iPadOS 17.5 Beta Potentially References New Apple Pencil and 'Squeeze' Gesture

[MacRumors]

The first beta of iOS 17.5 potentially references a new fourth-generation Apple Pencil, amid rumors that the accessory will be updated soon.

The beta includes a hidden code reference to a "V4" version of the Apple Pencil, according to MacRumors contributor Steve Moser:

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A new Apple Pencil is rumored to launch alongside updated iPad Pro and iPad Air models in May. Apple refers to the USB-C version of the Apple Pencil released last year as the third-generation Apple Pencil in iOS code, so the fourth-generation model would be a new version that would likely succeed the second-generation Apple Pencil.

Additional code in the iOS 17.5 beta uncovered by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris suggests that the Apple Pencil could gain a "squeeze" gesture for certain actions, but details are slim. The gesture may provide users with a quicker way to add a sticker, text box, signature, or shape in image editing apps, the code suggests.

MacRumors exclusively reported that Apple has tested a new Apple Pencil with visionOS support, but it is unclear if this feature will be released to the public.

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[truthsteve]

squeeze to gush out virtual ink all over the screen

 

[MLMcMillion]

Just give it an actual eraser. I'm tired of it randomly thinking I tapped and switching.

 

[madebybela]

I hope the new Apple Pencil has a soft spot for said squeezing

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Potentially like the 'pinching' of the AirPods?

 

[MasterControlProgram]

Just give it an actual eraser. I'm tired of it randomly thinking I tapped and switching.

Same. Or I tap it and it ignores it. I’d much prefer an actual physical clicky button like the Kindle Scribe, it’s so much easier to use.

 

[swiftapplefan]

Since when was there a third generation though?

 

[Surf Monkey]

Just give it an actual eraser. I'm tired of it randomly thinking I tapped and switching.

Yeah, it should have an eraser end for sure. It’s weird that the device doesn’t have that already. Typical Apple. Remove functionality in the name of minimalist design.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

If it works on the iPad Pro M2 and on the AVP, I'm definitely getting it.
It would be great if it works on the iPhone too.

 

[CalMin]

Just give it an actual eraser. I'm tired of it randomly thinking I tapped and switching.

This!!

I had an MS Surface for a while and although the pen computing as part of the main OS felt like a gimmick, I really enjoyed just flipping it around and using the eraser. It's ironic to me that MS call it a Surface PEN and included an eraser, and Apple calls it an Apple PENCIL, and yet it doesn't have an eraser.

 

[hovscorpion12]

Since when was there a third generation though?

First Gen - Charge with iPad port [The worst one]
Second Gen - Charge with top of iPad Pro [Nice]
Third Gen - Hover feature [exclusive to M2 iPads. Thats some BS]
Fourth Gen - Pinch

 

[Fuzzball84]

An eraser, an option for a black version, and a release a decent iPad slip case designed for iPads and accommodating the pencil without it falling off.

 

[hovscorpion12]

If it works on the iPad Pro M2 and on the AVP, I'm definitely getting it.
It would be great if it works on the iPhone too.

The day Apple brings Apple Pencil support to iPhone, will the same day I officially leave Samsung in the dust and never look back.

[Albeit, it has to be a 100% 1:1 ratio between Apple pencil and S-Pen]

 

[hovscorpion12]

An eraser, an option for a black version, and a release a decent iPad slip case designed for iPads and accommodating the pencil without it falling off.

perhaps, an interior silo. 🤔

 

[swiftapplefan]

First Gen - Charge with iPad port [The worst one]
Second Gen - Charge with top of iPad Pro [Nice]
Third Gen - Hover feature [exclusive to M2 iPads. Thats some BS]
Fourth Gen - Pinch

Oh alright that makes sense

 

[mystery hill]

First Gen - Charge with iPad port [The worst one]
Second Gen - Charge with top of iPad Pro [Nice]
Third Gen - Hover feature [exclusive to M2 iPads. Thats some BS]
Fourth Gen - Pinch

The second-gen does hover on the M2 iPad Pro.

The third-gen is the lower cost USB-C version.

 

[Fuzzball84]

perhaps, an interior silo. 🤔

Anything thats better than it just falling off into a bag. I do like the magnetic attachment... but nothing beats a custom, secure, easy access stylus silo.

There is just currently a real lack of slip case options for iPad. A few people I know have struggled to find anything decent that accommodates the dimensions of iPad with Magic Keyboard attached dimensions.

 

[satchmo]

First Gen - Charge with iPad port [The worst one]
Second Gen - Charge with top of iPad Pro [Nice]
Third Gen - Hover feature [exclusive to M2 iPads. Thats some BS]
Fourth Gen - Pinch

I think Second Gen also introduced double tap.
Not sure if first gen had that capability.

 

[subjonas]

Just give it an actual eraser. I'm tired of it randomly thinking I tapped and switching.

Actual eraser?? ✏️

 

[klasma]

I don’t like this mode of actuation by pressing (as opposed to tapping) against a firm surface that doesn’t “give”. It’s not ergonomic.

Apple has such a weird relationship with buttons.

 

[klasma]

Actual eraser?? ✏️

 

[marmiteturkey]

H

First Gen - Charge with iPad port [The worst one]
Second Gen - Charge with top of iPad Pro [Nice]
Third Gen - Hover feature [exclusive to M2 iPads. Thats some BS]
Fourth Gen - Pinch

Hover was added on the iPad (m2) side, not the pencil side, and works with the 2nd gen pencil.

The 3rd gen pencil is the 1st-gen with usb-c charging.

 

[NASABoomer]

PLEASE - make Pencil like AirTags. Never can find mine when it falls off (and always does). Stopped using as a result

 

[vegetassj4]

Squeezy Pencil?

 

[JippaLippa]

Fair enough, the more functionality the better.
Work is picking up for me lately, and I might seriously get an M3 iPad Pro