Handwritten notes not showing on Apple Notes on Mac

Hi, I've taken handwritten notes on my iPad mini 6 running the latest OS. I've just upgraded my Mac Pro to Monterey 12.6.7 (the latest OS that this Mac will run), and the handwriting shows up in the notes preview but doesn't actually show in the notes themselves. I can see the handwriting on my iCloud web interface, on my iPad, and on my MacBook (running Ventura 13.0) but not on my Mac Pro running Monterey. See attached screenshots for demonstration of what it looks like on the Mac Pro.


The MacBook and iPad are both running in Dark Mode. I tried switching the Mac Pro to Dark Mode but that didn't fix the problem.


Please advise. Thank you.

Mac Pro, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 10, 2023 05:54 PM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2023 03:05 AM

I have the same problem! From what I got it's an iCloud syncing bug: if an handwritten note is open in more than one device at the same time, then that note becomes blank.

I've tried closing and opening the note app multiple times; I've opened that note on iCloud via browser; I've shared that note with other people on different devices but I couldn't find a way to fix this issue and get that note back.


Please Apple fix this bug, it's really annoying!

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Dec 1, 2023 03:05 AM in response to meglets

I have the same problem! From what I got it's an iCloud syncing bug: if an handwritten note is open in more than one device at the same time, then that note becomes blank.

I've tried closing and opening the note app multiple times; I've opened that note on iCloud via browser; I've shared that note with other people on different devices but I couldn't find a way to fix this issue and get that note back.


Please Apple fix this bug, it's really annoying!

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