Notes app is crashing after iOS 18 update on my iPhone

Is anyone else seeing Apple removing comments here, mine has been removed twice.

Thank you for letting them know. I Followed a recommendation to delete the Notes app, install the app again and sync via iCloud did not repaired the issue for me. ( sigh)

Same. I tried all the suggestions on here and nothing worked. I took a the proverbial shot in the dark and turned off airplane mode. I shutdown my iPhone, waited for 5 minutes and restarted my iPhone. I then opened the notes app and it worked albeit a little glitchy. I then went and turned airplane mode back on and I could open my notes app (still a little glitchy but working).

Hi Sandy, the warning message doesn’t mean that your notes will be deleted from iCloud, just your iPad. After you select the Delete option, turn on syncing to iCloud again. If you then open notes you will see your notes being downloaded from iCloud. I was scared to do it too, but it worked. I haven’t had another problem with the app freezing or quitting. But it still lags. I have to stop typing for a second or two between letters, but I think that is a different problem. At least, after doing the steps above, I could access my notes, copy them, and paste them in a different app. I hope this reassures you.

I have the same problem when trying to move handwriting, either with the pencil tool or when you highlight using your finger. I thought the feature to hold a word to move the sentence its in when there's extra space very helpful, but I only used it twice and every time I continuously try the app crashes. Other than crashes the app is very slow, it takes a while to register handwriting and for the handwriting refine feature it eventually gives up if you've wrote too much.

iPad Air 4th Generation

Apple Pencil 2nd Generation

Edit: Forgot to mention that using notes also drains my iPads battery can makes it a little hot. I can't see battery health on iPad, but I've only owned it for about three years and it's never been hot like this, even when using notes like I have before the update.

I tried this and now every single one of my notes is gone. Prior I was trying to load a massive note that had 75 screenshots and probably 1000-2000 words. Worked ok prior to ios18… the note doesn’t work on any of my apple devices after updating including my MacBook… I can’t even copy the note or try to send/share.

After the latest iOS update, my notes app will only one part of my notes. When I try to open one I call “journal”, nothing happens & then I can’t even go back to the previous screen! Have to close the app &/or turn off my phone & restart it! What the heck!! I don’t want to lose all I have recorded over the past few years & I don’t want to use the journal app! This was working fine until I updated a couple of nights ago!

anjlee25 wrote:

Riduclous and incredibly frustrating. It’s been over a month since ios 18 came out, 18.1 didn’t even have any fixes.

Do you mean iOS 18.1? Or iOS 18.0.1? iOS 18.1 was only released within the last hour or so.

heatherfrozenFB wrote: "...the 1phone 8 does not have cel anymore..."

heatherfrozenFB ~ One possible explanation for not connecting with cell tower signals is a weak, aging battery. So...

Does your iPhone 8 still have its original battery?

And what's the Maximum Capacity % here?...

Settings > Battery > Battery Health

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I found a solution. Worked for me, can’t guarantee it will for everyone. I went to iCloud on the web. For me it was four notes that were really long that kept freezing the app when I tried to open them. I was able to open them on the website. I copied and pasted them into a new note. One I cut in half on the size. Then I deleted the offending ones. Now they open in the app. Like I said, might work for you. Give it a try.

@Nayelih. You have no idea how grateful I am to you. 🙏🏽 You just saved my life. My life runs on notes. I spent an hour trying to get it to work. And this is the only thing that worked. I’m almost in tears. Thank you! 🙏🏽

This notes thing is so aggravating. I feel like that’s just how the Google and Apple notes operate, both android and IOS platforms. Having just switched over to Apple from Android, I’ve always had this similar problem with Google Keep Notes. It is so COMPLETELY disabling as even the talk-to-text part omits my words and then the very few words that happen to be picked up do not transcribe correctly AT ALL. I am much better at expressing myself and with overall communicating through writing, and I find technology, especially talk-to-text aspect, is perfect for me. However, the original version is always the best said, and I can never reiterate it again. I also like to write lyrics and poems that randomly pop into my head, but with this aggravating Notes app, I lose both the flow and the current ideas in trying to fix even the first three words so that when I reread it, I know what the heck I even said!!! Why isn’t any other app like this? Not even the keyboards and any other app that utilizes typing lags on Apple (one of the biggest reasons that I now use Apple products). It’s driving me insane! Please fix this! Also, I really don’t like this new update. Overall, I find that the whole system is buggy on both my iPhone and my man’s iPhone, not to mention that my iPad completely crashed after installing the update!

Bifocal23 wrote: "Since an update about 3 months ago my notes is crashing. I called Apple support and they helped me through a rep hour process to re-sync to the cloud. The notes is still crashing?"

Bifocal23 ~ What model of iPhone is it?...

Settings > General > About > Model Name

And what version of iOS is it running?...

Settings > General > About > iOS Version

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Yes! I have scanned documents I’m trying to email and every time I open it and about to send them, the app crashes out and closes. It’s extremely frustrating when a simple task is taking an extra day to complete.

markolius wrote: "...Apple- Please fix this!..."

markolius ~ Apple isn't here; we're just users like yourself. Use these:

Feedback - Notes - Apple

Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support

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