Apple Pencil

Future Apple Pencil may feature full touch-sensitive controls

Alongside the existing double-tap feature, Apple Pencil may gain the ability to recognize gestures such as swiping, via a more comprehensive touch-sensitive control.

William Gallagher | 1 year ago

Testing Scribble on iPad with Apple Pencil in iPadOS 14

Scribble has made the jump from Apple Watch to iPad With iPadOS 14. This massive update allows you to easily enter text anywhere on the iPad using your Apple Pencil. Here's how it works.

Andrew O'Hara | 3 years ago

iOS 14 could bring built-in translator, Apple Pencil support to Safari

Apple is reportedly working to bring full Apple Pencil support for websites and a built-in translator to Safari in iOS 14, with the latter feature also being tested on other system services.

Mike Peterson | 3 years ago

Rumor claims future Apple Pencil will come in black

A new generation of Apple Pencil could be available in a black color option, according to an Apple hardware collector on Twitter.

Mike Peterson | 3 years ago

Apple researching Apple Pencil tip adapters to add force-sensitive buttons

Owners of the Apple Pencil may be able to add a force-sensing button to their stylus in the future, with Apple researching how to add an adapter to the existing nib to give the user that button.

Malcolm Owen | 3 years ago

Future Apple Pencil could be used to trace 3D objects for easy AR generation

New sensors being researched for a future Apple Pencil could allow users to use the device to trace both 2D and 3D objects, and send the data back to a connected iPad or Mac.

William Gallagher | 4 years ago

Apple Pencil may add Touch Bar-like display with see-through effect

Glass incorporated into a future Apple Pencil may add Touch Bar-like controls to the device, and also display a view of the drawing that it would normally block from the user.

William Gallagher | 4 years ago

Best Apple products and accessories for remote learning

In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, many colleges, universities and other schools are closing their doors and opting for online classes. If you've suddenly been thrust into a remote education program, there are some Apple products and third-party accessories that can help.

AppleInsider Staff | 4 years ago

Apple Pencil could gain haptic system that could monitor a user's grip

A future version of the Apple Pencil could include a system that can provide vibrations to the user's fingertips while grasping the stylus, and may also be able to detect how the user is gripping the device.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

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Apple Pencil haptics could give feedback to users without shaking the stylus

A future Apple Pencil could give more information to the user wielding it using haptic feedback, with Apple examining ways to create a shear force to physically inform users of touch events, via a small sensation at the fingertips.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

Apple ads reveal how artists create Apple TV+ show posters on iPad Pro

Apple's latest ad campaign kills two birds with one stone, with short videos chronicling the process of creating posters for Apple TV+ originals "Dickinson" and "For All Mankind" using iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.

AppleInsider Staff | 4 years ago

Apple Pencil could better simulate drawing on paper with haptic feedback

Adding onto research on tablet screens that could simulate a textured surface, Apple is looking at ways to include sensors and haptics in the tip of a stylus to better simulate the feel of paper underneath the Apple Pencil.

William Gallagher | 4 years ago

Future Apple Pencil could change shape for the user's comfort

A future version of the Apple Pencil could be customized for comfort, with sections of the stylus expanding or changing shape to suit the user's drawing or writing style for their particular hand.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

Duet Air 2.0 brings Sidecar-style second screens and remote control to Macs and iOS

The software-only solution to extending a Mac's desktop onto an iPad has been updated. It now offers second or mirror screens on Macs, PCs and iPad. Plus a new feature lets users log into their Mac remotely.

William Gallagher | 4 years ago

Apple pulls all customer reviews from online Apple Store

On November 17, Apple removed the "Ratings & Reviews" section from all product pages on the Apple website. It is currently unclear what has prompted this decision, nor when Apple will bring back the option to read the opinions of other customers at the time of purchase.

Amber Neely | 4 years ago

Work on Apple Pencil with color LCD tip, object-highlighting AR headset advancing

Apple is continuing the work on an Apple Pencil with a color status display in the tip, and a head-mounted Augmented Reality display that can dim or brighten real-world objects to draw the user's attention.

William Gallagher | 4 years ago

Gray Logitech Crayon goes on sale alongside red original

Logitech has launched a second color variant of the Crayon, the peripheral producer's alternative to the Apple Pencil, with a new gray version of the stylus now being sold from Apple via the online Apple Store.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

Apple Pencil could gain magnet-based force feedback in a future refresh

The Apple Pencil could provide its users with form of haptic feedback in a future version, with the use of magnetic fields physically affecting the stylus while it is actively being used to draw on an iPad or iPad Pro, using the force to vibrate the implement.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

Review: The 10.2-inch iPad is more of the same, and that's not a bad thing

Almost a footnote to the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, Apple announced the new seventh generation 10.2-inch iPad for 2019 at its "By innovation only" event. The new iPad isn't revelatory, and is an enlargement of an iteration that Apple delivered in 2018 with the education-focused sixth-generation iPad.