According to rumours, Apple was attempting to make an inexpensive pencil for its consumers, code-named Marker. In spite of purportedly preparing for a September 2023 launch at the iPhone maker's largest yearly event, the Cupertino-based tech company has reportedly abandoned all plans to sell the Apple pencil. In addition to a lightning connection and a USB Type-C charging connector, the hypothetical Apple pencil would have been sold. About such a product, the corporation has not yet made any announcements.
An article on the Chinese website Weibo, which was first noticed, claimed that Apple was preparing to release a reasonably priced Apple Pencil that was compatible with iPhones and supported USB type-C charging. The current Apple Pencil charges using a lightning cable, but the company's low-cost iPad Wi-Fi now uses a USB type-C port, requiring an additional $9 (or roughly Rs. 750) to purchase an additional dongle.
Sadly, it appears like Apple has scrapped all of its plans to release the device, which was supposed to happen next year. Apple's $50 (about Rs. 4,100) Apple Pencil was reportedly given the codename Marker. According to the report, the less expensive Apple Pencil could have eschewed features like pressure-sensing technology and an integrated battery. Similar to the S-Pen models from Samsung, the iPhone manufacturer decided to create a chip that would be used to power the stylus through the connected screen.
Apple hasn't yet made any formal pronouncements regarding the release or discontinuation of the reasonably priced Apple Pencil, so we might have to wait until the September event of next year to find out whether or not these rumours are accurate.
Apple was recently seen submitting an updated patent application for a device that would allow the Apple Pencil to be installed atop the MacBook keyboard. The pencil can be used as a function key while housed in the chassis and can be magnetically retained or secured when it is placed in the storage area, according to the claims. The patent, which the manufacturer of the iPhone and Macbook first submitted during the previous year, envisions the Pencil as a replacement for the row of function keys.
The Cupertino, California-based company may have added 20 new patent claims related to the stylus, according to a different report by Patently Apple. According to the patent, the input device may be kept in a compartment within the keyboard housing or the chassis.
