Paste text in iOS notes

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Paste text in iOS notes

Since upgrading to iOS ver15 on both iPhone se2020 and iPad mini 4, I have noticed that pasting a line of text behaves differently.

The iPhone still inserts a blank line above and below the pasted text, while the iPad has returned to pasting just the copied text without the extra blank lines above and below, as it did before iOS 14.

Can we expect the iPhone iOS Notes App to change back to the previous method, ie. omitting the extraneous and unwanted blank lines?

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 24, 2022 9:51 AM

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Answer 1

ryane77

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Jan 25, 2022 10:46 AM in response to j0hn4

Hello j0hn4,

Thanks again for reaching out using Apple Support Communities!

We understand the issue remains on your iPhone after taking those steps.

You can use these steps to ensure your device is using the latest iOS version: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

If the issue continues, please reach out to an Apple Support advisor for further assistance: Get Support

Cheers!

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jdo_apple

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Jan 25, 2022 9:48 AM in response to j0hn4

Hello j0hn4,

Thanks for reaching out using Apple Support Communities!

We understand your iPhone is adding extra spaces to the text when using the copy and paste functions.

Does this happen in multiple apps, or only when using the Notes app? Do you have any text apps installed?

Make sure you're using these steps to Select, cut, copy, and paste text on iPhone - Apple Support

Try a normal restart of the iPhone to see if that has any impact as well.

We hope this helps to resolve the issue.

Cheers!

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j0hn4 Author

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Jan 25, 2022 10:15 AM in response to jdo_apple

hi jdo_apple

The behaviour in Notes App (described previously in

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251145938)

started happening on three iPhones and one iPad mini 4 when iOS and iPadOS upgraded to ios13.

it wasn't fixed at the time and seemed to just be ignored.

Since upgrading to iPadOS 15 the behaviour on iPad mini has been fixed and gone back to preferred.

But iOS 15 on iPhone(s) remains with the unwanted blank lines.

thanks

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j0hn4 Author

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Jan 25, 2022 11:14 AM in response to ryane77

Sorry the link to previous detailed description I gave earlier had an extra ) at the end.

it should have read

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251145938

My iPhones and iPad are on latest iOS and iPadOS.

As mentioned before, iPadOS Notes has gone back as it always was before.

While iOS Notes is still inserting blank lines, which began with iOS13.

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