Apple Pencil Glitching

I changed my magnetic case from KAVAJ back to the Apple SmartFolio (on my 12.9 4th gen). Still throwing dots and lines :( The only thing that seemed to help was when I scratched my head with one hand and rubbed my belly with the other - which meant I could not use the iPencil or iPad. PROBLEM SOLVED !

Hi

Thanks for the quick response! I'm glad to hear that you've had no issues with the new device. Did you have apple care or was it just replaced under warrenty?

I'm not using any case, and there's nothing under the iPad that's magnetic. I've also used a friends apple pencil and the issue persisted (I've tried new pencil tips too!)

I'll raise it with apple support and see what they say. Thank you for the help!

Hi

thank you so much for the info, I was getting pretty annoyed that my device isn't working as expected - so it's good to know apple were good about replacing yours!

Did you open a support ticket online before going in-store, or did you just rock up on the day?

Sorry for the 21Qs, I've never had to interact with apple support before.

Hi,

That makes sense, I'll also start making some screen recordings/screenshots of it happening. I use my iPad for my uni notes and so it's probably gonna have to wait until Christmas break. I'll make a full backup in preperation for resetting the ipad too.

I'm noticing it in notability as that's where I primarily take notes, but last time it happened I switched to the Apple notes app and it was doing the same there too. I usually notice it when I'm handwriting - the letters go all squigly and the pencil cuts out/goes blotchy and sometimes it'll throw a random horizontal/verticle line out (though that's less common). It's also not completely unusable like someone else mentioned - it probably happens a few times an hour and typically lasts a few seconds.

I've been writing with my hand on the metal edge for the last few hours and I haven't experienced any glitches since doing so (though sometimes they don't occur for a while anyway..)

Hi

Yeah the hand method definitely isn't a permanent solution!

I think I'll just screen record every time I'm writing so I can catch it happening. I'll maybe even record it with my phone so it's irrefutable.

The "better" is what typically happens, you can see that the letters are completely distorted.

Good luck in your studies too.

I don’t know if you will like this idea, but I don’t use an Apple Pencil because I have a different pencil that doesn’t have problems for me. I don’t know the brand because I got it as a gift and no one told me what the bran was, but it doesn’t have any problems besides the fact that the tip is a little too big that you can barely see what is under the tip. If possible, you might try looking through amazon for a different pencil that people use on iPads to write.

After years of using various smart stylii, like the Apple Pencil and other third party smart stylii, I have found that none are perfect for palm rejection.

If you want to try and eliminate the. palm rejection issues, altogether, the best way you can fix this is that you need to purchase and use a special third party, lycra®material-based, non-body electrical conducting drawing glove to use.

These can be easily found on amazon.com in various sizes and colors.

This is what I use everyday to ensure/insure no app makes any stay marks using ANY ”smart” Bluetooth stylus, even when using the Apple Pencil.

Best of Luck to You!

I have the same issue in notability and yesterday draw a little on procreate and had some glitches over there too... tried the same things except buying another pencil but changed the tip twice . when the battery gets low it gets worse.

I have been using a body electrical impulse isolating drawing gloves with all iPad models and all stylii ( including the Apple Pencil ) for many years, now, and have virtually eliminated any and all palm rejection issues by doing so.

Thr other advantage of using a drawing glove is no hand/palm prints, skin oils on the iPad screen and your hand/palm glides across the iPad screen much more easily and fluidly.

Finally issue resolved

this can happen due to a number of reasons like

1) dropping apple pencil

2)screen protector/paperlike

3) overly tight ipad case

But all this can build "static charge" on the ipad screen , so I here is what you need to do

Remove ipad case

Remove paper like/screen protector

Now try to use your ipad on a wooden table

You'll not experience that issue again

And if you intend to use it anywhere apart from the wooden table just place your index finger on your ipad sceen on the bezel and your thumb on the side metal

This will make sure that you'll not experience static charge on the ipad screen and there your pencil will work absolutely fine.

I’ve noticed (and ****** of with) this issue happening for all note taking applications during streaming (I.e., zoom screen sharing, etc.) First, I thought it to be specific to OneNote, then switched to notability, then to others. All work excellently when the iPad is stand-alone. As soon as you share the screen, the screen-capture software fails to sync to the pen digitizer hardware and starts inserting these crazy error-lines. But then, since I am a teacher, screen sharing is the “only” way I use these apps. Shame! This is certainly an iPad-software-hardware bug to be resolved only by Apple.