{"id":630639,"date":"2026-09-20T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T17:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/630639\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T17:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T17:02:15","slug":"heres-why-apple-scrapped-its-shorter-apple-pencil-designed-for-iphone-duo-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/630639\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s why Apple scrapped its shorter Apple Pencil designed for iPhone Duo: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leading into the iPhone Duo launch, we heard from Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman<\/a> that Apple was considering a new Apple Pencil for iPhone Duo, though it was unlikely that the company would go forward with it. Of course, the iPhone Duo keynote came, and Apple did announce support for the USB-C Apple Pencil<\/a>. Here\u2019s how that happened.<\/p>\n

Apple Pencil <\/a>support was reportedly always on the roadmap for iPhone Duo, and the company had designed the product to be compatible. That said, the company had initially planned to build a new Apple Pencil for the Duo. It would\u2019ve been smaller and attached to the hinge side of the iPhone Duo.<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg<\/a>, that pencil ran into \u201ctechnical problems\u201d prior to mass production, so the company scrapped it and went with the traditional USB-C Apple Pencil<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After the keynote, you might\u2019ve noticed on Apple\u2019s website that Apple Pencil support won\u2019t be available on iPhone Duo at launch. That delay is a result of the fact that the product wasn\u2019t initially designed with the USB-C Apple Pencil<\/a> in mind, and Apple still needs to test it thoroughly<\/a>:<\/p>\n

But getting the iPad Pencils to work on the iPhone Duo isn\u2019t as simple as hitting a button to enable support. Apple has to roll out new software to make them compatible and run loads of internal tests. That process is now underway within Apple, with the company \u2014 as it said during the Duo unveiling \u2014 believing that support will be ready by the end of the year. I would take that literally: It will be fairly late in 2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not quite clear if the technical problems with the new Apple Pencil design are with the Apple Pencil, or if it\u2019s with the iPhone Duo being able to magnetically charge it. If it\u2019s the former, it\u2019s certainly possible that Apple will still debut the accessory at a later date.<\/p>\n

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