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Evernote for iOS Update: Smart Titles, Better Editing, Easier Sharing, and More

Product updates | By Andrew Sinkov
 

Today, we released an update to Evernote for iOS (4.1.8) that comes full of great additions and improvements. We enhanced our note editing capabilities, added smart note titles, made sharing easier, and much more. Let’s take a look.

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Predictive Note Titles

Gone are the days of Untitled Notes. Now, when you create a new note and save it without giving the note a title, the app will assign a contextual title using calendar events, your location, note contents, and other information. You’ll see our predictive title as soon as you create the note. If you would prefer to change the title, just tap into the title area and start typing. As a result of this new feature, all of your new notes will have an informative title.

Easier Notebook Sharing

We felt that notebook sharing was too difficult to find in the previous version of Evernote, so we made it more easily accessible. To share a notebook, go to your notebook list and tap on the notebook you want to share. Next, tap on the new share icon in the top right of the screen. Much easier.

Better Editing, Copying, Pasting, and More

This update includes major improvements to the note editing capabilities on iPhone and iPad, particularly in iOS 5. First, you’ll notice that editing is significantly faster, especially for long notes. We resolved many issues related to new lines and we do a much better job of preserving styles when you copy something from a note and paste it into another note or into another app.

Stacks

Notebook Stacks, our visual notebook organization, have been a part of Evernote for iPhone for a little while, but enabling them wasn’t easy. In this update, we made Stacks the default view for the notebook list. If you prefer a stack-less view, tap on the “i” in the top left of the Notebook screen to switch to a different view.

And more…

In addition to improved stability and lots of bug fixes, this update also includes faster and more reliable synchronization. Also, we completely redesigned the login and registration experience. We have lots more to come. Let us know what you think of our latest update.

  • Josiah

    Hi, I’m having a problem registering for Evernote. Every username I type in, even bizarre and ridiculously long and complicated ones, are all already taken. Is this a bug or something? Is anybody else having this problem? I am using Google Chrome as my browser.

  • Bryan

    Can there be an update to include common functions such as copy, paste and cut? (Ctrl+c etc..)

    • Bryan

      False alarm, I’m a noob.

  • xavier

    I was so exited when I read the new feature release, mentioning stack support….
    but only on Iphone ?????
    Come on, where is the Ipad version….
    I don’t see any improvement for the Ipad version.
    Are we going to get it in 2 month ?

  • Friesi

    Come on! Give us stacks on the iPad. Evernote doesn’t at all make use of the huge display the iPad has. And I’m sure that on iPads Evernote is a #1 app. PLEASE!

  • http://my1stchoiceservices.com Scott Cleveland

    It would be great if we could use Evernote as a word processor and a spread sheet. Its all ready close to this capability. Its a pain to have my docs on the computer. I can move them to Evernote however I lose my company logo if I try to edit the note with the iPhone version. As far as spread sheets, I know this is a little farther off however being able to edit the table that shows up in the quick look would be a nice start. Basically I would like to create and store all my docs and spread sheets in Evernote and have universal access on all devices. I would be willing to pay more for this feature.

    It would also be nice if I had the option to reduce the image quality and crop when taking a photo directly from Evernote. I scan all my business receipts directly into my iPhone before I leave the store. The hi-res photos the iPhone generates can fill the account quota quickly. I am presently using genius scan to accomplish this however its an extra step would be a great addition to the native program

  • Mike

    Been a pro user for a couple of years now and recently bought an Android phone. EN for Android is really wonderful, the design is unobtrusive, it’s fully featured, quick etc. I simply don’t get why the ipad version continues to be slow, buggy and poorly designed missing out on key features like stacks.

  • Ryan King

    When do we get Stacks on iOS? I’ve been a premium customer for longer than I can remember – but long enough to remember that Android has supported them for some time. Let’s have first class experiences on every platform!

  • Jay

    Evernote is Great!!!!! Keep making it better then it already is.

  • Linda

    I’m really frustrated by the predictive note title feature. It keeps pulling a recurring item from my calendar and using it the default title to every new note. Yes, I can change it, but there are times when I’m in a hurry and I actually would prefer a default title with a date or something vs. this vague and completely confusing default title. Really, I question why this added feature doesn’t just allow the user to opt-in instead of forcing it on all users?

  • http://liftbridge.blogspot.com Deb

    I’m listening to the podcast now, which is where I finally figured out where those auto-titles were coming from! I do like the updates, and have noticed improvements in stability. Upgrading to iOS 5.1 has also helped, too.

    I’m continuing to find new uses for Evernote, and just love it. Thanks for the updates!

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