Notes disappeared and format changed on iPhone 14 Pro Max

I went to access my notes and they are gone. The format is totally different from the last time I went to access them. I'm on an iphone 14Pro max and ios version 26.4.2 -- I don't use notes that often, but I keep important information there. I tried to pull up information and almost everything I had in notes is gone. At the same time there is some information from 10 years ago that just showed up.


Is this the result of ios update that makes my phone less useful than before?


How do I get both my old notes back and the old formatting that is much easier to use?

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on May 29, 2026 8:15 AM

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May 29, 2026 1:55 PM in response to aj4value

aj4value wrote:
I went to access my notes and they are gone. The format is totally different from the last time I went to access them. I'm on an iphone 14Pro max and ios version 26.4.2 -- I don't use notes that often, but I keep important information there. I tried to pull up information and almost everything I had in notes is gone. At the same time there is some information from 10 years ago that just showed up.
Is this the result of ios update that makes my phone less useful than before?
How do I get both my old notes back and the old formatting that is much easier to use?

Never had any issues with notes since I started using the iphone 3G to now.

You can troubleshoot here If you're missing notes on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

May 29, 2026 2:15 PM in response to aj4value

aj4value wrote:
There are no recently deleted files. I'm tired of Apple. I have more issues every time the mess with the ios. Now I get a response from someone that doesn't know or understand the issue? That is not helpful.

You posted this question 6 hours ago, and no one responded and once you get one, you mocked as unhelpful and claim I don't understand or know your issue.

This more of a user error than Apple or ios issue.

good luck to you.

May 29, 2026 2:23 PM in response to razmee209

The person who responded told me I didn't have a problem... That is not helpful. If you have no idea what the issue is... why respond.


I didn't delete any files. I assume the Apple update destroyed the files... If Apple didn't destroy the files than they must have hidden them somewhere...


If you don't understand the issue -- ask me a question -- don't direct me to a site that is not related to the stated issue.


Apple doesn't have direct help and that is a major issue.


If you haven't had the problem and don't understand the problem then ask a question.


Notes disappeared and format changed on iPhone 14 Pro Max

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