How to use Apple Notes on Android (2026)

Everything below comes from Apple's, Google's, Microsoft's and Samsung's own help pages and app store listings, checked on 27 October 2026.

Option 1: Notes on iCloud.com in your phone's browser

This is the only official way to reach Apple Notes from Android. Open Chrome, go to icloud.com, sign in with your Apple Account and tap Notes. Your notes are the same ones you see on your iPhone, and changes sync both ways.

Apple's own wording is careful: "Some Android devices can use iCloud.com, but the site works best when using supported browsers on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Windows." On a phone you also get a smaller set of features than on a computer.

What works on iCloud.com:

• Creating, editing and formatting notes
• Checklists, tables, links, folders and tags

What does not:

• Adding photos or files. You can only view or download attachments that are already there.
• Locking or unlocking. Notes locked with your device passcode will not open at all. Notes locked with a separate Notes password open if you type it.
• Sharing a folder from a phone. Apple says that needs a tablet or computer.
• Anything at all if you turned on Advanced Data Protection, which switches iCloud.com access off.

Good for: reading a recipe or a list on an Android phone now and then.

Option 2: keep some notes in your Gmail account

On iPhone you can add a Google account to Notes: Settings, Apps, Notes, Notes Accounts, Add Account. Notes saved in that account live with Google instead of iCloud.

Apple warns that "some features aren't available when using other accounts", without listing which. Those notes also stop showing on iCloud.com. Google does not document how they appear on Android, so we would not rely on this for anything important.

Option 3: use a notes app that runs on both phones

If you live with an iPhone and an Android tablet, or you are switching phones, the simple fix is an app that is the same on both.

Notiero opens in any phone browser, so there is nothing to install on either side. You start typing without an account, and the note saves on that phone. Sign in once on each device and your notes sync between them. You can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app. It also turns a note into flashcards or a quiz, if your notes are for school. Open Notiero

Google Keep is the best pick if you already use Gmail and want quick lists and reminders. Google's listing says "Everything syncs across all of your devices."

OneNote fits if your school or work runs on Microsoft. Its Google Play listing says "A free Microsoft account is required to use OneNote."

Samsung Notes syncs with other Galaxy devices. Samsung does not mention iPhone, so it does not solve this problem.

How to move your notes out of Apple Notes

Apple Notes exports one note at a time. Apple describes no way to export everything at once.

• On iPhone: open the note, tap the More button, then Export as Markdown. You can also make a PDF with Markup or send a copy.
• On a Mac: open the note and choose File, then Export To, then Markdown or PDF.

Markdown files move cleanly into most notes apps. In Notiero on a computer, drag the .md files onto the window, or use Import .md in your account menu.

Which should you pick

• You only need Apple Notes on Android once in a while: iCloud.com in Chrome.
• You use both phones every day and want nothing to install: Notiero.
• You live in Gmail: Google Keep.
• Your school runs on Microsoft: OneNote.

Comparing more apps? We checked nine free ones in best free note-taking apps for students, and the ones that need no sign-up in free note apps with no account.