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My new Apple Pencil is not showing in Bluetooth to pair


what do I do when my new Apple Pencil is not showing up in Bluetooth to pair?

iPad Air 3 Wi-Fi

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 3:59 PM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2020 4:02 PM

Try restarting your iPad and see if that fixes it. Make sure that you are updated to iOS 13.6 as well. If neither of those work for you, try quickly plugging and unplugging the iPad in to charge using the lightning cable and then plug the pencil into the port right away and see if it will pair.

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Aug 3, 2020 4:02 PM in response to kaelyn227

Try restarting your iPad and see if that fixes it. Make sure that you are updated to iOS 13.6 as well. If neither of those work for you, try quickly plugging and unplugging the iPad in to charge using the lightning cable and then plug the pencil into the port right away and see if it will pair.

My new Apple Pencil is not showing in Bluetooth to pair

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