Long term storage of apple pencil
Is there any way to ‘power off’ the apple pencil so when storing it long term with the iPad it doesn’t sit dead for months?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
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Yes - undocumented, but possible. You must follow a very specific set of steps.
1) Ensure that the Pencil is fully charged.
2) On the host iPad, open your Bluetooth settings; the Pencil should should show the Pencil as Connected
Settings > Bluetooth
3) On the host iPad, fully turn-off bluetooth
Settings > Bluetooth - set to OFF
4) Set aside the Pencil somewhere that it will not be disturbed. Any movement will re-awaken the Pencil - and prevent the Pencil from fully shutting down. Leave the Pencil undisturbed for at least an hour.
You can re-enable Bluetooth on the iPad; the Pencil will show its status as Not Connected. Should you choose to do so, your can remove the Pencil; tap the corresponding blue “i” icon, then tap Forget This Device.
Provided that the Pencil remains undisturbed as directed, it will eventually fall into its low-power shipping state. The a healthy Pencil will retain its charge in this state for several months. Pairing the Pencil with an iPad will recover the Pencil from hibernation.