Catrina

I'm also having this issue on both Android and Windows Desktop clients after the last update.  A real pain in longer notes as in past versions of Evernote, the cursor always placed itself in the body of an existing note at the TOP - hence, I learned from experience to do dated note entries (like log entries) in reverse chronological order with the newest entry at the top, so I have years of notes in that format.  Hopefully, the issue can be addressed in future fixes allowing users to choose the default setting for this as they prefer.

I'm also having this issue on both Android and Windows Desktop clients after the last update.  A real pain in longer notes as in past versions of Evernote, the cursor always placed itself in the body of an existing note at the TOP - hence, I learned from experience to do dated note entries (like log entries) in reverse chronological order with the newest entry at the top, so I have years of notes in that format.  Hopefully, the issue can be addressed in future fixes allowing users to choose the default setting for this as they prefer.

I'm also having this issue on both Android and Windows Desktop clients after the last update.  A real pain in longer notes as in past versions of Evernote, the cursor always placed itself in the body of an existing note at the TOP - hence, I learned from experience to do dated note entries (like log entries) in reverse chronological order with the newest entry at the top, so I have years of notes in that format.  Hopefully, the issue can be addressed in future fixes allowing users to choose the default setting for this as they prefer.

On 7/8/2022 at 12:01 PM, lhb said:

he problem is in my experience linked to "flakey" internet connections and caused by a sync strategy that seems to have its flaws.

When in Europe with fast/broadband/fiber/5G internet connections I generally do not have problems, or at least they are rare.

Currently I am in South America, country side, on a cellphone connection that provides a WiFi network that is not always very stable or high throughput, to which are coupled two Android devices (phone and tablet) running the latest versions of Evernote and a Windows laptop running Evernote legacy (which I am firing up and using once in a while, often when I despair of Evernote's problems listed below).

On Android, I experience

• Frequently duplicate or multiple notes
• Lost edits, ie, edits that I know I did, but which get lost. I could see changes in titles and lines reverted, sometimes letter by letter.
• Excruciatingly slow sync. A text note can take forever. I am not sure whether Evernote for Android (or mobile in general) is artificially throttled; the practical impossibility to download any notebooks for offline use may be related to that. 

I conclude that Evernote is not safe on an internet connection which lacks performance. Goodspeed, everyone. Since you never know when your internet connection might go away, Evernote is NOT safe. The type of erros I encounter do not give me confidence that the Evernote cloud synchronization strategy is sound and safe.

Some people suggest using Evernote offline until I am ready to synchronize. But I can't take my entire device offline. That would be dumb. I sometimes do use Evernote "manual sync", but it often continues without ever stopping. I have sometimes stopped a stuck sync by killing/closing the app, which may have caused a loss in an edit; at least at those times the memory was fresh, and I was prepared to redo a change. 

To merge Evernote note versions, I need to compare them line by line (fortunately I have the abovementioned laptop).

Note that I am not experiencing problems with Google Docs, Google Drive, One Drive, and synchronization is fast. I did have a few issues with OneNote, but it usually highlights where the problem is.

So, I do have alternatives which I increasingly use, although I would like to prefer Evernote, where I have most of my notes collected and curated, for more than a decade. 

It is extremely frustrating to use a decades-old cloud solution where basic synchronization problems persist.

Since upgrading to  v.10,  I have many of the same issues as Ihb, except I am in in So. Calif with a blazing fast WiFi connection, so obviously these issues have absolutely nothing to do with slow (or bad) Wi-Fi speeds.  My syncs are excruciatingly slow;  I have frequent duplicate notes.  The worst thing is that many notes simply FAIL to sync changes between my new Windows 11 laptop and my one-year old Samsung Galaxy Android mobile phone, regardless of which device the edits were initiated to, so I too must also compare changed notes side-by-side, line-by-line & edit each change.  THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR IN 2022.  The “manual sync” is not an answer as it quite often just spins on and on and as Ihb says above, the end result is you lose your changes anyway.  

I have lost count of how many times I’ve deleted the cache/data, restarted the phone, uninstalled / reinstalled the Evernote app on my Android phone, but the problems persist unresolved.  

On every other app (including OneNote) on either device, syncs are handled perfectly and as expected.  The fact that Evernote has failed to correct such a significant problem which affects MANY users, testifies that something’s is very wrong at this company.  I have been a faithful Evernote user since 2012 and have recommended it widely to various attorneys at my office.  Problems with prior versions of Evernote have been minor in comparison, but with each “upgraded version,” Evernote’s problems only increase in severity.  I can only assume the app is irretrievably broken.  I too, would love to continue with Evernote, but when important note changes are not synced — and often not even saved — I am forced to look elsewhere for a note/to-do app that is RELIABLE.  Perhaps, if the user is merely using Evernote to make a grocery shopping list, these issues would not be of major importance, but in a professional-use setting, they’re unacceptable.  I, too, like Ihb, will monitor these boards periodically in the future to see if Evernote staff can return the app to its former glory and reputation.   If so, I’d be back.

I have this problem / error code too, starting this morning after just installing Evernote ver. 10.34.1 (1123458) (because I had to uninstall my prior version of Evernote and install the current version from the PlayStore).  Then this error which I’ve never had before began occurring.  Some of my Notes are somewhat long and I don’t want to have to break up the note into separate sub notes.  Since I don’t need the Spell Check (or Grammar which I was previously unaware of), is there a way to disable/turn off that feature, or better yet, stop this error, since the error message sits right on top of where you are entering new text.

Thanks for any ideas or fixes!

I got "View Only" issue on 6.27.2021 on Evernote Basic on a 6-months old Samsung Galaxy/Android phone running version 10.12.   Constantlly restarting PHONE then app will allow note editing for several minutes, then notes return to View only.  Any fix?  Or how can I  permanently disable the View Only mode?  (I have the "Edit Protection" option ticked to off in Settings).

 I'm an Evernote user since 2013 & it always worked flawlessly until the update to the awful ver. 10.

Can we PLEASE GET A STAFF MEMBER TO ADDRESS THIS?    I also got "View Only" issue on 6.27.2021 on Evernote Basic on a 6-months old Samsung Galaxy/Android phone running version 10.12.   Constantly restarting PHONE then app will allow note editing for several minutes, then notes return to View only.   Any fix for this intolerable behavior?  Or can I permanently disable the View Only mode?  The "Edit Protection" function is turned OFF (not ticked) in Settings.

 I'm an Evernote user since 2013 & it always worked flawlessly until the initial update to the awful ver. 10.

Also got "View Only" issue on 6.27.2021 on Evernote Basic on a 6-months old Samsung Galaxy/Android phone running version 10.12.   Constantlly restarting PHONE then app will allow note editing for several minutes, then notes return to View only.   How can I  disable the View Only mode?

 I'm an Evernote user since 2013 & it always worked flawlessly until the update to the awful ver. 10.