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Copy Internal Link on iOS Does not Generate a "Windows" App Link - Workaround


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I jump between Evernote 10 on iOS and Evernote 10 on Windows. It seems that the "Copy Internal Link" function on iOS has a nasty bug. It generates an https:// link rather than an evernote:// link. The difference is only visible when you follow the link on Windows. The links created on iOS open in a new browser window rather than in the Application Context you are using (Desktop App or Browser). Actually right now on Evernote running in Chrome on Windows 10, the link opens a new tab which seems to sit there saying "loading... evernote.com" for a long time. Broken.

Having these links have a consistent behavior across platforms is important. 

This issue is so important to me that I have developed a bit of a work-around I can use when pasting Internal Links on iOS

I have installed Pythonista and have written a small program to modify the contents of the clipboard, so pasting an Internal Link now goes as follows:

(all the info to create a working evernote:// App Link is contained in the https:// "Internal Link". It just needs to be parsed apart and reformatted.)

  1. On the destination note, do the Copy Internal Link function as normal
  2. Go to the Note where you want the link placed
  3. Do a Paste - This creates an Internal Link of the https:// variety, pasting in a link with the text being the Title of the destination note
  4. The above is just normal operation
  5. Change to the iOS Pythonista-Supplied Keyboard, Click a button configured to run my little program
    1. This will modify the contents of the clipboard to an evernote:// link
  6. Change back to the standard keyboard
  7. Clink the pencil to edit the link you are sitting at
  8. use Select All on the https:// link
  9. Hit Paste - replacing the https:// link with the new evernote:// link
  10. Hit Apply

Now when this link is followed either in Evernote iOS or in Evernote Windows/Browser, the proper App Link behavior occurs.

The crude Python Program is attached. I've removed some stuff I think is specific to my account and replaced with [#thingName]

-- John

 

RedactedEvernoteInternalLink.py

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The puzzling thing is that the evernote:// links work just fine in the iOS App. It seems like they should be the standard for any kind of “Internal Link”. I don’t have access to a Mac or the MacOS App to know the behavior on that platform.

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