
You can type in a Quick Note or use the Apple Pencil to write, and Quick Note size can be adjusted or it can be collapsed down to the side of the iPad so you can bring it right back up when you need it. You can bring up a Quick Note from the Home Screen, in any app, when using Split View, or anywhere else in iPadOS. On the iPad, if you tap in the lower right corner with an Apple Pencil or swipe with a finger, you can bring up a Quick Note to jot down a thought or an idea. With an the person receives a notification about the note, which is similar to how work in other apps. In shared notes or folders, you can add an sign and type in the name of a person the note is shared with to bring their attention to it and to let them know if there's been an important update. When you open a note, you'll also see a notification of the changes that have been made since the last time you opened the note. If you have a gift list or grocery list, for example, you can see the items that each person involved with the note has added.Įdit times and dates are included, and each person's contributions are shown in a different color. If you tap on "Highlights" or swipe right in a note, you can see an overview of the portions of the note that each person has contributed. On any shared note, if you tap the three dots in the upper right hand corner or the little person icon, you can get to an Activity View that shows you the edits that each person has made and who has interacted with the note. The Notes app has offered sharing features for some time now, but in iOS 15, Apple is making it easier to collaborate and work on a note with another person. Tags and Smart Folders offer a new way to organize your notes and it's a system that's quicker and more simple than manually organizing your notes into different folders. You can choose tags you've already created or add new tags that will be used in future notes. When creating a Smart Folder, you can choose a name and select which tags you want it to include. To go along with tags, there's a new Smart Folders option that you can use to create a folder to house tags. You can tap on any of the tag names to see all notes that contain that tag. Once you create a tag, it's added to the "Tags" section in the Notes app overview. You can use any tag you want, like #cooking, #plants, #work, #reminders, etc. When writing a note, you can use hashtags to tag it with a word or a phrase for organizational purposes.

The major new feature in the Notes app, Quick Note, is exclusive to the iPad, but Apple has added some general quality of life improvements and new features for those who share notes between multiple people. The guide below highlights the new features that you'll find in the Notes and Reminders apps in iOS 15. The Notes app has enhanced functionality on the iPad with the Quick Note feature, while Reminders features better Siri integration and natural language support. Those who use the Notes and Reminders apps will be pleased to hear that iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 bring some useful new features.
