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I have a new iPad 10th generation and a new Gen 2 pencil and I can't get them to pair. The iPad is charged (74%), and I have had the pencil connected to the magnetic side of the iPad for 1/2 hour or so. The iPAD doesn't not recognize the pencil. I have turned off (then back on) the Bluetooth switch multiple times.
The iPad10 can only be used with a first generation Apple Pencil.
The first and second generation Pencil use an entirely different pairing and charging interface. Apple Pencil models are not interchangeable - and can only be used with the iPad that has appropriate internal hardware.
Here is Apple’s definitive compatibility list for Apple Pencil and iPad:
Apple Pencil compatibility - Apple Support
The first generation Apple Pencil is charged by - and paired with - the iPad10 using the USB-C/USB-C charging cable and a special USB-C/Lightning Adapter:
New first generation Pencils now ship with this special adapter in the box along with the Pencil. However, some older stock purchased from retailers may lack the USB-C to Lightning adapter - and may instead have an older Lightning to Lightning Adapter.
For owners of older first generation Pencils, or for “old stock” new Pencils, the new special adapter can be purchased directly from Apple as an accessory.
https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MQLU3ZM/A
The second generation Pencil can only be used with iPad models that have the magnetic/inductive dock that is exclusively designed for the Pencil. Charging is controlled via the iPad magnetic dock. This interface is absent from iPad10 - as the iPad10’s forward facing camera occupies the internal aperture that would otherwise be used for the Pencil’s inductive charging hardware.
The iPad10 can only be used with a first generation Apple Pencil.
The first and second generation Pencil use an entirely different pairing and charging interface. Apple Pencil models are not interchangeable - and can only be used with the iPad that has appropriate internal hardware.
Here is Apple’s definitive compatibility list for Apple Pencil and iPad:
Apple Pencil compatibility - Apple Support
The first generation Apple Pencil is charged by - and paired with - the iPad10 using the USB-C/USB-C charging cable and a special USB-C/Lightning Adapter:
New first generation Pencils now ship with this special adapter in the box along with the Pencil. However, some older stock purchased from retailers may lack the USB-C to Lightning adapter - and may instead have an older Lightning to Lightning Adapter.
For owners of older first generation Pencils, or for “old stock” new Pencils, the new special adapter can be purchased directly from Apple as an accessory.
https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MQLU3ZM/A
The second generation Pencil can only be used with iPad models that have the magnetic/inductive dock that is exclusively designed for the Pencil. Charging is controlled via the iPad magnetic dock. This interface is absent from iPad10 - as the iPad10’s forward facing camera occupies the internal aperture that would otherwise be used for the Pencil’s inductive charging hardware.
That iPad model will only work with the first generation pencils. Click here for the complete compatibility list.
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iPAD 10th generation and a new Gen 2 pencil won't pair
