Apple Notes lag when taking handwritten notes on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil

I have the 2nd generation iPad Pro and noticed a lot of lag after updating to iPadOS 16.1. This is especially prominent as the size of the notes increase (i.e. more than 4 - 5 pages). At this point, the current note is completely unusable.

I have also noticed that if you close the notes once the lag appears, apple notes does not save the 'laggy portion' as well.

I restarted the iPad and also ensured no apps were running in the background. Lag remains.

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi, Cellular

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 12:35 AM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2022 5:03 AM

When restarting your iPad, did you perform a forced-restart - or instead just a shut-down and restart?

If you haven’t already done so, a forced-restart may clear an isolated performance issue. After a simple restart, the ipad will resume in its previous state - whereas a forced-restart will reinitialise/restart all system processes.

On an iPad with a Home button: Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.
On other iPad models: Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the top button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.

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