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the iPad is great for consuming content
browsing the web watching YouTube videos
reading magazines and books if you have
an all recent iPad that supports the
Apple pencil it can do a lot more and
it's transformed how I use it I'll cover
how I use the Apple pencil with my iPad
in the upcoming video so please
subscribe if you haven't already but one
thing I quickly found out was that
writing on glass doesn't feel very
natural and I know it's not just me the
general recommendation is to use a matte
screen potato to give the iPad a more
paper light feel with your Apple pencil
there are a few options for matte screen
protectors on Amazon starting from
around 7 pounds or eight dollars the
cheaper ones don't mention the paper
like experience but there is a well
marketed product called paper like that
does it was a product of a Kickstarter
campaign designed specifically to
provide the feel of paper with your
Apple pencil paper like is over three
times the price of the cheapest options
on Amazon and many of the online reviews
on YouTube are sponsored by paper like
themselves so it's very hard to reliably
establish what the difference is if
there is any between their product and
the cheaper alternatives so I've bought
installed and tested the cheapest matte
screen protector I could find on Amazon
from a company called kW mobile against
paper like itself I'm using the screen
protectors on the 2018 iPad which is a
cheapest current iPad many of the other
reviews I've seen install these
protectors on the more expensive iPads
including the iPad pros which have
laminated screens this is important to
mention since the basic iPad doesn't
have a laminating screen and therefore
has a small air gap between the glass
and display which will become relevant
shortly
I ordered paper-like directly from
Germany and it arrived a couple of days
later to the UK it comes in a hard
envelope with some basic installation
instructions and the suggestion to watch
a video on the installation process at
paper dot me the video is worth watching
whether you're familiar with installing
screen protectors or not for 25 pounds
or just under $33 you get two protectors
and two wet wipes dry wipes guide
stickers and dust stickers I started by
giving the iPad an initial clean with a
microfiber cloth then you use the guide
stickers to carefully align the
protector with side one facing the
screen the screen protector then opens
like a book clean the screen thoroughly
with the wet wipe paying close attention
to the button and the camera area then
remove any moisture with the dry wipe
you can now use a dust sticker to mop up
any remaining dust particles peel back
side one facing the iPad and let it
stick to the iPad screen there will be
air bubbles use a plastic card which
isn't included to push the bubbles the
closest side it's quite as satisfying
process if a bit tedious so long as the
bubbles aren't from a dust particle you
should be able to remove all of them in
under 10 minutes if you do have a dust
particle and it's close to the edge I've
successfully used two pieces of scotch
tape one to carefully lift the screen
protector and the other bit get the
offending dust particle the final step
is to remove side two and then remove
any small bubbles remaining the Apple
pencil makes quite a good tool to remove
any small stubborn bubbles k/w mobile
cost just under seven pounds or eight
dollars with it you also get two
potatoes but only one small wet wipe dry
wipe and an almost useless dust sticker
there reminds me of the fortune-telling
fish you get in Christmas crackers just
use some scotch tape
there's also no guide stickers but I
again use some scotch tape and use the
same procedure as with the paper like
the one physical difference between the
two potatoes is a kW mobile only has a
small hole for the camera which is hard
to align the paper like has a larger
hole for the camera and the ambient
light sensor the sensor still appeared
to work okay covered up by the kW mobile
there isn't a huge difference between
the installation of both protectors
although the paper light comes with two
sets of accessories and does provide
more helpful guidance especially by the
video but that advice can be followed
with any potato I'd really like to see
an alignment frame four completely
foolproof installation especially for
the cost of the paper like but the guide
stickers work okay if you go
install glass protectors the
installation process will seem a faff
and does require some patience I still
had one stubborn bubble around the
camera that I couldn't remove and there
was no dust they're both protectors are
the same thickness naught point 12
millimeters which is very thin just a
fraction thicker than printer paper and
they are barely visible once installed
with an almost perfect fit right up to
the edge of the iPad this does mean it
installing into a case which has any lip
to it can lift the protector I'm not
sure there's really a solution to this
unless they make slightly smaller
potatoes for use with cases if you're
going to use with a case you need to be
even more careful with alignment making
sure the minut gap around the edge of
the potato is exactly even all the way
around to give you the best chance of
the case not causing too much trouble
but you'll most likely still get some
lifting which you will have to poke back
under the lip after a couple of days I
found any bubbles caused by this issue
mostly went away so as long as you're
not taking the iPad in and out of the
case too much and you're not super fussy
you'll probably be okay I found I prefer
to use my Apple Smart Cover now so this
is no longer an issue for me the first
time you turn your iPad on with a new
paper like screen protector it's quite a
shock to see your bright sharp screen
look almost milky in appearance it's far
worse viewing at an angle
I imagine due to the air gap I mentioned
earlier between the glass and display
you don't get the rainbow effect users
described with the iPad pro but I'd say
this is worse text just isn't anywhere
near as sharp it almost looks blurry and
brightness is also reduced so you will
get a some reduction in battery life
with a protector on unless you're happy
with a dimmer screen but writing in
notability and drawing in procreate for
example on the screen does feel really
Pleasant it feels far more natural and
you have more control it doesn't really
feel like paper but the rougher texture
of the paper like does feel and sound
quite different to glass
the sound of tapping exaggerated on the
non laminated display is also dampened
slightly the kW mobile screen protector
still reduces a display quality but to a
lesser extent and a paper like tech
still looks fairly sharp even at an
angle and it doesn't reduce the
brightness as much however it doesn't
feel as rough as a paper like and
writing and drawing on it isn't as
consistent resulting in the Apple pencil
sometimes slipping like it does on glass
at first I really didn't like it at all
I did get used to it to a degree but
still preferred to feel another paper
like there is some loss of sensitivity
with a kW mobile resulting in some
faster lighter strokes not being picked
up this isn't a patent with paper like
except sometimes when pinch zooming with
your fingers the screen protectors also
do a good job of reducing reflections
and finger prints are less apparent I
was also getting some very faint
scratches on the iPads glass only
visible when the screen was off and in a
certain light but these screen covers
will offer some protection although this
is my third iPad I've never felt the
need for any screen protection before I
had the paper like on for around a week
before trying the kW mobile but there
are large number of scratches already on
it these are also only visible in
certain light it does make me wonder how
long before I'd mean to replace it paper
light suggests cleaning with soap and a
moist cloth they restore the paper like
feel this of course won't get rid of any
scratches I haven't had the kW mobile on
as long but it does seem to be less
susceptible to scratches
using one of these screen covers is a
trade off if you're happy with the feel
of the Apple pencil on glass and you're
not concerned about the small chance of
picking up micro scratches I'll keep the
screen bare but if you write or draw a
lot with your iPad I would try one of
these matte screen protectors out it is
it is rather subjective personally I'm
going to stick with the paper like I
wasn't expecting as much difference
against the cheaper kW mobile both
positively and negatively but overall I
do prefer its feel and more importantly
its consistency after a week of use I
did get mostly used to the reduction in
screen quality which was particularly
noticeable web browsing and reading
magazines not so much watching videos
writing notes or drawing if you want to
save some money and only use the Apple
pencil occasionally I imagine you'd be
more than happy with the kW mobile or
any of the cheaper options on Amazon and
the kW mobile at least doesn't affect
the iPads display as much which is a big
plus but it is a compromise if the
novelty of using the Apple pencil to
finally replace pen and paper miniatures
is coming straight off I hope you found
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