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I tried to take class note on Freeform. After writing a first few chapters, the screen is getting laggy when using Apple Pencil. It only happens in Freeform. Anyone experiences the same lagging issue ?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
Posted on Feb 6, 2023 11:00 PM
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Posted on Feb 8, 2023 3:15 PM
It's not as simple as you said. When a white board gets populated with lots of words written from Apple Pencil, it tends to get lagging. I switch to another white board with less populated words and gets smooth as butter. I believe Freeform is meant to use to cooperate & brain storm ideas with other people not for personal long class notes, but what if when brainstorming ideas with lots of writing from Apple Pencil, it would still lag any way. So basically infinite canvas with limited content ?
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User profile for user: Missionary2112
Missionary2112 Author
User level: Level1 5 points
Feb 8, 2023 3:15 PM in response to Mike_P1
It's not as simple as you said. When a white board gets populated with lots of words written from Apple Pencil, it tends to get lagging. I switch to another white board with less populated words and gets smooth as butter. I believe Freeform is meant to use to cooperate & brain storm ideas with other people not for personal long class notes, but what if when brainstorming ideas with lots of writing from Apple Pencil, it would still lag any way. So basically infinite canvas with limited content ?
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Mike_P1
User level: Community Specialist
Feb 8, 2023 11:07 AM in response to Missionary2112
Hi Zatx,
Thanks for reaching out to us on Apple Support Communities We understand you're experiencing an issue with Freeform on your iPad. We're happy to help. When there's unexpected behavior that is isolated to one specific app, the steps below can help resolve this.
1. Close and reopen the app
Force the app to close. Then open the app to see if it works as expected.
2. Restart your device
Restart youriPhoneorrestart youriPad.Then open the app to see if it works as expected.
3. Check for updates
To see if updates are available for the app, open the App Store, tap your profile icon, then scroll down to see if updates are available. If updates aren't available for the app,update the software on your iPhone or iPad.
4. Delete the app, then redownload it
Delete the app.When you do this, you might lose data that was stored in the app. Thenredownload the app. Then check to see if the problem with the app is fixed.
See more about those steps here: If an app on your iPhone or iPad stops responding, closes unexpectedly or won't open.
Farwell!
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akw2000
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Mar 16, 2023 11:10 PM in response to Missionary2112
I also had the same issue. It seems like it has to do with the low-power mode setting being turned on. It seems like the more populated the canvas is more processing power you need. Try turning off the low power mode and it should be smooth and lag-free again.
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Jeff_W.
User level: Community Specialist
Feb 8, 2023 3:29 PM in response to Missionary2112
Hey Missionary2112,
If you’re continuing to have issues with Freeform after completing the steps in our last response, you’ll want to reach out to Apple for further assistance, as there wouldn’t be any further suggestions we could make regarding your experience specific to this app. They can be reached using this link: Get Support
Take care!
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