Unable to add Apple Pencil Pro to Find My

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Unable to add Apple Pencil Pro to Find My

When I try to add my Pencil Pro to Find My I press upon the + sign. It shows me a message to attach the Pencil to the side of the iPad Pro. When I do that it and press okay, the message dissapears, but so does the ‘add screen’. So after all, no added device to Find My.

I tried to unfair the pen from Bluetooth, restanted the device, reattached the Pencil again, but same isse… is this a known issue? And what can be done (WITHOUT resetting my iPad.)

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iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 5, 2025 4:54 PM

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Answer 1

GaveGozer Author

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Jan 9, 2025 2:45 PM in response to Tesserax

I did reset all settings, and worked !!!

I went to Settings - General - Transfer or Reset IPad - Reset - Reset All Settings.

Then you must activate location again of all devices, then go to Find My, connect the Apple Pencil to the iPad and follow instructions.

Now the Apple Pencil is in Find My.

Please be aware that after these steps you must configure all settings again - Network wifi, Siri, , FaceID, Wallet, etc. But its worth it.. its working now!

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Answer 2

Tesserax

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Jan 6, 2025 1:42 PM in response to GaveGozer

... and the same answer I provided to fsanc317:

I suggest starting with this support article: If you can't pair Apple Pencil with your iPad - Apple Support

If that doesn't help, your next step will be to contact Apple Support directly for further assistance with this issue. To do so, simply select the "Support" link on the lower left-hand side of this forum's web page.

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Answer 3

fsanc317

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Jan 6, 2025 10:53 AM in response to GaveGozer

I am getting the same message when trying to add a new apple pro pencil to a new Apple iPad Pro 13”. This is so frustrating. We need apple to get this resolved.

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Answer 4

Tesserax

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Jan 6, 2025 1:43 PM in response to fsanc317

We are not Apple employees here, just fellow Apple-product users trying to help others. If you want Apple's attention, you will need to contact them directly.

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Answer 5

Tesserax

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Jan 9, 2025 5:58 PM in response to GaveGozer

I'm glad you got it worked out ... and thanks for providing your solution. I'm sure it will help others who may come across this same issue.

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