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Apple Pencil 1 , won’t be compatible with new iPad?

Wow so glad I’ve been procrastinating on buying a second pencil for my iPP. Could have been a waste. May be the only time procrastination has ever worked out for me.

I’m hoping both the new pencil and new iPP have backward compatibility though.
 
Jarcrew said:
I can see them going with two pencils - the one we know today goes iPad 2018 only and connects via Lightning, the new model gains extra features, has an M1 chip, possibly metal construction with colour options, and only charges via a magnetic strip on the side (that "plug it in the bottom" thing is astoundingly bad, almost as bad as charging a mouse via a plug into its underside). They rebrand the current pencil, which is then aimed at schools and consumers. And the new pencil has beefed up specs (increased pressure sensitivity etc) and features aimed at power users (buttons on the side that serve as tool modifiers, or an erase tool on the back end - I suspect they will likely demonstrate this working with Photoshop or Gemini). Plenty of people are doing professional level illustration work on the iPad as it is, I can see the new Pencil being aimed more at them.

Along those lines, I think there will be a price differential between the Pencil and the new one (Apple Pencil Pro? Apple Pen?). I would love to think they drop the Pencil down to $79, but I think it's more likely it will remain at $100 and the new one will simply be more expensive.

I think we're beginning to see the iPads diverging - the stock iPad with the regular pencil will be for everyone, whereas the Pro (with USB-C and lord knows what else in iOS 13) will be positioned towards power users, "pro-sumers" and the like.
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I think you could be onto something here. But if this turns out to be the case I very much doubt that they’d drop the price of the original Pencil. If they did it would clash with the Logitech Crayon which is now available to everyone on the Apple Store at (I think) $70.
 
Definitely incompatible That's the way for Apple to bump up their sales. Just get your wallet ready and wait.
 
I wonder if the new pencil will be compatible with the new Macs as well as the new iPads? Does anybody think it makes sense to have the new pencil work on the trackpad of a MacBook Pro or a new trackpad for the iMac.
 
I’d be surprised if the Pencil was made Mac compatible. The touchpad would make a small tablet, and the iPad is still the best showcase for the Pencil’s strengths.
 
Probably not, it makes sense to keep the first gen of Apple Pencil for the iPad and current iPad Pro’s, while introducing a new Apple Pencil alongside a new redesigned and new generation iPad Pro.
 
I think consumer confusion can be eliminated through branding. Branding that I think, in the main, has largely begun already; the Pencil will become the consumer-friendly option - the white box, shown next to the white 2018 iPad etc (and advertised in conjunction with it on Apple.com). The Apple Pencil Pro/Apple Pen will get the black packaging, perhaps a simple “for iPad Pro” on the box, and the Pro features heavily advertised.

I think the new Pencil will definitely have some kind of secondary function, something to clearly differentiate it from the original as a “Pro” alternative. New material or design won’t be enough.
 
If the new pencil charges via induction from the new Pros then I predict a plug-in adapter that gives you a magnetic charging point on the bottom of any Lightning-equipped iPad. This will be a paid-for accessory.
 
Greenmeenie said:
It’s not for certain that Apple is doing away with the lightning connector for usb-c. But even if they do, I am sure your Apple Pencil will still work with the new iPads. As far as charging your old Apple Pencil, yes, if it charges thru the magnetic connector it won’t work. But I am sure you’ll be able to get a usb-c to lightning dongle to charge it. And actually, I think that would be better than the current method! Think about it. With a dongle(perhaps something like the sad card reader with the small wire)...it will be less prone to snapping off. I really hate the current charging method with pencil sticking so precariously out the end of the iPad.

Anyway...I wouldn’t worry about the pencil situation. There will be a solution for the gen one Pencil, and I think it will be better than the current method.
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Due to EU regulations Apple are getting rid of lightning on all products. iPhones next year will have usb-c.
 
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