Notes disappeared from my Notes App in iPhone

Upgrade to iOS 18.1 for this to work.

You have three solutions. The first two are almost identical

Open the Settings app.

Tap on your name at the top (aka your Apple Account settings).

Tap on iCloud.

Tap on Notes.

Turn on "Sync this iPhone" (green = on). If it is already on, turn it off and on again.

In the Notes app, wait several minutes for your notes to be restored from iCloud.

Go to Settings and search for iCloud 

2) Select iCloud Apple ID (at the top of the list)

3) Under ‘Apps using iCloud’ select Show All

4) Select Notes

5) Turn off ‘Sync this Phone’ and wait for a few seconds

6) Turn ‘Sync this Phone’ back on

iPhone, go to Settings > 

[your name] > iCloud, 

turn off Notes, 

restart your iPhone and 

turn Notes back on. 

Wait a few minutes for the notes to be downloaded from iCloud.

Time to start thinking about adding your Notes to another format or app.

Well found this Tutorial on the net this morning, on how to get Notes working on a iPhone and probably on a iPad

That was a wrench, 200+ recipies vanished! Just two quick notes left…

iPad Pro with notes synced to iCloud.

Still on iOS 17.1 so did a full shutdown/reboot and lo they started to synch.

Whew

Indeed - I can print them I guess, make a cookbook :) - anything online is inherently subject to loss - frying pan meet fire.

Thanks. This worked on iOS 17.7 didn’t have to upgrade to iOS 18

Thanks! This worked without updating to iOS 18. Running iOS 17.7 on 12mini 128gb

Thanks that works ! notes are restored phew scary moment