OneNote on iPad OS 16 no longer allowing scribble (write-to-text)

Anonymous
2022-10-28T14:49:19+00:00

Hi. I had been using OneNote on iPad Pro with scribble so I could write notes by hand using the Apple Pen and they automatically convert to text. I've just updated to iPad OS 16 and the feature doesn't work anymore. When I select the pen with the letter "A" on it (what I did previously), and start writing, it immediately reverts to Text Mode when I touch the Apple Pen to the surface of the iPad. I can choose a "pen" and take notes like normal, but the scribble feature no longer works. It doesn't convert to text. Is this a known issue as a result of iPad OS 16?

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Anonymous
2022-10-28T18:40:20+00:00

Hi there,

I'm a Product Manager on the OneNote team.

First, let me apologize for the disruption you're experiencing with Scribble on OneNote.

We have currently turned off Scribble on OneNote for all users on iPadOS 16. We encountered some unusual behavior with this new OS and are working on a fix ASAP. We hope to have the feature restored very soon.

Thank you for your patience. I will follow up on this thread once I have more news to share.

Best,

Greg

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-11-28T16:52:39+00:00

    We have a bug fix for this coming in the next update!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-11-28T16:52:16+00:00

    Apologies on the delay, we will be resuming the rollout of Scribble to iOS 16 users starting in December! Keep an eye out for an update!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-11-25T16:10:12+00:00

    My pen will not work in my one nite iPad Air 4th generation to scribble it works on all other apps except the one Nate I have deleted the app t followed the direct help pls suns please with this issu

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-11-25T09:45:30+00:00

    Hi Greg,

    thanks for your response. Maybe a little bit off topic but we have another problem with OneNote and iOS 16.

    You can´t open any attached Office files from OneNote. Like it´s described here: Word, Excel Dateien aus OneNote auf dem IPhone öffnen - Microsoft Community

    Is there any news when OneNote is updated. At the moment it´s really hard to use it.

    BR Tim

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