Apple Pencil pro, random dotted lines

Using iPad Pro 13 (M4) iPad OS18.0.1

using the Apple Pencil to write in notes and on saved photos I keep getting random blue dotted lines, they do disappear but it’s very annoying, has anyone else had this problem?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Oct 20, 2024 7:14 AM

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3 replies

Nov 23, 2024 4:58 AM in response to misster

Same here and I found no way to remove this feature.

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Henk G

Level 1

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Dec 16, 2024 3:20 AM in response to misster

Yes, I have the same problem. Nobody at Apple’s Helpdesk know anything about it. It is very annoying

misster Author

Level 1

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Dec 16, 2024 3:48 AM in response to Henk G

It is very annoying - I’ve been trying various things - switching off spell check, switching off hover on pencil. I think it could be something to do with spelling as when I write numbers on a sudoku grid it doesn’t happen !🤔

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