Apple introduced its third-generation Apple Pencil as we speak throughout its “Let Unfastened” iPad occasion, including Discover My help and new capabilities for adapting the stylus to completely different inventive duties. Accessible to order as we speak for $129, the Apple Pencil Professional introduces options nearer to what you’d discover on pens for dedicated drawing tablets — like a “Barrel Roll” gyroscope characteristic and a squeeze gesture for switching between software program capabilities.
That is the primary actual replace to the Apple Pencil collection for the reason that second-generation model was announced in 2018. Whereas the more affordable USB-C Apple Pencil that was launched final 12 months supported a wider vary of iPad fashions than the Apple Pencil 2, it additionally ditched superior second-gen options like stress sensitivity and double-tap device switching — making it much less helpful for duties like graphic design and 3D sculpting.
The Apple Pencil Professional carries these superior options over from its predecessor, alongside new ones like haptic suggestions, which reacts relying on how the stylus is getting used, and a squeeze gesture just like the stem on the Apple AirPods Professional 2.