🐛 v1.2.1: Markdown Initial Export Bugfix + URL Normalization + GitHub Workflow Fix
## 🐛 Fixed - Initial Markdown export: Existing notes now exported when Desktop Integration activated - Markdown directory structure: Files now land correctly in /notes-md/ - JSON URL normalization: Smart detection for both Root-URL and /notes-URL - GitHub release notes: Fixed language order (DE primary, EN collapsible) and emoji ## ✨ Improved - Settings UI: Example URL shows /notes instead of /webdav - Server config: Enter only base URL (app adds /notes/ and /notes-md/ automatically) - Flexible URL input: Both http://server/ and http://server/notes/ work - Changelogs: Shortened for F-Droid 500 char limit ## 🔧 Technical - getNotesUrl() helper with smart /notes/ detection - getMarkdownUrl() simplified to use getNotesUrl() - All JSON operations updated to use normalized URLs - exportAllNotesToMarkdown() with progress callback - Workflow: Swapped CHANGELOG_DE/EN, replaced broken emoji with 🌍 versionCode: 6 versionName: 1.2.1
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# Complete Feature List 📋
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**🌍 Languages:** [Deutsch](FEATURES.md) · **English**
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> All features of Simple Notes Sync in detail
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---
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## 📝 Note Management
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### Basic Features
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- ✅ **Simple text notes** - Focus on content, no distractions
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- ✅ **Auto-save** - No manual saving needed
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- ✅ **Title + content** - Clear structure for each note
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- ✅ **Timestamps** - Creation and modification date automatically
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- ✅ **Swipe-to-delete** - Intuitive gesture for deletion
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- ✅ **Confirmation dialog** - Protection against accidental deletion
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- ✅ **Material Design 3** - Modern, clean UI
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- ✅ **Dark mode** - Automatically based on system settings
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- ✅ **Dynamic colors** - Adapts to your Android theme
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### Editor
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- ✅ **Minimalist editor** - No bells and whistles
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- ✅ **Auto-focus** - Start writing immediately
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- ✅ **Fullscreen mode** - Maximum writing space
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- ✅ **Save button** - Manual confirmation possible
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- ✅ **Back navigation** - Saves automatically
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---
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## 💾 Backup & Restore
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### Local Backup System
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- ✅ **JSON export** - All notes in one file
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- ✅ **Free location choice** - Downloads, SD card, cloud folder
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- ✅ **Filenames with timestamp** - `simplenotes_backup_YYYY-MM-DD_HHmmss.json`
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- ✅ **Complete export** - Title, content, timestamps, IDs
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- ✅ **Human-readable format** - JSON with formatting
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- ✅ **Independent from server** - Works completely offline
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### Restore Modes
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- ✅ **Merge** - Add new notes, keep existing ones _(Default)_
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- ✅ **Replace** - Delete all and import backup
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- ✅ **Overwrite duplicates** - Backup wins on ID conflicts
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- ✅ **Automatic safety backup** - Before every restore
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- ✅ **Backup validation** - Checks format and version
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- ✅ **Error handling** - Clear error messages on issues
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## 🖥️ Desktop Integration
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### Markdown Export
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- ✅ **Automatic export** - Each note → `.md` file
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- ✅ **Dual-format** - JSON (master) + Markdown (mirror)
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- ✅ **Filename sanitization** - Safe filenames from titles
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- ✅ **Frontmatter metadata** - YAML with ID, timestamps, tags
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- ✅ **WebDAV sync** - Parallel to JSON sync
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- ✅ **Optional** - Toggle in settings
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- ✅ **Initial export** - All existing notes when activated
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- ✅ **Progress indicator** - Shows X/Y during export
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### Markdown Import
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- ✅ **Desktop → App** - Import changes from desktop
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- ✅ **Last-Write-Wins** - Conflict resolution via timestamp
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- ✅ **Frontmatter parsing** - Reads metadata from `.md` files
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- ✅ **Detect new notes** - Automatically adopt to app
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- ✅ **Detect updates** - Only if desktop version is newer
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- ✅ **Error tolerance** - Individual errors don't abort import
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### WebDAV Access
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- ✅ **Network drive mount** - Windows, macOS, Linux
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- ✅ **Any Markdown editor** - VS Code, Typora, Notepad++, iA Writer
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- ✅ **Live editing** - Direct access to `.md` files
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- ✅ **Folder structure** - `/notes/` for JSON, `/notes-md/` for Markdown
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- ✅ **Automatic folder creation** - On first sync
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## 🔄 Synchronization
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### Auto-Sync
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- ✅ **Interval selection** - 15, 30 or 60 minutes
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- ✅ **WiFi binding** - Only in configured home WiFi
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- ✅ **Battery-friendly** - ~0.2-0.8% per day
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- ✅ **Smart server check** - No errors on foreign networks
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- ✅ **WorkManager** - Reliable background execution
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- ✅ **Battery optimization compatible** - Works even with Doze mode
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### Sync Triggers (6 total)
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1. ✅ **Periodic sync** - Automatically after interval
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2. ✅ **App-start sync** - When opening the app
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3. ✅ **WiFi-connect sync** - When home WiFi connects
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4. ✅ **Manual sync** - Button in settings
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5. ✅ **Pull-to-refresh** - Swipe gesture in notes list
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6. ✅ **Settings-save sync** - After server configuration
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### Sync Mechanism
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- ✅ **Upload** - Local changes to server
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- ✅ **Download** - Server changes to app
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- ✅ **Conflict detection** - On simultaneous changes
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- ✅ **Conflict-free merging** - Last-Write-Wins via timestamp
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- ✅ **Sync status tracking** - LOCAL_ONLY, PENDING, SYNCED, CONFLICT
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- ✅ **Error handling** - Retry on network issues
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- ✅ **Offline-first** - App works without server
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### Server Connection
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- ✅ **WebDAV protocol** - Standard protocol
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- ✅ **HTTP/HTTPS** - HTTP only local, HTTPS for external
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- ✅ **Username/password** - Basic authentication
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- ✅ **Connection test** - Test in settings
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- ✅ **Gateway SSID** - WiFi name for auto-sync
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- ✅ **Server URL normalization** - Automatic `/notes/` and `/notes-md/` _(NEW in v1.2.1)_
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- ✅ **Flexible URL input** - Both variants work: `http://server/` and `http://server/notes/`
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## 🔒 Privacy & Security
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### Self-Hosted
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- ✅ **Own server** - Full control over data
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- ✅ **No cloud** - No third parties
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- ✅ **No tracking** - No analytics, no telemetry
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- ✅ **No account** - Only server credentials
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- ✅ **100% open source** - MIT License
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### Data Security
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- ✅ **Local storage** - App-private storage (Android)
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- ✅ **WebDAV encryption** - HTTPS for external servers
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- ✅ **Password storage** - Android SharedPreferences (encrypted)
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- ✅ **No third-party libs** - Only Android SDK + Sardine (WebDAV)
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## 🔋 Performance & Optimization
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### Battery Efficiency
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- ✅ **Optimized sync intervals** - 15/30/60 min
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- ✅ **WiFi-only** - No mobile data sync
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- ✅ **Smart server check** - Only in home WiFi
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- ✅ **WorkManager** - System-optimized execution
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- ✅ **Doze mode compatible** - Sync runs even in standby
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- ✅ **Measured consumption:**
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- 15 min: ~0.8% / day (~23 mAh)
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- 30 min: ~0.4% / day (~12 mAh) ⭐ _Recommended_
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- 60 min: ~0.2% / day (~6 mAh)
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### App Performance
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- ✅ **Offline-first** - Works without internet
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- ✅ **Instant-load** - Notes load in <100ms
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- ✅ **Smooth scrolling** - RecyclerView with ViewHolder
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- ✅ **Material Design 3** - Native Android UI
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- ✅ **Kotlin Coroutines** - Asynchronous operations
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- ✅ **Minimal APK size** - ~2 MB
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## 🛠️ Technical Details
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### Platform
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- ✅ **Android 8.0+** (API 26+)
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- ✅ **Target SDK 36** (Android 15)
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- ✅ **Kotlin** - Modern programming language
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- ✅ **Material Design 3** - Latest design guidelines
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- ✅ **ViewBinding** - Type-safe view references
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### Architecture
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- ✅ **MVVM-Light** - Simple architecture
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- ✅ **Single Activity** - Modern navigation
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- ✅ **Kotlin Coroutines** - Async/Await pattern
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- ✅ **Dispatchers.IO** - Background operations
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- ✅ **SharedPreferences** - Settings storage
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- ✅ **File-based storage** - JSON files locally
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### Dependencies
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- ✅ **AndroidX** - Jetpack libraries
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- ✅ **Material Components** - Material Design 3
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- ✅ **Sardine** - WebDAV client (com.thegrizzlylabs)
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- ✅ **Gson** - JSON serialization
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- ✅ **WorkManager** - Background tasks
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- ✅ **OkHttp** - HTTP client (via Sardine)
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### Build Variants
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- ✅ **Standard** - Google Play version (with Google services prepared)
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- ✅ **F-Droid** - FOSS version (no Google dependencies)
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- ✅ **Debug/Release** - Development and production
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## 📦 Server Compatibility
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### Tested WebDAV Servers
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- ✅ **Docker WebDAV** (recommended for self-hosting)
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- ✅ **Nextcloud** - Fully compatible
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- ✅ **ownCloud** - Works perfectly
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- ✅ **Apache mod_dav** - Standard WebDAV
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- ✅ **nginx + WebDAV** - With correct configuration
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### Server Features
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- ✅ **Basic Auth** - Username/password
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- ✅ **Directory listing** - For download
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- ✅ **PUT/GET** - Upload/download
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- ✅ **MKCOL** - Create folders
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- ✅ **DELETE** - Delete notes (future)
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## 🔮 Future Features
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Planned for upcoming versions (see [TODO.md](project-docs/simple-notes-sync/planning/TODO.md)):
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### v1.3.0 - Advanced Organization
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- ⏳ **Tags/labels** - Categorize notes
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- ⏳ **Search** - Full-text search in all notes
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- ⏳ **Sorting** - By date, title, tags
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- ⏳ **Filter** - Filter by tags
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### v1.4.0 - Sharing & Export
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- ⏳ **Share note** - Via share intent
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- ⏳ **Export single note** - As .txt or .md
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- ⏳ **Import from text** - Via share intent
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### v1.5.0 - Advanced Editor Features
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- ⏳ **Markdown preview** - In-app rendering
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- ⏳ **Checklists** - TODO lists in notes
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- ⏳ **Syntax highlighting** - For code snippets
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## 📊 Comparison with Other Apps
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| Feature | Simple Notes Sync | Google Keep | Nextcloud Notes |
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| Offline-first | ✅ | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited |
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| Self-hosted | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| Auto-sync | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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| Markdown export | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| Desktop access | ✅ (WebDAV) | ✅ (Web) | ✅ (Web + WebDAV) |
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| Local backup | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ Server backup |
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| No Google account | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| Open source | ✅ MIT | ❌ | ✅ AGPL |
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| APK size | ~2 MB | ~50 MB | ~8 MB |
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| Battery usage | ~0.4%/day | ~1-2%/day | ~0.5%/day |
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## ❓ FAQ
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**Q: Do I need a server?**
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A: No! The app works completely offline. The server is optional for sync.
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**Q: Which server is best?**
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A: For beginners: Docker WebDAV (simple, easy). For pros: Nextcloud (many features).
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**Q: Does Markdown export work without Desktop Integration?**
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A: No, you need to activate the feature in settings.
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**Q: Will my data be lost if I switch servers?**
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A: No! Create a local backup, switch servers, restore.
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**Q: Why JSON + Markdown?**
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A: JSON is reliable and fast (master). Markdown is human-readable (mirror for desktop).
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**Q: Can I use the app without Google Play?**
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A: Yes! Download the APK directly from GitHub or use F-Droid.
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**Last update:** v1.2.1 (2026-01-05)
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