Since v2.0, app no longer appears in android share menu

[malmsey]

This is on android 7.1. Love the update, except that I really need this one feature...

[moughxyz]

Hey, thanks, hoping to get this back up soon. Can you describe how you used this feature btw?

[malmsey]

I think I've only tested it when sharing URLs from the Slide for Reddit app. The new Standard Notes is nowhere to be seen on the list of apps that pops up.

[dwu]

Because you asked for descriptions of how this feature is used, here's a brief summary of how I use it.

I use standardnotes mainly as a tool to quickly write down notes and capture ideas while on mobile and sort/work on them later on another device. Standardnotes' instant and robust synchronizsation makes it perfect for this use case in my opinion.

Contentwise I mostly capture URLs of articles and short snippets of text from either the browser, a feed reader or a PDF reader. I typically tag the shared content as #readme and/or the name of the project the content relates to.

As there's currently no way to share from applications directly to standardnotes, sharing involves copying the content to be shared to the clipboard, finding and switching to standardnotes via the task manager, manually creating a new note and pasting the content.

[moughxyz]

Got it, thanks!

[foorb]

Hi, same on iOS (11.2.6). Not sure if it ever worked before, but it would be nice to have.

[moughxyz]

This never made it on iOS ;) But indeed, would be nice to have.

[ni-ka]

+1 for bringing this back. used it quite a lot with evernote, saves some time and avoids having to switch context.

[malmsey]

Yes, it was a real time saver when you could do it in 1.0. When you shared a URL to standard notes the url would automatically be copied into the body of a new note and there would usually be some kind of autofill in the title field as well. I hope this feature can be brought back!

[introspectionism]

+1 as i need this feature

[isaacsu]

+1 for this too, please.

I'd like to use Standard Notes it to "bookmark" links from iOS Safari that I want to come back to. At the moment it's one step Trello/Evernote/Signal-to-self, or four step Copy, Open Standard Notes, New Note, Paste.

[moughxyz]

While not exactly it, I have long considered a setting for mobile titled "Open new note composer on app launch", which would automatically open a new note when you launch the app, making quick adding simpler. Would that be useful?

[malmsey]

I don't know about iOS but before the 2.0 rewrite, standard notes android could do that in one step (not 4 like now, or possibly 3 with the above option). What happened to the share functionality?

[1337]

Re "Open new note composer on app launch", you are right it's not exactly it for Android, but it might still be useful for iOS.

With the new note composer setting, my workflow for saving a link or snippet will be as such:

1. select URL to copy (2 taps)
2. go home (1 tap)
3. select standard notes (1 or 2 taps)
4. paste in contents (2 taps)
5. go back to to the browser/app (2 taps)

With an actual share functionality, the number of taps is halved:

1. tap on [chrome or whatever browser] menu (0 or 1 tap, depending on browser)
2. choose share to standard notes (1 or 2 taps)
3. tap Done (1 tap)

So yes, there is still merit to implementing proper share functionality for a use case such as mine.

[isaacsu]

"Open new note composer on app launch"

Not really @mobitar because then I'll have to dismiss the note compose whenever I want to just read a note.

[moughxyz]

The rewrite in React Native made implementing sharing into the app a little tricky, so it was postponed. Also, wanted to prove app stability before implementing something like this. Generally I will say that I adopt the mindset of not being too rushed on any feature request. Otherwise if I acted too quickly on every request, it would open the floodgates to bloat. Things will always be one or two extra steps with SN. That's a feature. Every line of code creates exponential maintenance debt. So you give up a tiny bit of convenience for improved stability and longevity, which is our foremost focus.

[nstepien]

I'd really like for this feature to be implemented, it's the last thing that I need before I completely jump ship from Google Keep. FWIW the share implementation on Keep is really nice, it only brings up a little pop-up window, not the entire app.

[StanczakDominik]

I get the point about maintainability, but this is a pretty important and arguably basic feature for a notes/knowledge base app.

Google Keep (which seems risky due to Google being known to be trigger happy on project shutdowns), Onenote (which is Microsoft, so yeah...) and Simplenote (which lacks encryption) all have this functionality. I love the idea of standardnotes (open-source, free, encrypted), but it seems like that (you can't share text into it except via a long, contrived copypasting process) parenthesis might be the One Critical Breaking Factor for it.

[moughxyz]

This isn't just a matter of philosophy: adding this feature right now and having to maintain it and test it on several devices, now and for the foreseeable future, would cause a huge resource strain. I'm ok with losing users because of it if it means maintaining simplicity and maintainability. I understand its use case and will probably add it at some point, but just can't make any promises right now.

[daniele-athome]

Wonderful app guys, but this is a blocking thing. Seriously, sharing between apps is one of the things that makes a mobile platform very powerful. You're locking yourself out of the ecosystem this way. I know there are other things to do, but keep this in mind.

Other than that, fantastic application!

[moughxyz]

Definitely in mind! Hopefully soon.

[robot3498712]

Hi, I am looking into enhancing my workflow by using cross-platform notes/sync apps, so this, agreeing with comments above, absolutely is a blocker for me (main motivation for bothering is system integration without writing the apps myself). Simplenote for example can do it, alas is lacking other features like encryption or self-hosting. Thanks for your efforts and product :)

[corbin-auriti]

@mobitar would you be willing to merge this if I made a pr for this and maintained it?

[moughxyz]

There's actually a pending PR for this already by @jh-code: https://github.com/standardnotes/mobile/pull/133

I just haven't had the chance to review it yet as I've been prioritizing bug-fix releases over feature releases. But I'm thinking if it works well, we can get it in within the next few releases.

[moughxyz]

But if you @RavetcoFX or anyone else wants to test out the PR and confirm it works well, that would help instill more confidence for me in the PR and potentially get it merged sooner.

[yield65]

Hello, Is there any progress on this? Because that's the main feature i need to work between mobile (phone/tablet) and office laptop.

[JaspalSuri]

I'm afraid we can't comment on its progress, but I've passed this on to the team for review.

[lifofernandez]

This is a very basic feature for a content managing/authoring app.

[JaspalSuri]

I understand. After the rewrite, we can work on re-adding this feature and/or accept any usable PRs.

[OllySa]

Absolute face-palm when in another app I went to 'Share' to make a new note (Android) ... there in the Share menu is Google Keep, Joplin and others, but I scroll up and down in utter disbelief that Standard Notes isn't there in the share menu. Guys.

Use case: I'm in the browser or my podcast app, or any of many other apps, and want to 'share' the content/URL to a new note. Then I then tend to add some tags and thoughts to the note. I admire your philosophy, but is this really not considered 'basic' functionality? For me it is.. and it seems I'm not alone.

My intention is to pay you guys for the 5 year plan. But of course I can't do that until it works for my basic use cases, including: making a new note by sharing from another app, or opening the app to quickly make a note (this second being perhaps an even bigger showstopper, as when I open the app it currently takes up to 30seconds (!) before I can do anything. But I've mentioned that elsewhere - and thanks for your response, although no solution).

Sorry for my frustrated tone, but I am - I've been waiting years to move to Standard Notes now. Only being harsh because I care - I think yours could be the best product out there (and help me de-monopoly my digital life just a little ;-)

I just really don't want to find that 3.5 doesn't add/fix these.

[moughxyz]

No need to share the use case, totally understand this is important. 3.5 doesn't add new features; instead, it's a robust foundation on which we can build new features (like this one). But adding sharing functionality in 3.x is definitely a priority (meaning it's something we hope to get to far before 4.0).

cc @radko93

[zosoguidi]

Any update on this? StandardNotes is top! Absolutely perfect for my use but for this one missing feature.....

[AnthonyBronislavaGonzales]

Yeah, I'm just looking into this now. Standard Notes seems ideal except this problem, which unfortunately completely deep-sixes it as an option for me. Most of my sharing comes from Android ebook applications, and adding the extra steps loses way too much time. I hope this gets fixed eventually. It can't be impossible since, well, the vast majority of note-taking applications let you share to them.

[introspectionism]

I’ve been waiting for this feature for a long time, as I wanted to go full in using Standard Notes. I can’t fathom why this feature is lacking. It should be trivial to implement. Or, what am I missing here?

I will not renew my Standard Note subscription unless this gets fixed. This issue has been open for over four years. No progress.

[zosoguidi]

Indeed, I'm also desperate and have been waiting quite a while to be able to share content into my standardnotes app from another app instead of clumsily copy-pasting.

I have no idea how difficult or easy it is to do this; specially considering SNs fantastic security. But given how excellent the platform is otherwise I'm hoping the delay in reintroducing this feature is because they are taking their time to do it properly and to their standards........