On the app's home screen, there's the Work Chat menu, which shows your existing conversations. It's useful for discussing particular notes and notebook, but the feature feels underdeveloped.

These are all part of the company's push to get into your office, helping you in your day-to-day work.ĭesigned mostly for those who use Evernote at work, Work Chat is a way to send and receive messages in the app, instead of relying on email or some other means. Next up are Evernote's most recently added features Work Chat, Context, and Presentation mode. With a tap of the plus sign, which appears throughout the app, you can start typing out a new note quickly, adding formatting as you go. There are many ways to create notes and collections of notes, called notebooks. The Android and iOS apps are great for both reading notes you've already created on Evernote's desktop apps and website, and creating new content on the fly.

The app isn't a pretty as the iOS version, but for actually getting around and browsing my notes, I actually prefer the Android app. There's also a handy floating menu of shortcuts to create a new note that includes options to save attachments, photos, audio, reminders and more. The Android app is a bit more bare-bones, with a mostly white design, a simple slide-out navigation.

That's not an issue in the Android app, thankfully. I'd prefer them to be larger because then the touch targets would be easier to hit. My only gripe with the design is that the buttons are too small and often confusing. The app also has simple animations when you open notes and notebooks, which add a little flair.

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