Why is my Apple Pencil not charging past 0%?

Im having the same experience with my 1st gen. I have been plugging it in and it’s stuck at 1% while i was charging it. Seconds after it shows that its at 100% after being inserted for 90 seconds. I unplug it and its still at 0%. Ive had this pencil for almost a year and i researched that these things last for years, but mine only lasted 10 months💀

Something i still haven't heard and i can't understand why its not a bigger issue is the fact that a new apple pencil at the store or any retailer might very well lay around for a couple pf months before someone purchases it. So many pencils would be dead or dying by the time someone takes them home. I dont get it.

Apple Pencil won’t charge.

I am a student and today I bought an new iPad Pro with Apple Pencil 2 but not charging iPad saying the device charging and connecting but still 0% after hours

same Thing happened to me I heated the Pencil up and restarted my iPad switched Bluetooth on and off this can happen when you haven’t used it for a while so it’s almost completely dead with heat you can try charging it but don’t forget to plug it in every now and then

The hard reset of my iPad Pro while the pencil was connected worked like a charm. It began rechanging normally. I thought I was stuck buying a new iPencil due to a long period of no use (1 year). Thanks!

I first unpaired and clicked on forget this device. Just turning my IPad off and on while the pencil was plugged in worked for me. After turning it on it asked it I want to pair my apple pencil. Cheers.

The heat trick worked for me too! Literally rolled the pencil on a hot water bottle for less than 3 minutes (with the bottle wrapped in a cloth). The pencil immediately reconnected and showed 100% batter charge. Works fine. So happy.

For me it was sufficient to remove the case and charge the Pencil directly against the iPad (I also plugged in the iPad but not sure if that made a difference). It started charging quickly after that.

I got all depressed reading the doom and gloom posts suggesting that the battery must be dead after perhaps 2 years of non-use but after I followed the tip about powering off the iPad the pencil is recharging.

Hi I couldn’t find the hard reset which you said described here. I have same problem. Can you tell me please ?

Thank you. This worked for me. I probably hadn’t used mine in 6 months.

Are you using the iPad to charge it, or the cable?

The hard reset worked for me too. I had to do the reset on the iPad though while the pencil icon was still on the screen. It didn’t work if I just attached the pencil and hard restarted the iPad.

Doing a hard reset on the iPad with the Apple Pencil worked for me, it is now charging. Thanks!

volume up button

volume down button

hold down power button until apple logo appears

Voila