Apple Pencil 2 not connecting after installing iPadOS 15 beta

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Apple Pencil 2 not connecting after installing iPadOS 15 beta

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I am writing this to see if anyone else is having this issue. I installed iPadOS 15 beta 5 and my Pencil stopped working. I unpaired it from Bluetooth and it won't pair. I went back to iPadOS 14.7.1 and it's still not working. I only got the "Apple Pencil" blinking pop-up. I then reset my iPad Air 4 (contents and settings) and now I am getting the rolling Apple Pencil pop-up which stays for a while and then disappears.

I talked to Apple Support and they want me to send the iPad to them. My theory is that this will be fixed when Apple releases a new official version of iPadOS... but if that doesn't fix it I'll have to send it.

Posted on Aug 24, 2021 6:15 AM

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LotusPilot

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Aug 24, 2021 6:22 AM in response to Martuk

The Terms of Use that govern participation within these Support Communities prohibit discussion of beta-release software. When signing-up to Apple’s one of Apple’s beta programmes you will also have accepted that there is no support - and, by the very nature of beta software, you will have acknowledged that software issues may be present.

Your only option here is to restore your iPad to a production version of iPadOS.

https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/unenroll#ipados

This support page may be helpful with pairing and use of the Pencil with your iPad:

Connect Apple Pencil with your iPad - Apple Support

If you continue to experience difficulties, here is one of the better troubleshooting guides:

https://appletoolbox.com/apple-pencil-not-working-heres-our-troubleshooting-guide/

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Apple Pencil 2 not connecting after installing iPadOS 15 beta

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