AppleInsider Staff
Microsoft on Monday rolled out OneNote version 2.0, bringing some much needed changes to the note-taking and managaments app, including a consistent experience across multiple platforms and enhanced rich text formatting.
The latest OneNote fixes several issues that users were seeing when attempting to sync data via Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud computing service, one of the major features of the app created to work on Windows Phone, iOS and Android devices.
In addition, with version 2.0, Microsoft has improved rich text formatting and "Ink annotations" viewing for iOS devices. Tables can also be inserted into files, and users can now edit existing tables created on another device.
Finally, the app has been optimized to take advantage of the 4-inch Retina display found on Apple's iPhone 5.
OneNote for iOS is free to download from the App Store, and the 500-note limit imposed on older versions of the software has been lifted. Microsoft cautions existing users to back up their data before upgrading to the latest version.
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I would really like to see much more integration between Microsoft & Apple
Why? they are competitors!
Ugh, and the app got bloated from 5MB to 256MB. Can anyone tell what little increase in functionality mandates a 50-fold (not 50%) increase in the size of the app? Does M$ try to make the available storage on iOS devices as puny as on their own tablets by installing an entire Win8 subsystem or something? This is a ridiculous size for anything but a media app that comes with lots of media clips and samples.
All apps are required to support the iPhone 5 screen now, even for updates. Annoying when you just need to put a quick bug fix or tweak in.
[quote name="rcfa" url="/t/158329/microsoft-updates-onenote-for-ios-with-more-consistent-syncing-iphone-5-display-support#post_2356063"]Ugh, and the app got bloated from 5MB to 256MB. Can anyone tell what little increase in functionality mandates a 50-fold (not 50%) increase in the size of the app? Does M$ try to make the available storage on iOS devices as puny as on their own tablets by installing an entire Win8 subsystem or something? This is a ridiculous size for anything but a media app that comes with lots of media clips and samples.[/quote] Holy crap! I just noticed that too! All for a note-taking app? No thanks, I'll stick to evernote.