Apple Pencil Update. WTF, Apple Part 2.

Remember that free iPad I got from Optimum after they lied and said I wouldn't get it unless I paid for another month of service? Well it was cool using it to draw once I got the right Apple Pencil, and the right adapter and cord to make it work. I drew some stuff with it but haven't really had time to mess with it for a while.

I knew this would happen because I'm not one to carry a friggin tablet with me everywhere I go. That's why I love the built in sPen stylus of my galaxy phone. I've been using the Galaxy Note (now Galaxy S Ultra) line for like 10 years and now I hear they're going to discontinue the built in Spen. Fuck you, Samsung. But yea, since tablets are cumbersome it-along with the Apple Pencil have lived in a drawer for a few months.

I have a small project I wanted to use it on so I dusted it off. Of course the tablet was dead so I popped it on a charger. As expected the Apple Pencil is also dead. The iPad wont recognize it when plugged in and wont charge on a charger.

So I wen't to ask Uncle Google to see what to do. Apparently it needs a tiny amount of juice to tell the iPad it's plugged in but if the battery goes to full ZERO then it's basically useless and dead. Official recourse is to take it to an Apple store and they can repair it for $$. Great design, Apple. The answer Google AI search results is giving me is to heat it up. No seriously. Apparently someone made a video saying that if you wrap it in a hot towel for 20 mins it wakes up the internal battery enough to start charging. I haven't been able to try this yet and it's probably bullshit but.... What the actual fucking hot garbage, Apple?

Again, I'm trying to like you, Apple but you keep doing stupid shit. Why is Apple so god damn popular? So far in my experience it's overpriced trash.