Stylus rumors: Is Apple launching a "Pencil Pro" today?
Shortly before today's Apple event, there are new rumors about a revised Pencil model. The name has already been leaked in a homepage source code.
The current Pencil 2 with an iPad Pro M2.
(Bild: Screenshot Apple.com via 9to5Mac)
It is quite likely that Apple will add another model to its already confusing collection of iPad styluses at this Tuesday's spring event ("Let loose"). According to rumors from the past few weeks, the device will feature a new squeeze gesture and a vibration motor. Now two new clues have emerged – on Apple's own website.
Treacherous string on the Japanese website
A Japanese Apple user discovered the term "Apple Pencil Pro" in the source code on apple.com/jp, a model that does not yet exist. However, Apple websites in other languages such as the American or Chinese (mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) only mention an "Apple Pencil". The string is a descriptive text for the Apple logo that the company is using for the event. It reads: "Folded green, yellow, orange and blue paper forms the Apple logo. Inside the logo, the hand of the creative can be seen holding and drawing the Apple Pencil Pro."
However, it is also conceivable that the term is a typo. However, CEO Tim Cook had already hinted on Twitter that a pencil was coming – with a corresponding emoji in his invitation post on X. Apple has also added an interactive element to its homepage: The Keynote logo can now be "wiped away" with the mouse pointer, which is reminiscent of drawing with the Apple Pencil on an iPad.
Apple's current Pencil range
Apple currently sells a total of three different Pencil models. Which one you choose depends entirely on the tablet hardware you have. For example, the Apple Pencil 1, introduced in 2015, only works with older iPads plus the current entry-level iPad 10 series, although there are annoying adapter complications here because the pencil cannot be charged wirelessly, and it has the outdated Lightning port. The Apple Pencil 2 from 2018, on the other hand, fits newer Apple tablets such as the iPad Pro from generation 3, the iPad Air from generation 5 and the latest iPad mini from 2021.
The latest Apple Pencil is not called "Apple Pencil 3", but "Apple Pencil with USB-C". The device is a kind of in-between, but it doesn't have a pressure-sensitive tip, which is annoying when drawing. The pencil is slightly cheaper than the Apple Pencil 1 and can be charged via an integrated USB-C port. There is also an integrated magnetic holder for iPad Pro, Air and mini, but this is not used for charging. A list of models compatible with the pencil can be found on Apple's website – please read carefully, as it is a little complicated.
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