Searching by tags not working on Android

[progninja 1]

Hi all,

The exact same search yields different results in the Evernote Desktop Windows version 6.6.4.5512 and the Evernote App on Android version 7.12.

Specifically I am using tags to filter my search, using the following search string:

tag:\Home tag:!NextAction

In windows, it works well. On Android, it returns "No notes were found that match your search". Note I'm using the exact same search string as this is a saved search I keep as shortcut so is accessible from both evernote on desktop and android.

Any idea why this isn't working?

Many thanks.

 

[jefito 5,598]

At a guess, I'd be suspicious of the '\' character in the tag "\Home".. Try renaming that to something that doesn't have a '\' in it, and see if that works the same in both places.

[progninja 1]

Yep, that was the reason.

For all it is worth, I have used special characters in the past to give context to tags (e.g. context of "where" tags get a "\"), which for me simplifies tag attribution to notes. It would be nice if this worked on android.

[jefito 5,598]

Backslash is something I watch out for, as it's often used as an escape character. In any case, the searches should be treated the same -- this appears to be one of those annoying little discrepancies between different Evernote clients.

[John in Michigan USA 140]

Just to clarify, @progninja could this be due to 'stale' search results? Or does your saved search fail consistently?