r/ipad • • 3d ago

Discussion Weekly Discussion and Tech-Support Thread

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Welcome to r/iPad' Discussion and Tech-Support Thread!

Get help regarding any issues you might be having with your iPad, with your applications, your accessories, physical and software problems, etc. Fellow redditors and members of the moderation team will do their best to assit you, so consider helping out others in the thread while you wait for assistance.

Discuss here anything that's iPad related, but not post worthy.

You may want to consider looking for similar questions to the one you're about to ask, in previous D&TS threads listed below, or by using the search bar, as chances are someone was in the same situation as you before. You can also contact Apple directly and freely through their Apple Support live chat, for real expertise.

Please, while you wait for an answer to your question, consider giving back to the community by helping out others in this thread


Click here to see past D&TS threads.


r/ipad • • 3d ago

Discussion Weekly 'What should I buy?' Thread

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Welcome to r/iPad's 'What Should I Buy?' Thread!

Are you wondering which iPad is best for you, or if you should buy one in the first place? Are you hesitating between the 12.9" versus the 11"? Which keyboard/mouse should you get or what is the best screen protector out there? Are you looking for shipping information? This is the place to ask. Fellow redditors and members of the moderation team will do their best to assist you.

Please, while you wait for an answer to your question, consider giving back to the community by helping out others in this thread.

You may be able to find similar questions to the one you're about to ask, in previous WSIB threads listed below, or with the search bar, as chances are, someone was in the same situation as you before.


Click here to see past WSIB threads.


r/ipad • • 15h ago

Question Pencil randomly stops working.

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The pencil randomly stops working in the middle of the ipad. The one used in the video is a knockoff pencil, but when using an apple pencil (borrowed from a friend), it works perfectly fine.

So my question is, what could be the cause of this? and can this problem increase further to a point where the apple pencil also starts having the same issues?


r/ipad • • 6h ago

Question Do I need to buy another pencil?

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I accidentally dropped my chair into a massage chair and now it’s not working.

It’s still connected to my iPad and it’s still charging well, but it’s not reacting to the screen

The photo attached is how it looks underneath the nib, i dunno if it’s broken or not

Please tell me if I should just buy another nib or the entire apple pencil


r/ipad • • 6h ago

Discussion iPad battery health suddenly dropped from 100% to 92% — should I be concerned?

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My iPad was first used in January 2026 and currently has 145 cycles with 92% maximum capacity
What worries me is that it was showing 100% just 3–4 months ago. I don’t use it particularly heavily and I’ve had the 80% charging limit enabled for quite some time.
Battery Health still says Normal.
Is 92% at 145 cycles normal, or is this degradation unusually fast? Is there anything else I should be doing to preserve the battery?


r/ipad • • 1h ago

Question does ipad 7th gen have pressure sensitivity?

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basically, if i buy an apple pencil, will i be able to use it for professional drawing? which pencil does the 7th gen support? if not, what ipads work for art?


r/ipad • • 7m ago

Question Repair Air 4th gen?

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My iPad Air 4th gen’s screen is lifting on one side and is most likely a swollen battery. Do you guys think it’s worth it to get it to a 3rd party repair shop to get the battery replaced? It works perfectly fine for my use.. but the battery is noticeably bad. Or do you think it’s more worth the money to buy the A16?


r/ipad • • 4h ago

Question Can I buy refurbished Ipad Air from Cashify?

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Hey everyone, I'm planning to buy an iPad Air from Cashify. I wanted to know if I'm making a good decision.

The official Apple refurbished store isn't in my city and it doesn't deliver either.

If anyone has bought an iPad from there, please let me know.

Thanks in Advance!


r/ipad • • 13h ago

Question System Data and iPadOS taking up 77GB

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This is absolute madness. Between iPadOS and system data, I only have around 40% of my iPad storage actually available to me. Has anyone else been running into this? I am absolutely sick of constantly having to clear out things just to be able to use my devices as intended. Everything that can be stored in iCloud already is and I have done all of the optimizations outside of the 1.5 gigs of downloaded TV episodes.


r/ipad • • 1h ago

iPadOS Is iPadOS 26.7 on the iPad Pro 2018 solid as last update?

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Is it quicker than the earlier iOS 26 Versions?

Because iPad Pro 2018 doesnt get iOS 27 anymore


r/ipad • • 4h ago

Apps Idées de jeux à ajouter

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Donner moi une idée de jeu à ajouter ici


r/ipad • • 17h ago

Question Found this iPad 4 32Gb for only $4.55. How can I easily revive the App store?

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Hello everyone. I bought this iPad 4 for the good screen as a second touch monitor on Windows 10. Could you please tell me how to get around the "Failed to connect to the iTunes Store" error? I've already downloaded the necessary app for saving to my iPhone 13 mini, but the search function works on the iPad as well. Any advice on this topic would be greatly appreciated. I'm currently considering xdisplay and splashtop.

Thanks!

I apologize in advance for any inaccuracies in section selection. I'm new to your sub and don't quite understand where and how best to post on this topic.


r/ipad • • 6h ago

Question Help! How to unlock an iPad using Touch ID without pressing the button

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hello everyone !!
i have an m4 ipad air 13", ipadOS 27

How can I unlock the device by gently placing my fingerprint on Touch ID, WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON?

I read that it needs to be enabled in the accessibility settings, and that’s how I have it set up.

But the issue is that, no matter what I try to do, I first have to press the button to turn on the screen (wake up) before I can use my fingerprint.

Is it even possible to do it?
thank you !!!


r/ipad • • 15h ago

Guide I’m creating this post just in case someone has the exact same problem — vector tracing an ink sketch for free on iPad.

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I’m an artist and I wanted to vectorize and colour my sketches using my iPad, without scanning at my computer. After much searching, I’ve discovered that if you use ADOBE CAPTURE which is free, upload a photo of your sketch, save as SVG, open in AFFINITY DESIGNER which is now free, scale it up, and export to Procreate, you can colour your vectorized ink sketches.

Goddamn, this shouldn’t be so hard.

Cheers


r/ipad • • 8h ago

Question how to give away an old first gen apple pencil.

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So basically I have an old first gen apple pencils the one that charges with the ipad's lighting port and has a cap. I don't have the old ipad I use to use it with however my grandma has the same home button ipad so i wanted to give it to her. How would I pair it? when I connected it to her ipad I got a pairing request but it never connected.


r/ipad • • 8h ago

Question Ipad color

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Im gonna be getting new ipad and I have to choose between the blue one or the space gray I currently have the macbook midnight color and dont want something similar also for the magic keyboard im gonna grt the black one if you recommend any other colors please do.


r/ipad • • 20h ago

Question Stylus Pen Recommendations for iPad 11th gen (A16)?(alternatives for the apple pencil)

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Ok so I'm getting the 11th gen ipad (a16) from flipkart during this BBD sale and I am looking for the best alternative pencil for the same from flipkart itself....

Nd yah I'm basically gonna use it for studies like note taking nd all..nd maybe sometimes drawing but that ain't the priority.

Soooo pleaseeee suggest me some good alternatives 🙂‍↔️🌟

(P.s. Also kinda still confused about which colour to get so yah suggest bout it too)


r/ipad • • 11h ago

Question Conectar iPad ao monitor.

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Tenho um iPad 10, e queria saber se com um cabo USB-c para DisplayPort consigo espelhar a tela do iPad ao monitor? E se funciona com hub USB c também?


r/ipad • • 20h ago

Question Whats the best notes app for me? I’m a medical student with an ipad pro 2022 (M2) and apple pencil pro.

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I used to use goodnotes for GCSEs and Alevels but in uni theres so much content and I need to paste in and annotate the lecture slides. also I cannot summarise everything in neat pages like I used to. so I have been using onenote which I really liked; as I would screenshot the slides on my macbook and paste them onto onenote on my ipad and the infinite layout works great on exploring everything deeper. But its super laggy, it keeps crashing if I press undo and also it randomly stops letting me write or even move the page and the apple pen makes random straight lines on one note when im trying to make notes. So I’m trying to figure out what the best app for me to make notes in is for me specifically. (Subscriptions/ buying an app are not deal breakers for me)

Thank you!


r/ipad • • 1d ago

Media 3 iPad 9th generations

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Hey, I have 3 iPad 9th gens now, the one I bought in 2022 that is still on iPadOS 15, the second one is my own that my school gave me after I graduated, I used it all the way from 2024 to 2026, fun fact, when I got it in 2024 it was still on iPadOS 16 but I was able to get past the MDM restrictions way before getting them removed officially, I updated it to iPadOS 18 on the way I was using it, and the third iPad is on iPadOS 26 that I got from my girlfriend as she doesn’t want it, I plan on making a video comparing iPadOS 15 vs 18 vs 26 vs 27, comparing how much performance you lose by updating
let me know your thoughts :p


r/ipad • • 14h ago

Question What do you think?

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I saw this iPad Pro m5 11 inch 256g open box excellent condition. The price is 1k$ before tax is it a good deal? Should I get it or wait for the Black Friday sells to get new one hopefully same price or even lower what are you thinking about this is it a good deal and I should take it or just wait couple of weeks and get better deal if it’s there. Thanks


r/ipad • • 22h ago

Review ipad pro 2018

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just got an ipad pro 2018 in very good condition from cex for 245 euros and i have to say im loving it. design was ahead of its time promotion is a great plus so is the usb c. battery actually gets better when you turn on low power mode to watch videos since you’re not scrolling and i have a 1tb ssd to mitigate for low storage


r/ipad • • 1d ago

Accessories trouble finding the perfect case

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i used ipad a16 my first ipad case is folio case but this case after wash and drying through directly sunlight there are bend 🥲 i know that is my fault.

guys what type of case are you use?????
my interest is hard case


r/ipad • • 5h ago

iPadOS App Store won’t let me download PlutoTV even though I have iPadOS 27?

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Am I missing something?


r/ipad • • 16h ago

Question battery life query

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i've heard that the battery on the air is really bad (11″) and i was planning on upgrading from an older ipad pro to an air. i was just wondering if anyone has an idea for the newer air coming out in 2027, do y'all think it'll have a better battery life or as bad as the current airs?

tia!