Samsung updates S Pen SDK to spread love for Galaxy Note II features

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Owners of the [original Galaxy Note](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/samsung-galaxy-note-review/) won't have to look on the [Galaxy Note II](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-hands-on/) with _complete_ envy. Samsung has updated the S Pen SDK to 2.2, letting developers' apps respond to a hovering stylus with Note II-style tricks. More brushes, effects, fills and fonts also join the mix, although not every new tweak is finding its way back to the first-run Note: pulling out the S Pen won't trigger app features without a Note II or [Galaxy Note 10.1](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/15/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-review/) involved. Even so, what's in the new SDK could be the key to a more sophisticated (and very hands-off) S Pen ecosystem. You'll find the tools to make it happen at the source link.

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