Rumor has it that Apple is going to release a new Apple Pencil 3 – which wouldactually make it the fourth Pencilbut who ’s counting ? But this new Pencil 3 will stick out out from the quartette because it could patronage a new “ wring ” gesture .
According to areportby 9to5Mac , theiPadOS 17.5 betathat was released on Tuesday include code for an Apple Pencil credit crunch gesture . Squeeze would be used for “ quick interaction such as adding form , key signature , stickers , or a text field of operation . ” The computer code does n’t explain how the gesture works , but presumptively , it would work by squeezing the Pencil .
The three pencil that Apple presently pop the question do n’t have pressure sensor in the body where the drug user holds it , so this raw gesture suggests that Apple is going to free a unexampled Pencil 3 . If a new Pencil 3 does arrive , it could replace a current one in the lineup , probably the 2nd - coevals Pencil , which is the most expensive model at $ 129/£139/€149 and works with the iPad Pro , iPad mini , and iPad Air . The first - generation Pencil ( $ 99/£109/€119 ) would likely stay since it works with the 9th- and tenth - genesis iPad . The USB - C Pencil could also stick around as Apple ’s most affordable Pencil at $ 79/£79/€95 .
( Or Apple could keep all the Pencils in its lineup and offer four of them , which would accomplish the finish of making the Pencil batting order more perplexing than it already is . )
Apple also enclose a new edition of the PencilKit API with iPadOS 17.4 , but we have n’t see any reports about any new features the API provide .
About a year ago , Apple file a patent of invention app foracoustic resonant circuit in Apple Pencil . This seemed to indicate that Apple is working on Find My support for the twist – the resonator would be used to alarm a substance abuser to its location . None of the current Pencils are fit with resonator , so a new Pencil 3 could have this feature . A recent rumor also paint a picture the new Pencil could go asan input signal devicefor Apple Vision Pro .
Apple is ask to announce raw iPads presently . The latest report said that the newiPad Pro and iPad Air wo n’t arrive until May . Macworld theorizes , ground on Apple ’s handout history , thatApple will make an iPad promulgation sometime this calendar month – perhaps Apple 23 or around that clip . For more about the potential new iPad , check out ouriPad AirandiPad Prorumor roundups .
