Using the new S Pen allows you to be more precise and gives a writing experience that feels like writing with pen and paper and with Air View you can hover the S Pen over emails, picture and video galleries to preview them.

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Air View allows users to hover with the S Pen over an email, S Planner, image gallery, or video to preview the content without having to open it.

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Air View allows users to hover with the S Pen over an email, calendar entry, image gallery or video to preview the content without having to open it or wait for screen transitions.

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The Note II has also been given "Air View" -- or the ability to detect the hover position of the S Pen, which opens up a whole world of new UI additions.

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Next up on the list of hover-friendly additions, you can now use your S Pen to scroll up and down on a page or list.

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Out of the box, users will have access to an S Pen-optimized version of Flipboard which enables Air View hover functionality and headline previews from the main tile page (up to three, in our experience).

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