Does anyone have any experience with the Apple Pencil on matte and clear screen protectors, especially on the 2018 Pro iPads? I'm wondering if a matte glass screen protector would be more like actually writing on paper. Thanks for your posts.
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Matte vs. Clear Glass Screen Protector with Pencil
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I use a matte protector on my 1st gen 12.9 iPad Pro, and 2018 iPad. Both work fine. I wouldn't expect there to be a difference between these and the 3rd gen Pros.
I really like the matte protectors because the eliminate glare, fingerprint smudges, as well as offer a little "tooth" when using the Pencil.
The resistance effect is slight, but it is enough for me so that the Pencil doesn't go sliding around. There is a protector called PaperLike that runs anywhere from $20-35 for a pack of 2 which is supposed to be great.
I use Mr Shield brand matte protectors on all of my devices (where they offer a matte option), and iCarez for my Pixelbook (Mr Shield didn't make one for the PB). I'm pleased with them and the price is quite reasonable. ($7-11)
Yeah, this is exactly what I was wondering - whether it might be even more like actually writing on paper. There's something satisfying about using a pen or pencil on paper and the Apple Pencil comes very close. I was thinking that having just a little surface friction might actually even more closely simulate that feeling.
How much depends upon the quality of the protector. I've seen some that have a "shimmer" to them and those lose clarity, but on high quality protectors, the loss is imperceptible... except for those with superhuman X-Men vision that can spot individual pixels on a retina display from 10 feet away.
