In iPadOS 15, Apple added a new productivity tool called Quick Notes Corner Gestures, which allows you to scribble down notes on your iPad without having to switch between the Notes and Notes apps.
Whether you’re on the Home Screen or within an app, you can pull up a floating Quick Note window at any moment by swiping diagonally up from the bottom-right corner of the screen with your finger or an Apple Pencil.
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Apple has added the ability to adjust the corner of the screen from which you swipe to trigger Quick Notes in iOS 15.4, which is now in beta, or to add the same action to the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Not only that, but it has also enabled the addition of a second corner gesture that captures an immediate screenshot, as well as the ability to disable corner gestures entirely. Here’s how you can personalise your corner motions.
- Launch the Settings app on your iPad.
- Scroll down and tap Notes.
- Under the section “Quick Notes,” tap Corner Gestures.
- Tap Left Corner Swipe or Right Corner Swipe.
- Choose Quick Note or Screenshot to add that action to the selected bottom-corner gesture, or choose Off to disable the corner gesture completely.
Note that the Corner Gestures menu in Settings has an on/off toggle to Allow Finger to Swipe From Corner in case you want to disable them altogether.