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Apple pencil not responding

I bought a new Apple Pencil and an iPad Air 3. Went home and charged it overnight with the thunderbolt connecter. This morning tried to plug it in. Nothing happens. Checks Bluetooth. On and working. Plugs it into the iPad for 30 mins, still nothing happens. What is going on and how do I fix this?

All help is appreciated.

Thanks

iPad Air 3 Wi-Fi

Posted on Jul 17, 2020 11:40 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2020 12:10 PM

Was the pencil new or second hand? If the pencil has not been used for a while it maybe a battery issues


Also try this


There is a known issue when connecting an Ipad Air 3rd Generation and 1st Generation Pencil. The way to resolve the issue is to connect and disconnect power to the iPad then connect the pencil via the lightning port and this should start the pairing request. I have confirmed it worked for me. 

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Jul 17, 2020 12:10 PM in response to STELLAstar_shine

Was the pencil new or second hand? If the pencil has not been used for a while it maybe a battery issues


Also try this


There is a known issue when connecting an Ipad Air 3rd Generation and 1st Generation Pencil. The way to resolve the issue is to connect and disconnect power to the iPad then connect the pencil via the lightning port and this should start the pairing request. I have confirmed it worked for me. 

Apple pencil not responding

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