Ipad 10th gen pairing with 1st gen pencil
Can I use USB-C to lightning cable instead of USB-C to lightning adapter, to pair my ipad 10th gen with 1st gen pencil?
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Certified USB-C to USB-C cables have male-plug at each end - as do USB-C to Lightning cables. The first generation Apple Pencil also has a male-plug - and therefore cannot mate with the connector of the cable without use of the special USB-C to Lightning adapter.
Testing demonstrates that it appears to be possible to charge a first generation Pencil (albeit slowly) using a USB-C to Lightning cable when used with the original Lightning to Lightning Adapter - this adapter being originally supplied with the first general Pencil. However, until such time as somebody in possession of a new iPad10 tests the capability, it unknown whether or not this arrangement will permit initial pairing of the Pencil with the iPad. This arrangement has not been documented by Apple.