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Q: iOS 9 Notes not syncing

I noticed that since I updated to iOS 9 the App Notes is no longer synchronising with my MacBook Pro via iCloud.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 17, 2015 2:58 AM

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  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Nov 10, 2015 11:08 AM in response to nowhearthis
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    Nov 10, 2015 11:08 AM in response to nowhearthis

    nowhearthis wrote:

     

    This is nothing new, but I just thought of it today.  It is to stop using your iCloud Notes account and instead use an IMAP email account for Notes, but on all your devices the IMAP email account must be the SAME account (otherwise Notes won't sync to all devices).  This will NOT work for a POP email account, it must be an IMAP email account.

    This is all fine and good, though many folks already have an IMAP account integrated into their Mac and/or iOS Notes.  What you've described is just avoiding the use of iCloud to share notes across devices, and there are other methods to avoid iCloud besides IMAP (such as using a 3rd party notes app like Evernote, Google Keep, etc.)

     

    In my experience, using the Mac or iOS Notes app to integrate notes from other email-based accounts is hit or miss, and the internet is littered with complaints about Gmail or Yahoo notes suddenly disappearing (e.g. look at Virjee's post on page 4).  iOS Notes has been very reliable with my work Exchange account, but I avoid other types due to reliability concerns.  So at this point I'm using iOS Notes for my Exchange notes, and Evernote for personal notes to share with my wife, and neither of us are using iCloud for notes.  I don't like having to use two apps for the same purpose, but I just don't feel I have other options to trust.

     

    There is one more experiment I'd like to try, which I think was hinted at on a previous page in this thread.  Set up a 3rd iCloud account, and add it to my iPhone and my wife's iPhone.  We each have our own iCloud, so this would be a second iCloud account on both devices.  My iCloud account was her 2nd account on her iPhone, and that used to work until we updated Notes to the new format.  This likely wouldn't help you since you're still using Mavericks, but I'll give this a shot to see if it syncs between two iPhones, each with their own iCloud accounts and both with an extra shared iCloud account for note-taking.

  • by Gaye M,

    Gaye M Gaye M Nov 11, 2015 2:20 PM in response to nowhearthis
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    Nov 11, 2015 2:20 PM in response to nowhearthis

    This is so many pages now, forgive me if I missed the answer. I have one Notes account - on my iPhone 6+, and on my Mac (notes v. 3.3) OS x 10.10.5.

    Notes I make on my iPhone are not syncing to the Mac.  My Reminders are identical on both, meaning the Reminders I add to my iPhone show up on my Mac, but not Notes. Why isn't Notes syncing? How do I fix it?

    Thank you-

  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Nov 11, 2015 2:41 PM in response to Gaye M
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    Nov 11, 2015 2:41 PM in response to Gaye M

    Gaye M wrote:

     

    I have one Notes account - on my iPhone 6+, and on my Mac (notes v. 3.3) OS x 10.10.5.

    "Notes" is an application, not an account.  The Notes app can be the host application for different types of email accounts, like iCloud or Yahoo, or Notes can be set to not use any email account (the notes remain only on the device).

     

    So if your notes are not syncing between your iPhone and Mac, there could be many reasons why.  But I suspect that your problem is that your iPhone is on iOS 9 and your Mac is on Yosemite, and you opted to "update" the Notes format on your iPhone (a new notes format is available in iOS 9, but that new format is not compatible .  If that's what you did, that is what breaks the syncing between your devices.

     

    If this is not what you did, maybe explain your situation in more detail (i.e. iPhone iOS version, are you using the same iCloud account on iPhone and Mac,etc.)

  • by Gaye M,

    Gaye M Gaye M Nov 11, 2015 2:45 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul
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    Nov 11, 2015 2:45 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

    Hi RMPlimsoul,

    I don't know whether I opted to update Notes on my iPhone.  However, Reminders app (?) is working. Any reminders I made on iPhone appear on Mac.  However, Notes do not.

  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Nov 11, 2015 2:51 PM in response to Gaye M
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    Nov 11, 2015 2:51 PM in response to Gaye M

    You can tell if you updated Notes if you see "tools" at the bottom of a note (camera icon to insert a photo, or a squiggly line to draw, etc.)  You can also tell by tapping the upper-left corner ("< Notes") and see if you have a "Recently Deleted" category.  These are all new features in iOS 9 Notes, and are not compatible with Yosemite or earlier.  But by default, iOS 9 Notes retains the old format and you're warned if/when you choose to update to the new format.  Maybe you missed that detail.

     

    I presume that you're using iOS 9?

  • by Gaye M,

    Gaye M Gaye M Nov 11, 2015 2:57 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul
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    Nov 11, 2015 2:57 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

    Thank you - I have the icons for camera and squiggly on iPhone notes. I had the iPhone store activate it, as the iPhone 5 from which stuff was transferred was on its last dying breath and I  needed help. So I may have missed the update Notes question that way.

    The iPhone is version 9.1.

  • by Zeviemail,

    Zeviemail Zeviemail Nov 11, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Chaddav
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    Nov 11, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Chaddav

    A not so graceful work around is to copy your notes and paste into calendar.  If more and more of us complain, perhaps able will rethink their philosophy.  Information on my note is proprietary and I don't want it on the Apple cloud.  It maybe the same for you also.

  • by Zeviemail,

    Zeviemail Zeviemail Nov 11, 2015 3:31 PM in response to Paul_Redman
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    Nov 11, 2015 3:31 PM in response to Paul_Redman

    A not so graceful work around is to copy your notes and paste into calendar.  If more and more of us complain, perhaps able will rethink their philosophy.  Information on my note is proprietary and I don't want it on the Apple cloud.  It maybe the same for you also.

  • by Zeviemail,

    Zeviemail Zeviemail Nov 11, 2015 3:33 PM in response to Taijiboy
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    Nov 11, 2015 3:33 PM in response to Taijiboy

    Apple is no longer supporting syncing notes to outlook.  I am very concerned, because what is next calendar and contacts? A not so graceful work around is to copy your notes and paste into calendar.  Information on my note is proprietary and I don't want it on the Apple cloud.  It maybe the same for you also.

  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Nov 11, 2015 3:59 PM in response to Gaye M
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    Nov 11, 2015 3:59 PM in response to Gaye M

    Gaye M wrote:

     

    Thank you - I have the icons for camera and squiggly on iPhone notes. I had the iPhone store activate it, as the iPhone 5 from which stuff was transferred was on its last dying breath and I  needed help. So I may have missed the update Notes question that way.

    The iPhone is version 9.1.

    Are you willing to update your Mac to El Capitan?  That would solve your issue.

  • by Zeviemail,

    Zeviemail Zeviemail Nov 11, 2015 4:11 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul
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    Nov 11, 2015 4:11 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

    I have a windows PC and very happy with it.  My issue is Notes no longer updates with outlook.   It is also a philosophy issue - those notes belong to me and I don't want them on Apple's cloud.  Who owns the information on Apple's cloud and who has access to it.  Lots of questions concerning personal privacy and information.   Apple will give a corporate answer, but for them there is a bottomline dollar to push us to their cloud.

  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Nov 11, 2015 4:27 PM in response to Zeviemail
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    Nov 11, 2015 4:27 PM in response to Zeviemail

    Zeviemail wrote:

     

    I have a windows PC and very happy with it.  My issue is Notes no longer updates with outlook.

    Do you mean an Outlook.com email account?  If so, guess what?  Your notes are in the cloud, just a different cloud and no more secure than iCloud.

     

    Or do you mean notes that you keep in Outlook, the program?  That would imply that you were syncing notes on your PC through iTunes to your device, is that what you're saying no longer works?

  • by Zeviemail,

    Zeviemail Zeviemail Nov 11, 2015 5:09 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul
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    Nov 11, 2015 5:09 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

    Notes from my ipod was syncing to the application on MSOutlook notes on my PC.  Apple is no longer supporting this function.  I'm concerned because whats next?  My contacts and calendar on Apple's cloud?  That information belongs to me and I should be able to choose where it goes, not be forced to live on their Apple cloud 9.

  • by rockmyplimsoul,

    rockmyplimsoul rockmyplimsoul Nov 11, 2015 5:53 PM in response to Zeviemail
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    Nov 11, 2015 5:53 PM in response to Zeviemail

    Yours is a completely different issue than this thread, please start a new one and you may get some advice.  Your issue is very similar to one that came up once before but it was corrected in an iOS update, but it is completely unrelated to what's being discussed here.

  • by Zeviemail,

    Zeviemail Zeviemail Nov 11, 2015 6:06 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul
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    Nov 11, 2015 6:06 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

    This discussion is the closest to my problem.  I have already talked to numerous Apple techs.  They no longer support the syncing of notes from my ipod to MSOutlook application.  It is not technical, it is Apple's policy in my case.  I have to search on the cloud or copy my notes into my calendar.  Its pretty daunting because my notes are 2K - 4K long.  I had a fit when I could not longer pick them up on my pc.  But get ready, Apple is gradually pushing everyone to their cloud.

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