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Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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post #122

Okay, am I the only one who didn’t know that (apparently) the next iOS version is going to be 26, not 19? I assume, they’ll start following a year of release both for macOS and iOS, so it would be easier to know for non-techies. But my first reaction was ‘em, 8 years into the future? Looks weird, isn’t it? Maybe that’s some kind of a joke.’

19 + 7 = 26, lucky number 7!

Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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You’re missing out. It’s a E2E encrypted solution that works really well.

Does it rely on iCloud for that? And is the E2E only enabled for Notes if it's enabled in iCloud? If so then the UK does not have E2E Notes.

It does not, although you can open notes in iCloud via a browser, and I’m not acquainted with how that functions in the UK (and if it’s available), mostly because I don’t do it.

Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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> spread too thin It’s a choice though, it’s not like they aren’t the richest company in the world.

Nevermind richtest company. It's like every year they release three new half-baked apps, that will not receive updates in years. Just focus on a core and let third-party apps do what they're good at.

it's the consequence of promotion driven development

Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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I am consistently shocked at how bad Apple Notes is. I like the features it has and I like the iCloud sync between devices... I use it daily. But it's so damn buggy. It's a notes app! Why do new lines on a moderately-long note cause half the text to disappear until I hit the carriage return a few times? I also wish it simply converted copied text to plaintext by default rather than trying to preserve formatting.

I think the fact it's buggy but you still use it daily (when there are so many other options) goes to show how good it is! Personally it's the app I use more than any other. I don't run in to too many issues but I have experienced the one you mention about text disappearing. On Mac there are also some really annoying issues with the dictionary (sometimes it lets me 'learn' a work, other times no option) and grammar checks (completely wrong).

>> I also wish it simply converted copied text to plaintext by default rather than trying to preserve formatting.

Isn't this the default behaviour in all rich text apps? I think CMD+SHFT+OPTION+V pastes without preserving formatting.

Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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I am consistently shocked at how bad Apple Notes is. I like the features it has and I like the iCloud sync between devices... I use it daily. But it's so damn buggy. It's a notes app! Why do new lines on a moderately-long note cause half the text to disappear until I hit the carriage return a few times? I also wish it simply converted copied text to plaintext by default rather than trying to preserve formatting.

Shift+Option+Command V pastes plain text on macOS.

I wonder if younger people are aware of keyboard shortcuts? Growing up using primarily phones and tablets it might be less of a thing. I saw a TikTok recently explaining copy/paste shortcuts like it was a hack and people were amazed in the comments.

Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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post #122

Okay, am I the only one who didn’t know that (apparently) the next iOS version is going to be 26, not 19? I assume, they’ll start following a year of release both for macOS and iOS, so it would be easier to know for non-techies. But my first reaction was ‘em, 8 years into the future? Looks weird, isn’t it? Maybe that’s some kind of a joke.’

Nobody knows yet, it's just a rumour. But year-based versioning makes sense as these products continue to develop and the version numbers get higher. Even as an iOS developer, I've lost track of the phone versions at this point. Year-based versioning would be so much easier. Saying that I hope it's "iOS '26" and not "iOS 26".

Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26

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I would not recommend investing in the iOS Notes ecosystem. There is no way to export these notes with their metadata and media intact without using iCloud. If you need a note-taking app, go with Joplin instead; it supports Markdown, has both iOS and desktop clients, and supports self-hosted syncing.

From the article: "The feature would allow users to export text in the markdown format".
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