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PSA: IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH ANDROID ONENOTE / READ-ONLY OR UNSYNC'D NOTES, DO NOT LOG IN/OUT OR REINSTALL APP! [Onenote Android Sync Read Only 2026]
WARNING: IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH ANDROID ONENOTE / READ-ONLY OR UNSYNC'D NOTES, DO NOT LOG IN/OUT OR REINSTALL APP. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR DATA.
As of last week, my android onenote app has marked all of my notebooks as "read only" for no apparent reason. My notebooks are not locked as "read only" on my PC or the web version... I have also discovered that all of my notes from the android app in 2026 are not sync'd.
While looking for a fix, I've found a couple posts discussing the same issue, except most of them have permanently lost data due to taking recommended/reasonable troubleshooting steps like logging in/out or reinstalling the app... This kills the unsync'd notes. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5861013/onenote-data-lost
The solution I have found: create a new notebook for a backup, and manually copy each page into it. Super tedious? yes. But at least you won't lose data.
By the way, does anyone recommend an alternative that is cross-platform and works well with the Samsung S-Pen? Never using onenote again after this.