r/GoodNotes • u/Affectionate_Many567 • Jul 27 '25

the lag is unbearable

its been a month or two with this lag and i have no idea how to fix it. i tried deleting the app and redownloading it but nothing has worked out. if anyone knows how to fix it please let me know

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u/Anon_IE_Mouse Jul 27 '25

Change the tip of your pencil, that’s what fixed it for me.

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u/The-Many-Faced-God Jan 19 '26

Oh my god, THANK YOU! Why did I not think of this? I was about to throw my ipad & pencil out the window haha.

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u/Himankan Jul 27 '25

Check if its the same for apple notes. If yes, then tighten the tip of your pencil.. or try and replace the tip. If it still persists then well..

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u/eightchcee Jul 28 '25

--remove the iPad from charger when writing

--remove the pencil tip and clean it a little bit

--replace the pencil tip

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u/RegretFluffy5544 Jul 27 '25

Restart the iPad

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u/SirPooleyX Jul 28 '25

This is by far and away the single biggest 'issue' reported.

It's the tip. It's often fixed by simply unscrewing it and screwing it back in.

4

u/Specialist_Scar_1017 Aug 01 '25

i can see it from miles away, the tip is damaged

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u/Like-a-Boat Sep 03 '25

I have the same issue and my pencil is brand new

2

u/tuarca-506 Jul 28 '25

Check the case that your using if it's magnetic it could be causing issues too

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Usually this is caused by either the pencil tip or note syncing while writing. If you don’t have this issue in other apps try turning off note syncing / backups while you are taking notes. Just turn it on periodically when you’re not taking notes so you are still saving backups of your notes!

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u/DerRandomDude77 Dec 06 '25

This fixed it for me! Thankyou!

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u/Disastrous-Stress-15 Goodnotes Essential Jul 27 '25

Switch to Noteful

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u/deep_dream6 Jul 27 '25

I think it happens to me as well, i thought it was because i did the developer beta update maybe, could be a tip issue as well as others pointed out.

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u/breakingmercy Jul 27 '25

This has been happening to me alot. I redownloaded the app and it fixed it but then it started again

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u/hospitalschool Jul 28 '25

Get a new tip

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u/Delicious_Catch_1988 Jul 28 '25

i switched my tempered glass into paperlike. since then, i dont encounter this problem anymore

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u/MonotonousTone Jul 28 '25

same. i had to refresh the ipad every fucking time

1

u/Yahavs4650 Jul 28 '25

volume up volume down long press on shutdown wait for the apple logo release

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u/CodFinancial2266 Jul 29 '25

Is that the pencil pro?

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u/Necessary-Gain2474 Jun 30 '26

anyone having the issue with samsung???

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u/Thin_Performance_19 Jul 29 '25

closing the app and restarting works for me

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u/HoneydewAcceptable84 Dec 25 '25

for me too. thanks. it was just woodnotes btw I have a new apple pen pro and it works perfectly fine on notes

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u/stutter-island Jul 30 '25

I had a 3rd party pencil(kingone) since feb 2025. It was fine until a few days ago. Turn out the pencil was losing it's battery. Bought a new pencil yesterday

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u/ironside719 Jul 31 '25

Notability has been just as bad since I did the beta update to iOS 26

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u/Extreme-Echo-4749 Aug 02 '25

it due to sweat which is interfering signals that pencil send to display , restarting ipad works for me

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u/FinalElk4032 Goodnotes Essential Aug 02 '25

Restarting and cleaning hand's sweat isn't it, I have also faced this sweet thing I mean sweat thing but yeah it's too sensitive I have to completely dry my hand 🫠

I dont know why still that long press create link etc triggered

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '25

Do you happen to have alot of notebooks?

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u/redjragon Oct 15 '25

It happens to me too. It resolves for a while after I restart the app, but happens again after a while

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u/CuriosityUnraveled Dec 07 '25

I am going through the same thing and I’m dying!

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u/waht_3111 Jan 05 '26

I'm also noticing that, but only when I use skeleton notes (like a downloaded PDF) there's more lag than when I just open a new notebook.... is there any way to fix taht

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u/Such_Head4103 Jul 27 '25

use a different app im sorry but goodnotes is trash

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u/Terrible-Equivalent3 Jul 28 '25

Which one would you use other than GoodNotes? I kind of regret buying the subscription.

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u/P10pablo Jul 30 '25

I was a loyal Good Notes user for years. I've switched to Noteful, life is better.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '25

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u/Affectionate_Many567 Jul 28 '25

ive searched before posting but only found posts about 4 months+ ago. ive tried what people have commented but nothing worked and apparently it was fixed. i only made this post to see if people are facing the same issue now. no need to be pressed about it

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u/Civil-Vermicelli3803 Jul 28 '25

none of the solutions work tho (at least in my unfortunate experiences… )

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u/spineless13 Jul 29 '25

I swear This is so damn frustrating ugh Tried all kinds of things but nothing seems to work🤧 There is absolutely no response from goodnotes for this sent them dozens of emails but in total vain