"You were added to the note" message

Hello,

Kind of a stupid question but in the Notes app my friend shared a note with me (I'm assuming it was privately shared with me, not with a public link) and I'm looking in the activity of the note and there are a few entries:

  • [the person] shared the note
  • I joined the note
  • we made some changes
  • and then today: "You were added to the note"

What does the last line mean and how is it produced? As far as I know, I was never kicked from it, and if I was, wouldn't they have to send me another invitation through iMessage? I can't replicate the message with a different friend.


This seems silly but it's somewhat important to me. Thanks for any help!

Posted on Feb 7, 2023 11:36 PM

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Feb 9, 2023 02:22 PM in response to imploded

Hello imploded,


To help us get a better understanding of the issue, we’d like to ask a few questions.


1. Has this only happened with that specific shared note, or have you experienced similar behavior with other shared notes as well?

2. You mentioned that some changes were made to the note; were any changes made to the note right before you received that notification? For example, were other participants added?


The above details will help us plan how to proceed.


In the meantime, please check out this link, which has information on managing notifications from Notes on Mac, which may help: Manage notifications from Notes on Mac


Thanks!

Feb 9, 2023 03:21 PM in response to Brittany1416

I have never noticed this before with other notes (but I also haven't been looking.) It wasn't shared with anyone else, the changes that were done happened before I joined the note, a few hours after I joined the note, and a few hours after I got the "You were added to the note" message. Me and the other person are the only people with access to the note.

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