

#IPHONE APPLE PENCIL PRO#
The next most likely release date is alongside new hardware at Apple's annual September event where we're expecting to see the iPhone 15 – but with the next iPad Pro not rumoured to be dropping until 2024, it's possible we'll have to wait until next year.Īs for price, again we have precious little intel to go on here – except for the price of the current models. The third generation Apple Pencil has been rumoured to be arriving with the launch of every new iPad since 2021's new iPad Pros, but since then plenty of release windows have come and gone. With any luck, it'll just be sitting at the bottom of your bag having detached from the device – but the addition of location tracking could make it a lot harder to misplace the accessory. Most digital artists who work on iPad have experienced the bone-chilling terror of losing their Apple Pencil. As spotted by PatentlyApple, a patent, catchily titled Apple Pencil with Optical Sensor For Sampling Surfaces (we have a feeling that might get shortened to Apple Pencil 3), describes an Apple Pencil with colour sensors embedded in the tip itself, capable of scanning both colours and textures.Īnother patent suggests the Apple Pencil 3 could detect multiple gestures on the device itself, registering swipes and squeezes (much like the AirPods Pro 2) alongside the current double-tap sensitivity used to swap tools on the Apple Pencil 2.Īnd one slightly duller (yet also potentially lifesaving) rumoured new feature is the addition of Find My support. We've heard that the new stylus could act as a real-world eyedropper tool, capable of sampling colours from physical surfaces. Find My support could make the next Pencil harder to lose (Image credit: Apple)Īlong with the aforementioned rotating tip, there are plenty of innovative new features rumoured to be coming to the Apple Pencil 3.
