There are many apple users all over the world, and many people use different apple gadgets. like many designers use iPad for designing and they are finding best ipad for animation. Animators use apple pencil for animation because Apple Pencil is one of the most popular gadgets but the issue is when most users do not know how to charge apple pencils. Apple offers two different generations of pencils according to its compatibility with other devices. Both generations are powered by a battery and chargeable.
How to Check your apple pencil generation?
First of all, you need to know generation before charging. Here is a list of devices for which you can use second-generation apple pencils. You can use Apple Pencil (2nd generation) with these iPad models:
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- iPad Air (4th generation)
- The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and later
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) and later
You can use Apple Pencil (1st generation) with these iPad models:
- iPad (8th, 7th, 6th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- The iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st or 2nd generation)
- The iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
How to check and charge 2nd generation Apple pencil?
There is a “magnetic connector” at the volume buttons side. You need to attach your pencil with that magnetic, and your charging starts.
To check the charging status, you need to connect the pencil with the magnetic. You see the charging rate for a moment on a screen just after attaching a pencil with magnetic.
If you want to check the status of the pencil battery while using the pencil, you just need to swipe left to right on a screen and check the today view.
How to check and charge 1st generation Apple pencil?
You need to remove the cap of the pencil and put it on a lighting connector. You can also charge by connecting your Apple Pencil to the adapter and then click the adapter to a Lightning cable to charge your stylus.
