Is Apple Pencil 2nd Gen compatible with iPad Pro M4?

shacker2762 wrote:

I'm sure there's some technical reason Apple could not / did not want to make Pencil 2 compatible with the M4 iPad Pro.

Yes, there is. And it was explained in the third response to this thread.

My new Apple Pencil Pro just arrived from UPS and I was wondering why it will not connect with my 12,9" Ipad Pro (2022).

It only works with an M4 ipad Pro or the new iPad Air which has the same M2 Chip then my iPad. We are talking about a simple Stylus. The M2 chip will carry me for years...I'm not willing to upgrade to have a similar experience as the Surface pens.

I had to personalize my pencil because my Son has the 2nd Generation Pencil and they are indistinguishable. What prevents me from returning the item. Jeez I'm so angry right now.

Apple why? This is pure Marketing nonsense and not "It just works".

DirkHesse wrote:

It only works with an M4 ipad Pro or the new iPad Air which has the same M2 Chip then my iPad. We are talking about a simple Stylus. The M2 chip will carry me for years...I'm not willing to upgrade to have a similar experience as the Surface pens.

The Apple Pencil is not a "simple stylus". If you want a simple stylus, there are certainly capacitive styluses that should work and will be much less expensive. Of course, they won't have the features that an Apple Pencil has.

Be warned guys, the new Apple Pencil pro isn’t performing too well here in Australia as it launched here yesterday How to turn barrel roll off new apple pen… - Apple Community

I won’t be able to sell my old iPad Pro until these issues are fixed. So frustrating.

reags_b wrote:

Be warned guys, the new Apple Pencil pro isn’t performing too well here in Australia as it launched here yesterday How to turn barrel roll off new apple pen… - Apple Community

There is a difference between a few people not liking a feature or someone not understanding how to use a feature and the Pencil not performing too well.

What a silly comment. We've got 5 Mac's and 3 iPads so happy to spend money on their kit. However, forcing us to buy not only the new iPad, but also the pencil and case is just outrageous. I've held the new one m whilst also holding my 5th Gen 12.9 pro, and whilst it's an upgrade, it's already a stretch to justify the expense. Adding hundreds more is just taking the p*$s

What a silly comment - multiple advisors at Apple couldn't explain how to use the functions so I perceived these as performance issues, not my fault. I went to the Apple Store yesterday, and it took them half an hour to figure out how to do double tap.

I wish I came across this thread before making the purchase. With each generation my support and desire to continue with Apple lessens. No choice now but to spend more money to replace a perfectly working pen.

I too recently bought an ipad air 6th gen (m2) and was surprised to know that not only apple pencil 2 is not compatible but also it doesn't attach magnetically. (It is a very weak connection)

I thought I got a bad device. I visited the store and found my ipad to be working perfectly with the new apple pencil pro.

So, if they have changed the position of the magents for the pencil, how come apple pencil usb-c version is still compatible ?

I get that one can pair it with the wire, but it wont attach magnetically too right ?

Apple didn’t make the incompatibility very clear up front. Their burying this information at deeper levels where it can be discovered but is not immediately clear to the would-be buyer borders on deception. I probably would have bought this wonderful device anyway if I’d known, but I trusted Apple products to be compatible somewhat longer, so didn’t dig deep enough. My bad. No more. It rankles me when cheap, older pencils are compatible with my new purchase, while my expensive Pencil 2 is obsolete. In the future I’ll be as suspicious of Apple as of some obscure company with an unpronounceable name.

While the website currently says this, I would shocked, dismayed, and angry at Apple if this is actually true. Please apple can you confirm the pencil 2 is in fact compatible with M4 Pro???

Si no es compatible el Apple pencil de segunda generación lo veo como una tomada de pelo al consumidor

Seguiré con mi iPad pro del 2022 si ese es el caso. Apple no es lo que solía ser

You're very welcome.