Apple Pencil USB -C issue
Why hasn’t apple given a software update that would allow an Apple Pencil usb-c to work on earlier model iPads! You know there has to be a way to do it technically out there somewhere.
iPad, iPadOS 18
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Apple's low cost USB-C Pencil is compatible with all models of iPad that have a USB-C port.
Older models of iPad that feature a Lightning port lack built-in USB connectivity - and therefore do not support the USB-C Pencil. For these models of iPad, you can use the first generation Apple Pencil - or for models that support them, the second generation Apple Pencil that uses wireless pairing/charging via the iPad's inductive charging dock.
Here is Apple's definitive compatibility list for Apple Pencil and iPad. Specific models of iPad can only be used with compatible models of Apple Pencil:
