New Apple Pencil may be called 'Apple Pencil Pro'

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in iPad edited May 2024

AppleInsider has learned that code in the Japanese version of Apple's website reveals multiple mentions of an "Apple Pencil Pro," ahead of the expected release of a new model on May 7.

A close-up of a hand holding an Apple Pencil in focus, with a blurred background featuring a tablet.
Apple Pencil



Apple's "Let Loose" event on May 7, 2024, is believed to concentrate on the new iPad Air and iPad Pro models, but even if only based on its logo, a new Apple Pencil is expected too. Now code in Apple's official site for Japan has revealed multiple mentions of the name "Apple Pencil Pro."

The mentions are all in the page source and developer views of the site. There are no publicly visible references yet.

A screenshot of a web browser displaying code, possibly HTML, with Japanese text and a search bar containing the term 'Apple Pencil Pro.'
Multiple references to "Apple Pencil Pro" can be seen in the code for Apple's Japanese site



It's previously been reported that the new Apple Pencil would gain extra features compared to the current high-end model, the Apple Pencil (second generation), which is now six years old. Those features were spotted in the code for the developer beta of iPadOS 17.5 and consist of a series of new gestures involving squeezing the Pencil.

If, as expected, the new Apple Pencil Pro becomes the top model in the range, it's not clear what will happen with the existing three models. The original Apple Pencil from 2015 is the only model that can work with iPads such as the iPad Air (third generation) and iPad mini (sixth generation).

Apple's "Let Loose" event will be streamed live at 7:00am Pacific, 10:00am Eastern.



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  • Reply 1 of 6
    AppleFan27applefan27 Posts: 1member
    The Apple Pencil 2 CAN be used with an iPad mini 6th gen. 
    watto_cobra
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  • Reply 2 of 6
    danielchowdanielchow Posts: 148member
    I am guessing maybe some sort of haptic feedback. Such as, as you write or draw on the glass surface, the feedback could mimic the sensation of a paper surface. 
    watto_cobra
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  • Reply 3 of 6
    vukasikavukasika Posts: 103member
    Meh … long & short press on the iPhone was here for like what 2-3 years before it got abandoned. I’m skeptical of the potential for this to work any better on a pencil. At the risk of bursting bubbles, the S pen functionality on Samsung tablets still runs circles around the Apple Pencil.
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  • Reply 4 of 6
    wonkothesanewonkothesane Posts: 1,744member
    To be followed by the Pro Max? Longer, and the best Apple Pencil we have ever made ;)
    edited May 2024
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  • Reply 5 of 6
    mikethemartianmikethemartian Posts: 1,586member
    They have to call it something.
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  • Reply 6 of 6
    entropysentropys Posts: 4,403member
    You can just imagine the MBA coke head discussion in marketing on the branding and pricing of this pencil. 
    The proliferation of pencil is getting out of hand. Just have one, it can work different ways with different iPads I suppose, but just One. 
    edited May 2024
    canukstormwatto_cobra
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