The Galaxy Z Fold and the S Pen always felt like a match made in heaven. For the first few years after the original Fold's debut, it seemed impossible to bring the two together, until Samsung somehow pulled it off with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 — the first Fold with S Pen support.Well, sort of. Samsung could never truly perfect the formula. The S Pen was never fully integrated into the Fold experience, and now it's effectively gone.The Galaxy Z Fold 7, released last year, marked the beginning of a new identity for Samsung's foldable flagship. It dropped S Pen support entirely, and in major markets like the USA, almost every trace of the Fold-S Pen union has vanished.I hope you stacked up on S PensFold fans who still love the S Pen are running out of options. Galaxy Z Fold devices required a special S Pen with a softer tip and a different digitizer frequency, and those accessories are becoming increasingly difficult to find.As of this writing, Samsung USA no longer lists the S Pen Fold Edition or any other compatible Fold S Pen. The only remaining relic is an S Pen case for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 — merely as as an out of stock listing that's unlikely to ever come back. The only left S Pen case listing. – Source: Samsung The situation is even more awkward because you can still buy older Fold models but not their S Pen accessories. If you buy a Re-Newed Galaxy Z Fold 5 or Fold 6 from Samsung USA right now, but you're getting the phone alone without any accessories. Therefore, the S Pen is no longer part of the equation as an optional extra. Browse Galaxy Z Fold 7 offers Samsung Shop For some good news for foldable phone fans, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a major upgrade in nearly every other respect, so even if it seems to have marked the S Pen's demise in the foldable segment, early sales suggest most buyers aren't mourning the S Pen's loss. By all accounts, the Fold 7 is a success.Samsung is now gearing up for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra. They should be unveiled in a few weeks at Unpacked, and with their debut, the S Pen will become even more of a thing of the past.But despite these almost fundamental changes to the Fold formula, we are living exciting times. S Pen or not, Samsung is now much more willing to experiment with different foldable form factors, and if you ask me, that's a lot more exciting than trying to fit the S Pen inside an ultra-thin Fold body for 3-4 years in a row and failing.