# PENUP (بن أب)

> The availability of PENUP in Syria has not been verified yet, as of 2026-09-08.

- Status: unknown
- Outreach: No Response
- Company: [Samsung](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/samsung.md)
- Categories: Photo & Visual Sharing, Graphic Design & Creative Suites, Social Media
- Official site: https://www.samsung.com/levant/apps/pen-up/
- Community votes: 2
- Last updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/penup

## About

Samsung's drawing community for sharing S Pen artwork, following artists, and joining drawing challenges.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-27 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer wrote to Samsung's MENA privacy team asking it to activate Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay for users in Syria, citing the lifted sanctions.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/penup?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/penup/timeline-entries?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/penup
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/penup.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/penup.md