What is the point of new clear?

[ndsz]

I really don’t mean to come across seeming negative or like a jerk. but I’m not sure I understand what the new clear is meant to accomplish that the original clear does not.

as far as I can tell it takes out the most useful features, iCloud sync and reminders, and replaces them with a cartoon-y interface and a bunch of themes.

there is presumably something I am missing?

[phillryu]

Couple relevant threads:

Not noticing what has improved from Classic

Here’s some things I recommend giving a try or picking up in the new Clear: Try picking up an item and holding it, then tap some other items with the other hand, they will add under your finger for batch sorting or even: Moving item(s) between lists. While holding item(s) you can use your back gesture with the other hand, then drop them off into another list. This is great for things like a daily todo system with a today list, tomorrow etc. you can shuttle items between. Archive a lot o…

What's New in the New Clear

We’re really excited to feel like we’re on the final stretch of finally delivering the new Clear to the world. If you’re curious what’s new in it, this is the place. Here’s a list of the new things in the new Clear available in the latest TestFlight builds for testers: New design that further distills and amplifies Clear’s colorful charm Rewritten from the ground up for the next decade 50+ vibrantly colorful edge-to-edge themes to collect The Archive to keep your active lists focused Simple S…

Your comments remind me a bit of the Mac OS X early transition days. I think there’s some of that going on here, it’s a major transition and rewrite for us etc. so we will have to build back up to sync. (Reminders, I actually think will return soon.) And we have polish to do, including dialing back some of the fun but more experimentally tuned effects and animations etc.

But there’s a lot of new stuff, as of yesterday a first take on personalizable gesture actions. We don’t do a great job onboarding yet on all of this, planning a big pass closer to shipping when the new features are in and such.

[ndsz]

thanks for taking the time to respond. I haven’t really tried any of that gesture stuff to be fair. but I prefer a small phone one handed so maybe they just aren’t for me.

I have been trying the betas for awhile, but I guess for me syncing is the main thing that got me using clear a decade or so ago in the first place and without syncing it doesn’t really work for me

so long as the old clear continues to work that I have no complaints I suppose and I’ll keep an eye on the new one in case it ever does what I needed it to do

[phillryu]

Sure. Honestly if Clear’s core design + syncing is what you need, we are going to disappoint you during this transition.

But I have to imagine after reminders is back, that will be the #1 request (along with synced collaborative list editing) and as long as there’s signs of early traction for the new Clear as a business we will be pursuing that.