Seems like this feature disappeared with the latest updates. But it was so helpful! Can I bring it back somehow?
iPad (5th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 12.1
Well, having tried this on two seperate devices, I note that the highlight function is essentially the same in iOS 12 as it was in iOS 11...
If it doesn’t work for you, I suggest that you force-close all of your running Apps from the task-switcher, then force-restart you iPad.
Are you trying this with a “PDF” or a “Book”?
The highlight function is not supported by the Apple iBooks App (iOS11) or Apple Books App (iOS12) for PDF-files. Available features are highly dependent on the file-format!
The feature is still there in iOS12/12.1
Place and hold you finger on the first word that you wish to highlight, lift, and select “highlight” from the pop-up menu.
You can choose between different highlight colours, underline the selection, delete a selected highlight, or copy the highlighted test to a Note.
Yep, I investigated the issue and found this discussion that dates back centuries... It's so weird! Why?! I'm able to use highlighting in the same book in ibooks on my mac, but not on ipad ! It's ridiculous! That's the last drop, I'm getting rid of its useless device.
I'm in China, itunes doesn't work here, I can't buy any books. I only have pdfs in my ibooks
I’m afraid it’s not there if you meant that
Did what you said, both on iPhone and ipad. The outcome remains the same. Have you got any other suggestions?
did the test, it works like lotuspilot display if it's epub ebooks and how yours look if it's pdf files
not sure if ebooks let people high light pdf files prior to ios12
Is there a 'highlight' feature in iBooks on iPads?
