iPad Pro touch screen intermittent unresponsive

"If you toggle OFF Gestures how do you zoom in and out and scroll apps

without using your fingers or a generic capacitive stylus, IF you do not

use/own an Apple Pencil?"

I don't know what exactly what "multitasking & Dock" > "Gestures" really do. All I know is that general pinch zoom, scroll apps, etc. gestures with fingers keep working.

Anyway.... as I said above the "Gestures off" solution lasted only a few minutes on my ipad

I want to let everyone know that I was able to relay the 3 longest posts on this iPad Pro touch screen issue, accompanied by a full explanation of the issue and the possible issues/bugs with both the iPad Pro's touch screen sensors and the iPad/iOS gyroscope feature and possible gyroscope calibration issues, to the Apple Support Community moderating staff here who have forwarded my links and explanations to the responsible, cognizant Apple headquarters teams and employees responsible for mobile device product development of hardware and software and iOS software development.

Not sure if this will help and make this issue more visible to Apple mobile and iOS teams, or not, but I did not want this possible causation discovery to get buried in all of the normal Apple customer/iPad feedback channels.

So, my hope is, now, the proper Apple mobile device hardware and software teams/team leaders will now get notice of this issue directly, now, and perhaps either start or continue and speed up on trying to work out a fix/solution for this.

Still no guarantees, though, but, at least, Apple employees directly know about this issue, now.

This issue has been too long unresolved.

Best of Luck to All of Us on this iPad Pro Unresponsive Touch Screen Issue Getting Worked On and Getting tona Fix/Solution.

Michel PM.

I’ve been closely following this thread and tried everything suggested, i gave each suggestion 2 days of test but none worked on my iPad pro 12.9inch 2017.

Locking the rotation and limiting the frame rate did not work either.

‘It’s worth noting that when the touch is unresponsive, the pen works as intended, so this is a touch only issue and not a screen or cpu/load issue.

Can’t wait to find a solution as this is affecting me using it and am considering a Surface Pro as a replacement.

Will keep following

I bought what I thought was the best (and most expensive) machine for the size I need; the iPad Pro 10.5. It has WiFi connectivity and phone connectivity and the most memory I could get. This Touch Screen Intermittent Unresponsive Problem has been hounding me for many months. I have spent hours with Apple’s Tech people to no avail. Best Buy’s Apple guru has not even acknowledged the issue. I have tried every possible fix that has been presented here without success. I am about to take it out to the back yard and put it out of my misery!

Same, Unfortunately i can't return it (been too long and no Apple store where i live), and I can't sell it (cause it's faulty).

I'm hoping for a fix at least for me to enjoy the coming years with it before it becomes obsolete...

Cannot be true.

At least, not as common and known as it is is with iPad Pro models.

There are unresponsive touch screen posts here every single day.

Always iPad Pro models. Always.

No mention of this happening once on iPad Air 1 or 2 models, at all!

None.

YOU are the first in nearly a year of this issue.

I know this because I am active in these communities every single day and I am usually the one who mostly replies/answers these unrsponsive touch screen posts when these appear.

Not seeing posts of this issue affecting iPad Air 2 models, at all!

This is is NOT anywhere near a common occurrence with iPad Air 1 of 2 models.

It looks like the iPad Air 2 touch issues were related to a charging issue.

And these are much older posts.

Most are 2 and 3 years old.

Not many recent reports of iPad Air 2 touch issue related to iOS 11 or 12 and those that are only almost a year ago, site that charging issue, again, for touch screen issues.

The issue/s mostly affecting iPad Pro models are of a different variety this time around.

I tried everything that’s posted here as possible solution, but the problem on my iPad Air 3 got worst. I had this non responding touch screen now more than 10 times an hour. I will now send my iPad Air 3 back to Apple support.

I‘m a little bit worried that there is no free text in the form for describing the problem. In think that this is a hard and software problem that occurred on a lot of devices. I not accepting scrap for premium prices. I keep You up to date when I will get back my device in 2 weeks.

I am in India.. I have given my iPad pro 12.9 256 gb 2nd gen for repair (under warranty) for this same problem discussed here.. I got mail like this today.. dies they repair the iPad pro or replace it with new iPad pro.. I don’t know what are they saying.. do someone know about what happens in India.?

I was hoping the release of the new iOS would resolve this same issue I’ve been having for 3-4 months. In my frustration of a 50% response rate sending an iMessage, I clicked on the link in this thread to send feedback to Apple and I didn’t experience a single instance of any missed key taps. As I write this, I have had 100% success excluding my own poor aim.

Since wanting to shoot myself in the head following typing a long text that took FOREVER to type, I am now 2 for 2 with perfect response while typing through Safari. No clue if that helps me get closer to a solution, as I have tried all other recommendations in this thread without success, perhaps my fate is to never use message on my iPad again :/

Interesting about it being flat on the desk.

All this talk about the iPad Pro’s really put me off getting one. I was going to get one this year but decided on a MacBook Air instead, which in itself could have been a Catalina disaster but I’m lucky it’s not. I installed that before I read the flood of complaints rendering Macs useless. or I might not have installed it. I still won’t install iPadOS on my iPad Air 2.

I have never had any rotation problems with any of my iPads and we have five in our home.

I use a 8-1/2-year old, 64 GBs iPad 2, also ( 18 GBs remaining ), running iOS 9.3.5, everyday with no screen rotation issues.

If your iPads are having screen rotation issues, something is wrong.

obviously, if the iPad has problems with the gyroscope leading to problems with the touchscreen, then it will affect other functions based on the operation of the gyroscope - for example, rotating the screen.

and by the way, guys, what data does the coconut battery utility show for your iPP 10.5 ?

for me it is 91% battery health left after only 130 cycles in 6 months.

it lasts for maximum of 7 hours of mail and browsing in 2 meters from wifi spot. no games or video.

it looks like it's the worst iPad I've ever had. too many problems.

I am a student and I bought iPad Pro 2019 with my hard earned money. I am facing unresponsive touch issues. Very unexpected. I doubt I’ll buy any apple products ever again. Just put yourself in my shoe and think, how heartbreaking it is to buy a costly device with hard earned savings, and it just doesn’t work! Please fix this Apple, I beg you.