Compiling a secret list of gifts for a birthday or Christmas, writing a diary you want to keep locked, or perhaps working on a top secret document for work. Notes has ...

Notes is the default note-taking app for many iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. As of iOS 15, if you use Notes, not only can you jot down casual notes and thoughts on it, but you can also take notes with ...

Lock-Screen Notes are one of the iPad’s best features. You can tap your Apple Pencil onto the unlocked iPad and immediately start writing or drawing on a note. It’s almost as instant as having a real ...

You might be willing to share your iPhone’s passcode with other people, but what if you have sensitive notes you don’t want anyone else to see? Protect them with ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

If you have an iPad Pro, there's a new feature in iOS 11 that's designed to let you open up a new document in Notes just by tapping the Apple Pencil on the iPad's display. The feature, Instant Notes, ...

There are plenty of reasons you might want to share your iPhone or iPad while denying access to certain apps (or hiding them altogether). Fortunately, you can lock and hide almost any app in just a ...

Always Create New Note will, as the name suggests, give a fresh workspace to use each time Instant Notes is summoned for use, and is the safest privacy-wise option available. Once set, exit the ...

One of the most interesting new iOS 9.3 features that you’ll use is the ability to lock notes on iPhone and iPad using a password or your fingerprint. In the stock Notes app on your iPhone and iPad ...

There's no denying that the Notes app is handy, but there are times when you would like to keep your notes private. Here's how to password protect your Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

With Apple Pencil and iPad Pro, users can create a new note from the lock screen by simply tapping the screen with the Pencil. However, there’s a slightly less elegant, but useful way to access Notes ...

Whether you just got an iPhone or iPad or just want to start using password protected notes for the first time, read on for how to lock notes on iPhone and iPad. Apple’s Notes app on iOS and macOS ...