As someone who uses the Notes app across all my Apple devices, I can imagine how scary it might be to suddenly lose access to all of my notes. It actually happened to me a few macOS beta releases ago.

Have you recently checked the notes in Apple Notes on your iPhone only to discover that they've mysteriously disappeared? You're not alone. The problem is apparently hitting other iPhone users as well ...

Q: I was to connect my iPhone to my laptop for the first time since I got my phone two years ago. iTunes asked me if I wanted to set up as new device or restore to previous backup. Little did I know ...