An Apple Pencil is one of the best pieces of kit you can buy for your new iPad, to help you make the most of the slate by allowing you to sketch, doodle, annotate, handwrite, and more. The original Apple Pencil and the Apple Pencil 2, released in 2015 and 2018 respectively, let you replace your wobbly finger with a slender and accurate stylus, which is vital for many creatives and workers alike.
To take full advantage of everything you can do with the Apple Pencil, you’ll need to know how to use some of the fun little extras. In this article, we’ll show you the options that you can do to Pair, Unpair and Charge Apple Pencil with iPad Pro in very simple steps.
Pair Apple Pencil with iPad Pro
1st Generation

- Make sure the iPad you want to use is on and unlocked, then uncap your Pencil.
- Plugin your Pencil to the new iPad.
- When the Bluetooth Pairing Request appears, tap Pair.
2nd Generation

- Make sure the iPad you want to use is on and unlocked.
- Place the Apple Pencil on the wide side of the iPad Pro with the magnetic strip.
- Tap Pair when the Bluetooth Pairing Request appears.
Fix, Apple Pencil won’t pair with your iPad
- Make sure to center your Apple Pencil on the magnetic connector on the right edge of the iPad.
- Restart your iPad, then try to pair again.
- Go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is turned on.
- On the same screen, look under My Devices for your Apple Pencil. If you see it, tap i button. Then tap Forget this Device.
- Connect your Apple Pencil into your iPad and tap the Pair button when it appears after a few seconds.
- If you don’t see the Pair button, wait for one minute while your Apple Pencil charges. Then try connecting your Apple Pencil again and wait until you see the Pair button.
- If you still don’t see the Pair button, contact Apple Support.
Unpair Apple Pencil
Your Apple Pencil will automatically un-pair from your iPad or iPad Pro if you pair it with a different iPad or you pair a different Apple Pencil with your iPad. You can also manually un-pair if the need arises.



