My Apple Pencil 1st gen stop working after not being used for a couple of months. It was very lightly used and looked brand new. Went to an Apple store and it was out of warranty by 3 months or so. I was offered a replacement for $79, really?. I think there is really issues with those tiny battery. Does it mean you have to buy a new pencil every 15 months?
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If that is the case, Apple should put a warning about leaving the pencil discharged for a long period of time, unless it is hidden in the small print.
If that is the case, Apple should put a warning about leaving the pencil discharged for a long period of time, unless it is hidden in the small print.
A replaceable battery , like the Surface Pen’ would be a better solution, taking into account how “big” the Apple Pencil is. It is cheaper to replace a AAAA battery every year than replacing an entire Pencil every 15 months.
If your Apple Pencil sat around unused and not kept charged up for more than a few weeks, or so, OR LONGER, then the battery in your Apple Pencil may have failed and is dead and you will have to purchase another brand new Apple Pencil.
Sorry.
And it looks like some things about the Apple Pencil have not changed in the new version 2 model, either.
FYI and something Apple never divulges to it potential iPad Pro/Apple Pencil customers/users unless the potential customer/user is smart enough to ask about.
Due to the “always on and active/standby” nature of the Apple Pencil and, also, due to its very tiny rechargeable Li-ion battery ( smaller than the eraser head on a REALwooden pencil ), the Apple Pencil needs to be constantly charged up to some significant charge level ALL THE TIME, even when not using the Pencil for prolonged periods of time.
The Apple Pencil needs to be kept charged to a minimum of 10-15% ALL THE TIME!
If the Apple Pencil battery is allowed to drain down to 0% and allowed to stay in that flat condition for more than a few weeks, or so, OR EVEN LONGER, that very tiny little Li-ion battery is too small to keep at a 0% state for a long period of time and it will fail and the Apple Pencil will be dead and you may have to “pop” for another $99 Apple Pencil, once
again!
You need to keep your Apple Pencil charged all the time, even if it is only to 10%-15% charge. It must keep some
charge level in that tiny Lithium-ion battery at all times!
Best of Luck to You!
No, you just need to keep the battery charged. Unfortunately, they are tiny batteries, so they will not hold a charge like a laptop. I don't use mine every day, but I check it every couple of days and plug it in when it gets below 40% just to be sure.
Any and every lithium polymer battery, if allowed to fully discharge and sit discharged for any significant period of time, will be ruined. Lithium battery technology is such that they simply cannot recover from a complete charge depletion.
As we are all just other users like you, we would not be able to do anything about that - you need to tell Apple your concerns.
Apple Pencil dead after not being used for a couple of months
