automattic / simplenote-android

Simplenote for Android

Simplenote for Android

Simplenote for Android. Learn more at Simplenote.com.

How to Configure

• Clone repository.

git clone https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-android.git
cd simplenote-android

• Import into Android Studio using the Gradle build option. You may need to create a local.properties file with the absolute path to the Android SDK. Sample local.properties:

sdk.dir=/Applications/Android Studio.app/sdk

• Install debug build with Android Studio or command line with:

./gradlew Simplenote:installDebug

• Create a new account in order to use a development build. Logging in with an existing Simplenote account won't work. Use the account for testing purposes only as all note data will be periodically cleared out on the server.

Note: Simplenote API features such as sharing and publishing will not work with development builds.

Android Wear

To properly install the wear app, run ./gradlew assembleRelease to package up the app and then adb install with the generated .apk to the host device.

If you want to debug the Wear app, simply connect the device to adb and then run the Wear project from Android Studio.

Tests

To run the test suite, execute the following gradle command:

./gradlew testRelease

Setup Credentials

Simplenote is powered by the Simperium Sync'ing protocol. We distribute testing credentials that help us authenticate your application, and verify that the API calls being made are valid. Once the Simperium account is created, you can register an app and access the APP ID and necessary API keys.

⚠️ Please note → We're not accepting any new Simperium accounts at this time.

After you've created your own Simperium application, you can edit the fields simperiumAppId and simperiumAppKey in the file Simplenote/gradle.properties.

This will allow you to compile and run the app on a device or a simulator. Please note that this will only work the Simperium account credentials, no other Simplenote account will work.

Note: Simplenote API features such as sharing and publishing will not work with development builds.

Contributing

Read our Contributing Guide to learn about reporting issues, contributing code, and more ways to contribute.

simplenote-android's Issues

The tag popdown should have more padding on the left and right sides

match the width of the tag autocomplete popdown in note editor

Login screen should have 1 primary button, not 2

Currently, "Sign in" and "Create an account" are both big buttons. There should be 1 large button and a small option to change to the other.

Example: http://cl.ly/image/0v1R1N2F2N0g

Pin/Unpin not working properly

Button colors should be consistent (probably blue)

Show some kind of loading indicator after signing in.

After you sign in for the first time, you see the 'No notes' empty list placeholder. We should show some sort of loading indicator so the user knows that their notes are being downloaded for the first time.

Remove ActionBarSherlock

Remove ActionBarSherlock and convert to regular activities/fragments.

Can't restore notes from trash

You should be able to restore a trash note with an action bar button.

Remove the large Simplenote logo from the login screen

The logo in the action bar is enough.

When no notes are displayed in list, "No notes here yet. Why not create one?" needs to be less wide

More padding at edge of screen

It would be nice to be able to swipe right across the currently open note to go back to the list view

Is this even possible?

Can't scroll large notes

If you have a large note, you cant scroll up or down to view it.

List sorting is incorrect after creating a new note

1. Create a new note
2. Press back button.
3. Observe that the new note is not at the top of the list.

Stickied notes don't stay at the top of the list

Better App Icon

The app icon looks really bad on the Android homescreen.

Edit Tags: Show the number of notes associated with each tag.

This would be useful when deleting unused tags.

Can't bulk delete notes

You should be able to bulk delete notes using a contextual action bar (see bulk email deletion in Gmail app)

Can't delete notes in the trash

You should be able to delete a note that is in the trash permanently.

Premium in App Purchase

The in-app purchase for Simplenote premium isn't completed, it appears to have some test data in it still.

Tapping a note with search open

The note opens but the search view doesn't go away.

Placeholder "Add tag..." text should be lighter in editor view

Note List View loading and scrolling is laggy

ListView loading shouldn't be blocking the UI thread.

The culprit is most likely Simperium/simperium-android#3.

Remove option to "show dates"

Bad kerning on "Password" placeholder text in the password field when logging in

Scrolling in edit note view has no intertia

If you scroll a note in the editor, it feels sticky because it has no inertia.

Change the tile of the action bar from the active note's title to just "Note" when editing

Delete tags

You should be able to delete a tag from the app, it will remove the tag from all notes.

App Icon has a Highlight when not enabled as up

App icon in navigation bar has a touch highlight.

Remove unnecessary settings

• Detect Links
• Font Size
• Show Dates

Note list highlight color needs tweaking, possibly match button color

Action bar should say "All Notes", not "Notes", in list view

Should be able to tap on a tag in the editor view to select / delete it

Typography spacing in list view needs tweaking

Tags don't clear properly with backspace press

When deleting a tag on my gs4 it makes me press backspace a bunch before it deletes. Can't repro in the simulator.

Settings should say "Settings" not "Simplenote" in action bar

Back button in editor should just say "Back", or nothing (not the title of the note)

Use a condensed font for character count

Hide character/word count when keyboard is displayed

Is it possible to pre-populate the email field when logging in / signing up?

When you edit a tag name, the cursor needs to be placed after the text, not the beginning

Create a new account should be the default option on 1st launch

when signing in, the "shield" icon if you receive an alert should not be white on a white background

Tapping Add Note > Back will spam blank notes.

To reproduce:

1. Tap the new note button.
2. Tap the back button without making any edits.
3. Go to step 1.

Outcome: You can spam blank notes. Maybe just delete them if blank and unedited instead?

Does the action bar work on smaller screens? Do buttons overlap?

Add label icons to ActionBar drop down

Icons should be to the left of the text in the drop down list items. (trash icon, tag icon, etc)

Editing a tag moves it to the bottom of the list.

To reproduce:

1. Go to the edit tags screen.
2. Tap a tag and save a change.

Outcome: The tag is now at the bottom of the list. Seems like it would be better to edit in place.

Rotating while in note editor goes back to post list.

The activity restarts when you rotate.

Could sort order labeling be clearer?

Sort order labeling is a little strange to me, mostly for the dates. I understand I can choose a date option, or its reverse, but this doesn't tell me if the sort order is ascending or descending by date until I try it once.
Would it make sense to just say ascending / descending for dates and A-Z / Z-A for alpha?

Make "Go Premium!" say "Go premium"

Changing orientation returns you to All Notes.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Select a tag from the drop down to view its notes.
2. Rotate to a different orientation.

Outcome: The UI reverts to All Tags and shows the first tag in that list in the detail if orientation is landscape.

Tag can be added multiple times to individual note.

This feels like a bug but maybe its by design?

To reproduce:

1. Add a new note.
2. Add a tag.
3. Add the same tag again. Repeat if desired.
4. Save note.

Outcome: The same tag appears on the note multiple times. However it appears in the tag's list of notes only once. I think I'd expect dup tags to not appear in the edit field at all.