The Apple Pencil has been with us for a few years now. There were already entities on the market a series of pencils to be able to doodle with them and touch screens. But the Apple Pencil was a real revolution. The quality with which the shots were described, the low latency and the ease of use allowed Apple to once again introduce a device to beat on the market. It is true that it has its faults, but in general it is a very careful gadget. We are already in the second generation and there are rumors of a third. Let’s take a look at all things Apple Pencil.
Apple Pencil already with us since 2015. A concrete present but an uncertain future
The Apple Pencil was introduced with the iPad Pro in 2015. This gadget was meant to take the iPad to another level and boy! if he had it. The innovative new stylus housed a full computer chipset inside its slim chassis. The fact that it was not synchronized via bluetooth was already something incredible and digital artists were the first to highlight its advantages. Then the students arrived and their note-taking and now, practically everyone buys the iPad without thinking about it: they also receive the Apple Pencil.
At the moment we already have with us the second generation of this pencil. An Apple Pendil 2 that works with the iPad Pro, Air 4 and mini 6. The rest of the iPad isn’t that it doesn’t work with the Apple Pencil, but that it does with the first generation which had some flaws. Basically how to load.
Some inconveniences have also been corrected in this second generation. For example, the current design offers lower latency and a new double-click gesture compared to the original design. Una function muy útil, que en un principio parecería que sólo iba a funcionar con los artists o más bien, que sólo tendría sentido con ellos, pero el tiempo ha demostrado que, configurando ese double toque, cualquier usuario de este lapiz, trabaja de manera more efficient.
In addition, the new matte finish adapts very well and its feel in the hand is very good. With this it can also be personalized, thanks to a personal engraving at the time of purchase and the best of the best is its inductive charging to connect and recharge on the iPad Pro or iPad Air.
A software update for iPad Pros has improved the second generation by reduce latency from about 20ms to 9ms. Drawing on the screen in native apps that support new updates is now nearly seamless. I don’t say perfect, because perfection doesn’t exist, things can always be improved.
All of this is possible, as it is able to sense the pressure and angle of a stroke to accurately represent it in the app. This means you can go from thick thin lines to thick shading line by changing your grip, like you would with a real pencil.
But all is not rosy. Tip wear is an issue that surfaced almost the time it was released. The rounded tip at the bottom of the pencil appears to be a different material and wears and smudges easily.
He gained a lot with iOS 14
Thanks to this version of iOS, the Apple Pencil can be said to have aged. We can now write text in any text input block and text recognition is instantaneous. Plus, when you trace a drawing, shapes are instantly recognized as they’re drawn, so they can be automatically transformed into more beautiful objects when you’re done. It’s as simple as after you finish drawing a shape or arrow, hold the pencil steady before letting go, and it will replace the drawing with a more refined version.
What about the data detection function for text. If we write a phone number or an address, it will be selectable to make a call or search.
It has nothing to do with the first generation Apple Pencil
It’s obvious and fortunately it has nothing to do. Because the first generation was like the test, but it was the one that paved the way for what we have now. and what may come next.
With its larger dimensions, with its removable lid that it has a connector that is used to charge it and that made it impossible to use it or any other use on the iPad. In fact, you were praying that both devices, iPad and Apple Pencil, wouldn’t run out of battery at the same time, because then you had to decide what to charge.
Rumors of a 3rd generation Apple Pencil
There are not many rumors about this possibility, but it has been claimed that analysts and those living off rumors claim to have images of the device. It looks like it will have a glossy plastic finish similar to the first-gen model and a flat side for charging.
No tech specs leaked, but some speculate ‘Apple Pencil 3’ could be coming different color options or at least one black option.
Another round of rumors expected Apple to release a cheaper model powered by the device screen. It would have cost around 80 dollars to change and would have worked with iPad and iPhone models, but apparently it was scrapped at the last moment.
So far, we’ll have to stick with the 2nd generation Apple Pencil as the only valid one in case you want to buy an iPad writing accessory. Really think if you want to buy an alternative from third-party companies, because the worthy ones have very similar prices to Apple, but the quality is not the same. Everything else is almost like throwing away money. In some cases it is possible to get similar models from other companies, but in the case of the Apple Pencil, I already tell you that the original is what will provide you with excellent quality and not frustrate you.
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