Reinstatement of Card View

[&yH 9]

 Reinstatement of Card View - Evernote Version 8 Lacks Retrieval Cues of Version 7

 

Evernote's aspiration has always been ambitious in seeking to provide users with a kind of external super-brain, capable of remembering everything, forever, in an organized, ubiquitously available way, with effortless capture and recall. However, for this virtual repository to come close to being an annexe of one's own brain, a basic grasp of neurology and emulation of the processes by which memory works would be helpful ie. in terms of encoding, consolidating, retaining and retrieving.

 

Neurologists seem to agree that memories are not retrieved by means of a simple pathway, but through a complex web of interconnecting neural networks working together. For this reason the abadonment of the elaborate card-view in Version 7 of Evernote is a big mistake since by drastically reducing the number of retrieval cues, access to stored information has now become much more limited and difficult.

 

In Version 8, browsing through notes, especially those where audio, sketch or attached files are included but hidden, is a dispiriting experience since there is no easy way of knowing where things are, without quite a bit of guesswork and selecting each note preview individually. There is only a single, very lengthy column to look through and no way to skim a large number of detailed previews quickly, as there was in Version 7. The search bar is of little help in recalling important stuff uploaded but forgotten about. Notes may still be stored on Evernote servers, but they are no longer readily accessible. The design of the app may appear less cluttered and the app possibly performs faster but it's at the expense of it's basic function. It's as if one's house has been tidied up when out and all essential belongings unexpectedly stashed away in the dark recesses of a vast store with only a small door to get in and no light.

 

Personally, I have invested a huge amount of extremely important information, from every area of my life into Evernote and it's crucial I stay in touch with it on a daily basis. Having placed my faith and trust in the system, I need it to work reliably. I am sorry to be critical, but it's a serious matter for me and it seems I'm not alone in my criticism of the latest update. I wouldn't like to see Evernote become Nevernote, redundant and unloved. Reverting back to the comprehensive card view is a no-brainer and would be a positive step in sorting out some of the current issues.

[DTLow 5,736]

14 minutes ago, &yH said:

Evernote's aspiration has always been ambitious.....

This works much better as a request if you modify the subject to "Reinstatement of Card View"

[&yH 9]

Ok, done!

[Davidesieb 4]

Totally agree. One of the big disappointment of this update. And the fact that the sketch area is still limited to the device's screen size; it's so annoying to have the same drawbacks as the paper where we could have none... 

 

[karahodecker 47]

On 2/1/2017 at 7:15 AM, &yH said:

Reinstatement of Card View

Thanks for the feedback. We originally took this out since we found very few people actually used this option. We're looking into potentially bringing this view back. 

[&yH 9]

Yipee, yes please!!

[renouj21 7]

I really want the card view back, for the same reasons as the OP. 

[Ken Bryant 3]

For all the reasons stated above plus visual snapshots are easier to go through and quicker (especially with handwritten and image notes), why in the heck would card view be removed?

Allow customers to bring it back if they choose.  Is there a workaround to bring it back?

Google Keep has this feature for the same reasons.

If it doesn't come back, I will have to cancel my Evernote subscription, it is just that critical.

[Rockmanmarketing 1]

Any idea when the card view will be reinstated to iOS version? Really need this.

[&yH 9]

I've no idea, I hope it eventually happens but fortunately I managed to roll back to version 7, so ever since I've been blissfully unaware of all the nasty problems with version 8.

[Rockmanmarketing 1]

hi &yH, How did you roll back to version 7

[&yH 9]

Fortunately, I found an old .ipa file inside my iTunes> Mobile Applications folder on my Mac dating from November 2015, removed the V.8 update in iTunes, dragged a copy of the Evernote .ipa file back into iTunes, resynced my devices and bingo, I can use Evernote on my iPhone and iPad again without the nonsense and confusion that is V8!

[WriterRen 0]

Hey -- I've tried Evernote several times over the years. I REALLY want it to work for me.

But I just watched a video from a mentor of mine who showed how to use Evernote. And he was showing how he used it with the card view.

Based on that video, I just signed up again, today. But ... what?!? No card view?

Evernote, please say it isn't so!  

And quickly ... because I don't want to get too deep into using this product if card view is not coming soon.

Thank you!

[CalS 5,280]

Can't speak for EN, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for card view to return.

[Nick 1234 2]

Yes please bring back the expanded card view!