Apple pencil shows connected but is not recognized.

Why is no one mentioning the software updates? My Ipad pencil shows connected to blue tooth. Charges up to 100%. However, problems with the pencil did not start until after the last updates. Mine now is 11.1.1 But before the two previous updates my ipad pencil worked just fine. It is after the updates that my ipad pencil started to work sporadically until the point it doesn't work at all. I have tried all of the procedures Apple recommends to connect the pencil. It still does not work. Let's mention updates here.

I have the same issue. Tip on tight. Says connected. Battery charged. But the pen stops working. Then it starts working again. I have tried re-pairing it twice, both times fixed the problem for the short term. Although it eventually fails again.

Screwing in the tip, (I'd not noticed it had come loose) worked for me. Thanks for the tip (no pun intended :-).

I Am having the same problem but neither of these suggestions work for me. i know my pencil is nearly fully charged. The tip is on tight. Says it's connected. Still won't respond. This happened to me before and so I took it to the Genius Bar but it mysteriously started working right when I handed it over to the apple technician. But there was no explanation why it stopped working Or how to get it working again.

Same thing here. Worked fine for a couple of weeks then all of a sudden stopped. The pencil shows connected and is 100% charged. I've tried restarting the iPad, removing and then repairing the pencil, tightening and replacing the tip. None of these have corrected the issue. Please help!

I started having the same problem. It said connected but the pencil wouldn’t work. I found this solution- Do not use the pop up box to turn on Bluetooth. Go into settings and make sure Bluetooth is turned off. Plug in pencil and quickly turn on Bluetooth. The pad must recognize the pencil from settings instead of the pop up box. Connect if necessary. If it doesnt work the first time try the procedure again. The trick is to turn on and connect from settings instead of the popup box. Since my last update this what is occurring. Yes this is more time consuming tha easily connecting from the quick pop up box but at least my $100 pencil now works!

same thing here... but I got a curious question here... are you using screen protector on your ipad pro 12.9

I have chosen not to use a screen protector, but I am in environments that are low on scratch hazards and use a Smart Cover.

I had this same problem recently. Was working away and suddenly nothing. I tried all the suggestions here and on Google and was ready to go into Apple ready for a fight because it was JUST out of warranty. I noticed that sometimes It would work if i pushed really hard after giving it a whack. In a last ditch effort to get it working again i changed the tip and it started working again. This defies logic, the old one was screwed in nice and tight. I don't understand how a new tip that looked identical in condition to the old one made a difference but somehow it did. Confused, I put the old one back on thinking it had to be a fluke and sure enough it stopped working again. I have no idea how replacing the tip made it start working but it did. Give it a try?

My pencil wouldn’t work at all after not being used for a while but in a case attached to iPad Pro. It was 100% charged and connected. It finally started working but required extra pressure on the screen and skipped badly. Saw post to replace tip so I did even though tip was like new. Voila! Pencil is working perfectly now! The tip must acquire a charge of some sort after a while (or lose it).

My pencil works fine most of the time (bought iPad pro 12.9" and the pencil three weeks ago), but sometimes it just won’t interact, although it is showing up fine as Bluetooth device and in the battery status widget. Plugging it into the lightning port and removing it after a second fixed it every time, but I have no clue why or how this works.

same thing here... but I got a curious question here... are you using screen protector on your ipad pro 12.9?

Doug,

You can check the charge of the pencil in the Battery Widget (swipe down from the top of the screen, select Widgets). Some users reported that it doesn't work correctly if the tip is not screwed in all the way, so that is the first thing I would check.