Does Apple Pencil 2 Write Without a Tip?

Thanks for reply. I’m just trying to establish whether or not the lack of response from my iPad Pro is due to a broken tip or to a broken pencil. The wait time to get either is significant in terms of workload and, of course, I’d rather not spend money I don’t need to. Buying the tips is the lesser of two punishments but a waste of time and money if my present experience suggests the tip is not the issue. Hence my question to other pencil owners: without a tip attached, does the IPad Pro respond to the touch, or proximity, of the Pencil? I wouldn’t call it academic :)

Thanks. I’m still hoping someone will remove their pencil tip and report if touching the screen activates the writing/painting/‘touch’ response. I can’t see how that would in any way risk or compromise the screen or the pencil. It would take a week to get replacement nibs where I am and I might still have no functioning pencil even then. Thanks anyway.

Great! Many thanks. That gives me hope that replacing the damaged tip might be all that’s required. At least it’s worth a shot.

And, yes, I can confirm that you’re a nice guy ;) Much appreciated. Stay safe!

Thanks anyway for your advice. Perhaps you misunderstood the troubleshooting nature of the question, which suggested no such risk to anyone’s device but rather sought corroboration of a user experience, now kindly confirmed by another user here. So no need to be bothered, or indeed to speak for others. Have a nice day

Hi again. I just wanted to thank you again for your advice and patience last week. I've since purchased and received a set of apple Pencil tips and, lo and behold, my Apple Pencil works perfectly again. This both save me nearly a week's wait (because new pencil were out of stock) but it also save me almost €100, half of which I will now happily donate to a local charity helping people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many thanks for your friendly help. Good wishes.