in the Notes app, searching for a note doesn’t always work. for example it comes up on the iPhone but Not on the iPad AND vice versa. So doesn’t seem to be a device specific problem. Since IOS 12 as far as I can tell.
How does it work? is there an index created that I can force? Does the search option go online (Notes are synced to cloud) ?
VIN, iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)
I had this on my iPhone. Here's how I fixed it:
Your notes will repopulate and be searchable again.
I did this on my iphone 6s and then replacement 8s (replacement sent after apple/verizon/asurian tech support unable to fix note problem). In the case of both phones, it only temporarily fixes the note search function. Wait a few hours and it is back to not working again. Factory reset, switching notes from folder to folder, turning off and on icloud for note app, either don't work at all for me (factory reset), or only solve the problem for a day at most.
Hello, I had already done both of your suggestions, to no avail. Does switching Siri Off and On create a new index?
All recent notes are found, but older ones, between 12-36 months aren’t. If I access, without editing, an old note, it then will be found.
Thanks,
Hilary
It happens to me too. Infuriating. Half the reason I continue to buy into the Apple ecosystem is to sync my **** notes.
Which, BTW, is a very old application. And your infrastructure is again broken. Apple software quality has declined in recent years. So many bugs, so many security breaches. Longtime Apple friend Walt Mossberg had to write about it:
https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/3/10900612/walt-mossberg-apple-iphone-ios-mac-osx-app-problems
You folks in support should be making sure that your colleagues know about these consistent failures and how they impact the customer experience.
Eventually I will defect.
I can only agree 110%. It’s so frustrating when you need a note that you know you have but can’t find it. Sometimes it’s very urgent too. There are a few good ideas about fixing this issue here but none are permanent fixe. We need to fix this one APPLE........
Rotten Apple need to fix this bug and at the same time allow search for keywords in individual notes. All this fixes about Cloud download etc are irrelevant as i don’t use Cloud to store notes. It’s a big and a shortcoming and whoever is responsible at Apple needs to be shown the door. So basic to fix but they treat customers with disdain.
Me Too! Turning on and off to re-index seems to only work sometimes and only temporarily.
I rely on notes all the time - anyone know of a good alternative to Apple notes? Looks like a fix isn't coming anytime soon!
But it’s not that simple : some very old notes do appear....
^ @ Starfish Day This helped me and fixed the issue. Thank you.
Thank you becky_s22 your advice fixed my problem,
Thanks, it worked a treat :)
I agree. It’s simple the notes search function does not work. Why does it take Apple so long and so many people talking around the point before they actually fix these malfunctions!
You’re absolutely right. It’s a serious recurrent issue that should be fixed for good. It’s terribly disappointing. Shame on Apple!
Worked for me , Notes was not working well for me for the last few weeks , worked fine on Mac , specially search did not . Thanks
THANK YOU Starfish Day! Very easy solution and not sure why I had to spend so much time searching for a solution. The geniuses at the Apple Store were stumped and told me to call support btw.
I followed the instructions and it fixed the issue. Thanks!
Search in the Notes app doesn’t always work
