Notes App lagging after iOS 18 Update

Thanks a lot, worked for me and I have 3000 notes, some of them quite large. I never had this issue in my desktop and laptop (mac), just in ios18. Really appreciate your help !

I turned off the internet, but large notes (>130,000 characters) still slow down, it is impossible to work. Turning off the internet did not affect it.

Apple Notes has been so unreliable that I’ve been using Obsidian and Google Keep instead! Way to let your competition win, Apple.

(fix it asap!!!)

So I’m having the same problem, after closing and opening several times it worked, but. There’s something else, it only works if you view the notes as a list, if I turn it back into “view as gallery” the note app slows down again and it’s hard opening and creating new notes, so basically nothing was solved, it’s only a temporary solution.

Hello, did you use Handwritten Notes perhaps? I am still wondering, if there is any possible way of creating collapsible sections in between handwritings. Seems like notes does not provide that feature as far as I have seen. If you found a way, please let me know. I have huge handwritten notes and that would help a lot:)

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

Looks who is talking , you just typed iOS 28, instead of 18 ( actually is iOS 18.1 now, as of November 24,2024) Don't throw stones at Apple app developers when you didnot even proofread your own response to

jackfromhampshire .

Here, Apple. I found a solution:

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I can’t turn off notes just deleted and some notes may disappear. Can some one help pls.

I just tried Settings, Apple Pencil, and turning off the two options (only draw with Pencil; English/Scribble).

So far that seems to have helped.

You‘re so right with the „misson-critical-app“. I luckily never had notes malfunction this cruel oike you experience it though.

What do I do though, I donot have an Apple Pencil), and I am having problems with notes app, also ?

If I uninstall it and re-install it, will I lose everything in my iphone 12 iOS 18.1 Notes app ?

Doesnt work