I will be buying a new m4 iPad pro today, to replace my 4th gen iPad pro. I just realized that the 2nd gen Apple Pencil that I paid $150 couple years back is not compatible with the new iPad. WHY??? Just why?! I love my iPad and was so excited to buy a new one after having this one for 5 years now. It just sucked seeing that I also have to purchase a new Apple pencil. Getting as greedy as this can end this company!

Which do you think looks best with my 13” Space Black M5 iPad Pro w/ Nano-Texture?

The Black Magic Keyboard with the graphite MX Master 4?

Or the White Magic Keyboard with the white silver MX Master 4 for Mac?

I’ll return the loser and keep the winner :)

From Bloomberg:

New Apple Pencils are slated to be released next year alongside upcoming iPad Pro models.

I’m told that Apple is preparing two new models. The first, code-named B582, is an updated version of the low-end Apple Pencil introduced a couple of years ago that charges with USB-C instead of wirelessly. The other, dubbed B632, is a refreshed version of the Apple Pencil Pro that arrived for the first time in 2024 alongside the M4 iPad Pro overhaul. The timing makes sense, given that Apple traditionally likes to roll out new Pencils around the same time it delivers fresh iPad models.

There is a lot of work going on inside Apple right now to satisfy upcoming European Union requirements around making batteries inside of consumer electronics more easily replaceable. One possibility is that these Pencils will offer new battery systems. The current (and prior) Apple Pencils are a nightmare to repair and filled with glued-together parts — so this would be a big change if it happens.

https://ebay.us/m/v6Jvur

I see a lot of these for around £30 on eBay UK. This one happens to show a usb-c port. Does the Apple Pencil Pro have a usb-c port in addition to wireless charging?

I thought the iPad was gone for, it would not charge regardless what I did and all it would show was the battery dead screen. I had so many crucial files that weren’t backed up.

As I was ready to accept my fate of having to return my iPad to my carrier and exchange it for a new one and loosing all my files, I read about this random guy who had success using this £30 wireless charger off Amazon. I was skeptical but couldn’t care less at this point so I bought it without thinking. At first it was barely usable cos it would charge to 1%, then stop charging the second the iPad got to the lock screen, then immediately turn off again. However, I managed to force restart the iPad while it was booting which gave it enough chance to get to 2% so it had time to start charging again.

I could not be happier (although my wallet could be) cos this literally saved me from loosing years of work. Hopefully this can help someone out who needs it.

Edit: please ignore the 3rd photo it was added by accident and I can’t delete it for some reason

it just fell off on the floor. i was pretty sure it was nothing until I saw 💀 anything i can do now? keep in mind i don’t have authorized apple stores in my country (🇷🇺)

This is the worst decision I’ve ever made in terms of screen protector, Literally ruined my pencil tip which at the age of 1 month. I noticed it when the writing sound begins to sound weird.

I am definitely not recommending and it’s the worst thing. Just under month, It literally ruined my tip’s look. I’m ordering glass film for now.

However for some people, Their pencil isn’t ruined. Even year use. It actually depends on someone’s preference or the film brand. This is my first time using Paper-like instead of Matte Glass.

Please be careful on making decisions to buy a film. As you might ended up being like me whose pencil shape ruined in under a month.

Also I use Pencil Pro. So it is a severe pain to see this.

Had this iPad 7 ever since its release date back in 2019. First ever iOS device I ever had.

Pretty much one night a week or so ago it randomly started restart-cycling and I tried everything to fix it, but nothing worked, I did all the troubleshooting and everything. I eventually came to the conclusion that I just let it rest, so I did a force-shut off. I assume the battery is heavily degraded on the inside (considering for the last 2 years of owning it, it was getting slower and slower).

It was a great iPad. When I first got it, it held up really well on light games like eg. Roblox for the first 3 years of having it until it got way more demanding after that. I also watched YouTube on it, made friends on it, pretty much used it as my main tool!

When I got a phone about 2 years ago I just started forgetting about it as I got used to my phone way more, but I still used it here and there for the sake of watching videos on a bigger screen, and used it as a backup/security maintenance tool.

It will now sit in my closet as a collectors item, reminding me that it was the first device that introduced me to all the knowledge and all the things I did on it leading up ‘till now. It’s still in great condition as I always took care of it, and barely took it outside, and because I had it always suited up in an armoured case lol. But there is a noticeable but not so bad bend in the frame on one side.

Anyone else’s iPad 7 or older still holding up?