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Apple Pen

Does the apple pen (1st generation) work with an iPad model A1822. I got a first gen apple pen for Christmas, but I can't get it to connect to my iPad.

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Nope.

Return the Apple Pencil.


Currently, there appears to be no reliable, smart, Bluetooth stylii available for any older iPad models.

Currently, the Adonit Pixel, which is THE ONLY smart Bluettoth stylus I truly recommend for ALL older iPad models, is sold out on the Adonit Website ( NO way to know if these will be back in stock ).

And Amazon is out of these with ONLY a few third party overseas vendors selling what is left of their stock of the Adonit Pixel.


Good thing I purchased a second one of these for myself for my older iPad much earlier in 2019.


Your only options are to use either more accurate, round, clear, disc-tipped, commonoplacel easybto obtain capacitive stylus with a special , non-body/hand electrical conducting, lycra-based material drawing glove that works by isolating your hand/palm and allow you to lay your hand/palm on the screen as you draw in these non-compatible Adonit stylus apps.

Something like this found on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Anti-fouling-Drawing-Tablet-Graphic-Right-Ha nd-Left-Hand/dp/B017R8M2JY/ref=sr_1https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Anti-fouling-Drawing-Tablet-Graphic-Right-Ha


Many more makers of these types of gloves on Amazon.


Using the same drawing/writing glove, purchase a fine tip, battery powered, so-called “active tip” capacitive stylus that send a low power electrical pulse to the fine point tip of these stylii to simulate a finger touch from a much finer tipped stylus.


Something like this.


https://www.adonit.net/dash/


This stylus is a solution, but NOT a great one.

This stylus may or may not exhibit a lot of line jitter on older iPad models, but this is one of the much better quality made stylii of this type or “active tip” stylii.



Best of Luck to You!

The Apple Pencil will not work with the 5th generation iPad.