Blimey this is getting even weirder!
Here's the latest on my Outlook 2010 (PC) and IOS9 Notes (iPhone 6plus):
If I add a new note with a sketch to my iPhone and then sync with iTunes (12.3.0.44), the Note goes across to Outlook 2010 with [OBJ] after the text, clearly indicating that the sketch cannot be imported into the text-only format of Outlook 2010 Notes.
If I then delete the same note from Outlook 2010 and then sync again, the original Note remains on the iPhone.
If I add a Note to Outlook 2010 and then sync again, the new Note does not go across to the iPhone
This is all despite there is no longer a switch to sync Notes in the 'Info' section of Outlook 2010 sync settings.
To conclude:
The sync operation appears to take place whether the user wants it to or not (no switch visible in iTunes 'Info' sync section)
The sync appears to be one-directional - iPhone to Outlook 2010
Only plain text will be transferred - all sketches, photos etc. added to the Note on the iPhone will not go across to Outlook 2010 but be represented by text-based placeholders.
So:
I'd personally like to revert my Notes on my iPhone to the old format - text only
I'd also like the option within iTunes sync options under 'Info' to choose whether to sync Notes
I'd also like iTunes to manage a bi-directional sync, as it did before and flawlessly, in my experience
The question is, will this ever happen??