Apple released the Apple Pencil Pro on May 7, 2024, along with the M4 iPad Pro. The Pencil Pro introduced several new features compared to previous Apple Pencil models:
“Apple Pencil Pro adds even more magical capabilities to help bring your ideas to life. Advanced features like squeeze, barrel roll, and haptic feedback make marking up, taking notes, and creating a masterpiece more intuitive than ever. Use Apple Pencil hover to preview exactly where Apple Pencil Pro will touch down on the display, and double-tap to quickly switch tools.”
Apple Pencil Pro also included a Find My feature, and retained previous features, such as the ability to pair, charge, and store magnetically on the side of the iPad.
In the press release, Apple detailed the new functions:
- The barrel can sense a user’s squeeze, bringing up a tool palette to quickly switch tools, line weights, and colors.
- A custom haptic engine delivers a light tap that provides confirmation when users squeeze, use double-tap, or snap to a Smart Shape
- A gyroscope allows users to rotate the barrel to change the orientation of shaped pen and brush tools, just like pen and paper.
- Hover allows users can visualize the exact orientation of a tool before making a mark.
Apple (newsroom, Apple Pencil product page)
