The new Apple Pencil Pro is harder to lose and better to draw with

Image: AppleApple announced its third-generation Apple Pencil today during its “Let Loose” iPad event, adding Find My support and new capabilities for adapting the stylus to different creative tasks. Available to order today for $129, the Apple Pencil Pro...

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May 7, 2024 - 21:02
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The new Apple Pencil Pro is harder to lose and better to draw with

Apple announced its third-generation Apple Pencil today during its “Let Loose” iPad event, adding Find My support and new capabilities for adapting the stylus to different creative tasks. Available to order today for $129, the Apple Pencil Pro introduces features closer to what you’d find on pens for dedicated drawing tablets — like a “Barrel Roll” gyroscope feature and a squeeze gesture for switching between software functions.

This is the first real update to the Apple Pencil series since the second-generation model was announced in 2018. While the more affordable USB-C Apple Pencil that was released last year supported a wider range of iPad models than the Apple Pencil 2, it also ditched advanced second-gen features like pressure sensitivity and double-tap tool switching — making it less useful for tasks like graphic design and 3D sculpting.

The Apple Pencil Pro carries those advanced features over from its predecessor, alongside new ones like haptic feedback, which reacts depending on how the stylus is being used, and a squeeze gesture similar to the stem on the Apple AirPods Pro 2.

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