How interesting. My wife's and my own Apple Pencil can last months on a charge without usage. With usage, I use about 10% per 1-2 hours of writing. My wife uses a bit more but she's also writing a bit more than I am and for many more hours. These pencils are about 6-7 months old.
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Apple Pencil Short Battery Life
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How interesting. My wife's and my own Apple Pencil can last months on a charge without usage. With usage, I use about 10% per 1-2 hours of writing. My wife uses a bit more but she's also writing a bit more than I am and for many more hours. These pencils are about 6-7 months old.
When I finally bought an iPad case with integrated Pencil holder I very quickly realised why Apple never shipped their own solution for storing the iPad and Pencil together.
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Keep your Apple Pencil apart from your iPad when not in use. I discovered that if I keep my iPad and Apple Pencil in separate rooms they don’t stay connected via Bluetooth. Double check in settings under Bluetooth that your pencil is not connected, since I don’t know what the specific distance needs to be. This might not apply to your situation, but it could help someone else.
