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gaanee

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In the Notes app, you can sync new notes with iCloud or Gmail. However, Gmail sync appears to sync only one way - new notes created on the iPhone appear in your Gmail with Notes label, but if you create a new note using the web interface on a computer with Notes label then it doesn't appear on the iPhone.
Is there a way to sync notes from the web interface to iPhone Notes app?
 

gaanee

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Is there any particular reason to enable only one-way sync from iPhone Notes to Gmail but not from Gmail to Notes app? and looks like that's Apple's implementation.
I am looking for a way to quickly transfer links, text between my iPhone and PC and right now using Google Keep but its interface looks cluttered. I could sign-in to my iCloud on PC but that site loading in the browser seems pretty heavy - CPU using up 100% and sometimes shutting down the laptop if it stays at 100% for a long time.

I haven't checked it in a couple of years but that's the way it was the last time I looked. Thus, I use iCloud to sync notes.
 

BrianBaughn

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Is there any particular reason to enable only one-way sync from iPhone Notes to Gmail but not from Gmail to Notes app? and looks like that's Apple's implementation.
I am looking for a way to quickly transfer links, text between my iPhone and PC and right now using Google Keep but its interface looks cluttered. I could sign-in to my iCloud on PC but that site loading in the browser seems pretty heavy - CPU using up 100% and sometimes shutting down the laptop if it stays at 100% for a long time.

It’s Google’s fault that it doesn’t work with iOS Notes. The Google Notes that you describe in the original post was up and running before iOS was released. They’ve never changed it.

Sounds like you’re using a Windows PC? Maybe someone knows of an nice, quick app or trick to do what you’re trying to achieve between iOS and Windows. I agree that logging into iCloud on a browser is a bit of a bother.
 
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