What To Do If Your Apple Pencil Is Not Charging. The Apple Pencil will only work with your device after it has been connected via Bluetooth. 3 Plug-in your Pencil to establish a new paring.
When you attach an Apple Pencil 2nd generation to your iPad you see the charge status on the screen for a moment. I had the same problem. For those using an iPad Pro with a home button press and hold the home button and the power button for 20 seconds or until the Apple logo appears.
Swipe the power icon from left to right to shut down your iPad.
Place your Apple Pencil along with your iPad if in landscape and you will notice a banner telling you that the attachment is charging. Place your Apple Pencil along with your iPad if in landscape and you will notice a banner telling you that the attachment is charging. Restarting your iPad can fix a minor software problem that may prevent it from charging your Apple Pencil. Check the charge status.
