[Problem Android] Zotero stopped work with S-pen

igoracguimaraes · 2026-08-07T14:18:37+00:00

Since the last update, i can't do any annotations or use any other features from the Toolbar using the pen of the tablet.
And yet, the use of fingers for selecting text are facing some problems and bug here and there.

My hardware is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 FE

DimaP · 2026-08-07T15:03:11+00:00

What app version do you have? Are you on Beta?
With S-pen are you trying to edit a PDF or EPUB?
When selecting text with fingers what kind of bugs do you encounter?

malp87 · 2026-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

Same problem on Lenovo Tab M11 and Lenovo Tab Pen with Beta 1.0.0-263.
The problem occurred while trying to edit a PDF; I did not try it with an EPUB.
The pen stopped working altogether, and it was impossible to use the annotation tools with fingers.

warguelles · 2026-08-08T20:17:43+00:00

I think that it is a very similar behavior as in my case

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/133084/android-beta-263-reader-is-not-responding

stcvinced26 · 2026-08-09T14:08:53+00:00

I am also experiencing the same thing. It appears that I can't annotate with and without the S-pen. Please resolve this.

jakrauss · 2026-08-10T13:59:54+00:00

Same problem for me, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, Zotero Version 1.0.0-263 (beta), Android Version 16, One-UI 8.0, S-Pen Software Version 146.
I can use the pen when I click the little "pen-button" in the header, but only when the writing tool is selected. When the pen-mode is active, I can't use my fingers to select and highlight text. When the pen-mode is not active, I can't use the pen at all but I can select and highlight text with my fingers.