When you can’t draw, erase, or highlight in Notability on iOS

A user wasn’t able to draw (with a finger) using the pen tool in Notability. Highlighting and erasing were also not working (just seemed to move the note about in Notability).

We worked with the user on the usual troubleshooting steps (kill the app, do the home–power button reset, make sure iOS and Notability are both updated) to no avail.

The solution that ended up working—double-checking the notes were all backed up, and the uninstalling the app… and reinstalling the app.


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8 responses to “When you can’t draw, erase, or highlight in Notability on iOS”

  1. Nicholas Case Avatar
    Nicholas Case

    Click the pencil icon (where you choose the color and width) and click disconnect Apple Pencil. This solved my problem right before I was going to uninstall! Hopefully this helps someone else in my situation…

    1. JoLin Avatar
      JoLin

      Thank you. So glad I saw your comment. Was so frustrated. Totally works with just a click!!!!

    2. R. Pietri Avatar
      R. Pietri

      Thanks for the tip. Ir worked like a charm.

    3. Roger Avatar
      Roger

      Thank you, last time I uninstalled, what a pain this time I disconnected the apple pen and it worked! Again, thank you.

    4. Colin Avatar
      Colin

      Thanks so much many you’re a life saver

    5. Lauren Avatar
      Lauren

      Yay! Thank you so much!

  2. Suresh Babu Avatar
    Suresh Babu

    Yes you are right Mr. Nicholas!!
    “Click the pencil icon (where you choose the color and width) and click disconnect Apple Pencil.”

    It’s working without uninstall the notability app.

  3. Brian Hill Avatar
    Brian Hill

    Amazingly, in my case, the problem was that the tip of the Apple pencil had become slightly unscrewed. All I had to do was tighten it.

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