iPad Pro touch screen intermittent unresponsive

My experience with intermittent issues like this is that trying a fix like disabling background refresh may seem to help, but is most likely just a reflection of the intermittent nature of the problem, that is, it's just coincidental that the problem seems to be solved. Sooner or later (usually sooner) the problem returns. And anyway, disabling a useful setting like background refresh to get the device to work properly is absolutely unacceptable.

I have found it to be worse with some apps also. I was hoping the last update to 13.5.1 would fix it but I think it is almost worse. I’m thinking I will take it to Apple and see if they can figure it out.

My ipad air 3 does this too! I got it in May and it started just 3 weeks in. I do notice it occurs a lot more often in certain apps. Goodnotes almost always triggers the problem, however it happens in the home screen too. I've read all these threads and tried everything suggested, nothing has fixed it so far... I'm thinking of returning it but I'm worried a new device will have the problem as well or maybe even worse (mine luckily doesn't play up when I'm playing games).

I want to chuck my 12.9 iPad Pro in the ocean because this issue is so **** infuriating. Have tried every reboot, reset, update, fiddle with random unrelated settings Hail Mary in this thread and many others. Yet still, the darn thing just stops reliably responding to touch. Have to jam the keyboard letters 6 times before they work, scrolling in apps becomes useless. So frustrating.

maybe if I stand on my head with a pencil in each nostril while side loading iOS 4.3.6 via a 30 pin to lightning to USB back to lightning connector it’ll work reliably?

LOL! Maybe I’ll try that!

On my iPad Pro 10.5, I have found if I wait about 7 seconds, it reliably starts responding again...for a while. It is infuriating to say the least!!!

It is truly distasteful saying this, but Apple’s response to this problem is becoming more and more like Microsoft’s response to many Windows problems.

Apple...PLEASE listen to us and give us a responsible solution!

Thank you, MichelPM. I followed your instructions (turning on Touch Accommodations), and that seems to have taken care of the problem. I'm so relieved because I was afraid my iPad had stopped working. Thank you so much for your help with this.

As stated two replies above yours, the touch accommodations “fix/solution” is old advice that has since turned out to be a temporary solution that won't take permanently.

Your intermittent, unresponsive touch screen issues may very well return very soon.

Well, since posting about my frustrations last week the iPad has miraculously started functioning totally normally. So, my suggestion, rather than adjusting all those accessibility options, is to post here about your annoying touch issues. Doing that seems to resolve the issue.

go figure.

Then consider this me adding that I also have this problem, and I hope that my post here scares my 2017 iPad Pro 12.9 straight haha.

I've tried every tablet under the sun I think, Surface, Mobile Studio Pro, and others, and they all had to go back for various hardware defects. The iPad was literally my last choice due to its locked down nature, but I picked one up thinking 'at least it'll be reliable.'

Ha. Ha.

I have the same problem with Ipad Air 3. The issue mostly happens when the device is hot and make a rotate or a little preasure to the back side. I think it is about a bad tuned firmware for cpu, ram or logic board. I just went Apple service and waiting.

I’ve had this issue since the very beginning. They swapped out my original iPad for a remanufactured one. The one they gave me also had the issue with it. I brought it back many times and each time they told me there was nothing wrong with it. Now my Apple Care has run out. They will do nothing for me going forward. I think I’m done supporting Apple if this is how they treat their customers.

Whatever solution that you found in earlier postings, maybe short-lived.

If you read most of this posting, almost all advice and solutions are ALL tempoarary fixes/“band-aides"” with some being more highly temporary solutions than others.

There is no quick fix for this issue and Apple, itself, has not been able to fix this issue, in any current updates and, if you read through this posting, this hardware/software bug issue has been going on for almost two-years, now.

So, while I appreciate your reply, I am sorry to report that that any and all of my posted possible solutions and possible solutions from others are very temporary.

This issue STILL has no fix from Apple.

Sorry.

Well Apple support told me it was an IOS problem. If it's a hardware problem what is it and how did they fix it on your iPad? By the way if you are frustrated with this problem don't be rude to me. If you can't be civil on a forum then please stay off the forum. ("Like I said").

I’ve also had this same issue for several month now on my iPad. Very frustrating when I’m trying to type words/messages and the letters just don’t register. I really would like an answer to the issue.

Just goes to show people will buy any crap Apple puts out. I bought the Apple care for my iPad and brought it in several times and each time they said there was nothing wrong with it. Now I have an iPad that doesn’t work and no Apple Care to get a replacement. I’m done with Apple.