Turn off Apple Pencil - is it possible?

The Apple Pencil allows you to draw or write on the iPad as precisely as on paper. However, this requires power to do so. To save the battery, you can put the Pencil in standby mode. However, it is not possible to turn off the pen.

Is it possible to turn off the Apple Pencil?

The Apple Pencil is already available in the second generation. Unlike the first version of the pen, you can charge the Apple Pencil wirelessly on the iPad in the second version. If you want to save the battery of your Pencil and therefore turn it off, this is not possible. However, you can put the Pencil into standby mode.

1. If you deactivate the Bluetooth of your iPad, the Pencil automatically goes into standby mode. This is true even if it is no longer within range of the iPad.
2. The Pencil will also switch modes if you do not use it for some time.
3. Manually via a button, you cannot turn off the Pencil or switch modes.
4. The Apple Pencil's battery lasts approximately 12 hours of continuous use. If the Pencil is in standby mode, it consumes only a few percent per day.
5. The Pencil also has a function for short charging. For this, you only need to connect it to the Lightning port of your iPad for 15 seconds. Anschließend können Sie den Stift für 30 Minuten verwenden.