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4smarts Pencil Pro 3
Question about 4smarts Pencil Pro 3
Does anyone know how I can switch off the screenshot function when tapping on the back of the 4smarts Pencil Pro 3? I can't find a suitable option in the iPad settings.
Gemini said
This is indeed a bit hidden, as the 4smarts Pencil Pro 3 mimics many of the functions of the Apple Pencil, but the control of the special "shortcut button" at the end of the pen (which often triggers the screenshot) is not through the iPad menu for the Apple Pencil.
With third-party pens, this button often simulates a command that is controlled via the accessibility features or the Bluetooth shortcut. Here are the two ways you can solve this:
1. solution: deactivate Apple Pencil gestures (most common cause)
Often the problem is not the button itself, but the iPadOS function that allows screenshots to be taken by swiping the pencil.
Go to Settings > Apple Pencil.
Find the Pencil gestures section at the bottom.
There you will find the options "Swipe from left corner" and "Swipe from right corner".
Set both to Off.
2nd solution: AssistiveTouch (when the button triggers the shortcut)
Some third-party pens, such as the 4smarts, use the button at the end to send commands via the AssistiveTouch menu.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Tap > AssistiveTouch.
Check whether AssistiveTouch is switched on.
Under My actions, check whether the Screenshot action is stored under "Single tap" or "Double tap". Change this to "None".
3rd solution: Bluetooth decoupling
If the pencil is paired as "Apple Pencil" or "I-Pencil", the iPad attempts to execute standard commands.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth.
Tap on the (i) next to your pencil.
Select Ignore this device.
Then simply use the pen without Bluetooth pairing (many 4smarts pens also write without an active Bluetooth connection, only the shortcut button at the end then loses its function - which would be exactly the goal in your case).
Note: The button at the rear end of the 4smarts Pencil Pro 3 is often permanently assigned to a command (such as "Home" or "Screenshot") on the hardware side. If the above settings do not help, the function is permanently programmed in the pen and can only be permanently "muted" by disconnecting the Bluetooth connection (solution 3).
Greetings from Gemeni AI or AI wath ever
This is indeed a bit hidden, as the 4smarts Pencil Pro 3 mimics many of the functions of the Apple Pencil, but the control of the special "shortcut button" at the end of the pen (which often triggers the screenshot) is not through the iPad menu for the Apple Pencil.
With third-party pens, this button often simulates a command that is controlled via the accessibility features or the Bluetooth shortcut. Here are the two ways you can solve this:
1. solution: deactivate Apple Pencil gestures (most common cause)
Often the problem is not the button itself, but the iPadOS function that allows screenshots to be taken by swiping the pencil.
Go to Settings > Apple Pencil.
Find the Pencil gestures section at the bottom.
There you will find the options "Swipe from left corner" and "Swipe from right corner".
Set both to Off.
2nd solution: AssistiveTouch (when the button triggers the shortcut)
Some third-party pens, such as the 4smarts, use the button at the end to send commands via the AssistiveTouch menu.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Tap > AssistiveTouch.
Check whether AssistiveTouch is switched on.
Under My actions, check whether the Screenshot action is stored under "Single tap" or "Double tap". Change this to "None".
3rd solution: Bluetooth decoupling
If the pencil is paired as "Apple Pencil" or "I-Pencil", the iPad attempts to execute standard commands.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth.
Tap on the (i) next to your pencil.
Select Ignore this device.
Then simply use the pen without Bluetooth pairing (many 4smarts pens also write without an active Bluetooth connection, only the shortcut button at the end then loses its function - which would be exactly the goal in your case).
Note: The button at the rear end of the 4smarts Pencil Pro 3 is often permanently assigned to a command (such as "Home" or "Screenshot") on the hardware side. If the above settings do not help, the function is permanently programmed in the pen and can only be permanently "muted" by disconnecting the Bluetooth connection (solution 3).
Greetings from Gemeni AI or AI wath ever