Android OneNote and Stylus input

Check out this link. I sold my GN3 so I cant try it with a stylus. If anyone is able to try it, please let us know how it is.

Microsoft supposes that by not giving stylus support for Android it protects user base (which would have to use windows + intel HW).

The only chance to get stylus support for Android is to make a credible commitment that otherwise HUGE amount of users will move from OneNote to Evernote or any other similar software (by the way, new releases of Evernote works with the stylus).

I personally disappointed on MS's current position, because I use VAIO flip (Windows with stylus - heavy tasks / at work) + Galaxy Note Pro (medium - lightweight tasks / at home) + Galaxy Note 3 (any tasks - mobile - on the go). The lack of stylus support for Android is VERY annoying...

And guys, to add stylus support is 'half-minute' thing for Microsoft. It's easy and could be released quickly. But Microsoft doesn't want to make it happens...

BLUF: OneNote for Android NEEDS support for stylus input for drawing and annotating!

Let me first say that on my IBM X200 with digitizer that OneNote is my most used application. I absolutely love the ability to make rough design sketches then annotate them with information. (Parts lists, notes etc) My favorite feature though is the ability of OneNote to actually improve upon the simplicity of pen and paper. You have the freedom to use it as a simple notepad. But where it excels is with the ability to move and resize drawing and text elements. All though college I used it to take notes in class and being able to move a diagram around was a huge benefit.

Android needs the pen input functinality. I can't stress this enough. I'm not talking about handwriting recognition for text input. I'm talking about being able to use the application like a notepad. Initially I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 to use as my "idea pad". With all of the capability that the table has, the software available for the built in digitizer is abysmal. It does everything well except be a notepad. It's actually pretty horrifying how much trouble to have to go through to even try to use it that way. It was so poor at being a notepad that I returned it. The same is almost true of the Samsung Galaxy Note II I have been using as my phone. 

I have found an application published by Asus called Supernote that does a decent job at combining a notepad and drawing application. If the handwrighting recognition  feature were enabled it could give OneNote a run for it's money.  OneNote still has the advantage with the moving text and graphics around. If it could access the clipboard for the S-pen that would be great too...

The question is, with more and more devices being sold with digitizers and stylus', when is OneNote going to support their input? (Oh, and being able to ignore finger input while the pen in is use is an important aspect of that.)

Thanks for listening,

Michael

I fully agree

I own a Surface Pro and a Galaxy Note smartphone. Both devices have installed OneNote.

I write a note with the stylus in the Surface, I open this note in the Galaxy Note and I cannot use the S Pen. Only type.

Juli

I rely on OneNote on windows tablet for all my notes. It's incredible that Android ON doesn't have pen support. Presumably MS made ON free to try to compete in the notes ecosystem, but even Evernote has pen support now. ON is probably the best notes product, but MS is sending it out there with a ball and chain to slow it down, get a clue...

On Android, the best program imo is LectureNotes, great app and excellent support. It saves pages as *.png images. I save those to a common cloud folder from where I can Import>Picture in ON, then gets the LectureNotes pages into ON. They are only images though, so no OCR.

Thanks will try note anytime.

Wanted to add an ink option for O

nenote is a must!