The press release from about a week ago revealed:
- Take photos and record sounds you want to attach to your notes from within the software. You can still add them from the SD Card.
- Attach photos and sounds when you reply to notes.
- Choose a different ink colour for each page.
- Filter notes by sender or by favourites
Additional features:
- Mark up to 30 notes (and their replies) for deletion at a time. You can also do this while the filter is activated.
- Undo/Redo your last stroke by pressing the B button
- Hold A while writing a note to view a replay
- While playing Swapnote, it shows how many stationery you've collected in the 3DS friend list
- Mysterious "settings" for all special (gold rimmed) notes received henceforth
- Can now delete stationery you've collected (for some reason)
- Number of replies to a note is now indicated in the little reply "bubble".
EDIT:
a list of changes was posted on the eShop. The following is copied verbatim:
- Take photos and record sounds you want to attach to your notes from within the software. You can still add them from the SD Card.
- Attach photos and sounds when you reply to notes.
- Choose a different ink colour for each page.
- Filter notes by sender or by favourites
Additional features:
- Mark up to 30 notes (and their replies) for deletion at a time. You can also do this while the filter is activated.
- Undo/Redo your last stroke by pressing the B button
- Hold A while writing a note to view a replay
- While playing Swapnote, it shows how many stationery you've collected in the 3DS friend list
- Mysterious "settings" for all special (gold rimmed) notes received henceforth
- Can now delete stationery you've collected (for some reason)
- Number of replies to a note is now indicated in the little reply "bubble".
EDIT:
a list of changes was posted on the eShop. The following is copied verbatim:
After you perform the update you can -
- Attach a photo and/or audio recording when you reply to a note
- Undo or redo your last pen stroke
- Use a different pen color on each page of a note
- Filter your notes to only see those created by a specific user or those marked as favorites
- Delete multiple notes at once
- Choose whether or not to receive special notes on a category-by-category basis
- Take photos and record audio from within the application
- Enjoy faster loading times
- Continue receiving special notes from Nintendo after April 11, 2013