Lost Apple Pencil - Log history on iPad

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Lost Apple Pencil - Log history on iPad

Hello, I lost my apple pencil 2 a week ago and I'trying to find when was the last connection with my iPad so I can possibly confirm the location to search for.

I found this article which gives very helpful clue to do so using sysdiagnose. However, when I execute sysdiagnose and look at the records in the "Console" , it seems that it only contains the last 3 days. Do you know if we can change the setting when using sysdiagnose to have at least the complete week before diagnosis ? Thank you in advance for any help

https://anthu.dev/finding-lost-apple-pencil/

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi, Cellular

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 1:30 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 18, 2022 3:25 PM in response to Banpo

Usual path for finding a lost Pencil is a Bluetooth scanner.

Within ~10 meters / ~30 feet range, you’ll get a connection indication here:

Settings > Bluetooth > My Devices

Alternatively, this or similar app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bluetooth-finder/id1259319285

Given it’s been two weeks, these approaches will probably fail, as the battery will likely be depleted, and no logs are kept that long, and which means you’ll have to search the old fashioned way.

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Sep 19, 2022 6:37 AM in response to MrHoffman

Thank you MrHoffamn for your reply. I did in fact search by Bluetooth with Wunderfind app but the pencil should have battery and also be active ( not sleeping mode) which makes usage quite limited , especially after few days. No success in my case. As I move between different offices, being able to identify the last "connection" or "disconnection" will be precious information to nail down my search as I will be able to identify where I was at that time. According to the article, it looks possible but unfortunately the extracted period by sysdiagnose is only last 2 days which seem very short) . I was hoping that there is a way to change the setting to have the logs over a longer period ( at least a week). If anyone has a hint to share, thanks in advance

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Lost Apple Pencil - Log history on iPad

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