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Review on πŸ–ŠοΈ Enhanced Apple Pencil (1st Generation) by Cory Jacobson

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Keeping disconnecting and not reconnecting after every possible solution

I bought this drawing pen on my iPad. It worked fine for the first few months. I've had no trouble connecting devices via Bluetooth or using it with my design apps. For the past few weeks it has been disconnecting during use and then not reconnecting at all after being plugged into an iPad for fast charging. The battery pane of my notification window shows a "100% charged" Apple Pencil and my Bluetooth is on and the Apple Pencil is "CONNECTED" under "MY DEVICES" in my settings. The pencil still doesn't work at all. I've done every possible troubleshooting for both the stylus and the iPad. I made my iPad "forget this device", restarted the iPad, restarted the iPad, turned off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and inserted the Apple Pencil to pair the devices. several times, reset network settings several times. I've tried adjusting the tip of the pencil to make sure it doesn't hang around (it fits just right every time), replacing the used tip with a new one, removing the screen protector, removing the case, charging the pencil with a USB Cable. . I've called Apple support twice and have never been able to figure out why this is happening, although it definitely shouldn't be. None of these steps did anything to fix this problem - and it persists from NOWHERE, after a few hours of inactivity the pen will start working again. It conveniently happens when I least need it. There is no apparent reason why it is working again. It will mostly work until I need to charge its battery. As soon as I turn it on to charge, I know without a doubt that if I turn it off and try to use it, it will stop working. I want to give this device a good rating because when it works, it works smoothly and BEAUTIFULLY. But I can't give it more than 1 star because without an easy fix it keeps crashing, which is a huge inconvenience for commissioned work. I hope something comes up soon.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Long time