Hi everyone,
I recently got a Galaxy Tab S9 FE and started moving my note-taking workflow from Samsung Notes to Obsidian about a week ago. I’m currently studying maths and computer science, and I was really attracted by Obsidian’s features like creating structured paragraphs, indexing everything, and collapsing parts to stay focused on what I need.
Here’s the issue: when I was using Samsung Notes, I usually typed with the keyboard and then added handwritten notes with the S Pen next to or below the text – this workflow felt really natural, especially for maths. On Obsidian, though, the process feels much less fluid.
I installed a few plugins, and the main one I’m using is Excalidraw. However, I’ve run into some problems:
1) My tablet’s taskbar is at the bottom, and when I try to click the editing menu (to change dimension, color, etc.), sometimes it doesn’t register my input. I often need to tap multiple times. 2) Plus, since the taskbar is in the way, I accidentally click on other apps with my arm.
3) Sometimes my S Pen randomly acts like a pointer/hand tool – when it’s not pressing, it just moves the canvas around instead of letting me draw or write. This gets really frustrating.
So, my question is: does anyone else here use Obsidian for actual note-taking with a tablet? If yes, how do you manage it effectively? Right now, it feels messy

Excalidraw on tablet (S9 FE + S Pen) – taskbar issues and pen acting weird