Christopher Yip

Q: Can't italicize text in iOS 9 notes on iPhone

I can't italize text in Notes after upgrading to iOS 9. I can bold and underline any text but not italicized. i don't know if it's the same on an iPad but it just won't work in my iPhone 6 Plus. I've rebooted the phone, close and relaunch the app, tried text in a new note or edit text in an existing note. I just can't itlicize any text. No problem with bold, underline, bullet and all othe other fancy stuff. It's weird. I've looked into Settings for Notes and nothing there. Anyone has this problem and a solution?

 

Thanks!

Chris

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Oct 2, 2015 5:28 AM

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  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 3, 2015 6:11 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 3, 2015 6:11 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    Still no solution in sight. I have no problem italicizing text even on an old iPad that has been upgraded to iOS 9. And I'm talking about a third generation iPad running on A5X processor and using the old 30-pin connector. I don't know what else I can do. Maybe I'll try turning off Notes and turning it back on again.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 3, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 3, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    Italics in Notes works for me (iPhone 6S, iOS 9.0.2):

     

    IMG_0268.jpg

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 3, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 3, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    I tried turning off and on Notes but that didn't solve the problem. I tried another iPhone 6 Plus that has also been upgraded to iOS 9 and found that it has the same problem. I suspect it's a bug that affects iPhone but not iPad. Would appreciate if iPhone 6 or 6 Plus users could try to italicize text in Notes and let me know if you face the same problem. If it's a bug, then at least I can stop tearing my hair out.

     

    To recap, the issue I'm facing is that I can bold and underline text in Notes on iPhone running iOS 9, but am unable to italicize them.

     

    Thanks!

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 3, 2015 6:33 PM in response to sberman
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    Oct 3, 2015 6:33 PM in response to sberman

    Thanks sberman! So it's not a bug. My wife's and my iPhone 6 Plus both can't italicize text. This is driving me nuts. Back to troubleshooting.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 3, 2015 6:33 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 3, 2015 6:33 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    You have not told us if you're using iCloud Notes (therefore, synced across your devices).

     

    Presumably you've upgraded your Notes on your iPhone 6+.

     

    Upgrade your notes with iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 3, 2015 6:45 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 3, 2015 6:45 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    I have tried it on an iPhone 6, and it also worked there. So it seems that the problem is only with iPhone 6 Plus. It may not be a problem with iPhone 6S or 6S Plus but it is for iPhone 6 Plus. Can those who have iPhone 6 Plus confirm my suspicion? I've also tried changing the display between Zoomed and Standard to try my luck but it made no difference either.

     

    I hope someone has a solution.

     

    Thanks!

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 3, 2015 7:00 PM in response to sberman
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    Oct 3, 2015 7:00 PM in response to sberman

    All have been upgraded. My MacBook is running El Capitan; my iOS devices are running 9.0.2; and all the Notes app across the devices are all upgraded.

     

    I'm also struggling with another issue after the upgrade. My third generation iPad does not have the same number of notes as the other devices. This is frustrating. All my other devices have 164 notes but my old iPad has only 161. I've tried logging out of iCloud and logging in again; tried turning off Notes and turning it on again but each time, the iPad will just get stuck at 161 notes. Don't know what is going on with the missing 3 notes. It also won't download any new notes I create in the other devices. It seems to have some kind of notes or word limit?

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 3, 2015 7:06 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 3, 2015 7:06 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    Regarding a consistent number of Notes on all devices, I suggest clicking the "<" symbol (such as the one in the upper left of my screen shot) to show what folders house the Notes.

     

    On the Mac, click this symbol in Notes' toolbar:

    Screen Shot 2015-10-03 at 7.05.16 PM.png

     

    Make sure all Notes are where you expect.

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 4, 2015 5:03 AM in response to sberman
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    Oct 4, 2015 5:03 AM in response to sberman

    Yup. Have done that. That's how I discovered the discrepancy. It's not just a case of 3 missing notes. The number of notes per folder is also out of whack. It shows that they are not synced fully with iCloud. I left the iPad running for well over 6 hours and it just won't download all the notes or sync the notes count correctly with that in iCloud. It's like it's downloading from another iCloud version.image.jpeg

     

    image.jpeg

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 4, 2015 1:48 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 4, 2015 1:48 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    You said you've "rebooted" the iPhone.  I'm not sure what that means.  It may mean you cycled power.

     

    If you have not tried resetting the iPhone, please try that.  Hold the on/off and home buttons together for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears.

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 4, 2015 3:39 PM in response to sberman
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    Oct 4, 2015 3:39 PM in response to sberman

    Yes I've reset the phone as well and that didn't help either.

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Oct 30, 2015 11:05 AM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Oct 30, 2015 11:05 AM in response to Christopher Yip

    I've reinstalled the iOS9 software on my iPhone 6 Plus using the DFU recovery method but unfortunately, I still cannot italicize text in Notes. I've exhausted all options on my own. I hope somebody has a solution to this problem. I'm going to Apple authorised repair centre but from my experience, they probably won't know what to do either. Please help!

  • by Christopher Yip,

    Christopher Yip Christopher Yip Jul 25, 2016 5:11 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Jul 25, 2016 5:11 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    I found something new on this issue. Not being able to italize text in Notes seems to have something to do with iCloud and text size.

     

    Try this. Go to Settings - Display & Brightness - Text Size. Drag the slider to 6 notches or more. Go to Notes and create a new note in the iCloud account. Try italicising the text and you will find that it doesn't work. Now go back to the text size setting and bring the slider down to 5 notches or less. Go back to the note you just created and try italicising the text. Voila, it works now.

     

    I have confirmed this phenomenon with two other iPhones. And it also seems that the text setting does not affect notes created on the phone account, just notes in the iCloud account.

     

    I've reported this as a bug to Apple.

  • by SugarAvenue,

    SugarAvenue SugarAvenue Aug 11, 2016 10:02 PM in response to Christopher Yip
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    Aug 11, 2016 10:02 PM in response to Christopher Yip

    TThis worked for me too for italics. Did you ever find out why iPad suddenly stopped syncing notes? My phone & iPad used to be identical and then we went to iOS 9 and pfffft no more. Still won' sync.

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