If you’ve accidentally put your S-pen backwards, you will have a problem where your S-Pen gets stuck. Now, there’s a way to fix this so just don’t try to yank it out as that will break your S-Pen detection sensor.

Step 1. Cut out a 1/2inch (1.3cm) piece of plastic film from the Note 5 wrapper.

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Step 2. Cover the S-pen in 270-degrees so it covers both the sensor side and the S-Pen holder then push the film in slowly until you hit bottom.  You may need to twist it at the end to get it all the way through.

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(There’s two latches, one that holds your S-Pen and also another that’s S-Pen detection sensor.)

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Step 3. Once you have hit “bottom”, try to move it back and forth a few times (without using too much force!) until you are free from the first latch.

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Step 4. Once you are free from the first latch, try to move it back and forth without pushing the S-Pen too far back in (as that will get it lodged on the first latch again) until the S-Pen comes out.

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Step 5. The S-Pen will eventually come out and you should have a fully-working Note 5 without breaking your S-Pen detection sensor.  Congrats!

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Now, this process is actually rather cumbersome and tedious and you may still break your sensor if you apply too much force so just be very careful and take a lot of time.

If your S-Pen detection sensor breaks, you can try disassembling like I did and look for small broken plastic pieces.

 

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