Whereas Apple’s “Let Free” occasion on Tuesday may very well be one of many shortest events in the company’s history at about 35 minutes, there shall be lots jammed into the brief runtime. And if one other report holds up, Apple might spend a few of that point speaking a couple of high-end Apple Pencil.
On Monday, Apple up to date its web sites worldwide with a brand new animation of the “Let Free” emblem, one the place you possibly can erase the picture for those who transfer a cursor over it on a Mac, or erase it along with your finger on the iPhone and iPad. Based on an X post by @ribu_ap712, the up to date Apple web site in Japan had code that referred to an “Apple Pencil Professional.”
The existence of the code was confirmed by MacRumors, which additionally offered a translation of the code: “Folded inexperienced, yellow, orange and blue paper kinds the Apple emblem. Inside the brand, you possibly can see the creator’s hand holding the Apple Pencil Professional and drawing.” Nonetheless, the “Apple Pencil Professional” point out was not noticed on the Apple web site in different areas, together with the U.S., so it’s attainable that the “Apple Pencil Professional” reference was a translation error. Nonetheless, it’s additionally attainable that Apple will make this squeeze function accessible on a Pencil that’s designed particularly for the brand new iPad Professional, thus an Apple Pencil Professional.
A month in the past, the iOS 17.5 beta was revealed to have code that referred to a new squeeze gesture the Apple Pencil. For the reason that three present Apple Pencils do not need stress sensors to help such a gesture, it’s presumed that Apple will reveal a brand new Pencil in the course of the “Let Free” occasion. It’s not clear if this new Pencil shall be along with the three present fashions or if it should change one (or extra) of them.
Apple is anticipated to announce updates to the iPad Pro and iPad Air on the occasion, and a brand new Apple Pencil (in addition to a brand new Magic Keyboard) may very well be a part of the reveal. Right here’s how one can watch Apple’s Let Loose event on May 7.