Apple Pencil compatability..?

No and never.

Last year’s 2017, iPad 5th generation is missing an important screen technology layer that the new 2018 iPad 6th generation and current iPad Pro models have.

So, the Apple Pencil will never work with the 2017 iPad 5th generation.

I highly recommend the Adonit Pixel for your 2017 iPad.

I use one of these with my 1st gen iPad Pro and it is a very good stylus and works well with all of the recommended compatible apps.

It works across many models of iDevices and supports, at least, 2 dozen of the most popular apps.

http://www.adonit.net/jot/pixel/

This stylus works wonderfully for me.

The Adonit Pixel has ON/OFF/ shortcut buttons.

Has a nice fine, textured pen tip AND a nice rubber grip.

Magnetically charges, has an auto 15 minute shutdown feature ( to preserve battery life ), charges in a hour.

I find it only lasts for 11-14 hours, but Adonit claims up to 16 hours of continuous use on a charge cycle.

Made of very high quality aluminum materials.

Works with about a dozen of the major/popular drawing/sketching/painting apps (the Pixel/Pixel Pro works with, but currently not “officially” supported with Procreate, but it still works and works pretty well in Procreate ), and about a half dozen of the popular note taking apps, a half dozen writing apps and about a half dozen PDF style/compatible apps.

You have to perform some pairing and setup parameters in each of the Adonit Pixel compatible apps.

You just DO NOT simply turn on Bluetooth on an an iDevice and turn on the Adonit stylus and start writing.

The Adonit Pixel stylus is NOT an Apple Pencil!

You have to initially Bluetooth pair the Adonit Pixel/Pixel Pro, setup the hand/palm position and in many apps, set up the stylus screen pressure sensitivity for each and every compatible app!

Once you have, initially, done all of this, all Adonit Pixel compatible apps will remember these settings for future use!

Some Adonit Pixel users claimed their stylus doesn’t work, but it does work well IF you properly know how to set the Adonit Pixel up!

Here’s my ( incomplete) list of Adonit Pixel compatible apps for the iPad/iPad Pro.

Animation Desk

ArtRage

Astropad

AutoDesk SketchBook

Colored Pencils

Concepts

Interactive SketchBook

Inkist

Medibang Paint

ProCreate

Pixelmator (used to support Adonit, I have an older version that did, not sure about their latest version)

Tayasui Sketches/Sketches Pro (the new, free Tayasui Sketches School version works with this stylus, but without any palm rejection, so you need to use a special, non-electrical conducting drawing glove with the Sketches School version)

ZenBrush/Zen Brush 2

GoodNotes

Notability

Notes Shelf

Notes Plus

Notes Writer

QuickNotes X Pro

uPad

Zoom Notes

PDF Expert

Foxit PDF

This stylus works with other non-compatible apps, too, but without any palm rejection and/or pressure features.

You can use this stylus with other apps but will not be able to lay your palm on the screen, unless you use special drawing gloves that work to isolate your hand and allow you to lay your hand on the screen as you draw in these non-compatible Adonit stylus apps.

If interested, to make sure you get the latest installed stylus firmware, you must order one of these directly from the Adonit website.

Good Luck to You!

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