rhonda mfromky

Q: iOS 9 Notes does not have new formatting features

I have updated to iOS 9 on my 3rd generation iPad. I did update my Notes app. But I do not have any of the new formatting options. I tried starting a new note under On My IPad as suggested. But still nothing. I checked iCloud and I do have Notes turned on. I tried turning Notes off in the iCloud setting to turn it back on. But I got the warning that if I turned it off, all notes would be removed from my iPad. So I cancelled that. I don't want to risk losing my notes.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated

iPad, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 18, 2015 2:12 PM

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  • by LidiaG,

    LidiaG LidiaG Sep 18, 2015 2:56 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 18, 2015 2:56 PM in response to rhonda mfromky

    I noticed this on my phone yesterday. If I'm not mistaken I saw a prompt that you need to update Mac OS that you access notes on for this to work , and that's not till October I believe.. I've since updated old and new iPads and am simply going to wait until Mavericks is released. I'm just offering this as I came here with another question and saw no reply to yours. If someone else has better information I'm all ears.. Cheers.

  • by LidiaG,

    LidiaG LidiaG Sep 18, 2015 2:59 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 18, 2015 2:59 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
  • by rhonda mfromky,

    rhonda mfromky rhonda mfromky Sep 18, 2015 3:02 PM in response to LidiaG
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    Sep 18, 2015 3:02 PM in response to LidiaG

    Thanks for trying to help Lidia.  But we don't even own a Mac.  And my husband updated his Ipad 2nd Generation and it worked fine.  So I don't think that's the problem.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Sep 18, 2015 3:10 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 18, 2015 3:10 PM in response to rhonda mfromky

    When you look at Notes on your iPad, find a left-pointing arrow and click it.  It will show you all the places your Notes are housed.  Hopefully they are all in iCloud and nowhere else.  You should then see an "Upgrade" button.  Click it.

  • by LidiaG,

    LidiaG LidiaG Sep 18, 2015 3:20 PM in response to sberman
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    Sep 18, 2015 3:20 PM in response to sberman

    tthanks sberman.. I knew someone with a ton of "points" would speak up! Just glad it was you and not some ---- jumping on my "Mavericks" mistake;-) obviously I meant "el capitan" but slipped..

     

    i swear.. Wall Street , pismo, lions and tigers and bears (oh my) ... Now mountains;-)

     

    i don't remember where I saw that prompt about the link to osX but I swear I did(?!).. Good luck Rhonda.. I've noticed a lot of discrepancies between ios9 on everything from my (4yr old "ancient ") iPad 2 to my iPhone 6+.. But I'll roll with it.. I appreciate the improvements over the bugs!

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Sep 18, 2015 3:27 PM in response to LidiaG
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    Sep 18, 2015 3:27 PM in response to LidiaG

    LidiaG, thanks for your comments.

     

    Indeed your original post was correct: those folks using Macs with iCloud Notes should wait until OS X El Capitan is released in a few weeks to upgrade Notes, because until their Mac is upgraded to El Capitan, the upgraded Notes cannot be read or created on a Mac.

     

    By the way, the names used to be big cats, but are now California places (such as Mavericks, which is a beach, not a mountain).

     

    Enjoy your Apple gear!

  • by LidiaG,

    LidiaG LidiaG Sep 18, 2015 3:40 PM in response to sberman
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    Sep 18, 2015 3:40 PM in response to sberman

    just checked my devises and all (iPad 2 thru iPad Air 2) seem to be running with the updated formatting.. thanks for the os/ios info.. that clarifies it


    i was simply noting the fun with the os names... I live in California currently and hike to these places often.. we often joke about was future os names will be .. Sequoia is my bet ;-)


  • by rhonda mfromky,

    rhonda mfromky rhonda mfromky Sep 18, 2015 5:20 PM in response to sberman
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    Sep 18, 2015 5:20 PM in response to sberman

    Thanks for your suggestion Sberman. All my notes are in iCloud. But there is no Upgrade button, probably because I Upgraded Notes the first time I opened it after the iOS update. So that doesn't work either. I just updated the iOS on my iPhone 5S and Notes works fine on it.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Sep 18, 2015 8:50 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 18, 2015 8:50 PM in response to rhonda mfromky

    rhonda mfromky wrote:

     

    But I got the warning that if I turned it off, all notes would be removed from my iPad. So I cancelled that. I don't want to risk losing my notes.

    Indeed if you turn off iCloud Notes on your iPad, all iCloud notes will be removed from your iPad.  But as long as you have iCloud Notes turned on anywhere else, the notes will be retained in iCloud.

     

    So you could safely try turning off iCloud Notes on your iPad, then turn it back on, and your notes will reappear.

     

    UPDATE - Just make sure that is exactly the way you implement this - turn off iCloud Notes on your iPad.  Do not, for example, delete the notes explicitly.

  • by bobseufert,

    bobseufert bobseufert Sep 18, 2015 9:02 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 18, 2015 9:02 PM in response to rhonda mfromky

    Possible bad news. The new sketch feature needs the updated Notes and a iPad 4 to work. Methinks it may be the same for the other formatting features. 

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Sep 18, 2015 9:28 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 18, 2015 9:28 PM in response to rhonda mfromky

    Yes, here is documentation from Apple confirming bobseufert's sketching assertion:

     

    Upgrade your notes with iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

  • by rhonda mfromky,

    rhonda mfromky rhonda mfromky Sep 19, 2015 7:33 AM in response to sberman
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    Sep 19, 2015 7:33 AM in response to sberman

    I Knew my 3rd Gen iPad was too old to have the sketch feature. But my husband's iPad is a 2nd Gen and he has new features. When he starts a new note a + appears at the lower right corner of his note. When he taps the + a tool bar pops up with formatting options. He can also create a checklist with circles beside items in his note. I never even get the + on mine. I did try turning Notes off and back on in iCloud but that didn't help either. It sounds like I may have to visit the Genius Bar to see what's going on. I do appreciate all your suggestions and help.

  • by bobseufert,

    bobseufert bobseufert Sep 19, 2015 5:08 PM in response to rhonda mfromky
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    Sep 19, 2015 5:08 PM in response to rhonda mfromky

    Hopefully the Gnius Bar can help. The whole "some models get some featrues while other models don't " besides making it harder to learn has mad it very differcult to help. On my iPad 4 for checklists I can tap the check.

     

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