My Apple Pencil keeps disconnecting

I've had this apple pencil for about a year now and I've never had problems with it. Now, it says its connected with bluetoooth, but when it works, it works for about 5 minutes and then stops writing, but doesn't disconnect. If I plug it back into my iPad briefly, it starts working again sometimes, but I obviously don't wanna have to plug my pencil in every 5 minutes. It says it's 50% charged.

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 9:40 AM

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1 reply

Jeff_W.

Community Specialist

Sep 17, 2020 2:22 PM in response to bilboswaggins128

Hi bilboswaggins128!

It sounds like your Apple pencil is disconnecting, and we're happy to help. You can try the suggestions near the end of this article:

Connect Apple Pencil with your iPad

Cheers!

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