How do I lock a note?
After I hit the ... and select Lock, there are multiple undefined fields
Required
Required
Recommended
What are these?
And an undefined toggle...what does this do?
And how do I get it to use TouchID?
I'm on ver 14.8 (heard that 15.0 is buggy, so I'm holding off)
Thanks
iPhone 8, iOS 14
Following is from an iPadâŚ
The password is the first input field, and is required.
Verifying of the passwordâre-entering the same passwordâis the second field, and is required.
The third field is the password hint field and is a message to yourself about the password chosen; a hint or suggestion or reminder to help you with a forgotten password, and is optional.
The Face ID switch allows Face ID to be used to access the note, though (see below) the password remains required.
If this abovementioned info on the fields and if that above screenshot does not answer thisâŚ
Please post a screenshot of what you are seeingâŚ
Restart the iPhone, and see if it works better.
Failing that, update to iOS 15.0.1, and try again.
And more generally⌠The data in the note is encrypted with the password. Forget that password, and if the hint was entered but was not helpful or if there was no hint entered, then the data cannot be decrypted. Touch ID does not replace remembering the encryption key; the password to the note. We see far too many postings from folks that used Touch ID for a while, and had forgot the password. Which works great, right up until Touch ID requires you to re-enter the decryption key; the note password.
Yeah; thereâs something wonky with your Notes app here.
Just checked an iPhone, and the display looks nearly identical to the iPad image Iâd posted earlier.
From an iPhone running iOS 14.8:
What to tryâŚ
Force-quit Notes and try again, failing that restart the iPhone and try again, failing that delete and re-download Notes and try again, failing that back up and update iOS (iOS 15.0.1 is current) and try again. Failing all that, use the Get Support link in the upper right of this webpage, and discuss your options and alternatives with Apple.
Looks like you have iPhone screen zoomed, which is preventing from seeing all the options in the fields. Turn zoom off.
See if this article helps:
https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT205794
Note that using FaceID does NOT replace your Notes password. It only keeps you from having to enter it so often. (sorta like how FaceID reduces how often we have to enter our deviceâs passcode)
If you are ever prompted for the Note password and DONâT have it ⌠you will NOT be able to access the note and there is NO recovery.
lobsterghost1 wrote:
Looks like you have iPhone screen zoomed, which is preventing from seeing all the options in the fields. Turn zoom off.
The thing that makes me think itâs not a zoom-related setting is the Cancel / Set Password / Done header placement.
Thatâs correct.
If the iPhone display were zoomed, that header would also be zoomed, and the left portion of the header would be zoomed off the display.
As for your never-forget-the-password comment, I know folks that have loaded the password into the Hint. đ
Well, w/o more specifics ⌠including what setup steps you might have taken already âŚ
.. we might presume that the two required lines are the ânew passwordâ while the 3rd line is the âhint.â
Wouldn't be the 1st time I was told I was wonky.....đ
Looking at your post, Lobsterghost1's idea of the screen being zoomed makes sense....except Zoom is off.
But I can proceed using your screenshot. Thanks, that will/might help.
Whatever you do, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE write the locked notes password down and store it somewhere safe for future recall. If in the future you want to open these notes and you don't recall the password and don't have anywhere to find the password, you will NEVER again be able to open the locked notes without the password. EVER.
Thanks, I am hoping my hint will remind me. But it's not a big deal if I can't get in; it's a pic of my license & registration, which, of course, I have in paper form. And scanned copies in my email.
This may be old school (I'm no spring chicken), but I also have a metal locked notebook, which is safely stored and updated when password changes are made. This isn't it, but something like this can save people more heartache then they can imagine:
I keep a file on my laptop with all of my passwords described in code that only I understand. Really, nobody else would have a clue what I'm talking about.
The file (like most of my pc files) is backed up daily by MS. And I offload key files (including this one) quarterly to a USB drive that goes into my safe deposit box.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they really aren't out to get you.đ˛
That's great. And you are an exception to the norm here. Virtually every day, we get a post from someone who is angry they can't simply reset the locked notes password they set x number of years, weeks or months ago. And they have no clue what the password is, because they don't keep track of any passwords. So Kudos to you.
Thanks, but I had read that article...and it didn't answer any of my questions.
A nice, informative, and complete post. đ
Below: I hit the 3 dots, then 'lock'. That leads me to the screen with the 3 mysterious fields, and below that the undefined toggle switch.
lock a note
