Pen tool: handles snapping to grid not functioning

Since it was not answered by the Adobe Illustrator CC staff, I'll ask again:
I use the handles snapping to grid functionality extensively when creating icons and other detail-intensive shapes. How do I re-enable this feature, or is it necessary to revert to an older, more functional version of Illustrator?
This is very frustrating, such a simple feature and, for no logical reason, it has been removed from Illustrator. Makes me regret updating and paying for Illustrator CC.

there was a discussion on this when the feature was first removed. did you see it? I think a support staff member posted in it, but nothing positive...
edit: yeah, it was just people complaining and the staff guy stating that this was indeed the case.
Re: Have anchor points snap to grid changed?

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I have little bit provlem with using a pen tool in Photoshop. I am conviced that solution would by somewhere in options. When I use a pen tool it snap my path to whole pixels. Is there any settings where I could set that my paths which I make with pen tool won t be snapped to whole pixels. Just want to anywhere where I click to make new path/ anchor point will be exactly at this place without snaping?
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go to view and make sure snap is off. then make sure when you are using the pen tool that align edges is unchecked.
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Please, has anyone any suggestions of what to do next? I cannot envisage moving a thousand shapes into a grid accurately manually...
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If they are jump in then you are snapping to something. Usually snap to pint is overridden by grid.
Do a view >> show grid if you have not so you can see the grid.
A screenshot would help, so we can give you good advice.

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Ok I'm sure this is one of those 'duh!' questions, but when using the pen tool and you end up with two different handles being on the exact same tangent, they seem to merge on me. How do you select just one of them to get it away from the other?
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Thanks for pitching in Todd and Rick, I appreciate it very much.
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My anchor points used to snap to the grid when using the pen tool on a 1px before in Adobe Illustrator CC 2014. Has this changed for this version?
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THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING (and I'm not the type to use all caps all over the place). Here are the repro steps (in case that were helpful):
Illustrator CS6
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Create a circle.
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Create a circle (move it around to double-ensure that snap to grid is functioning properly for the shape).
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Restore snap-to-grid behaviour for path handles

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Pen tool: handles snapping to grid not functioning

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