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If your Apple Pencil won't pair with your iPad

1. Make sure to center your Apple Pencil on the magnetic connector on the right edge of the iPad.
2. Restart your iPad, then try to pair again.
3. Go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is turned on.
4. On the same screen, look under My Devices for your Apple Pencil. If you see it, tap . Then tap Forget this Device.
5. Connect your Apple Pencil in to your iPad and tap the Pair button when it appears after a few seconds. 
6. If you don't see the Pair button, wait for one minute while your Apple Pencil charges. Then try connecting your Apple Pencil again and wait until you see the Pair button.
7. If you still don’t see the Pair button, contact Apple Support.

Use Apple Pencil with your iPad or iPad Pro

No Apple Pencil works with the 2017, 5th gen 9.7 inch iPad.

That year and model iPad lacks the needed screen layer hardware that allows the Apple Pencil to work with that model year iPad.

Sorry.

Return the Pencil for a full refund.

You can use a third party smart Bluetooth stylus with that model iPad.

I thoroughly recommend the Adonit Pixel Bluetooth stylus.

To get the most up to date installed firmware, order one of these directly from Adonit.

https://www.adonit.net/jot/pixel/

Also, there are many pairing and setup options in Adonit compatible apps that need to get setup for the Pixel to work properly within these apps.

You do not simply just start writng with the Pixel as soon as you take it out of the box.

Here’s my “up to date”, comprehensive, but still incomplete, list of Adonit Pixel/Pixel Pro compatible apps for the

iPad/iPad Pro.

Most apps listed support pressure sensing and palm rejection.

Compatible Adonit Pixel apps for drawing

Animation Desk

Amaziograph

Adobe Photoshop Sketch

( palm rejection ONLY, No pressure, no sensing/line variations )

ArtRage

Art Studio Pro

( fully supports the Adonit Pixel and is just as great as Procreate on the iPad )

AutoDesk SketchBook

Colored Pencil

Comic Draw

Concepts

Interactive SketchBook

Medibang Paint

ProCreate

( unofficially supported but all Bluetooth stylus features all still work, palm rejection improved using special, non- body electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove )

Tayasui Sketches/Sketches Pro

( the new, free Tayasui Sketches School version works with this stylus, but without any palm rejection or pressure sensing, so you need to use a special, non-electrical conducting drawing glove with the Sketches School version to lay your hand/palm down on the iPad’s screen )

ZenBrush/Zen Brush 2

Compatible Adonit Pixel apps for Notes and Notes with drawing types of apps.

GoodNotes

Notability

( palm rejection noticeably improved using special, non-body electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove )

Note Shelf

Notes Plus

QuickNotes X Pro

uPad

Zoom Notes

PDF Pen

This stylus works with other non-compatible apps, too, but without any palm rejection and/or pressure features.

You can use this stylus with other apps but will not be able to lay your palm on the screen, unless you use special,

non-body electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove that works by isolating your hand/palm and allow you

to lay your hand/palm on the screen as you draw in these non-compatible Adonit stylus apps.

Something like this, as an example.

https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Anti-fouling- Drawing-Tablet-Graphic-Right-Ha nd-Left- Hand/dp/B017R8M2JY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa? ie=UTF8&qid=1543548123&sr=8-1-spons&k eywords=lycra+drawing+gloves&psc=1

If interested in this stylus, to make sure you get the latest installed stylus firmware, you must order the Adonit Pixel stylus directly from the Adonit website.

Good Luck to You!

Well, here is a compatibility list for the Apple Pencil 1st generation:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205236

Did you just recently purchase the Pencil?

What iPad do you own and which Apple Pencil did you purchase?