Talk:Apple Pencil

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The keynote said that it is the pencil that detects force, NOT the screen, contrary to this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.225.114.60 (talk) 01:43, 11 September 2015 (UTC)<!— Template:Unsigned IP —> <!—Autosigned by SineBot-->

I wish people (especially on Wikipedia) would stop taking Steve Jobs's quote about styluses out of context. He was referring to the new capacitive multi-touch interface not requiring a stylus, as opposed to previous surfaces that required one (either because they did not support capacitive touch, or because the UI required the precision of an arrow tip). Also, he was making that comment in the context of a phone. Apple clearly demonstrated the purpose of the Apple Pencil as drawing on a larger surface, and the primary input device for the iPad Pro is still your finger.99.100.96.57 (talk) 14:13, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

The Apple Pencil is not a Stylus

A stylus is used to input and and select icons, that is not what this is. This is exactly what it says it is, its a pencil, albeit, a digital one. Its use appears to be for drawing, not for inputting. Apple does not call it a stylus, although a few misinformed sources seem to. Any reference to it being a stylus should be removed, as well as the misguided section on Steve Jobs disapproval of a stylus, which this "pencil" clearly is not.--JOJ ^Hutton 02:06, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Maybe digital pen would be a better descriptor. However we'd need a reliable source that makes such distinction to include it in the article (and I think that stub article could be merged into digital stylus, as they're instances of the same general idea). Diego (talk) 06:14, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

The Apple Pencil is a stylus because it’s a pen-shaped tool that can be used to interact with touchscreen devices. mel ❤ talk 17:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Misuse of "the"?

"Apple Pencil" is a product name, not a "pencil" (although it resembles it, ofc). Is the use of "the" or "an" before the such name really correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.144.114.110 (talk) 14:03, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Missing information on position detection

Shouldn't this article include information on how the position is detected? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A0A:A541:64B6:0:2578:6F8B:3BC6:8028 (talk) 05:17, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Need to add a photo of Apple Pencil Two

The only image on the page is a bit outdated and I think the page can benefit from the addition of more images.

Jackjackkimkim (talk) 23:51, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Need compatible devices section

Need to add a section for compatible devices for the 1st and and 2nd generation Apple Pencil Sirius 1098 (talk) 22:33, 28 April 2022 (UTC)