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Handwritings and drawings in Freeform not syncing properly to my device

I’m experiencing an issue where Freeform boards shared with me come in with incomplete/missing handwritings and drawings, but the ones I create are fully visible both to me and users I share with. Everything else (i.e. images, shapes, documents, etc) loads correctly. I’m using iPadOS 16.2.


I have carried out the following steps to attempt to fix the issue:

  • Close and reopen the affected board(s) - did not work
  • Force quit and restart Freeform - did not work
  • Check/change internet connection - did not work
  • Reboot iPad and reopen Freeform - did not work
  • Delete and reinstall Freeform - did not work


Is there anyone else experiencing this issue, and are there any workarounds?

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jan 10, 2023 10:14 PM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2023 4:21 AM

Exact same issue here.

Just like in oldwebble's case, only fragments of my handwriting sync to my Mac and iPhone.

That's a pain.


iPad Pro A2232 on iPadOS 16.3

MBP14 (2021) on macOS 13.2

iPhone 13 mini on iOS 16.3

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