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For those who use the Simplenote web app, did you notice you can now delete your tags? Just click the trash can icon next to a tag in your tag list, and it’ll be removed entirely. A Simplenote iOS update also hit the App Store awhile back with a variety of fixes. Most importantly, we’veContinue reading “What we’ve been up to”

Today we briefly released an update to Simplenote for iOS that introduced a bug. Under some circumstances, your notes could become invisible. Not actually gone, just seemingly gone. We decided to pull the update from the App Store, which means new users can’t download it either. We’ve already fixed the problem and are now awaitingContinue reading “Temporarily absent from the App Store”

We’ve been making a lot of improvements to the Simplenote web app in recent months. Have you spotted them all? Here are the highlights: Tabs. You can now use the Tab key to indent your selection or the current line. If you don’t want this feature, you can disable it in Settings. Preview lines. YouContinue reading “Numerous web app improvements”

Listary is the latest app to work with your Simplenote account. Built by Portmanteau for iPhone and iPod touch, it’s all about lists. It makes it really easy to create list items, cross them off, and reorder them. Since it uses Simplenote, you can also access your lists using our web app or any other appsContinue reading “Introducing Listary”

For the more technically inclined, we wrote a guest post over on Google’s blog recently about some of the technology we use to run the current version of Simplenote. Meanwhile, we’re hard at work on an improved system that makes syncing even faster and more reliable.

We released versions 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Simplenote for iOS with the following fixes: properly restored compatibility with iOS 3.1.3  fixed crash when swiping the “Add an item” row (premium)  fixed rare crash when updating lists  fixed orientation lock no longer working  fixed sharing icon not disappearing after unsharing a note  fixed settings sometimes triggeringContinue reading “Ongoing minor improvements”

Simplenote for iOS version 3.1.1 was released today with the following fixes: fixed a problem where lists don’t sync correctly fixed inability to disable ads for paid users fixed a crash with iOS versions less than 4.0 fixed passcode lock starting locked for some people first list item is now treated like a title (premium)Continue reading “Quick iOS fixes”

We’re excited to reveal two brand new features for our premium subscribers: Dropbox syncing, and support for lists. Here are all the details:

An update for Simplenote is now live in the App Store. If you use Simplenote for iOS, download the update to get several important fixes and a small number of carefully selected new features. This update makes it easier to use tags and sharing. Check out this post to learn how to tag people andContinue reading “iOS update: sharing, passcode lock, fixes and more”

People have been using Simplenote to share grocery lists, class notes, travel plans and more with their friends, family, and co-workers. Meanwhile, those with lots of notes have been using Simplenote’s tag system to help keep everything organized.

In the forthcoming update for iOS, we’re introducing a revised system for tags and sharing based on your feedback. We’ve unified these two features in a way that we hope you’ll appreciate. Here are the details: