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Last night I updated my iPad Pro 2 to 13.7. Since then my Apple Pencil (2nd gen) has been acting funny. The Bluetooth connectivity is sporadic and jumpy. This happens in all the apps I use it with. I have tried forgetting the pencil, shutting down, and re-pairing. This does not resolve the issue. Other Bluetooth devices seem to work with no problem. Seems to only be the pencil.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
I have solved the problem for my Apple Pencil connection. It ended up being an embarrassingly simple solution. It seems that the tip of the pencil was not screwed on tight enough. To be on the safe side, I unpaired the pencil, unscrewed it all the way, took it off, screwed it securely back on and then re-paired it. It works perfectly. I hope at least some of you will find this helpful.
I have solved the problem for my Apple Pencil connection. It ended up being an embarrassingly simple solution. It seems that the tip of the pencil was not screwed on tight enough. To be on the safe side, I unpaired the pencil, unscrewed it all the way, took it off, screwed it securely back on and then re-paired it. It works perfectly. I hope at least some of you will find this helpful.
I have this problem too. The Apple Pencil wouldn’t work and it was completely dead. Now it won’t pair with the IPAD Pro. I’ve tried shutting down, airplane mode, turning Bluetooth off and back on and it will not pair.
I’ve been trying periodically over the last 2 days to pair and I have not been successful.
I have made an appointment to take both in but appointments were a week out...
I haven't had this happen when I updated mine. Just out of curiosity have you tried restarting the iPad? Not just shutting it down and turning it back on but restarting it. To do this, you have to press volume up, then down, then press and hold the power button till you see the Apple logo. Also make sure that the iPad is fully charged, I have seen people with issues with this with other updates and the 1st generation pencil and have heard that this has corrected issues.
Me too, I have been having the same issue with my apple pencil. It’s connected to bluetooth, but when I try to use it on my iPad, it doesn’t work. I am hopping that it’s a glitch and when ios14 comes out, the problem will be fixed. If not, I am sadly going to buy a new pencil.
One thing that has helped is that I cleaned my screen really well and my pencil has been working much better. Then it starts to fade away as far as connectivity goes. So I clean the screen again and I am back in business. I have to do this everyday. Is the pencil this sensitive, or, should I say “fragile?” I do not eat over my screen. I just have the usual dust and oil most people have on their screens.
I can’t even get my iPadOS 13.7 to pair with the new Apple pencil
Ok, so it’s not just me. My first gen. pencil is not pairing with it.
I’m having the same issue. No pair button when gen1 pencil plugged in
If yours isn’t pairing maybe try resetting your network settings on your iPad and then try pairing it again. That usually fixes pairing issues.
Did that and several other troubleshooting items before I did a complete reset. It seems to be trying to pair but never gives the pair button to finish the process.
I’m interested to see what they find/tell you. Please share afterwords.
Seems to me this is a common problem.
If yours is completely dead try charging with the wall adapter and lightning cable.
I’m having the same issue, anyone got it working?
I updated to iOS 14 and still couldn’t get mine to connect. Ordered a new pencil to test with and it worked. I’m guessing there is a glitch in my old one that wouldn’t let it fully pair.
13.7 iOS and Apple Pencil Connectivity
