IPad Notes App Won't Open - A Workaround

The Notes app on my Ipad suddenly stopped working. Whenever I clicked on the app, the app would start to load then flash the notes list for a brief Secound then close. I tried every conceivable method to recover the functionality. I closed the app from the home screen, rebooted the iPad, nothing worked. I even tried quickly opening a note as the list flashed. No luck.
Finally, I thought, what if I could do a search that would pull up a note. I did just that. I typed in a word I knew was in one of my notes and the note listed in the search window. From there I was able to open my notes app. I opened and closed the app several times and all seemed to be back to normal.

Both methods were work arounds. If they don't work try more traditional methods. If your Notes won't open neither method can make them work less.

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