Evernote Logo

The Evernote Blog

The Evernote Blog

Update: Evernote for Android

Product updates | By Andrew Sinkov
56 comments
 

We’re excited to bring you the latest update to Evernote for Android (version 2.6), which includes a number of fantastic new features and behind-the-scenes enhancements. Get the latest version now from the Android Market »

New view: Snippets

We’re always trying to strike a balance between information-density and your device’s form factor. Too much content, and it’s difficult to parse. Too little, and it feels empty. With this release, we’re introducing Snippet note list view. The Snippet View is designed to be more dynamic, giving you the most useful information about your note in the smallest amount of space.

If a note contains an image, then we’ll show the note title, some text and a thumbnail. If the note is text-only, then instead of having a thumbnail, we’ll use the full width to display as much of the text as we can fit. It’s all meant to give you maximum at-a-glance information. In many cases, you won’t even need to open the note–you’ll get all you need from the snippet.

We still have the other views available. You can switch to them from the view options menu.

Notebook Stacks

Recently, Evernote for Windows and Mac added Notebook Stacks, a feature which lets you visually group your notebooks. Now, you can see stacks that you created on the desktop from Evernote for Android. If there are specific notebooks that are most useful when accessed from your phone–trip itineraries or shopping lists–consider creating a stack called Mobile for those notebooks. This will make it easier to find what you’re looking for on the go.

Edit styled notes from your Android device

Now, you can edit any note in your account, whether a text notes, webclip, snapshot, or audio note. You won’t see that pesky “Append or Copy” popup ever again. This feature works by maintaining the styling of whatever element you decide to edit. For example, if you edit a bulleted list, the next line you create will also be a bullet; if you edit a section of bold text, then the content you add will also have bold text; and so on. You can also now edit web clips, notes with images, and any other note that’s already in your account.

A note on this feature: Evernote for Android now supports editing existing styled text, but it does not yet allow you to create new styled text or re-style existing text. We’re working on that. We’re also working on bringing these features to other mobile versions of Evernote. Stay tuned.

And there’s more…

  • Improved sync performance: Notes sync around 6 times faster than in previous versions
  • Edit Saved Searches before running them by tapping and holding the search name
  • Improved image scaling
  • Faster note loading and application performance
  • Many many additional bug fixes throughout

There’s more great stuff for Android on the way. Also, you’ll start seeing some of the features in this update appear in other versions of Evernote soon.

You may also like

  1. Update: Evernote for Android – Now with more advanced features
    Update: Evernote for Android...
  2. The BIG Evernote for Android Update
    The BIG Evernote for Android Update
  3. Evernote for Android Update: All New Tablet Interface, Create Rich Text Notes and More
    Evernote for Android Update: All...
← Older Comments
  • yapsherwin

    man what happen to the editing function . . . its like driving and you can see wherevyour going with that pesky text box when you try to edit . . . please change it back

    anybody have the same sentiment that I do . . . really having a hard tome with it. simce im a heavy evernote editer.

    please make te editing think simple . . .

  • yapsherwin

    Please make it like when we are editing it on online where you can see a cursor

    or the offline way of editing in where you can see a cursor and not a text box. and you have to clock save button once whn your done editing

    thanks.

    anybody have the same problem or am i missing something

  • http://www.arizonayachtclub.org Rob Gibbs

    How about the next update include XOOM Functionality?

  • Michael

    1. I don’t need a notification when a note is successfully uploaded. Perhaps if it fails, but not if it’s successful.
    2. When I’m within a certain notebook and click the “Add note” button, the added note should go into THAT notebook, not my default one.
    3. When I open a note for editing and don’t make any changes, I shouldn’t be prompted to save it when I leave that screen.

  • http://www.prakashmachines.co.in Samir Rathod

    Hi
    1)If you can add feature like sorting by tag in android version, it will be helpful while viewing notes of any notebook.

    2)For each note if you can add editable field “Date”, it will be helpful to organize and remember note with date other than today in android.

  • http://chl-tx.com TX CHL Instructor

    No QR code? That would make it a LOT easier to find and install.

  • Enric

    What about offline sync ? :D

  • Debbie S

    I’m having troubles with moving the app to SD on my HTC Wildfire. If I do so, my widget containing the small bar with the quick functions (new note, snapshot, record, search)is missing and can’t be found anymore on my phone as a widget… Can you help me out here, or fix it if it is not just me;-) The internal memory of the phone is not that big, so I would really love to use the app via my SD

  • Anupinder singh

    Two days back purchased a new HTC wildfire S android phone. when i am trying to download evernote through android market… it says my phone is not compatible … even i checked my android os is above 2.1 can you please tell me why it is saying so

  • Bill

    New guy question: is there a way to turn on a ‘word-wrap’-type function when viewing text notes? Some of the notes I’ve imported from Outlook require me to scroll left and right on my Android. I’d prefer to have the text wrap on the screen.

    Thanks for the great application!

← Older Comments
Back to Top