Notes

How to fix the Notes app not working or responding on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Ankur Thakur ∙ August 25, 2022

The Apple Notes app, which comes prebuilt in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, is an excellent place to jot notes, to-dos, sketches, and more. Until it stops working!

At times, the iPhone, iPad, and Mac Notes app may freeze and refuse to show you the saved notes. Other times, it may crash the moment you open it. And sometimes, the Notes app may not respond at all to your touches and clicks.

If you're stuck in one of these situations where you can't use the Apple Notes app to create new notes or access existing ones, the following solutions will help.

How to stop specific notes from uploading to iCloud and prevent them from syncing to all your Apple devices

Ankur Thakur ∙ August 12, 2022

iCloud stores your notes and syncs them wirelessly to all your Apple devices. As a result, a note you create in the Notes app on your iPhone immediately syncs to your other iPhone, iPad, Mac, and vice versa.

However, there are situations and some types of notes that you might not want to upload to iCloud and be available everywhere. For example, you may not want to clutter the Notes app on all your devices with some not-so-important notes. Or, it may be a note of a random shopping list that you only want on your iPhone, or a quick sketch you only wish to have on your iPad.

To address such scenarios, here's how to use the local on-device notes account. This keeps those notes offline and prevents them from uploading to iCloud and syncing to all your devices.

How to chat secretly using Google Docs or Apple Notes

Ankur Thakur ∙ Updated May 29, 2023

Google Docs, Apple Notes, and most similar services let you share a document to collaborate with others. The changes you and the added person make are instantly visible to one another. You can use this handy feature to chat, and in this tutorial, we show you how!

How to type superscript or subscript on Mac

Ankur Thakur ∙ July 11, 2022

Superscript means written or printed above the line, and subscript means written or printed below the line. While writing mathematical formulas (like exponent - 23), numerical suffixes (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd), copyright and trademark symbols, and so on, you may need to raise or lower some special characters or text. Sometimes you can also use these to give a reference (like Wikipedia does - Text [1]).

In this tutorial, we show you how to type raised or lowered characters on Mac.

How to use inline conversion for time zones, currencies, temperature, and more on iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated September 27, 2022

Apple's currency and unit conversion feature in iOS 16 works inline everywhere you can select text, including in apps such as Messages, Mail, and Notes.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the built-in conversion feature on your iPhone and iPad.

Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for iOS 14’s Notes app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 13, 2022

Apple’s iOS & iPadOS 16 announcement at WWDC brought some enhancements to the native Notes app that are sure to interest a lot of people. But many of those new features can already be enjoyed on jaikbroken devices.

How to add secure notes to iCloud Keychain passwords on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Ankur Thakur ∙ April 29, 2022

iCloud Keychain securely stores your usernames, passwords, and two-factor authentication codes. Starting with iOS 15.4 and macOS Monterey 12.3, you can also add a secure note to your password. This tutorial shows you how to use the notes feature in saved passwords on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

The best ways to access your iPhone Notes on Windows PC

Ankur Thakur ∙ February 17, 2022

The built-in Notes app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac lacks a Windows version or browser extension. But thanks to the two methods shown below, accessing Apple Notes on your Windows PC is easy. Have a look.

Notey helps jailbreakers jot down notes from anywhere in iOS with a highly configurable UI

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 25, 2021

If you ever find yourself in the type of pinch that necessitates instantaneous note-taking, then we think you’ll be pleased to learn about the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Notey by iOS developer Spartacusdev.

How to create Quick Notes on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Siddharth Suvarna ∙ Updated September 28, 2022

As the name suggests, Quick Notes is a fast way to take notes without opening the Notes app. It allows you to jot down things on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac without having to switch apps. The feature can also detect which app you're using and provide customizable ways to create notes, like offering you an easy button to save a link.

In this article, you'll learn how to use Quick Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

PSA: Notes created in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey betas don’t show up in earlier versions

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 6, 2021

Content created in iOS 15 Notes, plus any new notes created with Apple Notes on iPadOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey, may be unavailable in earlier iOS, iPadOS and macOS versions.

8 new outstanding features in iPadOS 15

Evan Selleck ∙ June 12, 2021

iPadOS 15 is on the way. Apple showcased the new software at this year's WWDC. This year was all about cross-platform feature parity, but that's usually the case with iPadOS and iOS anyway. That's certainly the case this year.