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Apple pencil isn’t connecting anymore

The day before yesterday, I drew with my Apple Pencil on Procreate and leave it on my desk without connecting to my IPad. The next morning, It was about 10% when I charged. So, I charged it until 100% and left on my desk again. But when I got home in the evening, It didn’t show up its battery percentage. Then, I restarted my IPad and clicked “forget this device”. Both of these didn’t work. Now, It isn’t connecting and showing up on Bluetooth. Should I reset my IPad or do something different? (The Apple Pencil was bought in this March)

iPad Air, iPadOS 14

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 9:43 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2021 9:55 PM

Try the new hard reset procedure for the 2018/2020 iPad Pro/iPad Air 4 models without a Home button.


1. Press and release the volume UP button.

2. Then immediately press and release the volume DOWN button.

3. Then, press and hold the Power button at the top. You will see the Slide to Power off button, but keep on holding down the Power button until you see the Apple logo, then let it go.

Once you have performed all the steps, wait for a few seconds and your iPad Pro will boot up completely to the iPad Pro’s Lock screen.



Good Luck!

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Apr 6, 2021 9:55 PM in response to Otgoo1234

Try the new hard reset procedure for the 2018/2020 iPad Pro/iPad Air 4 models without a Home button.


1. Press and release the volume UP button.

2. Then immediately press and release the volume DOWN button.

3. Then, press and hold the Power button at the top. You will see the Slide to Power off button, but keep on holding down the Power button until you see the Apple logo, then let it go.

Once you have performed all the steps, wait for a few seconds and your iPad Pro will boot up completely to the iPad Pro’s Lock screen.



Good Luck!

Apr 7, 2021 6:04 AM in response to Otgoo1234

Your Pencil battery may be exhibiting symptoms of early or unexpected failure.


The tiny internal Li-ion battery is susceptible to permanent/irreversible damage through being left discharged for long periods. Even some “new” pencils can exhibit signs of failure out-of-the-box if they are “old stock”. 


It is essential that if you have an Apple Pencil that you charge it regularly - whether used or not - so as to protect the battery from deep-discharge. Do not allow a pencil to remain in low-charge state for any period of time - as the internal battery will fail, rendering the Pencil useless. Setting aside an unused Pencil, for extended periods, is a recipe for premature death of the Pencil battery.


If the Pencil Battery has failed, the only remedy is to replace the Pencil. If the battery has failed and your pencil is within its one-year warranty, you should look to having it replaced (or at least tested) by your retailer or at an Apple Store.


Some reports suggest that gentle warming of the Pencil (such as placing the pencil on a hot water radiator) prior to attempting charging can sometimes resurrect a Pencil battery. Whilst nobody should advocate external heating of any Li-ion battery (this being potentially very dangerous), gentle external heating of a tiny pencil battery is unlikely to lead to catastrophic failure. 


Apple pencil isn’t connecting anymore

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