Apple Pencil 1st Gen not Pairing with iPad 10

I've just purchased an Apple Pencil to use with my iPad 10. Had I looked around online more first, I wouldn't have bought one because I now see that lots of people can't get them to pair. Is there an update for this issue?


Apple Pencil (1st generation)

Posted on May 23, 2023 04:55 PM

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Posted on Jun 27, 2024 01:32 PM

Sorry, I can’t answer about the pencil 2, but none of the above worked for my pencil 1. Not the connecting cord. Not the LightBlue app. Not Bluetooth. Nothing worked. Sooooo frustrating, but we keep burning Apple products, right? Sheesh.

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Jul 1, 2024 06:15 PM in response to saige176

Hi Saige... I had the same problem and I initially tried using the original adapter (Lightning-Lightning) that came with the Apple Pencil 1 and then just used a USB-C to Lightning cable to try and pair. That didn't work. I had to purchase the specific USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter available from Apple - USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter as mentioned in the upvoted answer by Tessrax.

This worked immediately.

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