2nd generation apple pencil

Bird06 wrote:

Yes definitely. My husband and I both took delivery of new iPads and pencils and there’s no problem with his :(

As both yourself and your husband have identical iPad and Pencil, as a simple diagnostic exercise, why not swap your Pencils?

If your Pencil, with which you are having difficulties, successfully pairs and operates with your husbands iPad, you will have demonstrated that the Pencil is operating normally.

By contrast, if your husband’s “known good” Pencil does not pair with your own iPad, you will have localised the issue to your iPad. If the Pencil does work, then you both have working Pencils.

Are you sure you have the right pencil for you iPad.

See this Apple document about compatibility

Apple Pencil compatibility - Apple Support

Is this the new, smaller 2020, 2nd gen 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro with thin bezels, OR the older 2017, 2nd gen 12.9 inch iPad Pro with wider bezels and a Home Button/Touch ID sensor?

Let me try to clearly identify what model you are using.

Look at the back cover of your iPad and read the model code "Axxxx" (where xxxx are four numbers), then post it here. This identification system is infallible.

Thanks

Giulio

All is well what ends well :)

Giulio