EndNote for Android

Aesthetic is ugly, functionality is laggy and it does not sync well

This is the worst app I've experienced. Consistently having to reset my password with no explanation as to why it's needed. I dropped Endnote and moved over to Mendeley.

Wow did this disappoint. When I saw the app I was so excited to finally be able to create citations from the papers I was reading - especially random ones that came up on Twitter. What I hoped: When pushing the up arrow while on an article I hoped that one of the app options for exporting would have been endnote and that then it would create a citation like on the webpage platform without me manually have to input all the data myself (literally what’s the point if I have to do all those steps myself). It doesn’t do either of these steps. Okay so best scenario was a bust, what about if I searched the article title through the app. I found the article and it does have an opinion for “Create Reference.” However again it only auto adds the article title. All other details require manual entry which is pretty lame. I had wanted this to be easier than emailing the article to myself and opening on my computer later but this was not easier. Will be deleting the app.

It seems the iOS app was an afterthought. Smart Groups don’t carry over. Very cumbersome to search your library. Compared to other reference managers, EndNote is lagging in mobile platforms.

I found the current version (3.2) to be very much improved. Syncs well with my Android OS version. Search functions improved and the advanced search is recommended. The web browser that is provided is useful and additional web sites can be added. It does take a little time and effort to learn what the app can do but I think it is worthwhile to explore it thoroughly. Perhaps a video tutorial would be nice for new users.