Same exact thing for me. My wife bought this pencil brand new with her ipad. Used it MAYBE 6 or 7 times initially, and set it aside. She couldn't find it for a year. It somehow found itself in an old purse under the bed. So this went unused for a year. Same thing happens to me.....connects, then disconnects, states 3% life. Plug it in to charger, charge it, plug it in to ipad, and it again states 3%, connects, disconnects. Does the same thing wit her newer ipad, and my 2016 ipad pro. I took it to the retailer that we bought it from, and I was 14 days beyond the 1-year mark. Really disappointing to spend $99 on an ipencil that doesn't work after a year. By the way, this was the third one we have paid for. I had 2 for my ipad. I left one on an airplane, and bought a replacement, which I used religiously, daily for 2 years, until my dog chewed it up. This one, (my wife's), used only a few times, and then after a year, it doesn't work????? VERY DISAPPOINTED IN APPLE