Can Apple Pencil USB stay paired with iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)?

Your USB-C Apple Pencil will remain paired with the last compatible iPad to which it was last connected.

If you subsequently connect the Pencil with its charging cable to a different compatible iPad, the Pencil will be paired with the new iPad.

If you allow the Pencil Battery to fully discharge, it will almost certainly lose its current pairing with the host iPad.

As re-pairing is trivial, simply reconnecting with the iPad to charge and pair should be straightforward.

If the USB-C Pencil's battery has discharged, you'll need the USB cable to recharge the Pencil.

The USB-C Pencil can only be recharged using its charging cable.

By contrast, if you replace your USB-C Pencil with an Apple Pencil Pro, you can benefit from fully wireless charging and pairing - totally eliminating the inconvenience of finding a cable. If you keep an Apple Pro docked with the host iPad whenever it is not being used, the Pencil will always be paired/charged and ready for use.

Thanks very much for your quick reply.

I find that if I turn off the iPad or if I leace it for a long time without using the pencil, or if the pencil runs out of battery I always ahve to reconect it with a cable.

I can't find anywhere to choose “remember this pencil“ or any boxes to check.

Thank you. That must be the problem.

It's rtrivial but annoying as I find I'm looking for a cable each time I want to use the pencil.

I'll try keepng the pencil charges.