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1st Generation Apple Pencil Bluetooth connectivity

I have a 1st generation iPad pencil that I use with a 2018 iPad with home button. I recently noticed that if I were to turn Bluetooth off wait a few seconds and turn it back on the Pencil doesn’t automatically re-connect and I have to plug it into the iPad to connect. Is there a fix to this or am I simply SOL? I ask because I wanted to set up a shortcut that would briefly turn off Bluetooth, disconnecting my headphones so I can run a shortcut on my iPhone to connect them. Sadly this forced me to manually re-connect the Pencil each time. Thanks for any help.

iPad, 15

Posted on Aug 7, 2022 9:07 AM

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User profile for user: LotusPilot
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Posted on Aug 7, 2022 9:17 AM

Your Apple Pencil is working as designed. Disabling Bluetooth on your iPad, even briefly, will break the pair-bond.


This feature does have an intended benefit; once the pairing is broken, an undisturbed (stationary) Pencil will eventually enter its low-power shipping state - in which all electronic activity will cease, reducing battery utilisation to near zero. In this condition the Pencil is as close to completely powered-off as is possible, extending the period of storage before the battery becomes permanently and irreversibly discharged.

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Aug 7, 2022 9:17 AM in response to Peteknok06

Your Apple Pencil is working as designed. Disabling Bluetooth on your iPad, even briefly, will break the pair-bond.


This feature does have an intended benefit; once the pairing is broken, an undisturbed (stationary) Pencil will eventually enter its low-power shipping state - in which all electronic activity will cease, reducing battery utilisation to near zero. In this condition the Pencil is as close to completely powered-off as is possible, extending the period of storage before the battery becomes permanently and irreversibly discharged.

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1st Generation Apple Pencil Bluetooth connectivity

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