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FoxNote
Tested version: 1.286
Latest version: 1.286
Requires Android: from 1.5
Summary
Google Docs is a useful feature which you can access via your Google account. I haven’t made much use of it because up until now I hadn’t found an app that allowed me to synchronize my documents with my G1. But maybe FoxNote is just what I’ve been looking for…
Features & Use
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FoxNote is a simply note pad which you can synchronize with your Google Docs. You can select which documents are to be synchronized, and the synchronization process functions really well. The only thing is that filing systems (which you may have set up in Google Docs) can’t be synchronized. Also, if you delete a document within FoxNote it won’t get deleted in Google Docs. And lastly, it isn’t possible to work on or synchronize tables from within FoxNote.
Even though it sounds like the app has quite a few downsides, the truth is that most of you won’t actually need any of the missing features. I mean, do you really need to synchronize ALL your documents (including filing structure) with your phone? The important thing is that you can access a given document easily and hassle-free.
FoxNote should prove to be a very useful app for anyone who is already using Google Docs, or for anyone interested in using them in combination with their Android phone. The application handles the synchronization aspect very well.
Screen & Controls
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After starting up FoxNote you will find yourself in your notepad’s main display. You can set up new notes and folders, as well as search through your already existing notes via the main menu. Access the special feature Import & Sync – the Google Docs synchronization – as well as Settings and More via the main menu. In order to access your documents, enter your login data under Settings and activate the Endable GoogleDoc Sync option. Then, choose which files you want to import using the Import GDoc option, and then click on Sync GDoc. Every time you make changes to your docs on your phone they will automatically be synchronized.
The documents you’ve selected for synchronization will appear under your complete notes list. You can also find all your Google Docs under Settings by clicking on Show GDoc Folder. You have the option of rating your documents using a star system, which you’ll be familiar with from the Android Market. This allows you to classify your notes according to how important they are, for example.
If you click on one of the documents in the list for a long time you’ll find the following options via a context menu:
• Check star
• Rename
• Move to folder
• Delete
• Release GDoc
• export Note to SD
You can edit a document using the following options:
• Edit
• Discard
• Edit title
• Send email
• Star
And you’ll also find these useful options under Settings:
• Text Size of View Mode
• Text Size of Edit Mode
• Default the number of star
• Themes (make changes to the background and/or font color of your notes)
• Auto Save
• Sort Order
• Text Size of List
• Title Lists Gradation (this will alternate the color scheme of names of documents in accordance with how many stars they’ve been awarded)
• Export all notes
Bottom line:
Evidently, FoxNote’s main attraction is the ability to sync Google Docs. Even if it isn’t an exact duplication (file structure and tables aren’t available), it still affords you the possibility of accessing all your GDoc documents, which isn’t bad at all!
Speed & Stability
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Runs very quickly and smoothly, no problems.
Price/Performance Ratio
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FoxNote can be downloaded free of cost from the Android Market.
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Market Comments
Adam, Sep 16, 2010
It's great, however, couldnt import my data after exporting then resetting my phone! Weired
Chris, Aug 28, 2010
Used this for a few months. Sync was buggy but force up/download were fine till a couple mos ago. Now they give error 403. Gdocs works much better.
HaynesFinancialService, Aug 21, 2010
It worked fine till there was an update. Since then its been crap! Don't waste your time.
Joshua, Aug 17, 2010
No sync, no edit. Yet another disappointment in doc functionality under Android. Uninstalling.
Dan, Jul 27, 2010
Doesn't work on MOT Droid...no edit or sync ability. Poor English instructions hamper ability to understand how to make this tool work...
Tim, Jul 6, 2010
Would get a fiver if other apps could send to Foxnote. Would like to upload folders and their contents to GDoc. Would like better design.
Krysti, Jun 9, 2010
Cant import documents you make. Force close everytime. Uninstall. Not worth it. (Moto Droid)
Roy, May 30, 2010
I get an error 415 when syncing a new note or error 403 when I try to force upload a documents with Google Docs. Please fix this. N1 w/ Froyo.
James, May 22, 2010
Would be best app for working with Google Docs but sync frequently doesn't work, even when another app, Gdocs, syncs fine.
Foxnote is no longer with us unfortunatley, what hapened to it s can find no trace of it on the market. It was there when i was on android 1.6 but it disappeared on android 2.1