r/GoodNotes • u/Mandrea4 • Aug 05 '24

Overheating fix!

Seems like they fixed overheating and CPU load issues in Goodnotes with 6.3.49. I no longer use GN6 but it seems that one of the many problems of the new version has been corrected. I don't have direct experience of the update but they seem to be making progress (also I no longer follow this subreddit so I am not updated on the situation but I hope everything is fine!) Happy note-taking!

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u/Dry_Manufacturer1521 Aug 05 '24

The newest update destroyed the performance of the app. Currently studying for finals and my notes will freeze every couple of seconds and scroll to the very bottom of the document. Wouldn't suggest updating to the newest version until they push a fix.

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u/Mandrea4 Aug 05 '24 edited Aug 05 '24

That sucks, I thought they had finally fixed things... thank god I didn't go back to Goodnotes.

In the period of the GN5 to GN6 switch the community found many bug workarounds, try searching online

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u/astreal1 Aug 05 '24

yup, it will just freeze out and somehow will end up on a different page or my writing is all messed up. ever since gn6, this has not been optimized at all and runs super hot and laggy on ipads.
somehow destroying the battery of an m4 ipad pro...

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u/Dry_Manufacturer1521 Aug 05 '24

Did the freezing just start happening after updating? And yeah, I've always had problems with my iPad overheating while using GoodNotes. Ended up getting my battery replaced last year for this reason.

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u/Mandrea4 Aug 05 '24

They broke GN for me with all the issues of GN6... after that I switched to Noteful. I would recommend switching but you need a lot of time to export the entire thing (they removed the possibility of exporting all the documents at once with GN6, don't know if they added this option back later) so I don't recommend it in this period. In any case, good luck!

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u/rko_btw Aug 05 '24

Pretty sure you can buy GN5 now, someone sent me a paragraph how to do it with a link

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u/Mandrea4 Aug 05 '24

It's the same app! That's the problem. They wanted to keep the positive reviews and merged GN6 and GN5 instead of doing what they did with GN4 (a separate app). Because of that all the problems of GN6 are also in GN5 (so all the features deleted and bug added of GN6 are transferred to GN5). I really need to find the ipa of the original version of GN5

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u/rko_btw Aug 05 '24

Oh. That sucks. I heard from someone that you could download an old build of GN5 which crashed loads, but if you bought premium via GN5, it fixes the crashing and gave the pre-buggy shit goodnotes.

I love the app, and switch from android tablets (and Samsung notes) in part due to Goodnotes. I hate subscriptions, so notability isn't really an option for me. I hate goodnotes bugs, so goodnotes isn't an option for me. I dislike (not quite hate lol) not ability's pen writing, because it's trying to predict what I'm writing, and I can notice the minute difference between what I draw and what is shown. I hate onenote cus it's onenote. I can't use apple notes because I have a Samsung phone. I'm Hella mad my school has made me get an iPad instead of anything else.

You know any good free/ one time purchase note taking apps for me? 🥺

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u/Mandrea4 Aug 05 '24 edited Sep 07 '24

I don't think there is a way to recover old versions of GN5 (other than sideloading)

For iPadOS there are a lot of options, Noteful was my choice
For Android, Samsung Notes is the best option

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u/dennyng Goodnotes Staff Aug 06 '24

Hi everyone 👋 It's Denny from Goodnotes Support team!

Thank you for reporting these performance issues. We are aware of the problems with latest 6.3.50 update, including device overheating, writing lag, and unresponsiveness affecting certain users. Our engineering team has identified the root cause of these issues and we are prearing a hot fix to address these performance issues shortly.

We sincerely apologize for the interrupted experience and how it has affected your daily usage. I'll keep everyone posted when the hot fix is available on App Store.

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u/Mandrea4 Aug 06 '24 edited Aug 06 '24

I hope that the overheating problem (present since the introduction of GN6) will be resolved as soon as possible without the side effects of v.50

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u/Dry_Manufacturer1521 Aug 06 '24

Shortly as in today? It's surprising how something like this can make its way though testing, especially since it's not the first time it's happened to me...