How to Know If Your Apple Pencil Is Charging

"How do I know if my Apple Pencil is charging?" As a new Apple Pencil owner myself, I asked this question not too long ago. It turned out that my Apple Pencil was not charging, and was in fact broken, which underlined the need to be able to tell if your Apple Pencil is charging. The Apple Pencil 1 and Apple Pencil 2 have different charging mechanisms and ways to let you know that they're charging, so we'll be going over both of them is this article. Here's how to tell if your Apple Pencil is charging. Jump To: * How to Know If Your Apple Pencil 1 Is Charging * How to Know If Your Apple Pencil 2 Is Charging * How to Check If Your Apple Pencil Is Charging in Settings How to Know If Your Apple Pencil 1 Is Charging In order for your Apple Pencil 1 to charge, you'll need to plug it directly into the Lightning connector on your iPad, or using the Apple Pencil charging adapter that was included when you bough your Apple Pencil. If your Apple Pencil 1 is not plugged in, it is not charging. If it is plugged it, it should be charging, but we'll go over how to double-check that below. Related: Apple Pencil Guide: Tips & Tricks for Everyday Users How to Know If Your Apple Pencil 2 Is Charging All you have to do is attach the flat part of your Apple Pencil 2 to the right side of your iPad via the magnetic connection to charge it. A bubble will appear briefly at the top of your screen that says "Apple Pencil" followed by a percentage next to a green battery icon with a charging lightning bolt symbol. For more handy tricks to know your devices are working, check out our Tip of the Day. How to Check If Your Apple Pencil Is Charging in Settings If you aren't sure your Apple Pencil is charging and want to confirm: * Open Settings and Select Apple Pencil.   * Next to where it says Apple Pencil at the top, you'll see a battery icon. If the battery icon is green with a lightning bolt symbol, your Apple Pencil is charging. If it is gray without the symbol, it is not. Topics: How-ToMaster your iPhone in one minute a day: Sign up here to get our FREE Tip of the Day delivered right to your inbox.
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