Alongside its launch of the brand new iPad Pro and iPad Air, Apple has launched the Apple Pencil Professional, the primary vital addition to the lineup in six years.
As beforehand anticipated, and heavily hinted at by Apple’s “Let Unfastened” occasion logos, a brand new Apple Pencil has been launched. The Apple Pencil Professional now takes the place of the 2018 second-generation mannequin because the prime quality.
Along with the entire options of that second era mannequin resembling hover mode, the Apple Pencil Professional adds squeeze gestures. Squeezing the perimeters of the Apple Pencil Professional can deliver up a menu, so customers do not need to maintain shifting across the display screen.
A gyroscope may also help change the orientation of a brush, or to alter instruments in a drawing app, just by rolling it round. Haptic suggestions supplies real-time touch-based responses, so customers can inform once they have chosen or positioned an merchandise, for instance.
There’s additionally now Discover My help, so you possibly can by no means really lose your stylus while you want it most.
Apple Pencil Professional was introduced alongside the brand new iPads and it requires iPad Professional or iPad Air, working iPadOS 17.5.
With this new Apple Pencil, the lineup now consists of:
- Apple Pencil Professional
- Apple Pencil (second era)
- Apple Pencil (USB-C)
- Apple Pencil (first era)
The unique Apple Pencil from 2015 continues to be required for older iPads resembling the primary and second era 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and the ten.5-inch iPad Professional.
Apple launched the lower-cost Apple Pencil (USB-C) in 2023. It resembles the second-generation mannequin, however has no strain sensitivity, and prices through USB-C as an alternative of wirelessly.
Apple Pencil Professional prices $129 and will likely be out there to pre-order in a while Tuesday, with availability subsequent week.