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My Ipad notes keeps changing handwriting to text

My Ipad notes keep changing handwriting to text. I have already restarted it

Do you know whats the fix?

Posted on Jun 9, 2021 10:51 AM

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Posted on Jun 9, 2021 10:56 AM

iPadOS “Scribble” provides the handwriting to text conversion. If enabled, simply disable this feature:

Settings > Apple Pencil > Scribble - set to OFF


More information about Scribble can be found in the iPad User Guide for iPadOS:

Enter text with Scribble on iPad - Apple Support

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My Ipad notes keeps changing handwriting to text

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