Apple Notes gains a new adaptive toolbar in iOS 26 that makes its growing set of tools easier to access than ever.

The result is that the app functions like a years-long internal monologue—a lens into what someone is actually thinking. In other words, Notes is fascinating—and embarrassing.

On June 18, for example, I wrote a Note that says only "what date is this." This, I assume, was a passed Note -- the silent message you type out in the Notes app, then show the person next to you ...