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Apple has internally prototyped, tested, and considered launching an Apple Pencil for the upcoming foldable iPhone, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. However, he said it is unlikely that the accessory will be released.

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In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the Apple Pencil tested for the foldable iPhone is stubbier than the versions for iPads. He said the Apple Pencil for the foldable iPhone was designed to magnetically attach and charge on the side of the device.

Steve Jobs famously mocked smartphone styluses when he unveiled the original iPhone in 2007.

Apple is expected to unveil the foldable iPhone during its September 9 event, and it has been rumored that the device will be named iPhone Ultra.

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Lounge vibes 05
3 hours ago at 08:20 am
Just like almost everything Steve said, people keep taking this one comment out of context.
His argument was that a stylus should not be the only input method for a phone.
He never said anything about using one as an artistic tool, in fact, macOS has supported handwriting recognition natively since like Jaguar.
Steve was literally the person who introduced Jaguar.
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nikusak
4 hours ago at 08:11 am
"Steve Jobs famously mocked smartphone styluses"

Jobs mocked styluses which were needed with resistive displays to use the device at all.

Apple Pencil is not a "stylus".

You know this perfectly well. It's all still online in YouTube.
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adomadosado
3 hours ago at 08:32 am

"Steve Jobs famously mocked smartphone styluses"

Jobs mocked styluses which were needed with resistive displays to use the device at all.

Apple Pencil is not a "stylus".

You know this perfectly well. It's all still online in YouTube.
Agree wholeheartedly. If Jobs were still here, the Apple Pencil would almost certainly also still exist. The idea of replacing a student or employee’s messy stacks of pen and paper with a single digital tablet they can hand write reports or jot down maths equations on is a real and permanent tool in the modern world. It is not a gimmick. And it is not what Steve was referring to at all when he dismissed resistive touch styluses in 2007.
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ralph_sws
4 hours ago at 07:55 am
A £2,500+ foldable iPhone with an iPad-sized inner display really should support Apple Pencil — otherwise Apple would be deliberately holding back one of the most obvious uses for that screen.
The funny part is durability. Foldable displays are still soft enough that pressure from a fingernail can leave marks, so Apple couldn’t simply use a normal Pencil tip. It would probably need a special softer or pressure-limiting design, similar to Samsung’s Fold-specific S Pen.

Otherwise Apple could launch the Apple Pencil Chisel Edition — perfect for taking notes and permanently engraving them into your £2,500 display. 😄
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FloridaScrubJay
4 hours ago at 07:29 am
That would be something quickly lost.
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Sosab123
3 hours ago at 09:12 am
I’m holding a mini straw right now, that’s less than the thickness of a 17e, about as thick as a iPhone Air. TBH it would make a great stylus to use for iPhone idk why it’s a trouble. I’d use a stylus for iPhone. Mainly to keep screen from getting dirty.
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