Apple Pencil 2

I have an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil 2nd gen. Initialy paired and worked fine but now the pencil only seems to work when held sideways (like you would shade with a regular pencil) but not when the nib is pressed directly against the screen (with the pencil perpendicular to the screen).


Pencil is fully charged and this is an issue across all apps. Anyone else had a similar issue and got it fixed?

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 3:30 PM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2019 3:58 PM

Then try two things before you go to your Apple Store;


  1. Reboot your iPad. Tap and quickly release the volume up button. The tap and quickly release the volume down button. Then press and keep holding the power button (keep holding past the swipe to shut down) until you see the Apple Logo, then let go and your iPad will reboot.
  2. If that doesn't help at all, unpair the pencil, then pair it again. To unpair, go to Settings > Bluetooth > Tap the little blue circle next to Apple Pencil and choose forget this device. Then it will be able to pair again.
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Jul 10, 2019 3:58 PM in response to Thomservo

Then try two things before you go to your Apple Store;


  1. Reboot your iPad. Tap and quickly release the volume up button. The tap and quickly release the volume down button. Then press and keep holding the power button (keep holding past the swipe to shut down) until you see the Apple Logo, then let go and your iPad will reboot.
  2. If that doesn't help at all, unpair the pencil, then pair it again. To unpair, go to Settings > Bluetooth > Tap the little blue circle next to Apple Pencil and choose forget this device. Then it will be able to pair again.

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