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Check Apple Pencil Battery Level

How do I see the Apple Pencil Battery Level in iPadOS 14 on my iPad?

on ipadOS 13 I could see it in the Today view in a widget. The widget can’t be added back

Even when I plug it into my iPad I can’t see what level it’s at. Aside from having to look in settings, was hoping to see it on my Home Screen.

1st Gen Pencil


Thanks

iPad Air 3 WiFi, Cellular

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 9:18 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2020 12:00 AM

Vancouver22 wrote:
Or would the green ring not be a full ring? I just charged the pencil

Right. Just like the ring for the iPad itself, the green ring would be incomplete if the pencil was not fully charged.

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Sep 17, 2020 8:37 AM in response to AKRBTN

Would you care to explain how please. These are the two choices I can figure out:


First one shows just the ipad and %:



As soon as I add the pencil, the display changes to this automatically (and I cannot find any way to change that):




I also cannot find a way to get a small unintrusive display - it is BIG and SPLASHY (tacky).

Sep 16, 2020 10:37 PM in response to markwmsn

thanks for your response. It’s just not the same at all. It was a battery icon with percentage. It never needed to be connected to show the level. It just had to be nearby.

If I connect it, I still can’t see how much.

It will show my pencil but not the percentage I have left

if I put my pencil away, my iPad shows the charge level

I just get this

Or would the green ring not be a full ring? I just charged the pencil


Sep 16, 2020 11:04 PM in response to Vancouver22

I agree; I cannot see the battery level. I can see a tiny little charge sign in that circle (I guess to show that it is charging, which is irrelevant = you plug it in > it charges.


Another unnecessary "feature".


Aside from that, I wish Father Apple would not assume that I want all of those widgets. I'd rather add than having to spend 20 minutes trying to get rid of them - I finally did.

Check Apple Pencil Battery Level

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