Whereas Apple’s “Let Free” occasion on Tuesday could possibly be one of many shortest occasions within the firm’s historical past at about 35 minutes, there will likely be a lot jammed into the brief runtime. And if one other report holds up, Apple could spend a few of that point speaking a couple of high-end Apple Pencil.
On Monday, Apple up to date its web sites worldwide with a brand new animation of the “Let Free” emblem, one the place you may erase the picture when you transfer a cursor over it on a Mac, or erase it along with your finger on the iPhone and iPad. In keeping with an X publish by @ribu_ap712, the up to date Apple web site in Japan had code that referred to an “Apple Pencil Professional.”
The existence of the code was confirmed by MacRumors, which additionally supplied a translation of the code: “Folded inexperienced, yellow, orange and blue paper varieties the Apple emblem. Inside the brand, you may see the creator’s hand holding the Apple Pencil Professional and drawing.” Nevertheless, the “Apple Pencil Professional” point out was not noticed on the Apple web site in different areas, together with the U.S., so it’s doable that the “Apple Pencil Professional” reference was a translation error. Nevertheless, it’s additionally doable that Apple will make this squeeze characteristic accessible on a Pencil that’s designed particularly for the brand new iPad Professional, thus an Apple Pencil Professional.
A month in the past, the iOS 17.5 beta was revealed to have code that referred to a brand new squeeze gesture the Apple Pencil. Because the three present Apple Pencils shouldn’t have stress sensors to assist such a gesture, it’s presumed that Apple will reveal a brand new Pencil in the course of the “Let Free” occasion. It’s not clear if this new Pencil will likely be along with the three present fashions or if it’ll exchange one (or extra) of them.
Apple is predicted to announce updates to the iPad Professional and iPad Air on the occasion, and a brand new Apple Pencil (in addition to a brand new Magic Keyboard) could possibly be a part of the reveal. Right here’s how one can watch Apple’s Let Free occasion on Might 7.