M4 iPad Pro 13 inch Apple Pencil Pro not accepting squeeze and double tap settings.

You are not the first to describe issues with Apple Pencil Pro settings.

The new Pencil was only released today - with iPadOS 17.5 similarly only released on the preceding Monday. It is quite possible that some bugs exist at this time.

Try a forced restart of your iPad - as this may clear the issue. If the problem doesn't clear, you might be well advised to wait for a couple of days while more information becomes available.

Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)

If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:

1. Press and quickly release the volume button nearest to the top button.
2. Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button.
3. Press and hold the top button.
4. When the Apple logo appears, release the top button.

Yes, this works. Both the Apple Pencil Pro settings for Squeeze and Double Tap must be selected in BOTH:

SETTINGS —> APPLE PENCIL

and In

ACCESSIBILITY —> APPLE PENCIL

Per my reply to your other thread, for completeness here, be aware that settings for your Apple Pencil are found in two separate locations in iPad settings:

• Settings > Apple Pencil
• Settings > Accessibility > [Physical & Motor] Apple Pencil

You should note that the secondary Accessibility settings are only visible when the Pencil itself is "active".

This is exactly the same problem I’m having on my M2 iPad Air 13. The squeeze and double tap setting is showing “off” even though I have made selections for both items when I go into the menus to select the commands.

Thank you

Turning on in accessibility made mine work.

I’ve gotten it to work in Freeform, but not Procreate. Under >Settings >Accessibility >Apple Pencil : turn on “Double Tap Gesture”.

That seemed to activate the Apple Pencil actions. I’ve noticed the Swivel feature also only works in Freeform. Now to figure out why it won’t work in Procreate! 🤨

Apple support solved this for me. Do a “hard reset”: up volume, down volume, press and hold power. It’ll restart. Fixed.

7.5.1 m4 13”, 256GB (so small RAM model)

I have the same issue, but exclusively with the squeeze feature.

Double tap appears to work fine in all apps. The only app squeeze works in though is Freeform. And weirdly enough, there doesn’t seem to even be an option to toggle squeeze on and off in the Accessibility settings for me…

I have tried the other troubleshooting with the steps linked in this thread and am still experiencing the issue.

I have an Apple iPad Pro (11in M4), and Apple Pencil model no. A2538

I am having the Double Tap Issue, the feature worked for a few minutes when I got the IPad then just stopped, i been using apple notes, Freeform, adobe fresco & procreate

I have done all that was recommended in this specific forum, i tried the following:

• Hard Restart

• forgetting pencil and reconnecting

• Accessibility for Apple Pencil double tap turned off and back on

• Apple Pencil in General setting turned things on and off and the hovering only on and off

• repeated multiple steps mentioned above

Anyone know if this is a software issue?

[Edited by Moderator]

Settings > Accessibility > Apple Pencil > Enable double tap.

Yeah before, I had this issue too after having fun with the settings 😆.