While we wait for Motorola's upcoming flagship smartphone, the Edge 30 Ultra, to finally become official, today a couple of accessories for it have been leaked. We're talking about the Motorola Smart Stylus and the Folio Case. It's no coincidence that these were leaked together, since the Folio Case is designed in such a way as to house the stylus on its back.
There are apparently going to be software
triggers for when the stylus is removed, including detecting when it's been out
of the case for a long time and yet hasn't been used - you'll get an alert for
such a situation. You can make a specific app open every time you take the
stylus out, and that can vary based on whether the phone was locked or unlocked
when you removed the stylus. You'll also be able to set the phone so that it
automatically enables Bluetooth when you pull the stylus out (this makes sense
since it connects via Bluetooth).
The stylus automatically charges
wirelessly while in the case, and it supports air gestures - you can use it as
an air mouse with an external display, and the button can be used for media
controls. Compared to the stylus in the Moto G Stylus (2022), this one has been
described by one source as "next-gen". When it's connected to the
phone, a bubble shows you its state - whether it's charging, and a list of apps
that support it. On the front, the case has an open strip down the middle of
the display, where the always-on display can be shown, in a format that is
adapted to the case's 'window'. When a phone call is received, you can pick up
by sliding across the opening in the case, as you can see in the second image
above. This means you can talk without having the need to open the case - or
reject a call too.
Apparently "Folio Case" is not
set in stone as the name of this accessory, so it could be called something
else when it launches. It's also unclear whether the Smart Stylus and the case
will be arriving at the exact same time as the Edge 30 Ultra, or slightly later
- hopefully they get a wide geographical release at least.
