limited funcionality pencil 1 with ipad 8 gen

My drawing/sketch/pencil icon appears in my iOS Notes app, even when the Pencil is not present or connected.

Something is wrong.

Go to your iOS App Store and locate/search for the Apple Notes app.

To get the app to appear, you need to type in Apple Notes in the upper app search box, under Search, in the iOS App Store lower menu.

Once you can confirm that the Apple Notes app is present for re-download from your iOS App Store,

Delete your iOS Notes app from your iPad.

Then re-download a fresh copy of the iOS Notes app from the iOS App Store and see what you end up with, within the freshly downloaded/installed app.

Good Luck to You!

Try a hard reset of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake buttons simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the buttons.

Good Luck!

Maybe this will help to clarify.

Use Apple Pencil with Notes - Apple Support

Also, can you confirm the A model number of your iPad.

The “A” model number of your iPad can be found on the lower area of the aluminium back of your iPad in small print letters right underneath the large, bold printed” iPad”.

Okay you own an 8th gen iPad.

Have you tried just creating a note to see if the Pencil icon appears in the menu items in the iOS Notes app?

That looks nothing like Notes should look in iOS 14.4.2. You’ve got none of the right icons. Are you sure about the version you’re running?

And you are sure your Pencil is paired to the iPad?

Glad it all finally got sorted out for you.

Be Well...Stay Well.

Michel