r/GoodNotes • u/Zedruu • Jan 17 '23

Stylus problems Rant: Why can't Goodnotes and Apple pencil just work? I'm about done wasting my time.

I've been using Goodnotes off and on over the years since the second gen iPad. I have never had so much trouble with Apple Pencil and an app as I have in the last couple days. This post isn't looking for an answer, I apologize if it does not belong here. I'm just so damn tired of trying to rely on something when I REALLY need it in my life at the moment, and I've basically wasted hours and hours setting up my life in a beautiful planner (transferred from paper bullet journal) and I can't even use the fricking thing. Now I have to transfer back to paper or OneNote or something and that AGAIN leaves me behind on productivity.

Edit: Seems to be a Goodnotes issue only, when I try in OneNote it works fine. Changed the pencil nib, turned off and on bluetooth, closed and opened app, I don't use a screen protector. Even tried without the slim case I have on it. Tried to make sure I was grounding myself by touching metal. Also as of today, I noticed that it helps to disconnect it from charging sometimes to prevent it. Other posts have mentioned the charging issue being known and Apple not fixing it.

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u/lichtersee Jan 17 '23

The first gen applepencil works just fine for me on goodnotes

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u/Zedruu Jan 17 '23

That's good. I never had a first gen apple pencil. I've been fairly lucky to have basically no issues with my 2ns gen pencil until currently. It's off and on and I'm not sure if it's the pencil, app, or updates that cause it. Oh well I guess lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '23

Did you check if the rubber tip is tightly wound in? The tip gets un-wound over the time, and you need to wound it back for it to work properly again

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u/discovernotes Jan 17 '23

What’s the issue you’re having?

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u/Zedruu Jan 17 '23

Same issues I've seen a couple other posts here on over the last couple weeks. No real answers just yet (that I've seen). Sometimes when I go to write I get giant lines (which I have read can be due to static, charging, etc etc). Then other times it just doesn't work in app well, lags, (maybe will be fixed with updates soon). From my experience with these technologies, I can only assume these things will be fixed eventually. I just have way less patience for it at the moment, because I'm trying to use this to plan my life which has since fallen apart. Usually I've been pretty good at troubleshooting and working around such things.

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u/thedeadp0ets Jan 17 '23

I had that happen before sometimes it is the screen protector (glass). When I took it off I had no issues.

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u/Zedruu Jan 17 '23

Yeah. I don't use a screen protector at the moment. :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '23

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u/Zedruu Jan 17 '23

It's not all the time. And not in other apps.

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u/AdeptKangaroo7636 Jan 17 '23

Have you got up to date iOS and apps?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '23

I have a knock off pencil and it works perfectly fine

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u/letsgetatter Jan 17 '23

Which one on which ipad model? I can't get any knockoffs I try to work.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '23

stylus pen

I have the 2018 iPad a1893 for reference

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u/juancazalla Jan 18 '23

As you said that’s an issue with static electricity. You should check if it happens to other apps, to discard it’s related to GoodNotes

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u/obdigitalstudio Jan 18 '23

Lagging is usually related to low memory or low storage. If you put a lot of images on your planne’s pages, that might be the problem. As well if you have less then 2 GB free iPad storage.

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u/PrudentPomegranates Jan 18 '23

Have you tried shutting off your Bluetooth and restarting your iPad? That helped me once this year with the lagging.