Now I have fought with apple for over a week three days of which they stonewalled me. Not so SMART annotate has left me binning the pencil. I have also had the same problem, as soon as I touch the screen it reverts to the smart annotate feature which I had previously turned off. Who knows, if enough people complain, Apple even take notice! So I am hoping the issue is a temporary one. These are native Apple apps, not third party apps. I can still navigate/select/scroll and draw/annotate in Notes, so clearly this is not a technically challenging implementation for Pages/Number. I guess this is where Microsoft-bashers like me need to stop being hypocrites and admit that it is Apple, not Microsoft, who lock users into a ”take it or leave it” platform and do not give users the leisure of choice. So there is no way to go back to a previous version of Pages or Numbers. the apps are automatically downloaded as the latest versions.
#On screen annotation software apple pro#
I restored my iPad Pro from a backup in the hope of retreiving older versions of Pages/Numbers, which was a silly move given that the iPad backup only backs up settings and content but not the apps themselves. (Anyone tempted to argue that the Pencil is a graphics/annotation tool and I shouldn’t expect to use it as a stylus, well, I would be very interested to see numbers on how many users use it as a stylus and how many actually use it as a graphics tool beyond the initial few days of novelty.) Yes, I also found to my absolute horror after upgrading to Pages v4.0 and Numbers v4.0 that the Apple Pencil has become useless overnight for anyone who wants to use Numbers/Pages with the keyboard + split screen.which is the only reason I bought the iPad Pro and the Pencil! I suffer from RSI and neck problems, and my neck pain came back literally within 10 minutes of using Pages v4.0 without the aid of the Pencil. I wish if there is way to disable the Smart Annotatio, or even better, if I would be able to turn it on and off depending on tasks I will be working on. I now have to carry two pencils, Apple Pencil for drawing and another stylus as a normal input device. I am finding this smart function not very smart. As soon as I tap Pages, it will leave dots and lines because it automatically bring up the Smart Annotation. I can highlight words, scroll the page, and insert a keyword in a search engine. This is terribly inconvenient because if I split the screen with other Apps like Safari, I can use the Apple Pencil as a normal stylus.
On Pages and Numbers, everytime I tap the iPad’s screen, it will bring out the drawing / annotation function. Now after the new apdate last week, I am no longer able to use Apple Pencil as I used to be able to. That was the reason for me to get iPad Pro, so that I would be able to use Apple Pencil as a stylus, pointer, and input device.
I will get a sharp pain with my hand, if I was doing it for 15min. I have a problem with using my finger to select a word, insert letter, highlight a sentenc, etc. I am having the same problem with the new Smart Annotation with my Apple Pencil as well.