Automattic / Automattic/simplenote-android
Swipe Gesture For Deleting Notes
- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
### What
From the notes list, it would be nice if there was a swipe gesture that could be used to delete notes, similar to what exists on iOS.
### Why
This would make it easier to quickly delete or manage notes from the notes list. It would also match the features available in the iOS app.
### How
It would ideally look similar to what is already implemented on iOS, which looks like this:

Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Android notes-list screen and its existing note-management actions. Use the linked iOS behavior and screenshot as the reference for the gesture and deletion interaction, then verify that notes can be deleted from the list through the swipe flow and that the result matches the intended design.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100