If you are a proud owner of an Android phone, then you may have felt a certain lack of love and attention from us recently. Here’s some news that will make you happy. We’ve significantly ramped up our Android development by more than doubling the size of our Android team. We are on track to release a bunch of great new features and enhancements, starting with today’s update. To quote our VP of Engineering, “My Android is now cooler than your iPhone.” We’ll see about that.
Get Evernote for Android from the Android Market
Evernote Widget
In this update, we’re releasing our first major Android-only feature: the Evernote Widget. This super useful home screen widget allows you to quickly jump right into your desired Evernote action. You can pop into a search or into a new text, snapshot or audio note. Activating the widget is simple. Press and hold your finger on your phone’s home screen. Select ‘widget’ for the menu that appears, then choose Evernote. Next, drag the widget to any screen you like. You’re done.
Pinch and zoom support
Pinch and zoom is now supported within notes. If you would like to get a closer look at that snapshot, zoom in, swipe around, then zoom out. Now you’ll be able to see every minute detail of your note contents. This feature is available on phones running Android 2.1 and later.
Send to Evernote
Android apps that have a Sharing menu, will now list Evernote as a recipient. This means that you can easily send stuff from many of your favorite applications directly into a new Evernote note. For example, you can send images from a photo app, save URLs of cool websites you browse, capture tweets in Seesmic, and lots more. This is another Evernote feature that’s only available on Android.
Performance improvements via note caching
After you view a note, Evernote for Android caches that note on the device so that it will load much faster the next time you search for it. This is the first step towards (drumroll, please) offline note storage, which will be coming soon.
Lots and lots of fixes
This release also addresses a number of little annoyances:
- Fixed a problem that kept an edited note from updating properly
- Fixed a problem that removed intentional white space within notes
- Added higher resolution iconography (Android 2.1 and later)
- Placed the Save button onscreen on the audio notes screen
- Fixed a problem that kept the app from loading tags properly
And many, many other fixes.
Get Evernote for Android from the Android Market. If you have trouble accessing Evernote after installation, restart your phone. You may also need to remove the old application shortcut.
131 Comments
israel
I like that you have an android client, but my OS on my computer is Ubuntu (Linux) which you have no client for. Are you going to develop a linux client?
Well, back to google notebook until you do…
Zizagoo
Not that the Evernote staff shouldn’t get round to it, but what’s wrong with the Evernote web client if you’re using Google Notebook?
Shawn clover
Another ubuntu user here. A native client would be great, but the windows version of evernote more or less does the job running under Wine in Linux.
Phil
how did you get it to run under wine, the move .net has meant I have found it impossible to do.
Steve (UK)
I think EN3 works fine(ish!) with Wine but not EN3.5 (as Phil says due to .NET fw). If I am wrong and there is a workaround someone please let me know ASAP!
Totally understand at this stage of the business model Evernote are investing their resources wisely in the areas which have the greatest audience, but from a selfish point of view, I would seriously love for an official Linux version!! However, this Wikipedia article tells the story really: http://bit.ly/4Svh1s
That said, from an unselfish pov, I really *REALLY* want Evernote to rule the world so if Windows, Mac, iPhone/iPod/iPad & Android updates & massive progression leaps keep coming thick and fast which help EN cement their stranglehold of the market then that’s cool by me.
A serious well done to everyone at Evernote, really looking forward to the advances over the coming years. Keep up the good work guys!
CQ
Appreciate the Android love. This makes the fact that I went premium even more worth it (especially with offline storage coming soon).
James E.
Excellent, downloading now!
Phil
excellent, will upgrade now, just missing a Linux client for all my desktop PC’s
Brett
This is awesome! Great job Evernote. Loving premium and looking forward to every new feature.
uvmann
Why don’t you support App2SD and when will we be able to edit simple notes (even with some rich text formating). Such a basic and neccessary function and it just doesn’t work. Very disappointing.
Philip Constantinou
We’ll definitely add “Move to SD card” in the next release.
aviduser
+1 for Move to SD Card
aphid
I have an HTC Desire running out of space using Froyo. Looking forward to having ‘Move to SD card’
Bean
Bravo. Lots o’love. I’ve been looking for an excuse to declutter my phone somewhat. Have to echo phil’s sentiment somewhat, If you’ve already got an android client going I guess I don’t quite understand why I it would be so hard to port it to linux desktops. (Unless a straight port of the droid version wouldn’t do it for you and you couldn’t resist the temptation to code more in. (shrug)
Shamir
When will the Android Evernote have the Favorites feature of the iPhone application? I like the idea of specifying certain notes to be kept in local storage to be available without network support.
rinzai
Awesome!
(The only way it could get better is … (so predictable) a Linux client ;-P)
Philippe LeBel
Thanks for the update! I love the widget…
But I still have an issue with the snapshot, after I take the picture it still says “no snapshot found to upload”…
k
Also having the “no snapshot found to upload” issue. EN v 1.5 on Android 2.2 Build FRG01B Moto Droid
MR
Same issue. Same phone and software. Snapshot no longer works, plus the voice note nearly crashes the phone every time. Useless to me now…once was one of my favorites.
Sam F
After seeing these comments here, I tested the snapshop out after updating EverNote on my Android 2.2. Moto Droid. I had the exact same experience.
Major bug here. Photo notes are the most useful feature of the mobile app.
Antonio
I tried the 1.5.969 beta to see if it would fix this “no snapshot” problem and no go.
I deleted the Evernote folder form the SD card and did a clean install and I still get this problem.
This is a key feature of the mobile client. No point in being premium if I can’t use this.
Samir
For the first time, now today have the error message of “no snapshot found to upload” when I try to take a picture and put it in Evernote. This is a real pain, since I was taking pictures of documents before going on a vacation.
I almost signed up for premium a few weeks ago. Glad I didn’t since this is a big problem.
Oh, I have Motorola Droid, running latest versions. Not sure if it could be an Evernote problem, or a problem with the latest operating system they just uploaded. Also, I tried deleting the Evernote directoy and it didn’t work, and tried waiting a few minutes before pressing OK.
dgb
Same issue. I can get photos onto Evernote by using native camera app and then sharing the photo via Evernote. Hope this helps while we’re waiting for the fix.
cpezz
Power off and battery removal fixes the problem for a while. I get about 6 snapshots before it start failing again. Droid FRG22D
Marcel
Thank you Evernote! We love you! And we love Android! Yeah Android is the best and it’s the future of mobile. Apple can’t reach google power.
Mark
Good to see an Android update which is a real step in the right direction. Pinch to zoom works well (although there is a message saying double tap to zoom, which does not work … I’d personally like to get rid of the magnifying glasses altogether too). Still think there should be an icon on the main screen to access existing notes, but on the whole very pleased with the update. Oh and the widget is a really useful addition.
cameron plommer
If I don’t see the option for “widget” when I hold down home, on my G1, does that mean I have an old operating system?
Andrew Sinkov
Cameron, just press and hold your finger on the screen itself, not the home button.
Farid
Still no Linux native client
That’s the one thing I’m dying for.
Brianlmerritt
Rich txt would be nice, direct or via documents to go. Please please please next release put simple menu options like list my notes on the front screen.
Ps thanks v. Much for new releases and anticipating v. Much offline storage!
Ralphw3
I see two things wrong with this update, at least on the EVO. One, tapping on the app icon to get it to run doesn’t work. It says the link is broken. Two, I am forced to use the widget. After experimenting with it, I have to hit the search window with nothing in it to get a list of all the notes. Ugh!!! Not happy with this update as is.
Ocell
Just reboot and you’ll be able to open Evernoet as an app.
Doug
Thanks for the Android love! Great updates – excited for 1) local storage of notes and 2) mobile editing of notes – thanks!
Dave
Now Evernote on my phone is totally broken. Cannot get to my notes. Many error messages. Wish I could go back to previous version.
Ken Green
Nice update. I like the widget a lot – having tags and folders start showing up as I type is very cool. Also, thanks for fixing the Sharing.. functionality for Evernote. Old version would always title web pages, etc. as Untitled Note. My workaround was to email pages into EN. The update fixed this issue – share to EN will include the page title as the note title, as it should. Everything seems to be working smoother. (HTC Incredible)
Joe
I have a major problem with this update (unless I’m missing something here). I can no longer open Evernote as a program, I’m forced to use the widget. This wouldn’t be a big deal except the widget is of the “across the screen” variety that takes up as much space as 4 icons. Not what I want. Please fix this so that a smaller widget or a link to the actual program can be used.
Nahuel
Is there a way to get the APK directly for those of us who have problems with the Google Market?
Brian
This is a great start! I don’t want to kick a gift horse in the mouth or anything, but any idea about when the Android app will get the ability to group by notebook? It’s tough to find specific notes once you get a good amount of data in Evernote.
Carl
Totally agree. This is the only thing that is stopping me going pro.
Matt
New update is completely crashing my moto droid running android 2.2. Have to do a battery pull. It’s the newest app I’ve updated so I’m pretty sure that’s it.
Dave P
Since I won’t be satisfied until my Android client is as powerful as my Windows client, I have a suggestion for your next upgrade.
With screens getting bigger, a paint (ink) not option for Android would be very useful.
Using the Android app NoteEverything, I can get about 20 words in a note which is more than enough for to-dos, quick notes, phone numbers, etc.
I’ve been a happy user since Evernote was a paid Windows app. Keep up the great work.
las
Also would like smaller widget and or ability to run the program w/o the widget. Agree that organizing my notebooks would be SPLENDID, as would offline access to notes or at least favorites. Good work, but room to improve!
K9ithK
Eye have Seen a problems with picture notes in new Andorid MyTouch.
I took a picture of graph in landscape mode.. just to see if it would make the conversion from portrait to landscape automatically..
It did very well… on the second time. The first attempt I used the camera right side up (button on top) picture of graph arrived upside down… second time to verify issue, I took the picture upside down (button on bottom) and graph arrived in Evernote right side up perfectly…. Let me know when little upside-down bug fixed and I can stop standing on head to take pictures…
Love 4 Evernote!!
Thanks..!!
K9ithK
this Upside-Down landscape phot0-note issue is what I see on version Evernote for Android 1.4(84727) MyTouch
Ken Green
@Joe (and others having problems opening Evernote as a program) – after the update I noticed that my home screen program icon was missing. It was still labeled Evernote, but picture was default Android bot. I didn’t even try opening Evernote, but immediately deleted that icon from my home screen and re-added Evernote as a program. This may help. I can launch Evernote as a program just fine (HTC Incredible).
Walter
Echoing Nahuel’s request for a direct download link (as has been done previously) for those of us with Android Market issues when downloading this app.
Thanks!
nopp
Please give direct download link. It never showed in google Thailand market. Thank.
Stefan
I appreciate the changes and I am looking forward to offline editing.
One more suggestion (don’t know if this is technically feasible): Upon uploading a photo note, it would be great to have the possibility to upload the photo in smaller size (smaller than original approx. 2MB pics). Depending on the network connection, this would save traffic and time. With a bad connection (GPRS), the photo upload hardly works.
aurelie
Great news! the only thing is that I can’t get evernote from Android Market…any other way? I discovered Evernote few weeks ago only, I am already totally addicted…
Gregg
I think it would be a good idea to include the version number of these updates in the blog post so that we can see if the new version is what we are already running. Yes, we can go into the Android Market app but for those of us who run without background data sync turned on, for battery conservation reasons, it would be easier to just be able to know what the new version # is. Thanks for the Android love and looking forward to offline storage.
John
I definitely agree with Gregg. I’ve got the 2.2 market feature of apps auto-updating, so I didn’t necessarily notice that Evernote was updated until I read this post and checked the Market entry.
It’s very exciting to hear about the build-up of the Android dev team and the features that are coming!
Randy
Thank you for this!
The old “Add to Note” feature (instead of editing) made me sad on my long notes. I’m glad I can edit the whole thing now. Yay!
Leonard
All that is keeping from switching from SpringPad to Evernote is local storage on my Incredible AND inter-note linking (which Springpad doesn’t have either). Inter-note linking is huge for me. For that reason my primary means of note making is OneNote and will remain so until Evernote or SpringPad (or some other web-based app with local storage) has the ability to easily create links in one note to another note. Added the foregoing, Wiki word note creation and linking would definitely put Evernote out ahead of every contender.
Anders Gullander
Yippi
loving the widget
Lawrence
After todays update 17Aug Evernote will not open from Home Screen. It will only open via Market Downloads. Has anyone else experienced this issue?
Lawrence
I fixed it. I powered down the unit. Restarted it. Deleted the old Homescreen shortcut. Placed a new shortcut on the homescreen and it works just fine now.
Different Leonard
It would be nice to actually be able to edit an existing note, e.g., to check off a to-do, rather than just being able to add text to a note.
JoANn
Came here to say exactly that.
David
I installed the Evernote app on a Moto Droid X running 2.1. Evernote saves audio notes as .amr files. Playback for .amr is not supported on my phone, so I can’t listen to them. Fixes?
David
Found the problem and fixed it. Not an Evernote issue. Thanks for the great app!
CQ
@David
Can you tell me how you fixed this? I am using another voice note application and sending it to evernote so that I can open them.
arielle
will this app allow me to save my sms threads? and review them with dates and contact names and stuff? or does anyone know of an app that will allow me to save the texts to my computer?
Jack McCarty
Hmm….the update
•Fixed a problem that removed intentional white space within notes
Seems to add a blank line between every line of old text (carriage returns) on old notes once I open them for editing.?
Great App–can’t wait for App2SD and off line availability (like to have my notes available when flying).
Obry
Great work but have you guys tested this on smaller screen devices? I’m using a 1st gen MyTouch3G running Android 2.2 and on the home screen, the grey gradient behind the search box overlaps with the new note buttons. It was since one of the updates that this started happening. I’ve been running Android 2.2 for a while and older versions used to display fine so it’s not my OS I don’t think…
Patryk
Viewing notes per notebook would make evernote usable with things like GTD and off-line sync is a must as my notes loading extremely slowly even on 3G. Great work apart from that I’m looking forward for more updates android widget rocks !
Fabricio
Great! Loved the features!
I’m a heavy premium user but, unfortunately, due to the lack of local storage, I’m being forced to use Springpad in my Samsung Galaxy S, because I can access the notes there even without access to wifi… And I only access my 300+ notes on Evernote when I’m online or at my notebook
emakpaini
“My Android is now cooler than your iPhone.” totally agree!
Eric
Help! Ever since Android 2.2 was installed on my Motorola Droid, Evernote’s ability to send pictures and voice notes is gone. When I take a picture or record a voice note, I see the icon that shows Evernote is “syncing,” and then the Droid locks up. None of the pics or voice notes are kept. Not only is my Droid constantly locked now, but my system for notekeeping is messed up because I can’t snap pics or record voice notes. Help? Thanks as always. I don’t care if it’s temporarily glitchy, Evernote rules!
Doug Phillips
My Evernote is non-functional ever since this morning’s “update”… I can’t access my notes on my Droid. I can’t sign out; the icon just spins and spins. What is the problem with Evernote that it can’t update without causing a hassle?!
Augusto
We need urgently offline storage and a photo scanner included in Evernote (capture). Pdf viewer instead of download to view. And the ability to see notes sorted by tags.
slsrx
I would like to see (and copy) a direct link of uploaded files (photos, for example)
Walter
Has there been a conscious decision to no longer provide a direct link for this APK? The team’s been surprisingly quiet on this.