Turning off Scribble without disabling pen for notes on iPad

I absolutely hate scribble and just want my handwriting but when I turn off scribble my pen gets disabled. I have restarted my notes and and hard reset the ipad still no luck. When scribble is on it tries to turn all my handwriting to type. I just want my handwriting.


It's been almost 3 years since the 1st post like this. Hey Apple, are you going to address this?



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iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 30, 2025 04:29 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2025 04:21 AM

Two settings - one of which you already know about...


Settings > Apple Pencil >

  • Only Draw with Apple Pencil - set to ON
  • Scribble - set to OFF


When using the Notes App, your hand-written script will not be converted to text.

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