Apple iPad Pro Facing Many Glitches Just A Week After its Release to the Market!

It officially came out to the market on November 11, but Apple is now getting many complaints from those who already got their hands on the company’s latest tablet, the iPad Pro.

Users reportedly say that the device is facing many issues mostly with its screen suddenly going black and refusing to accept touch or button input.

Apparently, the blackout screen problem was occurring since the iPad Pro started shipping last week, with some owners posting their complaints on Apple support forums.

One common factor analysts saw was charging. Many users pointed that their gadget experienced screen blackout after charging it for an extended period of time.

According to Apple Insider, the iPad Pro manufacturer posted on November 19 a new support document on its website to respond to complaints regarding the newest iPad.

The document says that the black screen and input button issue can temporarily be resolved by force restarting the device. The procedure involves holding the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds or more until the Apple logo appears onscreen.

Further adding worries to Apple is a report coming from C/Net saying that the iPad Pro is suffering from production problems.

KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on November 17 that the tablet is being affected by two production woes. First, Sharp is not ramping up quickly enough to meet Apple’s needs for the device’s 12.9-inch screen. Second, manufacturing of the device’s accessory, the Apple Pencil, is not going smoothly as planned.

According to reports, Sharp is currently the only supplier of the iPad Pro’s screen which leaves Apple no choice but to wait for the company to provide the device’s screens. Kou says that Samsung is set to step in to boost production although this information has yet to be confirmed.

Reports also say that the waiting time for buyers to receive their purchase varies from a few days to a couple of weeks depending on what model of the iPad Pro they have ordered. The analyst believes that production troubles and the wait for certain models are having a huge impact on Apple’s sales.

He notes that the iPad Pro has gone off to a decent start and pegs the device to sell anywhere from 2.4 million to 2.6 million units in the current quarter with those figures expected to drop to 2.1 million to 2.3 million units during the first quarter of 2016.

With regards to the device’s Apple Pencil, reports say that users are having a hard time using the stylus to control the iPad Pro, but the analyst believes that it will improve as the assembly process works out solutions for glitches.

The iPad Pro was launched on September 9 along with Apple’s newest flagship phones, the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus.

The device was a new innovation from the American tech company as it featured a 12.9-inch screen at 264 pixels per inch density, a far cry from the usual iPad models which mostly measures 9.7 inches.

The iPad Pro is available in three variants: the Wi-Fi only models with 32GB or 128GB of storage space, and a 128GB model with cellular connectivity. The device is available in gold, silver, and space gray color choices.

Apple’s largest iPad to date packs on the A9X chip and the Apple M9 motion co-processor and runs on the latest operating system, the iOS 9.1.

Features such as the Retina Display and the Touch ID have been carried over to the device from its predecessor model. New features include a smart connector for a keyboard and four stereo speakers located in pairs on top and bottom of the device.

The device carries a price tag of $799 for the 32GB Wi-Fi only model, $949 for the 128GB Wi-Fi only variant, and $1,079 for the 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular version.

The Cupertino-based company specifically designed two accessories for the iPad Pro, an attachable keyboard and a stylus called the Apple Pencil, both of which are sold separately.