Android users have been granted access to a plethora of note sharing and collaboration options not yet available to their iPhone counterparts. Evernote for Android users get in-notebook search, a revamped Evernote widget, PIN lock protection and a map option to view location-tagged notes.
The Android app overhaul is the single most significant and feature-packed release of any Evernote product to date, according to the startup.
The shared notebooks and social note sharing options are perhaps the most dramatic improvements to the application. Android users can now access, view and edit notebooks that have been shared with them via the new Shared icon on the app's home screen. Premium users get offline access to these linked notebooks.
The Android app lets users share a note by posting it to Facebook or Twitter. The idea is to combine personal memories and social memories. This social strategy started with the release of Evernote's modernized web application.
Evernote has made some significant functional improvements to the Android app. Users were previously limited to creating notebooks via desktop. Now they can do so in the app. They can also search within an individual notebook, as opposed to searching all notebooks.
The new PIN lock option is also unique to the Android application. It lets users with premium accounts lock the Evernote app with a PIN number. The user can still continue to create quick notes using the widget when the app is locked.