Handwriting Stabilization

Why hasn’t there been any attempt to include a handwriting stabilization feature, or am I missing something? This seems like a basic accessibility feature in my opinion.


I don’t always want to use the scribble feature because I do prefer handwriting and do much better with it visually due to neurological issues. Even with my paperlike screen cover the iPad still feels different than writing on paper. This normally isn’t a problem, however said neurological issues make my hands are very jittery during times of flare up- during those times my handwriting can be legible but I hate looking at it.


I find myself using other note taking apps that offer that. I always feel like I am missing something because it’s such a simple feature that it is odd for Apple to consciously exclude it.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 02:42 PM

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Posted on Jun 30, 2023 03:08 PM

Apple invite submission of comments and feature requests via its Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:

Feedback - iPad - Apple


This would be the most appropriate channel through which to make your request known to Apple.

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Mar 14, 2024 07:27 AM in response to Jpro09

Jpro09 wrote:

It’s a feature that smooths out your handwriting. Some people’s handwriting can be unsteady or a tad jittery like mine and it’s just not always pretty, sometimes terrible. Stabilization recognizes the jitters so to speak and smoothes out your handwriting a bit. If you use drawing apps like procreate it’s usually called smoothing

Got it! Thanks for the explanation.

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