Adding a note to Evernote using Shortcuts on the IPhone...!??

[wolffnoteDACH 6]

I am wondering if anyone managed to create a shortcut on the IPhone (current iOS) to insert a new note (with genuine own text!) into Evernote (current version)?

I cannot find a way to do this. Only four (or so) possibilities (date, device info...) are offered, as far as I can see... 🤫

[PinkElephant 9,003]

Shortcuts are sort of shaky with the new version. It does not support scripting on the Mac either - maybe this is related.

A way to work around would be using the API. But this of course is a real programming project, not just a shortcut.

[agsteele 3,072]

I don't believe this is possible. Unlike the Android app which does support shortcuts and a few widgets.

My guess is that there are some iOS limitations which make this more difficult to implement. Otherwise I can't imagine why iOS would not have these features.

[wolffnoteDACH 6]

Well, there have been ways to do this easily in the past. And I do not see the problem on the iOS part... 😐

So automating things in Evernote on iDevices currently needs to include other apps to solve this task.

[PinkElephant 9,003]

@agsteele We are talking about the Shortcuts app, something specific to iOS and since the latest update for MacOS. It allows to build small widget-type programs and execute them - either behind an icon on the Home Screen, or in the sharing menu.

I have one that is sort of a web clipper, doing a better job than the sharing, and several more. But with v10, some stopped working at all, others are not running reliably any more.

And up to now shortcuts access from my Apple Watch is blocked when trying to access the account. 

[gazumped 12,215]

...Just to add to the comments above:  if your note is simple text,  and you happen to be a subscriber,  you could always send the content via email to your Evernote email address...  Save emails into Evernote

[wolffnoteDACH 6]

Thanks for this. Yes, I know and use this feature whenever needed. What puzzles me is that there ARE shortcuts on the IPhone to be used for Evernote, such as appending or prepending to a note. But the choice of a specific note does not really work. And I would have guessed that creating a note should have been a basic... Apparently it is not.

 

[PinkElephant 9,003]

From what I see the embedding framework may be the culprit: The shortcuts app reaches the framework layer, but not the app itself.

Just my 5ct …

[scojjac 63]

I don't typically use the Shortcuts app so I can't answer any advanced questions on it. That said, what you need to use is the "Shortcut Input" option. With something like the configuration in the attached screenshots, I made a shortcut that asks for text then a note title. You might also be able to build a custom clipper but that's beyond my expertise.

[wolffnoteDACH 6]

@scojjac: your second screenshot made my day!! 😃 This is it!! Thanks a lot.

I did not realize that and how to change the input options - SILLY ME

So new statement: There IS a way to input text into a new note into Evernote - Hurray

[wolffnoteDACH 6]

Well... It did work once. Now I do get "an error occurred during execution" each time I try to use the shortcut

Grrrrrrrr 😞

[PinkElephant 9,003]

My observation is it is not the shortcuts that fail - there is probably something in between that does not reset, and blocks further use.

Maybe try to close the app, or even log out and back in. If it works then (but only once again), it won’t help to use it, but would help when contacting support about it.

[scojjac 63]

@wolffnoteDACH If you are thinking of the Evernote 'actions' as complete and ready-to-use, make sure to get rid of that notion. Really, they are just one step in a larger 'script' that you're building. Attached is a second sample that I tried that did not get an error after a few test notes. It assumes that you want a home screen icon you can tap for what amounts to a quick scratchpad: it asks for some text, puts that text in a variable, and passes that to the 'Create a note' action. 

From what I see, @PinkElephant is correct that there's nothing wrong with the Evernote actions; it's just that an action alone does not a complete shortcut make. Read some online guides about building with Shortcuts, look at what other people have built, and then take another whack at it.

Hope that's helpful!

[wolffnoteDACH 6]

Yes it is helpful. Thank you. I need to learn...😉 

[dvollc 33]

Hello @wolffnoteDACH.

I have two Evernote Shortcuts that I run from Siri on my iPhone - one to create a note and another to append to a note.

I present both in the screenshots.

In creating a note, I literally say, "Hey Siri.  Create an Evernote note."  It asks for the title which I reply by speaking it.  It then asks for the note's content which I again reply by speaking it.  It then confirms what was created by repeating back to me the title and the content.  The note is stored in the default notebook.

In appending a note, I literally say, "Hey Siri.  Append an Evernote note."  It asks for the title which I reply by speaking it.  It then asks for the content to append which I again reply by speaking it.  It then confirms what was appended to what note.

Regarding appending...if I don't say the exact title name, it tries to find one that closely matches what I've said.  If there are more than one note with the same title, it appends to the first one it finds.  I haven't figured out the criteria it uses that finds either the first one of duplicates or non-exact match.

I'm trying to figure out how I can have another Shortcut that appends to the last note I created since I find myself doing exactly that - appending to the note I just created via Siri.

These shortcuts have come in handy for me while I am driving or walking with my AirPods on.