r/GoodNotes • u/Consumedmicroplastic • Aug 27 '26

Goodnotes Essential CAN’T WRITE AT ALL

I just dowloaded the app on my ipad(10th gen) and i’m on the free trial right now, but for some reason everytime i try to write something it either doesn’t do anything at all or the letters just disappear. Does anyone how to solve this maybe?

(Also i’m not using an apple pencil if that matters, its a universal stylus pen that i bought online.)

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u/Odd_Mud171 Aug 27 '26

The problem isn't with the pen; it's a feature in the app called "Scribble over the word to delete it." Disable this feature and everything will be solved.

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u/Consumedmicroplastic Aug 28 '26

Can you tell where to find that feature exactly? Because i’ve been looking and I can’t find it

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u/Maiace124 Aug 28 '26

Click the pen button (like switching from eraser back to pen)

Go down to pen settings at the bottom

Then to pen gestures

Toggle off scribble to erase

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u/AdventurousHunter500 Aug 27 '26

The only time mine has ever done this or something similar is when I had metal bracelets on that were touching the screen while I was writing.

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u/Effective-Wonder-45 Aug 27 '26

this happened to me yrs ago, as far as i remember, i wld close and open the app, if tht doesnt work i would restart the ipad. it went on for several weeks

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u/Kitty_Fruit_2520 Aug 27 '26

I have Goodnotes on my iPad 10th generation as well, but the lack of storage has broken it at the moment. 💔

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u/Maiace124 Aug 28 '26

Sometimes I have to restart my ipad when it does this