Apple Pencil 1st Gen stopped working

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Today in the middle of working on a project with my pencil, it disconnected. Not completely uncommon, as I have had this a few times every few months.

However, this time is wouldn’t reconnect. Twice it connected for a few seconds and dropped again.
I did the basic troubleshooting (pencil is charged, I disconnected and ‘unpaired’ and restarted iPad a few times), with no luck.

It feels like its dead. Showing no sign of connecting.

Im wondering if this is something anyone else has had happen? I have been using it hard for 2 years, on an iPad 6th Gen. iPad OS 14.2.

Appreciate and feedback if people have had this happen.

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The battery likely went bad due to heavy use for multiple years. It commonly happens with tiny Apple batteries (Apple Pencil, AirPods, Apple Watch).

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Ah. That makes sense. Thanks! Does apple repair these if I hang onto it for next time im in the USA?

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no. They are glued together and cannot be disassembled without breaking them. They exchange them for a new one if they are under guarantee. Since it’s old I imagine they’ll tell you to buy a new one.

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Thanks!
Maybe I can use it to stir paint or something…

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