Use Apple Pencil with the iPad Locked
So you loved the Quick Note feature but want to jot stuff down without even unlocking your iPad. Well lucky for you there’s a feature you can leverage to do that. Simply take your Apple Pencil and tap it once against the lock screen. A fresh Note will open up where you can write and draw whatever you want without even unlocking the iPad. All the notes you create will be stored in the Notes app where you can edit them later on.
If this feature does not appear to be working for you, chances are it’s off by default. Simply go to Settings >Notes and under Lock Screen and Control Centre you can turn it on. You can even set it to always create a new note or resume the last one.
Quick Note
Among the plethora of features introduced in iPadOS 15, the Quick Note is perhaps one of the most useful. Put simply, Quick Note allows you to pull up a quick sticky note to jot anything down quickly. Apple Pencil users can bring up a Quick Note by swiping up from the bottom right corner of the iPad.
You can then use the Quick Note to write anything down and even create links to other apps and contacts. However, what’s even more interesting is that even if you don’t have an Apple Pencil you can perform the gesture and make a Quick Note. So the next time you feel lazy unlatching your Apple Pencil, use this handy tip.