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I have paired my 1st gen Apple Pencil with my iPad but now it says to plug it (the pencil)in to use it. I have tried charging it and nothing seems to be working. I bought the pencil in 2016 and just took it out of the box 2 days ago.... What am I doing wrong??
iPad Mini 5, iPadOS 14
You purchased this Pencil 4 years ago?!
You cannot store Apple Pencils for any prolonged period of time and NOT keep them charged up to some level.
If your Apple Pencil/s sat around unused or unopened and not kept charged up for more than a few weeks, or so, OR
LONGER, then the battery in your Apple Pencil may have failed and is dead and you will have to purchase another
brand new Apple Pencil or get, if still under warranty, a free replacement Pencil from Apple.
Sorry.
And it looks like some things about the Apple Pencil have NOT changed in the new version 2 model, either.
FYI and something Apple will never, EVER divulge to it potential iPad Pro/Apple Pencil customers/users unless the potential customer/user is smart enough to ask about,
Due to the “always on and active/standby” nature of the Apple Pencil and, also, due to its very tiny rechargeable Li-
ion battery ( smaller than the eraser head on a REAL wooden pencil ), the Apple Pencil needs to be constantly charged up to some significant charge level ALL THE TIME, even when not using the Pencil for prolonged periods of time.
The Apple Pencil needs to be kept charged to a minimum of 5-10% all the time.
If the Apple Pencil battery is allowed to drain down to 0% and allowed to stay in that flat condition for more than a few weeks, or so, OR EVEN LONGER, that very tiny little Li-ion battery is too small to keep at a 0% state for a long period of time and it will fail and the Apple Pencil will be dead and you may have to “pop” for another $99 Apple Pencil, once again!
Apple only has a one-year warranty on any Apple accessory items.
You need to keep your Apple Pencil charged all the time, even if it is only to 10%-15% charge. It must keep some charge level in that tiny Lithium-ion battery at all times!
You will have to purchase another brand new 1st gen Apple Pencil.
After the purchase of another new Apple Pencil, remember to always keep the Pencil charged up to some reasonable percentage, all the time.
Sorry and Best of Luck to You!
You purchased this Pencil 4 years ago?!
You cannot store Apple Pencils for any prolonged period of time and NOT keep them charged up to some level.
If your Apple Pencil/s sat around unused or unopened and not kept charged up for more than a few weeks, or so, OR
LONGER, then the battery in your Apple Pencil may have failed and is dead and you will have to purchase another
brand new Apple Pencil or get, if still under warranty, a free replacement Pencil from Apple.
Sorry.
And it looks like some things about the Apple Pencil have NOT changed in the new version 2 model, either.
FYI and something Apple will never, EVER divulge to it potential iPad Pro/Apple Pencil customers/users unless the potential customer/user is smart enough to ask about,
Due to the “always on and active/standby” nature of the Apple Pencil and, also, due to its very tiny rechargeable Li-
ion battery ( smaller than the eraser head on a REAL wooden pencil ), the Apple Pencil needs to be constantly charged up to some significant charge level ALL THE TIME, even when not using the Pencil for prolonged periods of time.
The Apple Pencil needs to be kept charged to a minimum of 5-10% all the time.
If the Apple Pencil battery is allowed to drain down to 0% and allowed to stay in that flat condition for more than a few weeks, or so, OR EVEN LONGER, that very tiny little Li-ion battery is too small to keep at a 0% state for a long period of time and it will fail and the Apple Pencil will be dead and you may have to “pop” for another $99 Apple Pencil, once again!
Apple only has a one-year warranty on any Apple accessory items.
You need to keep your Apple Pencil charged all the time, even if it is only to 10%-15% charge. It must keep some charge level in that tiny Lithium-ion battery at all times!
You will have to purchase another brand new 1st gen Apple Pencil.
After the purchase of another new Apple Pencil, remember to always keep the Pencil charged up to some reasonable percentage, all the time.
Sorry and Best of Luck to You!
Hahahah yes, February of 2016. 🤦♀️ My pro died and I decided to buy a mini instead because the pro was humongous. I probably won’t buy a new pencil, obviously I don’t really need it. 🤣 Thank you for answering! Have a great day and be well.
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