Q: Apple Pencil will not stay connected

Hi. I imagine the universe of potential fellow users is not huge yet, but maybe someone has experienced this. I have had an Apple Pencil for a few days. It was working very well, but now it will not remain connected. It is fully charged, but the bluetooth connection goes in and out and there's no response on the screen when I use it. I tried re-pairing it, but that didn't resolve anything.

Anyone else experiencing this? Any recommendations?

Thanks!!

Posted on Nov 19, 2015 10:00 PM

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by sberman,

sberman Nov 19, 2015 10:30 PM in response to JeffinNYC
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Nov 19, 2015 10:30 PM in response to JeffinNYC

Here's a bit of information in case it's useful:

Use Apple Pencil with iPad Pro - Apple Support
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by JeffinNYC,

JeffinNYC Nov 19, 2015 10:34 PM in response to sberman
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Nov 19, 2015 10:34 PM in response to sberman

Thanks. I'm familiar with this page. There isn't information that helps with a flaky bluetooth connection. It was working fine for two days after the initial pairing. Now it won't remain reliably paired. That is not addressed on that page, unless I'm missing something?
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by MichelPM,

MichelPM Nov 19, 2015 11:14 PM in response to JeffinNYC
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Nov 19, 2015 11:14 PM in response to JeffinNYC

Do you have any other local devices nearby that have Bluetooth activated?
There could be a chance interference if there are other transmitted Bluetooth signals that are close by.
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by ke7en,

ke7en Nov 28, 2015 10:54 PM in response to JeffinNYC
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Nov 28, 2015 10:54 PM in response to JeffinNYC

I thought I was having the same problem, turned out the tip of the pencil had come partially unscrewed. Tightened it up (clockwise) and it's working now. May not be what you're experiencing but it's a quick no harm thing to check.
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by louis1965,

louis1965 Jan 5, 2016 7:24 AM in response to ke7en
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Jan 5, 2016 7:24 AM in response to ke7en

This is exactly what happened to me. thanks, fixed the problem.
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