Apple pencil not recognized

I agree that plugging the pen into the iPad Pro for a few seconds got it recognized.

Originally, my Bluetooth settings denied even knowing about the pencil, but that did not matter. Unscrewing the tip and then screwing it back seems unlikely. It was probably a coincidence, but stranger things...

I found that this issue occurs when the Pencile is away (farther than blue tooth range) from iPad for a good amount of time (e.g., over the weekend). So far the fix is to go through various steps to re-connect them as people have described. Also a loose tip can cause the Pencile to not function properly.

Generally, when you turn on the iPad, if you cannot see the Pencil's battery levels, they are disconnected. This time, I needed to "forget" the Pencile as a device in Setting and then repair them.

I think this is a bug so we just need to learn to deal with it until Apple addresses it.

What worked for me was to forget the device, reinsert the pencil and pair it.

What fixed it for me was to Forget the Device in the Bluetooth settings, unplug and replug it in. I then got another pairing request and was good to go.

See if tightening the tip helps > Apple Pencil will not stay connected

I had the same problem. What got the pencil working for me was to completely unscrew and remove the the tip then reattach it. I only just discovered this. Let's see if it solves the problem completely.

It's been three days and the Apple pencil has continued working fine.

Mine has continued to work. I find I need to plug it into the iPad once in the morning for a few seconds. After that it stays connected all day, even as I sleep/use the iPad.

This worked for me too, thanks!

This worked for me too.

Thank you! Forgetting and re-pairing the pencil worked for me, too.