Microsoft OneNote for iPhone 2.10.1

For people looking to stay productive on their iPhone without having to buy an expensive office suite, Microsoft offers the fully-featured OneNote a digital notebook similar to Evernote and just as intuitive.

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Usually Microsoft finds it hard to create a simple, compelling product that doesn’t annoy with too many features. OneNote, on the other hand, looks great and actually makes good use of the iPhone’s display. The iPad version is a separate download, so we’ll have to discuss that one at a later date. But here’s a hint: if you have an Apple tablet, use OneNote on that device, not the iPhone. OneNote is surprisingly intuitive for a Microsoft app. We may sound biased, but we’re happy to see this kind of change from the Windows makers.

OneNote lets you make notebooks and lists, include pictures, various types of bullet points and formatting, as well as share and sync those notes with OneDrive.The sync feature now works in the background for all your notebooks, including content that you’ve sent to OneNote via the Share extension. Basically, you’re going to spend a lot less time waiting for notebooks to sync when you open the app, which is obviously quite convenient for everyone involved.In fact, you have no choice but to sync, which some people may not tolerate.

Office tool, notepad, checklist

Notebooks and sections are assigned different colors, which creates a quick navigation system. A smart camera/crop function lets you stretch a photo you took at an angle and make it straight again. OneNote opens existing notebooks created in Microsoft OneNote 2010 format or later. OneNote is helpful for storing notes, even checklists. Note formatting ensures consistency across all devices.

The Microsoft OneNote app allows users to search for text contained within images stored in the notebooks. The OCR capabilities have turned this app into a valuable tool, especially since you can even copy the image text and add it to your other files.

The mandatory online storage is something we don’t care for. Same goes for the mandatory account. While these features are necessary for collaboration, not everyone uses note-taking apps like that.

Support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and other stuff

OneNote now fully supports the latest Apple hardware, and that includes Touch ID compatibility to "unlock password protected sections with your Touch ID supported iPhone." Even more password protection support has been added, allowing users to create new password protected sections, and change or remove the password for existing protected section at any given time.

There's also a widget ready for the Today area on your iOS which enables you to take a quick note, a photograph, or to access recent notes from the Notification Center.

It's now possible to insert files from your favorite cloud service thanks to the document picker in iOS 8, and you can tap the paperclip icon above the keyboard to find iCloud files. It works the same for any other file storage app installed on your iDevice. Finally, you can now move and reorder pages in a section, as well as manage sub-pages if you want.

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Portable version:

• OneNote for Android