Android OneNote and Stylus input

Anonymous
2013-10-10T21:17:55+00:00

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

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | Windows

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-16T21:32:29+00:00

    Another vote here for Android onenote inking support . Being able to supplement these notes with inked ones captured on my personal Samsung Note 8 would be tremendous.

    I agree. Add my vote.

    What are you voting/waiting for ?

    http://blogs.office.com/2014/08/19/onenote-android-now-handwriting-support-full-tablet-experience-much-just-time-back-school/

    Bernd

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-16T20:30:46+00:00

    Another vote here for Android onenote inking support. I use Onenote extensively at work on a laptop. Being able to supplement these notes with inked ones captured on my personal Samsung Note 8 would be tremendous.

    I can appreciate the conflict for Microsoft - hope a weak Android Onenote version drives customers to give up on Android and go windows 8 - but it ain't gonna happen - customers are already invested in Android.

    I agree. Add my vote.

    Also, I think that Nadella is open to new ways of using Microsoft products and will guide Microsoft to more openness on both IOS and Android.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-22T16:16:11+00:00

    Just wait till Samsung pulls off a Windows Phone variant of its Galaxy Note phablets that come complete with Wacom active stylus support and perhaps built-in OneNote integration with Air Command.

    (I apologize if this looks really fake to you; it's just a concept I made with Windows Paint).

    If such a device ever comes out I'll buy that over a Lumia phone even if I have to pay more for it and even if I have to sacrifice all those Nokia exclusive apps and perks.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-19T17:21:41+00:00

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