FredFoox - have you noticed any correlation in the occurence of edits/deletions of your posts - and the contributor(s) to whom your replies were addressed? Some “contributors” get touchy - and just love their “report post button” that causes moderators to react to your content.
Be aware that some contributors here assume “high ground” in understanding this problem - but themselves have neither experienced the issue itself or the frustration, when the fault manifests, caused to affected users.
As for the suposedly small number of reports that we do see here, these are likely only the tip of the iceberg. Only a relatively small minority of those affected will find these Community forums - and of those, even fewer will be incenced enough to engage in voicing their displeasure; most readers are simply passive. Other technical forums also see their share of similar observations - but again, only a minority will join the conversation. This is simply normal human behaviour. Similarly, many suffers who actively engage eventually cease to constructively contribute after their contributions and observations are belittled by others - or they simply tire of bickering herein.
Anyway, all of us that have been suffering from this infernal defect would welcome [at least] some official acknowledgement, by Apple, of a problem. I fear, however, that the issue affecting several generations of devices may either be an architectural or a generic hardware fault that cannot be fixed by a software patch alone. If this is the case, Apple are very unlikely to fess-up as the reputational damage would negatively impact both sales and reputaion.
I too, an an Engineer/Technologist, have conducted extensive structured tests in an attempt to identify triggers and/or potential causes of the fault that we are experiencing. Observations, by others, that many users do not see the fault is, of itself, potentially significant. Generally, based upon my own experience and in reading many of contributions across multiple sources, it is perhaps likely that only those users using their iPad Pro intensively with frequent touch-input see the issue - whereas others usage may be significanly less demanding upon the hardware - such as simply streaming video.
I personally experience greatest occurence of this sporadic issue after intensive use - or when the iPad has been connected to power for some time - both possibly suggesting a thermal problem. There are multiple sources of point-heat within the iPad casing, of which the CPU and GPU are only two sources on the logic board. When experiencing the problem - and on occassion of being connected to external power - I’ve noted that slight upward presssure on the Lightning plug often resolves the touch insnsitivity whilst slight pressure is maintained. Flexing the connector could be an indicator of a PCB or flex fracture - cause of both could become apparent over time.
Your contributions are indeed welcomed by those of us diligently monitoring this (and other) places for news of a either a “fix” or reliable workaround. Please stay engaged - regardless of “edits” 🙂
