Apple Pencil 2nd gen incompatibility with iPad 10th generation

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The iPad10 does not have an inductive charging dock - principally as the front-facing camera has been relocated to the centre of the long-edge of the screen - and now occupies the internal cavity that might otherwise house the inductive charging dock components. As such, the iPad10 instead supports the first generation Apple Pencil that is paired and charged via the iPad’s USB-C port.

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Apple makes clear an iPad’s compatibility with Apple Pencil models within the individual device specifications - of which all are listed here:

iPad - Compare Models - Apple

There is also a separate document that lists definitive compatibility for Apple Pencil and iPad:

Apple Pencil compatibility - Apple Support

They probably could still allow the pencil to work with the iPad 10, but they'd want to at least offer a case that charges and holds the pencil magnetically, or something like that, and then people could utilize some of the new features like double-tap if they wanted to, and buy the case if they need a more convenient way to attach and charge it.

Although, I do like them making sure that all previous gen apple-tech remains useful and that it holds it's value because I worry much less when I purchase something of a recent generation from apple, especially if theres something newer that could be on the horizon..

iPad accessories along with iPads should be useful for longer than phones but improvements need to be added as they come, so, I guess this could be apple making sure that demand in utility sticks around for several generations, for those who buy a spendy new iPad accessory to feel more sure with their purchase. It also makes sense why they would leave the Pro design very similar as previous generations, and that's simply because of re-usability of accessories and cases. Backwards compatibility should be very welcoming to see from a company that has a large share of the market, especially one that dominates in many areas.

Listen, my house caught on fire. Lost all my apple stuff. I went to Best Buy, said I needed a iPad and pencil to make life a little easier trying to reorganize an entire family. They said me a gen 2 pen, 10th gen iPad. I didn’t know this, contacted Apple. Software update first person. Second person. Follow these steps. Third person pushed me to their senior tech rep to tell me it wasn’t compatible. Who also took 20min, a tap in to my new iPad to check my settings. Just to finally tell me it’s not compatible. Apple feels cheap like android stuff used to be, especially when their tech savory staff doesn’t know this.