Whether it's medical reports, business cards, contracts, proposals, or any other important details, you can Scan a document on your iPhone Save your documents to the Notes app. While a digital copy is always useful, you can add more details with annotations and even digitally sign your documents from within the Notes app.
To add an annotation or use the digital copy for future purposes, you'll need to use the Notes app to scan it. If that doesn't work, we've compiled some solutions to help you fix the Notes app not scanning documents on your iPhone.
1. Use iCloud folder
The Notes app gives you the option to store your notes on your iPhone or in your iCloud account. For scanned documents to work in the Notes app, you'll need to use the app with your iCloud account. Many users on the official Apple Community forum recommend this. If you're unsure, here's how to verify your iCloud account and use it with the Notes app.
Step 1: Open Notes app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Click on Folders in the upper left corner.
Step 3: Click on All iCloud.
Step 4: Open an existing or new note and check if you can see the camera icon at the bottom.
If you have enough storage space, you can switch to your iCloud account to store all your notes by default. Therefore, you'll need to disable note storage on your device.
Step 1: Open an app Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap Notes.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap the toggle button next to Account. “On My iPhone” to disable the feature.
You can read more about some tips and tricks. Amazing Apple Notes app for your iPhone.
2. Enable the Notes app in iCloud
If you don't see the iCloud folder in the Notes app, your iCloud account might not be syncing your notes. Here's how to check and enable it on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open an app Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Click on Your profile name above.
Step 3: Click on iCloud.
Step 4: Locate Show all to reveal About all the applications that use ICloud account Your.
Step 5: Click on Notes .
Step 6: Tap the toggle next to “Sync This iPhone” to turn it on if it's off.
Step 7: close Settings app and open Notes app check about Solve the problem.
3. Check the default Notes account.
If you have multiple accounts signed in to your iPhone, you need to make sure your iCloud account is set as the default for the Notes app. Here's how to check.
Step 1: Open an app Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap Notes.
Step 3: Click on default account.
Step 4: Locate iCloud As default For Notes app.
Step 5: close Settings and open Notes app To verify the solution to the problem.
4. Quit the Notes app and restart it.
If you still can't scan documents in the Notes app, you can try force-quitting and restarting the app on your iPhone. This will give the app a fresh start.
Step 1: On the home screen of the device iPhone Your, swipe up and hold to reveal background app windows.
Step 2: Swipe right to reveal a window. Notes app. Then swipe up to force. Terminate the application.
Step 3: Restart the Notes app and check if the issue is resolved.
5. Update the Notes app
If none of these solutions work, the last resort is to update the Notes app version on your iPhone. To do this, you need to check for a new iOS update.
Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap general.
Step 3: Click on upgrade software.
Step 4: If available Update , download and install it.
Step 5: Once the installation is complete, restart the Notes app and check if the issue is resolved.
Scan and save
This feature allows you to scan a full page or parts of a page. You can also scan a photo and save its digital copy in the Notes app on your iPhone. You can then access those scanned documents in the Notes app on your Mac. However, sometimes the app fails to sync between your iPhone and Mac. So, if you encounter this issue, you can refer to our post that suggests the best methods. To fix Notes app not syncing between iPhone and Mac.
