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Evernote don't (usually) comment on whether or not they are adding a particular feature, or (if they are) when it might be released.

Hi. A set of 'reader' functions wouldn't be especially helpful to me, but if a lot of users find this useful they'll (hopefully) upvote the idea by clicking the up arrow at top left of the page. The more clicks, the more likely it is that a developer will look to include this at some point. We're a (mainly) user-supported forum, not Evernote, and they don't usually discuss what features they're introducing until they appear, usually in the beta versions.

Hi. There was a discussion in another thread about the benefits of having a 'hit squad' of specialists ready to leap in and deal with quick fixes and new features, but given that every business these days employs only as many people as it needs, and there are millions of folks out there suggesting little tweaks and add-ins, how do you prioritize? How do you cope with the fact that a hit squad will tromp all over routine plans and maintenance? Like TANSTAAFL - there's no such thing as 'easy'. This feature might be on a hit list of things that Evernote will do at some time, but they don't (usually) comment on what's in the pipeline.

Hi. Commented in that thread.

Hi. Sorry, but presentation mode is not available on the web app - AFAIK it's a premium desktop-only service. The closest approximation would be to create a Table of Contents note for any pages you wish to share using the public link for each page. Make all the notes public and view them via a browser.

Hi. If the web version says you have 100% of your upload left, that should be correct, though it's odd to see the limit totally unused - if you ran up against it last month I would have expected the next sync to use up a few KB at least... You've already done the things which should fix the issue - a sync should now be possible to reset the limit. It's unusual to have to do any more, but you could try emptying the Trash notebook on your desktop and if that doesn't work uninstall and reinstall the app. -That takes about 10 minutes and won't affect your notes, though you should have a backup of the databases folder just in case...

Hi. Any special reason why you haven't tried the installed app? It's a lot more powerful than the web version. I use Firefox and Windows 10 and haven't seen any WSDs lately..

Whatever works for you...

It's a fair point that DropBox, Google et. al. haven't restricted file size (AFAIK) and operate in similar ways. Hmmn. Maybe I'm over-thinking this. Usual problem though - Evernote won't (usually) tell us what may or may not happen in future...

Hi. Have a look at web based reminder systems like https://www.followupthen.com/ - or - https://followup.cc/ - since you can email a note and get it back as an email reminder in days months or years. It would be possible to email to say 1day@followup.cc and get it emailed back after that time. You could then either remail it to 4days@followup.cc, or there's a snooze function in the email that comes back so you could then defer it for each further period required. I did play with a system some time ago that used a template note listing all the applicable waiting periods + check boxes so I could see what reminder periods had already been used. I haven't used the system in anger, but it does mean you don't have to keep on swapping out tags and running searches. Emails come directly to your inbox (or wherever normal traffic is directed) - you don't even need to have Evernote open.

Free accounts get 25MB...

No matter how active the Forums are, we're only a small part of the overall feedback that Evernote receives. They get support requests, tweets, responses to their blog posts, and input on Facebook / LinkedIn / Google+, as well as a lot of meet-ups at which Evernote staffers attend. From time to time they'll send out surveys of various sorts plus there are separate Beta communities for some products. Receiving customer feedback is not a problem - though parsing it into a logical development path might be a little more problematic. One of the team did observe a while ago that some requests are easier than others - various demands for better text styles and layouts prompted a 4-year redevelopment of the editor module for all platforms forinstance. All development needs to filter into ongoing work to keep up with OS and browser changes plus general bug fixing, QA and R&D. Plus (I'd imagine) Evernote has a work schedule set out for the coming year so folks get time for little luxuries like sleep and holidays... That old Chinese thing about "may you live in exciting times"? I'd imagine that's business as usual at Evernote HQ.

Biggest note I've got in Evernote is 124MB, though I remember trying to split one a while ago - probably when the limit was lower. The problem I'd guess for Evernote is that every increase in note size means more traffic through servers and more storage space. Can't be bothered to do the math, but the graph slope of whatever proportion of active users out of +/- 200M users with an extra 100MB of storage space per note could generate would probably be quite impressive. Yes I know there's a monthly limit, but getting there a significant percentage faster would presumably involve some considerable excitement on all sides. And I know that not everyone is going to save every note at the new max, but suppose you found you couldn't save a 298MB note when you should have been able to? Some bandwidth and server space somewhere has to be potentially available for those users who might be wanting to abuse it..

As a long-time customer you'll have the ability to stick with, or switch back and forth between, the 'old' and the 'new' versions of the Evernote web client. The old version merges, the new one (which is pretty much a neglected beta) won't. For reasons best known to themselves, Evernote restricted new customers accounts from about August last year to the new the web account UI. They can't switch back, and they can't merge. The desktop version does both as I'm sure you know. There was some talk of Evernote redesigning the web client (again) to relaunch 'early next year' (meaning now) but we've seen nothing yet. You may get a solution soon, but Evernote don't (normally) comment on upcoming launches.

Don't look at me for that - I'm just a user. And we're assuming that this is a democracy? Evernote make the products and we're free to decide whether or not to buy, but that's as far as it goes...

You're assuming there's a budget? Evernote pretty much ruled out supporting another OS some time ago. If they ever do change their mind, we're unlikely to find out about it until there's a launch...

Still on 7 votes...

Don't think Evernote has the button - isn't that on the iPad keyboard? -Presumably on the basis that it's difficult to 'shake' an iPad. Actually I think I saw someone else post that the iPhone in Landscape view also has the same key...

Hi. There are no 'undo' functions in any version of Evernote - they all rely on the underlying 'undo' feature of the device they're running on - which in the case of the iPhone is (I believe) a good shake at the time the error happens. Failing that, stop the device connecting so you can save the old version of the note on another device, or - as you already know - you can recover with Note History.

Glad I provided some amusement... and I'm impressed by your certainty - I didn't ever use a feature in the way that you describe, and I have trouble remembering what happened yesterday (hence Evernote) so I really have no recall of this process, and I've never used OfficeSuite. I can certainly appreciate and sympathise with the frustration you're feeling if a much-used function has been 'dropped' from the app. But I strongly doubt you'll ever get an answer to most of your questions. Evernote have closed down other products and features in the past - Food, Skitch (for Windows), 'unlimited' uploads, unrestricted device access by Basic users, Clearly - and in most, maybe all cases they've given notice. With recent mobile builds however different things have fallen out of the weave from time to time - Atlas is no longer with is, and iOS had a message (without explanation) with version 8.0 listing the items which had been discarded. Those included: Home screen and home screen sections Presentation mode Atlas or “Places” view Suggested note titles Note list "card view" Despite some impassioned campaigning by some groups of users Evernote has yet to comment in detail, apologise or take any action to reverse any of these. (There was the famous case of the 'opt out' machine-learning product that was pre-announced, stirred up a privacy hornet's nest and promptly dropped...) Like all software houses Evernote are protected by T's & C's - in this case here > https://evernote.com/eula/ - and although it's a long (and very standard) document the main thrust of it is "if anything goes wrong we're not responsible, we're not liable" (See clause 6 onwards..) Maybe I'm just unlucky - a cascade of things outside of Evernote have gone wrong for me this year - but I tend to take the view that whatever the fault or problem, the work has to get done, so I find a solution that works. Taking anyone or any organization to task for some function failure tends to be a long and difficult road. I don't have the time to get involved in that sort of thing because that gets in the way of work, and whatever the resolution I'll never recover the time. Good luck in however you plan to proceed from here - I'll watch developments with interest...

Personally I'd read that as "none of us have any idea whether or not this feature used to available, but clearly it's not now..." And the sober fact is: if you can manage without the feature, there are workarounds. If it's vital to your workflow, find another app that suits your purpose. Evernote are definitely not renowned for their quick reaction to user requests, and they do not (usually) comment on what work is in progress.

If you can live with desktop-only, there are a number of geolocation products out there that should be able to plot note locations to maps. Even Google Maps has a personal maps feature. We're now up to a respectable 24 votes (top left of page) to get this back, but there's been no comment or movement from Evernote...

It's still possible to add location to notes, but AFAIK it's no longer possible to see locations on a map view.

Having now proven Evernote guilty to your own satisfaction, what's your next step?

Nope - still not possible, and Evernote never give any hints about what's in the pipeline other than their various Beta threads which show what's about to come out. This isn't in there. It may be a technical issue, or just not that high on their priority list - there are thousands of "suggestions" out there (some tend to be phrased more like demands) for better editing tools, different syncing options, encryption... it's a long list. The work-around is fairly easy - either share the individual notebooks and tell the users what stack to put them in, or do away with the stack altogether and just tag all the notes in all the notebooks with the stack name and their notebook name. One or two quick saved searches by your users and "tag:<stackname>" or "tag:<notebookname>" allows them to find all the notes in one hit. Table of Contents notes can also be useful when you're sharing.