Tips
Tips: Use Android’s “share” feature to quickly save to Evenote, 3Banana, etc.
May 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
Android Tricks, Productivity
Last week, Evernote and Seesmic reminded users that they can easily save tweets from Seesmic into Evernote using Android’s share feature. Then I realized that you can do this in practically any app that uses Android’s share feature.
Several popular Android apps feature a “Share” button that allows users to send content to friends or family. But people often don’t consider that they can use this function to push data from one app to the next. For instance, I often write notes in AK Notepad and then send them to Gmail as a way to wirelessly copy-n-paste text from my phone to the desktop. I can just as easily save my notes to 3Banana, Evernote, or Springpad by using the share function.
The Seesmic/Evernote post then reminded me that I often mark tweets that I see as favorites so I can read them later. The share function allows me to save directly into 3banana or Springpad by long-pressing a tweet in Seesmic or most of the other Android Twitter apps and selecting “Share.” The text of the tweet – including URL’s and a link back to the original tweet – are then brought up in the GTD app of choice. Add comments, a tag, or select a notebook and you’re good to go.
How To
1) Long press on a tweet, note, etc.
2) Select “Share” and choose 3banana, Evernote, Gmail, Springpad, etc.
3) Add context or notes and save/sync
'For instance, I often write notes in AK Notepad and then send them to Gmail as a way to wirelessly copy-n-paste text from my phone to the desktop.' You're adding an extra unnecessary step. I also use AK Notepad, and 3banana as well. I use 3banana for my personal notes and AK Notepad for my work notes. Anyway, both apps are made by snaptic, and if you allow it in the settings, they can both sync online with snaptic.com. I end up using two different usernames so my 3banana notes don't get mixed with my AK Notepad ones. So, anything you add to AK Notepad will automatically show up on snaptic.com after you sign in, and vice versa. I use this alot at work because I'll copy and past work tasks on my computer to snaptic.com, then once I hit the sync button on my phone, I have all my notes right with me. And it takes out the need to email yourself.
So you really don't have to switch from AK Notepad to another app or use the share function if you don't want to
You can also use the Clipboard app in the market to share any content from any app to the clipboard…
Thanks for highlighting that Android sharing is more than social! Unfortunately, Evernote doesn't return the favor: you can't share FROM Evernote.