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Apple Pencil on an “old” iPad

I bought my iPad (5th generation) last year & I wanted to know if I can use apple pencil on it or it only works for the ones you buy now.

iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 11.4, Apple Pencil

Posted on Aug 24, 2018 5:15 AM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2018 5:25 AM

No.

The previous 2017, 5th gen iPad is missing display/screen hardware necessary to be able to use an Apple Pencil with that model.


There are other third party stylii that will work with that 2017 model.

Check out the Adonit Pixel.


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

Ironically, this is my preferred stylus for my own iPad Pro and the ONLY third party stylus I honestly recommend.


Purchase directly from the Adonit website to get the latest firmware.


It is compatible with over 2 dozen of the most popular sketching/drawing/painting, image editing and notes apps.



Good Luck to You!

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Aug 26, 2018 5:25 AM in response to yuval170

No.

The previous 2017, 5th gen iPad is missing display/screen hardware necessary to be able to use an Apple Pencil with that model.


There are other third party stylii that will work with that 2017 model.

Check out the Adonit Pixel.


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

Ironically, this is my preferred stylus for my own iPad Pro and the ONLY third party stylus I honestly recommend.


Purchase directly from the Adonit website to get the latest firmware.


It is compatible with over 2 dozen of the most popular sketching/drawing/painting, image editing and notes apps.



Good Luck to You!

Aug 26, 2018 5:32 PM in response to yuval170

The Adonit Pixel works with many iPad/iPhone models

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.

Has both a small USB charger that that plugs into any USB charging block OR you can purchase an optional charging dock.

I find it only lasts for between 9-12 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/Pixel Pro stylus is NOT an Apple Pencil in this regard/respect.


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/Pixel Pro up!


Here’s my “up to date”, comprehensive, but still incomplete, list of Adonit Pixel/Pixel Pro compatible apps for the iPad/iPad Pro.


All of these support pressure sensing and palm rejection.


Animation Desk

Amaziograph

ArtRage

Art Studio Pro

AutoDesk SketchBook

Colored Pencil

Comic Draw

Concepts

Interactive SketchBook

Inkist

Medibang Paint

ProCreate ( palm rejection improved using special, non-electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove )

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 or pressure sensing, so you need to use a special, non-electrical conducting drawing glove with the Sketches School version)


ZenBrush/Zen Brush 2

GoodNotes

Notability ( palm rejection improved using special, non-electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove )

Note Shelf

Notes Plus

Notes Writer

QuickNotes X Pro

uPad

Zoom Notes

PDF Expert

PDF Pen

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, non-electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove that works by isolating your hand/palm and allow you to lay your hand/palm 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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