Notes App lagging after iOS 18 Update

iOS18.2 RC 2

The notes app froze after lifting the Apple pencil while drawing. The same is happening with other apps like Freeform and Miro. It's happening very frequently while drawing (using 2nd generation Pencil).

I also started having notes lagging big time immediately after iOS 18.1 install (I went straight from 17.X).

I have a ton of notes, but I don’t think any are particularly large. I think nearly all of them are completely text, though some have one or two images.

this problem almost makes notes useless.

I have quit the app and reopened several times. I have not yet tried deleting and reinstalling.

I don't think the size of notes is crucial - it wasn't until now. Yes, some workaround attempts helped some people, but the problem, namely in the sync with the iCloud, remains. Gladly they appear to have fixed the same issue in MacOs -which gives hope that this will soon be fixed for iOS as well.

I experienced lots of lags on long notes. My notes are primarily only handwritings and some small pictures. The longer the note gets, the more latency and lags I experience. I am already thinking about switching notes app, if this continues

Your message does hardly make a sense. If you have the sync of notes with the iCloud enabled (>settings, your name, iCloud, Notes<), the notes are regularly synced with the iCloud and therewith obviously are not lost if the app is reinstalled. However, you should bear in mind that the error has still not been fixed - so no change is to be expected from a new installation.

Well, not here. In 18.2, scrolling through the message list seems faster. But that's about it. Everything else, such as the delay when opening a note, the dysfunctional display of search results, the delay when quickly swiping to close a note, is all still there. A really sad performance.

I read through this thread and tried all of the “fixes” and nothing has worked for me. The Notes app has basically become unusable especially after the 18.2 iOS update. It seems like every update just makes it worse. Someone suggested I get a newer phone but that always seems to make more problems as well every time I’ve done that. The Notes app is sticky, slow, hangs up, and crashes so much it’s basically become unusable for me. I’m seriously thinking about sending all of the notes I have (which is quite extensive) to my email account then downloading them to a thumb drive and stopping the Notes app altogether and finding something else to use because this is seriously ridiculous. Even though this might take me an enormous amount of time I think in the end it will actually save me time being that this app operates so poorly.

Having the same issue and it's frustrating. I am relying on Apple Notes for work and personal use cases, and ever since Apple Intelligence's latest update it has lagged a lot especially when using collapsable sections. It is ruining the experience for me. It feels like a tiny hammer that is very heavy to lift and use. Apple, please fix this!

This bug is not new. Notes stutters when Typing longer notes since years. But since the last update Typing is near impossible. I don’t know why Apple needs ages to resolve this bug. Special not, because I do send them my user data information…..

I didn't have any problems before iOS 18 (with thousands of notes) Something went wrong with iOS 18. While I initially suspected faulty iCloud sync, it really seems to ‘only’ affect the app itself (as the app behaves just as ‘laggy’ in flight mode).

Updated to 18.1.1, but large notes (>130,000 characters) still slow down, it is impossible to work. There is no solution

For me, only notes with a large number of characters slow down. Notes with few characters do not slow down.

Maybe there aren't many people with 130,000 character notes, so most are doing well.

The only thing that works is to delete the app and never use it again! Trust me, it works!! I feel better already.

I can only encourage everyone affected to report their problem with Notes to Apple customer service. As long as there is no pressure to suffer...