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
    2023-01-17T22:16:33+00:00

    Earlier you state it was switched of because of unusual behavior of IOS 16 but I'm on IOS 15.6.1 and it's not available to me there either so have you turned it off for all IOS versions?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-19T01:11:38+00:00

    Hi there! Any idea when this will be working again? Or rolled at to all users?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-19T03:23:25+00:00

    Finally available 2 hours ago (8pm, EST), without an update.

    I switched from my personal account to my corporate account and it appeared. (tried this 8 hours ago and nothing happened)

    Interestingly, I switched back to the personal MS account and the function was still there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-19T03:48:33+00:00

    It is working for me now too. I had to quit and restart OneNote first.

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