topic Re: Missing handwritten notes in Samsung Notes App in Mobile Apps & Services

Missing handwritten notes in Samsung Notes App

Hanif Kamal — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:29:24 GMT

Hello, I'm a new user of the Samsung Tab A 2019 with s pen (P205). I use my tablet for handwritten note taking while in class. I have a problem where after I close the notes, when I open it again my handwriting is missing (blank page). But when I view it in the folder page, my notes are there on the thumbnail of the note.

I can only view the notes by zooming in and waiting for it to load (took about 15 seconds every time). But if I move the notes (scroll up, down, or zoom out), the page turned blank again. The only solution I've come up with to view the notes freely currently is to save it as a picture and view it via the gallery. But this means that I can't edit my notes anymore (since I can't view it through the Samsung Notes App).

How do I fix this? Thank you

Re: Missing handwritten notes in Samsung Notes App

BlueGo8 — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:14:26 GMT

I have the same problem. I have s24u and I can only view some of the notes in the page sorter as they have just turned into blank pages. It's very random.

Re: Missing handwritten notes in Samsung Notes App

BlueGo8 — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:11:18 GMT

I found a solution! Hope it works for you guys. Take your s pen and just scribble over the "blank" page a few times and the old text or drawing reappears! Then just press undo before you exit so the scribbles don't save.

Hope this helps someone else 😺

Re: Missing handwritten notes in Samsung Notes App

Members_U3tHGwr — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:12:27 GMT

One solution I found is to "duplicate the note" then deleting the old one. The duplicata should not bring back the zoom problem back in. At leas, it worked for the 2 notes I had problems with.

Hope it helps!