What's the difference between Notes and Quick Notes? You can access them both from control centre. And they both are just _notes_. Yes, you can show your recent note in lock screen now (as a Quick Note), which is super, but why not just show a recent Note on lock screen? Now I don't see a reason not to move all my Notes to Quick Notes, if I can access them quicker. So, I'm very confused what do I do with Notes AND Quick Notes...
iPhone SE, iOS 16
Hi Pertti664,
It sounds like you had some questions about Quick Notes and we want to help.
Quick Notes is a category of Notes in your Notes app.
Quick Notes allow you to quickly jot down information over the top of another app, as seen here:
Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPhone
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
Hi Pertti664,
It sounds like you had some questions about Quick Notes and we want to help.
Quick Notes is a category of Notes in your Notes app.
Quick Notes allow you to quickly jot down information over the top of another app, as seen here:
Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPhone
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
Still can't see any other difference than showing the quick note when you swipe right on lock screen.
I don't see a quick note thumbnail when highlighting text in safari.
Hello Pertti664,
Are you using safari in private browsing? Does the issue persist in non private browsing as well? Please check this out for information about private browsing:
Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support
When you highlight text in Safari or add a link from an app, you see a Quick Note thumbnail next time you visit the site, taking you right to what you were viewing before.
Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPhone - Apple Support
If this feature doesn't work as expected, please reach out to Apple Support to investigate this issue further. You can contact them using this link: Apple Support
We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.
Ok, thanks. I tested it and I do see the quick note thumbnail. Still I just don't see why there is notes and quick notes.
Notes and Quick Notes
