You can see it in the video I made, the Apple Pencil 1 pairs just fine with brand new M1 iPads. Show
All you need is the little female to female lightning adaptor, a lightning to usb-c cable and the App LightBlue. Connect the adaptor with the Pencil, attach the cable to pencil and M1 iPad. Now you open the LightBlue app, choose the Apple Pencil from the list, and click pair. The app's going to ask you for a password, just use 1234. And that's it, you have your 1st gen Pencil working with your M1 iPad. Play 0:00 0:00 Settings Fullscreen Procreate running with stage manager and 1st gen Pencil The new, 10th-generation iPad only supports the first-generation Apple Pencil, meaning that it requires an adapter to charge separately via a wired connection since the device has
moved to USB-C. Entry-level iPad users who want to use the Apple Pencil will need to charge the accessory using a USB-C cable and a separate adapter. The smallprint on Apple's 10th-generation iPad press release states:
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