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Stabilizer broken, freezes site while using iPad w/ Apple Pencil

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J.Drawsstuff

Lately i noticed a weird bug that causes Magma to freeze up, resulting in a browser reset. Using magma on an iPad Air 5 with an Apple Pencil 2. The website crashes when i tried to draw with the pencil while stabilizer is on. Idk how to fix it.

November 13, 2025

J.Drawsstuff

Update: so I updated IPadOS again in its newest beta and fixed the stabilizer issue. So it seemed to have been an issue on Apple’s side

Damian Kaczmarek

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Augusto Jacquier

Same here. Unusable on iPad Pro with any level of stabilisation, freezes the app altogether :(

Damian Kaczmarek

Augusto Jacquier: Would you be able to record a video of it happening along with your settings? We tested it on iPad Pro and couldn't replicate.

Augusto Jacquier

Damian Kaczmarek sure thing, video below Damian:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yWETCBEXPic41b4JOVtMj103RHesogY8/view?usp=sharing
iPad Pro 12.9inch 5th Gen - iPadOS 26.2

Damian Kaczmarek

Augusto Jacquier: Thanks for sharing. We just tried exactly the same scenario on two different iPad devices - mine is 12.9 Pro - and couldn't reproduce. Although I am still on iOS 26.0.1. Will try to upgrade to reproduce. The breaking thing could be iOS 26.2 .. or possibly some other setting which we aren't trying.

Augusto Jacquier

Damian Kaczmarek Appreciate the prompt response. Might be an iPadOS issue, the only setting that seems to make it die is stabilisation. Keen to know if the newer OS version makes any difference, keep us posted!

Damian Kaczmarek

Augusto JacquierI just tested on latest iPadOS 26.2 beta 4 (23C5044b) and it's working. Could you see if there is a newer beta you can install?

Augusto Jacquier

Damian Kaczmarek actually just realised I'm running it off a browser bookmark, so it's basically the web version that's causing that issue. Is there an official iPad app I can install?

Damian Kaczmarek

Augusto Jacquier you're running it correctly - web is the only version for now. We're working on an iOS app but it will be a web app wrapper with some native notifications and better pen support. We can add you to test flight (beta access) once it's ready to show to a limited audience

Augusto Jacquier

Damian Kaczmarek Would love that! As for iPadOS beta, I can't really risk running beta versions as I use the iPad for work, and I've had issues in the past with unstable versions :(

Damian Kaczmarek

Augusto Jacquier: I think you can un-enroll from iPadOS beta but it will only apply once the stable version catches up with the beta.

Augusto Jacquier

Damian Kaczmarek Just a quick update on this: problem isn't there in iPadOS beta -just installed it. Meaning it might be an issue just with the stable release..?

Damian Kaczmarek

Augusto Jacquier: or simply restarting your device helped?

Augusto Jacquier

Damian Kaczmarek nah, had already done that to no effect

Wojtek Jodel

Does this happen every time you use stabilizer?

J.Drawsstuff

Yes, since earlier this week.

Damian Kaczmarek

J.Drawsstuff: Would you be able to record a video of it happening along with your settings? We tested it on iPad Pro and couldn't replicate.

Damian Kaczmarek

J.Drawsstuff: Also are you on iOS 26.2 by any chance?

J.Drawsstuff

Damian Kaczmarek: Yes, i am on iPadOS 26.2, a beta branch actually

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Damian Kaczmarek

J.Drawsstuff: We suspect the issue may be caused by this beta release of iPadOS. :-( I understand it's not possible to easily downgrade.

J.Drawsstuff

Damian Kaczmarek so i have to wait for a non-beta update? You tried it on 26.2 without beta?

Damian Kaczmarek

J.Drawsstuff just tested on versions ranging from 26.0.0 till latest iPadOS 26.2 beta 4 (23C5044b) and it's working. Could you see if there is a newer beta you can install?

J.Drawsstuff

Damian Kaczmarek im in the latest beta as of writing

J.Drawsstuff

The strangest thing about this is that it feels like a magma-exclusive bug. I have not noticed this issue on other places like Whiteboardfox, or Procreate.