The Apple Pencil is surely the best accessory with which you can accompany your iPad, however it is a relatively new device and there are many users who may doubt the way in which they have to charge the battery of their stylus. That is why in this post we tell you all the options you have to be able to “feed” this device. We also analyze the charging times that this accessory has.
This is how the 1st generation Apple Pencil is charged
The first-generation Apple Pencil features a Lightning connector, giving you two different ways to charge your Apple Pencil. First of all, you can charge it by simply connecting, through the Lightning connector, the Apple Pencil to the iPad. The appearance resulting from connecting the Apple Pencil to the iPad through the Lightning port reminds us of a lollipop, and it is really striking, but it is enough to leave the Apple Pencil connected for a few minutes to have it 100%, and also, you do not need any accessories.
The second way to charge your 1st generation Apple Pencil is through the adapter that it includes in its box. In this way you only have to connect the adapter to a lightning cable that is connected to the current, and this to the Apple Pencil, in this way you can also charge your 1st generation Apple Pencil.
Finally, if you want to know what the battery percentage of your Apple Pencil is, you just have to consult the battery widget of your iPad when you have the Apple Pencil connected to it.
This is how the 2nd generation Apple Pencil is charged
In the case of the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, it does not have a lightning port, therefore we only have one way to charge this accessory. To charge the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, you just have to connect it to the magnetic connector on the top of the iPad, on the side of the volume buttons.
In case you want to check the battery percentage of your 2nd generation Apple Pencil, you can do it in two different ways, the first, by reattaching the Apple Pencil to the iPad’s magnetic connector, a message will appear almost instantly on the iPad screen, Or, you can do it through the battery widget available on iPadOS.
How long does it take to load?
The reality is that the time you will have to leave charging your Apple Pencil is really little, even if you need it immediately you will be able to use it for a certain time with just a few seconds of charging. If your Apple Pencil has a battery percentage close to 0% or even has a dead battery and you want to charge it to 100%, you will have to charge this accessory for an hour. After this, the usual thing is that the device lasts about 12 hours of uninterrupted use. However, in case you find that your Apple Pencil does not have a battery and you need to use it at that time, with just 15-20 seconds of charging you will have a battery for 30 minutes, something that will surely relieve many Clueless users who forget to charge this accessory and when they come to use it find it useless.
Our recommendation is that, during the day and, obviously, when you are not using it, you leave it charging in one way or another. In the case of the 2nd generation Apple Pencil it is true that it is much easier and automatic to leave it on the magnetic side since, in addition to charging, it also serves as a means to “store” it next to the iPad. In the case of the 1st generation Apple Pencil, it can be somewhat more cumbersome because, either you have the adapter constantly at hand and a Lightning cable to plug it in, or you will have to connect it to the iPad through the Lightning port, but Despite this, it is sure that this is much better than finding the Apple Pencil downloaded at a time when you need its functionality.
Having trouble charging your Apple Pencil?
Clean the Lightning port
In case you have problems charging your 1st generation Apple Pencil, make sure that the lightning port of the iPad and the lightning connector of the Apple Pencil are clean and there is no external agent that prevents the connection of both.
Clean the iPad’s magnetic connector
In case your 2nd generation Apple Pencil does not charge when you attach it to the side of your iPad, carefully clean this connector and make sure that there is no external agent that is preventing the connection between your iPad and the Apple Pencil.
Unlink and re-link Apple Pencil
Whether it is the 1st generation Apple Pencil or the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, unlink the accessory and link it again after a few seconds, if you still cannot charge your Apple Pencil, keep reading to know the latest solution that we propose .
Contact Apple Support
If, after having followed the advice that we have proposed above, you still cannot charge your Apple Pencil, it is best that you contact Apple technical service through the Apple Support app so that they are in charge of guiding you in a possible solution to your problems.
