Hello,
My Apple Pencil is not changing on my iPad, which is charged at 100%. I learned that it's bad for your Pencil to stay dead, I'm at 1% and not able to write with it. It attaches magnetically to the side of the iPad and charges for a couple seconds then no further charging. I've cleaned the iPad with no resolve. Can this be fixed?
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iPad Pro (2nd generation)
Just to hopefully help anyone else going down this rabbit hole like I did... I had the same problem – I left the pencil (2nd gen) uncharged for several months and when snapping it to my iPad, it would register the pencil, but say 0%.
I tried everything I could find in every thread on the issue – reseting the bluetooth connection, hard resetting the iPad, etc. Nothing worked.
I read that the small battery in the pencil completely dies beyond recovery when leaving it uncharged for too long. I was feeling mucho dismay and planning a burial of my once-neglected pencil.
And yet WAIT, that presumed dead pencil is now working... I'm honestly not sure what did the trick, but the only thing I did between it once staying 0% and it suddenly resurrecting from the deathly graves is the following:
I also read someone who had luck warming the pencil by holding it in their hand for 10mins, and that was enough for their battery to wake back up and work again, so give that a try too.
Just to hopefully help anyone else going down this rabbit hole like I did... I had the same problem – I left the pencil (2nd gen) uncharged for several months and when snapping it to my iPad, it would register the pencil, but say 0%.
I tried everything I could find in every thread on the issue – reseting the bluetooth connection, hard resetting the iPad, etc. Nothing worked.
I read that the small battery in the pencil completely dies beyond recovery when leaving it uncharged for too long. I was feeling mucho dismay and planning a burial of my once-neglected pencil.
And yet WAIT, that presumed dead pencil is now working... I'm honestly not sure what did the trick, but the only thing I did between it once staying 0% and it suddenly resurrecting from the deathly graves is the following:
I also read someone who had luck warming the pencil by holding it in their hand for 10mins, and that was enough for their battery to wake back up and work again, so give that a try too.
This worked for me—thanks! I had not used my Pencil for over 2 years (long story), and could not charge it on the iPad. It would get to 1% and then just switch to "not charging." So I unpaired it, then attached it again so it connected, and it immediately started charging. So happy about this as I was not looking forward to buying a new Pencil.
Well that was amazing and quick. I picked up the pencil of the magnetic holder, clicked forget, waited two heartbeats, set it back on. The iPad connected to it and saw it had a 100% battery.
Dang.
Mine was left off ipad for a week+. It was showing 7% of battery but my ipad was refusing to charge it.
It was paired and working but it seems not being charging at all.
I’ve unpaired the bluetooth of the pencil from the ipad (tapping to forget the device) and after a new pair it was working normally again.
I was stuck at 0%. When mag attach, says Apple Pencil, then says 0% with lightning symbol, but never charges. Tried forget device in Bluetooth. Tried power cycle iPad. Same result. Then I tapped the screen with the pencil and it worked. Suddenly showing 1% battery status. Magnetically attach, boom 2% within seconds. Using the pencil on the iPad may be the hidden step people are taking without realizing what suddenly fixed it.
Specifically, I tapped something the Bluetooth settings menu from the drag from top right corner type menu. Probably doesn’t matter what you tap specifically.
TLDR:
try 3 step method:
1) forget device in Bluetooth settings, then magnetically attach
2) power cycle iPad with pencil removed, then magnetically attach
3) tap anywhere on the screen with iPad unlocked, then magnetically attach
Forgetting the device in bluetooth snd re-pairing worked gor me and I am a real person!
The forget Bluetooth device and re pair worked for me
Hard reset worked like a charm. Pencil immediately was recognized and was fully charged. I also realized the Magic Keyboard has been very sensitive and touchy lately. That was also instantly fixed by the hard reset.
Sorry. Perhaps there’s a context this is true. Just not generally so. The solution of forgetting then reconnecting worked for me.
A hard reset on the iPad worked for me. The pencil showed it was charging, but never charged before I did it. Thank you for the information.
This happened to me too and it’s not the problem with the pencil, it is the problem with the iPad. I used my friend’s iPad and was doing just fine, charging and pairing properly. But my iPad wouldn’t charge or even had the ability to pair Apple Pencil. Apple products are on a major decline. Disappointing to say the least.
I tried the hard reset and my pencil was still not detected as of August 2024. Then I tried the unpair & pair method, it worked like a champ immediately! Thanks a lot for this brilliant alternative!
You’re a wizard! I’ve had this Pencil more than a year as well as the iPad so past the warranty, but the “new hard reset procedure” got it charged. The step by step instructions were clear, thank you. I waited until the pencil was almost done charging before disconnecting and reconnecting the Pencil to verify if Bluetooth pairs, which it did once again! Thank you. Time is precious and we’ve revived this much needed tool!
Moving forward, is this just a hiccup/fluke? Prior to this, the only time the pencil was disconnected was for 2 days while away at work (it was out of sight/out of mind on my desk). This was unusual due to consistent habits to keep my iPad and Pencil connected/together (prevent misplacing things, am I right?). This issue began a week later after the Apple Pencil was being continually charged…or so I thought! Could be that I used my keyboard and not my Pencil for a time. I now think this may have been the time when it become unpaired leading to me not knowing it was off its charger (though magnetically connected). Seems I answered my question.
Lesson learned. Will always keep it charging to avoid accidental unpairing. The Apple Pencil lives another day and hopefully for a while. Again, big help! I almost didn’t ask and waited longer which would have lead it its demise. Super grateful for the clear instructions. Hope this helps someone else. Take care!
Untrue. My pencil was stored in a drawer for over a year, and when I tried recharging it on my iPad Air it showed 0%. But the hard reset described by someone else on this thread fixed it and it’s now after just a few minutes at over 60%
Same here, I’ve had Apple send me a new Apple Pencil, then they sent me a “new” iPad since the new Apple Pencil wouldn’t work. I’m a year and a half past that event and now my Apple Pencil stopped working again. I’m not sure why this is not a resolved issue by now.
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