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Apple Pencil Bent
- Thread starter MaulRx
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It's hard to capture on photo. If I ran my fingers up and down where the tip meets the pencil I can feel that it's off center. Also can notice if I rotate it on something.
What about with comparison to a straightedge? That usually makes this sort of thing stand out. Have you tried removing the tip and putting it back on? If it's only a few weeks old and it bugs you enough (which I could definitely understand what with it being a writing utensil), I would go for a replacement.
That's a good question. I'm assuming the tip is supposed to have some give and play since its pressure sensitive and all.
I did try the tip and the replacement tip. I'll try the straightedge idea for a photo when I get home. It's not anything that will bug me long term, just odd.
I bought two Apple pencils, one as a spare. They're both a bit irregular, being the same my guess is it's likely the norm.
Is this pretty common? Mine seems off center as well slightly, ie I can feel the lip on one side and not the other
I know exactly what you’re talking about. As I can also feel the lip on one side and not the other.
Both my previous and current apple pencils have this issue. I recently visited my Apple store to get a replacement, and it also has the same issue. Looking at the pencils in the store, every one seemed to have the same issue to a greater or lesser degree (even the second generation pencil!). So my current understanding is that no perfectly straight pencil exists.
Hi! I just want to understand, you are saying that this is normal, this much off center?
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I saw many in the Apple Store that were similar to your pictures. Some/most were not that off-centre (and a couple were worse!).
My original pencil was a little bit less off-centre than the one you show, and I went in person and there was no problem for getting it replaced. The replacement is also not perfect, but it's significantly better than my first one (you can only really tell by feeling it).
Thank you! Can you tell me if it is ok to use even with this much off center, or it does not work properly? Did they tell you anything about that in the store? I ask because I cannot go to any store right now and i don`t have any other one to compare with.
I'll talk with Apple support about this. Thank you for the informations!
amazing, I've never seen one this straight! I wonder if the 2nd gen pencils are better on average? lucky you
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I've owned 3 Apple Pencil 2s. 2 of them were off center like this at the tip. Replacing the tip helped a little but it always bugged me. Never affected usability. My last Apple Pencil is perfect.