On Monday, the software giant, Microsoft released its much awaited version of OneNote iOS app with the iPad in mind. However, it showed off its efficiency even on other platforms.
Microsoft said in a blog post, “Since the launch of OneNote for iPhone nearly a year ago, a recurring request from our customers has been for a version that can be used more easily on the iPad’s larger screen.” The post continued noting, “We’re happy to announce that today’s new release of OneNote for iOS devices includes a version that’s tailored for the iPad.”
OneNote is one of the popular products of Microsoft, which is a note-taking and sharing software. It is like many other popular note-taking apps, such as Evernote, Awesome Note, and Google Notebook. Additionally, the OneNote Mobile even gives users the ability to jot down, amend, and organize their notes on the go.
An explanation from the company was even made today, in regards to the storage capacity of the OneNote notebooks, which is done via Microsoft SkyDrive. The company stated, “Your own cloud-based SkyDrive account lets you easily sync all of your notebooks across all of your devices, so they’re always up-to-date and accessible from virtually anywhere—on your iPhone, your iPad, your Web browser, or your computer.”
Microsoft even notes that the users have an option to upgrade to the unlimited version, once they have reached the 500 notes limit. The company said, “If you choose not to upgrade to the unlimited version, you can still view, sync, and delete any of your existing notes even after you’ve reached the 500 notes limit.” But an important point to note was, “However, you will no longer be able to edit your notes or create new ones on your iPhone or iPad.”
The cost of the app needs to be noted even as basically its for free up to 500 notes, and for an unlimited use, users will have to buy the unlimited version, which is for $4.99 on the iPhone and $14.99 for the iPad app.
If a user does not want to upgrade their current version to the unlimited version, they will still have options active. “If you choose not to upgrade to the unlimited version, you can still view, sync, and delete any of your existing notes even after you’ve reached the 500 notes limit,” Microsoft said. “However, you will no longer be able to edit your notes or create new ones on your iPhone or iPad.”
Further it wrote, “With Lync 2010 apps, people can check colleagues’ availability at a glance, start an IM conversation on the go, or join audio conferences with a single tap.”
Noting yet another blog post, it was known that Microsoft is planning to make the usage of OneNote app global into each and every smartphone and tablet. This was noted as Microsoft said it released a Windows Phone version of Lync 2010 and submitted the iOS, Android, and Nokia versions to their respective app stores for approval.
However, if one wants to access OneNote 1.3 on their iOS device, it should be noted that these devices must be running on iOS 4.3 or higher. Moreover, the users will have to sign up for a Windows Live account, which is available for free.