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What's New in OneNote Android

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SrishtiTalwar
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Aug 18, 2023

We are happy to share new updates to OneNote Android app. You can now capture notes at the speed of your thought with a refreshed notetaking canvas – that is easy to use and has a lot of new editing capabilities that you have been asking for.

 

In this blog post we will cover updates of the following features -

  1. Contextual Command Bar optimization
  2. Additional capture modalities (using + button)
  3. Real time note sharing
  4. Insert shapes in ink mode
  5. Insert tables
  6. Update font color and style
  7. Update page color and style

 

1.Command Bar optimization - All the text mode commands you need, such as checklists, bullet lists and text formatting, are available to you as you start typing a new note. These commands are dynamically brought on the fore front, as per the usage pattern to ensure you only see what’s important to you.

 

2.Additional capture modalities (using ‘+’ icon) - Introducing streamlined approach for quick capture and switching between different notes formats. Capture text, images, voice, ink, URLs, tables, attachments and annotate them all in one convenient note. Save time and reduce cognitive load with ‘+’ icon on your command bar.

 

 

3.Real time note sharing - Click on the three-dot menu on the top right to access note level actions. You can now apply a page style, file the note to a different notebook, add the note to your home screen, delete, share your note in real time, enhancing collaboration and knowledge sharing and more.

 

 

4.Insert shapes in ink mode - Tap the ‘+’ icon on the top right to switch to ink mode. Select the newly introduced shapes icon to view a list of all the shapes you can add to your notes

 

5.Insert tables - As you are typing a note, click on the table icon within your contextual command bar. By default, a 3X3 table will be inserted into your note, but you can add or delete rows/columns as per your need

 

 

6.Update font color and style - Let your notes reflect your style and personality. Tap on the text formatting option within your contextual command bar and select the fonts icon. You can change the style, color and size of your text, heading as per your choice to format your notes.

 

7.Update page color and style - Tap on triple dot menu to get page color option. Tap on the button, access a range of page color options, select the perfect hue to set the mood or choose from rule lines to enhance the structure of your notes

 

We’d love to hear from you!

 

We’re excited about the future of OneNote and look forward to hearing your feedback to make OneNote the best place for your notes. Please continue to tell us what you think through the in-app feedback and in the comments below!

 

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Updated Aug 25, 2023
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15 Comments

  • TPBishop's avatar
    TPBishop
    Copper Contributor

    Is this update coming for Surface Duo 2? What about Android tablets?

     

    Could you provide us with the version number for this update?

     

    Thanks

  • mpaa71's avatar
    mpaa71
    Copper Contributor

    I take a lot of notes using my Samsung Tab S8 and its physical keyboard. The keyboard app I use is Google's Gboard. Unfortunately spelling does not work -- incorrect words are not shown with the typical red line below. This means extra work since I need to recheck each note on my PC for spelling errors.

     

    Google Docs for instance, does not do spell checking on the fly but has a menu option that triggers spelling.

     

    Is this something related with OneNote or Android OS? If with OneNote, will it be addressed in the future?

     

    Thanks.

     

  • SobhanNili's avatar
    SobhanNili
    Copper Contributor

    Thanks for the update, but I have been waiting for right-to-left text support in android app for years. There are many languages that use it(arabic, persian, ...), and also is supported on the desktop app. 

    EVEN THIS  SIMPLE TEXTBOX IN WHICH I AM WRITING THIS COMMENT SUPPORTS IT, BUT ONENOTE FOR ANDROID DOESN'T!

    It isn't a difficult feature to implement. When you think you will add it?

    SrishtiTalwar 

  • wroot's avatar
    wroot
    Silver Contributor

    Also, i would prefer my home screen on mobile not be a clutter of recent/some what recent pages, but a vertical list of sections/pages, so i can quickly switch between them.

  • wroot's avatar
    wroot
    Silver Contributor

    Why there is no alphabetical sort for pages on mobile? I have some sections with dozens of pages and not having a sort option makes it really hard to find things on the fly.

     

    Just the other day a teammate asked me where that checklist was, i am in that notebook/section/page on my phone and there is NO way to copy a link or something. I had to go to Teams, find that notebook in Files tab and copy a link from there.

     

    OneNote on Android thas a long way to go to be usable. Fonts and styles are fine. But i mostly use OneNote on mobile to check things and share with others, not creating notes there usually (use desktop version for that as it is more suitable for lots of typing and inserting things).