Help Using Snote to sync between Note 8.0 and Windows PC

[cbragwel]

I use Snote on my Galaxy Note 8.0. I have downloaded the Windows Snote software. I have both setup to sync with my Samsung account. However, they do not sync to each other. I have setup Snote on two different Windows PCs and the PCs sync with each other.

Is SNote supposed to sync between the Tablet and PC when using my Samsung account?

 

[bhunjp]

I have the exact same issue. I created a brand new samsung account and was sure to enter the same account on both sides. No S Note Pc <-> Note 8 sync.
Has anyone been able to do a PC<-> Note 8 sync?

 

[Greg Malone]

Same thing here. I've setup the Windows version of S Note, logged in to my Samsung account, sync'd.... all notes showed up. But CHANGES made since then are not showing up. Hmmm. Looking closely at this...

I'm using Note Pro 12.2 w KitKat 4.4 and Windows 7 in VMWare Mac.

UPDATE: for me, changes made in Android S Note do show up on the Windows S Note, but changes made in Windows S Note do NOT show up in Android after syncing.

 

[bhunjp]

I gave up. I now use OneNote. It works great across all platforms. It doesn't have some of the features of Snote but has many other features that out weight any benefits of Snote.

 

[Luiqui]

hi there.

I have the same problem and I'm also thinking in starting to use Onenote.

But I have so many notes in S Note that I want to sync to handle them easier on the computer...

Have you done so in any way?

 

[Greg Malone]

Update to my experiences re: S Note, OneNote, etc...

It's my finding that design-and-performance-wise S Note for Android is the best handwriting note taker overall (I've used them all on all platforms, mobile and desktop), but syncing to and from it's Windows app is completely broken. Also, Samsung's sync server is often down, producing messages about how it will "be back soon". Samsung won't comment on it. They did say in an email to me that they'd refer it to the right people.

Having never looked at OneNote before, I found the Windows version to be surprisingly well done, practically on par with S Note. That is, IF you are using the Windows version, though I find inking/drawing in Windows S Note oddly quirky, dim ink, non-smooth lines, etc. And, sadly, the Android versions of OneNote are not fully baked with the same feature set -- for example, at this time (late January 2015), OneNote for Android does not seem to be able to open a PDF for annotation -- one of the important features I look for, and present in S Note -- an important feature for business / real-life application of the tools. Several other features missing in the Android apps (compared to the Windows app) also become quite noticeable in use.

However, OneNote's long term advantage is cross-platform accessibility, and it's promising design as seen in the Windows version so far -- so it's probably the best choice in the long run. S Note's "cross platform" experiment, so far, is a failure, which is unfortunate. And of course, who knows if a Mac or iOS version of S Note would ever see the light of day, another shame if it doesn't.

All that said, I'm still at this moment in time using S Note for Android, not syncing (successfully) with Windows S Note (running Windows 7 in VMWare on Mac). My efforts with OneNote, so far, have been less than satisfactory for reasons mentioned above. iOS will never amount to much as a note taking tool -- though I've used it for years for that purpose -- because it has a capacitive screen requiring the blunt-force rubber tipped styli that are a ham-handed pain to use due to their inaccurate inking.... Samsung's Note series of devices (I have Note 4 and Note Pro 12) rock the Casbah in the note taking category.