You might have wondered: is it possible to connect multiple Apple Pencils to a single iPad Pro? You may find this silly, but you can still have two kids wanting to draw on the same canvas, or just have one Apple Pencil at home and another at work.
We can also ask the opposite question: can we use an Apple Pencil simultaneously on two iPads? Apple has thought about all these possibilities and the behavior when there is someone thinking about these borders is calculated. Even if we try to cheat.
can only fit one
If we are talking about a first generation Apple Pencil, it must be physically connected to a compatible iPad for the tablet to connect through the Lightning port. But when this iPad has a linked pencil and we intend to link another one, the first link is missing
In the same way, if we want to use a pencil on several tablets, we must establish the Lightning connection on the second iPad after having done it on the first. And when you do, the link to the first iPad is lost. A tablet, a pen.
For the moment, no generation of Apple Pencil allows it to be configured on several iPads at the same time or to be used with another Pencil on the same iPad.
It doesn’t change too much when we talk about Second-generation Apple Pencil
What if we used a multiport Lightning adapter to plug two first-generation Apple Pencils into these ports at the same time? The answer is also no. No matter how hard you try to synchronize the two connections, you will only be able to establish a link. In fact, you could create a conflict because one Apple Pencil would constantly try to steal another’s link.
So if you want a one-word summary: no. The normal thing is to have an Apple Pencil on each iPad, and at most what you can do is to link the same Pencil on several tablets (for example, one at home and another at work) so as not to have to buy two pencils.
Tablets compatible with Apple Pencil
The first generation Apple Pencil is compatible with the following iPad models:
- iPad 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th generation
- 10th generation iPad (but using Lightning to USB-C adapter)
- 3rd generation iPad Air
- Fifth generation iPad mini
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro
- 10.5-inch iPad Pro
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro first and second generation
The second generation Apple Pencil is compatible with the following iPad models:
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