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Notes App lagging after iOS 18 Update

Following install of iOS 18 notes is lagging significantly. All other app improvements are working well. No other issues.


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Posted on Sep 19, 2024 3:22 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2024 9:59 AM

Re-opening and closing the app (at least 20 times) didn’t work for me. It kept freezing whenever I tried to open any Note. I eventually figured out that the problem was caused by my having one particularly large Note (over 35MB including embedded photos). I finally got that Note to open in the Cloud by waiting several minutes. I then spent several more minutes trimming it down. Then Notes started working okay.

Frustrating that I lost the vast majority of that Note (I couldn’t Share it anywhere; Notes would just freeze). But at least I can now use Notes again.

Apple clearly did not user-test iOS 18 with a large Note!!! 😡

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Notes App lagging after iOS 18 Update

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