Why is my Apple Pencil not charging past 0%?

My Pencil was not charging. It had been sitting for months. I held it tightly in my hand for about 10 minutes, and now it charges fine!

sarahalmorg Said:

"Apple Pencil Unable to Charge"

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For reference...

Troubleshooting Apple Pencils:

Use these Links:

Syncing is off, or perhaps it is no longer being seen as a trusted device. So, refer to the following...

• Apple Pencil Compatibility - Apple Support

Verify the compatibility of your iPad and Apple Pencil

• Connect Apple Pencil with your iPad - Apple Support

View: If your Apple Pencil won't pair with your iPad

• Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Centre - Apple Support

Make Sure: that Bluetooth is enabled

• Charge your Apple Pencil and Check the Battery - Apple Support

Be Certain: there is power to your Apple Pencil

• Pair and Charge Apple Pencil (2nd generation) with iPad - Apple Support

Successfully Pair: and charge your 2nd Generation Apple Pencil

Daniboroz wrote:

Something i still haven't heard and i can't understand why its not a bigger issue is the fact that a new apple pencil at the store or any retailer might very well lay around for a couple pf months before someone purchases it. So many pencils would be dead or dying by the time someone takes them home. I dont get it.

An Apple Pencil prior to initial device pairing will be in its shipping state - where all of its electronics are effectively shut-off. In this state, the Pencil's battery is using no power at all - and can survive without charging for many months.

After the device is paired with its host iPad, when motionless the Pencil will enter its low-power "sleep" state - where the Bluetooth radio is shut-off to save power. In this state the Pencil's accelerometer remains active - and will fully reawaken the Pencil with the slightest disturbance or moment. When sleeping, the Pencil's electronics are semi-active - and will slowly deplete the Pencil's tiny battery.

To place an Apple Pencil back into its hibernation/shipping state, you must follow a very specific sequence of steps.

1) Ensure that the Pencil is fully charged.

2) On the host iPad, open your Bluetooth settings; the Pencil status should show the Pencil as Connected

Settings > Bluetooth

3) On the host iPad, temporarily 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.

5) You can re-enable Bluetooth on the iPad; the Pencil will show its status as Not Connected. Should you choose to do so, you can remove the Pencil from the list of paired Bluetooth devices; simply 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.

Try heating the pencil on a hot water bottle or radiator for 15 mins then try again, worked for me!,

Doing the hard reset worked for me.

same Thing happened to me I heated the Pencil up and restarted my iPad switched Bluetooth on and off this can happen when you haven’t used it for a while so it’s almost completely dead with heat you can try charging it but don’t forget to plug it in every now and then

Hard reset worked for me too

Hi,

I had the same issue and was able to solve it with a thermal shock:

https://youtube.com/shorts/6toJLtX_Zh0

This worked for me, too. In response to this post, I wrapped my Pencil in a double-thick paper napkin and placed on top of a space heater for about 13 minutes (randomly chosen, I admit). It revived my Pencil. I will keep it charged at all times from now on, I promise! Thanks to all of you for your suggestions!

Im having the same experience with my 1st gen. I have been plugging it in and it’s stuck at 1% while i was charging it. Seconds after it shows that its at 100% after being inserted for 90 seconds. I unplug it and its still at 0%. Ive had this pencil for almost a year and i researched that these things last for years, but mine only lasted 10 months💀

Something i still haven't heard and i can't understand why its not a bigger issue is the fact that a new apple pencil at the store or any retailer might very well lay around for a couple pf months before someone purchases it. So many pencils would be dead or dying by the time someone takes them home. I dont get it.

I performed the Hard reset procedure suggested in the post for the Apple Pencil 2. After 10 minutes, it began charging. If the pencil isn’t charging after 10 minutes, don’t remove it. Keep it plugged in for a while longer, and it should start charging. 

I bought a 2nd generation Apple Pencil to replace one I lost. Then I found the one I lost and kept the new one in the box not realizing it needed to be kept charged. A year later, I misplaced/lost my pencil again and pulled the backup out of the box and found it to be dead. My iPad Pro recognized the pencil and indicated it was at zero but charging. An hour later, it was still at zero. Read the above post from @pacfamily and acted accordingly and it worked! My backup is now fully charged and working! 🙌🏻

My Infrequently used Apple Pencil appears to be dead. Of COURSE, this should have been included as a warning! Had I known, my Apple Pencil would be WORKING’