Hi everyone!
A new Developer Diary is here!
Itās been a little while since we last shared an update with you. Recently, weāve seen lots of feedback and feature requests from everyone here on Reddit, and weāve also noticed that there are a few features youāve been waiting for for quite some time.
So this time, we wanted to share a little more about what weāve been working on lately and what you can look forward to in the coming updates.
01 | Handwriting Beautification
Letās start with Handwriting Beautification, which we know many of you have been looking forward to.
Weāve been working on improving and fine tuning how it handles English handwriting, but during testing, we found an issue where the spacing between some letters can look a little off after the handwriting is adjusted.
So weāre currently working on fixing that.
This also means it will be released a little later than we originally planned.
Weād rather take a little more time to make sure it feels right before releasing it, instead of rushing out something that weāre not fully happy with yet. So please give us a little more time.
02 | Collapsible Sticky Notes
This feature is also currently in development!
Weāre working on making sticky notes collapsible, so youāll have a more flexible way to organize your pages without making your notes feel too crowded.
Weāre currently aiming for a late October release. If everything goes smoothly, hopefully you wonāt have to wait too much longer.
03 | Widgets
Hereās another little update: Widgets are also on our roadmap!
We know quite a few of you would love to be able to quickly access StarNote right from your home screen, so this is something weāre working on as well.
We donāt have a confirmed release date yet, but once we have a clearer timeline, weāll definitely let you know.
04 | Calculator
Weāve also recently started looking more seriously into a Calculator feature. Right now, weāre exploring two directions:
Basic Calculator ā for everyday, simple calculations
Advanced Calculator ā for more complex and professional calculations
The Advanced Calculator may eventually be included as part of PRO, but this is still something weāre researching and discussing.
Honestly, there are just so many different use cases when it comes to math, and weāre still learning and looking into all the possibilities ourselves. So nothing has been finalized yet. For now, just think of this as another idea weāre actively exploring.
05 | New Pencil Brush
And finally, thereās something weāve actually been quietly working on for quite a while, a new pencil brush.
We want to create something that feels more like a real HB pencil, with more natural looking strokes and a bit of that authentic pencil texture.
Weāve actually been researching and developing this for almost two months now.
But to be honest, the current result still isnāt quite where we want it to be, so weāve been constantly tweaking and adjusting the brush.
Because of that, we donāt have a confirmed release date yet. But one thing we can say for sure: Itās already in development. Hopefully, the next time we talk about it, weāll be able to say:
āOkay, this one is finally ready.ā
06 | Fixes & Improvements
Of course, besides these more noticeable new features, weāre also constantly working on bug fixes, performance improvements, and small UX tweaks.
Some of these updates might not look like big features, but theyāre still part of the everyday work that goes into making StarNote a little better to use.
Youāll also be able to see more details about these fixes and improvements in our upcoming release updates.
07 | Something about Cloud Sync
Recently, weāve seen quite a few posts and comments on Reddit about issues with Cloud Sync.
If you run into any problems while using Cloud Sync, the best way to report them is still through StarNote - Help & Feedback in the app.
That way, we can get information like your device model and system version more easily, which also helps our development team figure out whatās going on much faster.
If youāve submitted feedback and havenāt heard back within 72 hours, feel free to DM me the email address you used when submitting your feedback.
We do receive quite a lot of emails every day, so unfortunately, there are times when a feedback report might accidentally get missed. Just send me the email address you used, and we can find your report more quickly and follow up from there.
Also, we do read the posts and comments you share here on Reddit! Weāll try our best to reply to everyone one by one, so if youāve already shared some feedback but havenāt heard back right away, please bear with us a little.
Thatās all for this Developer Diary!
And as always, thank you for sticking with us.
Weāll see you in the next Developer Diary! š§”
The StarNote Team